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London: Chapman and Hall, 1873. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. THE CLAVERINGS, PHINEAS FINN, MARY GRESLEY, BELTON ESTATE and THE KELLYS Bound in matching brown leather with marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to the spines, very good, just a little rubbing, all hinges firm. Contents good and tight, matching marbled endpapers and marbled fore-edges, a little marking to the first few pages of a couple of the titles. THE CLAVERINGS 1873 A New Edition published by Smith, Elder & Co.; PHINEAS FINN Chapman and Hall New Edition; MARY GRESLEY Chapman and Hall New Edition; BELTON ESTATE Chapman and Hall Seventh Edition; THE KELLYS and THE O'KELLYS Chapman and Hall New Edition..

London: [by the author] Printed for Private Circulation Only., 1882. Book. Fine. Half Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo (14 x 22cm). 1882-4. A fine nine volume set of this edition limited to 100 copies - Printed for Private Circulation Only. (The title pages state "in ten volumes" but in the event only 9 volumes were publised). Fine contemporary uniform bindings by Zaehnsdorf, of restrained but elegant half brown morocco with marbled boards and 5 raised bands to the spines, lettered in gilt; bindings very good with a little gentle wear only, spines very slightly faded. All edges marbled to match boards and end-papers. Contents clean and tight; a little foxing more or less confined to the front and rear blanks, otherwise unmarked. A superb set of this rare and desirable edition limited to just 100copies. Provenance: With the attractive bookplate of Claude Goldsmit-Montefiore to most front paste-downs. (Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore (1858 - 1938) was son of Nathaniel Montefiore, and the… Read More

Paris: F. Buisson, 1813. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]. complete set of 15 volumes published from 1812 - 1813, portrait frontispiece to vol. 1 series two. The set comprising of; First series (1813 Longchamps & F. Buisson, Paris) depuis 1753 jusqu'en 1769 in 6 volumes. Second series (1812 Seconde Edition, revue et corrigee, F. Buisson, Paris) depuis 1770 Jusqu'en 1782 in 4 volumes, . Third series, (1813 F Buisson, Paris) pendant une partie des annees 1775 - 1776, et pendant les annees 1782 a 1790 inclusivement in 5 volumes. Attractively bound in half leather, ornate, bright gilt decoration to spine compartments, two contrasting title labels on the spine. Binding fine and Content clean and tight A near fine complete frontispiece plate, title page and numerous engraved plates. Bound in red leather, with marbled covered boards, page edges marbled, six gilt decorated spine compartments with two contrasting leather title labels. Bindings near fine, strong with… Read More

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

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: 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

London: The Caxton Publishing Company, 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The Melrose Edition. 8vo. A very good complete set of 27 volumes, each with a colour frontispiece plate, title page. Bound in quarter leather, with green cloth covered boards, page edges gilt, six gilt decorated spine compsrtments. Bindings strong with some signs of wear and rubbing, green leather faded on the spines, joints firm no cracking. Contents clean and tight, original endpapers, slightly marked to some of the first and last few pages, no inscriptions or other marks. A very good tight set..

London: Chapman & Hall, 1872. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. New Edition. 8vo. A handsome set, of most of Lever's major works, bound by the famous binder - Bayntun, Bath, England. Most published by Chapman & Hall, 1872 - 1873; New edition, otherwise pub. Routledge as indicated. Titles as follows:- Charles O'Malley; Tom Burke; The O'Donoghue; The Knight of Gwynne; Con Cregan; Roland Cashel; The Daltons; The Dodd Family Abroad; The Martins; Davenport Dunn; One of Them; Barrington; Luttrell of Arran; Lord Kilgobbin; The Bramleighs of Bishop's Follys; Jack Hinton; and Arthur O'Leary (pub. George Routledge). Illustrated throughout with frontispieces and engraved plates by Phiz, Browne et al; many with separate engraved and letterpress title pages. Half bound in green morocco (uniformly faded to tan) with green cloth boards, five raised bands to the spines, gilt lettering; top edges gilt, marbled end papers. Bindings vey good, joints strong, slight general wear, several lightly… Read More

Lodon: George Bell & Sons, 1877. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Standard Works. 12mo (13 x 19cm). in the Bohn's Standard Library series. Some frontispiece plates and with publisher's adverts at front and rear. Original uniform cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind stamped decoration, good with some general wear and rubbing, a few boards with some uneven fading. Contents clean and tight, bookplates tipped onto front free end papers, paper to hinges on a few volumes worn but all vols remains strongly bound, paper to advert pages toned otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A good to very good part set..

London: Blackie & Son, 1878. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Centenary Edition. 4to. pp. vol. I: viii, 711; vol. II: lxxi, 468; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title & 19 plates to vol. I; frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title and 23 plates to vol. II. Letterpress title pages to both volumes. Handsomely bound in half green calf with raised bands and contrasting red title labels to the spines; all edges marked red and blue. Binding very good with a little rubbing only. Contents very good and tight, prelims and last few pages foxed, slight spotting to page edges, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions. A very good set..

London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. An excellent bright set. Limited to 200 sets for sale in England, 100 for sale in America. This is No. 168 of the English Edition. Publisher's blue cloth boards and vellum spines, gilt lettering and decoration to the spines, Charles Lamb mono graph in gilt tot he front boards, very good and clean. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Contents very good, just a little toning to the endpapers, no foxing, pages clean and crisp, many unopened. Each volume with a frontispiece plate, tissue guard and title page. Boookplate belonging to Nancy Douglass to all but one volume. A very good, just two have careful repairs to the front internal hinges. A bright set of this attractive edition. [Volume I The Essays of Elia; Volume II The Last Essays of Elia; Volume III Critical Essays; Volume IV Essays and Sketches; Volume V Poems, Plays and Rosamund Gray; Volume VI Tales from Shakespeare; Volume VII Stories for Children;… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1905. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Complete set in ten volumes 1905 to 1912 Original dust jackets in very good condition,a few volumes are a little worn with a few tears and minimal loss, now protected in archival sleeves. red cloth bindings bright, near fine, very bright gilt. Contents clean and tight, top edges gilt, a little spotting to some uncut fore-edges, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good complete set with original jackets. Included is an unused subscriber's application form, also includes an extract..

London: W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne, S. Crowder, T. Longman (& 17 others), 1784. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 12mo (14 x 21cm). A very good ornately bound set by J. Larkins. Bound in polished calf, extra-gilt decoration to the spines with contrasting green title labels; frontispiece and title pages to each of the 10 volumes; all edges cut and coloured in bright yellow, matching marbled end-papers. Bindings very good and strong with just a little rubbing. Leather to a few volumes very slightly scuffed/damaged. Contents clean and tight, a little toning to the reverse of the frontispiece plates, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or annotation. Each volume bears the bookplate from Durdans and initials A.R. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. An ornate uniform set, exquisitely bound with an interesting provenance. [He took over as Prime Minister from Gladstone, but his time was short lived... He went onto become a prolific author].