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The Works of Alexander Pope.
London: Bathurst, Strahan, et al, 1770. 9 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid 18th century full speckled calf with gilt tooled panels, twin labels and yellow edges. From the library of Lord Kinnaird of Rossie Priory and with his bookplate. With full page steel engravings. A very clean set of the works of one of the early 18th century's greatest and most influential poets and satirists.
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Jean Paul’s sämmtliche Werke.
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La Fontaine's Tales imitated in English Verse.
London: Chapple, 1814. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very fine full calf by Robson & Kerslake with gilt raised bands, fine floral gilt tooling to the panels, twin labels, dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate. Some wear to the joints, especially the upper joint of the first volume but still solid. The text block is spotless. There are earlier editions of Selections from La Fontaine's Tales but this is the first complete edition in English and as such is highly sought after. With 40 full page engraved plates. A beautiful set of the works of this great 17th century French fabulist and poet.
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The Critic, Or A Tragedy Rehearsed A Dramatic Piece in three Acts as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
London: T. Becket, 1781. Full calf, 9 inches tall. A very fine binding by Riviere with gilt raised bands, delightful gilt floral tooling to the panels and triple gilt fillets framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edge, the remaining edges untrimmed. An exceptionally clean and tall copy, being untrimmed. This volume does have the very rare leaf of advertisements but lacks the half title, which could be explained by the fact that it is in a later binding and that it was discarded, or could indicate it is not a true first. Slight splitting to the head and foot of the upper board but still perfectly firm and solid. A very nice copy of this great play.
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London.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. 6 volume set, bound in 3, 10 inches tall. An exceptionally good looking mid-Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and really fine dense gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of Evan Charles Sutherland-Walker of Skibo Castle. A superb copy of this profusely illustrated and highly entertaining work.
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Oeuvres de Jean Racine, avec des Commentaires, par M. Luneau de Boisjermain.
Paris: Cellot, 1768. 7 volume set, 8 inches tall. A fine 18th century full mottled calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling. Pink Edges. Decorated with a portrait of Racine, 12 plates designed by Gravelot. A splendid set, in the original French, of the works of one of the great French dramatists.
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The Apocalypse Revealed.
London: Swedenborg Society, 1876. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A remarkable binding with gilt raised bands and a repeated gilt star within double fillets to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. This extraordinary work 'in which are disclosed The Mysteries There Foretold' was written by the great 18th century Swedish scientist, theologian, philosopher and mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg.
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden.
London: Rivington, et al., 1811. 4 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A glorious mid-Victorian binding in full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and exceptionally fine gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Portrait. With the bookplate of Alfred de Rothschild. A splendid set of the poetical works of this great 17th century poet, play wright and translator.
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The Greek Testament.
London: Rivingtons, 1863-66. 4 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid 'Country House' mid Victorian full calf set with gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and very fine twin labels. One blind and two gilt fillets frame the central gilt arms with motto "Munificentia Hulmiana" (Hulme Bequest). A neat ink previous owner's inscription is to be found on the first blank dated 1867. Some marks to the boards but still a fine set from the library of Tushingham Hall.
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The Plays of Shakespeare.
LONDON: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, c.1870. 3 volume set, 10.5 inches tall. A very handsome set with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt 'theatrical' centre tools. A gilt prize block on the upper boards and an ink prize inscription on the first blank. Illustrated throughout. A splendid set.
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Seven Years Residence in the Great Deserts of North America.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A splendid full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. Folding map, 58 full page tinted wood cuts and 3 plates of ancient Indian music. An ink inscription on the first blank on 'leaving Eton' dated 1867. A superb set of this profusely illustrated work.
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An Exposition of the Parables
Oxford: Rivington, 1834. 6 volume set, 9 inches tall. A magnificent full calf binding by one of the great London binders of the period J. Clarke. With gilt raised bands, twin labels, ornate gilt tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges. With the armorial bookplate of Henry Collins.
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Lessons of Thrift, Published for General Benefit By a Member of the Save-all Club.
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The Works of William Robertson.
London: William Baynes et al., 1824. 12 volumes bound in 6, 6 1/2 inches tall. A sparkling early Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, triple labels and extra gilt panels. Double gilt fillets and corner tools framing a gilt armorial block on each board. Folding maps. Covering Scotland, Charles V, America and India, this is a spectacular little set of Robertson's celebrated histories.
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The Book of Gems. The Poets and Artists of Great Britain.
London: Saunders and Otley, 1836, 1837 & 1838. 3 volumes, 8 3/4 inches tall. A very beautiful full calf set bound by Zaehnsdorf with an unusual 4 raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Embellished with superb engraved vignettes throughout. A fine set of these annual anthologies of British verse throughout the centuries.
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The Poetical Works of John Milton.
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1843. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A splendid early VIctorian classic full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine extra gilt panels. Gilt corner tools, gilt and blind fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Slight foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise pristine. Embellished with 120 fine engraved vignettes. From the library and with the bookplate of Alfred de Rothschild. Facing the title page is the following poignant ink inscription: Natty de Rothschild (Nathaniel Mayer de Rothschild) from his affectionate sister Evelina (Evelina Gertrude de Rothschild).
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron.
London: John Murray, 1855-56. 6 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise clean. With the neat owner's signature 'Horace J. Smith' on the reverse of the free endpaper. A splendid set of the works of this great English Romantic poet.
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Biographical Dictionary.
London: T. Osborne et al., 1791. 12 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome 'Country House' set in 18th century full speckled calf with raised bands and twin labels. With the splendid armorial bookplate of George de Ligne Gregory of Harlaxton Manor. Some chipping to the head caps and slight staining and marking but a firm and solid set with a bright text. 'Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period'.
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A History of England in the Eighteenth Century.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1913. 7 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. Splendid set in full calf with gilt raised bands and gilt tooled panels. Gilt corner tools and twin fillets frame the prize gilt block on the upper boards. Prize bookplate on the paste down endpaper. Slight fading of the spines but still a very bright smart set by this great Irish historian.
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The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses.
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