Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, 4 volume set by Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1885

5th edition. Very Good HC. Full dark blue polished morocco over boards; covers gilt stamped with thin single rule frame enclosing double rule frame with floral spandrels; spine with 5 raised bands; 4 panels with large fleurons, 2 with titles; 'London 1865' at spine tail; turn-ins decorated in very fine fleuron and vine pattern; marbled endpapers in rich red double comb wave pattern; all edges gilt; ribbon marker. Bright, clean covers and spine; very slight rubbing wear at fore corners, boards just exposed at lower corners; short light scrape on front cover at inner edge; some rubbing at spine cover joints with short partial cracks - still tightly bound (endpapers firm, not cracked; book plate on front pastedown 'George Raymond Bunker'; bright, clean interior - no foxing or darkening; fold-out plan of Holy Sepulchre intact and Fine condition; ribbon marker intact, probably fragile. 'Numerous woodcuts.' From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, South Vietnam,… Read More

'First thin paper edition'. Association copy. Good+ leather bound HC. Zaehnsdorf signed binding in full red-brown hard grain morocco, covers framed with gilt stamped double rule; spine with 5 raised bands, gilt rule framed panels and letters; all edges gilt; marbled end papers in combed nonpareil pattern; India paper. This has been rebound with old hard-grain morroco under saved original spine and covers; the newer and older leathers are a near match; 'Bound by Zaehnsdorf, London England' stamped in gilt on the front cover turn-in at the tail edge appears to be on the newer leather. Covers and spine are clean, lightly scuffed; the original covers and spine have slight chipping at edges; light rubbing at cover fore corners; joints are supple; tightly bound; interior hinges are cloth; owner name in pencil on front fly leaf 'E Bunker'; clean interior; text pages very slightly age darkened at edges. 350 illustrations by author. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy,… Read More

4 vols bound as 2. Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full fine-grain calf leather over slightly beveled boards, very dark blue on covers, dark brown on spines; covers gilt stamped with frames of double rules enclosing acanthus roll enclosing dotted roll with a large central fleur de lis; spines gilt stamped with titles and floral, double rule and acanthus rolls; untrimmed text block edges; end papers of gilt fleur de lis pattern on white/gilt background; vol 1 with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author; ribbon markers. Bright, clean covers and spines; covers showing some very light scuffing, spines are intact with some surface crackling lines; joints are sound, leather remains supple; tightly bound; both volumes with owner name and date (1899) on front fly leaf; some foxing on frontis tissue and title page in vol 1; interiors very clean and bright. Unsigned fine binding with booseller's small ticket on front pastedowns 'George A. Cole | Stationer & Bookseller | 17 Via Tornabuoni. 17 | Florence'.… Read More

Eversley Edition, 11 vol set (6 vols in 11). Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full dark brown pin-grain morocco leather over boards; covers gilt stamped with outer single rule frame enclosing blind stamped inner frame with gilt stamped fleurons at each corner; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt panel frames and titles; all edges richly gilt; turn-ins gilt stamped with fleuron rolls; pseudo marble end papers in browns with red or green. All spines are gilt stamped at spine tails ''The | H.H. Baxter | Memorial | Library'; under this is gilt stamped 'London'. Most volume covers are bright and clean, a few with scuff marks - 1 vol with pronounce scrape, but still VG and attractive; all spines are bright and clean; leather is sound and supple; all volumes are tightly bound. All interiors are bright and clean. Novels included: 'Yeast', 'Hypatia' (2 vols), 'Westward Ho!' (2 vols), 'Two Years Ago' (2 vols), 'Alton Locke' (2 vols), 'Hereward The Wake' (2 vols). CF OCLC #15478021. From the family collection of Ellsworth… Read More

Complete in 4 volumes. Half dark brown calf leather over brown marbled paper (Spanish Pattern, moire type); spines with 5 raised bands, gilt stamped on bands with fine guilloche motif and in panels with titles and floral and tendril designs; top edges gilt; end papers of matching marbled pattern. Bright, clean covers and spines; leather remains supple; slight rubbing wear at some fore corners; tightly bound; each volume with owner bookplate on front pastedown 'Ellen Mudge Butler'; bright, clean interiors; all vols with many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. 12mo, 1820 total pp; paged 443, 480, 476, 421. Index in vol 4. Cf, OCLC #9592699. Owner Butler was mother-in-law of Ellsworth Bunker. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States, and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom).

5th edition. Very Good HC. Full dark blue polished morocco over boards; covers gilt stamped with thin single rule frame enclosing double rule frame with floral spandrels; spine with 5 raised bands; 4 panels with large fleurons, 2 with titles; 'London 1865' at spine tail; turn-ins decorated in very fine fleuron and vine pattern; marbled endpapers in rich red double comb wave pattern; all edges gilt; ribbon marker. Bright, clean covers and spine; very slight rubbing wear at fore corners, boards just exposed at lower corners; short light scrape on front cover at inner edge; some rubbing at spine cover joints with short partial cracks - still tightly bound (endpapers firm, not cracked; book plate on front pastedown 'George Raymond Bunker'; bright, clean interior - no foxing or darkening; fold-out plan of Holy Sepulchre intact and Fine condition; ribbon marker intact, probably fragile. 'Numerous woodcuts.' From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, South Vietnam,… Read More

'First thin paper edition'. Association copy. Good+ leather bound HC. Zaehnsdorf signed binding in full red-brown hard grain morocco, covers framed with gilt stamped double rule; spine with 5 raised bands, gilt rule framed panels and letters; all edges gilt; marbled end papers in combed nonpareil pattern; India paper. This has been rebound with old hard-grain morroco under saved original spine and covers; the newer and older leathers are a near match; 'Bound by Zaehnsdorf, London England' stamped in gilt on the front cover turn-in at the tail edge appears to be on the newer leather. Covers and spine are clean, lightly scuffed; the original covers and spine have slight chipping at edges; light rubbing at cover fore corners; joints are supple; tightly bound; interior hinges are cloth; owner name in pencil on front fly leaf 'E Bunker'; clean interior; text pages very slightly age darkened at edges. 350 illustrations by author. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy,… Read More

4 vols bound as 2. Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full fine-grain calf leather over slightly beveled boards, very dark blue on covers, dark brown on spines; covers gilt stamped with frames of double rules enclosing acanthus roll enclosing dotted roll with a large central fleur de lis; spines gilt stamped with titles and floral, double rule and acanthus rolls; untrimmed text block edges; end papers of gilt fleur de lis pattern on white/gilt background; vol 1 with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author; ribbon markers. Bright, clean covers and spines; covers showing some very light scuffing, spines are intact with some surface crackling lines; joints are sound, leather remains supple; tightly bound; both volumes with owner name and date (1899) on front fly leaf; some foxing on frontis tissue and title page in vol 1; interiors very clean and bright. Unsigned fine binding with booseller's small ticket on front pastedowns 'George A. Cole | Stationer & Bookseller | 17 Via Tornabuoni. 17 | Florence'.… Read More

Eversley Edition, 11 vol set (6 vols in 11). Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full dark brown pin-grain morocco leather over boards; covers gilt stamped with outer single rule frame enclosing blind stamped inner frame with gilt stamped fleurons at each corner; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt panel frames and titles; all edges richly gilt; turn-ins gilt stamped with fleuron rolls; pseudo marble end papers in browns with red or green. All spines are gilt stamped at spine tails ''The | H.H. Baxter | Memorial | Library'; under this is gilt stamped 'London'. Most volume covers are bright and clean, a few with scuff marks - 1 vol with pronounce scrape, but still VG and attractive; all spines are bright and clean; leather is sound and supple; all volumes are tightly bound. All interiors are bright and clean. Novels included: 'Yeast', 'Hypatia' (2 vols), 'Westward Ho!' (2 vols), 'Two Years Ago' (2 vols), 'Alton Locke' (2 vols), 'Hereward The Wake' (2 vols). CF OCLC #15478021. From the family collection of Ellsworth… Read More

Complete in 4 volumes. Half dark brown calf leather over brown marbled paper (Spanish Pattern, moire type); spines with 5 raised bands, gilt stamped on bands with fine guilloche motif and in panels with titles and floral and tendril designs; top edges gilt; end papers of matching marbled pattern. Bright, clean covers and spines; leather remains supple; slight rubbing wear at some fore corners; tightly bound; each volume with owner bookplate on front pastedown 'Ellen Mudge Butler'; bright, clean interiors; all vols with many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. 12mo, 1820 total pp; paged 443, 480, 476, 421. Index in vol 4. Cf, OCLC #9592699. Owner Butler was mother-in-law of Ellsworth Bunker. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States, and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom).