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London: Longman et al., 1814, 1824, 1827, 1814; 1824; 1827. 4 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. Full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, fine gilt panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. With the armorial bookplate 'Deo Ducente' and the ticket of E. Jeanes of Exeter. Complete with all the plates each of which is foxed as are the frontispieces and title pages. Bindings are in excellent condition though speckled to some degree. The third and rare title is bound at the end of the first volume of the history.

Paris: Chez Prault pere, 1758. 10 volume set, 6 inches tall. A most attractive set in full speckled calf with gilt bands, twin labels, fine floral gilt tooling to the panels and pink edges. An early, revised and augmented, edition of this great French dramatist's works published just 4 years after his death.

London: Harrap, 1930. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A sumptuous full calf by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels, ornate floral gilt tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges. With 16 colour illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright.

Paris: Hachette, 1840. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A very good looking full calf by Leighton with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. In the original French.

Collection Poivre Et Sel. Kra, Editeur, 1928. Half morocco by Thierry Simier. 8.5 inches tall. Fine binding with gilt and blind tooling and red and brown onlays. Superb hand coloured illustrations by Marcel Capy. This deluxe copy is number 12 of 30 containing an original watercolour by Capy. Pristine copy.

New York: Sheldon and Company, 1863. 4 volume set, 7 inches tall. A neat little set with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edge. Engraved frontispiece to each volume.

New York: Sheldon and Company, 1862. 4 volume set, 7 inches tall. A neat little set with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edge. Engraved frontispiece to each volume.

London: Walther, 1841-1846. 4 volumes, 9 inches tall. A tall run in full calf with the ticket of J. Ridgway Binders of Piccadilly. An elegant binding with wide gilt raised bands, twin labels and pallets. A fifth and final volume was published some years later.

London: Richard Bentley, 1875. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A most attractive half straight grain morocco by Howell of Liverpool. With wide gilt raised bands, ornate centre tools and gilt top edges. Extra illustrated with 48 full page plates. With the armorial bookplates of Charles Nall-Cain, Baron Brocket of Brocket Hall.

London: Longman et al, 1822. 2 volume set, 7.5 inches tall. A exceptionally pretty Georgian binding in half 'Russia' calf with gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooling to the panels and unusual marbling to the boards. A scarce title by Nathan Drake, essayist and physician in pristine condition.

London: William Kidd, 1838. Full calf, 6.5 inches tall. An exquisite full calf binding with a sing red label, twin gilt raised bands and delicate gilt tooling to the head and tail panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Engraved frontispiece and title page. Slightly rubbed. Superb copy of this very scarce edition.

London: Faber & Faber, 1948. Full crushed morocco, 8.75 inches tall. Very finely bound at the Minstead Bindery. With gilt title and floral pattern with birds and green onlays, dentelles and all edges gilt. With gilt tooled sleeve and elaborate felt lined slip case with wooden head and tail. Colour frontispiece. All in pristine condition. An owners incription at the rear with his communication with Faber and Faber tipped in.

London: Colburn and Bentley, 1831. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A fine binding with gilt raised bands, titles, elegant panels and gilt top edge. Portraits, th eportrait in volume 1 has been laid down.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1932. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A classic 'prize' tree calf binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. With a gilt roll framing a prize stamp and the tree calf boards. A prize bookplate. Full page illustrations by Phiz.

London: Suttaby et al, 814. 3 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A splendid little Regency full straight grain calf with gilt raised bands, dense gilt tooling to the panels and all edges gilt. The boards are framed within gilt and blind fillets and rolls. A delightful set of the essays of this celebrated English essayist and physician.

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Full crushed morocco, 8.5 inches tall. A handsome binding in terracotta goatskin by Hatchards with raised bands simple gilt tooled panels and boards and wide dentelles. All edges gilt. Some scuffing and a tiny loss of leather on the upper fore edge. A classic title, finely printed on handmade paper in a most attractive binding.

Paris: Simon, 1888-. 12 volumes bound in 4, 7.25 inches tall. A handsome run of the first 12 volumes of this periodical. Bound in half morocco with gilt raised bands and gilt titles and pallets. There is a booksellers ticket in Cyrillic from Narva in Estonia. All 12 covers are bound in. Illustrated throughout. The binding is scuffed and rubbed but perfectly solid. An amusing and highly educational run, possibly complete set, of this very scarce title.

Edinburgh: Oliphant, 1838. 4 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A scarce work finely bound with gilt raised bands and extra gilt floral panels. The Bookplate of the Hayhurst Collection. A neat ink inscription on the first blank dated 1839. Each volume is embellished with an engraved frontispiece and title page.

London: Walther, 1840. 2 volumes, 8.5 inches tall. A very good looking early Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels. A further 3 volumes of this classic history were published after this date.

London: Tonson & Tonson and Draper, 1735-1752. Half morocco, 6.75 inches tall. A very neat later mid-Victorian binding with raised bands and gilt and blind pallets. Yellow edges. With the ink inscription, 'James Hall 1756' on the first title page.