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Falconer, William

The Poetical Works: With a Fore-Edge Painting of a British Flagged Frigate. [Fore-Edge Painting].

London : William Pickering, 1836.

Octavo, bound in straight-grain full green morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges gilt. With a fore-edge painting of a British-flagged three-masted frigate, sails full, with land on the horizon.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-52023
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Walton, Izaak; Charles Cotton; Harris Nicolas

The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing Written by Izaak Walton and Instructions on How to Angle For A Trout of Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton.

London : William Pickering, 1836.

First Nicolas edition of this classic of English literature. Quarto, two volumes bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engravedContinue reading "The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing Written by Izaak Walton and Instructions on How to Angle For A Trout of Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-135618
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Whittier, John Greenleaf

Mogg Megone, A Poem.

Boston : Light & Stearns, 1836.

First edition of Whittier’s well-received narrative of the life of legendary 17th century Indian warrior Mogg Megone. BAL 21697. 16mo, original cloth with gilt title within an arabesque gilt frame to the front panel. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco folding chemise case. From the library of noted American journalist andContinue reading "Mogg Megone, A Poem."

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-133021
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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, with the first state Veller title page, with 43 engraved plates by Seymour andContinue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-99840
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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in three full quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with 43 engraved plates by Seymour and Browne. In very good condition.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-121789
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Dickens, Charles and John Forster

Works of Charles Dickens.

London 1837-1874.

Finely bound collection of a selection of Dickens’ works as well as Foster’s acclaimed biography. Octavo, 16 volumes uniformly bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, red and green contrasting morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The collection is comprised of: aContinue reading "Works of Charles Dickens."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-131992
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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full twentieth-century olive morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Forty-three engraved platesContinue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148735
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Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full polished calf bound by Bayntun with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-148216
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Worsdworth, Christopher

Athens and Attica: Journal of a Residence There.

London : John Murray, 1837.

Finely bound edition of Wordsworth’s work on Athens and Attica. Octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. In good condition. Armorial bookplateContinue reading "Athens and Attica: Journal of a Residence There."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-138672
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McGuffey, William

The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, From the Best American and English Writers. With Copious Rules for Reading, and Directions for Avoiding Common Errors.

Cincinnati : Published by Truman and Smith, 1838.

Finely bound sixth edition of the fourth McGuffey Reader. Octavo, bound in full contemporary mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt. In very good condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-140352
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Translated by George Sale

The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English Immediately from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, Taken from the Most Approved Commentators.

London : Charles Daly, 1838.

New edition of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate directly from the Arabic into English. Octavo, original cloth with titles in gilt on the spine, frontispiece with engraved folding plate with plan and view of Mecca, folding engraved map with inset view of Mecca, and 3 engraved genealogical tables (2Continue reading "The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English Immediately from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, Taken from the Most Approved Commentators."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-147826
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Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher’s decorated dark green cloth with gilt titles and gilt pictorial vignettes to the spines, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi and 12 illustrations by George Cruikshank. With the 36-page undated publisher’s catalogue bound-in at the end ofContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-121730
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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, first issue of Dickens’ classic work with “Boz” title pages and the “Fireside” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red, illustrated with 24 plates by George Cruikshank. In very good condition. Text blocks trimmed, without half-titles or advertisements,Continue reading "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-133501
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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition, second printing with “By Boz” to each title page and the “Church” plate. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full brown calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple ruled gilt to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Original cloth bound in at rear of each volume.Continue reading "Oliver Twist."

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$9,200.00
Item Number: RRB-15010
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1838-39.

First edition in the original monthly parts, mixed issue of this titular hero’s journey through hardship. Octavo, original blue-green wrappers, 20 parts in 19 volumes, dated April 1838-October 1839. Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Dickens by Finden after Daniel Maclise, and 38 out of 39 black and white etched plates by “Phiz” or HablotContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149369
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Dickens, Charles

The Selected Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Master Humphrey’s Clock, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times. For These Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, The Uncommercial Traveller, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

London : Chapman and Hall; Bradbury and Evans, 1838-1870.

Finley bound collection of the selected works of Charles Dickens. Octavo, 15 volumes finely bound in full straight grain morocco by Carss & Co. with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and double gilt-ruled inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Selected Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Master Humphrey’s Clock, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times. For These Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, The Uncommercial Traveller, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149516
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Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition in the rare original cloth of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes, original pink cloth with floral design stamped in blind, gilt titles and detailing of a clown to the spine, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi, with 11 illustrations by George Cruikshank. Mixed state withContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-149060
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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of one of Dickens’ most recognizable works, with “By Boz” to each title page and the corrected “Church” plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in full levant red morocco by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and central giltContinue reading "Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150707
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Dickens, Charles

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First edition of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes bound in full polished calf by Root with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings to the panels, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”"

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148217
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Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist.

London : Richard Bentley, 1838.

First editions of Dickens’s classic second novel. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, mixed issue with “Boz” on title and the “Church” plate in place ofContinue reading "Oliver Twist."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-146153
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full calf by Root and Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 40 plates. In near fine condition, remnant of a bookplate to the front freeContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-137984
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers gilt topstain, with 39 engraved plates by Phiz, frontispiece portrait of Dickens. First issueContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-121563
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, illustrated with 40 plates. In near fine condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-133790
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition, first issue in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, with 39 engraved plates by Phiz, frontispiece portrait of Dickens. First issue withContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-147628
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