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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POWELL, Anthony.
From a View to a Death. 1933
£1,250
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, plain burgundy endpapers, all... Read more
POWELL, Anthony.
What's Become of Waring? 1939
£1,850
First edition, first impression. An innovative mystery featuring the putative disappearance of a travel writer and the writing of his life.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, dark green... Read more
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POWELL, Anthony.
[Dance to the Music of Time:] 1951–75
£3,250
First editions, first impressions. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper of A Buyer's Market "For Marjorie Matan from Anthony Powell February,...
12 volumes, octavo. Recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Some light... Read more
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POWELL, Anthony.
[Dance to the Music of Time:] 1951–75
£9,750
First editions, first impressions.
12 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A fine set. Read more
PRESCOTT, William H.
The Works. [1904]
£4,750
The Aztec edition, limited to 250 numbered sets. A stunning set beautifully bound and well illustrated. Includes his History of the Conquest of Mexico, History of Ferdinand and...
22 volumes, octavo (210 × 138 mm). Finely bound in contemporary blue morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, boards and turn-ins ornately... Read more
PRESCOTT, William Hickling.
The Complete Works. c.1890
£650
An attractive library set of Prescott's works.
12 volumes, octavo (220 × 138 mm). Contemporary crimson half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, matching cloth boards, top edges gilt. An... Read more
PRESCOTT, William Hickling.
The Works. 1896-97
£1,250
12 volumes, octavo. Contemporary half tan calf, titles and extra decoration to spines gilt, twin morocco title labels crimson and brown, raised bands, marbled boards, marbled...
12 volumes, octavo. Contemporary half tan calf, titles and extra decoration to spines gilt, twin morocco title labels crimson and brown, raised bands, marbled boards,... Read more
PROCTOR, Richard A.
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy. 1889
£95
New edition. First published in 1878. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (182 × 124 mm). Contemporary blue calf, red morocco label, elaborate decoration to spine in compartments, raised bands, twin rule to boards with... Read more
PROUST, Marcel.
The Remembrance of Things Past. 1934
£2,000
First US collected edition, first impression. Beautifully bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in red morocco with marbled sides. This edition is introduced by the literary critic, author,...
8 volumes bound in 4, octavo (210 × 140 mm). Recent red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines delicately gilt in compartments, marbled sides and endpapers, top... Read more
PULLMAN, Philip.
His Dark Materials: Northern Lights; The Subtle Knife: The Amber Spyglass. 1995–97–2000
£5,000
First editions, first impressions.
3 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles to spines gilt, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, burgundy coated endpapers, all edges... Read more
PURCHAS, Samuel.
Hakluytus Posthumus or Purchas His Pilgrimes 1905–7
£6,000
Limited Edition, one of 100 copies only on handmade paper for sale in Great Britain and Ireland, an exact reprint of the best 1625 edition with modernised orthography, references to...
20 volumes, octavo. Publisher's quarter vellum, spines lettered and decorated gilt, gilt medallions to front covers, blue cloth sides, top edges gilt, others uncut.... Read more
(PYLE, Howard)
Yankee Doodle. An Old Friend in a New Dress. 1881
£1,375
First Edition.
Quarto, pp. 30. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full blue morocco, titles to spine gilt, two raised bands, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
Book of Pictures. 1913
£2,500
Signed limited edition, one of 1030 copies signed by Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. [1913]
£3,750
Signed limited edition. One of 150 copies signed by Arthur Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial onlay to front board,... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
The Allies' Fairy Book. [1916]
£350
First Rackham edition, first impression.
Octavo (227 × 154 mm). Near contemporary purple calf, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, purple morocco labels, marbled endpapers, double line rule to... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906
£1,250
First Rackham edition.
Quarto. Bound in recent full burgundy morocco, gilt titles and decoration to spine, decorative gilt block and lettering on front board, marbled endpapers, top edge... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BROWNING, Robert.
King of the Golden River 1932
£16,500
Signed limited deluxe edition. In an edition of 570 copies, 550 of which were for sale.
Octavo. Bound for the publishers by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full green morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, gilt fillet to boards gilt, twin rule to... Read more
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(RACKHAM, Arthur) BROWNING, Robert; Clemet C. Moore; Christina Rossetti.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin [together with] The King of the Golden River [and] The Night Before Christmas [and] Goblin Market. 1939
£375
A handsomely bound collection of four children's stories illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
4 volumes bound in 1, octavo (210 × 140 mm). Contemporary turquoise half morocco, spine gilt in compartments with floral tools, blue cloth sides, marbled... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ, [Friedrich Heinrich].
Undine. 1909
£2,950
Signed Limited Edition. Copy number 576 of 750 numbered copies signed by the artist.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full navy blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, multi-rule to boards gilt, magnificent onlay... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) EVANS, C. S.
The Sleeping Beauty. 1920
£1,500
First Trade Edition.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full pink morocco, titles to spine black, single rule to boards black, pictorial block to front board black, twin rule... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
The Vicar of Wakefield. 1929
£1,750
Signed Limited Edition. One of 575 copies for England. Signed by Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full blue morocco titles and box design to spine gilt, raised bands, titles to front board and rule to both boards gilt,... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRAHAME, Kenneth.
The Wind in the Willows. 1951
£2,750
Limited 100th Edition, this copy being no. 406 of only 500 copies, printed on handmade paper.
Tall octavo, pp. xii + 178. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, with gilt title, gilt decoration and raised bands on spine, gilt rules to boards,... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.
Grimm's Fairy Tales. 1909
£2,750
First Rackham Edition. With a compliments slip from the author tipped-in on the verso of the front free endpaper: "With Mr Arthur Rackham's compliments."
Large octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rule to boards gilt, title and pictorial decoration to... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.
Little Brother & Little Sister and other tales. 1917
£3,750
Signed limited edition of 525 copies with the extra plate that is so often missing ("He Hurried Away with Long Strides") also signed by Rackham bound in at the back.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in bright green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to front... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 1909
£3,750
Limited Edition of 750 numbered copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. This is a revised edition of the work originally published in 1900 with some new illustrations and others redrawn...
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front board,... Read more
