Fine Set

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. 5 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. An exceptionally smart set in a Victorian full calf by Bryce, with gilt raised bands, bold twin labels and striking gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt corner tools, triple fillets and a blind fillet frame the boards. All edges gilt. Bookplate. A splendid set of this great History.

London: George Virtue (1841). 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A superb half hard grain morocco with splendid wide gilt raised bands, gilt framed panels and all edges gilt. The early Victorian binding has a very interesting ribbed paper on the boards and fine end papers. Embellished with I map, 2 engraved title pages and 118 full page engraved views. There is no portrait as is often the case. Some foxing to the plates. There is a small superficial stain to the upper board of volume 2. A lovely set.

London: Jones & Co., 1830. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A superb half hard grain morocco with splendid wide gilt raised bands, gilt framed panels and all edges gilt. The early Victorian binding has a very interesting ribbed paper on the boards. Embellished with 2 engraved title pages and 224 engraved views on 112 plates. Some foxing to the plates. There is a small superficial stain to the lower board of volume I. A lovely set.

London: Richard Bentley, 1837. 6 volume set, 9" tall. A very pretty later full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling around a cornucopia. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards, dentelles and gilt top edge. There is a degree of rubbing and weakness to the shoulders and slight blotchiness to the spines. Embellished with 24 full page engraved plates and 28 folding tables. A very good looking set of this great work which covers the period from 'The Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV'.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Thomas Cadell, 1835 to 1859. 19 volume set, 9" tall. A very smart full straight grain calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. This set comprises both series of Alison's History. "From The Commencement of The French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restoration of the Bourbons In M.DCCD.XV" in 10 volumes. "From the Fall of Napoleon in MCCCDXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII", in 8 volumes. There is an index volume but no atlas volume. Some foxing to the blanks, otherwise clean. A splendid set of this classic History of Europe by this celebrated Scottish historian, fresh from an English Country House.

London: John Murray, 1839. 3 volume set, 6 1/2" tall. Delightful set in a splendid half morocco binding with gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels. Armorial bookplate. A neat little set of the works of Henry Hart Milman, historian and professor of poetry at Oxford.

London: Longman and Co., et al., 1838. 4 volume set, 8 3/4" tall. A classic Victorian full calf by the great firm of Hayday with raised bands, twin labels, and neat gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets, one blind fillet and gilt corner tools frame the boards. Portrait. A handsome set of the works of the highly influential 18th century theologian, William Paley, mostly remembered for his work on natural theology and ethics.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1887. 4 volume set, 7" tall. Handsome full Victorian calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat gilt center tooling. Armorial bookplate. A neat ink previous owner's inscription dated, 1891, on the first blank. All edges gilt. A splendid and comprehensive list of the English poets from Geoffery Chaucer to Dante Gabriel Rossetti in excellent condition.

Edinburgh: Stirling & Slade et al., 1820. 7 volume set, 8 1/2" tall. A classic Regency full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt tooling to the panels. A simple gilt fillet frames the boards. Red speckled edges. Engraved portrait. Somewhat rubbed and scuffed, but overall a handsome set of the works of this 18th century writer.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very smart little set in a Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and a straight grain embossed on the spines. A folding frontispiece. With a previous owner's neat ink name dated 1849 at the head of the title page. An interesting early text from Bohn's Antiquarian Library.

London: Longman, Rivingtons et al., 1847. 8 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A very good looking Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt and a blind fillet frame the splendid blind device on the boards. Portrait. There is a neat ink inscription, dated 1853 on the first blank. There are some minor scratches, nibblings of a long defunct insect and a couple of small splits not affecting the integrity of the binding. This edition 'Accurately printed from the Text of the Corrected Copies Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmond Malone, Esq.,.... (with) a history of the Stage, & A Life of Shakspeare; by Alexander Chalmers'.

London: Longmon, Hurst, Reece, Orme and Brown, 1822. Two volume set, 8 1/2". A superb Georgian full diced calf from the library of the Duke of Portland, and with his book plate. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and highly decorative gilt tooling. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. 2 engraved frontispieces. Foxing to the engraved frontispieces, as usual. Lucy Aikin was a remarkable academic and Historian from a family of writers.

London: J,Boydell,1792. 3 volume set 9 1/2" tall. A handsome later half calf by Larkins. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and good looking floral gilt tooling to the panels. A well illustrated 18th century set of the work of William Hogarth with a engraved portrait, 3 engraved title pages and a further 128 full page engravings. There is a tipped in original signature with the date 1757 in pencil. With a little foxing and the pink spine is slightly blotchy otherwise a fine, clean set.

London: John Murray, 1835. 2 volume set, 8 1/2" tall. A very fine early Victorian full diced calf, with wide gilt raised bands, twin labels and splendid extra gilt panels. A single gilt fillet and blind corner tools frame the boards. Embellished with portrait, 2 engraved title pages and 38 engraved plates. A fine edition with notes by Treadway Russel Nash.

London: Strahan and Co., 1870. 10 volume set, 5 1/4" . An usually heavy sumptuous morocco binding with gilt raised bands and gilt and onlayed calf tooling. With dentelles and all edges gilt . The text is decorated with initials and headings. A really lovely little set.

London: John Murray, 1825. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. An elegant set in a Georgian full calf with gilt bands, twin labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the panels. With the armorial bookplate of Robert Williams, from the recently dispersed library of a Dorset Country House. Portrait. Slight rubbing and light foxing to the portrait, overall a lovely copy of this scarce edition in English.

London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., (1849). 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. An exceptionally fine full calf binding by Bradstreet's with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. With superb comic engravings by Phiz throughout. With the original paper wraps bound in. A splendid copy of the first edition by Charles Lever, considered the 'Irish Dickens' in his day and illustrated by the artist most famed for his illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens.

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. 2 volume set, 10 inches tall. An impressive early Victorian full hard grain morocco binding by the great firm of Wright. With raised bands, gilt pallets and twin gilt fillets framing the boards. The initials J.R. are on the tail of both spines. All edges gilt. Embellished with 2 engraved vignettes on the title pages and 20 full page engravings, as called for, by Thomas Stothard. A little foxing to several plates, overall in pristine condition. A very handsome set of Defoe's early 18th century tale, which remains one of the most popular adventures ever written.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875 & 1877. 10 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and finely gilt panels around a pomegranate centre tool. A splendid set of the Works complete in 8 volumes and the Life complete in 2 volumes. There is some minor rubbing and the engraved frontispiece of the Life is offset, otherwise a clean and pristine set of this great history.

London: J. Johnson, 1798. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. Very pretty little 18th century tree calf bindings with gilt bands on a smooth back, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. With a neat ink previous owner's name "Mary Anne Watten (?) November 1825". Embellish with engravings by Stothard. A firm and clean set of these once hugely popular and influential poems.