The Professor at the Breakfast Table
Edinburgh. Paterson, 1883. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 288. c.1883. Contemporary half calf, decorated spine. A very good copy. More
Edinburgh. Paterson, 1883. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 288. c.1883. Contemporary half calf, decorated spine. A very good copy. More
Leipzig: Tauchnitii, 1839. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols containing the 24 "Rhapsodia'. Original full dice calf. Lovely edition of the Iliad in Greek. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Dent, 1907. RACKHAM, Arthur. 4to. Hardcover. Pp.xix,549; interleaved with plates, some tipped in, illustrations in text. Original full vellum with gilt decorations, minor darkening of spine, occasional spots of foxing. A very good copy of this large paper edition of 560 numbered copies. Signed by Arthur Rackham. More
Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 607, decorative leather binding, gilt, gilt edges, signed edition from the Franklin Signed First Editions series. Signature of Iris Murdoch and a two page introductory piece from Murdoch. More
London: Harrap, 1928. RACKHAM, Arthur. Sm 4to. Original Decorated Cloth. Pp.103; 8 plates. Original green decorated cloth, a very good complete copy of this delightfully illustrated and rare work. TEP, others uncut. Reprint the date as the first edition. More
London: Straham, 1871. 8vo. Contemporary Half Calf. pp.xii,446. A contemporary half calf, darkened on spine. Neat gilt crest on spine and front board. More
London: Blackie. ROBINSON, Charles. 4to. Hardcover. Pp.xxi,293. Original red gilt decorated cloth. Minor pale spots on lower front board. Lacks front end paper. Coloured and black and white plates. TEG. A good copy in the very good original cloth. beautifully illustrated fairy story books such as this are scarce. This..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1925. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 101, uncut, original cloth, vellum spine. One of an edition of 530 copies, printed on hand-made paper. Signed by the author, who was Poet Laureate, 1930-1967. More
London: William Heinemann, 1927. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 135, uncut, original cloth, vellum spine. One of an edition of 275 copies, printed on hand-made paper. Signed by the author, who was Poet Laureate, 1930-1967. More
London: J Buckland... 1787. 8vo. Hardcover. 14 vols. Original full calf, spine labels in red and green, some show a little wear. A good, sound, handsome set. More
London: G & J Offor, W Allason, R Ackerman etc, 1819. 4to. Hardcover. 2 vols. Pp. 1029, 1084. Full original calf, preliminaries of vol 1 creased and showing wear at edges. Vol 2 with no title page, starting with the letter K with minor loss of text, i.e affecting possible..... More
London: Cadell and Davies, 1807. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols in 1. Original half calf and marbled boards. Includes a volume of miscellaneous poems by the 17th C anglo-Irish poet SirJohn Denham. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
Great Britain: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. Folio. Hardcover. Pp.50;TEG. Other edges uncut. This numbered edition limited to 250 copies. Original quarter crushed morocco, minor sunning on morocco on lower front board, original illustrated buckram boards. Bound by S&S London (Sangorski & Sutcliffe). Minor small marks. A very good copy..... More
London: T N Foulis, 1912. Mary Wilson. 12mo. Hardcover. [6], 37 pp, adverts. 4 colour plates of garden paintings by Mary Wilson. Original embossed suede covers. Includes extracts on gardens from the writings of 11 authors such as Robert Herrick, Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, etc. More
Great Britain: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1943. Folio. Hardcover. Pp.152, numbered limited edition of 500 copies. Original quarter vellum and illustrated buckram boards. Bound by S&S London (Sangorski & Sutcliffe). TEG. Other edges uncut. Woodcut engravings by John Buckland-Wright. Front free end paper has a sliver removed from the top..... More
London: Methuen, 1907. 8vo. Full Calf. pp.lxviii,613. Full calf prize binding, gilt decorations on spine. Auckland university College Emblem on front board. A fine copy of this sought after work in a handsome prize binding. More
London: Macmillan, 1901. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 284 pp. Full original calf, gilt decorations on spine. A fine copy. More
London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1914. 8vo. Full Calf. pp lxxxii, 491. Frontis (portrait). Fine binding in full dark green calf. Elaborate gilt panelling, raised bands and red title label to spine. Gilt Auckland Grammar School emblem to front board. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Prize certificate to..... More
POneke (Wellington): NZ Governemnt, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 5-225 pp, original printed front cover, stained, bound in original suede binding, text only p5-264. Extremely rare item. More
Hardcover. A near complete set of 64 issues, numbers 8 to 75 missing 54, 56 and 62, in the original state, with only a very few with minor faults to bindings. This set of early editions covers a wide range of topics and is a rare collection. More
London: MacMillan, 1889. 8vo. Hardcover. 6 vols. Contemporary red half calf, decorated spine. Alton Locke Hypatia Yeast Hereward the Wake Two Years ago Westward Ho A handsome series. More
London: MacMillan, 1915. 8vo. Hardcover. 25 vols. (Johnston. Dunedin),. C.1915 Medallion edition. Original blue quarter morocco (spines faded), with medallion on front board. Minor foxing spots on fore edge. More
London: Hodder & Stouton, 1918. Hardcover. Pp.xiv,785; Original full tan morocco, raised bands on spine. Previous owner's name on front end paper. teg. A very good copy printed on india paper. More
London: Dent, 1927. RACKHAM, Arthur. Sm 4to. Hardcover. Pp.xii,304; Coloured plates and illustrations within the text. Complete. Original green decorated cloth. Gilt somewhat dulled on spine. More
London: Longman, 1893. 3rd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 366, plus "two books for the young". Illustrated throughout. All edges gilt. Fine in original gilt decorated cloth. More