The MFLIBRA Reference Archive
This archive preserves a selection of rare and antiquarian books previously handled by MFLIBRA over the years. Though these volumes have found new homes, their bibliographical record remains part of the continuing history of the book.
1911 First Edition - The All Sorts of Stories Book by Mrs Lang, illustrated.
Author: Mrs Lang. Edited by Andrew Lang, (Henry Justice Ford, illustrator).Title: The All Sorts of Stories BookPublisher: London: Longmans, Green, ...
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1897 Rare Book - Le Morte Darthur, King Arthur and of His Noble Knights
Author: Sir Thomas Malory. Edited, with an introduction, by Sir Edward Strachey, Bart.Title: Le Morte Darthur. Sir Thomas Malory’s Book of King Art...
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1920 Rare French Limited First Edition - Le Cimetiere Marin by Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valéry.Title: Le Cimetière marin.Publisher: Paris: Émile-Paul Frères, 1920. First edition, first printing, one of 500 copies on Mittin...
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1912 First Edition by Maria L. Kirk - Legend of King Arthur, Idylls of the King
Author: Inez N. McFee. Illustrated by M. L. Kirk.Title: The Story of Idylls of the King.Publisher: New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1912. Fir...
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1911 First Edition by Pre-Raphaelite E F Brickdale - Idylls of the King Arthur
Author: Alfred Tennyson. Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale.Title: Idylls of the King Illustrated in Colour by Eleanor Fortesc...
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1907 Rare Book - The Story of King Arthur and His Knights illustrated by H. Pyle
Author: Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.Title: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights.Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1907....
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1886 Rare Victorian Book - Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau. Introductory note by Will H. Dircks.Title: Walden; or, Life in the Woods.Publisher: London, Walter Scott Limited, Pate...
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1920 Beautiful Binding - Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Illustrated by Rackham
Author: J. M. Barrie. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Title: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1920 (E...
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1888 Rare Book set - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Author: Victor Hugo.Title: Notre-Dame de Paris.Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1888. Complete set of 2 volumes.Language: Text in Eng...
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1888 Rare Book - From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Round It by Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne. Illustrated by Émile-Antoine Bayard & Alphonse de Neuville.Title: From the Earth to the Moon Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes...
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1923 Rare Book - Moby Dick or The White Whale illustrated by Mead Schaeffer
Author: Herman Melville. Illustrated by Mead Schaeffer.Title: Moby-Dick or The White Whale.Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923.Langua...
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1897 Early Edition - The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Author: Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E.Title: The Second Jungle Book.Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited, London; New...
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1870 1stED Vellum Binding - Legend of King Arthur, The Holy Grail by Tennyson
Author: Alfred Tennyson.Title: The Holy Grail and Other Poems.Publisher: London: Strahan and Co., 56 Ludgate Hill, 1870. First Edition.Language: Te...
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1911 Scarce Binding - At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
Author: George MacDonald. Illustrated by Frank C. Papé and Arthur Hughes.Title: At the Back of the North Wind.Publisher: London, Glasgow & Bomb...
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1942 Rare Book in Morocco Binding - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Author: Leo Tolstoy. Title page illustrated by Warren Chappell. Endpaper maps by I. N. Steinberg.Title: War and Peace.Publisher: New York: Simon an...
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1901 Scarce Signed - The First Christmas Tree by Henry van Dyke and Howard Pyle
Author: Henry van Dyke. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.Title: The First Christmas Tree.Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1901. Signed by th...
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1910 Rare Early Edition - The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
Author: Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.Title: The Tailor of Gloucester.Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York. Publ...
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1890 Rare Gothic Novel - Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life by W. Harrison Ainsworth
Author: W. Harrison Ainsworth. Illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne).Title: Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life.Publisher: London: George Routledge...
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1900 Rare First Edition - To Win or To Die, Klondike Gold Rush Adventure
Author: G. Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.Title: To Win or To Die. A Tale of the Klondyke Gold Craze.Publisher: London: S. W. Partridge &...
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1910 Rare Early Edition - The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
Author: Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.Title: The Tailor of Gloucester.Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York. Publ...
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1842 Exquisite First Edition bound by Bayntun - George Cruikshank's Omnibus
Author: Edited by Laman Blanchard. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.Title: George Cruikshanks Omnibus Illustrated with One Hundred Engravings on St...
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1903 Scarce First Signed Edition - Algonquin Indian Tales Collected by ER Young
Author: Egerton R. Young. Illustrated by J. E. Laughlin and others.Title: Algonquin Indian Tales.Publisher: New York: Eaton & Mains. Cincinnati...
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1896 Rare Book - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, First Edition, 5th Printing
Author: Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny.Title: The Jungle Book.Publisher: London: Macmillan and Co., Lt...
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1889 Rare Book - Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe, Illustrated by McCormick
Author: Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by A. D. McCormick.Title: Arthur Gordon Pym. A Romance.Publisher: New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, [circa...
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1886 Scarce Hand-colored Edition - A Christmas Carol, A Ghost Story of Christmas
Author: Charles Dickens. Illustrated by John Leech.Title: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.Publisher: London: Chapman ...
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1910 Rare Book - The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
Author: Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.Title: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.Publisher: London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co.,...
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1898 First Edition - Heroes of Chivalry and Romance Illustrated by George Morrow
Author: Rev. A. J. Church. Illustrated by George Morrow.Title: Heroes of Chivalry and Romance.Publisher: London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 38 Great R...
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1866 Rare Book - Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Complete with an Original Memoir
Author: Edgar Allan Poe.Title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Complete with an Original Memoir.Publisher: New York: W. J. Widdleton, Publisher, 1866.Lan...
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1881 French Hetzel Initiales Edition - Cinq Semaines en Ballon by Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne. Illustrated by Riou and De Montaut.Title: Cinq Semaines en Ballon. Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais.Publishe...
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1927 First Edmund Dulac Illustrated Edition - Treasure Island by Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.Title: Treasure Island.Publisher: London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. First Edmund Dulac...
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1935 Rare First Edition - Andersen Fairy Tales Illustrated by Rex Whistler
Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.Title: Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen.Publisher: London, Cobden-Sanderson Lt...
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1923 Rare Book - Oriental Fairy Tales Illustrated by Rie Cramer
A luminous Art Deco vision of the East, where ancient tales meet refined early 20th-century illustration. Author: Various. Introduction by Sir Edwi...
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1910 Rare Art Nouveau Binding - Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa M. Alcott
Author: Louisa M. Alcott. Illustrated by Charles Horrell.Title: Little Women and Good Wives.Publisher: London, S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., Old...
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1914 Rare Book - Roses and Rose Gardens by Walter P. Wright, Illustrated
Author: Walter P. Wright. Illustrated by Beatrice Parsons.Title: Roses and Rose Gardens.Publisher: London, Headley Brothers, Bishopsgate, 1914 (Sec...
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1905 First Edition - The Red Romance Book by Andrew Lang, Illustrated by HJ Ford
Author: Edited by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H. J. Ford.Title: The Red Romance Book.Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905.Language: Te...
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1913 Rare Book - Tales From The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, Illustrated
Author: William Morris. Illustrated by Isabel Bonus.Title: Tales from the Earthly Paradise.Publisher: London, Adam and Charles Black, 1913. First I...
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