100491

60 SELECTED PICTURES OF MIKADO'S EMPIRE: Fine Souvenir for Visit to Japan .
No publishing details , No Date c 1912. 60pp. Oblong 8vo . Material covered boards bound with a single green ribbon . Wear to material, especially around edges. First and last page are a little grubby and have suffered some minor insect damage. Otherwise nice.. Beautiful street and landscape photographs from around Japan. All are hand-coloured . A beautiful and rare Japanese item Click here to order
$200

103439
ALISON , Sir Archibald Bart

HISTORY OF EUROPE: From The Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815.
Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1853-5 Ninth Edition. 367pp. Octavo. A stunning set. Half leather and cherry red marbled boards with elaborate gilt decoration on spine and simple gilt lines on covers. Burgundy title plates on spine with gilt title details. Navy marbled page edges. Illustrated with black and white etchings of historic scenes. Some foxing, edges slightly worn, some boards rubbed. A beautiful set for gazing. Black and white illustrations diagrams and tables.Click here to order
$1000

86382

THE ART OF FEEDING THE INVALID: A Series of Chapters on the Nature of Certain Prevalent Diseases and Maladies; Together with Carefully Selected Recipes for the Preparation of Food for Invalids. By a Medical Practitioner and a Lady Professor of Cookery.
London, The Scientific Press, No date. 1880s. 264pp. 14 x 21 cms. Original cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover. The rear cover has a blind stamped illustration and advertisement for Cadbury's cocoa.Click here to order
$175

90273
ASHTON, John

CHAP-BOOKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WITH FACSIMILES, NOTES, AND INTRODUCTION:
London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. 486pp. 8vo. Original cloth with both blind stamping and gilt. Cancelled ex-library copy. Numerous facsimile wood cut illustrations.Click here to order
$120

102093

AN ATLAS OF ILLUSTRATIONS OF PATHOLOGY : Diseases of the Kidney and Liver.
London, The New Sydenham Society, 1877 - 82. 29 x 36 cm. Original 19th century water woven cloth boards reback with new black calf leather spine and corners. A very good copy although there is a little foxing and waterstaining to the first five pages (bottom right corner). 20 full page colour plates and 6 black and white full page plates . Beautiful, detailed and extremely interesting to look at. Fantastic cross-sections of Kidneys, close ups of cells and masses of livers . Each plate has a detailed description on the opposite page. This atlas of pathology was published in parts and then bound together. Included are : - Diseases of the Kidney, Supra-Renal Capsules and Spleen, Diseases of the Liver Click here to order
$850

102655
BAILLIE, Matthew

A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS, ACCOMPANIED WITH EXPLANATIONS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE MORBID ANATOMY: Of some of the most important parts of the Human Body. Fasciculus I. The chief morbid appearances of the heart and the aorta near its origin.
Melbourne, Wilke and Company, 1985. 228pp. Folio . Full leather with raised bands, gilt details and decorations as well as gilt page top edges in velvet slipcase. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated with beautiful reproductions of engravings. A facsimile edition of the 1799 original. In the same slip case is a paperback; " William Clifts copy of Bailles Morbid Anatomy" by Harold Attwood. Melbourne University, 1986.Click here to order
$1000

102658
BANCROFT, George

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: From discovery of the continent.
London, MacMillan and Company, 1876. 558pp. Octavo. Tan leather and cherry cloth binding with cherry marbled endpapers and page edges. Raised bands, red and green title plates on spines. Gilt decoration and titling on the spine. Beautiful set. A couple of rubbed corners, tight binding. Very good. A historyClick here to order
$1000

102197
A BARRISTER OF THE INNER TEMPLE

THE ETON PORTRAIT GALLEY: Consisiting of Short Memoirs of the more Eminent Eton Men.
London, Eton College, 1876. 581pp. Octavo size. Attractive blue cloth set with black and gold decorations and detailing. Previous owners name written on title page, some foxing. A good copy.Click here to order
$120

102184
BELL

THE DRAMATICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: with a biographical introduction by Henry Glassford Bell.
London, William Collins and Sons, 1866. Quarto. Beautiful red leather and cloth with lavish gilt decorations and detailing on spines and front covers and gilt page edges. Good condition. Profusely illustrated with black and white engravings. A fantastic fine bindingClick here to order
$250

104697
BOSWELL, James

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D: Comprehending An Account Of His Studies, And Numerous Works, In Chronological Order; A Series Of His Epistolary Correspondence And Conversations With Many Eminent Persons; And Various Original Pieces Of His Composition Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting A View Of Literature And Literary Men In Great Britain, For Near Half A Century During Which He Flourished.
London, Printed for T Cadell and W Davies, in The Strand, 1816 Eighth Edition Revised and Augumented. 481, 496, 483, 530pp. 14 x 21 cms. Full leather. All four volumes have contemporary boards and have been rebacked. Two of the rebackings are with the original spine laid down and the other two have more recent leather. Two have new endpapers. A non matching set in very good condition.Click here to order
$350

103735
BULWER LYTTON, Sir Edward

ALICE - ERNEST MALTRAVERS: Or The Mysteries.
London, G. Routledge & Co , 1854. 10 x 16cm. Bound in half blue leather and contrasting cherry marbled boards. Raised bands stamp pettern embossing, cherry title plate and gilt decoration and details. Three volumes bound in one. A good copy; some rubbing to boards, small split on spine, page 17 of volume three looseClick here to order
$50

86011
BURNE, Peter

THE TEETOTALER'S COMPANION; OR A PLEA FOR TEMPERANCE: Being an exposition of the personal, domestic, and national evils that result from the present drinking custom of society; the use of intoxicating liquors being proved inimical to social, moral, religious, physical, mental, commercial, and political economy; with a history of the temperance movement; showing also the benefits that have and must follow the adoption of total abstinence.
London, Arthur Hall, 1847. 510pp. 16 x 25 cms. Original cloth. A small piece missing from the bottom of the spine, otherwise a very good copy. 7 colour lithographic plates illustrating graphically the cross sections of stomachs in various stages of alcohol induced decay. Bound in at the rear is a 116 page 1847 treatise "THE CONCORDANCE OF SCRIPTURE AND SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED, WITH REFERENCE TO THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE BEING A POPULAR EXPOSITION OF THE ORIGINAL BIBLE-TERMS RELATING TO THE WINE AND STRONG DRINK QUESTION, INCLUDING A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE WINES OF ANTIQUITY, by Peter BurneClick here to order
$1200

103737
BYRON

BYRON'S WORKS: Poerty , Letters and Journals.
London, John Murray, 1898. Octavo. Original Cloth binding with gilt details on spine and gilt decorative stamps on front and back boards. Spine slightly faded, some foxing; a very good set. Black and white frontispiece. Four volumes of his poetry and two volumes of his letters and journalClick here to order
$330

96238
COOPER, T T

TRAVELS OF A PIONEER OF COMMERCE IN PIGTAIL AND PETTICOATS: OR, AN OVERLAND JOURNEY FROM CHINA TOWARDS INDIA:
London, John Murray, 1871. 471pp. 8vo. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards, a little worn. A three inch split to the front hinge but generally a very good copy. Fold out map and thirteen illustrations.Click here to order
$300

103708
CRAIK, George L & Charles Macfarlane

THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND: BEING A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE, AS WELL AS A HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM IN SIX VOLUMES along with THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE THIRD... ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED WOODCUTS:
London, Charles Knight & Co, 1841. per volume approximately 700pp. 17.5 x 26 cms. Half leather and cloth covered boards. One volume has a 2 cm split between the front board and the spine but is still very good. A beautiful set to gaze upon. This is a six volume set and a four volume set numbered on the spine from I to X. An attractive leather bound set of 10 volumesClick here to order
$1000

102194
CRAVEN, Thomas

THE POCKET BOOK OF GREEK ART: Collectors edition.
New York, POcket Book, 1950. 120pp. 12mo. Attractive feaux leather and decorated boards with illustrated endppapers. Great condition. Beautiful bindingClick here to order
$40

101186
CYNWAL, Wiliam

IN DEFENCE OF WOMAN: A Welsh Poem translated by Gwyn Williams.
London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960. 28pp. 11.5 x 23.5 cms. Original cloth with a gilt decoration on the front cover and gilt title to the spine. A very good copy. Nine Colour engravings by John Petts. Edition limited to 500 copies (This is number 305). Designed by Christopher Sandford. Golden Cockerel type on mould-made paper. Composition and presswork by The Chiswick Press. Click here to order
$250

99565
DE LONG, George

THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. THE SHIP AND ICE JOURNALS OF GEORGE W De LONG, LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER U.S.N., AND COMMANDER OF THE POLAR EXPEDITION OF 1879 - 1881: Edited by his wife, Emma De Long. In Two Volumes.
London, KeganPaul, Trench and Company, 1883 1st edition. 911pp. Royal 8vo. Original cloth, rebacked - rather amateurishly. Two library stamps, a couple of early leaves foxed otherwise a very good copy. Tinted lithograph, two engravings on steel, 13 full page engravings on wood, 41 vignettes and 23 maps, charts and diagrams. The book describes a tragic North Polar expedition which ended in the deaths of nearly all the participants and the destruction of the boat. Nevertheless a truly inspiring and heroic taleClick here to order
$1000

90900
DOBSON, Austin

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIGNETTES: First and Second Series.
London, Chatto & Windus, 1892 & 1894. 261 & 300pp. 20 x 25 cms. Original vellum spine and papered boards. A very good copy with some offsetting to the endpapers. 22 black and white portrait plates. Both volumes are the large paper copies and limited to 250 copies. Volume 1 is Number 7 and signed by the author and Volume 2 is number 30 and is not signedClick here to order
$350

102186
DONOVAN, Thomas

ENGLISH HISTORICAL PLAYS: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Peele, Heywood, Fletcher and & Ford.
London, MacMillan, 1896. 2 volumespp. Octavo. Attractive dark red cloth with gilt and black decorationss on spine. Excellent condition. A fantastic fine bindingClick here to order
$100

91133
GAUTIER, Theophile

MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN: A Romance. Translated by R & E Powys Mathers.
London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938. 285pp. 20 x 26 cms. Original quarter vellum and cloth. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A very good copy. 8 full page etched copper plates. Chanticleer Number 31Click here to order
$500

92749
GERICKE, J.F.C AND T. ROORDA

JAVAANSCH- NEDERDUITSCH HANDWOORDENBOEK:
Amsterdam , Johannes Muller , 1886. 1165pp. 8vo . Original quarter leather and black cloth. A few nicks to the spine and corners have been worn. Some foxing throughout, but otherwise a nice copy.. Javanese - Dutch dictionary Click here to order
$200

100652
GIBBON, Edward

MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON, ESQUIRE: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself: illustrated from his Letters, with Occasional Notes and Narrative, by John Lord Sheffield.
London, Blake, 1837. 848pp. 8vo. Beautiful decorated cloth boards with gilt details on spine. Spine slightly faded, some rubbing to edges, a good copy. Black and white frontipiece. Includes account of travels, history, American affairs, literary comment, religious remarks as well as more personal issuesClick here to order
$175

104716
GUILLEMIN, Amedee

THE HEAVENS AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF POPULAR ASTRONOMY: Edited by J Norman Lockyer, F.R.A.S., F.R.S. and Revised by Richard A Proctor, B.A., F.R.A.S.
London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1876 Sixth Edition. 436pp. 14 x 22 cms. Contemporary full leather with marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt spine. Fold out map and numerous black and white illustrations. An attractive book, Inscribed To Douglas Abercromby on his leaving Eton from his Housemaster T Walton. Eton July 1877Click here to order
$150

104715
HALLAM, Henry

VIEW OF THE STATE OF EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES: In two voloumes. With an Additional Volume titled Supplemental Notes To The View Of The State Europe During The Middle Ages.
London, John Murray, 1841 Eighth Edition. 14 x 22 cms. Stunning full tanned leather with gilt decorations , marble page edges and endpapers. A very good set.Click here to order
$1000

84827
HAWKESWORTH, John

THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS, THE SON OF ULYSSES: Translated from the French of Messire Francois Salignac de la Mother-Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray. by John Hawkesworth.
London, Printed for the Author, by W. and W. Strahan, 1768. 462pp. 4to. Contemporary full leather a little worn.. The front hinge has a 2 inch split. The front endpapers are marbled and the rear are plain. Illustrated with 24 head and 24 tail pieces.Click here to order
$600

100632
HENAULT, Charles Jean

NOUVEL ABREGE CHRONOLOGIQUE DE L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE: Contenant Les Evenmens De Notre Histoire depuis Clovis jufqu'a la mort de Louis XIV les gerres, les batailles, les fieges, &c..
Paris, Prault, 1799. 636 + Table des Matierespp. 4to. Full leather fine binding. Good condition. Revue, corrigee, augementee, & ornee de vignettes & fleuros en taille-douce.Click here to order
$1500

102653
HOLT, L. Emmett

THE DISEASES OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD: For the use of students and practitioners of medicine.
Birmingham, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1980. 1117pp. Octavo. Full leather with raised bands, gilt details and decorations as well as gilt page edges, white silk endpapers. Mint copy. Two hundred and four illustrations including seven colour plates. A special facsimile edition of the 1897 originalClick here to order
$150

102195
HUC, M

TRAVELS IN TARTRAY, THIBET, AND CHINA: During the years 1844-5-6.
London, National Illustrated Library, No date, circa 1850s. 2 volumespp. Octavo size. Beautiful embossed and gilt stamped yellow cloth binding. Tight, clean, boards slightly rubbed and bumped corners; a great set. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Includes one fold-out map. Second editionClick here to order
$250

101676
HUGHES, Rev. T S

THE WORKS OF BISHOP SHERLOCK: With some account of his life, summary of each discourse, notes &c..
London, Valpy, 1830. 5 volumespp. 8vo. A lovely example of a full brown leather binding with raised bands, red and black title plates with gilt detailing and marbel page edges . Interior is clean and flat, slight wear to cover edges. A great copy. Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761) was the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge Univeristy. He was also the Bishop of London from 1748-1761Click here to order
$400

100654
HUTCHINSON, Thomas

THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: .
London, Oxford University Press, 1923. 912pp. 8vo. Full leather binding with gilt details. Red stained and gilt page edges and green marble like pattern on endpapers. Decorative stamp pattern on inside edges of cover. A good copy.Click here to order
$50

101960
KINGSLEY, Henry

HETTY AND OTHER STORIES : A Novel.
London, Bradbury, Evans & Co, 1871. 344pp. 8vo . Half leather and marbled boards. Some edge wear to the leather and a bookplate on the pasted down endpage. Internally very clean.. Frontispiece . Author spent 5 years in Australia. Some references in this novel to Australia.Click here to order
$500

73733
KINGSLEY, Henry

MADEMOISELLE MATHILDE: A Novel.
London, Bradbury, Evans & Co, 1868 1st edition. 284, 273 & 282pp. 12 x 18 cms. Contemporary 1/2 leather and marbled boards. The bindings are worn and dull. Internally clean. A triple decker novelClick here to order
$500

103730
LEMPRIERE, J

A CLASSICAL DICTIONARY: Containing A Copious Account of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors: With The Value of Coins, Weights, and Measurements, Used Among the Greeks and Romans; and a Chronological Table.
London, Cadell, 1829. 847pp. Octavo. A stunning half leather and marbled board binding, with raised bands and gitlt decoration and titling on spine and marble page edges. Some foxing, boards and corners slightly rubbed. Spine is in very good condition and would be great for displaying.Click here to order
$100

99559
LUCAS, F L

THE GOLDEN COCKEREL GREEK ANTHOLOGY: A Selection of the Poems, Edited, With Translations Into English Verse and An Introduction, by F L Lucas.
London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. 82pp. Folio. Original half leather and gilt illustrated cloth covered boards in a cloth slipcase. The slipcase has a couple of feint spots, otherwise all is very good. The illustratiopns are line engravings on Zinc by Lettice Sandford. This is copy number 33 in an edition of 206. This is one of 74 copies with twenty illustrations, including one etching, on F J Head's hand-made paper, specially watermarked, with the head of a Greek maiden.Click here to order
$1750

102196
McCARTHY, Justin

A HISTORY OF OUR TIMES: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General election of 1880.
Melbourne, George Robertson, 1881. 2 volumespp. Octavo size. Attractive dark braown cloth set with black and gold decorations and detailing. Previous owners name written on title page, foxing to page edges. A good copy.Click here to order
$150

104727
McCARTHY, Justin Huntly

ENGLAND UNDER GLADSTONE: 1880-1884.
London, Chatto & Windus, 1884. 356pp. Octavo. Full leather binding with gilt details and decoration to covers and spine. Red title plate. Maroon marbled edges and end papers. A stunning object. A very good . Chapters on Afghanistan, The Boer War, The Soudan, +++Click here to order
$100

102748
MARRYAT, Captain

SEVENTEEN WORKS:
London, George Routledge and Sons, approximate 360 per volumepp. Octavo size. Stunning half green leather with red marble boards and endpapers. Red title plates with gilt details and decorations on spine. Red marbled page edges. . Great condition. Black and white frontispieces. Includes: Dogfiend, The Pirate, King's Own, Phantom Ship, Jacob Faithful, Japhet in Search of a Father, Olla Podrida, Peter Simple, Rattle the Keeper, Midshipman Easy, Monsieur Violet, Frank Mildmay, Pacha of Many Tales, The POacher, Newton Forster, Valerie, Percival Keene.Click here to order
$2500

95915
MEINHOLD ed., W

MARY SCHWEIDLER , THE AMBER WITCH: The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known. Printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Scheidler, the pastor os Coserow, in the island of usedom..
London, John Murray, 1861 3rd UK edition. 171pp. Small 8vo. Original cloth. A gothic novel first published in Germeny in 1843. Then the UK 1844,1846,1861. Translated by Lady Duff Gordon.Click here to order
$125

103736

MEMOIRS OF CAPTAIN HEDLEY VICARS: Ninety-Seventh Regiment.
London, Nisbet, 1857. 315pp. Octavo. Full red leather binding with raised bands and gilt leather details on spine. Gilt page edges. A very good copy; some foxing. Black and white frontispirce.Click here to order
$50

104719

THE MENAGERIES QUADRUPEDS: Described and Drawn From Living Subjects.
London, M A Nattali, 1847. 419; 396; 460pp. 11 x 16 cms. Contemporary full leather. Gilt title to the spine and with raised bands and all edges gilt. A very good and attractive set. Numerous woodcuts throughout. Three volume set. Volume one covers the dog, wolf, hyena, lion, tiger, camel, llama, giraffe, antelope, deer and the rein-deer; all of volume two is devoted to the elephant; volume three covers the rhinoceros, tapir, the hog, the ox, the buffalo, the bison, the sheep and the goatClick here to order
$300

100107
MERCVRIALIS, HIERONYMI

FOROLIVIENSIS DE ARTE GYMNASTICA LIBRI SEX: : In quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates & quidquid denique and corporis humani exercitationes pertinet diligenter explicatur.
Ilkley , The Scholar Press, 387 pp. 8vo. 1/4 leather with hand-marbled paper boards. In slipcase. Excellent. Beautiful fold-out illustrations. This is a facsimile of a book originally published in1672. Latin text on the art of Gymnastics. Limited edition of 2800 books, of which this is number 2050Click here to order
$200

105162
MERIVALE, Charles

HISTORY OF THE ROMANS UNDER EMPIRE: New Edition in Eight Volumes.
London, Longmans, Green and Company, 1872. Per volume approximately 400pp. Octavo. Stunning half leather and red marble paper binding with red and dark tan title plates and floral gilt decorations and book details. Same red marbled paper for endpapers and page edges. A beautiful set. A little rubbed around the edges, some slight foxing, previous owners bookplate pasted in verso cover. Volume 1 and 7 have fold out black and white maps.Click here to order
$500

104170
MILLER, Frank E.

DOMESTIC MEDICAL PRACTICE: A household adviser in the Treatment of diseases. Arranged for family use.
Chicago, Domestic Medical Society, 1943. 1463pp. Large octavo size. Blue leather binding with embossing, gilt decoration and details, red marbled edges amd yellow marbele endpapers. A very good copy of a beautifully produced book. Illustrated with black and white and colour illustrations. Some overlapping, fold-out segments to body illustrations. This book is heavy, please ask about postage.Click here to order
$120

91141
MILLER, Patrick

WOMAN IN DETAIL: A Scientific Survey.
London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947. 63pp. 15 x 24 cms. Original quarter cloth and papered boards with dustwrapper. 5 black andwhite drawings by Mark Severin. Rare in dustwrapper. This is copy number 332 in an edition of 550 copiesClick here to order
$300

104729
MURSELL, Walter A.

SERMONS ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS: Preached in the Thomas Coats Memorial Church Paisley.
Paisley, Alexander Gardner, 1912. 294pp. Octavo. Full leather binding with gilt details and decoration to covers and spine. Top edge gilt, blue marbled end papers. A stunning object. A very good copy, neat inscription by previous owner on first free page.Click here to order
$100

102180

THE NATIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND: Civil Military & Domestic with upwards of five hundred engravings.
London, William Collins and Sons, 1877. Four Volumespp. Quarto. Beautiful half red leather and cloth with lavish gilt decorations and detailing on spines and front covers. Good condition. Profusely illustrated with black and white engravings. A fantastic fine bindingClick here to order
$500

103738
OGILVIE, John

THE IMPERIAL DICTIONARY: of the English Language : A complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific and Technological.
London, Blackie & Son, 1882. Quarto. Half leather and cloth binding with gilt title on spine. A good ex-library copy, some stamps. Illustrated by above three thousand engravings printed in text". FINE BINDING DICTIONARY "New edition, carefully and greatly augmented. Edited by Charles AnnandaleClick here to order
$200

104450
OLIPHANT, Mrs

THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE AND VENICE:
London, Faber, 1888-9. 422, 410pp. Two volumes , octavo size. Stunning original green cloth with gilt decorations and details on spine and front cover. Gilt top page edges. A charming set.Click here to order
$75

102659
PATAVINI, T. Livii

HISTORIARUM AB URBE CONDITA LIBRI QUI SUPERSUNT OMNES: Ex Recesione Arn. Drakenborchii accedunt Notae Integrae ex editionibus J.B.L. Crevieri cum Indice Rerum Locupletissimo.
London, Oxonii, 1825. In four volumespp. Octavo. Half leather and marbled boards, marbled endpapers and page edges. Raised bands, green title plates on spines. Gilt decoration and titling on the spine. Beautiful set. Slight shelfware to corners otherwise a great copy. In latin Click here to order
$600

104733
PERCY, Thomas

RELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of our Earlier Poets; Together with Some Few of Later Date. New Edition in Three Volumes.
London, Henry Washbourne, 1844. 376, 419 & 420pp. 12 x 17 cms. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards. This is a very good and attractive set. Although Percy has his name on this work it was a collaboration with Samuel Johnson and ShenstoneClick here to order
$300

96137
POPE, Alexander

THE DUNCIAD VARIORUM WITH THE PROLEGOMENA OF SCRIBLERUS:
London, Printed for A Dod, 1729. 16, 124pp. 19 x 23 cms. Contemporary full leather, piece missing from the bottom of the spine, the hinges are split but held on firmly by the rope used in the binding, all a little worn but it is very good in that it retains the character of an early eighteenth century binding. Bound with: Mr. GAY: THE BEGGAR'S OPERA As It Is Acted at the THEATRRE-ROYAL IN LINCOLNS-INN FIELDS. The Third Edition With The Overture in Score, The Songs and The Basses, (The Ouverture and Basses Compos'd by Dr Pepusch) Curiously Engraved on Copperplates. London. Printed for John Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court, near Lincoln's - Inn Fields. 1729. This is 60 pages of text and 46 pages of copper engraved musical notation. Bound with POLLY: AN OPERA BEING THE SECOND PART OF THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. London Printed for the Author. 1729. viii, 72 pages of text and 31 pages of copper engraved musical notationClick here to order
$1750

101675

THE POPULAR EDUCATOR: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical Education. New and Revised Edition.
London, Cassell, No date but 1880s. approx 2400pp. large 8vo. Contemporary lhalf leather and cloth covered boards. The leather spines are very good - shiny and with lots of gilt. The boards are worn. Six volumes bound in three. Look great on the bookcase . Colour plates as well as black and white woodcuts. A good example of a ninteenth century self education general knowledge bookClick here to order
$350

102663
READ, MONTGOMERY, GALLNEUKIRCHEN, JONES, ELIZABETH

FIVE CHAP BOOKS BOUND IN ONE:
Ediburgh & Dublin, 1824-1828. 52, 36, 12, 36, 50pp. 12mo. Half leather and marbled boards with gilt decoration on spine. Worn boards otherwise a very good copy. Some black and white engravings. Books included: 1. The Scottish Wanderer - Willian Read 2. An African Valley - John Montgomery 3. The German Village - Gallneukirchen 4. The Loss of Five Wesleyan Missionaries - Mrs Jones 5. The Missionaries - Charlotte Elizabeth Click here to order
$250

98062
SAWER, J Ch

ODOROGRAPHIA, A NATURAL HISTORY OF RAW MATERIALS AND DRUGS USED IN THE PERFUME INDUSTRY: Intended to Serve Growers, Manufacturers, and Consumers.
London, Gurney & Jackson, 1892 1st edition. 383pp. 14 x 23 cms. Original cloth. A little browning to the title page, a few spots of foxing to 10 other pages and a couple of faint marks to the rear cover, else a very good copy. Black & white textual Illustrations and 1 fold outmap.Click here to order
$500

102300
SCHEDEL, Hartmann

CHRONICLE OF THE WORLD 1493: The Complete and annotated Nuremberg Cronicle.
Colonge, TASCHEN, 2001. 680pp. Quarto. Velvet and gilt binding with colour illustration on front cover. In excellent condition . Profusely illustrated in colour. A facsimileClick here to order
$500

103732
SCHILLER

SAMMTLICHE WERKE: Vollstangige Ausgabe in Einem Bande.
Munich, Cotta, 1830. 1304pp. 17 x 26cm. Rich cherry-red half leather and cloth board binding with raised bands and gilt details and decorations on the spine. Also has vivid green endpapers and gilt page edges. A good copy; Relatively clean with some random spotting, which is very bad on the frontispiece and facing title page. The preious owner's have is on the front free endpaper. Black and white engraveure frontispiece. Text in German. Stuck down on the very last page is a letter from Schiller with his signature REAL OR FAKE???Click here to order
$200

104717
SCOTT, Sir Walter

THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT: With Introduction and Notes.
London, Frederick Warne & Co, No date 1900?. 758pp. 15 x 20 cms. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards with marbled endpapers and edges. A classic binding.Click here to order
$100

85095
SCOTT, Sir Walter

WAVERLEY: Tis Sixty Years Since.
Edinburgh, A & C Black, 1863. 12 volumespp. 8vo. Red half leather binding with red marbled boards. Black title plates with gilt details. Minor wear on top and bottom of each of the spines. Black and white frontispiece illustrations. Twelve volumes of Scott's novelsClick here to order
$500

90166
SEAGER, Robert

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEAP NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; WITH SKETCHES OF MY LIFE AS A TEMPERANCE REFORMER:
London, National Temperance Publication Depot, 1888. 96pp. Small 8vo. Original cloth. A very good copy.Click here to order
$150

101720
SHAKESPEAR, Emund

THE TEMPEST:
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 143pp. 17 x 26 cm. Beautiful full leather binding with traditional raised bands and gilt title & decoration. Silk endpapers, gilt page edges, profusely illustrated with cooured tipped in plates. In excellent condition. Colour tipped by Edmound DULAC .Click here to order
$200

105151
SHAKESPEARE, William

THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE : With Notes by Charles Knight. In two volumes.
London, Virtue & Co, 1878. 810 & 778pp. 30 x 37 cms. Original full leather with five raised bands and with the spine and covers richly gilt . Silk decorated endpapers and gilt work surronding these. There is a little foxing especially in the pages near the tissue guards. 45 full page steel engravings. This is a magnificent set of Shakespeare. It is a very heavy setClick here to order
$1200

90721
TENNYSON, Alfred

ENOCH ARDEN, ETC:
London, Edward Moxon & Co, 1864 1st Edition. 178pp. 8vo. Bound in full green leather with a gilt stamped ornamental vase on the front and rear cover cover. The book is bound without the advertisements Click here to order
$150

100626
THAYER, William M.

FROM LOG-CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE: The Story of President Garfield's Life.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1887. 348pp. Ocatvo. Decorative full leather fine binding with gilt decoration marbled page edges and endpapers. Some foxing and spine slightly faded otherwise a very good copy. Black and white frontispiece and illustartions.Click here to order
$75

99554
THOMSON, Sir C Wyville

THE VOYAGE OF THE CHALLENGER. THE ATLANTIC: A Preliminary Account of the General Results of The Exploring Voyage of HMS 'Challenger' During the Year 1873 and the Early Part of the Year 1876.
London, Macmillan, 1877 1st edition. 424 & 396pp. 15.5 x 23 cms. Original green cloth with the title in gilt on the spines as well as gilt decorations on the spines and front covers. There is a Sydney Observatory stamp on each half title page, otherwise this is a very good copy. 168 textual illustrations, 8 vignettes, 42 full page plates plus the frontspieces - one portrait and the other is a fold out colour, contour map of the Atlantic. This voyage was the most important scientific voyage of the nineteenth century. The ship criss crossed the Atlantic and went into the South Pacific. On board were scientists from many disciplines and numerous measurements were made and samples taken.Click here to order
$750

85158

TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS: By An Old Boy.
London, Macmillan, 1879. 376pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a very good copy. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes and Sydney Prior Hall.Click here to order
$50

104728
TREVELYAN, George Otto

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LORD MACAULAY:
London, Longmans, Gree and Company, 1881. 695pp. Octavo. Full leather binding with gilt details and decoration to covers and spine. Blue marbled edges and end papers. A stunning object. A very good copy.Click here to order
$100

99529
TUCKER, ALFRED R

EIGHTEEN YEARS IN UGANDA & EAST AFRICA: With Illustrations From Drawings by the Author and a Map.
London, Edward Arnold, 1908 1st edition. 359 & 388pp. 22 x 15 cms. Original cloth with minor wear to the cloth and corners. Titles in gilt to the spines and front covers and a gilt decoration to the cover. Very good copy. 61 illustrations and a fold out map.Click here to order
$300

86371
VIRGIL

PUBLII VIRGILIL MARONIS BUCOLICA, GEORGICA, ET AENEIS: Ex Editione Petri Burmanni.
Glasguae, Andreas Foulis, 1778. [8], 277, [2] & 308pp. Folio. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Corners bumped, some light dampstaining at the end. Edited by Pieter Burman. Originally published in 1746. Now presented 2 volumes bound in 1. Virgil's text in Latin in a most attractive work of typography and bindingClick here to order
$2000

96103
VOLTAIRE

LA PUCELLE D'ORLEANS: Poeme Heroi-Comique. Definit in pistem mulier formosa superne. Hor. Premiere Edition.
Paris, 1755. 216pp. 8 x 14 cms. Contemporary full leather with the leather on the rear cover eaten by insects in a small area. Worn at the top of the spine. There is a worm hole throughout the book, not affecting text. This is the first Paris printing of Voltaire's infamous poemClick here to order
$500

98122
VOLTAIRE

LA PUCELLE D'ORLEANS: Poeme Divise En Vingt Chants, Avec Des Notes. Nouvelle Edition, corrigee, augmentee & collattionnee fur le Manuscript de l'Auteur.
1765. 266pp. 6 x 11 cms. Contemporary full leather with the rear cover just hanging on. The rear endpaper is loose. The front board is loose. There are sixteen foldout black and white plates which measure 16 x 9 cms. 252 An early illustrated edition of Voltaire's infamous poem. RareClick here to order
$300

104718
VON RAUMER, Frederick

THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND DURING the 16th, 17th, AND 18th CENTURIES: Translated from the German by H E Lloyd.
London, Adolphus Richter & Co, 1837 1st English edition. 550 & 514pp. 14 x 22 cms. Contemporary full leather with lots of gilt and blindstamping. A little foxing to the title pages and a few other leaves, otherwise a very attractive set.Click here to order
$200