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Macmillan and Co. London. 1891. FIRST THOMSON EDITION, Large paper issue. One of only 300 copies issued. Large 8vo. (10.5 x 7.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with 101 fine line drawings by Thomson. Finely bound by Cedric Chivers of bath in early twentieth century binding of full plum morocco. Spine with..... More
Apud Franciscum ex Nicolao Pezzana. Venetiis. 1771. 8vo. (8.9 x 6.2 inches). 219pp, 3 pages, on two leaves, in manuscript in red and black ink of De Sacramento Baptismi at the rear, plus some blank leaves bound in but not written on. Fine engraving on the title page. Text printed..... More
Heritage Press. New York. 1941. First printing of this Heritage Press edition. 8vo, (9 x 6.2 inches). Illustrated throughout with 94 line engravings by John Tenniel, each with double ruled line borders printed in red and blue. A lovely clean copy finely bound, by Maurin, in contemporary full dark blue..... More
Gay and Bird. London. 1901 and 1903. TWO VOLUMES. Small 8vo. (5 x 2.9 inches). Portrait frontis to each volume. Original full embossed tan calf bindings with decorative art nouveau design to both boards and spines. All edges gilt. A very attractive pair of early twentieth century bindings. More
Henry Frowde. Oxford University Press. London. 1895. FIVE VOLUMES in LEATHER BOX. 16mo. Books measure 4.4 x 2.9 inches. Fine copies in publishers dark brown limp leather bindings. Curved board corners. Spines and boards ruled and lettered in gilt. Gold on brown floral patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Each volume..... More
London. Printed for the Editor, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country. 1790. SECOND EDITION. 12mo. (7.3 x 4.5 inches). ix, 373pp. Bound without the half tile. Some minor browning but overall a very good copy in recent half brown calf binding. Spine with five raised bands..... More
J. S. Jordan. London. 1791 & 1792, 1791. FIRST EDITION, first printing of the second part, Fourth edition of the first. Two works bound in one volume. Small 4to.(8.4 x 5.4 inches). The first title; Bound without half title, viii, 8-171pp. -- The second title; xvi, including half title with..... More
Ward, Lock and Co., Limited. London. No date. circa 1920's. Early edition. Large 8vo. (8.4 x 6.3 inches). Illustrated with 44 full colour plates. The title page states that the book has 48 colour plates but that includes all four pages of the colour printed endpapers, which are not bound..... More
Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1915. FIRST U. K EDITION. 8vo. 1st state of title page with the comma present after Essex Street. 4pp of publishers advert, dated autumn 1915. 31pp publishers catalogue, dated 8/5/15 bound in at rear. A very good clean copy in publishers original red cloth, titles..... More
George G. Harrap and Co, London. No date. 1913. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, with an extra full page signed etching bound in. 4to. (11.2 x 7.8 inches). One of 525 copies, numbered and signed by the Artist. Beautifully illustrated throughout including 8 full colour hand tipped plates, and 192..... More
Charles Knight & Co. London. 1840 and 1841. THREE VOLUMES. Second edition of volume 1 and first edition of volumes 2 and 3. Large 8vo. (9.8 x 6.4 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with hundreds of fine engravings on wood from original designs by William Harvey, engraved by various artists. Finely..... More
Limited Editions Club, New York. 1958. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo. (9.2 x 6.2 inches). One of 1500 copies, numbered and signed by the illustrator on the colophon page. Includes a signed engraving loosely inserted to a pocket at the rear of the book. The loose plate has a crease to about..... More
John Murray. London. 1900, 1900. SIXTH EDITION, New impression, with portrait. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.4 inches). Fold out diagram. Photogravure portrait of Darwin, with facsimile signature beneath, as frontispiece. Tissue guard still present. A lovely bright copy. Finely bound by Andrew Sims in recent full tree calf. Spine with five..... More
Jarrold and Sons. London. 1898. 47th edition. 184th Thousand. 8vo.(7.1 x 5 inches). Engraved frontis and 10 mono illustrations throughout, some full page. Armorial bookplate (Cazenove) to the front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy in recent leather binding of quarter burgundy morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled in..... More
Verlag von Otto Meissner. Hamburg. 1872. SECOND EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.7 inches). Title page, 830pp. A fine clean copy throughout, in a fine leather binding with chemise and clamshell box, by Karl-Heinz Neumann, created circa 1970. Full dark brown Buffalo binding with 5 raised bands to the spine. Compartments..... More
George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London. 1946. FIRST U. K EDITION. 8vo.(8.8 x 5.9 inches). 916pp. A clean copy bound in original publishers oatmeal cloth with brown and yellow stamped lettering panels to the spine. Cloth a little marked but generally the book is in very good condition throughout. In..... More
David Paradine Developments Limited. London. 1977. FACSIMILE OF FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(6.8 x 4.2 inches). Limited edition, one of only 100 copies, this number 48, numbered and signed by Champion British Equestrian Lucinda Prior-Palmer, later Green, to mark the centenary of the books first publication. Finely bound in publishers delux binding..... More
David Paradine Developments Limited. London, with permission of William Heinemann Ltd. 1978. FACSIMILE OF FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(7.9 x 5.2 inches). Limited edition, one of only 100 copies, this number 46, numbered and signed by Priestley. A fine copy in the original binding of half dark brown morocco. Spine with five..... More
John Murray. London. 1935. REPRINT OF CHEAP EDITION. Two 8vo volumes. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 8 full page mono plates, from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting, and two large folding maps. A fine and clean set throughout. Publishers blue cloth with gilt lettering and ruling to spines..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A near fine bright copy internally, the pages crisp and clean throughout. Original publishers blue cloth with gilt lettering and ruling to spine. A piece of brown (envelope?) paper has stuck to the rear pastedown..... More
John W. Amerman. New York. 1864. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.9 x 5.8 inches). 80pp. Large fold out map of the main steam ship lines of the world with the proposed American lines, at the rear. Tan paper wraps, printed in black. Circular blind stamp of Bibliotheque de Deep sea salvage..... More
J. Ottmann Litho. Co. New York. No date. Circa 1907. Die-cut Chromolithographic Bear and clothing in original printed envelope. (Bear is 10.5 inches tall, envelope is 11.5 x 8.5 inches). The Bear has a (recently replaced) plain card back stand to keep him upright and the 5 outfits have tabs..... More
Jonathan Cape. London. 1960. FIRST EDITION. A very clean copy. Black cloth with white eye device on front board and gilt lettering to spine. Colour dustwrapper, with price still intact, designed by Richard Chopping. Spine with just a hint of fading to the red lettering. A very good example with..... More
Walker Books. London. 2019. LIMITED EDITION. 30th anniversary edition. 1st printing with number sequence 10 down to 1. 4to. (11.5 x 10.3 inches). One of 1000 copies, this number 81, with a full colour print, numbered and signed by both Rosen and Oxenberry, in a transparent envelope mounted onto the..... More
Macmillan and Co. London. 1878. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xvi, 352pp, 1pp publisher adverts. A bright and clean copy in the publishers dark green cloth binding. Black ruled lines to the top and bottom of spine and both boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Dark brown coated endpapers. Inner front hinge is..... More