Oliver Cromwell de Gardiner, Samuel Rawson - 1899

London: J& R Tonson and S Draper, 1747. First edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardcover Publisher: 1747 Printed for J& R Tonson and S Draper, London, 1747 A small book, as was usual in those days, convenient for a man to keep in a pocket. This is written like a diary, recording events of the day and Addisons thoughts on fundamental matters, letters he received after the publication of his other volumes, reports of other men's ideas, advice, and poems he heard (Solomon's Song), etc. Beginning with Monday March 10th 1712 (entry 322) it continues to June 2nd (entry 394). An invaluable work for anyone interested or studying this period as it is so... (Georgian Diary Record 17* Poems Advice Spectator) 8 volumes. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, London n.d. [1747]. First edition. The 8 volumes running from Thursday, March 1, 1710-11 till Monday, December 20, 1714. Each volume with engraved frontispiece by C. Grignion after… Leer más

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1924. First American Edition. Octavo. This set, one volume extended into two volumes, was expertly extra illustrated by the previous owner adding engravings and photographs of those mentioned within the book, including Mark Twain along with beautiful views of the areas mentioned. Photogravure frontispiece, and 18 photographic plates each with two images, extra-illustrated with 144 plates some mounted, some inlaid including 18 hand-colored and 3 in monochrome, one original photograph of Professor John Tyndale, a prominent 19th century physicist, with his clipped signature and another plate of actress Mary Robinson, who was the mistress of George IV when he was Prince of Wales, with her clipped signature from a letter. Both volumes finely bound in 3/4 green morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, raised bands ruled in gilt, lettering and top edges gilt, some fading to spines otherwise near fine.

London. the leather is Very Slightly rubbed, gold motif on each corner is in ver good condition; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt lineations; skiver with title on spine is dull. 2 bookplates and a dealer's sticker on front paste-down. There is a moderate amount of foxing on the eps and the verso to the first map in the series. This copy has no title page, which appears to be standard - I imagine because it was included on Vol ! only. So no definite printing date can be given. The last date in the text is 1853. Mendelssohn (S A Bib) on p988 lists the book as "The British Colonies, Division VII and printing date 1851, but he probably took the date from Vol 1. Frontis of Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1734-1801, hero of Aboukir Bay 1801; with tissue guard; 208pp with tables; 5 double page col maps with vignettes, all unfoxed and very frame-able : Africa; Cape Colony; Natal and Kaffraria; Western Africa; Islands of the Atlantic, with lovely engravings of landscapes by J Rankin (and others). All maps… Leer más

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1931. 2nd Impression with variant wrapper . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo format - 7" tall. An abused copy of this uncommon book. The 2nd impression of the first edition with the even scarcer orange printed wraps. The rear wrap has been assailed with a spill of indeterminate origin which has penetrated through the wrap and caused edge stains to the rear half of the text from page 59 onwards with no loss of text. PP135-144 also have orange stains to text. Nevertheless the text is legible and complete with occasional light pencil underlining and marginalia. See photos to examine the affect of the stain through the book. If you require additional photos let me know. (Langworth pp151/2).

Good run of six monthly issues of this influential magazine, Third Series, Volume I, January to June 1823, bound in one volume. A fascinating view of the taste of London high society in the year 1823.Complete with 29 handcoloured engravings of fashion, landscapes, architecture and furniture, 6 engravings of needlework patterns, one engraved fold-out music score of a German waltz by Beethoven, and one engraved plate of a military trophy.Each issue typically with two handcoloured architecture plates, two handcoloured London fashion plates, one handcoloured interior plate (furniture, curtains, etc.) and one needlework pattern.The fashion plates unsigned but attributed to the Arbiter Elegantiarum (Thomas Uwins). The fashions include bonnets and hats, casual morning and promenade dresses as well as elegant evening wear and ball gowns, a few by Miss Pierpoint of 9 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, the others by anonymous designers. They show women lounging on a chaise longue playing an oud, wearing carriage… Leer más

Basil: J. J. Tourneisen. Very Good. 1793-94. Hardcover. Clean full leather. Spine tooled with arabesque gilt designs. Texts tight, clean and intact. Very lightly foxed page margins. Volume #1, 395pp; #2, 413pp; #3, 430pp; #4, 364pp; #5, 381pp; #6, 350pp; #7, 344pp; #8, 320pp with index. Volume #1 and # 8 published in 1794, all others in 1793. Volume 1 's front hinge partially cracked with cover firmly attached. Spine ends lightly rubbed Volume 8's front hinge has a one inch crack at spine head. Volumes range from G+-VG. Rare, English History; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2997 pages .

London: Chiswick Press, 1878 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [x], 37p + 29 plates, frontis and vignette to tp. Large paper copy. Subscriber's edition. Tipped in at front 2 als from author. Loosely inserted notice of subscription payable, notice to subscribers March 25 1876, original prospectus Sep 1875, amended prospectus and envelope for one of the als. Page edges uncut, spotting to page edges. Tp spotted with light foxing. Foxing also to many of the interleaving pages, this has then occasionally transferred to text, only very occasional spotting on plates. Original cloth with gilt lettering and only light wear. Pages measure approximately 37.5 x 27.5 cm. Jaggard p234 states that only 75 small paper copies and 25 large paper published. Cutting from old bookseller's catalogue inserted stating 40 large paper copies. Original subscriber was F.C. Brooke of Ufford Place, Suffolk, his brief ink collation note to ffep..

London: Printed by J Davy [for the Middle Hill Press], 1821 Book. Good. Hardcover. Part 1 - iv, 136p. first iv pages loosely inserted and on a larger size paper than the rest of the volume, they are creased and chipped to the edges. Part 2 - [iv], 124p this seems to lack iv pages at the start in comparison with the copy described by Holzenberg. The two parts bound together in original very worn quarter morocco. Signs of a bookplate having been removed from the front pastedown. Front free end paper detached and with some abrasions. Together with a volume of plates in the Middle HIll boards, the plates for part 1 loosely inserted, those for part 2 bound in. Some browning and spotting. 26 plates. Holzenberg 249 which refers to both vols. Part 2 and the plates are more difficult to find than part 1.

London: Printed by J Davy [for the Middle Hill Press], 1821 Book. Good. Hardcover. Part 1 1821 - iv, 136p. with 11plates loosely inserted. Part 2 1838 - [viii], 124p with 15 plates bound in. Both in the original Middle Hill boards. Part 1 binding in good condition, Part 2 the spine is very torn. Part 2 has the preface set in 2 slight variants. Browning and spotting to some pages. Pencil note to the front pastedown of Part 1 "There was a Priory at Hullavington" and another note to page 1 of Part 2 " to p52 taken 2 March 1837 to Bodley. Bodleian Library ex dono T Phillipps de Middle Hill 1836 " Holzenberg 249 - Part 2 and the plates are more difficult to find than part 1..

London: John & Josiah Boydell, 1812 Book. Good. Full leather. 53 plates together with a page of description - generally English on the recto and French on the verso. Together with half title page, engraved title page, advertisement leaf and index leaf. Spotting and browning throughout. Armorial bookplate to the front pastedown of FW Lillistone Lane, with the name H Powys Lane added in ink at the foot. In the original morocco binding, worn at the edges. Pages are all edges gilt..