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Edinburgh: Printed by Mosman and Brown, 1727-28. 4 volume set, 10 1/2 inches tall. An exceptionally nice set of this very scarce title in Georgian full diced calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and splendid gilt centre tools to the panels. A gilt fillet and wide blind roll frame the diced boards. Pink speckled edges. Some foxing, mostly confined to the preliminaries. A collection of all the material available to Anderson at the time relating to Mary Queen of Scots.

Edinburgh: Thomson, 1814. Full calf, 5 3/4 inches tall. A splendid and rare little volume with the binder's ticket of J. Carfrae of Edinburgh. A superb little Regency binding with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to the panels, red label and a series of gilt fillets and a blind roll framing the boards. The chart is present and correct though a little creased and frayed. David Steuart was Lord Provost of Edinburgh and a spirit dealer, whose great literary work quickly passed into oblivion.

Lipsiae (Liepzig), Sumptibus librariae Hahnianae, 1845. 4 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome and charming binding by Budden of Cambridge with the title labels reading out the author's name. With gilt raised bands, delicate floral gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. There is a degree of rubbing and scuffing to the shoulders and some foxing but still a solid great looking set. This is the complete section on Aristophanes from a much larger set of ancient Greek poetic works. Included are some the earliest and greatest works of comedy or 'Old Comedy', including 'The Clouds', 'The Wasps', 'The Birds', 'The Frogs' and Lysistra.' In the original Greek.

Edinburgh: Mitchel, Williams & Smith, 1807. 8 volume set, 5 3/4 inches tall. A splendid little set bound in a Regency full 'malachite' calf with gilt bands, contrasting red labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Thee are some creased pages, many folded corners and a couple of scuffs but it is still a delightful little set of Plutarch, the great first century Greek biographer.

Oxford: University Press, 1925. Full calf, 7 3/4 inches tall. A sparkling copy in full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands and extra gilt tooling to the panels. The boards have fine gilt tooling adorning a large onlayed panel. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Bookplate. A lovely volume of the poetry of the great romantic poet who died tragically at the age of only 25.

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.

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.

London: Richard Bentley, 1850. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A particularly handsome classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, the volume label being very ornate and fine gilt tooling around the Prince of Wales's feathers. Twin gilt and a blind fillet frames the gilt block of Oriel College, Oxford. An heraldic bookplate. There is a neat ink Latin inscription on the first blank. Portrait and folding maps. A very smart copy of one of Prescott's great American histories.

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.

London: Richard Bentley, 1850. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A particularly handsome classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, the volume label being very ornate and fine gilt tooling around the Prince of Wales's feathers. Twin gilt and a blind fillet frames the gilt block of Oriel College, Oxford. An heraldic bookplate. There is a neat ink Latin inscription on the first blank. Portrait and folding maps. A very smart copy of one of Prescott's great American histories.

London: Richard Bentley, 1852. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, bright twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. A neat ink inscription dated 1858, "on leaving Eton" is on the first blank. A fine copy, in English, of a scarce work by Ranke, the great German historian.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1889. 2 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. A splendid little set of this classic history in late Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, elegant gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. The boards have gilt and blind fillets framing the gilt prize blocks of St. Paul's school. All edges gilt. A prize bookplate on the front paste down endpapers and a further bookplate.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1852. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. 2 volumes bound in 1, complete. A splendid Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, label and ornate extra gilt panels. Gilt and blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. There is a neat ink inscription 'on leaving Eton', dated 1865, on the first blank. Colour frontispiece. Francesco Sforza was the great 15th century military leader who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan.

London: John Murray, 1870. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A very fine Victorian binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, triple labels and equine gilt centre tools to the panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Delicate vignettes and 14 hand tinted engravings by Alken. A smart copy of this charming work.

Edinburgh: Ballantyne et al., 1809. Full calf, 10 1/2 inches tall. A superb Regency binding in full 'Russia' with the gilt and blind tooling so typical of the period. Gilt raised bands and dense gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. With an armorial bookplate bearing the motto: Vincit Amor Patriae. There is a neat ink inscription on the reverse of the front free endpaper dated 1814.

London: Henry Colburn, 1837. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A terrific full calf binding with very fine extra gilt tooling to the wide raised bands and spectacular panels. Twin labels and elaborate gilt tooling and blind fillet and roll framing the boards. There is a neat ink inscription ....'on his leaving Eton' dated Easter 1845 on the first blank. Engraved portrait frontispieces and a further 14 engraved portraits and plans, some folding. Some rubbing and foxing but still a very handsome set which covers so many momentous naval battles and adventures.

York: Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1795. 4 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A good looking 18th century full speckled calf with gilt pallets on a smooth back and twin labels. Speckled edges. Grand Armorial Bookplate. A few minor expert page repairs but overall a lovely set of the first edition.

London: Bickers & Son, 1893. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A fine late Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to the panels and a gilt block on the upper board. An unusual title in a Scottish presentation binding! Bookplates of the Angus Club and Dundee High School. With 12 Illustrations of English derring do, not for the politically delicate.