IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN CHIVERTON
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. ALS to 'My dear Sir', from Hill View Lodge, Reigate, March 3, 1871. 'Your best chance of obtaining a copy of "Sir John Chiverton," ...' 1871
19 lines on two sides of a folded 8vo sheet; sl. damp marking, at one point tipped on to a larger sheet.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Merry England: or, Nobles and Serfs. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1874
Half titles. Bookplates of M.E.D. Harris. Orig. dark green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; following inner hinge neatly repaired vol. I. v.g.
THREE EARLY 18TH CENTURY FINE BINDINGS
(ALLESTREE, Richard) Three Works Uniformly Bound. 1705 / 1717 / 1720
1. The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. Or an impartial survey of the ruins of Christian Religion ..., Printed by J.H. for E. and R. Pawlet, at the Sign of the Bible, 1705. 2. The Gentleman's Calling, Printed by J.L. for E. Pawlet, at the Sign of the Bible, 1717. 3. The Ladies Calling, in two parts, Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1720. Vignette titlepages in 'Causes of Decay' and 'The Ladies Calling'; frontispiece to 'The Ladies Calling'. Text rubricated. Contemp. deep red morocco with decorative double panel design in gilt within single gilt rule, detailed with blind scalloped borders, gilt dentelles & board edges, spines elaborately blocked in gilt with stylised star design, six raised bands, gauffered edges; sl. rubbed. With the modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. A very attractive set in contemporary binding.
SCARCE GUIDE TO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
ANDERSON, Elbert. The Skylight and the Dark-Room: a complete text-book on portrait photography. Containing the outlines of hydrostatics, pneumatics, acoustics, heat, optics, chemistry, and a full and comprehensive system of the art photographic. FIRST EDITION. 4to. Philadelphia: Benerman & Wilson. 1872
Illus, 12 photographs laid down on 5 plates, 14pp ads. Orig. pict. green cloth, bevelled boards. v.g.
HANDS, FEET, FINGERS & TOES
ANONYMOUS. Economy of the Hands and Feet, Fingers and Toes; which includes the prevention, treatment, and cure, of corns, bunnions, and deformed nails; the removal of excrescences, superfluous hairs, freckles, pimples, blotches, and other cutaneous eruptions ... By an old army surgeon. Author of "Economy of the Teeth and Mouth". 2nd edn, carefully revised, and enlarged. Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. 1830
Front., 18pp cata. Untrimmed in orig. drab pictorial boards, printed in blue & black; spine worn, chipped at head & tail, sl. rubbed. A nice copy.
ANONYMOUS. Max Wentworth. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Saunders & Otler. 1839
Occasional light spotting. Contemp. half dark maroon morocco, marbled paper boards, gilt ruled spine; expert repair to hinges. A nice copy.
ARROWSMITH, pub. (SPEAR, Henry J., ed.) Arrowsmith's Dictionary of Bristol. In 19 original parts. New edn. (Revised to 1903 by John Latimer.) Bristol: Arrowsmith. [1905-6?]
Plates. 19 parts in orig. illus. printed paper wrappers, stapled as issued, printed in red, black & green; spine worn parts 1, 2 & 19, inner hinge strengthened parts 1 & 2, some light wear to a few others but largely well preserved as issued.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. With twenty-four coloured illustrations by C.E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. (The Series of English Idylls.) 1908
Half title, col. front., vignette title & plates. E.ps sl. browned. Untrimmed in orig. full publisher's vellum, front board & spine elaborately blocked & lettered in gilt. t.e.g. A v.g. attractive copy.
ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS - SIGNED MANUSCRIPT
BARING-GOULD, Sabine. Signed Manuscript of Onward Christian Soldiers. [c.1870?]
42 lines ms. in brown ink with pencil guide lines, signed by Baring-Gould at the end of five eight-line stanzas. Mounted, framed & glazed. 20thC auction description laid down at lower margin. 29 x 17cm.
BEAUMONT, Miles Thomas Stapleton, Baron. Paynell; or, The Disappointed Man. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 12mo. John Richardson. 1837
Occasional spotting. Later 19thC half green morocco by Sampson, York, marbled paper boards; spines a little darkened & rubbed at head & tail. A nice copy of a scarce title.
(BESANT, Sir Walter & RICE, James) With Harp and Crown. A novel. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Half titles; the odd spot. Water staining to gutter margins of following e.ps & leading e.ps vol. III. Orig. green cloth, borders & dec. in black, spine blocked in gilt; dulled & sl. marked, spines a little rubbed at head & tail. Bookplate of Walter Besant vol. II together with two loose Besant bookplates, sl. damp affected & attached together, loosely inserted. Portrait (extracted from another work) of Rice on leading pastedown vol. I.
DEATH IN THE LIMELIGHT
BIRO, Balint Stephen. Original Dust Wrapper for 'Death in the Limelight' by Archibald Edwards Martin. [c.1956]
Gouche on paper, signed Biro and with Biro's stamp on verso. 19 x 15cm.
(BLASCHE, Bernhard Heinrich) Papyro-Plastics; or, The art of modelling in paper; being an instructive amusement for young persons of both sexes. From the German by D. Boileau. 2nd edn, greatly enlarged & improved. Small 4to. Boosey & Sons. 1825
Half title, hand-coloured front. & 21 additional uncoloured plates, 7 folding, final ad. leaf ; some plates a trifle spotted. Orig. blue paper boards, circular printed paper title label on front board; neatly rebacked in aged cream paper; boards worn, paper label browned. Inscription on leading f.e.p.: Elizth. M. Blackmore a joint prize with her sister Isabel for drawing, 1st January 1826'.
HOW TO SPEND A DOLLAR ON FOOD
BROADSIDE BALLAD. A Tuck Out; or, How to spend a dollar. Quick. [c.1835]
Illus. quarto broadside ballad; sl. creased. 15 x 18.5cm. A nice copy.
HUNTING BALLAD
BROADSIDE BALLAD. Squire Vernon's Fox Chace. Chesterfield: J. Ford, Printer. [c.1820]
Single sheet folio broadside; a little browned and soiled, margins frayed. 31 x 19.5cm.
THE DOG'S MEAT MAN
BROADSIDE BALLAD. The Dog's Meat Man. Pitts. [c.1820]
Illus. single sheet broadside ballad; trimmed close at upper margin, a few small marginal tears with sl. loss to upper right corner. 24.5 x 17cm.
THE FIVE WONDERS
BROADSIDE. The Five Strange Wonders of the World, or, a new merry book of all fives. Written on purpose to make all the good people of England merry, who have no occasion to be sad. J. Catnach. [c.1837]
Single sheet folio broadside, illus.; a few spots & creases. v.g. 37 x 25cm.
WILD ROBERT
BROADSIDE. (MORE, Hannah) The Execution of Wild Robert. Being a warning to all parents. Sold by J. Marshall, printer to the Cheap Repository. [1795]
Folio broadside, decorative border with woodcut illustration above title of the execution of Wild Robert; sl. browned. Approx. 42 x 23.5cm. Framed & glazed.
INVASION
BROADSIDE. (NAPOLEON I, Emperor of the French) Buonaparte's Confession of the Massacre of Jaffa. Printed by C. Rickaby. Sold by Mr. Asperne. [1803]
Single sheet folio broadside; old folds. 55 x 45cm.
BROADSIDE. (NAPOLEON I, Emperor of the French) Valerius's Address to the People of England. James Asperne. [1803]
Single sheet folio broadside; old folds. 47 x 27cm.
CHESTERFIELD WINDMILL - UNRECORDED BROADSIDE
BROADSIDE. CHESTERFIELD. To the Subscribers of the Intended Wind Mill at Chesterfield. (Chesterfield?) [1796]
Single sheet small folio broadside; old folds, lower margin ragged. 31.5 x 19cm.
UNRECORDED BROADSIDE
BROADSIDE. KENT. To the Printers of the Kentish Gazette. Canterbury: Cowan & Colegate Printers, Kentish Chronicle Office. [1817]
Single sheet folio broadside; torn along old folds, repaired with archival tape. 39 x 24cm.
BATH: A SATIRICAL NOVEL
(BROWN, Thomas, the Elder, pseud.) Bath; a satirical novel, with portraits by Thomas Brown, the elder: author of Brighton, or the Steyne. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed for the Author: and sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. 1818
Bound without half titles in contemporary half calf, gilt spines. Neat contemp. monogram stamp to e.ps 'A.J.C'. A v.g., attractive copy.
BULWER-LYTTON, Robert, 1st Earl of Lytton. Inaugural Address Delivered by the Earl of Lytton, on his installation as Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. (Paris: printed by T. Symonds.) [1888]
Portrait of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl Lytton, laid down opp. title; tissue guard preceding title removed. Contemp. full crushed red morocco, gilt crest & motto of the Graham Clan on front board; sl. rubbed. Presentation inscription on titlepage: 'James Grahame Esq. with Lord Lytton's kind regards, 9 Nov. 1888'. Further inscription on leading blank: 'Presented by Mr James Grahame, 1915'. 20thC armorial bookplate, 'Benedicti Fort Augustus', on leading pastedown. a.e.g. v.g. 22pp
VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE & PENNSYLVANIA
BURNABY, Andrew. Travels through the Middle Settlements in North-America. In the years 1759 and 1760. With observations upon the state of the colonies. The second edition. Printed for T. Payne. 1775
xvi, 198, [2]pp combined errata and ad. leaf, half title. 8vo. Extreme inner margin of half title & titlepage reinforced, half title sl. dusted, otherwise a clean copy. Late 19th century half black morocco, pebble-grained cloth boards, double gilt ruled bands, gilt lettered spine; sl. wear to foot of spine.
BUXTON, Thomas Fowell. An Inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline. Illustrated by descriptions of the Borough Compter, Tothill Fields Prison, the jail at St. Albans, ... 2nd edn. Printed for John & Arthur Arch. 1818
Rebound in 20thC half mottled calf, marbled paper boards. Inscription on titlepage: Edward Sneyd - Augt. 1818'.
(BYRON, George Noel Gordon, Baron) LEIGH, Augusta. ALS to 'Dear Sir', from St. J. Palace, Sept. 17. [c.1830]
62 lines over 6pp, 8vo. No watermark.
HALL CAINE TO BRAM STOKER'S WIFE
CAINE, Hall. TLS to 'Dear Mrs (Florence Balcome) Stoker, March 4th, 1897, from 19 Harley Street. 'I wonder will you be able to forgive me ...' 1897
21 lines over both sides of a single sheet of thin paper, headed Greeba Castle, Isle of Man, struck through and re-addressed 19 Harley Street; several light folds, one corner sl. creased.
THE GENUINE "BOOK" IN ORIGINAL BOARDS
(CAROLINE, Queen Consort of George IV) "The Book!" or, The proceedings and correspondence upon the subject of the Inquiry into the conduct of ... the Princess of Wales ... in the year 1806. To which is prefixed, a narrative of the recent events that have led to the publication of the original documents. With a statement of facts relative to the child, now under the protection of Her Royal Highness. Edwards's Genuine edition. 2nd edn. Richard Edwards. 1813
Uncut in orig. pink paper boards, printed paper spine label; faded to light brown, spine sl. dulled, hinges sl. cracked but remaining firm. An exceptional copy as issued. Inscription on leading pastedown: 'Hopps Nov. 1818 4/6'.
FROM LEWIS CARROLL'S LIBRARY
(CARROLL, Lewis) HOPE, Alexander James Beresford. Poems. FIRST EDITION. J.G.F. & J. Rivington. 1843
Orig. pink fine-grained cloth, blocked in blind; largely faded to brown, front board sl. mottled. Inscribed 'From the Author' on leading f.e.p. & with numerous later signatures of 'Wm. Hambleton', one recording his address as Clayton House, Butterton. 99pp.
LORD BRABOURNE'S COPY
CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. 7th thousand. Macmillan & Co. 1867
Half title, front. & illus. by John Tenniel. Sl. later full dark green ripple-grained cloth, boards ruled in gilt, maroon morocco label. Contemp. small round auction label on front board. a.e.g. v.g.
(CHANNEL ISLANDS) JACOB, John. Annals of some of the British Norman Isles Constituting the Bailiwick of Guernsey, as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians; dedicated, by permission, to Admiral Sir James Saumarez, ... FIRST EDITION. Paris: printed for the author by J. Smith. To be had of T. Greenslade, Carrefour, Guernsey; Simkins and Marshall, London; A. & W. Galignani, Paris. 1830
Half title, engr. front., plates & vignettes, errata leaf, final ad. leaf; occasional light spotting. Later 19thC plain dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded, sl. uneven fading to boards. Armorial bookplate of Charles Arthur Wynne Finch, booklabel of J.G. Le Quesne. A decent clean copy.
THE COUNTRY HOUSE
(CHATEAUNEUF Alexis de) FOX, Lady Mary. Friendly Contributions for 1842. The Country House, (with designs). 4to. J. Murray. 1843
Plates & illus. Orig. vertical-grained light blue cloth, blocked in blind, front board lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed at head of leading hinge, some sl. fading with very faint circular mark to front board. v.g.
A FINE COPY WITH OXFORD ASSOCIATION
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. To which are added an essay on his language and versification, and an introductory discourse: together with notes and a glossary. By the late Thomas Tyrwhitt. The second edition. In two volumes. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press. 1798
Engraved frontispiece portrait. 4to. An exceptionally clean copy with wide margins. Bound in early 19th century full diced russia by J. Rodwell, elaborate gilt & blind borders, raised gilt bands, compartments elaborately blocked in blind, gilt dentelles; hinges sl. rubbed, spines a little faded. Signatures on leading f.e.p. of James Scott, June 1821, and Robert Alder Thorpe. a.e.g. A very handsome copy.
THE MOONSTONE ILLUSTRATED
COLLINS, William Wilkie. The Moonstone. A novel. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Tall 8vo. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1868
4pp ads preceding front., illus, text in two columns; some marking to text, especially pp 84-85. Orig. purple-brown cloth; a few small discreet repairs, cloth sl. lifting in places, a little marked.
NOSTROMO
CONRAD, Joseph. Nostromo. A tale of the seaboard. FIRST EDITION, 1st issue. Harper Bros. 1904
Half title. Orig. dark blue cloth, lettered in pale blue & gilt; v. sl. marked, corners a little rubbed, a nice bright copy.
CRAWFORD, F. Marion. Katherine Lauderdale. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Macmillan & Co. 1894
Half titles, final ad. leaf vol. III. Orig. blue diaper cloth, front board & spine lettered in gilt. A FINE bright copy.
DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. A facsimile of the original edition, with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton and a preface by B.W. Matz. With four illustrations in colour and four woodcuts by John Leech. Arcturus. 1922 [2018]
Half title, ms. facsims., col. plates, 2pp ads. Orig. pink cloth, blocked in gilt. a.e.g. v.g.
WITH VOLTAIRE IN PARIS & AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF CASTELDELFINO
DOUGLAS, Henry, Earl of Drumlanrig. Five ALsS to Lord Cornbury. 1743-44
From Dijon, Sep. 17, 1743, 14 lines on first side of folded 4to leaf, integral address leaf; from Dijon, Nov. 11, 1743, 79 lines on all sides of folded 4to sheet; from Paris, Dec. 6th, 1743, 34 lines on two sides of folded 4to sheet; from Paris, Feby. 19, 1844, 65 lines on two sides of a folded 4to sheet; from De L'Eglise de N.D. de Bessey, July 27, 1744, 115 lines on seven sides of two folded 4to sheets; old folds. WITH: a draft letter of advice from Lord Cornbury to Douglas & two ALsS to Lord Cornbury, in French, from Monsieur Delaporte, Douglas's tutor and companion.
'SELKIRK CONSIDERS ITSELF THE CENTRE OF SCOTTISH CRICKET'
DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan. ALS to 'My dear Lacey', from Undershaw. 'I have been trying to fix a day but have been very full ...' 1919
14 lines on single side of headed 8vo sheet; old folds. v.g.
LAWN-TENNIS
DWIGHT, James. Lawn-Tennis. "Pastime" Office. [1886]
Font. ad., 6pp illus. ads. Orig. green pictorial cloth; sl. dulled & rubbed. v.g.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
EDGEWORTH, Richard Lovell. Essays on Professional Education. FIRST EDITION. 4to. J. Johnson. 1809
Sl. later 19thC half calf by Lockhart Frame, Edinburgh, purple cloth boards, brown morocco label; rebacked retaining orig. spine, boards faded, spine rubbed. Contemp. signature of Eliott Lockhart on titlepage with his armorial bookplate on leading pastedown.
FINE COPY IN PRINTED BOARDS
EGAN, Pierce, the Elder. Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and mirror of life: embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage ... (2nd edn.) Thomas Tegg. 1836
Vignette title, illus. Orig. printed boards, illustrated with two sporting scenes on each board, the spine is unusually lettered from top to bottom with the entire title, imprint & price (seven shillings). A FINE & unusual example of printed original boards.
ELECTION CARD FOR EDWARD PETRE - FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE
ELECTIONS. (PETRE, Edward Robert) Illustrated Election Card, for Edward Petre's candidacy at the 1830 or 1832 York elections. [1830/1832]
Illus. engraved card printed in sepia; a few sl. marks. 11.5 x 8cm.
ELECTION CARD 'EDWARD PETRE FOREVER'
ELECTIONS. (PETRE, Edward Robert) Illustrated Election Card, for Edward Petre's candidacy at the 1830 or 1832 York elections. [1830/1832]
Illus. engraved card printed in sepia. v.g. 11.5 x 7.5cm.
RARE ELECTION CARD - DUNDAS FOR EVER
ELECTIONS. DUNDAS, John or Thomas. Illustrated Election Card, for the candidacy of either John or Thomas Dundas. [c.1830]
Illus. engraved card, printed in black on orange card; margins sl. dusted. 11.5 x 7.5cm.
PRINTED FROM FIRST EDITION PLATES
ELIOT, George. Middlemarch, a study of provincial life. Copyright edn. 4 vols. Berlin: A. Asher & Co; Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1872-73
Untrimmed in contemp. three-quarter red morocco; spines ruled & lettered in gilt, marbled boards. A v.g. attractive copy.
BINDING FROM FASQUE
FIELDING, Henry. The Works of Henry Fielding; with the life of the Author. A new edition, in ten volumes. To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The good-natured man. For W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne, S. Crowder, T. Longman (& 17 others). 1784
8vo. Frontispieces. Full contemporary tree calf, spine with gilt dec. rules, & gilt wheel design in compartments, dark green title labels, red vol. labels with green oval onlays; four headbands sl. chipped, some hinges starting, one or two expert repairs to spines. A very nice set. Each volume with a simple Fasque bookplate on leading pastedowns, vol. I with the pictorial bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst.
(GALT, John) The Provost. 2nd edn. 12mo. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. 1822
Contemp. half brown calf, marbled paper boards, spine ruled in gilt, blocked in blind; sl. rubbed, spine a little faded. Fasque book label.
(GALT, John) The Spaewife; a tale of the Scottish Chronicles. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. 1823
Half titles. Contemp. half brown calf, marbled paper boards, spine ruled in gilt, blocked in blind; sl. rubbed, sl. chip to head of vol. I, also with small nick to front board. Fasque book label.
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