London: Edward Moxon, 1834. Ninth edition, "revised". Six volumes. Small 8vo. Later green half morocco over matching cloth sides by Riviere & Son, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, early 20th century gift inscription to the verso of the front free..... 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 and a narrow strip to the outer edge of the lower cover sunned otherwise a handsome copy. More
London: Heinemann, 1931. First edition, 8vo, viii, 703, (1) pp. Title page designed by Rex Whistler. Inscribed on the fly leaf by the cast of the Old Vic's 1942 production of Laurence Housman's "Jacob's Ladder", including the author and both Lewis and Ann Casson. Original gilt titled buckram, very good..... 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: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., 1927. Third impression. 8vo. (iv), 309, (5) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, black lettered to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Some light wear to the extremities of the jacket, otherwise it and the book in very good condition. 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 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
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: Geoffrey Bles, (1947). First edition, 8vo, 190 pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, some mild soiling and browning. More
Padstow: Tabb House, 2004. Large 8vo. xii, 194, (2) pp. Publisher's illustrated card covers. Illustrated throughout, occasionally in colour. It a little light wear to the extremities, else very good. More
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Florentiæ [Florence]: Apud Iuntas [Giunta], 1552. First separate edition. 8vo. (12), 96, (2) pp, bound without the final blank as often. Later, probably 18th century full calf, spine with raised bands, blindstamped decoration to the boards, the early ownership inscription of a Danto Maria di Franco del Besso to the..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. xii, 349, (1) pp. Publisher's brown cloth, spine gilt, publisher's slip tipped in at the half title. Portrait frontispiece and 223 plates plus 21 illustrations in the text. A few light speckles to the sides, an excellent copy. Issued as the 20th volume..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, [c.1914]. 8vo, 786 pp. Frontispiece and 75 illustrations, marbled endpapers, Eton College prize label dated 1914. Contemporary green half calf, t.e.g., spine sunned, gilt arms to upper cover. Originally published as part of "Master Humphrey's Clock" in 1840, and then as a separate work in 1841..... 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: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. 478, (2) 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 and illustrated title page. Hinge starting at one point but sound nonetheless, else very good..... 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
London: Odhams Press, [1930s]. Large 8vo, 92 pp. Black and white illustrations. Gilt decorated cloth, slightly dusty, d.w. browned with some loss to the top edge. The wrapper reads "Here is your surprise gift", the book being included with the Daily Herald's set of Dickens' works. More
Leipzig: Berhn. Tauchnitz, 1847-8. First book edition, three volumes, small 8vo. Light foxing throughout, contemporary signature to half titles, armorial bookplates of J.J. Richardson, Kircassock. Contemporary full morocco, spines sunned, marbled edges. Partly preceding the London first edition of 1848, this set comprises the earliest issues of volumes I and..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. 8vo. xvi, (ii), 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, title vignette and..... More
Bloomsbury [London]: The Nonesuch Press, 1937. Large 8vo, (xiv), 765 pp. 13 plates, bookplate of Harvey & Elly Miller, publishers (Phaidon Press). Original maroon buckram, t.e.g., black morocco spine label, spine sunned, minor rubbing to the lower cover. One of 877 copies originally published in a 23 volume set of..... More
London: John Murray, 1931. Limited edition, no. 48 of 500 copies, 8vo, xii, 204, (2) pp. Frontispiece and 10 plates, small blank label to paste down. Original buckram backed linen boards, paper spine label, some minor spotting and browning, slight rubbing to spine. More
London: Champman and Hall, [c.1870]. 8vo. viii, 522 pp. Contemporary dark green half calf over cloth boards, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered red labels, endpapers and all edges marbled. 8 plates. Some light rubbing to the extremities, small chip to one of the spine labels, else a decent..... 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
