From the castles in Bavaria series (Schlösser in Bayern), the plates volume from The Prince-Bishop's Residence in Würzburg section. With 219 b/w tissue guarded plates, each with descriptions in German, plus further illustrations. 4to. Half leather. Rubbin [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Thackeray's meandering novel featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by William Rainey plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x145mm) [xxiii] 584p [more...]
English translation of Cottin's moral historical adventure written in 1806. Edited by Frances Burney. Bound together with Mackenzie's sentimental novel, The Man of Feeling. Engraved title page. Rebacked some time ago with original spine and boards laid down [more...]
Collection of verse by the popular edwardian poet. Fine binding done by Bumpus. Full leather with raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. 8vo. Toning to spine. Rubbing to joints. Small scratches to spine. Tanning and spotting to page ed [more...]
Pleasant half 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 reproductions of the original illustratio [more...]
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...]
Interesting account of English Surnames and their derivations with frequent reference to medieval sources. Half leather with marbled boards. Publishers speckling to page edges. 195x120mm 12mo. 292 pp. Fading to gilt on spine. Rubbing to covers. Off-settin [more...]
Handsome leather binding of Charles' popular historical novel focusing on a German family during the time of Martin Luther. Engraved frontispiece of Luther nailing his theses to the Church door. Half leather with interesting marbled paper to boards, matching [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...]
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...]
Voltaire's great and grandiose history of the reign of Louis XIV. In French. Contemporary Half leather with marbled boards. Bookplate of William and Marianne Salloch to front-pastedown. 12mo. Wear and rubbing to leather. Both labels missing from spine. M [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. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Hemans' collected poetical works. Including Casabianca etc. Brown Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and page edges. With b/w [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...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to ex [more...]
