Various Allen Grant (9 results)

Half-Leather. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition. The Leather parts are rubbed , worn. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY.Please email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Various Artists & Engravers Including Dewey Bates, H.W. Brewer, Herbert Gandy and Others (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Short novels include: The Devil's House. A Romance of Norway & The Thorpe Mystery A Tale of the Fens by Heber DANIELS [ie Farquhar PALLISER]. Short stories include: His Exile, The Diamond Beetle, A Modern Esau, Le Dessous des Cartes & The Tale of a Kite by F. C. PHILIPS, A Dulditch Courting by Mary E. MANN, The Great Oriental Seer by Grant ALLEN, A Diamond Star by John Strange WINTER. Original pale green cloth, lettered and decorated in darker green on boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Cloth darkened, with split along lower hing, bookplate on front pastedown, fair. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contains: A Deplorable Affair by W. E. NORRIS. Complete serialisation. A Strange Elopement by W. Clark RUSSELL. Complete serialisation. Articles and short stories include: Collaboration, Mrs Humphry Ward & Nona Vincent by Henry JAMES, Dumbledowndreary Come to Life Again by G. A. SALA, Memories of Fontainbleau by Grant ALLEN, A Girl of the Period by Mrs OLIPHANT, Muleback in Morocco by Stanley J. WEYMAN, Rustic Simplicity by Barry PAIN, On the Western Circuit by Thomas HARDY, Among the Western Song-Men by S. BARING-GOULD. Black leather over blue black cloth; raised band and maroon leather title label on spine. Light scuffing, undated signature on front free endpaper, very good. A heavy volume (over 2 kg wrapped) which will require additional postage. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Contains: Rainbow Gold by David Christie Murray. First half of ongoing serialisation. The Talk of the Town by James Payn. Conclusion of serialisation. Court Royal by S. Baring-Gould. Start of serialisation. Short stories include: The Two Carnegies Grant Allen, Miss Wilmington's Garden Party by Stanley J. Weyman. Original blindstamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine darkened with small splits at top, good. A heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Contains: The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey. First half of serialisation. Short stories include: King Pepin and Sweet Clive & The Deanery Ball by Stanley J. Weyman, The Old Woman of the Sea, The Romance of Paulilatino & A Slight Misunderstanding by W. E. Norris, The Backslider & The Reverend John Cready by Grant Allen. Original blindstamped red cloth, lettered in gilt. 4 cm split to cloth and 1 cm loss at head of spine, but contents clean and tight: fair only. A heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Short novels include: The Devil's House. A Romance of Norway & The Thorpe Mystery A Tale of the Fens by Heber DANIELS [ie Farquhar PALLISER]. Short stories include: His Exile, The Diamond Beetle, A Modern Esau, Le Dessous des Cartes & The Tale of a Kite by F. C. PHILIPS, A Dulditch Courting by Mary E. MANN, The Great Oriental Seer by Grant ALLEN, A Diamond Star by John Strange WINTER. Original pale green cloth, lettered and decorated in darker green on boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Lightly marked, a little foxing, page edges tanned, good. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contains: Our Great Naval Hero. Pictures from the Life of Nelson by W. Clark RUSSELL. 5 articles (of 6). Short stories include: Poor Jack! By W. Clark RUSSELL, "The Wisest Aunt Telling the Saddest Tale" by Andrew LANG, Entirely Accidental & Llanfihangel Skerries by Grant ALLEN, The History of Clare Tollison by Barry PAIN, The Goldmine of Kertch Bar & The Passenger to Cudgellico by Morley ROBERTS, An Indiana Campaign by Stephen CRANE, Mrs Peekskill's Spirometer by Julian HAWTHORNE, A Mystery of the Balkans by Percy ANDRAE, Foster's Letter of Mark A Tale of Old Sydney by Louis BECKE and Walter JEFFERY, The Conciliator of Christendom & Marguerite's Carnival by Israel ZANGWILL, My Unwilling Neighbour by Frank R. STOCKTON, The Light on the Tower by George GISSING, In the Devil's Cradle by Max PEMBERTON, The Fate of Mrs Clinton by Louis BECKE, Our Novel by A. E. W. MASON, The Third by Katharine S. MACQUOID, Softy by Arthur GRIFFITHS, In the Deep of Time by G. P. LATHROP, The Price of a Necklace by Emily GERARD. Late C19th deep maroon leather over purple beaded cloth; raised bands, gilt decorations and red leather title label to spine; marbled endpapers; all edges marbled. Spine lightly sunned, a few specks on boards, a little foxing, very good. A very heavy item (2 kg+) which will require additional charges for delivery by courier. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Contains: Mohawks by M. E. Braddon. Chapters XXIX - XXXVII of ongoing serialisation. Disappeared by Sarah Tytler. Chapters I - IV of ongoing serialisation. That Other Person by Margaret Hunt (anonymously). Chapters XXXI - XXXVI of ongoing serialisation. Short stories include: An Old Maid's Husband by Wilkie Collins, At the Pothick by Margaret Hunt, Experiences on a Life-Buoy by Verney Lovett Cameron, Ghastly Doesn't Describe It by Elsa D'Esterre-Keeling, The Hailstone Competition by Eden Phillpotts, Mary of Barlinhough by Paul Cushing, Mr Pierrepoint's repentance by Grant Allen, Their Last Resource by Mrs Hungerford. Late C19th black leather over blue marbled boards; raised bands and red leather title label on spine; brown endpapers. A couple of small scrapes on leather, a little foxing, very good. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.…

[Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Two volumes. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.[4] 804; pp.[4] 804. With frequent black and white illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges speckled red. Clean internally, with moderate wear to cloth, including some wrinkling to spine of volume 15, and a crack to the binding of volume 16, manifesting at p.595. An attractive, practical pair. Very good. A significant collection, including all seven parts of Doyle's 'Round the Fire' stories, and all ten parts of both Meade / Eustace's 'The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings' and Allen's 'Miss Cayley's Adventures' - a pair of detective novels featuring strong female lead-characters. Also including numerous interesting short pieces by other authors, including H.G. Wells.…