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(YELLOW BOOK)
The Yellow Book. 1894–97
£1,250
Later issues without the advertisements. This famous and epochal periodical prints work by all the great figures of the 90s including Beerbohm, Beardsley, Henry James, Siemens,...
13 volumes, octavo. Original pictorial yellow cloth, fulsomely illustrated and titled on both boards and spines in black. Illustrations throughout. A little browning... Read more
YEATS, W. B.
The Collected Works in Verse And Prose. 1908
£3,750
First Collected Edition. First Issue Binding. This marvellous piece of publishing coincides with that transitional period in Yeats’s development as a writer when the early...
8 volumes, octavo. Original quarter vellum, grey cloth boards, titles to upper boards and spines gilt, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Frontis portrait to first... Read more
WODEHOUSE, P. G.
Complete set of Jeeves and Wooster titles. 1919–74
£4,250
First editions, first impressions, of the complete set of Jeeves and Wooster titles from the first collection, My Man Jeeves (1919), to the last story, Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen...
17 separately published works, octavo (slightly varying sizes: 164 × 100 mm to 192 × 121 mm). Uniformly bound in recent crimson morocco, titles and... 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
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works. 1908
£10,000
First Collected Edition, one of 80 copies printed on Japanese Vellum. The texts were mostly taken from the last editions to be supervised by the Author. Also included is material...
14 volumes, octavo. Full limp vellum, with gilt lettering to the front covers and spines, and gilt emblematic devices to the front covers, with yapp fore-edges and top... Read more
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works. 1909
£3,000
Edition de Luxe, limited to 1000 copies
15 volumes, octavo. Recent green morocco, burgundy and green labels, decoration to spines, raised bands, roll to boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others... Read more
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works. 1908
£4,750
First collected edition of Wilde’s works, limited to 1,000 sets. The texts were mostly taken from the last editions to be supervised by the author. Also included is material...
14 volumes, octavo. Recent full green morocco, titles and decoration to spines, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. The... Read more
WHITTIER, Greenleaf John.
The Poetical Works. 1892
£525
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary half brown morocco. Gilt title and decoration to spine. Raised bands. Marbled boards with single rules. Top edge gilt and marbled endpapers....
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary half brown morocco. Gilt title and decoration to spine. Raised bands. Marbled boards with single rules. Top edge gilt and... Read more
WHITMAN, Walt.
The Complete Writings. 1902
£17,500
Author’s Manuscript Edition. Limited to 32 numbered sets on Whatman paper of which this is number 28, signed by the publisher, with a page of Whitman’s manuscript and a...
10 volumes, large octavo. Contemporary full black morocco, titles and floral decoration to spines gilt, decoration to boards gilt, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, marbled... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The Works. 1924
£9,500
The Atlantic Edition. One of 1050 numbered sets signed on the limitation page by H. G. Wells.
28 volumes, octavo. Bound in recent full blue morocco, two red morocco title labels and decoration to each spine gilt, raised bands, decorative border to boards gilt,... Read more
WEBSTER, Daniel.
The Writings and Speeches ... 1903
£3,750
National Edition, limited to 1050 copies only, of which this is no. 987. A lavish edition preserving the legacy of Daniel Webster (1782–1852), U.S. Senator and Secretary of...
18 volumes, large octavo (240 × 157 mm). Bound in recent blue morocco, spines lettered gilt in two compartments, others with gilt motifs between gilt bands,... Read more
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Collected Edition. 1960-1973
£3,500
The Collected or Reset Edition. Waugh was something of a tinkerer when it came to his fiction and numerous different versions exist of most of his works. This edition was conceived...
10 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in recent black morocco, decoration to spines, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Several volumes... Read more
(WASHINGTON, George) IRVING, Washington.
Life of George Washington. 1857–9
£3,500
First illustrated edition, “issued in [68] semi-monthly paper-covered parts.” (BAL) Dates on the typographical and engraved half-titles vary from the listing provided by...
5 volumes, large octavo (265 × 176 mm) Finely bound c.1900 in crimson crushed morocco by Affolter, titles gilt to spines, raised bands, spines gilt in... Read more
WASHINGTON, George.
The Writings ... 1931-44
£9,500
The Bicentennial Edition. The definitive edition of Washington’s writings.
39 volumes, octavo. Recent full navy blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With... Read more
WALPOLE, Horace.
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1806
£425
5 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in full brown calf, with gilt title and infilled box design on spine. Gilt triple rule, and plain decorative tooling on boards. Marbled endpapers....
5 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in full brown calf, with gilt title and infilled box design on spine. Gilt triple rule, and plain decorative tooling on boards. Marbled... Read more
WALPOLE, Horace.
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third, 1859
£475
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in half brown oasis, with gilt title and decoration to spine. Raised bands. Marble boards with gilt single rules. Top edge gilt, others trimmed. Marbled...
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in half brown oasis, with gilt title and decoration to spine. Raised bands. Marble boards with gilt single rules. Top edge gilt, others... Read more
WALPOLE, Horace.
The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. 1798
£850
First Edition.
5 volumes, quarto. Bound in contemporary full tan calf, rebacked, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt rule and blind stamped decoration on boards, marbled... Read more
VOLTAIRE.
Oeuvres Completes. 1785
£7,500
Complete set of the best edition.
92 volumes, octavo. Early 19th-century full mottled calf, with gilt titles and decoration to spines, gilt decoration to boards, gilt lower edges, gilt inner dentelles,... Read more
VOLTAIRE.
Oeuvres. 1828
£4,500
Fourth Edition thus.
75 volumes, octavo. Contemporary tan quarter calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spines gilt, marbled boards, endpapers and edges. Engraved frontispiece to volume... Read more
VOLTAIRE.
Oeuvres. 1792
£3,500
Nouvelle Edition.
55 volumes, octavo. Contemporary mottled full tan calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spines gilt, twin morocco title labels black, roll to boards gilt, marbled... Read more
VERNE, Jules.
The Works. 1911
£4,500
Styled the "Edition de L'Academie", though the text is in English. Limited to 300 numbered sets of which this is no. 117.
15 volumes, octavo. Recent full dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, twin morocco title labels burgundy, single roll to boards gilt, marbled... Read more
VERNE, Jules.
The Works. [1911]
£4,500
Edition Decorée. Limited to 300 numbered sets.
15 volumes, octavo. Recent green morocco, double morocco labels burgundy and dark green, decoration to spines, raised bands, roll to boards, marbled endpapers, top... Read more
VARIOUS.
A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain. 1792-1807
£950
First editions thus.
14 volumes, octavo (233 ×145 mm). Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in compartments, brown flecked edges. Engraved title page to each volume. Occasional spotting... Read more
VARIOUS.
Specimens of the British Poets; 1819
£300
First editions thus.
7 volumes, octavo (195 ×130 mm). Later green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides, top edge gilt. Boards lightly rubbed, an excellent set. Read more
TWAIN, Mark.
The Writings. [1911]
£3,500
Author’s national edition.
25 volumes, octavo. Recent burgundy half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, burgundy cloth boards, cream endpapers, top edges gilt. Monchrome... Read more
