Classic English Literature from Quercus Rare Books

London: W.Strahan; T. Becket, and T. Cadell, 1776. Here is a restoration project, not for the faint of heart! This is Volume IV only of a "New Editio" of Sterne. Nice smooth calf binding; five raised bands on the spine; 197 pages, quite bright and clear. Unfortunately, the book has separated at two places [p.17 and p.191]. A bit of… Read more about this item

New York: William Durell and Co., 1812. This is a Good only copy of an Early American Imprint; reprinting Volume VIII of the "New Edition" by John Nichols. Contains Swift's Directions to Servants. Full leather binding; chipped on the spine with the edges cracked but holding. Endpapers are tanned. [Please note the condition issues; while not quite the worst condition… Read more about this item

New York: William Durell and Co., 1812. This is a Fair only copy of an Early American Imprint, this containing "The Tale of a Tub;" reprinting Thomas Sheridan's "New Edition." Full leather binding; red label titled in gilt on the spine. Frontis engraving; 331 pages. Text generally clean and readable; endpapers and title page have browning. Disbound. Both covers present… Read more about this item

London: Cambrifge University Warehouse, 1905. This was the third collection of Jonson's poetry, first published posthumously in 1640, three years after his death. Here is a reproduction edition that is LIMITED to 250 copies, with 225 for sale in England and America. Very Good condition. Olive paper-covered boards with a vellum spine..Titling on the front cover in a paper label.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: Archibald Constable and Co. & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Murray; and Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1821. Scott's "Minstrelsy" was first published in 1802. This is Volume Three only of a ten-volume set from a decade later. A nice early printing bound in blue smooth calf. Ruled in gilt on both covers; four raised bands… Read more about this item

London: J.Johnson [and 18 Others], 1798. Sterne's ironic and satirical "biography" of Tristram Shandy first partially appeared in 1759. Volume Three, here, came out in 1761. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a Later Printing, Full leather binding of polished calf. Rules and titling in gilt on the spine.. Clean text; 288 pages. With a frontis engraving… Read more about this item

London: H. Baldwin [and 52 Others], 1801. This is Volume the Seventh only of an original set of twelve "With an Essay on His Life and Genius, By Arthur Murphy, Esq." Contains 103 issues of "The Idler." Full leather binding. Titling and decorations in gilt within red labels on the spine. Clean text; 410 pages. Some light spotting to the… Read more about this item

London: J. Johnson [and 23 Others], 1806. This is Volume Eight only [of an original ten volumes], "To Which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author. By the Rev. William Lisle Bowles, A.M. Prenendary of Salisbury, and Chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." The contents… Read more about this item

London: J. Johnson [and 23 Others], 1806. This is Volume Three only [of an original ten volumes], "To Which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author. By the Rev. William Lisle Bowles, A.M. Prenendary of Salisbury, and Chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." The contents… Read more about this item

London: J. Johnson [and 23 Others], 1806. This is Volume Five only [of an original ten volumes], "To Which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author. By the Rev. William Lisle Bowles, A.M. Prenendary of Salisbury, and Chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." The contents… Read more about this item

London: W. Strahan [and 21 others], 1784. This is a Very Good copy of "A New Edition, in Ten Volumes, To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The Good-Natured Man." A large, heavy octavo, bound in leather, with both covers ruled in gilt. The spine is highly decorated in gilt, with a red label for the gilt title. Clean… Read more about this item

London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1864. A collection of sixteen poems by the Poet Laureate. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First English Edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding, decoratively ruled and stamped; titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; 178 pages. The publisher has placed an eight-page catalog [dated "September, 1864"[ in the front of… Read more about this item

London: W. Strahan (and 21 Others), 1784. This is a Very Good copy of "A New Edition" - Volume Ten only of a 10-volume set. Full leather binding of smooth calf leather. Covers ruled in gilt; titled on the spine in gilt within a red compartment; fancy gilt decorations. Contents: "The Covent-Garden Journal," "A Charge delivered to the Grand Jury,"… Read more about this item

London: W. Strahan (and 21 Others), 1774. This is Volume Ten only of a :New Edition" of ten; First Edition Thus, a Very Good copy. Full leather binding, ruled in gilt on the covers, with gilt decorations on the spine. Clean text; very bright and clear, with light toning at the edges.Marbled endpapers and a frontis engraving. Included are "The… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Originally published in parts starting in March 1852; this is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Considered one of the greatest of Dickens works, it is a classic of English literature; a good case can be made to also consider it an early mystery; Hubin (119) includes it so. Marbled paper-covered boards with… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition with all points of issue. Two volumes in a very attractive binding: red cloth boards with red leather spine and tips; titled in gilt on the spine, with decorations and date (1858). Clean text; 382 pages and 376 pages. Marbled edges and endpapers. Profusely… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: John Ballantyne and Co. & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Miller, 1810. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Edition (stated), presented in a modern full-leather binding. Red smooth calf, ruled on the boards. Four raised bands on the spine, with ruling and titling in gilt. Clean text; 433 pages; new endpapers. The… Read more about this item

London, Glasgow and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. This is the second of the "Christmas novels" - first published in 1844, a year after "A Christmas Carol." It has often been adapted for the stage. A Very Good copy, uncommon thus. Marbled paper-covered boards with a red cloth spine; titling in gilt within a black label on… Read more about this item

New York: James Miller, Publisher, 1875. First published in 1856; this is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing (a posthumous edition, for she had died in 1861). "From the Last London Edition, Corrected by the Author" and containing the long title poem and eleven others. There is an interesting statement by Robert Browning, affirming the rights of Miller… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. The third novel by Dickens, originally published in a periodical. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition; second-state printing, with all points present with the exception of the mis-spelling on p[age 123, which has been corrected. Green leather boards with black leather tips and spine; titling in gilt within a red compartment;… Read more about this item