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Bell and Daldy. London. 1872, 1872. SECOND EDITION, Revised and corrected. 4to. (10.3 x 7.3 inches). Illustrated with one thousand three hundred engravings. Some foxing to the first and last couple of pages otherwise a clean copy throughout. One small tear to the bottom margin of the frontispiece, not affecting..... More
Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1950, 1950. Fourth printing of this complete collected edition. Originally published in 1929 the book was re-set in 1947 to include The Scandal of Father Brown. 8vo. (8.4 x 5.6 inches). A fine clean copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun of Bath. Half..... More
John Murray. London. 1960, 1960. Reprint. 8vo. (7 x 4.5 inches). Finely bound in late twentieth century beautiful full red calf by Bayntun bookbinder of Bath. Spine with five raised bands, each with decorative floral gilt roll. Compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Black title label, gilt. Double gilt ruled..... More
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910, 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Neat previous owner name and date Oct. 1910, the month of publication, on the front free endpaper. A very good clean copy throughout. Publishers original burgundy..... More
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, And White, Cochrane and Co. London. 1814, 1814. THIRD EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with 15 beautifully hand coloured plates, plus one real flower mounted onto the blank leaf opposite the title page. xxiii, 407pp, Publisher advert leaf. 15 full page plates..... More
Printed for William Thurlbourn. Cambridge. 1739, 1739. THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.2 inches). A clean and fresh copy in an attractive contemporary full panelled calf binding. Spine with five raised bands. Title label ruled and lettered in gilt. Blind tooling around the lighter tan panels on both boards..... More
Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press. London. 1935, 1935. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. (8.9 x 6 inches). Translated from the Russian by Oliver Fielding Clarke. Neat ink inscription to the front pastedown endpaper, possibly from the translator; "With affectionate greetings from Oliver." otherwise a fine clean copy throughout. Published black cloth..... More
Longman, Rees, Cadell and Davies. London. 1803, 1803. SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). iii-xxvii, 523pp. Bound without half title but otherwise complete, with 13 engraved plates, all but two folding. A clean copy finely bound in recent half burgundy morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands..... More
Printed for Francis Coggan. London. 1706. 1706. Fourth year, of a total of 11 published, but complete in itself. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.1 inches). iv, 288pp, 72pp Appendix, 10pp Index. Two fold out plates, one the order of the battle of the confederate armies, 18th July 1705, the second a...... More
NP. 1976, 1976. Unpublished children's illustrated book mock up with original colour artwork. The book is complete amd consists of 33 loose pages, each with a number label to the rear. The pages measure 8 x 8 inches and aside from the one full colour original watercolour are printed mono..... More
J. Scatcherd and J. Whitaker, B. Law, and G. and T. Wilkie. London. 1787, 1787. FOURTH EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.4 inches). Portrait frontis of Farley, plus 12 copper engravings of a bill of fare for each month of the year. Some light browning to a handful of leaves but..... More
Wells Gardner, Darton and Co Ltd. London. 1907, 1907. FIRST EDITION. Square 8vo. Illustrated with decorative title page and 28 illustrations by Browne, all in colour. Fine copy in publishers pink cloth boards with brown and orange lettering and decoration to front board. Rear board with publishers logo in brown..... More
W. Satchell & co. London. 1882, 1882. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Portrait and seven plates. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED With 11 mono and 3 hand coloured plates. A very good clean copy, finely bound in Nineteenth century full red calf binding. Spine with raised bands, brown title label, the compartments fully decorated in..... More
Jonathan Cape. London. 1950, 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. This UK edition precedes the U.S edition. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy. More
John Miles Ltd. London. 1935, 1935. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with colour frontis (A photograph of Sir Malcolm Campbell at Brooklands in his R-type M.G. Midget) and 71 mono photographs throughout. Finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and..... More
Kerby and Endean. London. 1879, 1879. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (10 x 7.7 inches). 80pp. Frontis and 27 full page illustrations, all within decorative border, by Catherine Ellis. A clean fresh copy. Publishers dark blue cloth with gilt and black lettering and full illustration to the front board. Spine lettered in..... More
Maunsel and Company, Limited, Dublin. Ireland. 1910, 1910. FIRST EDITION. Four 8vo volumes. (8.9 x 6.1 inches). Portrait frontis to each volume, including Jack Yeats 'Synge at rehearsal' in volume 2. Neat previous owners name (William Lawrence Schroeder -Author of various works including an appreciation of Oliver Wendell Holmes, The..... More
George Routledge and Sons. London. 1881, 1881. FIRST EDITION, 1st issue. 4to (9.9 x 8.3 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with full colour illustrations, some in and around the text. The printing by Edmund Evans, the master of British colour printed books of the late nineteenth century. A very good copy..... More
Chapman and Hall. London. 1866, 1866. FIRST EDITION in bookform. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.2 inches). Bright clean, unread copy. Gatherings unopened. Bound without the publishers adverts found in some copies. A very good copy in the publishers red cloth, front board lettered in gilt. Two gilt ruled lines to spine..... More
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 1950, 1950. FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 6 inches). First printing with Scribner logo and letter A on verso of title page. A fine, bright copy bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in..... More
Hurst and Blackett, Limited. London. 1913, 1913. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. viii.376,24 pp publishers adverts for Autumn 1913, including blurb for this book with the title The Mysterious Mr. Noel. This was changed to Balaoo before publication but after the adverts were typeset. Very good bright, tight copy with previous..... More
Philip Lee Warner, publisher to the Medici Society, for the Riccardi Press, London. 1921, 1921. LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.5 x 6.7 inches). One of 1025 hand-numbered copies printed on handmade Riccardi paper. Colour tinted wood engraving illustrations to the frontis (portrait of Hardy) and title page (an owl upon..... More
Printed for C. Rivington. London. 1738, 1738. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.3 inches). Fold out map by Moll opposite title page of volume 2. Frontis engraving showing the Parliament of the German Empire in volume 1. Some light foxing to the edges of some pages but generally..... More
G. G. J and J. Robinson......London. 1786, 1786. New edition. 5 volumes. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 inches). Previous owners name written neatly on title pages. A very good set in contemporary full tree calf bindings. Spines ruled in gilt. Red title and circular number labels, gilt. The hinges are cracked..... More
Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and Son. London. 1814, 1814. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). Vol.1; xlviii,566pp,8pp ads; Vol.2; xxiv,622pp; Vol.3; xvi,374pp. Minor hole to prelim pages of volume one otherwise a clean tight set in contemporary brown calf bindings with ruled lines & numbering, and..... More