Search Results: Classic English Fiction from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Bks, 1948. Hardcover First Edition [1948]; Second Printing [1952]. Scattered PENCIL MARGINALIA AND SPARSE UNDERLINING IN PENCIL throughout the text. Very Good in Fair DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: light shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; the pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. The binding remains square and quite secure, but the text pages are very slightly cocked within the square boards. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows heavy wear: chip loss; wear to extremities; faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7 x 6.1 x 1.35 inches). xv, 417 pages, plus a 22-page Index. Weight: 1 pound, 7.4 ounces. First Edition [1948]; Second Printing [1952]. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY John Wurtele Lovell, 1875. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities (the lower corner tip of the front panel has worn through to the underlying board; mild rubbing; slight spine lean; the interior hinges have cracked somewhat, but have been repaired by professional, and now hold tightly and open freely; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound (with some help), showing only light wear and a few minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.65 x 5.5 x 1.15 inches). 288 pages. Black & White Frontispiece illustations to both stories. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 4.8 ounces. Rust-toned cloth over boards with gilt and black titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Hardback: Decorated Cloth Boards.

New York, NY Penguin Audiobooks, 1997. Audio Cassette New: Still in Shrinkwrap. Four Audio Cassette Tapes in crystal clear plastic cases with all liner notes available and the whole housed in a black and clear plastic case. Unopened and Unused. As New: still in publishers original shrinkwrap. Read by Andrew Sachs. Abridged edition by Kati Nicholl. Language: English. Running Time: 7.75 hours. Pen 271. Weight: 9.3 ounces. Penguin Classics Series. Audio Cassette. 

New York, NY Random House: Modern Library, 1939. Hardcover Very Good: shows light wear to extremities;slight spine lean; faint soiling; small, faint stain at crimson-tinted top edge. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 422pp. Grey cloth over boards with Gilt titles and designs on red field at front panel and backstrip. Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Romping good fun and sharply satirical. Fielding has none of the puritanical prejudices of his contemporary and rival Samuel Richardson. Rather he gives a graphic, humourous and insightful glimpse of eighteenth century rural shenanigans. Joseph Andrews is to some extent a response to Richardson's all-too-wholesome novel Pamela or Virtue Rewarded. Jospeh Andrews is substantial and rewarding, containing the full range both of Fielding's humour and social concerns. Vividly presenting the self-serving cynicism of… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Modern Library, 1950. Hardcover Very Good+ in Good+ DJ: The Book shows very light wear to the extremities; a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip and a faint wrinkle to the head of same; a former owner's name at the back side of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing minor imperfections. Remains an attractive reading copy. The DJ shows a 4" closed tear at the upper front panel and along the front hinge; light wear to the outside edges with scant loss to rubbing and chipping; mild overall rubbing; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Despite some wear and obvious flaws, remains serviceable and intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.25 x 5 x 1 inches). xxxix, 422 pages. Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Audiobooks, 1997. Audio Cassette Near Fine: Ten Audio Cassette Tapes in excellent condition (they clearly have been played but show no wear or imperfections) housed in five crystal clear and black plastic cases with all liner notes included and showing no discernible wear (the to cases for Emma and Mansfield Park had been glued together but have been separated so that all five cases are independent of one another) and the whole is housed in a colorful cardstock slipcase which shows a couple of small patches of rubbing to one of the panels and a tiny dot of wear at the top edge (Near Fine); Overall condition: Near Fine. Abridged editions. Language: English. Running Time: 15 hours. Pen 182. Weight: 25.2 ounces. Read by Fiona Shaw (Emma); Harriet Walter (Mansfield Park); and Jill Balcon (Northanger Abbey). Penguin 469. Audio Cassette. 

New York, NY G.K. Hall: Twayne Publishers, 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988); unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1988); unstated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, marks, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is shows just a hint of wear to the top and bottom edges of the front panel; else flawless; the price is unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.8 x 0.75 inches). xii, 165 pages. Bibliography and index. Language: English. Weight: 14.8 ounces. Twayne's Masterwork Studies, No. 14. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  INSCRIBED AND… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Audiobooks, 1997. Audio Cassette New: Still in Shrinkwrap. Four Audio Cassette Tapes in crystal clear plastic cases with all liner notes available and the whole housed in a black and clear plastic case. Unopened and Unused. As New: still in publishers original shrinkwrap. Read by Irene Sutcliffe. Abridged edition by Christopher Venning. Language: English. Running Time: 7.75 hours. Pen 182. Weight: 9.3 ounces. Penguin Classics Series. Audio Cassette. 

New York, NY Farrar Straus & Cudahy, 1962. Hardcover First Edition (1962), not directly stated, but implied: First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1962), not directly stated, but implied: First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows very mild wear along bottom of the Eighth-cloth-covered boards; the tinted top edge of the text pages is a mite dusted; the outside edges of the panels are very lightly toned; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and several minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Clean. Corners sharp. Very Close to "As New'. The DJ shows just a touch of wear to… Read More

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1990. Hardcover First Edition of this collection in the USA (1990), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published by Macmillan of London in the previous year. First Edition of this collection in the USA (1990), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only a hint of wear to the corner tips; else flawless; the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75… Read More

Totowa, NJ Rowman & Littlefield, 1973. Hardcover First Edition (1973); so stated. Published simultraneously in England by Dent. First Edition (1973); so stated. Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ shows only a short, closed tear at the top edge of the rear panel; the mildest rubbing to the panels; unclipped. Not without flaw, but remains clean, bright, attractive, and intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 1 inches). xxxvii, 207 pages. Introduction by Derek Stanford. Language: English. Weight: 13.4 ounces. Published… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday Page, 1923. Hardcover First Edition [1923]; later printing surmised due to lack of direct statement to the contrary. Good: Shows significant indications of use: the binding shows fairly heavy lean; mild wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; the titles at the backstrip are dulled, most likely due to rubbing. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Overall, remains a sturdy, not unattractive reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.15 x 1.2 inches). 286 pages. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel and backstrip. Language: English. Weight: 17.2 ounces. First Edition [1923]; later printing surmised due to lack of direct statement to the contrary. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

London, UK George Newnes, Ltd. , 1892. Leather Bound Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels.Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities, with three corner tips starting to rub through to the underlying board; the lower portion of the front hinge is just starting to split, but doesn't appear to endanger the integrity of the hinge; mild rubbing overall and a small area of scuffing to the lower mid-front panel; the very slightest spine lean; a former owner has placed a quite attractive bookplate overanother previous bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or any other markings in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.… Read More

London, UK Ward, Lock, and Bowden and Co. , 1891. Leather Bound Third Edition (1891); Second Printing, with Illustrations (1892). Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels.Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities, with three corner tips starting to rub through to the underlying board; the lower portion of the front hinge is just starting to split, but doesn't appear to endanger the integrity of the hinge; mild rubbing overall and a small area of scuffing to the lower mid-front panel; the very slightest spine lean; a former owner has placed a quite attractive bookplate overanother previous bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or any other markings in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday Page & Company for William H. Wise, 1924. Hardcover Later Edition (1924); copyright is 1898 and 1920. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Good+ DJ: The book shows indications of very careful use; just a touch of wear to extremities; the front and rear free endpapers are tanned; else flawless; the binding is square and perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The Dj shows chipping to the head and heel of the backstrip and scant loss to the corner tips; a bit of darkening to the backstrip, but the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1967. Paperback First Edition thus (1967), so stated. First published in hardcover in 1942 and several printings of a previous paperback edition preceeded this one. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use" a hint of wear to the corner tips; very mild rubbing to the panel; light toning to the white background areas of the panels and backstrrip; a former owner's lovely calligraphied name inside the front cover; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo.(7.2 x 4.35 x 0.5 inches). x, 286 pages. Language: English. Weight:… Read More

New York, NY Worthington Company: Aldine Editions, 1887. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the rear panel; the pages are heavily tanned, due to aging. the lower corner of the front free endpaper is torn away; a single page mid-text has been creased at the upper corner; former owner's name, place, and date (1887) at the front free endpaper. The binding leans slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. A handsome, lightly-used copy, showing mild wear and several minor flaws. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, tightly bound, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.Large 12mo. (7.5 x 5.25 x 1.2 inches). 252 pages. Gold and Black Tooled Cloth over Boards at the front panel and backstrip with Gold Titles on a Gilt Panel at the upper backstrip. "Illustrated" with duotone designs throughout the text. Language: English. Weight: 17.6 ounces. The publication date has been based on the dated… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1992. Paperback First Edition Thus [1963]; reprinted with Introduction and Notes in 1989; Third Printing Thus. Very Good: Shows some light use: the binding shows fairly heavy lean; just a hint of wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; a couple of very faint creases to the rear panel. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Creases at the backstrip. The pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound: would make an attractive reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.35 x 0.8 inches). 410 pages. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Hampson. Language: English. Weight: 7.6 ounces. First Edition Thus [1963]; reprinted with Introduction and Notes in 1989; Third Printing Thus (1992). Mass Market Paperback.