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Paris: Joseph-Gérard Barbou, 1776. 2 volumes (of 3), 7 1/2 inches tall. Later crushed morocco bindings from the library of Isidoro Fernandez, with 2 of his sciver bookplates, bound by the great Parisian firm of bookbinders, Chambolle-Duru (René Victor Chambolle (1834-1898) and Hippolyte Duru (1803-1884)). With gilt raised bands and exceptionally fine gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. The Illustrations are by Moreau le Jeune and the music by Pierre Laujon. Two beautiful volumes of this splendid work.

London: John Murray, 1842. Full Calf, 9 3/4 inches tall. An extraordinary Victorian binding by the great firm of White of Pall Mall, and with their binder's ticket. With gilt raised bands, splendid extra gilt panels , very wide dentelles and all edges gauffered. With remarkable mosaic gilt tooling to the boards with green and black onlays with richly gilt tooled panels. There is rubbing to the boards, some superficial staining and bumped corners but still a wonderful example of this great binding. The borders and ornamental vignettes are by the great Victorian designer Owen Jones and the numerous illustrations are by David Roberts and others.

London: John Slark, 1886. 6 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A most good looking Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Portrait. Some loss to the head cap of the third volume. Best know for his 'Tales from Shakespeare' and 'Essays of Elia', Charles Lamb was at the heart of a major English literary circle, which included Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Hazlitt. His great biographer, E. V. Lucas described him as "the most lovable figure in English literature".

Amsterdam: 1745. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. An exquisite full crushed morocco binding by Reymann with gilt raised bands and exceptionally fine and delicate tooling to the panels. Triple gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. The whole work is remarkably bright and clean. There is a small black ink stain in the margin of pages 3-6 in volume one and no frontispiece to volume 2 was ever bound in. Embellished with an engraved frontispiece to volume 1, engraved vignettes to both title pages, Engraved tailpieces and 68 engravings illustrating the tales. In the original French.

Anvers: P.Tessaro, c.1850. Half morocco, 10 1/4 inches tall. A rather splendid binding with elaborate gilding in the Cathedral style on the smooth spine. With the following inscription on the first blank: "A Monsieur J.P. Willeumier hommage de l'auteur E. Le Poittevin de la Croix". Slightly rubbed, foxing to the preliminaries, then clean. In the original French.

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.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1879. 3 volume set, 8 inches tall. A neat crushed morocco by Ramage with gilt raised bands and neat gilt floral tooling to the panels. Gilt top edges. From a limited edition of 485 copies. Sir David Lyndsay was a 16th century knight and herald whose poetry is still celebrated today.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907. Full morocco, 6 3/4 inches tall. A splendid little luxurious binding by Ramage with gilt raised bands and delicate gilt tooling to the panels and boards.Gilt dentelles and watered silk doublures. With an armorial bookplate. All edges gilt. A little bit grubby and with rubbing to the shoulders, but still a delightful little copy of this fine anthology.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.