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Thackeray, William Makepeace; Saintsbury George, Introduction and Editor.
Hoggarty Diamond; Fitz-Boddle Papers; Men's Wives, Etc., With 17 Illustrations
London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press,
1920, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Thackeray,(1811-63) English novelist and brilliant satirist. His satirical pieces were a panorama of upper-middle-class London life and manners at the beginning of the 19th century. Frontispiece "Thackeray Among the Fraserians" (1835). Illustrated with 17 drawings. Blue cloth blind stamped boards, gilt to spine, mildy faded, illustrated end papers of Thackeray's characters, TEG. 503 pages, 16 mo. Circa 1920 nd
(Makepeace, Thackeray, Humorous, Stories, English, Literature, English, Humorists, 19th, Century, English, Satire, 19th, Century) Cat No. 2073.
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15.00
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Alcott, Louisa May.
A Hole in the Wall
Boston, Little Brown & Company,
1899, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The illustrated edition with 4 black and white plates, including frontispiece. Part of Lulu's Library (BAL 225). Alcott's sister May died while living in London, she left her child Louisa to Alcott. In 1880 LuLu came to live with Alcott, she took great pleasure in watching the child grow; told her stories and published them as Lulu's Library. Bright yellow cloth boards, stamped with color illustration of children, gilt title, brown lettering to spine. Upper spine end mildly frayed. Inscription to f.e.p., mild toning of pages to edges. Clean text, tightly bound. A very good copy. Circa 1900. sm 8vo, 62 pp
(Hole, In The Wall, Illustrated, Children's, Books, 19th, Century, Louisa, May, Alcott, Lulu's, Library) Cat No. 2851.
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48.50
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De Amicis, Edmondo; Translated from the 13th Century Italian By Helen Zimmern.
Holland; Volume II (only)
Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates,
1894, Hard Cover,
Condition: Near Fine, Beautifully photo illustrated volume II of Holland 19th Century. Twenty five full page photos, along with frontispiece of Old Amsterdam. Excellen fold out map to rear of the Netherlands. Contents: Leyden; Haarlem; Amsterdam; Utrecht; Broek; Zaandam; Alkmaar; The Heleder; The Zuyder Zee; Friesland; Grongingen; From Grongingen to Arnheim. Blue cloth boards elaborated decorated with gilt Tulips and designs.TEG. Decorative private library panel to pastedown. Handsome volume. Very clean, solidly bound. sm 4tom 275 pages
(By, Edmondo, De, Amicis, Photographs, Of, Holland, 19th, Century, Dutch, Gardens, Haarlem, Holland, Old, Amsterdam, Holland) Cat No. 1943.
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18.50
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Christie, Agatha.
The Hollow, A Hercule Poirot Mystery
New York, Dodd, Mead & Company,
1946, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Book 25 in the Hercule Poirot series. What Poirot thought was a clever hoax, turns out to be a very real murder mystery. A dead body by the swimming pool, accompanied by a hysterical woman; country gentry, an unfaithful husband, an artist and an actress, make a challanging and complicate case for Mssr. Poirot to solve. Yellow cloth boards and spine, black lettering, spine ends bumped, mild fraying to upper spine end. Light soil. A Red Badge Detective Book. First American Edition. Clean, no writing, tightly bound. 8 vo, 279pp.
(Hollow, First, Edition, Agatha, Christie, First, Edition, Hercule, Poirot, First, Edition, Vintage, Mystery) Cat No. 3056.
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20.00
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Davies, David Stuart; Foreword By Peter Cushing.
Holmes of the Movies : The Screen Career of Sherlock Holmes
New York, Bramhall House,
1978, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, An illustrated study of Holmes screen career, which includes a comprehensive filmography, from silent movies to the stage and small screen, from serious thrillers to spoofs. Also a study of the men who have portrayed Holmes: Forrect Holger-Madsen, William Gillette, Eille Norwood, Basil Rathbone, Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing. Detailed reference to, an analysis of, individual films, Davies charts the fate of the renowned detective, his companion Dr. Watson, and arch enemy Moriarty. First Edition. Red boards, grey cloth spine, red lettering. DJ white illustrated, not price clipped. Mild soil, closed tear to front & rear upper edge. All else vg+ clean, no inscriptions, tightly bound. sm 4 to, 175 p In mylar
(Holmes, Arthur, Conan, Doyle, Filmography, First, Edition, Film, Basil, Rathbone, Peter, Cushing) Cat No. 864m.
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13.50
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