London: C. Smith. 172 Strand. Jan. 1st, 1851. Overall dimensions 165 x 130 cm. Very large map of England and Wales printed over four conjoined sheets mounted on linen and fixed upon original wooden rollers, printed brief title label to upper roller. Original colour demarcating the counties. Slight fraying to..... More
New York: Bantam Books, (1969). Paperback edition, small 8vo. (x), 277, (1) pp. Limited edition, no. 30 of 50 copies with a custom made cover, signed and pasted on by Ayrton. Handwritten postcard from Ayrton also loosely inserted. Some mild bumping to the top of the upper wrapper, otherwise fine..... More
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London: Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605. First edition. Small 4to. (1), 45, 118 ff., plus leaves 70b, 70c and 70d, bound without the final blank and the succeeding two errata leaves as often. Recent period style full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt device repeated to the panels, a handful..... More
London: J. Madden & Co.; Edinburgh: C. Smith and J. Braidwood. 1845. Second edition. 8vo. (ii), 20, (4), 28, (48) pp. Publisher's brown cloth, original printed title label to the upper board with the handwritten note "Royal and Military Academy" to the lower edge, old pencilled ownership inscription to the..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1804. First British edition. 8vo. xii, (ii), 344, 35, (1) pp. Early beaded cloth, gilt lettered spine label, contemporary owner's initials to the head of the title page. 30 fine handcoloured plates. Some fading and wear to the spine, small split to the head of..... More
London: W. Lee, at the Turks-Head in Fleet Street: and R. Roytson at the Angel in Ivie Lane, 1652. Second edition. 8vo. (xiv), 366, 84 pp. Recent full calf, gilt lettered to the spine. Wanting the frontispiece called for in some copies of this edition. Some marginal staining, though generally..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, [c.1869]. 197th thousand. 8vo. xli, (ii), 1139, (1) pp., bound without the advertisements. Contemporary black half calf over marbled boards, neatly rebacked preserving the original spine and the gilt lettered maroon label, marbled endpapers, the front pastedown featuring an attractive gilt lettered label presenting the..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1862. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 480 pp. Contemporary tan full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered black label, gilt decoration to the other panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, school prize bookplate from St. John's Collegiate School to the front pastedown. Frontispiece and 7..... More
London: John Betts. 115 Strand (nearly opposite Exeter Hall), [c.1860]. Map dimensions 75 x 62.5 cm, overall dimensions 77.5 x 64 cm. Folding map of Ireland with attractive original colour in block and outline demarcating the county boundaries. The whole dissected into twenty-four sections and mounted on linen, folds between..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1916]. First edition. 4to. xvi, 194, (2) pp. Publisher's pale green buckram, gilt lettered and decorated to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 11 plates, all in colour and tipped in. The scarce jacket with some wear to the edges and..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1856. First edition, 8vo, xl, (ii), 648, 24 advertisement pp. 4 fine coloured lithographs and 2 maps, the plates with some mostly marginal soiling, original endpapers with advertisements bound in. Modern red half morocco, black spine label. A famous account of Burton's journey to..... More
Printed by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers only, [c.1920]. Luristan edition, no. 303 of 1,000 sets, seventeen volumes, large 8vo. Frontispiece and several plates in each volume. Original grey cloth, t.e.g., spines with paper labels, browned and faded, spines ends a little bumped otherwise a good set. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Limited edition, no. 1 of 365 copies, 4to, xvi, (ii), 236 pp. 94 black and white plates. Original teal cloth, maroon leather spine label, a fine copy. A British edition of 650 copies appeared the year before. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. Twenty first thousand. 8vo. (x), 192, (2) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, central circular gilt medallions featuring Alice and the Cheshire Cat to the upper and lower boards respectively, all edges gilt, contemporary gift inscription to the half title, what looks..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1943-50. Mixed editions. Nine volumes. 8vo. Seven volumes of the war speeches in publisher's blue cloth, the post-war volume in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, three volumes with early inscriptions, dust jackets, early Singapore bookseller's stamp to the front free endpaper of "Victory"..... More
London: G.F. Cruchley, [c.1830]. Map dimensions 57 x 58 cm, overall 60.5 x 61.5 cm. Decorative folding map of London showing the extents from Cheshunt down to Banstead and Ranham across to Southall, original colour marking out the county boundaries, principal roads, parks and bodies of water, border mounted to..... More
London: Cruchley, 1857. Map diameter 63 cm, overall 66 x 66.5 cm. Circular folding map of the environs of London extending from Ware down to Dorking and Stanford-le-Hope across to Windsor, full original colour marking out the counties, dissected into 28 sections and mounted on linen, marbled paper to the..... More
(Harmondsworth): Penguin Books, (1963). 8vo, 364, (2) pp. Inscribed from the author to Joan Baylis "...Greetings for Christmas 1963" on the half title, marginal browning throughout, original covers bound in at the end, marbled endpapers. Recent dark green full morocco, a.e.g. More
Lewes: W. & A. Lee, 1803. First edition, 8vo, (iv, 7 List of Subscribers, 5), 295, (1) pp. Contemporary maroon half morocco, extremities with some wear, spine darkened with gilt tooling, slight loss to foot, marbled sides, edges stained yellow. Four unacted plays. "The author of numerous works long since..... More
Paris: Chez Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1682. First edition, folio, (xiv), 323, (1) pp. Engraved title page and 137 plates, 21 of which are double page, later bookplate. Early 20th century half morocco, marbled sides, recent repair to the foot of the joints. A handsome copy of the first accurately measured..... 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: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition, early issue. One volume bound in two. 8vo. (iii)-xvi, 624 pp, bound without the half title. Contemporary black half morocco over marbled boards, spines with double gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered to one one panel. Frontispiece, engraved title and 38 plates The plates..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, [n.d., c.1890]. Illustrated Library edition, 30 volumes, 8vo. Engraved plates throughout, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Attractively bound in contemporary half calf, gilt blocked spines with raised bands and red and green labels, the latter mostly with some fading, one volume (Barnaby Rudge) recased, slight wear..... More
London: H. Ingram & Co., [c.1857]. Map dimensions 51.5 x 76.5 cm. Attractive folding map of London and the surrounding area showing the extents from Hatfield down to Coulsdon and Hornchurch across to Maidenhead, original wash colour marking out the county boundaries, the map peppered with decorative vignette views of..... More
