19th Century Literature
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DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History And Experience of David Copperfield, The Younger. With Forty Illustrations Engraved On Wood By J.W. Orr From Designs by H.K. Browne. New York: John Wiley, 304 Broadway, Corner of Duane Street, nd. (1850). In two volumes. First U.S. book edition, variant issue, status uncertain. 8vo.,orig. dark brown cloth with blindstamped decoration on the covers, gilt lettering on the spines, (xii), 480; viii, 454pp. With illustrations. |
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IN THE VERY RARE DUSTWRAPPER
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha.
Toronto: William Briggs, 1905. First Canadian Edition.
8vo., cloth gilt.
Lacks front free endpaper and has a previous owner's owner-ship stamp on recto of frontis. o/w fine in the dust-wrapper as issued. Canadian issues of international literature has been one of our specialties for almost forty years and we have handled many copies of this book which is relatively common (at least in Canada). However, this is the only copy in the rare dustwrapper which we have owned or, in fact, ever seen. $2,500 (CAD)
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| A few of our Three-Deckers . | |
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 Lewis Carroll pretending to be C.L. Dodgson. |
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| AN's. dated Aug. 20, 1890. In Dodgson's hand, 9 lines, in the usual purple ink written on a postcard measuring approx. 3" X 5". Addressed to Messrs. B & J.J. Meehan, booksellers in Bath and stating "Mr. Dodgson has received Messrs. Meehan's Catalogue No. 28" and ordering a book from their catalogue "if in clean condition." Addressed by Dodgson on the front. The card is not signed but is in Dodgson hand. | ||
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