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COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889. [Works], 30 works in 73 volumes, the majority in first edition, comprising:
Antonina. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1850. 3 volumes, 12° (200 x 120mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
Basil. London: Schulze and Co. for Richard Bentley, 1852. 3 volumes, 12° (196 x 120mm). Half-title in volume I. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 589.
Basil. London: Billing for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1862. 8° (186 x 123mm). Engraved frontispiece by H. Adlard after John Gilbert. Revised edition.
Mr Wray's Cash-Box; or, The Mask and the Mystery. A Christmas Sketch. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1852, 8° (170 x 104mm). Half-title. Etched frontispiece after John Everett Millais. FIRST EDITION.
Hide and Seek. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1854. 3 volumes, 12° (194 x 117mm). Half-titles. Final advertisement leaves volume I, O6 and volume II, P6, both dated June 1854. Original gilt cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end (cloth slightly frayed). Sadleir 593.
After Dark. London: Oliver and Boyd for Smith, Elder and Co., 1856. 2 volumes, 8° (196 x 118mm). Half-titles. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I and final advertisement leaf volume II, X2.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 587.
The Dead Secret. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 2 volumes, 12° (184 x 120mm). Half-title in volume I. Original gilt brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 590.
The Queen of Hearts. London: R. Born for Hurst and Blackett, 1859. 3 volumes, 8° (190 x 120mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 603.
The Woman in White. London: William Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 1860. 3 volumes, 12° (195 x 115mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) Original gilt- and blind-stamped purple cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Sadleir 605a.
No Name. London: William Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1862. 3 volumes, 8° (193 x 120mm). Half-titles in volumes I and II. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 601.
My Miscellanies. London: W. Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1863. 2 volumes, 8° (184 x 118mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogues at the end of volumes I and II.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 599.
Man and Wife. London: Savill, Edwards and Co. for F.S. Ellis, 1870. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 121mm). Half-titles. Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Original gilt maroon cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end (cloth a little marked and frayed). FIRST EDITION.
Poor Miss Finch. London: Billing for Richard Bentley and Son, 1872. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 120mm). Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. (Volume I lacking final advertisement leaf 20/6.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 602.
Miss or Mrs.? And Other Stories in Outline. London: William Clowes and Sons for Richard Bentley and Son, 1873. 8° (180 x 121mm). Final advertisement leaf Y4. Original gilt- and black-stamped green cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 597.
The New Magdalen. London: Billing for Richard Bentley and Son, 1873. 2 volumes, 8° (181 x 118mm). Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Final advertisement leaf volume II, 19/6. Original gilt- and black-stamped brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end (cloth slightly frayed). FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 600.
The Frozen Deep and Other Stories. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. 2 volumes, 8° (178 x 120mm). Half-titles. (Volume II lacking preliminary advertisement leaf and final advertisement leaf U2.) Original gilt- and black-stamped blue cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 591.
The Law & The Lady. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1875. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 123mm). (Lacking final advertisement leaves volume I, R4, volume II, S8 and volume III, Z4, and publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 594.
The Two Destinies. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1876. 2 volumes, 8° (188 x 125mm). Half-title in volume I. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf of volume II. Original gilt- and black-stamped brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION.
The Haunted Hotel. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, '1879' [but 1878]. 2 volumes, 8° (208 x 138mm). Half-titles. Woodcut frontispieces and 4 plates by Swain after Arthur Hopkins. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf Q4. FIRST EDITION.
The Fallen Leaves ... First Series. London: Caxton Press for Chatto and Windus, 1879. 3 volumes, 8° (183 x 120mm). Half-titles in volumes I and II. (?Lacking volume II half-title.) FIRST EDITION.
Jezebel's Daughter. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1880. 3 volumes, 8° (183 x 120mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaves volume I, T6 and volume II, U2. FIRST EDITION.
The Black Robe. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1881. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 116mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
Heart and Science. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1883. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 120mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaves volume I, U4, volume II, U4, and volume III, U8. FIRST EDITION.
''I Say No''. London: Kelly and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1884. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 120mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
The Evil Genius. London: Billing & Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1886. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 118mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
The Guilty River ... Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual 1886. Bristol and London: J.W. Arrowsmith and Simkin, Marshall & Co., 1886. 8° (161 x 102mm). Woodcut initials. Preliminary and postliminary advertisements. (Lacking final 4 leaves of advertisements 14/5-14/8.) Original colour-printed wrappers and spine laid down and bound in (spine slightly chipped). FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 592.
Little Novels. London: Billing and Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1887. 3 volumes, 8° (178 x 119mm). Half-titles. (Lacking volume III preliminary blank leaf and postliminary publisher's catalogue.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 596.
The Legacy of Cain. London: Billing & Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1889. 3 volumes, 8° (177 x 118mm). Half-titles. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 595.
Blind Love. Prefaced and completed by Walter Besant. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1890. 3 volumes, 8° (179 x 118mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf of volume I. Frontispieces, 13 plates and illustrations after Forestier. (Volume II lacking final advertisements.) Volumes I-II first editions, volume III second edition.
W.W. COLLINS and Charles DICKENS (1812-1870). The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices. No Thoroughfare. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners. London: Charles Dickens and Evans for Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1890. 8° (205 x 130mm). Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece and 7 plates after Arthur Layard. Original gilt- and black-stamped green cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Eckel p.191.
(Scattered light spotting, variable light browning, a few leaves torn affecting text, some skilfully repaired.) Early 20th-century crushed red half morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, the spines gilt in 6 compartments, titled in gilt in 2 and dated at the foot, the others decorated with a central foliate tool within gilt frames, top edges gilt, others trimmed or uncut (extremities lightly rubbed, a few volumes slightly affected by damp).
A HANDSOMELY-BOUND SET OF COLLINS' FICTION, THE MAJORITY IN FIRST EDITION, including all of the novels (save Armadale, The Moonstone and A Rogue's Life), and the Collins/Dickens collaboration The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices... (73)
Antonina. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1850. 3 volumes, 12° (200 x 120mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
Basil. London: Schulze and Co. for Richard Bentley, 1852. 3 volumes, 12° (196 x 120mm). Half-title in volume I. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 589.
Basil. London: Billing for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1862. 8° (186 x 123mm). Engraved frontispiece by H. Adlard after John Gilbert. Revised edition.
Mr Wray's Cash-Box; or, The Mask and the Mystery. A Christmas Sketch. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1852, 8° (170 x 104mm). Half-title. Etched frontispiece after John Everett Millais. FIRST EDITION.
Hide and Seek. London: Bradbury and Evans for Richard Bentley, 1854. 3 volumes, 12° (194 x 117mm). Half-titles. Final advertisement leaves volume I, O6 and volume II, P6, both dated June 1854. Original gilt cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end (cloth slightly frayed). Sadleir 593.
After Dark. London: Oliver and Boyd for Smith, Elder and Co., 1856. 2 volumes, 8° (196 x 118mm). Half-titles. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I and final advertisement leaf volume II, X2.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 587.
The Dead Secret. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 2 volumes, 12° (184 x 120mm). Half-title in volume I. Original gilt brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 590.
The Queen of Hearts. London: R. Born for Hurst and Blackett, 1859. 3 volumes, 8° (190 x 120mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 603.
The Woman in White. London: William Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 1860. 3 volumes, 12° (195 x 115mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) Original gilt- and blind-stamped purple cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Sadleir 605a.
No Name. London: William Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1862. 3 volumes, 8° (193 x 120mm). Half-titles in volumes I and II. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 601.
My Miscellanies. London: W. Clowes and Son for Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1863. 2 volumes, 8° (184 x 118mm). (Lacking publisher's catalogues at the end of volumes I and II.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 599.
Man and Wife. London: Savill, Edwards and Co. for F.S. Ellis, 1870. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 121mm). Half-titles. Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Original gilt maroon cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end (cloth a little marked and frayed). FIRST EDITION.
Poor Miss Finch. London: Billing for Richard Bentley and Son, 1872. 3 volumes, 8° (186 x 120mm). Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. (Volume I lacking final advertisement leaf 20/6.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 602.
Miss or Mrs.? And Other Stories in Outline. London: William Clowes and Sons for Richard Bentley and Son, 1873. 8° (180 x 121mm). Final advertisement leaf Y4. Original gilt- and black-stamped green cloth covers and spine laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 597.
The New Magdalen. London: Billing for Richard Bentley and Son, 1873. 2 volumes, 8° (181 x 118mm). Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Final advertisement leaf volume II, 19/6. Original gilt- and black-stamped brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end (cloth slightly frayed). FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 600.
The Frozen Deep and Other Stories. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. 2 volumes, 8° (178 x 120mm). Half-titles. (Volume II lacking preliminary advertisement leaf and final advertisement leaf U2.) Original gilt- and black-stamped blue cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 591.
The Law & The Lady. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1875. 3 volumes, 8° (185 x 123mm). (Lacking final advertisement leaves volume I, R4, volume II, S8 and volume III, Z4, and publisher's catalogue at the end of volume I.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 594.
The Two Destinies. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1876. 2 volumes, 8° (188 x 125mm). Half-title in volume I. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf of volume II. Original gilt- and black-stamped brown cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION.
The Haunted Hotel. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, '1879' [but 1878]. 2 volumes, 8° (208 x 138mm). Half-titles. Woodcut frontispieces and 4 plates by Swain after Arthur Hopkins. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf Q4. FIRST EDITION.
The Fallen Leaves ... First Series. London: Caxton Press for Chatto and Windus, 1879. 3 volumes, 8° (183 x 120mm). Half-titles in volumes I and II. (?Lacking volume II half-title.) FIRST EDITION.
Jezebel's Daughter. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1880. 3 volumes, 8° (183 x 120mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaves volume I, T6 and volume II, U2. FIRST EDITION.
The Black Robe. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1881. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 116mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
Heart and Science. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1883. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 120mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaves volume I, U4, volume II, U4, and volume III, U8. FIRST EDITION.
''I Say No''. London: Kelly and Co. for Chatto & Windus, 1884. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 120mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
The Evil Genius. London: Billing & Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1886. 3 volumes, 8° (184 x 118mm). Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
The Guilty River ... Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual 1886. Bristol and London: J.W. Arrowsmith and Simkin, Marshall & Co., 1886. 8° (161 x 102mm). Woodcut initials. Preliminary and postliminary advertisements. (Lacking final 4 leaves of advertisements 14/5-14/8.) Original colour-printed wrappers and spine laid down and bound in (spine slightly chipped). FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 592.
Little Novels. London: Billing and Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1887. 3 volumes, 8° (178 x 119mm). Half-titles. (Lacking volume III preliminary blank leaf and postliminary publisher's catalogue.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 596.
The Legacy of Cain. London: Billing & Sons for Chatto and Windus, 1889. 3 volumes, 8° (177 x 118mm). Half-titles. (Lacking publisher's catalogue at the end of volume III.) FIRST EDITION. Sadleir 595.
Blind Love. Prefaced and completed by Walter Besant. London: Spottiswoode and Co. for Chatto and Windus, 1890. 3 volumes, 8° (179 x 118mm). Half-titles. Publisher's device on titles and final leaf of volume I. Frontispieces, 13 plates and illustrations after Forestier. (Volume II lacking final advertisements.) Volumes I-II first editions, volume III second edition.
W.W. COLLINS and Charles DICKENS (1812-1870). The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices. No Thoroughfare. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners. London: Charles Dickens and Evans for Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1890. 8° (205 x 130mm). Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece and 7 plates after Arthur Layard. Original gilt- and black-stamped green cloth covers and spines laid down and bound in at the end. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Eckel p.191.
(Scattered light spotting, variable light browning, a few leaves torn affecting text, some skilfully repaired.) Early 20th-century crushed red half morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, the spines gilt in 6 compartments, titled in gilt in 2 and dated at the foot, the others decorated with a central foliate tool within gilt frames, top edges gilt, others trimmed or uncut (extremities lightly rubbed, a few volumes slightly affected by damp).
A HANDSOMELY-BOUND SET OF COLLINS' FICTION, THE MAJORITY IN FIRST EDITION, including all of the novels (save Armadale, The Moonstone and A Rogue's Life), and the Collins/Dickens collaboration The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices... (73)
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