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  • HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY. by Peters, Elizabeth [Barbara Mertz].
    Peters, Elizabeth [Barbara Mertz].
    HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, set in 1914 as trouble is brewing in the world and in Cairo. 400 pp. ISBN: 0-380-976595.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32556
    Keywords: egypt setting, Mysteries: historical, victorian era
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  • ANGELICA. by Phillips, Arthur.
    Phillips, Arthur.
    ANGELICA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual novel by this award-winning writer, one which is a Victorian ghost story, a literary and psychological puzzle, and a meditation on marriage, childhood, memory, and fear. The novel opens in London, in the 1880s - at the beginning of psychoanalysis and at the peak of belief in spiritualism. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 331 pp. ISBN: 978-1400062515.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81773
    Keywords: ghost story, Historical Fiction, marriage, spiritualism, victorian era
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  • THE PROBLEM OF THE MISSING MISS. by Rogow, Roberta.
    Rogow, Roberta.
    THE PROBLEM OF THE MISSING MISS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the resort town of Brighton, where the young Arthur Conan Doyle teams up with the Reverend Charles Dodgson (better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll) in a search for the daughter of a crusading politician. "Rogow manages to describe the dark details of Victorian child prostitution with total honesty while also being nostalgic and very funny." (Dick Adler review) SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-312185537.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84993
    Keywords: arthur conan doyle, brighton, carroll lewis, child prostitution, first novel, historical fiction, Mysteries: historical, victorian era
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  • MARY OLIVIER: A LIFE. by Sinclair, May.
    Sinclair, May.
    MARY OLIVIER: A LIFE.

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: Macmillan, 1919. Hardcover first edition - Probably the most studied and commented on of Sinclair's novels, this story of a daughter brought up in a Victorian household, of her relationship with her mother, and her attempts to find herself as a writer, reflects Sinclair's willingness to learn from others. In this she uses narrative techniques first developed by Dorothy Richardson (in reviewing Richardson's work, Sinclair applied William James' term 'stream of consciousness' for the first time to a literary work), the 'new' psyschology of Freud and Jung, and the symbolism she had learned from the imagists. This novel begins 60 years in the past, is notable for the shifting voice (unusually it begins with the second person),…

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    New York: Macmillan, 1919. Hardcover first edition - Probably the most studied and commented on of Sinclair's novels, this story of a daughter brought up in a Victorian household, of her relationship with her mother, and her attempts to find herself as a writer, reflects Sinclair's willingness to learn from others. In this she uses narrative techniques first developed by Dorothy Richardson (in reviewing Richardson's work, Sinclair applied William James' term 'stream of consciousness' for the first time to a literary work), the 'new' psyschology of Freud and Jung, and the symbolism she had learned from the imagists. This novel begins 60 years in the past, is notable for the shifting voice (unusually it begins with the second person), and in its bitter backward look at the Victorian era, it reflects the difficulties she struggled with in her own life. 380 pp plus publisher's advertisements.

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    Condition: Very good minus in dark red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine - some rubbing and wear to edges of boards and corners, previous owner's name dated 1920..

    Book ID: 55470
    Keywords: stream of consciousness, victorian era, Women Authors
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  • ROSE. by Smith, Martin Cruz.
    Smith, Martin Cruz.
    ROSE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1996.). Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Victorian England, "a love story, an adventure, a haunting mystery." Winner of the Dashiell Hammett award. 363 pp. ISBN: 0-679-426612.

    Condition: Very good in brown boards with gilt lettering on the spine, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53148
    Keywords: mining, Mysteries: historical, victorian era, Winner of the award
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  • ROSE. by Smith, Martin Cruz.
    Smith, Martin Cruz.
    ROSE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in Victorian England, "a love story, an adventure, a haunting mystery." SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Dashiell Hammett award. 363 pp. ISBN: 0-679-426612.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. (one short closed tear to gold foil dust jacket.)

    Book ID: 53147
    Keywords: mining, Mysteries: historical, victorian era, Winner of the Dashiell Hammett award
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  • THE ADVENTURES OF INSPECTOR LESTRADE. by Trow, M. J.
    Trow, M. J.
    THE ADVENTURES OF INSPECTOR LESTRADE.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    [Washington, D.C.]: Gateway Mystery, 1998. Victorian era mystery set in 1891, in an England still reeling from the horror of the Jack the Ripper murders. The first offering in this series of 16 titles, and the inaugural book in Gateway's new line of mysteries. 224 pp.

    Condition: Fine in printed red wrappers (publisher's letter laid in.)

    Book ID: 50564
    Keywords: advance reading copy, arc, Mysteries: historical, victorian era
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  • THE ADVENTURES OF INSPECTOR LESTRADE. by Trow, M. J.
    Trow, M. J.
    THE ADVENTURES OF INSPECTOR LESTRADE.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    [Washington, D.C.]: Gateway Mystery, 1998. Victorian era mystery set in 1891, in an England still reeling from the horror of the Jack the Ripper murders. The first offering in this series of 16 titles, and the inaugural book in Gateway's new line of mysteries. 224 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in printed red wrappers (light crease on front cover.)

    Book ID: 50563
    Keywords: advance reading copy, arc, Mysteries: historical, victorian era
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  • FENWICK'S CAREER. by Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Mary Augusta Arnold, 1851-1920).
    Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Mary Augusta Arnold, 1851-1920).
    FENWICK'S CAREER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover first edition - The story of an artist, self-taught and rather rough in manners, from the country, who leaves behind his wife and daughter to seek his fortune in London. Illustrated by Albert Sterner with a glossy frontispiece with a tissue guard and 3 glossy plates. 367 pp

    Condition: Good in red-orange cloth with gilt lettering and decorative panel on front cover (some fading to the spine, previous owner's name and address on front endpaper with the notation "bought in El Paso en route to California, Jan 2007. Pasted into the front cover is a photograph of the Bosquet d'Appollon as referenced in the book on p 255)

    Book ID: 69190
    Keywords: artist, victorian era, Women Authors
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  • TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last. by Willis, Connie
    Willis, Connie
    TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A joyous exploration of the unpredictable world of time travel by this Hugo and Nebula Award winning author. Winner of the 1999 Hugo. SIGNED on the title page. 434 pp. ISBN: 0-553-099957.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60604
    Keywords: hugo award, Science Fiction and Fantasy, time travel, victorian era
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