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Welcome to Antique Books From A Troll.
Specializing in Collectable Victorian Books

Wonderful display pieces then and now, we specialize in books from the Victorian era, typically considered to extend from 1837, the year Queen Victoria ascended to the throne, to 1901, the year of her death. This time period offers interesting collecting possibilities: books with decorative Victorian bindings, both leather and cloth, famous and sometimes infamous authors and illustrators, plus fiction as well as nonfiction classics.

Our books are collectable and informative pieces that will look great displayed in your parlor or study, on your bookshelf or laid out on your coffee table. Authors, printers, and publishers of the this era took great care in providing artistic books through their Victorian covers and beautiful illustrations .

Book Grading System:

Every book has it's own web page with scans of the cover, spine, title page and example illustrations or plates. Many of the scans are linked to larger scans so you can get a true feeling for the look of the book. Our pages include a synopsis of the contents and a full disclosure of condition. We have a 100% money back guarantee if any book does not meet or exceed our description. (see our policies page for additional information on our return policy)

Each book has a rating chart, as shown below, that meets I.O.B.A (Independent Online Bookseller Association) rating standards. Some books ... the best of the best ... are marked "GIFT QUALITY" if they meet our own stringent qualifications. That does not mean that other listings are not in great shape or important. Gift quality, in our simple terms, means the quality of the binding and content are far above the rest. 

Go here for a complete explanation of our rating system

First Editions:

We are often asked by collectors if a partcular title is a first edition. Only if we have verified it through reliable sources, will our books state first edition. Our books may sometimes be identified as " First Edition Thus" i.e. a first printing by a particular publisher, but not a true first (first time in print).

Note that during the 1830s and 1840s, publishers usually issued from 500 to 1,000 copies of a new title, and the great majority never went into a second edition. For other kinds of reading, however, these numbers are not so striking. Most first edition Dickens's novels regularly had print runs of ten thousand or more, as did Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England. A book of advice or an almanac might sell hundreds of thousands of copies in a print year.

Want Lists:

We maintain want lists by very important people, such as you. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and informed when we add new books, use the contact us button above to email us. Your privacy is important to us and your information will ONLY be used for notification purposes. Our emails are tailored to your specific wants and are made as detailed as you need.

Updates:

This is only a small part of our inventory and there are many more to come, so please bookmark us and check back regularly. Visit our what's new page to see what we have recently added and, should you like to be notified by email, please contact us. We will add you to our private list of very important people.