London: John Stockdale, 1789. First edition, 8vo, xvi, 470, (2 advertisement) pp. Frontispiece, plus an engraved portrait bound in in the preliminaries, later bookplate. Contemporary tree calf, gilt banded spine with a red label, upper hinge slightly cracked but sound. "An amusing collection of gossip from old books" (DNB)... More

Bombay: Gopal Narayen & Co., 1912. Second edition, large 8vo, (xii), 1047, (1), 4 advertisement pp. Original gilt titled moiré cloth, spine restored with new endpapers. Without any ownership markings but from the library of Ethel Mairet, so it presumably once belonged to her first husband, the philosopher and historian..... More

University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1988. First edition. 8vo. viii, 312 pp. Publisher's black cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket, publisher's review slip loosely inserted. 60 pages of black and white photographic illustrations. Wear to the edges of the jacket, most conspicuously to the..... More

War Office, By Authority. Small 8vo, 217, (1), 6 advertisement pp, upper wrapper chipped with slight loss, sympathetically rebacked with a new lower wrapper. More

London: The Guild and School of Handicraft, Essex House, Mile End Road, 1894. First edition, 8vo, 165, (1) pp. Attractive vignettes and head and tail pieces throughout. Inscribed from the author on the fly leaf to a Miss Ethel Moxon with a nine line poem below. Original light pink cloth..... More

Northwood, Middlesex: Published by the Author, 1935. First edition. Small 4to. (iv), 518 p. Publisher's black buckram, gilt lettered to the spine and upper board. Loosely inserted are two supplementary leaves (pp. 147a and 519/520), with an original photostat of the author's handwritten note concerning how they should be inserted..... More

London: Printed for Matthew Turner, 1686. 12mo, (xxiv), 432 pp. Mild browning to early leaves, rear free endpaper stained, new front free endpaper. Contemporary gilt ruled speckled calf, spine in compartments with a gilt tool to each, upper hinge and top of spine with subtle repair. Wing A4212A. A work..... More

London: Macmillan and Co., 1905. Small 8vo, xlii, 167, (1) pp. Frontispiece, marbled endpapers. Publisher's half vellum, t.e.g., some minor soiling otherwise an attractive copy. "Golden Treasury Series" More

London: J. Johnson, W.J. and J. Richardson [et al], 1807. 12mo, (xvi), 216 pp. Portrait frontispiece and 7 plates, later bookplate to title verso, frontispiece a little foxed, marbled endpapers. Contemporary red morocco, double gilt rules and a gilt Greek key roll border to covers, gilt spine a little dull..... More

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. 8vo, xiv, 434 pp. 26 plates plus illustrations in the text, small ink stamped signature to fly leaf, patterned endpapers. Original decorated brown cloth, spine ends bumped otherwise a handsome copy. More

London: Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd., (1953). First edition. 8vo. 112 pp. Publisher's green cloth, black lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 6 pages of black and white photographic illustrations. A little light wear to the jacket, very good overall. Born in Trinidad, Bailey ran the 100 metres..... More

Manchester: John Heywood, Ltd., [1908]. Second edition, 8vo, (viii), xi, (i), 255, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations plus numerous examples of players' autographs. Original gilt decorated cloth, spine sunned. More