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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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  • REGENCY EDITION IN HANDSOME HALF CALF
    An Inquiry after Happiness. by LUCAS, R(ichard).
    LUCAS, R(ichard).
    An Inquiry after Happiness.

    London: Nunn et al., 1818. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome set of this influential work in half calf with gilt raised bands and beautifully gilt tooled panels. Some scuffing to the boards. With a previous owner's name 'Mr Moon' neatly written in ink on the paste down end paper.

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  • CLASSIC WORK IN SPLENDID FULL HONEY CALF
    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane. by LE SAGE, René
    LE SAGE, René
    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane.

    Paris: Garnier Frères, 1864. 2 volume set, 9 1/4 inches tall. A splendid full honey calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Steel engravings after designs by G. Staal. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild. Very slight occasional foxing. 'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane' was an early eighteenth century picaresque novel, popular all over Europe and translated into English several times, most famously by Tobias Smollett as as 'The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane'. Here in the original French.

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  • LIMITED EDITION FINE PRINTING IN FULL MOROCCO
    Pericles & Aspasia. by LANDOR, Walter Savage
    LANDOR, Walter Savage
    Pericles & Aspasia.

    London: Dent, 1890. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. Full morocco by Sotheran with gilt raised bands, fine gilt pallets and centre tools. Gilt top edges. Number 94 of 225 copies on hand-made paper.With etchings by Herbert Railton.

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  • CLASSIC BIOGRAPHY IN MOST ATTRACTIVE FULL CALF GILT
    A Life of William Shakespeare. by LEE, Sidney
    LEE, Sidney
    A Life of William Shakespeare.

    London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, extravagant floral gilt tooling to the panels and contrasting red label. With the gilt embossed crest of Uppingham School on the upper board and their prize bookplate on the paste down end paper. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With portraits and facsimiles.

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  • BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT SET IN HALF CALF EXTRA GILT
    The Cabinet of History. Spain and Portugal. by LARDNER, Dionysius. (Conducted by. Assisted by Eminent Literary Men).
    LARDNER, Dionysius. (Conducted by. Assisted by Eminent Literary Men).
    The Cabinet of History. Spain and Portugal.

    London: Longman et al., 1832-1855. 5 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very attractive little set in an early Victorian half calf binding, with dense gilt tooling and twin labels to the smooth back. Each volume has an engraved title page. Armorial bookplate. This is the complete section on Spain and Portugal from Lardner's famous 'Cabinet of History' in excellent condition.

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  • CLASSIC IRISH NOVEL IN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE FULL VICTORIAN CALF
    Confessions of Con. Cregan: An Irish Gil Blas. by LEVER, Charles. BROWN, Hablot K. (PHIZ), illustrated by.
    LEVER, Charles. BROWN, Hablot K. (PHIZ), illustrated by.
    Confessions of Con. Cregan: An Irish Gil Blas.

    London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., (1849). 2 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. An exceptionally fine full calf binding by Bradstreet's with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. With superb comic engravings by Phiz throughout. With the original paper wraps bound in. A splendid copy of the first edition by Charles Lever, considered the 'Irish Dickens' in his day and illustrated by the artist most famed for his illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens.

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  • THE 3 VOLS OF "OUR MESS" IN SUPERB RIVIERE TREE CALF
    Our Mess. Jack Hinton, The Guardsman. Tom Burke. by LEVER, Charles
    LEVER, Charles
    Our Mess. Jack Hinton, The Guardsman. Tom Burke.

    Dublin: William Curry, 1843-1844. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A stunning tree calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin, slightly faded, labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. Wide gilt dentelles and top edges. Illustrated by Phiz. Bookplates. Some foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise a lovely set of Lever's Military "Our Mess" novels.

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  • FINE EXAMPLE OF FIRST EDITION IN FULL VICTORIAN CALF
    One of Them. by LEVER, Charles
    LEVER, Charles
    One of Them.

    London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. Full calf, 9 inches tall. A superb Victorian binding with gilt raised bands, triple labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets and centre tools frame the boards, gilt dentelles and top edge. Armorial bookplate. In his day the Irish novelist, Charles Lever, was hugely popular and influential. This is a fine copy of the first edition beautifully illustrated with full page engravings by Phiz.

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  • DELIGHTFUL RUN IN FINE HALF CALF FROM THE CHATEAU DE CIREY
    Correspondance littéraire, adressée à son Altesse impériale Mgr le Grand-Duc, aujourd’hui Empereur de Russie, et à M. le Comte André Schowalow, Chambellan de l’Impératrice Catherine II, depuis 1774 jusqu’à 1789 by LA HARPE, Jean-Francois
    LA HARPE, Jean-Francois
    Correspondance littéraire, adressée à son Altesse impériale Mgr le Grand-Duc, aujourd’hui Empereur de Russie, et à M. le Comte André Schowalow, Chambellan de l’Impératrice Catherine II, depuis 1774 jusqu’à 1789

    Paris: Migneret, 1801 ( AN IX ). 4 volumes, 8 inches tall. A fine very early 19th century mottled half calf binding with a double label, simple gilt centre tools and gilt bands. The curved calf corners are striking. Speckled yellow boards. Pale yellow edges. With the bookplate of the Chateau de Cirey in each volume.

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  • MAGNIFICENT COPY IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO
    Aucassin And Nicolette by LAWRENCE SMITH, Dulcie ( Translator )
    LAWRENCE SMITH, Dulcie ( Translator )
    Aucassin And Nicolette

    London: Andrew Melrose, 1914. Full crushed morocco, 10 iches tall. A splendid copy bound by Bumpus with raised bands, titles, elegant gilt tooling to the spine and boards. Wide dentelles and all edges gilt. With full page illustrations in colour and black and white. The spine has been somewhat faded by the sun but still an exceptionally attractive copy in otherwise pristine condition. A fine interpretation of this 12th century French romance.

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  • FASCINATING COLLECTION OF EDITED PLAYS IN HALF CALF
    The London Stage; A Collection of the most reputed Tragedies, Operas, Melo-Dramas, Farces and Interludes. Accurately printed from acting copies, as performed at the Theatres Royal, and carefully collated and revised. by LONDON STAGE
    LONDON STAGE
    The London Stage; A Collection of the most reputed Tragedies, Operas, Melo-Dramas, Farces and Interludes. Accurately printed from acting copies, as performed at the Theatres Royal, and carefully collated and revised.

    London, Published for the Proprietors by Sherwood, c.1850 Jones, and Co. 3 volumes, 8.75 inches tall. Simply bound in half calf with gilt and blind bands and gilt titles. A charming collection of over 100 pared down plays popular in the early 19th century, each one with a delightful engraved heading. Neat ink owners name, dated 1857 on the paste-down endpapers.

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  • COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL TALES ILLUSTRATED IN HALF MOROCCO
    Fabliaux or Tales, abridged from French manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries. by LE GRAND d'Aussy, Pierre Jean-Baptiste.
    LE GRAND d'Aussy, Pierre Jean-Baptiste.
    Fabliaux or Tales, abridged from French manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries.

    London: Bulmer, 1796. 2 volume bound in 1, 9.5 inches tall. A 20th century good quality binding with gilt raised bands, titles and centre tools. A fascinating collection of fables and tales collected from manuscript sources in the Bibliothèque Nationale when Le Grand held the position of conservator of manuscripts after the Revolution in 1795. Embellished with some charming engravings, several by Bewick.

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  • FIRST EDITION IN IMPRESSIVE FULL MOROCCO
    Leila; or, the Siege of Granada. by LYTTON, Edward Bulwer (Lord Lytton).
    LYTTON, Edward Bulwer (Lord Lytton).
    Leila; or, the Siege of Granada.

    London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1838. Full morocco, 9.25 inches tall. A most impressive early Victorian binding with gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and elaborate and fine gilt tooling to the boards within gilt and blind rolls and blind corner tools. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Decorated with portrait and 15 steel engravings. Foxing to the plates. First edition of this classic novel of deeds of derring-do in Ferdinand and Isabella's final siege of Moorish Granada.

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  • SPLENDID FULL CALF BY RIVIERE
    The Comic Latin Grammar. by LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    LEIGH, Percival. BECKETT, G. A. à. LEECH, John (illustrator)
    The Comic Latin Grammar.

    London: Charles Tilt, 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 8 engraved plates and many vignettes by Leech. A very fine example with a few marks to the binding.

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  • FINELY ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN FULL STRAIGHT GRAIN MOROCCO
    The Fables of Flora. by LANGHORNE, Dr. (John)
    LANGHORNE, Dr. (John)
    The Fables of Flora.

    London: Crosby, 1804. Full morocco, 7 1/4 inches tall. A very pretty Georgian straight grain morocco binding with gilt raised bands and delicate centre tools. The boards are framed within a lovely gilt roll and triple fillets. All edges gilt. Illustrated with fine engraved vignettes throughout. A neat ink inscription on the reverse of the free end paper and a previous owner's name on the title page. The half title has been torn out. Slightly grubby but still a charming volume.

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  • ADVENTURES OF AN IRISH ROGUE IN SPARKLING HALF CALF
    Charles O'Malley the Irish Dragoon by LEVER, Charles (Harry Lorrequer). 'PHIZ' (illustrated by).
    LEVER, Charles (Harry Lorrequer). 'PHIZ' (illustrated by).
    Charles O'Malley the Irish Dragoon

    Dublin: William Curry 1841. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very bright half calf with gilt raised bands, red label and striking floral gilt tooling to the panels. Illustrated throughout with full page plates by Phiz. Hugely popular in his time Lever, 'The irish Dickens', is now out of fashion, but this tale of an rogue Irish dragoon who witnesses the Battle of Waterloo is still a good read.

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  • FINE HUMPHREYS PRINTING IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO
    Essays of Elia. by LAMB, Charles
    LAMB, Charles
    Essays of Elia.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Full crushed morocco, 6.5 inches tall. A handsome binding by Hatchards with raised bands, gilt and blind tooling in the Arts and Crafts style. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Finely printed on hand made paper. A handsome binding if somewhat rubbed.

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  • CLASSIC WORK IN SPLENDID EDWARDIAN TREE CALF
    Tales from Shakespeare. by LAMB, Charles and Mary
    LAMB, Charles and Mary
    Tales from Shakespeare.

    London: Bickers & Son, 1903. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A splendid full tree calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt fillet frames the boards, the upper of which has a handsome gilt prize block. On the first blank is a neat prize bookplate dated 1923. Light foxing particularly on the title page. Twenty of Shakespeare's most popular plays are summarised by Charles and Mary Lamb, several of which are illustrated.

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  • FINE FULL 18TH CENTURY CALF
    The New Week’s Preparation For a Worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper As Appointed and Practised by the Church of England. by LORD’S SUPPER
    LORD’S SUPPER
    The New Week’s Preparation For a Worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper As Appointed and Practised by the Church of England.

    London: Bent, 1787. Full red calf, 6.5 inches tall. A delightful binding in pristine condition. Gilt bands and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. The boards are framed by a geometric roll. Two parts with separate title pages and frontispieces. An early owners inscription on the first blank. Very curious bookplate in the form of a very delicate cut out on which is a minuscule manuscript inscription. Some worming affecting 14 leaves towards the end of the first part.

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