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George Smith of Coalville
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George Smith of Coalville

by Anonymous

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London: Haughton & Co. No Date, circa 1880s ( last date in text of book 1879 ). Very Good in original grey cloth boards, gilt title. Boards rubbed and soiled, dampstain front end pages, small bookstore sticker rear paste down, that of the legendary Bertrand Smith's Acres of Books, and 3 lines underlined on page 30. Book plate of the Gladstone Library National Liberal Club front paste down. The National Liberal Club was established by William Ewart Gladstone in 1882 for the purpose of providing club facilities for Liberal Party campaigners among the newly enlarged electorate after the Third Reform Act. George Bernard Shaw was among its members. 56 pages with 4 pgs. publisher's ads. A quite uncommon title. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Golspie
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Golspie

by Nicholson, E. W. B., Collected and Edited by

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London: David Nutt, 1897. Near Fine in the original green cloth, wonderfully decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, purple end pages, illustrated chiefly from photographs by A. M. Dixon, 351 pp., fold-out map Fine, from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library, Folklore Institute, Indiana University, its bookplate namestamp half-title page and blindstamp title page, no other markings or indications. Golspie is a village in Scotland on the North Sea coast. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and...
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Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that renowned Sporting Citizen: Rebound in period leather by Bumpus

by Surtees, Robert Smith

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London: George Routledge and Sons, 1869. A Near Fine Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket Issued. Illustrations by Henry Alken.. Jorrocks, the sporting cockney grocer, with his vulgarity and good-natured artfulness, was a great success with the public, these stories originally published in the New Sporting Magazine. Rebound in period leather by Bumpus; five raised spine bands, titles in gilt. Hint of sun-fading on the spine. Minor corner rubs. Original cloth front and spine laid-in at the rear. Top edge gilt. Bookseller notations on Front Free Endpage. Foxing on the preliminaries. Minor foxing on the borders of plates. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Sixteen Colored Illustrations by Henry Alken including frontispiece and vignette title page.. Background Information: The Bumpus Bookshop of Oxford Street, London enjoyed a reputation for handsome bindings in classical styles from its foundation in 1780 until the… Read More
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The Frozen Deep
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The Frozen Deep

by Collins, Wilkie

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First American Edition
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THE FROZEN DEEP by Wilkie Collins, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD CONDITION. ANTIQUARIAN. 5 x 7 3/4. 237 pages. Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. a couple of loose gathers. Will ship from United States.
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Folk and Hero Tales. Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition. Argyllshire Series No.II
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Folk and Hero Tales. Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition. Argyllshire Series No.II

by Collected, Edited and Translated By the Rev. D. MacInnes. With Notes By the Editor and Alfred Nutt, and Portrait of J .F. Campbell of Islay

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London: The Folk-Lore Society, 1890. Publications of the Folk-Lore Society No. XXV. Printed in Gaelic and English on facing pages. Bookplate of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society front paste down, along with small seller's label. Bookplate of noted Celtic scholar and folklorist Edgar M. Slotkin verso front end page. Very Good, slight spine lean, light wear to cloth at edges, scant toning at end pages. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Murder On The Matterhorn

Murder On The Matterhorn

by Carr, Glyn

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Large-Print Edition
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Murder on the Matterhorn (1951, F.A. Thorpe, Large Print Edition, for vision Impaired ) By Glyn Carr. ARTISAN HOUSE, ANSTEY, LEICESTERSHIRE.THIS LARGE PRINT EDITION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY KIND PERMISSION OF GEOFFREY BLES, LONDON. EXLIB. GOOD CONDITION /VERY GOOD ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PROTECTED BY MYLAR WRAP. Please see stock photo. Our jacket is VG with no library stickers on it. "This cleverly constructed story presents the neatest imaginable puzzle in detection". RARE/SCARCE.
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Towards Zero

Towards Zero

by Christie, Agatha

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Large-Print Edition
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710Christie TOWARDS ZERO. By Agatha Christie. Featuring MISS MARPLE. 1972 Ulverscroft Large Print Series FIRST LARGE PRINT EDITION THUS, FOR THE VISION IMPAIRED. "This special large print edition is made and printed in England for F.A. Thorpe, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire. EXLIB. A clean, solid copy. Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. 34 pages includes Christie biblio. LARGE FONT, BRIGHT PAGES. Summary: " Agatha Christie now presents us with an unusual angle on crime. A detective story usually begins with murder, but actually murder is the end. This story begins long before murder happens, with all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day. All converging towards a given spot...and then, Zero Hour!
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The Croquet Player
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The Croquet Player

by Wells, H.G.

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First American Edition
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Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.
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Through The Magic Door
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Through The Magic Door

by Doyle, Arthur Conan

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Through the Magic Door . An essay about exploring books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Creator of The Sherlock Holmes Series. His subject is the charisma and charm of books. Creative visualization. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left behind and argues that, when we read, the selfishness and hopelessness of the world can be left behind. Used Good condition/ No DJ Included. Copyright 1908,1925 Doubleday, Page and Co., Garden City, NY. 2nd Printing Thus. States 1925 on the title page. 276 pages, indexed. 4 5/8 X 7 ¼
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The Land Of Mist

The Land Of Mist

by Doyle, A. Conan

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The Land Of Mist. By A. Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes books. First edition of the third novel in the author's Professor Challenger series. 1926 Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, original publishers cloth. USED. Good- Condition/ No DJ Included. 286 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Does not include publishers Spring flyer. Part of Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger series,
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The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car
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The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car

by Williamson, C.N. & A.M.

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Williamson, C.N. & A.M. The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car. RARE. First title in a very popular series of books about touring in early automobiles. London, 1903 Methuen Stated Second Edition. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Green boards. 345 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ¾. Includes Photographs. Our front cover features a party of three persons in a touring car. Illustrated with Photographs.
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The Lost World

The Lost World

by Doyle, A. Conan

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Doyle, A. Conan. The Lost World.1912 Hodder And Stoughton/George H. Doran First U.S. Edition. RARE. Used. Good condition/ no DJ included. Maroon cloth-covered boards Had red titling at front and spine at one time but titling is no longer visable. Bright pages. Sixteen ochre and white plates (five by 'Maple White' and eleven by Joseph Clement Coll). All plates in nice condition and affixed to binding. THE FIRST PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. 309 pages. 5 3/8 X 8. Summary: "The Lost World"chronicles the adventures of four men who travel to the jungles of South America. There they discover a plateau inhabited by dinosaurs and ape-men. It was Conan Doyle's ambition to write a popular "boy's book", a tale of suspense and adventure. Will ship from United States.
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The Undying Monster
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The Undying Monster

by Kerruish, Jessie Douglas

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Kerruish, Jessie Douglas. The Undying Monster: A Tale Of The Fifth Dimension. 1936 First Edition, Macmillan Company, NY. IN DOUBLE DUST JACKET. EXLIB. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL JACKET. Green Boards with black titling. CONDITION: Good- Condition /Acceptable only original $2.00 Unclipped red and black graphic design dust jacket. Jacket flaps have been glued to the book . While dj still shows its red and black design, the White areas of the plasticized dj are dark yellow and splotchy, reflecting its exposure to salty marine air for 90 years or so. This being the case, seller has included a 2nd jacket (new fax dj) for enhanced shelf display. 256 pages. 5 5/8 X 7 15/16 . Summary: "First published in 1922, The Undying Monster set the stage for the many classic werewolf movies and stories that would follow. A centuries old family curse resurfaces to torment the only two remaining family members of the old Hammond dynasty, who call in the aid of Supersensitive Luna Bartendale, who unravels an ancient… Read More
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King Solomon's Mines
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King Solomon's Mines

by H. Rider Haggard

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Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression 1921 on the title page. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Blue boards withdark red- orange titling. 274 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8. Summary "King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is one of the first English adventure novels set in Africa and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world genre."
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She: A History of Adventure
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She: A History of Adventure

by H. Rider Haggard

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Haggard, H. Rider. SHE. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression, 1921 on the title page. Dedicated to fellow author Andrew Lang. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Mallard Green boards with bright gilt titling on front board and spine. 310 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Summary: "A dying colleague gives Mr. Horace Holly at Cambridge University a locked box, the contents of which lead Mr. Holly to travel to Eastern Africa where he hopes to solve an ancient mystery, only to be captured by the savage Amhagger people who are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshipped as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed".
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