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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1951. FIRST EDITION. 3 VOLUMES. 8vo. (8 x 5.6 inches). Fine set in recent leather bindings of full red morocco, spines with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Twin black labels, gilt. Top edges gilt. A finely bound, bright, clean set..... More
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1961. THREE VOLUMES. Reprint of the 1951 Edition. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.7 inches). Fine and clean set in attractive leather bindings by Bayntun of Bath. Contemporary full blue polished calf. Spines with five raised bands, each with gilt decorative roll. The compartments are ruled, lettered and..... More
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1953 - 57. NINE VOLUMES. All are early reprints except for Vol. 1 of the Novels. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4 inches). Fine set in attractive leather bindings bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly. Contemporary half red morocco, spines with five raised bands, each with gilt dots. The..... More
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1953. FIRST EDITION. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.4 inches). Fine set in attractive leather bindings of recent full red morocco, the spines with five raised bands. The compartments are ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edges gilt. A finely bound set of this important..... More
David Bogue. London. 1847 and 1848. TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITIONS. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.1 inches). Each volume is finely illustrated with decoration on title page and 12 full page etchings by Cruikshank. Fine, bright and clean copies throughout. Late 19th century fine leather bindings, by Sangorski and sutcliffe, of full..... More
Methuen Children's books Ltd. London. 1978. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER MILNE. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.2 inches). One of only 300 copies, numbered and signed by Christopher Milne, and hand bound by Zaehnsdorf of London, published on 11th October 1978 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication..... More
Methuen Children's Books. London.,1974. FIRST COLOUR EDITION. Large 8vo (9.5 x 6.4 inches). Originally published in 1928, uncoloured, Shepard coloured his own line illustrations for this edition. A fine clean copy in fine leather binding of recent full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated..... More
William Pickering. London. 1839. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Portrait frontis in volume one. Printed by Charles Whittingham, London. Attractively bound in contemporary half black calf with gilt ruling, decoration and lettering to spines. Dark green title labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Some foxing to blank endpapers..... More
J and R. Tonson. London. 1761. NEW EDITION. Three 4to volumes. (11.9 x 9.6 inches). Vol.1. lxxix, xxii,491pp; - Vol.2. 460pp, 116pp indexes; - Vol.3. 690pp, iipp index. (2 of the last 2 leaves, 4T & 4Ti have been bound in. One in the correct place at the end of..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1939, 1939. EARLY EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.8 inches). Some offsetting to the blank free endpapers and neat previous owner name, dated 1939 to front free endpaper otherwise a very good clean copy in the publishers original delux leather binding of full purple roan leather..... More
Cassell & Company, Limited. 1892. Reprint. (Twenty-eighth thousand). 8vo. (7.3 x 4.9 inches). viii, 1104pp. Some light foxing to the last few pages of the index otherwise a very good bright copy in a fine decorative leather binding. Full tan mottled calf. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Red..... More
The Golden Cockerel Press, London. 1945. FIRST GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS EDITION. 4to. (12.3 x 7.1 inches). Two volumes bound as one. Limited edition, this being number 61 of 500 numbered sets, beautifully printed in Perpetua types on Arnold mould-made paper. Wood engraved title page vignettes by John Buckland-Wright, collotype portrait..... More
George Doran and Company. New York. 1925. SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION. 4to. (12.3 x 10.2 inches). One of only 600 copies, numbered and signed by Kay Nielsen. Illustrated with 12 beautiful full page colour plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Ten mono plates. Red and black title page and initial..... More
Arthur L. Humphreys. London. 1905. Reprinted from the Illustrated edition. 8vo. (8.2 x 6 inches). Printed on unbleached Arnold paper. Finely bound in full dark blue morocco by Bumpus. Spine with five raised bands, each with three gilt dots. Three compartments with gilt ruling and lettering, the rest ruled and..... More
The Limited editions club. New York. 1947. LIMITED EDITION. One of 1500 copies, signed by the Illustrator. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 inches). Illustrated with 16 full page colour plates and several other line drawings throughout the text. A bright and clean copy in a beautiful fine leather binding by..... More
J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. London. 1948. REPRINT of 1928 Everyman edition. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.3 inches). Finely bound bound in late twentieth century half dark green calf by Brian Frost and co. in Bath. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, with twin red labels..... More
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1905. Reprint. 8vo. (6.1 x 4.1 inches). Finely bound, by Bumpus of London, in attractive early full dark green crushed morocco, extra gilt. The spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments fully ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Elaborate Persian fan design to boards..... More
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1905. Reprint of the 1899 Golden Treasury edition. Small 8vo. (6.1 x 4.1 inches). Finely bound, by Ramage of London, in beautiful early full brick red morocco, extra gilt. The spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments fully ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt..... More
Secker and Warburg. London. 1949. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.1 inches). A fine, bright copy in recent leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt. An attractive copy of this classic..... More
F. and C. Rivington. London. 1792. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.5 x 5.2 inches). iv, 60pp. Complete with the half title. A clean and wide margined copy in a recent leather binding of full dark brown sprinkled calf. Double blind ruled borders on boards. Spine with gilt rules and decoration either side..... More
J. S. Jordan. London. 1791 & 92. Two works in one volume. Small 4o.( 8.3 x 5.4 inches). The first title-complete with half title, iii-x, 7-171pp. The second part without half title. iii-xvi, 178pp, including the 4pp appendix. ---- Third Jordan printing of the first part, after the rare Johnson..... More
J. S. Jordan. London. 1791 & 92. FIRST EDITION of the second part, Fourth edition of the first. Two works in one volume. Small 4o.(8.4 x 5.4 inches). The first title; Bound without half title, viii, 8-171pp. The second title; xvi, including half title with price listed as Three Shillings..... More
Eyre and Spottiswoode. London. 1946/50/59. FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes. Octavo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). First two volumes with a small illustration by the author on title pages. Third volume with full page frontispiece by the author. Finely bound in full dark red morocco, raised bands, black title labels, gilt. Single..... More
Henry Colburn. London. 1825. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 4to. (11.9 x 9.4 inches). Volume 1; Half title, frontispiece portrait of Samuel Pepys, xlii; 498pp, xlixpp (index for both volumes). Publishers advert leaf. -- Volume 2 contains 2 sections; The remains of the Diary and the Correspondence. Diary; Half title, frontispiece..... More
D. Appleton & Company. New York. 1852. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.7 inches). 301 & 261pp. Issued in Appleton's popular Library series. Neat previous owners inscription on the title page of volume one and later neat inscriptions, dated 1943, on the front blank endpapers of both volumes..... More