Works of Byron
London: John Murray, 1832. 17 volumes. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title in each volume. 12mo, 3/4 blue calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spines. London: John Murray, 1833. Very good(+). More
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Works of Lord Byron
London: John Murray, 1836. Frontispiece engraving and title page illustration. 17 volumes, 12mo, 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, top edge gilt; (bookplates pasted inside front covers). London: John Murray, 1836. Very good(+). More
The Works of Lord Byron.
London: John Murray, 1825. 6 volumes. Frontispiece in volume I. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt edged spine labels, raised bands, embossed device on front & back covers, marbled end-papers & edges. London: John Murray, 1825. A very good(+) set in an attractive binding. More
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing an Accurate Naval History, from the Earliest Periods. Continued to the Year 1779 by Dr. Berkenhout. A New Edition, revised and corrected, and brought down to the Present Time, by Henry Redhead Yorke.
London: Barrington, 1812. 8 volumes. Small 4tos, original blue paper marbled boards with paper spine labels (bindings are well-rubbed and with some chipping at ends and cracking at outer joints). All volumes have copper engraved frontispiece portraits with offsetting on each title page. The text blocks are near fine all with uncut edges. London: C. J. Barrington, 1812-1817. Overall a very good sound set. Best Edition, down to the Expedition against Algiers in 1816. Campbell's work, originally published between 1742..... More
Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from the earliest times till the reign of George IV.
London: Murray, 1845. (13 volumes in total)--8 volumes: Lives of the Chief Justices of England, 3 volumes 1849 - 1857: Life of John, Lord Campbell Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Consisting of a Selection From his Autobiography, Diary, and Letters. Edited by his Daughter the Hon. Mrs. Hardcastle, 2 volumes 1881.Tall 8vo, 3/4 crushed burgundy morocco, decoratively gilt spines, marbled boards, t.e.g. London: John Murray, 1845 - 1881, Near Fine. More
The Oxford History of the British Empire.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 5 volumes. Thick 8vos, navy blue boards with gilt-lettered spines, d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998-1999. First editions. The second volume has a pale stain on top edge and small ownership stamp on endpaper; inner gutter is starting to split in several places, though still quite sound. Other volumes are near fine. Volume 1: Canny, Nicholas - Origins of the Empire. Volume 2: Marshall, P.J - The Eighteenth Century. Volume 3: Porter, Andrew - The..... More
Collected Works.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 34 volumes (30 original + 1 volume Index + 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German). Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; ornately gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; burgundy and black leather labels, marbled edges. London: Chapman and Hall, (no date, circa 1880). A very good(+) set. The Library Edition. More
Collected Works.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 34 volumes (30 original + 1 volume Index + 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German). Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands and red and black leather labels, marbled boards and edges, three volumes slightly chipped. London: Chapman and Hall, (no date, circa 1880). A good set. The Library Edition. More
Works of Thomas Carlyle.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 18 volumes. Small, thick 8vos, 3/4 tan polished calf over marbled boards; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, red and black leather labels, marbled edges. London: Chapman and Hall, no date (circa 1880). A very good set. More
The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of La Mancha.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. Translated into English by Thomas Shelton; introduction by Royal Cortissoz. Profusely illustrated throughout by Daniel Vierge. 4 thick volumes. Imperial 8vos, bound in the original green cloth with burgundy leather spine labels; uncut edges, t.e.g. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. Limited "Vierge" edition -- number 137 of only 165 sets. Spines are a bit sunned and labels are scuffed but internally fine. More
Cyclopedia of Painters & Paintings.
New York: Scribner, 1886. 4 volumes.. over 2000 illustrations, tissue guards, very thick 4to, 3/4 crimson morocco, silver boards. New York: Scribner, 1886. Limited Edition. A handsome set. Near Fine. Number 1 of only 25 copies. More
Les Memoires d'Outre-Tombe.
Paris: Garnier Freres. 6 volumes from the "Oeuvres Completes". Illustrated with many fine tipped in steel engraved plates. Pages beginning to brown at the margins, short 8vo, 1/2 red calf, marbled boards (lightly rbbed). Paris: Garnier Freres, n.d. ca. 1880. Very good (+). More
Oeuvres Completes.
Paris: Ladvocat, 1826. 31 volumes. 1/4 red leather with engraved half-titles. Paris: Ladvocat, 1826 -1831. Some edge-wear; still a very good set. More
Nouveau Dictionnaire Historique, ou Histoire Abregee de Tous les Hommes.
Lyon: Bruyset Aine, 1804. 13 volumes. (12 volumes plus a volume called Tables Chroniques), small thick 8vo, full mottled tree calf, gilt-stamped spines with leather labels. Lyon: Bruyset Aine, 1804. Very good(+). More
Flore Medicale, with Richard's Iconographie Vegetale & Lecons de Flore: Cours Complet de Botanique
Paris: Panckoucke, 1814. 8 volumes bound in 4. Illustrated with 420 exquisitely hand-colored plates + 1 duplicate + 2 folding black & white plates of plants, vegetables and herbs, done in the Redoute style of stipple-engraving by Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke (pupil of van Spaendonck and Redoute, and wife of the publisher of Flore Medicale). Most plates have the original tissue quards; very light foxing overall. Tall thick 8vo, older 1/2 crimson morocco over marbled boards, some hinges weak. Paris..... More
Serie Agatha Christie.
Paris: Emmanuel Proust Editions, 2003. Series of 13 volumes in full-color cartoon format. Text in French. Slim 4tos, pictorial boards. Paris: Emmanuel Proust Editions, 2003-2006. A fine set (one corner of one volume lightly bumped). More
Poetical Works of Cha. Churchill.
Edinburgh: Apollo Press, 1779. 3 volumes, 16mo, full tree calf (slightly rubbed), decoratively gilt spines. Edinburgh: Apollo Press, 1779. Very good (+). More
The World Crisis: World War I
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923. 6 volumes, all first editions, tall 8vo, bound in 3/4 crimson morocco, ornately gilt spines, top edges gilt. (London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931). Near Fine. A beautiful set. Volume I: 1911-1914, Volume II: 1915, Voume III: 1916-1918 part 1, Volume IV: 1916-1918 part 2, Volume V: The Aftermath, Volume VI: The Eastern Front. More
A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1956. 4 volumes. Illustrated with maps and genealogical tables. Thick 8vos, beautifully rebound in full crimson morocco; spine panels with gilt-stamped lion emblems, raised bands. New York: Dodd Mead, (1956-1958). Early American Edition. Fine. A fine set of Churchill's classic history. I: The Birth of Britain. II: Renaissance and Reformation. III: The Age of Revolution. IV: The Great Democracies. More
A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
London: Cassell, 1956. 4 volumes. Illustrated with maps and genealogical tables. Thick 8vos, beautifully rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco; spine panels with gilt-stamped lion emblems, raised bands. London: Cassell, (1956-1958). First Edition. Fine. A fine set of Churchill's classic history. I: The Birth of Britain. II: Renaissance and Reformation. III: The Age of Revolution. IV: The Great Democracies. More
A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1956. 4 volumes. Illustrated with maps and genealogical tables. Thick 8vos, rebound in 3/4 red polished calf raised bands. New York: Dodd Mead, (1956-1958). Early American Edition. Fine. A fine set of Churchill's classic history. I: The Birth of Britain. II: Renaissance and Reformation. III: The Age of Revolution. IV: The Great Democracies. More
A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
London: Cassell, 1956. 4 volumes. Illustrated with maps and genealogical tables. 8vos, original burgundy cloth, d.w. London: Cassell, (1956-1958). First Editions. Churchill's classic history. I: The Birth of Britain. II: Renaissance and Reformation. III: The Age of Revolution. IV: The Great Democracies. Vols. II-IV have price-clipped dust wrappers. More
The Second World War.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 6 octavo volumes. Maps diagrams and tables throughout. handsomely rebound in full scarlet morocco; gilt-decorated spines. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1948-1953. A fine set. Volume I: The Gathering Storm. Volume II: Their Finest Hour. Volume III: The Grand Alliance. Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate. Volume V: Closing the Ring. Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy. More
The Second World War.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 6 octavo volumes. Maps diagrams and tables throughout. Attractively rebound in 3/4 red polished calf, gilt-decorated spines, marbled boards. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1948-1953. A very good(+) set. Volume I: The Gathering Storm. Volume II: Their Finest Hour. Volume III: The Grand Alliance. Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate. Volume V: Closing the Ring. Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy. More
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, to Which is Added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1819. Three volumes, bound in six. [4], 404; [4], 405- 964; [4], 613; [4], 615-989; [4], 635; [4], 637-1213, [59]pp. 8vo, contemporary polished calf; gilt-stamped spines with 2 black leather labels (leather is rubbed; joints neatly repaired on 3 volumes; 3 of the books are also missing 1 of the labels, but the text is still visible); marbled edges and endpapers. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1819. Though the spines show wear the text black is clean and tight. Very..... More