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  • Signed Cheque by DICKENS, Charles
    DICKENS, Charles
    Signed Cheque

    London: Coutts & Company, 1860. A signed cheque, presented by Charles Dickens, pay to "House" for £5.10.0 drawn against Coutts & Co. Dicken's signature is clear, and has his usual flourish. The cheque is slightly darkened, but in very good condition, and embossed with a "one penny" device over the word "Bearer" The cheque is mounted behind glass, with a gilt border of 22cm x 11.5cm This in turn is within a much larger frame of 41cm x 35.5cm which also holds an attractive engraved portrait of Dickens, and a brass plaque, bearing the title "Charles Dickens 1812-1870." The background is a dark brown felt / baize. To the rear of the frame is a paper label for the Heritage Collectors' Society of Pennsylvania.

    Book ID: 4022
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  • Tales of Mean Streets. Lizerunt, Squire Napper, Without Visible Means, Three Rounds, and Others. by MORRISON, Arthur
    MORRISON, Arthur
    Tales of Mean Streets. Lizerunt, Squire Napper, Without Visible Means, Three Rounds, and Others.

    London: Methuen & Co, 1895. Second edition. 301 pages followed by 32 pages of publisher's advertisements dated January 1895. From the library of the author Maarten Maartens. He has written his real name inside on the FFEP. Boards are bumped and rubbed, and there is sun fading to the spine. Page edges are spotted, but inside not so much. 190 x 135 mm (7½ x 5¼ inches).

    Book ID: 2858
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  • The Improvisatrice and Other Poems by L.E.L. [Letitia Elizabeth LANDON]
    L.E.L. [Letitia Elizabeth LANDON]
    The Improvisatrice and Other Poems

    London: Hurst, Robinson & Co, 1824. Second Edition. Published in the same year as the First edition. Full leather with gilt spine decoration and title to a burgundy label. Good clean condition with a little cracking to the spine only. (holding well.) Frontis of the Devil (?) providing herbs to attract a woman's faithless lover's heart to be hers again. Engraved additional title with vignette of Florence. Title, 326 pages. The binding is a little tight, so the book does not fully open easily. 165 by 100mm (6½ by 4 inches). Romantic poetry. The authoress died after taking an accidental overdose of Prussic Acid at 36 years. She was known as 'The Female Byron.' She had influence on Elizabeth…

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    London: Hurst, Robinson & Co, 1824. Second Edition. Published in the same year as the First edition. Full leather with gilt spine decoration and title to a burgundy label. Good clean condition with a little cracking to the spine only. (holding well.) Frontis of the Devil (?) providing herbs to attract a woman's faithless lover's heart to be hers again. Engraved additional title with vignette of Florence. Title, 326 pages. The binding is a little tight, so the book does not fully open easily. 165 by 100mm (6½ by 4 inches). Romantic poetry. The authoress died after taking an accidental overdose of Prussic Acid at 36 years. She was known as 'The Female Byron.' She had influence on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning and Christina Rossetti. Her influence can also be found in Alfred Tennyson and in America, where she was very popular. Poe regarded her genius as self-evident. In spite of these wide influences, due to the perceived immorality of Landon's lifestyle, her works were largely ignored or misrepresented after her death.

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    Book ID: 3893
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  • The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Illustrated with thirty-seven curious engravings from the Baron's own designs, and five woodcuts by G. Cruikshank.

    London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Circa 1890. This date assumed from neat owner's name, and date to front blank page. In hardback, faded cloth to spine. It states in the introduction to this edition: we have been fortunate enough to be able to include the whole of the illustrations, both of the original edition and of the Sequel, and that we believe it to be the more complete, in every way, than any which has preceded it. With frontispiece, and various b/w illustrations. Overall in good shape. xxvi, 268 pages. 190 x 135 mm (7½ x 5¼ inches). Vers 1890. Cette date est supposée d'après le nom du propriétaire et la date sur la première page…

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    London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Circa 1890. This date assumed from neat owner's name, and date to front blank page. In hardback, faded cloth to spine. It states in the introduction to this edition: we have been fortunate enough to be able to include the whole of the illustrations, both of the original edition and of the Sequel, and that we believe it to be the more complete, in every way, than any which has preceded it. With frontispiece, and various b/w illustrations. Overall in good shape. xxvi, 268 pages. 190 x 135 mm (7½ x 5¼ inches). Vers 1890. Cette date est supposée d'après le nom du propriétaire et la date sur la première page blanche. Couverture cartonnée, toile décolorée au dos. L'introduction de cette édition indique : nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir inclure l'ensemble des illustrations, à la fois de l'édition originale et de la suite, et nous pensons qu'elle est plus complète, à tous égards, que toutes celles qui l'ont précédée. Avec un frontispice et diverses illustrations en noir et blanc. En bon état. xxvi, 268 pages. 190 x 135 mm

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    Book ID: 4325
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  • The Vicar of Wakefield. by Goldsmith, Oliver
    Goldsmith, Oliver
    The Vicar of Wakefield. A Miniature Book.

    London: Jones & Co, 1831. A leather bound miniature copy of this classic. Red leather binding. Gilt decoration to the spine and a working brass clasp. Good, slightly rubbed condition, with a little black marking to the rear panel. Owner's gift inscription to the front end paper. Frontis illustration of Goldsmith and an engraved title page with vignette. 252 pages. 90 x 60 mm (3½ x 2¼ inches).

    Book ID: 2221
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  • Ulysse. by JOYCE, James
    JOYCE, James
    Ulysse. Traduction française intégrale de Auguste Morel, assisté par Stuart Gilbert entièrement revue par Valery Larbaud e l'Auteur.

    Paris: Gallimard. Softback covers. Third edition printed in October 1930. 3,000 copies - unnumbered. Text in French. Covers and pages age toned, but all in a very good condition. Some pages uncut at top edge. 870 pages. 210 x 145 mm (8¼ x 5¾ inches). Couvertures souples. Troisième édition imprimée en octobre 1930. 3000 exemplaires - non numérotés. Texte en français. Couvertures et pages vieillies, mais le tout en très bon état. Certaines pages non coupées en haut. 870 pages. 210 x 145 mm

    Book ID: 2644
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