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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.

London: Routledge, 1857. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, label and very ornate gilt tooling around a pomegranate centre tool. Triple gilt fillets and corner tool frame the boards. 8 full page engravings. Some foxing, mostly confined to the preliminaries. Original backstrip bound in. A super copy of the first edition.

London & Edinburgh: Chambers, c.1894. 2 volume set, 10 1/4 inches tall. Impressive late Victorian full calf by Relph with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt and blind rolls frame the prize 'Elizabeth Regina' block. A neat ink previous owners name is written on the first blank. An entertaining work in which '...Anecdotes, Biography, and History, Curiosities of Literature and oddities of human Life and Character' are listed on each day of the calendar.

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'.

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.

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.

Paris: Charles Warée, 1844. Half morocco, 10 1/2 inches tall. A fine and very bright later 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 the bookplates have been neatly removed. Embellished with 30 splendid full page engravings by Gavarni, Th. Frère, Émy, Guérin and Ed. Frère illustrating the distinctive features and manners of the various races and nationalities of the Parisian visitors and inhabitants. With engraved vignettes throughout. There is sporadic light foxing and slight staining to the border of some plates but generally bright and clean.

Paris: L. Carteret, 1910. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A superb full morocco binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands and very smart gilt pallets framing the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Original wraps bound in. With the bookplate of Alfred de Curzon, 19th century French painter. Slight foxing to the preliminaries. Madame Campan was in the service of Marie-Anoinette before and during the horrors of the French Revolution. This set is number 204 exemplaires sur papier velin du Marais. There are 63 very fine engravings by Leon Boisson from illustrations by LALAUZE. In the original French.

London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814. Full morocco, 3 1/2 inches tall. A fine little Regency binding by Armstrong of Liverpool with gilt raised bands and unusual dense gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. All edges gilt. The pink endpapers have oxidized and there is some minor rubbing but overall a delightful devotional volume with a binding typical of the period.

London: Constable and Company, 1909. Full morocco, 7 3/4 inches tall. A very neat binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, framed gilt panels and ornate gilt tooling to the boards within a series of gilt fillet panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Before establishing himself as a very successful novelist Meredith's first emphasis was as a romantic poet, Oscar Wilde described his poetry as "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning".

London: Seeley and Co., 1893. Full calf, 8 inches tall. An elegant full calf by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, triple labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Triple gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Extra-illustrated with 51 engraved plates showing the life of Jonathan Swift, the Dublin born satirist, author and Anglican Cleric, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, hence "Dean Swift", most famous today as the author of 'Gulliver's Travels', first published in 1726. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A superb copy of this literary biography.

London: Eveleigh Nash, 1903. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A handsome half calf binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Top edges gilt. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. An entertaining history 'From the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth; including, among other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte'. Extra-illustrated with 73 portraits inserted.

London: John Murray, 1847. 3 volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome Victorian full calf binding by Nutt. With gilt raised bands, fine twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Withe the Gilt block of Rugby School on the upper boards and a neat ink inscription on the reverse of the free endpaper. A synoptical view of European literature in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries.

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1908. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A striking binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and smart gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Finely printed by Humphreys on hand-made paper. Translated from "Vie des Dames", these biographies of the most influential women described in Brantôme's memoirs of the illustrious men and women whom he had known, written down towards the end of his life at the beginning of the 17th century. A fine copy in English.

London: Fisher Unwin, 1892. Half morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. An elegant half crushed morocco by Bayntun with gilt raised bands and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. gilt top edge. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Hill devoted himself to the study of 18th-century English literature, and established his reputation as the most learned commentator on the works of Samuel Johnson. Here we have six lectures on the revolutions in literary taste embellished with 60 extra-illustrations. A splendid copy.

London: Bohn, 1855. Full calf, 9.5 inches tall. A very fine classic full calf by Nutt of Drury Lane, one of the smartest Westend binders of the period. With gilt raised bands, label and very ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Lacks blanks. Double column. A very handsome copy of this classic history.

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.

London: Routledge, 1879. Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A very handsome binding by Field of Regent Street with gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels, dentelles, prize inscription on the upper board and all edges. Prize bookplate to the upper board. Embellished with 110 engravings.

London: Dodsley, 1759. 2 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. An elegant later binding in full speckled calf by Strakley of Cambridge with gilt raised bands, label and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Engraved frontispiece which, with the title page, is foxed, otherwise clean. A lovely set.

London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1827. Full calf, 9 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full calf by Hayday with gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and striking red label. Gilt dentelles and all edges pink. With the leather bookplate of William Twopeny. The frontispiece and title page are heavily foxed but the rest of the text block is clean. A charming and highly detailed account of London Bridge, through the ages, embellished with 56 engraved vignettes.