MONSIGNOR QUIXOTE.
London, The Bodley Head, 1982. Green cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A very good and clean copy of the First Edition. pp. 221. More
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LITERARY REMINISCENCES. Translated from the French by Mrs. Abel Ram.
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1899. Green cloth gilt. Memoirs of the 19th century French literary establishment. Spine darkened, and some marking to covers, but a good copy. pp. ix, [iii], 297 plus adverts. More
DELIGHTED EARTH. A Selection by Peter Meadows from Herrick's 'Hesperides'.
London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927. Blue cloth with printed titles. With illustrations by Lionel Ellis. In a limited edition of 550 copies, of which this is No. 509. Previous owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Small mark to rear cover, small mark to fore-edge and endpapers a little browned, but a good..... More
BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON (6 Vols), Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales.
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1887. Quarter scarlet morocco gilt. t.e.g. Spines a little blotchy, but generally a very good set. Separately paginated. With plates, folding facsimiles etc. More
THE AUTOCRAT AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE, THE PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE & THE POET AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE (3 Vols).
London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1902. Quarter blue cloth gilt, over grey boards. t.e.g. and other edges uncut. In a limited edition of 250 copies Vols. I and III No. 68, and Vol. II No. 67. With many illustrations by H.M. Brock. Gift inscription dated 1903 to f.f.e.p. of Vol..... More
THE GIPSY: A TALE.
Leipzig, Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun., 1847. 12mo (c.6 x 4½ inches). Paper-covered boards, with printed label to spine. Some wear and staining to covers, and hinges and corners rubbed. A few spots internally, but a good copy. pp. 515. More
COLUMBUS: AN EPIC POEM. Giving an Accurate History of the Great Discovery in Rhymed Heroic Verse.
Chicago, S.C. Griggs and Co., 1892. Quarter grained dark blue cloth, over light blue boards. Gilt title and decoration. t.e.g. With SIGNED presentation inscription from the author to his cousin, dated 1893. Some spotting to edges, but otherwise a very good copy. pp. vii, [i], 9-239. More
A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: In Which The Words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings [...] Abstracted from the Folio Edition [&c.](2 Vols).
London, Printed for A. Millar; W. Strahan [&c.], 1766. 8vo. Probably original full calf, with gilt-lettered labels. Early previous owner's signature to head of both titlepages. Modern bookplate tipped-in to Vol. II. Covers generally a little rubbed and marked, and spine glazed. Leather laid down to head and tail of..... More
EIGHT FRENCH PLAYS Comprising: M. Lafont, Les Trois Frères Rivaux, 1771; Le Babillard, 1758; De Boissy, Le Sage Etourdi, 1746; M. Fagan, La Pupille, 1772; Goldoni, Le Bourru Bienfaisant, 1772; M. Barthe, Les Fausses Infidelités, 1768; Le Somnambule, 1772; Les Deux Avares, 1771; M. Sedaine, Le Magnifique, 1773.
Various, 1758 Onwards, Contemporary half vellum, over marbled boards. Inked title to spine. Wear to covers. The first three plays are nearly loose. The plays are good and clean. More
BYRON'S LETTERS AND JOURNALS: A NEW SELECTION. From Leslie A. Marchand's Twelve-Volume Edition.
Oxford University Press, 2015. Fawn cloth with printed title. In very good dustwrapper. A very good and clean copy. pp. xxxi, 518. More
CHAMISSO: A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORK. With Specimens of his Poetry and an Edition of the Original Text of 'Salas y Gomez'.
London, Williams & Norgate, 1893. 4to. Green pepple-grained cloth gilt, over bevelled boards. Presentation inscription from the author to f.f.e.p. A very good copy. pp. 48. With a portrait of Chamisso. More
THE CRUSADER'S KEY.
The White Owl Press, May 1933. Paper-covered boards with printed title to spine. In very good, lightly faded dustwrapper. A very good copy of the Third Impression. pp. 35. With drawings by N. Kirkham. More
LONDON HUMOROUS READINGS.
London and Wakefield, W. Nicholson and Sons, No Date. Blue cloth with printed decoration and gilt titles to front cover and spine. Probably published c.1880-1890. Light wear to covers, and stain to rear. Top of half-title torn away. A good copy. Comprises 13 parts, each individually paginated. More
A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PUBLISHED NOVELS AND BALLADS OF WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH.
London, Elkin Matthews, Ltd., 1925. Quarter blue cloth over paper-covered boards, with printed labels. Lower part of front board creased where the book appears to have been dropped, and corner damaged. Some spotting. A good copy. pp. 68. More
MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. A New Edition, Complete in One Volume.
Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black 1851. Half calf with gilt-lettered label over marbled boards. Covers a little worn and scuffed, but a good copy. pp. xii, 806. Portrait frontispiece and facsimile of manuscript. More
THE PARISIANS (4 Vols in 2),
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, [1872]. Half green morocco gilt, over marbled boards. With 16 illustrations by Sydney Hall. Previous owner's signature dated 1874 to each titlepage. Light wear to edges and corners, and spotting to first and last pages, but a very good set. pp. viii, [ii]..... More
THOMAS GRAY: A Life.
New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2000. Blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A few light marks to edges, but a very good copy. pp. x, [iii], 718. More
MAN OF WAR.
Bantam 2007. Black cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. SIGNED by author to titlepage. A near fine copy. pp. viii, 349. More
THE MARVELLOUS ADVENTURES OF SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILE, KT. Being his Voyage and Travel which treateth of the Way to Jerusalem and of the Marvels of Ind with other Islands and Countries.
Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co., 1895. Maroon cloth with beautiful gilt decoration and titles, including shipping to the front cover. t.e.g. Layard's wonderful illustrations to plates and the text throughout. The spine a little darkened, lightly worn to head and tail, and small area of damage (1/8 inch across). Two..... More
THE HOUSEHOLD OF SIR THOMAS MORE.
London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1906. Light green cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to front cover and spine. t.e.g. and other edges uncut. Written in pencil to the f.f.e.p. is 'From the Duchess of Norfolk Xmas 1910'. A novel, originally published in 1852, largely based on Roper's 'Life of Sir..... More
SCENES & PORTRAITS.
London, Peter Davies, 1930. Tan cloth gilt. t.e.g. and other edges uncut. This edition was issued in a limited edition of 250 copies. This copy is signed by the author, but unnumbered. Many pages unopened. A very good copy. pp. [viii], 291. More
THE POEMS OF ANDREW MARVELL. Edited by Nigel Smith.
Harlow, Pearson, 2003. 4to. Black cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A little spotting to top edge and half-title, otherwise a good copy. pp. xxv, 468. More
OUR VILLAGE.
London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1909. Light green cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to front cover and spine. t.e.g., other edges uncut. With 25 coloured illustrations after Brock. Light wear to spine. Some pages carelessly opened. Neat signature to verso of frontispiece. A good copy. pp. xv, 309... More
THE PERSIAN LETTERS.
George G. Harrap [1928]. Gilt-decorated maroon cloth. In the Library of Living Classics series. A little fading to spine and edges of covers, but otherwise a very good copy. pp. xxi, 328. More
DICKENS LANDMARKS IN LONDON.
London, Cassell and Co., 1931. 4to. Fawn paper-covered boards with printed title to spine and illustration to front cover. In dustwrapper, with significant loss. With a foreword by Sir Henry F. Dickens. Edges a little spotted, but a good copy. pp. xiv, 82. More
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