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Half-Calf. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. 2 books bound as one each with a separate title page and the "Detective" work having its woodcut frontispiece. The first book has 309 pages (collated) and the 2nd work has 199 pages has a date of 1858 (1st edition) & also collated, both books bound in a period mid-19th century half calf, marb…

Half title; no titlepage bound in. Orig. green glazed pictorial boards, blocked & lettered in black; a bit dulled & rubbed, extremities worn, hinges splitting but sound, old repairs to spine. A good copy only. See Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a Detective Police Officer (first and second…

Front. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered & dec. in gilt; extremities a little rubbed, spine darkened & chipped at head, front board marked. Small purple ink stamp of John E. Tucker, Accountant on leading pastedown. A good-plus copy. Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a…

Front. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered & dec. in gilt; sl. darkened, extremities a little rubbed. Prize label from West Ham School Board, 1880 on leading pastedown. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 459, who describe it as a 'Reissue of Recollections of a Detective Police Officer (first and second series)'…

Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed, a little worn & dulled with some faint marks to rear board. Ink signature of J. Molio (?), Wimbledon' on leading f.e.p. See Glover & Greene 450 for the first edition published by Clarke in 1861 in 318pp. This edition not in BL, OCLC records only…

FIRST EDITION. Contemp. half green calf, marbled boards, red morocco label, raised bands; a little rubbed but still a nice copy. Glover & Greene 455. From the preface: 'The general favour with which the 'Recollections of a Detective Officer' have been received, induces the publishers to reprint, by permission, the following pape…

FIRST EDITION. WITH: WARREN, Samuel. The Experiences of a Barrister. J. & C. Brown & Co., 1856. Front.; leading f.e.p. sl. dampstained. Contemp. half calf over marbled boards, black morocco label; extremities a bit rubbed, some worming to lower margin of front hinge. Armorial bookplate of Robert Washington Oates on leading paste…

Contemp. half red roan, marbled boards, spine ruled & lettered in gilt; extremities rather rubbed & worn, spine sl. chipped at head & tail. Ink signature of Daphne R. Haldin on leafing f.e.p. Glover & Greene 454. First published as 'The Game of Life' in 1857. Copac lists this edition at Oxford only, OCLC adds NLS and Emory. Book…

Front.; rather browned, some spotting, title trimmed at lower margin & old paper repair to first leaf of preface neither affecting text. Modern blue moire, red morocco label. A good-plus copy in a modern binding. See Glover & Greene 456 for an 1856 first edition, this copy with a variant undated titlepage, dating from BL. Origin…

FIRST EDITION. Front.; the odd spot. Attractively rebound in half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, red morocco label. A lovely copy. Glover & Greene 456. Originally published by Chambers in the Edinburgh Journal, these are the first stories to feature a Scotland Yard detective. This work is number two on the Queen's Quoru…

FIRST EDITION. Front.; e.ps sl. spotted, esp. at rear. Modern black moire silk diagonal-grained cloth. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 456. Originally published by Chambers in the Edinburgh Journal, these are the first stories to feature a Scotland Yard detective. This work is number two on the Queen's Quorum '125 most important bo…

FIRST EDITION. Front., illus.; the odd spot. Modern brown moire cloth. A nice copy. Glover & Greene 453. From the preface: 'I hope it will be fully understood that the sentiments expressed by the actors in this 'Game of Life,' must be taken in a purely dramatic sense, - as the utterances, not of the writer speaking through them,…

Etat : Good. [c.1860] Early Reprint. 12mo. Contemporary purple cloth over yellow boards, with facsimile spine-label. Probably rebound from the wraps issue mentioned in Quayle, no Mayne Reid titles in the rear ads post-date 1860, a likely date of issue. Cloth spine slightly browned and bubbled, slight fraying at head of spine, bo…

First American Edition. Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's original dark blue embossed cloth titled in gilt to spine, with elaborate blindstamping to boards. 238pp. Wear, rubbing and scuffing to extremities, with book board showing through the cloth at corners and edges, fraying and loss to spine ends not interfering with the title, in a…