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188076438München: Braun & Schneider c. 1880. Folio 35x23 cm. Publisher binding. Halfcloth frontcover with handcoloured illustration. - Münchener Bilderbogen verschiedene Auflagen. Erster Bogen - Fünfziger Bogen: Ausgewählte Nummern zwischen 296 und 818. 50 double-page plates printed on one side only: on each plate 4 handcoloured costume illustrations with explanatory titles 100 leaves with folt in the middle. Woodcuts by Knilling. - Nice copy. With the plates in vivid colours representing historical costumes and costumes of all over the world. - Added "Sachregister Bogen 1-91" 8 pp. Braun & Schneider hardcover
184327567London: Henry Colburn 1843. New Edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. x324pp. Bound in red morocco with gold border and spine tooled in gold. Expertly rebacked retaining original spine. Raised bands. Floral Dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving of author. Ornamental title-page border. Superb mid-nineteenth century publication on Windsor Castle. The former medieval castle now royal palace in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire is notable for its long royal history and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror and since the time of Henry I it has been used by a succession of monarchs; it is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. Contents: Anne Boleyn. Herne the Hunter. The History of the Castle. Cardinal Wolsey. Mabel Lyndwood. Jane Seymor. Illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot and wood-engravings by W. Alfred Delamotte. Two-inch split on joint at rear board along head of spine three-inch split along lower joints of front board firmly holding. Offsetting from inside of binding at edges of front- and rear endpaper. Slight age toning to outer edges of interior pages. Tight copy in very good condition. Tipped-in at blank page in front is an original handwritten 2 page signed letter dated May 10th 1880 by the author W. H. Ainsworth complaining to his binder about his work on "Now Monthly" . Letter in very good condition. Henry Colburn hardcover
1806WRCLIT68049London: Vernor Hood and Sharpe et al 1806. 55pp. plus portrait and fourteen plates. Small quarto. Original boards paper label untrimmed rebacked and recornered in later binder's cloth. Some foxing and offsetting but a good copy. First edition. Another edition appeared the same year priority not evident. The memoir is by E.W. Brayley. NCBEL III:367. Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe [et al] hardcover books
1881L2614D. Appleton & Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1881. First Edition; 2nd State. Pictorial Hardcover. Shelfwear rubbing to edges of covers w/small tears and corners lightly bumped some light soiling and several moisture spots interior hinges starting to crack page 23 has several tiny tears and some tiny chips along edges page 203 has 1/2" tear to fore-edge pages mildly toning very tiny burn spot to top corners of last dozen pages a couple pencilled numbers inside front and rear covers; brown pictorial covers w/gilt rabbit in a garden gilt lettering on spine pink butterfly design endpapers; 8 plates; POINTS: the word "presumptuous" on page 9 and the ad at end of text for this book; 231 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1870B4A260110020yLondon: Macmillan and co 1870 1870. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Text in clean/unmarked condition. Cover shows considerable wear with tears. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. London: Macmillan and co, 1870 hardcover
1900250213-MB68Judge and Leslie's Weekly 1900. Very Good Large Folio Hardcover hinges reinforced Over 500 Camera Views and Colored Plates no date circa 1900 544 Pages . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dustjacket. large Folio. Judge and Leslie's Weekly Hardcover
18289027029London: Jones 1828. Hardcover. Very good. Cruikshank George. Illustrated with three etched frontispieces by George Cruikshank and 84 woodcut illustrations by George and Robert Cruikshank et al. "With a copious and classified index" in each volume. Bound in half black morocco with gilded bands spine stamped in both gilt and blind black cloth boards ruled in gilt printed endpapers. A few signatures loose but stilll holding otherwise binding is intact. A nice clean set. <br /> <br/><br/> Jones hardcover books
18289027029London: Jones 1828. Hardcover. Very good. Cruikshank George. Illustrated with three etched frontispieces by George Cruikshank and 84 woodcut illustrations by George and Robert Cruikshank et al. "With a copious and classified index" in each volume. Bound in half black morocco with gilded bands spine stamped in both gilt and blind black cloth boards ruled in gilt printed endpapers. A few signatures loose but stilll holding otherwise binding is intact. A nice clean set. <br/><br/> Jones hardcover
19001288287London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1900. First edition. 12mo; G/no-DJ; Light blue spine with gold text; Boards have sunned spine with minor shelf wear otherwise clean & sturdy panels; Text block is slightly age toned with previous owner's name on ffep good binding; pp 371. 1288287. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd unknown books
182267110London: Thomas McLean 26 Haymarket 1822. Parts I and II only of VI 8vo 7 hand-colored aquatint plates after Alken and Barenger by G. & T. Hunt; both issues in original pictorial wrappers; some tears creases and minor losses but generally good or better. Contained in a quarter red morocco folding box with red calf label lettered in gilt on the upper cover. This periodical is rare in the printed wrappers. Thomas McLean, 26, Haymarket unknown
1822V71064London: Printed by W. Lewis for Thomas McLean 26 Haymarket 1822. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-coloured aquatint plates 16 of 19 after H. Alken and J. Barenger by G. and T. Hunt. Volume I Nos. I-VI Jan-June 15 1822 all published Royal octavo red half roan original boards covered in blue sugar paper spine title gilt rebacked with matching red roan corners original spine laid on original free end-papers with new pastedown armorial bookplate with motto DA VIS and pencilled ownership H. Davis at head of titlepage vi 2pp list of engravings 540pp 16 of 19 hand-colored plates. LACKS 4 text leaves pp 217-24 - the missing 3 plates and 4 text leaves in colour facsimile reproduced from the 1904 reprint bound in to match. One gathering with edges browned some offsetting from plates to text otherwise clean and crisp throughout. Beautiful bright hand-coloured plates of hunting shooting tandem-driving livestock etc. Very rare in original edition Schwerdt II p.212 "the first and only edition of a rare and valuable magazine". This is the original 1822 edition not the more common reprint published in 1904. Printed by W. Lewis for Thomas McLean, 26, Haymarket hardcover
18961109717<p>Chicago: Powers Fowler and Lewis 1896. Novelty. Collectible - Good/No Jacket. Wood cloth covered case that opens up to an easel display. The clapse on the case is operating. The exterior of the case has fraying on edges and scuffing. There are 2 books on the lower part of the easel when it is opened. One is 'Pen Pictures' A short description of each of the books in the Bible. The second is Bible Study. The upper portion contains 2 interior scrolls with a window for each of bible pictures. These are in color. The metal key is in the pocket but the scrolls do not work. The entire scroll appears to be intact but will not turn. The case is about 16.5 x 16.5. 5 pounds.</p> Powers, Fowler and Lewis
183725411London: Chapman and Hall 1837. First edition second issue. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XIV 2 609 1pp. 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece and title-page. First edition second issue of this fascinating work profusely illustrated with forty-three Illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. The plates are in early states with page locations and without titles or imprints but the earliest Buss and Seymour plates have been replaced by those of Phiz. The engraved title is showing the later correction "Weller". Other issue points: p.43 2nd paragraph below chapter V line 1 reads "ruined wall" in the singular; with the signature misprint on p.261 reading X2; with signature "E" present on p.25; the d of "holding" is raised above line on p.260; p.342 line 5 "S. Veller" instead of Weller; p.400 line 21 "his friends". Some rubbing along edges of binding. Contemporary previous owner's signature on fly leaf. Plates foxed. Lower corner of very first pages damp-stained. Binding in overall good interior in good to very good condition. Chapman and Hall hardcover
1888469689Boston Mass: L. Prang & Co 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Harriet D. Andrews and Mary K. Talcott. Quarto. 9 leaves printed on rectos only: title page and 8 color lithographic plates designed by Andrews and Talcott six of which are printed in multiple colors including gold and silver. Publisher’s brown padded silk over boards with color pictorial design on front cover floral gold-illuminated endpapers. The silk boards have a few patches of modest staining on the outer margins of the front cover and fore-edge of back cover rubbing and some fraying at the edges of the boards spine ends and corners else a very good copy with the interior plates fine and bright. A beautiful edition of Cooke’s poem with six plates of floral and botanical themes printed in vibrant color by L. Prang. L. Prang & Co hardcover
183918051101London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Browne Hablot K. 'Phiz"; Meadows Kenney. First printing mixed state octavo size 707 pp. This was writer Charles Dickens' 1812-1870 third novel widely anticipated and loved. He is often considered the greatest of the Victorian era novelists blending drama and comedy into compelling stories. In this novel Dickens explores the social issues that his works are known for such as harsh boarding schools the privilege of royal title and wealth social customs of the day and the plight of the working class. The plot focuses on the hardships courageously navigated by young Nicholas Nickleby after his father passes away. <br/><br/>The extra illustrations provided were drawn by Joseph Kenny Meadows 1790 - 1874 best known for his drawings published in Punch magazine. He was a friend of Charles Dickens and several other writers of the period. These caricatures add a visual element to the characters depicted by Dickens n.b. above information from Wiki. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Half red morocco leather over marbled paper boards six compartments on spine five with gilt title and author in gilt to one compartment embossed decorative and gilt borders to front and rear boards all edges marbled frontis of a young Charles Dickens supplied thirty-nine plates by Hablot K. Browne "Phiz" and twenty-four plates of various characters in the novel by Kenny Meadows the extra plates. This is a mixed state in that two of the first four plates have the Chapman and Hall imprint further the correction on p.123 has been made but "latter" for "letter" still appears on p.160 line 43. Octavo size 8 1/2" by 5 1/2 " iii-vii viii-xvi 1 2-624. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Overall very good internally this volume is quite clean the text block is square the hinges are sound and the gilt on the spine is bright. Rubbing to front and rear joints corners rubbed rubbing and slight loss to marbled papers on front and rear board both front and rear hinge have been professionally repaired prior owner bookplate with inscription of "To David from Dad" vintage bookseller stamp and prior owner notes in pencil to the front pastedown offsetting from turn-ins to front and rear endpapers 1/8" tear to margin of frontispiece not affecting the image lacking the half-title hence our pagination begins with romanet iii slight damage to the foredge of plate between pages 174 and 175 not affecting the image the images have slight toning and foxing which is common. Even with these few flaws a better than very good copy with extra illustrations by an artist whose work complements that of Phiz and adds interest to the story.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Podeschi A41 Eckel p. 64.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1900101956Harper & Bros. Very Good. 1900. Hardcover. Hardcover. Black boards with full color illustration paste down clean sharp and square general age toning. Specific edition not stated. Book is firm in binding 362 pages "nearly one hundred original drawings and decorations done from sketches made in the tropics specially for this work by THE BROTHERS LOUIS AND FREDERICK RHEAD" b&w illustrations. Free of any markings not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages . Harper & Bros. hardcover
185498280London UK: Henry G.Bohn 1854. 5th Edition. Leather Bound. Fine. 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Henry G.Bohn London UK 1854. 5th Edition. 500 pages. 9 full-page engravings on steel by J. Hinchliff including a frontispiece portrait of Tasso. 22 in text engravings on wood by S. Williams. Deluxe binding 5-ribbed Green leather spine and board tips gold decorations on spine green cloth boards with gold rule borders pastel marbled endpapers top page ends gold gilt. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. hinges excellent. No foxing. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Jerusalem Delivered La Gerusalemme liberata is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso first published in 1581 which tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Catholic knights led by Godfrey of Bouillon battle Muslims in order to take Jerusalem. The poem is composed of eight line stanzas grouped into 20 cantos of varying length. The poem was immensely successful throughout Europe and over the next two centuries various sections were frequently adapted as individual storylines for madrigals operas plays ballets and masquerades; scenes from the poem were also depicted in paintings and frescoes. Contents: Dedication in verse to Georgiana Duchess of Bedford; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; facsimile of Tasso's writing; Life of Tasso; List of English Crusaders; Postscript to the Life of Tasso by John Devey controversy of causes of Tasso's imprisonment and his love affair with Leonora; Canto Summaries; Jerusalem Delivered; L'Envoi 2 page poem. Poetry::Before 1900 History::Medieval History::Middle East Military History::Medieval RBR17 RBR17 Henry G.Bohn hardcover
1864mon0000078266Groombridge and Sons London 1864-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. Volume V of the Intellectual Observer ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON' WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1863mon0000078263Groombridge and Sons London 1863-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1863 leather bound edition of the intellectual observer volume II - ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AlID NUMEROUS ENGRAVlNGS ON WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865mon0000078264Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1865 leather bound edition volume VI of the Intectual Observer libris plate to end paper ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865mon0000078247Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 cent in x 0.0000 cent in x 0.0000 cent in. Rebound leather edition half bound on brown and burgundy cloth includes two Volumes VII & VIII. REVIEW OF NATURAL HISTORY MICROSCOPIC RESEARCH AND RECREATIVE SCIENCE . VOLUME VII & VIII - ILLUSTRATED with PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD from GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1867mon0000078249Groombridge and Sons London 1867-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.0000 cent in x 0.0000 cent in x 0.0000 cent in. loose leather binding 1867 edition vol XI repoairable and inner content very good ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS and TINTS AND NUMEROUS Engravings on wood Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
18601086London: Ward & Lock. c.1860. First edition thus. Publisher's original colour-printed pictorial yellow card wrappers. Octavo 25 x 16.5cm. 8pp. printed on one side only and mounted on linen. Each page illustrated with a hand-coloured wood engraving by the Dalziel Brothers. Publisher's adverts to the rear cover verso. A very good copy the binding secure with a little separation to the covers at the foot of the spine a small chip to the head of the rear cover and minor wear to the extremities. The contents with scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order. A scarce mid-nineteenth-century edition of Sleeping Beauty the pages linen-backed and the illustrations hand-coloured. The title forms No. 11 in Ward and Lock's 'The National Nursey Tales' series which according to the publisher's advertisement are "handsomely printed with Coloured Illustrations price 6d. each or on Cloth indestructible 1s. as in the present copy. The attention of the Public is particularly called to this beautiful Series of Children's Books which are in every respect of a superior character. The drawings are by eminent Artists and the Engravings by Dalziel Brothers".</p><p>Only one institutional copy recorded in Britain according to Library Hub V&A. London: Ward & Lock. hardcover
186523803London: Day & Son 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt rebacked with most of original spine laid down. Aeg. Very good. Jones Owen. Small folio 28 x 22 cm. 52 chromolithograph plates on twenty-six leaves by Owen Jones and Henry Warren on stone by Albert Warren. Each illustration and accompanying text in a distinct decorative border. GORDON N. RAY The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 notes that in his later years Owen turned to "original designs of his own." This mid-Victorian time period was the heyday of chromolithography printing with this a brilliant example. Embossed cloth decorated in gilt and green with gilt lettering. Lovely example of Victorian binding beveled edges endpapers toned slight toning to a few fore-edges not affecting plates which are brilliant and clean. Endpapers renewed front cover lettered and decorated in gilt with green rectangular border in gilt. Day & Son hardcover
1900403850London : The ""Leisure Hour"" Office 1900. First Edition. Softcover. Provenance: Bookplate of David Morris. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; 832 pages 27 cm illustration. Subjects; Children's literature ; Periodicals. Women ; Periodicals. Teenage girls ; Periodicals. Women Social life and customs 20th century ; Periodicals. Girls Great Britain ; Periodicals. London : The ""Leisure Hour"" Office paperback
