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London: Nimmo, 1889. Half morocco, 11.5 inches tall. With gilt raised bands and most attractive 'Art Nouveau' style gilt tooling to the panels. Slight stain at the foot of the spine, not affecting the endpapers or text. Number 738 of 750 copies. Armorial bookplate. With portrait and 33 etchings. A delightful volume.

London: John Murray, 1846. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A most impressive mid-Victorian full diced calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb extra gilt panels. Speckled pink edges. A neat ink inscription on the first blank. A great history in a classic binding of the period.

London: John Murray, 1846. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A most impressive mid-Victorian full diced calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb extra gilt panels. Speckled pink edges. A neat ink inscription on the first blank. A great history in a classic binding of the period.

London: Murray, 1837. 4 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A very handsome set bound in full calf by Bickers. With wide gilt raised bands, triple labels, gilt panels, dentelles and all edges. With a gilt embossed device to the upper boards and an armorial bookplate.

London: Murray, 1857. 3 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very elegant little set in half morocco with gilt raised bands, floral gilt centre tools and titles. From Lord Ducie's yacht library and with is name at the tail of the spines and on the title page. From the Library and with the bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. Foxing to the preliminaries otherwise clean.

London: James Cundee, 1807. Full straight grain morocco, 7 inches tall. A fine Swedish binding from the beginning of the 19th century by Carl Asklund of Stockholm, and with their ticket. With wide gilt bands and fine gilt centre tools, typical of the period. A fine olive label.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. Full morocco, 7.25 inches tall. One of a special series of 'Bohn's Extra Volumes' Beautifully bound in full morocco by the celebrated London binder Jeremiah Larkins. With gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate and the neat stamp of Bostonian collector Charles S. Dixwell on the reverse of the front free endpapers.

Rennes: Chez Guillaume Vatar, 1736. Full calf, 10 inches tall. A very handsome firm copy with gilt raised bands, label and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Pink edges. Woodcut ornaments. Some scuffing with the loss of a strip of leather from the lower board and loss on the edge of the upper board, but still an excellent copy.

London: John Murray, 1880. 2 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A splendid full calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, triple labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Armorial bookplate. A fine set by this celebrated English 'man of letters'.

London: Moxon, 1872. Full morocco, 11 inches tall. A splendid large paper copy bound by George Rutland of Newcastle. With raised bands, titles, very delicate and ornate gilt panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. The boards have elegant panels framed with heavy gilt rolls. With 22 full page engravings of scenes by Birket Foster. Slight fading to the spine but overall a fine copy.

Paris: Chez Jean Desaint, 1735. 3 volume set, 7 inches tall. A superb full calf set with gilt raised bands, triple morocco labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Woodcut ornaments. The bottom panel is lettered Vienne D'Antign, perhaps from the Chateau at D'Antigny. With the bookplate of the Chateau de Cirey in each volume.

London: Murray, 1819. 3 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. An early Victorian half calf binding with raised bands, fine twin labels and pink speckled edges. Bookplates. A handsome copy of this classic history.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. Full morocco, 14 inches tall. A very pleasing volume with wide raised bands, extra gilt panels, splendid gilt tooling to the boards, dentelles and all edges. With 24 fine lithographs by J. D. Harding, C. Cattermole, S. Prout, W. Muller, J. Holland and other eminent Artists. This is the first edition with 2 further volumes being published in the following 2 years. There is no volume number on the spine and the volume number on the title page has been obscured.

aris Chez Louis Janet, (c.1820). Full morocco, 5 inches tall. A delightful full morocco binding by Simier, bookbinder to the King, and with his binder's ticket. With gilt raised bands, simple framed panels and an elaborate triple fillet and pallet design to the boards, framing a monogram on the upper board. There is a minuscule loss of leather on the lower board. Preserved in marbled card chemise and slipcase. A charming devotional work for ladies. Decorated with full page engravings.

London: Rutter & Son, 1865. Full hard grain Morocco, 11 inches tall. A splendid Victorian binding with gilt raised bands, striking gilt tooling to the panels, gilt dentelles and all edges. The boards are framed within a series of gilt rolls, fillets and corner tools. Embellished with 28 fine steel engravings. Neat ink name on first blank. Foxing.

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.

ünchen, Bremer Presse, 1921. Full vellum, 10.5 inches tall. A very attractive yapp edged vellum binding with simple gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt top edge. No 49 of a limited edition of just 270. Bound by 'Bremer Binder F. TH.' A finely printed and bound collection of early French love songs in French.

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Half morocco, 8.5 inches tall. A fine binding by Sawyer with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooled panels, title and top edge. From the 'The Royal Library Historical Series'. This is a very elegant example of one of Humphreys' finely printed works on handmade paper in absolutely pristine condition.

London: Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1876. 3 volume set, 7.25 inches tall. The two volume Memorials plus the third suplimentary volume containing 57 photogrpahs in half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. With the armorial bookplates of William Lowe. A fine set.

London: John Murray, 1886. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A splendid full calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, triple labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Armorial bookplate. A fine set by this celebrated English 'man of letters’.