" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher
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The Comic Blackstone.
London: At the Punch Office, 1846. 8vo.; pp. 252, with 3 illustrations by Cruikshank: a frontispiece, an engraved title page printed in red and black, and a cartouche at foot of last page. Bound in later (20th century) tan half calf with dark brown title label, gilt titles and extra... More about The Comic Blackstone
The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette.
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. [Etiquette] PRIVATE PRESS EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.[12]; 55 [5]. With four engraved plates by Sainsbury. Number 390 of 500 copies, hand-numbered to limitation page at rear. In quarter cream vegetable parchment with gilt titles to spine and red and... More about The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette
Roads to Glory.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Demy Octavo. pp. 278. no. 199 of 360 copies, signed by the author to limitation page. With original glassine jacket. In quarter blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and orange / white patterned paper-covered boards. All edges untrimmed. Near-fine with... More about Roads to Glory
Happy England. As Painted by Helen Allingham. With Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus Huish.
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1903. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with 81 coloured plates from paintings by H. Allingham, with entitled tissue guards. Publisher's dark blue cloth with decorative green, pink, and red floral design as well as titles in gilt to upper and spine; top edge gilt. Very light shelfwear... More about Happy England. As Painted by Helen Allingham. With Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus Huish
The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
London: George Newnes, 1899. [Children's Illustrated] FINELY BOUND, FIRST STRATTON ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.[2]; xvi; 320; [2]. With over 400 in-text wood engravings by Stratton. Contemporary green full morocco dated 1900, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and gilt decorations to upper board. All edges gilt;... More about The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
A Book of Designs of Deep Sea Racing Craft. Issued Under the Auspices of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
London: Ernest J. Day and Company, [1932]. FIRST EDITION. Oblong quarto, pp.viii, 116. Bound in full dark blue Morocco with gilt emblem to upper board, later respine to style. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Introduction by Malden Heckstall-Smith, followed by 116 pages of plans. Some light spotting to prelims, some... More about A Book of Designs of Deep Sea Racing Craft. Issued Under the Auspices of the Royal Corinthian...
The Metropolis. And the Second Part of the Metropolis.
Dublin: John Barlow, 1805 and 1806. SECOND EDITION. Duodecimo. pp. 69, 87. In recent marbled paper-covered boards with navy titles to cream paper label on spine. Top right corner of title page to part two damaged and repaired. Text unaffected. Otherwise a near-fine example in an attractive new binding. An... More about The Metropolis. And the Second Part of the Metropolis
Literary Amusements; or, Evening Entertainer, by a Female Hand.
Dublin: Printed by T. Henshall for S. Price [etc.], 1782. RARE FIRST EDITION. In two volumes. Duodecimo, pp.[8], 234 [4]; pp.[8], 236 [4]. In later burgundy half morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spines. Marbled boards and endpapers. Black ink annotations to p.74 of vol. I; black ink ownership... More about Literary Amusements; or, Evening Entertainer, by a Female Hand
The Centenary of Lord's Cricket Ground, 1814-1914.
[Privately Printed]. n.d. [1914]. RARE BOOKLET. Octavo, pp.[2]; 40; [2]. With 6 lithographic plates reproduced from photographs. In original red cloth with gilt titles to upper board. Black ink ownership inscription of Arthur L. Watson, listed as attending Centenary Dinner at the Hotel Cecil on 23rd June 1914, to front... More about The Centenary of Lord's Cricket Ground, 1814-1914
The Lincoln Crest and Monogram Album.
London: William S. Lincoln, no date [circa 1898]. [Crest and Monogram Album] ORIGINAL CREST AND MONOGRAM COLLECTION, the fourth edition. Octavo (22 x 17cm), unpaginated. An excellent contemporary collection of crests and monograms, with most pages either complete or partially filled in. Many items clipped from letters, envelopes or cards;... More about The Lincoln Crest and Monogram Album
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[A Sample Book of Snuff Boxes 1820-1830].
[Private Compilation]. n.d. [c.1830's]. ORIGINAL ENGRAVED DESIGNS. 157x217mm. 16 thick card leaves featuring 104 individual engraved designs for snuff boxes printed on india paper and pasted to leaves. In contemporary dark brown mottled calf boards, re-backed in later tan calf. Held together by two strong brass clasps. Title neatly added..... More about A Sample Book of Snuff Boxes 1820-1830
Wood's Royal Almanack for 1846.
London: J. T. Wood, 1846. MINIATURE BOOK. 30x17mm, unpaginated. With a calendar and lists of eclipses, holidays, the birthdays of members of the royal family, bankers and prices for stamps. Also with 14 engraved portraits of the royal family and Sir Robert Peel (then Prime Minister). In original blue paper... More about Wood's Royal Almanack for 1846
The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation. Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., 1908. Deluxe Edition. Octavo, pp.xv; 158. Illustrated with thirty two pictures of Indian scenery from photographs taken by Mabel Eardley-Wilmott. Bound in cream vegetable parchment boards with gilt titles to spine and upper board, and illustrated to the upper and lower boards. Top... More about The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation. Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of...
Tales from the Fjeld: A Series of Popular Tales from the Norse of P. Ch. Asbjornsen.
London: Gibbings and Company, 1896. [Norse Folklore] FINELY BOUND, a new edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 403; [1]. With 11 full page plates, including a frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations by Moyr Smith. Contemporary navy blue full calf by BICKERS, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine... More about Tales from the Fjeld: A Series of Popular Tales from the Norse of P. Ch. Asbjornsen
Histoire des Diables de Loudun, Ou de la Possession des Religieuses Ursulines, Et de la condamnation et du suplice D'Urbain Grandier, Cure de la meme Ville. Cruels effets de la vengeance du Cardinal de Richelieu.
Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1740. [Huguenot History] EARLY EDITION. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.[8] 378 [4]. With a copper engraved frontispiece. All text in French. Contemporary speckled calf with raised bands, gilt titles and gilt decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers; edges speckled red. Recent repairs to head and... More about Histoire des Diables de Loudun, Ou de la Possession des Religieuses Ursulines, Et de la...
A Companion to the Almanack, containing an Explanation of the Saints' Days and Holidays, with Biographical Sketches of the Persons, and Historical Accounts of the Events, on which the Festivals are founded. To which is prefixed, and Introduction, Explaining the Chronological and Astronomical Terms, and the general Contents of Modern Almanacks; with a brief inquiry into their origin.
London: Printed for J. Mawman, 1808. [Calendars] CONTEMPORARY BINDING, the Third Edition. Duodecimo (16 x 11cm), pp.151; [7]. Contemporary brown full calf with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Light browning and spotting to preliminaries. Contemporary black ink ownership to flyleaf. Joints rubbed and starting, but holding well. Corners bumped... More about A Companion to the Almanack, containing an Explanation of the Saints' Days and Holidays, with...
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[The Illustrated Novels of Jane Austen]. The works include: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1898-1906. [Illustrated Novels Set] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED, later impressions. Six novels in five volumes. Octavo (19 x 13 x 20cm). Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Brock; the other titles by Thomson. 40 wood engravings per volume. In recent navy half morocco with raised bands, gilt... More about The Illustrated Novels of Jane Austen]. The works include: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and...
The Works of Jane Austen. Being: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Mansfield Park.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1895-1897. [English Literature] FIRST EDITIONS THUS - each being the first edition illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Five volumes, octavos (20 x 13 x 18cm). Handsomely bound in recent burgundy half morocco over red cloth boards, gilt titles and tooling to spines, contrasting blue title... More about The Works of Jane Austen. Being: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger...
Mansfield Park.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. [Illustrated Classic] FIRST THOMSON ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xviii; 429; [1]. With 40 wood engraved illustrations by Thomson, including a frontispiece. In the publisher's deluxe red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper board. All edges gilt; yellow peacock design... More about Mansfield Park
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[The Novels of Jane Austen]. Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Mansfield Park; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1929-1934. DELUXE BINDING, mixed printings. Six volumes. Small octavo (16 x 10 x 15cm). Publisher's deluxe brown full morocco with gilt titles to green labels, and further gilt decoration to spines. Each volume presented in its original matching cloth-covered slipcase. Marbled endpapers. Very small ownership inscription... More about The Novels of Jane Austen]. Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Mansfield Park;...
Memoir of Jane Austen.
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1926. [Literary Biography] FINELY BOUND, first Clarendon edition, being the third overall. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xvi; [8]; 235; [1]. With a frontispiece portrait of the author; a frontispiece portrait of the subject facing the facsimile title page, and three further plates, all taken from... More about Memoir of Jane Austen
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED, a later edition. Quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.[12]; 268. With frequent wood engraved vignettes by the Patons. Contemporary green full morocco by R. and A. SUTTABY of London, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and gilt... More about Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
Skating.
Longmans Green and Co., London 1892. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Illustrated throughout. Bound in half brown morocco, gilt, over original pictorial sides. Internally clean, some dustiness and toning to edges. Very good. More about Skating
Cricket. With 52 Illustrations.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1920. FIRST APPEARANCE OF THIS TEXT. Octavo, pp.348. Includes a large number of illustrations. Publisher's original pictorial brown cloth blocked in gilt and colours, plain endpapers. A little edge-spotting, gift inscription to flyleaf; bing clean and fresh. A particularly sharp-looking copy. Stated as 'A New... More about Cricket. With 52 Illustrations
Cricket. With contributions by A. Lang, W. G. Grace, R. A. H. Mitchell, and F. Gale. With Numerous Engravings after Lucien Davis and from Photographs.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. 1901 Reissue (first published 1888). Octavo, pp.408. Includes a large number of illustrations. Publisher's original pictorial brown cloth blocked in gilt and colours, 'swan' pattern endpapers. Light and occasional spotting. Spine a trifle dulled. Near fine. More about Cricket. With contributions by A. Lang, W. G. Grace, R. A. H. Mitchell, and F. Gale. With...