An interesting assortment of primarily general antiquarian,
London: Published at the Punch Office, 1847. 1st Edition. Cloth. Two Volumes. 8vo., (xii)320pp; (xi)i304pp. Sharp First Edition, originally published serially. Bound in publisher's brown cloth framed in blind. Front boards with bright gilt reproduction of the title page vignette. Bound in full dark green Morocco, double gilt ruled with..... More
Chicago: People's Publsihing Company, 1890. 1st Edition. Cloth. Thick 8vo., xv(1)488pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in publisher's red cloth with titles and decoration in gold, silver and black on front board and spine. Marbled page edges.. Decorated end-papers. Photographs and illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates, 1888. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. 8vo., 371pp Beautiful First Edition and First in the Wyoming series for Boys. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles and illustrations on front board and spine stamped in black, white, red and gold. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrated. Square, solid and..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons. Hardcover. Two Volumes 12mo., 294pp. 399pp. Sharp later printing of this collection of Gay's poetry; part of the "The Muse's Library". Not dated but c. early 20th century. Square, tight and clean throughout with some very minor wear to edges and tips. Spines gently sunned..... More
London: Printed for R. Triphook by C. Whittingham at the Chiswick Press, 1824. Half-Leather. 12mo., lxvii(1)182)pp. Beautiful later printing of these religious tracts, finely bound in contemporary half brown morocco with titles in gilt on spine. Marbled end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout solid and clean throughout with only a...... More
Oxford: Henry Frowde for the Clarendon Press, 1887. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Thick 4to., lxxix(2)807pp. Solid First Edition, bound in 1/4 brown morocco over maroon cloth covered boards. Titles and reproduction of coins in gilt on front board. Gilt spine titles. Illustrated throughout. Square and fairly clean throughout with very mild..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1895. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 398pp. Solid Second Edition, originally published in 1867. Square, tight and clean throughout. Fairly minor edge-wear and light age-toning to edges. A nice collectbale copy. More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Hardcover. Two Volumes 12mo., 289pp. 287pp. Sharp Later Printing, bound in full cream vellum, triple gilt rules and titles and decoration in gilt on front board and spine. Decorated end-papers. All edges gilt. 18 tissue-guarded water-colors including frontis illustrations. Square, tight..... More
Dublin: Bryan, Taylor & Co., 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large Folio., 551pp. Solid First Edition of this massive compendium of th elate conflict. Bound in full burgundy tooled leather with titles in gilt and soldier stamped in gilt on front board. All edges gilt. Decorated end-papers. Loaded with illustrations and..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1865. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Small 4to., xxii(2_239(1)pp. Beautiful First Edition in English in the First Issue original publisher's binding of maroon cloth stamped with gilt vignette on front board with triple gilt borders. Titles in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Frontis illustration and eight..... More
London: J.J. Dubochet & Co.; Charles Tilt; Joseph Thomas, 1836. Full-Leather. Two Volumes. Tall thick 8vo., 486, 478pp. Beautiful Early Edition. Bound in full dark green Morocco, double gilt ruled with gilt decorations on each board. Raised bands with gilt ruled and decorated compartments. Spine titles in gilt. All edges..... More
London: Saunders and Otley, 1833. Full-Leather. Two Volumes. 8vo., 298, 299pp. Beautiful First Edition, finely bound in full tan polished calf, double gilt-ruled. Raised bands with gilt ruled compartments. Titles in gilt upon brown and tan leather spine labels. All edges blue-marbled. Marbled end-papers. . Square, tight and clean throughout..... More
New Yiork City: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. 8vo., 340pp plus 2pp ads. Beautiful First American Edition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt on spine and front board; decorations in dark brown. Signed "DD" for Decorative Designers. Illustrated with 8 plates including tissue-guarded frontis..... More
London: William Pickering, 1843. First Edition, Thus. Half-Leather. 16mo., (5)144pp.. Lacking half-title. Beautiful First Separate Edition. Finely bound in half 19th century polished calf over marbled paper-covered boards. All edges speckled red. Engraved frontis portrait of Chaucer by W.H. Worthington. Raised spine bands with compartments ruled in gilt. Title in..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1928. 1st Edition. Half-Leather. 8vo., viii, 312pp. Beautiful First Edition of this illustrated autobiography of this prolific British Playwright, best known for his 1911 "Disraeli". Finely bound and signed by Bickers & Sons in double-ruled half red morocco over red cloth boards. Raised spine bands Titles..... More
London: William Pickering, 1847. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. 12mo., (8)xx, 212pp. Beautiful Pickering Edition of this early Protestant work , reprinted from the 1647 original. Bound in early 20th century brown textured calf with blind-stamped borders, decoration on front board and in spine compartments. Blind double rules on turn-ins. Marbled end-papers..... More
London: J. Wilkie, 1774. 1st Edition. Quarter Leather. 4to., vii(1)128(2)pp; v(1)60pp; lxiii-lxv(1)63-115(1)pp; cxxi-cxxiv, 125-205(1); v(1)48pp; xlix,49-94pp; xcv-xcvii(1)98-187pp. plus one page of ads. Beautiful First Edition rebound in the 20th century in quarter calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt upon brown leather spine label. Decorations stamped in gilt in..... More
London & Edinburgh respectively: Marsh & Miller and Constable and Co, 1830. Joihn Cruikshanks. 2nd Edition. Half-Leather. 12mo., 19(1)pp. Beautiful First Illustrated Edition of this humorous short story with plates of Cruikshanks illustrations including frontis. Finely bound in contemporary green calf with gilt fluerons in corners. Spine title in gilt..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1880. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Small 4to., 103pp. Beautiful First Edition bound in publisher's green cloth with intricate stamped borders and decoration on front board. Beveled edges. Titles in stamped in gilt on front board and spine. a.e.g. Dozens of full-page and in-text illustrations. Square, tight..... More
Boston and New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., ix(1)324pp. Sharp First Edition of these letters from the wife of M. William Henry Waddington,(1826-1894), one time, albeit short-lived, Premier of France. Her correspondence highlights two separate residences in Rome. Bound in gilt-ruled navy cloth with titles in..... More
Indianapolis: J.B. Lippincott, 1897. Hardcover. 12mo., 260(3)pp. Sharp Eighth Edition bound in red cloth with titles and decoration in black and gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Spine mildly toned. Prize presentation sticker on the front paste-down from the Irving Half-Hour Club A pretty collectable..... More