Impressive illustrated edition of Green's pioneering history of England that eschews War and International politics and focuses on English people and society; which, according to Green, was more influential to the nation and its development than battles and ki [more...]
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 Second edition of the Norton facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623, printed by Blount and Jaggard. With two introductions explaining the origins, printing methods and modern scholarship of the First Folio. Bound in quarter bonded leather with pic [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...]
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...]
Lavishly illustrated, hefty folio Virtue edition of Shakespeare's plays. With 46 full page steel engravings including frontis-portrait and engraved title pages, done from the pictures of Cope, Frith, Leslie, Maclise and others. Contains all Shakespeare's play [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...]
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...]
Early reprint of this treatise on how good christians are led astray, written by The Author of The Whole Duty of Man, which is now commonly attributed to Richard Allestree. Engraved title page with two portraits of Ezekial and King David done by Wenceslaus Ho [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...]
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...]
Handsomely rebound reprint of Egan's then scarce revealing tale on the life of actors and the theater business. Complete with 27 hand coloured plates plus further b/w illustrations and decorations within the text. Half leather with marbled boards. Top edge [more...]
Fine Half vellum binding of Douglas' biography of the Parisian Soprano, describing her eventful career and private life. With b/w engravings by Charles Wittmann. Gilt decoration to spine with leather label. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rou [more...]
The first and second volumes of the Lloyd's natural history section on British Birds, including Owls and other birds of prey. With numerous colour plates. In publisher's quarter leather bindings. Rubbing and bumping to covers, marking to cloth. Mild toning [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...]
