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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
LENIN, V. I.
Selected Works... [1935]
£2,500
12 volumes, octavo. Recent full crimson morocco, title and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A clean set with binding...
12 volumes, octavo. Recent full crimson morocco, title and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A clean... Read more
LEE, Guy Carleton; Francis Newton Thorpe, eds.
The History of North America. 1903–7
£4,750
Library Edition, number 701. "There is no comprehensive history of America from the discovery to the present time." - Professor Hart (Harvard University) 1896. This scholarly work,...
20 volumes, octavo. Recent tan morocco, double morocco labels in terracotta and brown, decoration to spines, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers,... Read more
LANG, Andrew (ed.)
Complete Set of Large Paper Fairy Books. 1889–98
£8,500
All Large Paper editions. Limited to 73 / 113 (Blue); 50 / 113 (Red); 140 / 150 (Green); 72 /140 (Yellow); 123 / 150 (Poetry); 53 / 75 (Arabian Nights). Only the first four Fairy...
6 volumes, large octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full morocco (in the respective colours, Poetry in light blue, Arabian Nights in light green), titles... Read more
LANG, Andrew (ed.)
The Fairy Books. 1889–1910
£5,250
All first editions. A complete set of the Andrew Lang Fairy Books. Lang, poet, scholar and journalist devoted most of his life to the compilation of traditional Fairy stories from...
12 volumes, octavo. Recent brown morocco, twin coloured labels that reflect the title of the book, marbled endpapers, front cover bound in at back, gilt edges.... Read more
LANG, Andrew (ed.)
The Fairy Books: 1889–1910
£9,750
A complete set of First Editions. Lang, poet, scholar and journalist, devoted most of his life to the compilation of traditional Fairy stories from around the world from both the...
12 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full green morocco, coloured label (each colour reflecting the respective titles), decoration spines gilt,... Read more
LANDOR, Walter Savage.
The Works and Life. 1874
£300
9 volumes, octavo (210 × 135 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, matching cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With a black and...
9 volumes, octavo (210 × 135 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, matching cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With a... Read more
LAMB, Charles.
The Life and Works. [1888]
£1,500
Edmonton edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies printed on handmade paper.
12 volumes, octavo (230 × 150 mm). Contemporary brown half crushed morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges... Read more
LACROIX, Paul de (ed.)
Galerie Contemporaine des Illustrations Françaises. 1890
£9,750
The more than 160 mounted photographs include portraits of Baudelaire by Carjat, Victor Hugo, Rossini, François Coppée, Gounod, le Duc d'Aumale, Corot, Edmond About, Puvis...
8 volumes, folio. Original half morocco with marbled boards, titles and decoration to boards gilt. Profusely illustrated with more than 160 mounted photographs.... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition of the Works. 1913–38
£8,750
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes. Recent burgundy morocco, spines gilt in compartments, light and dark blue morocco labels, marbled endpapers, decorative roll to boards and top edge gilt,... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition of the Works. 1913–38
£8,750
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes. Recent brown morocco, spines gilt in compartments, burgundy and green morocco labels, marbled endpapers, decorative roll to boards, top edges gilt, others... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Bombay Edition. 1913–38
£15,000
The Bombay Edition, one of only 500 complete sets from a limited edition of 1500 sets signed by the author on the half-title. The Bombay edition was initially published in 20 volumes...
31 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and centre tools to spines gilt, rule to boards gilt, twin rule to turn-ins gilt,... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works. 1914–26
£3,000
The Seven Seas edition. One of a limited edition of 1050 numbered copies signed by the author on the half-title. This edition was the American equivalent of the Bombay edition, the...
27 volumes bound in 26, octavo. Recent tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, marbled sides. Title page printed in red and black.... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Works. 1937
£17,500
The Sussex Edition, the definitive edition of Kipling's works. One of a limited edition of 525 numbered sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf. During the last years of his...
35 volumes, large octavo. Original full tan niger morocco, titles to spines gilt, raised bands, double line rule to boards gilt, top edges rough gilt, other edges... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Writings in Prose and in Verse. 1897
£4,250
The Edition De Luxe, one of a limited edition of 1,050 copies and very handsomely bound in burgundy morocco.
39 volumes, octavo. Recent burgundy half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, green morocco labels, gilt elephant roundels to upper boards. Frontispiece portrait in... Read more
KINGSLEY, Charles.
The Novels and Poems. 1899
£3,750
Edition de Luxe. Limited to 250 numbered copies and printed on japon vellum. With a letter written in the author's hand dated April 4 '71 tipped into the first volume. A...
14 volumes, octavo (214 × 139 mm). Contemporary dark blue crushed morocco, titles and decoration to spines in compartments separated by raised bands, elaborate... Read more
KINGSLEY, Charles.
The Novels. 1897-9
£375
7 volumes, small octavo (176 × 115 mm). Contemporary tree calf, green morocco label, spines elaborately tooled in compartments, raised bands, roll to boards, marbled endpapers...
7 volumes, small octavo (176 × 115 mm). Contemporary tree calf, green morocco label, spines elaborately tooled in compartments, raised bands, roll to boards,... Read more
KINGLAKE, Alexander William
The Invasion of The Crimea: 1863
£950
Second Edition.
8 volumes, octavo. Contemporary half crimson morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated with several diagrams and... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Hampstead Edition of The Poetical Works and Other Writings. 1938
£3,750
The Hampstead Edition, one of 25 sets for presentation out of a limited edition of 1050 numbered copies signed by then-poet laureate John Masefield and editor Maurice Buxton Foreman...
8 volumes, large octavo. Publisher's presentation binding of blue half morocco by The Atelier Bindery, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, blue 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
JONSON, Ben.
The Works. 1816
£1,200
First Gifford Edition. "Gifford's editorial work as a textual scholar is accomplished. He produced various editions of English dramatists … Gifford's most notable textual work...
9 volumes, large octavo. Finely bound in contemporary full tan calf, with twin dark blue labels, gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt rule on boards, marble edges,... Read more
JONSON, Ben.
The Works. 1816
£3,000
Best edition. First edition of Gifford's Works of Ben Jonson, considered by many to be the best edition due to Gifford's comprehensive scholarship. A stylishly unique set,...
9 volumes bound as 28 (vol. I in 2, vol. VI in 5, all other volumes in 3), octavo (217 × 131 mm). Each volume bound by C. Lewis in contemporary full calf, spine... Read more
JONSON, Ben.
Works. 1925–52
£3,750
First printings, special issues on handmade paper. Volumes I and II are limited to just 56 copies; the remainder have no formal statement of limitation but are in the same format and...
11 volumes (including the supplement), large octavo (223 × 143 mm). Finely bound in recent full brown morocco, tan and green morocco labels, raised bands, centre... Read more
(JOHNSON, Samuel) LYNAM, Rev. Robert.
The Works of Samuel Johnson. 1825
£450
A handsomely bound set.
6 volumes, octavo (213 × 130 mm). Contemporary tan calf, red and black morocco labels, decoration to bands, single rule to boards gilt with dotted fillet in... Read more
(JOHNSON, Samuel) HAWKINS, Sir John.
The Works of Samuel Johnson. 1787
£1,200
An attractively bound set.
11 volumes, octavo (218 × 133 mm). Contemporary dark tan speckled calf, black morocco label, decoration to spines, cream endpapers, sprinkled edges. Engraved... Read more
