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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
Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople.
Lady Annie Brassey. Longmans, Green, 1880.
FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR’S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed “To Mrs Chandler with best wishes from the author, Christmas 1880. Normanhurst Court” on the half-title, 9 plates, 2 folding maps (one of Cyprus, one of the route with small loss at fold), illustrations in the text, occasional light spotting, publisher’s pictorial cloth gilt (designed by Gustave Doré)
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4 months ago on January 20, 2012 at 03:21pm
