Nicely bound seventh edition of Congreve works, including his plays ( The Old Bachelor, The Double Dealer, Love for Love, The Mourning Bride, The Way of the World, The Judgement of Paris, Semele) as well as his poems. With a life of the author. Engraved fr [more...]
Splendid, detailed description of the forum and the palatine hill of Rome in light of archaeological evidence. With numerous b/w images and two fold out plans. Contains the many inscriptions found in the original abbreviated Latin. Publisher's quarter leath [more...]
'The Alter, or, The spark of the altar'. Sparke's hugely influential Scintillula Altaris of 1652. In which Sparke describes the various feasts of the calendar and how they are to be celebrated. With engravings. Including the author's poem plus verse by Brom [more...]
'from Easter term 28th George III. 1788, to Hilary term 36th George III. 1796'. Complete in two volumes. Third edition, corrected. Full leather with marbled end-papers. 8vo. Cracking to joints, loss to spines. Rubbing to edges. Text-blocks clean and sou [more...]
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
Early edition of Irving's sometimes imaginative (though less so than in his biography of Columbus) history of conquest of Granada that saw Ferdinand II defeat Abu Abdallah Muhammad, conquering the last muslim stronghold in Spain in 1491. Irving traveled to Sp [more...]
Impressive special quarter leather Folio Society edition of Langland's c.1377 religious allegory, written in verse. With the original middle english here, alongside a translation by E. Talbot Donaldson, edited by Elizabeth Robertson and Stephen H. A. Shepherd [more...]
Fourth revised edition of Menke's atlas of ancient history, derived from ancient sources, including Caesar's expeditions in Gaul, The kingdoms of the Diadochi, Italy, Greece, Persia, Britain and more. Complete with 18 colour double-page maps produced by the Ju [more...]
Beautiful special Folio Society edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass, a legendary collection of poetry that he revised and added to throughout his life. This is the first collection, Whitman's first volume, that triumphs over other versions for its purity and [more...]
Handsome, divinity style binding of Scott's poetry, containing his ballads, poetical works and poetry appearing in his novels. With b/w illustrations. Engraved title page (dated 1857) and frontisportrait. All edges gilt with gauffered pattern. Beveled edges [more...]
Splendid tree calf full leather binding of the popular Ingoldsby Legends, a collection of often humorous tales involving ghosts, witches, historical figures & mysteries that draw on, a frequently send up, existing legends. With 26 b/w illustrations by Cruiksha [more...]
Numerous religious texts and sermons bound together. Includes Homilies by various saints (James Burns, 1846); Monro's Reasons for Feeling Secure in the Church of England (I. H. Parker, 1850); Sewell's The plea of conscience for seceding from the Catholic Chur [more...]
Handsome compact leather binding of three of Birell's fascinating extended essays. The first, examines various forms of biases in recording history. Half leather with marbled boards. Gilt -decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name to ffep. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely bound set of Wilson's collected local tales, drawn from his experiences and encounters on the border between England and Scotland. First appearing in newspapers in the early 19th century, they continued being published long after [more...]
Neat quarter leather binding of the Everyman edition of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, plus his poems. Reprinted editions from 1929, 1931 and 1932. Blue leather with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Rubbing to leather at top [more...]
'Being a handbook for the naturalist and sportsman.' Practical guide to the various birds of Britain, detailing the habitats, distribution, habits, nidification etc. With b/w plates by A. T. Elwes. Inscribed by the author but without his signature. 8vo. B [more...]
Complete works of the 17th century dramatist. Full leather with gilt decoration and titling to spine. Marbled end-papers. Frontisportrait. Severe rubbing and wear to spines and joints. Front board of volume II detached. Others starting, one with previous [more...]
Revised and enlarged edition of this collection of verse, selected by the prominent bibliophile. Including poems by Wordsworth, Cowper, Swift, Byron, Keats, Hood etc. plus numerous lesser known authors. Handsome full leather binding, polished calf. Raised b [more...]
Splendid vellum binding of Chaucer's works. Done by John Bumpus (but doubtless outsourced) with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and leather labels. Inner and outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers. Page edges tinted yellow. Printed in double columns. Con [more...]
' From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With a Full Account of the Castle and Churches, Including Also, a Series of Memoirs of the Ancient, illustrious possessors of the domain, With biographical sketches of other eminent persons who have resided upon [more...]
