Sales catalogue 629: Maggs Bros

Date:
1936
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/166
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 629: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In a TriaL BINDING. 162 GRAND (Sarah). The Heavenly Twins. First EDITION. 3 vols. Post 8vo, original cloth. London, 1893. &15 15s An unique copy bound in red cloth (probably as a trial); the book was afterwards issued in green cloth. From the Library of Edmund Gosse, who has written on fly-leaf of Vol. I: “This is a Copy of the book not as it was published, but as it was originally printed for the Author at Warrington, without revision. Not more than three or four copies of this private edition exist. E.G.” 163 HALIBURTON (T. C).. Collection of First Editions (‘“ The Clockmaker ” is the first illustrated edition). 18 vols., post 8vo. Half morocco gilt, uncut, t.e.g. London, 1840-60. &7 18s Comprising :— The Clockmaker. 3 vols. 1843. Traits of American Humour, by The Letter Bag of the Great Native Authors. 3 vols. 1852. Western. 1840. Sam Slick’s Wise Saws and Modern The Attaché; or Sam Slick in Instances. 2 vols. 1853. England. 2 vols. 1843. Nature and Human Nature. 2 vols. Ditto. Second and Last Series. 1855. 2 vols. 1844. The Season Ticket. 1860. The Old Judge; or Life in a Colony. 2 vols. 1849. 164 HARDY (Thomas). Under the Greenwood Tree. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., crown 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London. 1872. £35 165 HOFLAND (Mrs.). Tales of the Manor. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols., post 8vo, uncut copy in oe boards, with the paper labels. London, 1822, £3 3s 166 ——— Tales of the Priory. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols., post 8vo, uncut copy in original boards, with the paper labels. London, 1820. £3 3s 167 ——— Reflection. A Tale. Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, uncut copy in original boards, with paper label. London, 1826. 15s 168 ——— Self-Denial. A Tale. Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, uncut copy in original boards, with the paper label. London, 1827. 15s PRESENTATION Copy. 169 HUDSON (W. H.). Idle Days in Patagonia. Illustrated by A. Hartley and J. Smit. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London, 1893. &8 15s Presentation Copy with autograph inscription: :—‘‘ Miss Hannah Poland from W. H. Hudson. Nov. 2, 1906.” PRESENTATION Copy. 170 ——— A Little Boy Lost. FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, original buckram. London, 1905. £8 15s With the Author’s inscription on fly-leaf:—‘‘ Frances Hooper from her friend W. H. Hudson, Oct. 18, 1905.” [19 ]
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