Lavengro

London: John Murray, 1851. Borrow's classic work of nineteenth century English literature; complete in three volumes. Finely bound by Henry Sotheran's - Piccadilly, London, in full polished red calf, gilt rules and lettering, top edges gilt, marbled end papers. A quite pleasing set indeed. Near Fine, spines slightly sunned, marginal toning to a handful of pages Vol. II, small stain… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1851. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. 190mm Tall, 12mo. Volume III of three only. xi, 426 Light foxing on prelims and title page and also last few pages. Signature of George Tomlin of Orwell Park at top corner of half-title page. Bookplate of Orwell Park on front pastedown. Wear to cover extremities and surface rubbing.… Read more about this item

London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Red cloth, gilt-stamped spine title with tooling. Illustrated by William Sewell. Modestly edgeworn with corners bumped, else very good.

T. N. Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh, 1914. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Edmund J. Sullivan. grey end-papers; 21 pages of tissue-guarded, tipped-in colour frontis; titles; preface; lists of chapters & illustrations. 11 further tipped-in plates from water-colour drawings by Edmund J. Sullivan. 'Lavengro' falls somewhere between the genres of memoir… Read more about this item

Lavengro by George Borrow (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, reprint 1944). Originally published in 1851 by John Murray. J. M. Dent published this as Number 119 in the Everyman's Library series in 1906, this copy being a later reprint. Endpapers and title-page/dustwrapper devices by Eric Ravillious. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xxvi, 550. 7 x 4.5 inches approx. (174mm x… Read more about this item

Circa 1930. Fine. 14 19 3. Brown and tan patterned cloth binding. Gilt title and banding on the spine. A very well bound edition Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest (1851) is a work by George Borrow, falling somewhere between the genres of memoir and novel, which has long been considered a classic of 19th-century English literature. According to… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam, 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Slip tipped-in noting that the frontispiece portrait was not ready for the first edition of the work, and suggesting the portrait can be obtained later by application to the publisher. Small, modern bookplate on the front pastedown, contemporary owner's signature on the front fly, some soiling to… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1914. Book. Illus. by Sullivan, Edmund J.. Very Good. Buckram. First Edition thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt green buckram cloth hardcovers. Top edge gilt. Grey endpapers. 12 colour illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan, tipped in. Fore and bottom edges uncut (untrimmed). Internally a clean, tight and unmarked… Read more about this item

London: Limited Editions Club, 1936. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Curwen Press. Number 1446 of an edition of 1500, signed on the limitation page by the illustrator, Barnett Freedman. Introduction by Hugh Walpole ; illustrated with sixteen lithographs in colour and pen drawings by Barnett Freedman.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1851. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of this part-memoir part-novel by George Borrow, an spiritual work following his life in London. The first edition.Complete in three volumes.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece to Volume I.Bound without half-titles and adverts.'Lavengro' is a mix between a memoir and a novel,… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1851 1st. Three volumes. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Halfbound calf leather and textured brown cloth to boards. Gilt decorations and twin red leather labels to spines. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Some minor fading to spines with rubbing to spine labels. Some minor handling marks to cloth and a couple of… Read more about this item

Heron Books. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. Undated Hardback edition, no dust jacket. Owner's bookplate inside. Many from the Heron series in stock. . Very Good. Hardcover.

London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1893. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Thomas Watts. Brown decorative cloth, black ink tooling and title, edges and corners bumped and worn slightly. Spine with black ink tooling, titles in gilt, edges bumped and worn. Internally, printed endpapers, some light… Read more about this item

London: Limited Editions Club. Fine with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Two volumes in slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies, this being #840, signed to the colophon by Barnett Freedman, illustrator. Cloth/gilt, TEG, pictorial endpages. Fine condition in faintly sunned/soiled slipcase. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

Lavengro; The Scholar – The Gypsy – The Priest by George Borrow (London: John Murray, 1st edition 1851). Autobiographical novel and one of Borrow's most well known works. Three volumes in a recent and unsophisticated half-leather binding with marbled paper boards. pp xx, 360, 32 catalogue + xi, 366, 32 catalogue + xi, 426, with frontispiece to vol. 1 and… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1907. Hardcover. A 1907 reprint of the 1906 issuance. Per Donald Armstrong Ross, "Lavengro" is part autobiography and part novel. The author, George Borrow (1803-1881) was an English author who traveled extensively in… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1851. First edition. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A smart first edition set of Lavengro, complete in three volumes and bound in full calf. The first edition of the work. With a frontispiece portrait to volume one. Half titles present. Bound without advertisements. Bookplate of… Read more about this item

Blackie & Son Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 509 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Slight crinkling to gutters. Binding is slightly loose. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier foxing to free endpapers. Boards have… Read more about this item

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 682 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates by William Sewell. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling, inscriptions and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing.… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. Second Impression. 569 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Book is slightly forward leaning. Moderate tanning… Read more about this item