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Norwich: Jarrold, 1828. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 106. Original half roan. More
Norwich: Jarrold, 1828. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 106. Original half roan. More
London: Methuen, 1925. E H Shephard. 7th. Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. 7th edition. Original full calf binding, gilt decorations on spine. Some damage to top fifth of spine affecting two words of text. Ink name on half title and book plate. A good copy, rare in leather binding. More
London: Methuen, 1929. E H Shephard. 8vo. Original Cloth. 18th edition. Original blue cloth, gilt decorations on front board. A fine copy. Copies in this condition are hard to find. More
London: Bentley, 1837. 8vo. Hardcover. 3 vols. Portrait plates (some foxing). Contemporary full calf, with gilt decorations on the spine. Portrait plates, foxed. A Finely bound set of this interesting work. A handsome copy. More
Edinburgh: Valentine, 1815. Sm 8vo. Hardcover. pp.175. Half vellum binding, all edges gilt. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
1976. No Binding. Typed postcard signed, with virtually illegible autograph postscript, to Melvyn Roiter. "Dear Mr Roiter, Style and sincerity matter most. Editors and literary agents are better judges than Yours sincerely, John Betjeman" Handwritten postcript reads "Alas have left Cloth Fair - driven out by juggernauts in the small..... More
Nurnburg: Camp. 12mo. Hardcover. 224 pp, original full calf binding. Could be a worthy addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Original boards and original canvas spine with minor wear in two places. Front board slightly discoloured. Kelmscott Press. this is the Rare first issue with misspellings: p.41 "Gild"; p. 45 "Eyk", only 500 printed A rare work classically printed in black and red..... More
Paris: Petite Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1902. 12mo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original quarter calf, art nouveau decorated spine, with rosebuds. Could be a fine addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
Paris: Petitie Bibliotheque- Charpentier, 1909. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 394. Full original red calf. All edges gilt. Lovely copy of de Musset's poems. Could be an attractive addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. First Edition. 8vo. Half calf and Boards. pp. 79. No. 276 of 300 copies. A very nice copy in original quarter calf & decorated boards. Rare limited edition in perpetua type with decorations by Elizabeth Corsellis. Limited hand-numbered edition of 300 copies. TEG and all..... More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1972. 8vo. Soft cover. pp. 134. Original printed covers. Comprehensive, alphabetical list of pseudonyms from the early 19th C onwards. More
London: Hailes, 1825. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 5 vols. Full original calf, gilt decorations on spine. A handsome set. More
London: T. W. for H Blunden, 1650. 12mo. Hardcover. [14] pp 40. Together with: The Man-mouse taken in a trap, and tortur'd to death for gnawing the Margins of Eugenius Philalethes, London: sold at the Castle in Corn-Hill, 1650, pp [6], 116. Bound in one in contemporary calf. Front joint..... More
Auckland: Gilbert Brothers, 1918. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Soft cover. pp 6, printed covers, signed on inside cover by the author, presenting the book to A Grenville Ward in 1936. A children's story by an early Auckland writer. Scarce. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton. DULAC, Edmund. Large 4to. Full Vellum. No pagination. This edition is limited to 750 copies, signed by the artist and numbered. Complete with 28 coloured plates. Original full vellum heavily decorated. Lacks ties. An extremely good copy of this rare signed edition. More
London: Bernard Lintott, 1725. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 5 vols.. Sm 8vo. 22 engraved plates. Full calf, contemporary boards, neatly re-spined to match. A very attractive set of the rare first pocket edition. More
London: Lawton, Gilliver, 1729. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Rebound in Cloth. Pp. [8], 222, 1 (errata) Red and black title page. Frontispiece of a donkey bearing books and an owl sitting on top of those. Pope's notorious satirical, mock heroic treatise celebrating 'Dulness', attacking fellow writers, cultural and political personalities, caused..... More
London: W. Bowyer, 1720. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 6 vols. 4 folding plates. Contemporary calf boards, neatly re-spined to match. A fine set of the rare first pocket edition. More
Glasgow: Faulis, 1768. 12mo. Hardcover. 3 vols. Original full calf, spines rubbed, but an attractive set. Could be a worthwhile addition to a collection of miniature of classics. More
London: A Millar, 1757. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 10 vols. Frontispiece. Contemporary calf boards expertly rebacked with matching calf spines. A handsome set of this rare early edition. More
London: J and P Knapton, H Lintot, J and R Tonson, and S Draper, 1751. 8vo. Hardcover. 9 vols. Complete with 24 plates.Contemporary full calf in remarkable original condition. A near fine set of this first edition of the compilation of Pope's works by Warburton, published 7 years after the..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1917. 12mo. Hardcover. pp. 53, complete with coloured plates with original green boards, with inset coloured illustration on the front board. End paper with illustrations from the stories and an advert listing the books. Inscription on end paper dated 1919. Undated but appears to be..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. 12mo. Hardcover. pp.85. Complete with coloured plates. Original cream boards with original glassine wrapper, slightly torn at back. First German translation. More