Fine Bindings from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Printed for J. Newbery 1762. 12mo. pp. vii, 286; 238, [16] contents., Beautifully bound by Riviere in full, chocolate morocco and gilt decorated spine. All edges gilt with and gilt turn ins and marbled endpapers. Fresh and bright, binding firm. Internally clean with slight toning to the leaves. Book plate of Francis Longe tipped on to the front endpapers… Read more about this item

London: Watts and Bridgewaters 1800. 12mo. bound in 6's. FORE EDGE PAINTING. viii, (4), 410, xiv pp., Contemporary binding in full straight grained morocco, with all edges gilt and gilt detailing. Charming fore edge painting depicting the arms of Horatio Walpole. Slight rubbing to the extremities and minor marks to the boards. Binding firm. A minor mark to the title… Read more about this item

London: Strahan & Co. 1872. Small 8vo. First edition. 136 pp. Contemporary full calf by Bickers & Son. Raised bands to spine with decorative gilt panels and green morocco title label; gilt borders and gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Marbled edges and endpapers. Spotting to prelims and rear blanks, but otherwise internally clean. Small spots of wear to extremities… Read more about this item

London: Strahan and Co. 1869. Small 8vo. 178 pp. Full calf with gilt borders to boards by Bickers and Son; gilt lettering and decoration to spine; raised bands and green morocco title label. Marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Generally internally clean save for some spots to front and rear pages of book. Minor wear to… Read more about this item

London: Strahan & Co. 1872. Small 8vo. 212 pp. Full calf with gilt borders to boards by Bickers & Son; gilt lettering and decoration to spine; raised bands and green morocco title label. Marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Generally internally clean save for some spots to prelims and last few pages of book. Minor wear… Read more about this item

Paris: P. Didot L'Aine 1795. 12mo. 4 volumes - 2 books bound in 4 parts. 12mo in sixes. viii, 118; [iii], 119-256; 164; [iii], 165-298 pp. Full red straight grained morocco, with elaborate gilt borders, decoration and lettering to boards and spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to joints and corners and one small area of damage to… Read more about this item

London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. circa 1920s. 16mo. xxiv, 370 pp. Rebound in quarter speckled calf over marbled boards in cloth slipcase; red title label and gilt lettering and devices to spine; top edge stained green. Very slight bumping to slipcase and light spotting to edges of text block, though internally clean. With an introduction by… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co 1924. Small 8vo. First thin paper edition. xii, 564 pp. Navy blue Ramage morocco binding with intricate gilt decoration to boards and spine and turn-ins. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. A few spots to prelims and endpapers. Internally clean. With 350 humorous and charming in-text illustrations by W. S. Gilbert. The Ballads were to become a… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan & Co Ltd. 1920. Square 8vo. First Arthur Rackham edition. x, 318, (1) pp. Bound in recent dark green half morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration & maroon leather title label. In green cloth slipcase. New endpapers. With sixteen full-page colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Some occasional spotting and fingermarks, including to plates… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1958. 8vo. [v], 320 pp. Full calf by Bayntun of Bath with all edges gilt; gilt decoration to front board and gilt lettering and ruling to spine; green and red leather title labels; gilt-decorated turn-ins; marbled endpapers. Very light scratching and rubbing to boards and spine. Light wear at joints near top of spine. Some… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson & Co. 1891. Large 8vo. No. 186 of 300 copies in this De Luxe edition, including a scarce pamphlet by Langton 'Charles Dickens and Rochester' published in Manchester in 1880. Brown morocco with gilt panelling, raised bands and gilt lettering. A very handsome book with gilt dentelles to inner edges, clean boards and neat exterior. Marbled endpapers with… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Co. 1858 - 1860. Large 8vo. In 3 volumes complete. lxviii, 746; [iii], 771; [iii], 816 pp. Full calf with gilt-decorated borders to boards and gilt decoration and lettering to spines; raised bands; gilt-decorated turn-ins; a.e.g; marbled endpapers. Some bumping and rubbing to extremities, with light scratches to boards. Light, scattered foxing, heavier at prelims. Illustrated… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. Roberts; and sold by J. Brotherton [etc.] 1723 - 1738. 12mo. 3 volumes. First two volumes published in 1723, with the third volume being the second edition of 1738. x, 288; xv, 266; xvii, 264 pp. Illustrated with numerous copper plates. Red full straight-grained morocco with gilt decoration to boards and gilt lettering and devices to… Read more about this item

London: Collins 1955. Small 8vo. 1372 pp. Recently rebound in quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards; red title label and gilt lettering and devices to spine, with raised bands; top edge green. Internally clean. Frontis of the author. With an introduction by J. B. Morton. Collins New Classics edition. . Near Fine. 1/4 Morocco. 1955.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1964. 8vo. xxv, 188 pp. Beautifully bound in a recent quarter black morocco with black cloth boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt lettering & decoration. Fresh copy. . Fine. 1/4 Morocco. First Edition. 1964.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd circa 1947. 12mo. [ii], 334 pp. Recently rebound in dark blue half morocco over marbled boards; gilt lettering and devices to spine; top edge blue. Internally clean. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. 1947.

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press 1955. 12mo. xxxi, 432 pp. Recently bound in a quarter green morocco over marbled boards, with raised bands and red title lable. Internally clean. Number 10 in the Oxford World's Classics series. . Near Fine. 1/4 Morocco. Reprint. 1955.

London & Glasgow: Collins' Clear Type Press circa 1920s. 12mo.Illustrated. 492, [4] pp. Recently bound in a quarter green morocco with marbled boards; gilt lettered spine with gilt devices and raised bands; t.e.g. Internally clean. Illustrated through out with black and white plates by E. Stuart Hardy. . Near Fine. 1/4 Morocco. 1920.

London: Jonathan Cape 1941. 8vo. First UK edition. 462 pp. Half dark blue morocco over marbled boards, marking to the edges; gilt lettering and devices with raised bands to spine. Minor bumping and foxing to edges, with light cases internally. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. First UK Edition. 1941.

London: Philip Allan & Co. 1925. Small 8vo. First Edition thus. xi, 163 pp. Recently rebound in 1/4 morocco binding with gilt lettering and devices to spine. Minor spotting to edges of text block, with slight denting along the fore-edge. Boards clean and gilt bright. Light scattered foxing. . Near Fine. 1/4 Morocco. First Edition Thus. 1925.