'with the Self-Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References, of the Late John Brown to which is Appended, A Complete Concordance of the Old and New Testaments'. Impressive full leather Bible. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. A [more...]
Oskar Fischel, Max von Boehn; M. Edwardes (tr J. M. Dent & Co. 1909
Lavishly illustrated account of the history of the nineteenth century and how it reflected in the culture, fashions and mores of society. Features hundreds of images of pictures and engravings, with dozens of colour plates reproduced from La Mode, Gallery of [more...]
Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton The Navarre Society 1948
Elegant leather binding of Walton's 17th century guide to fishing that ' breathes the very spirit of innocence, purity, and simplicity of the heart.' Features 74 b/w engravings by a variety of artists interspersed within the text. Bound in half leather with [more...]
William Shakespeare Oxford University Press; Humphry Milford 1960
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
Curious special edition of Conrad's 1907 political novel, a response to the growing threat of anarchism and terrorism. 17th edition. Publisher's elaborate special decorative leather binding with onlays and gilt cross. Top edge gilt. Fore edge rough cut. 12 [more...]
Handsome fine binding of Bacon's essays in which he holds forth on a number of topics including friendship, cunning, atheism and marriage. Square 8vo. Red and black titles. Half leather with raised bands and elaborate gilt to spine. Top edge gilt, others u [more...]
Interesting presentation edition of Dickens' classic novel and one of the first murder mysteries. Given to a customer of the famous Simpson's chop-house restaurant in 1924. Simpson's was patronized frequently by Dickens. Red leather with gilt decoration and [more...]
Handsome full leather Easton Press edition of Graham's beloved 1908 novel, featuring the colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham and an introduction by A. A. Milne. All edges gilt. Silk moire end-papers. 8vo. Some very light shelf-wear but crisp and clean. [more...]
Pleasant reprint of the first collected edition of James' ghost stories that appeared in 1931. Contains the stories of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, More Ghost Stories, A Thin Ghost and Others and A Warning to the Curious plus four new stories. Dust jacket [more...]
Charming deluxe leather edition of three of Kipling's dog stories: Thy Servant a Dog; Toby Dog and The Great Play Hunt. Features b/w illustrations by G. L. Stampa throughout. Blue mottled leather wth gilt decoration and titling. Inner dentelles, all edges [more...]
Impressive Easton Press edition of Haggard's dramatic 1887 adventure of lost civilizations and sorceresses. Full leather with gilt design to covers. Decorative devices within. All edges gilt. Some light shelf-wear to edges, else crisp and clean. Fine cond [more...]
Charles Dickens GE Fabbri; The Dickens Collection 2004
Pleasant edition of Dickens' Christmas books including the classic Christmas/Ghost story A Christmas Carol plus The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1876 edition. Bound with quarter [more...]
Jaunty, nicely produced Heritage edition of Treasure Island, derived from the Limited Editions Club version and featuring the same two tone illustrations of Edward Wilson. Quarter faux leather with decorative boards. Complete with slipcase. Some very light [more...]
Reprint of the influential, attractive special edition of Gaskell's popular comic novel on rural and small town life in Victorian Britain. Lavishly illustrated by Hugh Thomson with over one hundred b/w drawings and decorations. Gilt decoration to spine and c [more...]
Nicely produced volume featuring e complete Sherlock Holmes stories with the original illustrations from the Strand Magazine. Contains A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear and all the collections of short [more...]
Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay. Longmans Green, And Co. 1895
Pleasant Popular edition of Macaulay's great History of England. Complete in two volumes. Textured cloth. Marbling to page edges and matching end-papers. Previous owner's name to half-title. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Charles Dickens GE Fabbri; The Dickens Collection 2004
Attractive two volume set of Dickens' classic. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1873 edition. Bound with quarter faux-leather and marbled end-papers. With original illustrations by phiz. Faint smudge to top edge, else bright and clean. Very good [more...]
Henrik Ibsen; Eva la Gallienne (trans) Franklin Library 1979
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of four of Ibsen's key works. With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrations by Tony Eubanks. elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some mild shelf-wear, else crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
Michel de Montaigne; Donald M. Frame (trans) Franklin Library 1982
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of a selection of 29 essays, chosen by Mortimer J. Adler . With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrations by Carol Wald. elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some mild shelf-wear, else crisp [more...]
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of Fielding's novell. With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. Elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some marking to covers. Some mild shelf-wear, otherwise Crisp and [more...]
Penguin and Puffin Designer classics limited editions
Jane Austen illustrated by Charles Brock or Hugh Thomson (The peacock edition)