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  • HILARIOUS WORK IN FULL CALF BY RIVIERE
    Lessons of Thrift, Published for General Benefit By a Member of the Save-all Club. by CRAWFORD, John William Roy. CRUIKSHANK, Isaac Robert (illustrator).
    CRAWFORD, John William Roy. CRUIKSHANK, Isaac Robert (illustrator).
    Lessons of Thrift, Published for General Benefit By a Member of the Save-all Club.

    London: Thomas Boys, 1820. Full calf, 9 1/2 inches tall. An elegant full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, label and very fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt corner tools and triple fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With an engraved title page and 12 hilarious full page hand coloured plates. With the armorial bookplate of Edmund Lacon. Rubbing, in particular to the upper joint, some scuffing and slight foxing to the preliminaries, but overall a fine copy of the first edition.
    This copy, as with all editions had pp. 39-42, 87-110 and 163-178 omitted, a footnote appears on p. xvi explaining: "The reader will perceive an hiatus after p. 38, another…

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    London: Thomas Boys, 1820. Full calf, 9 1/2 inches tall. An elegant full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, label and very fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt corner tools and triple fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With an engraved title page and 12 hilarious full page hand coloured plates. With the armorial bookplate of Edmund Lacon. Rubbing, in particular to the upper joint, some scuffing and slight foxing to the preliminaries, but overall a fine copy of the first edition.
    This copy, as with all editions had pp. 39-42, 87-110 and 163-178 omitted, a footnote appears on p. xvi explaining: "The reader will perceive an hiatus after p. 38, another after p. 86, and a third after p. 162. Some digressions occurred in those places on subjects too abstruse to be generally interesting; they have therefore been withdrawn".

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  • SET IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO BY CHARLES LAURIAT
    George Cruikshank's Table-Book. (Bound uniformly with) George Cruikshank's Omnibus. by CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE (edited by BECKETT, Gilbert Arthur à.); (Edited by BLANCHARD, Laman)
    CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE (edited by BECKETT, Gilbert Arthur à.); (Edited by BLANCHARD, Laman)
    George Cruikshank's Table-Book. (Bound uniformly with) George Cruikshank's Omnibus.

    London: George Bell, 1885. 2 volumes,10 1/2 inches tall. A very neat set bound by Charles Lauriat of Boston with raised bands, wide and elaborate dentelles and all edges gilt. The spines are slightly faded. With wood engraved vignettes and 34 full page steel engravings in Sepia, as called for. A splendid set of these interesting and amusing works.

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  • DELUXE QUARTO EDITION IN HALF MOROCCO
    The Comic History of England. by A'Beckett, Gilbert A.
    A'Beckett, Gilbert A.
    The Comic History of England.

    London: Bradbury, Agnew, and Co., c.1890. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A scarce deluxe quarto edition in half crushed morocco with raised bands, simple gilt panels and gilt top edge. Striking bookplate. With great comic illustrations by John Leech throughout, with hand coloured full page plates and vignettes on India paper. Small sealed split at the head of volume II, but still a fine set of this superb comic history.

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  • DELIGHTFUL LITTLE EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED VOLUME IN FULL MOROCCO
    Lectures on the English Comic Writers. by HAZLITT, William
    HAZLITT, William
    Lectures on the English Comic Writers.

    London: John Templeman, 1841. Full morocco, 6 3/4 inches tall. A delightful little binding in fine full crushed morocco with gilt raised bands and delicate floral gilt tooling to the panels. All edges gilt. Triple gilt fillets and floral corner tooling frames the boards. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Extra-illustrated with 52 fine engraved plates. Hazlitt is considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language.

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  • PARALLEL ENGLISH AND FRENCH TEXT IN SUPERB FULL CALF BINDING
    Hudibras by BUTLER, Samuel
    BUTLER, Samuel
    Hudibras

    London: 1757. 3 volume set, 6.75 inches tall. Superb full calf bindings of the period with gilt bands, twin labels and delightful floral tooling to the panels. The binding is in splendid condition other than some loss to the headcap of volume 1. The text and all the plates, some folding, are all particularly clean. This interesing edition has the text in both English and French and has corresponding English and French title pages. Although the title page states that the book was published in London, I would assume it was actually printed on the Continent. A fine set.

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  • 36 HAND COLOURED COMIC PLATES IN SUPERB TREE CALF
    Life in London: Or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and His Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, The Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis by EGAN, Pierce
    EGAN, Pierce
    Life in London: Or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and His Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, The Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis

    London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1822. Full morocco, 9.5 inches tall. A splendid treecalf which has been expertly repaired (by Bayntuns of Bath) with the original spine relaid. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. With 36 hand coloured aquatints by I.R. and George Cruikshank and folding pages of songs. Some offsetting from the plates. The images illustrate the hilarious and bawdy adventures of Jerry and his companions in London.

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  • ENGLISH AND LATIN TEXTS IN SUPERB HALF MOROCCO
    The Facetiae or Jocose Tales of Poggio by POGGIO (Bracciolini),
    POGGIO (Bracciolini),
    The Facetiae or Jocose Tales of Poggio

    Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1879. 2 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A superb half morocco by Bumpus with gilt raised bands and fine extra gilt panels and gilt top edge. The title pages are printed on vellum. Very slight wear to the joints but very solid and in a beautiful binding. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Poggio Bracciolini, writing in the 16th century is celebrated for rediscovering many classical Latin manuscripts, many otherwise unknown, from monastic libraries. He made important finds in St. Gallen, Cluny Abbey, Langres, Monte Cassino and Hersfeld Abbey, amongst many others. The texts here are in English with the original Latin in a smaller type below.

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  • The Works of Peter Pindar. by PINDAR, Peter (Wolcot, John)
    PINDAR, Peter (Wolcot, John)
    The Works of Peter Pindar.

    London: John Walker, 1794. 4 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A most attractive Georgian full tree calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delightful gilt tooling to the panels. The tree calf is framed with a gilt Greek roll. Yellow edges. Loss to one headcap, some rubbing and occasional superficial loss of leather to a long defunct insect, but still a fine looking set of the poetical works of this great satirist.

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  • PRISTINE HEAVY MOROCCO BINDING
    The Ingoldsby Legends. by BARHAM, Reverend. (INGOLDSBY, Thomas)
    BARHAM, Reverend. (INGOLDSBY, Thomas)
    The Ingoldsby Legends.

    London: Bentley, 1874. Full morocco, 9.5 inches tall. With raised bands, gilt titling, Macabre gilt centre tools and elaborate gilt tooling to the boards, dentelles and all edges. Illustrated throughout.

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  • EXTRA HAND COLOURED FRONTISPIECE IN SUPERB FULL CALF
    The Comic English Grammar. by LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    The Comic English Grammar.

    London: Richard Bentley, 1840. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very fine binding by Riviere with gilt raised bands, olive label and delicate floral gilt tooling to the panels. The boards are framed within gilt corner tools and a triple fillet. Gilt dentelles and top edge. The original cloth covers and spine are bound in. First edition. With over 50 comic vignettes by Leech.

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  • TALL DELUXE EDITION IN HALF MOROCCO BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The Comic History of Rome. by BECKETT, Gilbert Arthur à.
    BECKETT, Gilbert Arthur à.
    The Comic History of Rome.

    London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1897. Half morocco, 11 inches tall. A scarce quarto late Victorian edition in an imposing half morocco by Zaehnsdorf with raised bands and gilt centre tools and top edge. With 10 tipped on hand coloured plates and numerous vignettes throughout on india paper by John Leech. Rather large ink inscription on the past down endpaper.

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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 FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO BY MORRELL
    The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels. by INGOLDSBY, Thomas [BARHAM, The Rev.]
    INGOLDSBY, Thomas [BARHAM, The Rev.]
    The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels.

    London: Macmillan and Co., 1906. Full crushed morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very fine full crushed morocco by the great firm of Morrell with gilt raised bands, suitably macabre/comic centre tools and ornate gilding to the spine and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. There is a neat ink former owners name on the first blank that has partially offset. 20 superb full page steel engravings by Cruikshank, Leech and the author. A super copy of this classic comic work.

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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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  • SCARCE COMIC WORK IN SUPERB FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The High-Mettled Racer. by DIBDIN, Charles. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    DIBDIN, Charles. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    The High-Mettled Racer.

    London: William Kidd, 1831. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A superb later binding by Zaehnsdorf with 2 gilt raised bands bordering an elongated label with gilt tooling to the 2 panels and triple gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Illustrated by 10 engravings from designs by Robert Cruikshank. A delightful and scarce little volume.

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  • SCARCE COMIC WORK IN SUPERB FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Old Booty! by MONCRIEFF, W. T.. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    MONCRIEFF, W. T.. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    Old Booty!

    London: William Kidd, 1830. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A superb later binding by Zaehnsdorf with 2 gilt raised bands bordering an elongated label with gilt tooling to the 2 panels and triple gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Illustrated by 6 spirited engravings from designs by Robert Cruikshank. A delightful and scarce little volume.

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  • SCARCE COMIC WORK IN SUPERB FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The March of Intellect, a Comic Poem. by MONCRIEFF, W. T.. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    MONCRIEFF, W. T.. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    The March of Intellect, a Comic Poem.

    London: William Kidd, 1830. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A superb later binding by Zaehnsdorf with 2 gilt raised bands bordering an elongated label with gilt tooling to the 2 panels and triple gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Illustrated by 6 engravings from designs by Robert Cruikshank. A delightful and scarce little volume.

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  • SCARCE COMIC WORK IN SUPERB FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The Devil's Visit: A Poem, from the Original Manuscript. With Notes by a Barrister. by CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    The Devil's Visit: A Poem, from the Original Manuscript. With Notes by a Barrister.

    London: William Kidd, 1830. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A superb later binding by Zaehnsdorf with 2 gilt raised bands bordering an elongated label with gilt tooling to the 2 panels and triple gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Illustrated by 8 engravings from designs by Robert Cruikshank. A delightful and scarce little volume.

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  • SCARCE COMIC WORK IN SUPERB FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Steamers v. Stages; Or, Andrew and His Spouse. by HOOD, Thomas. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    HOOD, Thomas. CRUIKSHANK, Robert (illustrated by)
    Steamers v. Stages; Or, Andrew and His Spouse.

    London: William Kidd, 1830. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A superb later binding by Zaehnsdorf with 2 gilt raised bands bordering an elongated label with gilt tooling to the 2 panels and triple gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Illustrated by 6 engravings from designs by Robert Cruikshank. A delightful and scarce little volume.

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