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Paperback / softback. New. Offers a portrait of London's descent into anarchy, where 'King Mob' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos. This is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution.

Paperback / softback. New. Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, treachery and heroism.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, t

Paperback / softback. New. "Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life."--P. [4] of cover.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Unjustly neglected but amply rewarding, this historical drama recaptures the turmoil of the Gordon Riots of 1780. Barnaby Rudge combines elements of an unsolved murder and a forbidden romance to draw its characters into the rebellion, d

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between rep

Penguin Classics, 2003. Trade Paperback. New. New - Unread Copies. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Charles Dickens'S First Historical Novel-Set During The Anti-Catholic Riots Of 1780-Is An Unparalleled Portrayal Of The Terror Of A Rampaging Mob, Seen Through The Eyes Of The Individuals Swept Up In The Chaos. Those Individuals Include Emma, A Catholic, And Edward, A Protestant, Whose Forbidden Love Weaves Through The Heart Of The Story; And The Simpleminded Barnaby, One Of The Riot Leaders, Whose Fate Is Tied To A Mysterious Murder And Whose Beloved Pet Raven, Grip, Embodies The Mystical Power Of Innocence. The Story Encompasses Both The Rarified Aristocratic World And The Volatile Streets And Nightmarish Underbelly Of London, Which Dickens Characteristically Portrays In Vivid, Pulsating Detail. But The Real Focus Of The Book Is On The Riots Themselves, Depicted With An Extraordinary Energy And Redolent Of The Dangers, The… Read More

GIFTABLE QUALITY- EXTREMELY TIGHT-Special Edition-Printed in Switzerland-Circa 1976 (undated)- both in PRISTINE condition- Green boards and green endpapers with gilting- Yellow ribbon markers- faux-leather bindings, gilt lettering, and decorations on covers and spines, gilt decorative endpapers, silk bookmark ties- contain publisher inserts with these books." Charles Dickens's first historical novel set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780 is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos. Those individuals include Emma, a Catholic, and Edward, a Protestant, whose forbidden love weaves through the heart of the story; and the simple-minded Barnaby, one of the riot leaders, whose fate is tied to a mysterious murder and whose beloved pet raven, Grip, embodies the mystical power of innocence. The story encompasses both the rarified aristocratic world and the volatile streets and the nightmarish underbelly of London, which… Read More

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty (World Classics, Unabridged).

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Later Edition. Fine. With Seventy-six illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz') and an introduction by Kathleen Tillotson. In original, unclipped, dust jacket in mylar. Brown leather over boards with silver lettering on spine. Square, sharp corners, very clean and clear interior with an unbroken spine. Fore edges slightly soiled, otherwise as new copy.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1969. 2nd. Fine. Illustrated by James Daugherty. Grey cloth over boards with red designs and lettering to front, spine, and back and with a gold label on the spine. Some minimal discoloration to spine. Top fore edge stained red. Interior is clean and clear. With color illustrations. No slipcase. Old price in faded pencil on ffep; else new.

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Charles Dickens: Barnaby Rudge. Published by The Folio Society in 1987. Hardcover, 610 pages.

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London, UK: The Folio Society, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Keeping, Charles. xx, 610pp; some black and white illustrations. Quarter-bound in green cloth under red patterned paper-covered boards, gilt titles on printed black spine label. Top text block edge sprayed red. Red endpapers. House in a medium weight card slipcase. 8vo. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase has some shelf wear and soiling.

Geneva: Edito-Service, 1970. COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET The Centennial Edition. A near Fine unmarked set with gold title and decoration on green leatherette boards. Page marker bound in. Decorative green endpapers. Illustrations by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne) and George Cattermole. Introduction by Kathleen Tillotson. Volume I - xxi + 429 pages. Volume II - 417 pages. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY SET OF 1.07 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 14. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Phiz (Browne, Hablot K.), Cattermole, George. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. An attractive Folio Society illustrated edition in slipcase of the historical novel by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), first published in weekly installments in his Master Humphrey's Clock journal in 1841. The story is centered around the London Riots of 1780, known as the "Gordon Riots." With black & white drawings by Charles Keeping and an introduction for this edition by Christopher Hibbert. Portions of a publication offering details about this edition are laid in. --- In patterned orange paper-covered boards backed in dark green cloth, with diamond-patterned decorations and titling to spine in gilt; orange topstain. Volume housed in green paper-covered slipcase. --- An about-Near Fine copy: bright and tightly-bound, though with a little foxing to textblock fore-edge & penciled price to front free endpaper. Slipcase with a little rubbing and scratching, else structurally sound. (NOTE: Due to… Read More