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Scenes from the Life of Edward Lascelles, Gent..
Dublin: William Curry, Jun.. London: Simpkin Marshall, 1837. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A beautiful late Victorian full polished calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. The first edition of this obscure and scarce work, illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank. With the original cloth spine bound in. There is foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise fine. A splendid set from the library of a Scottish Gentleman.
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The Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox 1745-1826.
London: John Murray, 1901. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A beautiful Edwardian full calf binding from the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and beautiful gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt and blind fillets frame the boards. Foxing to the preliminaries then pristine. Illustrated throughout. The notorious Lady Sarah Lennox was 'Daughter of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and successively the Wife of Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, Bart.; and of the Hon: George Napier'. The work also includes 'a short political sketch of the years 1760 to 1763 by Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland'. A favourite of both King George II and King George III she led a remarkable and scandalous life.
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A History of England under the Anglo-Saxon Kings.
London: John Murray, 1845. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. A neat inscription "....On his leaving Eton Xmas 1866." on the first blank. A handsome clean set of Lappenberg's greatest work translated into English for the first time.
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Commentaires sur La Retraite des Dix-Mille de Xénophon; ou, Nouveau Traité de la Guerre, a l'usage des jeunes officiers.
Paris: Chez Nyon, Saillant, Desaint, 1766. 2 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A beautiful 18th century tree calf binding from the celebrated Library of Lord Macclesfield and with his 2 armorial bookplates and, as usual, his armorial blind stamps. With gilt bands, superb gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. Yellow edges. The contents are complete with the two folding engraved plates and woodcut devices to the title page, decorative initials and head and tail pieces. Slight rubbing. This is the history of Xenophon's brilliant military leadership in leading the 10,000 Greek mercenaries in their retreat from Cyrus's attempt to take control of the Achaemenid Empire in the 4th century B.C.. In the original French.
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The Peerage and Baronetage of The British Empire as at Present Existing.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1874. Full morocco, 9 3/4 inches tall. A splendid full morocco by Harrison of Pall Mall with gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels. The boards bear the arms of Queen Victoria framed within gilt fillets and a wide gilt roll. Gilt dentelles and all edges. There is some rubbing to the binding with a few tiny patches of superficial loss but no splitting of the joints. A magnificently bound work of reference illustrated with hundreds of armorial crests.
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses. (In English).
London: Privately Printed, 1898. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A simple half morocco binding with raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt top edges. The spine is somewhat faded, otherwise in excellent condition. Limited to 360 copies of which this is number 59. This epistolary novel, showing the depravity of the French nobility was still considered too risqué for general publication even at the end of the 19th century in England. Embellished with 15 plates. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. This great French novel was a huge success from its publication in 1784 and has remained in print ever since.
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The Birth and Triumph of Love. A Poem.
London: Printed by Bensley for Jennings and Tomkins, 1823. Full morocco, 7 inches tall. An exquisite little binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, beautiful gilt tooling to the panels and both boards. 2 vignettes, one hand-coloured and 24 hand-coloured plates. The plates are engraved by Tomkins from original designs by 'An Illustrious Personage, (Princess Elizabeth, daughter of George III). From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. This copy was purchased by Queen Mary in 1940. Slight fading to the spine which is still lovely and bright, otherwise this charming work is in pristine condition.
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The History of the Life of King Henry the Second.
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The History of the Life of King Henry the Second.
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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane.
London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1822. 4 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A very attractive Georgian full calf bound set with wide gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt and blind fillets frame the boards. With the celebrated engravings by Robert Smirke. There is a neat ink inscription on the first blank. Some foxing to the plates, otherwise a perfectly clean set of this hugely popular 18th century French novel, here translated into English.
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A History of England in the Eighteenth Century.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1913. 7 volume set, 7 1/4 inches tall. Splendid set in full calf with gilt raised bands and gilt tooled panels. Gilt corner tools and twin fillets frame the prize gilt block on the upper boards. Prize bookplate on the paste down endpaper. Slight fading of the spines but still a very bright smart set by this great Irish historian.
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Shakesperean Creations.
London: Charles Griffin & Co. (1865). Full morocco, 7 3/4 inches tall. A fabulously bound volume by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and a superb stylized floral device in the panels and en masse on the boards. Gilt tooled dentelles and all edges gilt. With the leather bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Rubbing but perfectly firm. The frontispiece and 12 further images represent famous Shakesperean characters or creations. These are followed by 2 pages of illuminated text relating to the characters. We can find very few examples of this work in institutions and no other copies in the trade.
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Works of Charles Lever. Comprising: Confessions of Harry Lorrequer; Charles O'Malley; Jack Hinton; Arthur O'Leary; Tom Burke; Tales of the Trains; Nuts and Nutcrackers; St. Patrick's Eve; The O'Donoghue; The Knight of Gwynne; Confessions of Con. Cregan; Roland Cashel; Sir Jasper Carew; Martins of Cro'Martin; One of Them; A Day's Ride; Davenport Dunn; Cornelius O'Dowd; Luttrell of Arran; Tony Butler; A rent in a Cloud; Sir Brook Fossbrooke; The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly. Together with Fitzpatrick's 'The Life of Charles Lever'.
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The Biographer's Manual of English Literature.
London: Bell & Daldy, 1865. 6 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. An elegant half calf binding by Larkins with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt top edges. With armorial bookplate. This is a new, revised, corrected and enlarged edition.
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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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Luciani Samosatensis Opera. (The Works of Lucian of Samosata).
Amsterdam: Wetsten (& Hermann Besseling), 1743-46. 4 volume set, 11 3/4 inches tall. A very fine mid 18th century goatskin binding with gilt raised bands, exceedingly fine gilt tooled panels and gilt fillets and corner tools framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Greek and Latin text, titles in red and black. Engraved frontispiece and plate in the first volume. With the bookplate of the Earls of Egerton of Tatton Park. A little rubbed and some light foxing. An impressive and complete set. Lucian of Samosata was a Greek Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. (Wikipedia).
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Les Rues de Paris. Paris ancien et moderne. Origine, histoire, monuments, costumes, moeurs, chroniques et traditions.
Paris: Kugelmann, 1844. 2 volume set, 10 inches tall. A fine and very bright half morocco with gilt raised bands, floral gilt tooling to the panels and yellow edges. With the binder's ticket of Albert Günther of Vienna, and from the Library of the Auersperg Palais, though with the bookplates neatly removed. Numerous wood engraved plates and vinettes by Célestin Nanteuil and others illustrating the colourful, romantic and savage history of these famous streets and boulevards. A fine set of the first edition.
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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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Prince Charles Edward.
London, Paris, New York: Goupil & Co., 1900. Full morocco, 13 inches tall. A magnificent binding with gilt raised bands and handsome Edwardian gilt tooled panels and boards. One of a limited edition of 1500 examples. Embellished with a splendid colour portrait frontispiece and monochrome plates throughout. A little foxing to the preliminaries and slight rubbing but still a fine example of Goupil's luxurious productions.
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The Works of Charles Lever. (Comprising Knight of Gwynne; Dodd Family Abroad; The Daltons; Davenport Dunn; Charles O'Malley; Martins of Gro'Martin; One of Them; Barrington; Roland Cashel; Luttrel of Arran).
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865-69. A 17 volume collection, 7 3/4 inches tall. An exceptionally good looking Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and intricate gilt tooling to the panels. A wide gilt roll, gilt and blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Fine engraved frontispieces, title pages and full page illustrations by Phiz throughout. Though not a complete set of Lever's works this is a beautifully bound collection of 10 of his most popular novels, individually published, in 17 volumes. In his day the Irish novelist, Charles Lever, was hugely popular and influential and his rollicking style is still enjoyed.
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