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.
1856 Rare Captain Frederick Marryat Set - Mr. Midshipman Easy; Peter Simple; ...
An exceptionally handsome little Victorian maritime library by Captain Marryat, uniformly bound in richly gilt half leather with vivid marbled boar...
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1882 Rare Book - The Poetical Works of Henry W. Longfellow, Illustrated
A richly ornamented Victorian edition gathering the poetic voice of Longfellow in one of the era’s most striking decorative bindings. Author: Henry...
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1883 Rare 1stED - Rhyme? And Reason?, The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll
A wonderfully whimsical Victorian first edition where Lewis Carroll’s imagination dances between nonsense, satire, and dreamlike fantasy.Author: Le...
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1853 Rare Book - Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated
Author: Walter Scott. Illustrated by Birket Foster and John Gilbert.Title: The Lady of the Lake.Publisher: Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853....
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1898 Rare First Edition - Dealings with the Dead, From La Légende de la Mort
Author: Anatole Le Braz. Authorized Translation by Mrs. A.E. Whitehead. Preface by Arthur Lillie. Introduction by L. Mariller.Title: Dealings with ...
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1962 Tasha Tudor First Illustrated Edition - The Secret Garden by F. H. Burnett
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor.Title: The Secret Garden.Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippin...
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1913 Scarce First Edition - The Rose Book by H.H. Thomas, Illustrated
Author: H. H. Thomas. Assisted by Walter Easlea. Illustrated by H. Essenhigh Corke.Title: The Rose Book: A Complete Guide for Amateur Rose Growers....
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1930 Rare Book - Flower Fairies of the Summer illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker
Author: Cicely Mary Barker.Title: Flower Fairies of the Summer.Publisher: London and Glasgow, Blackie & Son Limited, [circa 1930s].Language: Te...
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1898 Fine Riviere Binding - The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Illustrated
Author: Hans Holbein the Younger. With an introductory note by Austin Dobson.Title: The Dance of Death.Publisher: London, George Bell and Sons, 189...
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1898 Rare Book - Grimm’s Fairy Tales Illustrated in color by Ada Dennis
Author: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Translated by L. L. Weedon. Illustrated by Ada Dennis, E. Stuart Hardy, and others.Title: Grimm’s Fairy Tales.Publ...
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1885 Signed First Edition - Edouard Laboulaye's Last Fairy Tales, Illustrated
A remarkable presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Mary L. Booth to a named recipient, with additional contemporary note preserving the co...
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1886 Rare Victorian Book - Little Wide-Awake, Illustrated Magazine for Children
A richly illustrated Victorian children’s annual in its striking original publisher’s binding. Author: Edited by Mrs. Sale Barker. Illustrated by G...
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1862 Scarce Book - Routledge’s Popular Guide to London and Its Suburbs + Map
A pocket London, alive with streets, smoke, and stories — a traveler’s companion from the heart of the Victorian age. Author: George Frederick Pard...
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1903 Rare First Edition - The Star Fairies Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins
A luminous Art Nouveau dream, where stars, fairies, and childhood imagination meet in exquisite colour. Author: Edith Ogden Harrison. Illustrated b...
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1890 Rare First Edition - The Treasures in the Marshes by Charlotte M. Yonge
A quiet Victorian tale of discovery and moral treasure, set against the evocative landscapes of rural England. Author: Charlotte M. Yonge. Illustra...
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1968 Fine Bayntun Binding - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
A striking Bayntun binding of Alice, combining literary icon and fine craftsmanship in a vivid presentation. Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by ...
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1896 Rare Book - The Phantom Ship by Captain Marryat, Illustrated by H.R. Millar
A haunting maritime classic in a striking gilt-decorated binding, echoing the legend of the Flying Dutchman. Author: Captain Frederick Marryat. Ill...
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1934 Rare First Edition - A Flower Fairy Alphabet by Cicely Mary Barker
A miniature jewel of the Flower Fairies world, where each letter blooms into enchantment.Author: Cicely Mary Barker.Title: A Flower Fairy Alphabet....
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1918 Rare Book - The Little Mother Goose Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
A golden childhood dream where nursery rhymes meet the enchanting world of Jessie Willcox Smith.Author: Jessie Willcox Smith.Title: The Little Moth...
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1905 Scarce Book - Goblin Market by C. Rossetti Illustrated by Dion C. Calthrop
A haunting Victorian tale brought to life through delicate color and golden cloth artistry. Author: Christina Rossetti. Illustrated by Dion Clayton...
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1930 Rare Book - East of the Sun and West of the Moon Illustrated by Kay Nielsen
Author: [Anonymous]. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen and V. Candell.Title: East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North.Publisher: Gar...
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2015 Rare First Edition - Tree Whispers, Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk
Author: Charles van Sandwyk.Title: Tree Whispers.Publisher: North Vancouver, Savuti Press, 2015. First Edition. Printed offset (600 copies).Languag...
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1920 Rare Book - The Dream-Pedlar, Illustrated in Color by Florence Anderson
A rare and enchanting dream-world in color, where early 20th-century illustration reaches quiet perfection.Author: Lady Margaret Sackville. Illustr...
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1915 Scarce Book - Fairy Frolics by Enos and Frances Comstock, Color Illustrated
Author: Enos B. Comstock. Illustrated by Frances Bassett Comstock.Title: Fairy Frolics.Publisher: Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company...
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1902 Rare Book - The Quest of the Holy Grail, A Paraphrase of the Holy Legends
Author: Ferris Greenslet. Illustrated by Edwin Austin Abbey.Title: The Quest of the Holy Grail: An Interpretation and a Paraphrase of the Holy Lege...
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1887 Rare Legendary medieval Travel - The Voiage of Syr John Maundeville, Knight
Author: Sir John Mandeville. Edited by John Ashton.Title: The Voiage and Travayle of Syr John Maundeville, Knight.Publisher: London, Pickering &...
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1890 Rare Book - Mrs. Isabella Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery, Illustrated in Colour
Author: Isabella Beeton.Title: Mrs. Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book.Publisher: London, Ward, Lock & Co., [circa 1890].Language...
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1860 Rare First Edition-The Nine Lives of a Cat, illustrated by Charles Bennett
Author: Charles Bennett. Illustrated by the author. Title: The Nine Lives of a Cat: A Tale of Wonder.Publisher: London, Griffith and Farran, 1860. ...
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1905 Rare Book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, illustrated
Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel.Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (People’s Edition).Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.,...
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1857 Rare Ornithology Book ~ Our Native Songsters Illustrated by Anne Pratt
Author: Anne Pratt.Title: Our Native Songsters.Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857.Language: Text in English.Size: 5...
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1904 First Edition - In the Closed Room illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.Title: In the Closed Room.Publisher: New York, McClure, Phillips & Co., 19...
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1916 Rare Book- La Vita Nuova, The New Life by Dante Illustrated by Evelyn Paul
Author: Dante Alighieri. Translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Illustrated by Evelyn Paul.Title: La Vita Nuova.Publisher: New York, Brentano’s (Geo...
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2009 Rare Signed Book - Canadian Content by Charles van Sandwyk.
Author: Charles van Sandwyk; Waisiki Doughty. Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk.Title: Canadian Content.Publisher: Vancouver, Charles van Sandwyk ...
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1948 Rare Edition with Dust jacket - Round Fairyland with Alice by Lindsay Cable
Author: Brenda Girvin. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.Title: Round Fairyland with Alice.Publisher: Redhill, Surrey, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co...
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2008 Signed First Edition - After Glow with bedpost tag by Charles van Sandwyk
Author: Charles van Sandwyk. Illustrated by the author.Title: After Glow.Publisher: North Vancouver, The Fairy Press, November 2008.Language: Text ...
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1870 Rare First Edition - Tommy and His Broom and Other Tales, Color Illustrated
Author: [Anonymous].Title: Tommy and His Broom, and Other Tales.Publisher: London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin; and 596 Broadway, New York, [circa ...
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