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049838Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1909-1910. 3 vols. xxxii 528; xxiii 518; vi 519p. b/w facsimile titlepages original blue cloth with gilt trim lower two inches of the front board of the second volume torn and mended with archival tape deckle edges. Contents: v. 1 Spenser's minor poems edited by Ernest de Sélincourt. v. 2 Spenser's Faerie Queene edted by J. C. Smith. Books I-III. v. 3 Spenser's Faerie Queene edited by J. C. Smith Books IV-VII. Clarendon Press unknown
Q-0192810707Oxford University Press 1961-12-31. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press paperback
37825London: Cassell Petter & Galpin. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Half calf with marbled boards marbled endpages and edges leather title labels. Five volumes bound into three. Volume I-II Volume III-IV and Volume V. Board edges/joints rubbed leather labels a bit chipped and mostly missing from Vol. V. Firm binding hinges are strong. No date circa 1870. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Cassell Petter & Galpin hardcover
1839003045William Pickering 1839 This the first printing of the Aldine edition published by Pickering with Charles Whittingham being the printer. These volumes bound in polished calf with red and black morocco spine labels. Endpapers and all edges marbeled. Contents mostly unread There is some wear to the extremities with part of the black spine label of volume 1 missing and the front board of volume 2 is detached. Volumes are 6 1/2" tall. William Pickering hardcover
1839159411London: William Pickering 1839. An attractively bound set published for the Aldine Edition of the British Poets renowned for its elegant typography and for the diligence of its editors. Spenser's poetry influenced "virtually all major poets writing in English before the twentieth century" and his The Faerie Queene is one that "any aspiring English poet has felt obliged to read carefully and imitate" ODNB. The publisher Pickering's "achievements are now well acknowledged: the introduction of cloth binding leading to the wider availability of books at lower prices; the publication of reputable editions of both standard and neglected works; and a close attention to book design which had a lasting influence" ODNB. 5 vols small octavo 158 x 199 mm. Engraved frontispiece to vol. 1 publisher's anchor device to title pages woodcut headpieces. Early 20th-century tan calf for Hatchards Piccadilly spines with gilt-dotted raised bands green morocco labels elaborate floral decoration in gilt to compartments covers bordered with a triple gilt fillet board edges and turn-ins tooled in gilt grey endpapers edges gilt green silk bookmarkers. Early 20th-century bookplate to front pastedowns of Margaret Elizabeth Holland Dewar 1873-1940 Lady Forteviot; a most attractive pseudo-Expressionist linocut design depicting Dupplin Castle - residence of the Barons Forteviot from 1911 - the fish-filled River Earn flowing beneath the banks decked with rose bushes the variety "Lady Forteviot" being named in her honour. A very good set bright and square some minor scuffs to covers light scratch to leather on front cover of vol. II book block of vol. I cracked before half-title remaining firm contents crisp and clean. hardcover
1839160090London: William Pickering 1839. An attractively bound set published for the Aldine Edition of the British Poets renowned for its elegant typography and for the diligence of its editors. Spenser's poetry influenced "virtually all major poets writing in English before the twentieth century" ODNB. The publisher Pickering's "achievements are now well acknowledged: the introduction of cloth binding leading to the wider availability of books at lower prices; the publication of reputable editions of both standard and neglected works; and a close attention to book design which had a lasting influence" ibid. 5 vols small octavo 158 x 199 mm. Engraved frontispiece to vol. 1 publisher's anchor device to title pages woodcut headpieces. Contemporary red morocco spine with raised bands lettering and intricate gilt decoration in compartments covers elaborately framed in gilt and in blind floral gilt decoration to board edges and turn-ins yellow coated endpapers edges gilt. Spines uniformly faintly toned trivial rubbing to extremities sides bright minor loss to a few endbands headband of vol. I missing short superficial split to rear inner hinge of vol. I but firm foxing to endpapers and a couple of initial and final leaves in each volume short closed tear to rear free endpaper in vol. IV sporadic marks to contents otherwise clean. A very good set presenting handsomely in the binding. hardcover
183930438London 1839. Maroquin-Einbd.goldgeprägt.Eingebundener Begleitbrief v. 1841 signiert von W. Wordsworth.Guter Zustand William Pickering Kl.-8°. Ldr.m.Prg. Literatur unknown
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
1802162693London: J. Heath and G. Kearsley 1802. In handsome contemporary tree calf First Aikin edition in a very attractive contemporary binding and with pleasing engravings by James Heath 1757-1834 "one of the leading line engravers of his time" ODNB. The illustrations are after Thomas Stothard; in "making this artist his especial study Heath gained a great reputation and by is talent and tasteful execution gave a great impulse to book illustration" Redgrave p. 199. The text is a revision of that used by Samuel Johnson in his Works of the English Poets 1799-81. The editor John Aikin 1747-1822 was a surgeon and literary biographer who found in London "a warm welcome and became a minor literary success. His circle of friends included Thomas Pennant the naturalist; Erasmus Darwin; James Montgomery; John Howard the philanthropist; and for a time Robert Southey" ODNB. 6 vols octavo 207 x 124 mm. Frontispiece and 12 steel-engraved plates by James Heath after Thomas Stothard. Contemporary tree calf red and green spine labels smooth spines decorated in gilt board edges gilt edges sprinkled dark green. Calf lightly mottled partial splits to inner hinges bindings remaining sound sporadic internal foxing. A very good set indeed. Samuel Redgrave A Dictionary of Artists of the English School 1874. unknown
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1859248899James Nichol Edinburg/James Nisbet London/ W. Robertson Dublin 1859. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 volumes. First Gilfillan edition. 3/4 fine brown morocco with marbled boards and endpapers. Raised bands. Gilt spine title reads British Poets Spenser I-V. Very good condition. Minor rubbing at edges. No former owner marks. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges may apply for international shipping. James Nichol, Edinburg/James Nisbet, London/ W. Robertson, Dublin hardcover
184573339lviii 1-371 pages portrait frontispiece; 1-450 pages; 1-430 pages; 1-399 pages; 1-430 pages Published by Henry G. Bohn hardcover
1788005534London: J. Bell 1788. "The Faerie Queen" is an allegorical epic poem celebrating Queen Elizabeth often considered one of the greatest in the English language. This is a Very Good copy of a nice 18th-Century printing with both parts bound together. Full leather binding with gilt ruling and titling on the spine. Clean text; both parts have frontis engravings and title pages; 258 and 266 pages. Rubbed at the margins. Later Printing. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. J. Bell Hardcover
1825BOOKS071124ILondon: William Pickering. Nearly fine set in full leather. 1825. 1st. leather. 8vo 1975 pp. Bound by Zaehnsdorf with their stamp on the endpapers in full dark blue leather with gilt decorated spines with raised bands in five panels; contrasting titles volume numbers and date at the base on each volume; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Very minor rubbing to a bright handsome set. . William Pickering hardcover
182580273William Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler 1825-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Five volume set in 3/4 gilt decorated leather 4 raised hub spines all edges marbled sewn in place markers. Tight and unmarked with frontis portrait volume 1. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. William Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler hardcover
