Four volumes of the famous Percy Anecdotes, a collection of stories and facts that would enable a poseur to appear well read and interesting in company. Volumes 2, 3, 7 and 9 featuring the topics of Hospitality, The Bar, Youth, George III, Genius, Shipwreck, [more...]
Oxford At the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press 1902
Half Vellum edition of Quiller Couch's popular collection of english verse from Chaucer and anonymous poets of the 13th century to Kipling and his contemporaries. With gilt decoration to spine. Marbled paper to boards and end-papers. Top edge gilt. Toning [more...]
Nice edition of Scott's 1821 historical novel. In publisher's green leather binding with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end-papers. With 47 b/w illustrations. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Second volume of Wilson hefty topographical dictionary that began in 1870, 'forming a complete description of the country'. Quarter leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Cracking to front joint. Conten [more...]
Impressive decorative leather binding of the collected National Geographic Magazines from January 1955 to June 1955. Features hundreds of articles and photographs in both full colour and b/w on a variety of topics including exploration, science, wildlife and [more...]
Impressive decorative leather binding of the collected National Geographic Magazines from January 1956 to June 1956. Features hundreds of articles and photographs in both full colour and b/w on a variety of topics including exploration, science, wildlife and [more...]
Quarter leather binding EX-LIBRARY copy of the Lambs' great renderings of the stories of Shakespeare. With an introduction by Andrew Lang and b/w illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Tags removed but stamps and such to ffep and front pastedown. Spine cocked [more...]
Two short readable biographies with numerous b/w images. No date but c. 1890. Full blue leather with gilt crest to cover. Gilt decoration. Outer dentelles. Marbled endpapers with matching marbling to page edge. Rubbing to edges with nicks to spine. Bin [more...]
Nice leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Outer dentelles. small 8vo [more...]
Hefty dictionary cum encyclopaedia featuring b/w images throughout with 16 pages of colour maps to rear. No date but c. 1920 Quarter leather. 8vo. (240x170mm) [viii] 1336pp. Covers are marked and stained. Tanning and light marking to page edge. But content [more...]
Quarter cloth binding of Galsworthy's collected plays, including The Silver Box and Strife. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Blind stamped decoration. 8vo. Toning to front cover. Foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
First Kegan, Paul vellum edition of Tennyson's acclaimed verse requiem for a deceased friend. Containing of course, the line: 'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all'. Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. Toning and mild creasing to [more...]
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...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Browning's earlier poetical works. Including her sonnets etc. Blue Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and page edges. Frontis [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Hood's collected poetical works. Including The Bridge of Sighs etc. Red Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and page edges. Wit [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Scott's collected poetical works. Including his ballads and verse from his novels. Red Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and p [more...]
Volume I of the essays of Charles Lamb, this volume containing the complete Essays of Elia, Rather nice half vellum binding with metallic marbled paper boards with matching marbled end-papers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. small 12mo. [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Charming compact volume of 17th century lyric poet Herrick's selected work on a romantic theme, including, of course, his 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'. With decorated initials and devices throughout. Full leather with an intricate blind-stamped des [more...]
Charming Oxford Miniature edition of Browning's selected poems, including pieces from Pippa Passes, Poems, Men and Women and more. Red leather with all edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Small 32mo. (110x75mm). Rubbing to edges, slight cracking to tail front hin [more...]
