Cherburne, Edward / Congreve, William et al. / Masefield John & Constance (Editors).

Lyricists of the Restoration. From Sir Edward Sherburne to William Congreve. Selected and Edited by John and Constance Masefield.

[First Edition]. London, E. Grant Richards, 1905. 12.5 x 8 cm. xxiv, 282 pages. Original velum covered paper boards with inserted leather strips (see images for better understanding). Black title and decoration on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. Overall a very nice copy in an unusual binding.

Mahaffy, John Pentland.

Alexander’s Empire.

Second Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1887. 20 x 13 cm. xxii, 323 pages. Illustrated. With three folded maps in the back of the book. Contemporary calf. Black morroco spine label with gilt title. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Sound binding with mild shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Some very neat annotations in the book (please review the images!). Otherwise a very nice copy. Series: The Story of the Nations.

Jones, Sydney R.

Posters & Publicity. Fine Printing and Design.

First Edition. London, The Studio, 1926. 29 x 20 cm. 165 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue textured cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened. Bookseller stamps on front paste donw and front free end paper. Mild foxing, otherwise internally clean.

Cowper, William / Dale, Rev. Thomas.

The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq. of the Inner Temple. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction.

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1870. 16 x 10 cm. xlviii, 576 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary brown morroco with gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Name of previous owner on first blank (Prize for Music, Xmas 1875). Internally bright and clean.

Campbell, Thomas.

The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell. With Notes, and a biographical Sketch by the Rev. W.A. Hill, M.A. Illustrated with Thirty-Seven Wood-Cuts from Designs by Harvey.

London, Edward Moxon, 1851. 16.5 x 10 cm. lxv, 463 pages. Dublin Trinity College Prize Binding. Dark green morroco with elaborate gilt decoration and Trinity College Arms on front and rear boards. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Front and rear hinge cracked. Binding weak. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris Plate placed on top of paper prize lebel on front past down (see images). Internally bright and clean.

Michelet, Jules.

The Bird. With 210 Illustrations by Giacomelli.

A New Edition, Revised. London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. 24 x 16 cm. xii, 350 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary green cloth. Titles and Decorations. Hard cover. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker (blank) on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Loftie, W.J.

Westminster Abbey. With many illustrations chiefly by Herbert Railton.

New edition, revised. London, Seeley and Co., Limited, 1891. 20 x 14 cm, xii, 319 pages. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Many full page plates. Full leather binding with blind and gilt decorations to boards and spine. Prize binding for ‘Cambridge Local Examination Honours. First Class’. Gilt decoration in centre of front board (Owen’s School Founded 1613’). Raised bands and gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Sound binding. Large prize label of the Owen’s School on front paste down. Mild foxing and age darkening. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Still a very handsome book to hold.

O Malley, Thomas (text) / O Malley, John (illustrations).

The Last Legend. A Narrative Poem.

First Edition. Boston, Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1947. 22 x 16 cm. 64 unnumbered pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.

Junius / Everett, C.W. (Editor).

The Letters of Junius. Edited with an Introduction by C.W. Everett, M.A.

[First Edition]. London, Faber & Gwyer, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. lviii, 410 pages. With a frontispiece. Later half leather over marbled boards. Coloured end papers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Raised bands and morroco spine labels with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges darkened. Internally clean. A very nice copy in an attractive and sturdy binding.

Ubbelohde-Doering, Heinrich.

The Art of Ancient Peru.

Second Edition. New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1954. 27 x 21 cm. 240 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W and Colour. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner. Internally a bright and clean copy.