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J. Kendrew, Printer, Colliergate. York (c.1820). 10 x 6.5cm. 16pp. Illustrated with sixteen woodcuts. Sewn, with outer cover coloured yellow. Very slightly darkened to edges, a little spotting to lower cover, a nice copy. This is an original, not a facsimile Opie N 1072

Printed by J. Kendrew. Colliergate, York. [c.1820]. 10 x 6.5cm. 16pp. Cover features a woodcut illustration and poem. Illustrated with twenty-nine woodcuts. Sewn, with outer cover colourwashed yellow. A small closed nick or abrasion to the edge of the upper cover, a nice original chap book, not a reprint. Opie N700; Davis 46.

Chapman and Hall. London. 1837. Fifth edition. 12mo. 80pp. 6 engraved plates by Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne (1815-1882)]. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Spine in 6 compartments with raised banding, gilt tooling, leather labels and gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. The original blue/green paper cover is retained within the binding. Top edge gilt. Edges untrimmed. Some ageing, toning and spotting. The… Read more about this item

First edition. First issue. Adam and Charles Black. London. 1911. Large octavo. vii, 172pp + publisher's ads. Twenty plates by Ella Du Cane: Tissue guarded colour frontispiece, 19 further tissue guarded plates; folding map. Original cream cloth, gilt to spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Light spotting and darkening to page edges. Endpapers uniformly toned, light foxing to… Read more about this item

George Harrap & Co. London. nd. [1911]. 293pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Title page in red and black. Top edge gilt. Partially unopened, opened edges untrimmed. Grey endpapers. Full grained morocco. Spine in five compartments with gilt boxing and lettering. Raised banding with gilt foliar curlicues. Occasional spotting. Neat pencil signature to fep. A handsome volume. Pioneering in literary style,… Read more about this item

Four volumes. Printed for Scott and Webster, (successors to Mr. Dove). London [ca. 1835]. Octavo. Engraved title, title, half title, xlvii, 592; title, half title, xxxv, 652pp; title, half title, xlviii, 543pp, Directions for placing the Plates; title, half title, 622pp. 22 Engraved plates. Full contemporary calf, blind lattice, foliar and multi bordered tray tooling to boards, foliar gilt tooling… Read more about this item

The Druid Press. Carmarthen. Vol.VI, No. 24. Winter 1946. Octavo. 144pp. 8 photo plates. Original staple bound blue paper covers. Slightly sunned to edges, staples oxidised, tiny chip at base of spine. The original Druid Press Christmas and New Year Gift Subscription flyer printed in red is still loosely inserted. A nice crisp copy. Contains "Memories of Christmas" by Dylan… Read more about this item

Printed by T. Davison for Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and J. Cumming. London. Glasgow and Dublin. nd. [1834]. 12mo. 211pp. Engraved frontispiece by Charles Heath. Full contemporary green calf, elaborately blind and gilt tooled to spine and boards with stylised acanthus decoration. Inner gilt rondels. Marbled endpapers. Silk bookmark (with transfer to page). Offsetting of plate to title page. Rubbed… Read more about this item

First edition. The Connoisseur Publishing Company. (Printed by the Cranford Press). London. 1909. Quarto. Title page in red and black. xlix, 72pp. xxviii catalogue of adverts at end. 24 full colour plates, numerous further half-tone plates. Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Decorative upper board, with vignette, gilt and black. Some foxing and edge spotting throughout to… Read more about this item

Blackie and Son Limited. London. nd. Octavo. Half title, title, vii, 208pp. Full blue calf Prize binding by Relfe Brothers London. Spine in six compartments with gilt tooling and red leather label, Kibworth Grammar School Emblem to upper board in gilt. Gilt bordering, edge tooling and inner gilt tooling. All edges and endpapers marbled. Some light rubbing to extremities. Occasional… Read more about this item

Two volumes bound in one. William Heinemann Ltd., in Association with Chatto and Windus, Cassell & Company Ltd., and Longmans, Green and Company. London. nd. Small octavo. Title pages in red and black. xx, (1), 240pp; xviii, 266pp. Woodcut text illustrations, musical notation. Bound in full calf by Bumpus of Oxford Street. Spine in six compartments with gilt rules, lettering… Read more about this item

Second edition. Methuen and Co. London. 1905. Octavo. xiv, 412pp. Full grained red leather prize binding by Bumpus of Oxford Street. Spine in six compartments with gilt tooling and lettering. Gilt rules and floral border tooling to upper and lower boards. Gilt edge and inner tooling. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, with light spotting. Silk bookmark. Bumpus Binder's stamp to… Read more about this item

Second impression. Jonathan Cape. London. August 1935. (The first issue came out in July 1935). Quarto. 672pp. Frontispiece portrait, 53 further plates, 4 folding maps coloured in outline. Original brown buckram, gilt lettering to spine, gilt vignette to upper board. In original unclipped dustwrapper, priced 30s net. Pages opened, and untrimmed. (p259/60 slight margin loss from opening, not affecting text).… Read more about this item

A new edition, revised and enlarged. John Murray. London. 1857. 2 volumes. Octavo. xx, 480pp.; vii, (1), 428pp. Text illus. Full contemporary calf, elaborately gilded to spine, in six compartments, leather labels in red and olive with gilt lettering. Double gilt border rules to boards, with floral stops, edge tooling in gilt. Marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Slight darkening to… Read more about this item

Two Volumes. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies. London. 1820. Large Octavo. xcii, 429pp. Extra illustrated with Frontispiece portrait of Defoe by Michael Vandergucht, engraved by J. Thomson. Title page engraved vignette, 10 further engraved plates; v, 415pp. Engraved Frontispiece (Robinson Crusoe taking leave of his father and mother), 9 further plates. All indexed plates by Thomas Stothard,… Read more about this item

Frederick Warne & Co. London. nd. The Albion Edition. viii, 758pp. Contemporary fin de siècle full tree calf, with elaborate gilt tooling to borders, inner gilt tooling. Gilt lettering to spine. All edges richly gilded. Marbled endpapers. Negligible shelf wear. A lovely volume.

William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. Octavo. ix, (1), 784pp. Contemporary prize binding in half calf by Bickers and Son Ltd. for Queen Ethelburga's School, Harrogate. Spine in six compartments with raised bands and gilt tooling. Faded motif in gilt to upper board. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Bookplate to fep. Light wear and fading to cloth of boards.

Third edition. George Routledge and Co. London. 1855. Octavo. 506pp. Engraved frontispiece and plates. Contemporary full grained red morocco, spine in six compartments. Elaborately gilded to spine, boards, and inner edges. All edges gilt. Lightly bumped to corners. Light wear to edges. Foxing to frontispiece and tissue guard. Strained at p16 and 466. Hinges starting but firm. Neat signature dated… Read more about this item

Printed for John Sharpe. London. 1829. 12mo. Engraved half-title. Title dated 1828. 226pp. 4 engraved plates dated May 1, 1829. Contemporary full calf, spine in four compartments with raised bands, blind and gilt tooling, leather label with gilt lettering. Boards with blind tooling, gilt rondels and double gilt rules. Edges gilt tooled. Marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Bookplate (handpainted… Read more about this item

First edition. Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in Gray's Inn; J. Hodges near London Bridge; J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Churchyard; B. Collins; And S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, in Pater-noster Row. London. 1756. Folio. Engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. (2), dedication, 533, (3) index pp. Text in double columns. Decorative engraved tailpieces. 75 engraved… Read more about this item