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Sämmtliche Werke. (Collected Works).
Stuttgart und Tübingen: J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1850. 30 volumes bound in 15, complete, 9 inches tall. A magnificent set in extraordinary Spanish calf, not signed but bound by White of Piccadilly in the middle of the 19th century. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and glorious gilt tooling to the panels. Triple gilt fillets framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. A superb set of some of the most influential works of the late 18th and 19th centuries, in their original German in a fabulous binding in pristine condition.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner
Paris: L’auteur des Estampes, 1786-1793. 3 volume set, 12 inches tall. An old tipped in catalogue entry attributes this magnificent binding to Charles Lewis. With wide gilt raised bands, delicate and ornate gilt tooling to the panels, twin labels, dentelles and all edges gilt. Complete with 3 engraved title pages, portrait and 73 engraved plates after Le Barbier. There are an extra 18 stipple engraved plates and 70 highly decorative vignettes. Some speckling and scuffing to the boards. A super copy of this beautiful 18th century deluxe edition.
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The Vicar of Wakefield.
London: Macmillan, 1890, 1891. Full morocco, 10 1/2 inches tall. A stunning large paper copy in full crushed morocco bound by Riviere in 1893 in absolutely pristine condition. With gilt raised bands and exquisite floral gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt embossed ornate centre tool is framed within a series of gilt rolls and fillets on both boards. Wide gilt dentelles and gilt top edges, the remaining edges untrimmed. The original cloth wraps are bound in. Profusely illustrated by Hugh Thomson, who has signed the title page, throughout. A wonderful copy of one of the greatest comic 18th century novels.
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The History of the Monastery founded at Tynemouth in the Diocese of Durham.
London: William Pickering, 1846. 2 volume set, 12 inches tall. A magnificent crushed morocco by J. Clarke with gilt raised bands, very finely tooled panels, gilt dentelles and all edges. With the gilt embossed arms of Earl Cawdor on the boards. Beautifully embellished with 16 plates, 3 coloured, 1 folded and 60 illuminated initials. Some foxing to the engraved plates, otherwise pristine. A very fine set.
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Gaboriau’s Sensational Novels. (Comprising: The Slaves of Paris, 2 vols.; The Mystery of Orcival and Promise of Marriage; The Intrigues of a Poisoner and Captain Coutanceau; The Gilded Clique; Other People’s Money; Lecoq, The Detective, 2 vols.; Dossier No.113; The Little Old Man of Batignoles, and other Stories; The Lerouge Case; The Catastrophe, 2 vols.; In Peril of his Life).
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Le Diable à Paris. Paris et les Parisiens. Moeurs et coutumes, caractères et portraits des habitants de Paris, tableau complet de leur vie privée, publique, politique, artistique, littéraire, industrielle, etc, etc. Précédé d’une Histoire de Paris par Théophile Lavallée. Illustrations les gens de Paris – Séries de gravures avec légendes par GAVARNI. Paris comique – Vignettes par Bertall.
Paris: Hetzel, 1845 - 1846. 2 volume set, 10.5 inches tall. A stunning full cat's paw calf by Clarke & Bedford, one of the finest London binders of the period in pristine condition. With gilt raised bands, delightful labels and superb gilt tooling to the panels. With gilt dentelles and all edges. Armorial bookplate. Does not include the Plan of Paris reserved for subscriber's copies only. Embellished with superb engravings and vignettes throughout.
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The Vicar of Wakefield.
London: Ackermann, 1817. Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A superb binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt raised bands, simple gilt framed panels and boards, dentelles and all edges. With the bookplate of the Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V and Queen Mary. An immaculate copy of this great comic novel with the 24 splendid hand coloured aquatints by Thomas Rowlandson.
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Letters from his late Majesty to the late Lord Kenyon, on the Coronation Oath. With his Lordship's Answers: and Letters of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt to his late Majesty, with his Majesty's Answers, Previous to the Dissolution of the Ministry in 1801.
London: John Murray, 1827. Full morocco, 11 inches tall. A magnificent Regency full straight grain morocco with the gilt title within a cartouche to the spine and the arms of the Earl of Leitrim (motto "Patris Virtutibus") to the boards. With frontispiece facsimile of an ALS from King George III. Slight rubbing to the head and tail of the spine but with no splitting or loss. This superb regency binding, presumably commissioned by Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim (1768-1858) houses a controversial series of letters between the King and his ministers.
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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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Fairy Tales.
London: Tilt, 1827. 7.5 inches tall. Full crushed morocco by Riviere with gilt raised bands, very fine gilt tooling to the panels and the board framed within triple gilt fillets. Wide gilt dentelles and top edge. Illustrations by Cruikshank. The original paper wrappers bound in. Armorial bookplate and 2 catalogue entries for this copy tipped in. Albert Ludwig was not related to Jacob and Wilhelm, the Brothers Grimm. Slight split to the head of the spine but still a superb copy of a very rare item.
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Catalogue de Reliures du XVe au XIXe siecle, en vente a la librairie Gamuchian & Cie
Paris: rue de Richelieu, 1929. Half morocco, 13 inches tall. A splendid binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt raised bands, gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edge. One of only 100 signed copies on 'papier d'Hollande'. 398 items described. With 235 plates of bindings, some in colour. An excellent copy in a handsome binding.
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Oliver Cromwell.
London: Goupil, 1899. Full morocco, 12 1/2 inches tall. Full hard grain morocco with gilt raised bands, gilt and inked pallets, gilt centre tools dentelles and all edges. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Superb coloured portrait and full page illustrations throughout. Limited to 1475 copies on fine paper.
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Mysteries of Police and Crime.
London: Cassell, c.1900. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A handsome Edwardian half calf by Root with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat gilt framed panels to the boards. Gilt top edge. Armorial bookplate. Portrait and thrilling illustrations throughout. One of the most popular Victorian crime writers, unusual in a fine binding.
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The “Bab” Ballads (together with) More “Bab” Ballads.
London: Routledge, 1869 & (1872). 2 volumes, 7.5 inches tall. Superb full calf bindings by Tout with triple labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. With gilt dentelles and all edges. Original cloth covers bound in. Slight rubbing to the joints and a stain on the top of the second title page, otherwise perfectly clean. Profusely illustrated throughout. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas produced with the composer Arthur Sullivan.
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Secrets of the Prison House.
London: Cassell, 1894. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A handsome Edwardian half calf by Root with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat gilt framed panels to the boards. First edition. Gilt top edge. Armorial bookplate. One of the most popular Victorian crime writers, unusual in a fine binding.
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A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1885. 3 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. This work, complete in itself, constitutes the second part of Lord Greville's Memoirs which covers the first half of Queen Victoria's reign. A Handsome set.
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The Statutes of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
London: printed by Woodfall and Kinder, 1862. Full morocco, 11 inches tall. A splendid full hard grain morocco by Riley & Son with wide gilt raised bands, gilt pallets, dentelles and all edges. On the upper board, the gilt arms of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is framed within fillets and ornate corner tooling. The text consists of the history of the Order, the duties of Honourable Members of the Company, their Oath and indispensable advice on how to wear ones garter, 'George', surcoat, mantle and collar.
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A Summary of the History of the English Church, and of the Sects which have Departed from its Communion.
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A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV.
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1885. 3 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. This work, complete in itself, constitutes part of Lord Greville's Memoirs. A Handsome set.
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