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London: John and Paul Knapton et al, 1742. 5 volume set, 8.25 inches tall. A very finely bound set with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Alternating speckled pink on white and pink edges for each section. 45 engraved plates, mostly folding. Ex-Earls of Macclesfield, with their bookplate and blind stamp on the first 3 leaves. Containing papers and discussions of the works of Halley, Descartes, Huygens, Boyle, Lewenhoeck, Newton, Malpighi, etc..

New York & London: M. Walter Dunne, 1903. 17 volume set bound in 34, 8 inches tall. A delightful half crushed morocco with gilt raised bands, floral gilt tooling in the 'Art Nouveau' style. Illustrated throughout. Very slight staining to a few leaves, otherwise pristine. A splendid set of the works of this great French writer of the 19th century, considered one of the greatest short story writers. Translated into English.

London: John Watts, 1729 - 1731. 6 volume set, 7 inches tall. A superb 18th century miscellany in a later half mottled calf by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt top edges. With the tiny stamp of Bretano's of New York as well as that of the binder on the reverse of the front free endpaper. Frontispieces and decorated throughout with engraved devices, this collection is rarely found complete and in this fine condition.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and J. White, 1810. 13 vols., 8vo (9" tall). 51 fine engravings in volume 13. Full red morocco by J. Clarke. A superb binding from the beginning of the 19th century. Gilt raised bands, palette lines, double roll framing the boards, dentelles and edges. A slight superficial darkening to one panel on volume four.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. An elegant full crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and the panels and boards framed with gilt pallets and rolls. Wide gilt dentelles and gilt top edge. Armorial bookplates. 11 Japan mounted proofs and hundreds of woodcut illustrations throughout.

London: Macmillan, 1921. 15 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome half calf binding by Riviere with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. Gilt top edges. Portrait. A splendid set of the deluxe edition of the works of this famous statesman and writer.

London: Rivingtons et al, 1852. 4 volume set, 9 inches tall. A truly superbly bound set by White of Piccadilly with gilt raised bands, fine floral gilt tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges. With a Life of Milton and notes by Henry John Todd.

London: Longman, Green, and Co, 1896 - 1897. 8 volumes, 8.75 inches tall. A very handsome run in a classic Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels, ornate gilt tooling to the panels and a gilt prize block on the boards and a prize bookplate of Trinity College, Oxford. The title page states that this set, The Edinburgh Edition', consists of 10 volumes yet these 8 volumes appear complete, consisting 'The History of England', 'The Essays', 'Speeches', 'Lays of Ancient Rome', 'Miscellaneous Poems' and concludes with 'The Index'.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1870. 8 volume set, 9 inches tall. A most attractive full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Some scratching to the boards. The bookplate of Ernest Terah Hooley of Risley Hall. The remarkable Ernest Hooley was one of the most notorious financial fraudster of his time. An estimated £100,000,000 passed through his hands and he founded Trafford Park, the first industrial park in the world and still the largest in Europe. A handsome set of these celebrated Histories.

London: Nicol, Rivington et al, 1813. 4 volume set, 9 inches tall. A simple but very fine later half crushed morocco by Ramage with gilt raised bands, titles and top edges. Bookplate. Portrait. A splendid set of the second edition of the dramatic works of this great seventeenth century English playwright.

London: Longman et al, 1844. 10 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A superb full early Victorian calf by Clarke & Bedford with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Each volume has a fine engraved frontispiece and title page. Thomas Moore, Irish poet and songwriter, 'Ireland's National Bard', infamous for burning Byron's Memoirs.

London: Strahan, Cadell and Davies, 1797. 3 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A beautiful 18th century tree calf with gilt bands and labels. Blue speckled edges. Portraits. The armorial bookplate of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo and his signature at the head of the title page. The first edition of this near contemporary account.

London: Rivington et al, 1817. Full straight grain morocco, 8.25 inches tall. A an usual and superb biding from the Georgian period. With 3 very finely decorated raised bands, 1 inch square, titles, dentelles and all edges. The straight grain boards are framed within gilt and blind tooled rolls. Contains the "Life of The Author" and "Criticism On The Poem" by Samuel Johnson. Engraved portrait and title page. Neat early owners inscription on first blank.

London: Cassell, 1889. 4 volume set, 10 inches tall. A handsome set in half calf with gilt raised bands, and blind tooling to the panels. Some scuffing to the tails and corners but no splitting. Profusely illustrated with 36 full-page plates, hundreds of engraved vignettes, some of which are full-page and 5 colour maps. A splendid set.

London: Saunders and Otley, 1831. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A most handsome late Victorian straight grain pink calf by Sotheran with gilt raised bands, twin labels and dense floral gilt tooling to the panels. Portrait. An amusing and eccentric account of a trip to France by this Irish novelist, best known as the author of 'The Wild Irish Girl' and one of the most talked about literary figures of her generation.

London: John Murray, 1903. 4 volume set, 8.75 inches tall. A splendid Edwardian full calf by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Slight fading to the spines and some foxing facing the plates. Here the original 2 volumes have been extended to 4 with the original 20 plates and an additional 91 plates.

London: H.Moses, 1817. Full calf, 11 inches tall. With raised bands, labels, decorated gilt spine and boards, dentelles and top edge. Bound by Burgess of Ramsgate in 1940 (at the cost of one pound five shillings). With 24 superb engravings by Henry Moses and one folding plan of Ramsgate Harbour. There is a degree of foxing, some fraying to a couple of title pages with no loss and a small professional repair to the plan of Ramsgate Harbour, again with no loss. An unusually tall and handsome copy of this difficult title.

London: Longmans et. al, 1823. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A stunning Georgian binding with wide gilt raised bands, label, fine gilt tooling to the panels and dentelles. The remarkable boards have a central tree calf panel framed by plain calf and gilt and blind rolls on an inked calf background. A small, neat ink owners inscription on the first blank.

London: Rivington et al, 1817. Full morocco, 8 inches tall. An exceptionally bright and attractive binding in full straight grain morocco with twin gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and blind pallets, typical of the Regency period. With the criticism of the poem by Samuel Johnson. Engraved frontispiece and title page.