Handsomely rebound Oxford Illustrated edition of Dickens' novel that satirises the british class system and its institutions such as the debtors prisons. Complete with the 40 b/w illustrations by Phiz, From the Oxford New Illustrated Dickens series. Half red [more...]
Glorious limited edition of Balzac's humourous short stories in the style of the Decameron, appearing in 1832, 1833 & 1837. Bound in half cloth with decorative paper to boards. Fore-edge rough cut. With two tone illustrations by Barton. Limited to 2050 cop [more...]
First reprint, in the same format as the 1934 first edition. Wall's second Blinky Bill story, with b/w illustrations throughout. 4to. Rubbing to edges with cracking to joints. Bumping to edges. Light foxing to page edges. Contents clean and sound. 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...]
Rousseau's pioneering auto-biography, complete with the two parts, containing books I - XII. Half leather with marbled boards. 32mo. (135x90mm). Rubbing to leather, especially to top of spine. Previous owner's stamp to ffep. Tanning to pages but otherwise [more...]
Complete set of Scott's novels. With frontisportrait to volume one and fold out facsimile letter showing Scott's handwriting. Engraved title pages. Half leather bindings with marbled boards. Raised bands with gilt decoration. 8vo. Rubbing and wear to covers. [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Eliot's first published work, a series of stories on a clerical theme, featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by Chris Hammond and an introduction by William [more...]
Limited edition, selection of stories from the Decameron, taken from the anonymous translation of 1741 and revised by Orson in 1896. Illustrated in b/w with linocuts by Edmondo Lucchesi. Limited to c. 1000 copies, of which this is number 749. quarter cloth w [more...]
Early edition of Lady Gilbert's novel with pictorial covers and illustrations by Maynard Brown. Decorative end-papers. Rubbing to edges. Slight creasing to spine. Cracking to front hinge but binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Impressive Easton Press edition of Haggard's dramatic 1887 adventure of lost civilizations and sorceresses. Full leather with gilt design to covers. Decorative devices within. All edges gilt. Some light shelf-wear to edges, else crisp and clean. Fine cond [more...]
First edition, possible first printing of Dickens' christmas story. Lacks advertisement to rear that determines state. Skillfully rebacked with original covers and spine laid down. With illustrated title page and frontispice plus b/w illustrations within by [more...]
Pleasant Book-Lovers edition of Bronte's novel. With 7 b/w images showing locations and characters from the Bronte sisters' lives. Soft red leather with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Decorated end-papers, matching spine. Rubbing to edges, with slight lo [more...]
Pleasant Book-Lovers edition of Bronte's novel. With 16 b/w images showing locations and characters from the Bronte sisters' lives. Soft red leather with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Decorated end-papers, matching spine. No date but c. 1910. Rubbing t [more...]
Pleasant Book-Lovers edition of Gaskell's 1857 biography of Charlotte Bronte. With 8 b/w images showing locations and characters from the Bronte sisters' lives. Soft red leather with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Decorated end-papers, matching spine. No [more...]
Handsomely produced limited edition of Flaubert's 1874 novel on St. Anthony's temptations in the desert. With colour and b/w illustrations by Jean de Bosschere in his peculiar style. Number 2439 of 3000 copies. Fore-edge rough cut. 8vo. Bumping and rubbing [more...]
Nicely produced special commemorative edition. Bound in a red faux leather with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some heavy sunning to rear panel and toning elsewhere. Contents clean and bright. Very good. [more...]
Scarce children's story by Olive Dehn. As an 18 year old Dehn was arrested by the Gestapo for writing a satirical poem about the Nazis and was deported to England. She later found fame writing and performing for Children's Hour on BBC radio. With b/w illust [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...]
Handsome cloth bound edition of Hawthorne's historical novel together with The House with the Seven Gables. With a design by Talwyn Morris. With b/w illustrations by John H. Bacon. 8vo. Slight sunning to spine. Foxing to fore-edge and end-papers. Tear to [more...]
