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= LITERATURE, MOSTLY 19TH CENTURY = Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey & Persuasion. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. With an Introduction by Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909 [1896]. Five volumes. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, introduction by Austin Dobson. Later printing, first printed in “Macmillan’s Illustrated Standard Novels.” Finely bound in three-quarter blue calf and blue cloth boards, with gilt tooling to spines, top edge gilt, blue and pink marbled endpapers. Very good, each volume with rubbed corners, some additional scuffing to spine heads on Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northanger Abbey & Persuasion, Mansfield Park with more scuffing to top edge and a scratch to upper cover, small scuff to spine of Northanger Abbey. Overall, a very attractive set, finely bound and with charming illustrations. This collection includes the four major novels Austen published during her lifetime, along with Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which were published together posthumously. Hugh Thomson first created over 150 illustrations for Pride and Prejudice, in 1894. Although it was published almost a century after the first edition, this edition is cherished because his signature pen and ink style perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the waning Victorian Era. He was known to complete meticulous research for his work, visiting the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum to view clothing, architectural details, and furniture. After the success of his illustrated Pride and Prejudice, he went on to illustrate the rest of Austen’s novels, which are presented here in a complete set. Thomson’s illustrations are so beloved that he is even credited with bringing Austen’s work back from obscurity; her popularity has endured ever since. Item #JA023 $1,500 B & B Rare Books, Ltd.| 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 500| New York, NY | 10016 [email protected]| (646) 652-6766 | www.bbrarebooks.com Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). A Window in Thrums. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889. First edition. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, dark green endpapers. Very good, a few light spots to lower cover, spine lightly cracked before half-title, corners very lightly worn, pages clean and bright. A sturdy and attractive copy. In a custom half-leather slipcase with folding chemise that matches the book. J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He began writing stories about the Scottish town his mother grew up in, which were published in the St. James’s Gazette. These stories were expanded into this first three novels, Auld Licht Idylls, A Window in Thrums, and The Little Minister. Barrie served as Rector of the University of St Andrews and as Chancellor of his alma mater. He bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB023 $100 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). Sentimental Tommy. The Story of His Boyhood. London: Cassell & Co., 1896. First edition, first issue with publisher’s catalogue dated “6G-8.96”. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, gray and white patterned endpapers. Very good, with toning to spine, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, some light soiling to cloth, spine lightly shaken but otherwise sturdy, interior bright and clean. J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. Sentimental Tommy is a semiautobiographical novel that follows the life of the “celebrated” Tommy Sandys from his childhood in London through his young adulthood as an author. Sentimental Tommy and its follow-up, Tommy and Grizel, contain themes that Barrie would use again in Peter Pan; specifically, a young man who is strongly attached to fantasies from his childhood. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB022 $75 B & B Rare Books, Ltd.| 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 500| New York, NY | 10016 [email protected]| (646) 652-6766 | www.bbrarebooks.com Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). Courage. Rectorial Address delivered at St. Andrews University May 3rd, 1922. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1922. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth stamped in red. Good or better with some light wear to spine ends, toning to spine, upper cover uniformly darkened, former presentation inscription dated in year of publication to the front endpaper, interior clean and free of foxing. A presentable copy in original cloth. J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He served as Rector of the University of St Andrews, during which he presented this acclaimed address, “Courage.” Afterward, he was appointed Chancellor of his alma mater. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB024 $25 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). The Entrancing Life. Address Delivered on Installation as Chancellor of Edinburgh University, October 25, 1930. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth stamped in dark blue. Very good, with light soiling to cloth, some light foxing to pages, a small smudge to front free endpaper, offsetting to rear free endpaper, lean to spine. An attractive copy in original cloth. J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He served as Rector of the University of St Andrews, during which he presented his acclaimed address, “Courage.” He then became Chancellor of his alma mater, giving this address upon his appointment. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB025 $25 B & B Rare Books, Ltd.| 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 500| New York, NY | 10016 [email protected]| (646) 652-6766 | www.bbrarebooks.com Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”). Finely bound in 19th century full polished green calf, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. An excellent copy, extremities lightly rubbed, with the usual foxing and some staining to the plates, text otherwise very clean and bright. A very attractive copy. Nicholas Nickleby is Dickens’s third novel, which he began writing while Oliver Twist was still in progress. Characteristic of Dickens’ work, Nicholas Nickleby is a whirlwind of social satire with a complex network of characters and plotlines. The book highlights the controversy that surrounded Yorkshire boarding schools in the 1830s as news stories brought to light the abuse and neglect that was common among these institutions, known for accepting unwanted children from parents who paid high prices to send them anywhere they could. Dickens’ villain, Wackford Squeers, was based on Walter Shaw, the real-life headmaster of Bowes Academy, one of the schools reported for allowing rampant abuse of its pupils. The book has since been adapted for theater, television, and film and remains one of Dickens’s most well- known works. This first edition in book form was bound from the publisher’s parts with the stab holes from the original wrappers present and all the points called for by Smith, meaning that it is one of the earlier issues of the first edition. Furthermore, this copy was bound from the earliest states of the publisher’s parts, for, as Hatton and Cleaver note, “There are two distinguishing features only, which point out early printings from later issues”: the substitution of “visiter” for “sister” on page 123 and “latter” instead of “letter” on page 160; both of these errors were corrected while Nicholas Nickleby was issued in parts, causing Smith to cite these points as “in some copies.” This copy has both “visiter” and “latter,” deeming it a scarce first edition bound from the first state of the publisher’s parts. Item #CD118 $1,000 Dickens, Charles. Master Humphrey’s Clock. London: Chapman & Hall, 1840. Illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Browne. First edition, first issue, with all the issue points called for by Smith. Three volumes bound in one. Bound in contemporary three-quarter brown calf over matching marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt with a contrasting red title and author label, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. A good copy with wear and rubbing to the extremities, hinges cracked and holding; internally, very clean and bright with only some light scattered spots, else very good. Smith I, 6. Originally published in the form of weekly periodicals, Master Humphrey’s Clock tells the story of the lonely Master Humphrey, who houses his collection of manuscripts in a long clock, and starts a club where members read their manuscripts aloud to one another. It is illustrated with black and white woodblock prints designed by Hablot Knight Browne (figure pieces) and George Cattermole (architecture), including a unique frontispiece for each volume. Item #CD125 $350 B & B Rare Books, Ltd.| 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 500| New York, NY | 10016 [email protected]| (646) 652-6766 | www.bbrarebooks.com Dickens, Charles.