18th/19thc Literature from Vanessa Parker Rare Books

London: William Heinemann, 1952. Book in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Ludgate Hill London: Petter and Galpin , 1857. A very nice copy with red leather spine gilt titles black labels for titles & vol 1, marbled boards. Name in pen on feps of previous owner large fold out panarama map of Inda & one of China. Papers start at December the 6th 1857 end at May 29th 1858..… Read more about this item

London: John Murray., 1843. This scarce set is bound in blue buckrum with paper title labels spine very faded boards with blind ruling some foxing on feps Vol 1 352pp vol 2 155pp.. 2nd Ed. Hard Back Blue Buckrum . Very Good/No Dj As called for. 8V0.

Lugate Hill , London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin,, 1859. A very nice copy with profuse gilt titles and floral tooling down the spine gilt picture af a family gathered around the chair reading the paper with titles on the front board & blind tooling, endpapers with name of a previous owner, papers run from no 79 Saturday June 4 1859… Read more about this item

New York: Harper, 1909. An ex Cork library copy edge worn a few marks inside otherwise a good first edition copy.150pp.. First Edtition. Hard Back Dark Green Cloth. Very Good/No Dj. 8V0. Ex-Library.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1892. A handsome copy bound in very dark green leather with dark red label git titles raised bands with gilt ruling to the same and gilt & blind ruling to boards, marbled edges all around marbled eps.504pps. . Early Copy. Full Dark Green Leather.. Very Good. Illus. by Vignette on Title Page. 8V0.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1892. A handsome copy with raised abnds & gilt ruling to the same maroon title label missing, gilt and blind ruling to board edgesmarbled edging all around marled eps, A very nice copy 612 pps. . Early Copy. Full Dark Green Leather.. Very Good. Illus. by Vignette on Title Page. 8V0.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood Complete in two volumes published circa 1890.. Standard Edition . Hard Back Green. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann / Yale Editions , 1950. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt tiltes and emblem on the front board map of london as the end papers, 370pp. A very nice copy.. First Edition. A Fine Copy/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall Heavy.

London: William Heinemann, 1953. Two volumes in very good condition the djs are slightly edge worn & have some foxing & slight grubby marks on the rear, boards & contents are almost fine , These are the Yale editions. the two books are heavy and will incurr more postage rates.. First Thus. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by… Read more about this item

London: J Johnson, , 1799. A good copy in handsome full leather with five raised bands to the spine with title front board has a 2x3" piece of leather missing from the front board but still looks ok after leather polish, 631 pages plus a very large index. Early Copy. Full Brown Calf.. Very Good. 8v0 Heavy.

Fleet St Londond : George Cruikshank, 1844. A very scarce publication expertly drawn by Cruikshank original covers the front one illustrated , expertly rebacked at some time , book sellers small sticker on front cover of Hodgson of Belfast covers darkened and stained as usual for this type of cover large signature of a previous owner on the rear… Read more about this item

London: H g Bohn, 1846. Covers have been reinforced top & bottom & repaired on the spine some usual foxing through out 411pp. basically a good tight clean early copy.. Reprint. Hard Back Red. Good. Illus. by Illustrated By the Author. 8V0.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. A book of African exploration first published in 1799. This in superb condition the spine with raised bands and gilt ruling gilt embelishmants to compartments gilt floral border to the boards gilt cartouche of a colledge to the front board,marbled edges & eps A fabulous contemporary binding by Relfe brothers of London. … Read more about this item

Paternoster Row London: Longman Hurst & Rees, 1814. A rare four volume handsome first edition four volume set by Jane West, ( 1758 - 1852) English novelist, bound in contemporary leather with gilt ruled bands to spine with gilt title, boards with duck egg green card & quarter leather corners some sparodic foxing through out ,… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1809. A fine rare set of four volumes by Anna Maria Porter, b1780-d1832 . She was the daughter of surgeon in the Irish army who died young, her mother struggeled to bring her, her sister & brother up but the girls became authors and the brother an artist of some note.… Read more about this item

Dublin, 6 South Gt Georges Street : N Kelly, 1800. A very nice copy of this scarce book volume one only of two volumes signed on the half title in a very nice hand Eliza McDermot Dublin 1801 (The MacDermot was Prince of Connaught see our catalogue of his library on our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com) A very handsome binding.. First… Read more about this item

Sakespears Head , in the Strand London: Birmingham, Printed By John Baskerville & J & r Tonson , 1761. A very handsome four vol set with full gilt decoration to spines single fillet to boards gilt edges, marbled endpapers frontis of Addison by G Kneller facing title page all four books are very clean and tight with all pages and… Read more about this item

London: John Maxwell , 1865. A very scarce book Dobbs was from Co Antrim Castle Dobbs his great grandfather was almost sucssesful in getting the North West Passage found & Cape Dobbs still exists today according to a news cliipping telling of Harriet Duchess of Manchester & a brief family history laid in , ex private library pasted in… Read more about this item

Dublin: William Porter , 1789. A rare book bound in full leather hinges starting & cracked but holding well spine darkened red label with gilt titles.. First Dublin Edition. Full Brown Calf.. Good/No Dj As called for. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.