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1891ref. 866P16London: Macmillan and Co 1891. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Hugh Thomson. Hugh Thomson's beautifully illustrated large paper edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's charming village novel. The large paper edition.'Cranford' is a popular novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell which was originally published in instalments in Charles Dickens' 'Household Words'. It isn't a plot-driven bookmainly relying on satirical sketches of small town customs in Victorian England.Illustrated with a frontispiece and many in-text engravings throughout. Gaskell was one of the most popular female writers of her time also writing 'Mary Barton' 'North and South' and 'Wives and Daughters'. She was good friends with Charlotte Bronte writing a biography about her after her death.Illustrated by Hugh Thomson an Irish illustrator who illustrated editions of books by Oliver Goldsmith Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Only a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Spine label is lifting a little and is lightly rubbed. Spine is faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
ref. A9780367751029Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. 029072New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H. M. Brock. VG/none used maroon cloth with a 2 inch leather label at the head of the spine vii-ix 16 illustrations 313pp. Interior clean no marks binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior corners slightly rubbed but not worn. One of the "Library of Famous Novels" series G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press hardcover
1964ref. 089066London: Rupert Hart-Davis 1964. Pp. 420 16 plates within pagination appendices index; boards a trifle canted and faintly flecked; top edges purple; dust wrapper slightly soiled and foxed light scratch to front panel edges lightly rubbed with long closed tear from top edge of front flap; free endpapers faintly offset a little light foxing; Rupert Hart-Davis London 1964. First edition. The Soho Bibliographies XIV. Rupert Hart-Davis unknown
1891ref. 833A33London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7" . Hugh Thomson. Bright large paper edition of E. Gaskell's episodic novel adorned with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage radio and TV. Without a linear plot the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time painting a picture of Cranford a market town governed by etiquette custom and an intricate network of ladies.Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson renowned for decorating many works by important authors including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie.In the original publisher's full cloth binding. The large paper edition of this work. In the original publisher's full cloth binding title label to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only bumped to head and tail of spine chipped to tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Light spotting to endpapers pages bright and clean otherwise. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1986ref. 69936Chichester: Wiley 1986. 23 cm. original hardcover. xvi492 pp. ills diagrams. references. index. -libr label library stamp on verso title with plasticized cover otherwise very good. Wiley hardcover
1924ref. 834G13Edinburgh: John Grant 1924. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A beautiful twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters classic novels. The new Thornton Edition edited by Temple Scott. Complete in twelve volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt detail. A beautiful collection of these classic novels by the incredibly influential and successful Brontë sisters. This set comprising of: 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë with a preface by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four monochrome plates. Collated complete. 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and nine plates altogether. Collated complete. 'Agnes Grey' by Anne Brontë. With a memoir of her sisters by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated complete. 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Brontë complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and one full page plate. Collated complete. 'Shirley' by Charlotte Brontë complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and ten plates. Collated complete. 'Villette' by Charlotte Brontë complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and four plates. Collated complete. 'The Professor' by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. 'The Life of Charlotte Brontë' by E. C. Gaskell. Introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page illustrations. Collated complete. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. The occasional light mark to the boards. Some light spotting and the occasional mark to the paste-downs and free endpapers heavier in 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Age-toning to the free endapers of 'Agnes Grey'. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional mark. Spotting towards the front and rear of 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Several pages throughout are uncut. Spotting to the fore-edges. Very Good Indeed John Grant hardcover
1903ref. 799F19London: Macmillan and Co 1903 . Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Hugh Thomson. A charmingly illustrated edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's popular depiction of Victorian rural life in a bright signed Bumpus binding. A beautifully bound straight grained morocco edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's episodic Victorian novel depicting village life and inspired by the author's own experiences. In a signed Bumpus binding.This edition is illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson an Irish illustrator best known for his pen and ink contributions to works of authors including Austen and Dickens.Gaskell was known for her stark depictions of Victorian society and this is a delightful example of one such work.With a contemporary inscription dated 1904 to a front endpaper. In a straight grained morocco signed binding with gilt detailing. Light rubbing to joints with boards bright and clean. Front hinge starting with board holding firm. Binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Contemporary inscription to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright with the odd spot. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
ref. SKU0508405Oxford University Press 2015-03-11. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Emailed Tracking Oxford University Press paperback
2005ref. DADAX0199341761OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2020-05-15. Illustrated. hardcover. New. 9.80x1.60x7.10. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
1911ref. 9028033Edinburgh: John Grant 1911. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Thornton Edition edited by Temple Scott. Bound in half green leather with green cloth boards and five raised bands spines stamped in illustrated gilt and marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with engravings and photographs. All pages clean and bright. Minimal wear to corners heads and heels of spine. Slight uniform sunning to spines. Bookplate of previous owner on front paste-down endpapers. Includes Villette Agnes Grey The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Jane Eyre The Professor Wuthering Heights Shirley and Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë with introduction and notes by Scott and Willett. A beautiful set. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. John Grant hardcover
1874ref. 9028213London: Smith Elder 1874. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Spine and cover decorated in black rear cover stamped in blind. Front and rear inner hinges weak but holding well. Light wear at head and heal of spine and at extremities. An earlly edition originally published by Smith Elder in 1857. Smith, Elder hardcover
ref. B9781108060424Hardback. New. Originally published as a magazine serial and then printed in novel form in 1853 Cranford is a playful tour of a peculiar country town. From the stately stern Miss Jenkyns to the timid Miss Betsy Barker and her flannel-wearing cow the inhabitants are all acquainted and all poised to overhear scandal. hardcover
1861ref. 125281London: Sampson Low Son and Co. 1861. First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1861 novella which first appeared in Household Words in 1858. Octavo original cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In good condition. Ownership inscriptions. My Lady Ludlow recounts the daily lives of the widowed Countess of Ludlow of Hanbury and the spinster Miss Galindo whose father was a Baronet and their caring for other single women and girls. It is also concerned with Lady Ludlow's man of business Mr. Horner and a poacher's son named Harry Gregson whose education he provides for. With Cranford The Last Generation in England and Mr. Harrison's Confessions My Lady Ludlow was adapted for television in 2007 as Cranford with Francesca Annis as the eponymous character with Alex Etel as Harry Gregson and Emma Fielding as Laurentia Galindo. Sampson Low, Son and Co. hardcover
2020ref. x-1475855311Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc 2020. Paperback. New. 134 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc paperback
1935ref. 591L18London: Macmillan and Co 1935. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Hugh Thomson. A lovely illustrated edition of this popular Victorian novel. Illustrated throughout by popular Irish born illustrator Hugh Thomson. Thomson's pen-and-ink drawings complement this novel perfectly. Thomson illustrated the works of many popular author's such as Austen Dickens and J M Barrie. Thomson's illustrations to 'Cranford' led to his increase in popularity and his being commissioned by George Allen and Co to illustrate 'Pride and Prejudice'. 'Cranford' is one of Elizabeth Gaskell's best known novels. It was originally issued in Charles Dickens' popular magazine 'Household Words'. The work is a series of satirical sketches portraying small town customs and values in Victorian England. In a lovely Bayntun-Riviere binding with the binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. In a half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally smart. Fading to the spine as usual with this colour. Minor rubbing to the rear joint and to the raised bands. Small losses to the spine label. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Several gatherings remain uncut to the bottom edge. The odd spots to pages. Near Fine Macmillan and Co unknown
2012ref. x-1620321246Wipf & Stock Pub 2012. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 864 pages. 9.96x7.09x1.85 inches. Wipf & Stock Pub paperback
2018ref. x-0198786824Oxford Univ Pr 2018. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 1088 pages. 10.00x7.25x2.25 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
2012ref. x-1849731624Royal Society of Chemistry 2012. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 604 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches. Royal Society of Chemistry hardcover
1980ref. x-0521297974Cambridge University Press 1980. Paperback. New. 273 pages. 8.82x5.98x1.02 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
2013ref. x-9401089981Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2013. Paperback. New. 536 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.21 inches. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers paperback
2016ref. x-1316635686Cambridge University Press 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 498 pages. 9.61x6.77x1.22 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
ref. OTF-S-9781532603310Wipf and Stock. New. BRAND NEW GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER! Wipf and Stock unknown
ref. DADAX1498757006CRC Press 2017-08-18. 6. hardcover. New. 6.25x1.75x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. CRC Press hardcover
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