Illustrated & Plate Books
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: George G. Harrop and Co., C. 1940 [no date]. [Poetry] FINE COPY. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[iv]; LXXV with 16 illustrated plates. Publisher's green cloth lettered and illustrated in black to upper board and spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 10/6 to front flap. 16 plates and numerous..... More
[Complete Novels] The Great Gatsby and the Last Tycoon; Tender is the Night; This Side of Paradise; The Beautiful and the Damned.
London: The Folio Society, 2005. [Novels Set] COMPLETE NOVELS, FIRST THUS. Four Volumes. Octavo (24 x 18 x 14cm). Each illustrated by Brown. Publisher's blue cloth decorated in silver and black, each with a matching blue paper-covered slipcase. Some light general wear to cloth and slipcases. Near fine. More
Three Tales. A Simple Heart; The Legend of Saint Julian; Herodias.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1978. [French Literature] LEATHER BOUND, first edition thus. Octavo (28 x 19cm), pp.[2] xx; 132 [6]. With six colour plates by Neama, and several in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue full morocco, with four raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and heavy gilt decoration to..... More
The Christian's Dictionary; or, Sure Guide to Divine Knowledge. Containing a full and familiar explanation of all the words made use of in the Holy Scriptures, and Body of Divinity, as set forth in the Writings of the most eminent and pious Divines, whether ancient of modern. Wherein all the various Terms, Phrases, Titles and Allusions, are traced from their Originals: The several Acceptations in which they are held, are clearly pointed out, in such Manner as will enable the serious Christian to give an Account of the Faith that is in him, and render him Wise unto Salvation. The Whole calculated to promote the interests of Religion and Virtue, by conveying Knowledge even to the most ignorant, rectifying the Errors that too many are apt to run into, and representing real Religion in its Native Colours, as taught in the Sacred Volume of Inspiration; and applied to the Faith and Duty of every Sincere Believer. To which is added, and brief explication of all the Proper Names found in Scripture, including the senses wherein they were used by the Jews: As every one of them are significant to some remarkable Transaction, or Providential Event.
London: Printed for J. Cooke, 1773. [Christian Dictionary] FIRST EDITION, a variant with an earlier imprint. Quarto in half-sheets (27 x 22cm), unpaginated. With 30 copper engraved plates, including a frontispiece, by Wale, after various artists. Subscriber's list at rear. Contemporary speckled full calf, with raised bands and gilt titles..... More
'Motel Nymph' [The Spy Who Loved Me] in Stag Annual Magazine. No.1.
New York, NY: Atlas Magazines, 1964. [Men's Magazine] FIRST U.S. PERIODICAL APPEARANCE. Magazine format (28 x 21cm), pp.130. The story appears on pp.12-15, 118-129, being an abridged illustrated printing of 'The Spy Who Loved Me', published under this new title and advertised as a 'Suspense novel'. Publisher's Colour-illustrated paper covers..... More
News From Tartary. A Journey from Peking to Kashmir.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. [Travel Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 384 [2]. With 32 photographic plates including a frontispiece, and a fold-out map. Recently re-bound in burgundy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. Top edge burgundy; lower edge..... More
Travels in Tartary. Containing 'One's Company' and 'News from Tartary'.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. [Travel omnibus] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.603; [5], blank. Illustrated with maps and plates. Publisher's hardback cloth binding, top edge red, in illustrated dust-jacket priced 16s. Contents clean, edges and endleaves spotted, jacket is particularly clean and fresh. A fine copy of a scarce..... More
A School History of England.
Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1911. [British History] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 250 [4]. With 10 colour plates by Ford, as well as various maps and drawings. Contemporary navy full calf by RELFE BROS for Langport Grammar School, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration..... More
In the Days of Drake, Being the Adventures of Humphrey Salkeld, how he was Carried Away to Mexico: how he There Underwent Many Torments at the Hands of the Inquisitors; and Finally, how he fell in with the Great Captain, Francis Drake, and Escaped to England (A.D. 1578-1580).
London, Glasgow, Dublin, Bombay: Blackie and Son, N.d. [c.1896]. [Children's Adventure] FINE PRIZE BINDING. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. With three halftone plates, including a frontispiece. Contemporary brown full calf, gilt armorial device to upper, boards gilt-ruled. Spine with gilt-lettered brown label, raised bands, and gilt-tooling. Dentelles in blind to..... More
Rhein-Album.
Frankfurt/Main: Karl Neuland, no date [circa 1870s]. [German Topography] FINE STEEL ENGRAVINGS. Oblong (24 x 33cm), unpaginated. With 22 fine steel engravings of notable Rhineland cities and monuments, each with a tissue guard facing a page of text. Publisher's green cloth with titles and decoration in black and gilt to..... More
Poo-Poo and the Dragons.
London: Michael Joseph, 1942. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.188. With in-text illustrations and endpapers by Lawson. Publisher's yellow cloth, designs and titles blocked in red to upper and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 7/6. Mild toning throughout. Typographic bookplate of Trevor Hickman to front..... More
The Barbary Pirates.
London: Macdonald, 1956. [Naval history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4] 185 [3]. With numerous in-text illustrations by Mazoujian. Publisher's pink cloth, with titles and designs blocked in blue and yellow to upper and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 8/6 to front flap. Illustrated endpapers. Interior lightly..... More
Josephine: Napoleon's Empress.
London: Methuen and Co., 1925. [History] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.viii; 246 [2]. With 12 halftone illustrations including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Leaves moderately foxed throughout. Bookplate of Trevor Hickman to front pastedown. Textblock edges toned..... More
Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy.
London: Methuen and Co., 1927. [History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.viii; 246; [2]; 8, adverts. With twelve halftone illustrations, a map and genealogical table. Publisher's bright blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, cartographic tail edge untrimmed, typographic dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. Contents clean, jacket with a little edgewear..... More
A Year With The Birds.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. [Nature] THIRD EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[18]; 265; [3]. Full green calf, gilt titles on red morocco label to spine, gilt decorations to spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, blind embossed dentelle to turn ins, Turkish marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Twenty-one..... More
The Michael Fraenkel and Henry Miller Correspondence, Called Hamlet. Volume I and Volume II.
London: Edition du Laurier, Carrefour, 1962. FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION, third printing. Quarto, pp.411 [5]. With a handful of in-text lithographic illustrations. In publisher's cream card wraps, bound together with blue string. Titles to front cover. Some light external wear; very good overall. First printed in 1939, with subsequent impression..... More
Lester: The Official Biography.
London: Michael Joseph, 1986. [Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2]; xii; 338. SIGNED by Lester Piggott in black ink to the half-title. With four suites of photographs. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Gerry Cranham. Price clipped to..... More
Journal of the Franklin Institute, of the State of Pennsylvania, for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts. Devoted to Mechanical and Physical Science, Civil Engineering, the Arts and Manufactures, and the Recording of American and other Patented Inventions. Third Series. Vol. XXI, Whole No. Vol. LI [and] LII.
Philadelphia, PA: Published by the Franklin Institute, 1851. [Engineering Papers] ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, FINELY BOUND. Two volumes bound as one. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8]; 444; pp.[2]; 444; [4]. With numerous folding charts and diagrams. Later straight grained tan morocco, with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, as well..... More
The Art of Photoplay Making.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1918. [Filmmaking] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 283; [11]. With 10 photogravure plates, including a frontispiece of the Venus de Milo. Publisher's brown cloth. gilt titles to spine and in dark brown to upper board, dust-jacket title with printed price of $2.00..... More
Grimble.
London: Collins, 1968. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 44. With frequent in-text illustrations by Francis. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the red dust-jacket also illustrated by Francis. Internally fine. Jacket price-clipped and sunned to spine with some small closed tears. Very good..... More
English Seamen In The Sixteenth Century.
London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1925. [Naval history] PRIZE COPY. Octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.255; [1]. With a frontispiece portrait of the author. Red full morocco to boards. Chillon College gilt armorial device and ruling to upper. Gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to spine. All edges gilt..... More
Ludmila. A Story of Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: QUICK, 1960. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FOURTH IMPRESSION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.53. Eleven illustrations including frontispiece by Franz Deak. INSCRIBED by Baron von Falz-Fein, father of Ludmila, in blue ink to dedication page. Publishers green cloth, gilt title upper front board. Photographic yellow dust-jacket, not priced. Ownership inscription to..... More
History of the Spirit Lake Massacre and Captivity of Miss Abbie Gardner.
Des Moines, IA: Iowa Printing Co., 1885 [1891]. [Americana] THIRD EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] iv; 316 [2]. With six black and white illustrated plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown leather-effect cloth, blocked in gilt to spine and upper. All edges speckled red, with patterned endpapers. Neat ownership to..... More
The Book of the American Indian. Pictured By Frederick Remington.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923. [American Short Stories] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION THUS. Quarto (32 x 23cm), pp.[14] 274 [4]. With 34 engraved plates, as well as a colour frontispiece, by Remington. Recently rebound in brown half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to..... More
Romance and Reality of the Puritan Coast.
Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 1897. [American Topography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 221 [5]. With numerous in-text engravings by the author, as well as a frontispiece and vignette title page. Contemporary Art-Nouveau style binding of green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and..... More