Mackenzie, Henry.

The Works of Henry Mackenzie, Esq. Volume 5. Incl. Paper from the Mirror and Papers in the Lounger.

Volume 5 Only. Edinburgh, Printed for Constable, Creech, Manners, Miller, Cadell and Davies, 1808. 18 x 11 cm. v, 391 pages. Errata Slip tipped in. Contemporary laf calf over marbled boards. Red speckled edges. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris (F.T. Longworth Dames) on front past down. First and last few pages mildly age darkened. Otherwise internally bright and clean.

Boileau Despreaux, [Nicolas] (1636-1711).

The Works of Monsr. Boileau Despreaux. Containing: 1 Longinus’s Treatise of the Sublime. With Critical Reflections on some Passages out of Longinus, wherein Answer is occasionally made to some Objections of Monsieur Perrault against Homer and Pindar: Likewise further Remarks and Observations by Dacier, Boivin &c. / 2. Miscellanies, with a Discourse upon Satire. [Incl. Epistles / New Epistles / An Ode on the Taking of Namur, Anno 1692 / A Discourse Upon Ode / Epigrams and Other Pieces / A Treatise of the Sublime / Index].

Volume 2 Only. London, Printed for E. Sanger, and E. Curll, 1711. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title page, 189 pages [ Epistles / New Epistles] / Odes / Epigrams and Other Pieces] / 267 pages [Treatise of the Sublime], (16) [Index and Errata]. Contemporary calf. Spine labels with gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Joints cracked, but binding remains sound. Name of previous owner (‘JohnGeoBoileau’) on first blank. Internally age darkened, but clean.

Johnson, Samuel.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes.

Volume The Sixth ONLY! London, W. Pickering, 1825. 21 x 13 cm. vi, 520 pages. Dark green half- calf ober marbled boards. Red spinal label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. All edges marbled. Marbaled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris (on front paste down). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Front hinge cracked.

Virgil / Dryden, John (translator).

The Works of Virgil. Translated by John Dryden. In Two Volumes.

London, For J. Bumpus, Sharpe, Samms, Warren & Reilly, 1820. 14 x 8.5 cm. Vol.1: 267 pages / Vol.2: 300 pages. Both volumes with engraved title pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Hard covers. Red spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to corners and spine ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner (‘A. Galbraith’) on front paste down. Internally clean.

Murray, John Fisher.

The World of London. Originally published in Blackwood’s Magazine.

Two Volumes bound in one. London, William Tegg & Co., Not dated [c. 1870]. 16 x 10 cm. vii, 297, iv, 301 pages. Contemporary half morroco over cloth covered boards. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small closed tear to half title page. A few pencil lines in text, otherwise bright and clean. A nice copy.

Hugo, Victor.

Theatre. Vol.1: Cromwell / Vol.2: Hernani – Marion De Lorme – Le Roi S’Amuse / Vol.3: Lucrece Borgia – Marie Tudor – Angelo / Vol.4: La Esmeralda – Ruy Blas – Les Burgraves.

Paris, Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1872. 17 x 11 cm. Vol.1: 527 pages / Vol.2: 541 pages / Vol.3: 444 pages / Vol.4: 379 pages, (12). Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Two spine labels with gilt titles. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Castle Pollard Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down of all four volumes. Internally very clean. A very nice set in sturdy bindings.

O’Brien, R. Barry.

Thomas Drummond. Under-Secretary in Ireland 1835 – 40. Life and Letters.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 401 pages. With a frontispiece showing Thomas Drummond and three plates, one being a fold-out. Original decorated cloth with black title and lines on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Spine faded. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally some mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Small neat stamp of a previous owner on title page. Bright and clean inside. Many pages unopened. A very nice copy.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1 & 2. London, Printed & Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1822]. 25 x 18 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Later fine half calv over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Fine bindings with minimal shelf wear. Internally age darkened. Some edge wear and occasional mild foxing. See images. Name of previous owner on both title pages. Neat gift inscription in volume 1, dated 1828. Overall a very attractive set.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1, 3 & 5 bound together in one volume. London, Printed and Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1822. 25 x 17 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Contemporary hald calf over paper covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some damage to top of spine (see images). Front free end paper missing. Internally agae darkened.

Beckford, Peter.

Thoughts on Hunting. In a Series of Familiar Letters by Peter Beckford, Esq., with Illustrations by G. Denholm Armour and Introduction by E.D. Cuming.

Limited Edition De Luxe. No. 172/350. Signed by Artist. London, New York & Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, [1911]. 28 x 23 cm. xxiii, 155 pages. NO ILLUSTRATIONS! ALL PLATES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. Original brown leather with gilt decorations and titles. Top edge gilt. Fore and tail edge deckle. Good condition, BUT NO PLATES! All plates have been cleanly removed. Text block is complete. Binding is rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris (Raymond Butler) on front paste down. A few numbers written on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.