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  • VERY PRETTY CALF SET BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. by WORDSWORTH, William
    WORDSWORTH, William
    The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth.

    London: Edward Moxon, 1849. 7 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very pretty Victorian full calf binding by Zaehnsdorf with floral gilt tooling and a green shield label on a smooth back. A single gilt fillet frames the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Portrait. The spines are slightly darkened and rubbed but overall a fine little set of the poetical works of one of the greatest English romantic poets.

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  • GREAT ANTHOLOGY IN HANDSOME VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The English Poets. by WARD, Thomas Humphry (Edited by). ARNOLD, Matthew (Introduced by).
    WARD, Thomas Humphry (Edited by). ARNOLD, Matthew (Introduced by).
    The English Poets.

    London: Macmillan and Co., 1887. 4 volume set, 7" tall. Handsome full Victorian calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neat gilt center tooling. Armorial bookplate. A neat ink previous owner's inscription dated, 1891, on the first blank. All edges gilt. A splendid and comprehensive list of the English poets from Geoffery Chaucer to Dante Gabriel Rossetti in excellent condition.

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  • SUPERB ENGRAVED VIEWS IN HALF MOROCCO
    The Shores and Islands of The Mediterranean. by WRIGHT, G.N. (TEMPLE, LEITCH, IRTON & ALLEN)
    WRIGHT, G.N. (TEMPLE, LEITCH, IRTON & ALLEN)
    The Shores and Islands of The Mediterranean.

    London: Fisher,n.d (1839). Half morocco, 11 inches tall. A very handsome copy with wide gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooling to the panels and embossed cloth boards. All edges gilt. A folding map and 63 fine full page engravings.

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  • HANDSOME EDITION IN FULL VELLUM
    Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. by WORDSWORTH, Christopher.
    WORDSWORTH, Christopher.
    Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical.

    London: William S. Orr, 1853. Full vellum, 10 1/2 inches tall. A densely gilt tooled binding with gilt bands, extra gilt panels and twin labels. Some foxing, but mostly clean. Faint blue lines frame the gilt block on the boards. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated throughout.

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  • FINE ENGRAVED VIEWS IN SPLENDID HALF MOROCCO
    The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. by WILLIS, N. P. & COYNE, J. Stirling. BARTLETT, W. H. (Illustrated from Drawings by).
    WILLIS, N. P. & COYNE, J. Stirling. BARTLETT, W. H. (Illustrated from Drawings by).
    The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland.

    London: George Virtue (1841). 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A superb half hard grain morocco with splendid wide gilt raised bands, gilt framed panels and all edges gilt. The early Victorian binding has a very interesting ribbed paper on the boards and fine end papers. Embellished with I map, 2 engraved title pages and 118 full page engraved views. There is no portrait as is often the case. Some foxing to the plates. There is a small superficial stain to the upper board of volume 2. A lovely set.

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  • STUNNING MID-VICTORIAN HEAVY MOROCCO BINDING BY HAYDAY
    English Sacred Poetry, of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. by Willmott, Robert Aris
    Willmott, Robert Aris
    English Sacred Poetry, of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.

    London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1862. Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A splendid Victorian binding by Hayday with raised bands and dense and elaborate gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Wide gilt rolls frame the boards. Engraved throughout. A degree of foxing. From the Library and with the bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. An interesting anthology in a fine example of this type of binding.

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  • CLASSIC VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    Anecdotes of Painting in England. by WALPOLE, Horace
    WALPOLE, Horace
    Anecdotes of Painting in England.

    London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1888. 3 volume set, 9.25 inches tall. A most handsome set with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. A revised edition with full page engraved portraits throughout. A splendid neat set.

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  • GREEK MYTHS IN DELUXE SIGNED FULL CALF BINDING
    Men and Gods. by WARNER, Rex
    WARNER, Rex
    Men and Gods.

    London: Macgibbon, 1950. Full Calf, 8 inches tall. A sparkling copy of the first edition of this delightful interpretation of the Greek Myths in full calf by Bayntun Riviere. With gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and gilt rolls and remarkable corner tooling to the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Full page illustrations and title pieces by Elizabeth Corsellis. With a pasted in inscription on his letter heading from Warner. Bookplate.

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  • HANDSOME LITTLE SET IN 18TH CENTURY SPECKLED CALF
    The Wandering Patentee; Or, A History of the Yorkshire Theatres, from 1770 to the Present Time. by WILKINSON, Tate.
    WILKINSON, Tate.
    The Wandering Patentee; Or, A History of the Yorkshire Theatres, from 1770 to the Present Time.

    York: Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, 1795. 4 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A good looking 18th century full speckled calf with gilt pallets on a smooth back and twin labels. Speckled edges. Grand Armorial Bookplate. A few minor expert page repairs but overall a lovely set of the first edition.

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  • ELEGANT SET IN FULL SPECKLED CALF
    A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, with Lists of their Works. by WALPOLE, Horace
    WALPOLE, Horace
    A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, with Lists of their Works.

    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.

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  • RARE PROVINCIAL IMPRINT IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO
    The Companion for the Altar. by (WICKSTEED, Edward)
    (WICKSTEED, Edward)
    The Companion for the Altar.

    Manchester: M. Bancks, 1815. Full straight grain morocco, 5.5 inches tall. A delightful little volume with gilt bands and centre tools on the spine and gilt 'Cambridge' panels framing the straight grained boards. All edges gilt. One leaf has a small repaired tear without loss. A very pretty copy of this rare provincial imprint.

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  • UNUSUAL HALF CALF BY MUDIE
    The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. by WHITE, Gilbert
    WHITE, Gilbert
    The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.

    London: J. and A Arch et al., 1837. Half calf 9 inches tall. An attractive and unusual binding by Mudie with wide gilt raised bands and blind tooling radiating from a gilt centre tool in the panels. Gilt top edge. Embellished with engraved vignettes. Bookplate.

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  • CHARMING LITTLE SET IN HALF CALF
    Flowers of History. Comprising The History of England from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1235. by WENDOVER, Roger of. PARIS, Matthew (formerly ascribed to).
    WENDOVER, Roger of. PARIS, Matthew (formerly ascribed to).
    Flowers of History. Comprising The History of England from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1235.

    London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very smart little set in a Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and a straight grain embossed on the spines. A folding frontispiece. With a previous owner's neat ink name dated 1849 at the head of the title page. An interesting early text from Bohn's Antiquarian Library.

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  • ONE OF 250 COPIES BOUND IN FULL VELLUM
    A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman in the Service of the Gospels. by WOOLMAN, John
    WOOLMAN, John
    A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman in the Service of the Gospels.

    London: Essex House Press, 1901. Full vellum, 6 inches tall. A fine example with yapp edges and black lettering to the spine. Uncut. One of 250 copies, of which this is number 74. A delightful work printed at this great Private Press 'under the care of C.R. Ashbee'.

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  • DELIGHTFUL EDITION IN HALF PINK CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Penelope's English Experiences. Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton. by WIGGINS, Kate Douglas
    WIGGINS, Kate Douglas
    Penelope's English Experiences. Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton.

    London: Gay and Bird, 1904. Half calf, 7.25 inches tall. A striking half calf by Zaehnsdorf with raised bands, gilt centre tools, titles and all edges. Delightful illustrations throughout by Charles E.Brock. In pristine condition.

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  • WORKS AND LIFE BY SOUTHEY IN LATER HALF MOROCCO
    The Remains of Henry Kirk White. by WHITE, Henry Kirk
    WHITE, Henry Kirk
    The Remains of Henry Kirk White.

    London: Longman et al.,1821. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A later neat half hard grain morocco with gilt bands, title labels and all edges gilt. Portrait and engraved plate. Foxing, especially to the preliminaries. A fine edition, including Southey's Life of White, of the works of this English poet admired by Lord Byron, who remarkably died at the age of just 21.

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  • EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED HISTORY IN BRIGHT FULL CALF
    Five Fair Sisters. An Italian Episode at the Court of Louis XIV. by WILLIAMS, Noel H.
    WILLIAMS, Noel H.
    Five Fair Sisters. An Italian Episode at the Court of Louis XIV.

    London: Hutchinson & Co., 1907. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A shining binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neatly gilt framed panels. Gilt fillets framing the boards, dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. With 17 plates and extra-Illustrated with several engraved portraits. A lovely copy of this history of frolicking and intrigue at the 17th century French court of the Sun King.

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  • FINE COPY IN ELEGANT HALF CALF
    Poetical Works of Edmund Waller by WALLER, Edmund
    WALLER, Edmund
    Poetical Works of Edmund Waller

    London: Parker, 1854. Half calf, 6.5 inches tall. An elegant binding with twin labels, gilt raised bands and fine gilt panels. A lovely copy of the works of this fascinating 17th cenutry English poet. A fine copy.

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  • VERY EARLY FRENCH EDITION IN CALF FROM CHATEAU DE CIREY
    Les Épreuves de Marguerite Lyndsay. (The Trials of Margaret Lyndsay) by WILSON, John, misattributed to Allan CUNNINGHAM
    WILSON, John, misattributed to Allan CUNNINGHAM
    Les Épreuves de Marguerite Lyndsay. (The Trials of Margaret Lyndsay)

    Paris: (vols. 1& 2 H. Fournier; vols. 3 & 4 Firmin Didot for) Ambroise Dupont et Roret, Urbain Canel, 1825. 4 volume set, 7 inches tall. Quarter calf with twin labels and gilt centre tools. Second French edition of The Trials of Margaret Lyndsay (1823), the first French edition being 1823 (both editions very rare). Issued anonymously in English, the novel was is attributed by its French editors to Scots poet Allan Cunningham and presented with a biographical preface. It is in fact by fellow Scot John Wilson, better known as the pre-eminent contributors (with Blackwood and Hogg) to Blackwood’s Magazine (he is credited with over 500 contributions between 1817 and 1854). OCLC lists 2 copies only of each French edition: 1823 (Bn and University of Lille); 1825 (NLS and Lyon)

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  • FINE PRINTING IN HALF CALF
    Sebastian Melmoth by WILDE, Oscar
    WILDE, Oscar
    Sebastian Melmoth

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Half calf, 6.5 inches tall. An elegant binding with gilt raised bands, gilt panels and top edge. Finely printed on handmade paper. Bound together with 'The Soul of Man'.

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