London: John Van Voorst, 1889. "The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea…" Hansomely Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. GRAY, Thomas. Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard. London: John Van Voorst, 1889. Small octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm.). viii, 32 leaves (printed..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for the author and sold by William Creech, 1787. "Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne" First Edinburgh Edition, First Issue of Robert Burns "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" A Stunning Cosway-Style Jeweled Binding by Sangorski..... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. A Superb Early Example of a Bayntun 'Inlaid' Binding BAYNTUN, Binder. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. With prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury. And One Hundred and Fourteen Coloured Illustrations. London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. Large octavo (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches; 247 x 162 mm.)..... More
London: James Cochrane and Co.,, 1831. “One of the Three Most Perfect Plots ever Penned” (Coleridge) Illustrated by George Cruikshank A Fine Exhibition Binding by Zaehnsdorf CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. FIELDING, Henry. The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling. With a Memoir of the Author by Thomas Roscoe, Esq. and illustrations by George Cruikshank..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for the author and sold by William Creech, 1787. "Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne" First Edinburgh Edition, First Issue of Robert Burns "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" A Stunning Cosway-Style Jeweled Binding by Sangorski..... More
London: Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. Fanny Burney's Evelina With Sixteen Full-Page Illustrations by Arthur Rackham A Unique Copy Signed by Rackham on the Half-Title RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BURNEY, Frances. Evelina or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. London:Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. First Rackham illustrated edition, later issue. Signed..... More
London: Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. Fanny Burney's Evelina With Sixteen Full-Page Illustrations by Arthur Rackham RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BURNEY, Frances. Evelina or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. London:Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. First Rackham illustrated edition, first issue. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 192 x 127..... More
London: Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831. Robinson Crusoe - Finely Bound by Morrell With a Portrait of Daniel Defoe and Sixteen Engraved Plates DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. With a biographical sketch of De Foe, written expressly for this edition, and illustrations from original designs. In two volumes. London..... More
Philadephia: David McKay Company, 1929. First American Trade Edition in The Original Pictorial Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Philadelphia: David McKay Company [1929]. First American trade edition. Quarto (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches; 242 x 182 mm.). 231, [1] pp. Twelve full page color..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1929. First American Deluxe Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, n.d. [1929]. First American edition, deluxe issue, limited to 775 copies (575 for England and 200 for the United States) signed by Arthur Rackham, this..... More
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1819. Questions of Morality - Rather than Theology Patriotism, Action in the Public Sphere and Moral Virtue Promoted by Polite Secular Culture BLAIR, Hugh. Sermons, by Hugh Blair, D.D. F.R.S. Ed. One of the ministers of the High Church, and Professor of rhetoric and..... More
London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791-93. First Edition, First Issue of Boswell's Life Of Johnson Together With The Excessively Rare 'The Principal Corrections and Additions' Bound in at the End of Volume Two BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works..... More
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. "The Finest English Edition" Large Paper Copy in a Contemporary Binding by J. Mackenzie DEFOE, Daniel. STOTHARD, Thomas, illustrator. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Embellished with engravings from designs by Thomas Stothard… London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. Second Stothard illustrated..... More
London: Printed at The Shakespeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major, 1831. Robinson Crusoe Illustrated by George Cruikshank [CRUIKSHANK, George, Illustrator], DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner. With introductory verses by Bernard Barton, and Illustrated with numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank..... More
Philadephia: David McKay Company, 1929. First American Trade Edition in The Original Pictorial Dust Jacket and Pictorial Box [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Philadelphia: David McKay Company [1929]. First American trade edition. Quarto (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches; 242 x 182 mm.). 231, [1] pp. Twelve..... More
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. The Turk's Head Edition GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Horatio Sheafe Krans, Ph.D. With Eighty Photogravures from Original Designs by Frederick Simpson Coburn. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons (The Knickerbocker Press)..... More
Paris: chez d'Houry, 1723. One of the First Histories of Dance and Ballet The Exceptionally Rare First Issue of 1723 BONNET, (Jacques). Histoire générale de la danse, sacrée et prophane; ses progrés & ses révolutions, depuis son origine jusqu'a présent. Avec un supplément de l'Histoirede la Musique, & le paralèle de la..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1929. In the Publisher's Special Persian Morocco binding [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Company, n.d. [1929]. First trade edition in the publisher's special deluxe binding. Quarto (9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in;..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1929. First American Deluxe Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, n.d. [1929]. First American edition, deluxe issue, limited to 775 copies (575 for England and 200 for the United States) signed by Arthur Rackham, this..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1823. Rowlandson Does The Vicar And The Vicar's In Great Condition [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield; A Tale by Doctor Goldsmith. Illustrated With Twenty-Four Designs by Thomas Rowlandson. London: R. Ackermann, 1823. [Second Edition]. A reissue, originally published with Rowlandson's plates in 1817. Octavo..... More
London: H. Humphrey, 1798. Gillray Punctures Parliament Complete and Exceedingly Scarce [GILLRAY, James]. Habits of New French Legislators and other Public Functionaries. London: H. Humphrey, 1798. First edition, complete; both series. Folio (platemarks c. 260 x 195 mm). Twelve hand-colored engravings, some stipple and aquatint, lettered with series title and plate number..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1926. Fielding of Dreams From the Shakespeare Head Press FIELDING, Henry. The Novels of Henry Fielding. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press...by Basil Blackwell, [1926]. Large Paper Edition, limited to 520 sets. Ten large octavo volumes (9 x 6..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Finest Set Of Goldsmith Handsomely Bound By The Macdonald Bindery of New York With Frontispieces Signed By The Artists GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham… F.S.A. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Wakefield Edition, limited to 500 numbered sets, this..... More
Londres [Paris]: Chez Jean Osborne [Didot], 1742. First Complete Edition in French Of the First English Novel Not Seen at Auction in Seventy Years [RICHARDSON, Samuel]. Paméla, ou la vertu recompensée. Traduit de l'anglais. Londres [Paris]: Chez Jean Osborne [Didot], 1742. First complete edition, first printing in French of Richardson's classic epistolary novel..... More
London: Printed for T. Payne and Son at the Mews-Gate, 1778. One of the Great Literary "Forgeries" [CHATTERTON, Thomas]. Poems, Supposed to Have Been Written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley, and Others, in the Fifteenth Century. The Third Edition; to Which is Added an Appendix, Containing Some Observations Upon the Language..... More
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