Driving.
BEAUFORT, The Duke of Half morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. A smartly bound volume of the third edition with raised bands, gilt 'sporting' centre tools and gilt top edge. With numerous illustrations by Giles and Sturgess. A lovely copy of this classic work on coach, carriage and cart driving.- $317
- $317
The Poems of Ossian.
MACPHERSON, James. OSSIAN. 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. An unusual and beautiful full straight grain morocco binding with wide delightfully gilt tooled raised bands with blind and gilt tooled pallets. The boards have a series of gilt and blind fillets and rolls and ornate gilt corner tools. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Portraits and full page engravings. Light foxing to the plates otherwise clean. Slight rubbing. On both title pages is written in a very neat hand: "This book belongs to Lord Beresford's Library at Bedgebury Park". This great Scottish epic poem was supposedly translated by James Macpherson from the Scottish Gaelic of Ossian but the current view is that Macpherson composed the poems himself, drawing in part on traditional Gaelic poetry he had collected. The work proved to be hugely popular and influential.- $571
- $571
Denzil Place.
FANE, Violet Full morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. An exceptionally pretty full lilac crushed morocco with gilt raised bands, fine gilt lettering and gilt floral tooling in the Art Nouveau manner to the panels and upper board. Gilt dentelles and top edge. There is a blind stamped : 'WITH THE PUBLISHERS COMPLIMENTS' on the title page. With the tiny gilt stamp of Hatchards and the bookplate of Sir William Eden. Violet Fane is the pen name of Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie 'a well-known figure in London society, Fane's coterie included famous literary personas such as Robert Browning, Algernon Swinburne, A. W. Kinglake, Alfred Austin, James McNeil Whistler, Lillie Langtry, and Oscar Wilde, who praised the oracular bent of Fane's opinions on 'the relation of art to nature' by saying that she live[d] between Parnassus and Piccadilly' (Wikipedia). A scarce and interesting work in a beautiful binding.- $1,205
- $1,205
The Book of Common Prayer.Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.
PRAYER Full morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A sparkling late 18th century full straight grain morocco with gilt raised bands and superb extra gilt panels. Gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Unfortunately a long defunct insect couldn't resist taking a superficial nibble at the foot of the spine and on the upper board near the foredge, detracting from its otherwise very good condition. Fine full page engraved plates. A neat ink inscription on the third blank records 'Mrs. Scrymsoure of Tealing. The Remembrance of a very dear Friend.- $482
- $482
The Children’s Bower; or What You Like.
DIGBY, Kenelm Henry 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very handsome little set of this very scarce title with gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edges. Slight foxing to the preliminaries. With the bookplate of St. Benedict's Library, Fort William. The remarkable Kenelm Digby, most famous for his 'The Broad Stone of Honour, or Rules for the Gentlemen of England', was born in Ireland of old English stock and was a great enthusiast for chivalry, monarchy and the Church. He blamed the Reformation for the death of chivalry and religion. During the Victorian period, he wielded much influence and stimulated much debate.- $568
- $568
Athletics and Football. (From the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes). Including: The Rugby Union Game; The Association Game; The American Game; The Australian Game.
SHEARMAN, Montague Half morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. A smartly bound volume of the 'thoroughly revised' fourth edition with raised bands, gilt 'sporting' centre tools and gilt top edge. With numerous illustrations by Stanley Berkeley. A lovely copy of this classic work.- $315
- $315
Romola.
2 volume set, 10 3/4 inches tall. Extraordinary half morocco by Hawes of Cambridge with wide gilt raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edge. Very unusually a full page bookplate has been bound in to both volumes, that of Alfred Percy Allsopp. This set is number 300 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Smith, Elder & Co. produced deluxe well illustrated limited editions in this tall format of the works of several great novelists including Dickens, Thackeray, Smollett and Fielding but this single title is as far as they got with Eliot. Profusely illustrated by Sir Frederick Leighton on India paper laid down. A pristine copy of her great historical novel set in 15th century Florence at the time of the Renaissance. Practical Piety.
2 volumes bound in 1, complete, 8 1/4 inches tall. Full Regency calf with wide blind tooled raised bands and ornate gilt and blind panels. A series of blind and gilt fillets and rolls frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of Benj. Philpot Chr. Coll. Cant. Soc. , the neat ink inscription 'Gustavus Wulff from B. Philpot 1832' on the first blank and a partly obscured neat ink inscription at the head of the title page. Some rubbing and marking but still an interesting binding. The History of Wales.
Full calf, 11 inches tall. Nearly a magnificent full 18th century tree calf from the library of Lord Londonderry and with his spectacular martial bookplate. With superb gilt tooling to the panels, gilt bands and bright red label. Sadly there is some serious scuffing to the label and panel below it as well as a scuff on the lower board. Some light foxing and sporadic small ink stains. A handsome tall copy in a flawed but still impressive 'Country House' binding. Chrysomela.
Full morocco, 6 inches tall. A beautiful full morocco by Ramage with gilt raised bands, delicate, tiny gilt tooling to the panels and boards with a multitude of stars and flowers. Gorgeous gilt dentelles and watered silk doublures and free end paper. All edges gilt. From the Golden Treasury Series. A delightful little binding of great quality in pristine condition. The Golden Asse.
Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A splendid full crushed morocco by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, fine geometric gilt tooling to the panels and boards, gilt dentelles and all edges. The spine is slighted faded to a paler lilac but is still striking. One of a limited deluxe edition of 3000 copies. The original cloth binding is bound in. Extraordinary bold illustrations throughout by Jean de Bosschére. 'The Metamorphoses of Apuleius', a bawdy picaresque novel, also known as 'The Golden Ass', is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The Water-Babies. A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
Half calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A smart copy of this great Victorian morality 'Fairy Tale' in a mid 20th century binding for Sotheran with gilt raised bands, twin labels and handsome gilt tooling to the panels. Top edge gilt. A new edition with 100 illustrations by Linley Sambourne. A lovely copy of this tale of the horrors endured by child labour, specifically by chimney sweeps and their eventual Christian redemption. The Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn.
4 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. A neat little set in half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. the spines are somewhat fade but are still bright. An attractive set, profusely illustrated with engraved views and portraits, of this great 17th century diary, first published in 1818. The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî.
Full morocco, 8 inches tall. A beautiful full terracotta crushed morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with raised bands and simple gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With dark blue and gold endpapers. Housed in a decorative orange and white paper covered slipcase. Second Impression. With 12 extraordinary full page illustrations by John Kettlewell. Written by Burton, the Kasidah is a distillation of Sufi thought in the poetic idiom of that Persian mystical tradition. A pristine copy. Dictionnaire Grammatical, de La Langue Françoise.
Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. Full 18th century mottled calf with gilt raised bands, label and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Pink edges. Although the binding is still perfectly solid there is rubbing, creasing, loss to the bottom panel and a defunct worm hole on the upper board. With the rather splendid bookplate of The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and the neat ink signatures of 2 previous owners on the title page. Memoirs of Napoleon, his Court and family.
2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid set of the first English language edition in full morocco with wide gilt raised bands and intricate blind tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets and a blind roll frame the boards. Embellished with 16 fine full page portraits. A particularly neat set of this scarce first edition. Poems of Christina Rossetti.
Full morocco, 6 inches tall. An exquisite binding with beautifully gilt tooled floral calf onlays in the Art Nouveau style to the spine and upper board. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Portrait. Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember", as well as the words of the carol "In the Bleak Midwinter.
Historical Researches into the Politics, Intercourse, and Trade of the Principal Nations of Antiquity.
HEEREN, A. H. L. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very smart mid-Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, beautifully gilt tooled panels and twin labels. Two gilt fillets frame the boards. Maps. A neat inscription dated 1864 "on leaving Eton" is written on the first blank. An important and scarce history translated from the original German. History of England.
Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A most handsome tree calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, twin plum labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. A decorative gilt roll frames a gilt prize block on the upper board. A prize bookplate is to be found on the paste down end paper of the upper board. Maps and plans, some folding. Louis the Fourteenth and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century.
3 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf for Sotheran with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Twin fillets and corner tools frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of John Warren. With 18 full page steel engraved portraits and numerous wood engravings. Julia Pardoe was a well respected historian and novelist and was published on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Book of Gems. The Poets and Artists of Great Britain.
HALL, S. C. (Editor). 3 volumes, 8 3/4 inches tall. A striking full morocco set bound by MORRELL with gilt raised bands and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Two gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Embellished with superb engraved vignettes throughout. Some foxing on the slightly brittle paper but still a fine set of these annual anthologies of British verse throughout the centuries. Marie Antoinette The Queen.
Half morocco, 12 3/4 inches tall. Elegant copy of the scarce English language version in this fine and well illustrated Goupil edition. In a simple half crushed bottle green morocco by Zaehnsdorf with raised bands and gilt top edge. Splendid colour frontispiece and fine monochrome full page plates throughout. Bookplate. Small split at the tail of the upper board but still perfectly firm and very clean copy. The Court and Reign of Francis the First, King of France.
3 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf for Sotheran with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Twin fillets and corner tools frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of John Warren. With 18 full page steel engraved portraits and numerous wood engravings. Julia Pardoe was a well respected historian and novelist and was published on both sides of the Atlantic.