FS: 19th Century Literature
Stephen Longshore
19th Century, many in leather bindings.
For Sale:
1. (Arnold, Thomas). Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn. THE LIFE AND
CORRESPONDENCE OF THOMAS ARNOLD, D.D., Late Head-master of Rugby School,
and Regis Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford. John
Murray, London, 1882. Thirteenth Edition, in two volumes. Maroon
half-leather and marbled boards, marbled endpapers and all edges. Sm
8vo. Vol. I (375 pp.) contains frontis portrait, Vol. II (406 pp.)
contains index, and a checklist of Dr. Arnold's published works. Slight
foxing on frontis and title page, slight wear at corners and spine ends,
and on raised ribs on spine. Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) was the father of
both Matthew Arnold and the novelist Mrs. Humphrey Ward. A very good
set. (VG). US$70.00.
2. Arnold, Thomas. INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON MODERN HISTORY, Delivered
in Lent Term, MDCCCXLII with the Inaugural lecture Delivered in
December, MDCCCXLI. B. Fellowes, London, 1849. Fourth Edition. 8vo in
full tan calf, gilt border on both covers, gilt medallion on front cover
"Cum Humanis Divina Fund MDCCCXXX", 315 pp. Shaken and well worn,
needing a conservator's assistance to become attractive. Thomas Arnold
(1795-1842) was the father of both Matthew Arnold and the novelist Mrs.
Humphrey Ward. (G+). US$ 25.00.
3. Chambers, William & Robert. CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA, A Dictionary
of Universal Knowledge. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1888-1892. New
Edition. 10 vols. Quarto (4to) in three-quarter brown leather and
deep maroon boards, marbled endpapers and all edges. Gilt on the leather
borders of the covers, gilt on spine with raised bands. Illustrated with
drawings, photographs, and many coloured folding maps. A most useful
19th century reference work that provides untruncated biographies, among
other things, of notables that barely are mentioned in late 20th century
reference works. A solid, attractive set with modest wear on most edges
and spine ends. (VG). US$ 100.00.
4. Creighton, Mandell (Right Rev., Lord Bishop of Peterborough) QUEEN
ELIZABETH Boussod, Valadon, London, Paris & Edinburgh, 1896 First
edition. Folio, 202 pp. plus Contents (at rear), 3/4 maroon calf and
marbled boards, marbled endpapers, uncut, t.e.g. Illustrated with many
black and white (and one coloured) plates engraved by the publisher and
printed in Paris. The Ermine portrait of Elizabeth is included. The
frontis portrait is missing, replaced with a tipped-in sheet of inked
holograph appreciation to a Mr. A. D. Duthie for his visit and "kind
services" to Dennistoun U. P. Church, Whitehill Street, Glasgow, dated
January 21, 1897. This biography of Queen Elizabeth (1533-1603) includes
the remarkable events of her reign, among them the failed attempt of the
Spanish Armanda to invade England in 1588, and the careers of Francis
Drake and Walter Raleigh. A near fine copy with minimal internal foxing,
and very slight wear to the cover extremities. (NF). US$ 450.00.
5. Cunningham, Allan. THE ANNIVERSARY; or Poetry and Prose for
MDCCCXXIX. John Sharpe, London, 1829. Small quarto (6 1/2" x
10"), xvi, 320 pp., with 20 steel engravings including First and Second
Presentation Vignettes, frontis, Vignette Title on second title page,
and 16 others, all tissue guarded, t.e.g., other edges uncut. Half red
leather and black cloth, red endpapers, gilt rules on both covers, gilt
title and date on ribbed spine. The edges, covers, and spine are rubbed,
top spine corner beginning to tear, most of the engraved plates are
foxed on the borders, two front leaves are partly loose. All in all,
still nearly very good. Allan Cunningham (1784-1842) was a Scottish
poet, biographer and man of letters who moved to London and became one
of the best-known writers for the 'London Magazine'. THE ANNIVERSARY is
a charming and entertaining example of the literary "annual" popular at
that time in England. (VG-). US$ 100.00.
6. Cusak, M. Francis Clare ("The Nun of Kenmare"). LIFE INSIDE THE
CHURCH OF ROME. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1889. Dark brown cloth,
gilt decoration on cover, gilt on spine, dark endpapers. 408 pp.
including Preface and Appendix. Water stain both covers, top of spine
torn, spine
starting inside rear cover. This book appears to be a polemic. (VG-).
US$ 90.00.
7. Dixon, William Hepworth. ROBERT BLAKE. Admiral and General at Sea.
Based on Family and State Papers. Bickers and Son, London, 1885. A New
Edition. With Ten Illustrations in Permanent Photography. With a new
Preface by the author citing careful revisions to the original which was
first published in 1852. 8vo, 300 pp. in full blue calf, gilt borders
on covers and spine, gilt lettering and decorations on ribbed spine with
the title on maroon background, marbled endpapers and all edges, gilt
decoration all cover edges. Occasional light pencil marks along
paragraphs of text, previous pwner's pencil name on title page, scuffed
at corners and spine ends and spine itself. Very good. (VG).
US$ 125.00.
8. Hogarth, Miss Georgina (Selected by), Hutton, Laurence, ed. LETTERS
OF CHARLES DICKENS TO WILKIE COLLINS 1851-1870. Osgood, McIlvane,
London, 1892. First edition. A very good copy in dark blue cloth
with gilt on cover and spine. Unopened, 185 pp. plus Index. There is
mild offsetting to four front blank leaves and the title page caused by
a folded newspaper clipping laid in, dated December 22, 1933, of the
obituary of Sir Henry Dickens. There is slight wear to the corners and
spine ends and a small bump to the top front cover. The top edges are
dusty. A nice copy. (VG). US$ 110.00.
9. Hood, Thomas. HUMOROUS POEMS. Macmillan, London, 1893. Preface by
Alfred Ainger. One hundred and thirty illustrations by Charles E.
Brock. One of 250 copies of the large paper edition. Small quarto (7" x
10 1/2"), xxxi, 236 pp., in maroon cloth, white spine label, edges
uncut. A very good copy with slight spine fade, slightly rubbed spine
label, modest wear at corners and spine ends, unavoidable offsetting on
front and rear endpapers. Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was an English poet,
humourist, and editor of periodicals. He was friends with Charles Lamb,
Charles Dickens, and other notables. (VG). US$ 200.00.
10. Howard, Joseph Jackson, and Crisp, Frederick Arthur, editors.
VISITATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Private, (England), 1893. Volume I.
No. 163 of 500 copies (signed by the printer) of this first volume
(of what eventually became 21 volumes between 1893 and 1921) in the
series. Pedigrees of landed families. Illustrated with woodcuts of
arms and seals, bookplates, and signatures of the various families.
(viii), 320 pp. including large Index of names. Quarto in half-vellum
and grey cloth, gilt on spine, teg, other edges untrimmed. Heavy
offsetting on the two, front and rear, free endpapers, corners bumped,
covers soiled, torn vellum has been repaired, several leaves of the
Index show faint waterstain on the lower corners. Previous owners'
(both men of the cloth) bookplates inside front cover. The binding is
solid and the interioir leaves are fairly clean. (VG). US$ 150.00.
11. Knight, Charles (Selector and Editor). HALF-HOURS OF ENGLISH
HISTORY. Frederick Warne, London, nd [c. 1890]. 'Chandos Classics". 4
vols. covering the period from Roman times to Queen Victoria. Sm 8vo in
3/4 brown calf with elaborate marbled maroon boards, endpapers, and all
edges. Red label on banded spine with gilt decorations, pp. 602, 565,
648, 648 including Indexes in each volume. Not illustrated. Wear to the
leather extremities but otherwise clean and sound. (VG). US$ 125.00.
12. Macaulay, Thomas Babbington (Lord). THE WORKS OF LORD MACAULAY, 12
Vols. Longmans Green, London, 1898. Albany Edition, 12 vols. complete.
The first six volumes are Macaulay's HISTORY OF ENGLAND from the
Accession of James II to the death of William III (so popular a history
that it remains in print to this day), and the remaining volumes contain
critical and historical essays, and biographies, of such notables as
John Milton, Machiavelli, Horace Walpole, William Pitt, Samuel Johnson,
etc., and poems and miscellaneous writings. 8vo in 3/4 dark red calf and
pink cloth boards, maroon marbled endpapers, gilt on covers and spines,
t.e.g. Each volume has a frontis portrait. Considerably unopened. Modest
foxing to edges, and very slight wear to extremities. A near fine set
and quite handsome. (NF). US$ 400.00.
13. McCarthy, Justin. A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES, From the Accession
of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Chatto & Windus,
London, 1890-1895. A New Edition. 4 vols., 3/4 blue leather with
marbled
boards, endpapers, and all edges. Sm. 8vo, gilt lettering and
decorations on ribbed spines. Useful index. Corners, spine ends, raised
bands on spine, and edges a bit worn but this is an attractive, and
clean, set. (VG+). US$ 150.00.
14. Moffat, John S. THE LIVES OF ROBERT AND MARY MOFFAT. Unwin,
London, 1886. New Edition with Preface and Supplementary Chapter.
Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations. The first edition was published in
1885. The Moffats were missionaries in Africa. Dark green cloth with
gilt on spine, dark brown endpapers. The two maps show South Africa in
1820 and 1884
respectively. 468 pp. including Index. Modest wear spine ends and all
edges, paper covering spine inside each cover splitting, still a sound,
clean book. (VG-). US$ 65.00.
15. Paton, John G. MISSIONARY TO THE NEW HEBRIDES, An Autobiography.
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1894. Popular Edition. Fifth edition,
completing twentieth thousand. Edited by His Brother The Rev. James
Paton. 8vo, 493 pp. with photo frontis, coloured map, Appendix,
and Index. Very good in blue cloth with gilt decoration (cannibal
weapons) on cover, gilt lettering on spine, black endpapers. Frontis is
loose. Modest wear to corners and spine ends. John Gibson Paton
(1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary who went, in 1858, to minister to
the cannibals in New Hebrides. The graphic and thrilling narratives of
his autobiography resulted in many reissues of the book. (VG). US$
45.00.
16. Tennyson, Alfred Lord. POETICAL WORKS OF ALFRED LORD TENNYSON.
Poet Laureate. Macmillam, London, 1899. The Globe Edition. Photographic
frontis, first (earlier) illustrated title page by Henry Froude, London,
nd. 12mo in black pebbled leather with gilt on cover and spine, a.e.g.,
black endpapers, 647 pp. including Indexes. A better than very good copy
with slight wear at the corners and spine ends. (VG+). US$ 45.00.
17. Thomson, W. M. THE LAND AND THE BOOK; or, BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Drawn from The Manners and Customs, The Scenes and Scenery of THE HOLY
LAND. T. Nelson & Sons, London, 1870. Illustrated with many drawings
and engravings, 12 chromolithographs (one more than is listed in
Contents), 2 maps (one folding). Purple cloth, xvii, 718 pp. including
Index. An
1871 inscription is on ffep. A number of interesting pencil notations
occur by someone who obviously knew both his bible, and his flora. While
the book is sound, the spine is very faded and worn, and the top edges
are dirty. (VG-). US$ 40.00.
18. Walsh, Walter. THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE OXFORD MOVEMENT, with a
New Preface Containing a Reply to Critics Swan Sonnenschein, London,
1899. Sixth edition, forty-second thousand. With Prefaces to the
Fifth, Fourth, Third, and First editions. Dark blue calf with bright
gilt on
spine, dark blue or purple endpapers. 424 pp. including Index, plus
ads. Modest water stain to both covers, and fore-edges, ink name top of
title page. (VG). US $50.00.
19. Cusak, M. Francis Clare ("The Nun of Kenmare"). LIFE INSIDE THE
CHURCH OF ROME. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1889. Dark brown cloth,
gilt decoration on cover, gilt on spine, dark endpapers. 408 pp.
including Preface and Appendix. Water stain both covers, top of spine
torn, spine starting inside rear cover. This book appears to be a
polemic. (VG-). $90.00 U.S.
20. Wilkinson, Spenser, ed. FROM CROMWELL TO WELLINGTON: TWELVE
SOLDIERS. Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1899. First edition.
Introduction by Field-Marshall Lord Roberts of Kandahar. With
portraits, plans of
battles and sieges, and sketches to illustrate campaigns. The twelve
famous British soldiers herein cover the period 1642 - 1852 and included
is a chapter on James Wolfe who took Quebec in 1759. Uncut and partly
unopened. 8vo, 508 pp. including Index, in maroon cloth with gilt on
cover and spine. Near fine but for moderate spine fade. (VG+). US$
125.00.
Postage $4.00 first book, $.75 each thereafter.
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