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Arthur L. Humphreys. London. 1897, 1897. Large 8vo. (8.7 x 7.2 inches). A circular brown mark to the outer margin of four leaves, otherwise a clean and bright copy in a fine early binding, for Hatchards of Piccadilly, probably by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, but not signed. Full brown morocco. Spine..... More
Dobson and Co. London. 1820, 1820. FIRST DOBSON EDITION. 8vo. [2], [11]-194, [492] pages. There is an error in the pagination: 44-73 are omitted in the page numbering but the text is complete. Illustrated with engraved portraits of Queen Caroline (frontispiece) and Bergami, and a large hand coloured folding plate..... More
Richard Bentley & Son. London. 1882, 1882. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated frontis engraving by Pickering. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Gilt chain and dot design border on boards. Top edge..... More
Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. London. No Date. circa 1922, 1922. EARLY EDITION, with extra colour plate. 8vo. (7.5 x 6 inches). Complete, and with one more illustration than the original 1911 edition. Full colour illustrated frontispiece mounted onto grey art paper and with a tissue guard, decorative mono title page..... More
Sylvia Beach. Shakespeare and Company. Paris. 1929, 1929. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 8vo. (7 x 5.6 inches). Page edges tanned, as usual, a small stain to the fore edge of the first handful of pages and a few minor chips to the edges of a few leaves, otherwise a very good..... More
E Typographeo Clarendoniano. Sumptibus Academiae. Oxonii. 1763, 1763. FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION. 4to in 2's. (12.2 x 9.7 inches). Half title, Title page, 415pp. One of 500 copies printed, using the fine Baskerville Greek type. A clean and crisp copy in a very good contemporary leather binding of full diced dark..... More
H. D. & H. G. Webb. Caradoc Press, Bedford Park, Chiswick, London. 1900, 1900. LIMITED EDITION. One of 300 copies on paper. 8vo. (6 x 4.7 inches). (2),18pp (2). The second book from the Caradoc Press. Ornamental designs and letters engraved by the Webbs. Printed in red and black but..... More
John Lehmann. London. 1950, 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). A fine copy finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands, compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to boards. Top edge gilt. A...... More
Smith, Elder, & Co. London. 1899, 1899. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.6 inches). Portrait frontis engravings showing Browning as a young man (dated 1835) opposite the title page of volume 1, and as an old man (1881) for volume 2. Finely bound in contemporary full burgundy calf bindings. Spines..... More
Constable & Co. Ltd. London. 1917, 1917. REPRINT OF 1916 CHEAP EDITION. (Originally published in larger format and with more plates in 1912). Large 8vo. (8.5 x 7 inches). Beautifully illustrated with colour frontis, protected by a printed tissue guard, and 6 full colour tipped in plates, plus 98 line..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1898, 1898. FIRST SIXPENNY EDITIONS. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Both volumes are the first printings of the Macmillan sixpenny series. Illustrated with forty two and fifty line illustrations, respectively, by John Tenniel. Publishers original red printed paper wraps. Page edges a bit chipped, as..... More
Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1956-58, 1956. FIRST EDITIONS. Four Volumes. Complete. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.4 inches). Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spines with raised bands, the compartments ruled lettered and decorated with Rampant lion device, all in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt..... More
Cassell and Company. London. 1941-46, 1941. FIRST EDITIONS. 7 Volumes. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A complete set of first editions and 1st impressions of Churchill's war speeches. A few pages with light foxing but overall a clean and fine set which has been finely bound in recent full dark..... More
NP. 1926 - 1972, 1926. A magnificent archive of stage performers 'Bobby and Evelyn' who performed as clowns. (11 x 8.3 inches). There are over 150 items, stuck neatly into a large folder, the spine of which is now breaking. Comprising: 24 real mono photographs (12 from the Clown act..... More
Privately Printed by Clement Shorter. London.,1919, 1919. LIMITED EDITION. One of just 25 copies printed. 20pp. Unopened copy, sewn in wraps. (10.1 x 7.8 inches). Printed on hand made Aldwich paper. Red paper wraps, sewn with original red cord. Printed in black to front panel. Edges a little rubbed but..... More
Editions R. A. Correa. Paris.,1933, 1933. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY DU BOS (in English) to the critic and writer Desmond MacCarthy, dated April 24th,1933. Very good copy in printed paper wraps with some creasing to spine.:. More
Hodder and Stoughton, London, for Boots pure drug company. circa 1923. c.1923. Early reprint edition. 4to.(10 x 7.9 inches). Twenty full colour tipped in plates by Dulac. Finely bound recent half dark brown morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled in blind and gilt, plus gilt lettering..... More
Printed by Douglas Pepler, Ditchling, Sussex. 1918, 1918. 16 pp Catalogue plus invite to private view. (6.3 x 4.8 inches). Illustrated with 6 wood engravings. Contains a foreword by Pepler plus a list of the items in the exhibition, three with hand written notes, including prices for the items. Printed..... More
Longmans, Green and Co. New York.,1905, 1905. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated throughout with 51 mono photo views of Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Malta, Naples and Pompeii. A lovely clean copy finely bound by Blackwells in contemporary full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments..... More
Eveleigh Nash, London. 1903. 1903. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.3 inches). Precedes the U.S. Edition. A very good copy in publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering and decorative design on both spine and front board. Pencil signature on blank endpaper and very minor marking to the occasional page. Minor..... More
London: John Lane. Chicago: Way and Williams.,1896, 1896. FIRST EDITION, 1st ISSUE. 16pp catalogue at rear. Ornately decorated frontispiece and titlepage. Six illustrations by the author. Illuminated initial letters. Decorated endpapers, edges uncut. Publisher's decorated green cloth, gilt lettering and designs on upper board, Some spotting to first and last..... More
Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G. C and J. Robinson, etc......London. 1799, 1799. TWO VOLUMES. 4to .(11.3 x 9.8 inches). Eighth edition, corrected and Revised. Portrait frontispiece in volume one engraved by Heath after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds and dated January 1st, 1799. A very good clean..... More
J. Nichols & Son; F & C. Rivington, &c. London. 1810, 1810. TWELVE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.4 inches). New edition. Portrait frontis after Sir Joshua Reynolds, engraved by James Fittler. Some minor foxing to some pf the pages but generally a very good clean set. Contemporary full tree calf..... More
George Bell & Sons. London. 1901, 1901. Reprint of the Second edition, revised and with new illustrations, originally published in 1898. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.3 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with dozens of full page and smaller illustrations in line. Attractive early leather binding by Riviere and Son for Henry Young..... More
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1951, 1951. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.8 inches). x, 701pp. Illustrated with seven mono photo portrait plates, six of Mansfield and one of Middleton Murry. Tissue guard to frontis illustration. A fine copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath..... More