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Dickinson and Son. London. 1842, 1842. FIRST, AND ONLY, EDITION. Oblong 8vo. (8.8 x 5.6 inches). Title, 2pp text, 12 full page tinted litho satirical plates illustrating "complaints" of the behaviour of children or parents, each with a leaf of humorous text opposite. The Plates with a little foxing but..... More
Taylor & Hessey. London.,1819, 1819. Second edition. First few leaves are a little foxed but overall a clean copy. Fore and lower edges uncut. Original publisher's brown paper covered boards with printed label to spine. The paper label is complete but the lettering has faded. Joints cracked but holding. Published..... More
Printed for J. G & F. Rivington, London & sold by Ridge,Worcester.,1834, 1834. FIRST (AND ONLY) EDITION. 4to. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR - "To Col.Bainbridge/With the authors best regards" on front paste down. Errata slip loosely inserted. Litho frontis and one litho illustration in the text, both with original tissue guard..... More
James Hedderwick & Son. Glasgow. 1836. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 4.4 inches). 172pp, i (publishers advert). A very good, uncut copy in the publishers brown morocco grained cloth with printed paper label to the spine. Several gatherings unopened. A little chipping to the label but overall a very..... More
Nattali and Bond. London. No Date.,Circa 1850. THREE VOLUMES. Tall 8vo (10.2 x 6.6 inches). Text and plates taken from the Ninth edition. Complete set of this famous trilogy, with 80 fine hand-coloured, full page, aquatint plates, the colouring still strong and bright, by Thomas Rowlandson. Some minor spots of..... More
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans. London.,1838. FIRST EDITION.12 pp of publishers adverts dated October 1838 at front. Spare title page bound in at rear. Extra illustrated title page stained at top otherwise very good in publishers brown cloth, remains of printed paper label on spine. Edges of boards a...... More
P. G. Van Lom. Amsterdam. circa 1850. CONCERTINA BOOK. (4.1 x 2.7 inches). Sixteen fine colour litho plates, each finished by hand with water colour and gum Arabic. The plates fold out to full length of 39.7 inches.Publishers blue paper covered boards with white lettering and decoration to front panel..... More
Charles Tilt, 1840. 4to. (370mm x 275mm). 12 full page engravings including illustrated title page, with tissue guards. All edges gilt. Publisher's full dark blue morocco, extra gilt, lavish decorations on spine and both boards, blind stamped rules. The gilt is still very bright, edges and corners bumped but this..... More
R. Ackermann. London. ND.,circa 1832. EARLY EDITION. 8vo. xii,280pp. (6.9 x 4.1 inches). Inscribed by Author to the front free endpaper; " Presented to Miss L. Lions, by her humble servant, the Author". The published date has been carefully removed from the title page. The book was first published in..... More
G. & W. B. Whittaker. London. 1821. THIRD EDITION. 12mo. (7.8 x 4.7 inches). xii, 395pp. A very good, clean copy in the original publishers paper covered boards. Pages untrimmed. Chipping to the edges of the original printed paper label on spine. Previous owner has covered the spine and board..... More
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London. 1846, 1846. FIRST EDITION. 2 VOLUMES. 8vo. (9.1 x 6 inches). 19 lithographic portraits, printed on India paper and mounted. Publisher's forest green fine combed cloth, title gilt to spines, blind panelling and central lozenge to the boards, mid-cream surface-paper endpapers. Very slightly rubbed..... More
Published (for the Proprietor) by Bradbury & Evans. London. 1849. Fifth Edition, with considerable additions and corrections. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.6 inches). Hand finished colour printed frontispiece and several small engravings throughout the text. Neat previous owners inscription, dated 1852, on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in..... More
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. London. 1841 - 2, 1841. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Illustrated throughout each volume with frontis and vignette wood engravings by the Author. Sadleir writes in his bibliography of 19th Century fiction that Taffrail, the writer of sea stories, informed him that Marryat himself drew..... More
G. G. and J. Robinson. London. 1794, 1794. FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Volume 1: viii, 423, Volume 2: iv, 416p. A very good copy in the original publishers grey paper covered boards with blue paper spines. Hand written paper labels. Professionally repaired with archive paper..... More
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. London. 1815. FIRST EDITION. THREE VOLUMES. 12mo. (7.2 x 4.3 inches). viii, 248; vii, [i], 238; vi, 242, [2] Publishers advertisements. Third volume also has an extra title page for volume 1 bound in after the prelims. Some minor foxing throughout but..... More
Rodwell and Martin, London. 1818. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (12.7 x 10.1 inches). iv, 259pp. Tear to the top outer corner margin of the note page, after the title page, and well away from the text, otherwise a very good uncut copy in publishers original paper covered boards. Some gatherings still..... More