The Old Curiosity Shop, and Other Tales. Master Humphrey's Clock. by Dickens, Charles (Boz). Cattermole, George and Hablot Brown (illus) - 1841.

In 2 volumes, frontispiece with titles to each volume (including tissue-guarded to first volume), illustrations in text throughout.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded is in the people's edition cover with original uncancelled title page First Edition, Reprint
Slight rubbing and marking to covers and to endpapers; with bumping to corners, some foxing and marking to first and last few leaves of second volume, both volumes in good condition , green cloth, red and black illustration to upper boards with red borders and black decorative titles, black decorative titles with red detail to lower boards and spines.

Second impression. xxx+467 pp.+1 folding map h.t. 20,2x14,5 cm. The Story of the Nations / T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1899.
--- Pictorial cloth gilt (publishers binding). Some wear to extremities. B&W illustrations. Tight binding. Occasional light foxing. Unmarked.

First edition hardcover. 1866, New York. Condition is Very Good: Library sticker on spine, pencil note on copyright page, no other library markings. Some pencil notes on front blank, none elsewhere. Occasional foxing in text. Binding is sound. Light general wear to boards. A nice copy of an uncommon book. Author aims to offend as many people as possible and succeeds. Paginates: blanks, frontis, 312, [2], blanks, plus 11 unpaginated plates. Extremely obscure item. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Author is brother of Samuel Comstock - infamous mutineer of the whaleship Globe. Such a lovely family. More notes: Satire aimed at (?) Charles Farrar Browne who was a humorist working under the name Artemus Ward. Browne (Ward) was reportedly a favorite of Abraham Lincoln. More notes: Most, but not all, first editions of this time period have the date on the title page and this copy does not. I have looked at WorldCat, online libraries and sale copies; I cannot locate any copy with a date… Read More

Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed to fit. Specifications - 1st Edition 1st Printing Custom Slipcase - 1/4 Inch Moisture Resistant Customwood 300 gsm Textured Cardstock - Cloth lining - Titebond non-toxin original wood glue.. Slipcase Only. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slipcase.

1st Edition ( 2nd Imp ). 168 pages. Very good but faded wartime red cloth. Very good Mervyn Peake designed dust jacket but with loss to the bottom right-hand panel. Internally very good with numerous ills by Mervyn Peake. ScarceChristina Hole (1896-1985) was an award-winning British folklorist and author, who was described as for many years the leading authority on English folk customs and culture.

Massachusetts: Middlesex School, 1992. 1992 yearbook for the Concord, Massachusetts day and boarding high school that boasts former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Massachusetts Governor William Weld as well as actor Steve Carrell amongst its alumni. Brown hardcover with bright silver titles and logo on front cover. 209 pages profusely illustrated with black and white photographs; there are also a couple of color photograph illustrated pages. This volume has unique senior pages (versus senior photos) where the senior got to write (sometimes in their own handwriting) and select the photographs and contact for their page. We note only some light shelfwear and edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Methuen & Company , 1911. First published in 1909, this may be a second printing. This volume is one of a several books the author wrote for youth. The other titles were The Young Engineer, The Young Naturalist and The Young Botanist. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with bright gilt titles and decorations on spine and cover; 280 toned pages followed by 31 page publisher's catalogue. 73 illustrations. Contents include: Carpenters and Carpentry The Art of Sawing Planes and Planing Planing: Showing How the Young Carpenter Can Make Some Useful Articles Boring and Splitting Tools Some Experiments in Jointing Fastenings Used in Woodwork On Wood Some Common Objects and How to Make Them How to Make a Folding Table and a Chair Painting, Staining, and Varnishing The Gentle Art of French-Polishing Worn corners, bumped head and heel of spine; gilt titles and decorations are rubbed in some areas. Pages are rough cut on the bottom and the catalogue section is slightly wider than the book… Read More

New York: Avalon Books, 1953. Ex-library book with mylar covered jacket and typical treatments. Mylar cover has light wear, but taped band at top and bottom has some wear with front mended with cello tape; a couple of wrinkles visible to back of jacket under mylar. Tape has left marks to endpapers. 255 toned pages. We noted stains on the margin of several pages. This is a well circulated library book. Rare volume. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1913. Ex-library with typical treatments. Deep green cloth with bright gilt titles on spine and cover and illustration on cover. 335 toned pages. Edgewear. Pencilled price on fep. Black and white illustrations and decorations. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Revised. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

First Edition. With 28 fine plates, including 16 in colour and 12 in monochrome, and with 34 line drawings within the text, many of which are quite large, decorated title-page printed in black and red. Publisher's original olive cloth-covered boards backed in buckram and ruled and lettered on the spine in dark green titling to spine. Top edge of pages green with front and bottom edges untrimmed. Sound and firm with no staining or foxing to contents. A very clean and tight copy, the text clean and fresh, the plates all very fine, the binding solid.Maxwell, an official artist sent by the Imperial War Museum, was a most original writer, artist and traveler.