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Inchbald (Mrs. [Elizabeth]) A Simple Story, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.2 half-title only, vol.2 gathering N with several ff. transposed but all present, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, some rubbing and surface wear, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1791:41; Summers p.504 (first editions)], large 12mo, Dublin, by William Porter, for W. Wilson, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. McKenzie, J. Moore, [&c.], 1791.⁂ Rare first Dublin edition of Elizabeth Inchbald's enormously popular first novel, still in print to this day.

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[Walpole (Horace)] The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story. Translated by William Marshall, Gent. From the Original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, sixth edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, wide margins, light finger-soiling, 2b4 verso with piece of gilt tooling affixed to margin, early 19th century ink gift inscription to endpaper, contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, triple gilt ruled borders, spine gilt in compartments with gilt lozenges, a little rubbed and scuffed, Greek key border inner dentelles, g.e., 4to, Parma, by Bodoni, for J Edwards, 1791.⁂ The handsome first Parma edition, one of 300 copies and often attractively bound.

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Smith (Charlotte) Desmond, a Novel, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.1 half-titles only, occasional foxing or light browning, bookplate to pastedowns, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, a little rubbed, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:52; Summers p.295 (first editions), large 12mo, Dublin, for P. Wogan. P. Byrne, J. Moore, W. MʿKenzie, H. Colbert [&c.], 1792.⁂ Set during the French Revolution, Desmond is Smith's most explicitly political novel and is broadly supportive of the revolutionary ideals. With the commencement of the Anglo-French War as well as the Reign of Terror in 1793, public attitudes towards the revolution soured and Smith would avoid such an expressly political setting in her next book The Old Manor House.

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Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness, first Dublin edition, with half-title and final blank f., women's ink names to title, occasional light foxing or browning to foot, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, light rubbing to joints, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1788:79 (first edition); Rothschild 2597 (first illustrated edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, for J. Jones, No. 111, Grafton-Street, opposite the College, 1792.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only (National Library of Ireland, Oxford, Newberry Library and University of California). First published anonymously in 1788, Original Stories presents a series of didactic tales in which Wollstonecraft counters the pedagogical theories espoused in Rousseau's Emile and promotes the education of women.

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[Tomlins (Elizabeth Sophia)] Memoirs of a Baroness, first Dublin edition, advertisement f. (torn at inner margin), D6 with short tear running into text without loss, occasional light foxing or browning, 19th century ink inscription to endpaper, contemporary calf, joints splitting but holding firm, lacking spine label, corners bumped, a little rubbed, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:56 (first edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Halpen, J. Moore, J. Jones, W. Jones, R. M'Allister, J. Rice, 1792.⁂ Rare, ESTC and COPAC list 5 copies between them (not in BL). Purporting to have been transcribed from a 17th century manuscript, the novel takes place in the court of Henry IV of France.

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Gunning (Mrs. [Susannah]) Anecdotes of the Delborough Family, 3 vol., first Dublin edition, half-titles to vol. 2 & 3 only, occasional light foxing or soiling, contemporary ink inscription on labels to pastedowns, contemporary calf, spines gilt with black and green morocco spine labels, spines rubbed, a few joints cracked but holding firm, [cf Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:36; Summers p.232 (first editions)], large 12mo, Dublin, for Messrs. G. Burnet, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Halpen, [&c.], 1792.⁂ Gunning's fourth novel, scarce. Gunning's reputation was firmly established by this point, evident both by her name appearing on the title and by the adverts published by the Minerva Press in the run up to publication claiming "The Demand for this excellent Work is now so great, that the first Impression is nearly subscribed for amongst the Trade." Indeed, such was Gunning's reputation by this stage that the press issued further notices warning of "a most invidious false report" that Gunning was not the author and offering to show the original manuscript as proof to any interested parties.

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Smith (Charlotte) The Old Manor House. A Novel, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, without half-titles (?as issued), pulling to a few gatherings, occasional light foxing, vol.2 lacking front free endpaper, ink name to pastedown, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, vol.1 spine ends chipped with small portion of loss to foot, rubbed and marked, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1793:39; Summers p. 611 (first editions), large 12mo, Dublin, for Messrs. G. Burnet, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, H. Colbert, J. Moore [&c.], 1793.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only. Generally considered Smith's most successful novel, The Old Manor House was set during the American Revolution, partly to provide a vehicle for Smith's thoughts on the French Revolution and the formation of democracy.

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Russia.- Strawberry Hill Press.- Whitworth (Charles, Lord) An Account of Russia as it was in the Year 1710, first edition, [one of 700 copies], engraved title-vignette, errata leaf at end, some light spotting or browning, late 19th century russet morocco, gilt, by Rivière, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., very slightly rubbed and faded, [Hazen 5], 8vo, [Twickenham], printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.⁂ The 22pp. 'Advertisement' at beginning is by Horace Walpole.

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Unrecorded imprint.- [Green (Sarah)] Court Intrigue, or, The Victim of Constancy, first Dublin edition, light worming to outer margin throughout, many ff. neatly strengthened or repaired, damp-staining to foot, occasional light soiling, 'R.D. Cooke No.61' ink ownership stamp to title, contemporary calf, spine ends and corners neatly repaired, light wear to covers, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1799:44; Summers p.286 (first editions)], 8vo, Dublin, for G. Burnet. W. Porter, G. Polingsby and P. Moore, 1800.⁂ An unrecorded imprint of a rare novel, no copies listed on ESTC, or COPAC.Court Intrigue was first published anonymously in 1799 by the Minerva Press with the writer only given as "The Author of 'Mental Improvement'". This was almost certainly an attempt by Minerva to drum up sales by indicating the authorship of Priscilla Wakefield. The Dublin publishers clearly took them at their word however and the work is here misattributed to Priscilla Wakefield. Though there is uncertainty regarding the attribution of some earlier works, Court Intrigue is the first work of fiction that can be firmly attributed to Sarah Green.

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[Pilkington (Mrs. Mary)] The Accusing Spirit: or, De Courcy and Eglantine, 4 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, lacking frontispiece (?as often), occasional light foxing or soiling, one or two ff. with short chips or tears, not affecting text, occasional creasing to corners, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with black morocco labels, some joints splitting at head but holding firm, corners bumped, rubbed, some marking to covers, [Blakey p.201; Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1802:54; Summers p.221; Tymn 1-299], large 12mo, Minerva Press, 1802.⁂ A rare gothic novel, COPAC lists the Oxford copy only. There does seem to be some dispute over authorship, with Frances Brooke suggested by some sources. Blakey calls for a frontispiece although the Oxford copy does not appear to carry one.

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London Villains.- Cheats of London Exposed (The); or, the Tricks of the Town laid open to both Sexes..., engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, 6pp. bookseller's catalogue at end, light soiling, a few small stains, 19th century half calf, rubbed, 12mo, for J.Cooke, [?1780].⁂ Scarce guide for "innocent Country People", warning them of the base practices of highwaymen, sharpers, swindlers, money-droppers, duffers, setters, mock-auctions, quacks, bawds, jilts etc. in 18th century London. All editions are uncommon; ESTC lists one copy only of this edition (University of Toronto).

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S[erres] (Olivia W[ilmot]) Memoirs of a Princess; or, First Love. An Historical Romance, 2 vol., first edition, signed by the author below dedication, occasional very light foxing or soiling, library label to pastedown, contemporary boards with vellum fore-edges, sympathetically rebacked in modern antique-style calf, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1812:54], large 12mo, John Maynard, 1812.⁂ A rare novel by a famed English imposter and pretender to the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland. COPAC lists the BL copy only. Olivia Serres (1772-1834) began her career as a writer and RA-exhibited painter before becoming notorious for claiming to be the daughter of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland. Her likeness to her alleged father was enough to dupe a number of figures and even temporarily afforded her a few royal privileges.

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[West (Jane)] Alicia De Lacy; an Historical Romance, 4 vol., without half-titles, occasional spotting and browning, ink names to titles, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with red morocco labels, some chipping to spine ends, 1814; The Loyalists, 3 vol., without half-titles, occasional light foxing or soiling, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, rubbed, 1812, first editions, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1814:60 & 1812:64; Summers pp.228 & 393; Wolff 7110 & 7112]; and 2 others, the first Dublin edition of Tale of the Times, large 12mo (9)

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Godwin (William) Mandeville, A Tale of the Seventeenth Century on England, 3 vol., half-titles, occasional light spotting, bookplates, contemporary red straight-grain half morocco, slight fading to spines, covers a little rubbed, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1817:29; Wolff 2588], 1817; Deloraine, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking half-title and front free endpaper, 1f. advertisements at end of vol.2 & 3, ink name to titles, original cloth-backed boards, spine labels chipped, spines faded, 1833, first editions, [Summers pp. 398 & 292]; and the Bentley edition of Caleb Williams, large 12mo & 8vo (7)

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[Ferrier (Susan Edmonstone)] Marriage, a Novel, 3 vol., vol.1 & 3 half-titles only, occasional light foxing, bookplates, contemporary half morocco, covers rubbed, [Wolff 2236], Edinburgh, 1818 § Porter (Jane and Anna Maria) Tales Round a Winter Hearth, 2 vol., vol.2 half-title only (as issued), 4pp. advertisements to front of vol.1, 2pp. advertisements to rear of vol.2, occasional light foxing, original boards, sympathetically rebacked, 1826 § [Gore (Catherine)] The Fair of May Fair, 3 vol., 2pp. advertisements at end of vol.2, original boards, paper labels to spines, vol.1 upper joint split at head, spine ends and corners a little bumped,[Sadleir 1001; Wolff 2614], 1832, first editions; and 13 others, novels by women authors, including the Bentley edition Pride and Prejudice, large 12mo (21)Saleroom notice: Please note that this contains the Bentley edition of Sense and Sensibility, not Pride and Prejudice.

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[Maturin (Charles Robert)] Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale, 4 vol., first edition, half-titles to vol.1 and 2 only, vol.4 with advertisement f. to rear, occasional light foxing or browning, vol.3 G2 with small portion of loss to top corner with loss to one word of text, contemporary half calf, spines gilt in compartments with gilt motifs and green morocco label, vol.3 upper joint chipped at foot, a little rubbed, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1820:51; Sadleir 1667; Summers pp.406-7; Tymn 1-244; Wolff 4650], large 12mo, Edinburgh, Archibald Constable, 1820.⁂ The rare first edition of Maturin's gothic masterpiece and the last of the great gothic novels. The story of a scholar who sells his soul to the devil to live another 150 years but is forced to wander the world in torment as a result. The novel influenced a range of authors including Goethe, Byron, Poe, Pushkin and Balzac (who wrote a sequel). Oscar Wilde was Maturin's great nephew and following his release from Reading Gaol he took up the name Sebastian Melmoth by way of acknowledging the book's influence on his own work.

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[Scott (Sir Walter)] The Pirate, 3 vol., 1822; St. Ronan's Well, 3 vol., 1824; Redgauntlet, 3 vol., 1824; Woodstock, 3 vol., [Wolff 6233], 1826. half-titles, occasional light spotting, bookplates to pastedowns, contemporary half-calf, spines gilt, first 3 with labels, last with spine faded, rubbed, Edinburgh, 8vo (12)

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Opie (Amelia) Madeline, a Tale, 2 vol., without half-titles, 2pp. advertisements, vol.1 with 2ff. becoming loose, bookplates, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, 1822 § [Pascoe (Charlotte Champion, née Willyams) and Jane Louisa Willyams] Coquetry, 3 vol., half-titles, occasional light foxing or browning, contemporary half calf, rather worn, Edinburgh, for the Author, 1818 § Smith (Julia Bernard) The Old School, 2 vol., errata slip, 2pp. advertisements, without half-titles, occasional light foxing, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, 1813, first editions; and 12 others, novels by women authors, large 12mo (19)⁂ The second and third especially with 3 and 4 copies listed on COPAC respectively.

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[Peacock (Thomas Love)] Maid Marian, light foxing and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Sadleir 295], 1822 § [Lister (Thomas Henry)] Granby. A Novel, 3 vol., vol.1 & 3 half-titles only, 2pp. advertisements at end of vol.3, original boards, ink names to titles, wear to spine ends and corners, [Wolff 4157; Sadleir 212] 1826 § [Gleig (Rev. George Robert)] The Chelsea Pensioners, 3 vol., half-titles, advertisements, original cloth-backed boards, paper labels to spines, vol.1 head of upper cover and several ff. nibbled, [Wolff 2571], 1829; and 14 others, novels, large 12mo & 8vo (21)

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[Warren (Samuel)] Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician, 3 vol., half-titles, ink name to head of titles, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, 1832-8 § [Smith (Horace)] The Tor Hill, 3 vol., without half-titles, ink names to titles, scattered foxing, contemporary red straight-grain half morocco, spines faded, [Sadleir 328-9], 1826 § Hood (Thomas) Tylney Hall, 3 vol., half-titles, occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 1834, first editions, [Wolff 7071, 6438 & 3250]; and 11 others, novels, 8vo (19)⁂ The first a collection of increasingly macabre short-stories that achieved huge popularity and were said to inspire Poe.

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Braddon (Mary Elizabeth) Lady Audley's Secret, vol.1 first edition, vol.2 & 3 fourth edition, half-titles, occasional light finger-soiling, the odd spot, vol.3 with one gathering becoming loose, 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.2 & 3, bookplate of Thomas Lalor, Gregg to pastedowns, original blind-stamped cloth, spines gilt, spines darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, covers rubbed and a little marked, [Sadleir 302; Wolff 660c], 8vo, Tinsley Bros., 1862.⁂ Rare partial first edition of one of the great sensation novels. The majority of early sets are mixed editions with first editions of any of the volumes especially rare. Wolff had no edition earlier than the fifth, and Sadleir had the first edition of vol.3 only, listing the fourth edition as 'Not located'. Braddon's tale of bigamy, murder and duplicity was an enormous success, allowing the author financial independence for the remainder of her life and launching William Tinsley as a major publisher.

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Banks (Isabella) The Manchester Man, 3 vol., lacking half-titles and advertisements, browning to titles, endpapers spotted, bookplates, contemporary half calf, light wear and rubbing, [Sadleir 154; Wolff 243], Hurst and Blackett, 1876 § Thomson (Mrs. H. Diana) Mount St. Lawrence, 2 vol., half-titles, ink names to titles, contemporary morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, vol.1 upper joint splitting at foot, a little rubbed and scuffed, 1850 § [Hall (Anna Maria)], "Mrs. S. C. Hall". Whiteboy; a Story of Ireland in 1822, 2 vol., without half-titles, marking and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1845, first editions; and 11 others, novels by women authors, 8vo (18)

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James (Henry) The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales, 2 vol., first edition, 2pp. advertisements, brown endpapers, vol.1 half-title with top third trimmed away, ink names to half-titles, occasional light spotting, original blue cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing and soiling to covers, still a very good set overall, [Edel & Laurence A10a; Sadleir 1278], 1879; and another by the same, 8vo (3)⁂ One of only 500 copies printed.

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Collins (Wilkie) The Evil Genius. A Domestic Story, 3 vol., first edition, vol.1 lacking half-title, contents shaken with a few gatherings pulling, some splitting to gutters, light marginal toning and occasional light finger-soiling, ink name to vol.1 title, light browning to half-titles, floral endpapers, original pictorial cloth, spines browned, spine ends and corners bumped, extremities rubbed, [Wolff 1350; not in Sadleir], 8vo, Chatto and Windus, 1886.⁂ A scarce work in the original cloth. Despite the gothic-looking binding of bats in a forest, the plot in fact revolves around the issues of divorce, child custody and women's rights.

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Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich "Leo") War and Peace, 3 vol., vol.1 & 3 fourth edition in English, vol.2 second edition in English, half-titles, occasional light scattered spotting, light browning and ink ownership stamp to half-titles, bookplate to pastedowns, 4pp. advertisements to rear of vol.3, original publisher's decorative boards, slight shelf-lean, spines faded, spine ends and corners bumped, vol.2 spine chipped at head, some splitting to vol.2 joints but holding firm, joints rubbed, [cf. Sadleir 3192 (first English edition)], 8vo, Vizetelly & Co, 18[87]-88.⁂ An early English translation of Tolstoy's epic, often found as a mixed edition and rare in the original boards.

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West Country Poet.- Webb (Francis) Poems On Wisdom, On the Deity, On Genius, first edition, half-title, with mezzotint portrait of Webb tipped in as frontispiece (trimmed), Salisbury, E.Easton, 1790; Hymn to the Dryads inscribed to Dr. Turton, 1796; Ode to the Rural Nymphs, written at Comb-Bank inscribed to Lord Frederick Campbell, 1801; Somerset, a Poem, with final blank, 1811, Friendship: a Poem inscribed to a Friend..., presentation copy from the author to Maria Milner inscribed at head of half-title (partly erased by water and lightly stained), etched title vignette, for G.Kearsly..., 1769; An Epistle to the Rev. Mr.Kell with an Ode to Fortitude, Salisbury, E.Easton, 1788, together 6 works in 1 vol., first editions, the second, third and fourth items with engraved head-piece, Hannah Webb's copy with her signature and manuscript list of contents on front free endpaper, some light foxing, mostly to fourth item, slight worming to outer margin of last two works, contemporary calf, spine gilt, rubbed, head of spine worn, 4to⁂ Francis Webb (1735-1815) was born in Taunton and was a non-conformist minister but in 1766 he retired from the ministry and became a writer, including mistakenly giving his support to William Henry Ireland's Shakespearian forgeries being genuine. In 1801 he travelled to Europe as Francis Jackson's secretary at the negotiations for the Treaty of Amiens and acted as an intermediary with the French. He married Hannah Milner of Poole in 1764. Although the fifth item Friendship, a Poem is anonymous and the author unidentified on ESTC and COPAC it is clear that the author must be Webb.All the items are scarce, with between 2 and 4 UK copies of each listed by ESTC or COPAC (all in BL, and mostly Oxford and/or Cambridge).

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[Musgrave (Agnes)] Edmund of the forest. An historical novel. In four volumes. By the Author of Cicely, or The rose of Raby, 4 vol., spotting or foxing (the latter mostly light), occasional staining, vol. 3 H1 loose, contemporary calf, gilt, vol.1 lacking both covers, vol.2 upper cover detached, vol.3 central split to spine and upper cover detached, vol.4 lacking upper cover and lower cover detached, all vol. worn, [Blakey p.181; Garside, Raven & Schöwerling 1797:60], large 12mo, printed for William Lane, at the Minerva-Press, Leadenhall-Street, 1797. ⁂ Rare. ESTC records only four copies, of which only one in the UK (BL). 'Horrors are multiplied on horrors, new characters on new characters, until the reader is bewildered in a maze, from which the assistance of even the author is unable to extricate him' (Critical Review).

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Hays (Mary) Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of all Ages and Countries, 6 vol., first edition, 2ff. advertisements at end of vol.6, some foxing and light browning, contemporary half calf, gilt, a little rubbed, 12mo, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1803.⁂ A good set of this work by the novelist and friend of Mary Wollstonecraft, which is often found in poor condition. Most of her subjects are historical figures, but she does include a number of writers such as Mary Astell, Aphra Behn, Juliana Berners, Hester Chapone, Elizabeth Haywood, Catherine Macaulay and Frances Sheridan.

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Wordsworth (William) Lyrical Ballads, with Pastoral and other Poems, 2 vol., vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition, with author's cut signature "William Wordsworth Rydal Mount 10th Nov.r 1847" pasted to front free endpaper of vol.1, light browning to a few leaves, small stain to A4 of vol.1, engraved bookplate of Lau.ce A.Waldron, attractive 19th century aquamarine straight-grain morocco with gilt rules, g.e., very slightly rubbed, spines a little faded, 8vo, 1802.⁂ The third edition is important because the famous Preface (which first appeared in the second edition and defines Wordsworth's ideas on poetry, effectively serving as an unofficial manifesto of the Romantic movement) is expanded from 40pp. to 64pp. There are also various changes and textual alterations: one of the five Coleridge poems, 'The Dungeon', is omitted as are two of Wordsworth's, 'A Character' and 'Lines written near Richmond'.

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Eliot (George) Felix Holt the Radical, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, without advertisements, ink ownership inscription of Lady Emma Caroline Wood to vol.2 half-title and vol.3 title, remains of ink stamp to vol.1 title, very occasional light scattered spotting or foxing, original cloth, covers stamped in blind, spines lettered in gilt without publisher's imprint at foot of spine, very light rubbing to tips of spines and corners but a remarkably sharp and fine set overall, [Sadleir 814; Woolf 2058], 1866; and a 4 vol. 1873 set of Middlemarch in cloth in similar condition, 8vo (7)⁂ A lovely set with an interesting provenance: Lady Emma Caroline Wood (1802-1879) was the mother of the Victorian novelists Lady Emma Barrett-Lennard and Anna C. Steele and also Kitty O'Shea, famous for her affair with Charles Stewart Parnell, leading to his political downfall.

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Raffalovich (Marc-Andre) Tuberose and Meadowsweet, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author on half-title, title in red and black, half-title and final page browned, endpapers foxed, original light green cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, David Bogue, 1885.⁂ A fine copy of the poet's second book of Uranian poetry. Oscar Wilde reviewed the book anonymously in the Pall Mall Gazette: "To say of these poems that they are unhealthy and bring with them the heavy odours of the hothouse is to point out neither their defect nor their merit, but their quality merely." The use of the word "Shame" in the final lines of the poem on Piers Gaveston may be "the first use of the word 'shame' to imply homosexual love." (D'Arch Smith, Love in Earnest, p.249). The presentation inscription reads: "A M. J.J. Weiss homage affectueux de l'auteur."

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James (Henry) The Princess Casamassima, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, advertisement leaf at end of vol.2 and 3, occasional light foxing, hinges cracked, original blue/green cloth, slight split to lower joint of vol.2 and 3, trace of labels having been removed from upper covers, [Edel & Laurence A29; Sadleir 1282; Wolff 3576], 8vo, London & New York, Macmillan and Co., 1886.⁂ Despite the faults mentioned, a very good copy of the first of James' 'political novels', of which 750 copies were printed in the first edition.

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History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk (The), first separate printing, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates, 3pp. advertisements, closely trimmed with loss to signatures, B.Tabart, 1807 bound with The Life and Adventures of Tom Tackle, of London, Mariner, 3 engraved plates, closely trimmed at fore-margin, occasionally affecting text, Robert Bassam, 1798 and Richard Coeur de Lion, an Historical Tale, 3 hand-coloured engraved plates, closely shaved at head, occasionally touching headlines, Tabart, 1805 and Leigh (Edward) The History of the Twelve Caesars, woodcut frontispiece and several illustrations, occasional light damp-staining, closely shaved at head, occasionally touching headlines, Glasgow, 1784, together 4 works in 1 vol., occasional foxing or browning, contemporary calf, upper cover becoming loose, rubbed and worn, 12mo.⁂ A good group of rare children's works most with only a handful of copies recorded. Though believed to be over 4,000 years-old, the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk first appeared in print as The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean in the 1734 second edition of Round About Our Coal-Fire, this 1807 edition is the first separate appearance of the story and the first time it was given the now-familiar title.

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Pre-Raphaelite Sammelband.- O'Shaughnessy (Arthur).- [Lytton (Edward George Earle Bulwer)] "P:isistratus Caxton." The Boatman, first edition, 16pp., Edinburgh & London, 1864 § Marston (Westland) The Death-Ride: A Tale of the Light Brigade, first edition, 8pp., 1855 § Marzials (Theo.) Passionate Dowsabella. (A Pastoral), first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Arthur O'Shaughnessy, "(Provisionally Printed)", 1872; another copy, uninscribed; and 30 other pamphlets, offprints and extracts from Reviews together in 1 vol., one duplicate, one incomplete, some presentation copies, others with autograph corrections, disbound, preserved in modern drop-back box, 8vo, 1855-74.⁂ An exceptional collection of Pre-Raphaelite papers from the library of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, many rare, some excessively so. Authors include A.C. Swinburne, Franz Hueffer (Ford Madox Ford's father), H. Buxton Forman, R.H. Horne, Edmund Gosse and Ford Madox Brown. A full list is available from the department.

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NO RESERVE Wilde (Oscar) A House of Pomegranates, first edition, [one of 1000 copies], pictorial title, 4 plates and numerous illustrations and decorations in text by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon, light browning to endpapers, joints tender, glue marking to rear endpaper, original pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and red designed by Ricketts, a little browned, spine ends and corners a little bumped. chip and repair to upper joint, spot to upper cover, uncut, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Mason 347], small 4to, 1891.

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Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision; The Pains of Sleep, first edition, lacking half-title and fly-titles to all but Christabel Part II and 4pp. advertisements at end, manuscript pencil annotation to one leaf, occasional light spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt with red calf label, [Wise 32], 8vo, 1816.

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Symons (Arthur, editor) The Savoy: An Illustrated Quarterly, 8 vol., first edition, plates and illustrations by Beardsley, Sickert, Rothenstein, Beerbohm, Rossetti, Shannon etc., loosely inserted Christmas card in volume 1 and publisher's slip in vol.7, some foxing, vol.1 and 2 in original pink pictorial boards, the rest in original green pictorial wrappers, some light rubbing, soiling and fraying, but generally very good, preserved in 3 modern cloth chemises and slip-cases, [Lasner 103; Nelson 1896 1A], 4to, Leonard Smithers, January-December, 1896.⁂ An excellent set of what Holbrook Jackson called "the most satisfying achievement of 'fin de siecle' journalism in England." The arrest of Oscar Wilde and the dismissal of Aubrey Beardsley as the art editor of The Yellow Book created difficulties for the artists and writers of the 1890s. Smithers's enterprise was therefore most timely. However, employing Beardsley was not without its problems - his cover illustration for no.1 having to be suppressed, for example, as it depicted a young boy urinating on The Yellow Book. Symons' editorship was crucial in recruiting writers such as Yeats, Conrad, Shaw, Verlaine, Ernest Dowson and John Gray.

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Wilde (Oscar) [Works], 14 vol., first collected edition, one of 80 sets on Japanese vellum, occasional light spotting, original limp vellum, gilt design by Charles Ricketts, yapp edges, t.e.g., others uncut, crack along spine of Importance of being Earnest, small bump to foot of spine of Poems, but overall an excellent, bright set, [Mason 421, 424, 426, 428, 430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446 and 448], 8vo, Methuen & Co., 1908.⁂ A fine set of this first collected edition in its most desirable format, on Japanese vellum. "The text is taken in most instances from the last editions issued under the superintendence of the author. In some cases the volumes contain additional matter which had not previously been reprinted, while some of the volumes contain matter here published for the first time." (Mason). Complete sets in the original binding and in such excellent condition seldom appear on the market.

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Ricketts (Charles).- Bottomley (Gordon) A Vision of Giorgione: Three Variations on a Venetian Theme, letter C of 10 hors commerce copies signed by the author, from an edition limited to 60, 1922; Poems of Thirty Years, letter D of 12 copies for presentation signed by the author, from an edition limited to 87, frontispiece portrait after Charles Shannon, 1925, both signed presentation copies from the author inscribed "To Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon, from their affectionate Gordon Bottomleey. Silverdale, Christmas 1922" on front free endpapers (second inscription varies slightly), some light foxing, book-label of John Lowe, original cream decorated cloth, gilt, designed by Charles Ricketts (not uniform), t.e.g., others uncut, some very light soiling, slight cockling to lower edge of upper cover of the first, very good copies preserved together in modern morocco-backed-marbled board drop-back box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 4to (2)

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Banned book.- Smith (Wallace) Bessie Cotter, first English edition, scattered spotting to endpapers, pencil inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter, minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, 2 short closed tears to foot of upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example of a rare jacket, 8vo, 1935.⁂ Wallace Smith's novel about the life of a prostitute on the streets of Chicago was deemed indecent by the UK censor, leading to its withdrawal and a fine for the publisher. Copies of this edition are therefore rare, especially so in the wonderfully atmospheric Carter dust-jacket.

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Burgess (Anthony) A Clockwork Orange, first edition, original boards, fine, first issue dust-jacket with wide flaps and priced at 16s., very light fading to spine, light chipping and rubbing to head of spine and corners, very short closed tears to head of joints, small patch of soiling to foot of upper panel, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1962.⁂ A bright and sharp copy of Burgess' masterpiece, a cornerstone of 20th century British fiction.

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Conrad (Joseph) Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories, first edition, very occasional scattered spotting, 32pp. advertisements dated 11/02, original cloth, light browning to spine, spine ends a little bumped and frayed, small patch of discolouration to upper cover, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1902.⁂ An excellent example of Conrad's most important short story collection, including Heart of Darkness, one of the novellas of the 20th century.

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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first issue with 'Miss Violent Hunter' in the last sentence on p.317, slight shelf-lean, 1892; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, neatly repaired tear to front free endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, 1894, first editions, illustrations by Sidney Paget, light spotting or foxing, hinges starting, original pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, spines a little rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing and marking to covers, but a bright and excellent set overall, g.e., [Green & Gibson A10a & A14], 8vo (2)⁂ An unusually sharp and bright set, rare in such condition.

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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Land of Mist, first edition, very light scattered spotting, 1 p. advertisement for Psychic Books by Doyle, 24pp publisher's catalogue for spring 1926 at rear, advertisement for Whipped Cream by Geoffrey Moss loosely inserted, original cloth, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, very minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, neatly repaired tear to foot of spine, some light rubbing and surface soiling to extremities but an extraordinarily sharp, near-fine example overall, preserved in custom folding chemise and morocco slip-case, [Green & Gibson A45a], 8vo, 1926.⁂ A superb copy of the third adventure featuring Professor Challenger, Lord John Roxton and the journalist Edward Malone in which they investigate the existence of life after death.

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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Maracot Deep and Other Stories, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to W.B. Maxwell "To W.B.M. A poor exchange against Mr. Raikes (who makes horribly for self psycho-analysis), but one of the four may find a mark A Conan Doyle." to title, 10pp. advertisements at rear, very light browning to half-title, 4ff. advertisements loosely inserted, including 2 for The Sherlock Holmes Long Stories, original cloth, very light fading to spine, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, small chip to head of upper panel, a few very short closed tears and some creasing to head and foot, light surface soiling, but an excellent example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Green & Gibson A47a], 8vo, 1929.⁂ A lovely copy of this Doyle science fiction collection with an excellent inscription. The Maracot Deep and Other Stories includes two Professor Challenger adventures, Professor Maracot's discovery of the lost city of Atlantis and a cricketing short story based on Doyle's own time at the wicket. The inscription is to William Babington Maxwell (1866-1938), author and playwright who wrote the 1929 work Himself and Mr. Raikes which features a young man constantly at conflict with his own, darker side, portrayed as a separate character.

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Fleming (Ian) Live and Let Die, first edition, ink ownership inscription to title, original boards, second state dust-jacket with artist's credit centred between the blurb and foot of the flap, price-clipped, very light toning to spine, lower panel a little spotted and browned, minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, very short closed tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, still in effect an excellent example, 8vo, 1954.

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Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards stamped in gilt and blind, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, light surface soiling to lower panel, an excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1959.

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Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and rubbing to extremities, but an unusually bright example without any of the usual fading to spine, 8vo, 1960.

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original boards, fine, dust-jacket, very light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, a fine copy, 8vo, 1961.

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Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first issue, light fading to spine, else fine, 1964; The Man With the Golden Gun, very light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, else fine, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and a fine copy of Octopussy, 8vo (3)

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Greene (Graham) The Third Man Man and the Fallen Idol, first edition, light browning to half-title margins, original boards, fine, dust-jacket, neat and sympathetic repairs and restorations to head and foot, in effect a near-fine example, 8vo, 1950.

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Joyce (James) Ulysses, number 934 of 900 copies on japon vellum, light browning to endpapers, original green buckram with gilt bow design by Eric Gill to upper cover, light fading to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, dust-jacket, browning, heavier to spine spine ends and corners chipped, small internal chip to spine extremities a little rubbed and creased, 4to, 1936.⁂ An attractive edition, rare in the dust-jacket.

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Obama (Barack) Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, first edition, first issue, bookplate signed by the author to half-title, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, very light creasing to head, a fine copy otherwise, 8vo, New York, 1995.⁂ Barack Obama's first memoir, published when he was only 34 and still practicing civil rights law in Chicago.

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Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first printing, [one of 500 copies], usual light browning to text margins, ex-library copy with ink stamp to title verso and front free endpaper with barcode sticker and thin line of abrasion, but without any other markings, original pictorial boards, spine ends and corners bumped, laminate peeling, chipping to joints, extremities a little rubbed and chipped, still a very good, bright copy, preserved in a fine example of a later dust-jacket, 8vo, 1997.⁂ The author's first book and the first in the Harry Potter series, a modern cornerstone of children's literature. Rare in any condition and a far better ex-library copy than usually encountered.

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Summers (Montague, editor) The Supernatural Omnibus, first edition, occasional scattered spotting to head, ink name to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly faded, first state dust-jacket, browning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, upper panel with light browning and short closed tear to head, an excellent example overall, [Tymn 2-94], 8vo, 1931.⁂ Including stories by Sheridan Le Fanu, Percival Landon, Frederick Marrayat and Vernon Lee. Rare in the dust-jacket.

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Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, first edition, first impression, frontispiece, one plate and 8 illustrations, including 7 full-page, map endpapers printed in red and black, all by the author, 2pp. advertisements, original pictorial cloth, shelf-lean, spine ends chipped with small portion of loss to foot of spine affecting foot of imprint, corners bumped, wear to lower edge of covers, scattered marking and light rubbing, 8vo, 1937.

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Thomas (Edward, poet and writer, 1878-1917) 3 Autograph Letters signed to Clement H. Whitby, on the publication of his books of poetry, Along the Way & The Light of Life and some other other poems, together 3pp., 2 letters in ink and 1 in pencil, sm. 4to, Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire & the Royal Garrison Artillery, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 11th May & 2nd November 1914 & 8th October 1916, "It was a great pleasure to me to have your book & your letter & I should have said so at once but I was moving from place to place & only able to dip into your book at intervals. In fact I very seldom indeed find anything I can admire so much in devotional poetry. It is mostly conventional & often vague, while your simplicity makes familiar things new. I have particularly liked 'Health', 'Mindful of that Country' & 'Heavenly Beauty', & if I can find an opportunity of saying so I will", and writing as an enlisted soldier from the R.G.A. camp in Trowbridge, "As I have been in army now since July of last year I have got out of things & reading is difficult & in fact impossible... . After being in the ranks more than a year I am now half way towards a commission in the R.G.A."; and other correspondence, including from Alice Meynell and others to Whitby and newspaper cuttings concerning his poems, all laid down, browned, bound in a contemporary half morocco album, covers damp-stained, sm. 4to.⁂ ?Unpublished.

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China.- Daniell (Thomas and William) A Picturesque Voyage to India, by the way of China, first edition, 50 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates with grey wash border, all on thick paper, text and plates mounted on stubs, some light browning or soiling, modern red morocco, a little spotted and marked, one or two small gouges to lower cover, spine faded, [Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173], a very good copy, oblong folio, bound as folio, 1810.⁂ The Daniells left England in April 1785 on board the Indiaman Atlas, arriving in Whampoa, China, in August. Having spent several months in China they then sailed on to Calcutta. Includes views of Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Java, Macao and Canton with roughly half the plates depicting China (views, costumes, interiors etc.).

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Amsterdam.- Leth (Hendrik de, draughtsman, engraver and map publisher, 1703-1766) Description de la Fameuse ville d'Amsterdam, avec ses plus considerables, Edifices et Vues agreables, title, plan of Amsterdam, and 74 views and architectural plans in Amsterdam and its environs, probably a composite of several published suites, plates by van der Laan, Stoopendael, Smit and others, engravings, on laid paper, many watermarked with fleur-de-lis, each sheet approx. 220 x 290 mm. (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in), some occasional spotting and light surface dirt, minor worm hole to margins in places, half calf, brown cloth covered boards, spine split and partly detached, oblong 4to, [circa 1725 or slightly later].

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China.- Mennie (Donald) The Grandeur of the Gorges, first edition, one of 1000 copies signed by the photographer, 50 tipped-in photographic plates, 12 hand-coloured, illustrations, some light spotting, one plate with short tear to lower margin (repaired with tape), original pictorial black silk printed in gold, very slightly rubbed at edges, tiny wormhole to lower joint, 4to, Shanghai, 1926.

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