Literature from Quercus Rare Books

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1859. First published in 1855, this is the first volume of Trollopes "Chronicles of Bartshire." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, the "Copyright Edition." (Starting in 1840, and continuing for one hundred years the Tauchnitz editions protected author's rights on the European continent.) Maroon leather binding with titling and decorations in gilt on… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1870. These Sanskrit tales of the vetala - a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit appearing as a jinn - date from the eleventh century. The explorer-adventurer Richard Francis Burton,was a talented linguist, and may have spoken upwards of forty languages; he had a fascination for Eastern folk tales and eroticism. His translation… Read more about this item

London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1890. Carroll's fairy tale was first published in 1889; this is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a Later Printing from a year later. Bound in variant blue cloth with decorative stamping in black and gilt on spine and front cover. Titling in gilt. Clean text; xxi, 400 pages; with two pages of… Read more about this item

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1898. First published in 1873; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing. Red cloth binding, blindstamped "Cambridge Classics" on the front cover; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 271 pages; top-edge is gilt. Frontis and six other full-page illustrations by William L. Sheppard; many… Read more about this item

New York: Printed By George F. Hopkins for Self, and Brown & Stansbury, 1801. The first of the collaborations between the popular Irish novelist and her father, considered to be a foundational work in the field of modern education. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated]. A scarce early American imprint - with some issues.… Read more about this item

New York: United States Book Company Successor to John W. Lovell Company, 1890. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition, containing some of Kipling's most famous poems. Maroon cloth binding with titling and decorations in gilt on the spine and front cover; bevelled edges. The first state printing, with "Lovell" on the spine. Clean text;… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Co., Publishers, 1887. One of Haggard's most popular and famed novels. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a reprinted edition, probably an early pirate. There is no publication date, but there is a gift inscription on the first free endpaper that is dated 1887, two years after the original publication. Brown cloth decorative binding… Read more about this item

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Red cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover, which has the Longmans device and ruling in silver. Clean text; 295 pages, with an eight-page catalog in the rear. Profusely illustrated [23]. Vintage bookplate on the front paste-down.… Read more about this item

London & New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1854. One of Bulwer-Lytton's most popular novels, and still well-regarded critically. It was first serialized in Blackwood's and then issued in three volumes in 1849. This is a Very Good copy presented in a fine binding by W.H. Smith & Son. Marbled paper covered boards with green leather spine and tips; ruling… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Company Publishers, 1872. First published in America by Holt & Williams in 1872; this is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a printing from the same year by a different publisher. [there was no copyright protection at this time.] A scarce title. Green ribbed cloth binding with titling in gilt on the… Read more about this item

Troy, New York: Nims & Knight, 1889. Gogol wrote this historical romnce in the 1830s; itwas first published in America by Crowell in 1886; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing from three years later. Dark blue cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; frontis engraving of Gogol; ;xxv,… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898. A military romance about "a victim of the Napoleonic idea." A scarce title. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Bright yellow cloth binding with decorations and titling on the cover and spine in maroon and gilt. Clean text; 340 pages, with a two-page catalog… Read more about this item

London: C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1898. An alternative military history about "a man who is a victim of the Napoleonic idea." This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition. Dark blue cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 357 pages, with a one-page advert in the rear. The paper … Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. One of Haggard's early novels, appearing after his blockbuster "King Solomon's Mines," that features a greedy publisher who is marooned with the female protagonist. Partly an adventure story that evolves into a legal thriller, This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Marbled paper-covered boards with maroon leather tips and spine.… Read more about this item

London: J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1721. Joseph Addison (1672-1719] is probably most known today for his collaborations with Richard Steele, but he was famed in his own time for his translations from of the Roman poets, as well as his own efforts in Latin. While a fellow at Oxford he published this anthology [1699] and made his reputation for… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Conrad's second book, perhaps under-rated due to its appearance just prior to his three greatest works; still, a worthy read. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Green cloth binding with decorations and titling in black, red, and gilt. The front cover features the logo for Appleton's "Town and… Read more about this item

[East Aurora, New York]: The Roycrofters, 1916. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) was inspired by William Morris to found the Roycrofters [in 1895] as an American branch of the Arts & Crafts movement; the shop survived until 1938. Here are nineteen essays, detailing his thoughts on a variety of subjects. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, which was… Read more about this item

London: David Stott, 1887. A collection of twenty pieces that was published as a fund-raising effort. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Not a common book. Turquoise cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover; six of the authors are listed; beveled edges. Clean text; 203 pages, all nicely bright. There… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: Archibald Constable and Co. & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Murray; and Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1821. Walter Scott was the first editor of "Sir Tristrem." There is academic argument that ithe original is actually not in a Scottish dialect, as Scott believed. His version was first published in 1804. Here is Volume III only… Read more about this item

Lyon: Presso SAVY, 1822. Tasso's great epic presented here in miniature. Two volumes, just 4" tall, in Italian. Marbled paper-covered boards with red leather spines. Titled in English in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 328 pages and 335 pages. Very Good (Plus) condition; very light wear, mainly on the edges of the boards. Easily carried when on a quest.… Read more about this item