Pre 1900 books antique historical 19th century Du Maurier Drummond Browning Thackeray

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1 1865, Stories of the Woods; or, Adventures of Leather-Stocking selected from the “leather-stocking tales” book

COOPER, James Fenimore, entered according to the act of congress 1862, Published by James G. Gregory, Publisher, New York, 345 pages, MDCCCLXV

green covers with gold gilt embossing and text, front cover has been previously repaired with book tape, previous owner name inside front cover, picture plates intact, no loose pages

2 1872 Men of Mark book Cecilia Lucy Brightwell 1872 Butler and Tanner, The Selwood Printing works, 309 pages

Book contains the name plate of Berkeley St. Meth. Sabbath School and the list of library rules.

covers have scuffing and shelf wear, binding is intact with no loose pages,

3 1881 Vanity Fair… A novel without a Hero… excelsior edition illustrated 1881 book… 688 pages, William Makepeace Thackeray, New York The American News Company…

paste down gift plate inside front cover dated 1881,

The first free endpaper along with the first b/w sketch and protective film paper are loose but together from the binding, front cover shows threads at spine but remains attached,

4 1884 Natural Law in the Spiritual World 1884 Henry Drummond book James Pott

As well as an evangelist and missionary, Henry Drummond was a naturalist. He studied physical and mathematical science before dedicating himself fully to Christian ministry. In 1877, he became a lecturer on natural science at the Free Church College. He used his position to share his faith as often as he could. While he studied in preparation for his lectures, Drummond wrote Natural Law in the Spiritual World, in which he explores how the world of religion and spirituality relates to the physical world. He argued that the disconnect between the spiritual and the physical was entirely illusory, and that faith was by no means in conflict with science. Written just a few decades after Darwin s landmark On the Origin of Species, Drummond s reconciliation of the theory of evolution with God s purposes ranks among the most important and influential books concerning Christian faith and scientific progress.

Gold gilt decoration front cover and spine, chocolate brown endpapers, previous owner name penciled, no loose pages, book has been laid flat at page 120 but threads are intact

5 1885 Nineteen Beautiful Years or Sketches of a Girl’s Life, book Francis E. Willard, with introduction by Bishop Foster, and prefatory Note by John G. Whittier 1885 London, Morgan & Scott

Reading copy, First free end paper is missing, binding is intact with no loose pages, chip out of spine, corners are bumped and have small marks from use. Gold gilt lettering is clear, spine is discoloured from age. Please consider photos as part of the description

6 1890 The Black Troopers & other stories book ca 1890, spine is split on one side showing a different title on spine “Dickie’s Misfortunes”, gold gilt paper edges, edges are worn, binging is intact with no loose pages, first free endpaper is cut out,

7 1890 George Eliot Oscar Browning book 1890 Walter Scott London

167 pp, Index, bibliography xiv pages, binding & pages are intact & legible, covers are cloth wrapped with worn corners & edges

8 1891 Tuke book A story for boys Isabel Hornibrook 1891… 116 pages plus pages of ads for additional Books & Magazines, T. Nelson and Sons…

Condition: poor, spine covering is split but intact, quill pen gift inscription to previous owner on first free endpaper dates to 1892, shows shelf wear along all edges and corners, binding is intact, pages are all intact, 2 pages 74 front-75 back are fused together

9 1893 Icelandic Pictures book 1893 Drawn with Pen Pencil Frederick Howell, full gold gilt page edges,

cover shows shelf wear & fraying, covers also show some staining front and back, spine is slightly paper split in sections but threads remain intact, all pages are intact, no writing, no rips, no tears, tissue protective sheet intact on first picture plate,

10 1894 Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush book Ian Maclaren 1894

322 pages, 3 pages advertisements at the rear of the book, gift inscription in quill pen on ffep. cloth cover is scruffy and shows some staining, all pages are intact and legible

11 1894 TRILBY book George Du Maurier 1894, hardcover,

464 pages plus two page ads for Peter Ibbetson and Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

Well illustrated by Du Maurier himself. A classic weird novel. “No mesmerist in fiction has been able to outdo Svengali” [Scarborough’s “Supernatural in Modern Literature”]. Due to Svengali’s influence, Trilby’s personality splits, & she begins to live two distinct lives. Trilby has found her way into the cinema and tv dramas many times beginning in the silent era.

Cream wove cloth with exquisite cover design consisting of wings stamped in gold caught in a spider web, spine gilt, by Margaret Armstrong (unsigned, but attributed in Gullans and Espey). Illustrations throughout by du Maurier. The true and scarce first edition, first serialized in Harpers. The 1894 English triple decker did not retain these illustrations. Immensely popular upon its release, and one of the best selling novels of its time.

This was a landmark book for its introduction of Svengali the hypnotist. It’s said to have inspired The Phantom of the Opera and is set in bohemian Paris. It’s also the first time the phrase “in the altogether” was noted.

binding is split in a few places but the threads remain intact, no loose pages, covers are grubby but the gilt is visible, some edge water staining, Reading copy as reflected by the price.

12 1894 The Silver Rifle book 1894 A Story of the Saranac Lakes C. F. Guernsey, 208 pages

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endapages advertisements for The Lorne and the Castle Series books by Call & Englis Publications

spine slightly cocked, first free endpaper signed and dated to owner, all pages intact, cover colour well preserved

original sewn book cover – worn through spine and front cover,

13 1895 Life’s Fairy Tales book J. A. Mitchell, Author of the Last American, 117 pages 1895

Gorgeous quill gift inscription from a man W. Lees, with love to a woman Rhoda Weston, her initials stamped with personal insignia gold gilt stamps.

Reading copy, Sadly page 5 has come loose from the binding and is badly stained. There is only one word on the page that cannot be read though.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1892. illustrations by C. D. Gibson and others, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. “A slim collection of fifteen very short fairy tales with contemporary settings and sophisticated treatments. A few veer off into the sentimental but most strike a tone of cheerful cynicism that is pleasantly tart: wry without being sour, cheerful despite the clear cold eye they cast on the threadbare tapestry of human life. ‘The Fairy Bishop,’ to take an example, offers up an ironic version of an Ovidian etymological myth. A fairy floating down a New York street sees two girls on a stoop fondling a kitten and, eager to take part in some of this fun, turns himself into a kitten, but is pursued by a pair of malicious boys and their dog. He bounds up some steps and turns himself into a bishop, bringing instant consternation to his pursuers. At the same moment, the owner of the house storms out, thinking to rescue the kitten from the boys. The fairy explains his true identity and offers to reward the man for his good intentions. What is his fondest wish? The man is an Episcopalian clergyman, enervated by the tedious demands of his career. He would like to become – a family coachman. ‘That is asking more than you realize,’ replied the bishop. ‘You are probably laboring under the common delusion that a family coachman is mentally inferior to an Episcopal clergyman.’ Nevertheless, the wish is granted, and, in fact, prompts a series of similar transformations. ‘So whenever you see a coachman whose intense respectability suggests a clerical origin, you will understand how it came about.’ Eleven of the stories are minor gems, fit to put alongside the work of John Collier or Oscar Wilde. An underrated — or, more accurately, unknown — book that deserves a wider audience. The illustrations add to the charm of the book.” – Robert Eldridge. Bleiler

14 1897 The Business Guide – Safe Methods of business book 1897

Seventh edition revised and enlarged by J. E. Hansford and other noted specialists, published by J. L. Nichols, 1897,

Sections on penmanship, flourishes, proper construction of letters, drafts, leases. Also sections on accounting, recognizing counterfeit money, banking and interest tables, population of cities, how to measure ear corn in a crib, how to find weight of cattle by measurement, and BUSHELS MORE.

Condition , overall poor, but BINDING is intact with no loose pages, inner corner of the bottom of page 24/25 has been torn but remains, does not affect legibility covers are very worn and show lots of shelf wear, inside back cover are pencilled notations, all text is legible

15 1897 Revised Statutes of Ontario 1897 book Vol.III, Chapters 322-342, pages 3797-3898

Printed By L. K. Cameroan, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1902

Being a consolidation and revision of certain Imperial Statutes Relating to Property and Civil Rights Incorporated into the Law of Ontario by Virtue of Provincial Legislation up to the end of the year 1897, with an appendix containing 1) Imperial Constitutional Statutes. 2) Imperial Statutes of General Practical Utility, passed since 15 October, 1792 in Force in Ontario, Ex Proprio Vigore. 3) The Habeas Corpus Act. and 4) A Table of Imperial Statutes in Force in Canada Ex Proprio Vigore, at the end of the year 1901.

Condition: NO RIPS, NO TEARS, No Writing BINDING IS INTACT WITH NO LOOSE PAGES, covers show substantial SHELF WEAR especially at the corners

16 1898 The Brock Family… A.L.O.M., Also known as A Lady of Manitoba. Pseudonym of Mrs. M.J. Frank. 263 pages…

Condition:spine has a broken piece still affixed, covers are scuffed and show wear at the edges and corners, first free endpaper has previous owner gift inscription, binding…used, pages are intact, shows some shelf wear

17 1899 Collections and Recollections 1899 Harper and brothers book

Decorated tan cloth with pictorial stylized floral arrangements on front and back covers and spine probably by decorative designers (no logo) with titles in gilt on both covers and spine and gilt top. previous owner marked number on outer spine in white, binding is intact with no loose pages, no writing,

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18 The LIfe and exploration of Dr Livingstone, Adam & Company, ca 1899, dark green boards, gold gilt page edging, binding is intact with no loose pages, no writing