Fine Bindings

London: Published by William Pickering, 1828. Leather Bound. Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Octavo. lxiv, 376 pages. Hardcover bound in later full green crushed polished morocco gilt by Worsfold. Raised bands on the spine. Leather turn-ins and stamped by Worsfold at the bottom of the front pastedown. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. The spine is faded to brown, and there is uneven fading to the green, especially at the top of the front cover. Top edge gilt. Contains a portrait frontis of Thomas More and a pictorial design on the title page, but this work was published with no other illustrations (the "Other Illustrations" from the title page refers to literary illustrations and not pictorial images). Lettering on the title page is in red and black. The text is a little toned but is still clean. An attractive copy.

Tan Tree calf binding with raised banding , gilt decoration and title on the spine. All edges marbled to match the endpapers.
Four volumes.

Full tree calf binding with green and red title plates, gilt banding, decoration and lettering on the spine. Gilt decorative edging on both boards. Dimensions are for one volume.

Navy calf spine with gilt squared banding and title. Navy cloth boards. Fine binding by Bayntun.

Fine red leather binding with gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt decoration on both boards. All edges gilt.
Edited by Arthur Freeling.

Navy leather binding with green title plate, gilt banding, decoration and lettering on the spine. Embossed pattern on both boards.

Brown leather binding with gilt title and decoration on the spine. Gilt design on both boards. All edges gilt.
Edited by H.G.Adams.

Full tree calf binding with gilt title and decoration on the spine.

Paris: A. Lahure, 1898. First edition. Beautifully bound in fine three-quarter Morocco leather in heavy boards with raised bands, gilt titles and intricate spine designs, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilting, ribbon marker bound-in. Published Paris: A. Lahure, 1898, printed November, 1897. Folio, 10 1/4", 13 1/2", 172pp., illustratred with 24 tissue-guarded intaglio engraved plates and 236 vignettes engraved in the text. A reference monograph on the painter Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille who specialized in military scenes and was regarded as as the "semi-official artist of the French army." Minor foxing on edges of page block, else a near fine, stunningly bound, attractive copy. . 1st. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

Red grained leather binding with gilt banding, decoration and title on the spine. Gilt patterned design edge on both boards. All edges gilt. Very fine binding.

Brown leather tree binding. Gilt school emblem on front board. Gilt edging on both boards. Red title plate and orate gilt decoration and lettering on the spine Red Latin translation 1919 prize title plate on inside of front board.

Very fine binding by Maclehose. Glasgow. Green grained leather spine and corners (faded to olive spine) with raised banding, gilt title and squared banding. Blue textured cloth boards with gilt spine edge.
Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.] He was also an inspector of schools for thirty-five years, and supported the concept of state-regulated secondary education.

Brown grained leather binding with raised banding and gilt title on the spine. Beautiful end papers design. All edges gilt
French language.
A beautifully bound book Well read, but still with plenty of life Patterned after the Handbook for Today's Catholic, this booklet entertains, informs, and inspires children in the ways of the Catholic faith. With illustrations, creative analogies, and simple text, it helps children develop a Catholic identity and a lasting faith.

White calf binding with red line board edging. Gilt title faded on the spine. Silver clasps to fasten the book shut. All edges gilt.
Gift from the author to Mr & Mrs Hunt. F A beautiful book The Holy Communion, known also as the Lord's Supper, represents the greatest expression of God's love for His people. Two items are used in the Holy Communion—the bread which represents Jesus' body that was scourged and broken before and during His crucifixion, and the cup which represents His shed blood.

Lehre: J. Cramer, 1969. Authorized reprint 1969 (originally published 1924). Very well illustrated (mainly with photographs of herbarium specimens of leaves), large thick octavo, pp (2), vi, 255 + 420 plates, a fine copy in half morocco and marbled boards. RARE. [From the library of Dan E. Mayers, plantsman, chess-master, limerick-lover and eccentric, with bookplate showing his Arts & Crafts house "Lorien" in Wadhurst.]. Half morocco. Fine.