The Life and Adventures Of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist

London: Robert Tyas, 1840. First. Very Good. The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox; The Ventriloquist by Henry Cockton 1840 Robert Tyas, London Sixty Illustrations by T Onwhyn 620 pp 875" x 575" x 2 " Full leather in very good, solid condition, with only minor scuffing and shelf wear Gilt titles and design on spine and gilt… Ler mais sobre este item

George Routeldge & Sons, London, 1904. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 511 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: George Routeldge & Sons, London, 1904. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Edges of… Ler mais sobre este item

Walter Scott, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 537 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Front hinge is cracked. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Thumb marking present. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Routledge and Sons, c1865. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Thomas Onwhyn. A humorous novel by Henry Cockton, following the mischievous escapades of a ventriloquist who wrecks havoc in his small town. An entertaining Victorian novel following a man who decides to teach himself ventriloquism, after seeing a performer in his local tavern. He goes on to… Ler mais sobre este item

Walter Scott, London, circa 1890. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. b/w. frontis. plate, contents, tacked in list of publisher's volumes (uniform with this); originally published in the monthly serial format, popularised by Charles Dickens, 'The Life And Adventures Of Valentine Vox The Ventriloquist'' was an immediate success, enjoying great popularity and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Milner & Co, 1890. Book. Good. Hardcover. Undated, c1890. Original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in black. Extremities lightly rubbed, good..

London: G. Routledge, 1853. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "New and Carefully Revised Edition". Frontispiece and vignette title. Mid C19th dark brown leather over marbled boards; raised bands and green-black leather title label on spine; brown endpapers. Some rubbing to board edges, signature (1853) on blank prelim, very good. A rebound yellowback, No 17 in Routledge's "Cheap Series": frequently reprinted but… Ler mais sobre este item

W. Nicholson & Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Stated. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards.

London, Willoughby & Co. , Not Dated. Cloth covered boards, leather spine and corners, signs of wear in the form of minor edge wear, some splitting along front hinge, small loss to bottom of spine, gilt lettering to spine, soiling to background of front endpapers, dedication handwritten to front endpaper, rather a poignant dedication, 'Frances Sarah… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Routledge, 1849. Hardcover. Fine binding by Morrell of London. 8vo, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, viii, 691 pp, teg. Illustrations by Onwhyn. Tan calf covers with gilt borders at front and back covers. Gilt title at highly ornate gilt decorated spine, with 6 compartments and raised bands. Covers are very gently rubbed at corners; there are very… Ler mais sobre este item

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1889. 8vo. vi, 602 pp. Brick-red cloth over beveled boards, gilt & blk decoration & lettrng, slight wear and shlfwr, frnt hnge startng, still a very nice copy, w/ ownershp stmp dated 1897 on ffep. Early printing of this novel in which the author uses his hero a ventriloquist magician to… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Miles & Miles. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND but attractive prize plate to front pastedown dated 1901. Exceptionally scarce from this publisher. Stock toned commensurate with age and quality. Occasional light marking, but generally in VG order throughout. Red boards with bevelled edges and heavy embossing. Bright gilt titles to… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Milner and Company Red covers with gilt to spine and upper front board, with black flower illustration lower front board and rear board and black rules. 320pp with double coloumns. General modest wear to extrems, more particularly head and foot of spine. Heavy foxing to prelims and dusty page edges. ND but looks c1895. Binding a little strained in… Ler mais sobre este item

R. Denham, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Stated. 537 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Clean pages. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

London: Routledge, 1884. Routledge Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested from previous owner's inscription. Physical description: 511 pages. Subjects: Ventriloquism -- Fiction. Ventriloquism. 19th century fiction. Cockton, Henry.

London, 1840. hardcover. very good(+). Engraved title with the imprint of Willoughby & Co. 60 illustrations by T. Onwhyn. Large 8vo, later half red morocco; repaired. London: Robert Tyas, 1840. First Edition.<br/><br/> A clean copy, without the usual foxing and browning.<br/><br/>

London: Robert Tyas, 1840. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Enraved frontispiece, engraved extra title page vignette, and 58 engraved illustration plates. Rebacked retaining contemporary half calf and marbled board covers and spine, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. Margins trimmed, scattered browning and spotting, hinges reinforced.

London: W. Nicholson & Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. ca. 1890?. Hardcover. Original cloth very good. Front inner hinge is badly cracked. Front free endpaper and half-title page are loose. Award presentation on endpaper. .

London: Willoughby and Co., 1848. Book. Illus. by T. Onwhyn. Good. Half-Leather. Edition Not Stated.. 200mm Tall, 8vo. With sixty illustrations, occasional foxing spots on all. Small loss at top corner of spine. Cover corners bumped and worn. Some foxing and browning to first title page with engraving. Back hinges have old repair. This book is… Ler mais sobre este item

COCKTON, Henry. The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist. Later full gilt-decorated morocco, A.e.g. London: George Routledge & Sons, [n.d.]. Later edition. With frontis., vignette title page, and numerous illustrations T. Onwhyn. Binding discolored in spots, else a very good copy.