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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[CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.]
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de La Mancha. 1949
£350
A handsomely bound copy of this classic novel.
Large octavo, 2 volumes. Finely bound by Lauriat's of Boston in dark blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, blue boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. An... Read more
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[CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.]
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha [together with] Miguel de Cervantes His Life and Works. 1895
£1,250
A very handsome library set of Cervantes in excellent condition.
5 volumes, octavo (200 × 125 mm). Modern orange-red half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, titles and raised bands to spines and top edges gilt, cream cloth... Read more
[CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.]
The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. 1801
£950
This large paper edition is the most elaborate and handsome of the many reprints of Jervas's translation of Don Quixote, first published posthumously in 1742. "[L]a major de las...
4 volumes, octavo (235 × 145 mm). Late 19th-century red straight-grain morocco, spines gilt-lettered direct, raised bands, gilt rules, marbled endpapers, gilt... Read more
[CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.]
The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. 1810
£1,000
An attractively bound set of the celebrated translation of Don Quixote by the Irish-born Charles Jervas (1675–1739), a member of the literary circle of Addison, Pope and Swift,...
4 volumes, octavo (213 × 130 mm). Contemporary diced calf, titles and tooling to spines gilt, black stripes and gilt roll to raised bands, marbled endpapers and... Read more
(CHAMBERS).
Chamber's Biographical Dictionary. 1926
£20
New edition.
Octavo. Contemporary dark green half morocco, titles to spine, green cloth boards, marbled endpapers and edges. Some occasional light foxing, spine faded and binding... Read more
CHANDLER, Raymond.
Playback. 1958
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, rules to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all... Read more
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The High Window. 1942
£1,375
First Edition, First Printing.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, title to spine gilt, raised bands, gilt rule and dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine... Read more
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The Little Sister. 1949
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, title to spine gilt, raised bands, rules to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all... Read more
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The Long Goodbye. 1953
£1,250
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full crimson morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, plain cream endpapers, all edges... Read more
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CHANDLER, Raymond.
[Complete set of the Philip Marlowe novels.] 1938-58
£10,000
All first editions, first printings. Chandler's first four novels were first published in America; the last three appeared first in the UK.
7 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spines, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, dark blue endpapers,... Read more
(CHARLES II) AIRY, Osmund.
Charles II. 1901
£375
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 1250 numbered copies, this an out-of-series presentation copy. Very handsomely bound.
Large quarto (322 × 245 mm). Contemporary turquoise morocco, spine gilt in compartments with custom tools related to Charles II, boards gilt panelled with floral... Read more
CHATWIN, Bruce.
In Patagonia. 1977
£1,250
First edition, first impression of the author's first book. A landmark travelogue and Chatwin's best book.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy. Read more
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
Chaucer. Selected and edited by Frederick Nöel Patton. c.1910
£60
Part of The Canterbury Poets Series, edited by William Sharp.
Small octavo. Contemporary quarter vellum, brown morocco label, (137 × 100 mm) floral decoration to spine, green cloth boards, plain cream endpapers, top edge... Read more
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
The Works. 1928
£1,500
First Shakespeare Head edition, one of a limited edition of 375 numbered copies. The Shakespeare Head Press was founded in 1904 by the Elizabethan scholar A. H. Bullen, whose...
8 volumes, quarto. Original quarter cloth, white paper labels printed in red and black, blue paper boards. Red initials, chapter titles in blue, hand-coloured... Read more
(CHAUCER, Geoffrey) SEYMOUR, Mary.
Chaucer's Stories Simply Told. 1884
£95
First edition. A very attractively bound copy.
Octavo (180 × 125 mm). Contemporary red calf prize binding, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, brown morocco label, marbled endpapers and edges, double-line... Read more
CHESTERTON, G. K.
The Innocence of Father Brown. 1911
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all... Read more
(CHIVERS BINDING.)
Ros Rosarum. Ex Horto Poetarum. 1885
£300
First edition, in a fine vellucent binding by Chivers.
Octavo (175 × 105mm). Contemporary vellucent binding by Chivers, ruling and flower tools to boards and turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others... Read more
(CHIVERS BINDING) GASKELL, Mrs.
Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 1903
£1,500
The binding is signed in gilt at the foot of the rear turn-in, and is a characteristic example of the "vellucent bindings" produced by Cedric Chivers of Bath from 1903. In these...
Octavo (188 × 121 mm). "Vellucent" binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath in transparent vellum over yellow paper, with watercolour painting under the vellum, the... Read more
(CHIVERS BINDING) KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Five Nations. 1903
£1,500
The binding is signed in gilt at the foot of the rear turn-in, and is a characteristic example of the "vellucent bindings" produced by Cedric Chivers of Bath from 1903. In these...
Octavo (186 × 117 mm). "Vellucent" binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath in transparent vellum over blue paper, with watercolour painting under the vellum, the front... Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Crime Collection. 1970
£4,750
A complete set of this well known collected edition, with three stories per volume. It includes all published crime novels up to 1970.
24 volumes, octavo. Recent full tan morocco, crimson and green morocco labels, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A fine set. Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Evil Under the Sun. 1941
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Lord Edgware Dies. 1933
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles... Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Murder in Mesopotamia. 1936
£1,375
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, rules to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
The Mysterious Mr. Quin. 1930
£1,575
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full blue morocco, titles and box design to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
Three Act Tragedy. 1935
£1,375
First Edition. Published for The Crime Club.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full blue morocco, title and decoration to spine gilt,raised bands, rule to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge... Read more
