Handsome leather binding of Charles' popular historical novel focusing on a German family during the time of Martin Luther. Engraved frontispiece of Luther nailing his theses to the Church door. Half leather with interesting marbled paper to boards, matching [more...]
No date but c. 1875. 'Comprising Nursery Songs, Life of a Doll, Edith and Mary's Housekeeping and John Gilpin'. With 24 colour illustrations by Kronheim. Decorative cloth covers. 4to. Sunning to spine. Tears to spine with slight loss to top and bottom. [more...]
Collection of short stories by Miller and other authors on edifying, often rural theme. With b/w illustrations and titles. Decorative cloth. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rubbing to joints. Tanning within, else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Splendid Folio Society of Nobel Prize winner Llosa's 1981 novel, set in 19th century Brazil and based on the War of Canudos, where an apocalyptic cult leader rises in prominence following the abolition of Slavery. With colour illustrations by Ben Cain. With [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Collection of short stories for children. Illustrated throughout in b/w plus with colour plates. Decorated end-papers. 4to. Some mild toning to covers. Toning to page edges. Else clean and tight., Good+ [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to ex [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of six short stories, most on the theme of morality and greed. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Slight sunning to spine. Rubbing to [more...]
Scarce, every boy's library edition of Verne's popular novellas. Red decorative cloth covers. With publishers advertisements to end-papers and rear. No date but between 1890 to 1900. Toning to covers and spine. Spine slightly cocked. Marking to covers. Previ [more...]
Collection of verse, short stories and articles, particularly descriptions of Spain and Gibraltar. With 24 (of 27) finely engraved plates including portraits and landscapes. Handsome leather binding with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. 8vo. Mild rubbing t [more...]
Nice Half leather binding of two of Lytton's historical novels. 12mo. Some rubbing to leather and marbled boards. A couple of instances of spotting within, otherwise clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
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...]
No date but c. 1900. From the Moxon's Popular Poets series. Decorative cloth binding of Cowper's collected verse, including Yardley-Oak etc. plus his translations. Beveled edges, all edges gilt. Decorated end-papers. With frontispiece and b/w illustrations [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to extremities. [more...]
Impressive Hatchards half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of thoughtful essays, featuring the title piece on romance and the sexes and the wistful 'A Plea for Gas-Lamps'. Red half leather, gilt rules to cover. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. [more...]
Illustrated private press edition of Louys' 1898 erotic novel. With illustrations by Carla Tice. 8vo. With 8 colour plates and further b/w illustrations to chapter headings. Light rubbing to edges, bumping to corners. Light tanning to page edges. content [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Kingsley's historical adventure novel, featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations byWilliam Rainey and an introduction by William Keith Leask. No date but c.190 [more...]
Full leather binding of extracts from Ruskin, arranged thematically and including dozens on pieces on Literature, architecture, travel, painting and ethics. Prize binding done by Bickers. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. School crest to cover. In [more...]
Generously illustrated edition of the Tales from the Arabian Nights, seemingly adapted from Gilbert's translation. With 48 colour illustrations by A. E. Jackson with illustrated end-papers. No date but c. 1920. Light marking and toning to decorative covers. [more...]
Handsome, decorative, illustrated edition of Swift's enduring satire. With with colour plates by Stephen Baghot de la Bere. Previous owner's name to ffep. Light rubbing to edges Foxing to front matter and Faint spotting and tanning within. Binding sound. [more...]
The excelsior Edition. Decorative, illustrated edition of Swift's enduring satire. With b/w plates and further engravings within the text. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Light rubbing to edges with small tears to top of spine. Foxing to front matter [more...]
