London: Richard Bentley, 1860. First edition. [x], 376 pp. Early 20th century three quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides, titles and ruling in gilt on black and crimson spine compartments. Very Good with wear along edges; foxing to endpapers; occasional thumbsoil, creased corner, and bit of foxing to contents;..... More
New York: The Century Company, 1894. First American edition. 303 pp. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. A Good+ copy with a leaning spine, edge-worn and rubbed, two small holes in spine cloth, contents lightly foxed, old price written on front free endpaper. The first American appearance of the animal-centric..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886. First American edition. ix, [1], 381 pp. Original green cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, floral endpapers. A Near Fine copy with dulling to spine lettering, a few scuffs, rubbing along edges. Small ticket to rear paste down. An attractive copy. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1898. First UK edition, first printing, second issue as per Ahearns with all letters on spine 3mm, 16 page catalogue dated Autumn 1897 at rear. [viii] 259, [4] 16 [ads] pp. About Very Good with rubbing to spine and rear panel cloth, cloth at rear also..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. First edition, with 4-page advert at front, and publisher's 16 page catalogue at rear. Pages uncut, in publisher's original terracotta stamped cloth. Good. Light soiling to cloth. Spine cloth slightly darkened Softening to bottom corners, bump to center of rear board at edge..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1896. First American edition. Good, with lean to spine, cloth frayed at ends, board exposed with color retouched, two small spots to edge of page block, one plate partially loose and partially torn. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1898. First edition, colonial issue. [Not listed in Currey.] Four pages of ads including paste down at front, 303 pp. with eleven pages of ads at rear including ad endpapers. Red cloth with black lettering. Good. Spine sunned, cloth worn at tips and a bit stained..... More
Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, 1876. First edition, second printing, BAL state A, printed on laid paper. Bound in publisher's blue cloth decorated in black and gilt; all edges gilt. Contents on verso of preface, with the following mispagination present: p. [IX] mispaged XII; p. [X] mispaged XIII; p...... More
New York: Random House, 1930. First edition thus. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in silver with design by Rockwell Kent; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine, with bright silver stamping, a bump to the rear cover at the center of the joint, toned pages, and a rubber stamp to..... More
London: George Allen, 1894. First edition thus. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with gilt stamped peacock, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, all edges gilt. Very Good with heavy lean to spine, rubbing to gilt and rear cover and slight crease to top edge of upper board. Front inner hinge exposed..... More