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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$572.18
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London : J M Dent and Company, 1893 A nice early illustrated copy of Pride and Prejudice, complete in 2 volumes, with black and white frontispieces, decorative title pages, and 2 further black and white plates per volume by William Cooke. Part of 'The Novels of Jane Austen' series - a set of 10 volumes published by Dent and edited… Read more about this item Item Price
$572.18
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1894
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- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$2,924.45
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London : George Allen , 1894 A very good copy of the 1st publication of the 'Peacock Edition' of Pride and Prejudice with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. In the original green decorative cloth binding with gilt peacock design to front board and gilt designs to spine. Aeg. With numerous black and white illustrations by Thomson. The binding has been… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,924.45
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N
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- Quarter Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$534.03
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London: The Gresham Publishing Co A near fine copy in decorative quarter morocco binding with design by Talwin Morris. Undated but probably around 1910. With black and white frontispiece and 5 further plates by Chris Hammond. The binding has a very bright spine with light scuffing and wear at the spine ends. The waxed moss cloth sides are very… Read more about this item Item Price
$534.03
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Published
- 1892
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- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$139.86
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London : J M Dent and Company, 1892 A very good to near fine copy of the first issue of Dent's illustrated edition of Persuasion. In the original pale green cloth binding with gilt decoration and titles to the front board and spine. Issued as part of the 'Novels of Jane Austen' series with a preface by Brimley Johnson, a… Read more about this item Item Price
$139.86
Sense and Sensibility Vols I & II
by Jane Austen
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
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- 1893
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- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$254.30
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London: J M Dent and Company, 1893 A very good copy of J M Dent's illustrated edition of Sense and Sensibility (1st published in this form in 1892; this is the 3rd printing from January 1893). It is complete in 2 volumes and was issued originally as part of a 10 volume set, edited by Brimley Johnson, with each having… Read more about this item Item Price
$254.30
The Outsider
by Albert Camus
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2011
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$82.65
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London: The Folio Society, 2011 A near fine to fine copy of the 1st Folio Society edition in near fine slipcase with 7 full page colour illustrations and binding illustration by Matthew Richardson. The binding is in lovely clean condition with a couple of very tiny dots at the top spine end. Contents fine. The slipcase has a small mark… Read more about this item Item Price
$82.65
The Scarlet Letter and The House with the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- Used - Near Fine
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- N
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- Quarter Leather
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- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$63.58
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London: The Gresham Publishing Co A near fine copy in quarter leather binding with gilt design by Talwyn Morris to spine. With black and white frontispiece and 5 further black and white plates by John H Bacon. Undated but probably circa 1910. The binding is very bright and clean with light rubbing to spine ends and light wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
$63.58
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1892
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$241.58
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London : J M Dent and Company, 1892 A very good copy of the first issue of J M Dent's illustrated edition of Mansfield Park. In the original pale green cloth with gilt decoration and titles to the front board and spine. Issued in 2 volumes as part of 'The Novels of Jane Austen' series edited and with prefaces by… Read more about this item Item Price
$241.58
Emma Vols I & II
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Published
- 1892
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$381.45
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London: J M Dent and Company, 1892 First issue of this edition of Emma, complete in 2 volumes and illustrated by William C Cooke. Each volume with black and white frontispiece, red and black title page, and 2 further black and white illustrations. Originally issued in a 10 volume set, each title has a preface by R Brimley Johnson giving… Read more about this item Item Price
$381.45
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M R James
by M R James
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$534.03
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London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1931 A very good copy of the first collected edition of M R James Ghost Stories in the original black cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. The binding is very bright and clean. There are small scuffs on the boards visible at some angles, and light pulling to spine ends. There is a tiny… Read more about this item Item Price
$534.03
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Mulliner Omnibus
by P G Wodehouse
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$1,525.80
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London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1935 A very good copy of the 1st edition in the scarce wrapper. The book is in a clean, bright and sound binding with dark blue colouring to the top page edges. The spine ends are lightly pulled and there are a couple of very small marks on the back board, which has a small indentation… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,525.80
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The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1915
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$305.16
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London: Martin Secker, 1915 A good copy of the first UK edition as a single titled volume in the original cloth binding. The binding has some faded areas at the top of the front board and the spine but it is clean and sound. The fading affects the brightness of the gilt on the front board title. There is pulling… Read more about this item Item Price
$305.16
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Emma
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Published
- 1898
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- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$610.32
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London and New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898 A good to very good copy of the Macmillan edition of Emma with Hugh Thomson illustrations. First issued in 1896, this is the second reprint. In the original red cloth binding with beautiful gilt decoration to the front board and spine designed by A Turbayne. All edges gilt. With numerous black… Read more about this item Item Price
$610.32
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The Man With Two Left Feet
by P G Wodehouse
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1917
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$5,086.00
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1917 A good copy of the rare 1st edition, which marks the first appearance of Bertie Wooster. In the original light red cloth binding which has been expertly rebacked and is sound and tight. The cloth on the spine is faded and browned. The boards have some light marking (more obvious on the back board)… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,086.00
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Piccadilly Jim
by P G Wodehouse
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1917
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$165.30
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1917 A good copy in the original cloth binding with coloured frontispiece and 7 further colour plates by May Wilson Preston. 1st edition, 1st issue with 'Copyright, 1916' on the verso of the title page. The binding is clean and sound. It has been rebacked, relaying the original cloth spine. A matching title label… Read more about this item Item Price
$165.30
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$101.72
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London : Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1961 A very good copy of the 1st edition in good jacket. The binding is bright and clean. It is slightly cocked to the front. There is some darkening at the spine ends and light wear to corners with a small bump at the bottom front corner. Internally there is an old ownership signature… Read more about this item Item Price
$101.72
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Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$572.18
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London and New York : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897 A very good copy of the first Macmillan edition with Hugh Thomson illustrations. In the original red decorative cloth binding with gilt page edges and decorative yellow endpapers. The binding has intricate gilt decoration to the spine and front board which was designed by Turbayne. It is in very good… Read more about this item Item Price
$572.18
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Emma
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
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- Half-Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$508.60
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London: George Routledge and Sons A very good copy of the George Routledge edition of Emma in recent half leather binding with marbled paper sides. Undated, but published between 1866 and 1878. To our knowledge this edition was issued with a black and white frontispiece. This copy has a hand coloured frontispiece which is therefore likely to have been coloured… Read more about this item Item Price
$508.60
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Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1902
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$178.01
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London : J M Dent & Co, 1902 A good set in the original decorative cloth bindings, edited by R Brimley Johnson, and with 12 colour plates by H M Brock. 3rd edition thus. The bindings have gilt titles to spine and front board. The top page edges are gilt; the remaining edges are uncut. With half titles, showing that… Read more about this item Item Price
$178.01
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Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
by Jane Austen
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$597.60
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London and New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897 A good copy of the first edition with Hugh Thomson illustrations in the original red decorative cloth binding with intricate gilt decoration to the front board and spine. Aeg. With decorative endpapers, and numerous black and white illustrations by Hugh Thomson. The front board is very bright and clean. The top… Read more about this item Item Price
$597.60