Miscellaneous Works, In Verse and Prose
London: Tonson, 1726. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 3 vols. Contemp half oasis morocco. sm 8vo. More
Leather Bound Sets
History of the American Revolution.
London: Bentley, 1852. 8vo. Half Calf. Vols 1-3. Pp. xii,527; xii,524; xxiv, 584. Frontispiece plan in vol. 1. Contemporary half calf & maroon labels A handsome early binding in green half calf. More
The Natural History Of Animals, Vegetables, And, Minerals; With The Theory Of The Earth In General. Translated From The French Of Count De Buffon.
London: T Bell, 1775. 8vo. Hardcover. 5 vols (of 6). 55 engraved plates of animals. Contemporary full calf, gilt. 'Buffon's Nat. History' in gilt on label.Very nice contemporary binding. More
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
London: Murray, 1855. 8vo. Hardcover. 6 vols. Frontispiece portrait. Full contemporary morocco, gilt. An extremely handsome set. More
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including an Autobiographical Chapter. 3 Vols.
London: Murray, 1887. 8vo. Half Morocco. 3 vols. Frontispiece portraits. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamp on spine and frontboard. A very good set. More
Dickens Works
London: 1887. 8vo. Hardcover. 13 vols. Illustrations. Contemporary brown half calf, with original red and black labels. Gilt slightly faded on 3 vols. A handsome set. Includes the following stories: Bleakhouse Barnaby Rudge Uncommercial Traveller Sketches by Boz Christmas Books Oliver Twist Hard Times Italy Pickwick Papers Great Expectations American..... More
Her Majesty's Tower
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1870. 4th Edition. 8vo. Half Morroco. 4th edition. 4 vols. 8vo. Folding frontispiece plan. Contemporary half calf, slight wear. A handsome edition of this set. More
Felix Holt, The Radical
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1866. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 3 vols. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. A very good set of the scarce first edition. This set from John Lehmann's library. More
Novels of George Eliot
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1880. 8vo. Hardcover. 3 vols only. C 1880. Contemporary half red calf. Daniel Deronda Ramola Mill on the Floss. More
Novels of George Eliot
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1892. 8vo. Hardcover. 7 vols. Contemporary green half crushed morocco, top edge gilt. Evenly sunned on spine. Uncut. Contains the following works: Adam Bede, Daniel Deronda, Ramola, Felix Halt, Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Scenes of Clerical Life. More
Novels of George Eliot
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1900. 8vo. Hardcover. 7 vols. Original green half oasis morocco, top edge gilt. Uncut. Contains the following works: Adam Bede, Daniel Deronda, Ramola, Felix Halt, Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Scenes of Clerical Life. Fine contemporary art nouveau binding. An extremely handsome set. More
The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling
London: Cochrane, 1831. 8vo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Contemporary half calf, gilt. More
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
London: Murray, 1881. 8vo. Full Calf. 8 vols.. Frontispiece & 13 folding maps. Contemporary full calf, minor rubbing on spines. A very good set in full early calf. More
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
London: Thos. De La Rue, 1880. 8vo. Half Morocco. 2 Volumes. Vol I, pp xxxii, 432; Vol II, pp 403. Red half morocco binding with raised bands and gilt panelling to spines. Some slight edgewear to corners. Gilt crest to front boards and lower spines, no other markings. Marbled endpapers..... More
The Miscellaneous Works
Leith, Edinburgh: Archibal Allardice, 1810. 12mo. Hardcover. 4 vols, frontis. portrait of Goldsmith in vol 1, original half calf and boards. Includes The Vicar of Wakefield, essays, Citizen of the World, etc. and prefixed by a Life of the Author in vol.1. Lovely, attractive set in very good condition. More
The History of The Earth and Animated Nature.
London: Bumpus, 1818. 8vo. Half Calf. 4 Vols. 37 engravings, some foxing. Contemporary half calf. A very handsome set. More
A History of Greece
London: Murray, 1872. 8vo. Full Calf. 10 vols. 22 maps (some folding) & plates. Fine contemporary full calf boards later re-backing, some fire damage affecting top of one board. A handsome set complete with 22 maps and plates, mostly folding. More
Thomas Hardy's Works
London: MacMillan, 1909. 8vo. Hardcover. 19 vols. Numbered 1-19. Contemporary half calf. A very nice set of a rare early collection. AEG. More
The Naturalist Library. Ornothology, Birds of Great Britain & Ireland
Edinburgh. Lizars. Hardcover. 4 Vols. Contemporary half calf binding. 168 Hand coloured plates. More
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LLD, together with is life and notes on his Lives of the Poets, by Sir John Hawkin.
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
A dictionary of the English Language from which the words are deduced from the originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers to which are prefixed, a history of the language and in English Grammar
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
The Invasion of the Crimea its Origins... to the Death of Raglan
London: Blackwood, 1863. 4to Oblong. Contemporary Half Calf. 5 vols. 1863-1875. 54 (of 56) maps & plans (many folding). A nice set in immaculate binding showing a view of Sebastopol from the sea. More
Kingsley's Works
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
Kiplings Works
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