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The Personal History of David Copperfield. Illustrated by William Rainey.

xv 591p original dark blue cloth with art nouveau design to front and spine, frontispiece, title ...

£18.00

Cambridge Books of Congratulatory Verses 1603 - 1640 and their Bindings.

£16.00

26p offprint from Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, nice clean copy, note of ...

£16.00

A Paradise of English Poetry. New Edition.

£22.00

xii 690p original illustrated buckram cloth with floral design to front and spine, title printed ...

£22.00

The Not-Browne Mayd.
(No Author)

£68.00

66p very small format hardback, burgundy cloth with black lettering, fresh clean copy, on cover: ...

£68.00

The Bradenham Edition of the Novels and Tales of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. 12 Volumes Complete.

12 large volumes in fresh black cloth, spines well gilt, top edge gilt, edges rough cut, excellent ...

£160.00

Tennyson's Poems. Early Poems, English Idyls, The Princess, In Memoriam, Maud. Six Full-page Illustrations.

viii 236p thin green cloth boards with striking design to front and spine, book is still square, ...

£38.00

Historia de Dos Amantes. Introduction by R Foulché-Delbosc.

vii 58p original paperback rebound most elaborately in red morocco, binding signed Rene Kieffer, ...

£24.00

Little Novels of Italy.

256p full suede leather binding brown with gilt floral design, top edge gilt, endpapers display ...

£18.00

Representative Men

223p full suede leather binding green, gilt lettering and "cogito ergo sum" device to front (in ...

£20.00

London in Miniature. With Engravings from its Public Buildings and Antiquities.

£320.00

96p miniature hardback, red leather binding with gilt lettering to spine, light wear, binding ...

£320.00

Das Leben des Benvenuto Cellini von ihm selbst geschrieben. Deutsch von Heinrich Conrad. 2 Volumes.

xxviii 319p, 377p half calf binding with floral gilt spine design, blue boards, illustrated title ...

£48.00

The Essentials of English - French Translation for Certificate Classes.

£12.00

144p small hardback, lime-green cloth with gilt lettering and art nouveau design, good condition, ...

£12.00

Charles the Great.

£12.00

x 251p blue cloth, original faint green dustjacket well preserved, a nice copy with the very ...

£12.00

The Plays of Shakespeare. Edited by Howard Staunton. The Illustrations by John Gilbert. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

three very strong full morocco volumes with Rugby School arms to front, 5 bands to spine, bright ...

£200.00

Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River.

170p first edition, bound in full calf with two title labels to spine, light library markings, map ...

£120.00

Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A Biographical Study.

£10.00

xvi 373p hardback, lime green cloth without jacket, very good condition, some very light wear to ...

£10.00

Selections from Tennyson by William Landells.

90p full suede leather binding with gilt lettering in fresh and clean condition, very well ...

£16.00

Selections from Matthew Arnold by Arthur Ingram.

90p full suede leather binding with gilt lettering in fresh and clean condition, very well ...

£16.00

Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality by the late Dr Young, to which are added The Life of the Author, with a Compleat Index and Glossary by G Wright.

£124.00

xi 347p full calf binding very well preserved, clean and tight binding, frontispiece and engraved ...

£124.00

Johnson's Table Talk.

£18.00

xxvi 331p full burgundy red leather binding with bright gilt decoration to front cover, top edge ...

£18.00

English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases. A Historical Dictionary.

£48.00

720p hardback bound in stunning half calf 18th century style binding with marbled boards, matching ...

£48.00

All That's Love-ly.

62p tall format, full brown suede binding with bow to spine intact, inside boards with silk panel, ...

£24.00

248p miniature book, spine height 9cm, full dark blue suede binding, spine bright gilt, name dated ...

£14.00

vii 288p full burgundy calf binding in very good condition, gilt lettering to spine and front, ...

£12.00

£60.00

xii 396p full calf binding secured / protected with transparent jacket, frontispiece portrait, ...

£60.00

£22.00

ix 517p light white cloth with gilt décor to spine, "Ridd, Never be Ridden" arms to front cover, ...

£22.00

105p small format purple suede binding with EBB monogram to front, ribbed endpaper, undated, front ...

£12.00

a set of six VERY heavy volumes bound in strong half calf, holding very well, light superficial ...

£240.00

428p small hardback, half black calf over dark green cloth, three raised bands, gilt titles to ...

£24.00

47p original pink paper cover very well preserved, text paper yellowing# 486 in the series, ...

£6.00

507p xxi private dark pink leather binding, five raised bands, blindstamped dentelles, all edges ...

£36.00

£360.00

273p very decorative half morocco binding with marbled boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, a ...

£360.00

Edward the Second.

(122)p 4to format, full vellum binding with heraldic arms to front, limited edition of 500 copies, ...

£90.00

1849 The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Vol 2 ed Dale, 1885 The History of the ...

£22.00

96p elongated format, grey paper covered boards a little dusty, gilt lettering to front, printed on ...

£24.00

Peacock green silk with Bloomfield's gilt swan motif to front board, very well preserved and ...

£360.00

113p large heavy pale blue hardback with attractive Art Nouveau titles to front board and spine, ...

£46.00

single sheet, folded, some corrections in ink, designed as order sheet.

£30.00

Alfred Charles de Rothchild, 1842 - 1918 (Portrait of a Bibliophile)

£8.00

22p offprint from The Book Collector, printed on rectos only, with plates, very good

£8.00

8p tall pamphlet, blue card cover, excellent condition

£20.00

£76.00

Very large and heavy single volume edition, beautiful very fresh and well preserved royal blue ...

£76.00

xii 498p full calf, school arms in gilt to front, gilt bands to spine, mottled page edges, pages ...

£36.00

64p tiny volume, hardback, colour illustration to front, inscription dated 1926

£10.00

228p lovely small full leather luxury edition with Panel-Books sunflower motif and elegant ...

£16.00

£86.00

240p large format, bound in half tree calf, binding very attractve and in very good condition, 5 ...

£86.00

269p small tall pocket format, purple leather binding very well preserved, gilt title label to ...

£56.00

130p paperback with brown cover, very well preserved, fresh copy, paginated forward on rectos only, ...

£16.00

£16.00

461p full burgundy reverse calf, gilt lettering to front and spine, binding still well preserved, ...

£16.00

£24.00

145p oblong format, edges just a hint rubbed, boxed in illustrated box lettered along two sides, ...

£24.00

£26.00

Life: xxi 470p; Letters: viii 231p uniformly bound in full calf, gilt rule, dentelles, all edges ...

£26.00

x 378p Vol 1 only, lush red morocco binding with gilt rule and intricate dentelles, spine hinge ...

£24.00

£46.00

96p 105p 104p 149p 6p, bound in full morocco, bright tight set in very nice binding, many engraved ...

£46.00

£40.00

158p bound in original white cloth lavishly illustrated with colour illustration of girl's head ...

£40.00

80p, 8,5 cm, full reverse calf, lettering to spine dull, edges gilt, a somewhat aged copy, binding ...

£12.00

31p edition limited to 650 copies, large format, printed in Monotype Bandou on handmade paper, ...

£36.00

£12.00

approx 80p, card cover, 240 items, large brown card cover, many colour illustrations, almost as new

£12.00

Clerihews by Various Hands, Edited by John Waynflete, B.A. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged.

small unpaginated oblong format paperback, beige card cover lettered in green, slight spotting to ...

£246.00

The Livre d'Artiste, 1967 - 1980.

£12.00

48p single issue of this journal, containing Strachan's extended essay, many illustrations, very ...

£12.00

Francesco Matarazzo: Chronik von Perugia, 1492 - 1503.

258p full parchment, printed on Bütten paper, map in back, additional plates, errata inserted, two ...

£120.00

47p brown cloth binding, colour illustrations, very good

£8.00

Pipes and Tabors. A Book of Light Verse.

x 132p hardback with bright pink dustjacket (this dustjacket displays on the inside the details of ...

£26.00

La Rançon.

281p small hardback with ivory cloth colour dustjacket present with small tear, fresh bright ...

£10.00

The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A new Translation by the Author of Roderick Random. Fourth Edition. 4 Volumes.

4 volumes in full calf with five bands to spine, title and volume label (one detached but present), ...

£124.00

£48.00

Large format (38 cm tall) bound in black full calf with bevelled edges and mirror, ("sewn with ...

£48.00

Livres Illustrés Modernes Reliures du XXème Siècle. Geneve Lundi Novembre 1988.

A4 colourfully illustrated paperback catalogue produced to accompany 1988 exhibition, excellent ...

£16.00

£48.00

27p, 30p first editions, limited edition, number 1272 and 1191 of 1525, attractively produced A4 ...

£48.00

£65.00

23 stapled paperbacks, each approx. 60 pages but paginated continously 1 - 1471 completing Vol 6, ...

£65.00

The Hound of Heaven.

17p booklet, Arden Press, vellum style paper wrapper, sewn, frontispiece death mask photograph, ...

£14.00

64p small format (9.5 cm) full green suede leather with minor rubbing/ loss tp top of spine, cover ...

£20.00

£380.00

304p large octavo with engraved frontispiece and red and black title page, bound in full period ...

£380.00

239p bound in publisher's turquoise cloth with ornaments to spine (now dull) from a Cambridge ...

£14.00

112p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...

£25.00

The Church and Her Sacraments. Doctrinal Sermons.

159p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...

£25.00

The Virgin Conception and Virgin Birth of our Blessed Lord. A Scientific Proposition.

115p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...

£25.00

Underneath the Bough. A Posie of Other Men's Flowers. Fifth Edition.

461p green limp suede binding very attractive, gilt title to spine, Art Nouveau style design to ...

£12.00

192p blue cloth, dustjacket present with circular oil lamp colour illustrations mounted, index, ...

£12.00

The Survival of God in the Scientific Age.

£12.00

original paperback with minor ex library markings, binding fault as endpaper is printed with the ...

£12.00

The Seasons. New Edition ornamented with Engravings on Wood by Bewick from Designs by Mr Thurston.

bound in bright red full morocco 17cm with gilt floral frame to board, spine dull, top of hinges ...

£88.00

Messages. September 3, 1977. Quote King and Prophet Unquote. Written in Jail by the Sacred Ginko Trees and by the Sacred Oak.

£60.00

(15p) Limited edition of 100 copies, bound in blue buckram with morocco spine lettered "Messages" ...

£60.00

La Chandelle d'Arras. Poème Héroi-comique en 18 Chants.

xix 155p in the original; original paper cover with typographical title, 19 engraved plates

£120.00

Eléments de Calcul Infinitésimal.

2 vols in bright full calf with college arms to front board, marbled endpapers and edges (bright), ...

£120.00

£12.00

lxxix 296p small format brown cloth with black nature scene and gilt decoration to front, pages ...

£12.00

La Liturgie ou Formulaire des Prières Publiques; selon l'Usage de l'Église Unie d'Angleterre et d'Irlande; avec le Pseautier et les XXXIX Articles de Foi.

590p small format, bound in contemporary embossed cloth with gilt titles to spine, 10 cm. Spine a ...

£40.00

(No Author)

£36.00

26 initial pages containing the history of the name Maggie, plus approx 275 unpaginated diary ...

£36.00

£90.00

668p 673p miniature green cloth with leather spine and corners, 6cm x 10cm, beautiful set of 2 ...

£90.00

The Gospel Narrative of Our Lord's Passion. Harmonized: with Reflections.

£48.00

457p cream full vellum binding with embossed ornaments and gilt rules to boards, all edges gilt, ...

£48.00

complete run of 16 volumes, approx 300 - 400p each, beautiful set in need of some attention, full ...

£360.00

this is an embossed full leather binding with floral geometrical blindstamping, all edges gilt and ...

£18.00

Oeuvres de Alfred de Musset: Poésies 1828 - 1833: Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie, Poésies diverses, Spectacle dans un Fauteuil, Namouna.

404p small format, navy blue full moroco binding with spectacular fresh gilt edges, front hinge ...

£24.00

223p red decorative cloth, frontispiece with tissueguard, stamp to inner board and title page: "B A ...

£10.00

272p pictoral pink cloth with gilt, blue and yellow illustration, extensive publisher's catalogue ...

£10.00

Cassell's Encyclopaedia of General Information. Special Edition.

£220.00

10 volume set in blind stamped burgundy cloth with five raised bands to spine, stamped design in ...

£220.00

331p limp red leather with bright gilt decoration to front cover, this and the rest of the binding ...

£28.00

£30.00

764p buff cloth with elaborate gilt and brown decorations, gilt edges, colour frontispiece by ...

£30.00

£68.00

263p, 281p, 308p, small format, spine height 11,5 cm, full green leather with 3 raised bands, gilt ...

£68.00

253p Grey embossed cloth with colour illustration onlay and blue lettering and decorations, colour ...

£18.00

xxxix 398p 12mo original vellum, front board slightly curled, leather label on spine, bound with 3 ...

£340.00

£14.00

iv 199p, 280p full red leather binding with 5 bands, gilt lettering and arms (Schola Regia ...

£14.00

223p maroon buckram cloth with beautiful Art Nouveau lettering and decorations in gilt, boards in ...

£20.00

48p unusual softcover, beautiful decorated parchment paper covering plain paper showing padded ...

£14.00

The Charm of Rossetti.

£12.00

48p unusual softcover, beautiful, decorated parchment type paper showing padded square with ...

£12.00

47p unusual softcover, beautiful, decorated parchment covering plain paper showing padded square ...

£14.00

£12.00

47p unusual softcover, beautiful, decorated parchment covering plain paper showing padded square ...

£12.00

48p unusual paperback with parchment enfolding the paper cover and decorated with with green and ...

£36.00

£30.00

351p brown leather with elaborate gilt celtic design and lettering on cover and spine, first ...

£30.00

£14.00

278p soft brown suede cover, windmill landscape motif in relief to front, top edge gilt, barely ...

£14.00

The Justice of the Peace and County, Borough, Poor Law Union, and Parish Law Recorder. Nice half leather set. 1902, 1904 - 1909, 1911, 1912.

decorative set in half leather, nine large volumes, spines well preserved, intact with title label, ...

£240.00

£14.00

274p brown limp suede with gilt lettering to cover and spine, spine lettering dulled, front ...

£14.00

£16.00

xxiv 287p lovely half calf binding red with gilt, clean text, one volume only, but excellent book

£16.00

£180.00

large volume, original green suede type binding with floral ornaments to boards, old title labels ...

£180.00

£42.00

769p, 632p each contains two parts in one vol with continious pagination, this was a very nice full ...

£42.00

£18.00

374p green half calf with blue marbled boards, gilt on brown label to spine, only very slight ...

£18.00

£12.00

374p small brown full leather with gilt lettering to sunned spine, overlong edges, extremities of ...

£12.00

310p plus index, small format, half calf with green silk cover and top edge gilt, text fresh and ...

£12.00

£56.00

121p cream full vellum cover, gilt lettering to spine & cover, "Dura Nutix Virum", all edges gilt, ...

£56.00

£12.00

106p very small limp leather (9,6cm) with fleurs de lis blindstamp and gilt lettering, edges and ...

£12.00

233p blue cloth coloured fresh, vignette to titlepage, original dustjacket! a fresh and clean copy

£9.00

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