The Life of Samuel Johnson
London: Bell, 1872. Hardcover. 10 vols. Plates. Full original calf. A very good set in full early Contemporary calf in sound original condition.
London: Bell, 1872. Hardcover. 10 vols. Plates. Full original calf. A very good set in full early Contemporary calf in sound original condition.
London: MacMillan, 1806. Hardcover. 3 vols. Original half calf. Small mark on one spine. A handsome set in contemporary, Art Nouveau-style binding.
London: Macmillan & Co, 1900. Half Calf. 3 Vols (complete). Very nice in red half calf with marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Some foxing to prelims, else very good. A handsome set.
Melbourne: Clarson, Massina, and Co., Printers, 1871. Full Morocco. pp.92. Sm 8vo. In original blind-stamped green morocco. Inscription to ffep "Miss Lizzie Fleming, with the author's compli, February 10th 1873" A good copy.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, 1842. Half Calf. pp. vii, 1343. Numerous text illus, engravings. Very good half calf and marbled boards, gilt spine titles and decoration. Prelims sl foxed, small repaired tear to pastedown. Heavy volume may require additional overseas postage.
London: Murray, 1887. Hardcover. Pp. 392. Frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A handsome copy in gilt decorated leather.
Christchurch: The Caxton Press, 1947. Printed Wrappers. pp 160-235, plates. September 1947.
London: Frederick Warne. Tree Calf. c. 1870. Frontispiece. Contemp tree calf & gilt. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Bookplates to endboards. Minor foxing to some pages A handsome copy.
London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1914. Quarter Morocco. pp 472. Frontis (portrait). Quarter morocco binding. Gilt floral design to spine. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon.
London: Black, 1929. Orig. Cloth. pp xi, 231. Frontispiece.
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.
London: George Routledge, 1927. 1st Edition. Orig. Cloth. pp. xvii, 476, frontis [portrait]. Complete with 15 plates. Spine sunned. All else very good.
London: Richard Bentley, 1877. Half Morocco. 2 Volumes. Half morocco binding, raised bands and gilt panelling to spines. Minor bumping to corners. Neat gilt crest to front boards and lower spines, no other markings. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Some foxing to prelims only. A handsome set.
Piccadilly: Chatto & Windus, 1883. 1st Edition. Half Calf. 3 vols. Contemp half calf, gilt with neat stamp to frontboard.
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Full Morocco. pp vi, 331. Full brown morocco. Raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Upper page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.
London: Dodsley, 1787. Full Calf. Pp. ix, [7 - contents], 342. Original full calf, front joints showing wear. A good copy of this classic work.
London: Frederic Warne. Original Decorated Cloth. pp. x, 160, frontis. Undated early ed., c. 1890. Good original grey cloth binding, colour pictorial to front boards, gilt spine titles. Complete with all illus. Endpapers age-darkened, else clean. A very nice copy.
London: Sharpe. Hardcover. Pp. vii, 264; Engraved Plates. Full contemporary tan calf binding with crimson labels and gilt decorations on spine. Harp design and gilt decorative border on front board. A handsome copy. 0.
Oxford: Henry Cripps, 1638. 5th Edition. Original Calf. Pp. [xiv], 78, [2], 218, [4], 219-723, [1], [9 table], [1]. Original calf re-cased. Front free endpaper and first three leaves are damaged on outer edge with loss of text. The next 16 leaves have outer marginal damage. Heavily stained on top.....
Philadelphia: J & J L Gihon, 1852. Hardcover. pp.315. Bound in original cloth, embossed with gilt decorations on both boards and spine. Some wear. A presentation copy to Emelia von Tempsky, signed and dated April 1857 from the "Gulph-Stream" by her father ("Papa") James Bell, who was British Agent at.....
London: Murray, 1845. Hardcover. Pp.xvi,227,List of Books; Original blue ribbed cloth, with gilt decorations, AEG. Portrait frontispiece, illustrations and some foxing. Early ink inscription on fly presented 'from his sincere friend', 'on his leaving Eton'. Externally a sparkling copy.
London: Froude, 1910. Hardcover. Pp.x,924; Frontispiece portait, a fine prize binding in contemporary calf with Auckland University College with elaborate gilt decorations on spine.
Edinbrough: Gall. Hardcover. pp 576. Original tooled morocco, heavily gilt, all edges gilt. A fine presentation copy.
London: MacMillan, 1887. Hardcover. 2 vols. Contemporary half morocco. 2 gilt crests on spine and front board. A handsome set in red morocco, gilt decorations on spine.
London: Heinemann, 1958. Cloth. The story of a young working-class man from the Midlands who dreams of escaping to an exciting life in London but is torn between his desire for an artistic career and his need to be married and “know common joys”, Callow’s novel was widely praised for.....