Literature & History

3 vols, 8vo; portrait frontispieces of Shakespeare, some light spotting to prelims; contemporary half dark blue calf over blue cloth boards by Thomas de la Rue & Co., gilt Admiralty crest to upper covers, Admiralty prize label to front pastedown of each volume, spines gilt in compartments, red morocco labels with gilt lettering, spines slightly faded, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, corners slightly rubbed, covers slightly soiled, otherwise an attractive set.

Rare de Luxe edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife; 4to; 45 full-page illustrated plates by M. Veniamin Pavlovich Bielkin, including frontispiece, scattered light foxing, hinges cracked but holding; publisher's brown pictorial leather with silhouette of minarets against a night sky, gilt letting to spine and upper cover, binding slightly worn, top edge gilt, others uncut, a good copy overall.

25 volumes, including 'Dickensiana' and plate volume, one of 877 numbered sets, 8vo., with illustrations printed from the original plates, original vari-coloured cloth, morocco labels, top edges gilt on the rough, others uncut, light even and uniform fading to spines as usual, a little spotting to the buckram on one or two volume but a really pleasing set.

First editions, first impressions; 2 vols, 8vo; some light offsetting to front free endpaper in Poems, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spines, light spotting to top edge of Stories, with the lightly worn printed dust jackets, Poems jacket price-clipped, a very good set.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's tan cloth, gilt lettering to spine, corners slightly rubbed, with the unclipped pictorial dust jacket, a near-fine copy.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; light toning to prelims, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dust jacket by George Hardie, 2 short closed tears to front and back jacket covers respectively, overall a very good copy.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; a touch of age-toning to leaves, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, spine slightly rubbed, with the price-clipped pictorial dust jacket by Victor Reinganum, slightly soiled, light shelf wear to extremities; overall an excellent copy.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dust jacket by Linnet Gotch, very slight toning to jacket, minor shelf-wear to extremities; an excellent copy.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; very slight finger soiling to prelims, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, extremities slightly rubbed, slight spotting to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dust jacket by H. Cowdell after Hutchinson Scott, top edge slightly creased; an excellent copy.

First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author; 8vo; frontispiece and illustrations by Joseph Schindelman; publisher's cloth-backed grey boards, titles to spine in link. With the pictorial dust jacket. Minor toning to the text but an excellent copy in the dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made, black quarter morocco box.