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1847. first edition. Piracy, Banditry and Disorder"Bewitching Beauty Inflames DesiresUncut, in the Original Printed WrappersSAND, George. Le Piccinino. Paris: Desessart, Éditeur, 1847.First edition. Five octavo volumes (9 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches; 231 x 139 mm.). [4], 315, [1, blank], [1, “Table”], [3, blank] (final blank leaf pasted to rear pastedown); [4], 301, [1, blank], [1, “Table”], [1, blank]; [4], 307, [1, “Table”]; 308, [1, “Table”], [3, blank] (fina... more information

1822. first edition. First Edtion, First IssueEntirely Uncut[SCOTT, Sir Walter]. The Fortunes of Nigel. By the Author of "Waverly, Kenilworth," &c. In Three Volumes. Ediinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., London, 1822. First edition, first issue, entirely uncut, with all signed gathering points at noted by Todd & Bowden. Three octavo volumes (7 13/16 x 4 5/8 inches; 198 x 118 mm). [4], xlviii, [2, fly-leaf], 313, [1, blank]; [4], [3], ... more information

1901. A Finely Bound Set of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley NovelsSCOTT, Sir Walter. Waverley Novels. Edinburgh: Printed for T. and A. Constable for T.C. and E.C. Jack, 1901-1903.The Lockhart Edition of The Edinburgh Waverley. Limited to seventy-five numbered and registered copies. Forty-eight octavo volumes (8 11/16 x 5 13/16 inches; 220 x 148 mm.). Colored engraved frontispieces and black and white plates throughout.Contemporary three-quarter blue morocco gilt over blue cloth boards. Spines with five rai... more information

1957. first edition. First Edition, in the Rare First Issue Dust JacketSEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel). The Cat in the Hat. [New York]: Random House, [1957].First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 227 x 163 mm.). [2], 61, [1] pp. Color illustrations throughout.Original unglazed color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers. A near fine copy, far better than is usually seen. In the rare original first issue color pictorial dust jacket, with the price “200/200”... more information

1930. The Shakespeare Head Spenser[SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS]. SPENSER, Edmund. The Works of Edmund Spenser. Oxford: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press…& Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1930-1932.One of 375 numbered copies on Batchelor’s Shakespeare Head handmade paper (this copy being No. 134), out of a total edition of 386 copies. Eight large octavo volumes (11 3/16 x 7 1/8 inches; 285 x 194 mm.). [8], 135, [1, blank], [3], 140*-144*, 137-306, [1], [1, blank]; [8], 252; [8], 220... more information

c.1865-80. Robinson & Leadbetter Parian ShakespeareSHAKESPEARE, William. Parian Bust of Shakespeare. Robinson & Leadbeater, c. 1865 -1880. 18 inch Parian bust atop 3 1/2 inch socle, joined by contemporary brass nut and bolt, the joint sealed with plaster of Paris. Faint hairline fissure from upper button of shirt across shoulder and around to rear. Mild soiling typical of Parian, otherwise an exceptional example notable for its exquisite detail and translucence. This superb Parian bust of the Bard ... more information

19th C. Parian Bust of Shakespeare. 9" tall nineteenth-century Parian bust of William Shakespeare. Occasional light scattered flyspots and minimal areas of slight discoloration, as expected on English Parian busts of this age. A short linear fissure in the lower neck area which is not a crack, but which occurred in the making. A fine example.Parian, a "highly vitrified version of soft paste porcelain, was invented in the Staffordshire potteries and first advertised for sale by Copeland and Garret... more information

1781. Everybody Has An OpinionWith First English Translation of Rousseau's "Historically Important" OperaSHERIDAN, Richard. The Critic, Or a Tragedy Rehearsed. A Dramatic Piece in three acts as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. London: Printed for T. Becket, Adelphi Strand, 1781. [Bound with] The Cunning-Man, A Musical Entertainment, in Two Acts. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. Originally written and Composed by Mr. J.J. Rousseau. Imitated, and adapted... more information

1795. first edition. First Edition of Charlotte Smith’s “Sentimental-Gothic” Novel “Montalbert”SMITH, Charlotte. Montalbert. A Novel. In Three Volumes. London: Printed by S. Low, for E. Booker, 1795. First edition. Three twelvemo volumes (6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches; 169 x 105 mm.). [6], 259, [1 blank]; [6], 257, [3 blank]; [4], 326, [2 blank]. Complete with half-titles and with the inserted errata leaves in Volumes I and II.Near contemporary dark green cloth. Front covers with the royal... more information

1769. first edition. Smollett’s Satire on English Public AffairsSMOLLETT, Tobias. The History and Adventures of an Atom. In Two Volumes. London: Printed for Robinson and Roberts, 1769.First edition, second issue (with the title-pages correctly dated 1769), of Smollett’s satire on English public affairs from 1754 to the time of publication. Two twelvemo volumes. viii, 227, [1, blank]; [4], 190, [2, blank] pp. Contemporary sheep, neatly rebacked, with original gilt spines and red morocco gilt lette... more information

1748. first edition. A Fine Collection of First Editions of Smollett’s Works[SMOLLETT, Tobias]. The Adventures of Roderick Random. In Two Volumes. London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1748. [Together with:] The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation, by the Author of Roderick Random. Adorned with Thirty-Three Cuts, Neatly Engraved. In Four Volumes. London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1750. [And:] The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In which are included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality. In Four Vol... more information

1890. first edition. Stanley’s Last African ExpeditionSTANLEY, Henry M[orton]. In Darkest Africa or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria. With One Hundred and Fifty Woodcut Illustrations and Maps. In Two Volumes. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890.First edition. Two octavo volumes (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 218 x 140 mm.). xv, [1, blank], 529, [1, printer’s imprint]; xv, [1, blank], 472, [2, publisher’s advertisements] pp. Wood-engraved frontispiec... more information

1890. first edition. Edition De LuxeOne of Only 250 Copies Signed by Henry M. StanleySTANLEY, Henry M. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria… with Six Etchings and One Hundred and Fifty Woodcut Illustrations and Maps. London: Sampson Low, Marson, Searle and Rivington, 1890. Edition De Luxe, limited to 250 copies, signed and hand-numbered by Henry M. Stanley, this being no. 243. Two large quarto volumes. (11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in; 293 x 223 mm). Photogravures as fro... more information

1883. first edition. First edition, First Issue “The Finest Tale of Maritime Adventure That Has Been Told Since Defoe ” (Prideaux)STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1883.First edition, first issue. Frontispiece map of Treasure Island, printed in three colors, with tissue guard.Original olive green diagonal fine-ribbed cloth with covers ruled in blind and spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Original black coated endpapers. The absolute minimum of wear to corner... more information

1922-23. The Vailima EditionRare in the Original Printed Dust JacketsSTEVENSON, Robert Louis. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. London: William Heinemann in Association with Chatto and Windus... 1922-23.Vailima Edition. One of 1,060 numbered sets for the United Kingdom, of which 1,000 sets are for sale and sixty are for presentation; rarer than the American sets from Scribner's. This set is No. 311. Twenty-six octavo volumes (8 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 226 x 147 mm.). Frontispieces (including photogravur... more information

1883. The Best Edition of the Works of Jonathan SwiftSWIFT, Jonathan. The Works of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems Not Hitherto Published. With Notes and a Life of the Author by Sir Walter Scott. Second Edition. In Nineteen Volumes. London: Bickers & Son, 1883-1884.Limited to 750 numbered copies (this copy being No. 497), signed by the publishers. Nineteen octavo volumes (8 1/2 x 5 9/16 inches; 216 x 143 mm.). Engraved frontispiece po... more information