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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 Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home Dickens, Charles. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1846. 8], 174 + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with engravings after D. Maclise, R. Doyle, C. Stanfield, John Leech, and E. Landseer, including steel-engraved frontispiece and added title. 16.2x10.3 cm. (6½x4”), full tan calf, spine gilt, red morocco label, all edges gilt, original front, rear and spine cloth bound in at rear. First Edition. via pba galleries

The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home Dickens, Charles. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1846.

8], 174 + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with engravings after D. Maclise, R. Doyle, C. Stanfield, John Leech, and E. Landseer, including steel-engraved frontispiece and added title. 16.2x10.3 cm. (6½x4”), full tan calf, spine gilt, red morocco label, all edges gilt, original front, rear and spine cloth bound in at rear. First Edition.

via pba galleries

#Charles Dickens  #Illustrations  #PBA Galleries  #Fairies  
3 years ago on May 12, 2010 at 07:22pm
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