Classics from Chapter 1 Books

Chapman and Hall, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. a neat early edition from 1890(not 1st Ed.) the red boards are scuffed and edge worn. foxing and markings. a few inscriptions. binding has been partly repaired. text remains clear and legible. heavy, may require extra postage outside South Africa [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier… Read more about this item

Robert Caddell, 1835. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. volume 4 and 5, published 1835 and 1836 respectively. 3 quarter leather boards are edge worn. decoration on the paper trims. mild foxing and markings. all text is clear and legible. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Chez Giguet et Michaud, Paris, 1804. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Four volumes (complete). In French throughout. A pleasingly antique set. Please note that the publication date is also marked according to the French Revolutionary Calendar (XII). All four books in full calf leather. Stamped gilt borders, decoration and titling. Titling on darker leather… Read more about this item

Presso i Librai Gaetano Balboni, Ferrero, e Pomba, Francesco Prato, 1795. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 239 pages (complete). In Italian throughout. Vol II only, starting with the seventh book ("Tu pur, d'Enea nutrice, ai lidi nostri/ Desti, o Cjeta, eterno onor morendo; ..." An agreeable antique copy. Half leather. The leather corners and… Read more about this item

Facsimile Publisher, Delhi, India, 2016. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 168 pages (complete). Facsimile reprint of 1589 edition from Officina Sanctandreana. A smart, neat copy. The dustjacket is healthy with just the lightest of shelving wear about the edges. The boards are smart, sound, steady. The contents are most agreeable. They are clear,… Read more about this item

The Bodley Head. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6 volume set. Volumes 1 and 2 are reprints, while volumes 3 to 6 are first editions. All 6 dust jacket are shelf rubbed, edge worn, marked and worn to varying degrees, with some minor edgewear and tearing along the edges and tanning to the spine. Despite this, the jackets remain whole… Read more about this item

A W Sijthoff, Lugundi-Batavorum, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 276 pages (complete). In Latin and Ancient Greek. A benign copy. The boards have handling and storage marks, stains, wear. They are steady, healthy. The contents are most pleasing. They are clean, clear, confident, assiduous, agreeably hale. fk. Our… Read more about this item

Macmillan & Co., London, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 530 pages (complete). In English and Latin. A placid copy. The front pastedown has a presentation plate to Alexander Buchanan of Glasgow University, from his students, in April 1885. The boards have wear and marks from handling and shelving. The spine has been discoloured from shelving.… Read more about this item

Bradbury and Evans, London, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (complete). Both rebound first editions. Volume 1 published in 1849, Volume 2 in 1850. Both have marbled boards, leather spines. Vol 1: the boards are mild-mannered. There is shelving wear and some scuffing. The spine is smart. The… Read more about this item

A Millar ; J and R Tonson ; H Lintot ; C Bathurst, London, 1757. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 249 pages (complete). A pocket-sized, full leather book. Pages have printer's marks at the foot of the pages. The book has been fulsomely 'embellished' by an 'inspired' child. The book is benign, patient. The boards have… Read more about this item

Pro Ecclesia-Drukkery, Stellenbosch, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 404 pages (complete). First Afrikaans translation, first edition thereof. A contentedly owned copy. It is competent and sure. The wine-red covers are handsome and healthy. The gilt titling is fresh. The contents have evidence of use, however, the pages are clean, clear, comfortable,… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 308 pages (complete). First Afrikaans translation, first edition thereof. A most handsome, clubbable copy. The book is housed in a wine-red slipcase. This is a little marked and scuffed and worn from shelving. It is healthy and sure. The book is smart.… Read more about this item

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1931. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. The boards are rubbed, edge worn and quite soiled, with a large and rather unsightly marking on the bottom corner. Aside from this, the boards remain strong and whole. Internally, there is a previous retailer's sticker on the front pastedown and a previous owner's signature on the front end… Read more about this item

W S Orr & Co., London, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 307 pages (complete). A note from the editor : "...this is the first time that the Paul and Virginia of St Pierre has appeared in an English dress ; all the previous editions having been disfigured by impertinent interpolations, and mutilated by numerous omissions and… Read more about this item

P F Collier, Publisher, New York, 1909. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Dore, M Gustave. 396 pages (complete). A heavy, charming copy. Rebound in quarter leather with original boards. No publication date with some confusion as to the issue of the "New Edition" with 1892 and 1909 both quoted. We have taken the later date… Read more about this item

Moritz & Chambers Ltd., London. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. 448 pages (complete). A book of faded elegance. The covers are tanned, marked, worn. They are secure. Within, the pages are tanned and a little crisp. However, they are resolutely sure, clean, clear, competent. They may be read with complete confidence, ease and enjoyment.… Read more about this item

Philipp Reclam jun., Leipzig, 1910. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Four books (complete). In German throughout in classic Teutonic font. Book 1: Theseus, Romulus, Lykurgus, Numa ; Book 2: Timoleon, Amilius Paulus, Pelopidas, Marcellus ; Book 3: Kimon, Lucullus, Nikias, Marcus Crassus ; Book 4: Agis, Kleomenes, Tiberius Cracchus, Cajus Gracchus, Demosthenes, Marcus Tullius Cicero. Pocket sized set. All books… Read more about this item

The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd., London and Newcastle-on-Tyne. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 449 pages (complete). Published by Walter Scott Publishing (no relation) which brought cheap editions of classics for those who would not be able to afford them otherwise. A much owned and inconsiderately stored copy. It retains, however, a tired but defiant elegance. The decorated board cover… Read more about this item

GG and J Robinson ; F and C Rivington ; W J and J Richardson ; R Faulder ; Longman and Rees ; Vernon and Hood ; Darton and Harvey ; And J Mawman ; Gillet, T (printer - Salisbury Square), 1801. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Set of six volumes (complete). A most pleasant set… Read more about this item

Grant Richards, London, 1903. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 508 pages. Pope's translation of 'The Iliad'. Reprint of the first publication in one volume of this translation. Pocket sized. The cover is worn, scuffed and marked. It is comfortable. Inside the frontis and end pages are worn about the gutterings. The pages are mildly foxed, occasionally creased, relaxed, clear and… Read more about this item