'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...]
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...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Thackeray's meandering novel featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by William Rainey plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x145mm) [xxiii] 584p [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...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Eliot's first published work, a series of stories on a clerical theme, featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by Chris Hammond and an introduction by William [more...]
Rousseau's pioneering auto-biography, complete with the two parts, containing books I - XII. Half leather with marbled boards. 32mo. (135x90mm). Rubbing to leather, especially to top of spine. Previous owner's stamp to ffep. Tanning to pages but otherwise [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...]
Nice early illustrated Italian edition of Collodi's popular 1883 novel. With b/w illustrations and 4 colour plates by Luigi Augusta Cavalieri. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. Rubbing to spine. Front hinge splitting, frontispiece loos [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...]
Pleasant decorated green cloth edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations done for the Household edition. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, especially top and tail of spines. Light marking to cover. Occasional mild spotting within. Good. [more...]
Nicely rebound illustrated edition of Scott's 1820 historical Waverley novel. From the Dryburgh edition of Scott's collected works, B/w illustrations by john Williamson. Half leather with marbled boards, with matching marbling to end-papers and page edges. [more...]
Nicely rebound illustrated edition of Scott's novels from his Tales of My Landlord series. From the Dryburgh edition of Scott's collected works, B/w illustrations by Walter Paget and Lockhart Bogle. Half leather with marbled boards, with matching marbling [more...]
Nicely rebound illustrated edition of Scott's two Waverley novels. From the Dryburgh edition of Scott's collected works, B/w illustrations by Godfrey C. Hindley. Half leather with marbled boards, with matching marbling to end-papers and page edges. Some m [more...]
Second Printing. Study of the practice of Law during the Victorian era, using Dickens as a guide as to how it functioned in reality. Quarter cloth. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Mild rubbing to edges, tanning to page edges, else clean and tight. V [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Novel by Novel examination of the morality and ethics revealed in Eliot's works. With beveled edges. Rubbing to edges. Occasional pencil underling within. With newspaper clippings pasted down to rear end-paper. Occasional spotting within. Contents tight. [more...]
