Handsome illustrated edition of Bunyan's allegorical christian tale. With 28 rather romantic colour plates done by Byam Shaw, plus a frontis-portrait of Bunyan. With the author's apology. No date but c. 1930. Red cloth with gilt decoration and titling. Top [more...]
'Containing the Faith as Well as Practice of a Christian: Made Early for the Practice of the Present Age, As the Old Whole Duty of Man Was designed for Those Unhappy Times in Which it Was Written and Supplying the Articles of the Christian Faith'. No date but [more...]
Archibald Constable & Co.; William Miller; John Murray 1810
Fifth edition. Early reprint of Scott's epic 1808 historical poem concerning the Battle of Flodden Field. Complete in one volume with notes to rear. Half leather binding with marbled paper to boards, matching marbling to end-papers and page edges. 8vo. Rubb [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Longfellow's poetical works. Including Hiawatha and the Courtship of Miles Standish etc. Blue Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to board [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Morier's somewhat fantastical novel set in Persia featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by H. R. Millar plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x [more...]
Red leather india paper edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations by Phiz. No date but c, 1900. Top edge gilt. Some toning to covers and spine. Rubbing to edges with some loss from top of spine. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding of Thackeray's novel, along with Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo; The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; A Little Dinner at Timmins's. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edg [more...]
Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding of Thackeray's great historical picaresque. Along with other works: The Fatal Boots; Men's Wives; Sketches and Travels in London; The Little Travels and Roadside Sketches. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edge [more...]
Elegant collection of significant english verse from a variety of poets, from Chaucer to Arnold. Limp blue leather. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge uncut. Decorated end-papers. Toning and creasing to spine. Light bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and [more...]
Handsome publisher's leather binding of Ruskin's extremely popular lectures. All edges gilt. Decorative end-papers. Gilt rules. Rubbing to edges with slight loss to top and tail of spine. Binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Half leather binding of Burns' poetical works. Green Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and page edges. With b/w illustrations. Tissue guarded frontisportrait. 8vo. [more...]
Chronological listing of the Royal engagements and orders of George IV for the year 1824, including those relating to the Anglo-Ashanti war, taken from the London Gazette. Half leather. 12mo. Rubbing to leather, fading to boards. Binding sound and contents cl [more...]
Handsome Half leather binding of Goldsmith's works. Marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities and top of spine. Very sparse foxing to fore-edge. Binding tight and contents clean. Good. [more...]
The complete essays of Charles Lamb, containing the Essays of Elia, Last Essays of Elia and The Essays of Eliana, his collected later pieces. Full leather with gilt decoration to spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. small 8vo. Ru [more...]
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...]
Full leather binding of the collected works of the late 18th and 19th century Scottish poet who played a role in the creation of University College London. Includes The Pleasures of Hope. With a critical memoir by William Rossetti and b/w illustrations by Tho [more...]
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...]
Impressive small quarto edition of Bunyan's allegorical story. With numerous excellent b/w engravings by H. C. Selous and M. Paolo Priolo. With decorated initials and ornate borders. Half leather binding. No date but c. 1900. Spine label faded. rubbing to [more...]
Pleasant publisher's quarter leather binding of Dickens' beloved novel. With 24 b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Rubbing and wear to leather spine, small portion missing from title label. Volume otherwise clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Poetical, philosophical aphorisms on a variety of topics including cheerfulness, beauty, ambition, etc. Full leather, bound by Riviere. All edges gilt. Raised bands to spine. Frontisportrait. Toning and rubbing to spine. Previous owner's inscription to fro [more...]
