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WALPOLE, Horatio.
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1823
£375
First published in 1806. A handsome set.
5 volumes, octavo (208 × 129 mm). Contemporary straight-grain dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spines, gilt panelling to boards, roll to turn-ins,... Read more
(GAZETTEER).
A Gazetteer of the World [c.1860]
£375
A bright and attractive set.
7 volumes, octavo (252 × 165 mm). Contemporary blue half calf, crimson morocco label, elaborate decoration to spines in compartments separated by raised bands,... Read more
WILSON, Woodrow.
A History of The American People. 1902
£1,250
First edition.
5 volumes, octavo. Bound in recent full red morocco, two black title labels to each spine gilt, infilled box design gilt, raised bands, decorative border to boards... Read more
FORTESCUE, The Hon. J. W.
A History of the British Army. 1911-35
£3,500
Publication began in 1899 and the final volume was first published in 1930. This set is, as usual, of mixed editions, the last 6 volumes being firsts. So truly a lifetime's work, and...
13 volumes in 20, 14 text volumes and 6 maps volumes, original red cloth, titles gilt to spines. In the dust jackets. Numerous folding coloured maps. Light browning,... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of The English Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£950
All first editions, first impressions.
4 volumes. Octavo. Bound in recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated with maps and diagrams.... Read more
MCCARTHY, Justin.
A History of the Four Georges. 1884
£250
An attractively bound library set.
4 volumes, octavo (213 × 132 mm). Contemporary blue half morocco by Mudie, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides, endpapers, and edges. Bindings slightly... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stacys. A Story of To-Day. 1881
£1,500
First edition.
3 volumes, octavo (185 × 115 mm). Near contemporary blue half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, spines gilt in compartments, blue cloth sides, marbled endpapers, ruling to... Read more
(BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY)
A New and General Biographical Dictionary; 1798
£2,500
First thus. An excellent set in a handsome, perhaps provincial, contemporary binding. All front pastedowns with the ownership of S. Brough, dated 1804, and the armorial bookplates of...
15 volumes, octavo (208 × 121 mm). Contemporary streaked calf, flat spines, black morocco title-pieces to the second compartment, red morocco roundel... Read more
(COOK, James) ANDERSON, George William.
A New, Authentic, and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, 1790
£3,750
First large octavo edition of this omnibus compilation of Cook, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Mulgrave, Anson and Drake. Originally published in folio (1784-6) in 80 sixpenny parts with...
6 volumes, octavo (212 × 122 mm) contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, tan and green morocco labels. 129 engraved plates and maps, 65 of them folding.... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) BURTON, Richard F.
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments. [c. 1900]
£2,100
The Luristan edition. Printed by The Burton Club for subscribers only. Limited to 1,000 sets of which this is number 613.
17 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in recent half navy blue oasis, with red leather lettering labels, gilt devices between each raised band, marbled sides, top edge... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) BURTON, Richard F.
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' entertainments, 1885–88
£9,750
First edition, the authentic Benares edition, issued in a limited subscription of 1,000 copies. Richard Burton's celebrated translation "has become the pre-eminent English...
16 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full green morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, inset burgundy morocco panels to... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) BURTON, Richard F.
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' entertainments, 1885–88
£8,750
First edition, the authentic Benares edition, issued in a limited subscription of 1,000 copies. Richard Burton's celebrated translation "has become the pre-eminent English...
16 volumes, octavo (237 × 145 mm). 20th-century brown half morocco for Henry Sotheran. Titles to spines and raised bands gilt, light brown cloth sides, marbled... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) BURTON, Richard F.
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' entertainments, [c. 1900]
£2,500
The Samara Edition. Printed by The Burton Club for subscribers only. Limited to 1,000 sets of which this is number 653.
17 volumes, octavo. Recent navy blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, cloth boards, top edge gilt. Frontispiece and illustrations... Read more
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(BIBLE; English.) JAMIESON, Robert.
A Practical and Explanatory Commentary on The Old Testament [and] The New Testament.
£350
A handsome library set.
2 volumes, folio (360 × 260 mm). Contemporary brown calf, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, ruling and floral roll to boards in blind,... Read more
GREEN J. R.
A Short History of The English People. 1902
£375
4 volumes, octavo (235 × 158 mm). Contemporary pebble-grained burgundy morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, roll to boards, crest to front board, roll to...
4 volumes, octavo (235 × 158 mm). Contemporary pebble-grained burgundy morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, roll to boards, crest to front board,... Read more
BELL, James.
A System of Geography, popular and scientific, 1832
£1,250
First edition. James Bell (1770–1833) set up in business as a Glasgow cotton manufacturer but found study more congenial. This is his principal work, drawing heavily on the work...
6 volumes, octavo. Handsomely bound in contemporary diced calf, spines richly gilt in compartments, double black lettering-pieces, covers with thick-and-thin fillet... Read more
(AMERICANA) MORSE, John T. (ed.)
American Statesmen. [1898]
£2,500
Standard library edition. A collection of 28 biographies of the outstanding statesmen of US history to that date, from Benjamin Franklin via Adams, Washington, Hamilton, Jay,...
40 volumes, octavo (186 × 126 mm). Original red half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, red cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Each volume... Read more
BELOE, William.
Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books. 1807–10
£180
First editions. William Beloe (1756–1817) was an author and translator and, from 1803 to 1806, the keeper of printed books at the British Museum. This work, originally planned...
4 volumes, octavo (210 × 125 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, yellow endpapers, marbled sides, speckled edges. Bookplates and... Read more
CHURCHILL, Lady Randolph Spencer (ed.)
Anglo Saxon Review. 1899 /1901
£2,000
First Printings. Contributions by various turn of the century worthies, and edited by Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill, mother of Winston. While far from being uncommon, sets in this...
10 volumes, quarto. Original full morocco, 4 volumes in black, 4 in red and 2 volumes in cream, each with different and elaborate gilt decoration to boards, all... Read more
BEETON, [Samuel].
Beeton's Science, Art, and Literature. A Dictionary of Universal Information. [c. 1860s]
£150
A nicely bound library set.
2 volumes, tall octavo (219 × 136 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, green cloth sides, marbled endpapers and edges. Engravings... Read more
HAYWARD, Abraham.
Biographical and Critical Essays. 1858
£125
A nicely bound set of Hayward.
2 volumes, octavo (215 × 135 mm). Contemporary yellow calf, spines elaborately gilt in compartments, green and brown morocco labels, double line ruling to boards... Read more
BYRON, Lord.
Byron's Life and Works. 1832–4
£875
17 volumes, small octavo. Bound in half tan calf, two black labels, gilt titles and decoration to spine, grey endpapers, marbled boards. Spines slightly worn with some cracking,...
17 volumes, small octavo. Bound in half tan calf, two black labels, gilt titles and decoration to spine, grey endpapers, marbled boards. Spines slightly worn with... Read more
LYTTON, Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton.
Collected Works. c.1900
£2,250
The Warwick Edition. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 184.
32 volumes, octavo. Contemporary half blue morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others... Read more
ROWLING, J. K.
Complete set of Harry Potter Collector's Edition Deluxe. 1999–2007
£22,500
First Deluxe Editions. Signed by J. K. Rowling on the dedication page of Philosopher's Stone.
7 volumes, large octavo. All finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full morocco in their original colours of red, blue, green, purple, maroon, navy blue and black.... Read more
ELIOT, George.
Complete set of her novels in first edition. 1858-85
£6,000
All first editions. All half-titles present with the exception of Romola. Includes her seven novels, poetry, essays and other literary works, as well as the three volumes of her life...
30 volumes, octavo (190 mm × 123 mm). Near-contemporary dark blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt.... Read more
