Handsome leather binding of Gostwick's overview of German Literature. Red leather with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. 8vo. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Light spotting to front matter. [more...]
Charming deluxe leather edition of three of Kipling's dog stories: Thy Servant a Dog; Toby Dog and The Great Play Hunt. Features b/w illustrations by G. L. Stampa throughout. Blue mottled leather wth gilt decoration and titling. Inner dentelles, all edges [more...]
Handsome publisher's special leather bound edition of the first volume of Roule's great work on Fish and ocean life. With colour plates and b/w illustrations within the text. Quarter leather with marbled boards. Marbled end-papers. 8vo. Some light rubbing [more...]
The twelfth volume (of 24) of the Times Historians History of the world, with contributions from historians and specialists from around the world. A readable but hefty account of French history from the lead up to the Revolution to the defeat of Napoleon. W [more...]
Handsome later full leather binding of this collection of Addison's writings on Christianity, including elements of Cato. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 12mo. [xxvii] 268pp. Some splitting to spine. Marking to covers. Rubbing to extremities. Tanning [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Eliot's novel featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by T. H. Robinson plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x145mm) [xi] 438pp. Rubbing to leat [more...]
Nice edition of Scott's 1821 historical novel. In publisher's green leather binding with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end-papers. With 47 b/w illustrations. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Second volume of Wilson hefty topographical dictionary that began in 1870, 'forming a complete description of the country'. Quarter leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Cracking to front joint. Conten [more...]
Quarter cloth binding of Galsworthy's collected plays, including The Silver Box and Strife. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Blind stamped decoration. 8vo. Toning to front cover. Foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Scott's collected poetical works. Including his ballads and verse from his novels. Red Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and p [more...]
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. Half leather with marbled boards. Ornate bookplate of Sir Franc [more...]
Handsome world's classics edition of Trollope's novel from his Chronicles of Barsetshire series. In publisher's blue quarter leather binding. Blue cloth to boards, top edge gilt. 12mo. Mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edges. Light tanning within, else conten [more...]
Handsome world's classics edition of Trollope's novel from his Chronicles of Barsetshire series. In publisher's blue quarter leather binding. Blue cloth to boards, top edge gilt. 12mo. Mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edges. Light tanning within, else conten [more...]
The first six volumes of the Tauchnitz copyright edition of Tennyson's collected works (bound as three[two subsequent volumes were published in 1872]). Including The Idylls of the King, Maud, Ulysses, In Memorandum, Enoch Arden, The Holy Grail and poems. Hal [more...]
Volume I of the essays of Charles Lamb, this volume containing the complete Essays of Elia, Rather nice half vellum binding with metallic marbled paper boards with matching marbled end-papers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. small 12mo. [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
'Translated out of the Original Greek and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command.' Neat little (120x80mm) soft leather bound edition of the New Testament. Yapp edges, all edges gilt. With a previous o [more...]
Pleasant half leather rebinding of Archbishop Trench's thoughtful, scholarly explanations of parable. A poet in the circle of Wordsworth, Trench entered the Church but continued his literary endeavours. Raised bands, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Prize [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Longfellow's poetical works. Including Hiawatha and the Courtship of Miles Standish etc. Blue Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to board [more...]
Two stories of Alpine interest. A lively retelling of William Tell by Florian (likely translated by Budden) and a fictionalized account of the life of Andreas Hofer. With b/w engravings. 32mo. 145x95mm. Quarter leather with marbled boards. Rubbing to edge [more...]
