BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL.
Brockhampton press. Leicester.,1957. FIRST EDITION. 6 Full colour plates by Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands, gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine copy.:. More
Fine Bindings
BIGGLES PRESSES ON.
Brockhampton press. Leicester.U.K.,1958. FIRST EDITION. 6 full colour plates by Leslie Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands,gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine copy.:. More
BIGGLES` COMBINED OPERATION.
Hodder & Stoughton.London.,1959. FIRST EDITION.6 Full colour plates by Stead.Finely bound in half red moroco,raised bands,gilt.Red cloth on boards.Top edge gilt.Fine copy.:. More
A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: In which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed A history of the language, and an English Grammar. T
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
THE WORKS. With an essay on his life and genius, by Arthur Murphy.
J. Nichols & Son; F & C. Rivington. London. 1810. TWELVE VOLUMES. 8vo. New edition. Portrait frontis. Contemporary full tree calf, spines with black and green labels and gilt decoration. Tops and bottoms of some spines and hinges have been professionally repaired. Some minor chipping to a few labels but..... More
ULYSSES.
Shakespeare and Company. Paris. 1930. ELEVENTH EDITION. Large 8vo. (8.3 x 6.7 inches). Finely bound in recent attractive full dark blue calf binding. The spine has five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Double gilt ruled borders on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Decorative blue and white..... More
FINNEGANS WAKE.
Faber and Faber. London.,1939. FIRST EDITION. Finely bound in recent full brick morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. Aside from some browning to the last page of text and previous owners name on half title page, this is a very..... More
ULYSSES.
John Lane The Bodley Head. London.,1936. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Large 8vo.(10.3 x 7.9 inches). ONE OF 900 COPIES printed on Japon Vellum paper. This copy number 597, from a total edition of 1000 copies. xvi,768 pp(including blank leaves). Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, for Heritage Bookshop of Los Angeles..... More
STAT NOMINIS UMBRA.
Printed by T. Bensley; for Vernor and Hood. London.,1794. Two volumes. 8vo. Tall,well margined copies.(8.2 x 5.1 inches). A very good copy of this useful edition, complete with index and notes. Bound in contemporary tan calf boards with green and dark brown mottling. Recently skillfully re-spined with tan morocco, fully..... More
THE POETICAL WORKS. Given from his own editions and other authentic sources and collated with many manuscripts. Edited by H. Buxton Forman. Third edition, Augmented and corected.
Reeves & Turner. London. 1889. THIRD EDITION. Frontispiece portrait. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). Mid twentieth century fine binding of full blue calf. Spine with three raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments with gilt lettering, decoration and ruling. Chain and ruled gilt borders on both boards. Top edge gilt..... More
THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT INTEREST AND MONEY.
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.8 inches). A couple of light spots to the half title page otherwise a fine, bright copy finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. The spine has five raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single..... More
KHRUSCHEV REMEMBERS. With an introduction, Commentary and notes by Edward Crankshaw.Translated and editied by Strobe Talbott.
Little, Brown and Company. Boston.,1970. THIRD U.S. EDITION. Large 8vo. Illustrated with 71 mono illustrations. THE AUTHOR'S OWN COPY, Specially bound for him by the publishers in half burgundy morocco.Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Burgundy cloth on boards. Top edge..... More
THE WATER BABIES.
Oxford University Press. 1948. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Eight full page colour plates, and several line drawings in the text, by A. E. Jackson. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half red morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered in..... More
THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby.
Macmillan and Co. London. 1878. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Two full page illustrations by Noel Paton and two by Skelton, plus 8 vignette engravings at the start of each chapter. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half dark blue morocco leather binding for..... More
THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby
Macmillan and Co. London.,1863. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.1 x 6.4 inches). Second state, without with the L'Envoi leaf. Two full page illustrations by Noel Paton. Some occasional light foxing to a few pages, mostly to the margins. Finely bound in early twentieth century calf leather binding by Riviere. Spine with..... More
THE JUNGLE BOOK. ; THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.
Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52. Two volumes. Reprints; 1st book, 1951; 2nd is 1950. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.5 inches). With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake in The Jungle Book, just Kipling in the second Jungle book. Fine, clean copies. Fine leather bindings..... More
REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco, the spine with raised bands, ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A...... More
REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco, the spine with raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin black labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top..... More
RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE. Definitive Edition.
Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc. New York. 1940. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6.2 inches). Portrait frontis. Neat four line inscription from a previous owner on the front blank free endpaper, otherwise clean and bright throughout. Finely bound in early half burgundy Morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands..... More
THE TWO JUNGLE BOOKS. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W. H. Drake.
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. New York. No date. circa 1936. Reprint. Large 8vo (8 x 6.2 inches). Colour frontis and dozens of mono illustrations, some full page, throughout. A bright and clean copy in mid twentieth century fine leather binding of half dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised..... More
THE JUNGLE BOOK. With illustrations in colour by Maurice and Edward Detmold.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1921. REPRINT DETMOLD EDITION. Originally published with these illustrations in 1908. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.9 inches). Illustrated with 16 full colour plates. A fine copy in a fine recent leather binding of full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled in black and..... More
THE WORKS. A New Edition.
Edward Moxon. London. 1848. NEW EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 inches). Text in double columns. Portrait frontis and extra title page with engraving of Christ's Hospital. A fine copy in an attractive early binding by W H Smith, of half brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments lettered, ruled..... More
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS. Commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A new translation from the Arabic with copious notes by Edward William Lane.
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
BALLADS AND LYRICS OF OLD FRANCE. With Other Poems. - The Old World Series.
Thomas B Mosher. Portland, Maine. 1902. Third Mosher Edition. Limited to 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. Originally published in 1872. 8vo. (7.1 x 3.9 inches). Fine, clean copy in a fine leather binding for Hatchards of London. Contemporary full tan morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments double box ruled..... More
THE BUILDER'S JEWEL. Or the Youth's instructor, and Workman's remembrancer. Explaining short and easy rules, made familiar to the meanest capacity, for drawing and working.....etc.
R. Ware. London. 1741. FIRST EDITION. 16mo, in 4s.(5.7 x 4.7 inches). Engraved frontispiece, dated using the Masonic Calendar-AL(Anno Lucis)5741. 24pp. 99 engraved plates, each numbered. Complete. -- 1 plate with small amount of loss to the bottom corner, not affecting the printed part of the page. The text and..... More