Decorative Bindings (all items)
First editions and rare books in fine bindings and decorative bindings and manuscripts, including first editions bound by the Chelsea Bindery, and multi-volume library sets.
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SMYTH, William.
Lectures on Modern History; 1854
£125
New edition. A handsomely bound copy.
2 volumes, octavo (177 × 109 mm). Contemporary crimson calf, spines uniformly faded to tan, two brown morocco labels, elaborate tooling to spines, raised bands,... Read more
BAGEHOT, Walter.
Literary Studies. 1879
£125
Second edition. Inscribed by the author's wife to the binder's front blank "For Halsey Ralph Ricardo on his marriage, March 1882. With Mrs Walter Bagehot's best wishes."
2 volumes, octavo (218 × 138 mm). Contemporary dark blue pebble-grained morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, roll to turn-ins with... Read more
WILLIAMS, H. Noel.
Madame de Montespan. 1903
£125
An attractively bound copy.
Large octavo (264 × 197 mm). Contemporary brown half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, green cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrations... Read more
(WARD, Robert Plumer.) PHIPPS, Edmund.
Memoirs of the Political and Literary Life of Robert Plumer Ward. 1850
£125
A nicely bound library set.
2 volumes, octavo (210 × 130 mm). Contemporary tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, marbled sides, brown endpapers, red... Read more
NICOLSON, Harold.
Monarchy. [1962]
£125
First edition.
Octavo. Finely bound by Asprey & Co. Ltd. in burgundy half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, matching cloth boards, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated.... Read more
NEIL, Rev. James.
Palestine Explored. 1882
£125
First published in 1881. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (178 × 117 mm). Contemporary burgundy half calf, dark brown morocco label, decoration to bands, brown cloth boards, plain cream endpapers, red sprinkled... Read more
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
Poems. 1913
£125
Octavo. Finely bound by Riviere in three quarter blue calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spine gilt, flat bands, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others...
Octavo. Finely bound by Riviere in three quarter blue calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spine gilt, flat bands, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edge... Read more
ROGERS, Samuel.
Poems. 1834
£125
A handsomely bound and illustrated copy of Roger's poems.
Octavo (197 × 131 mm). Contemporary green pebble-grained morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spine in compartments, raised bands, gilt panelling to boards... Read more
[SOUTHEY, Robert]
Roderick, The Last of the Goths. 1818
£125
Fifth edition. A handsomely bound set.
2 volumes, octavo (165 × 95 mm). Contemporary dark purple panelled morocco, spine compartments in blind, titles to spines and all edges gilt, red endpapers.... Read more
CARMAN, Bliss.
Sappho. One Hundred Lyrics by … 1910
£125
First UK edition, first published in America in 1904. Described as "the unofficial poet laureate of Canada," Bliss Carman was one of the influential Confederation Poets. This, widely...
Octavo (180 × 126 mm) Contemporary blue morocco, title gilt to the spine, raised bands, compartments gilt with dog-rose and foliate tools, the boards worked with... Read more
ADAMS, Joseph Quincy.
Shakespearean Playhouses. c.1920
£125
Octavo (200 ×138 mm). Contemporary crimson half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, matching cloth boards, plain endpapers, top edge gilt. With a folding map...
Octavo (200 ×138 mm). Contemporary crimson half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, matching cloth boards, plain endpapers, top edge gilt. With... Read more
DOUGLAS, Norman.
South Wind. [1939?]
£125
Octavo. Finely bound in blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, matching boards, blue endpapers, top edge gilt. With black and white illustrations. Spine a...
Octavo. Finely bound in blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, matching boards, blue endpapers, top edge gilt. With black and white... Read more
COWDEN-CLARKE, Mrs.
The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare. 1886
£125
New and revised edition. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (251 × 168 mm). Contemporary tan calf, tan morocco label, elaborate decoration to spine in compartments, raised bands, twin rule to boards with... Read more
(MONTAIGNE, Michael, de.) COTTON, Charles.
The Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne. c.1890
£125
A handsomely bound set of Montaigne's essays.
2 volumes, octavo (204 × 135 mm). Contemporary dark tan half calf, red and green morocco labels, decoration to spines in compartments, raised bands, marbled... Read more
[GALSWORTHY, John]
The Forsyte Saga. 1928
£125
First published in 1922. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (188 × 125 mm). Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in crimson half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, marbled boards and... Read more
WALLER, John Francis (ed.)
The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography. c.1880
£125
3 volumes, quarto (264 × 180 mm). Contemporary burgundy half morocco, titles and rules to spine, raised bands, burgundy patterned boards, blue endpapers, red sprinkled edges....
3 volumes, quarto (264 × 180 mm). Contemporary burgundy half morocco, titles and rules to spine, raised bands, burgundy patterned boards, blue endpapers, red... Read more
AUCKLAND, Lord William.
The Journal and Correspondence of William, Lord Auckland. 1861
£125
2 volumes, octavo (214 × 135 mm). Contemporary crimson calf, morocco labels olive and brown, elaborate tooling to spines in compartments, raised bands, rules to boards with...
2 volumes, octavo (214 × 135 mm). Contemporary crimson calf, morocco labels olive and brown, elaborate tooling to spines in compartments, raised bands, rules to... Read more
[SOUTHEY, Robert]
The Life of Nelson. 1895
£125
A nicely bound volume of the poet Robert Southey's popular Life of Nelson, rarely out of print since it was first published in 1813.
Octavo (212 × 135 mm). Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, brown morocco label, marbled endpapers and edges. Portrait frontispiece and 12 plates,... Read more
(JOHNSON, Samuel) BOSWELL, James.
The Life of Samuel Johnson. 1898
£125
An attractively bound copy with the bookplate of British poet and novelist Gilbert Frankau and a gift inscription to Frankau from fellow author A. C. Benson.
Octavo (182 × 120 mm). Contemporary vellum, spine gilt in compartments with flower tools, brown morocco labels, double-line ruling to boards gilt, marbled... Read more
DICKENS, Charles.
The Old Curiosity Shop and Master Humphrey's Clock. 1892
£125
A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (181 × 120 mm). Contemporary crimson half calf, green morocco label, elaborate tooling to spine, raised bands, matching cloth boards with crest blocked in... Read more
NIETZSCHE, Friedrich.
The Philosophy of Nietzsche. [c. 1930s]
£125
An attractively bound collection of Nietzsche's philosophical writings.
Octavo (202 × 135 mm). Contemporary olive half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, tan cloth sides, olive endpapers, top edge gilt. Spine and edges of boards... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Poems. 1915
£125
Printed in the Florence press type.
2 volumes, octavo. Bound in burgundy half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, grey cloth boards, grey endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed.... Read more
MOORE, Thomas.
The Poetical Works. 1829
£125
Later edition.
Octavo (224 × 135 mm). Contemporary crushed blue morocco, spine gilt in compartments, boards gilt ruled and blindstamped, brown endpapers, gilt edges. Portrait... Read more
HERRICK, Robert.
The Poetical Works. 1908
£125
Reprint of The Aldine edition of the British Poets.
2 volumes, small octavo (161 × 100 mm). Contemporary crimson calf, titles and elaborate tooling to spines in compartments, raised bands, multi-rules to boards,... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Poetical Works. 1919
£125
A handsomely bound copy of Keats' poetry.
Small octavo (155 × 102 mm). Contemporary dark blue half calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spine in compartments separated by raised bands, marbled boards... Read more
