London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. An Elegantly Printed Edition of One of the Most Significant Works of Religious English Literature BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. [The Royal Library Chef D'Oeuvre Series]. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Octavo. (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm). [4], 327, [1 blank] pp. Title-page... More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Bunyan Bound By Bayntun BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim’s Progress. [The Royal Library Chef d'Oeuvre Series]. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches; 233 x 166 mm.). [4], 327, [1 blank] pp. Title-page printed in red and black. Printed on handmade watermark rag... More
London: John Murray, 1830. The First Appearance of Southey's Life of Bunyan A Fine Extra-Illustrated Example in a Wonderful Contemporary Gauffered Edge Binding BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. With a life of John Bunyan by Robert Southey, Esq… Illustrated with engravings. London: John Murray, [&] John Major, 1830. First 'John Major' edition... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. "A Seminal Work of African Exploration" BURTON, [Sir], Richard F[rancis]. First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. First edition, second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, as usual). Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222... More
London: Ackermann & Co.,, 1833. The Most Complete Issue With Sixteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [BURY, T. T., Illustrator]. Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, With Plates of the Coaches, Machines, &c. from drawings made on the spot by Mr. T. T. Bury. With descriptive particulars, serving as a guide... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann, and Sold by R. Ackermann, Jun., 1831. With Seven Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates In The Original Printed Wrappers BURY, T[homas] T[albot]. Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with a plate of the Coaches, Machines, &c. From Drawings Made on the Spot by Mr. T.T.... More
London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, raddock, and Joy, 1820. The London Working Class [BUSBY, Thomas Lord]. Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and Engraved from Nature, by T.L. Busby. London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy… [1820]. Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 1/16... More
London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, 1820. The London Working Class BUSBY, Thomas Lord. Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and Engraved from Nature, by T.L. Busby. London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, and Co., [1820]. Quarto (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 inches;... More
London / New York: John Murray / Chalres Scribner's Sons, 1900-04. A Lovely Set Of The Best, Most Complete Edition BYRON, Lord George Gordon. The Works of Lord Byron. A New, Revised and Enlarged Edition, With Illustrations. Edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge and Rowland E. Prothero. London / New York: John... More
London: John Murray, 1823. Lord Byron's Works in a Fine Regency Binding BYRON, Lord George Gordon. The Works. London: John Murray, 1823. Four octavo volumes (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 212 x 133 mm.). iii-xii, 303, [1]; [iv], 359, [1]; [iv], 345, [1, blank], [2]; iii-viii, 367, [1, blank] pp. Full... More
Chicago [&] New York: Rand McInally & Company, 1928. Fantastic and Realistic Animal Illustrations CADY, Harrison, illustrator. The Raggedy Animal Book. By Sherman Ripley. With illustrations by Harrison Cady.Chicago [&] New York: Rand McInally & Company, [1928]. First edition. Quarto (11 x 8 inches; 266 x 203 mm.). 96 pp. Eight... More
London: Printed for John Hearne, 1824. A Rare Little Book Showing Cambridge University Characters in the Early Nineteenth Century With Six Hand-Cored Aquatint Plates and A Woodcut Portrait [CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY]. [ANONYMOUS]. Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; Or New University Guide to the Academical Customs, and Colloquial or Cant Terms Peculiar to the University of... More
London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Large Paper Copy in Original Boards From Chatto, Windless, and Careless, 1821 CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox Hunter, Bold, Frank and Free." A Poem, in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London... More
London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. First edition... More
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1890. Home Life or Work Life? The Eternal Question for Women The Victorian Answer CAREY, Rosa Nouchette. Lover or Friend? In Three Volumes. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1890. First edition. Three octavo volumes (7 1/8 x 4 1/2 in; 180 x 113 mm). [4], 324; [4], 310;... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1869. The Many Writings of A Many-Sided Genius CARLYLE, Thomas. Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works. [With] Translations From the German by Thomas Carlyle. Uniform with His Collected Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1869-1874. Library Edition. Thirty-four octavo volumes (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in; 207 x 133 mm). Engraved... More
Paris: Omnium Français de Publicité, 1926. A Rare 'Carnival Catalog' Representative of the Prevailing Atmosphere in Paris During the Roaring Twenties [CARNIVAL CATALOG]. Carnaval 1927. Paris: Omnium Français de Publicité, 1926. Folio (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 315 x 214 mm.). Twenty-four pages of which twenty-three contain over 450 illustrations... More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1905. A Fine Example of an American Binding Specially Bound by Robert Carrington and Presented to Charles E. Lauriat on his 64th Birthday CARRINGTON, Robert, binder. MARSHALL, Herbert M. The Scenery of London. Painted by Herbert M. Marshall R.W.S. Described by G.E. Mitton. London: Adam & Charles... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1866. The First 'Obtainable' Edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. New York: D. Appleton, 1866. First New York edition, from the sheets of the true first English (suppressed) edition of 1865 and preceding the... More
![Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. Lewis CARROLL, Charles Lutwidge DODGSON, Harry FURNISS, illustrator, binder Bayntun of Bath.](/pictures/thumb/04384_1.jpg?v=1521508957)
London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. A Superb Set of Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded Including 'The Mad Gardener's Song' CARROLL, Lewis. FURNISS, Harry, illustrator. Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. [each] With forty-six illustrations by Harry Furniss. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889 [and] 1893. First editions. Two... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. The First Published Edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Finely Bound by Bayntun (Rivière) CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1866 [i.e., November 1865]. Second (first published) edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches; 185... More
Bellevue, Washington: Epic Ink Books, 2011. An Elite Gathering of 150 Exceptional Guitars CARTER, Walter. MORGAN, Greg, PEDEN, John, and PROZZO, Marco, photographers. The Guitar Collection. An Elite Gathering of 150 Exceptional Guitars. Bellevue, Washington: Epic Ink Books, 2011. Limited to 1,500 copies of which this is number 346 of 500... More
Patavii: Josephus Cominus, 1737. "The Best Edition of Catullus Yet Published" The Rare Veronese Gold Medal Winner CATULLUS, C. Valerius. VOLPI, Gian Antonio (editor). C. Valerius Catullus Veronensis et in eum Jo: Antonii Vulpii Eloquentiae Professoris in Gymnasio Patavino Novus Commentarius Locupletissimus. Patavii [Padua]: Josephus Cominus, 1737. First separate Volpi edition, originally... More
New York: Brentano's, 1906. "All Works of Nature Created by God in Heaven and on Earth are Works of Sculpture" CELLINI, Benvenuto. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini written by himself. Edited and translated by John Aldington Symonds with a Biographical Sketch of Cellini by the same hand together with an introduction... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1938. "Indispensable" CESCINSKY, Herbert. The Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks 1670-1820. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1938]. First edition. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches; 248 x 185 mm.). xii, 182, [2 blank] pp. With 275 illustrations of clocks and their movements, four... More
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