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Henry Colburn. London. 1826. SECOND EDITION. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.2 inches). Second edition, published the same year as the first. Neat previous owner names to half title in volume one (no half title in volume two) and both title pages otherwise a clean tall and untrimmed copy bound... More
Parry and Co. London. 1852. FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes. 8vo. (7.2 x 4.4 inches). Title,299; Title,318; Title,312pp. Library stamps of South African Public Library on first and last pages of text. Previous librarians note "Title entry" in red ink to the title page of volume one. A few creases to... More
Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. 1926-33. FIVE VOLUMES. 8vo.(8.2 x 5.7 inches). A mixed set of second and third editions. Illustrated throughout with 49 mono plates, including plans of Georgian London and Bath. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, the spines with raised bands, red title labels, gilt... More
W. Hefer and Sons limited. Cambridge, England. circa 1930`s. SEVEN VOLUMES, Complete. Octavo. (7.1 x 5.3 inches). Finely bound in recent half dark blue morocco leather, spines with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red title labels, gilt. Blue cloth on boards. Top edges gilt. A lovely and... More
Brewer, Warren & Putnam. New York. 1931. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in green, top edge dyed green. With the dust jacket. Light partial tanning and a few spots to endpapers, contents faintly toned. Cloth bright and fresh, an excellent copy in the jacket with tanned... More
Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd. London. 1911, 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Pages are remarkably crisp, clean and fine throughout. Publishers binding variant A of dark green cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Blind ruling to the spine and front board. The cloth on the spine has mottled and has lighter... More
H. D. & H. G. Webb. Caradoc Press, Bedford Park, Chiswick, London. 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 this... More
NP. ND. - Made in Germany. Circa 1938 - 1950. 4to-sized. (27.5 x 20.5 x 5.8 cm) box consisting of two 19th-century half calf bindings with marbled boards and rich gilt spines, thus resembling a pile of two books. A very nice 'book-alike', hiding top-quality contents in excellent condition: inside... More
MACK & AMC. London. 2013. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. (8.7 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with 512 images from the Archive of Modern Conflict, London, imposed over the text of the King James Bible. 4 page booklet, printed in black on red paper, and featuring Adi Opher's essay Divine violence, mounted into... More
Hutchinson. London. 1984. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Signed by Burgess on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper with colour illustrations by Alastair Taylor. More
Macmillan and Co. London.,1872(1871). FIRST EDITION. 8vo. First impression. Miss-print "wade" on page 23. Illustrated throughout with fifty beautiful engravings by Tenniel. A few small marks and some minor page thumbing but overall a very good copy in mid twentieth century leather binding of full blue morocco. Black title label... More
Cassell and Company. Ltd. London. 1956- 58. PROOF COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS. Four volumes. 8vo. (9.4 x 6.1 inches). Main body of text is contained except the prefaces and indexes. Overall a very good, clean set in the original card wraps with titles, author, publisher and publication dates, plus... More
Thornton Butterworth Limited. London. 1932. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. A fine, clean copy internally in publishers original green cloth, the spine and front board lettered in gilt. Edges of boards a little rubbed and there is a very thin score mark to the front board but overall a very good copy... More
Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A Fine copy Finely bound by Bayntun (Riviere) in full red calf. Boards with double gilt ruled border with floral corner pieces. Spine with five raised bands,each with wavy gilt line. Compartments double ruled and decorated in... More
Gehenna Press. Northampton.Massachusetts.U.S.A.,1966. LIMITED EDITION. (11.6 x 9.2 inches). One of 1100 numbered copies, this copy out of series. Woodcut portrait of Conrad by Baskin. 79pp including 15pp facsimile reproduction of Conrad's manuscript. Original marbled paper covered boards. Some rubbing to the board edges otherwise very good in original grey..... More
No place, No Date. circa 1850. CONCERTINA BOOK. (4.5 x 3.2 inches). Thirty fine hand coloured engraved plates,some heightened with gold. The plates fold out to full length of 89 inches. No text. The whole work is cased in a red, decorative paper covered folder with marbled paper inside. This... More
Longman,Orme,Brown,Green & Longmans.London.,1838. FIRST EDITION.12 pp of publishers adverts dated October 1838 at front.Spare title page bound in at rear.Extra illustrated title page stained at top otherwise very good in publishers brown cloth,remains of printed paper label on spine.Edges of boards a bit bumped and spine with tears at top..... More
Eyre and Spottiswoode and William Clowes. London. Circa 1870's. 48mo. (3.6 x 2.5 inches). Embroidered Dos a dos binding with floral design to both boards in silk and coloured threads. Spines with simple white floral designs. White silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Boards a bit bowed and some wear to... More
John Murray. London. 1903 (1917). THE AUTHOR'S EDITION. 12 volumes, complete. Limited edition of 1000 sets, numbered and signed by Arthur Conan Doyle in Volume one, The White Company. Illustrated with 24 full page plates, by Arthur Twidle (20), Sidney Paget (1), B. West Clinedinst (1), and W. B. Wollen... More
Macmillan and co. London.,1903. REPRINT OF THOMSON EDITION. Illustrated throughout with 111 line drawings by Thomson. Finely bound in early twentieth century full burgundy calf by Relfe Brothers binders of London. Boards with decorative border in gilt. Gilt stamped school coat of arms to both boards. Spine with five raised... More
Lechertier,Barbe,And Co.London.,1879. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.Tall 8vo.(10 x 6.7 inches).Illustrated with 6 full page plates,five in colour.Contains a very interesting 26pp catalogue of colours and materials for tapestry painting,oil painting,&c. from the firm of Artists' colourmen and stationers (and this books publishers) Lechertier,Barbe,and Co of Regent Street in London.A very good..... More
Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION with Ernest Shepard illustrations. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.3 inches). Aside from some brown marking to one page, this is generally a very good copy, illustrated throughout with Shepard`s beautiful line drawings. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding, spine... More
Printed by William Eyres, Warrington, and sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor. London. 1789. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.8 x 9.7 inches). Illustrated with 22 engraved plates, 19 of them folding, plus large fold-out table. [6], 259, [13]pp. Lacking the directions to the binder leaf, presumably... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London 1902. Reprint of 1896 Sullivan edition. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.1 inches). Illustrated with Frontis and 78 fine engravings, plus two fold out colour maps of Rugby at the rear of the book. Fine copy in the publishers green cloth binding with elaborate gilt lettering and... More
Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G. C and J. Robinson, etc......London.,1799. TWO VOLUMES. 4to.(11.3 x 98.8 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 set. Finely bound... More