Steyning: The Vine Press, 1922. Limited edition, no. 219 of 600 copies from a total edition of 620, 8vo, (ii), xiii, (i), 25, (3) pp. Partly unopened, with three pieces of ephemera loosely inserted - a 4 page prospectus for "Lillygay", a single leaf general press advertisement and a folded..... More
London: Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1824]. 12mo, xii, 312 pp. Frontispiece, two engraved titles and a plate, with some foxing, contemporary inscription to fly leaf verso. Contemporary gilt and blind decorated red calf, a.e.g., gilt spine with a black label, some mostly light wear and a couple of marks. A...... More
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London: John Dicks, Office of "Bow Bells" [n.d., 1870s]. Five works in one volumes, 8vo, 118, 119, (1), 118, 118, 128 pp, with wood engraved plates by Louis Huard, Richard Huttula and J. Abbott Pasquier, binder's blind stamp to fly leaf, contemporary half morocco, marbled sides, green morocco spine label..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1913. First edition, 8vo, 62 pp. 8 photographic plates, partly unopened, later inscription to fly leaf. Original green cloth, decoration in white to the upper cover, slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. More
Milan: Fratelli Treves, 1898. Second thousand. 8vo. (iv), 288 pp. A fine contemporary unsigned binding in the Arts and Crafts style of red full crushed morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered to one panel, the others with ornate gilt decoration featuring an elaborate flower and leaf motif with surrounding..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. Six volumes, 8vo. 19 portraits, 45 views, 7 facsimiles and 4 plans and maps. Original red cloth, spines a little faded, some light marking to covers. More
London: Michael Joseph, (1956). First edition, 8vo, 287, (1) pp. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in dark blue full morocco, a.e.g., spine sunned otherwise near fine. More
London: Printed by M. Flesher for Robert Allot, 1629. Second edition. 4to. (viii), 339, (1), 61, (3) pp, including front and rear blanks. Contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands, renewed period style red gilt lettered label, modern bookplate to the inner cover along with a much older inscription, another..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791. Two volumes, volume I first edition, volume II third edition, 4to, xii, 212, (1), 212-214, 126, (ii); (iv), ix, (i), 197, (1) pp, directions to the binder slip bound in at the end of volume I. Frontispieces and 18 plates. Some minor spotting, but..... More
[London]: The Cayme Press, 1930. Limited edition, no. 31 of 500 copies, signed by the Author, 8vo, (viii), 54, (2) pp. Frontispiece and 6 illustrations, with a presentation inscription on the fly leaf "To Betty and Teddy, this little book, not a little of which was written at Downside and..... More
London: Heinemann, (1971). First edition, 8vo, 157, (1) pp. Inscribed from the author on the title page "Red and Louise - something butterfly-light for you to read in the garden...". Cloth, d.w., some faint marks, a very good copy. More
(New York: Doubleday & Company, 1954). First American edition, 8vo, 251, (1) pp. Inscribed from the author on the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., spine faded, edges browned and with light wear. More
London: Heinemann, (1969). First edition, 8vo, (viii), 199, (1) pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., very slightly browned, otherwise near fine. More
London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1858. 4to, xvi, 42, (2), lxviii pp, portrait frontispiece and 16 plates, 2 in colour, foxing to last few leaves, binding a little loose but sound, original cloth, gilt illustration on upper cover, spine and edges a little faded. A 14th century French poet and contemporary..... More
London: W. Collins Sons & Co., (1926). Limited edition, no. 174 of 250 copies signed by the author, 8vo, 357, (1) pp. Attractive contemporary bookplate, slightly later inscription to fly leaf. Original lined backed boards, spine with mild browning, morocco label with an old repair. More
London: Published for the Proprietor by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1853. "New edition". Small 8vo. (iv), 176 pp. Publisher's blindstamped brown ribbed cloth, gilt lettered to the spine. Fading to the spine and extremities of the boards, the former also with slight loss to the head and foot, else a...... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., (1906). 8vo, xii, 453, (1) pp. Marbled endpapers, later signature to front blank. Bound by Thynne in contemporary dark blue half calf, t.e.g., some mild wear to extremities. More
London: Printed for W. Owen... and sold at the Pamphlet Shops at the Royal Exchange,... 1748. Third edition. 8vo. (vi), 9-58 pp. Later printed marbled wrappers. Very good. Cf. Moore, 129, with slightly different pagination, though this copy matches those listed on ESTC. First published in 1706 in Edinburgh in..... More
London: Printed for E. Nutt, J. Roberts, A. Dodd and J. Graves, 1722. First edition, 8vo, (iv), 287, (1) pp. Handsomely bound in recent period style panelled calf, maroon spine label, an excellent copy. Defoe's fictional account of the Great Plague of 1665. A young child at the time, he..... More
London: Printed for W. Mears and T. Woodward, 1726. Two volumes, seventh and fifth editions respectively, 12mo, (iv), 294, (2 advertisement); 264 pp. 13 plates plus a folding map, originally bound as the frontispiece in volume II but here bound at the end of volume I, a few leaves in..... More
London: Printed at the University Press, Cambridge & Published at the Cambridge University Press... 1905. Limited edition, one of 250 copies. 8vo. 92, (2) pp. Original vellum backed drab boards, paper title label to the upper board, later ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Some soiling to the binding, very..... More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1926. "Copyright Edition". 8vo. (3)-302, (2) pp., bound without the half title. Contemporary cream cloth, gilt lettered red spine label. Very good. 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
(London): Hodder and Stoughton, (1968). First edition, 8vo, 475, (3) pp. Genealogy to endpapers. Inscribed from the Author on the title, and with a further inscription from the dedicatees above the printed dedication above a photograph of the Author with the two dedicatees which has been tipped in. Cloth, d.w...... More
