The Bookshop

Stud bound, in burgundy boards, Bawden design on cream paper to both boards printed in black. Full page illustrated title page by Bawden, vignettes and borders throughout. A very good copy.

First edition, 3 works in one vol., 8vo; woodcut printer's device to titles, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, each work with errata at end, some browning mostly confined to margins, occasional spotting, bookplate and ownership markings to front pastedown, old ink initials to first title; 18th century calf, edge wear, spine rubbed, upper cover detached; collates as complete.

8vo, 89 pp., various blank leaves, 12 pp notes at end, contemporary sheep, worn, joints weak.

Tenth edition; 8vo; 3 folding engraved plates, two with offsetting from folding, a few recent and older marginal repairs, numerous old pencil annotations. Rebound in twentieth century half black calf, marbled paper boards. Contents a little marked and toned, spine slightly faded, a very nice copy.

First edition, 4to (276 x 224 mm); contemporary marbled calf, rebacked to style with red morocco label, endpapers renewed. housed in a custom dark red cloth flat-back box, bookplate of the banker Thomas Coutts, 'Strand, London' to front pastedown, extremities worn, a couple of small nicks to boards, the very occasional faint mark or spot to contents, tiny nick to top edge of K4, else a notably bright, clean copy.

2 volumes, 8vo, xxxii, 510; xiv, 495, xxvi pp., folding chart, contemporary sprinkled calf calf gilt, spines in six compartments, red and black labels to second and fourth, others gilt, broad gilt dividers, scuff to lower board vol i, a fine set.

First edition. 8vo, xii, 634 pp., 2 pages ads at end, wood-engraved folding frontispiece, numerous wood-engraved plates, original mauve blind-stamped cloth gilt, neatly rebacked preserving spine, spine and covers faded, small chip to head of title, a very good copy.

5 volumes, small 8vo (16 x 10.5 cm). Original green printed wrappers. Housed in a cream cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Engraved folding map to rear of volume 1. Early gift inscription to half-title of volume 1. Wrappers a little soiled, chipped, and creased, with some staining to front wrapper of volume 5, contents occasionally spotted and foxed, else a very good set.

First edition, second issue with woodcut device to title, woodcut head-piece (angels) on p. 3, and woodcut tail-piece (rod with leaves). 8vo., 222, [2 (blank)] pp., extensive mid-19th century ink annotations on endpapers, minimal spotting, gutter of title page and last printed leaf recently reinforced; untrimmed in contemporary paste-paper boards, manuscript label to spine, sewn two-up on sunken cords, corners a little bumped, extremities rubbed, some paper loss to spine, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition. 4to. pp. xxi, [3], 220, 188. Contemporary mottled calf gilt, red morocco label; neat repairs to joints.