Nine (9) books by Walter Pater (1839-1894), first editions, uniformly bound by Riviere & Son in dark blue half leather and complementary blue cloth, with gold tooled titles, accents, 5 raised bands, and dates of publication; top edges gilt, 12mo. 8 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in. Bookplate of Lillian Stokes Gillespie in each. Titles Include: STUDIES IN THE HISTORY […]

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, by H.G. Wells. New York and London: Harper Brothers, 1898. First American Edition, Octavo, 291pp, hardbound in teal cloth decorated with a green floral design, gilt stamped title and author on cover and spine. 7 1/2 in H x 5 1/2 in W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with slight wear to the cloth […]

1st Item:  MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE COMPOSED ORIGINALLY FOR THE USE OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES by Thomas Jefferson. Columbus, Ohio: Jonathan Phillips, 1848. 12mo. 245pp, plus population table.  2nd Item:  NOTES ON THE SETTLEMENT AND INDIAN WARS OF THE WESTERN PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA, FROM THE YEAR 1763 UNTIL THE YEAR 1783 INCLUSIVE […]

A grouping of ten (10) 19th Century First Edition books, by William Wordsworth, George Cruikshank, Leigh Hunt, and Oliver Goldsmith. 1st Item: THE WHITE DOE OF RYLSTONE; Or the Fate of the Nortons. A poem, by William Wordsworth. First edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece by J.C. Bromley after Sir George Beaumont. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and […]

Eight (8) volumes of the works of Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), first editions, seven of which are uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary full red leather with marbled boards, raised spine bands, and gilt titles, dates, and accents. From the personal library of Lillian Stokes Gillespie (1869-1915). Volumes include:  PHANTASMAGORIA and Other Poems, London: MacMillan and Co., […]

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). London: MacMillan and Co., 1866. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel (illustrator). Octavo. 192pp. Second (First Published) Edition; first Issue with page 30 correctly numbered and the  inverted “S” on the last line of the contents page. Bound in London by Wood (likely Henry T. Wood […]

MIDDLEMARCH: A STUDY OF PROVINCIAL LIFE, Vol. I-IV First Edition, by George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans), Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1871-72. Hardcover 12mo. Bound by Stikeman & Co. in 3/4 brown calf and marbled papers; with gilt stamped covers and spines, five raised hubs, with marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, gilt top edges. Originally issued […]

Twenty-seven (27) First Edition books by George Eliot, (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans), plus three (3) biographical books by her husband, J.W. Cross. Published by Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1858-84, except where noted. Hardcover 12mos. Uniform late 19th C. bindings by Stikeman & Co., 3/4 brown calf and marbled papers; with gilt stamped covers and […]