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Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1860. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. Full calf by the great firm of Leighton, from the library of Alfred Rothschild, but without his bookplate. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat centre tools to the panels. Twin gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Pink edges. A fine copy of the first edition of this scarce title. In the original French.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1878. 24 volume set, 7 inches tall. A delightful half morocco by Bickers with delicate and unusual gilt tooling on a smooth back. All edges gilt. Bookplate. This set is complete, including the 3 volume 'George Eliot's Life as related in her letters and journals' by J. W. Cross. There is a slight stain to several spines, not effecting the text block or shape of the volume at all. A superb set of the works of one of England's greatest 19th century novelists.

London: Virtue & Co., 1875. 2 volume set, 15 inches tall. A tall and magnificent full morocco by Flude, Birch & Skelt, and with their ticket, with twin gilt raised bands and splendid gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. With fine gilt dentelles and all edges. Bookplate. Complete with all 39 full page engravings and 2 engraved vignettes on the title pages. Some light foxing and offsetting from a few plates, overall an usually clean and neat set of this monumental edition.

New York: Derby and Jackson, 1859. 4 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very bright Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. There is some foxing to, and facing, the engraved portrait in volume one, the rest of the text in all four volumes is perfectly clean. Slight rubbing and scuffing. A very handsome set of the Works, in English, of this great 16th century French philosopher.

London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1885. 2 volume set, 10 inches tall. A very handsome set in late Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels , gilt and blind pallets and neat gilt centre tools. With full page plates. A chronological encyclopaedia of English Literature from the 'earliest times to the second half of the nineteenth century.

London: C and J Rivington, T. Cadell et al., 1827. 6 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome early Victorian full calf by Wiseman of Cambridge. With blind tooled raised bands and smart gilt framing to the panels. The gilt embossed crest of Queen's College Cambridge within gilt and blind fillets frames the boards. Some rubbing but a solid and firm set. Subtitled 'The History of Modern Europe with an account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763, in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his Son. A New Edition with a Continuation, Terminating at the Death of Alexander, the Russian Emperor, in 1825.

London: George Bell & Sons 1870-1875. 9 volume set, 10 inches tall. A magnificent Victorian half morocco by Bickers with gilt raised bands and beautiful floral gilt tooling to the panels. All edges gilt. Both second editions, illustrated with 598 splendid lithographic plates, as called for, all hand finished. A couple of scuffs but overall in fine condition, inside and out. Morris was an early champion of conservation, campaigning extensively and ultimately successfully for a nature conservation act, he also founded the Plumage League. A very smart set of these classic works on British Birds.

London: Hector M'Lean, 1823. 5 volume set, 5 1/2 inches tall. A delightful full Regency straight grain morocco with wide gilt raised bands and exuberant floral gilt tooling to the panels. A blind and gilt tooled lozenge is framed within a wide blind roll and twin gilt fillets. All edges gilt. There is a neat ink former owner's name, 'Sarah Darell Vawdrey' on the first blanks. Embellished with a portrait and engraved full page illustrations throughout. A charming selection of the works of this great Anglo-Irish writer in a fine binding.

London: Bickers and Son, 1873. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A superb Victorian full calf binding by Mansell. With gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooling to the panels and very fine labels, in particular the radiant volume labels. The bookplates have been rubbed to obscure the name and there is considerable rubbing to the shoulders but still a sparkling set of these great theatrical works.

London: Longman et al., 1832-1855. 5 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very attractive little set in an early Victorian half calf binding, with dense gilt tooling and twin labels to the smooth back. Each volume has an engraved title page. Armorial bookplate. This is the complete section on Spain and Portugal from Lardner's famous 'Cabinet of History' in excellent condition.

London: Sharpe and Son et al., 1819. 4 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A superb later full straight grain calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards, gilt dentelles and all edges. Portraits in volumes I & II, as called for. A fine edition of the works of this great 18th century novelist in pristine condition inside and out.

London: William Pickering, 1839. 3 volume set, 6 1/4 inches tall. A very handsome Edwardian binding in splendid full crushed morocco by Bumpus. With raised bands and elegant gilt and blind pallets and fillets creating neat frames to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Portrait. A charming set of the works of Robert Burns, a great romantic poet and lyricist, celebrated as Scotland's national poet, in pristine condition.

London: William Pickering, 1840; Cambridge: Deighton, 1848. 5 volume set, 9 inches tall. A most handsome Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. A fine set of the lectures of William Smyth, an English poet and historian celebrated for his analysis of both the American and French revolutions.

Dublin: William Curry, Jun.. London: Simpkin Marshall, 1837. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A beautiful late Victorian full polished calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. The first edition of this obscure and scarce work, illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank. With the original cloth spine bound in. There is foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise fine. A splendid set from the library of a Scottish Gentleman.

London: William Pickering, 1835. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A handsome little set in a Victorian full straight grain calf binding with raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. All edges gilt. Portrait. Slight foxing to the preliminaries otherwise a neat, clean set of the poetic works of this 'charmingly humorous' lyric poet.

London: John Scott, 1806. 5 volume set, 9 inches tall. A beautiful Regency set in straight grain morocco bindings with gilt raised bands, blind bands and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Splendid panels have been constructed with gilt and blind tooling to the boards, so typical of the period. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Watered-silk end papers. With the armorial bookplate of Frederick H. Dutton of Sherborne House. There is a neat previous owner's name in ink on the title pages. Embellished with 150 engraved plates. A very fine set.

Boston, Lincolnshire: Robert Roberts, 1875, 1875 & 1876. 3 Volume Set, 7 inches tall. A beautiful late Victorian full crushed morocco binding Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh in pristine condition. With gilt raised bands and extra gilt tooling to the panels. Dense gilt corner tooling and a single pallet frame the boards. Gilt top edges. These reprints are limited to 400 copies and were originally printed in the seventeenth century. With 2 blookplates to each volume. A selection of Restoration poetry for 'Lovers of Wit' and as an 'Antidote Against Melancholy'.