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  • BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN FULL TREE CALF
    The Ingoldsby Legends. Or, Mirth & Marvels. by INGOLDSBY, Thomas. (BARHAM, Richard Harris). RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrated by).
    INGOLDSBY, Thomas. (BARHAM, Richard Harris). RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrated by).
    The Ingoldsby Legends. Or, Mirth & Marvels.

    London: Dent, 1930. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A classic tree calf binding with gilt raised bands and ornate gilt floral tooling to the panels. A gilt roll frames the tree calf and gilt prize block on the upper board. Prize bookplate on the front paste down endpaper. Decorated with 12 colour illustrations and profuse black line vignettes and full page illustrations.

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  • FIRST FRENCH EDITION IN CALF FROM CHATEAU DE CIREY
    Charles le Téméraire, ou, Anne de Geierstein, la fille du brouillard. by SCOTT, Sir Walter
    SCOTT, Sir Walter
    Charles le Téméraire, ou, Anne de Geierstein, la fille du brouillard.

    Paris, aris: [Lachvardière for] Charles Gosselin 1829. 5 volume set, 7 inches tall. Quarter calf with gilt bands, twin labels and charming gilt tooling to the panels.First edition in French of Anne of Geierstein; or, the Maiden of the Mist (Edinburgh, 1829), which though separately issued also formed part of the Oeuvres complètes, as stated on the half-titles.

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  • The Works of Peter Pindar. by PINDAR, Peter (Wolcot, John)
    PINDAR, Peter (Wolcot, John)
    The Works of Peter Pindar.

    London: John Walker, 1794. 4 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A most attractive Georgian full tree calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delightful gilt tooling to the panels. The tree calf is framed with a gilt Greek roll. Yellow edges. Loss to one headcap, some rubbing and occasional superficial loss of leather to a long defunct insect, but still a fine looking set of the poetical works of this great satirist.

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  • NEARLY A MAGNIFICENT FULL 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    The History of Wales. by WARRINGTON, William
    WARRINGTON, William
    The History of Wales.

    London: Johnson, 1786. Full calf, 11 inches tall. Nearly a magnificent full 18th century tree calf from the library of Lord Londonderry and with his spectacular martial bookplate. With superb gilt tooling to the panels, gilt bands and bright red label. Sadly there is some serious scuffing to the label and panel below it as well as a scuff on the lower board. Some light foxing and sporadic small ink stains. A handsome tall copy in a flawed but still impressive 'Country House' binding.

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  • INFLUENTIAL WORK IN MAGNIFICENT 18th CENTURY TREE CALF
    Letters on the Study and Use of History. by BOLINGBROKE, Henry St John, 1st Viscount
    BOLINGBROKE, Henry St John, 1st Viscount
    Letters on the Study and Use of History.

    Edinburgh: Charles Elliot, 1777. Full calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive 18th century tree calf with gilt bands, red label and magnificent gilt centre tools, one in the form of a swan amongst the reeds. Bolingbroke is recognised as a great influence on Voltaire and the early US presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Also influential in the colonies was his contention on liberty: that one is "free not from the law, but by the law".

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  • SPARKLING 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    The History of the Peloponnesian War, Translated from the Greek of Thucydides. by THUCYDIDES. SMITH, William (translated by).
    THUCYDIDES. SMITH, William (translated by).
    The History of the Peloponnesian War, Translated from the Greek of Thucydides.

    London: Evans, 1781. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A rather splendid 18th century tree calf with a smooth back, triple labels and dense and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. A single filet frames the boards. Rubbed and with some loss to a long defunct insect and some very slight splitting. With 2 folding maps. Thucydides is generally regarded as one of the first true historians and his wrote his great history of the Peloponnesian War as it took place.

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  • BEAUTIFUL 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    Delle Rivoluzioni D'Italia. by DENINA, Carlo
    DENINA, Carlo
    Delle Rivoluzioni D'Italia.

    VENEZIA (Venice): Giovanni Gatti, 1784. 4 volume set, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very beautiful Italian full 18th century tree calf. With triple labels and charming gilt centre tools. Blue speckled edges. Frontispiece and engraved vignette to each title page. Sadly there is staining throughout the fourth volume which has not affected the shape or thickness of that volume or indeed of its binding. A fine Italian printing in the original language.

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  • SUPERB SET IN 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF.
    The Letters of The Celebrated Junius. by JUNIUS
    JUNIUS
    The Letters of The Celebrated Junius.

    London, 1783. 2 volume set, 7.25 inches tall. Full tree calf with raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt panels. An exceptionally elegant set in fine condition.

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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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  • SECOND, REVISED EDITION IN SUPERB FULL TREE CALF
    Sermons. by SMITH, Sydney
    SMITH, Sydney
    Sermons.

    London: Longman, 1801. 2 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A superb little set with gilt bands and exquisite gilt tooling, typical of the very beginning of the 19th century. Blue speckled edges. A scarce early edition of the Sermons of this famous English wit, writer and Anglican.

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  • FINE EDITION IN SPLENDID EDWARDIAN TREE CALF
    Oeuvres Complètes de Molière. by MOLIÈRE
    MOLIÈRE
    Oeuvres Complètes de Molière.

    Paris: Combet, c. 1910. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. Splendid Edwardian tree calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. A gilt fillet frames the tree calf and Eton prize block of the boards. Each work is preceded by an engraved plate. Eton prize bookplate dated 1912. With a life of Molière by Voltaire. A handsome, heavy set. In the original French.

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  • SCARCE WORK IN FULL 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    Accounts and Extracts of the Manuscripts in the Library of the King of France. Published under the Inspection of a Committee of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Translated from the French. by TOOK, William (Translator)
    TOOK, William (Translator)
    Accounts and Extracts of the Manuscripts in the Library of the King of France. Published under the Inspection of a Committee of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Translated from the French.

    London: Faulder, Egerton, and Williams, 1789. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A most attractive 18th century tree calf with gilt bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. There is some splitting to the joints of the upper boards but the books are still firm and tight.

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  • GREAT NOVEL IN CLASSIC TREE CALF
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. by DICKENS, Charles
    DICKENS, Charles
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

    London: Chapman & Hall, 1932. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A classic 'prize' tree calf binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt floral tooling to the panels. With a gilt roll framing a prize stamp and the tree calf boards. A prize bookplate. Full page illustrations by Phiz.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN SMART EDWARDIAN TREE CALF
    The Rise of the Dutch Republic. by MOTLEY, John Lothrop
    MOTLEY, John Lothrop
    The Rise of the Dutch Republic.

    London: Bickers, 1899. Tree Calf, 9 inches tall. A very smart Edwardian tree calf with gilt raised bands, label and very fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt roll frames the tree calf and prize blocks. Single volume edition of this classic history of The Dutch Republic.

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  • STUNNING PRIZE BINDING
    Three Centuries of English Poetry (Being Selections From Chaucer to Herrick) by MASSON, Rosaline Orme
    MASSON, Rosaline Orme
    Three Centuries of English Poetry (Being Selections From Chaucer to Herrick)

    London: Macmillan, 1894. Full tree calf by Morley of Oxford, 7 inches tall. A spectacularly attractive example of full tree calf prize binding. With gilt raised bands, triple labels, fine gilt floral tooling to the panels, a fine gilt roll framing the tree calf on the boards, dentelles and all edges gilt. With an armorial gilt prize block on the boards and prize label on the pastedown end paper. A charming anthology of Engllish verse in a pristine tree calf.

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  • FINE VICTORIAN TREE CALF
    Stories from Virgil. by CHURCH, Alfred J. (VIRGIL).
    CHURCH, Alfred J. (VIRGIL).
    Stories from Virgil.

    London: Seeley and Co., 1894. Full calf, 8 inches tall. A splendid Victorian tree calf with gilt raised bands, bright twin labels, fine gilt tooling to the panels and twin gilt fillets framing the boards. A neat ink inscription, dated Christmas 1909, is to be found on the reverse of the front pastedown endpaper. With 24 plates illustrating this retelling of these 2000 year old epic Roman tales.

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  • FIRST 2 VOLUMES IN SUPERB TREE CALF
    Mémoires Historiques et Politiques du règne de Louis XVI, depuis son mariage jusqu’a sa mort. by SOULAVIE, Jean-Louis
    SOULAVIE, Jean-Louis
    Mémoires Historiques et Politiques du règne de Louis XVI, depuis son mariage jusqu’a sa mort.

    Paris: Truttel et Würtz, 1801. 2 volumes, 8.25 inches tall. A beautiful tree calf with gilt bands and labels. Blue speckled edges. Folding portraits. The armorial bookplate of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo. A further 6 volumes were published.

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  • SUPERB TREE CALF CONTINENTAL DICTIONARY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
    Dictionnaire portative et de prononciation, Espagnol-Francais et Francais-Espagnol, a l’usage des deux nations… by CORMON, J. L. Barthelemi.
    CORMON, J. L. Barthelemi.
    Dictionnaire portative et de prononciation, Espagnol-Francais et Francais-Espagnol, a l’usage des deux nations…

    Lyon: B. Cormon et Blanc, Reymann, An VIII, 1800. 2 vols., 8vo (8.25 x 5.25 inches). Superb contemporary full tree calf, twin red and green labels, very pretty tooling to spine and framing boards, marbled edges and endpapers. Slightly rubbed. Signed by the author in black ink to verso of half-title. An excellent binding.

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  • CLASSIC TALE IN SPLENDID PRIZE TREE CALF
    Lorna Doone. by BLACKMORE, R.D.
    BLACKMORE, R.D.
    Lorna Doone.

    London: Sampson Low, c.1930. Tree calf, 7.5 inches tall. A most handsome binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt prize block on the upper board and prize bookplate. Colour plates. A lovely copy of this classic 'Romance of Exmoor'.

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  • CLEAN COPY IN 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF
    The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. by JOHNSON, Dr.
    JOHNSON, Dr.
    The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.

    London: The Literary Association, 1796. Full Calf, 5 1/2 inches tall. Two volumes bound in one. A lovely little 18th century tree calf binding with gilt bands, contrasting red label and interesting gilt centre tools. Yellow edges. Ink inscription, dated 1887, on the first blank. Engraved portrait. A charming copy of this extraordinary work.

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