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London: Frederick Warne and Co The "Albion" Edition, Dante's Masterpiece Translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary. Frontis is a portrait of Dante, protected by Tissue Guard. 496 Pages. Undated Edition, witty gift inscription at the back is dated 1903. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. Top Page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Hinges sound, pages clean, only an occassional spot of foxing. Binding a little fragile. Slight wear to cover. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

Dulverton, Somerset: The Exmoor Press, 1975. "Today's Photographs of the actual setting of Lorna Doone. Text by R. D. Blackmore, Selection and Commentary by S. H. Burton. 64 Pages. 8 1/4" Tall. Some edgewear. Small crease to top corner. Pages nice & clean, no inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Good. Book.

50 Chausse d'Antin, Paris: Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Brouillet, Andre ( Illustrations ). FRENCH TEXT. Illustrations de Andre Brouillet. Gravure sur bois par G. Lemoine. Attractive Quarter Leather Binding with Marbled Paper covered Boards. Undated Edition, probably late 19th C or early 20th C.315 Pages, 7" Tall. Some small scrapes to leather (see photo). Slight edge wear. Pages age darkened around margins. Previous owner's name lightly penciled in corner of half-title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Cosmopolitan Magazine. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Balmoral Edition. Red cloth cover with blind stamped thistle design to front. Gilt Lettering and thistle design to spine. Frontis is a B&W Portrait Photograph of Stevenson, protected by Tissue Guard. Kidnapped 294 Pages. travels with a Donkey 141 Pages. Spine colour faded, some whitish marks to cover. Previous owner's inscription pencilled on Endpaper dated 1925. Front hinge cracked after title page. Pages in nice, clean condition, very few spots of foxing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1919. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Burgundy Full Leather Binding with bright gilt publisher's monogram design on corner of front and bright gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Top Page Edges Gilt. Pictorial Endpapers. 777 Pages. Gift inscription to ffep dated 1925. Very slight wear. Tiny crease to bottom corner of first 5 pages (in margin). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Halifax: Milner and Sowerby, 1864. Frontispiece has a B&W Portrait of "Shakspeare" from the Chandos Picture, Engraved by J.Cochrane. Title page Dated 1864. Text pages in Double Columns. Contemporary Red Cloth Binding with blind stamped decoration and texture to front and rear. Blind stamped decoration to spine with Gilt ground to lettering on spine. 742 pages + publisher's Adverts. 1.1 Kilos. 9" Tall. Charming contemporary gift inscription from mother to son "David hammond", dated 1867, on front free endpaper. Some edgewear to cover, closed tear all down the right side of spine cloth and a smaller tear on the left. Small pieces of cloth missing from bottom of spine and some fraying at top (see photo). Cloth worn through at corners. Hinges cracked. Pages in very good, clean condition, slightly age darkened. Book weighs over 1 kilo so Shipping outisde UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Good. Book.

London: Hutchinson & Co. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Historical Novel. Frontis is a Monochrome Illustration of a gentleman kissing a lady's hand. Introduction dated 1906. 320 Pages. 6 1/2" Tall. Red cloth cover with a little decoration in black to spine, with black lines & lettering. Black monogram on fron cover. Spine tanned. A little fading to cover. Rear hinge cracked. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Ludgate Hill, London: Sampson Low, Son and Co, 1861. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Thomas, George (Horace Harral, Engraver). Beautiful edition of Goldsmith's touching and humerous story of an impoverished Clergyman and his children. Illustrated by George Thomas. Engraved by Horace Harral. Red Cloth Cover with bright Gilt Decoration, Lines and Lettering to Front & Spine. Blind stamped border and decoration to rear board. All Page edges bright Gilt. 39 Listed Illustrations. 133 Pages + 32 Pages of Publisher's adverts. Illustrated Title Page. Black endpapers. Title Page signed by Mary Jackson (Drury Lane Actress, recently deceased aged 101. This book is from her collection). Spine colour slightly faded. Slight wear at spine ends and tips of corners. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1929. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Comprehensive volume. Literature from the Anglo Saxons to Kipling & Chesterton. 702 Pages. Presentaion Label on endpaper dated 1931. Blue cloth cover with white lettering and rose motif to front & spine. Some age darkening to pages. Large patch of fading to front, spine slightly faded. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: The Thames Publishing Co. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, circa 1960s. Red Cloth cover with black lettering to spine. 440 Pages, 450g, 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Spine and top of front cover very slightly faded. Nice, clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: The Waverley Book Company Linited, 1924. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. The Waverley Subscriber's Edition. 17 Volumes. Blue cloth Covers in the pattern of a period 1/2 Leather Binding. Bright Gilt Lettering and Decoration to spines. Volumes 6 Catriona, 8 The Black Arrow, 9 Master of Ballantrae, 10 Wrong Box & Ebb Tide, 11 the Wrecker, 12 Island Nights Entertainments, 14 Weir of Hermiston and Some Unfinished Stories, 15 an Inland Voyage and Travels with a Donkey,16 Amateur Emigrant etc, 17 Fleeming Jenkin and Family of Engineers, 18 in the South Seas, 19 Vailima Papers, 20 Complete Poetical Works, 21 Plays, 23 Familiar studies of Men & Books, 25 Memories & Portraits and Other essays; 26 Edinburgh. A little browning to page edges. No inscriptions. Attractive set. Weighs nearly 13 Kilos so Postage will be extra. Please ask if you would like more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London and Felling-On-Tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd Historical Novel of Ancient Rome. Undated Edition. Includes the 1834 Preface. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1908. Attractive Blue cloth cover with Black Classical Designs and Bright Gilt Ground to Title. Similar to spine. Beveled Edges. All Page Edges Gilt. Frontispiece Illustrated with "The School of the Gladiators". 330 Pages + Publisher's Adverts.,7 1/2" Tall, 560g. Spine colour faded and tanned. Cloth worn at tips of corners. Hinges sound and Binding firm. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925. Half-Leather. Very Good. The Text of this Edition is that of E. V. Lucas". Correspondents include: Robert Southey, Eilliam & Dorothy Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, Thomas Manning & John Bates Dibdin. Handsome Green 3/4-Leather Binding with 5 Raised bands to spine. Green cloth covered boards with large Leather corners. Gilt Lettering in 2 Compartments and Gilt Floral or Anchor Motif in others. Bright Gilt Monogram on front. 7" Tall, 270g, 215 pages. From the library of Herbert Grant Smith, his illustrated Bookplate is on the Endpaper. No inscriptions except a penciled date, 1937, on fly leaf. Some edge wear, mainly on bottom corners. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

Clun House, Surrey Street, London: The Caxton Publishing Company Part Set of 12 Volumes (of 30 Published). Illustrated with Colour Frontispieces, Full Page Plates and In-Text Illustrations. Green cloth covers with lighter green designs to front and spines. Bright Gilt Lettering to spines. Titles are: Great Expectations ( 2 Vols ); Barnaby Rudge (2Vols); Hard Times & Sketches by Boz (1 Vol only); Dombey & Son ( 2 Vols ); Our Mutual Friend ( 2 Vols ); Little Dorrit ( 2 Vols ); Pictures From Italy; Undated Edition, circa 1910. 8 1/8" Tall. No inscriptions. Part Set weighs 4.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cruikshank, George; Phiz; Stone, Marcus & Others. Book.

H. Piazza, 19 Rue Bonaparte, paris: L'Edition d'Art. Half-Leather. Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Handsome Half-Leather Binding with Marbled Paper Covered Boards and Large Leather Corners. 4 Raised Bands to spine with Gilt Lettering in 2nd Compartment. Marbled Endpapers (combed pattern). Title Page printed in Red & Black. Undated Edition, probably early 20th C. 319 Pages, 7 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's name (Edmund Tilley, Phonetics Professor) on blank preliminary page. Pages in very nice, clean conition. Very slight wear to leather. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. Imitation Leather. Near Very Good/No Jacket. complete in 1 Volume. From the "Nelson's Classics" Series. Blue Imitation Leather Cloth Cover with bright gilt lettering and floral motif to spine. Top Page Edges Blue. 933 Pages. Slight dampstain to cover and some spots of browning to page edges. A few spots of light foxing to very first & last few pages. most text pages clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Full-Leather. Very Good. Frontis has a B&W Illustration of Pan by the river. Brown full leather binding with a bright gilt design for a Newcastle Girls School on the front. Gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges gilt. Pages in very nice, clean condition. 6 1/2" Tall. 178 Pages. Presentation Bookplate pasted to Endpaper, dated 1925 has details blotted out. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: Chatto and Windus, 1910. Cloth. Near Very Good. Fourteenth Edition. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering within boxes to spine. Top Page edges Gilt, other Page edges untrimmed. 7 3/4" Tall. Slight fraying to very top of spine. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

London: George Newnes Limited, 1940. Hilarious "William" adventures with B&W In-Text Illustrations by Thomas Henry. Frontispiece illustrated with William confronting twins. Adventures include "William the Dog Trainer" & "William's Bad Resolution". 256 Pages, 370g, 7 1/2" Tall. Red cloth cover with Black Lettering on spine. Cloth colour faded on spine. HInges sound & Binding firm. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Henry, Thomas. Book.

London: J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, J & F Rivington Etc, 1770. Seventh Edition, "with Notes of various authors by Thomas Newton, Lord Bishop of Bristol." With Engraved Illustrations by F. Hayman and I.S. Muller. Contemporary Full Leather Bindings with 5 Raised Bands to spines. Vol I has Gilt Title on Maroon Ground in 2nd Compartment with Gilt "I" beneath. Gilt Hatched Decoration to board edges. Vol 2 is slightly different, having gilt decoration in the compartments in addition. Frontispiece of Vol I has a portrait of Milto over a scene of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve. Dedication, Preface, Life of Milton and Critique of Paradise Lost precede the main work. 6 Engraved Plates, one at the beginning of each "Book" 510 Pages of the main text. Vol II has another Frontispiece Portrait of Milton, different to the first. 6 More Illustrated Plates, one for each Book. 463 Pages + Very large Index at the back of Vol II. Some wear to covers, Vol II has a fine split down one side of… Leer más