Victorian Literature & History
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2 vols, one of 600 copies & 550 copies respectively; 8vo; titles printed in red & black, vol. I with 5 etched plates by Charles Ricketts, 1 engraved bookplate design by William Bell Scott, tissue guards; vol. II with 16pp. advertisements at end; both in publisher's gilt-patterned green cloth, an attractive, clean pair.
£200 -
First edition, one of 75 large paper copies; 8vo (210 x 145 mm); frontispiece by G.F. Watts with tissue guard, 16pp. publisher's catalogue with pictorial title, purple endpapers; publisher's buckram, lettered in gilt to spine, some toning, uncut & unopened, a very good, sharp copy.
£180 -
First edition, one of 400 copies; 8vo; foxing to first and last leaves; publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, a fine sharp copy.
£150 -
First edition; 8vo; title printed in black & red, some minor toning, foxing to a few leaves, bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's buckram, lettered in gilt to spine.
£225 -
First edition; 8vo; 16pp. advertisements, marginal toning; publisher's pale russet cloth, spine lettered in gilt and a little dulled, uncut.
£150 -
First edition; 8vo; 2pp. facsimile of the ms. 'The Toys' by Coventry Patmore as frontispiece, title vignette, further decorations; publisher's near-black cloth with yapp fore-edges, gilt decoration to one corner, printed spine label (browned), a little bumped & rubbed, top edge gilt, partly uncut.
£125 -
First edition; 8vo; woodcut decoration to title-page, 20pp. advertisements, bookplates to front pastedown; publisher's black buckram stamped in gilt replicating the title-page design, very slight rubbing, partly uncut, very good.
£85 -
First edition; 8vo; title printed in black & red, frontispiece portrait of the author, numerous photographic plates and illustrations, some light foxing, bookseller's small blind-stamp to rear free endpaper; publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth, a little rubbed and bumped, top edge gilt, others uncut.
£125 -
First edition; small 8vo; frontispiece portrait, 14pp. advertisements woodcut device at end; publisher's grey boards with printed spine label, some spotting, label browned, superficial wear to lower joint, slight edge wear.
£85 -
First edition, first issue(ý); 8vo; frontispiece, pictorial title, 5 plates and woodcut initials by Housman, 16pp. advertisements, 10-line errata loosely inserted, patterned endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's green cloth with interweaving gilt pattern to upper cover and spine, a very good, sharp copy, uncut.
£250