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COLLINS, Wilkie.. The Two Destinies - A Romance.. Chatto & Windus, London., 1876.

Price: US$2144.25 + shipping

Description: First edition. Octavo. Two volumes: pp [viii], 311; iv, 301. Mid-Twentieth Century binding by Rivière of three-quarter red morocco with raised bands, gilt decorated spines, gilt rules, cloth sides. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. With the burgundy leather ex libris Beeleigh Abbey bookplate of W.A. Foyle on the front pastedown of each volume. The original cloth spines and cloth sides have been mounted on blanks at the rear. This novel explores the themes of 'destined spirits' and supernatural visions. A ship's captain changes course after seeing an apparition. Spine at head of spine of Vol. I a little scuffed at lower hinge. Still, a near-fine set.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom

COLLINS, Wilkie.. The Two Destinies.. , 1876.

Price: US$2339.18 + shipping

Description: London: Chatto & Windus, 1876. 2 vols, 8vo; original red-brown cloth, blocked in black, gilt title to spine; Vol I pp.viii, 312; Vol II pp. iv, 304, 32, advertisements; cloth uniformly faded to brown, some bumping to head and foot of spine, otherwise a very good copy, largely clean with the occasional light smattering of foxing, ink inscription to front pastedown endpapers reading "Library, No. 54 Baker Street," with the bookplate of John Martineau to front free endpapers. First Edition. One of Collins' more supernaturally inclined novels, The Two Destinies describes a man and woman who find themselves drawn to each other over the course of their lives by a strange, telepathic link that manifests in striking intuitions and ghostly apparitions. The concept of destined lovers is not a new one to the modern reader, but allows Collins to indulge his penchant for the supernatural whilst not-so-subtly continuing his one-man campaign against established views of relationships and marriage, as the fated couple flee to Naples to escape the judgment of their peers.

Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Collins, Wilkie. Antonina; Or, the Fall of Rome [3 Volumes]; & After Dark [2 Volumes]; & Miss or Mrs.? and Other Stories in Outline [1 Volume]; & The Two Destinies, A Romance [2 Volumes]. [4 Wilkie Collins UK First Editions, rebound alike in blue 1/4-leather]. Richard Bentley; Richard Bentley, 1876.

Price: US$8000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Editions (1850, 1856, 1873, 1876); four Wilkie Collins titles in eight volumes; all eight volumes have been professionally rebound alike in late 19th century gilt-stamped blue 3/4-morocco leather over marbled paper-covered boards; raised spine bands; gilt titles, dates, and decorations to spine; marbled endpapers; top edges gilt; all four of these Wilkie Collins titles are 1st UK Editions; the titles are as follows: 1. Antonina; Or, the Fall of Rome. A Romance of the Fifth Century. [London: Richard Bentley, 1850], First Edition, in 3 Vols.; 2. After Dark. [London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1856], First Edition, in 2 Vols.; 3. Miss or Mrs.? and Other Stories in Outline. [London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1873], First Edition, in 1 Vol.; 4. The Two Destinies. [London: Chatto & Windus, 1876], First Edition, in 2 Vols.; all Volumes are VERY GOOD+ to NEAR FINE, with very light shelf wear and rubbing to edges and extrems; some extremely light and sporadic surface rubbing to boards and s.

Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.