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SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Works. c.1890
£1,250
The pictorial edition.
8 volumes, octavo (250 × 166 mm). Contemporary tree calf, morocco labels crimson and green, elaborate tooling to spines in compartments, raised bands, roll to... Read more
THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
The Works. 1869
£1,250
An attractively bound set of Thackeray.
22 volumes, octavo (200 × 130 mm). Contemporary green morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides, endpapers, and edges. Engravings throughout. Bindings... Read more
JOHNSON, Samuel.
The Works. 1792 & 1787
£1,250
An attractive library set of the works of Samuel Johnson, with the addition of the separately-published two-volume edition of his parliamentary reports for the Gentleman's Magazine.
2 works together in 14 volumes, octavo (208 × 127 mm). Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments red, green, and black morocco labels. Portrait... Read more
POE, Edgar Allan.
The Works. 1914
£1,250
The Stedman-Woodberry Edition, the best collected edition of Poe's works, and very handsomely bound.
10 volumes, octavo. Recent green half morocco, red and brown morocco labels, marbled sides, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Portrait frontispiece to volume I.... Read more
ELIOT, George.
The Works. c.1890
£1,250
A very handsomely bound set of the works of George Eliot, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Eliot's original publisher and the leading Scottish publisher of the 19th-century.
20 volumes, small octavo. Contemporary crimson half morocco, titles and elaborate tooling to spines, raised bands, marbled sides, endpapers and edges. Bookplate to... Read more
BEERBOHM, Max.
The Works. 1922
£1,250
Signed limited edition. One of 780 sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf of volume I. Scarce in the original dust jackets.
10 volumes, octavo. Original red cloth, printed paper labels to spines. With the dust jackets. An excellent set in the lightly rubbed jackets with some chips, small... Read more
DICKENS, Charles.
The Works. c.1890
£1,250
An attractive library set, in an unusually small format, of the works of Charles Dickens. Included in each volume are the original illustrations by artists such as Cruikshank and Phiz.
30 volumes, small octavo (142 × 95 mm). Contemporary tan half calf, morocco labels in dark and pale tan, decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards,... Read more
ROBERTSON, William.
The Works. 1803
£1,200
12 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, red and two green labels, gilt title and decoration on spine, gilt on boards, marble-end papers, ex libris. With a...
12 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, red and two green labels, gilt title and decoration on spine, gilt on boards, marble-end papers, ex libris.... 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
PATER, Walter.
The Works. 1920
£1,000
A handsome set of Pater's works.
10 volumes, octavo. Contemporary tan half calf, titles and decoration to spines, tan cloth boards, brown endpapers, top edges gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown of... Read more
DICKENS, Charles.
The Works. c.1910
£1,000
The Charles Dickens edition.
23 volumes, small octavo (170 × 118 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, green cloth boards, top edges gilt. With... Read more
POPE, Alexander.
The Works. 1822.
£975
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary dark blue full morocco, with gilt titles, gilt decoration and raised bands on spines, gilt decoration to boards gilt lower edges, gilt inner...
9 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary dark blue full morocco, with gilt titles, gilt decoration and raised bands on spines, gilt decoration to boards gilt lower... Read more
ELIOT, George.
The Works. c.1890
£875
An excellent reading edition.
8 volumes in 7, octavo (185 × 120 mm). Contemporary tan half calf, double burgundy morocco labels, elaborate tooling to spines, raised bands, marbled boards,... Read more
LYTTON, Lord.
The Works. 1877
£875
A handsomely bound set of Lytton's novels.
26 volumes, octavo (214 × 135 mm). Contemporary blue pebble-grained half morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines in compartments, raised bands, marbled... Read more
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas]
The Works. 1862
£875
A handsomely bound set of De Quincey's works.
16 volumes, small octavo (183 × 124 mm). Bound for Hatchard's in green half calf, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, green cloth boards, marbled... Read more
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Works. 1867
£750
Mixed editions of The Pictorial edition of Shakespeare's works. A handsomely bound set.
8 volumes, octavo (244 × 167 mm). Contemporary tan half calf, red and green morocco labels, elaborate decoration to spines in compartments separated by raised... Read more
SYNGE, John M.
The Works. 1910
£675
The first collected edition.
4 volumes, octavo. Contemporary crimson half morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, others... Read more
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.
The Works. 1886
£650
An attractive set of Longfellow.
11 volumes, octavo (185 × 125 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides and endpapers, top edges gilt. Portrait... Read more
THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
The Works. 1880
£650
A handsome library set of Thackeray's works.
12 volumes, octavo (189 × 130). Contemporary burgundy half morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards, endpapers and edges.... Read more
BURNS, Robert.
The Works. 1834
£650
A beautifully bound library set of Robert Burns.
8 volumes, octavo (160 × 100 mm). Late 19th-century brown morocco, spines and boards panelled in gold and dark brown, marbled endpapers, turn-ins and all edges... Read more
THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
The Works. 1899
£650
The Biographical edition. An attractive bound set of Thackeray's works.
12 volumes, octavo (198 × 130 mm). Finely bound by Riviere and Son in green half calf, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards and... Read more
THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
The Works. 1889-92
£600
First edition thus.
13 volumes, octavo (188 × 130 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides, edges, and endpapers. Bookplates of Leonard Field.... Read more
BURNS, Robert.
The Works. 1819
£600
A very handsome library set of Burns's works in an attractive contemporary binding of diced calf with delicate gilt tooling to the spine.
4 volumes, octavo (211 × 124 mm). Contemporary diced brown calf, spines gilt in compartments with black bands, double line ruling to boards gilt, marbled... Read more
LAMB, Charles.
The Works. 1903
£600
A nicely bound library set.
12 volumes, octavo (192 × 112 mm). Contemporary green half calf, spines gilt in compartments, green cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Frontispiece... Read more
HOOD, Thomas.
The Works. 1862
£575
A handsomely bound set of Hood's works including his Life in 2 volumes.
9 volumes, ocatvo (180 × 120 mm). Contemporary full red calf, green morocco labels, elaborate tooling to spines, raised bands, rules to boards with cornerpieces,... Read more
