London: Chapman & Hall, [N.d., c.1860s]. 8vo. (viii), 311, (1). Contemporary purple half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and decorated to others. 24 steel plates. Occasional foxing, some rubbing to the edges, else a decent copy. More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. First edition, first issue. Two volumes. 8vo. (xii), 308; (viii), 306, (6) pp., a few gatherings unopened. Publisher's blind stamped cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, early armorial bookplate of a Henry Birkbeck to the front pastedowns and his lightly pencilled ownership inscription to the..... More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1841. First separate edition, large 8vo, (v-vi, iv), (229)-306, 420 pp, with the preface leaf bound in before the title. Engravings in the text, marbled endpapers and edges, s small closed tear with very slight loss to the top edge of the rear free endpaper. Original..... More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Two volumes bound in one, the first work a reprint, the second first edition. 8vo. (x), 465, (1); (viii), 190 pp. Contemporary maroon half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and decorated to others, marbled endpapers, all..... More

Boston: Samuel E. Cassino, 1887. First edition thus. 4to. (ii), 121, (1) pp. Publisher's blindstamped white cloth backed green boards, gilt lettered to the spine and upper cover, slightly later ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Portrait frontispiece tipped in, second title and 23 black and white plates. Occasional..... More

London: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. 387, (13) pp. Contemporary blue half calf over matching cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, marbled endpapers, all edges blue. Frontispiece. Very good. More

London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1905. First Brock edition, 8vo, (vi), 171, (1) pp. 8 coloured plates and 9 black and white illustrations in the text, some occasional foxing, later gift inscription to the fly leaf. Original gilt decorated vellum, t.e.g., slight bowing of covers, spine a little darkened. More

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition, early issue. 8vo. (iii)-xvi, (2 Errata), 624 pp. 19th century dark green half morocco over matching ribbed cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered to one panel, gilt decorated to other compartments, gilt rules to sides, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Frontispiece..... More

London and Felling-on-Tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Company, [c.1900]. 8vo. ii, 286, (16) pp. Contemporary brown half morocco over marbled boards, spine with gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered direct to one panel, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Very good. More

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, (1965-2002). "The Pilgrim Edition". Twelve volumes. V and VI reprints "with corrections", the other volumes first printings. Publisher's red cloth, dust jackets, the attractive pictorial bookplate of Mary Assumpta College, Kensington to the front free endpaper of volume I. 12 frontispieces. A few old adhesions to..... More

London: W. Nicholson & Sons, [c.1900]. 8vo. 576 pp. Contemporary green half calf over matching cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, all edges green. Frontispiece. Very good. More

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First edition, 8vo, xiv, 625, (1) pp. Engraved title and 39 plates with some mild foxing and a light damp stain to the lower corner, the text leaves clean, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary green half calf, gilt spine with a maroon label, slight..... More

London: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. vi, 445, (3) pp. 8vo. Contemporary burgundy half morocco over marbled boards, spine with gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered direct to one panel, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Very good. More