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1852108431London UK: William Pickering 1852. Leather Bound. Very Good. 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. William Pickering London UK 1852. Brown 5-ribbed full leather binding gold floral decor on spine marbled endpapers Double Comb Double Nonpareil ALL page ends gold gilt. Volumes IIIIV and V ONLY. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Volume V has some loss of spine. Slight 'leather burn' on board edge. Size: 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. William Pickering 1796-1854 was an English publisher notable for introducing cloth binding to British publishing. Pickering began working as an antiquarian bookseller before 1820 and quickly moved into publishing. In 1819 he began publishing a series of Diamond Classics- small books set in tiny type that were offered in a uniform binding of cloth or leather at an affordable price of 6 shillings. These are probably the first publishers' bindings in cloth- an innovation which had a rapid and profound impact on the publishing industry. He specialised in scholarly editions of classic authors. Poetry::Before 1900 6846 6846 William Pickering hardcover
1866330540London New York : Routledge Warne and Routledge 1866. New edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Edward Gardiner. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked leather. Raised bands spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt with Moroccan gilt-blocked leather to the spine. Front board detached worn spine. Panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: lx562p.2leaves of plates: 1 ill. 1 port.; 25cm. Subjects: Poetry 19th century. Great Britain. Other names: Todd Henry John 1763-1845. Genre: Poetry. London, New York : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge hardcover
1896GEN36-C-10London : Archibald Constable And Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A late Victorian copy of this British political work. Very scarce first edition. Wilkinson was very well connected to key figures in politics and in the armed forces as he journalist and had long hoped for an academic appointment as his interests increasingly turned toward historical study. He was elected the first Chichele Professor of Military History in the University of Oxford and Fellow of All Souls College in 1909. During World War I he becamelike Clausewitz's foremost German proponent at the time Hans Delbrück--an energetic critic of his nation's counterproductive strategy and policy. He remained an influential voice in Britain until his death in 1937. In a red cloth binding with gilt title detail to spine. Externally generally sound with bumping to extremities a little loss of cloth at the head and tail and discolouration to the spine. The hinges are slightly strained. Internally binding is strained in places. Pages are generally bright and clean with light foxing to endpapers and a small closed tear to the top right corner of the front free endpaper. Good Archibald Constable And Co. hardcover
1882648787Printed for the Spenser Society 1882. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. Beautifully bound in full black crushed Levant morocco by Blackwell's of Oxford spine with raised bands and gilt titling gilt-tooled inner dentelles all edges gilt marbled endpapers slight wear. There is no outward indication that this work is part of a set. Volume I only of a projected 9 volumes of which only 8 were issued this volume including the 'Life' and essays by various scholars about Spenser's life and work. Only 100 copies were apparently issued. Printed for the Spenser Society unknown
18985719<p>London & New York: Harper & Brothers. 1898. Hardcover. Green cloth gilt titles and design on spine and both boards including zodiac chart on rear with illustrations on all as well. 12 full page illustrations illuminated at borders of text; pictorial endpapers. Front hinge partially cracked; light wear at edges of spine. .</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover
187068407London Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin Circa 1870. 8vo. xix 355; 330 pp. Brown half morocco binding with grey cloth boards. Slight wear to the binding and bumping to the corners. Binding firm with occasional minor spotting and small mark to the fore edge. 5 volumes in 2. . Very Good. Half Morocco. 1870. Cassell , Petter & Galpin Circa 1870 unknown
18657722Kerry Powys: unpublished circa 1865. Farewell address expressing the heartfelt thanks of the people of Kerry near Newtown Montgomeryshire/Powys and surrounding villages to Rev. E. S. Tiddeman for his endeavours in their parish likely on the occasion of his removal circa 1865 to the parish of Childerditch in Essex. The Subscribers wish to record specially their gratitude to Tiddeman for pioneering adult education in the area teaching "gratuitously reading writing and arithmetic to the working men of the neighbourhood" and his faithful exercise of his ministry: "It has not been unnoticed by us that during your short sojourn among us you have in the lonely hours of night sat by the bedside watching over the pillow of the dying." The villagers further beg Tiddeman to accept their gift of a silver pocket communion service as a humble token of their esteem and respect. A single paper leaf 35x53 cm penned in a cursive hand all text visible; paper foxed and stained missing 2x5 cm top left corner and parts of top edge; tears to top right corner patched front and rear with sticky labels. Four 'stubs' at bottom possibly remains of attachments for seals. Several horizontal creases as though once presented as a scroll. Tiddeman 1831-1898 was sometime second-master at Llanrwst Grammar School. His wife Harriet Spooner's family were instrumental in the construction and operation of the Ffestiniog Railway; and one of their sons was draughtsman with the LNER. Tiddeman's obituary stated the family tradition he was a direct descendant of the poet Edmund Spenser. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1865 unpublished unknown
18392127London: William Pickering/ The Aldine Edition of the British Poets 1839. FIRST ALDINE EDITION. 8vos engraved portrait frontis and Pickering catalogue to vol. I Pickering's dolphin and anchor device to title pages engraved headpieces. Original blue cloth paper title labels to spines lettered in black. Spines darkened losses to labels extremities bumped edgewear some chipping. Toned occasional pencil scoring some spotting POI 'E. Cathcart./ Auchendrane' to ffeps 'W. F. Watson Bookseller' labels to front pastedowns. Else clean. A good set with interesting Scottish provenance. William Pickering's The Aldine Edition of the British Poets was a reprint series of classic literature printed by his close collaborator Charles Whittingham. Pickering 1796-1854 is remembered for "the introduction of cloth binding leading to the wider availability of books at lower prices 5 shillings per cloth volume as here; the publication of reputable editions of both standard and neglected works; and a close attention to book design which had a lasting influence" ODNB. And for his friendly manner and fondness for maroon waistcoats apparently. Elias Cathcart 1817-1877 of Auchendrane was a Scottish Advocate and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1826–39. He translated Friedrich Carl von Savigny's The History of the Roman Law during the Middle Ages 1829 to the admiration of its author and contemporary critics. W. F. Watson was located at 52 Princes Street Edinburgh. William Pickering/ The Aldine Edition of the British Poets hardcover
1859465027James Nichol Edinburgh 1859. Very Good. 1859. Hardcover. hardback 8vo complete in 5 volumes xviii304;359;255;318;330pp inscription on flyleaf 'James P. Holden from.Robert Lewis and Francis Edward Cunningham on his leaving Eton July 1862' red edges marbled endpapers slight foxing in places full leather bindings blindstamped boards gilt spine decorations and titles spines darkened corners and board edges rubbed Very Good condition . James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1859. hardcover
184462601London: George Routledge. 1844. Original blindstamped decorated cloth. Good. With frontispiece decorated half title. Bookblock slightly cracked in a few places but binding otherwise tight. Binding not shaken. Some soiling to top fore and bottom edge. Endpapers and frontispiece foxed. Head spine damaged. Spine covers & corners worn and lightly soiled. Back cover stained. ; 24 x 16 x 4.5 cms; 540 pages . George Routledge hardcover
1889RO60071488W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh. 1889. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 616 pages. Gravures en noir et blanc en frontispice et en page de titre. Titre, fleurons, roulettes et filets dorés sur le dos. Tranche de tête dorée. Mors droit très légèrement fendu.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
186925011London: Macmillan 1869. The Globe Edition small 8vo pp. lv 1 736; a fine copy in contemporary half black morocco gilt paneled spine in 6 compartments red morocco label lettered in gilt in 1 teg. <br/><br/> Macmillan unknown books
188619726London: For Private Circulation 1886. Hardcover. Good overall. A memorial vanity printing consisting of Burns' correspondence with his parents regarding his travels and exploration in America Australasia and Africa signed by his parents. Burns visited New Zealand and Australia between March and December of 1881. The majority of the letters pertain to his experience in Africa; these begin in 1883 and continue to 1885. Edward Spenser Burns 1861 - 1885 died on an expedition in the Congo at Stanley Pool at the age of 24 Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society Annual Address June 8 1885. Burns was on the mission to the Congo for the International African Association opening up a new route towards the Kouilou-Niari River. His father a noted British temperance activist and minister assembled his son's correspondence and wrote the explanatory text in this memorial. <br /> <br /> Burns spent two years and 20 pp on his time in New Zealand from 1879 to 1881. He states that on his arrival there was a depression and there were no openings anywhere. He states there is a great deal of drinking in NZ visits the New Zealand Alps and has memories of a NZ Christmas. His time in New South Wales is shorter but covers 15pp writing about his droving a mob of horses some 300 miles to make money and visiting Newcastle Tamworth the Rivers Darling & Barwon Goondi Homebush & Sydney. One copy listed on Trove Lib Aus ID 44683907 at the State Library of NSW.<br /> <br /> The International African Association was established at the Brussels Geographic Conference in 1876 and was conceived of as a multi European nation scientific and humanitarian group meant to explore central Africa. It rapidly devolved into separately organized nationalized expeditions bent on African land acquisition. Henry M. Stanley worked secretly at this time for Leopold of Belgium to organize the Congo as a state; the French explorer de Brazza claimed the western Congo basin for the French; and Great Britain and Portugal cooperated to block access to the Atlantic. <br /> <br /> Young Edward Burns had just been named the Chief of Grantville which was the principal Station of the International Association in the Kwilu district. Burns' letters record many of his encounters with Henry Stanley including this one written from the "station of Isangila River Congo Sept 21 1884: "Stanley has had often a great difficulty with idiots to deal with and he told me himself that had he only had a few good English men and not a useless mixture of Belgians Swedes Germans Italians and Americans he could have done four times what he has towards the opening up of the Congo. If only this thing was under English management it would be very different! but the Belgian management in Brussels is something frightful". p195. Stanley wrote a letter of condolence to Burns' father included here.<br /> <br /> Small 8vo 240pp. Cream gilt cloth covers marked spine darkened. Libraries Australia ID<br /> 44683907. OCLC: 154556857 lists the Turnbull Library holding a copy. Not in Ferguson. For Private Circulation hardcover
18258321London: Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler. Very Good. 1825. Hardcover. Rubbing to top of spine. Offset to title page volume one from portrait frontis otherwise a very clean set. ; 5 vols; 12mo; engraved portrait frontis of Spenser in volume 1. Rebound in green library cloth spines lettered in gilt; hinges expertly reinforced with cloth tape; Bookplate of George Waddington on front pastedown each volume. . Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler hardcover
188911272Manchester: The Spenser Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Limited Edition. Disbound. Binding copy. No covers or spine but the contents are in very good to fine condition. The book is not in pieces; the sewing is intact. ; While the cover says this was published in 1889 by the Spenser Society in Manchester the title page indicates it was published in London by John c. Nimmo in 1890. #299 of an edition of 520.; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall . The Spenser Society unknown
1805215R58Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington T. Payne Cadell and Davies and R. H. Evans London: . 1805 Eight Volumes Engraved Portrait Frontis in Volume One with offsetting onto foxed title page. Slight foxing in all volumes. All edges marbled. 215mm. Disbound. Leather boards present with engraved bookplates of Robert Moore decorated with a Black Moor on all paste downs. Bookplates of Clarence and Catherine Smith on first fly leaves. Spines very worn. A scarce set that may be worthwhile getting rebound. Edmund Spenser ca. 1552-1599 was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. Please email us directly about postal charges on these sets. PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGSETS BX 6 Language: eng. No Binding. Good. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, T. Payne, Cadell and Davies, and R. H. Evans, London: . hardcover
1874103370Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo. 1874. 1st thus royal octavo full leather binding spine decorated in gilt with red spine title label all edges gilt gilt decorated edges marbled endpapers pp viii 616. Engraved author portraits of Chaucer and Spenser. Tipped-in photo postcard of Canterbury Cathedral. Tipped-in reproduction illustration Jacomb-Hood etching illustrating the Farie Queene. Gift inscription 1877. Previous owner's bookplate of British historian A.W. Searley to front paste-down. Very good condition. Chaucer and Spenser "Edited for Popular Perusal with Current Illustrative and Explanatory Notes". Double-column text with Purves's notes at the foot of the page bound in full leather. 1st thus. Leather. William P. Nimmo hardcover
1877987G22London : George Routledge and Sons 1877. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A smart volume containing the works of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse Edmund Spenser with a frontispiece and vignette title page. The new edition of the work.In full brown calf binding with a decorative spine marbled fore edge and endpapers. Includes a portrait frontispiece and a vignette title page.This volume contains the works of English poet Edmund Spenser best known for The Faeire Queene. Spenser is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse and he is considered one of the great poets in the English languageWith a selection of notes from various commentators and a glossarial index with some account of the life of Spenser by Rev. Henry John Todd. In full calf. Externally very smart. Shelf wear to extremities with calf cracking to the head and tail of the spine. Slight rubbing to joints. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spotting to the front and rear. Ink inscription to first blank. Very Good Indeed George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1888000420London and New York: Frederick warne & Co. 1888. No Edition Stated. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 7 1/4" X 5 1/4 . No. 72 of the Chandos Classics as listed fep's. Preface by Chandos editors. Memoir of Spenser7 pp. A letter of the Author's to Sir Walter Raleigh dated 23 January 1589." The Faery Queen Disposed into Twelve Books Fashioning XII Moral Virtues" 406 pp. plus: Glossary Advertisements. Buckram covered boards feature ornate details gilt and green. ffep is loose but present. Bookseller's Inventory # 1230420. <br/> <br/> Frederick warne & Co. hardcover
184576255London: Charles Knight & Co. 1845. 12mo. 3 volumes in 2. 252 266 pp; 252 pp. Full brown morrocco with gilt lettering and raised bands to the spines and gilt decoration to the spines and boards. All edges gilt. Some rubbing at the spines and edges. Missing p.3/4 of volume II bound in the first volume. Ink ownership inscriptions to the prelims of both volumes. With the bookseller's label of 19th century publisher and bookseller Charles Westerton to the front pastedown of volume 1. The works of 16th century poet Edmund Spenser containing both his first major work the Shepherd's Calendar and his celebrated epic poem The Fairie Queen written in honour of Queen Elizabeth and the Tudor dynasty. Craik's commentary provides a extensive biographical and literary insight into the life and works - both lost and known - of one of England's most influential poets. . Very Good. Gilt-decorated Morocco. 1845. Charles Knight & Co. 1845 unknown
18989908London; New York: Harper & Brothers 1898. First thus edition in good plus condition illustrated by English artist and book illustrator Walter Crane. Original pictorial cloth binding remains bright; a little age toned and shelf worn to edges. Decorative endpapers unmarked front and rear just cracking over front gutter. Neat previous ownership inscription to front free reads 'G Jessop'. Ornate title page and half title pages protected by original tissue guard; a little age toned. Arts and crafts inspired decorative influences throughout; wood cut style illustrations to wide margins surrounding the text on each page; one full page illustration for each month. Text block unmarked very sound and square. 118 pp. A very delightful decorative edition of this Elizabethan poet's first major work originally published in 1579. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1898 Harper & Brothers hardcover
1856977H6London: Edward Moxon 1856. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A smart volume of Edmund Spenser"s major works including The Faerie Queene in a full morocco binding by Wiseman. Rebound in a full morocco binding by Wiseman.This volume is illustrated with a frontispiece of portrait of Edmund Spenser engraved by H. Robinson and an illustrated title page by T. H. Sheperd and T. H. Ellis. This volume brings together the works of Edmund Spenser best known for The Faerie Queene one of the landmark epic poems of English literature. It includes a detailed account of Spenser"s life along with The Shepheardes Calender Amoretti Epithalamion Prothalamion Astrophel and many shorter poems. Edmund Spenser c. 15521599 was a major figure of Elizabethan literature blending classical and Renaissance influences with early modern English. His epic The Faerie Queene 15901596 dedicated to Elizabeth I exploring virtue chivalry and morality. Rebound in a full morocco binding by Wiseman. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Previous owner's small inscription to front free endpaper. Slight offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot and one or two handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Indeed Edward Moxon hardcover
1870RO40111448William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh. 1870. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Quelques rousseurs. 624 pages. Gravures en noir et blanc en frontispices et en page de titre. Auteurs, titres, fleurons, cadres et roulettes dorés sur le dos. Tranche de tête dorée. Texte encadré, sur 2 colonnes. Annotations d'époque (1871) à la plume en page de garde. Feuillets de la 2e moitié de l'ouvrage jaunis.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1839036937London: William Pickering 1839. Meia de Amador / Half-Leather. Bom / Good / Bon. In-12º170x110. 3 volumes de 282 / 305 /317 pp. São apenas os volumes I IV e V faltam os volumes II e III desta edição muito cuidada e bem impressa com o retrato do autor bo frontispício do primeiro volume. Encadernações em meia de amador com lombada e cantos de chagrin. <br/> <br/> William Pickering hardcover
1894916Z34London: J. M. Dent & Co. 1894. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4". None stated. A collection of poetry by Edmund Spenser bound in a decorative vellum binding with yapp edges. A collection of poetry by Edmund Spenser. Bound in full decorative vellum with gilt details to the front and spine with Yapp edges and ribbons. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece portrait and an engraved title page. This work features a collection of lyrical poetry by the English poet Edmund Spenser best known for his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. The volume attempts to showcase Spenser's other poetical works which the editor Ernest Rhys believes to be overlooked such as 'The Shepheardes Calendar'.Undated dated by copies held institutionally. Bound in full vellum. Ribbon detached to the rear board. Externally smart with discolouration to the rear handling marks and some sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed J. M. Dent & Co. hardcover