19th Century Literature from Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB

Paisley: Alex. Gardner, 1878. 1st edition - dated 1878 title page - Reprinted many times. Puns & jokes comprising a humorous imaginary trip to Scotland. Scarce in the first printing. Paper spine chipped away and new cloth spine laid down - else a good tight copy of a rare book.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾"… Read more about this item

London, Eng.: John Camden Hotten, 1864. - probable remainder binding, in original smooth, dark green cloth stamped in gilt at the spine ' Thackeray - The Story of his Life ' - this issue with 18 pages of ads beginning with Shakespeare's Jest Book? - bound without the photo frontis portrait, o/w with the same plates, including the Cruikshank… Read more about this item

London: Clayton & Co., 1876. - facsimiles, Urban Club ephemera - inscribed by the author at the Urban Club, of course - minor wear, rubbing at spine tips.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Edward Moxon, 1865. anonymous book of poetry by this 19th century poet & essayist who had a special interest in Victorian children's literature & who attempted to suppress the lurid street literature of the day - [ 1825-1878 ] - this copy is inscribed by the author in year of publication to Valentine Blanchard, the celebrated Victorian photographer &… Read more about this item

New York: Lovell Co, 1899. 1st edition of this piracy not noted by Stewart, p. 618; although he does note this 'Lotus Series' in brown cloth. The two sections are separately paginated and printed with very clean type. 24mo. Brown flexable cloth, decorated with Lotus motif - Very good & bright.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾"… Read more about this item

NY: D. Appleton, 1874. - gilt stamped red/brown cloth, decorated at the spine - minor gothic type romance, castles, moors, bigamist, etc. - starting to fray at spine top, o/w vg and bright - scarce.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, Eng.: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1959. - 368 pp., indexed - lightly chipped dj.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1963. - 339 pages, illustrated, indexed - over 500 items described - fine in vg dj, a bit of internal tissue repair, price-clipped, yellow clean and bright.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, Eng.: Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. - Anti - Catholic propaganda - Anti-Catholic fiction - Anti-Priest, Father Murphy is a drunken, card playing Fenian, who tries to lure young girls to their doom in the Nunnery, or into the Roman Church - partially set at Niagara Falls - a rare book but is only a worn, reading copy -… Read more about this item

Chicago, Ill.: Spotlight Publishers, 1944. - Twain contribution in this anthology of 1940's softcore, such as it was in the popular press - this anthology includes, Blake, Burns, Rabelais, Balzac, Voltaire & I just found another Twain - " Men minus Women " - anthology is titled " The Pleasure Primer " edited by Walter S. Keating - vg… Read more about this item

London, Eng.: Gall and Inglis, 1895. re-print circa 1895 - presentation inscription on the fly-leaf to Miss Amelia Peake [ prominant Toronto Methodist family and daughter of Canadian NOTL Chautauqua founder Louis C. Peake ] - dated 1896 otherwise a fine bright copy in green cloth decorated with bright flowers - unusually nice copy .. Decorative Cloth. Fine. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Boston: Lothrop - dated 1886 on cr page - inscription on fly dated 1898 - a fresh bright beautiful copy, possibly unread !. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: John B. Alden,, 1887. 1st edition. near fine copy, the gilt & decoration bright .. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Phoenix Publ. Co.,, 1892. 1st American edition.The 1st British was a triple decker & the first British one volume edition was published the same year - preceeds the Lupton, Bert, Putnam, & Lovell editions - An ancient merchant lives his life over & over - re-incarnation novel. Pages browned else very good in decorated cloth, the gilt… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Hailes Lacy acting edition and possibly the first published / printed edition - undated but circa [ 1860 ] - author was theater manager, playwright, contributor to Household Words and friend of Dickens .- NUC lists only this undated edition - 2 locations - rare . contemporary home-made wraps .. Original Wraps.