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  • HAND COLOURED ENGRAVINGS IN FINE FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The Chace, The Turf, and The Road by NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles, J.)
    NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles, J.)
    The Chace, The Turf, and The Road

    London: John Murray, 1870. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A fine binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight fading to the spine. With hand coloured engraved frontispiece, colour engraved title page and 14 hand coloured engraved plates by Alken. Delicate vignettes throughout. Original cloth bound in. A lovely copy of this classic title.

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  • SUPERB COPY IN FINE ZAEHNSDORF BINDING.
    Sir Guy De Guy: A Stirring Romance. by HALSE, George. ( Rattlebrain ).
    HALSE, George. ( Rattlebrain ).
    Sir Guy De Guy: A Stirring Romance.

    London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Full green calf by Zaehnsdorf, 8 inches tall. With gilt raised bands, very fine extra gilt panels, triple labels, gilt doublures and all edges. Original cloth covers bound in. A charming comic work profusely illustrated by Phiz.

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  • HANDSOME SET IN FULL CALF FROM THE LIBRARY OF LORD ELDEN
    Sermons by TURNOUR, The Hon. and Rev. E. J.
    TURNOUR, The Hon. and Rev. E. J.
    Sermons

    London: Longman, 1816 and 1820. 4 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. Elegant full calf Regency binding with wide gilt raised bands, twin labels and blind and gilt tooling to the panels and boards. All edges gilt. With the bookplate and signiture of Lord Elden. Slight fading to the spines and very minor worming to some joints but still a firm and handsome set.

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  • SPLENDID COPY IN FINE FULL CALF
    Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour by SURTEES, Robert Smith
    SURTEES, Robert Smith
    Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Full red calf, 8.5 inches tall. A very fine copy in pristine condition. Bound with gilt raised bands, labels and delightfully tooled gilt panels framing a centre tool of riding cap, stick and whip. Gilt dentelles and top edge. First edition. With hand coloured full page engravings by John Leech.

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  • SPLENDID COPY IN FINE FULL CALF
    “Ask Mama”; Or, The Richest Commoner In England by SURTEES, Robert Smith
    SURTEES, Robert Smith
    “Ask Mama”; Or, The Richest Commoner In England

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. Full red calf, 8.5 inches tall. A very fine copy in pristine condition. Bound with gilt raised bands, labels and delightfully tooled gilt panels framing a centre tool of riding cap, stick and whip. Gilt dentelles and top edge. First edition. With hand coloured full page engravings by John Leech.

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  • SPLENDID COPY IN FINE FULL CALF
    “Plain or Ringlets?” by SURTEES, Robert Smith
    SURTEES, Robert Smith
    “Plain or Ringlets?”

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. Full red calf, 8.5 inches tall. A very fine copy in pristine condition. Bound with gilt raised bands, labels and delightfully tooled gilt panels framing a centre tool of riding cap, stick and whip. Gilt dentelles and top edge. First edition. With hand coloured full page engravings by John Leech.

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  • SPLENDID COPY IN FINE FULL CALF
    Mr. Facey Romford’s Hounds by SURTEES, Robert Smith
    SURTEES, Robert Smith
    Mr. Facey Romford’s Hounds

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865. Full red calf, 8.5 inches tall. A very fine copy in pristine condition. Bound with gilt raised bands, labels and delightfully tooled gilt panels framing a centre tool of riding cap, stick and whip. Gilt dentelles and top edge. First edition. With hand coloured full page engravings by John Leech.

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  • FINELY ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN FULL CREAM CALF
    Poems. by MONTGOMERY, James
    MONTGOMERY, James
    Poems.

    London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1860. Full calf, 9 inches tall. An unusual cream calf with raised gilt bands and extra gilt panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and edges. 100 fine engraved vignettes by John Gilbert, Birket Foster et al.. An interesting example of these heavy ornate Victorian bindings.

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  • CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools. by EASTLAKE, Sir Charles L.
    EASTLAKE, Sir Charles L.
    Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools.

    London: John Murray, 1855. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A superb Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Illustrated with over 100 line engravings.

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  • PARTICULARLY ELEGANT MID VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Southey's Poetical Works. by SOUTHEY, Robert
    SOUTHEY, Robert
    Southey's Poetical Works.

    London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1873. Full calf, 9.5 inches tall. A most attractive full calf with gilt raised bands, very fine gilt tooled panels, blue label and the gilt stamp of Wellington College on the upper board. Armorial bookplate. Double column. Engraved portrait and title page.

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  • HANDSOME FULL CALF BY HAYDAY
    Lacon: or Many Things In Few Words; Addressed To Those Who Think. by COTTON, C.C.
    COTTON, C.C.
    Lacon: or Many Things In Few Words; Addressed To Those Who Think.

    London: Longmans et al, 1825. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A very handsome full calf by Hayday with gilt raised bands, triple labels and gilt tooling to the panels.

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  • SCARCE WORK IN CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Vindiciae Epistolarum S. Ignatii. by PEARSON, Joanne
    PEARSON, Joanne
    Vindiciae Epistolarum S. Ignatii.

    Oxford: Parker, 1852. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Neat ink inscription and Bala College ink stamp on the first blank. A fine copy of this scarce work on the first century theologian Saint Ignatius of Antioch. In Latin.

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  • DELIGHTFUL LITTLE EDITION IN FULL REGENCY SPECKLED CALF
    The Poetical Works. by BUTLER, Samuel
    BUTLER, Samuel
    The Poetical Works.

    London: Printed at the Stanhope Press by Charles Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1806. 3 volume set, 5.25 inches tall. A delightful little set with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Engraved frontispieces.

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  • DELIGHTFUL GEORGIAN FULL CALF
    The Poetical Works of William Collins. (Bound with) The Poetical works of Thomas Gray. by COLLINS, William; GRAY, Thomas.
    COLLINS, William; GRAY, Thomas.
    The Poetical Works of William Collins. (Bound with) The Poetical works of Thomas Gray.

    London: Printed at the Stanhope Press, by Charles Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1805. Full calf, 5 1/4 inches tall. A beautiful little Georgian binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt and blind tooling to the panels and framing the boards. A finely printed pair of volumes, bound in one, embellished with three engraved plates, an engraved title page and frontispiece. From the library of Charles William Vane (formerly Stewart), third Marquess of Londonderry. Vane served with distinction throughout the Peninsula War. His dashing and dandified portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence is at the National Portrait Gallery. He amassed magnificent libraries in his various Country Houses.

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  • CHARMING WORK IN SPLENDID VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Romance of London: Strange Stories, Scenes and Remarkable Persons of the Great Town. by TIMBS, John
    TIMBS, John
    The Romance of London: Strange Stories, Scenes and Remarkable Persons of the Great Town.

    London: Frederick Warne c. 1870. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, ornate gilt tooled panels, dentelles, gilt and blind rolls and gilt corner tools framing the boards. All edges gilt. Some foxing to the engraved frontispieces and title pages, otherwise clean. A delightful, anecdotal record of the bizarre and colourful events of old London town.

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  • MORAL ADVICE IN SMART FULL DICED CALF
    Woman, in her Social and Domestic Character. by SANDFORD, Mrs. John
    SANDFORD, Mrs. John
    Woman, in her Social and Domestic Character.

    London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839. Full calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. A splendid little early Victorian full diced calf with raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling framing the panels. All edges gilt. A single gilt fillet frames the diced boards. Neat ink inscription dated 1840 on the first blank. A lovely copy of this volume of moral advice.

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  • FIRST EDITION IN SPLENDID FULL CALF BY TOUT
    The Newcomes. Memoirs of a most respectable Family. by THACKERAY, William Makepeace. (Pendennis, Arthur)
    THACKERAY, William Makepeace. (Pendennis, Arthur)
    The Newcomes. Memoirs of a most respectable Family.

    London: Bradbury & Evans 1854-55. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid full calf by Tout with gilt raised bands and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Rubbed on shoulders and some foxing, especially to the plates. Fine engraved illustrations by Richard Doyle throughout. A very smart copy of the first edition of this great Victorian novel.

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  • HANDSOME SET IN FULL VICTORIAN CALF
    Life and Times of Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan. by URQUART, Wm. Pollard
    URQUART, Wm. Pollard
    Life and Times of Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan.

    Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1852. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate extra gilt panels. Gilt and blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Colour frontispiece. An inscription on the first blank has been erased. Colour frontispiece. Francesco Sforza was the great 15th century military leader who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan.

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  • ANTHOLOGY OF PRE-1600 SCOTTISH VERSE IN SUPERB FULL CALF
    The Ever Green. by RAMSAY, Allan (collected by)
    RAMSAY, Allan (collected by)
    The Ever Green.

    Glasgow: Robert Forrester, 1875. 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A superb Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and finely gilt panels. Gilt and blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. A neat ink inscription on the first blank. A collection of Scottish Verse, 'Wrote by the Ingenious before 1600'. Slightly marked boards but overall a fine copy of this anthology.

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  • EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED IN SIGNED FULL CALF
    Views and Reviews. by HENLEY, W(illiam). E(rnest).
    HENLEY, W(illiam). E(rnest).
    Views and Reviews.

    London: David Nutt, 1890. Full calf, 7 inches tall. A neat little Victorian binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and charming floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt top edge. Extra-illustrated with 26 plates added. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A delightful copy of this collection of essays on celebrated literary characters.

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