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London, Cambridge: J.G. Parker and J. Deighton, 1851. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Harrow school prize binding. pp xii 361, the crest of Harrow School to the front pastedown signed by B. H. Drury. Pp.361. Contemporary full polished blue calf prize binding by Crossley & Clarke, Harrow, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, red spine label, gilt tooling to leather edges. All edges marbled to match end papers. Binding very good with a little rubbing to edges and joints. Contents clean and tight, Harrow School prize plate to Roberto Cobb dated 1854 and signed by the author B H Drury to the front paste-down, otherwise no inscriptions, paper clean and bright without foxing. An interesting copy that would make a fine gift. Provenance [B.H. Drury 1812- 1963 was a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, educator, he was later ordained; his father was Henry Joseph Thomas Drury (1778 -1841 tutor to Lord Byron and Headmaster of Harrow School ].

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. Complete Edition. 12cm x18.5cm. 1888 -89. A sumptuous binding of calf with gilt decorated flora bands spine, gilt dentelles, delicate decorative gilt turn-ins, red, gold and gilt marbled end papers. All edges in extraordinarily rich gilt. "Signed" Riviere & Sons to the verso of the front free endpapers. Pp.898;bound in three volumes, b/w portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Binding fine with minimal wear only. Contents clean and tight, a few spots to the prelims. and portrait plate, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine tight set in splendid Riviere bindings..

London: Grolier Society, 1900. Book. Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm). Complete 15 volume set; Edition De Luxe, this set numbered 990 of 1,000 copies. Collection of ten literary biographies [see below], beautifully bound in an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter green morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs highlighted in red. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut; green and gold marbled end papers. Richly illustrated with hand-coloured frontispiece plates in each volume and, throughout the set, a further 75 b/w plates with captioned tissue-guards. In fine condition with minimal rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. Following the Grolier Society's successful Beaux & Belles of England, this collection of entertaining biographies was published including: Lawrence Sterne, Horace Wallpole, Beau Nash, Fanny Burney, Lady Montagu, Peg Woffington, Mrs Jordan, Colley… Read More

Siena: appresso Emilio Bonetti, 1626. Book. Very Good. Full Vellum. First Edition. 4to. Two works bound together, both in Italian, the first particularly scarce. Superb contemporary or near contemporary binding of vellum spine with hand-printed and coloured patterned, parchment boards, later red calf label of the "Board of Agriculture" to the front board, dated 1801, manuscript title and old paper shelf no. label to the spine. All edges marbled. [First Title] pp. [8], 203, [1]. Title page with printer's woodcut device, dated 1626, several woodcut tailpieces and initial letters, fine woodcut vignette to the final page. Very scarce, no copies on Copac, just one copy located at the University of Sienna library. [Second Title] pp. [32], 368 + several blanks. Half title and title pages both present, title page dated 1677, with oval vignette; woodcut headpieces. Binding a little worn and rubbed, but strong, some age soiling. Contents very good, a little worming to the first 5 leaves of the… Read More

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1909. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A very good to near fine bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design). Tissue-guarded a little foxed, colour frontispiece plate clean, a total of 24 colour plates, internal hinges a little tight, repair to front creased endpaper, faint name to front blank. A very good copy in a particularly attractive binding of this very rare edition..

Berlin: Richard Eckstein Nachfolger, 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. 267. Publisher's binding of green cloth extravagantly decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt, patterned end papers. Binding very good and bright. Contents clean and tight, neat gift inscription to the final blank dated Christmas 1883. A very good copy in its original impressive binding..

London: John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. No date circa 1880. vii, 211pp. Original patterned end-papers, 12pp publisher's adverts, b/w engraved plts. All edges gilt. Superb original binding decorated with brables in green, yellow, orange and black, gilt titling to frt brd and spine, other decoration - a wonderful example of Victorian decorative book production. A little fading to spine, o/w binding in very good condition. Contents clean and tight, prize plate to front paste-down. A very good copy of this very attractive book..

London: Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1816. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Harrow school prize binding. pp xii 361, the crest of Harrow School in gilt within the spine compartments. Pp.445. Contemporary full polished blue calf prize binding by Crossley & Clarke, Harrow, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, red spine label, gilt tooling to leather edges. All edges marbled to match end papers. Binding very good with a little rubbing to edges and joints. Contents clean and tight, very little foxing to the first and last free papers only, no inscriptions or annotation. A very handsome prize binding..

London: Gibbings & Co. Limited, 1902. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (11.5 x 17.5cm). Finely bound set in contemporary, matching red morocco in an 'Arts and Crafts' style with gilt lettering and floral gilt decoration to the spine. Red marbled and gold paper-covered boards matching end papers; top edge gilt. Limited edition of 2,000 copies; letterpress and pictorial title pages; b/w plates with captioned tissue guards. Bindings very good with slight wear only, contents clean and tight; attractive engraved bookplates of Frederick Freke Palmer to the front paste-downs, otherwise more or less unmarked, no inscriptions, a few page edges slightly scruffy where untidily opened. A very attractive set in very good condition. The set includes: The Flitch of Bacon in 1 volume; Tower of London in 2 volumes; Saint James in 1 volume; Old St. Paul's in 2 volumes; Guy Fawkes in 2 volumes; Windsor Castle in 2 volumes; The Star Chamber in 1 volume; The Spendthrift in 1 volume; Crichton in 2… Read More

London: Henry Vizetelly, Clarke, Beeton, and Co., The Field, 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 10.5 x 16cm. Two titles bound in one fine binding with engraved plates and in text illustrations, THE OLD GUARD a collection of stories, pp. vii 192 frontispiece and title page; YANKEE CRAM a collection of stories, pp.220 and contents with title pages, THE LIFE OF A RACE HORSE a collection of stories, pp.141 frontispiece plate and title page. Original fine calf half leather binding, four raised bands with bright gilt decoration to spine compartments, leather title label to the spine, bright marbled paper covered boards, minimal rubbing, joints firm. Contents clean and tight, matching marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, attractive owner's book plate to the pastedown, no other markings. A very good copy in an attractive binding..

London: Edwards, 1788. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. iv, 30, and 25 plate pages. Binding; full straight grain morocco binding, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine and elaborate gilt to the board surrounds, some light wear. gilt fore-edges, highly decorative gilt turn-ins. Contents good and tight, matching endpapers with the plate of Sir George Taylor to the front pastedown. Each plate has with it a careful description and caption; a very charming item. [Sir George Taylor, former director of Kew, keeper of botany, British Museum, plant collector and botanist].

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xviii, Part 1,199, Part II 280. Ornate prize binding in polished red calf, gilt vignette to the front board bearing the lettering, The Royal Drawing Society, gilt borders, gilt decoration to the spine compartments. All edges marbled, near fine, a few scratches to the rear board. Contents clean and tight, ornate marble and gilt endpapers, tipped onto the front pastedown is a certificate from the Royal Drawing Society Red Book Scheme Special Prize 1906-1907 awarded to H. Drayton A very good tight copy in a lovely binding..

Edinburgh: T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A scarce papier mache binding. pp xlviii; 576. A very good copy, quarter bound in brown morocco with thick papier mache bevelled boards, with a high gloss polished wood effect finish, fern image possibly using photogenic process on the front and rear boards. All edges gilt. Engraved half title page with vignette, other engraved plates within text. Blue silk bands to front and rear hinges, small inscription dated 1875 to the top of the front free endpaper, very good, a few specks of foxing to first and last couple of pages, text clean. A very good copy in an interesting and collectable binding..

London: David Bogue, 1846. Book. Illus. by Samuel Williams. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (14 x 20cm). pp. xxvi, 311, seventy-five illustrations, engraved by Samuel Williams from drawings by John Absolon. Contemporary green full polished calf bindings with 5 raised bands to the spine, elaborate gilt decoration; gilt ruled lines to board. Binding very good with some general rubbing, pleae see images. Contents clean and tight, all edges with bright gilt, no spotting, prize plate dated 1862 to the front free marbled endpaper, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good tight and handsome copy in a prize binding..

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1907. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A near fine, bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design), the boards are a little bowed as is often the case with vellum.. Tissue-guarded, colour frontispiece plate, a total of 24 colour plates, no foxing, internal hinges all good, endpapers toned and cracking to the paper only on the front hinge, but to no detriment to the casing strength. A near fine copy in a particularly attractive binding of this very rare edition..

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (12 x 18cm). Complete three volume set; frontispiece plates to the first and third volume. Superb half brown crushed morocco binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly in an Arts & Crafts style. The spine divided into three unequal compartments with raised bands between, the central compartment decorated with a running pattern of roses, the date to the lower compartment with the title to the top compartment, the lettering and decoration with a clear Walter Crane Influence. Marbled paper boards; top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Bindings fine with minimal wear. Contents good and tight, some foxing to page edges and first and last pages, small contemporary gift inscription and engraved bookplates of Charles H. Clerk to front end papers. Superb Bindings..

London: Edward Arnold, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 19cm x 15 Cm. Attractive binding of full red calf leather with gilt decoration to the spine, gilt dentelles, bright gold marbled end papers. All edges marbled.. Stamped, "Riviere & Sons for the army and navy" to the verso of the front free endpaper. Pp. xv, 478; b/w frontispiece with tissue guard, numerous illustrations. Binding very good with minimal wear to spine and small chip to the top of the spine. Contents clean and tight, a few marks to title page and reverse of front endpaper, small note card tipped onto the reverse of the illustration listno inscriptions. A very good copy in a Riviere binding..

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Thousand. 8vo. pp vi 216 ; fold out map of the Indian Empire. Binding; full calf prize binding by Relfe Brothers, London, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, board surround, armorial vignette of Malvern College to the front board, red title label. Binding very good with only very light wear. Marbled fore-edges, matching marbled end-papers. Contents good and tight, light foxing to the back of the map and faint to title page otherwise unmarked, prize plate to front pastedown. A near fine prize binding..

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Pp. xiii, 307; 8 plates and 2 vignettes. Contemporary full red polished calf binding with extra gilt to the spine, very good with a little general wear and rubbing, minimal scuffing to the head of the spine and scuff mark to rear top corner. Contents clean and tight, marbled end papers, all edges marbled, slight spotting/foxing otherwise unmarked. A handsome copy..

London: Longman's, Green, and Co.; Duckworth ; Macmillan..., 1880. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo (18.5 x 13 cm). 1880 - 1904 Collection of seventeen titles bound in eighteen, including his eulogy, beautifully bound by Sotheran, an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs. Top edges strong gilt, other edges uncut; delicate marbled end papers. Several portrait frontispiece plates of Jefferies with tissue-guards. In near fine condition with minimal rubbing to extremities, the leather is a little faded to brown on the spines, binding firm. Contents clean and tight, a few fine spots to the endpapers, internally clean, no inscriptions.16 TITLES: HODGE AND HIS MASTERS, 1880, 1st edition, two volumes; THE LIFE OF THE FIELDS, 1884, 1st edition; THE OPEN AIR, 1885, 1st edition; THE AMATEUR POACHER, 1889 new edition; NATURE NEAR LONDON, 1893, hand-made paper edition; THE… Read More