Fine Half vellum binding of Douglas' biography of the Parisian Soprano, describing her eventful career and private life. With b/w engravings by Charles Wittmann. Gilt decoration to spine with leather label. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rou [more...]
Early reprint of this treatise on how good christians are led astray, written by The Author of The Whole Duty of Man, which is now commonly attributed to Richard Allestree. Engraved title page with two portraits of Ezekial and King David done by Wenceslaus Ho [more...]
Splendid full leather binding of Masefield's popular narrative poem describing the antics of a vulpine trickster. With b/w and colour illustrations by G. D. Armour. Rebound by Best and Co. Full polished leather with fox head gilt decoration to spine. Raise [more...]
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...]
Impressive leather binding of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Illustrated with b/w etching by John Jellicoe and Herbert Railton. Bound by Riviere and Son in red leather with raised bands to spi [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of the first edition of Irving's Tales of a Traveller, a collection of essays and short stories written by his Geoffrey Crayon persona - responsible for the Sketch Book and Bracebridge Hall. Less well received than his previous w [more...]
' From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With a Full Account of the Castle and Churches, Including Also, a Series of Memoirs of the Ancient, illustrious possessors of the domain, With biographical sketches of other eminent persons who have resided upon [more...]
Generously illustrated account of the caterpillars and larvae of british Moths and butterflies. Complete with 40 colour plates onto which a previous owner has elegantly written the names of the various creatures. Half leather with Marbled boards. 8vo. [more...]
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...]
Nicely bound volume of pioneering and sometimes controversial, The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine (EDM) From the New Series, appearing from 1863 November to 1864 April, containing issues 43-48. This new series of the journal saw a significant price increas [more...]
Splendid vellum binding of Chaucer's works. Done by John Bumpus (but doubtless outsourced) with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and leather labels. Inner and outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers. Page edges tinted yellow. Printed in double columns. Con [more...]
Elaborate divinity style binding containing the prose works of the 17th/18th century bishop who was frequently at odds with authority. With a brief biography of Ken by Hawkins. Dark leather with blind-stamped design. All edges gilt. Inner and outer dentel [more...]
Ornithology Volume III of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the domestic birds, including Pigeons, Plovers and including a short biography of Dr. Walker. Complete with 34 handcoloured plates, plus an engraved title and a fronstiportrait of Walker Ha [more...]
Ornithology Volume I of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the domestic birds, including Owls, Eagles and other birds of prey and including a short biography of Robert Sibbald. Complete with 34 handcoloured plates, plus an engraved title and a fronsti [more...]
Ornithology Volume IV of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the domestic birds, predominantly Wildfowl and including a short biography of Alexander Wilson. Complete with 33 handcoloured plates, plus an engraved title and a fronstiportrait of Wilson. [more...]
From the Ornithology series of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the Humming birds and including a short biography of Carl Linnaeus. Complete with 34 handcoloured , tissue-guarded plates, plus an engraved title and a fronstiportrait of Linnaeus. With [more...]
Elegant vellum binding of Motley's well researched, popular 1856 account of the Dutch republic. Bevelled edges. Page edges tinted red. Marbled end-papers. Gilt decorated labels to spine. No date but c. 1900. 8vo. Various markings and nicks to covers. C [more...]
'Orne de figues'. Early edition (possibly first, possibly a pirated copy) of Fromaget's controversial 1742 novel that was banned immediately. Purporting to be a historical document published in Constantinople (hence a lack of bibliographic information), Le C [more...]
A Neat, worn but rakish, quarter leather binding of the Handy-Volume edition of the complete works of Shakespeare, including his poems. Complete in 13 volumes. Top edge gilt. Decorated initials. Compact 32mo. (130x90mm). Leather is rubbed to edges. Some f [more...]
Rare, early guide to the British museum and its exhibits, with numerous b/w wood engravings. Contains a brief history then a 'guided' tour describing the various rooms and display cabinets with detailed explanations of the science and history behind them. Ha [more...]
