MEN OF BUSINESS
ANTHOLOGY. The Importance of Literature to Men of Business: a series of addresses delivered at various popular institutions. Revised and corrected by the authors. John J. Griffin; Glasgow, Richard Griffin. 1852
Orig. blue cloth, sl. mark to spine. Booklabel of Cheltenham Grammar School.
ANTHOLOGY. The Italian Novelists: selected from the most approved authors in that language. Translated from the original Italian by Thomas Roscoe. Accompanied with notes, critical and biographical. 2nd edn. 4 vols. W. Simpkin & R. Marshall. 1836
Half titles. Orig. drab boards, dark green fine diaper cloth spines impressed with 'holly & dot' pattern, paper labels (price: 2L.2s.); some rubbing. Contemp. owner's signature on leading pastedown vol. I. v.g.
ANTHOLOGY. The Juvenile Amulet, a pledge of affection. With fine engravings.
Edward Lacey. [c.1840]
Front., vignette title, plates. Orig. brown horizontal-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine elaborately blocked & lettered in gilt. v.g.
Edward Lacey. [c.1840]
Front., vignette title, plates. Orig. brown horizontal-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine elaborately blocked & lettered in gilt. v.g.
ANTHOLOGY. The Spanish Novelists: a series of tales, from the earliest period to the close of the 17th century. Translated from the originals, with critical and biographical notices. By Thomas Roscoe. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Richard Bentley. 1832
Final ad. leaf vol. II. Neatly bound in 20th century purple binder's cloth; sl. rubbed. v.g.
CELEBRATED MINOR POETS
ANTHOLOGY. The Works of the Most Celebrated Minor Poets. Namely, Wentworth, Earl of Roscommon; Charles, Earl of Dorset; Charles, Earl of Halifax; Sir Samuel Garth; George Stepney, Esq; William Walsh, Esq; Thomas Tickell, Esq. Never before collected and publish'd together. In two volumes.Printed for F. Cogan. 1749
[12], 308pp; [2], 262pp. 8vo. Some even browning, two leaves a little proud. Contemporary calf, raised & gilt bands, red morocco labels, gilt stars; upper joints cracked but firm, spines &edges rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Lord Rolle, his name dated 1775 on each inner board.
ANTHOLOGY. Volume of the Affections: and bridal offerings. 2nd thousand.
Printed and published for the proprietor: sold by Darton & Clark 1837
Engr. front. Contemp. half black calf; a little rubbed. A good-plus copy.
Printed and published for the proprietor: sold by Darton & Clark 1837
Engr. front. Contemp. half black calf; a little rubbed. A good-plus copy.
ANTHOLOGY. BORROW, George. Romantic Ballads, translated from the Danish; and miscellaneous pieces; by George Borrow. Norwich: S. Wilkin. 1826
Half title, 12pp 'list of works' on smaller paper; some sl. foxing. Uncut in orig. blue boards, neatly respined. v.g.
ANTHOLOGY. BORROW, George. Romantic Ballads, translated from the Danish; and miscellaneous pieces; by George Borrow. Norwich: printed and published by Jarrold & Sons. 1913
Half title. Uncut in orig. drab boards, marbled paper spine, paper label; spine a little rubbed & chipped at head, corners knocked.
ANTHOLOGY. VACARESCO, Hélène (i.e. Elena Văcărescu). The Bard of the Dimbovitza; Roumanian folk-songs collected from the peasants by Hélène Vacaresco, translated by Carmen Sylva and Alma Strettell. James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1892
Half title. Untrimmed in orig. smooth green cloth, spine dec. & lettered in gilt. v.g.
ANTHOLOGY. (BOWRING, John) Batavian Anthology; or, Specimens of the Dutch Poets; with remarks on the poetical literature and language of the Netherlands, to the end of the seventeenth century. By John Bowring, Honorary Correspondent of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands, &c. and Harry S. Van Dyk. Printed for Taylor & Hessey. 1824
Half title. Contemp. half green calf, marbled boards; a little rubbed. A family association copy, signed Thomas Bowring, Brooklyn, 1879. t.e.g.
ARANY, János. The Legend of the Wondrous Hunt, by John Arany. With a few miscellaneous pieces and folk-songs. Translated from the Magyar by E.D. Butler. Trübner & Co. 1881
Dual-language text, 1p ad. Orig. red pebble-grained cloth on limp boards, lettered in gilt. v.g.
ARBIB, Edoardo. Maria Countess of Saletto. Translated from the Italian by Sydney King. Digby, Long & Co. [1894]
Half title; small tear to top outer corner of title not affecting text. Orig. blue patterned cloth; spine a little faded. v.g.
ARCHER, Thomas. (Richard of England.) Richard Cœur de Lion. A historical romance. (Printed by Geo. Peirce.) [1845]/[c.1845]
[1845] Plates, calligraphic title, illus. BOUND WITH: TALES. Tales of Chivalry; or, Perils by flood and field. Illus. ... by S. Williams. (Vol. I.) G. Berger. [c.1845] Front. browned, illus, index bound first. Some spotting & browning. 2 works in 1 vol. in contemp. half calf, black label; leading inner hinge cracking. Monogram style bookplate of Charles Turnbull.
ARCHER, Thomas. Marguerite's Colours.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps.
ARCHER, Thomas. Marguerite's Colours.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
ARCHER, Thomas. Marguerite's Colours.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 1020.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
ARCHER, Thomas. Richard of England; or, The Lion King. FIRST EDITION. F. Hextall. (Peirce, printer.) 1842
Front., engr. title & 3 plates by W.J. Davey, foxed, illus; a few spots. Contemp. half dark green calf, crimson label; splits at head of leading hinges.
ARCHER, Thomas. Roderick-Dhu, Clan Alpine's Chief; or, The Scottish Outlaw. A romance. FIRST EDITION.
Hextall & Wall. 1843
Engr. title with imprint of F. Hextall, and Peirce, printer, illus.; internal marking. Contemp. half green roan as 'Scottish Outlaw'; rubbed, hinges splitting. Renier booklabels.
Hextall & Wall. 1843
Engr. title with imprint of F. Hextall, and Peirce, printer, illus.; internal marking. Contemp. half green roan as 'Scottish Outlaw'; rubbed, hinges splitting. Renier booklabels.
ARCHER, Thomas. Roderick-Dhu, Clan Alpine's Chief; or, The Scottish Outlaw. A romance. FIRST EDITION. Hextall & Wall. 1843/[c.1843]&c.
1843. Engr. title, illus. BOUND WITH: Kenilworth Castle, or, The days of Queen Elizabeth. An historical romance. W.J. Stych, Clerkenwell. [c.1843] Illus. BOUND WITH: Tales of the Wars: or, Naval and military chronicle. [No.1?] Vol.I. [W.M.Clark. 1836?] Illus. 8pp. BOUND WITH: The British Log Book; or, Yarns of the ocean. No.1. G.Mansell. [1839] Illus by J.Smeeton. 16pp. BOUND WITH: Floris & Blanchefleur. n.p., n.d. p.17-30. Some spotting. 6 works in 1 vol. in contemp. half maroon roan; hinges splitting.
THE MAY BOOK
ARIA, Mrs. (Eliza Davis) The May Book. Compiled by Mrs. Aria. In aid of Charing Cross Hospital. 4to. Macmillan & Co. 1901
Half title, front., plates & illus., 16pp ads. Orig. light green cloth, blocked & lettered in pink, yellow, & darker green; sl. dulled & rubbed. Ink inscription on leading f.e.p.: 'Arthur W Pilleau, Nov. 1902'. v.g.
THE COMPLEAT MASTERPIECE, &C
ARISTOTLE. Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece. In three parts ... The twenty-third edition. Printed and sold by the booksellers. 1749 / [c.1750] / [c.1760] / 1761
Front., plates, 144pp. BOUND WITH: Aristotle's Compleat and Experienc'd Midwife ... The tenth edition. Printed and sold by the booksellers. Front, plates, [4], iv, 156, [4]pp. BOUND WITH: Aristotle's Book of Problems ... The twenty-sixth edition. Printed for J.W.J.K.D.M.A.B.E.R.M.R.T.L.B.M. and A.W. Front., 156pp. BOUND WITH: Aristotle's Last Legacy ... Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes ... Front., 120pp. Contemp. full speckled calf, panelled in gilt, raised bands; hinges starting to split, head & tail of spine chipped, boards & extremities rubbed.
ARISTOTLE. The Works of Aristotle. A new edn. WITH: Aristotle's Book of Problems... Printed for J. Urquihart. [c.1800]
Front., engr. titlepage, 204, [ii], 122pp; browned and spotting throughout. Rebound in functional half calf over marbled boards, spine. dec. in gilt, black label.
ARMSTRONG, Andrew J. The Cobbler o'Kirkiebrae, a romance of Galloway. FIRST EDITION. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent; Edinburgh & Glasgow: John Menzies; Dumfries: A. & T. Hunter. (Printed in Dumfries.) 1896
Half title. Orig. dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; hinges cracking.
ARMSTRONG, Andrew J. Through the Shadows: a story in three parts. Dumfries: John Anderson. [1887]
Half title. Orig. dark green cloth, blocked in black & blind, lettered in gilt; spine a little rubbed at head & tail.
ARMSTRONG, John. Miscellanies; in two volumes. T. Cadell (Successor to Mr. Millaar). 1770
vii, [1], 216; iv, 279, [1]pp. Contemp. speckled calf, red labels; spine sl. chipped at head vol. II.
SCARCE DUBLIN EDITION
ARNE, Thomas Augustine. The Guardian Out-Witted. A comic opera. ... The musick composed by Tho. Aug. Arne. 12mo.Dublin: printed for A. Leathley, W. and W. Smith, J. Hoey, Sen., &c. 1765
Disbound.
ARNE, Thomas Augustine. The Guardian Out-Witted. A comic opera. ... The musick composed by Tho. Aug. Arne.
Printed for J. & R. Tonson, and T. Lownds. 1764
Half title & final blank; stained, largely in margin. Disbound.
Printed for J. & R. Tonson, and T. Lownds. 1764
Half title & final blank; stained, largely in margin. Disbound.
PHRA THE PHOENICIAN
ARNOLD, Edwin Lester Linden. The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician. FIRST ONE-VOLUME EDITION. Chatto & Windus. 1891
Front. & illus. by H.M. Paget, 32pp cata. (April 1891). Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine v. sl. darkened, boards v. sl. marked.
ARNOLD, Matthew. The Works. Edition de Luxe. 15 vols. Macmillan & Co.; Smith, Elder & Co. 1903-4
Half titles, front. port. vol. I; the odd spot. Uncut in contemp. half red morocco. t.e.g. A nice set.
(ARNOLD, Samuel James) The Woodman's Hut: a melo-dramatic romance, in three acts ... The music composed by Mr. Horn. FIRST EDITION.
John Miller. 1814
Marks on title. Rounded corners. Disbound.
John Miller. 1814
Marks on title. Rounded corners. Disbound.
ARNOLD, Samuel James. Man and Wife; or, More secrets than one: a comedy, in five acts. ... 5th edn.
Richard Phillips. (J.G. Barnard; later W. Flint, printer.) 1809
Disbound.
Richard Phillips. (J.G. Barnard; later W. Flint, printer.) 1809
Disbound.
ARNOLD, Samuel James. Man and Wife; or, More secrets than one: a comedy, in five acts. ... 4th edn.
Richard Phillips. (J.G. Barnard; later W. Flint, printer.) 1809
5pp. ads; title marked. Disbound.
Richard Phillips. (J.G. Barnard; later W. Flint, printer.) 1809
5pp. ads; title marked. Disbound.
ARNOLD, Samuel James. Man and Wife; or, More secrets than one: a comedy.
Philadeplphia: Bradford & Inskeep; Inskeep & Bradford, New-York; & William McIlhenny, Boston. Smith & Maxwell, printers. 1810
Text in two columns; rather marked & browned. Disbound.
Philadeplphia: Bradford & Inskeep; Inskeep & Bradford, New-York; & William McIlhenny, Boston. Smith & Maxwell, printers. 1810
Text in two columns; rather marked & browned. Disbound.
ARNOLD, Samuel James. The Devil's Bridge. An opera, in three acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
ARNOLD, Samuel James. The Devil's Bridge. An opera, in three acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
OAKFIELD - LIFE IN INDIA
ARNOLD, William Delafield. Oakfield; or, Fellowship in the East. 2nd edn. 2 vols. Longman. 1854
Contemp. half calf, tooled in blind & gilt, black labels. Bookplates of Tarradale House & earlier signatures of H.F. Bishop. v.g.
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.
ARTHUR, Timothy Shay. Anna Lee; or, The Maiden, the Wife, and the Mother. Stories for my young countrywomen. W. Nicholson & Sons. [c.1890]
Half title, 24pp cata. Orig. red cloth, bevelled boards, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; a little darkened.
ARTHUR, Timothy Shay. The Mother: a story for my young countrywomen. 16mo.
Halifax: Milner & Sowerby. 1855
Initial ad. leaf, half title, front. Orig. red cloth, blocked in blind & gilt; sl. rubbed. a.e.g. v.g.
Halifax: Milner & Sowerby. 1855
Initial ad. leaf, half title, front. Orig. red cloth, blocked in blind & gilt; sl. rubbed. a.e.g. v.g.
'SNAILWAY GUIDE' PRESENTED TO EDMUND YATES
ASHBY-STERRY, Joseph. Tiny Travels. FIRST EDITION. Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Half title, 4pp cata. Orig. maroon cloth, ruled in black & blocked in gilt, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed, spine faded. Armorial bookplate of journalist and novelist Edmund Yates on leading f.e.p., ink presentation inscription on titlepage: 'Edmund Yates Esq, with the author's kind regards'.
ASQUITH, Margot. The Autobiography. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920-22
Half titles, fronts, plates; a couple of gatherings sl. proud vol. I. Plain maroon binder's cloth, spines lettered in gilt.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920-22
Half titles, fronts, plates; a couple of gatherings sl. proud vol. I. Plain maroon binder's cloth, spines lettered in gilt.
ASQUITH, Margot. The Autobiography. FIRST EDITION.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920
Half title, front., plates. Uncut in orig. grey cloth, lettered in black; spine sl. faded. v.g.
Thornton Butterworth. 1920
Half title, front., plates. Uncut in orig. grey cloth, lettered in black; spine sl. faded. v.g.
ASTON, Joseph. Conscience. A tragedy, in five acts, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Manchester.
Longman. (Printed by J. Aston, Manchester.) 1815
Damp stained. Disbound.
Longman. (Printed by J. Aston, Manchester.) 1815
Damp stained. Disbound.
CHILDBIRTH
ASTRUC, Jean. L'Art d'Accoucher réduit a ses principes, où L'on expose les pratiques les plus súres & les plus usitées dans les différentes espéces d'accouchemens. Avec l'histoire sommaire de l'art d'accoucher; & une letter sur la conduite qu'Adam & Eve durent tenir à la naissance de leurs premiers enfans.Paris: chez P. Guillaume Cavelier. 1771
lxxii, 308pp, half title. 12mo. Full contemp. French mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with floral motifs, red morocco label, carmine edges. v.g.
ATHERSTONE, Edwin. The Dramatic Works; ed. by his daughter Mary Elizabeth Atherstone. FIRST EDITION.
Elliot Stock. 1888
2pp ads. Orig. maroon cloth, bevelled boards; dulled, inner hinges cracking.
Elliot Stock. 1888
2pp ads. Orig. maroon cloth, bevelled boards; dulled, inner hinges cracking.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. Ancestors: a novel. FIRST EDITION. 1907
Half title. Orig. blue-green cloth, lettered in gilt. Armorial bookplate of Alexander Lord Hesketh. v.g.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. Julia France and Her Times. 2 vols. Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vols 4334 & 4335.) 1912
Series titles, 32pp cata. (May 1, 1912) vol. II. Untrimmed in orig. cream printed wrappers; a little dusted & sl. worn.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. The Travelling Thirds (in Spain). Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vol. 3850.) 1905
Series title. Orig. red cloth, olive green leather label; spine a little dulled, sl. rubbed.
ATKINSON, Joseph. (Mutual Deception.) Tit For Tat, a comedy in three acts. ... Printed under the inspection of James Wrighten, prompter.
Printed for C. Dilly. 1788
Without final ad. leaf. Marbled boards, calf spine sl. wormed at hinges.
Printed for C. Dilly. 1788
Without final ad. leaf. Marbled boards, calf spine sl. wormed at hinges.
AUSTEN, Jane. (Sanditon.) Fragment of a novel, written ... January - March 1817. Now first printed from the manuscript. 2nd impression. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1925
Half title. Uncut in orig. grey-blue boards, cream cloth spine & paper label sl. dulled.
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