Impressive Hatchards half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of 16 essays on a wide range of topics including autobiographical pieces and literary theory. Red half leather, gilt rules to cover. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. Marbled end-paper [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of six short stories, most on the theme of morality and greed. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Slight sunning to spine. Rubbing to [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...]
Nice Half leather binding of two of Lytton's historical novels. 12mo. Some rubbing to leather and marbled boards. A couple of instances of spotting within, otherwise clean and tight. Good+ [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...]
Folio Society edition of Tolstoy's epic novel. With b/w illustrations by Feliks Topolsky. Quarter buckram with decorative cloth to boards. Decorated end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Rubbing and light marking to slipcase. Contents bright and clean. V [more...]
Together with a life of Gray.Small 32mo. [xxxii] 93pp. Mottled leather with gilt decoration. Engraved frontispiece. Inner dentelles. Rubbing to covers and spine. Titling to spine faded. Previous owner's name to ffep. Last page torn with loss. But ot [more...]
Handsome full leather binding of Thomson's poetical works, including The Seasons, The Castle of Indolence and other poems. A Scot in the English court, Thomson sought to promote a British identity which can be seen in his poem Britannia here and in his lyrics [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to extremities. [more...]
Impressive Hatchards half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of thoughtful essays, featuring the title piece on romance and the sexes and the wistful 'A Plea for Gas-Lamps'. Red half leather, gilt rules to cover. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. [more...]
'Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command.' Colour maps to rear. Handsome faux-leather bible in yapp binding with zip. Printed on fine india paper. All edges gi [more...]
'Containing a descriptive history of all the British species of Moths of the families Pyralidae, Pterophoridae and Orneodidae'. A new edition with new colour illustrations, part of the wayside and woodland series. With 405 illustrations, many in colour. B [more...]
Tenth edition. Full leather binding. Dark calf with gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. Rubbing to edges, cracking to joints. Mild spotting within. Previous owner's name to ffep and bookplate to front pastedown [more...]
No date but c. 1870. Handsome half leather binding of Cassell's illustrated edition of Bunyan's allegorical story. With numerous excellent b/w engravings by H. C. Selous and M. Paolo Priolo. With decorated initials and ornate borders. Marbled baords. 4to. L [more...]
