Scarce book of poetry by the 'Vicar of Wickhambrook, Suffolk'. Full leather. All edges gilt, marbled end-papers, inner and outer dentelles. 12mo. Previous owner's name to title page. Rubbing to edges. Spotting to front matter, mild tanning within, else c [more...]
'The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Sporting Citizen Mr John Jorrocks'. Third edition, revised and englarged. With 16 colour illustrations by Henry Alken. Half leather. All edges gilt. Marb [more...]
No date but c. 1940. Early example of the popular card game Lexicon that appeared in 1932. With the letter cards loosely inserted into the soft leather binding. 32mo. Some mild rubbing to edges. Very good. [more...]
24 volumes bound as 8. Nice set of Chamber's miscellany 'containing a choice selection of interesting and instructive reading for the old and the young.' Featuring hundreds (thousands) of short stories, poems and articles on a variety of subjects. Rather di [more...]
'Traduction nouvelle avec une practique la fin de chaque chapitre'. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis IN FRENCH. With engraved plates throughout. Full blue leather with gilt decoration and blind-stamping. Inner and outer dentelles. All edges gilt. [more...]
Lively sketches of various hunting, shooting and countryside pursuits, with numerous b/w illustrations. Half leather with gilt decoration. Marbled boards with matching marbled page edges and end-papers. Rubbing and wear to leather. Slight loss to title la [more...]
Handsome leather prize binding of the 'Globe' edition of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Red leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. Outer dentelles. Printed in do [more...]
Scarce collections of lectures, given in 1852 in the Music Hall in belfast. Includes pieces on Byron, Keats, Southey etc. With extracts. Nicely bound in full leather divinity binding style. With blind-stamped decoration, beveled edges. Marbled end-papers. [more...]
Revised and updated version of Aytoun's collection of Scottish Ballads with brief introductions. Full leather with raise bands to spine. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Marbled end-papers. 12mo. Mild toning to spines. Small mark to top of spine of vol. [more...]
'Including the eggs, chrysalids and food plants'. A new revised edition, part of the wayside and woodland series, and based upon the Moths of the British Isles by South. With 1189 illustrations, many in colour. Blue faux-leather cloth, complete with Dust j [more...]
No date but c.1890. Nicely rebound edition of Surtees' popular humorous hunting themed novel. Featuring hand coloured steel engraved plates by John Leech plus hand-coloured title pages and dozens of b/w wood engravings within the text. 8vo. Rebacked with a new [more...]
'Printed from the original editions with a life of the author by A. Chalmers'. Handsome full leather binding of Milton's works, done by Bickers and son. Tissue guarded frontisportrait of the author. Decorated initials and devices throughout. Red leather wit [more...]
Limited special edition of Cunningham's account of the life of Nell Gwyn, actress and mistress of Charles II. With anecdotes describing the character and sayings of the restoration monarch. Half leather binding. All edges gilt. With numerous b/w engravings. [more...]
Nicely bound edition containing the poetical works of american soldier and statesman John Hay, featuring his Pike Country Ballads, assimilating his experiences after the civil war. Half leather with marbled boards. Raised bands to spine. 12mo. Some rubbin [more...]
Collection of verse, short stories and articles, particularly descriptions of Spain and Gibraltar. With 24 (of 27) finely engraved plates including portraits and landscapes. Handsome leather binding with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. 8vo. Mild rubbing t [more...]
Second volume of the english transalation of Ratzel's history of the world and its people. This volume containing the various cultures of the americas and africa. With 10 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. With excellent images of various artifac [more...]
From the complete works of Louys, his 1825 The twilight of the nymphs, with striking illustrations by Colbert. Half leather with marbled paper to boards. Raised bands to spine. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to edges, light foxing to fore-edge. Binding sound. Go [more...]
Full leather, 12mo. Rubbing and wear to covers, tears and loss to a couple of volumes. Toning and light spotting within, bindings sound. Good overall. [more...]
Pleasant edition of Dickens' Christmas books including the classic Christmas/Ghost story A Christmas Carol plus The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1876 edition. Bound with quarter [more...]
No date but c. 1820. Contemporary full leather binding of Bunyan's allegorical christian tale. With a life of the author. With engraved frontispiece and engraved plates. 8vo. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown dated 1824. Toning and spotting [more...]
