London: Printed for G. Robinson and J. Murray, 1784. Fourth edition, 8vo, (viii), xvi, 540, (20 index) pp. Portrait frontispiece, first few leaves a little damp stained, 19th century inscription to paste down. 20th century half calf, marbled sides, spine a little sunned and mottled. "[De Lolme's] work on the... More
Paris: Librarie Classiques de Jules Delalain, 1862. Twenty-ninth edition, 8vo, (iii-viii), 672 pp, bound without a half title. Owner's name to fly leaf. Contemporary full calf, gilt spine with red and green labels, some minor rubbing, very good. More
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1902. First edition, 8vo, 520 pp. Folding map at the end plus some maps in the text, prize label to paste down with the inscription to this and to the fly leaf neatly erased, upper hinge tender but sound. Original dark green cloth, spine ends... More
New York: Whittlesey House, (1940). First edition, 8vo, (xviii), 285, (1) pp. Signed on the fly leaf by the author. 42 plates. Cloth, d.w., the red parts faded, some mostly mild edge wear. More
Paris: Chez Ponthieu, An VI [1797-8]. Five volumes, 8vo. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary tree sheep, gilt spines with brown and blue morocco labels, two of the latter lacking pieces, some wear, loss to the tops of the spines, upper joint to volume II with some holes. More
Calcutta: Heealal Dhole, 1900. Four works in one volume, 8vo, (iv), 4; (ii), 14; (ii), 18, (2); (ii), 11, (1) pp, first and last page browned, in the original cloth, slight wear to spine ends. The first work is translated by Jones, the other 3 by Dhole. The half title... More
![Nouveau Dictionnaire de Poche, Français-Italien... Nuovo Dizionario Portatile, Italiano-Francese... [Revised by] M. Santagnello. Joseph DICTIONARY: MARTINELLI.](/pictures/thumb/16399.jpg?v=1446579229)
[London]: W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, [c.1850]. Fourth edition, 2 volumes, small 8vo. (ii), xx, 431, (1); (ii), xxvii, (i), 371, (1) pp. Owner's ink stamp to title pages and front blanks, piece torn from one fly leaf. Contemporary calf, gilt spines with brown and green labels, one lacking, slight... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1925. First edition, 4to, xx, 343, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 72 plates plus illustrations in the text, slightly later inscription to fly leaf with the author's inscription below "In the midst of the world's most spirited party long past midnight..." Original gilt decorated orange cloth... More
London: Bickers and Son, 1885. 8vo. (xx), 300 pp. Contemporary prize binding from Blundell's School, Tiverton, full dark blue calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, the college crest in gilt to the upper board and their prize label to the front pastedown, endpapers and all edges marbled... More
Dublin: Printed by Robert Napper, 1802. 12mo, 166 pp. Owner's ink stamp to top margin of the first page of the text. Contemporary tree sheep, covers slightly bowed, gilt banded spine with a green label, slight loss and cracking to top of spine. More
London: John Murray, 1823. Fourth edition, 8vo, (ii), xvi, 472 pp, first 2 leaves (blank and half title) slightly loose, with staining to the lower margins of early and late leaves, bookplate, original dark green cloth boards, some rubbing, corners bumped, paper spine label browned. Politician and contemporary of many... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd and London: Simpkin & Marshall, 1829. Fourth edition, 12mo, (ii), 552 pp. 11 small engravings in the text in the section on carving, lower corner of leaves at the beginning damp stained, not affecting the text. Contemporary half calf, marbled edges, some minor rubbing, very good... More
Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount, (1991). First edition, 8vo, viii, 128 pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, inscribed on the fly leaf from the author. Cloth, d.w., very mild rubbing to extremities otherwise fine. More
London: B.A. Seaby, 1972. First edition, small 4to, x, 90 pp, black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., chipped with slight loss to spine ends. More
![[Greek title] Biathanatos. A Declaration of that Paradoxe, or Thesis, that Self-homicide is not so naturally Sin, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein the Nature, and the extent of all those Lawes, which seeme to be violated by this Act, are diligently surveyed. John DONNE.](/pictures/thumb/31248.JPG?v=1528123379)
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648. First edition, second issue, 8vo, (xvi), 218 pp. Some mostly mild marginal browning, contemporary manuscript title to fore edge. Recent blind ruled goatskin, black spine label, a very good copy. "The earliest of Donne's controversial writings..." (Keynes) and a work that existed only in... More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1904. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 450 pp. 5 folding maps at the end, marbled endpapers and edges, prize label of Milton Abbas School. Contemporary tree calf, gilt edges and arms, gilt spine with a red label, minor rubbing, near fine. More
London: Cassell and Company, (1926). First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo. 16 plates, contemporary inscription to fly leaves. Cloth, d.w.'s with some marks, spines browned with minor loss to heads. Doyle had a lifelong interest in spiritualism, and his belief in it never wavered despite occasional embarrassments such as declaring the... More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828. First separate edition, large 8vo, (vi), 58 pp. Portrait frontispiece plus one further plate, some light foxing, top edge of one leaf carelessly opened, contemporary signature of the corrupt East End politician Joseph Merceron to fly leaf, later bookplate of the Naval... More
London: Privately printed, 1873. Sole edition. 4to. x, 99, (4), ii, (1), iii-xv, (1), iv, (3), x, xi, (3), vii, ii, xviii pp, some of the appendix leaves folding. Contemporary black full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt decorated to the compartments, title in gilt to the upper board, thick... More
London: H.D. Symonds, 1802. First English edition, (iv), 219, (1 advertisement) pp. Frontispiece, owner's name to frontispiece recto and title page. Contemporary tree calf, slight wear to corners, finely rebacked in matching morocco, double gilt rules, retaining the original black label. An attractive copy of a surprisingly scarce title. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883-86. First English edition, six volumes, large 8vo. Numerous illustrations, maps and vignettes, bookplates, several hinges slightly cracked but sound. Original gilt titled and blind stamped blue cloth, spine ends and joints with some rubbing. More
London: John Weale... and the Author, 1852. Sole edition. 8vo. xii, 153, (1), 9, (1) pp. Publisher's blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettered to upper board, sometime rebacked in black cloth, contemporary ownership inscription of one Thos. Cooper to front pastedown. Boards a little worn, contents very good. Uncommon, Copac listing seven copies. More
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1844. 8vo, viii, 853, (3) pp, with 6 folding plans, 3 lithographic plates and further plans and folding tables, original cloth, faded with wear to spine ends. More
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1848. Two volumes, 8vo, ccxcii 212; iv, 580 pp, with 2 folding tables, very good in the original cloth, spine ends bumped. More
[London]: Country Life, 1937. First edition, 4to, 15, (37) pp. 18 coloured plates tipped in, some light foxing. Original cloth, mild rubbing otherwise very good. More