The Lives of the Chief Justices of England. From the Norman Conquest Till the Death of Lord Tenterden. Third Edition, in Four Volumes by Campbell, John Lord - 1874

London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. Handsomely bound in half dark green crushed morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorations, rules and lettering with five raised bands back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, light rubs at corners, some soiling for edge of page block. Fold out table at rear with 2" tear at one fold, small corner creases. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1890. Published 1890-91. Six volume bound in contemporary red polished calf over red buckram boards, five raised bands with gilt lettering and decorations back, marbled end papers, tops gilt, signed binding by Birdsall, Northampton. Vols. I, III and V: Autobiographical and Political. Vols. II, IV and VI: Critical and Literary. Near Fine, slight rubbing to calf at spine ends and corners. Giuseppe (Joseph) Mazzini (1805-1872) was an Italian writer and political activist who played a large part in helping to found a unified democratic republic of Italy. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . New Edition. Half Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Londini : [prostant apud Gul. Sandby in vico dicto Fleetstreet., 1749. SCARCE early edition, much favored for its engravings Title-pages in red and black (both with large engraved portrait of Horace), vi, [4], 156, 157-396. Typis Jacobi Bettenham, Aug. 10, 1749. Variant: the list of plates following the dedication is printed on two leaves. With engraved frontispiece Vol. I of a group of 12 angels, the central angel playing a harp, and 35 full-page engraved plates (including frontispiece). Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, single gilt rule covers, smooth spine with gilt rules in seven compartments, plain pale yellow endpapers, marbled edges. The bookplate of Charles Dymoke Williaume front pastedowns and a three initial period bookplate "EHF" front end pages. Very Good Plus, spines a bit sunned, light edge wear. . First Sandby Edition . Straight - Grain Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1880. Two thick quarto volumes, arranged by congressional district, and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt, numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good, rubbed at edges and corners, corners bumped, scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. . First Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Londini: Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1807. 3 volumes bound as 6 in contemporary full diced calf, the backs gilt with mottled calf labels, the covers with blind tooled border inside gilt rule border. plain brown end papers, small stamp of R. Parker. Very Good Plus, scattered light toning, boards lightly rubbed, bindings solid. A quite handsome set . New Edition. Full Diced Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. First Edition, 1837, in signed Tout Binder half red morocco over marbled boards lined in gilt, five raised bands gilt lined, gilt lettering and tail date, end pages marbled, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, numerous wood-engraved text illustrations.. Armorial bookplate front paste down of Captain James Stewart, Alltyrodyn, a noted collector. Also laid in the card of noted 20th century American collector Lewis Vogler. Near Fine, slight toning to end pages, small rubs to two of the raised bands. A quite handsome copy with excellent provenance of this classic work. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Whittaker, Treacher & Co., 1832. Second British Edition, London, 1832, two volumes. In signed Root and Son bindings, half black morocco over marbled boards, back with ornate gilt floral decorations and gilt lettering on red and brown labels, five raised bandslined in gilt, end pages marbled. Very Good Plus, wear to headband of Vol. 1 and rubbing at tips both volumes. Only the occasional scattered bit of toning, and uncommon thus. 24 lithographed plates by August Hervieu, 14 in Vol. I, 10 in Vol.II. . Second British Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co,, 1897. A SCARCE title, finely bound by Bumpus of London in pigskin with intricate gilt tooled Art Nouveau flowing rose blossom and vine motif to front cover and spine, gilt ruled dentelles, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. "The Text Collated Afresh with the Manuscript at Paris the Translation Revised & the Introduction Rewritten". Near Fine, the white morocco evenly soiled. An uncommon choice of binding for that time period, quite lovely with the intricate gilt tooling. . Second Edition. Pigskin . Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Brentano's, 1906. Near Fine in contemporary Sangorski & Sutcliffe signed binding of full polished calf, the back ornately stamped in gilt, covers with triple gilt rules bordering blind tooled rules, decorative floral end papers, all edges gilt, silk marker. Light rubbing to calf at bottom edge of spine, small stain rear cover. A handsome copy, and uncommon bound two in one volume.. First Edition Thus. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Editions Emile-Paul Freres , 1924. "Une Muse ..." published 1924, "La Gloire..." , in 1925. Malo's biography of the author Delphine Gay De Girardin, who wrote under the pen name Charles de Launay. Both volumes SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half title pages to Eugene Lent, Lent's bookplate front paste downs. Additionally a 3 page ALS dated 1925 with mailing envelope tipped to half-title page of "La Gloire...". Eugene Lent was the long time friend of William Randolph Hearst, his companion on European travels, a fellow Harvard student and colleague on the "Harvard Lampoon" who went West with Hearst to work at the "San Francisco Examiner". Beautifully bound in black crushed morocco, backs with five raised bands ruled in gilt and gilt lettering, top edge gilt, marbled end pages with wide gilt dentelles, Near Fine, a few small scratches to rear cover of "Une Muse" and small rubs at spine ends of "La Gloire". Malo's… Read More