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BLACKMORE, Richard Doddridge (1825-1900). [Novels], London etc: 1864-1897, 37 volumes, the majority in first edition, comprising:
Clara Vaughan. London and Cambridge: R. Clay, Son, and Taylor for Macmillan and Co., 1864. 3 volumes, 8° (188 x 125mm). Half-titles. Advertisement leaf Z2 at the end of volume III. (A few leaves with skilfully repaired marginal tears.) Original gilt- and blind-stamped blue cloth laid down and bound in at the end of each volume (a little worn). Provenance: 'Said to have been The Author's own copy' (pencilled inscription on volume I flyleaf). FIRST EDITION. BLACKMORE'S FIRST NOVEL. Sadleir 221.
Cradock Nowell. London: C. Whiting for Chapman and Hall, 1866. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 122mm). (Lacking final blank volume II, X8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 222.
The Maid Of Sker. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1872. 3 volumes. 8° (185 x 126mm). Half-titles. (Lacking advertisement leaf preceding volume III title.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 228.
Alice Lorraine. London: William Clowes and Sons for Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1875. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 123mm). Half-title in volume I. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I, and final blank volume II, Y4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 219.
Cripps, The Carrier. London: William Clowes and Sons for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). (Lacking final blank volume III, U4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 223.
Erema. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Smith, Elder, & Co., 1877. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-titles. (Lacking preliminary blanks and advertisement leaves volume I, T6 and volume II, U4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 225.
Mary Annerley. London: Gilbert and Rivington for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1880. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-title in volume I. (Lacking final imprint leaf volume II, Y2 and 32-page publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 229.
Christowell. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 120mm). (Lacking final blanks volume I, U8 and volume III, X8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 220.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, Bart., M.P., formerly known as ''Tommy Upmore''. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884. 2 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). (Lacking final blank leaves volume I, Y2 and volume II, Z2.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 231.
Springhaven. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 122mm). Half-titles in volumes II and III. (?Lacking volume I preliminary advertisement leaf, volumes II and III preliminary blank leaves, and volume III final blank leaf U6.) Fourth edition. Cf. Sadleir 232 (first edition, 1887, with the same collation).
Springhaven. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Limited, 1889. 8° (210 x 152mm). Frontispiece and illustrations after Alfred Parsons and F. Barnard. 'New and Revised Edition'. Cf. Sadleir 232a (first illustrated edition, 1888, with the same collation).
Kit and Kitty. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1890. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 121mm). (Lacking final blank, volume I, U8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 226.
Perlycross. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, 1894. 8° (185 x 122mm). Half-title. (?Lacking final blank.) One-volume edition.
Fringilla. London: R. ffolkard & Son for Elkin Matthews, 1895. 4° (202 x 157mm). Half-title. Woodcut pictorial title, 8 plates, head- and tailpieces, borders, and initials by and after Louis Fairfax-Muckley, 3 plates after James Linton. 20-page publisher's list dated '1895' bound in at the end. Original colour-printed pictorial cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION.
Tales From The Telling-House. London: Chiswick Press for Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1896. 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-title. Title printed in red and black with woodcut border. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 233.
Dariel. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. 8° (186 x 123mm). Half-title. Woodcut frontispieces and 13 plates after Chris Hammond. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 226.
(Some variable, generally light spotting, a few leaves lightly browned.) Late 19th-century/early 20th-century art nouveau green half crushed morocco gilt by W.J. Mansell, the spines titled in gilt and decorated with gilt floral and foliate tools, top edges gilt, others uncut, save Clara Vaughan, which is uncut (spines slightly faded, extremities a little rubbed, occasional slight marking, volume II of Thomas Upmore misnumbered 'III' on the spine). Provenance: Sir Weetman Dickinson Pearson Bt., first Viscount Cowdray (1856-1927, armorial bookplates dated 1922); ?Cowdray sale, Sotheby's, 16-17 February 1948, lot 204 (description tipped onto pastedown of volume I of Sir Thomas Upmore, and loosely-inserted lot marker).
A NEAR-COMPLETE SET OF BLACKMORE'S NOVELS IN AN ART NOUVEAU BINDING FROM VISCOUNT COWDRAY'S LIBRARY, ALL BUT TWO FIRST EDITIONS, lacking only Lorna Doone. (37)
Clara Vaughan. London and Cambridge: R. Clay, Son, and Taylor for Macmillan and Co., 1864. 3 volumes, 8° (188 x 125mm). Half-titles. Advertisement leaf Z2 at the end of volume III. (A few leaves with skilfully repaired marginal tears.) Original gilt- and blind-stamped blue cloth laid down and bound in at the end of each volume (a little worn). Provenance: 'Said to have been The Author's own copy' (pencilled inscription on volume I flyleaf). FIRST EDITION. BLACKMORE'S FIRST NOVEL. Sadleir 221.
Cradock Nowell. London: C. Whiting for Chapman and Hall, 1866. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 122mm). (Lacking final blank volume II, X8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 222.
The Maid Of Sker. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1872. 3 volumes. 8° (185 x 126mm). Half-titles. (Lacking advertisement leaf preceding volume III title.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 228.
Alice Lorraine. London: William Clowes and Sons for Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1875. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 123mm). Half-title in volume I. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I, and final blank volume II, Y4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 219.
Cripps, The Carrier. London: William Clowes and Sons for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). (Lacking final blank volume III, U4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 223.
Erema. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Smith, Elder, & Co., 1877. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-titles. (Lacking preliminary blanks and advertisement leaves volume I, T6 and volume II, U4.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 225.
Mary Annerley. London: Gilbert and Rivington for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1880. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-title in volume I. (Lacking final imprint leaf volume II, Y2 and 32-page publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 229.
Christowell. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 120mm). (Lacking final blanks volume I, U8 and volume III, X8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 220.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, Bart., M.P., formerly known as ''Tommy Upmore''. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884. 2 volumes, 8° (185 x 124mm). (Lacking final blank leaves volume I, Y2 and volume II, Z2.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 231.
Springhaven. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 122mm). Half-titles in volumes II and III. (?Lacking volume I preliminary advertisement leaf, volumes II and III preliminary blank leaves, and volume III final blank leaf U6.) Fourth edition. Cf. Sadleir 232 (first edition, 1887, with the same collation).
Springhaven. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Limited, 1889. 8° (210 x 152mm). Frontispiece and illustrations after Alfred Parsons and F. Barnard. 'New and Revised Edition'. Cf. Sadleir 232a (first illustrated edition, 1888, with the same collation).
Kit and Kitty. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1890. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 121mm). (Lacking final blank, volume I, U8.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 226.
Perlycross. London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited for Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, 1894. 8° (185 x 122mm). Half-title. (?Lacking final blank.) One-volume edition.
Fringilla. London: R. ffolkard & Son for Elkin Matthews, 1895. 4° (202 x 157mm). Half-title. Woodcut pictorial title, 8 plates, head- and tailpieces, borders, and initials by and after Louis Fairfax-Muckley, 3 plates after James Linton. 20-page publisher's list dated '1895' bound in at the end. Original colour-printed pictorial cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION.
Tales From The Telling-House. London: Chiswick Press for Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1896. 8° (185 x 124mm). Half-title. Title printed in red and black with woodcut border. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 233.
Dariel. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. 8° (186 x 123mm). Half-title. Woodcut frontispieces and 13 plates after Chris Hammond. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 226.
(Some variable, generally light spotting, a few leaves lightly browned.) Late 19th-century/early 20th-century art nouveau green half crushed morocco gilt by W.J. Mansell, the spines titled in gilt and decorated with gilt floral and foliate tools, top edges gilt, others uncut, save Clara Vaughan, which is uncut (spines slightly faded, extremities a little rubbed, occasional slight marking, volume II of Thomas Upmore misnumbered 'III' on the spine). Provenance: Sir Weetman Dickinson Pearson Bt., first Viscount Cowdray (1856-1927, armorial bookplates dated 1922); ?Cowdray sale, Sotheby's, 16-17 February 1948, lot 204 (description tipped onto pastedown of volume I of Sir Thomas Upmore, and loosely-inserted lot marker).
A NEAR-COMPLETE SET OF BLACKMORE'S NOVELS IN AN ART NOUVEAU BINDING FROM VISCOUNT COWDRAY'S LIBRARY, ALL BUT TWO FIRST EDITIONS, lacking only Lorna Doone. (37)
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