The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft.
London: Constable & Co., 1912. 8vo, xii, (iv), 279, (1) pp. Bookseller's small label to the foot of the paste down. Original cloth backed boards, light wear to spine, label faded. First published 1903. More
London: Constable & Co., 1912. 8vo, xii, (iv), 279, (1) pp. Bookseller's small label to the foot of the paste down. Original cloth backed boards, light wear to spine, label faded. First published 1903. More
Glasgow: James Campbell & Co., [c.1880]. Six volumes, large 8vo. Three page facsimile letter, a facsimile of an address plus 30 portrait plates - 28 photographic, plus numerous wood engravings in the text. Original gilt and black decorated red cloth, a.e.g., spines a little dull otherwise a very good set..... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. Third issue, 8vo, (xxiv), 456 pp, engraved title and 38 plates, Prize label of Lewes Grammar School on paste down with the edges partly torn away, contemporary green calf, double gilt rules, some marking and indentation, gilt spine with a red label, a.e.g. Lake &..... More
London: University College, 1891. First edition, 8vo, viii, 129, (1) pp. Folding map, errata slip bound in, lower corner of title torn and repaired. 20th century cloth. More
Muswell Hill: The "S. Peter's Press" 1900. Sole edition. 8vo. (viii), 168 pp. Publisher's full parchment, gilt lettered to the spine, with an autograph letter signed by the compiler's son (from Selwyn College, Cambridge) presenting the book to Dr. [Robert] Sinker, the librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge, with Sinker's inscription..... More
London: George Routledge and Co., 1856. Small 8vo, xxxvi, 466 pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page and 6 plates, contemporary and later owner's signatures to front blanks, marbled endpapers. Contemporary morocco, with black, blind stamped decoration, a.e.g. with attractive gauffering, some mild wear to extremities. More
Beirut: Khayats, 1966. Small 8vo, xiii, (i), 359, (1) pp. 52 plates. Cloth, d.w., torn with some loss to the top edge, spine sunned. A facsimile of the 1904 first edition. More
London: Journal of Horticulture & Cottage Gardener Office, 1863-78. Eleven volumes, 8vo. 917 hand coloured plates, including one bis plate (no. 828) but lacking eight (661-668). Some occasional light foxing, armorial bookplates, marbled endpapers and sides. Contemporary dark green half morocco, the final three volumes faded with some wear, upper..... More
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1918. Limited edition, one of 400 copies, 4to, xx, (ii), 329, (1) pp. 107 plates, many showing multiple images, bookplate, later signature to fly leaf, minor piece of worming to the lower edge of the first three leaves. Original quarter vellum, t.e.g., some light..... More
New York: McGraw-Book Company, (1988). First edition, 4to, (xxxii), 552, (2) pp. Numerous illustrations and diagrams. Cloth, d.w. with faint browning otherwise a very good copy. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., (1935). Folio, xii, 130, (2) pp. 50 coloured plates with captioned tissues, free endpapers spotted. Original gilt titled buckram, spine slightly browned and rubbed, d.w. with a colour illustration to the upper wrapper, a couple of small tears and some loss to the spine ends..... More
London: Wright & Brown, [1932]. First edition, 8vo, xx, 320 pp. 12 plates, small signature to fly leaf, light foxing to early leaves. Original gilt titled cloth, slightly rubbed and bubbled, otherwise a very good copy. Scarce. Tales of hunting in India, many originally published in Cornhill, Tatler and Autocar..... More
London: Sylvan Press, Nicholson & Watson, 1944. Second edition, 4to, 28 pp 10 full page coloured illustrations plus others in the text. Original cloth backed pictorial boards, some soiling and wear to extremities. First published in 1939. More
Settrington: Stone Trough Books, 1997. Limited edition, no. 249 of 250 copies, 8vo, 172 pp. 8 illustrations tipped in. Loosely inserted is a typed letter signed by Logue, addressed to the directors of Transon Holdings and dated January 1998, thanking them for their (presumably financial) support and offering updates on..... More
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1916. "Fifth and Enlarged Edition". Three volumes. 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, early bookseller's ticket to each of the front pastedowns. Numerous illustrations and tables, several folding in third volume. Some mottling to the cloth, light wear to the extremities, else a...... More
(Old Woking): Gresham Books, (1981). First edition, 4to, 136 pp. Numerous illustrations. Original gilt titled cloth, d.w. very slightly sunned to spine, otherwise an excellent copy. More
London: Privately printed for subscribers only by Cumann Sean-, 1920. Limited edition, no. 602 of 750 copies signed by the author. 8vo. (ii), vi, 415, (1) pp. Publisher's white paper back blue paper boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. Jacket spine browned and with some general wear with small losses..... More
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Limited edition, no. 770 of 1,250 copies printed on japon and signed by the author, 8vo, (iv), 286 pp. One etched plate by Stephen Gooden, contemporary bookplate to paste down and later booklabel to fly leaf. Original gilt titled buckram, decorative parchment d.w. with a...... More
London: George Newnes, [1912]. Sole edition, 16mo, 94, (2) pp. Contemporary inscription to front blank. Original cloth, t.e.g., spine title rubbed. More
London: George Newnes, [1912]. Sole edition, 16mo, 94, (2) pp. Piece torn from the front blank. Original cloth, t.e.g., some very mild soiling. More
London: George Newnes, [1912]. Sole edition, 16mo, 94, (2) pp. Contemporary inscription to half title. Original cloth, t.e.g., some very mild rubbing. More
London: Allan Wingate, 1948, 51. Two volumes, first editions, 8vo. Endpapers spotted. Cloth, d.w.'s with some loss. More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition, 8vo, 312 pp. Marbled endpapers. Recent dark green full morocco, a.e.g., an excellent copy. More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. First edition, 8vo, xxiv, 264 pp. 32 black and white photographic illustrations, handwritten label reading "first edition" pasted to fly leaf. Original limp orange cloth wrappers, spine slightly faded, extremities with mild rubbing. "Left Book Club Edition, not for sale to the public" More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, (1907). First edition, small 8vo, (viii), 310 pp. Uncut in the original limp vellum, t.e.g., some minor marks, very minor loss to the top of the spine otherwise an excellent copy. A collection of 17th century pieces handing down advice to children, the exception being Sir..... More