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W.Wilkie Collins. Rambles Beyond Railways or Notes in cornwall taken A-Foot. Richard Bentley, 1851.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hardcover, 301pp, no writing and marking, wear and marked dust jacket, foxing edges, signature by old owner, and the label was attached . Additional charges will apply for international shipping.
Seller: Asano Bookshop, Nagoya, AICHI, Japan
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo. [viii], 304 pages. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding; rebacked, with original spine reapplied. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs by Henry C. Brandling. The plates were engraved by M & N Hanhart from illustrations by Brandling. Sadleir, 'Excursions' p.137; Anderson, p. 70; CBEL III, p.481; Parrish, pp.14-16; Wolff, 1374.
Seller: Sam Gatteno Books, Grosse Pointe, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. (8) 304pp., 12 plates, incl. frontispiece. Original polished full calf with gilt triple ruling and dentelles, gilt lettering on red and brown leather labels on spine, intricate tooling and raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers with offsetting from dentelles. Frontispiece plus eleven color lithographs. Printed by Samuel Bentley & Co. Popular during the 19th century, Collins was a novelist, playwright, and a writer of short stories. He also wrote nonfiction but was best known for his novels The Woman in White (1860), The Moonstone (1868), Armadale (1866), and No Name (1862). This title 'Rambles.' was Collins' third book; with illustrations by his friend Henry C. Branding who accompanied Collins on his tour through Cornwall. Page 93, line 13: 'the' lacking before window; page 97, third to last line: printed 'quartett' instead of quartet, though Fowey correct in last line; page 100, line 4: with 'downfal' instead of downfall (Fowey in line 8 correct though); page 176, raised full-stop at end of line 1; page 217 with 'e' in stretching printed faintly in line 2. Binding with light wear along edges and some light chipping along hinges and on spine. Indentations w/o coloration, probably from writing on paper lying on the cover, at top left and right of front cover. Offsetting of dentelles to facing endpapers. Block lightly age-toned.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Illlustrated with 12 tinted lithographic plates by Henry C. Brandling printed by W. & N. Hanhart. [viii], 304 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A narrative of Collins' walking tour of Cornwall with his friend artist Henry Brandling, who provides the 12 lithographic illustrations. Parrish & Miller, pp. 14-6; Wolff 1374 Full blue polished calf, gilt spine, with red morocco title labels, t.e.g., by Riviere & Son. Small repair to spine label Illlustrated with 12 tinted lithographic plates by Henry C. Brandling printed by W. & N. Hanhart. [viii], 304 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1082.94 + shipping
Description: A Riviere bound first edition of this uncommon early non-fiction work by Wilkie Collins, a beautiful illustrated travel work exploring Cornwall. The first edition of this uncommon work.Issue points present: Page 93, line 13: 'the' lacking before window; page 97, third to last line: printed 'quartett' instead of quartet, and with 'Foey' incorrect in last line; page 100, line 7: with 'downfal' instead of downfall, and 'Foey' to line 8; page 176, raised full-stop at end of line 1; page 217 with 'e' in stretching printed faintly in line 2.Bound by Riviere & Son.Illustrated with a tinted lithograph frontispiece, and eleven tinted lithograph plates.Collated, complete.An early publication by Wilkie Collins, only his second published work, following his 1848 'Memoirs of the Life of William Collins', and his 1850 novel 'Antonina'.'Rambles Beyond Railways' is a charming topographical work, narrating Collins' walking tour undertaken in 1850 with his artist friend, Henry C. Brandling, who contributed illustrations to this volume.Along this two hundred and thirty four mile tour, Collins' takes notes of local history, legends, Cornish society, and vivid descriptions of the scenery. He also notes his seeing the prehistoric remains Cheesewring and the Hurlers, stating "If a man dreams of a great pile of stones in a nightmare, he would dream of such a pile as the Cheesewring."Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front paste down. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards bound by Riviere & Son. Externally, with small puncture marks to the rear board. A touch of discolouration to the head of the rear board, and to the fore edge of the front board. Cloth is lifting a small amount to the tail of the front board. Very light rubbing to the raised bands. Very light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Faded ink inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom