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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle

Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!

Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century

Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells

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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning with Portraits.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). London: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. for Smith, Elder, & Co, 1899.

2 volumes in one, 8o (190 x 130 mm). 2 engraved portrait frontispieces. Red morocco, upper cover elaborately gilt with interweaved stems, flowers and leaves, author’s name in gilt, lower cover with central gilt floral pattern, spine gilt with floral pattern and text, gilt turn-ins, green water silk doublures, edges gilt and gauffered with watercolor paintings of SHIPS, A GARDEN, AND AN AQUEDUCT in arabesques by FAZAKERLEY; contemporary cloth folding case; modern quarter leather folding case.