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90017 Amelia Webster and The Three Sisters.
Signed by Juliet McMaster. "This little edition of two
of Jane Austen's juvenilia, probably written at ages
twelve and fifteen, has been produced as a class
project by the members of English 455 (and others)
at the University of Alberta, under the general
editorship of Juliet McMaster." 1993, paper. USED.
$15.00
90070 The Annotated Pride and Prejudice. Ed. by
David Shapard. More than 2300 annotations. "Any
reader who sticks with the program and absorbs the
wealth of material that Mr. Shapard offers will…read
PP as it was read and understood at the time of its
publication, with all the period details in place and
correctly interpreted." Multi-page review, NYT,
3/16/08. Pretty paperback. 2007. NEW. $16.00
90003 The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. Dark
blue cover. Beautifully illustrated DJ. The Modern
Library. NY. 1941. 1,365 pgs. Hb, dj. $60.00
90157 Complete Novels. Illustrations by Hugh
Thomson. Collector's Library Editions. 12" by 9 1/4
by 2" oversized attractive book. Red paper on
boards with color Thomson Persuasion illustration
front and spine, matching dust jacket. Full of b/w
illustrations. Silk pg marker. Unattributed
biographical notes includes a paragraph on each
sibling. Extra S&H due to weight. NEW. $39.00
90140 Emma. Cambride University Press. Richard
Cronin and Dorothy McMillan, editors. Janet Todd,
General Editor. 2005. NEW. $110.00
90128 Emma. Intro by Austin Dobson, B/W
illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Red pillowed cloth
covers, rounded edges. All page edges gilt. Book has
light water stains on bottom page edges throughout.
Spine faded. MacMillan. London: 1927. $50.00
90075 Emma. Introduction by Austin Dobson.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Red cloth cover with
gilt title on front and spine, embossed floral design
on front and back covers. Spine faded, corners
bumped. MacMillan and Co. Ltd,'s 1898 reprint of
their 1896 1st ed with Thomson illustrations. USED.
$300.00
90071 -1 thru 8 Everyman's Library. Modern
editions of the 6 novels plus one volume Sanditon
and Other Stories. Publish dates 1991 & 92. Various
introductions including Claudia Johnson, Marilyn
Butler, Peter Conrad. Range from $12 to $25
depending on issue & condition. Various covers or
dust jackets - SS has picture of Emma Thompson's
movie, others have neat black and white covers.
NEW & USED. $12 - $25
90121 Favorite Jane Austen Novels: Pride and
Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion. 3
separate paperback novels slipcased, wrapped in
plastic. Dover. NEW. $8.00
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90004 Five Letters from Jane Austen to her niece
Fanny Knight Printed in Facsimile. Richard West,
Oxford At The Clarendon Press. 1978 reprint of 1924
original. Green cover with silver title on spine. This Novels, Juvenilia,
book measures 10 x 12 inches in facsimile, the same as Fragments and
the original. No DJ 34 pgs, hb. USED. $75.00 Unfinished Works
90023 Four Pieces from Jane Austen's Juvenilia.
Titles: The Adventures of Mr. Harley, Sir William
Mountague, Memoirs of Mr. Clifford, and Amelia
Webster. Postscript by David Gilson, 1987. Illustrated
By Jane Austen
sketch of St. Nicholas Church, Marino Romero, 1983.
JASNA, NY, 1987. Paper. USED. $40.00
90021 Frederic & Elfrida. With an Illustration by
Edward Bawden. Numbered from first edition of 350.
Condition as new. 1987, Kit-Cat Press, Gloucestershire.
Paper. USED. $65.00
90022 Henry & Eliza. With an Illustration by Edward
Bawden. Numbered from 350 copies. Condition as
new. 1984, Kit-Cat Press, Gloucestershire. Paper.
USED. $55.00
90163 The History of England and A Child's History of
England. Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. One
history written by an unknown teenage girl, one by a
Victorian author at the height of his fame, yet they
come together in this single volume in a pleasing
combination of satire and irony. With excellent intro
by well-known historian David Starkey. Publ at $16.95.
NEW. $12.00
90108 Jack & Alice: A Novel. Signed by Juliet
McMaster, editor. University of Edmonton. Staple-
bound, red cardboard cover. 1st ed. 1992. USED.
$15.00
90041 Jane Austen's Lady Susan: A Facsimile of the
Manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library and the
1925 Printed Edition. Preface by A. Walton Litz. 1925
portion's anonymous preface by R. W. Chapman. Part
1: The facsimile of the original manuscript of Lady
Susan in Austen's handwriting as presented to her
niece Lady Knatchbull by Cassandra Austen. Part 2:
Text of Lady Susan by Jane Austen, written about
1805, first published in 1871, now reprinted from the
manuscript at Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1925. Austen
made this fair copy 1805 or later, but the novel is
believed to have been written ca.1894. Attractive
beige and green cloth. No jacket as issued. 9x11"
NEW. $90
90006 -2 Jane Austen's Letters to her sister
Cassandra and Others. Ed. by R. W. Chapman. Two
volumes were combined into one. 2 page fold-out
letter and two title pages. Pull out plans of Bath,
Chawton and Kent. Dozens of glossy illustrations. With
all the indexes: Notes, Jane Austen's Family, Other
Persons, Places, and the irreplaceable General Topics
as well as Authors, Books and Plays. Spine: Jane
Austen Letters 1796-1817. OUP. 1932. 2 Vols in one,
India paper. Excellent condition. USED. $100.00
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90005 -3 Jane Austen's Letters: New Edition. Third Edition.
Collected & Edited by Deirdre Le Faye. USED. $23.00
11442 Jane Austen's 'Sir Charles Grandison'. Transcribed and
Edited by Brian Southam, Foreword by Lord David Cecil. Claredon
Press, Oxford, 1980. 150 pgs. Hb, dj. USED. $75.00
90146 Jane Austen's Works. 6 novels in 5 volumes, all 5 with
half-title reading: Jane Austen's Works [flower on stem] and title.
Bound by Riviere. Printed at Cambridge by the Sundics of the
Press at the University Press. (Alt: by the Temple Press at
Letchworth). 6 band spine, author/title/device. Bookplates of
Mary Andrews Kilgour. Complete set seldom if ever available!
Drawings dated 1899, this would seem to be a predecessor to
the Holby edition of 1905, if not at the same time. Gilson
mentions Riviere quite often in the first editions. Perhaps these
are reprints. No date but 1908. USED. $675.00
90193 Lady Susan. Dover Thrift Edition. With introduction
based on excerpts from J.E. Austen-Leigh's 1871 publication of
the Memoir 2nd edition w/Lady Susan &c. Paper. NEW. $4.95
90020 -2 Lesley Castle. The Juvenillia Press. Edmonton, Alberta.
Ed. by Jan Fergus. Illus. by Juliet McMaster. Signed by Jan Fergus
to Ruth & signed by Juliet McMaster. 1998 USED. $15.00
90039 -5 The Letters of Jane Austen. Edited by Sarah Chauncey
Woolsey. Selected from the compilation of her Great Nephew
Edward, Lord Brabourne. Green cloth with gilt floral designs.
Spines faded. Little, Brown & Co., 1905. USED. $150.00
90011 -2 Love and Freindship and Other Early Works. Intro by
Geraldine Killelea. 1991. Paper. USED. $8.00
90105 -2 Love and Friendship and Other Early Works. Preface
by G. K. Chesterton. Plum colored background with glit floral
design on boards. Maroon on spine with gilt lettering. Some sun
fading. Cassandra's illustrations of the royals in front and back
covers. Chatto & Windoss. Third Impression, 1922. USED. $32.00
90014 Love and Friendship: a new illustrated edition. Ed. by
Juliet McMaster & others, Illustrated by Juliet McMaster and
Sherry Klein. 1995, Paper. USED. $9.00
90086 Mansfield Park. Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. Very
slight waviness to first few pages, otherwise good condition.
Dent, London/Toronto/NY, 1922. USED. $45.00
90139 Mansfield Park. Cambridge University Press. 2005. John
Wilthsire, Editor. Jant Todd, General Editor. NEW. $105.00
90110 -4 Mansfield Park. Dark green cloth with embossed
designs on front and back cover and gilt title and design on
spine. Previous owner signature in front, Blanche Nicolette 1880.
Pages intact, spine bumped at top and bottom. Some foxing.
Richard Bentley & Son, London, 1877 "New Edition" 413 pgs.
USED. $260.00
80203 Mansfield Park. George Routledge and Sons. No date but
note in front cover reads "Frances Hunter from her Mother Xmas
1883." Also bookplate in inside front from a previous owner.
Green cloth with brown and gold embossed decorations,
"Peacock" ribbon and flower basket. Foxing throughout. Front
hinge loose. USED. $125.00
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90129 Mansfield Park. Porter & Coates, nd. 431 pgs. Alta
Edition. Illustration. Ex-library. Blue cloth, black and gilt
decorations. USED. $50.00
80207 -1 My Dear Cassandra: The Letters of Jane Austen.
Selected and introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett. Excerpts
from the novels and letters, beautiful Regency illustrations. Light
brown cover with gilt lettering on spine. 1990. USED. $18.00
90177 Northanger Abbey. Intro by E. V. Lucas, Frontispiece by
F. D. Bedford. A romantic little copy of Northanger Abbey. From
the "Little Library." Red cloth with gold embossed hearts in each
corner on covers. Title and author on spine. Red silk page
marker. Top page edges gilt. All other page edges rough cut.
Methuen & Co. London: 1901. Hb. USED. $75.00
90036 -1 Northanger Abbey. Introduction by Richard Church.
Wood Engravings by Joan Hassall. Red bamboo and leaves
design. Red cloth spine with gold gilt tile. Previous owner's
name. Hb. The Folio Society, London. 1975. USED. $27.00
90114 Northanger Abbey. This lovely book is covered in green
cloth with gold gilt design and title. Unusual and interesting
illustrations by Philip Gough. Intro by Malcolm Elwin.
MacDonald, London, 1961. USED: $30.00
90047 The Novels of Jane Austen. "The Text based on Collation
of the Early Editions by R. W. Chapman. With Notes Indexes and
Illustrations From Contemporary Sources in Five Volumes." Brick
red cloth. Paper title label on spine. Rough cut front and bottom
page edges. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1933. No dj. USED. Set of 5
volumes $300.00
90120 The Novels of Jane Austen. Macdonald and Jane's. Red
leather boards with attractive gilt titles on spine and gilt
silhouette on front covers contained in red leather box. 6
volumes, including illustrations throughout, Lady Susan and The
Watsons in the S&S volume and biographical note in the Emma
volume. Reproductions of 1st editions or 2nd editions (author's
corrections). New. $250.00.
90104 The Novels of Jane Austen. The Text based on Collation of
the Early Editions by R. W. Chapman. With Notes Indexes and
Illustrations From Contemporary Sources. 1926 Clarendon Press,
Oxford. Five volume set. Maroon cloth with gold gilt titles in
script on spine and small urn and branch design on front cover.
USED. $450.00
90103 The Novels of Jane Austen. The Text based on Collation of
the Early Editions by R. W. Chapman. With Notes Indexes and
Illustrations From Contemporary Sources. 3rd edition, 4th and
5th impressions. 1948-9 Clarendon Press, Oxford. Five volume
set. Green cloth with gold gilt title on spine. MP spine worn,
cloth splitting. Good condition. USED. $85.00
90025 The Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Oxford University
Press. 1980's editions. Blue and yellow dust jackets. Based on the
1926 R.W. Chapman editions. Priced individually at $12.00 NEW.
90162 The Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. This 6 vol set of the
novels and minor works is the same definitive text. This new
printing of the third edition has the early 19th c illustrations and
Chapmans's detailed notes. Dark blue cloth, tastefully colored
dust jackets. Still sealed together in plastic as a set. Orig publ at
$175.00. NEW. $125.00
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90038 Persuasion. Beautiful color Brock illustrations. Blue cloth,
spine faded, bumped. Pages browned but color plates clear & in
excellent condition. 1922. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. USED. $275.00
90169 Persuasion. Book of the Month Club, Inc. NY: 1996. Hb,
beautiful dust jacket. Hugh Thomson illustrations. NEW. $20.00
90158 -1 Persuasion. Green silk with gold embossed shield, title,
J. Austen signature. J. M. Dent & Co. 1893. Edited by R. Brimley
Johnson, Illustrations by William C. Cooke, Ornaments by F. C.
Tilney. Private bookplate inside front. Tissue paper protectors
intact. Vol X of 10 volume set. Beautiful little book. USED.
$240.00
90167 Pride & Prejudice. Intro by M. Edmund Speare. One of
the earliest paper editions of PP. Red page edges, red end pages,
stylish cover, and brief bio of JA included. Pocket Books. NY:
1947. USED. $5.00
90172 Pride and Prejudice (Large Print Edition). Dover. Paper.
NEW. $8.50
90160 Pride and Prejudice. "Illustrated Classics." A lovely
edition, packed full of b/w and color illustrations, Brock and
Thomson. Red cloth cover with gilt design and color illustration
on front board, black silk ribbon marker. Marbled inside covers.
Robert Frederick Limited. Bath: 2006.USED. $25.00
90118 Pride and Prejudice. "The Great Writers Library"
Marshall Cavendish. Blue leather, gilt title, color portrait on front
cover. Insides marbled. 1986, facsimile of 1933 ed. Marshall
Cavendish. NEW. $15.00
90031 Pride and Prejudice. Adapted by Diana Stewart. Illust. by
Helen Cogancherry. Abridged childrens' version with delightful
color illustrations. Raintree Publishers, 1981. Hb. USED. $32.00
90122 Pride and Prejudice. Children's adaptation. Adapted by
Fern Siegel. Illustrated by Joseph Miralles. Editors of Great
Illustrated Classics: Joshua E. Hanft & Rochelle Larkin. B&W
illustrations. Baronet Books, NY 1997. USED. $10.00
90117 Pride and Prejudice. Ed and Intro by Frank W. Bradbrook.
Textual Notes and Bibliography by James Kinsley. Ex-Library.
HB,dj. Red cloth, gilt title. OUP. 1970. USED. $25.00
90125 Pride and Prejudice. Ed w/intro by Tony Tanner.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Hb,dj. Dark blue leather, gilt title.
Greenwich House, NY. 1982. USED. $10.00
90034 Pride and Prejudice. Ed. by Richard Bain. Cambridge
University Press. 382 pgs, 34 pgs resource notes plus glossary,
intro, activities. Colin Firth & Jennifer Erhle on cover. Paper.
1996. NEW. $16.00
90030 -2 Pride and Prejudice. From "The English Comedie
Humaine" collection. Black and white illustrations throughout by
C. E. Brock. Cloth with leather title label on spine. The Century
Co. NY: 1907. Hb. $36.00
90144 Pride and Prejudice. Intro and notes by Dr Ian
Littlewood. . Paperback book, lightly annotated. Comes with CD
that features chapter summaries, maps, key themes, a timeline
with beautiful illustrations, more. Great for students.
Wordsworth Interactive Editions. Hertfordshire. 1999 & 2001.
NEW. $5.00
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90168 Pride and Prejudice. Intro by Anna Quindlen. Companion
to the A&E/BBC production. DJ features Colin Firth and Jennifer
Ehle. The Modern Library. 1995. USED. $8.00
10132 Pride and Prejudice. Intro by Constance Garrett. Popular
Classics of the World, Caxton House, NY. No date, possibly
1930's. Break in edge of front board. Red cloth, black title on
spine. USED. $25.00
90035 Pride and Prejudice. Pocket Classics. Pocket-sized comic
book version of PP. 4.25 in X 6.75. Slick cardstock color cover
with newsprint interior. 1984. USED. $12.00
90107 Pride and Prejudice. Red cloth with gilt title. Top page
edges gilt. A. L. Burt Company "Home Library" editions were
published from 1900-1912. USED. $30.00
90179 Pride and Prejudice. This book is a treasure. This is the
first ed of P&P illustrated by Hugh Thomson, with Thomson
dedication. Preface by George Saintsbury. Very good condition.
Dark green with gilt peacock design on cover and spine, all edges
gilt. Slight fraying to corners. Not marked. Just gorgeous.
Macmillan & Co., George Allen, NY and London. 1894. USED.
$750.00
10129 Pride and Prejudice. Unusual color and b&w illustrations
by Edgard Cirlin. Intro by May Lamberton Becker. Rainbow
Series. Ex-Library, some staining and pencil marks, otherwise
good condition. 1946, The World Publishing Company- Cleveland
and NY. 435 pgs. USED. $45.00
90051 Sanditon: An Unfinished Novel by Jane Austen. Intro by
B. C. Southam."Reproduced in Facsimile from the Manuscript in
the Possession of King's College, Cambridge." Clarendon Press,
Oxford. 1975. USED. $50.00
90188 The Sayings of Jane Austen. Edited by Maggie McKernan.
Small book, nice gift. Paper. USED. $8.00
90110 -1 Sense and Sensibility. Dark green cloth with embossed
designs on front and back cover and gilt title and design on
spine. First few pages loose. Soiling to some pages. Spine
loosening. Richard Bentley & Son, London, 1882 "New Edition"
322 pgs. USED. $110.00
90137 Sense and Sensibility. From the Foulsham Boy and Girl
Fiction Library Collection. Dust jacket by F. B. Thorpe. Previous
owner signature in the front from 1961, Mashoko Mission
Southern Rhodesia Africa. Charming color plates throughout.
Foxed. Red cover with black embossed title on cover and spine.
USED. $18.00
90161 Sense and Sensibility. Intro by Paul Montezolli. Dust
jacket has pictures from the Emma Thomspon movie. Very good
condition, almost like new. Hb, Dj. Doubleday. 1996. USED. $9.00
90127 Sense and Sensibility. Unique illustrations by Helen
Sewell. Intro Stella Gibbons. Dark blue cloth with brown cloth
spine, gilt title on black label. Limited Editions Club, printed by
Joseph Blumenthal at The Sprial Press, NY, 1957. This is number
304 of 1500 total printed. Very light soiling to spine, no box.
USED. $125.00
90092 Volume the First. The Jane Austen Library. Includes
Foreword by Lord David Cecil, Preface Brian Southam, Preface R.
W. Chapman. Jane Austen's entertaining early works: Frederic &
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Elfrida, Jack & Alice, Edgar & Emma, Henry & Eliza, Mr Harley, Sir
William Mountague, Mr Clifford, The Beautiful Cassandra, Amelia
Webster, The Visit, The Mystery, The Three Sisters, Detached
pieces, Ode to Pity. 1984, The Athlone Press Ltd, London. Hb, dj.
Signed by Southam. Pub at $100. Our price signed $45.00,
unsigned $40.00
90100 Volume the Second. Introduction B. C. Southam. F18.
This title first printed 1922 as Love and Freindship. One of 8
volumes of Austen's Minor Works, not issued as a set. The
drawings include Richard III, not included in L and F. Contents
include that title, Lesley Castle, History of England, Collection of
Letters and Scraps. Notes pp 209-236. Blue-gray paper on
boards, 1/4 natural linen and paper labels. Clarendon Press,
Oxford, 1963. Dj repaired. Previous owner and other notes in
first sheet. USED. $60.00
90101 Volume the Third. "Now first printed from the
manuscript." Preface by R. W. Chapman. Includes Evelyn and
Catharine ("Kitty" or "the Bower") important as Austen's first
serious literary attempt. Also Anna Lefroy's contribution to
Evelyn. Blue-gray paper on boards, 1/4 natural linen and paper
labels. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1951. No dj. Very good
condition. USED. $65.00
About Jane Austen
10003 Adams, Carol, Douglas Buchanan, & Kelly Gesch. The
Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen.
Delightful overview of all things Austen. From biographical
information to insider interviews with authors Joan Ray and
Karen Fowler. Take the Quizzes! Revel in pop culture! Share your
love of Austen with other fans! Have fun! 2008. Paper. NEW.
$19.00
10024 Aldington, Richard. Jane Austen. Richard Aldington's brief
essay on Jane Austen. He spends several pages debunking
excessive admiration of Jane Austen, then delves into his own
version of admiration. Hard-to-find first edition. (Gilson M576)
Pasadena: The Ampersand Press. 1948. 16 pages. Hb. USED.
$40.00
10035 Allen, Walter. The English Novel: A Short Critical History.
Includes wonderful essay on Austen and Scott in the section on
19th Century. Sample quotes - "Did Miss Austen know what she
was doing?...She knew exactly what she was doing. Perfection is
not obtained by blundering…" and "…she is, with Dr. Johnson,
the most forthright moralist in English...". NY: Dutton, 1955. Hb,
454 pages. Underlined throughout by previous owner. USED.
$4.00
10109 Auerbach, Emily. The Courage To Write: Women
Novelists of 19th-Century Europe. A Guide for Readers.
Encouragement for women writers, using the example of past
great writers. Chapter dedicated to each author - Austen,
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90131 The Watsons. Continued and completed by Edith (her
great grand-niece) and Francis Brown. Gray cover, blue spine.
Elkin Matthews & Marrot Ltd. London: 1928. USED. $75.00
90171 The Winchester Austen. 6 volume set of Austen's novels.
Each novel with introductions including Maggie Lane, Dr John
Wiltshire, Josephine Ross, and Caroline Sanderson. With
illustrated sections on Principal Characters, Timelines, features
on geographical settings, Regency Bath, transportation, the
Church, the Army, the Navy, Regency life. Beautiful color Hugh
Thomson illustrations. Just a gorgeous set, with lots of
information. Black covers with elastic closure band. Named after
Winchester, where Jane Austen is buried. NEW. $120.00
90178 The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen. VG condition, with
previous owner dedication. Hb, dj. Fourth Estate, London, 1996.
$5.00
90043 The Works of Jane Austen in Ten Volumes. Each book 3
1/4 by 5". 10 volumes in lidded box. Unusual set from Robert
Fredericks of Bath without name, date or place (RF on spine). All
edges gilt, heavy paper, silk page markers, attractive gift set,
green boards. NEW. $95.00
Biographies
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Critical Works
Bronte, Shelley, Sand, Eliot. Board of Regents University of
Wisconsin: 1991. 151 pages, paper. Signed by author. 8 1/2 X 11.
Beautiful lace print cover, Jane Austen profile on front cover.
$20.00
10115 Austen-Leigh, James Edward. A Memoir of Jane Austen
by her Nephew. Handsome facsimile of the 1882 edition.
However, Lady Susan and The Watsons are not included. Folcroft
Library Editions: 1979. Hb. Tightly bound in boards covered with
royal blue cloth. Gilt title on spine only. Some foxing. NEW.
$45.00
10124 Austen-Leigh, Mary Augusta. Personal Aspects of Jane
Austen. A daughter of James Edward Austen-Leigh, Mary
Augusta sought to show Jane Austen was more well-rounded
and knowledgeable than some critics and biographers like to
portray. If you are collecting biographies, this is an excellent
addition, not easy to find. Some wear to cover, light foxing, spine
loose with age, otherwise good condition. London: John Murray,
1920. Hb. $65.00
10134 Austen-Leigh, William and Richard Arthur. Jane Austen:
Her Life and Letters. A Family Record. Intro by Sarah S. G.
Frantz. This reprint of the 1913 edition does not include revisions
by Le Faye. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2006, paperbound. NEW. $7.00
10127 -1 Austen-Leigh, William and Richard Arthur. Jane Austen:
Her Life and Letters. A Family Record. The son and grandson of
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James Edward Austen-Leigh worked together, using new 10397 Cornish, Francis Warre. Jane Austen. Biography and
materials that came to light after J.E.A-L's Memoir, to create this critique of the novels. Part of series called "English Men of
newer history of Jane Austen. NY: Dutton, 1913, 1st edition. Hb. Letters." Macmillan & Co. London 1926. Hb, 240 pgs. $20.00
Cover worn, foxing. USED. $95.00
10383 -1 Craik, W. A. Jane Austen: The Six Novels. Analyzes the
10135 Austen-Leigh, William and Richard Arthur. Jane Austen: novels to decipher the principles upon which Jane Austen based
Her Life and Letters. A Family Record. Revised by Dierdre Le her writing. London. 1965. 210 pgs. Hb. $20.00
Faye. First published in 1913, this 1989 re-issue includes much
11670 Day, Malcolm. Voices from the World of Jane Austen.
new information, expanded and revised by Dierdre Le Faye. She
Attractive dust jacket. Book is packed full of quotes from the
had access to family archives. This edition has become the
time period placed in context against Austen's novels & letters.
standard biography. Red cloth with attractive protected DJ has
Good introduction to the period. B/w Thomson illustrations
photo of the quilt on display at Jane Austen's House, Chawton,
throughout and some excellent period color plates. Great
made by Mrs Austen, Jane and Casandra. British Library: 1989.
resource. Put yourself in Jane Austen's times. 2006. Hb, dj. Pub.
326 pages. Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $25.00
at $24.99. NEW. $15.00
12091 Barr, John and Hilton Kelliher. Jane Austen 1775-1817:
10450 Duckworth, Alistair. The Improvement of the Estate: A
Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library. Paper
Study of Jane Austen's Novels. Johns Hopkins, 1994. 250 pgs.
booklet. Beige with rose print covers. British Museum
Paper. Publ. at $18.95. NEW. $7.00
Publications Ltd. London, 1977R. USED. $12.00
10479 -4 Edwards, Anne-Marie. In the Steps of Jane Austen.
12138 Biro, Dr George & Dr Jim Leavesley. What Killed Jane
Traveller's guide, updated & revised. Photos, maps, a must-have.
Austen? And other medical mysteries, marvels and mayhem.
Jones Books, 2006 3rd ed. Paper. NEW. $18.95
HarperCollins, 2001. Paper. NEW. $10.00
10483 Ehrenpreis, Irvin. Acts of Implication: Suggestion and
11695 Bloom, Harold, Ed. Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Jane
Covert Meaning in the Works of Dryden, Swift, Pope, and
Austen. With intro by Yale U's Harold Bloom. Essays by Ruth
Austen. An insightful reading of Austen. Unusual view of her
apRoberts, Martin Price, Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Ian
novels in context with the famous dramatist, essayist, and poet.
Watt, Ann Molan, Tony Tanner, John Bayley, Roger Gard, Stuart
University of California Press. 1980, Hb, DJ, 158 pgs. USED. $8.00
M. Tave, Jo Alyson Parker, John Wiltshire, Laura Dabundo. 2004.
300 pages. Paper. NEW. $16.00. 10533 Fergus, Jan. Jane Austen: A Literary Life. This is an
excellent work on Austen's career as a writer. Fergus is a favorite
10323 -2 Byrde, Penelope. Fashion in the Works of Jane Austen.
of Austen fans. Softbound. Includes note signed by author. USED.
Jane Austen's descriptions of fashion have been arranged in 6
$50.00
chapters, with explanations. Includes a brief guide to textile
terms. Byrde was curator of the Museum of Costume in Bath 10555 Firkins, Oscar W. Jane Austen. Originally published 1920.
until her retirement in 2002. This book was originally published Examines Jane Austen the novelist, the realist, and the woman.
as A Frivolous Distinction in 1979 by the Bath City Council. Still in Includes the poem "To Jane Austen" by the author. Russell &
demand, now released in paper, with new 2008 intro by the Russell, NY. 1965. Hb. VG condition, green cloth, gold gilt
author. Full of wonderful period illustrations. Paper. NEW. lettering on spine. Some pgs still uncut. USED. $31.00
$18.00
10562 Fitzpatrick, William J. Jane Austen's Emma and Mansfield
10324 Byrne, Paula. Jane Austen and the Theatre. Explores Park. Study guide. "A critical guide providing complete
home theatricals, professional theatre, and the influence of understanding of the great works and ideas - an in-depth
theatre on Austen's novels. 2002. Paper. NEW. $29.95 analysis of the form, meaning, and style by means of: complete
background, plot discussion, theme development, character
10346 -1 Cecil, David. A Portrait of Jane Austen. David Cecil was
analysis, critical commentary, questions & answers, guide to
Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford from
research." Monarch Press, NY. 1965. 107 pgs. Paper. USED.
1948 to 1970. He is known for his biographies of William Lamb,
$20.00
2nd Viscount Melbourne, and this bio of Jane Austen. NY: 1979.
208 pages, Hb, dust jacket. Like new. USED. $15.00 10564 Fleishman, Avrom. A Reading of Mansfield Park: An
Essay in Critical Synthesis. Johns Hopkins Press. 1970. Paper.
10367 Cleary, Kristen, and Robyn Sommer. A Jane Austen
USED. $30.00
Miscellany - Sisters - Suitors - Families - Friends. A well-done
compilation of thoughtful quotes. Hb. NEW. $8.00 11624 Fletcher, Chris. 1000 Years of English Literature: A
Treasury of Literary Manuscripts. With Roger Evans and Sally
10380 -2 Collins, Irene. Jane Austen and the Clergy. Irene is a
Brown. 200 illustrations in full color, many large, grace this lovely
wonderful writer and her books have long been favorites of ours.
large book (8.5X11), printed on heavy paper. Facsimiles of
No JA library is complete without them. Beautifully illustrated on
manuscripts and drawings & paintings of the authors from the
glossy paper. Notes, bibliography, appendix, index. This book
British Library collections, with short biographies of the authors.
examines the importance of Jane Austen's clerical background
A gorgeous book by three curators of literary manuscripts at the
and explains the clergy in her novels: Patronage, Manners and
British Library. From Beowulf to Ted Hughes (Jane Austen is on
Morals, the Clergy and the Neighborhood, more. Paper. NEW.
page 114). Abrams, NY: 2003. 191 pages, Hb, dust jacket. NEW.
$12.00
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10571 Folsom, Marcia McClintock, ed. Approaches to Teaching
Austen's Emma. Plus essays by 18 eminent Austen scholars,
including Jonathan Gross. NY. 2004. Paper. NEW. $19.00
11229 Freydis, Jane Welland and Eileen Southerland, Editors.
Life in the Country: with Quotations by Jane Austen and
Silhouettes by her Nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh.
Charming silhouettes JEAL created, often to amuse his children.
Contributions by Maggie Lane and Joan Ray, afterword by Joan
Austen-Leigh. British Library Board, London, 2008. 48 pgs. Hb,
dust jacket. NEW. $24.00
10584 Fullerton, Susannah, and Anne Harbers. Jane Austen:
Antipodean Views. A collection of passages & quotes from
Australians and New Zealanders on Jane Austen. Illustrates why
Jane Austen is so popular "down under". Wellington Lane Press,
2001. Paper. NEW. $15.00
10583 Fullerton, Susannah. Jane Austen & Crime. There was
plenty of crime in Jane Austen's England. Fullerton shows the
connections between Jane's youthful work, her mature work,
and the darker side of life. Jones Books, 2006. 248 pgs. Paper.
NEW. $20.00
11669 Gammie, Ian & Derek McCulloch. The Musical World of
Jane Austen. "Seen through the manuscripts and printed
editions held by the Jane Austen Memorial Trust at Chawton,
with brief histories of contemporary composers and a catalogue
of more than 300 musical works." Also incipits of several of the
pieces. Corda Music Publications, Herts. UK.1996. NEW. $20.00
10624 -2 Gilson, David. A Bibliography of Jane Austen. This is
the only bibliography you will ever need - and you will wonder
how you managed without it. Arranged in sections so that you
can easily find any book. Read about the various editions, and
the famous owners of her books. Also bios and critical works.
The first edition was published in 1982 and included works up to
1978. This edition has a new front section adding important
works up to 1995. Oak Knoll Press, 1997, Hb, dj. 877 pgs. NEW.
$55.00
10636 Gooneratne, Yasmine. Jane Austen. Important critical
introduction to Jane Austen's writings, including her letters,
minor works, and the 6 novels. Focus on structure and intentions
of the works. Cambridge University Press. 1970. Paper. USED.
$15.00
10652 Grey, J. David, Mg Ed. The Jane Austen Companion. With
Consulting editors A. Walton Litz and Brian Southam. 65 essays
by 40 respected experts on a variety of topics. Must-have for
Austen fans. Hb, dj a little worn. USED. $70.00
10678 -2 Halperin, John, Editor. Jane Austen: Bicentenary
Essays. Selected essays by various writers commemorating the
200th anniversary of Austen's birth. May contain underlining and
margin comments. Out of print book. Cambridge UP. 1975.
Paper. USED. $10.00
10677 -1 Halperin, John. The Life of Jane Austen. Johns Hopkins
University Press. Full length biography, well written. Treats each
novel as to origin and intent, proposes how her life led to her
fiction. 1984. Hb, dj. USED. $12.00
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10682 Handley, Graham. Jane Austen. Criticism in focus. A
survey of main books and most influential articles. First
responses, early bio, emergent classics, letters, appraisals,
centenary evaluations. NY. 1992. Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10685 Hannon, Patrice. Dear Jane Austen: A Heroine's Guide to
Life and Love. Not a novel. A modern-day conduct book. Jane
Austen answers the questions that perplex heroines-in-training.
2005. Paper. NEW. $10.00
11232 Hecimovich, Gregg A. Austen's Emma. Lively, insightful,
student-friendly guide to Emma. With guidance on historical
context, literary influences, language, style, form, critical history,
adaptations, including movies. Paper. NEW. $15.00
10761 Hodge, Jane Aiken. Only a Novel: The Double Life of Jane
Austen. Excerpts from Austen's letters enhance this biography.
Slight foxing on edges. Hb, DJ worn. 1972. USED. $18.00
10767 Holbrook, David. The Novel and Authenticity. Excellent
accessible criticism. Includes essay on morals and Mansfield
Park. Also essays on Henry James, E. M. Forster, Alan Sillitoe. 1st
US ed. 1987. 204 pgs, Hb, dj. Like new condition. USED. $30.00
10780 Holms, John and Karin Baji. Bite-Size Jane Austen: Sense
and Sensibility from one of England's Great Writers. John Holms
and Karin Baji compiled this collection and included a bite-size
biography! St. Martin's Press, NY. 1999. Hb, dj. NEW. $13.00
10777 -1 Honan, Park. Jane Austen: Her Life. Beloved biography,
one of our favorites. St. Martin's, NY. Hb, dj. 1987. USED. $10.00
10789 -2 Howard, Tom. Austen Country. Beautiful oversized
book full of pictures to accompany your travels, whether of the
armchair or train & car variety. Caxton Ed. London, 2000, 80 pbs.
Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
10795 -2 Hubback, J. H. and Edith C. Jane Austen's Sailor
Brothers: Being the Adventures of Sir Francis Austen, G.C.B.,
Admiral of the Fleet and Rear-Admiral Charles Austen. A 1986
reprint of the 1906 book written by grandson and great-
granddaughter of Frances Austen. Hb. NEW. $75.00
10795 -1 Hubback, J. H. and Edith C. Jane Austen's Sailor
Brothers: Being the Adventures of Sir Francis Austen, G.C.B.,
Admiral of the Fleet and Rear-Admiral Charles Austen. Gilson
M275. First edition. Written by grandson and great-
granddaughter of Frances Austen. First published reproduction
of Cassandra's watercolor sketch of Jane Austen. Foxing.
Previous owner bookplate (Fardell) and notes on one page in
front. Some wear to edges of spine and corners, else VG. John
Lane The Bodley Head. 1906. 294 pgs. Hb. USED. $220.00
10796 Hubbard, Elbert. Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous
Women. Do not expect a travel book. The author [1856-1915]
wrote mini-biographies to accompany his brief prosaic travel
tales. This book covers Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Madame
Guyon, H Martineau, Charlotte Bronte, C Rossetti, R Bonheur, M
de Stael, Ellizabeth Fry, Mary Lamb, Jane Austen, Empress
Josephine, and Mary Shelley. His description of his late 19th c
visit to Steventon is wonderful. His bio of Jane Austen is a little
off for those who have read so many well-researched works
from the 20th century, but it is fun and personable and brings
Austen to life, and who can complain about that? G. P. Putnam's
Sons, London & NY, 1897. Hb. USED. $40.00
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12080 Jenkins, Elizabeth. Jane Austen: A Biography. One of the
earliest, this affectionate bio examines her family life and each
novel. Hb, Black, gold title on spine. London: 1938. USED. $12.00
10822 -2 Jenkyns, Richard. A Fine Brush on Ivory: An
Appreciation of Jane Austen. What a pleasure to read this
critical work on Jane Austen's novels. Bright and sparkling,
Jenkyns's writing illuminates JA's style, use of irony, and
technical methods. We highly recommend this fine essay. This
paper book released 2007, originally publ 2004. NEW. $20.00
11238 Johnson, Claudia. Equivocal Beings: Politics, Gender and
Sentimentality in the 1790's. Essays on Wollstonecraft, Burney,
Radcliffe and Austen. Catherine R. Stimpson wrote the forward.
U of Chicago Press. 1995. Paper. NEW. $26.00
10832 -2 Johnson, Claudia. Jane Austen: Women, Politics and
the Novel. "Best (and best-written) book about Austen." Nina
Auerbach. U of Chicago Press, 1988, Paper. NEW. $18.00
10838 Johnson, R. Brimley. Jane Austen: Her Life, Her Work, Her
Family, and Her Critics. llustrated, includes maps drawn by Miss
Blanche MacManus of fictional locations. Inlcudes JA portrait and
various other illustrations. Also, inlcudes the excellent insights of
R. Brimley Johnson. Dent, Dutton. 1930. 285pgs. USED. $75.00
12060 Jones, Hazel. Jane Austen and Marriage. A well-
researched, delightful book. This brand new book is a
sophisticated analysis of Austen's fiction, her family life, her
society. Hb, lovely dj. Continuum, 2009. NEW. $27.95
12104 -2 Kaplan, Deborah. Jane Austen Among Women.
Important historical and critical work that examines Austen's
achievement in context of the women's culture of her time.
Johns Hopkins UP. Paper. USED. $10.00
10854 Kaye-Smith, Sheila and G. B. Stern. More About Jane
Austen. Kaye-Smith and Stern explore Austen again. They had so
much fun with the first book, they had to write another! 1949.
Hb, dj. 1st US ed. USED. $45.00
10855 Kaye-Smith, Sheila and G. B. Stern. Speaking of Jane
Austen. Two women, novelists themselves, have a great deal of
fun exploring Jane Austen's works and life, which they share with
us in alternating chapters that seem almost like a conversation.
Hb, dj, 1944, 286 pgs. 1st US ed. USED. $45.00
10869 Kestner, Joseph A. III. Jane Austen: Spatial Structure of
Thematic Variations. Salzburg studies in English Literature under
the direction of Professor Edwin A. Sturzl. Looks at the themes of
improvement, intimacy, concealment, imagination, silence, and
shyness. Universitat Salzburg. Austria. 1974. 145 pgs. Review
copy, sun faded. Paper. USED. $60.00
10878 Knatchbull-Hugessen, Sir Hugh, KCMG. Kentish Family.
1st ed. Written by the 20th c. distinguished diplomat, a family
history of several generations. Pedigree, b&w engravings. Gilt
family crest on front cover. Includes Casandra's drawing of Fanny
at writing table. hb. dj. USED. $40.00
12122 Lane, Maggie. Jane Austen's England. Experience England
as Jane did, from Steventon to Winchester. Contemporary
illustrations accompany excerpts from Austen's letters and
novels. Lane also points out how Britain has changed. An
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important book for historians and Austen fans alike. 1986. USED.
$25.00
10886 Lank, Edith. Jane Austen Speaks to Women. A popular
annotated compendium, includes Austen's thoughts on a dozen
subjects. A miniature with tiny type too. Andrews McMeel
Publishing. 2000. NEW. $5.00
10901 -1 Lascelles, Mary. Jane Austen and Her Art. One of the
best books about Austen ever written, a classic. OUP, London,
1st ed. 1939. Hb, no dj. (Also available in other editions for as
low as $20.) USED. $50.00
10903 Laski, Marghanita. Jane Austen and Her World.
Illustrated, chronology, bibliography, index. Drawings,
photographs, contemporary engravings, family tree. hb, dj.
Viking. 1969. $14.00
10909 LeFaye, Deirdre. Jane Austen. Photographs and
contemporary drawings. Color and b/w illustrations. Paper.
Oxford. 1998. NEW. $14.00
11627 LeFaye, Deirdre. Jane Austen: A Family Record. The
definitive biography, based on the wealth of information held by
the family. Deirdre was entrusted with this task by the heirs of
Richard Austen-Leigh and William Austen-Leigh. Illustrated. Small
remainder mark. 2004. Paper. NEW. $22.00
10917 Lefroy, Helen. Jane Austen. Biography of our heroine by a
direct descendant of Mrs. Lefroy, Jane's beloved friend.
Illustrations in b/w, 8 pages glossy plates, photographs and
contemporary engravings. Paper. Gloucester, 1997. NEW. $11.00
12141 Lynch, Deirdre, Ed. Janeites: Austen's Disciples and
Devotees. A collection of essays that explore the Austen
phenomena, from 19th c. lending libraries to modern film
adaptations. Includes discussions of how various post-Austen
authors embraced or denied their Austenian inheritance.
Explores the boundaries between elite and popular culture. Publ
at $27.95. Princeton. USED. $18.00
10962 MacDonagh, Oliver. Jane Austen, Real and Imagined
Worlds. Full of b/w illustrations and photos. MacDonagh has set
himself the tasks of illuminating English history through Austen’s
novels, and conversely, illuminating her novels through history.
Yale UP, 1991. HB, dj. USED. $35.00
10980 Mansell, Darrel. The Novels of Jane Austen. Mansell
analyzes the novels from the argument that they are all about
the reformation of the heroine, and all other material of the
books serves this purpose. Argues that this overriding theme
depletes the realism of the novels. Lavish footnotes and index.
Macmillan, London, 1978. Hb, dj. 226 pgs. USED. $18.00
11040 Miles, Robert. Jane Austen. Discusses personality, point
of view, genre, nationalism, gender, and class. Professor of
English at Stirling University. USED. $21.00
12154 -1 Modert, Jo, Editor. Jane Austen's Manuscript Letters in
Facsilimile. Reproductions of Every Known Extant Letter,
Fragment, and Autograph Copy, with an Annotated List of All
Known Letters. This book is hard to find. This copy is without dj,
with some used copy stickers in end pages, but VG condition.
Blue cloth on boards. Oversized book of Austen's letters is a real
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treasure. Includes introduction and annotated list with
provenance for each letter. USED. $85.00
12121 Monaghan, David, Ariane Hudelet and John Wiltshire,
eds. The Cinematic Jane Austen: Essays on the Filmic Sensibility
of the Novels. First, the authors examine Austen's works in terms
of their inherent cinematic qualities. They then treat the films as
readings of the novels and deepen our understanding of how the
films reinterpret the novels through stage setting, camera
angles, use of light and sound, and of course screenplay. This is a
brilliant book we highly recommend, both for the unique
rereadings of the novels, and because the authors enhance our
relationships with the film adaptations. NEW. $35.00
11072 Morris, Ivor. Jane Austen Quintet: Critical Inquiries into
the Novels' World. Five studies: Jane Austen and Her Man;
Persuasion's Unwritten Story; Elizabeth and Mr. Bennet; The
Enigma of Harriet Smith; The Prisoner of Mansfield Park. Some of
these essays originally appeared in Persuasions (JASNA). Paper.
Sarsen Press, Winchester, UK. NEW. $25.00
10081 Myer, Valerie Grosvenor. Jane Austen: Obstinate Heart.
"Jane Austen spent her entire life as a poor relation…she lived on
the outside looking in." A thorough, clear biography, certainly
not all doom and gloom as this quote from the author suggests.
16 pages glossy illustrations including family, landscapes,
costumes, and the quilt. Myer stays close to the letters and
history, while bringing Jane and her family to life. 1997, hb, dj.
NEW. $15.00
12130 Parill, Sue. Jane Austen on Film and Television: A Critical
Study of the Adaptations. McFarland & Co. 2002. Paper. NEW.
$35.00
11235 Poovey, Mary. The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer:
Idealogy as Style in the Works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary
Shelley, and Jane Austen. University of Chicago Press, 1984,
Paper, NEW. $26.00
11229 Quin, Vera. Jane Austen Visits London. Follow in Jane
Austen's footsteps and see London through her eyes. Researches
the London references Austen made in her letters and literature,
then takes us into her world. Illustrated by Veronique Avon-
Yapp. Paperback. NEW. $20.00
10836 Rostvig, Maren-Sofie. Ed. Fair Forms: Essays in English
Literature from Spenser to Jane Austen. Essays of structural
analysis of literature, as applied to textural analysis, to enhance
understanding of the author's basic themes. The very good
essay on Austen, "Mistaken conduct and proper 'feeling': A study
of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice" is written by Grete Ek.
Cambridge, 1975, 248 pgs. Hb. USED. $15.00
11326 -2 Roth, Barry & Joel Weinsheimer. An Annotated
Bibliography of Jane Austen Studies, 1952-1972. The definitive
listing. People, subjects, books, all indexed. Indispensable.
University of Virginia Press. 1973. Hb. USED. $9.00
11411 Shields, Carol. Jane Austen: A Penguin Life. A popular
biography. 2001, Hb, dj. NEW. $12.00. Also in paper, $10.00.
11427 Smith, Goldwin. A Life of Jane Austen. First published in
1890. Ushered in a new age of reviewing Austen by applying
formal criticism to her work. Just a little worn, a little foxed,
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binding good. The Walter Scott Publishing Company, NY: 1908,
Hb, 195 pges. USED. $42.00
12179 Southam, B. C. Editor. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey
and Persuasion. Casebook Series. A great resource. Selection of
Austen criticism. One of a three part set. Southam himself, plus
Mudrick, Harding, Butler, Kavanagh, Oliphant, Lewes, Lascelles,
Woolf, others. From a variety of source material. MacMillan.
1976. Good condition. USED. $20.00
12178 Southam, B. C. Editor. Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility,
Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park. Casebook Series. A
collection of opinions expressed about Jane Austen's art, starting
with her own comments on her work and ending in the 1960's.
From contemporaries Scott, Lewes, Oliphant, to Kavanagh,
Mudrick, Tanner, this is a brilliant collection packaged in an
unassuming little paperback. Anonymous to famous, letters,
essays, critical reviews. MacMillan. 1976. Good condition. USED.
$20.00
11444 Southam, Brian. Jane Austen. A Students' Guide to the
Later Manuscript Works. Some of the work herein was prepared
for the new Cambridge Edition, which contract "was later
terminated." The Later Pieces does not include the Juvenilia.
Southam is an expert in this area; perhaps some remember his
speech at an AGM on the Minors. The Prayers, the Poems, the
larger fragments. 2007. Paper. NEW. $35.00
11440 -1 Southam, Brian. Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage. A
survey that has become one of the most important books on
Austen. Starting wih review of SS(1811), PP, MP, E, and NA and
P, continuing with important essays through 1870. This book
became known as Volume 1 of the Critical Heritage. 1st ed. 1968.
Hb, dj. NEW/USED. $85.00
11240 Southam, Brian. Jane Austen's Literary Manuscripts.
Includes discussion of the connection between Austen's life and
art. Increases our appreciation of Jane Austen's development as
an artist. Juvenilia, minor works. Athlone Press, London 2001.
Paper. NEW. $39.95
11443 Southam, Brian. Writers and Their Work: Jane Austen.
Add to your Southam/Austen collection. Longman, Essex, 1975.
60 pgs, paper. One signed copy $18.00. USED. $15.00
11446 Spacks, Patricia Meyer. The Adolescent Idea: Myths of
Youth and the Adult Imagination. Novelists often evoke
adolescents who resist the social order. She analyzes their
conflicts and their resolutions. Jane Austen is included with her
representations of generational conflict. 1981, hb,dj. May be
shop worn. NEW. $10.00
11454 Spence, John. A Century of Wills from Jane Austen's
Family 1705-1806. This book starts with a facsimile of Jane
Austen's will, in her own hand. 16 wills - Austens, Leighs, Perrots,
Philadelphia Hancock, etc. Fascinating to scholars and readers
who can't get enough background on Jane Austen. Foreward by
Maggie Lane. JASA, 2001. Paper. $20.00
11455 Spence, John. Becoming Jane Austen. Another Austen
biography to add to our collection (we need them all, don't we?).
Spence consulted on the recent movie Becoming Jane . There
was quite a bit of fantasy in the movie - the bio is of course more
grounded in history. Continuum. Paper. NEW. $14.00
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12174 Steinbach, Alice. Educating Alice: Adventures of a
Curious Woman. In the chapter "Sense and Sensible Shoes," a
visit to Chawton meeting Miss Bowden, Helen Lefroy, and
Deirdre LeFaye; delight in the Ritz in Paris (the cookery class
entered through the same door as Princess Diana exited on that
fateful night.) Random House, NY, 2004. Hb, dj. NEW. $8.00
11628 Sutherland, Kathryn. Jane Austen's Textual Lives: from
Aeschylus to Bollywood. Sutherland explores three histories. 1)
the transmission of Austen through manuscripts, critical editions,
biographies and adaptations, 2) the development of English
Studies as a discipline, and 3) the role of OUP in shaping a canon
of English texts in the 20th c. Hb, beautiful dj. 2005, OUP. NEW.
$100.00. Also in paper, $35.00.
11483 Tobin, Beth Fowkes. Superintending the Poor: Charitable
Ladies and Paternal Landlords in British Fiction, 1770-1860.
With material from JA's Emma and Mansfield Park, Dickens'
Bleak House, Godwin's Caleb Williams, Bage's Mount Henneth.
Yale UP. 1993. Hb, dj. USED. $21.00
12193 Todd, Janet, Editor. Jane Austen in Context. Generously
illustrated collection of essays that introduce Austen's life and
times. Cambridge UP. 2005. NEW. Publ at $104, sale $65.
“
Real Solemn History
-Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey
12005 Abell, L.G. A Mother's Book of Traditional Household
Skills. Orig published in the 1850's. The author was ahead of her
time in that she defined the accomplished woman as one who
relied on her own industry and intelligence. Many tips still useful
today. Facsimile. Paper. Publ at $16.95. NEW. $13.00
10017 Ainsworth, William Harrison. Ainsworth's Magazine: A
Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art. 3 vols
(1840's). Previous owner's inscriptions "bound November 25
1884." Some foxing. Brown 1/2 leather and pebbled boards. Gilt
on spine, bands. Complete novels, stories, poems. Illustrated by
George Cruikshank. 1842-3. USED. $300.00
10051 Andrews, Jonathan and Andrew Scull. Undertaker of the
Mind: John Monro and Mad-Doctoring in Eighteenth-Century
England. You may have heard about Monro in relation to some
of his famous patients, esp King George III. Methods we today
consider bizarre and barbaric. In-depth look at Monro's work and
the trade of insanity in England in the 18th century. University of
California Press. 2001. 364 pages. Hb, dj. NEW. $13.00
10150 Banfield, Edwin. Visiting Cards and Cases. The author is
an antiques collector who has made a study of Regency and
Victorian visiting cards and their cases. This is a complete survey,
loaded with B&W photos. Historical context, detailed
descriptions. UK: 1989. 149 pages. Hb, dust jacket. Very good
condition. USED. $25.00
10102 Bennett, Geoffrey. The Battle of Trafalgar. Period
paintings (b&w), maps, diagrams to illustrate the operation of
the ships. Detalied description of the battle, includes details
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12178 -1 Tucker, George H. Jane Austen the Woman: Some
Biographical Insights. Well researched, excellent footnotes,
entertaining bio. 1994, hb, dj. USED. $18.00
11567 Watkins, Susan. Jane Austen's Town and Country Style.
177 illus., 77 in color. 7x10 1/2. Luscious full-page depictions of
the fashions, the foods, the interiors, the customs. NY, 1990, hb,
dj. USED. $35.00
11585 -1 Weldon, Fay. Letters to Alice on first reading Jane
Austen. Fay Weldon explains the art of reading and writing to a
fictional niece, Alice. London: 1984. 127 pages, Hb, dust jacket.
1st ed. Very Good condition. USED. $18.00
12113 Wilks, Brian. Jane Austen. Entertaining biography. Hb, Dj.
We have 1978 and 1984 editions. NEW and USED. $15.00
11614 Williams, Michael. Jane Austen: Six Novels and Their
Methods. Discusses the methods Austen used to construct the
novels. NY. St.Martin's Press. 1986. Hb. Dust jacket faded edges
and corners. USED. $85.00
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History, Food, Crafts, Politics
and Military Events
about life of sailors. Nelson, his tactics, the events of the battle.
Captain Bennett served in the Royal Navy and is a highly
regarded naval historian. Scholarly yet entertaining. Import. Pen
& Sword Military Classics. Paper. NEW. $13.95
10189 Bess of Hardwick. Of Household Stuff: The 1601
Inventories of Bess of Hardwick. Describes life and holdings of a
gifted 16th C. countess widowed 4 times. Chatsworth &
Hardwick Hall Old & New. National Trust. London: 2001. 71
pages, Paper. NEW. $10.00
10227 Borowitz, Albert. The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case: Dark
Mirror to Regency England. A sensational murder in 1823
became an inspirational source for many writers, even in our
own times. Here it is revealed in all its original detail for the first
time. True crime buffs, as well of fans of the time period, will
enjoy this readable history. LSU Press. 1987. Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00
10245 Briggs, L. B. R. Original Charades. Some of these charades
will put Mr Elton's to shame. Lucky for us the answers are in the
back – we’d never figure them out! Very pretty green cloth with
silver and gold gilt design and title, gilt page edges. Very good
condition. 72 pages. Scribner's. NY: 1891. Hb. USED. $50.0
10289 Burke, Edmund. On Empire, Liberty, and Reform -
Speeches and Letters. Ed. David Bromwich. The great statesman
speaks. Bromwich adds a concise introduction to each item,
placing it in context. "This is a reader's not a scholar's edition."
New Haven & London: Yale University Press. 2000. 524 pages,
paper. NEW. $16.00
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10290 Burke, Thomas. The English Townsman as He Was and as
He Is. Fully illustrated. Fascinating dust jacket. The Londoner
from medieval times to the present day (mid 20th century).
There is an index. Jane Austen is here! London, Toronto, NY: B.T.
Batsford Ltd. 1947 2nd ed. 151 pages, Hb, dj. USED. $22.00
11866 Cameron, David Kerr. London's Pleasures: From
Restoration to Regency. A highly accessible tour through the
fashions and excesses of London from the time of the
Restoration, when Puritanism was rejected with bawdy
vengence, to the end of the Regency, when the Victorian era
restored piety. Full of period illustrations in b&w and color. Slight
shop wear. Orig publ at $28.95. NEW. $18.00
12167 Carlyle, Thomas. The French Revolution. This version was
originally published in 1930 by Cambridge University Press. The
full work was first published in 1837. Admired by generations of
readers for bringing the main players to life, Carlyle has kept his
reputation intact through the years as the great historian of the
era. Paperbound. Dover, 2005. NEW. $7.50
10336 Carrell, Jennifer Lee. The Speckled Monster: A Historical
Tale of Battling Small Pox. Carrell tells this story so well, you will
not want to put the book down once you begin. From the
opening lines: "Early in December 1694, an assassin emerged
from the streets of London to sneak westward across the park,
slip unseen through the halls of Kensington...". The assassin was
a virus, and its victim the Queen. Dutton, 2003. NEW. $16.95
10352 Chandrasekhar, S. "A Dirty, Filthy Book" - The Writings of
Charles Knowlton and Annie Besant on Reproductive Physiology
and Birth Control and an Account of the Bradlaugh-Besant Trial.
Courageous and intelligent Annie Besant [1847-1933] published
Knowlton's book on reproductive physiology and birth control in
Britain in 1877. She and her cohort Bradlaugh were charged with
publishing obscenity. This book includes the original Fruits of
Philosophy by Knowlton, The Law of Population by Besant, and
Theosophy and the Law of Population by Besant, as well as an
account of the trial. Hb book, like new, dust jacket slightly worn
at top and bottom of spine. USED. $20.00
12160 Chartrand, Rene. Gibraltar 1779-83. Beautifully
illustrated by Patrice Courcelle. A thrilling story of the siege, the
strategies that led to British victory, and the heroism displayed.
Osprey Publishing, 2006. Paper. List $26.95. NEW. $7.00
10361 Cheesman, Clive, and Jonathan Williams. Rebels,
Pretenders and Imposters. Cheesman and Williams are curators
in the Dept of Coins at the British Museum. This book is a survey
of people throughout history who have sought to rule. Pictures
of coins illustrate the history. NY: 2000. Hb, 192pgs. NEW. $12.00
10059 Cliffe, J. T. The World of the Country House in
Seventeenth-Century England. Beautifully illustrated
throughout, color and b/w. This book is concerned with the
houses of the gentry, not of the nobility. Includes lifestyle issues
such as intellectual pursuits, scandals, tutors, as well as gardens,
architecture, service, and other topics. Hb, dj. Yale University
Press. NEW. Originally published at $65, now $30.00
10379 Collier, Jane. An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously
Tormenting. Edited by Katharene A. Craik. Collier [1715-1755]
created this fascinating glimpse into 18th C daily life in 1753.
Deals with the treatment of servants and dependents and the
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bringing up of children. "Thrilling precursor to the art of Jane
Austen." Oxford World Classics. 2002. NEW. $12.00
10386 Cook, Vivian. Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary. Or
why can't anybody spell? Mr. Cook thrills the reader with more
than a hundred entries that will tickle the inner spelling geek.
Fun & games with spelling. Humorous examples. Tidbits of
history - how it got this way. Illust. Hb, Dj, 2005. NEW. $8.00
10394 Coote, Stephen. Napoleon and the Hundred Days.
Entertaining historical biography. Illuminates personalities from
Napoleon to Josephine to Wellington. Coote has also written
other popular historical biographies on people such as Pepys,
Charles II, Keats, Drake, Byron. Da Capo Press. 2005. Hb, dj. List
$27.95. NEW. $20.00
10399 Cummins, John. The Art of Medieval Hunting: The Hound
and the Hawk. Illustrated. Everything you could ever want to
know about hunting in Medieval and Renaissance times. Lays
foundation for hunting as sport in later times. Castle Books.
2003. 306 pgs, hb, dj. NEW. $10.00
10413 -2 David, Saul. Prince of Pleasure: The Prince of Wales
and the Making of the Regency. A new study post Christopher
Hibbert's version. At once farce, tragedy and melodrama.
Atlantic Monthly Press. 1998. Hb, dj.. NEW.$12.00
12042 De Courtais, Georgine. Women's Hats, Headdresses and
Hairstyles: With 453 illustrations, medieval to modern.
Reprinted from Batsford original of 1986. Dover, 2006. Paper.
NEW. $14.50
10577 Fosten, Bryan. Wellington's Infantry (2). History and
uniforms of the light infantry troops who served under
Wellington. Numerous illustrations in full colour. Includes 1812
chart of regimental distinctions. Oxford, 1982,. NEW. $12.00
11622 Gatrell, Vic. City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in
Eighteenth-Century London. Compilation of satirical prints from
the Georgian and Regency era - 1170-1830. This lewd, vicious
comedy, poking shockingly at celebrities, politicians, and
financial leaders, makes Mary Crawford's comment about "rears
and vices" seem tame indeed. Well researched by the author,
Prof of Brit History at the University of Essex. Every cartoon is
described and explained - a great resource. Be prepared for low
humor. Hb, dj. 696 pages. NY: 2006. Pub at $45. NEW. $30.00
10637 Gooneratne, Yasmine and Brandon. This Inscrutable
Englishman. We recognize Goonerante for her writings about
Jane Austen. This book covers Sir John d'Oyly [1774-1824] and
his work on the annexation of Sri Lanka's Kingdom of Kandy in
1815. Gives insight into the process of colonial rule in the period
of Austen's life, from the perspective of the colonizer and the
colonized. 1999, London. Paper. USED. $10.00
10663 Gupta, Shri Anil Chandra Das, editor. The Days of John
Company: Selections from Calcutta Gazette 1824-1832. Chosen
excerpts divided into chapters - Official, Editorial, Advertisement.
Includes fascinating letters to the Editor. 758 pages + index. Hb,
dj. Calcutta, West Bengal Government Press. 1959. $65.00
12152 Hamilton, Joseph. The Duelling Handbook: 1829. This is
an unabridged republication of the book first produced in 1829.
Originally named "The Only Approved Guide through all the
Stages of a Quarrel: Containing the Royal Code of Honor;
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Reflections upon Duelling; and the Outline of a Court for the 12034 Ince, William and John Mayhew. Authentic Georgian
Adjustment of Disputes; with Anecdotes, Documents and Cases, Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture,
Interesting to Christian Moralists Who Decline the Combat; To 1762. An unabridged republication of the original 1762
Experienced Duellists, and to Benevolent Legislators." Dover, publication. Paperback. Dover, 1998. $14.00
2007, paper. NEW. $9.95
12009 Jarry, Madeleine and Maryvonne Dobry. Period
10704 -1 Hawkings, David T. Criminal Ancestors: A Guide to Needlepoint for Antique Furniture. History and instructions both
Historical Criminal Records in England and Wales. Reference in one book. Authentic patterns, material lists, advice and
document. Photographs, tables, charts, letters, various other instructions. Almost like new. HB, DJ. 1976. USED $10.00
records of criminals. Taken from all county and borough record
10847 Johnston, R.M. editor. In the Words of Napoleon: The
offices, the public record office, police archives. Alan Sutton.
Emperor Day by Day. With new material by Philip
Stroud. 1992. Hb, dj. 458 pgs. USED. $35.00
Haythornwaite. Derived from letters, other writings, and
10708 Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Wellington's Army: The recorded speech, put into the form of a journal or diary, this
Uniforms of the British Soldier, 1812-1815. 60 plates, all in book allows the reader to get into Napoleon's mind as events
colour, by Chas. Hamilton Smith depicting Peninsular War and move quickly. Covers 1769-1815. Greenhill. London. 2002. 416
Waterloo. Text by Phillip J Haythornthwaite. Plates showing pgs. Hb, dj. NEW. $37.00
general officers, cavalry, artillery, engineers, foreign regiments,
10863 Kelly, Ian. Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style.
royal marines, troops of the East India company, etc. 14"x10".
Brummell [1778-1840], contemporary of Austen. The first man of
2002. Hb, dj. NEW. $25.00
fashion. "The first metrosexual - 200 years before the word was
10709 Hazelwood, Nick. The Queen's Slavetrader: John invented." More than a biography, a great history of the times.
Hawkyns, Elizabeth I, and the Trafficking in Human Souls. BBC Radio 5 review: "The best book ever written about London."
Traces origins of American slavery to project of Elizabeth Hb, dj. 2006. NEW. $17.00
I. Biography of first Atlantic slave trader, Hawkyns.
12101 Lady of Distinction. Regency Etiquette: The
16th century Anglo-Spanish rivalry. Paper, 2004.
Mirror of Graces (1811). Originally published in
NEW. $12.00
Looking for back issues of 1811, this advice book includes information
11874 Hemsworth, Beatrice. What the on proper dress and decoration of the
Persuasions? We carry
Victorians Didn't Do for Us: A Collection of female form, manners, politeness, dancing,
their Useless Advice. Packed full of JASNA’s respected journal. beauty, health and loveliness, principles
snippets of advice, such as "two people and nature of propriety. All that is
Editions #1 thru #10 are $12
with the same eye colour should never required to be considered an
marry" and cures such as "gunpowder in a each, while #10 and up are $10. accomplished lady. USED. $17.95
glass of soapy water" for a stomach ache.
{Check availability, especially 10908 Lavery, Brian. Nelson's Fleet at
Illustrated. Hb, Dj. NEW $9.00
for the earliest years.} Trafalgar. Previously unpublished
10751 Hill, Christopher. Intellectual Origins eyewitness accounts, letters and research.
of the English Revolution. Ground-breaking Color and sepia tone illustrations - engravings,
book delves into the motivations behind the maps. Battle plan of Trafalgar. Lavery is the
English Revolution and Civil War. How the English curator of Naval History at the National Maritime
revolted against Charles I and the church, and executed their Museum in Greenwich. The Naval Institute Press, Annapolis.
king. Panther, London, 1972. 333 pgs, Paper. USED. $45.00 2004. Paperback. NEW. $25.00
10068 Hochschild, Adam. Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels 10072 Leach, MacEdward, Editor. The Book of Ballads. Text
in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves. Gripping history of the recording of ballads - old English and Scottish, British, and
people who dared to defy their times to promote the end of American. Informative introduction, notes, index of titles, index
slavery in the British Empire. (We know Jane Austen was a fan of of first lines. Selected & Edited by MacEdward Leach, Illustrated
some of the heroes of this book. Food for thought, especially for with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Comes with 1967 article from
those who might still insist she was apolitical and intellectually Heritage Club describing the book. Read the ballads as folk
sheltered.) Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00 poetry. NY: Heritage Press, 1967. Hb, case. USED. $25.00
10771 Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 10075 Linnane, Fergus. London, the Wicked City; A Thousand
1899. An outstanding collection of fully sourced plates and Years of Vice in the Capital. "Academically sound, as well as
illustrations (some color, some b/w) offering a selection of the being a good read" - Independent. History of the sexual depravity
fashions of the times. Holland was a son of Oscar Wilde. 1st ed. to be found in London, over the past 1000 years. London: 2003.
B.T.Batsford, London, 1955. 200 pgs. USED. $95.00 Hb, dj. NEW. $20.00
10798 Hughes, Kristine. Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in 10947 Lord, W. B. The Corset & the Crinoline: An Illustrated
Regency and Victorian England. Social life, private life, the History. Unabridged republication of the work originally
courts. Great source for historical fiction writers. 1998, Paper. published in 1868 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler, London. An
NEW. $22.00 illustrated history of female undergarments. Over 50 B&W
10808 Hyde, Stella. Literary Lust. The Sexiest Moments in engravings. Dover Publications. Mineola. 2007. NEW. $11.50
Classic Fiction. Atria Books, NY, 2006. Hb, dj. NEW. $18.00
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10952 Low, Donald A. Thieves' Kitchen: The Regency
Underworld. "…alongside the world of Pride and Prejudice and
the Nature poets there existed a pulsating, undisciplined urban
underworld of young thieves, body-snatchers and gamblers…".
Draws on contemporary sources to bring us into the Regency
underworld. Paperback. Alan Sutton, Gloucester. 1987. $10.00
10964 Machray, Robert. The Night Side of London. With
illustrations by Tom Browne. At the turn of the last century,
when London was the happenin' place on the planet, Roberty
Machray and artist Tom Browne set out to tell the story. This
book was very popular in its time. This 1984 reprint is well done.
The illustrations are each unique works of art (b/w). Paul Harris,
1902/1984. USED. $15.00
11937 Mackintosh, Iain. The Georgian Playhouse: Actors,
Artists, Audiences and Architecture 1730-1830. Exhibition
devised by Iain Mackintosh. Assisted by Geoffrey Ashton.
Heyward Gallery, London. 12 August to 12 October 1975 by the
Arts Council of Great Britain. This exhibition catalogue is full of
black and white illustrations, advertisements, and architectural
drawings. Hogarth, Garrick, Liston, John Inigo Richards, and
many others featured. Times Newspapers Limited. London:
1975. Paper. USED. $25.00
12029 Mayhew, Henry, and Other Writers. The London
Underworld in the Victorian Period: Authentic First-Person
Accounts by Beggars, Thieves and Prostitutes. "With his
collaborators, Mayhew explored hundreds of miles of London
streets in the 1840s and 1850s, gathering thousands of pages of
testimony from the city's humbler residents. Their stories
revealed aspects of city life virturally unknown to literate
society." Paperback. Dover, 1861/2005. NEW. $14.00
11011 McCutcheon, Marc. Everyday Life in the 1800's: A Guide
for Writers, Students and Historians. Illustrated. Covers the
1800's decade by decade for accuracy and handy reference.
Everything from crime to civil war, to courtship, occupations,
clothing, around the house, getting around, slang. (Mostly based
on American history.) Good condition. Paperback. Writer's Digest
Books, Cincinnati, 1993. NEW. $10.00
11039 Miller, Judith. Judith Miller's Guide to Period-style
Curtains & Soft Furnishings. Luscious draperies, pillows, rugs,
seat cushions, and the like, 18th and 19th C. "Sample book'' and
glossary. About 10" sq. 450 commissioned photographs by James
Merrell. How-to instructions. Overlook, 2000. NEW. $15.00
11066 More, Hannah. Strictures on the Modern System of
Female Education, with a View of the Principles and Conduct
Prevalent among Women of Rank and Fortune. Two volumes
bound in one. George Long, NY, 1813. Modern 1/4 calf &
marbled boards. Some foxing throughout. Very good condition.
USED. $220.00
11109 Nivelon, Francis. The Rudiments of Genteel Behavior.
Facsimile reprint of the unique edition of 1737. Foreword by Paul
Holberton, Afterward by Hugh Belsey. Designed by Roger Davies.
Beautiful large paper book with faux jacket. Illustrations show
how to walk, stand, bow, courtesy, give and take - all that is
necessary for genteel society. 2003, paper. NEW. $20.00
12148 O'Farrell, John. An Utterly Impartial History of Britain,
or, 2,000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge. While this book
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is quite a bit longer than Austen's History of England, we're sure
you'll enjoy it. 1993. Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
11120 Outhwaite, R. B. Scandal in the Church: Dr. Edward Drax
Free, 1764-1843. Dr Free was a rather rowdy clergyman who
caused enough trouble to be defrocked in 1830. Could this have
been our Wickham? This is the shocking true story, in all its
details. Illustrated. Hambledon Press, 1997. Hb, dj. NEW. $30.00
10085 Owen, Robert. A New View of Society. Facsimile
reproduction of third edition printed in London in 1817. Owen
[1771-1858] was a social reformer. He believed the environment
formed the character of the man. These essays put forth his
ideas. The Free Press, ND, probably 1950's. 184pg. USED. $15.00
10086 Pack, Captain James, OBE RN. Nelson's Blood - the Story
of Naval Rum. With forward by the Admiral of the Fleet Lord
Lewin. Illustrated. Long history of grog (which did not end until
1970, by the way) and how it affected wars and empire. Royal
Naval Museum Publications, UK 1998R. Paper. NEW. $14.00
11205 -2 Planche, J. R. History of British Costume: From Ancient
Times to the Eighteenth Century. This faithful reprint of 1834 ed.
uses the same b/w line drawings. Large 9" with detailed look at
civil, religious, military British garb, armor & body decoration.
Senate, Middlesex, 2001. 376 pgs, Paper. NEW. $12.00
11694 Pocock, Tom. The Terror Before Trafalgar. This book
adds thrilling detail to one of the most famous battles in naval
history. Describes the secret war of espionage and subversion, a
war of wits known as "The Great Terror," fought behind the
scenes in 1801 as Napoleon's grand army faced the volunteer
army across the Channel. Excellent book now available in
paperback. Slight references to Capt Francis Austen. Naval
Institute Press, Annapolis. Orig publ $29.75. NEW. $17.00.
12212 Quennell, Marjorie and CHB Quenell, Revised by Christina
Hole. A History of Everyday Things in England, Volume IV 1851-
1914. This lively and brightly illustrated book tells the history of
"ordinary men and women... the food they ate, the clothes they
wore, how they travelled, the houses they lived in, and the
scientific advances which most affected their lives at each
period." (From dust jacket.) B.T.Batsford, Ltd. 1952. $16.00
11632 Quindlen, Anna. Imagined London: A Tour of the World's
Greatest Fictional City. A delightful wander through London
Past, Present, and Fictional with an American anglophile novelist
and journalist. Illustrated, map. National Geographic Directions,
Washington DC, 2004. Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00
11307 Rigby, Nigel and Pieter van der Merwe. Captain Cook in
the Pacific. Published by the National Maritime Museum after
the opening of a new gallery at Greenwich. Heavily illustrated
with colorful paintings, diagrams, maps, most from the museum
collection. Emphasizes the advances in art, science, and
exploration of other cultures that came out of Cook's voyages.
Paper. Import. NEW. $25.00
11867 Robinson, John Martin. The Regency Country House:
From the Archives of Country Life. Drawn from the hundred-year
archives of Country Life, these gorgeous illustrations and
descriptions fulfill our Regency fantasies. Country homes from
1790-1830. Interiors, approaches, parks. Wyatt, Holland, Nash,
Cockerell, Smirke, Wilkins, Hopper, Repton, Soane, as well as
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regional designers. The accompanying text is rich with history.
Helpful index. Aurum Press, London: 2005. Soft bound. NEW.
$30.00
11230 Rogers, Nicholas. The Press Gang: Naval Impressment
and its opponents in Georgian Britain. "Explains exactly how the
press gang worked, whome it was aimed at and why and how
many people opposed its activities." An expert on British 18th c
social history unpacks impressment. Continuum, 2007, paper.
NEW. $25.00
11635 Schama, Simon. Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and
the American Revolution. If you were a slave during the
American Revolutionary War, whom would you want to win?
Best-selling history professor Schama digs deep into previously
unexposed history revealing the mass exodus of Americans with
a dream of freedom as they crossed through the lines of war to
reach the British, only to be ultimately betrayed. 478 pgs. Hb, dj.
HarperCollins, NY. 2006. NEW. $11.00
11396 Sharman, Julian. A Cursory History of Swearing.
Originally published 1884, reprinted 1968. Offers curious facts
about the history of oath-taking and using swear words,
delightfully obscured in Victorian prose. Hb. NEW. $20.00
11425 Smith, Denis. The Prisoners of Cabrera: Napoleon's
Forgotten Soldiers: 1809-1814. This is just a gem of a book, well
documented, full of illustrations. Hb, dj, 2001. NEW. $15.00
11698 Smith, Lacey Baldwin. English History Made Brief,
Irreverent, and Pleasurable. A history professor provides a
sometimes hilarious and always entertaining view of English
history. Cartoons, illustrations, index. "History Worth
Remembering." Academy Chicago Publishers, 2007. 262 pgs,
Paper. USED. $9.00
11626 Spencer, Charles. Althorp: The Story of an English House.
Earl Spencer has been guiding tours of Althorp since he was 12
years old. Here he combines his love of the house with his
appreciation for history and takes you on a personal tour. Full of
color photographs, many commissioned for this work. Paintings,
architecture, grounds. Printed on heavy paper, beautiful prints,
lovely dust jacket. Hb. St Martin's Press, NY. 1998. 167 pages.
NEW. $18.00
11486 Strawson, John. Beggars in Red: The British Army 1789-
1889. Illustrations, maps. Description of this important period in
British regimental history. From Napoleon to Asia, Africa, and the
creation of Pax Britannia. Import from UK. 2003. Paper.
NEW.$12.00
10091 Summerville, Christopher, Ed. Regency Recollections:
Captain Gronow's Guide to Life in London and Paris. Import.
Captain Gronow's writings illuminated by Christopher
Summerville. Gronow knew the Prince Regent, Beau Brummell,
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and everyone else who was anyone. Find out what to wear, how
to be invited to a ball, and just generally how to get along in high
society Regency London, from the ultimate insider, in his own
words. Ravenhall Books, 2006. Hb, dj. NEW. $20.00
11520 Taylor, Antony. 'Down with the Crown' British Anti-
monarchism and Debates about Royalty since 1790. Well
illustrated history reveals & explores the anti-monarchist trends
usually neglected. London: 1999. Hb, dj. NEW. $30.00
11531 Turner, E. S. Amazing Grace: The Great Days of Dukes. A
history of dukedom good and bad, in the 18th & 19th centuries.
Illustrated. Sutton, 2003. 316 pgs. Paper. NEW. $8.00
11538 Vane, Brian. The Audacious Admiral Cochrane: The True
Life of a Naval Legend. His career was marked by controversy
and pathological disputes w/some eminent men of the period.
Late in life, he published a seies of autobiographies which have
been accepted, unquestioned, as an accurate version of events.
Conway Maritime Press, London. 2004. Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
10094 Waller, Maureen. Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart
Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown. The true story of the
daughters of Stuart King James II, Mary and Anne, key actors in
the palace coup that led to the end of a dynasty. Waller is an
excellent historian, but this book isn't stuffy - it reads like
historical fiction. Hodder and Stoughton, London. 2002. Hb, dj.
NEW. $15.00
11616 -1 Williamson, Tom. Polite Landscapes: Gardens &
Society in Eighteenth-Century England. Hb. USED. $20.00
11620 Wilson, Ben. The Making of Victorian Values: Decency &
Dissent in Britain: 1789-1837. This is a well-written study of the
generation of Brits "born in the wake of the American and
French revolutions" - the parents of the Victorians. Explores how
crises can lead to change and realignment of society's values.
Witty and entertaining as well as instructive. Hb, dust jacket. 445
pages. NY: 2007. NEW. $21.00
12151 Wilson, Kim. In the Garden with Jane Austen. Delightul
book uses quotes from Jane Austen as the basis for exploring
various kinds of gardens - from country estates to Bath and
London. Ends with suggestions on how to create your own Jane
Austen garden. Beautiful photos and illustrations throughout,
printed on heavy glossy paper. Softbound with folded covers.
Perfect gift for Austen fans. 2008. NEW. $21.95
11249 -2 Wilson, Kim. Tea with Jane Austen. Gorgeous pictures,
bibliography, index. A charming - and charmingly illustrated -
(gift!) book about tea - not just another beverage, but the center
of social ritual in 18th and 19th C England. History, recipes,
excerpts from the novels and letters, illustrations from the time.
Illustrated boards. 2004. NEW. $16.00
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Arts & Culture
10002 Adair, John. The Royal Palaces of Britain. Coffee-table
book, heavily illustrated with photographs and illustrations.
Covers intimate history of the royal dwellings, including
Hampton Court, Windsow, Whitehall, St James's, Holyrood,
Brighton, Kensington, Buckingham, Greenwich, The Tower. Very
gently used, good condition. 1981. Hb, dust jacket. USED. $18.00
10005 Addison, William. English Spas. Addison writes a
fascinating history of English spas, which reached their highest
importance for British society in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Quotes Jane Austen among many other writers. Descriptions of
Bath, Tunbridge, and lesser known spas. Generously illustrated
with photos and contemporary drawings. 1951. Library stamp in
front of book, good condition, hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10018 Airs, Malcolm. The Tudor and Jacobian Country House: A
Building History. Luxuriously illustrated scholarly work.
Entertaining descriptions of great houses. From design to labour,
everything about these houses that formed the settings for
some of our favorite novels. Hb. 1998. Surrey: Bramley Books.
Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $15.00
10053 Automobile Association. Walks Through Britain's History.
Eye-catching, colorful travel book. Includes detailed instructions
with illustrated, annotated route maps for over 100 walks
organized chronologically, covering prehistory through modern
times. London: 2001. 70 pages, paper. NEW. $18.00
11865 Barnes, Martin. Benjamin Brecknell Turner: Rural
England Through a Victorian Lens (Victoria & Albert Museum
Studies). Turner (1816-1894), one of the best British amateur
photographers, captured churches, cottages, farms, and ancient
ruins, as well as modern structures, and fascinating portraits. 11
x 9 3/4. With 70 gorgeous quadrotone photographs. Sealed in
publisher's plastic. Pub at $39.95. NEW. $30.00
10240 Bradley, A.G. The Rivers and Streams of England. With
75 colour plates by Sutton Palmer. Beautiful book. Good
condition. Bracken Books. 1993. Hb, dj. USED. $10.00
10294 Burne-Jones, Edward. Pocket Painters: Burne-Jones
1833-1898. Tiny pocket-size book of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by
Sir Edward Coley Burke-Jones. Text by Steve Dobell. London:
1995. 47 pages, Hb. Good condition. USED. $40.00
11182 Crane, Walter. The Decorative Illustration of Books.
Survey of book illustrations up to 1896 when it was originally
published. Fully illustrated. Shop worn, slightly yellowed.
London. 1994. Paper. NEW. $10.00
11183 Crawford, David. British Building Firsts: The First Castle
to the First Airport. Full of b/w illustrations. How Britain led the
world in many artchitectural developments, from Roman times
to present. London. 1990. Hb, beautiful dust jacket. $20.00
10403 Cunliffe, Barry. The City of Bath. History of Bath from
prehistoric to modern times. 135 B/W illustrations - photos and
period drawings, archealogical reconstructions. Both scholarly
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Music, Art, and
Lovely Places
and entertaining. Yale University Press. 1987. Hb, dj. Like new
condition. USED. $18.00
10408 Daiches, David and John Flower. Literary Landscapes of
the British Isles; A Narrative Atlas. From Chaucer, Shakespeare,
Dr Johnson, into the 20th century. Maps, illustrations, atlas,
index, geographical index. Includes Austen locations. Hb, dj, 287
pages. Paddington Press, NY & London, 1979. USED. $15.00
10529 Fea, Allan. Old English Houses: The Record of a Random
Itinerary. With over 100 illustrations from photos taken by the
author. Fea has an interest in finding out-of-the-way places that
have not been affected by modern times or restoration. Charles
Scribner's Sons, NY 1910. 273 pgs, Hb. USED. $50.00
10627 -1 Girouard, Mark. The Victorian Country House. Revised
and Enlarged Edition. Yale UP. 1979. 467pp. Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10629 Gloag, John. English Furniture. The Library of English Art
Series. Covers AD 1500-1934. Focus is on furniture that is well
proportioned. How furniture design changes with national taste.
With twenty-four plates from photographs and seventeen line
drawings by E. J. Warne. 1946. USED. $37.00
10694 Harrison, Colin. John Malchair of Oxford: Artist and
Musician. A catalog of Malchair's art, with essays by Susan
Wollenberg, Julian Munby. Malchair [1730-1812] was a violinist,
watercolorist, and engraver. Full of illustrations, mostly b/w.
Published with 1998 Ashmolean Museum show. 1998. Paper.
Like new. USED. $35.00
10757 Hillaby, John. Journey Home: A Walk About England.
Illustrated. The author and his new wife Katie go for walks from
the Lake Country to London. Take the book along on your own
walks! 1983. 319 pgs. Hb, dj. $11.00
10770 Hole, Christina. Haunted England: A Survey of English
Ghost-Lore. A brief selection (since a complete survey of English
ghosts would require an entire library) of stories of the
disembodied spirits and apparitions of English lore. 1951. 184
pgs. Hb. USED. $14.00
10823 Jeffery, Paul. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren.
Beautiful book filled with b&w illustrations, photos, drawings,
church layouts. Includes a gazetteer of all Wren's churches.
Architecture, history. Wonderful guide for visitors and so much
more. 1996. Paper. NEW. $35.00
10891 Lantz, Sherlee. A Pageant of Pattern for Needlepoint
Canvas: Centuries of Design, Textures, Stitches - A New
Exploration. Diagrams by Maggie Lane. Photography by Richard
Avedon Studio. 351 diagrams, 150 photographs of historical
sources and work samples, 25 colour photographs of in-process
and completed needlepoint. Bibliography included. Considered
one of the most impressive books on needlepoint ever
published. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1973. HB, DJ. USED. $50.00
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11879 Lloyd, Christopher and Jonathan Marsden. George III and
Queen Charlotte: Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste. An
important contribution to studies of fine & decorative arts in the
Georgian period. Essential for both collectors and academics.
Thames and Hudson, London. 2004. HB, DJ. NEW. $65.00
11625 Muir, Richard. The Villages of England. Muir wrote the
text and took most of the pictures. A beautiful study of the
traditional village, its history, the layout, names, landscape,
homes, and social development. Very pretty book, perfect for
the Anglophile. Thames & Hudson, NY: 2004. 224 pages, paper.
NEW. $19.00
12051 Norwich, John Julius, Ed. Treasures of Britain: The
Architectural, Cultural, Historical and Natural History of Britain.
Introductions by English Heritage and The National Trust. Maps
from ordinance survey. Crammed full of beautiful photographs.
Still wrapped, silk book marker. HB, DJ. W. W. Norton &
Company, AA Guides New York. 2002. NEW. $35.00
11124 O'Connell, Sheila. London 1753. Heavily illustrated British
Museum exhibition book. Red cloth on boards, no dust jacket.
1st US ed. David R. Godine, Boston, 2003. 272 pgs. Hb. NEW.
$45.00
11233 Parker, Rowland. The Common Stream: Two Thousand
Years of the English Village. Detailed history of sample village of
Foxton in Cambridgeshire, based on author's extensive research.
B/W drawings of buildings and maps. Academy Chicago Pubs.
1994. Paper, sealed in plastic. NEW. $14.95
12044 Purton, Valerie, Ed. Dore's London: All 180 Images from
the Original London Series with Selected Writings. Gorgeous art
book. Chartwell, London: 2008. HB, DJ. NEW. $45.00
12042 Ray, Gordon N. The Illustrator and the Book in England
from 1790 to 1914. With 295 illustrations. Essays,
bibliographical descriptions, finely reproduced illustrations,
indices, preface, appendix. Blake, Turner, Rowlandson,
Constable, and many more illustrators covered in this 8 3/8 by 11
1/4 oversized book. Dover edition of the book originally
Gifts
M10126 Address Book - Beautiful address book
produced by our friends down under, JASA. C.E. Brock
illustrations with JA quote for each letter of the alphabet.
Enhanced portrait of Jane Austen on front cover. Elegant –
the perfect gift. $16.00
M10110 Blank notebook. Andy Warhol's Reigning Queens:
Elizabeth II of the UK 1985. Hardback journal. Colorful
Warhol renditions of the Queen on the covers. Copyright
1999 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Bright blue & red colors. $8.00
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published in 1976 by the Pierpont Morgan Library and OUP.
Paper. NEW. $26.00
11653 Reeves-Smyth, Terence. The Garden Lover's Guide to
Ireland. Beautiful full-color guide book. With scholarly
commentary. Everything you need for your visit to Ireland. Or
browse from home. Princeton Architectural Press, 2001, 144 pgs.
NEW. $11.00
11693 Rosenthal, Michael and Martin Myrone. Thomas
Gainesborough. Gainsborough [1727-1788] was one of the
greatest artists of the 18th century, famous for his landscapes
and society portraits. Here are several essays providing new
insight into the artist and the world in which he lived. This book
was published to accompany a major international exhibition.
294 pgs, 195 color illustrations. Beautiful large book with
gorgeous dust jacket. Abrams, 2003. Orig published at $60.00.
NEW. $40.00.
11880 Rosenthal, Michael. Hogarth. Hogarth [1697-1764]
produced art that defined his time and place - 18th century
London. This is a gorgeous art book, full of color and b/w
reproductions, with Rosenthal's insightful text to elucidate
Hogarth's parody, wit, and attention to detail. Chaucer Press,
London 2005. Hb, dj. NEW. $35.00
11532 Turner, Roger. Capability Brown and the Eighteenth-
Century English Landscape. 1985, Hb, Dj. Ex-library. USED.
$21.00
11611 Wilkie, Angus. Biedermeier. Large book covering the era
that Biedermeier furniture was most popular (1815-1848). This
book is truly "an essential sourcebook for all concerned with
nineteenth-century design." Abbeville Press, NY. 1987. Hb, dj.
USED. $35.00
11252 Wilson, Richard and Alan Mackley. The Building of the
English Country House. 1660-1860 time period. Explores the
fascination of the English nobility and gentry with building and
rebuilding their houses. Drawings, photos, charts. Highly
readable. Details include how the work was done and what it
cost. Paper. Continuum, 2007. 428 pages. NEW. $26.00
M10105 Lady's slim formal Jane Austen
Watch. These lovely watches sold out at the Chicago
AGM. Black leather band. Small black and white portrait
of Jane Austen on the face. Roman numerals 1-12 on
gold watch frame. Gold hour, minute, and second
hands. Comes with gold gift box. $28.00
M10127 Little Brown Notebook. Jane Austen quotes
throughout small brown journal, brown paper.
Illustrations from P&P and S&S. $5.00
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People
Memoirs and Biographies of Fascinating Characters
10037 Alsop, Susan Mary. Lady Sackville: A Biography.
Biography of Victoria Sackville-West, the daughter of Lionel
Sackville-West, a British diplomat, and his Spanish gipsy mistress.
Read how Victoria was taken from her hidden, illegitimate early
life and brought into the aristocratic world where she "became
intimately associated with some of the most illustrious men of
her day." Devon: Readers Union. 1979. 275 pages. Hb. Pages a
little yellowed. USED. $17.00
11380 Anderson, W. E. K., ed. The Percy Letters. The letters back
& forth between Percy [1729-1811] and Anderson [1750-1830]
read like an epistolary novel, and deal with the literary world of
that time period. Yale. 1988. 345 pages, Hb. NEW. $20.00
10049 Askham, Francis. The Gay Delavals. True story of a
fascinating, eccentric English family. Roughly 1715-1815 time
period. The story is so intriguing, you will not notice how much
you are learning about the details of life in England during the
18th century. Appendices contain such delicious details as 4 lbs.
wax candles required for the dining table alone during an
evening of private theatricals. 1956, 310pgs. USED. $12.00
10048 Aspinall, A. Mrs. Jordan and her Family - Being the
Unpublished Letters of Mrs. Jordan and the Duke of Clarence
later William IV. Letters of the popular actress, Dorothea Bland
(Mrs Jordan) [1761-1816], who bore the Duke of Clarence 10
children. The actress and Duke come alive in their love for each
other & their children. London: Arthur Baker Ltd. 1951. 295
pages. Hb, dust jacket. USED. $25.00
11894 Beauclear, Charles. Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King. A
common orange seller who rose to become a foremost actress of
her day and lifelong mistress to the King, Nell Gwyn did well.
Beauclerk gives us all the flavor of Stuart times. Be there.
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. Orig. publ. at $27.50. NEW. $21.00
10056 Betcherman, Lita-Rose. Court Lady and Country Wife;
Two Noble Sisters in Seventeenth-Century England. Biography
of the Percy sisters, important figures in 17th C England. Center
color plates. William Morrow. NY: 2005. 384 pages. Hb, dust
jacket. NEW. $20.00. Also in paper, $10.00.
12144 Borman, Tracy. King's Mistress, Queen's Servant: The Life
and Times of Henrietta Howard. Entertaining, detailed
biography by a well regarded historian of this confidante and
mistress of George II. Brings new light to the importance of
women in European courts. NEW. $10.00
10275 Brown, Beatrice Curtis. Elizabeth Chudleigh: Duchess of
Kingston. Fascinating biography of a cosompolitan society
woman of the 18th century - Elizabeth Chudleigh 1720-1788. NY,
Viking Press, 1928. 187 pages, Hb. USED. $30.00
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10279 Bruce, Ian. The Nun of Lebanon: The Love Affair of Lady
Hester Stanhope and Michael Bruce - Their newly discovered
letters. Ian Bruce, the great grandson of Michael Bruce,
discovered the letters. London, 1951. 415 pages Hb. Dust jacket
is abused, otherwise book in good condition. USED. $15.00.
10283 Buckle, Richard. The Prettiest Girl in England: The Love
Story of Mrs. Fitzherbert's Niece From Journals. Illustrated
biography, 19th century love affair, excerpts from her journals.
London: John Murray. 1958. 241 pages, Hb, good condition,
includes worn dust jacket. USED. $35.00
10288 Burghclere, Lady. A Great Lady's Friendships. Letters to
Mary, Marchioness of Salisbury, Countess of Derby 1862-1890
with Introductions and notes by Lady Burghclere. A compilation
of letters that reveal intimate thoughts of important people of
Lady Derby's time. Queen, Duke, Ambassador, Dean, Cardinal,
reveal they were also real people. London: Macmillan and Co.
1933. 503 pages, Hb. Dust jacket. USED. $40.00
10292 Burne-Jones, Georgiana. Memorials of Edward Burne-
Jones with a new introduction by John Christian Vol. 1 1833-
1867 Vol. 2 1868-1898. Reprint of classic work from 1904.
Biography of painter Edward Burne-Jones written by his wife
Georgiana shortly after his death in 1898. Lund Humphries,
London. 1993, hb, dj. 2 volumes. NEW. $50.00
10296 Burney, Doctor Charles. Memoirs of Doctor Charles
Burney 1726-1769. Edited by Slava Klima, Garry Bowers, Kerry S.
Grant. Wonderful annotations. Dr. Burney was one of the
foremost music historians of the enlightenment, not to mention
the father of Fanny. Of interest to musical historians. Original
unaltered manuscripts, some not discovered until the 1950's.
University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln & London: 1988. 233 pages,
Hb, dj, as new. $35.00
10320 Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, Editor. The Lisle Letters. The Lisle
letters were assembled originally to be used in the trial of Lord
Lisle, accused of treason. Written from 1533 to 1540, they give
us a hearty dose of Tudor life. Author's notes enlighten and add
to the enjoyment. University of Chicago Press. 1983. Hb, dust
jacket. $20.00
11236 Cadigan, Mary. Women with Wings: Female Flyers in
Fact and Fiction. The advent of flying coincided with a new kind
of freedom for women. Read about these 20th century heroines
of the air. Illustrated, b/w photos, drawings. Academy Chicago
Publishers. 2002. 278 pgs. Paper. NEW. $16.00
10353 Chapman, Hester. Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark
1751-1775: A Tale of Adultery Murder & High Treason. Sister of
King George III, Caroline married Denmark's Christian VII, a
sadistic lunatic. Her tragic story, her passionate affair with
Johann Stuensee, and her disgrace. Hb, dust jacket. London:
Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1971. 221 pages. USED. $18.00
10360 Chedzoy, Alan. A Scandalous Woman: The Story of
Caroline Norton. When Caroline Norton was separated from her
abusive husband, she lost custody of her children. Caroline
fought back and changed British law, helping women keep their
children & property after being widowed, divorced, or
separated. London: Allison & Busby, 1992. 312 pages, paper.
$31.00
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10359 Childe-Pemberton, W.S. The Romance of Princess Marquis of Hertford, grandmother of Sir Richard Wallace, known
Amelia, Daughter of George III (1783-1810). "Including extracts for Wallace Collection of fine art. Cedric Chivers Ltd. Bath. 1970.
from private and unpublished papers." The youngest of 15 Hb, dj. 316 pgs. USED. $30.00
children, reputed to have been her father's favorite. She loved a
10538 ffrench, Yvonne. Mrs Siddons: Tragic Actress. A
man she could not marry. Her early death devestated the king.
biography of Siddons [1755-1831] the best-known actress of her
Some foxing, bumping at spine. London: 1910. USED. $55.00
generation, most famous for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth.
10370 Christie, Victor J. W. Bessie Pease Gutman: Her Life and Family tree, illustrations. London: 1954. Hb, dj. USED. $21.00
Works. Beautiful book, packed full of Bessie Gutman's
10539 ffrench, Yvonne. Ouida: A Study in Ostentation. Ouida
illustrations and moving paintings. Biographical material
was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Rame. A
throughout. Bessie had a long, prolific life [1876-1960]. Hb, DJ.
wonderful biography. Appleton. 1938. 191pgs. Hb. USED. $21.00
1990. NEW. $25.00
11187 Field, Ophelia. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough:
10382 Colquhuon, Kate. "The Busiest Man in England" A Life of
The Queen's Favourite. The glamorous and controversial
Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect & Victorian Visionary.
founder of the Spencer-Churchill dynasty; Princess Diana and Sir
Paxton became head gardener and architect at Chatsworth, later
Winston were her direct descendants. Sarah lived from 1660-
designed the Crystal Palace for the Exhibition of 1851. This is the
1744. 1st US ed. St Martin's Press, NY. 2003. 560 pgs. Hb, dj.
story of his life, personal and public. Boston: 2006. Hb, dust
NEW. $15.00
jacket. NEW. $15.00
10554 Finley, Ruth E. The Lady of Godey's Sarah Josepha Hale.
11184 Cronin, Vincent. The Romantic Way. "An illuminating
With 9 reproductions in color and 24 illustrations. Sarah J Hale
study of four women in pursuit of love and high adventure…"
[1788-1879] campaigned 40 years to make Thanksgiving an
Caroline, Duchess de Berry, Marie d'Agoult, Eve Hanska, Marie
American holiday. 1931, Hb. USED. $20.00
Bashkirtseff. Wild and crazy lives in the 19th century. Houghton
Mifflin. Boston. 1996. Hb, dj. NEW. $10.00 10568 Fletcher, Sheila. Victorian Girls: Lord Lyttleton's
Daughters. 8 pp. glossy plates. The letters and diaries of Meriel,
10401 Cullwick, Hannah. The Diaries of Hannah Cullwick,
Lucy, Lavinia and May, daughters of George, 4th Lord Lyttelton
Victorian Maidservant. Ed. by Liz Stanley. Hannah Cullwick
and the nieces of prime minister William Gladstone, make it
[1833-1909] is mostly prolific and detailed, at other times
possible for us to know them in extraordinary detail. Hambledon.
apparently too busy to do more than list chores performed.
2001. 249 pgs, paper. USED. $10.00
Letters, diaries, excellent introductions by editor. Rutgers
University Press. Hb, 1984, 327 pgs. Xlib. USED. $22.00 10569 Fleury, Comte. Memoirs of the Empress Eugenie. 2 Vols.
Compiled from Statements, Private Documents and Personal
10406 Cust, Mrs. Henry. Wanderers: Episodes from the Travels
Letters of the Empress Eugenie From Conversations of the
of Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley and her daughter Victoria
Emperor Napoleon III and from Family Letters and Papers of
1849-1855. One of Queen Victoria's Maids of Honour, earlier in
General Fleury, M. Franceschini Pietri, Prince Victor Napoleon
life, travels with her mother to America, Mexico. 1850's travel
and Other Members of the Court of the Second Empire. D.
period. Assembled, edited & explained by the
Appleton & Co. NY & London. 1920. Hb, no dj. VG. USED. $35.00
daughter/granddaughter, who was herself a sculptor, poet, and
writer of histories. The ladies have interesting opinions of the 10574 Foreman, Amanda. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Americas, not always in line with other English of their time. NY: Includes Spencer and Cavendish family trees and chronology.
1928. Hb, 364 pgs. USED. $30.00 Winner of the Whitbread Prize for Biography. NY: Random
House. 454 pgs. Hb, dj. Slight wear to Dj. USED. $25.00
10436 Dimbleby, Josceline. May and Amy, A True Story of
Family, Forbidden Love, and the Secret Lives of May Gaskell, 10581 Fraser, Flora. The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen
Her Daughter Amy, and Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Hamrony Caroline. Story of the ill-treated Regency period queen [1768-
Books, NY: 2004. 370 pgs. Hb, dj. $12.00 1821] who was ridiculed and satirized. A squalid tale, superbly
told. Consort of King George IV. University of California Press.
10448 -1 Du Barry, Comtesse. Memoirs of the Comtesse Du
1997. 537 pgs. Paper. NEW. $12.00
Barry with Minute Details of her Entire Career as Favorite of
Louis XV. Intro by Robert Arnot, M.A. M. Walter Dunne, 11654 Gansler, Laura Leedy. The Mysterious Private Thompson:
Publisher, NY and London: 1903. 445 pgs. Hb. $18.00 The Double Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Civil War Soldier.
Thrilling history of a woman who went to extraordinary lengths
10478 Edwardes, Michael. Warren Hastings, King of the
to survive. Living as a man after escaping from a bad marriage,
Nabobs. "One of the most baffling figures to emerge from the
young Sarah enlists and fights for the Union Army, where she
chaotic history of eighteenth-century India…". 1976, hb, dj, 208
had a remarkable career. Free Press, 2005. Hb, dj. Orig Pub at
pgs. USED. $15.00
$25.00. NEW. $15.00
11652 Erickson, Carolly. Lillibet: An Intimate Portrait of
10602 Gelbart, Nina Rattner. The King's Midwife: A History and
Elizabeth II. Highly acclaimed biography of the Queen by a gifted
Mystery of Madame du Coudray. In 1759, King Louis XV
historical biographer and scholar. Hb, dj. 1st ed. Orig publ at
commissioned Madame du Coudray to teach midwifery to
$27.95. NEW. $12.00
peasant women. She brought professionalism to midwifery.
10523 Falk, Bernard. "Old Q's" Daughter: The History of a Illustrated. University of Califormia Press. 1998. Paper. USED.
Strange Family. Biography of Mary Emily Fagnani, mother of 4th $12.00
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10605 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana: Extracts
from the Correspondence of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Edited by The Earl of Bessborough P.C., G.C.M.G. Extracts from
the corresondence of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. John
Murray, London. 1955. USED. $15.00
10609 Gervat, Claire. Elizabeth: The Scandalous Life of the
Duchess of Kingston. Elizabeth Chudleigh married the Duke in
1769 while married to Augustus Hervey. London: Century. 2003.
Hb, dj, 306 pgs. NEW. $15.00
11623 Goldstone, Nancy. Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters
Who Ruled Europe. Well-researched historical biography that
reads like a good novel. During the 13th century, the four
fascinating sisters here described - Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia,
and Beatrice, rose to become queens of four different countries
and wielded power across Europe. Hb, dust jacket. 337 pages.
May have remainder mark. NY: 2007. NEW. $19.00
11877 Greer, Germaine. Shakespeare's Wife. Who was Ann
Hathaway? Greer shines a light into history and exposes her life
and secrets. Hardback. Harper Collins, 2007. Orig publ $26.95,
our price $14.00
11893 Guy, John. Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart.
Gerard DeGroot, Scotland on Sunday, described this book as "…a
serious academic study written with the lyrical quality of a good
novel." A beautifully written definitive biography. NEW. $15.00.
10691 Harper, Ida Husted. The History of Woman Suffrage, Vol
V & VI. The History of Woman Suffrage is comprised of six
volumes averaging about one thousand pages each, of which the
two just finished are the last. Volumes V & VI cover the years
1900-1920. NY. National American Woman Suffrage. 1922. Edges
foxed. USED. $70.00
10702 -1 Haslip, Joan. Lady Hester Stanhope. Lady Hester
Stanhope was Pitt's niece and hostess at 10 Downing Street. She
"queened it over Georgian London with a disregard for
convention that shocked society." This biography shows she had
one of those lives that prove reality can be more exciting than
fiction. Appears 1934, no date. Hb. 284 pgs. USED. $30.00
10703 Hawksley, Lucinda. Lizzie Siddal: Face of the Pre-
Raphaelites. Biography, explores world of the model for many of
the nineteenth century's most famous paintings. Tragic story
reveals that she was also an artist and poet. Interesting to
students of art history and women's history but also fascinating
as a story in its own right. Walker & Co., 2004. NEW. $14.00
10715 Healey, Edna. Lady Unknown: The Life of Angela Burdett-
Coutts. 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts [1814-1906] was at one
time the wealthiest woman in England. She collected paintings.
She also spent her inheritance on scholarships, endowments,
and other philanthropic causes. At age 67, she shocked society
when she married her 27 year old secretary. 1984. Paper. USED.
$10.00
10747 Hickey, William. The Prodigal Rake: Memoirs of William
Hickey. Edited by Peter Quennell. Illustrated 18th century
memoir by a contemporary of Austen (1749-1830). Hickey writes
an entertaining and vividly detailed memoir that covers his
youthful debaucheries in London and his subsequent travels to
Calcutta, Madras, and Jamaica. NY: 1962. Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
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10067 Hickman, Katie. Courtesans. Extremely accomplished
women of the 18th and 19th centuries "…rose from
impoverished obscurity to positions of power, independence,
and wealth." Takes you into the demi-monde, their parallel
world where they ruled. Shows how their power spilled over into
important events and movements of their time. HarperCollins,
London, 2003. Hb, dj. NEW. $25.00
10748 -1 Hickman, Katie. Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and
Times of Diplomatic Wives. London. 2000. Paper. USED. $10.00
10753 -2 Hill, Constance. Juniper Hall: A Rendezvous of Certain
Illustrious Personages During the French Revolution Including
Alexandre D'Arblay and Fanny Burney. Letters, sketches,
portraits, from "this French 'salon' on English soil." John Lane,
The Bodley Head. Blue cloth. 1905. USED. $45.00
10762 Hodge, Jane Aiken. Passion & Principle: The Loves and
Lives of Regency Women. Historical work shows Regency
women trying to find love in a world made to deny them.
Features daughters of George III among others. Fun, gossipy
book. John Murray, London, 1996, 230 pgs, Hb, Dj. Very good
condition. USED. $45.00
10772 Holland, Lady Elizabeth. Elizabeth, Lady Holland To Her
Son 1821-1845. Ed. by Earl of Ilchester. Lady Holland's letters
bring us into the period, and introduces us to some of the
famous people of the time. Hb. John Murray 1946. X-library, War
Economy book. USED. $10.00
10779 Hook, Rosalie. Woman Behind the Painter: The Diaries of
Rosalie, Mrs. James Clarke Hook. Edited by Juliet McMaster.
Rosalie [1819-1897] was the wife of artist James Clarke Hook.
Her diaries give an inside view of their life together. The book is
full of sketches by James, and also includes some of Rosalie's art.
Juliet McMaster provides insight. University of Alberta Press,
2006. Paper. $39.00
10784 Hopkins, Mary Alden. Dr. Johnson's Lichfield. His early
years in Lichfield form a part of Johnson's life neglected by
Boswell. Hopkins skillfully pulls us into the life there, the
relationships of the people, and of course we can't resist
Johnson himself. Illustrations. 1st ed. Hastings House, NY, 1952.
Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10069 Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz. Rereading Sex: Battles over
Sexual Knowledge and Suppression in Nineteenth-Century
America. Illustrations, photos. Exposes the 19th century
American culture wars over how and whether sexuality can be
discussed. There is a lot of material here, showing there was
more open discussion going on than we might think. Alfred A.
Knopf. 2002. 524 pgs. Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
10788 Howard, Cecil. Mary Kingsley. Mary Kingsley [1862-1900]
was an intrepid African traveller, writer, and publicist. Mary's
letters appear throughout the text - some not previously
published. London, 1957, Hb, dj, 231 pgs. USED. $25.00
10799 Hughes, Kathryn. The Victorian Governess. James Tait
Black-prizewinner presents a sparkling & scholarly study of life in
the home schoolroom, using official reports, conduct manuals,
periodicals, memoirs, novels. About 25,000 women actually
worked as governesses during this time. Hambledon, UK, 2001.
Paper. NEW. $18.00
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11688 James, Paul & Peter Russell. At Home with the Royal
Family. Peter Russell's experience as a butler allows him to give
an authentic and detailed view of the day-to-day running of the
Royal Household. Find out what the staff really do - perhaps
dream of having your own Astonomer Royal, Mistress of the
Robes, and Keeper of the Purse. HB, DJ. USED, VG Condition.
Harper & Row, 1986. $3.50
11831 Jardine, Lisa. On a Grander Scale: The Outstanding Life of
Christopher Wren. Fascinating biography of an illustious
architect. Insight into the late 17th century world of emergent
science and new ideals. Notes, illustrations, bibliography, index.
Like new condition. Printed on acid-free paper. Attractive dust
jacket. HarperCollins, 2002. 600 pgs, hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10839 Johnson, R. Brimley, intro. Bluestocking Letters. Letters
selected by R. Brimley Johnson from Mrs. Montagu, Mrs. Vesey,
Mrs. Boscawen, Mrs. Chapone, Miss Carter. 1st ed. John Lane the
Bodley Head, London, 1926. USED. $25.00
10850 Jordan, Rugh. Sophie Dorothea: A Biography. Sophie
Dorothea [1666-1726] married (against her wishes) the man who
became George I, and had a miserable time, surrounded by
intrigue. She had an affair that ended in tragedy. 1972. Hb, dj.
USED. $18.00
10864 Kelly, Linda. Juniper Hall: An English Refuge from the
French Revolution. Juniper Hall, in Surrey - Where Madame de
Stael, Narbonne, Talleyrand, and General d'Arblay stayed during
the Terror, and where Fanny Burney met d'Arblay. The author
presents selections from letters and writings to bring us into
their strange world of exile. Illustrations. Hb, dj, 135 pgs. USED.
$20.00
10866 Kermode, Jenny & Garthine Walker, Ed. Women, Crime
and the Courts in Early Modern England. Essays by various
experts. Glossary, bibliography, index. U of NC Press, Chapel Hill
& London, 1994. hb, black cloth w/gilt title, VG. USED. $20.00
10899 Larg, David Glass. Madame De Stael: Her Life as
Revealed in her Work 1766-1800 A Biographical Study of a
Mind and Soul. Transl. Veronica Lucas. Index and appendices
included. Her childhood, character, involvement in drama and
novels, life at Versaille and Paris, involvment with Rousseau,
French Revolution, politics, and more. Alfred A. Knopf, NY 1926.
332 pgs. USED. $40.00
10074 Lever, Evelyne. Marie Antoinentte: The Last Queen of
France. Import. Translated from French. Evelyne Lever has
written several historical biographies. This one offers a more
balanced view of the last queen of France. Well researched,
index. Like the best biographies, fun to read as well as
informative. Paper. 2006. NEW. $12.00
10933 Linnane, Fergus. Madams: Bawds & Brothel-Keepers of
London. During the 17th-18th-19th Cs there were almost no
career openings for women. Yet a group of intrepid and gifted
females scaled the heights of what was literally a man's world -
they became bawds. From court records, letters, diaries. 2005.
Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00
11892 Lovell, Mary S. Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder. Bess
Hardwick [1527-1608] aka Elizabeth Talbot, was an ambitious
woman in a dangerous time. Countess of Shewsbury, she wed
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four times, built Chatsworth and counts among her many noble
descendants Katherine Hepburn. Her biography reveals the
ruthless nature of Tudor times. Includes beautiful glossy plates.
W.W. Norton & Co., NY. 2006. Orig. $27.95, Our Price $21.00
12157 Maclagen, Michael. Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the
Royal Families of Europe. Updated edition of book first
published in 1981. Louda is a Czech scholar of heraldry.
Maclagan is the supreme heraldic authority of England, senior
Fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. The book is printed on heavy
paper, very luxuriously illustrated, attractive book. Originally
published at $31. Time Warner UK. 2002. HB, DJ. NEW. $5.00
12146 Manning, Jo. The Amazing Life and Outrageous Times of
Grace Dalrymple Elliott [1754-1823] Royal Courtesan. Gorgeous
book, illustrated. "A wicked turnabout" on JA's adage—"a single
man" etc. Raucous history that traverses the licentious Regency
era. Index. HB, DJ. 2005. Orig Publ $25.95. NEW. $12.00
10981 Manvell, Roger. Sarah Siddons: Portrait of an Actress.
The story of this great actress brings us into the world of 18th
century theatre. Book in very good condition, dust jacket worn.
1st US Ed. Putnam's, NY, 1971. Hb, dj. USED. $10.00
10982 Markham, Sarah. John Loveday of Caversham 1711-1789:
Life and Tours of an Eighteenth-Century Onlooker. 7 maps, 16p.
plates. Diaries and correspondence from an eyewitness account
of the arrival in Manchester of the Young Pretender. Hb, dj.
USED. $22.00
10984 Marlow, Joyce. The Life and Times of George I. Antonia
Fraser, General Editor. Full of beautiful color and b/w
illustrations. In-depth study of England's first Hanoverian king
and the improvements that took place in his reign. His cruelties,
faults and failures are also covered. London, 1973. USED. $10.00
10079 Moore, Lucy. Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women
in Revolutionary France. From Germaine de Stael's salon to
working class women, describes how women struggled to
partake of the freedom promised by revolutionary thinking of
the time. Vivid personal stories set in historical context. B/W and
color photos, packed with illustrations. HarperCollins, NY 2007.
464 pgs, hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
11122 O'Brien, Harriet. Queen Emma and the Vikings: A History
of Power, Love and Greed in 11th Century England. A Norman,
Emma was married to Anglo-Saxon Athelred the Unready at age
13. She survived his fall to marry the Viking King Cnut and see
two of her sons, Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor, achieve
the throne. A fascinating biography of a strong woman caught
between Viking, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman factions.
Genealogies, color plates, bibliography, index, maps.
Bloomsbury, 2005. NEW. $14.00.
11699 Parry, His Honour Sir Edward. The Persecution of Mary
Stewart.The Queen's Cause: A Study in Criminology. 8 plates,
index. Dark blue cloth, gilt title. Casell & Co Ltd, London: 1931.
USED. $12.00
10087 Paxman, Jeremy. On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry into
some Strangely Related Families. "…a brilliantly witty
investigation into how an ancient institution struggles for
meaning in a modern world." BBS Public Affairs, NY: 2007. Hb, dj.
NEW. $17.00
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11222 Priestley, J. B. The Prince of Pleasure and his Regency,
1811-20. Profusely illustrated, a history not just of the Prince of
Wales but of the art, literature, and fashion of the era. Hb, dust
jacket. NY: 1969. 304 pages. USED. $18.00
11882 Rubenhold, Hallie. Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies:
Sex in the City in Georgian Britain. Small pocket-sized book as
the gentlemen themselves would have carried when Harris's List
was a best seller in the eighteenth century. Rubenhold has
chosen the most interesting and quirky of the descriptions
detailing the specialities of London's prostitutes as detailed in
the annual publication Harris's List (1757-95). Spelling remains as
it was in the original. Published at $20, on sale for $14.
12054 Rubenhold, Hallie. The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp
General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List. Tempus.
Gloucestershire: 2005. Hb, Dj. NEW. $35.00
11371 Schopenhauer, Johanna. A Lady Travels: Journeys in
England and Scotland from the Diaries of Johanna
Schopenhauer. Translated from the German and edited by Ruth
Michaelis-Jena and Willy Merson. Johanna [1766-1838] was a
German author and mother of philosopher Arthur. Famous for
her travelogues. Her Weimar salon included Goethe. London.
1988. Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
11426 Smith, E. A. A Queen on Trial: The Affair of Queen
Caroline. The wife of George IV did not have the best marriage.
This book details her trial for adultery. Illustrated. Oversized
book. Alan Sutton, Stroud, 1994, 210 pgs, paper. $12.00
11432 Smith, Sydney. The Selected Letters of Sydney Smith.
Sydney Smith [1771-1845] was an Anglican clergyman, author
and lecturer whose wit (sometimes compared to Swift's) and
sincerity won many friendships. OUP, 1981. NEW. $6.00
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11433 Smith, Warren Hunting. Originals Abroad: The Foreign
Careers of some Eighteenth-Century Britons. Life & letters of
both famous and unknown British people who lived mostly
abroad during the 18th c. Yale University Press. 1952. Hb. Like
new. Black cloth on board with gilt title. USED. $14.00
11466 Stanley, Jo, Ed., with contributions from Anne Chambers,
Dian H. Murray and Julie Wheelwright. Bold in Her Breeches:
Women Pirates Across the Ages. Harper, 1995. USED. $15.00
11545 Viveash, Chris. James Stainer Clarke: Librarian to the
Prince Regent, Naval Author, Friend of Jane Austen. Readers of
Jane Austen's Letters are very familiar with Mr. Clarke, the
recipient of a few of her missives. But they don't know as much
of him as Mr. Viveash, who has written a "modest study" of his
life. Includes a never-before published observation of Mr.
Clarke's on the genius of Jane Austen. Index.
Paper, NEW. $17.00
11244 Wilson, Frances. The Courtesan's Revenge: Harriette
Wilson, the Woman who Blackmailed the King. Biography of
Harriette Wilson [1786-1845]. 37 plates in colour, 26 illustrations
in the text. With index, bibliography and notes. London, 2003.
Hb, dust jacket. USED. $18.00
11246 Wilson, Harriette. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson,
Written by Herself. Illus with portraits from contemporary
sources. Privately printed for Navarre Soc. Ltd. Silk moire/gilt
covers, gilt edges, page marker. Wonderful illus. 2 vols., cloth,
slipcase. Top edge gilt, other edges rough cut. Hinges somewhat
delicate. 696 pages in 2 volumes. 1924. USED. $37.00
11700 Wright, Thomas. Caricature History of the Georges.
Facsimile of the 1868 original, printed in 1968. Fascinating study
of the caricatures of Georges I through III and the Regency,
roughly 1714-1819. Introduces English caricatures in various
forms. Full of line drawings, squibs, poems. Organized
chronologically and by each period's themes. Hb, 639 pgs. USED.
$50.00
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Fall 2009 Jane Austen Books
Other Writers
10021 Alcott, Louisa May. A Double Life: Newly Discovered
Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott. Ed by Madeleine Stern. Five of
Alcott's thrillers were published under her name for the first
time in this book. Original illustrations reprinted here. Boston:
Little, Brown and Company. 1988. Hb, Dust Jacket. NEW. $20.00
10023 Alcott, Louisa May. The Quiet Little Woman: A Christmas
Story. Beautiful red book, with heavy gold illustrated DJ. Three
stories in one: The Quiet Little Woman, Tilly's Christmas, Rosa's
Tale. First page is a built-in gift plate "Presented to:…".
Endearing children's stories rediscovered in the 1990's. Tulsa:
Honor Books. 1999. Hb, Dust Jacket. 122 pages. NEW. $7.50
11830 Alcott, Louisa May. The Works of Louisa May Alcott:
Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys. Rare edition.
Red leather, gilt titles, ribbed spine, red ribbon page marker, gilt
page edges. Heavily illustrated. Acid-free, archival quality paper.
Like new except for a mark across the bottom of the pages (like
a faint remainder mark). Longmeadow Press. 1995. USED.
$200.00
10022 Alcott, Louisa May. Unmasked: Collected Thrillers. This is
not Little Women - In one volume, several thrillers Alcott wrote
as serial cliffhangers in weekly papers between 1863 and 1870.
With titles like "Pauline's Passion and Punishment" and
"Betrayed by a Buckle" how can you go wrong? Boston:
Northeastern UP. 1995. Paperbound. 754 pages. NEW. $14.00
10025 Aldis, Janet. The Queen of Letter Writers: Marquise de
Sevigne, Dame De Bourbilly 1626-1696. Biography of Marquise
de Sevigne famous for the witty letters she wrote, most of them
to her daughter. London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907, 313 pages.
Hb. Dark green cloth on board covers. USED. $24.00
10033 Alexander, Christine, and Jane Sellars. The Art of the
Brontes. A complete study of the drawings and paintings of the
Bronte sisters and their brother Branwell. History, notes, plates,
plus complete detailed, illustrated catalog. Cambridge University
Press. 1995. Paper. 484 pages. Some wear to corners, inside
very good and clean, spine tight. USED. $35.00
10108 Auden, W. H. The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. NY:
Random House. 1962. 527 pages. Hb, dust jacket. Cloth on
boards. VG condition. USED. $45.00
10121 Austen-Leigh, Joan. Stephanie at War. A sequel to
Canadian best-seller Stephanie. Stephanie goes to England in
1939 and is caught up in WWII, where she must learn to handle
her internal conflicts as well as survive the conflict around her.
1987, paperbound. Signed by author. NEW. $25.00
10123 Austen-Leigh, Lois. The Incredible Crime. This is Lois
Austen-Leigh's first crime novel. Scarce book, one of the four
mystery novels written by Lois Austen-Leigh in the 1930's. She is
a granddaughter of James Edward Austen Leigh. London: 1931,
Hb, 304 pages. Stamp inside front cover. USED. $70.00
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Our Other Favorite
Authors
10122 Austen-Leigh, Lois. The Gobblecock Mystery. Books for
the Austen completist. Scarce. Lois was a granddaughter of
Jane's nephew James Edward Austen Leigh. Mystery novel - Lois
wrote four. Also of interest to collectors of WWII era detective
stories. This one has Cambridge, Scotland Yard, an eccentric
elderly spinster, and of course a murder! London: 1938. Hb. Rust
red cloth on boards with black trim. 4 pages publishers
advertisements back of book. USED. $70.00
10144 Bailey, J. C. Studies in some famous letters. The author
selects letters and places them in context. Lts of Cowper, Gray,
Lady M W Montagu, Swift, Johnson, Gibbon, Lamb, Edward
Fitzgerald. London: Thomas Burleigh, 1899. 308 pages, Hb.
Cover bumped at corners and head & tail of spine. Spine loose
but book is still together. Pages browned with age but very
clean. USED. $50.00
10146 Bainbridge, Beryl. According to Queeney. Novel (with
review in the New Yorker!) In 1764, Dr. Sam. Johnson attends a
dinner and beyond expectations is taken into the social orbit of
Mrs.Thrale. Queeney is the daughter of Hester Salusbury Lynch
Thrale later Piozzi. NY: 2001. 216 pages, Hb, dust jacket.
Originally published at $22. NEW. $10.00
10149 Balzac, Honore de [1799-1850]. Physiology of Marriage
Coolly. Examines economics and power relationships of
seduction and love. With introduction by Sharon Marcus. This
book brought him his first fame as a writer. English translation
originally published 1904; book dates from 1826. John Hopkins
University Press: 1997. 354 pages, paper. NEW. $10.00
10151 Banks, Mrs. G. Linneaus. The Manchester Man. Mrs.
Banks, 19th century poet and novelist, here wrote a historical
novel describing the life of Jabez Cregg, from the Napoleonic
Wars to the first Reform Act. Mrs Banks was involved in
women's rights. She was admired by Anthony Trollope. London:
1897. 350 pages. Hb. Very dark green leather & brown cloth,
some faded, otherwise cover in good condition. Pages
loosening, slight browning. Label inside front cover - this was a
prize given for attendance and support by P.M.E. Society, 1898.
$50.00
10178 Barker, Jane. The Galesia Trilogy and Selected
Manuscript Poems of Jane Barker. Ed. by Carol Shiner Wilson.
Jane Barker [1652-1732] was a Jacobite exile in France,
unmarried by choice. These 3 novels feature Galesia as narrator
and heroine. Also includes several poems never before
published. Oxford University Press: 1997. 332 pages, paper.
NEW. $55.00
10159 Barrett, Eaton Stannard. The Heroine. Intro by Michael
Sadlier. Jane Austen mentions enjoying this burlesque of the
gothic novel in an 1814 letter. It is often compared to
Northanger Abbey. Originally published 1813, this edition 1927.
London: Elkin Matthews & Merrot. Hb. USED. $50.00
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10163 Barrington, E. The Irish Beauties. Historical fiction set in
18th century. NY: 1931. 310 pages, Hb. Good condition, some
browning of pages, some wear to cover, now protected in
plastic. USED. $30.00
10162 Barrington, E. The Gallants. Writing under a pseudonym,
Elizabeth Moresby (1862-1931) writes entertaining historical
fiction, delightfully combining fact and fantasy. Boston: The
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1924. 308 pages, Hb, dust jacket. Has a
previous owner's name inside front cover. Book is in very good
condition. DJ protected by plastic. Beautiful gilt blue cloth cover.
$35.00
10164 Barrington, E. The Ladies. Writing under a pseudonym,
Elizabeth Moresby (1862-1931) writes entertaining historical
fiction, delightfully combining fact and fantasy. This book
includes the hilarious tale "The Darcys of Rosings" - brings
together favorite Austen characters from SS and PP in a madcap
story reminiscent of Jane's Juvenilia. Shocking! Boston: The
Atlantic Monthly Press,1922. 268 pages, Hb. Blue cloth, good
condition. $35.00
10174 Barros, Carolyn and Johanna M. Smith, Editors. Life
Writings by British Women 1660-1815. Autobiographies, letters,
journals, testimonies, appeals - various writings by various
women reveal much about their lives. Fanshawe, Beaumont,
Lady MW Montague, Bellamy, Wollstonecraft, Radcliffe, many
more, from famous women to unkonwn servants. Illustrations.
Northeastern University Press: 2000. 418 pages. Paper. Slight
corner bumps. NEW. $27.00
10177 Barry, Joseph. Infamous Woman - the Life of George
Sand. Readable biography by a skilled writer. NY: Doubleday,
1964. 461 pages, Hb, dust jacket. DJ a little worn, otherwise very
good condition. USED. $15.00
10101 Beahm, George. Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry
Potter's World. An Unofficial Guide. Hampton Roads, 2005. 256
pgs, paper. NEW. $12.00
11656 Ben-Zvi, Linda. Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times.
Critical biography brings this now forgotten playwright back to
her rightful position in American literature. OUP, 2005. Hb, dj.
Orig Publ $65. NEW. $35.00
10221 Bonaparte, Felicia. The Gypsy-Bachelor of Manchester:
The Life of Mrs. Gaskell's Demon. Biography of Mrs Gaskell
proposes that she was not such an ideal Victorian woman as has
been thought. She was really a "gypsy bachelor" and found a
voice for her free spirit in her fiction. University Press of Virginia.
1992. Hb, dj. NEW. $17.00
10228 -1 Boswell, James. Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
Complete and unabridged copy of what many people still
consider the best biography ever written. No Date, but 1940's.
Nice hard bound edition, blue-green cloth, Random House
Modern Library art deco embossed on spine and front cover.
1200 pages. USED. $15.00
10055 Boswell, James. Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763.
The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. "Now
first published from the original manuscript - prepared for the
press, with an introduction and notes by Frederick A. Pottle,
Sterling Professor of English, Yale University, with a preface by
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Christopher Morley" This first edition copy is in very good
condition. Rough cut pages, blue gilt on top, attractive blue
paper on boards with dark cloth on spine, one corner of book is
worn. Binding is tight. Map of London in Boswell's time inside
covers. 1950: McGraw-Hill. USED. $16.00
10231 Bowen, Burgess, Cecil, Greene, O'Brien. The Heritage of
British Literature. Each author takes on a different aspect of
British Literary history. Elizabeth Bowen, Anthony Burgess, Lord
David Cecil, Graham Greene, Kate O'Brien. Illustrated. Contains
quite a bit of Bowen on Jane Austen in the section on Novelists.
Originally published in 1944 as Impressions of English Literature
in UK and The Romance of English Literature in US. This reprint
includes additional material from Lord David Cecil and Anthony
Burgess. 1983. Hb, dust jacket. USED. $20.00
10032 Bronte, Charlotte. Charlotte Bronte's High Life in the
Verdopolis. Charlotte Bronte wrote this romance when she was
17 years old. This edition includes her own illustrations, as well
as some copies of her manuscript pages. Beautiful little book
with 15 pages notes. London: The British Library. 1995. 103
pages, Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $22.00.
10271 -2 Brooke, Francis. The Excursion: Eighteenth-Century
Novels by Women. Edited by Paula R. Backsheider and Hope D.
Cotton. Frances Brooke [1724-1789] based her plot on Burney,
Haywood, Fielding, but differed in that the heroine has literary
aspirations. Brooke is sometimes said to foreshadow Jane
Austen. Paper, 1997. NEW. $16.00
11801 Brown, Charles Brockden. Three Gothic Novels: Wieland
or, The Transformation; Arthur Mervyn or, Memoirs of the Year
1793; Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker. First
published in 1798-1799. Brown [1771-1810] was an important
American author who was influenced of Wollstonecraft, Godwin,
Holcroft, and Bage. In turn, his novels were read by the next
generation. Mary Shelley re-read his novels as she wrote
Frankenstein. Red cloth, red silk page marker, ivory slipcase with
gilt decoration, acid-free paper. Literary Classics, NY, 1998.
USED. $40.00
10277 Brown, Molly. Invitation to a Funeral: A Tale of
Restoration Intrigue. Crime novel set in 1676 London. Aphra
Behn, novelist and playwright finds herself in the middle of a
murder mystery. St. Martin's Press. NY: 1995. 288 pages. Hb,
dust jacket. USED. $7.50
10136 Bunson, Matthew. The Complete Christie: An Agatha
Christie Encyclopedia. Reference work contains everything you
ever need to find - characters, locations, plot summaries. A
comprehensive, well researched guide, in the form of an
entertaining, illustrated encyclopedia. A fun book! NY: Pocket,
2000. NEW. $15.00
10287 Buono, Carmen Joseph Dello, M. A., editor. Rare Early
Essays on George Eliot. Seven early essays. Norwood, 1980. 211
pages, Hb, good condition. USED. $20.00
12055 Burke, Edmund. A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin
of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful. "This Dover edition,
first published in 2008, is a newly reset, unabridged
republication of the second edition of the work, as originally
published by R. & J. Dodsley, London, in 1759." Paper. Dover,
New York. 2008. NEW. $7.50
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10303 Burney, Fanny. Fanny Burney: Selected Letters and 10371 Cohen, Paula Marantz. Jane Austen in Scarsdale or, Love,
Journals. Oxford Letters and Memoirs. Oxford University Press. Death and the SATs. By a professor at Drexel U. in Philadelphia,
Oxford: 1987. 366 pages, paper. $7.50 the author of Jane in Boca. A glimpse at the admissions process -
and a retelling of Persuasion. If in the first few pages you find
10304 Burney, Fanny. The Diary and Letters of Frances Burney,
your mind drifting to Lyme Regis - you've got it! NEW. $23.00
Madame D'Arblay (2 Vols). If you've only read her novels, you
don't know what you're missing - Fanny's letters and journals are 10373 -1 Cohen, Paula Marantz. Much Ado about Jessie Kaplan.
always so entertaining, and this selection is no different. She Find the Austen references. Enjoy! Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $23.00
knew everyone, went everywhere, and recorded her experiences
12047 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient
with a novelist's flair. Her diaries are fascinating. Ed. by Sarah
Mariner. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Also includes Kubla Khan,
Chauncey Woolsey. Roberts Brothers, Boston: 1880. Hb, green
Dejection: An Ode, and others. Beautiful oversized book, heavily
cloth. USED. $35.00 or #10311 Penguin paperback edition NEW
illustrated. Chartwell, London, 2008. HB, Dj. NEW. $15.00
$15.00
11621 Crafts, Hannah. The Bondwoman's Narrative: A Novel.
10301 -2 Burney, Frances. Evelina. Burney's first novel, published
Ed. by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Professor Gates of Harvard made an
anonymously in 1778, still entertaining today. Of course, Jane
astonshing discovery - an unpublished novel, presumed
Austen also enjoyed reading about Evelina's troubles. 1994,
autobiographical, written by a slave woman in the 1850's.
paper. 110 pgs. NEW. $9.00
Possibly the first novel written by a black woman. Great intro by
12180 Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears. A literary and Prof Gates, and a thrilling read, as Hannah - the name she gave
bibliographical study of Barbara Hofland [1770-1844]. Woman her character and herself - escapes and makes her way to
writer famours for her children's books. Contemporary of Maria freedom. Hb, dj. 1st printing, NY: 2002. May have remainder
Edgeworth. Title from quote by Mary Russell Mitford: mark. NEW. $17.50
"You are the mistress of our tears, as Miss Austen is
11185 Crozier, Alice C. The Novels of Harriet Beecher
of our smiles, and I think you have the
Stowe. Much-cited research work. OUP. 1969. Hb.
advantage." Hb, dj, 1992. Scholar Press, “Oh! It is only a novel!” $30.00
Hampshire, England. Orig. Published $49.95.
NEW. $8.00 Exciting new sequels will be 10411 Danziger, Kathleen. Dr Johnson's Mrs
Thrale. "An imaginary monologue to be read
10321 Byron, Lord. Childe Harold and coming soon. Check your mail
or acted based on Mrs Thrale's own diaries
Other Poems. T. Nelson and Sons, or our website to discover your
and reminiscenses of Dr Johnson." From Mrs
Paternoster Row, 1862. 450 pages, Hb. next opportunity to shut yourself Thrale's memories as she aniticipates her
Dark blue cloth on boards heavily away with “some work in which 80th birthday celebration. Smalll, attractive
decorated with gilt embossed, faded gilt the greatest powers of the mind illustrated book. Century Pub, London, 1984.
portrait of author on front cover. Gilt
are displayed, … in the best– Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
edges, some light pencil marks. Owners
chosen language.” –NA, Ch 5
name inside front. Small, attractive book but 10427 de la Torre, Lillian. Dr. Sam: Johnson,
has suffered some handling damage and Detector. The late historical mystery sleuth's most
moisture. USED. $15.00 popular work, this is a collection of fictional tales
depicting Johnson & Boswell. "Being, a light-hearted
10369 Chudleigh, Lady Mary. The Poems and Prose of
Collection of Recently reveal'd Episodes in the Career of the
Mary, Lady Chudleigh. Ed. by Margaret J. M. Ezell. Series
Great Lexicographer narrated as from the Pen of James Boswell."
"Women Writers in English 1350-1850". Chudleigh [1656-1710]
Hb. Knopf. NY. 1946. USED. $20.00
was a Restoration writer who stayed true to her belief in
"education for women and the necessity for self-determination." 11463 de Stael, Madame. Corinne; or, Italy. Translated by Isabel
OUP. Paper. 1993. Published at $60. NEW. $52.00 Hill; with metrical versions of the odes by L. E. Landon. Originally
published in 1807, this novel is considered one of the early
10364 Clarke, Norma. Dr. Johnson's Women. Investigates the
examples of Romantic writing. Beautiful poet Corinne is too
lives and writing of 6 leading female authors Johnson knew well:
independent and complicated for her erstwhile lover. Includes
Elizabeth Carter, Charlotte Lennox, Elizabeth Montagu, Hester
de Stael's insights from her travels in Italy and Germany. Albert
Thrale, Hannah More and Fanny Burney. The inside story! Dr
Mason, NY: 1879. Hb. 391 pgs. USED. $35.00
Johnson was willing to treat women as intellectual equals and to
promote their careers, something ignored by Johnson's famous 11462 de Stael, Madame. Ten Years of Exile. Transl. by Doris
biographer, James Boswell. Hb, dust jacket. London: 2000. NEW. Beik. Intro by Peter Gay. The fascinating account of her conflict
$15.00 with Napoleon as related in her memoir. Previous owner
signature. Hb, dj, 248 pages.Saturday Review Press. NY: 1972.
11640 Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A
$18.00
Novel. A unique reading experience. It is 1806, England is at war
with France, and magic is out of practice - or so it is thought. Mr 10433 Dickens, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the
Norrell emerges, followed by Mr Strange. The magicians go into Pickwick Club. Frank F. Lovell & Co., NY. No date, probably
battle with Wellington and have other adventures. Fantasy world 1890's. Decorative cloth cover, brown with black inlay, gilt inlay
based in recognizable history. You will want to read every on spine. Foxing, brown. Good condition. USED. $15.00
footnote. 2004. Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00

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10432 Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Frank F. Lovell and
Company, NY. No date. Pages brown and fragile. Probably
1890's. Attractive red cloth on boards with black embossed
decorations on front cover and spine. "Sterling Edition" on front
cover. 520 pgs. Hb. USED. $15.00
10435 Dickens, Charles. Four Complete Novels - Great
Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two
Cities. Dark blue leather with gilt work, gilt edged paper.
Luxuriously illustrated w/woodcuts. Nice gift book. Gramercy,
NY: 1982. NEW. $25.00
10465 -1 Edgeworth, Maria. Castle Rackrent. Ed. by Marilyn
Butler. Penguin, 1992. Paper. USED. $4.00
10465 -5 Edgeworth, Maria. Castle Rackrent; an Hibernian Tale.
Taken from facts and from the Manners of the Irish Squires
before the year 1782. Third Edition. London: for J. Johnson & H.
Bryer 1801, xvi & 214pp, sm. 8vo, modern ¼ calf & marbled
boards w/raised bands. Occasional minor foxing, else VG. USED.
$245.00
10470 Edgeworth, Maria. Popular Tales. Preface by Richard
Lovell Edgeworth, her father. "The Ruby Series." Green binding,
worn intricate designs. George Routledge & Sons Ltd. London,
NY. No date but late Victorian. 436 pages, Hb. USED. $32.00
10481 Edwards, Averyl. Fanny Burney 1752-1840 : A Biography.
Fascinating! Staples Press, 1948. 170 pgs, Hb. USED. $18.00
10495 Eliot, George. Felix Holt, the Radical. Text printed in two
columns. Facsimile letter in front from George Eliot May 20,
1869 regarding this publication. Fields, Osgood & Co. Boston
1869. 278 pgs. $20.00
10497 Eliot, George. George Eliot's Complete Works,
Illustrated: Romola and Silas Marner. 2 vols of Romola and 1 vol
Silas Marner bound together. Thomas Y Crowell & Company, NY
& Boston, no date. 402 pgs. Also shows University Press,
Cambridge, John Wilson & Son in back page. USED. $40.00
10500 Eliot, George. Works of George Eliot. Bound together -
The Spanish Gypsy; The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Old
and New. Essays and Leaves from a Notebook. Illustrated. Cover
page states "The Only Large Type Edition." Spine states "Library
Edition" Caution - we would not consider this "large type" today!
William L. Allison, Pub, NY. No Date. 210 pgs. USED. $15.00
10486 Elledge, Paul. Lord Byron [1788-1824] at Harrow School:
Speaking Out, Talking Back, Acting Up, Bowing Out. Illustrated.
Covers 1801-1805. The four critically formative years. Biography
with historical context. Johns Hopkins, 2000. 221 pgs, hb, dj.
NEW. $18.00
10504 Ellis, Mrs. (Sarah). The Select Works of Mrs Ellis. The
Women of England, Wives of England, Daughters of England,
Poetry of Life. Designed to Promote the Cultivation of the
Domestic Virtues. Sarah Ellis [1799-1872] supported education
for women, temperance, domestic skills for women. Large book,
brown cloth with gold gilt lettering. Spine ends worn, binding
loosening from the spine but pages together. Fisher & Son,
London & Paris, 1843. hb. USED. $60.00
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10540 -1 ffrench, Yvonne. Mrs Gaskell. A biography of the
author. Green cloth with gold gilt on front cover. DJ. Alan
Swallow, Denver, 1st ed. 112 pgs. USED. $32.00
11637 Fielding, Helen. Cause Celeb. This is Fielding's first novel
(orig. 1994). Bridget Jones isn't here, but Bridget's fans will also
love this book. Satire on celebrity fundraising. Hb, dj. NEW.
$12.00
11702 Fielding, Henry. The History of Tom Jones a Foundling.
Single-volume publication based on the 1975
Battestin/Wesleyan UP called the finest ed of Tom Jones.
Generous annotations. Includes facsimile of original title page
from 1749. Beautiful color illustrations by Chappell. Silk ribbon
marker. Handsome biege cloth cover designed by Warren
Chappell. Printed on acid-free paper. Missing slipcase. Very clean
copy of this special edition. USED. $22.00
10553 Finch, Anne. Selected Poems of Anne Finch, Countess of
Winchilsea. Ed by Katharine M. Rogers. Anne Finch [1661-1720]
is one of the earliest published women poets in England. Her
poetry is delightful. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. NY 1979. Hb,
faded dj, otherwise like new. USED. $12.00
10579 Fowler, Karen. The Jane Austen Book Club: A Novel. A
novel about people who read novels, and their relationships with
one another. Friends read Jane Austen and meet to discuss her
books. We learn about their lives as the novel unfolds. NY, 2004,
hb, dj. Some shop worn. Signed by author. NEW. $20.00
10580 Fowler, Karen. Wit's End: A Novel. Another entertaining
novel from the author of The Jane Austen Book Club. NY: G.P.
Putman's Sons. 2008. 324 pgs, hb, dj. NEW. $24.95
10597 Gaskell, Elizabeth. North and South. Ed and Intro by
Patricia Ingham. Paper, London. Penguin, 2003. NEW. $10.00
10063 Gaskell, Mrs. Further Letters of Mrs Gaskell. Newly
updated in paperback. Letters from different times in Mrs
Gaskell's life. Some new material brought to light by the editors.
Manchester University Press. 2003. 332pgs, Paper. NEW. $20.00
10604 Georgiana [Spencer], Duchess of Devonshire. Emma; Or
the Unfortunate Attachment. A Sentimental Novel. Jonathan
Gross, Editor. Published anonymously in 1773 and attributed to
Georgiana, this epistolary novel explores the "unfortunate
attachment" of Emma Egerton to William Walpole. Orig.
published when author only 16, long out of print. Like Jane
Austen's PP, explores dangers of 1st impressions and arranged
marriages. SUNY Press, NEW. $21.95
10623 Gilmour, Ian. Byron & Shelley in Their Time: The Making
of the Poets. Compelling history & biographical material. 2003:
NY. 402 pgs. Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00
10066 Glendinning, Victoria. Anthony Trollope. Entertaining,
thorough biography of Trollope. Reads like a novel. Alfred A.
Knopf. 1993: NY. 551 pgs, Hb, dj. USED. $15.00
10632 Godwin, William. Imogen: A Pastoral Romance. From the
Ancient British. Reprinted from the 1784 Edition. With an
Introduction by Jack W. Marken and Critical Discussion by
Martha Winburn England, Burton R. Pollin, and Irwin Primer. NY:
1963. Paper. USED. $5.00
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10643 Grant, Sir William Kent. Memoirs of an American Lady
with sketches of manners and scenery in America as they
existed previous to the Revolution. Facsimile of 1808 printing
(London: Longman, Hurst, 1808). By the author of "Letters from
the Mountains." Grant was Master of the Rolls. Recollected in 2
volumes. No dj. Red cloth, as new condition. 1970. USED. $45.00
10676 Halliday, R. E. Doctor Johnson and his World. With 154
Illustrations. Accessible pictorial biography. 1968. Hb, dj. USED.
$12.00
10970 Hazlitt, William. The Spirit of the Age or Contemporary
Portraits. Edited by E.D. Mackerness. Hazlitt [1778-1830] writes
critically of all the notables of his time from a political
perspective. Scott, Godwin, Irving, Byron, Southey, Wordsworth,
Malthus, Wilberforce, and many more. Mackerness adds 150
pages of notes, index, bibliography, plus preface and
introduction, all placed outside the body of the text for your
enjoyment. 448 pgs. Clean pages & boards, dj a little worn. 1969,
Hb, dj. USED. $50.00
11710 Heineman, Helen. Mrs. Trollope: The Triumphant
Feminine in the Nineteenth Century. Mrs. Trollope (nee Frances
Milton) [1779-1863], mother of Anthony Trollope, was herself a
novelist. This biography and exploration of her work shows her
to be influential and ahead of other 19th century writers on
themes of slavery, poverty, industrialism, and the portrayal of
women. First paper edition, orig publ 1979. Athens, OH: Ohio
University Press. 1982. 316 pgs. Paper. USED. $13.00
10755 -2 Hill, Reginald. Pictures of Perfection. NY. 1994. Hb. Yes,
you do recognize the title! Hill writes witty, intelligent crime
novels & he knows his Austen. This 1990's story is set in
Enscombe. 1994. Hb. 278 pgs. USED. $15.00
10756 -2 Hill, Reginald. There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union:
A Novella and Five Stories. A brilliant collection from this
entertaining, intelligent author. Hb, dj. 278 pgs. 1988, A Foul Play
Press book, Woodstock, 1st US Ed. USED. $45.00
10766 Hogg, James. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a
Justified Sinner. James Hogg (1770-1835) published this book
anonymously in 1824. Strangely modern, experimental
psychological novel, neglected for over a century. Cannongate
Classics, London, 1996. 218 pgs, Paper. Shop-worn. NEW. $7.00
10775 -1 Holtby, Winifred. South Riding: An English Landscape.
Holtby's best-known novel, set in a fictional part of Yorkshire.
Semi-autobiographical. Orig. published after her death in 1936.
St. James's Library, 1950, London. Hb, dj. USED. $20.00
10778 Honan, Park. Author's Lives: On Literary Biography and
the Arts of Language. Enjoyable collection of Honan's essays on
literary biography, plus a dialogue on Shakespeare's life. Includes
his personal experiences as a biographer. NY, 1990. Hb, dj, 279
pgs. USED. $15.00
10812 Irving, Washington. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,
Gent. "World's Famous Books" also on title page. No date but
appears about 1900. Includes tales and essays, "The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow," "The Specter Bridegroom", "Rip Van Winkle" etc.
Merrill and Baker. USED. $20.00
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11708 Irwin, Joseph J. M. G. "Monk" Lewis. Biography and
analysis of the works of this fascinating, complex author.
Nicknamed "Monk" after his early shocking novel (the one
Thorpe reads in NA), Matthew Lewis also wrote a memoir of his
experiences visiting his inherited estates in the West Indies. He
died after a second visit he undertook in an attempt to
ameliorate the suffering of the plantation slaves. Red cloth, gilt
titles. Like new condition but for slight bumping. Twayne
Publishers, Boston, 1976, hardbound. USED. $20.00
11889 Jack, Albert. Red Herrings & White Elephants: The
Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day. Witty informative
book gives derivations, first recorded use, etc, of hundreds of
phrases we use every day. Are you making a mountain out of a
molehill? Giving something the acid test? Do you have egg on
your face? Find out why. Harper Collins, 2004. HB, DJ. NEW.
10.00
10846 -1 Johnson, Burney,Thrale. Edited by the Marquis of
Landsdowne. The Queeney Letters, Being Letters Addressed to
Hester Maria Thrale by Doctor Johnson, Fanny Burney, and Mrs.
Thrale-Piozzi. This is the entire collection of letters that the
Marquis of Landsdowne found in the library of Bowood. Over
100 letters with notes and index. London: 1934. Hb. USED.
$40.00
10833 Johnson, Claudia. The Cambridge Companion to Mary
Wollstonecraft. Addresses all aspects of W's momentous and
tragically brief career. Noted contributors include Janet Todd,
Mitzi Myers, Mary Favret, Vivien Jones, Anne Mellor, others
&Johnson herself, discussing the letters, education, literary
reviews. Cambridge, 2002. Paper. NEW. $10.00
10837 Johnson, R. Brimley. Fanny Burney and the Burneys.
"Additions to Madame D'Arblay's diary; Letters by Susan Burney;
A journal of the Worcester Burneys; Selections from the works of
Dr. Burney, his children, and grandchildren; New portraits of the
family and drawings by Edward F. Burney." Red cloth, gilt titles
(black and/or gold). Yellowed pages and edges of books worn but
holding up well. Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd. London, 1926. 407 pgs.
USED. $40.00
10404 Johnson, Samuel. A Johnson Sampler. Edited by Henry
Darcy Curwin. Witty excerpts. Do your own analysis of the
influence of Johnson on Jane Austen. Boston, 2002, Paper. NEW.
$12.00
10843 Johnson, Samuel. Dr. Johnson's Prayers. Ed Elton
Trueblood. Wonderful little book (6 1/2 X 5) that can be easily
carried for reference. Arranged by theme and date. Black cloth,
previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Slight wear to
cover, pages very good. 1947. 66 pgs. Hb. USED. $20.00
10842 Johnson, Samuel. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary:
Selections from the 1755 Work that defined the English
Language. Ed Jack Lynch. Written 2 decades before Jane's birth,
here is her language! Convenient size (9X6), easy to use.
Excellent introduction.Slight shop wear. NEW. $10.00
10841 Johnson, Samuel. Selected Essays from the Rambler,
Adventurer, and Idler. Ed by W. J. Bates. Still wrapped in original
plastic. Yale U Press. Paper. $10.00
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11900 Lamb, Charles. Roast Pig & Other Essays. English/Welsh
essayist Charles Lamb [1775-1834] has been called "the most
lovable figure in English literature." This pretty little book
contains 9 of his essays. Printed on special paper, watercolour
flower & vine design paper on boards with dark orange matching
cloth spine. Dark orange page numbers, rough cut pages, tops
stained dark orange. Slight yellowing, very slight rubbing of
spine. Missing slipcase. $20.00
10913 Lee, Sophia. The Recess: or, a Tale of Other Times.[1783]
Sophia Lee [1750-1824] was headmistress of Bath's finest school
for girls. One of the earliest gothic novels, portrays women
involved in political intrigue, overseas journyes, and warfare,
during the reign of Elizabeth 1. Features as narrators twin
daughters by a secret marriage of Mary Queen of Scots.
Bibliography, notes, and emandations. U Press of Kentucky
reprint 2000. Paper. NEW. $20.00
12164 Lewis, Matthew Gregory (Monk). The Monk. Dover Thrift
Edition. Reprint of Routledge 1907 edition. The Monk was
originally published in 1796. A great commercial success,
probably the most scandalous of the gothic genre. Murder,
incest, the Spanish Inquisition, sexual obsession, erotic passages
stoked with violence and religious struggles - and John Thorpe
talked about reading it in front of the ladies! NEW. $3.50
10957 Lyell, James P. R. Mrs. Piozzi and Isaac Watts: Being
Annotations in the Autograph of Mrs. Piozzi on a Copy of the
First Edition of the Philosophical Essays of Watts. Mrs. Piozzi
heavily annotated the work by Watts, more famous for his
hymns than his essays. Her notated copy was discovered many
years after her death. This book contains facsimiles of the
original, explanations of the text, and reprints of Mrs. Piozzi's
comments from the margins. Adds another dimension to the
depth of her critical powers and the variety of her interests.
Grafton. London: 1934. USED. $25.00
10969 Mackay, Constance D'Arcy. The Beau of Bath and other
One Act Plays. One-act plays in verse, "dramatic miniatures of
some of the notables of the eighteenth century in England."
Characters include Beau Nash, Fanny Burney, Horace Walpole,
Maria Linley, Richard Greville, Edmund Burke, George Romney.
American playwright Mackay [1887-1966] worked on a political
pageant to support the National Child Labor Committee during
the time this book was published. During WWI she worked for
the War Camp Community Service, consulting for all-male
performances for the camps. Very good condition. Previous
owner's notes in back inside cover dated 1915. 1st ed. Henry
Holt and Co, NY. 1915. 90 pgs, hb. USED. $40.00
10979 Manvell, Roger. Elizabeth Inchbald: England's Principal
Woman Dramatist and Independent Woman of Letters in 18th
C. London, A Biographical Study. Rare full-length biography of
Inchbald. 1987. NEW. $15.00
10983 Markham, Beryl. West with the Night. Poetic, unusual
and thrilling autobiography of Kenya's woman airplane pilot and
premier horse trainer, from her childhood adventures hunting
with warriors to her record-breaking flight across the Atlantic.
Although born in Britain, Beryl became an integral part of her
adopted land. North Point Press, SF, 1983. Paper. USED. $5.00
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10990 Masefield, Muriel. The Story of Fanny Burney: Being an
Introduction to the Diary & Letters of Madame d'Arblay.
Burney's life is fascinating. Masefield delivers a solid
introduction. Cambridge University Press. 1927. HB, DJ. USED.
$25.00
11000 Maugham, W. Somerset. Catalina: A Romance.
Doubleday, NY 1948. Hb. USED. $5.00
10078 McKenna, Neil. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde: An
Intimate Biography. Oscar Wilde's intimate life, his experiences
in Victorian London's sexual underworld, the secrets his
contemporaries did not know. McKenna is a respected journalist
in the gay press in Britain and the US. Adults only. Basic Books,
NY, 2005. 539 pgs, hb, dj. NEW. $22.00
11231 Nel, Philip. J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels. Includes
bibliography. Reader's guide, has not been authorized by
Rowling or Warner Brothers. Continuum, NY 2003. NEW. $10.00
10082 O'Brian, Patrick. Master and Commander. Imagine Jane's
brothers lives in the Navy. Thrill with O'Brian's hero of the high
seas as the masterful storyteller takes you back in time to those
days of glory and danger. Aubrey is young and brash and full of
confidence. Paper. NY: 1990. Has been read, but in good
condition. USED. $5.00
10084 O'Brian, Patrick. The Commodore. Another of O'Brian's
brilliant stories. Historical novel that lets us live vicariously in the
British Navy of Austen's time period. Maturin's wife is missing.
Aubrey and Maturin are dispatched to the Gulf of Guinea.
Aubrey must deal with the slave trade and threats of French
invasion in Ireland. Hb, dj. NY: 1994 USED. $15.00
10083 O'Brian, Patrick. The Hundred Days. Napoleon has
escaped from Elba. The Navy is scrambling to re-arm. What
happens now? Aubrey is now the mature commodore. Hb, dust
jacket. USED. $10.00
11715 Peek, Katherine Mary. Wordsworth in England: Studies
in the History of His Fame. Examines the history of Wordswoth's
reputation as distinct from the influence of his work. Dicusses
how he influenced a broader public than his readers & how his
political ideas shaped his reputation. No DJ, otherwise VG
condition. Octagon Books, NY: 1969. USED. $11.00
12149 Pocock, Tom. Captain Marryat: Seaman, Writer and
Adventurer. Not only was Frederick Marryat an important naval
hero of the Great War with Napoleon, he was also the most
famous author in England between the times of Jane Austen and
Charles Dickens. Pocock, a noted naval historian, desribes
Marryat's adventurous life in this exciting biography. Illustrated,
index. Import. NEW. $24.00
12183 Pym, Barbara. Crampton Hodnet: A Novel. Mr Latimer,
the new curate, who is not married, lodges with Miss Doggett
and her companion, Miss Morrow. Oxford between the wars.
This novel was published posthumously in 1985, originally
written around 1940. NY: 1985. Hb, dj, good condition, some sun
bleaching of dust jacket. USED. $20.00
11255 -1 Radcliffe, Ann. The Confessional of the Black Penitents.
(aka The Italian) Beautiful wood engragings by Philip Ross. Intro
by Unknown but has JA quote from NA. The Folio Society,
London. 1956. 404 pgs, Hb. VG. USED. $30.00
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11255 -3 Radcliffe, Ann. The Italian. 3 vols. 1st ed. Rare book. T.
Cadell and W. Davies, London. 1797. Marbled and leather.
Modern 3/4 calf boards, expert binding. Slight foxing. Gutter tear
page 47-48 volume 2. Turn the pages of the "real book" as the
Austens would have read it. USED. $1200.00
11268 Read, Miss. Chronicles of Fairacre: Three Great Novels.
Import. in one volume: Village School, Village Diary, Storm in the
Village. Orion, London 2005. Paper. 595 pgs. NEW. $15.00
11360 Sapiro, Virginia. A Vindication of Political Virtue: The
Political History of Mary Wollstonecraft. The first full-length
treatment of Wollstonecraft's political theory. Professors of
political thought can find here for the first time analysis of the
broad fully developed philosophy from which sprang
Wollstonecraft's theories on feminism, women's rights, and
gender. U of Chicago Press, 1992. Paper. NEW. $24.00
11649 Schmidt, Gary D. A Passionate Usefulness: The Life and
Literary Labors of Hannah Adams. The first American to earn
respect and a living as a writer was Hannah Adams [1755-1831].
She wrote about New England history, religions, and Jewish
history & was recognized on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the
first full-length biography. A well-researched study of a
remarkable person. UVA Press, 2004, Hb, dj. Orig pub at $45.
NEW. $20.00
11378 -2 Scott, Sarah. The History of Sir George Ellison. Ed. by
Betty Rizzo. Sarah Scott (1723-1795). Sequel to Millennium Hall.
From the "18th Century Novels by Women" collection. U of
Kentucky. 1996. Paper. (Also available Hb.) NEW. $20.00
11671 Scott, Sir Walter, Bart. Waverley Novels, Fair Maid of
Perth and The Antiquary. Includes introductions, notes, and
index. DeWolfe, Fiske & Co, Boston. Probably 1890's. Decorative
cloth cover, rust color with black and gilt decorations. Some
foxing. Good condition. USED. $15.00
11379 Scott, Sir Walter, Bart. Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since.
Black leather with gilt embossed decorations. Silk bookmark.
Illustrated. Some foxing. Good. Thomas Neslon and Sons, 1904.
574 pgs. USED. $20.00
11393 Seymour, Miranda. Mary Shelley. Highly praised bio of
Mary Shelley, reveals the background to her work as well as her
personal struggles. Illustrated with engravings, photographs,
silhouettes. Grove Press, NY, 2000, Hb, Dj. NEW. $15.00
11394 Shakespeare. As You Like It. The Arden Shakespeare.
Intro xxiii. Very thorough and helpful Notes p. 101-172, App A-C,
Glossary. Some writing in front and back end pieces, includes
original owner's name and address. Little pencil mark here and
there appear to be stage notes. Embossed green cloth. DCHeath
& Co. 1916, 200 pgs. USED. $10.00
11407 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals and The School for
Scandal. Intro by Augustan Birrell, QCMP. Illus. by Edmund J
Sullivan - beautiful pen & ink drawings. Cloth on boards, gold
lettering on front cover, pgs gilt 3 sides. Previous owner
signature in front. Chipped at top of spine, boards bumped.
Tissue paper on title page. Binding tight. Macmillan and Co.
London, 1896, 1st thus. 365 pgs. USED. $50.00
11410 -2 Sherwood, Frances. Vindication. Highly acclaimed novel
based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft. About a young woman
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who leaves home and tries to make her own way in the world in
mid-18th century. NY, 1993. Hb, dj. 435 pgs. USED. $25.00
11422 Smith, Charlotte. The Young Philosopher. Ed. & Intro by
Elizabeth Kraft. Charlotte Smith [1749-1806] published this
novel, a satire on lawyers, who caused her much grief, in 1798. U
of Kentucky Press, 1999, Paper. NEW. $17.00
11429 Smith, Marisa, and Kristin Graham, Editors. Monologues
from Literature: A Sourcebook for Actors. This is a fascinating
book for readers even if we are not actors. In addition to the
monologues, there is an appendix that allows you to select
entries by source, author, time period, publication date, setting,
type of role, character, and age range. Of course there are
entries from Austen's novels. Also Douglas Adams, Dorothy
Parker, Tom Wolfe, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Charlotte
Bronte, and more.1990, Hb. USED. $12.00
11459 Spielmann, M. H. & Jerrold, Walter. Hugh Thomson: His
Art His Letters His Humour and His Charm. Full of color and
black and white plates and inserts. A beautiful collection. Early
years in Ireland, work for The English Illustrated Magazine, his
later work, and a bibliography of his printed work. A. & C. Black,
Ltd., London 1931. 269 pgs. USED. $175.00
12043 Standiford, Les. The Man Who Invented Christmas: How
Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' Rescued His Career and
Revived Our Holiday Spirits. Crown Publishers. HB, dj. NEW.
$19.00
11504 Swift, Jonathan. A Complete Collection of Genteel and
Ingenious Conversation, According to the Most Polite Mode and
Method Now Used at Court, and in the Best Companies of
England. Jonathan Swift (alias Simon Wagstaff, Esq.) Facsimile of
1755 edition. Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 1995. NEW. $8.00
11474 Thrale, Mrs. The French Journals of Mrs. Thrale and
Doctor Johnson. Edited from the original manuscripts in the John
Rylands Library and in the British Museum with Introduction and
Notes by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. keeper of the Western
manuscripts in the John Rylands Library and Henry Guppy, M.A.,
Litt.D. librarian of the John Rylands Library. Manchester U Press,
1932. 274 pgs, Hb, Dj. USED. $55.00
11587 West, John. Memoir of Mrs. John West who died at
Chettle, Dorset, March 23, 1839. John West wrote this memoir
of his late wife, largely through her letters and poetry. John was
rector of Chettle & Farnham, Dorset. Dark brown cloth on
boards. Spine badly faded. Cracked hinges. Dusty top page
edges. London, 1842, 2nd edition. USED. $21.00
11608 Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. "Tower Books
Edition," "Books in Wartime" with War Production Board ruling
for conserving paper paragraph inside. Includes quote "Books
are the weapons in the war of ideas - President Roosevelt."
Pages browning. DJ back cover inside states "send this book to a
boy in the armed services anywhere for only 4 cents postage."
The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, NY: 1944. Hb, dj.
USED. $10.00
11609 Wilde, Oscar. A House of Pomegranates. Includes: The
Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and his
Soul, The Star-Child. Methuen & Co. London: 1920. 179 pgs, Hb.
USED. $25.00
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Scholarly Pursuits
10034 Allen, Dennis. Sexuality in Victorian Fiction. Allen
illustrates how sexuality pervades Victorian fiction. He looks at 4
novels from the 19th century - Pride and Prejudice (Austen),
Cranford (Gaskell), Bleak House (Dickens), and Picture of Dorian
Gray (Wilde). University of Oklahoma Press. 1993, 160 pages,
paperbound. Good condition. $15.00
10038 Anastaplo, George. The Artist as Thinker From
Shakespeare to Joyce. Essays on Shakespeare, Milton, Bunyan,
Austen, Mary Shelley, Dickens, Melville, Matthew Arnold, Lewis
Carroll, Mark Twain, Gilbert & Sullivan, Robert Louis Stevenson,
James Joyce. 130 pages of notes included. Chicago, Athens,
London: Swallow Press. 1983. 499 pages. Paperbound. USED.
$30.00
10039 Anderson, Amanda. Tainted Souls and Painted Faces:
The Rhetoric of Fallenness in Victorian Culture. Cornell
University Press. 1993. 250 pages, paper. NEW. $10.00
10107 Atwood, Margaret. Negotiating with the Dead - A Writer
on Writing. Cambridge University Press, 2002. 219 pages, Hb,
dust jacket. NEW. $18.00
10052 Auerbach, Nina. Private Theatricals - the Lives of the
Victorians. Beautiful little book explores how the Victorians
thought about life in terms of acting a part. Harvard University
Press: 1990. 132 pages, Hb, dust jacket. Sticker damage to dust
jacket, otherwise VG condition. NEW. $22.00
10110 Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves. Learning
about culture and history through each era's stories about
vampires. Great read if you are not afraid! University of Chicago
Press: 1995. 231 pages, Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $10.00
10111 Auerbach, Nina. Woman and the Demon: The Life of a
Victorian Myth. Myths of womanhood explored. Research into
literature, art, biographies. Harvard University Press: 1982. 255
pages. Hb, dust jacket. USED. $17.00
10137 Avery, Gillian. Nineteenth Century Children: Heroes and
Heroines in English Children's Stories 1780-1900. Avery writes
children's novels set in Victorian times. For this book, she has
studied the evolving attitudes toward children as shown in the
evoluation of juvenile fiction. Well-researched. Index,
Biographical Notes. Illustrated. UK: 1965. 260 pages. Hb, dust
jacket. DJ is worn, previous owner signed inside cover. USED.
$15.00
10140 Backscheider, Paula, ed. Revising Women: 18th Century
Women's Fiction and Social Engagement. Collection of essays by
feminist critics reviewing literature with focus on historical
context. Austen, Behn, Radcliffe, Gaskell, Burney, and many
others discussed. Includes essay "Jane Austen and the Culture of
the Circulating Library" by Barbara Benedict. Illustrated. John
Hopkins University Press, 2000. 273 pages. Hb, dj. NEW. $25.00
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and Bibliographies
10142 Bagchi, Barnita. Pliable Pupils and Sufficient Self-
Directors. Narratives of Female Education by Five British Women
Writers 1778-1814. Featuring Lady Mary Hamilton (prev. Lady
Mary Walker); Clara Reeve; Elizabeth Hamilton; Mary Brunton;
and the early Jane Austen. India: 2004. 196 pages, Hb, dust
jacket. NEW. $30.00
10148 Baker, Joseph E., editor. The Reinterpretation of
Victorian Literature. "The Victorian Literature Group of the
Modern Language Association of America, at the 1939 meeting
in New Orleans, agreed to put out this volume to further the
reinterpretation of a literature of great significance for us today."
Princeton University Press: 1950. 236 pages. Hb.Very good
condition, blue cloth on boards. USED. $25.00
10155 Barker-Benfield, G.J. The Horrors of the Half-Known Life.
Male Attitudes Toward Women and Sexuality in Nineteenth-
Century America. Caution - exposes some unpleasant aspects of
19th c surgery. Author argues attitudes diminishing the place of
women grew out of separation of the sexes, a development of
American culture. NY: Harper & Row, 1976. 352 pages, Hb, dust
jacket. USED. $10.00
10179 Bateson, F. W. Editor. Cambridge Bibliography of British
Literature. Five volume set - four history plus the supplement.
Good condition. USED. $85.00
10182 Beasley, Jerry. Novels of the 1740's. "The decade of the
1740's is the most important single period in the early history of
the novel." Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and the 6 major
novels of this decade. Highly readable, unique way to look at the
emergence of the novel. Sets developments in history. University
of Georgia Press. 1982. 238 pages, Hb, dj. Ex library, very good
condition. USED. $18.00
10054 Bell, Maureen; George Parfitt, and Simon Shepherd. A
Biographical Dictionary of English Women Writers 1580-1720.
Dictionary entries are concise and informative. Excellent
introduction. Critical appendices include "Men as 'gatekeepers'"
"Women in the book trade" etc. Boston: 1990. Hb, dj. Slight shelf
wear. NEW. $30.00
10217 Bloom, Clive. The "Occult" Experience and the New
Criticism: Daemonism, Sexuality and the Hidden in Literature.
Chapter 2 is on Mansfield Park. Dust jacket is a little shop-worn.
1986. Hb, dj. NEW. $8.00
10057 Butt, John. English Literature: The Mid-Eighteenth
Century. All facets of literature of the period, with a large section
on Johnson. Drama, poetry, etc. Period that preceeded and
influenced Jane Austen.Excellet readable reference. Oxford at
the Clarendon Press.1980. 671 pgs, hb. USED. $12.00
10319 Byrne, Mrs. Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary. Six thousand of the
weirdest words in the English language. If you quetch at
grobianism, you may find a corrigent within this book. 1974. Hb,
dj. $7.50
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10347 -2 Cecil, David. The Early Victorian Novelists. David Cecil's
essays on Victorian fiction, based on lectures he delivered at
Oxford 1931-2. Important work presents many early 20th
century ideas on the era. Essays on Dickens, Thackeray, Charlotte
and Emily Bronte, Mrs. Gaskell. 1935. Hb. 1st US edition. USED.
$17.00
10344 Cecil, David. The Young Melbourne. Famous among our
group for his biography of Jane Austen, Cecil also studied
Melbourne. This work was JFK's favorite book. USED. $12.00
10376 Colby, Vineta and Robert. The Equivocal Virtue: Mrs.
Oliphant and the Victorian Literary Market Place. Mrs Oliphant
[1828-1897] wrote prodigiously. The Colbys studied her
unpublished as well as her published words to "round out" her
story. First ed., 1966, signed by authors. USED. $20.00
10060 Conley, John J., S.J. The Suspicion of Virtue: Women
Philosophers in Neoclassical France. Forerunners of Madame De
Stael. Aristocratic women philosophers who explored concepts
of virtue in the salon, the only avenue open to them. Mid to late
17th century. Exposes the important contribution of these
women to the development of modern thought, which has
previously been ignored. Cornell University Press. 2002. Hb, dj.
NEW. $25.00
11180 Creighton, Joan V. Margaret Drabble. Scholarly review of
a 20th century writer of "women's books." Methuen, London,
1985. Paper. USED. $8.00
10400 Cruse, Amy. The Golden Road in English Literature.
Gorgeous and fun color illustrations by Honor C. Appleton. A
glorious compendium, includes Jane Austen. Index. Xlib. USED.
$30.00
10061 Dobree, Bonamy. English Literature: The Early
Eighteenth Century. All facets of literature of the period. Defoe,
Thomson, Pope, etc. Drama, poetry, science, philosophy.
Excellent readable reference. Oxford at Clarendon Press. 1995R.
701 pgs, Hb. Handsome dark blue cloth cover with gilt title on
spine. List $59. USED. $22.00
10484 Ehrlich, Eugene. The Highly Sensitive Thesaurus for the
Extraordinarily Literate. Introduction by Noah Adams of "All
Things Considered." If you'd rather "expatiate" than talk,
"deprecate" than deride, this is the thesaurus for you. No
derivations to interfere, just words. You can, after all, use your
dictionary for the rest! Hb, dj, 1994. NEW. $12.00
10507 Ender, Evelyne. Sexing the Mind: Nineteenth-Century
Fictions of Hysteria. Studies medical and literary discourses,
focuses mainly on literature of Henry James, George Sand,
George Eliot. Draws on Freud and Foucault. Development of the
concept of gender as represented by Hysteria. Women own
passion, emotion, sensitivity, but not "mind"... Cornell
University. 1995. 307 pgs, hb. NEW. $15.00
10511 Enright, D. J. The Alluring Problem: An Essay on Irony.
Fun book, great topic. The author discusses not just what irony
IS, but what it DOES - why and how we use it. Discusses
Shakespeare, Goethe, Proust, James, Dickens, Swift, Fieldings,
Conrad, Austen is here too. All the usual suspects plus some that
may surprise you. OUP, 1986. 178 pgs, hb, dj shop worn. NEW.
$25.00
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10558 Fisher, Judith L. and Stephen Watt, Editors. When They
Weren't Doing Shakespeare: Essays on Nineteenth-Century
British & American Theatre. 20 illus. 18 critical essays covering
vast expanse of "other" theatre. Published at $35. NEW. $9.00
10570 Folter Collective. Women Critics 1660-1820. Anthology of
criticism edited by academic members of the Folger Collective.
Features 41 writers, including Jane Austen, Aphra Behn, Mary
Wollstonecraft, and others less known. Indiana University Press,
1995. Paper. 410 pages. USED. $15.00
10589 Garber, Marjorie. Quotation Marks. A group of essays on
the importance and power of language. Hilarious and serious by
turns. "The Jane Austen Syndrome," pp. 199-211, Shakespeare,
Jewishness, vegetables, among other topics. 8p. color plates.
Routledge. 2003. 306 pg. Paper. NEW. $12.00
10661 Grundy, Isobel, and Susan Wiseman, editors. Women,
Writing, History 1640-1740. Several essays on women writers
from the time period. Signed by Isobel Grundy. University of
Georgia Press, 1992, Paper. NEW. $12.00
10787 Houston, Gail. Royalties: The Queen and Victorian
Writers. Dissects the anomaly of the queen and her effect on
dominant cultural attitudes and gender. Demystifies such
canonized authors as Dickens, Browning and Oliphant by
examining the way they encounter Victoria in their writings. Six
illustrations. UPVA, 1999, 192 pgs, Paper. NEW. $18.00
10070 Kinne, Willard Austin. Revivals and Importations of
French Comedies in England 1749-1800. A 1967 reprint of the
1939 Columbia UP printing. Drury Lane, Covent Garden,
Haymarket. Why would English theatre import so much material
from the French during the 18th c? Great fun for those who love
this period of theatre. NY: 1967. USED. $11.00
10877 Kirkham, Margaret. Jane Austen, Feminism, and Fiction.
This is an excellent readable critical book about Austen's
treatment of woman's role in society, perhaps the best you will
ever read. Minor editing problems. Merthuen, NY, 1986. 187 pgs.
Paper. Orig publ at $130. USED. $35.00
11234 Kramp, Michael. Disciplining Love: Austen and the
Modern Man. Examines the social function of masculinity in
Austen's novels. How men of the rising classes had to be taught
the proper way to discipline their emotions in order to take their
place in the preservation of post-Revolution England. Index,
bibliography, and notes. The Ohio State University Press, 2007.
202 pgs, Hb. NEW. $37.95
10895 Lanser, Susan, Sniader. Fictions of Authority: Women
Writers and Narrative Voice. Indexed. Includes various authors,
Gaskell, Austen, Woolf. Discusses narrative voice - authorial
voice, personal voice, and communal voice. Very good condition.
HB. Published at $42.50. USED. $9.00
10076 Lucas, John, Editor. Writing and Radicalism. In
Crosscurrents series. Various essays - Milton, Mather, Paine,
Jacobins, Chartism, Women after the Restoration, etc. Austen
references are from Emma and Mansfield Park, to show Austen
as a "force for conservatism." Longman, London: 1996, 358 pgs.
Cover slightly worn, otherwise like new. Paper. USED. $10.00
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10975 Mahl, Mary R. and Helene Koon, editors. The Female
Spectator: English Women Writers before 1800. Women's
writings between 1350 and 1800 - diaries, letters, travel
sketches, speeches, poems, letters - proof that women were
writing throughout the centuries. Centlivre, Herbert, lesser
known women, plus more famous like Catherine Parr, Aphra
Behn. Indiana University Press. 1977. Paper. USED. $15.00
11024 Miller, Stephen. Conversation: A History of a Declining
Art. History of conversation, many references to Johnson, Hume,
Swift, others. Yale UP, 2006. Hb, dj. NEW. $12.00
11097 Nathan, Rhoda B. Ed. Nineteenth-Century Women
Writers of the English-Speaking World. Twenty-three essays by
noted authors about women writers. Allison G. Sulloway on
Austen's "mediative voice." Greenwood, NY. 1986. USED. $18.00
11714 Rodway, Allan. English Comedy: Its Role and Nature from
Chaucer to the Present Day. With chapters by period - Medieval,
Renaissance, Augustan, Regency, Brave New World. Features
such notables as Shakespeare, Jonson, Wycherly, Dryden, Pope,
Austen, Peacock, Swift, Fielding, more. Attempts to develop a
theory of comedy, to set comedy in relation to culture and
history. And it is an entertaining book. UC Press Berkeley 1975.
HB, dj. USED. $22.00
Sequels &
Adaptations
10007 Aidan, Pamela. An Assembly Such as This. Popular novel,
first of the trilogy told from the viewpoint of Mr. Darcy. Includes
interview with author, reading group guide. Paper. NEW. $12.00
10009 Aidan, Pamela. Duty and Desire. Second of trio told from
Mr Darcy's viewpoint. Reading Group Guide at back. Paper,
2006. NEW. $12.00.
10011 Aidan, Pamela. These Three Remain. Third of the trio told
from Mr Darcy's viewpoint. Paper, 2005. NEW. $12.00
10012 Aiken, Joan. Eliza's Daughter. Sequel to S&S by one of the
best-loved sequel writers. Special due to shop wear of dust
jacket. 1994, NEW. $15.00.
10014 Aiken, Joan. Jane Fairfax. Much loved novel told from
Jane Fairfax's perspective. Very lightly used, good condition. Hb,
dust jacket. 1990, USED. $25.00
10015 Aiken, Joan. Lady Catherine's Necklace. One of the most
popular of the Austen-inspired novelists, Joan Aiken writes an
exciting story set at Rosings. Paper, 2001. USED. $20.00
10016 Aiken, Joan. Mansfield Revisited. Well done sequel to
Mansfield Park. Book has a Winnipeg Library stamp. Good
condition. Hb, dust jacket. 1985. USED. $25.00
10104 Aston, Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy's Daughters. 20 years after
PP, Elizabeth has 5 daughters of her own. What trouble can they
find in London? NY, 2003. 362pgs. NEW. $12.00
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11328 Roussel, Roy. The Conversation of the Sexes: Seduction
and Equality in Selected Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century
Texts. OUP, 1986, 178 pgs. Hb, dj. USED. $18.00
11447 Spacks, Patricia Meyer. The Female Imagination. Literary
analysis of women writers. How being a woman shapes our
imagination. 1975. Hb,dj. USED. $9.00
12176 Stout, Janis P. Strategies of Reticence: Silence and
Meaning in the Works of Jane Austen, Willa Cather, Katherine
Anne Porter, and Joan Didion. This excellent work focuses on
the use of silence & covert criticism as subversive weapons
women authors employ to assault patriarchal power structures.
UP of VA. 1990. 228 pgs, Hb, dj. VG condition, some wear on DJ.
USED. $35.00
11550 Walbank, F. Alan, Editor. The English Scene: In the Works
of Prose-Writers since 1700. Illustrated from Contemporary
Pictures and Prints - landscapes of England. Includes Jane
Austen, George Eliot, H.G. Wells. Written in the midst of WW2,
when all this was at stake. 2nd revised ed. 224 pgs. USED. $17.00
11584 Weissman, Judith. Half Savage and Hardy and Free:
Women and Rural Radicalism in the Nineteenth-Century Novel.
Weissman argues that a Wordsworth/Shelley rural Radicalism,
present in Austen, Hawthorne, and Forster, is a feminist theme
found in 19th century English and American works. Wesleyan
University Press. 1989. 342 pages. Paper. NEW. $12.00
Sequels, Fantasies, and
Austen-inspired Fiction
10105 -1 Aston, Elizabeth. The Exploits & Adventures of Miss
Alethea Darcy. Alethea's love of music gets her into trouble!
Romance and a trip to Venice during George IV's reign. London:
2004. 376 pages, Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
11633 Aston, Elizabeth. The Second Mrs. Darcy. The story of a
single woman in possession of a good fortune - a young Darcy
cousin is left a widow. NY, 2007. NEW. $12.00
10106 Aston, Elizabeth. The True Darcy Spirit. Lady Catherine's
grand-daughter a painter in Bohemian London? What did Anne
de Bourgh do to deserve this fate? Ah, but there will be some
intrigue, involving the Prince Regent no less! NY: 2006. 341
pages, paper. NEW. $12.00
10118 Austen-Leigh, Joan. Later Days at Highbury. Mrs
Goddard continues to share information about Highbury with her
sister in London, who has interesting problems of her own to
discuss! Mr Woodhouse has passed on, the Knightleys have
moved to the Abbey, and someone new now occupies Emma's
childhood home! NY: 1996. 206pgs, Hb, dj. Signed. NEW. $35.00
10117 Austen-Leigh, Joan. A Visit to Highbury: Another View of
Emma. Epistolary novel looks at life in Highbury through the eyes
of Mrs. Goddard. Joan Austen-Leigh, co-founder of JASNA,
author and playwright, manages to capture the true Austen spirit
in her Highbury novels. NY: 1993. 182 pages. Hb, dust jacket.
May have library mark and/or dust jacket wear. USED. $35.00
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10119 Austen-Leigh, Joan. Mrs. Goddard, Mistress of a School.
Third installment of the novels that take Mrs Goddard's point of
view. Epistolary novel. 1993, 178pgs, Paper. Signed. NEW. $35.00
10120 Austen-Leigh, Joan. Our Own Particular Jane: A piece of
theatre based on The Life, Letters and Literature of Jane
Austen. A piece of theater based on the The Life, Letters and
Literature of JaneAusten. Cover notes author is Joan Mason
Hurley - pasted underneath is a stock "nee Joan Austen-Leigh."
1975. 45 pages. Paperbound. Fair condition. $25.00
10139 Aylmer, Janet. Darcy's Story. First published 1996 with
same title. This book is 10 years old - one of the first really well-
written parallel tellings of Pride and Prejudice from Darcy's point
of view. Most of Darcy's utterances are written by Jane Austen -
the rest is Aylmer. NY: Harper, 2006. Paper. NEW. $15.00
10141 Bader, Ted and Marilyn. Desire and Duty: A Sequel to
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. This Sequel to P&P focuses
on Georgiana. The authors attempted to follow the clues Jane
Austen left as far as her plans for the continuation of the
characters' lives. Denver: 1997. 286 pages, Hb, dust jacket.
Signed by authors. NEW. $16.00
10158 Barrett, Julia (pseudo., Julia Kessler). The Third Sister: A
Continuation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Story of
Margaret Dashwood. Margaret has more potential than is
apparent in S&S. NY: 1996. 247 pages, Hb, dj. USED. $15.00
10160 -1 Barrett, Julia. Presumption: an Entertainmnent. Fun
Sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Georgiana's love interests, Bennet
family travails. NY: 1993. 238 pages, Hb,dj. NEW. $20.00 Also
paper, $10.00
10161 Barrett, Julia. Jane Austen's Charlotte. A completion of
Sanditon. JA's fragment occupies the first 74 pages. NY: 2000.
Uncorrected proof. $15.00
10171 Barron, Stehpanie. Jane and the Stillroom Maid. Jane
discovers a corpse while enjoying the Derbyshire peaks, then
finds herself once again in the middle of mystery. 2001, paper.
USED. $4.00
10165 -4 Barron, Stehpanie. Jane and the Unpleasantness at
Scargrave Manor. Hardback in large print , USED. $5.00. Paper,
USED. $3.00
10173 -1 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and His Lordship's Legacy:
Being a Jane Austen Mystery. Jane has moved to Chawton
Cottage, but does not escape corpses and mysteries and
international intrigue! NY: Bantam, 2005. Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
10167 -1 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Genius of the Place.
The Canterbury Races and international intrigue! Signed by
author. London: 1999. 310pgs, Hb, dj. NEW. $14.00
10166 -1 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Man of the Cloth:
Being the Second Jane Austen Mystery. Jane in Lyme Regis! NY:
1997. 274 pages. Hb, dj. Signed by author. NEW. $14.00
10170 -1 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Prisoner of Wool
House: Being the 6th Jane Austen Mystery. Together with
brother Frank Austen, Jane solves a sailor's mystery. NY: 2001.
291 pages, Hb, dj. NEW. $15.00
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10172 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Wandering Eye: Being
the 3rd Jane Austen Mystery. Drama and intrigue in Bath: more
than meets the eye. NY: 1998. 261 pages, Hb, dj. NEW. $12.00
10172 Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Wandering Eye: Being
the 3rd Jane Austen Mystery. Drama and intrigue in Bath: more
than meets the eye. NY: 1998. 261 pages, Hb, dj. NEW. $12.00
10185 -1 Bebris, Carrie. North by Northanger (Or, the Shades of
Pemberley). Elizabeth is learning her way around Pemberley
when a letter from Darcy's mother Lady Anne raises some
interesting questions about the past. Elizabeth can't resist a
mystery. By the time the mystery is solved, Lady Catherine has
visited Pemberley, and the Darcys have met Mr Tilney. Delightful
tale, true to the characters we love. Hb, dj. NEW. $21.00
10183 -2 Bebris, Carrie. Pride and Prescience (Or, The Truth
Universally Acknowledged). The newly wed Mr and Mrs Darcy
must solve a strange mystery involving Caroline Bingley and
other members of their extended family. Spooky and fun. First in
the series by Carrie Bebris. Paper. NEW. $10.00
10184 -1 Bebris, Carrie. Suspense and Sensibility (Or, First
Impressions Revisited). Kitty seems to have found the perfect
fiancee - until surreal events change everything. Only intrepid
Elizabeth can unravel the truth! (New secrets about the
Dashwood family are revealed.) Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $21.00
10541 Bebris, Carrie. The Matters at Mansfield (Or, the
Crawford Affair). Lady Catherine is arranging the perfect
marriage for her daughter Anne. Perfect in her mind, not in
Anne's mind. Elizabeth's desire to help involves in the Darcys in
another mystery, involving murder, mayhem, and mistaken
identity. Hb, just jacket. NEW. $21.00
11986 Bennett, Veronica. Cassandra's Sister. Jane growing up.
Historical novel. For the younger reader. "I wanted to explore a
stage of her life when her concerns were the timeless ones of a
young girl—love, ambition, family, friends." HB, DJ. Candlewick,
2007. NEW. $15.00
10187 Berdoll, Linda. Darcy & Elizabeth, Nights and days at
Pemberley: Pride and Prejudice continues. This is a "bawdy"
sequel. Mr and Mrs Darcy enjoy married life! They raise babies,
they make new friends. Steamy cover promises romance within.
Adults only. Paper, NEW. $12.95
10186 Berdoll, Linda. Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and
Prejudice Continues. Sexy sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Explicit
romance. As the cover says, hold onto your bonnet! Adults only.
Paper. NEW. $5.00
10204 Birchall, Diana. Mrs Elton in America and other stories
inspired by characters created by Jane Austen and herewith
comprising THE COMPLEATE MRS ELTON. In which, Mrs Elton
goes to America with her caro sposo and children, where she
encounters northern hospitality, southern slavery, western
Indians, and much more! Egerton House. UK: 2004. NEW. $16.00
10205 Birchall, Diana. Mrs Darcy's Dliemma: A Sequel to Jane
Austen's Pride and Prejudice.Twenty-five years after PP left off,
Elizabeth must deal with the beginnings of the Victorian era and
juggle children, family, and the (still wonderful) Mr Darcy.
Egerton House. UK: 2004. NEW. $16.00
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10206 Birtwistle/Conklin. The Making of Pride and Prejudice.
Limited number of copies signed by Andrew Davies, the
screenwriter. A great book - still selling after all these years!
Picture-story of making of the A&E P&P starring Colin Firth and
Jennifer Erhle. Color shots, costume sketches, maps. London:
1995. Paper. NEW. $28.00
10395 -1 Corringham, Mary. I, Jane Austen. Written 1965.
Poeticized biography in Rime Royal, used by Chaucer. New ed
with memoir and 40 pages of notes to the text by a descendent,
H. P. Henningham. RDU Books, Aus, 2001R. Paper. NEW. $10.00
10459 Eckstut, Arielle, and Dennis Ashton. Pride and
Promiscuity. Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen. A silly little book
with a few good parts. The missing scenes are from the 6 novels
and The Watsons. These authors are rather good scholars. 2001,
Hb. NEW. $12.00
10531 Fenton, Kate. Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and
Prejudice. A TV production company comes to the village to film
Pride and Prejudice and interesting romantic mayhem
commences. First US edition of this funny take on PP. Published
in UK in 1995 under name Lions and Liquorice. 2004, 277 pgs.
Hb, dust jacket. NEW. $22.00
10552 Filippi, Rosina. Duologues and Scenes from the Novels of
Jane Austen Arranged and Adapted for Drawing-Room
Performance. Like one-act plays "suitable for amateur
performance." An early adaptation that shows an appreciation of
the theatrical nature of dialogue in Austen's novels. Illustrated.
Green silk with gilt design front and spine. VG condition, hinges
and spine tight. This is just a lovely little book, wonderful to hold.
Dent, London, 1895. 139 pgs. USED. $200.00
10670 Hale, Shannon. Austenland. A New Yorker secretly
obsessed with Mr Darcy goes to an estate in England, kind of a
Jane Austen theme park. The game involves pretending to be in
Regency times, including wearing the clothes and playing the
part. So what are the men up to? NY, 2007, Hb, dj. New low
price. NEW. $14.00
11994 Henderson, Lauren. Jane Austen's Guide to Dating.
"Which Jane Austen character are you most like? Complete the
M10115 A&E Biography: Jane Austen. Features
Movies
Claudia Johnson, Joan Klingel Ray, Stephanie Barron,
Gurinder Chadha (Bride and Prejudice Director) talks about
parallels between Austen's England and modern Indian culture.
Azar Nafisi (author of Reading Lolita in Tehran) discusses reading
as a subversive activity in Iran. Excerpts from some of the popular
modern films throughout. $12.00
M10107 Movie - DVD - Pride & Prejudice 10th Anniversary
Limited Collector's Edition. Starring Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle. 3
DVD set widescreen w/120p souvenir "making of" book. Packaged
in green cloth gilt case. Sale, $38.00
M10108 Movie - DVD - Mansfield Park. Widescreen. Directed by
Patricia Rozema. Miramax, 1999. 112 minutes. Controversial
among Austen purists - among other liberties with the novel, casts
Fanny as a bold author-in-training. Beautiful film & intelligent take
on the underlying social messages in MP. Sale $12.00
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quiz and find your romantic match!" This pretty paperback was
inspired by Jane Austen's novels. NY. 2005. NEW. $11.00
10821 James, Syrie. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen. With
Reader's Guide. A fictionalized memoir, written by "Jane
herself," found hundreds of years after her death. Clever book,
with lots of historical detail. Paper, 2007, 303 pgs. NEW. $12.00
12202 Lane, Maggie. The Jane Austen Quiz and Puzzle Book.
Brock and Thomson illustrations throughout. Crosswords, word
searches, novel trivia and name games. Great fun! Paper. 1982.
USED. $10.00.
11693 McCullough, Colleen. The Independence of Miss Mary
Bennet. The bestselling author of The Thorn Birds tackles the
story of Mary Bennet, who has grown lovely and desirable in her
spinsterhood. Catch up her sisters, too in this entertaining
sequel. Simon & Schuster. NY. 2008. Hb, dj. NEW. $22.00
11136 O'Rourke, Sally Smith. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen.
A mysterious letter tucked away behind an antique mirror
changes Eliza's life forever. Could Jane Austen really have written
this letter? Only time will tell. Time - and the elusive Mr Darcy.
Soft cover. NEW. $12.90
11296 Reynolds, Abigail. Pemberley by the Sea. Marine biologist
meets modern-day Mr. Darcy. Set in Cape Cod. Sourcebooks,
2008. Paper. NEW. $14.95
11308 -1 Rigler, Laurie Viera. Confessions of a Jane Austen
Addict. Goes back in time and lives like Jane Austen. The
adventure has its ups and downs! 2007. Hb, dj. NEW. $24.00
11526 -1 Tennant, Emma. Pemberley: or Pride and Prejudice
Continued. The Darcys' in-laws descend on Pemberley for a
memorable Christmas. St. Martin's Press, 1993. $15.00
12184 Thompson, Emma. The Sense & Sensibility Screenplay &
Diaries. Full screenplay with photos, Emma's diary during filiming
for behind-the-scenes info. USED. Hb $10.00, Paper $8.00
11499 Trees, Andrew. Academy X. A teacher at an elite private
school tries to teach Jane Austen's Emma while dealing with his
own romantic crisis. A clever use of Austen's wit and genius in a
modern novel. NEW. $21.00
M10125 The Jane Austen Collection. Northanger
Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield
Park, Emma, Sense and Sensibility. 1971 through
1987. BBC series includes lovely leading ladies Elizabeth Garvie,
Sabrina Franklyn, Clare Higgins, Priscilla Morgan, Natalie Ogle,
more favorites. DVD (North America region). Released 2004. $42.00
M10002 Pride and Prejudice. Starring Elizabeth Garvie & David
Rintoul. Is there any better way to relax than to curl up in your
"I Dream of Darcy" pajamas with a bowl of popcorn and Fay
Weldon's delightfully witty adaptation of your favorite book.
BBC 1980. Remastered & released on DVD 2004. $12.00
M10119 A&E Biography: Susan B. Anthony. The first woman on a
US coin, Anthony fought tirelessly for suffrage, America's first civil
rights movement. DVD. $20.00
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