MARLBOROUGH: His Life and Times
Royal Octavo. first impressions of Churchill's biography of his ancestor, the first Duke of Marlborough. Four volumes in very good first issue dust jackets, showing the price of 25' on the front flaps. Publisher's original maroon cloth over beveled boards, armorial gilt crest on front boards, spine printed in gilt; top edges gilt. Portrait frontis in each volume, 14 letters in facsimile, 99 plates and 182 maps, some folding. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind, with the exception of volume III, which has an owner inscription on ffep: "Anthony Poole / October 10th 1937 / from his wife." Dust jackets are very good to fine, with volume I showing 1/8 inch loss near center of rear spine fold; slight darkening to spines.
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Master Humphrey’s Clock (In 88 Weekly Parts), Comprising “The Old Curiosity Shop” and “Barnaby Rudge.”
Quarto. First issue, large octavo in sixes; the 88 weekly parts; [i-viii],[1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-426. Original printed wrappers by Cattermole, 2 frontispieces, 130 woodcuts and 25 initials by Browne; 1 frontispiece and 38 woodcuts by Cattermole; 1 woodcut each by S. Williams and Maclise. A very handsome set, now scarce on the market. All wrappers are correct; a very good set, internally clean and bright; Light soiling to front wrap of part 1 and the rear wrap of part 88. Housed in a handsome maroon quarter leather slipcase, with chemise. Overall, an outstanding set, in collectible condition, and with a pedigree - it is from the famed Hatton & Cleaver collection. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Books, Inc. The Personal History.of David Copperfield.with illustrations By H. K. Browne (In the Original Monthly parts). Annotated By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton and from His Collection
Annotated by Dickens bibliographer Thomas Hatton on page 15 of the part XIX/XX Advertiser: "D. C. 19/20;" together with an autograph note concerning part XIX/XX: "20 / plates to end of text." ALL wrappers are correct. ALL Advertisers, slips and ads are present and in accord with the Hatton & Cleaver bibliography, with the following exception: part VIII is lacking the scarce Lett's Diary ad and Part XII is lacking the "Visit to the Exhibition." slip. Twenty (20) monthly parts in 19; octavo, with 40 inserted plates, including the frontis and vignette title. [i-vii]viii[ix]x-xii[xiii]xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-624. The plates are very good to fine; tissue guards are in place. Most parts have spines expertly renewed. Light soiling to a few wrappers. The text is UNOPENED (therefore unread) in parts VII and X. Subscriber name on front wrap of parts II, VII, VIII and XVIII - bookseller ticket on part IX. Part VII front wrap with small professional repair in lower margin; part VIII rear wrap is remargined and first leaf of Advertiser with small loss at lower gutter. Parts X and XIX/XX with professional corner repair to rear wraps. Internally clean and bright. An outstanding set in every respect and with a pedigree - it is from the famed (Thomas) Hatton and Cleaver collection. Housed in a handsome, green quarter leather slipcase, with chemise and armorial bookplate. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver collection, the Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 253-272. The Second World War (The Chartwell Edition)
octavo, 6 volumes; quarter blue leather over tan cloth covered boards, color pictorial label on front panel. FIRST EDITION THUS (first Chartwell Edition). Top edges stained reddish. A lovely, fine unread set, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. The Second World War (In Publisher’s Original Wooden box)
Octavo. Complete in six volumes, IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WOODEN BOX. The True First Edition, published months before the British edition. Dust jackets, with strong, vibrant colors. First printings of books and dust jackets, with price of $6.00 on front flaps (volumes 1 and 6 are price-clipped); spine of volume 1 a bit faded. Archival tape repair to verso of volume 2 dust jacket. Vol. #1 THE GATHERING STORM, 784pp., THEIR FINEST HOUR, 751pp., THE GRAND ALLIANCE, 903pp., THE HINGE OF FATE, 1000pp., CLOSING THE RING, 749pp., TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, 800pp. Dates are on all title pages as called for. A very handsome nearly fine set in dust jackets. A truly exceptional set of Churchill's great work, and in the quite scarce publisher's original wooden box. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [Extra-Illustrated and with a Note By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton]
FIRST EDITION in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19. Octavo, [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624, with 39 plates by Phiz and the frontis by Maclise. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with Proofs on heavy paper of plates 23 and 24, laid in. Original green printed wrappers; all wrappers are correct and all slips and Advertisers are present, as called for in Hatton & Cleaver. First edition, first issue of the text, with part IV having the misprint "visiter" uncorrected on page 123, line 17 and with part V having the misprint "latter" for "letter" on page 160, line 6 up (1st issue). Plate 29 (in part XV) is in the first state. All plates are very good to fine, which is remarkable for a first edition of this title. So, all parts are complete, having all ads and slips, as called for by Hatton & Cleaver. Part XIX/XX has the quite scarce "Hill's Seal Wafers" ad, with all 5 seals present. Spines are expertly renewed on parts I, III, VII and XIX/XX. Subscriber name on front wrap of parts IX and XII. An outstanding set, brilliant and complete. Armorial bookplate in slipcase. Housed in a custom green cloth clamshell box with chemise.and with a pedigree - it is from the famed Hatton & Cleaver collection. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 129-160. In Cold Blood. A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
Octavo, 343[1] pages; publisher's maroon cloth, printed in gilt and silver, top edges stained black; in the so near fine dust jacket, with price of $5.95 and "1/66" on front flap. "First Printing" stated. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL. A Story of the Buried Life
Author's first book, 626pp., bound in blue cloth lettered in gilt a very good+ copy; FIRST ISSUE, with lower case "g" in the word "greek" on page 308, line 26 and "t" missing in the word "stationed" on page 506, line 23; Scribner's seal on copyright page. Neat owner name on ffep, lettering on spine a bit dull. GONE WITH THE WIND
large octavo, 1037 pages; original gray cloth, lettered in blue; FIRST ISSUE, with "May, 1936" on copyright page. Dust jacket with $3.00 price on front flap and with residue at head and foot, from older jacket protector, loss at spine ends and some tide marks. Book with tape residue at head and foot of front and rear panels and on pastedowns. The Vantage Point (Signed)
Johnson, Lyndon B. Octavo. SIGNED BY LYNDON B. JOHNSON ON HIS BOOKPLATE (not autopen), on the half title. Book is near fine, dust jacket is very good, with laminate starting on edges. Printed card laid in on dedication page of "Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson" with tape residue at edges; "Merry Christmas" on card in an unknown hand. x, 636 pp.- $400
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A New Frigorifick Experiment Shewing How a Considerable Degree of Cold May be Suddenly Produced Without the Help of Snow, Ice, Haile.at Any Time of Year
BOYLE, Robert (After Robert Boyle) Octavo, pp. 255 - 262 of the Philosophical transactions, Number 15. This article is a supplement to Boyle's 1663 publication "New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold." This was published shortly after "Boyle's Law" (1662), stating that the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure. Printed on laid paper, unbound.- $450
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The Civil War. A Narrative
Foote, Shelby First editions, first printings (stated), all in first issue dust jackets; 3 volumes; volume I, Ft. Sumter to Perryville, with $10.00 on front flap and with "11/58" on rear flap - small loss at spine ends of dust jacket and near center of spine. Volume II, Fredericksburg to Meridian, with price of $12.50 and "11/63" on front flap - dust jacket spine slightly fading, small chip at head of jacket spine and 3 inch closed tear along rear fold. Volume III, Red River to Appomattox, with "11/74" on rear flap, front flap is price-clipped. Internally very clean and bright, with no markings of any kind.- $750
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Hemingway, Ernest Octavo, 471 pp. Scribner's "A" on copyright page, and in a very handsome first issue dust jacket, without the photographer's name on rear panel; $2.75 price on front flap. Book is internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind; spine lightly age-toned, pastedowns tanned, as usual with this title.- $1,500
- $1,500
Dombey and Son (20 Parts in 19) Annotated By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton and EXTRA ILLUSTRATED
Dickens, Charles Octavo, with 40 inserted plates by H. K. Browne. Original green printed wrappers; ALL wrappers are correct. Annotated by Dickens bibliographer Thomas Hatton, on verso of plate #1, thus: "Part 1 - Dombey" and with an autograph note by Thomas Hatton laid into part II, showing that the front ad "A New Christmas Tale" is lacking. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED, with portraits of the 4 Dombey children, which were published separately in 1848, by Phiz, are laid in, sans wrapper. Early issue of text: part IX, page 284, 5th and 6th line up, with "Delight" for "Joy." Part XI, page 324, last line, "Captain" is corrected. Part XIII has the earliest state of the Advertiser, with the date "October, 1947" printed without error. Part XIV page 426, line 9, the word "if" is omitted, page 431 with page number present. Part XIX/XX has the 8 line errata and the title page erroneously shows Captain Cuttle's hook on his left hand. Light soiling to the front wrap of part XIV. Plates are very good to fine. Subscriber name on front wrap of parts XII and XIV. Lacking "Gilbert's College Atlas" ad in part I, "A New Christmas Tale" ad in part II, "Gilbert's Dictionary" ad in parts IX and X, and "Lett's Son & Steer" slip in parts X and XI. All other ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present. Spines expertly renewed on some parts. A truly outstanding set and from the Hatton & Cleaver collection. Housed in a tan quarter-leather slipcase, with chemise. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 227-250.- $3,000
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
Dickens, Charles Octavo. In original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19 [i-vii]viii[ix]x-xii[xiii]xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-624. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne. All wrappers are correct, Part VII lacks the rare "Foreign Travel" slip, which is known only in 6 copies, according to Hatton and Cleaver. All other parts are complete, having all the ads, slips and Advertisers called for in Hatton & Cleaver, except the following: Parts X and XI lack the rear ad, "The Pride of London." Part XVI lacks the rear ad, "The Temple of Fashion." Part XIX/XX has the third state of the vignette title and the 14 line errata, which is the second issue. Subscribers names on front wrapper of parts II, III and XVI. Spines are expertly renewed on most parts. Front wrappers of parts II, IX and XV with fore-edge expertly repaired. Plates of part V are browned at edges; all other plates are very good to fine. Tissue guards are in place. Housed in a brown quarter-leather custom slipcase, with chemise. In all a very good set and with a pedigree - it is from the famed Hatton & Cleaver collection. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.- $2,750
- $2,750
Bleak House (In the Original Monthly Parts) Annotated By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton
Dickens, Charles In the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19, in the original green printed wrappers. ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present. FIRST ISSUE OF THE TEXT, uncorrected thus: in part I, page 19, line 6 with "elgble" - part VII, page 209, line 23 with "chair" - part IX, page 275, line 22 with "counsinship." ANNOTATED in part XVII, on the final page of text, as we have seen in other copies: "CNP" meaning "clean and perfect, and with the initials of bibliographer Thomas Hatton ("TH") on the same page. Additionally, laid into part XVII is an autograph note by Thomas Hatton, pertaining to this very part: "17 / Advertisers / Plates / Text" The text in part XVIII is UNOPENED, therefore unread. Several plates are tanned at edges, not affecting illustrations; all other plates are very good to fine. Tissue guards are in place. Several spines have been expertly renewed. Octavo [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. Subscribers name on front wrap of part XIX/XX and the rear wrapper has fore-edge repair. Housed in a handsome green quarter-leather slipcase, with chemise. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pages 275-304.- $7,500
- $7,500
Master Humphrey’s Clock (In 88 Weekly Parts), Comprising “The Old Curiosity Shop” and “Barnaby Rudge.”
Dickens, Charles Quarto. First issue, large octavo in sixes; the 88 weekly parts; [i-viii],[1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-426. Original printed wrappers by Cattermole, 2 frontispieces, 130 woodcuts and 25 initials by Browne; 1 frontispiece and 38 woodcuts by Cattermole; 1 woodcut each by S. Williams and Maclise. A very handsome set, now scarce on the market. All wrappers are correct; a very good set, internally clean and bright; Light soiling to front wrap of part 1 and the rear wrap of part 88. Housed in a handsome maroon quarter leather slipcase, with chemise. Overall, an outstanding set, in collectible condition, and with a pedigree - it is from the famed Hatton & Cleaver collection. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Books, Inc.- $3,000
- $3,000
