The Life of Catharine II Empress of Russia
London: Longman, 1798. 4th Edition. Full Calf. 2 vols. 2 plates & large folding map of Russian empire. Fine contemporary full tree calf. A fine example of early binding of this scarce work.
Fine Binding
Poems of To-Day : An Anthology
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1931. Full Calf. pp xxxii, 174. Poems from 47 poets, with biographical notes. Poets include Kipling, Yeats, Brooke, Belloc, Coleridge and more. Fine binding in full tree calf. Elaborate gilt designs to spine and gilt insignia to front board. Prize certificate on ffep. Marbled endpapers and.....
ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE STATE SERVICES IN NEW ZEALAND
Wellington: Government Printer, 1962. Full Morocco / Gilt. pp. xvi, 470. The State Services in New Zealand, Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Wellington, June 1962. Full morocco leather binding (tan), gilt titles on cover.
Secret Court Memoirs
London: Grolier Society, 1905. Hardcover. 20 vols. C.1905. Deluxe Edition 1000 copies. Original half morocco, with decorated spines. A handsome set.
The Vernon Gallery
Vernon Gallery, 1870. Full morocco/very Handsome. (c.1870) Contemporary green morocco, elaborately decorated. aeg. Large volume containing numerous engraved plates, appears to be published by "The Vernon Gallery", containing views of Westminster Bridge in 1745, art images of historical and heroic subjects, the Gulf in Venice, the Death of Nelson, a......
A Comic History of Rome Illustrated by John Leech
London: Bradbury, 1850. Half Morroco. c. 1850s. 4to. Pp. 418. Hand-coloured plates and illustrations on India paper. Fine half morocco, teg. Fine binding. Deluxe edition. A fine example of this deluxe and large paper copy edition of this work.
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose of the Late Right Honourable Joseph Addison , Esq. (3 volumes)
London: J. And R. Tonson and S.Draper, 1753. Full Calf. 3 volumes. "With some account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Mr. Tickell." Full calf, some edgewear to leather. Rebacked with matching spines - raised bands and red leather title labels. Rare as a complete set.
The Tower of London An Historical Romance
London: Routledge, 1854. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Illustrations & plates by George Cruikshank. Half calf gilt. Fine binding. A handsome copy.
Rookwood: A Romance
London: Routledge, 1857. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rare 1st Edition. Illustrations by John Gilbert. Contemporary half calf gilt. Fine binding, A handsome copy.
Windsor Castle An Historical Romance
London: Routledge, 1859. Hardcover. Illustrations & plates by George Cruikshank. Contemporary half calf gilt. New edition. Fine binding. A handsome copy.
The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867. With an Introduction By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
London: Oxford University Press, 1920. Full Calf. pp xxvii, 460. Oxford Edition. Frontis (portrait). Full prize treecalf binding. Gilt decorated spine. Gilt college crest to front board. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Prize certificate on pastedown. A very handsome book.
The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867. With an Introduction By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
London: Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, 1909. Full Calf. pp xxvii, 460. Oxford Edition. Frontis (portrait). Full treecalf binding. Gilt decorated spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt page edges. A handsome book.
History of Rome
Edinburgh: Fellows, 1845. Full Calf. 5 vols. 4th edition. Contemporary full calf. A fine set in full early calf, gilt.
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa. Including Accounts of Tripoli, The Sahara, The Remarkable Kingdon of Bornu, and the Countries Around Lake Chad.
London: Ward, Lock, 1890. Full Calf. pp xxxii, 608. Frontis, illustrations. Series: The Minerva Library of Famous Books edited by G.T. Bettany. Prize binding in full red calf with elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Prize certificate from Ashburton High School to ffep. A very handsome.....
Correspondence of the Emperor Charles V.
London: Bentley, 1850. 4th Edition. Full Calf. pp. iv, 576. Frontispiece & 3 plates. Full contemporary calf. A fine copy in full early calf, gilt.
Finden's Illustrations of The Life and Works of Lord Byron. With Original and Selected Information on The Subjects of The Engravings. Vol 1
London: John Murray, 1833. Full Morocco. 3 vols. Frontispiece Tp vignette. 42 engravings. Full green morocco binding with gilt border to boards. aeg. Previous owner's name to ffep, dated 1906. An exceptionally fine copy.
A Short History Of Natural Science
London: Stanford, 1888. 4th Edition. Full Calf. pp xxix, 510. Illustrations in text plus one coloured plate. Fourth edition. Full contemporary calf / gilt. (NatHist 45) A sparkling copy.
Domestic Annals of Scotland.
London: Chambers, 1861. Full Calf. 3 vols. Contemporary full tree calf. Fine Binding. A fine binding in early full tree calf.
The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax In Search of Consolation A Poem.
London: Methuen & Co, 1903. ROWLANDSON, Thomas. New Edition. Full Calf. pp vi, 264. "The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books". Frontis, coloured illustrations. Full tan calf binding. Raised bands, gilt panelling and titles to spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt page edges. A very handsome book.
The Alps from End to End
London: Archibald Constable, 1905. M'CORMICK, A.D. Full Calf. pp. vi, 300, frontis., complete with 16 full page illus. "and a chapter by Rev. W.A.B. Coolidge". Full calf prize binding, gilt spine titles and decoration, marbled endpapers and page edges, presentation inscription.'The Ladies' College, Remuera, Auckland, N.Z.' in gilt on front.....
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World.
London: Bentley, 1856. Full Calf. 7th edition. 8vo. Pp. xii, 639. Illustrated Full Contemporary calf, no blemishes. A fine copy in full calf gilt.
Famous English Books and Their Stories
London: George G Harrap, 1926. Full Calf. pp 284. Frontis (portrait) and plates. Full tree calf binding with gilt decoration to boards and spine. Gilt college crest (Wanganui Girls' College) to front board. Prize certificate on endpaper.
La Societe Francaise du XVI Siecle au XX Siecle
Paris: Perrin, 1903. First Edition. Quarter Calf. 6 vols. Contemporary crushed morocco binding. A handsome copy.
Lake Taupo; Ecology of a New Zealand Lake
Wellington: Science Information Publishing Centre, 1983. Full Leather. pp.163 illus.maps. diagr. charts. Co-ordinated by D.J.Forsyth and C. Howard-Williams. DCSIR Information Series no. 158. Rare full leather pictorial binding. Winner of the Trade section of the Government Printing Office's Bookbinding competition 1983.
Historical Essays
London: MacMillan, 1892. Half Morroco. 1871-92. 4 vols. Contemporary half morocco, teg. Fine binding. A complete set of all four series containing historical essays on the history of the Norman Conquests, Paris, Italy, Greece, Rome, Ceasars.