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FOUR RARE ENGLISH SATYRICAL POEMS AND TRACTS, INCLUDING SHANNON'S GIUSEPPINO 8vo, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled paper over boards, gilt-tooled lettering to spine, 4 works in 1 vol.: SURREBUTTER, John (pseud. of John ANSTEY). The Pleader's Guide…Book II. London, T. Caddell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1802, pp. vi, vi, 90, [2] [bound with] WHISTECRAFT, Robert and William (pseud. of… Saber más sobre este artículo

RICHLY ILLUSTRATED PUBLISHER'S BINDING, SIGNED AND VERY WELL PRESERVED FIRST EDITION. 8vo, [iv], 540 pp., with vignette on t-p and 21 engraved plates including frontispiece, 8 of which are coloured. Black cloth with cloth-backed spine and corners reinforced, gilt-stamped borders on covers with green, pink, yellow, red and white heightening. Bookbinder's signature to foot of spine "LENÈGRE REL." A.e.g. Famous account of… Saber más sobre este artículo

3 RARE PAPERS ISSUED IN THE EARLY PROCEEDINGS OF THE IMPERIAL TOMSK UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING MEMOIR ON THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY POPOV, M. F. Kratkiy istoricheskiy ocherk imperatorskogo Tomskogo universiteta za 25 let yego sushchestvovaniya (1888-1913) [A brief historical sketch of the Imperial Tomsk University for 25 years of its existence (1888-1913)]. Tomsk, Tipo-litografiya Sibirskogo tovarishchestva pechatnogo dela,… Saber más sobre este artículo

PENNY DREADFUL, SCARCE AND COMPLETE RARE FIRST EDITION. 8vo, [2], 286 pp., illustrated with 36 half-page vignettes in the text and 2 full-page plates signed "Pickering", probably J. Pickering (frontispiece plate printed in landscape format and the second plate bound in the middle of the book, at the beginning of chapter XIV); published in 36 parts. Early 20th century navy blue… Saber más sobre este artículo

A UNIQUE COPY!! 12mo. 2 vols: [2], 352; [4], 291, [1] pp., with 16 folding engraved plates bound horizontally taken from a 16th century edition. Bound in quarter red morocco and paper over pasteboards. Some light scratches and scuffing to the binding, else very good. Light age toning. Clean and crisp throughout. This curious copy of an early C19th edition of Ovid's… Saber más sobre este artículo

A VERY INTRIGUING LITTLE BOOK OF THE UTMOST RARITY FIRST and ONLY edition. 12mo, 96 pp., title within a charming woodcut border. Several headpieces. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations to spine, skilfully restored. An excellent copy. This anonymous collection of heroical, amorous and frivolous poems is a mystery. It has no imprint information, so no place, no name nor date stated. The… Saber más sobre este artículo

RARE THIRD EDITION 12mo, 576 pp., with several engraved half-page vignettes in the text and one full-paged. Frontispiece plate signed by William Chester Walker (1823-1872, fl.). Illustrations engraved probably after Cruickshank's sketches. Quarter gilt leather and marbled paper over pasteboard. Some early pencil annotations throughout. First leaf partially teared, with no loss. Rare. The first edition was printed in 1826, the… Saber más sobre este artículo