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  • CLASSIC FULL MID-VICTORIAN DICED CALF
    The Constitutional History of England. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    The Constitutional History of England.

    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.

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  • CLASSIC FULL MID-VICTORIAN DICED CALF
    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages.

    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.

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  • PARIS PRINTING IN ENGLISH IN HANDSOME HALF CALF
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries.

    Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1839. 4 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome half calf with raised bands, label and gilt pallets. Slightly rubbed and with a degree of foxing throughout, typical of Baudry's somewhat inferior paper quality, but still a solid good looking set. The same year as the first English edition.

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  • SPLENDID FULL HARD GRAIN MOROCCO
    The Poems of Felicia Hemans. by HEMANS, Felicia
    HEMANS, Felicia
    The Poems of Felicia Hemans.

    Edinburgh & London: Blackwood, 1865. Full morocco, 9 1/2 tall. A Stunning full hard grain morocco binding by James Henderson & William Bisset & Co., Edinburgh, Bookbinders to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. With raised bands, exceptionally fine gilt tooling to the panels and boards, dentelles and all edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece and title page. Double column. There is a slightly smudged ink inscription on the first blank. A very handsome mi-Victorian binding of the highest quality.

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  • PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED COMIC SERIES IN FINE VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    Hood's Own: or, Laughter from Year to Year. by HOOD, Thomas
    HOOD, Thomas
    Hood's Own: or, Laughter from Year to Year.

    London: Moxon, c. 1865. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A fine looking set of the first and second series in a handsome Victorian half calf by Sotheran with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat floral gilt tooling to the panels. Portrait and engraved vignettes throughout. A clean and bright set of this great English comic author's 'collection of wit and humour'.

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  • AMUSING WORK IN MOST ATTRACTIVE FULL CALF
    Memorials of Thomas Hood. Collected, Arranged, and Edited by his Daughter. With a Preface and Notes by his Son. by HOOD, Thomas
    HOOD, Thomas
    Memorials of Thomas Hood. Collected, Arranged, and Edited by his Daughter. With a Preface and Notes by his Son.

    London: Moxon, 1860. 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive mid Victorian full calf binding by Nelson with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt tooled panels. Twin gilt and a single blind fillets frame the boards. Vignettes. A fine set of this amusing work on the life of the early 19th century poet and humorist Thomas Hood.

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  • CLASSIC WORK IN A VERY HANDSOME FULL CALF
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    Introduction to the Literature of Europe.

    London: John Murray, 1847. 3 volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome Victorian full calf binding by Nutt. With gilt raised bands, fine twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Withe the Gilt block of Rugby School on the upper boards and a neat ink inscription on the reverse of the free endpaper. A synoptical view of European literature in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries.

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  • SCARCE EARLY WORK IN SPLENDID REGENCY HALF CALF
    Letters from the North of Italy. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    Letters from the North of Italy.

    London: John Murray, 1819. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid Regency binding on half 'Russia' calf, with gilt raised bands, blind pallets and ornate, dense extra gilt panels. Particularly interesting marbled paper on the boards. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without the bookplate. A fascinating early work by the great English Historian presented as a series of letters addressed to him discussing all aspects of life from the North of Italy. A most attractive set.

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  • SUMPTUOUS HEAVY VICTORIAN FULL MOROCCO
    Poems of Felicia Hemans by HEMANS, Felicia
    HEMANS, Felicia
    Poems of Felicia Hemans

    Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. Full morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A rather magnificent tall heavy Victorian binding, not stinting on the gold leaf with raised bands and dense extra gilt panels. The boards have a complex series of highly ornate gilt and blind tooling. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Double column text. Foxing to the title page, otherwise clean. Hugely popular in her day now mostly remembered for two opening lines: "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England".

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  • CLASSIC FULL VICTORIAN CALF
    Sketches of Eminent Statesmen and Writers. by HAYWARD, Abraham
    HAYWARD, Abraham
    Sketches of Eminent Statesmen and Writers.

    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'.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    The Constitutional History of England. by HALLAM, Henry
    HALLAM, Henry
    The Constitutional History of England.

    London: John Murray, 1872. 3 volume set, 7 inches tall. A neat Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. A smart little set of this classic history covering the period from the 'Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II'.

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  • MAGNIFICENT COPY IN FULL MOROCCO ILLUSTRATED BY BIRKET FOSTER
    Poems By Thomas Hood by HOOD, Thomas
    HOOD, Thomas
    Poems By Thomas Hood

    London: Moxon, 1872. 2 volumes bound in 1, 11 inches tall. A splendid large paper copy bound in full morocco 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 44 full page engravings of scenes by Birket Foster. Slight fading to the spine but overall a fine copy.

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  • FINE LITHOGRAPHS IN SPLENDID HARD GRAIN MOROCCO
    The Baronial Halls, Picturesque Edifices, and Ancient Churches of England. by HALL, C.S.
    HALL, C.S.
    The Baronial Halls, Picturesque Edifices, and Ancient Churches of England.

    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.

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  • FINE COPY IN FULL GEORGIAN CALF
    Hermes or A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar. by HARRIS, James
    HARRIS, James
    Hermes or A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar.

    London: Wingrave, 1806. Full Calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive Georgian binding with gilt bands, delicately tooled centre tooling and twin fillets and blind corner tools framing the boards. Frontispiece. With the bookplate of M. General Sir Charles Stewart of Wynyard Park. Some slight rubbing, nevertheless a most pleasing example of one of the most important and influential 18th century works on language. 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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  • 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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  • LIMITED EDITION IN FULL VELLUM
    Chansons d’Amour by Hofmiller, Josef (herausgegeben und ausgewählt)
    Hofmiller, Josef (herausgegeben und ausgewählt)
    Chansons d’Amour

    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.

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  • DEVOTIONAL WORK IN SUPERB FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO
    Short Meditations for Every Day in the Year. by HOOK, Walter Farquhar
    HOOK, Walter Farquhar
    Short Meditations for Every Day in the Year.

    London: George Bell, 1904. Two volume set, 5 inches tall. Full crushed morocco with raised bands, splendid floral gilt tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges. The upper boards are finely decorated, the lower boards have a simple gilt fillet. Ink inscriptions, dated 1906 on the first blanks.

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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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  • FINELY PRINTED WORK IN HALF MOROCCO
    Grammont’s Memoirs of the Court of Charles The Second by HAMILTON, Anthony
    HAMILTON, Anthony
    Grammont’s Memoirs of the Court of Charles The Second

    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.

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  • ELEGANT AND PRISTINE HALF CALF SET
    Memorials of A Quiet Life by HARE, Augustus J. C.
    HARE, Augustus J. C.
    Memorials of A Quiet Life

    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.

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