McConnell Fine Books http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/ These are the most recent additions to our catalogue. Bookmark this page and revisit it regularly to view our weekly updates. Last updated: 18/11/2008 11:04:05 COCTEAU, Jean. : Oeuvres Complètes De Jean Cocteau. £1500.00 11 vols., 8vo (8? tall). Half crimson calf with marbled boards. Raised bands, the central wide band featuring a letter of Jean Cocteau?s name. Gilt title and top edge. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/1 CARLYLE, Thomas. : The French Revolution By Thomas Carlyle. In Two Vols. £120.00 2 vols., 8vo (8.75 x 5.75 inches). Half crushed Prussian blue morocco by MACLEHOSE. Gilt raised bands and lettering on panels, Fleur de Lys centre tools. Cloth boards and marbled end-papers. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/2 [INDIA.] : Forty Years Of The Rajkumar College. An Account Of The Origin And Progress Of The Rajkumar College, Rajkot Prepared And Abridged From The Papers Of The Late Chester Macnaghten First Principal Of The College And Other Sources. Compiled By Sir H.h. Bhavsinhji, Maharaja Of Bhavnagar. £2900.00 7 vols., 4to (14 x 11.5 inches). Full crimson morocco, raised bands, gilt tooling to the spine, splendid gilt tooling to both boards incorporating the title and school crest. All edges gilt, gilt dentelles and crimson watered silk endpapers. A deluxe, perhaps unique set, in full leather, with bookplate: "With the compliments of His Highness the Maharaja of Bhavnagar." Illustrated with photographic plates and each page with an elaborate red decorative border. Volumes one to six have been stored in their original boxes and as such are pristine, and volume seven is in its slipcase. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/325 [BACON'S ESSAYS]. WHATELY, Richard. : Bacon's Essays: With Annotations By Richard Whately, D. D. Archbishop Of Dublin. Sixth Edition, Revised And Enlarged. £120.00 8vo (8.75 x 5.75 inches). Full honey calf with single vermilion label. Gilt raised bands, very nice and elaborate floral tooling to the panels. Blind and gilt roll framing boards. Blind dentelles, marbled edges and endpapers. Neat ownership inscription. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/286 PRIDEAUX, Humphrey. : The Old And New Testament Connected, In The History Of The Jews, And Neighbouring Nations; From The Declensions Of The Kingdoms Of Israel And Judah, To The Time Of Christ. Illustrated With Maps And Plates, And A Portrait Of The Author. In Four Volumes. £250.00 4 vols., 8vo (8.5 inches tall). Half calf by JAMES CONDIE, Paisley. Gilt bands, panels, and titles. Seven fine engraved folding maps. Neat contemporary ownership inscription. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/4 MONSTRELET, Enguerrand de. Thomas Johnes [translated by]. : The Chronicles Of Enguerrand De Monstrelet; Containing An Account Of The Cruel Civil Wars Between The Houses Of Orleans And Burgundy; Of The Possession Of Paris And Normandy By The English; Their Expulsion Thence; And Of Other Memorable Events That Happen £1950.00 13 vols., 8vo (9" tall). 51 fine engravings in volume 13. Full red morocco by J. Clarke. A superb binding from the beginning of the 19th century. Gilt raised bands, palette lines, double roll framing the boards, dentelles and edges. A slight superficial darkening to one panel on volume four. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/5 FIELDING, Henry. : The Works Of Henry Fielding, Complete In One Volume, With Memoir Of The Author. By Thomas Roscoe. New Edition, Illustrated By George Cruikshank. £140.00 8vo (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Half green morocco, with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to panels. Marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Somewhat rubbed. Illustrated with 22 superb engraved plates after Cruikshank. A handsome copy. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/6 SHEPARD, William (ed.). : The Literary Life. £160.00 3 vols., small 8vo (6.25 x 5 inches). Full brown crushed morocco, by RIVIERE & SON. Gilt raised bands, with extra gilt tooling to panels. Delicate gilt corner tools within wide triple gilt rule framing boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown. Little sunned at spine. An excellent set. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/7 [THEATRICAL MEMOIRS.] : [theatrical Memoirs.] Memoirs Of Mrs Siddons; Memoirs Of The Life Of John Philip Kemble; The Life Of Mrs Jordan; Memoirs Of The Life Of Charles Macklin; Recollections Of The Life Of John O'keefe. £1250.00 10 vols., 8vo (8.5 x 5.5 inches). Half crushed brown morocco, by ZAEHNSDORF. Gilt raised bands, black pallets, gilt drama masks surrounded by an olive laurel centre tools. Top edges gilt. Marbled boards and endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portraits. First signature of Memoirs of Mrs Siddons browned, otherwise a fine set. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/8 ZOTTI, Romualdo. : Teatro Italiano, O Sia Scelta Di Commedie Et Tragedie. £150.00 3 vols., 12mo (6" tall). Half tan calf, gilt bands, blind tooling and gilt lettering to panels. Mottled boards, speckled edges. Title panels slightly darkened. Prelims slightly spotted. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/9 [MALORY, Sir Thomas]. : Le Morte Darthur By Sir Thomas Malory... With An Essay On Mallory's Prose Style By Andrew Lang, M. A. £750.00 3 vols., 4to (11 x 7.5 inches). Quarter crushed morocco with raised bands. Gilt lettering, card boards. Armorial bookplate and bookseller's ticket to each volume's front pastedown. Slight foxing around the edges. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/10 BUTLER, Samuel. : Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written In The Times Of The Late Mars. £80.00 Small 8vo (7.25 x 4.5 inches). Full tree roan with single burgundy label. Gilt rolls to spine. Neat ownership inscription to first blank and vignette to title page. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/11 GOLDSMITH, Oliver. : The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith. £420.00 4 vols., 8vo (9"). A fine set with gilt raised bands, elegant gilt panels and twin red and green labels. The gilt embossed stamp device of Rugby School on the upper boards. Prize inscription. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/12 JESSE, Edward. : Scenes And Tales Of Country Life; With Recollections Of Natural History. With Good Cuts. A New Edition. £120.00 8vo (7.75 x 5 inches). Full calf with twin burgundy labels. Gilt raised bands, fillet and rolls to the panels. Diced boards, gilt outer edges, marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated with four engravings including frontispiece. Some foxing. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/13 DIBDIN, The Reverend Thomas Frognall. : [the Works Of Dibdin.] £12500.00 THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DECAMERON. London: Shakespeare Press, 1817. 3 vols., large 8vo (10" tall). BIBLIOTHECA SPENCERIANA. London: Shakspeare Press, 1814-15, 1822, 1823. 7 vols., large 8vo (10.5" tall). BIBLIOMANIA. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. 8vo (9.5" tall). http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/14 [CICERO, Marcus Tullius.] : M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera Omnia Ex Recensione Jo. Augusti Ernesti Cum Ejusdem Notis Et Clave Ciceroniana. £1400.00 8 vols., 8vo (9½" tall). Full green crushed morocco. Classically bound with triple gilt raised bands, extra gilt floral panels, gilt framed boards, dentelles and all edges. Engraved frontispiece plate. Slightly spotted. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/15 PINDAR, Peter [John Wolcot]. : The Works Of Peter Pindar. £195.00 3 vols., 8vo (8.5" tall). Half calf. Interesting bindings from the very beginning of the nineteenth century with elaborate wide bands, gilt centre tools and blind corner tools to the panels. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/16 STRICKLAND, Agnes. : Lives Of The Queens Of England, From The Norman Conquest. Now First Published From Official Records And Other Authentic Documents, Private As Well As Public. £1400.00 8 vols., 8vo (7.5"). Full calf. A handsome set with raised bands, gilt panels and twin red labels. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/17 STRICKLAND, Agnes. : Lives Of The Queens Of Scotland And English Princesses Connected With The Regal Succession Of Great Britain. £1200.00 8 vols., 8vo (7.5"). Full calf. A splendid set with raised bands, gilt panels and green labels. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/18 GOLDSMITH, Oliver. : The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith. £290.00 4 vols., 8vo (9"). Half green morocco, by KELLY & SONS. Gilt raised bands, fine gilt panels, titles and top edge. Engraved half-titles. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/19 BUTLER, Samuel. : Hudibras, A Poem. With Historical, Biographical And Explanatory Notes, Selected From Grey & Other Authors. To Which Are Prefixed, A Life Of The Author, And A Preliminary Discourse On The Civil War. A New Edition. Embellished With Twelve Engravings. £500.00 2 vols., 8vo (8 1/2" tall). Full pink calf by J. ATKINSON, Spurriergate, York. Twin chocolate labels with attractively arched volume lettering. Gilt raised bands, fine floral tooling to panels. Very pretty gilt and blind floral roll, framing blind star-shaped floral motif to both boards. Gilt dentelles, edges marbled. Slightly sunned on spine, otherwise fine copies. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/20 SCOTT, Sir Walter. : The Waverley Novels Of Sir Walter Scott. £750.00 25 vols., small 8vo (7.5 inches tall). Half green morocco, gilt raised bands, fine gilt thistle centretools to panels. Marbled boards, edges and endpapers. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/21 WILSON, John Mackay. : Tales Of The Borders And Scotland: Historical, Traditionary And Imaginative... £425.00 12 vols., small 8vo (6.5 x 4.5 inches). Half black calf, with superb twin shield and oval-shaped red labels, gilt lettering. Marbled boards and edges. Engraved frontispiece plate. Small nick to spine of volume two. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/22 FALCONER, William. : The Shipwreck. £95.00 12mo (6½" tall). Full navy calf, with gilt raised bands on spine, gilt floral tooling to panels. Gilt and blind roll framing the boards. Gilt dentelles, marbled edges and endpapers. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/23 [BAMBOU.] : Le Bambou. Périodique Illustré. "collection Guillame". £650.00 12 vols., 8vo (8 x 4.75 inches). Superb full chocolate brown morocco, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Fine gilt bamboo design to top right of front boards. Dentelles and top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with numerous fine engraved plates and vignettes. Somewhat foxed. Overall a very handsome set, complete in twelve volumes. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/24 CATTERMOLE, Rev. Richard. : The Great Civil War Of Charles I. And The Parliament. With Fifteen Highly-finished Engravings... £95.00 8vo (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Full black morocco, with ornate circular gilt design to spine and boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Illustrated with 15 fine engraved plates, including frontispiece and half title. Slightly spotted, somewhat rubbed. A very handsome copy. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/25 MORE, Hannah. : The Works Of Hannah More. A New Edition, With Additions And Corrections, In Eleven Volumes. £1250.00 11 vols., 8vo (7.5 x 5 inches). Full navy diced calf, with twin burgundy and green labels. Gilt bands and tooling to panels. Gilt rule framing diced boards. Blind dentelles, speckled edges. Somewhat rubbed, but nonetheless a very handsome set. Multiple volume, early editions of works by More are extremely scarce. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/26 CAMPBELL, Thomas. : The Poetical Works Of Thomas Campbell. £250.00 8vo (8.25 x 5.75 inches). Full green morocco, by WHITE, Piccadilly. Unusual flat-back spine, with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to panels. Superb five roll border framing boards. Floral gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate. A magnificent copy. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/27 JACKSON, Lady Charlotte. : The Old Regime: Court Salons And Theatres. In Two Volumes. £250.00 2 vols. 8vo (8.75 x 6 inches). Half crushed red morocco with twin blue labels. Gilt raised bands and lettering, very elegant panels with elaborate centre tools. Cloth boards, top edges gilt and marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout with fine engraved plates including a hand coloured frontispiece portrait. Very large margins. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/28 TOLSTOY, Count. : The Complete Works Of Count Tolstoy. Translated By The Original Russian And Edited By Leo Wiener. £7500.00 28 vols., 8vo (9" tall). Half green morocco, with gilt raised bands and fine tooling to panels. Green cloth boards, top edges gilt. Spines uniformly sunned to a chestnut brown. Illustrated with engraved and photogravure plates. A fine set of the large paper edition. http://www.mcconnellfinebooks.com/book/29