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I've been trying for some months to find the full name of the publisher of "A Ring of Rubies" by L.T. Meade in 1892. All I have to go on is the publisher name 'Innes' from a list of mystery novels from that author. Since the book was published in London as all of her books were, it's not William...

I am searching for the full names of several Victorian-era illustrators, and hope you can help. Years active would be helpful if possible. The names: J.T. Murray J. Williamson G. Nicolet J. Ayton Symington W. Boucher W.H.C. Groome R. Lillie A.S. Boyd: Know his first name is...

Another impossible Victorian book question from me. Who was illustrator T. Pym? From what I can tell the artist illustrated books in the middle to the late 19th century, but have never seen the full name of the artist. Dave

I know this is a long shot, but I am trying to discover the full name of an illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th century with the initials H.L.B. Reason I ask is I'm authoring a paper on first edition books of the Irish author L.T. Meade (publisher, date of publication, illustrator and...

Hello, I am working on a reference for publication on the Irish author L T Meade (Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith. I know she died in 1914 at the age of 60. Does anyone know what she died of? I know German zeppelins were dropping bombs on England, where she lived since 1874, by that time in the...

I'm trying to nail down a date on a book published sometime in the early 20th century. It was published by 'The Superior Printing Company' of Akron, Ohio, and is part of their 'Superior Library' series. The book is in Art Deco boards, giving an approximate date, but does anyone know when that...

I collect vintage works by the Irish Author L.T. Meade for my infant daughter to read when she's old enough. A few days ago I received in the mail an rarer title of that author, and as I entered the work in my database, I realized the book, according to many scholarly publications, was first...

Howdy folks, I have no idea if this is the proper forum to post this, but I'm considering buying a book from 1905 that has transparent tape across a pair of pages, which I assume means closer tears. Though the paper used in those days is made of sterner stuff (thick rag paper), any of you have...

Hello, I was looking for a book forum and ran across this site, and registered straight away. I'm a collector of vintage and antique books and magazines. I'm currently trying to complete the run of bound volumes of 'The Strand' magazine from the 19th century, but do pick up VG or better volumes...