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PAINE, Thomas.
The Life and Writings. 1908
£2,250
The Independence Edition of the Centenary Issue. Limited edition of 500 copies signed by the editor Daniel Edwin Wheeler.
10 volumes, octavo. Recent brown morocco, green morocco labels, decoration to spines, raised bands, roll to board, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed.... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: 1886
£2,250
First edition.
2 volumes, octavo (185 × 120 mm). Near contemporary blue half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, spines gilt in compartments, blue cloth sides, marbled endpapers, ruling to... Read more
BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily & Anne.
The Novels. 1924
£2,250
The Thornton edition. An attractively bound set of the Brontë's works illustrated with photographs of places associated with the works.
12 volumes, octavo (208 × 136 mm). Contemporary burgundy morocco, gilt titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, burgundy cloth boards, marbled endpapers,... Read more
BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily & Anne.
The Novels. 1898
£2,250
The Thornton Edition. A very handsomely bound set of the Brontë's novels illustrated with photographs of places associated with the sisters.
12 volumes, octavo. Recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others... Read more
AUSTEN, Jane.
The Novels. 1926
£2,250
Second Clarendon edition. This was first published by the Clarendon Press in 1923 in a large format.
5 volumes, octavo (195 × 130 mm). Finely bound by Hatchards in dark red half morocco, titles and decoration to spines separated by raised bands, matching cloth... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Poetical Works and Other Writings. 1938
£2,250
The Hampstead edition, the best collected edition of Keats' works and a very handsomely bound set.
8 volumes, octavo. Recent green morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, floral roll to boards and top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Portrait... Read more
POE, Edgar Allan.
The Works. 1914
£2,250
A nice library set of Poe's works.
10 volumes, octavo. Original green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, green cloth sides, blue endpapers, ruling to boards and top edges gilt. Portrait... 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
LINCOLN, Abraham.
The Complete Works. 1905
£2,100
The Anniversary Edition of the complete works of Abraham Lincoln, one of a limited edition of 1000 sets, and very handsomely bound.
12 volumes, octavo. Recent brown morocco, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Photogravure... 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
BUFFON, George Louis Le Clerc, comte de.
Natural History General and Particular. 1812
£2,000
The Smellie edition, one of the most popular of the English editions of Buffon, which was originally published in 1790 and remained in print until 1866. Smellie (1740–1795) was...
20 volumes, octavo (214 × 130 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt in compartments with delicate floral tools and chain rolls, black morocco labels.... Read more
JAMES, Henry.
The Complete Tales. 1962–5
£2,000
A very attractively bound set of the works of Henry James.
12 volumes, octavo. Recent deep green morocco, spines gilt in compartments, decorative roll and facsimile of author's signature to upper board gilt, marbled endpapers,... Read more
DICKENS, Charles.
The Complete Works in Thirty Volumes. 1900
£2,000
An attractive library set of the works of Charles Dickens, edited and with introductions by Richard Garnett, Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum. Included in each novel are...
30 volumes, tall octavo. Publisher's red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides and endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Engravings... Read more
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.
The Complete Writings. 1900
£2,000
The Autograph edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by the publisher and the author's daughter Rose Hawthorne Lathrop.
23 volumes, octavo (220 × 150 mm). Contemporary blue half morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards, top edges gilt, others... Read more
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Dramatick Writings. 1788
£2,000
First Bell Edition.
20 volumes, 12mo. Contemporary full crimson straight grained morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards with cornerpieces gilt,... Read more
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Plays. 1785
£2,000
Third Johnson and Steevens edition and first Reed edition. The first Johnson and Steevens edition was published in 1773 and the second in 1778. This third edition was revised by...
10 volumes, octavo. Recent sprinkled calf, double morocco labels crimson and green, single rule to boards, cream endpapers. Frontispiece of the author to volume 1.... Read more
SWIFT, Jonathan.
The Works. 1824
£2,000
Second Scott edition. First published in 1814, Scott's text was based primarily upon the John Nichols edition of 1808, but with the addition of Scott's extensive discursive...
19 volumes, octavo. Contemporary full crimson calf, titles and elaborate tooling to spines gilt, three morocco title labels green and brown, raised bands, twin rule to... Read more
DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
[A collection of the novels, 1893–1905
£2,000
A handsomely bound collection of 19 early US editions of the Sherlock Holmes books and other works by Arthur Conan Doyle. 10 of the volumes are first US editions, the others are...
20 volumes, octavo. Contemporary dark green half morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt.... Read more
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel.
The Collected Works. 1886
£1,975
First edition, large paper issue. Limited to just 25 copies printed on handmade paper and bound in four parts. With a note in pencil on the front free endpaper dated March 1887...
2 volumes in 4, large octavo. Original japon backed blue boards, white paper title label to each spine, pages uncut. Frontispiece portrait of the author to first... Read more
CARLYLE, Thomas.
The Complete Works. 1885
£1,950
20 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by Dawson Brothers in full green calf, with twin red labels, gilt title and decoration on spine. Raised bands. Gilt double rule on boards. Inner...
20 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by Dawson Brothers in full green calf, with twin red labels, gilt title and decoration on spine. Raised bands. Gilt double rule on... Read more
BOSWELL, James
The Life of Samuel Johnson. 1901
£1,950
Extra illustrated edition, bound by Riviere and Son.
7 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in full blue morocco, gilt titles, decoration, and raised bands to spine, double gilt rule to boards, decorative inner gilt dentelles,... Read more
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Plays. 1793
£1,950
Fourth Samuel Johnson and George Steevens edition, the most accurate and desirable of all eighteenth-century editions.
15 volumes, octavo. Mid 20th-century grey-green half calf, spines gilt in compartments, brown morocco labels, grey-green endpapers, marbled sides. Illustrations,... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
Two On a Tower. A Romance. 1882
£1,875
First edition.
3 volumes, octavo (175 × 115 mm). Near contemporary blue half morocco for Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, blue cloth sides, marbled endpapers, ruling to... Read more
HUME, David.
The History of England 1808–10
£1,850
An excellent early 19th century edition in a fine Regency binding.
10 volumes, octavo. Contemporary diced calf, maroon morocco double labels, elaborate tooling to spines gilt and in blind, flat bands, roll to boards, marbled... Read more
IRVING, Washington.
The Works. 1880-93
£1,850
Geoffrey Crayon edition.
27 volumes, octavo (205 × 155 mm). Contemporary burgundy half morocco, titles and direction to spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. Illustrated... Read more
