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novelist and historian. Remembered for a controversial history of the U.
S and for a novel set on Mars. Endowed with great ability, in youth a
secularist, in middle life a spiritualist, and in his later years a champion
of feudalism and absolutism, and in particular an embittered adversary
of the American Union.
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SKINNER (John Edwin Hilary).
After the Storm; or,
Jonathan and his neighbours in 1865-6. In two volumes.
Richard
Bentley,
1866. FIRST (?ONLY) EDITION, pp xv, 312: v, 369,2
vols in 1, 8vo, recent quarter calf: nice
Skinner (1839-94), special correspondent. An account of his travels in
the US, Canada (the `Tendon Achilles’ of the British Empire and
advocating its independence) and Mexico.
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€150-€180 (£120-£144 approx.)
946
.
[JAMES (George P. R.)].
Henry Masterton; or, The
Adventures of a Young Cavalier. Revised and corrected by the
author.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 61),
1837
With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title-page,
pages (2), 494, without the series title, small 8vo, contemporary
half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt:
some light foxing of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
JAMES (George P. R.).
The
Man at Arms; or, Henri de Cerons; a romance. Third edition.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 93),
1844. With
engraved frontispiece portrait of James and series title, pages (2),
332, small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive green morocco,
gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some light foxing of endleaves, but
still a very good copy.
From this volume forward, volumes in this series were issued without an
additional engraved title-page.
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[JAMES (George P. R.)].
Darnley; or, The Field of the
Cloth of Gold.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 53),
1836. With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title-
page, pages xiii, 496, with the series title, small 8vo,
contemporary half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top
edges gilt: some light foxing of endleaves, but still a very good
copy.
The first one-volume edition, with a new 4-page preface by the
author.
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[JAMES (George P. R.)].
De l’Orme.
Richard Bentley
(Bentley’s Standard Novels series 56),
1837. With engraved
frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages vii,
(1),519, (1), with the series title, small 8vo, contemporary half
deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some
light foxing of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
The first one-
volume edition, with a new 4-page preface by the author.
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[JAMES (George P. R.)].
Philip Augustus; or, The Brothers
in Arms. Revised, corrected, and illustrated with notes, etc. by
the author.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 59),
1837. With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title-
page, pages vi, (2), 463, (1), with the series title, small 8vo,
contemporary half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top
edges gilt: some light foxing of endleaves, but still a very good
copy.
First one-vol edition, with some minor corrections and a new preface by
the author.
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LEE (Sophia and Harriet).
Canterbury Tales. Revised,
corrected, and illustrated with a new preface by Harriet Lee. In
two volumes.
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley (Bentley’s
Standard Novels series 12 & 13),
1832. With engraved frontispieces
and additional engraved title-pages, pages xix, 455, (1): (6),518,
with the the series titles,2 vols, small 8vo, contemporary half
deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: light
endpaper foxing, but still a very good copy.
An important revised
edition.
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[BULWER-LYTTON (Edward G. E. L.), Baron Lytton].
Eugene Aram: a tale …
Richard Bentley, (successor to Henry
Colburn), (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 34),
1833. With engraved
frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages viii, 384,
with the series title, small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive
green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some light foxing
of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
Includes ‘Eugene Aram; a
tragedy’, with advertisement by the author dated November, 1833.
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[BULWER-LYTTON (Edward G. E. L.), Baron Lytton].
Paul Clifford. By the author of …
Richard Bentley, (successor to
Henry Colburn), (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 47),
1835. With
engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages
xvi, 469, (1), with the series title, small 8vo, contemporary half
deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some
light foxing of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
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[BULWER-LYTTON (Edward G. E. L.), Baron Lytton].
The Last Days of Pompeii. By the author of …
Richard Bentley
(Bentley’s Standard Novels series 72),
1839. With engraved
frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages xv, 419,
(1), with the series title, small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive
green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some light foxing
of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
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MAXWELL (William Hamilton).
The Fortunes of Hector
O’Halloran.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 109),
1851. With engraved frontispiece but without series title, pages
iv, 432, small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive green morocco,
gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some light foxing of endleaves, but
still a very good copy.
From vol 93 onwards in this series, no
additional engraved title-pages were issued.
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MITFORD (Mary Russell).
Belford Regis; or, Sketches of
a Country Town.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series
102),
1846. With engraved frontispiece and series title, pp (9),
439, (1), small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive green
morocco, gilt, gilt spine, t. e. g.: light endpaper foxing, a very
good copy.
From vol 93 onwards in this series, no additional engraved
title-pages were issued.
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MURRAY (Charles Augustus).
The Prairie-Bird.
Richard
Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 98),
1845. FIRST ONE
VOLUME EDITION, with engraved frontispiece and series
title, pp vii,581, (1), small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive
green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: some light foxing
of endleaves, but still a very good copy.
From vol 93 onwards in
this series, no additional engraved title-pages were issued.
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PORTER (Anna Maria).
The Hungarian Brothers.
Revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction,
notes, etc. by the author.
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
(Bentley’s Standard Novels series 11),
1832. With engraved
frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages (2), vii,
328, with the half-title but without the series title, small 8vo,
contemporary half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top
edges gilt: light endpaper foxing, but still a very good copy.
An
important revised edition.
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PORTER (Jane).
The Scottish Chiefs, a romance. Revised,
corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, notes, etc. by
the author. In two volumes.
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
(Bentley’s Standard Novels series 7 and 8),
1831. With engraved
frontispiece and additional engraved title-page, pages (2), vii,
328, with the half-title but without the series title, small 8vo,
contemporary half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top
edges gilt: with light endpaper foxing, but still a very good copy.
An important revised edition.
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PORTER (Jane).
Thaddeus of Warsaw. Revised, corrected,
and illustrated with a new introduction, notes, etc. by the
author.
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard
Novels series 4),
1831. With engraved frontispiece and additional
engraved title-page, pages xxii (i. e. xxiv), 440, with the series
title, small 8vo, contemporary half deep olive green morocco,
gilt, gilt spine, top edges gilt: with light endpaper foxing, but still
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