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Click here to subscribeWilde (Oscar) A Woman of No Importance first edition one of 500 copies 14pp. advertisements dated March 1894 and printer`s f. at end bookplate of Lily Antrobus on front pastedown internally fine original salmon cloth gilt decorations by Charles Shannon spine slightly dulled uncut [Mason 364] 8vo 1894.
[Wilde (Oscar)] Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People first edition number 150 of 1000 copies very light foxing scattered throughout original salmon cloth gilt decorations by Charles Shannon a little light surface marking overall a near fine sharp example [Mason 381] 8vo 1899.
Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain 8 vol. in 4 first edition aquatint vignette dedication leaf 308 hand-coloured aquatint plates by and after Daniell each within grey wash border plus one uncoloured aquatint plate of Kemaes Head in vol.1 without the map errata leaf at end of vol.1 vol.1 with 2 leaves (pp.123/4 and pp.125/6) on thicker paper vol.2 corner of one leaf torn (no loss of text) occasional light soiling and offsetting but generally very clean internally contemporary diced russia stamped in gilt and blind rebacked but attractively gilt-decorated spines edges rubbed corners worn [Abbey Scenery 16; Tooley 177] 4to 1814-25. ***”The most important colour plate book on British Topography” (Tooley). An index chart was also published but is not usually included the work being complete without it (Tooley).
Stanley In Darkest Africa 1890 2 vol. first edition frontispieces (1 portrait) 3 folding colour maps plates illustrations 2pp. advertisements at end of vol.2 lightly foxed bright and clean original pictorial cloth gilt small vol.2 nick to head of spine 1 corner slightly frayed a very good set 8vo 1890.
Piozzi France Italy and Germany 1789 2 vol. first edition 6pp. advertisements at end sig.B with a few small blue stains to inner margins occasional light spotting new endpapers contemporary tree calf rebacked spine gilt with red and green morocco labels [Rothschild 1551] 8vo for A. Strahan and T. Cadell 1789.
Boswell (James) Account of Corsica 1st first edition half-title engraved folding map occasional light spotting a few small marks contemporary polished calf upper joint split corners slightly worn rubbed [Gaskell 473; Rothschild 442] 8vo Glasgow Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768.
Mawson Home of the Blizzard 1915 2 vol. first edition frontispieces 1 of which a portrait plates some colour 3 folding maps in pocket at end of vol.2 endpapers and verso of folding maps foxed original pictorial cloth gilt a vol.1 rubbed vol.2 lightly soiled [Spence 773; Taurus 100] 4to 1915.
Hogg (Robert) and Henry Graves Bull editors. The 2 vol. first edition 77 fine chromolithograph and 4 plain plates illustrations some foxing but tissue guards have largely protected the plates small marginal hole/tear to one plate errata slip in vol.1 contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt spines gilt in compartments very occasional slight rubbing overall a handsome set [Great Flower Books p.59-60; Nissen 294] large 4to Hereford & London 1876-85. ***”One of the finest fruit books ever issued.” Great Flower Books.
à Beckett.Comic History of England 2 vol. first edition first issue with half-titles in red 1847; The Comic History of Rome first edition first issue with “Bradbury and Evans 11 Bouverie Street” imprint on title [1851] both with hand-coloured plates by John Leech illustrations some spotting and browning original pictorial cloth gilt a little rubbed the first with faded spines [Tooley 295 & 298] 8vo(3)
à Beckett.Comic History of Rome 10 pts 1851 first edition in the original 10 parts (in 9) part IX/X later issue with imprint of Bradbury Agnew & Co. on title 10 hand-coloured plates by John Leech illustrations with 4pp. Comic Rome Advertiser & 16pp. Guild of Literature prospectus in Part I and advertisement slip on blue paper for Dickens` `New Story` in Part VII a little soiled and browned plates lightly offset original blue printed wrappers with advertisements slightly soiled preserved in later cloth folder and red morocco slip-case (a little rubbed) [Abbey Life 435; Tooley 298] 8vo [1851].
Abe.Narrative of a Journey..Interior of China first edition 19 engraved plates by T.Fielding and others all but 2 aquatint 8 hand-coloured and 4 engraved maps 3 folding wood-engraved illustrations errata slip bound in some foxing and offsetting one plate almost detached contemporary half calf spine gilt a little rubbed [Abbey Travel 537; Tooley 1] 4to 1818. ***Including botanical and zoological plates. The author was naturalist to Lord Amherst`s embassy to China.
Alken.Illustrations for Landscape Scenery first edition 24 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings by Alken all with multiple vignettes plates 5 & 18 undated & unnumbered some soiling plate 5 a little stained a few other minor stains original boards with paper label on upper cover rubbed and marked corners worn rebacked [Abbey Life 89 note] oblong 4to 1821. ***Depicting military rural nautical and sporting subjects.
Barrett (Elizabeth) and Robert Browning. Two Poems first edition 16pp. original cream printed wrappers slight foxing to upper wrapper preserved in later green calf portfolio with cloth flaps gilt by Bayntun spine faded 8vo 1854. ***This booklet was printed by Elizabeth`s sister Arabella Barrett to sell at a charity bazaar held to benefit a refuge for destitute girls; it has been estimated that 300 copies may have been printed. It provided a model for Thomas J.Wise`s notorious forgeries.
Barrow (John) A Voyage to Cochinchina first edition 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates and plans 2 folding folding engraved map with routes and boundaries supplied in red and green (a little offset) very light offsetting from plates bookplate of Thomas Munro contemporary calf rubbed upper joint split spine ends worn [Abbey Travel 514; Tooley 86] 4to 1806. ***This is the first illustrated English work on what was then Cochin China and is now known as Vietnam. The voyage visited Madeira the Canary Islands and Rio de Janeiro; a description of that city and of Brazil in general is given. Touching at Tristan da Cunha the ship rounded the Cape and eventually reached Cochin China via Batavia on Java. The volume is also of Cook interest as it describes finding Captain Cook`s Resolution transformed into a smuggling whaler under the French flag. The supplementary article covers an overland expedition from Cape Town to the interior of South Africa.
Bellasis. Views of Saint Helena first edition 6 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Havell after Bellasis title with marginal soiling and a few small tears at edges repaired another at tip of lower outer corner of plate V modern half dark green morocco uncut original buff printed wrappers bound in (a little spotted small tears at edges repaired) [Abbey Travel 309; Tooley 87] oblong folio 1815 [plates watermarked 1811].
Bowdich.Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823 while on his third voyage to Africa. first edition 22 lithographed plates 4 hand-coloured 3 folding with final leaf (blank but for imprint) title a little browned foxed affecting plain plates but coloured plates clean with 1½pp autograph manuscript by the author concerning Ashantee and Ethiopian customs tipped to sheet and loosely inserted original boards uncut paper label on spine slightly rubbed and marked spine chipped at head [Abbey Travel 190] 4to 1825. ***Bowdich obtained a writership in the service of the Africa Company and went to Cape Coast Castle in 1814. He negotiated a treaty with the king of Ashanti granting peace to British settlements on the Gold Coast. He returned to England in 1818 and in 1822 again went to Africa where on reaching the mouth of the River Gambia he contracted a fever from which he died. The work contains botanical and zoological plates and descriptions.
Brown.Spectropia 4th ed 1865 First Series fourth edition 16 plates all but three hand-coloured original cloth-backed printed boards rubbed 4to 1865. ***The introduction explains “the following Illusions are founded on two well-known facts; namely the persistency of impressions and the production of complementary colours on the retina.”.
Campbell.Travels in South Africa. 2v 1822 2 vol. first edition half-titles folding hand-coloured engraved map 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates vol.1 lacking Directions to Binder leaf and 3pp. advertisements at end (as often) but with final leaf (blank but for imprint) vol.2 lacking errata slip plates offset but otherwise a generally clean copy vol.1 with an engraved portrait of the author tipped in at beginning (foxed) contemporary mottled calf gilt a little rubbed rebacked with gilt spines & red morocco labels [Abbey Travel 328; Tooley 127] 8vo 1822.
Clowes.Picturesque Tour..from Chiavenna over the Splügen and along the Rhine to Coira in the Grisons first edition half-title 13 hand-coloured lithographed plates by F.Calvert after Clowes title text and tissue guards spotted but plates clean original pink boards with printed paper label on upper cover uncut rubbed spine worn and split [Abbey Travel 58; Tooley 148] 4to 1826.
[Combe.Three Tours of Doctor Syntax] comprising: The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque 1812; The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of Consolation 1820; The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of a Wife 1821 3 vol. second edition of vol.1 the rest first editions second issue of vol.2 with second state of plate 15 (corrected to “Skimmington”) hand-coloured aquatint vignette titles in vol.1 & 3 and 78 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Thomas Rowlandson 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.1 & 3 some foxing and soiling particularly in vol.1 one or two marginal tears and repairs vol.2 & 3 original boards vol.1 later matching boards all uncut vol.2 & 3 rubbed vol.2 rebacked vol.3 with wear to spine ends and joints split [Abbey Life 266-267; Tooley 427-429] 8vo R.Ackermann 1812-20-[21].
[Combe (William)] A History of Madeira first edition hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece title vignette and 26 plates 4pp. advertisements at end some light soiling mostly marginal tear to upper margin of title and to fore-edge of final plate just touching image original red roan-backed boards spine gilt rubbed corners bumped upper joint split and spine worn at foot (crudely reinforced with tape) [Abbey Travel 189; Colas 1455; Tooley 150] 4to Ackermann 1821.
Combe imitation.Tour of Dr Prosody..Scotland first edition 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates in the style of Rowlandson the first plate by George Cruikshank the rest by C.Williams and W.Read some foxing and offsetting but plates generally clean title with small repair to fore-edge bookplate removed from front pastedown bookseller`s ticket of T.Walsh of Dublin original boards uncut rubbed spine chipped at head and foot upper joint repaired [Abbey Life 277; Cohn 675; Tooley 433] 8vo 1821.
Compton.Northern Cambrian Mountains first edition first issue bound from the original 10 parts 30 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Compton Baily & Havell after Compton contemporary ink signature at head of title title and text foxed some plates with marginal foxing or soiling but generally clean contemporary half red roan a little worn rebacked in red calf spine gilt [Abbey Scenery 522; Tooley 155] oblong 4to 1817.
Cruikshank.Midnight Merriment first edition 42pp. hand-coloured etched frontispiece by Isaac and George Cruikshank (soiled and frayed at edges repaired) text lightly browned nineteenth century calf gilt spine gilt with morocco label t.e.g. original blue printed wrappers bound in (laid down) a little soiled [Cohn 556] 8vo [1805].
Hunt (Henry) Investigation at Ilchester Gaol first edition in book form etched portrait frontispiece of Bridle by George Cruikshank 4 other engraved portraits only probably by Robert Cruikshank (of 5 lacking Mr.Anstice the County Surveyor) with the supplementary address `To the Sheriff Magistrates Freeholders...of Somerset` at end but lacking that to Mr. Baron Graham some foxing later half burgundy morocco uncut a little rubbed spine faded [Cohn 421; Goldsmiths` 23262 lacking Graham address] 8vo 1821. ***The author was a radical politician who had been incarcerated in Ilchester gaol for his involvement in the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. He was released in 1822 and brought a series of complaints against the prison particularly the gaoler William Bridle instigating an Inquiry into prison conditions.
Dolly and the Rat or the Brisket Family hand-coloured etched frontispiece by George Cruikshank 4pp. advertisements at end later half blue morocco gilt by Bayntun g.e. spine very slightly faded 1823 § Dibdin (C.) Songs Naval and National first edition 12 plates by Cruikshank original pictorial cloth gilt slightly faded 1841 [Cohn 246 & 231]; and 3 others Cruikshank [Cohn 496 658 & 759] 8vo et infra(5)
Greenwood.Death of Life in London 1823 first edition folding hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece by George Cruikshank (creased at fore-edge but not affecting image) small ink stain to lower edge of title and some leaves later half blue morocco by R.Wallis t.e.g. others uncut [Cohn 368] 8vo [1823]. ***Scarce.
Cruikshank.- [Apel] Der Freischütz Travestie first edition 12 hand-coloured etched plates by George Cruikshank after Alfred Crowquill later mottled calf gilt by Bedford spine gilt with red morocco labels t.e.g. others uncut original printed wrappers bound in at end (trimmed and window mounted) a little rubbed at edges [Cohn 36] 4to 1824.
Forrester. “W.F.von Kosewitz”. Eccentric Tales first edition 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates by George Cruikshank after Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester) one or two with light marginal soiling one with small tear to fore-edge one becoming loose original cloth-backed boards uncut rubbed corners bumped paper spine label chipped [Cohn 471] 8vo 1827.
[Collier (John Payne)] Punch and Judy first edition 24 hand-coloured etched plates by George Cruikshank wood-engraved illustrations without the advertisement slip slight marginal soiling to some plates text lightly foxed bookplate of J.Leveson Douglas Stewart of Glenogil contemporary sprinkled calf gilt by W.Pratt spine gilt with red morocco labels t.e.g. others uncut [Cohn 150; Osborne 872 second edition] 8vo 1828.
Cruikshank/Dickens.More Hints on Etiquette. first edition advertisement leaf half-title title-vignette and illustrations by George Cruikshank advertisment leaf and 4pp. catalogue at end original pictorial limp blue cloth gilt slight marks on lower cover and corners a little bumped but a good copy [Cohn 242] small 8vo 1838.
Cruikshank.George Cruikshank`s Omnibus 9 pts first edition in the original 9 parts engraved frontispiece portrait and plates most by Cruikshank wood-engraved illustrations with advertisements and slips some on coloured paper no Advertising Sheet No.V as in Cohn some foxing and staining original cream printed wrappers with advertisements Parts I & II with ink signatures at head of upper wrappers a little rubbed and soiled preserved in cloth drop-back box (spine faded) [Cohn 190] 8vo 1841-42. ***There are a few minor differences to the advertisements listed in Cohn:`Periodical Works` at end of Part I is printed on pink paper not blue or white as in Cohn and the advertising sheets in Parts VII & VIII are numbered accurately.
Mayhew.Whom to Marry and How to Get Married! first edition in the original 6 parts 12 etched plates by George Cruikshank those in Part I a little foxed advertisements original yellow printed wrappers with advertisements a little rubbed and soiled particularly Parts I & II Part II with ink signature at head of upper wrapper preserved in modern cloth drop-back box [Cohn 545] 8vo [1848].
Mayhew.Whom to Marry and How to Get Married! first edition in book form half-title title-vignette and 12 etched plates by George Cruikshank cropped slightly shaving a few plates final plate with small tear to fore-edge (repaired) later calf gilt by Rivière & Son spine gilt with morocco labels g.e. [Cohn 545] 8vo [1848].
Cruikshank/Mayhew.The Tooth-ache first edition first issue with advertisements pasted inside covers 43 etched illustrations by George Cruikshank on three conjoined sheets and folding concertina style one join partly split slightly soiled and rubbed at folds folding into original hand-coloured pictorial boards ink signature dated 1849 at head of front pastedown rather rubbed and soiled spine reinforced and torn at head [Cohn 547] 12mo D.Bogue [1849].
Cruikshank/Mayhew.1851..Adventures..Sandboys first edition in the original 8 parts later issue with the slip “Just Published” inserted before p.65 in part 3 pictorial title and 10 etched plates by George Cruikshank most folding or double-page with all advertisements as called for in Cohn plates foxed original green pictorial wrappers with advertisements a little soiled and marked Part VIII with pp.225-238 supplied from another copy (smaller) and also rear wrapper (different advertisement on rear cover) preserved in slip-case and outer half morocco slip-case resembling a bound volume a little rubbed [Cohn 548] 8vo [1851].
Blakey (Robert) Old Faces in New Masks 1859 first edition half-title etched frontispiece and additional pictorial title by George Cruikshank (foxed) occasional light spotting to text bookplate of Francis Frederick Fox and bookseller`s ticket of William George`s Sons Ltd. of Bristol original blind-stamped claret cloth spine pictorial gilt spine faded and worn at head [Cohn 75; Westwood & Satchell p.34] 8vo 1859. ***The last and most elusive book by the angling writer including chapters on pike and eels as well as a long account of trout and salmon fishing on the Tweed during the 1790s.
Cruikshank.Discovery concerning Ghosts second edition [Cohn 210] 1864 § Four Rare Etchings by the celebrated George Cruikshank drawn and etched for O`Neill`s “Blessings of Temperance” 1876 both with plates or illustrations by George Cruikshank lightly soiled at edges original printed wrappers soiled and slightly frayed the first with upper wrapper torn; and 3 others on or illustrated by Cruikshank 8vo et infra(5)
[Cruikshank (Isaac Robert)] Lessons of Thrift first edition hand-coloured engraved title and 12 plates by Robert Cruikshank with advertisement leaf at end (often lacking) some light soiling and browning plates a little offset original cloth paper spine label uncut rubbed spine faded corners bumped [Abbey Life 276; Tooley 165] 8vo 1820.
Cruikshank/Egan.Life/Adventures..S.D.Hayward denominated the Modern Macheath. hand-coloured etched portrait by Robert Cruikshank after Mrs. Smart engraved facsimile leaf soiled and stained later half morocco by G.Walters t.e.g. spine gilt and slightly faded 1822 § Brighton!! A Comic Sketch half-title plates original printed wrappers soiled 1830 § [Birch (J.)] Fifty-One Original Fables title in red and black plates and illustration contemporary half calf spine gilt rubbed 1833 § [Barker (M.H.)] Jem Bunt first edition etched pictorial title and plates a little soiled cropped Mexborough bookplate later half red morocco by Bayntun spine gilt g.e. [1841] all illustrated by Robert Cruikshank; and another illustrated by the Cruikshanks 8vo et infra(5)
Westmacott.Points of Misery first edition half-title 20 wood-engravings by Robert Cruikshank including 10 hand-coloured plates a few with light marginal soiling or staining modern half mottled calf by Bayntun g.e. spine gilt 1823; The Punster`s Pocket-Book...by Bernard Blackmantle engraved portrait wood-engraved plates by Robert Cruikshank nineteenth century half green morocco by Worsfold spine gilt 1826 both spines a little faded 8vo(2)
Davenport.Hist.Portraiture..Life of Ali Pacha first edition half-title 6 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by G.Hunt after W.Davenport advertisement leaf at end some light spotting and offsetting a few small adhesion spots to plate V original boards paper label on spine a little rubbed [Abbey Travel 206; Atabey 325; Blackmer 454] folio 1823.
Dibdin (Charles) Life in London 1822 an Extravaganza in three acts. second edition hand-coloured etched frontispiece by Isaac Cruikshank text foxed first two leaves frayed and reinforced at fore-edge later half calf t.e.g. others uncut spine faded 1822 § Moncrieff (W.T.) Tom and Jerry...an Operatic Extravaganza hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece by Robert Cruikshank (marginal soiling) some light spotting original pink printed wrappers uncut soiled and creased spine defective preserved in old cloth portfolio 1826 8vo(2)
Egan.Life in London + w`col. of Egan & patch first edition second issue with footnote on p.9 and first sheet of music unnumbered half-title hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 35 plates by Isaac Robert & George Cruikshank wood-engraved vignettes 6pp. engraved musical notation on 3 folding sheets (lightly foxed) title washed at head and spotted some light offsetting plates a little cropped with loss to a few imprints a good copy in later blue morocco gilt by Rivière & Son spine gilt in compartments t.e.g. joints and corners a little rubbed spine very slightly faded [Abbey Life 281; Cohn 262; Tooley 196] 8vo 1821; with watercolour oval portrait of Egan captioned in ink below margins a little soiled and creased at one edge image c.135 x 110mm. and a circular patch box with hand-coloured engraving of Life in London on lid based on `Tom and Jerry “masquerading it” among the Cadgers` plate opposite p.346 but in reverse lacquered a few small scratches 90mm. diameter(3)
Ellis (Henry) Journal..Embassy to China first edition engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 maps (1 large and folding) 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates errata leaf at end maps foxed some very light offsetting to plates text a little foxed and soiled ex-library copy with stamp on verso of portrait and folding map contemporary half calf rubbed corners worn rebacked in morocco spine a little faded [Abbey Travel 536; Tooley 208] 4to 1817.
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