Fables.
GAY, Mr. John Full vellum, 6 1/2 inches tall. A charming 18th century vellum binding with blue calf label, bands and border on the boards. Fine floral gilt tooling on the bands and in the panels, gilt fillets decorate the blue calf straps on the boards. An old hand has written "Edwards (of Halifax) binding" on the reverse of the front free endpaper but I can not verify that, though it is certainly in their distinctive style. There is a neat previous owners name, "M: Dann" on the first blank. A fine, unsophisticated copy.- $1,519
- $1,519
Constantinople.
GAUTIER, Théophile Full morocco, 7 1/4 inches tall. A beautiful full crushed red morocco binding by Noulhac, the great Parisian binder, with gilt raised bands, fine gilt floral tooling to the panels and superb gilt tooling to the boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. The first edition, with 1853 on the title page but 1854 on the original wraps, which are bound in. With the bookplate of Daniel Henry Holmes. An anecdotal guide to Constantinople. In the original French.- $950
- $950
The French Revolution.
CARLYLE, Thomas 2 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. A splendid little set of this classic history in late Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, elegant gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. The boards have gilt and blind fillets framing the gilt prize blocks of St. Paul's school. All edges gilt. A prize bookplate on the front paste down endpapers and a further bookplate.- $405
- $405
Life and Times of Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan.
URQUART, Wm. Pollard Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, label and ornate extra gilt panels. Git and blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. There is a neat ink inscription 'on leaving Eton', dated 1865, on the first blank. Colour frontispiece. Francesco Sforza was the great 15th century military leader who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan.- $405
- $405
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, together with An Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland.
CLARENDON, Edward, Earl of 7 volume set, 9 1/2 inches tall. A splendid early Victorian full calf by Budden of Cambridge with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. A simple gilt fillet frames the boards. With the armorial bookplate of J.F.D. Tutt. With a neat ink inscription on the first blank dated 1849. A magnificent set of Clarendon's great 'History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England', as it was originally titled on its publication between 1702 and 1704.- $1,836
- $1,836
Mémoires de Madame Campan Sur la vie priveé de Marie-Antoinette.
CAMPAN, Madame Jeanne Louise Henriette 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A superb full morocco binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands and very smart gilt pallets framing the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Original wraps bound in. With the bookplate of Alfred de Curzon, 19th century French painter. Slight foxing to the preliminaries. Madame Campan was in the service of Marie-Anoinette before and during the horrors of the French Revolution. This set is number 204 exemplaires sur papier velin du Marais. There are 63 very fine engravings by Leon Boisson from illustrations by LALAUZE. In the original French.- $443
- $443
Principles of Political Economy.
MILL, John Stuart 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome mid-Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Fourth edition. Twin gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. A neat ink inscription dated 1859 is to be found on the first blank. "John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, politician, and civil servant. One of the most-influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century" by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, he conceived of liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control." (Wikipedia). £680- $861
- $861
Sacred and Legendary Art; Legends of the Monastic Orders as Exemplified in Works of Art; Legends of the Madonna as Exemplified in Works of Art; The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art.
JAMESON, Mrs. 6 volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall. Splendid late Victorian full morocco bindings by Bickers with gilt raised bands and exquisite gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. A neat ink signature dated 1894 on the front free endpapers. Very profusely illustrated throughout with vignettes and full page plates. Some foxing in particular on the preliminaries. A very good looking set of this great Dublin born art historian.- $1,203
- $1,203
The Chace, The Turf, and the Road.
NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles J.) Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A very fine Victorian binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, triple labels and equine gilt centre tools to the panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Delicate vignettes and 14 hand tinted engravings by Alken. A smart copy of this charming work.- $506
- $506
Napoléon en Égypte Waterloo et le Fils de l Homme.
BARTHELEMY et MERY (Illustrations par Horace Vernet et Hippolyte Bellangé). Full calf, 10.5 inches tall. Superb cat's paw calf bound by Clarke & Bedford, one of the best firms of binders in London with gilt raised bands and splendid floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges gilt. Engraved vignettes and full page plates throughout. Armorial bookplate. In the original French.- $1,013
- $1,013
Introduction to the Literature of Europe.
4 volume set, 7 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and finely gilt tooled panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Portrait. Introducing the literature of Europe in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses.
Full calf, 11 1/2 inches tall. A superb 18th century mottled calf with raised bands and bright red label. With the armorial bookplate of Lord Kinnaird of Rossie Priory. With the list of subscribers. All 24 books have engraved head-pieces and tail-pieces. A few small tears with no loss and some small ink smudges internally and 2 faint stains to the boards, but overall a fine and clean example of a scarce translation. Telemachus was the son of Penelope and Odysseus (or the Latin variant Ulysses). His adventures in search of his wandering father and then his return to Ithaca where he found that Odysseus had returned home before him was one of the most read and influential tales of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated.
2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A superb early Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, fine twin labels and extra gilt panels. A single gilt fillet frames the boards which have some rubbing and scuffing. Armorial bookplate. Pink speckled edges. A very neat ink inscription on the first blank. The Vicar of Wakefield.
Full morocco, 6 1/4 inches tall. A delightful little binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and splendid gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Silk endpapers. Frontispiece. There is a neat ink previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and some foxing to the preliminaries, the preface and beyond being perfectly clean. A superb little copy of one of the most popular 18th century novels, by the great Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Shakespeare’s England. An Account of the Life & Manners of His Age.
2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A stunning full tree calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt roll frames a gilt prize block on the upper boards. A prize bookplate is to be found on the front paste down endpaper. This delightful works has scholarly contributions covering all aspects of life during the Elizabethan age. Embellished with 100 illustrations. History of The Conquest of Mexico.
2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A particularly handsome classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, the volume label being very ornate and fine gilt tooling around the Prince of Wales's feathers. Twin gilt and a blind fillet frames the gilt block of Oriel College, Oxford. An heraldic bookplate. There is a neat ink Latin inscription on the first blank. Portrait and folding maps. A very smart copy of one of Prescott's great American histories. Q-Ships and their story.
Half calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid half navy blue calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. With the gilt prize block of The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the upper board and their prize bookplate on the front paste down endpaper. "One of the most glorious chapters in the chronicles of the sea", also known as "Mystery Ships" were heavily armed gunboats disguised as merchantmen, and were designed to lure enemy submarines into making surface attacks. With photographic illustrations and line diagrams throughout. Q-Ships and their story.
Half calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid half navy blue calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. With the gilt prize block of The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the upper board and their prize bookplate on the front paste down endpaper. "One of the most glorious chapters in the chronicles of the sea", also known as "Mystery Ships" were heavily armed gunboats disguised as merchantmen, and were designed to lure enemy submarines into making surface attacks. With photographic illustrations and line diagrams throughout. Mémoires de Madame De Staal.
Full Morocco, 9 inches tall. A beautiful full crushed morocco for Hatchards with raised bands and remarkable floral gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Wide gilt dentelles, watered silk doublures and all edges gilt. Armorial bookplate. There is some rubbing, a very faint mark on the upper board and some cockling on the reverse of the free watered silk endpapers. One of 400 copies (out of a total of 600) on 'papier vélin de Marais'. With a portrait by Delort and engravings by Boisson. In the original French. Madame de Staal's remarkable Memoirs, including two years incarcerated in the Bastille, have not been out of print since being first published. Mémoires de Madame De Staal.
Full Morocco, 9 inches tall. A beautiful full crushed morocco for Hatchards with raised bands and remarkable floral gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Wide gilt dentelles, watered silk doublures and all edges gilt. Armorial bookplate. There is some rubbing, a very faint mark on the upper board and some cockling on the reverse of the free watered silk endpapers. One of 400 copies (out of a total of 600) on 'papier vélin de Marais'. With a portrait by Delort and engravings by Boisson. In the original French. Madame de Staal's remarkable Memoirs, including two years incarcerated in the Bastille, have not been out of print since being first published. Civil Wars and Monarchy in France, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, bright twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. A neat ink inscription dated 1858, "on leaving Eton" is on the first blank. A fine copy, in English, of a scarce work by Ranke, the great German historian. The French Revolution.
2 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. A splendid little set of this classic history in late Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, elegant gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. The boards have gilt and blind fillets framing the gilt prize blocks of St. Paul's school. All edges gilt. A prize bookplate on the front paste down endpapers and a further bookplate. Civil Wars and Monarchy in France, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, bright twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. A neat ink inscription dated 1858, "on leaving Eton" is on the first blank. A fine copy, in English, of a scarce work by Ranke, the great German historian. Songs and Sonnets.
Full morocco, 6 inches tall. An exquisite and luxurious Edwardian crushed morocco binding by Ramage in absolutely pristine condition. With gilt raised bands and very fine and intricate gilt tooling and green calf onlays to the panels and boards. With wide gilt dentelles and watered silk doublures and free endpapers. All edges gilt. One of the best 'Golden Treasury' morocco bindings bound by Ramage we have seen in 'as new' condition having been housed in a felt lined slip case.