THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS. by LANG. ANDREW. (Leonora Lang - uncredited), Edit. ; FORD. H. J. Illustrates - 1898

Nister & Co.Ltd.,Circa 1906. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS. Oblong Large 12mo. (10.8 x 8.3 inches). 12 fine colour plates. A lovely copy in publishers glazed boards. The front board in full colour. Green cloth spine. In the rare original dustwrapper which is split along the spine and in two pieces, held together by a wrapper protector. Thumb sized piece missing from the middle of the spine and front panel but overall the wrapper is in very good condition. A rare survivor.:

Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. Volumes from the Household edition. 2 volumes bound in one. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Twenty Eight engravings, some full page, by Mahoney in Oliver Twist, Thirty four by Barnard in Sketches by Boz. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and floral centre tool. Red and olive morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Tan endpapers. Some offsetting to both free endpapers, probably a reaction to the glue used in the paste-downs. All edges speckled. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall this is a lovely copy in a fine Victorian binding.

R. Ackermann. London. ND.,circa 1832. EARLY EDITION. 8vo. xii,280pp. (6.9 x 4.1 inches). Inscribed by Author to the front free endpaper; " Presented to Miss L. Lions, by her humble servant, the Author". The published date has been carefully removed from the title page. The book was first published in 1831 and this copy is strictly contemporary with that edition but i am guessing that the date was removed so that it could not be easily identified as a reprint. Finely illustrated with Rowlandson's fantastic plates. A very good clean copy with a couple of the gatherigs sprung a little. In the publishers illustrated paper covered boards which are heavily rubbed and worn to the corners. Re-spined with plain dark green cloth. Overall not the best of copies but uncommon with Harrison's inscription.:

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London.,1896. FIRST SULLIVAN EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). A tall, wide marginned copy. Illustrated throughout with 50 fine full page engraved plates by Sullivan. There is some foxing throughout much the book, mostly to the top third of the pages and fairly light but in some cases darker and over more of the page. Conyemporary half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Neat previous owners name, dated Xmas '98 on front blank endpaper. Overall a near to very good copy of this beautifully illustrated title.:

Printed by J. Catnach, 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials. London. - No date. Circa 1830. (3.4 x 2.4 inches). 32pp. Sewn into plain yellow paper wraps. Illustrated with ten wood engraved vignettes and decorative head piece on the first page, plus one leaf with four lines of music, for voice and violin, for the song The Southern Breezes. Page edges a bit creased and rubbed and a small stain to the rear blank wrap, but overall a very good copy. Contains a short anti slavery verse, simply entitled The Slave. --- Rare. No copies listed on Worldcat or Copac. "One class of literature which Jemmy Catnach made â by reason of greater mechanical skill and a larger capital than his rivals â almost his own, was children's farthing, halfpenny, and penny books." - The history of the Catnach press by Charles Hindley. 1886. Catnach was publishing at this address between c. 1813 and his retirement in 1838.

Simpkin Marshall,ltd.London.,1929. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with 27 maps and plans, one with small amount of selotape repair to edge. Publishers red cloth,lettered in gilt. Very good copy in the original rare red paper dustwrapper, printed in black. Creasing and rubbing to edges. Some chipping with loss to top of spine and small piece of front panel. Overall a near very good example.:

George G. Harrap & Co.Ltd. London.,1948. REPRINT OF HASSALL EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with decorative title page and 23 wood engravings by Hassall. Finely bound in late twentieth century leather binding. Quarter brown morocco with blind ruling and gilt lettering to the spine. Brown cloth on boards. Decorative floral endpapers.Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy of this beautiful edition. Most of the first printing of 1940 was destroyed by the bombing of the publishers warehouse during the Blitz.:

William Kidd. London. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 36pp. Illustrated with 6 engravings. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine ends otherwise a very good copy.

Marsh and Miller. London. 1830. FIRST CRUIKSHANK EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 20pp. Illustrated with 8 engravings, seven full page. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine ends otherwise a very good copy.

The Nonesuch Press. London. No Date. 1927. FIRST EDITION. Large oblong 8vo. (10.2 x 7.7 inches). Finely illustrated with line drawing on the title page and 20 full page colour lithographs by Elinor Darwin accompanying the verses of Bernard Darwin. Original beige paper covered boards with wave, fish and border decorations and reproduction of one of the book's illustrations in blue on front cover. A very good, bright and clean copy with small amount of chipping to the top of the spine and minimal rubbing and bumping to the extremities.