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Chapman & Hall. London. 1952-61, 1952. FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A few small marks to the blank endpapers of Officers and Gentlemen and some offsetting to Men at arms endpapers otherwise bright and clean copies of the books in the publishers dark blue cloth bindings..... More
Hodder & Stoughton Limited. London. 1928, 1928. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.1 inches). A neat previous owner name, dated Xmas 1928, to the front blank free endpaper and a little spotting to the page edges otherwise a very good, bright copy. In the publishers original blue cloth with printed..... 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
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
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
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
Collins. London. 1934, 1934. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo.(7.5 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 13 fine John Farleigh wood engravings, most full page. Five pages have a small tear to the fore edge of the page, without any loss, otherwise a lovely bright clean copy in a fine, attractive leather binding..... More
John Lehmann. London. 1950, 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.4 inches). A fine copy in the original full colour dustwrapper designed by Keith Vaughan. Fine book in a fine, bright dustwrapper. A collection of twelve short stories. More
Macmillan and Co. London. 1902, 1902. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.4 x 7.2 inches). Illustrated throughout by the author. A very good copy bound in recent full red morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Decorative gilt leaf design border on boards. All edges..... 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
Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge. London. 1859, 1859. Four volumes bound in two. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated throughout with fine engravings, some full page. Contemporary fine bindings of half dark reen calf. Spines with raised bands with decorative gilt tooling. Gilt ruling, decoration and lettering to compartments. Red title..... More
Chapman & Hall, Limited, London and Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press American Branch. New York. - No date. circa 1910, 1910. COMPLETE SET OF WORKS. 20 volumes. 8vo (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with line engravings by various artists. A very good bright set in the publishers delux full..... More
Faber and Gwyer/Faber Limited. London. 1928-36, 1928. FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes. 8vo.(7.5 X 5 Inches). Bright and clean copies throughout in fine recent leather bindings of full dark blue morocco, the spines with five raised bands, compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. All..... More
Martin Lester, Limited. Dublin. 1919, 1919. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.1 inches). Very good copy in publishers green cloth, spine lettered in black. With the extremely rare original colour illustrated dustwrapper. Front panel with illustration by Matthew W. Barry. Spine, which is a bit dulled, lettered in green (price..... More
Published on behalf of the subscribers by William MacLellan. Glasgow. 1955, 1955. FIRST EDITION, first impression. 4to. (11.2 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with several full page and smaller illustrations by Fergusson, one in green ink, the others all in black. Publishers green cloth with gilt decoration to the front board..... More
Basil Blackwell/The Shakespeare Head Press. Oxford. 1926, 1926. LIMITED EDITION. TEN VOLUMES. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.4 inches). One of 1030 sets printed, of which 1000 are for sale. Fine clean books which have been finely bound in recent half red morocco leather, spines with raised bands, the compartments lettered and..... More
Vista Books. London. 1962/3. THREE VOLUMES. Large 8vo. (8.1 x 6.1 inches). Book of Joy is a First Collected edition, the other two are early reprints. Each volume is illustrated throughout with 64 illustrations, many in full colour. A fine, clean set which have been finely bound, by Zaehnsdorf of..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1925, 1925. Reprint of the revised 1891 edition. 8vo. (7.1 x 5 inches). Finely bound in early half brown calf by Kelly and Sons. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Tan cloth on boards. School arms for St. Paul's School..... More
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1895, 1895. FIRST BROCK EDITION. 8vo. Fully illustrated throughout with 40 fine drawings by Brock, most full page. A fine and bright copy in the publishers delux binding of highly decorative dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and illustration by Albert Angus Turbayne to..... More
