LEONARD
ROBERTS BOOKSELLER Vancouver, Canada Tel: 604 731 1264
Established in 1998 as specialist dealers in fine Victorian
books, our clients include some of the world's foremost public
and private libraries. We specialize in items by & related
to the Pre-Raphaelites, the "Sixties School" & later Victorian
illustrated books, exhibition & auction catalogues, Victorian
periodicals, autograph manuscripts, and other rare items.
Terms of Business Warranty
All items are fully guaranteed to be as described. If any item is
determined to be misrepresented, please contact us within 10 days of
its arrival and the item may be returned (in the same condition as when
shipped) for a full refund including all shipping costs.
Returns for any other reason are acceptable, in which case a credit
will be issued for the item's net price only.
Payment and Shipping
The following methods are accepted:
1) Secure credit card, debit card, or bank account transfer
through PayPal (an
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2) Bank money-order, draft, or certified cheque;
3) Wire transfer;
4) Postal MoneyGram or money-order;
5) Personal cheque drawn on a North American bank (15 days to
clear); or,
6) Cash in most international currencies (sent at buyer's risk).
Prices are in Canadian Dollars (C$) and are net;
actual shipping costs (we do not charge for packaging or handling),
insurance, and any applicable taxes will be added to the invoice (5%
GST [Registration #12300 7155 RT0001] will be added for
items shipped within Canada).
For institutions and established clients, a pro-forma invoice can be
enclosed with the order; in all other instances, prepayment is required.
Orders are shipped within two working days of receipt of payment.
Reciprocal 10% discounts to accredited members of the trade only.
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Abbreviations within the Descriptions
Bibliographical Citations:
(Ashley) Thomas James Wise, The Ashley Library:
A Catalogue ... (1922-27), followed by volume # & page # Bulloch, John Malcolm, "A Bibliography of George MacDonald"
(1925), followed by page #(s) Colbeck, Norman, A Bookman's Catalogue (1987),
followed by entry # under the author's heading (unless otherwise noted)
(de Beaumont) Paul Goldman, "Checklist of the de Beaumont
Collection," in Victorian Illustrated Books (1994) Ehrsam & Deily (T.G. & R.H.), Bibliographies of
Twelve Victorian Authors (1936), followed by page #(s) Fennell, Francis L., Dante Gabriel Rossetti: An Annotated
Bibliography (1982) Fredeman, William E., Pre-Raphaelitism: A Bibliocritical
Study (1965) Goldman, Paul, Victorian Illustration (1996),
followed by entry # in his "Index of Illustrated Books" section Green, Roger Lancelyn, Andrew Lang: A Critical Biography
(1946), followed by page #(s) Lasner, Mark Samuels, William Allingham: A
Bibliographical Study (1993) Macmillan [James Foster, comp.], A Bibliographical
Catalogue of Macmillan & Co.'s Publications (1891),
followed by page #(s)
(Osborne) Judith St. John, The Osborne Collection of
Early Children's Books (1958), followed by page #(s) Ray, Gordon N., The Illustrator and the Book in England
(1976) Reid, Forrest, Illustrators of the Sixties
(1928), followed by page #(s) Rossetti, William Michael, Bibliography of the Works of
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1905) Sadleir, Michael, XIX Century Fiction: A Bibliographical
Record (1951) Shaberman, Raphael B., George MacDonald: A
Bibliographical Study (1990) Slater, J.H., Early Editions: A Bibliographical Survey
(1894), followed by entry # under the author's heading (unless
otherwise noted) Vaughan, C.E., Bibliographies of Swinburne Morris and
Rossetti (1914), followed by page #(s) White, Gleeson, English Illustration (1897),
followed by page #(s) Wolff, Robert Lee, Nineteenth-Century Fiction
(1981-86)
Other Abbreviations:
4to = quarto (sheets folded in gatherings of 4 leaves)
8vo = octavo (sheets folded in gatherings of 8 leaves)
12mo = twelvemo (sheets folded in gatherings of 12 leaves)
16mo = sixteenmo (sheets folded in gatherings of 16 leaves)
19thC. = nineteenth century
32mo = thirty-twomo (sheets folded in gatherings of 32 leaves)
advert, adverts = advertisement(s)
a.e. = all edges
a.e.g. = all edges gilt
ALS, A.L.S. = autograph letter signed
approx. = approximately
Association Copy = formerly in the possession of someone associated
with the author, editor, illustrator, or publisher
b&w = black and white
cat., cats. = catalogue(s)
cm = centimetres (measurements provided [height by width] are those of
the printed sheets and not the binding)
contemp. = contemporaneous (at the time, or within a few years, of
publication)
C$ = Canadian dollars
d-j, dj = dust-jacket
ECB = English Catalogue of Books
ed., eds. = editor(s), edited by, edition
ep., ep.s = endpaper(s)
folio = sheets folded in gatherings of 2 leaves
fr. = front
frontis = frontispiece
illus. = illustrator, illustrated, illustration(s)
incl. = incuding, included, inclusive of
inscr. = inscription, inscribed
Inv. # = Inventory number
lt. = light
MS. = manuscript
occas. = occasional
p., pp. = page(s)
prelim, prelims = preliminary page(s)
Presentation Copy = inscribed and/or signed by the author, editor,
illustrator, or publisher
prev. = previous (as in previous owner)
publ. = publisher's, published
RA, R.A. = Royal Academy of Arts, London
recto = the front side of a leaf (normally odd-numbered)
repr. = reproduced, reproduction
sig. = signature
t.e.g. = top edges gilt
transl., transls. = translator(s), translated by
verso = the rear side of a leaf (normally even-numbered)
vol., vols. = volume(s)
w/ = with
wraps = paper or card wrappers on a softcover book (not to be confused
with dust-jackets on hardcovers)
