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Breachley, Black Sheep (1902)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £16.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1902

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 02095

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Early C20th rebinding in red binder's cloth. Trace of label on front board, spine lightly sunned, foxing, good. Utilitarian binding: a good reading copy of a scarce title by this Australian novelist.
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Edward Barry (South Sea Pearler) (1900)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1900

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 03593

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Original fine-ribbed dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Some light speckling on cloth, paper faintly browned on page edges, foxing and Sunday School plate on front endpapers, otherwise good.
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The Adventures of Louis Blake (1909)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, T. Werner Laurie: 1913

Seller ID: 93045

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

[Third Impression]. Title page printed in green and black. Original fine-ribbed green cloth, vignette of palm tree on front board in gilt, lettered in gilt. Spine lettering dulled/oxidised, corners scuffed, John Bull award label tipped on to front endpapers, good.
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His Native Wife (1895)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £95.00

Publisher: Sydney, Alexander Lindsay: 1895

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 91005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

First Edition, Australander Library. Rebound with red cloth spine over blue marbled boards, title hand-written on paper label on spine. Boards edges rubbed, Sydney bookseller's stamp on title page, good. Becke's first novel, published in his native Australia. Scarce.
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Under Tropic Skies (1905)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1905

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 87141

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Title page printed in red and black. Spine a little darkened, boards sunned on edges, small nicks to cloth on spine ends, signature (1908) on front free endpaper, fair/good only. A collection of stories mostly with South Sea settings.
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Edward Barry (South Sea Pearler) (1900)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £5.00

Publisher: London, Thomas Nelson & Sons: 1914

Seller ID: VN0449

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Nelson's Library (pocket edition). Undated (c1914). Frontispiece. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Undated signature on front free endpaper, very good.
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By Reef and Palm (1894) & His Native Wife (1895)

By: Becke, Louis

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1894

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 91019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

By Reef and Palm (1894). First Edition, Pseudonym Library: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. With an Introduction by the Earl of Pembroke. Bound with: His Native Wife (1895) First English Edition, Century Library: T. Fisher Unwin, nd [1896]. Frontispiece and decorated title page. Two volumes bound as one in white parchment over red silk covered boards, gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Corners rubbed, boards a little marked, spine a trifle darkened, light foxing, initials and small newspapers cutting on title page of By Reef, good. Becke's first book (a collection of stories) and third book (a s...
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The Tapu of Banderah (1901)

By: Becke, Louis & Walter Jeffery

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, C. Arthur Pearson: 1901

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 89144

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original fine-ribbed dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Lightly scuffed, tiny nick at foot of spine, faint foxing, very good. Australian and South Pacific tales.
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Chambers's Journal for 1905 - 1906. Contains: The Twenyy-Second Karl (Turner), A Stormy Morning (Napier)

By: Various Authors: John Oxenham, Allen Upward, Louis Becke

Price: £12.00

Publisher: London, W. & R. Chambers: 1906

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: VN0614

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Contains: The Tweny-Second Karl by George Frederick Turner. Complete serialisation. A Stormy Morning by Eva Napier of Magdala. Complete serialisation. Numerous novelettes and short stories by minor writers. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt on spine.A few light marks, front free endpaper removed, otherwise good. A large heavy book which will require additional postage.
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The English Illustrated Magazine, Volume XXVI (26), October 1901 - March 1901.

By: Various Authors: Louis Becke, M. P. Shiel, Mary E. Mann, H. G. Wells, Richard Marsh, Roy Horniman, John Oliver Hobbes

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1902

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 94022

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Short stories and articles include: Apinoka of Apamama by Louis BECKE, Ben by M. P. SHIEL, Cares of a Curate & The Excellent Joys of Youth by Mary E. MANN, Of a Book Unwritten by H. G. WELLS, Skittles by Richard MARSH, The Man from Siberia by Francis GRIBBLE, The Missing Hero by Roy HORNIMAN, 'Tis an Ill Flight Without Wings by John Oliver HOBBES. Original blue cloth on bevelled boards, blindstamped decorations on front board, lettered in gilt; yellow endpapers. Lightly scuffed, light foxing, very good. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK.
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The English Illustrated Magazine, Volume XXVI (26), October 1901 - March 1902

By: Various Authors: M. P. Shiel, Richard Marsh, Mary E. Mann, John Oliver Hobbes, Louis Becke, Roy Horniman, H. G. Wells

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1902

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 91047

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Short stories include: Ben by M. P. SHIEL, Skittles by Richard MARSH, The Excellent Joys of Youth & Cares of a Curate by Mary E. MANN, 'Tis an Ill Flight Without Wings by John Oliver HOBBES, Apinoka of Apimama by Louis BECKE, The Missing Hero by Roy HORNIMAN. Articles include: The Literary Regimen & Of a Book Unwritten by H. G. WELLS, Some Confessions of an Illustrator by Harry FURNISS, The Commercial Future of Palestine by Israel ZANGWILL. Original pale green cloth, lettered and decorated in darker green on boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Lightly marked, a little foxing, very good. A heavy...
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The Leisure Hour for 1899 -1900

By: Various Authors: Walter Besant, Louis Becke etc

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, Leisure Hour: 1900

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 04170

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Contains: The Alabaster Box by Walter BESANT. Complete serialisation. Illustrated. Tom Wallis: a Tale of the South Seas by Louis BECKE. Complete serialisation. Illustrated. Short stories include: A Flight by Tighe HOPKINS, A Real Treasure by Leslie KEITH. Numerous other short stories and articles by minor authors. Contemporary maroon leather over marbled boards, closed split on one hinge, otherwise good. The Leisure Hour -- for a long time a rather staid, old-fashioned journal -- revamped its format towards the end of the century, using a more modern typeface, adding regular articles on chess ...
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