Search Results: 18th Century English Literature from Great Expectations Rare Books

London: Chiswick Press, 1823. A very early edition of this comic novel, published by the Chiswick Press. Two volumes bound as one, with two engraved title-pages. 278pp., 276pp. respectively. Bound in green half leather with ornately compartmentalized and gilt spine over marbled paper covered boards. Matching marbed end-papers. Previous owner's name written in pencil on blank prelim, else a very clean copy with no markings internally and no foxing. Boards show light shelfwear, A fine collectable copy.. Early Printing. Half-Leather. Fine. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

London: Grolier Society, 1900. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, three quarter brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards. Five spine bands with gilt floral decorations and title stamped in gold. Plate volume only, with word "PLATES" stamped on spine. A collection of all the illustrations from the Grolier Society's publication of "Days of the Dandies", which ran to 15 volumes. Edition de Luxe. This volume contains 73 monochrome plates and 15 color plates, all with tissue guards containing descriptive letter-press in red. representing the entire suite of plates printed by Grolier for the original set. "Days of the Dandies" was published in response to the success of the Grolier Society's earlier multi-volume production entitled "Beaux & Belles of England" and included ten engaging biographies of 18th-century English personalities and authors. The illustrations range from literary… Read More

Ware: Wordsworth Classics, 1995. Trade paperback. 229pp., No previous ownership markings. A clean, sqaure, tight copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Phliadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1894. Original Cloth. Late nineteenth century set complete in three volumes, each with frontis. Bound in original wine colored cloth, with spines stamped in gold. Mild shelfwear and marignal toning to text. An attractive set, very good.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback, perfect bound. Pages 295 to 416. Vol. 17; No. 3. Contains articles by various scholars and book reviews. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Fine..

London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1913. Hardcovers, bound in red cloth with blind-stamped spines. First two volumes only of the three volume set, complete in themselves. Spines dulled, though gilt lettering still readable. An early reprinting of these classic letters. Good set.. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Porter and Coates Hardcover, decorative brown publisher's cloth stamped in black, spine heavily decorated in gold, with image of Robinson Crusoe. 630pp. Illustrated with several full page engravings. Brown endpapers. Including a emoir of the author and an essay on his writings. No name, no book-plate, no writing or marking, etc. Mild foxing to edges of bulked sheets, albeit text and illustrations are clean exhibiting a touch of foxing to only a few leaves and then limited to the margins. A nice copy dating from the 1870's. Light blemishes to rear board though a superior copy of a book usually found in only fair condition. Hinges are strong and not cracked, Gilt is bright and tips show only the lightest of wear. A very good antiquarian copy of the full text of this classic novel.. Reprint. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Large trade paperback. 642pp., Introduction by editors. Third printing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. No spine crease. Very good. . Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Britain: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1994. Trade paperback. 486pp., Introduction and Bibliography. The Wordsworth Poetry Library. No previous ownership marks. Paper toned as per usual with this edition. An unread, clean, square, copy. As new.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.