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2008réf. SBBI-L-BIE00328-RAG-20230Demos 2008. spiral_bound. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Demos unknown
2005réf. 16460021 April 2005. The marriage of Charles and Camilla The future King and Queen write to Tom Burnard Facilities Officer at the Guildhall in Windsor thanking him for his work on their wedding which he helped host 12 days earlier. Charles writes "Dear Mr. Bernard My wife and I wanted to write and express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to our wedding in Windsor on 9th April. The whole event would simply not have been possible had it not been for the extraordinary team of people with all their various skills and attributes who worked so hard and such long hours - not least when we had to defer the wedding from Friday to Saturday - to make the day the truly happy and uniquely memorable occasion that it was for us both and for all our guests. The seamless way in which everything worked to such perfection will be a permanent tribute to your professionalism and commitment alongside that of everyone else involved. This comes with our warmest best wishes and immense appreciation. Yours most sincerely Charles and Camilla". The wedding of Charles and Camilla was a deliberately low-key affair in the comparatively modest setting of Windsor Guildhall. It was the first time a member of the royal family married in a civil ceremony to avoid controversy over Camilla's previous divorce if a Church of England wedding was held and also likely reflecting concern over public hostility to Camilla in the aftermath of the breakdown of Charles and Diana's marriage. The wedding was delayed 24 hours - as the letter mentions - due to the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Typed letter 234 x 186 mm on stationery of the couple's Birkhall estate. With original envelope. Original folding creases from insertion into envelope and light handling creasing envelope roughly opened; in very good condition. unknown
1844réf. WRCLIT64147London: Edward Moxon 1844. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter morocco and marbled boards. Binding rather rubbed and edgeworn otherwise a good copy with Charles Dickens' lion bookplate and the Gadshill label at the front and with the bookplate of John Gribbel at the back. Old bookseller's description tipped in front. The second edition in which Procter took the opportunity "to strike out about forty of the poems of inferior quality contained in the old volume and to introduce in their stead nearly seventy Poems in rhyme besides a considerable quantity of Dramatic verse" - "Preface to the Present Edition" dated "April 13th 1844." A presentation copy inscribed on the title-page: "Charles Dickens / with the best Regards of / The Author." In THE DICKENS CIRCLE New York 1919 p. 169 J.W.T. Ley states: "We may take it as quite certain that Dickens came to know Procter through Forster. And from the first the novelist and the poet were on the best of terms. It was natural. Procter was a peculiarly lovable man with a peculiar gentleness 'childlike without being childish and an unfailing buoyancy of spirit.' Such a man could not but have a strong attraction for Dickens. From the beginning he loved the company of his friend who in the 'forties was one of the innermost circle with Forster and Maclise and Ainsworth. Procter was one of the little company at the Greenwich dinner in 1842 and until he grew too old he was twenty-five years older than Dickens they had frequent social meetings. For HOUSEHOLD WORDS and ALL THE YEAR ROUND he wrote a great deal and Dickens valued his contributions very highly indeed . . . As Procter grew old Dickens saw less and less of him but the friendship remained as deep as ever and in 1854 it was peculiarly sweetened by the discovery that the 'Miss Mary Berwick' who had contributed verses to HOUSEHOLD WORDS which had won Dickens's unstinted praise was really his old friend's daughter Adelaide whom he had known from her childhood." Edward Moxon hardcover books
1830réf. 0001760CHATHAM CONNECTICUT EAST HAMPTON CT BRAZIL. Good. 1830. On offer is an interesting archive of five 5 manuscript journals dated 1830 through 1867 handwritten by Dr. Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall 1816-1903 who was from Chatham Connecticut today known as East Hampton. Cornwall was a fascinating character would become a medical doctor and then later a dentist who spent a great deal of time in South America a more detailed bio follows. The archive will be of interest to historians and researchers of the era as the combined writings details on one hand the personal thoughts as the young man entered adulthood but also a reflection on the education he received. The archive details as follows: 1 1833 Marbled covered Copy Book which is also a Day Book. The beginning pages are ledger style entries showing his expenses inventory of his belongings etc. Then there are several pages of copy book type entries showing heights and distances some drawings. Finally in the back 8 pages of diary entries. This journal is the largest in the bunch measuring about 8" x 13" which gives you a lot of information on each page. Total number of handwritten pages is 55. In this journal he also talks about a ship named the "Ocean." 2 1830 Ledger style journal with 21 handwritten pages. Also in the front are two pages of poetry one titled "On the Independence of South America; Sung in New York" and the other titled "The Nashville Tragedy." There are a lot of names in this journal. 3 1863-1867 Receipt type ledger with expenses. This one is in Spanish or Portuguese kept while he was in Brazil. 12 handwritten pages. 4 1833 Writing work book where he practiced his alphabet letters etc. There is also a handwritten essay in the back. This journal has 17 handwritten pages. 5 Lastly and 1830 Day Book with 43 handwritten pages; expense type entries also listing many names. Some of the many names mentioned are: James Young Denton and Smith James Kane John Jacob Astor Thomas Milner Temple and Camp Minerva Howland Nathan Swain Joseph Hastings Anthony Billings Edward Jones Thomas Grosvenor Samuel Green Jonathan Curtis Theodore Barrell Charles Long James Pitney Thomas Jenkins Elijah Pollack Henry Bell James Vance and so many more. Here are some snippets: "Washington College March 20th 1830 Half past 11 o'clock Have for several days been thinking to write a diary a practice which I have not followed since the first winter of beginning Greek at the goodly town of Cheshire. I wish I had continued it just for the pleasure of accounting to the many many pleasing and as a matter of course often unpleasing incidents of my stay there and to see again my daily progress in Virgil Cicero Sallust and the first elements of Greek which I used to set down with minimal regularity. I shall though never forget those scenes. They are engraved firmly on my mind and the place where I first learned to taste the beauties of Virgil and to enjoy the elegant productions of Cicero .But why am I that moralizing upon the classes and so pedant like talking of my own acquisitions in them I don't know but tis to make a beginning to my journal which would make but poor appearance over to self for whom alone it shall be written without and for a want of which it has been so long neglected I suppose." "March 30th 1830 Been very insolent all day as respects to study One week now and we shall be at liberty again. Next Wednesday afternoon will probably terminate my second term of college life. This term has passed rapidly with me and been very busy yet I find my mind frequently stretching to the end of it and welcoming its approach with an eagerness not a little unlike that of those who are less pleased with college than myself How swift are the transitions of thought! How constantly on the wing is our universal cheerer and consoler. Hope! Thus I am continually led into a train of moralizing and thus my consoling pen will run on ____ in publishing the wandering incipiencies of my brain ." The smallest journal measures about 6" x 7 ½" and the largest one 8" x 13". All of them have paper covers and most are in good shape with some foxing on many of the pages. The cover on one of them is very torn but all in all the pages and bindings look good. BIO NOTES: to Dr. Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall 1816-1903 was born in 1816. As a child he attended local schools and then at about 14 years of age Nathaniel was sent to the school of Reverend Asa Cornwall in Cheshire and after that he went off to school in Granby. In 1833 he went to Episcopal Academy in Cheshire. In 1835 began attending Washington College and graduated 1839. After college Nathaniel Cornwall attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York State from which he graduated in 1846. After medical school he accepted a teaching job in South America and within a year decided to go into the medical field in Brazil. After an accidental meeting with a dentist also from Connecticut he decided to become a dentist instead of having a medical practice and for the rest of his career kept that as his profession while living in South America for the next 20 or so years. In 1860 on a visit home to the States he got married to Mary and the couple then returned to South America where his 3 children were born. He had two daughters one of whom died in infancy and a son Edward who became a NY physician. Dr. Cornwall retired relatively early in 1869 at age 53 and lived the rest of his life in Gildersleeve which is now Portland CT on an estate near the trolley line. The family originally had settled in Middletown and nearby areas in the 1700s. An online search reveals the "Trinity College Bulletin" wherein there is an article titled "Reminiscences of Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall MD" and one will find an extensive history behind the man who owned these journals. ; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NATHANIEL OLIVER CORNWALL CHESHIRE ACADEMY WASHINGTON COLLEGE 19TH CENTURY NATHANIEL OLIVER CORNWALL CHATHAM CONNECTICUT EAST HAMPTON EDUCATION BRAZIL SOUTH AMERICA MEDICINE 19TH CENTURY MEDICAL PRACTICE DENTIST DENTISTRY NEW ENGLAND WASHINGTON COLLEGE TRINITY COLLEGE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL AMERICANA . unknown
1606réf. 028196Printed by R. Schilders: Middelburg 1606. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. Printer not cited - details from ESTC; pp. 6 1 2-66 Signatures: A-I4. Later Victorian binding of black morocco with plain dark green pebbled-cloth boards gilt lettering to the spine. Head/tail of the spine chipped otherwise very good. Contents remarkably good clean and tight with a little light pencil highlighting and ticks to margins. All printed marginal notes present and untrimmed with the exception of the final two leaves where a couple of marginal notes are mimimally cropped; last leaf with very small 4 x 3 mm chip to fore-edge very light staining to title page. A very good copy. A reply by the Deven and Cornwall Ministers to Thomas Hutton's "Reasons for Refusal of Subscription to the booke of Common Praier." Oxford 1605. While this book appears in a number of major libraries we have been unable to find any auction records or any catalogue records. A pencil note to the verso of the front free endpaper states £56 -1945 i.e. about £2200 at today's prices. Davidson's bibliography of Devon p. 93; ESTC Citation No. S104342. [Middelburg] Hardcover
1936réf. 14553Birmingham England: Cornish Brothers Ltd. . As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - . A few thin white streaks longest is 3" long and small smudges to front coverboard. -- with a bonus offer--; 014553 . 1936. Cornish Brothers Ltd. hardcover
1832réf. 0001757CHESHIRE CONNECTICUT CT. Good. 1832. On offer is an original 1832 manuscript copy book handwritten by Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall specifically related to his study of sailing navigation and astronomy relative to a life at sea. The 44 pages include a number of drawings adding depth to this early 19th century study of nautical education. Mr. Cornwall 16 years old at the time of writing goes on to an interesting career as a medical doctor turned dentist. Further details follow. Overall G. BIO NOTES: Dr. Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall was born in 1816 d.1903. As a child he attended local schools and then at about 14 years of age Nathaniel was sent to the school of Reverend Asa Cornwall in Cheshire and after that he went off to school in Granby. In 1833 he went to Episcopal Academy in Cheshire. In 1835 began attending Washington College and graduated 1839. After college Nathaniel Cornwall attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York State from which he graduated in 1846. After medical school he accepted a teaching job in South America and within a year decided to go into the medical field in Brazil. After an accidental meeting with a dentist also from Connecticut he decided to become a dentist instead of having a medical practice and for the rest of his career kept that as his profession while living in South America for the next 20 or so years. In 1860 on a visit home to the States he got married to Mary and the couple then returned to South America where his 3 children were born. He had two daughters one of whom died in infancy and a son Edward who became a NY physician. Dr. Cornwall retired relatively early in 1869 at age 53 and lived the rest of his life in Gildersleeve which is now Portland CT on an estate near the trolley line. The family originally had settled in Middletown and nearby areas in the 1700s. An online search reveals the "Trinity College Bulletin" wherein there is an article titled "Reminiscences of Nathaniel Oliver Cornwall MD" and one will find an extensive history behind the man who owned these journals.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NATHANIEL OLIVER CORNWALL CHESHIRE ACADEMY WASHINGTON COLLEGE GEOMETRY ALGEBRA CALCULUS STATISTICS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS CYPHERING TRIGONOMETRY CALLIGRAPHY MATHEMATICS NAUTICAL SEAMANSHIP MARITIME NAVIGATION SEAMAN MARINERS NAVAL HANDWRITING PENMANSHIP ARITHMETIC CIPHERING CYPHERING EDUCATION TEACHING MATHEMATICAL COMPLEX MATHEMATICS FEDERAL MONEY STATISTICS COMPLEX EQUATIONS SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL AMERICANA . unknown
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, old backstrip mounted on new leaf at front, custom-made slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of Du Maurier's Cornish classic.
1897réf. ST20739London and New York: Macmillan Company 1897. FIRST EDITION. 205 x 140 mm. 8 x 5 1/2". viii 391 pp. VERY PRETTY OLIVE GREEN MOROCCO GILT IN AN ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN BY ZAEHNSDORF stamp-signed on front pastedown and with exhibition stamp on rear pastedown covers abloom with stylized flowers and twining vines gilt lettering on upper cover raised bands spine compartments with similar flower-and-leaves designs gilt lettering turn-ins tooled with gilt leaves red silk pastedowns and endleaves top edge gilt. With 66 illustrations by Joseph Pennell and Hugh Thomson 26 of these full-page and a folding map. Front flyleaf with engraved bookplate of Ophelia Fowler Duhme. Spine and edges of boards sunned to a medium brown as expected with green leather a breath of rubbing to spine bands and extremities isolated thumbing but still a fine copy--clean and fresh internally and in a scarcely worn binding bright with gilt. This engaging account of Southwest England features a harmoniously designed binding by an important workshop. Our author British civil servant and writer Arthur Hamilton Norway 1859-1938 had an extremely varied literary output which included fiction travelogues and literary analysis. In the present work part of a "Highways and Byways" series produced by the Macmillan Company the author provides a delightful journey through the landscape history and folklore of his native Devon and neighboring Cornwall. The text is accompanied by a charming series of illustrations by Joseph Pennell 1857-1926 and Hugh Thomson 1860-1920; these alternate between cheerful sketches of the towns and scenery and romantic caricatures of the historic locals. The attractive binding is a fine example of the work of the Zaehnsdorf firm long a top-ranked English bindery. Born in Pest Hungary Joseph Zaehnsdorf 1816-86 served his apprenticeship in Stuttgart worked at a number of European locations as a journeyman and then settled in London where he was hired first by Westley and then by Mackenzie before opening his own workshop in 1842. His son and namesake took over the business at age 33 when the senior Joseph died and the firm flourished under the son's leadership becoming a leading West End bindery. Over the years Zaehnsdorf employed a considerable number of distinguished binders including the Frenchman Louis Genth who was chief finisher from 1859-84 and trained a number of others including Roger de Coverly and Sarah Prideaux. A family-run business until 1947 the Zaehnsdorf bindery continued to produce consistently attractive and innovative designs executed with unfailing skill. Here a complex design of softly curving foliage and bright flowers mirrors the serene countryside described in the book's pages. The bookplate is most likely that of American heiress Ophelia Fowler Duhme 1854-1921 who had a handful of attractively illustrated bookplates made for her throughout her collecting life. Macmillan Company unknown
1843réf. 151339London: Robert Tyas 1843. Revised from the best Authorities: With a Memoir and Essay on his Genius by Barry Cornwall. Also: Annotations and Introductory Remarks on the Plays by many Distinguished Writers. Illustrated with Engravings on Wood from Designs by Kenny Meadows. 1. Memoir and Essay Comedies 2. Tragedies 3. Historical plays Poems & Sonnets. All volumes sound and in good condition with rubbing and wear to cover corners and edges considering its age VOLUME 2 BINDING ERROR second title page "Tragedies" bound upside down. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Robert Tyas Hardcover
2017réf. BN404197Radius Books 2017. 2017. Welcome to Camp America Welcome to Camp America Debi CORNWALL Radius Books unknown
1844réf. 31953London: Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co. Paternaster Row 1844. Very Good. London: Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co. Paternaster Row 1844. Early edition with the Meadows illustrations. Three quarto volumes. Full engraved plates throughout with numerous in-text illustrations. Bound in full contemporary brown morocco; five raised bands; gilt decoration to front rear and spine; all edges gilt; maroon endpapers. Light wear and minor scuffing to boards; corners bumped. Bindings sound. Contemporary gift inscription to an Isabella Downer dated 1847 to volume I preliminaries; "Western Supply Co." stamps to preliminaries of each volume; light spotting and smudging; interiors else unmarked. A Very Good and attractive set notable for the appearance Kenny Meadows' illustrations. Though his Shakespeare work received mixed reviews in England it was much lauded in Germany in particular his depiction of Falstaff. Everitt Graham. "English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century." pp. 356-361. Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co., Paternaster Row unknown
réf. 9781600215766NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC
19 vols., 8vo., First Edition, variously with frontispieces, plates, illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers, two or three volumes with small inscriptions, first volume with front free endpaper clipped; cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper, two or three wrappers chipped at head and tail. THIRD AND FIFTEENTH VOLUMES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The Chronicles comprise: A Gull on the Roof (1961); A Cat in the Window (1962); A Drake at the Door (1963); A Donkey in the Meadow (1965); Lama (1966); The Way to Minack (1968); A Cornish Summer (1970); Cottage on a Cliff (1972); A Cat Affair (1974); Sun on the Lintel (1976); The Winding Lane (1978); When the Winds Blow (1980); The Ambrose Rock (1982); A Quiet Year (1984); The Cherry Tree (1986); Jeannie (1988); The Evening Gull (1990); Monty's Leap (1993); The Confusion Room (1996). When Derek and Jean Tangye relocated from the bustle of the West End of London to the clifftop solitude of Minack in Cornwall, they began an idyllic lifestyle entwining romance, rural enterprise, much-loved pets and a variety of other creatures. Derek's evocative retelling of the story, enlivened by Jeannie's illustrations, led to the 'Chronicles', a unique, thirty-five year sequence of narratives followed eagerly by readers throughout the world. Unsurprisingly, the Tangye's Minack became, and remains, a popular focus of pilgrimage to this day. COMPLETE SETS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE.
réf. 1950976/18/31. PEN AND INK PORTRAIT OF CORNWELL BY JUD WRIGHT SIGNED AND DATED 6/18/31; ALSO SIGNED BY CORNWELL IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER IN BLACK INK. 6" X 4 1/4". NOTATION BY ARTIST IN TOP MARGIN READS: "DESIGNER OF L.A. PUBLIC LIBRARY MURALS." ON THE VERSO IS A SECOND SKETCH OF CORNWELL IN SIDE PROFILE; MOUNTING TRACES ON VERSO CA. 1930; SEE NANCY MOURE 'PUBLICATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ART" 1984 FOR INFORMATION ON BOTH CORNWELL AND WRIGHT. SIGNED-AUTOGRAPHS FINE. Signed by Authors. [6/18/31] unknown books
1973réf. 51967Connecticut: University of Connecticut 1973-2009. 36 library hardcovers and 4 paperbacks; 25.5x18 cm. traces of library tickets stamps bindings bit soiled Although very good see picture 'While ZYGON explores the dialogue between science and religion JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION uses scientific methods to examine religious institutions and experience. Sociological psychological anthropological and both quantitative and qualitative methods are employed in the investigation of religion. Articles often reflect this scientific orientation through a technical research format while others are more like essays. Researchers interested in statistical data regarding religion will find the articles very interesting Katz.' University of Connecticut paperback
1843réf. 55336London: T. G. March 1843. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. W. & E. Finden. A beautiful book containing 61 extremely fine engravings The text was written to accompany the images "expressly for the work" by a number of eminent hands. Full green leather with elaborate gilt decoration. The green has softened and toned with age and there are one or two bumps and rubs but this book presents as a very impressive and lovely thing. Size: Folio. Illustrator: W. & E. Finden. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 55336. . T. G. March hardcover
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartment tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first omnibus edition of Du Maurier's classic Cornish trilogy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1865réf. 10891Paris, Dunod, 1865 ; 2 tomes : texte in-4 et atlas in-folio ; demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs très décoré à froid et doré, titre doré, roulette décorative dorée sur les plats (reliure de l'époque) ; XV, (1 bl.), 496 pp. ; atlas de 47 planches doubles représentant plusieurs centaines de figures.
1822réf. 931Q37London: Henry Colburn 1822 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A very scarce complete collection of Bryan Procter's poetical works writing under his pseudonym Barry Cornwall. The first edition. Complete in three volumes. Volume II and III are bound in half calf with marbled boards while the spine to volume I has been rebound in cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry from English poet Bryan Procter who wrote under the pseudonym Barry Cornwall. Procter began his career as a lawyer however changes profession to author in his late twenties contributing to various periodicals and writing a number of poems and plays.A vast selection of Procter's works including 'The Falcon' 'Marcian Colonna' and 'A Sicilian Story'. With the bookplate of J. O. Edwards. Volume II and III are bound in half calf with marbled boards while the spine to volume I has been rebound in cloth. Externally sound with rubbing and loss to the extremities and paper covering boards. Both boards detached to III with loss to spine head and tail. Hinges strained to II. Hinges reinforced to I. Bookplates to paste downs. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd mark or spot. Pages 33-40 to II trimmed to the tail not affecting text. Good Only Henry Colburn hardcover
8vo., First Edition, with a tinted lithographed frontispiece (skilfully mounted on pale cartridge) and 11 tinted lithographed plates; late-nineteenth century half calf, neatly rebacked with new endpapers to style, old blind-tooled backstrip laid down, original gilt-ruled morocco labels preserved (title-label with two gilt letters reinforced), sprinkled edges, an unusually bright, clean and carefully restored copy with virtually no trace of the usual foxing. The plates were engraved by M & N Hanhart from illustrations by Brandling. This is the scarce original edition of Collins' third book, following his biography of his father 'Memoirs of the Life of William Collins' (2v, 1848) and his first novel 'Antonina' (3v., 1850). It is arguably his best-remembered work, together with his two later novels 'The Woman in White' (1860) and 'The Moonstone' (1868). Very nice copy of an uncommon and notable account, and a mainstay of any Cornish collection. Sadleir, 'Excursions' p.137, gives the date of publication (from the Bentley Catalogue) as 30 January 1851; Anderson, p.70; CBEL III, p.481; Parrish, pp.14-16; Wolff, 1374.
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartment tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of Du Maurier's Cornish classic. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Two volumes. The only edition of this work. Complete with the two engravings, both half-titles, and ads at the end of volume II. Printed on bluish paper. Large 4to, later half calf over marbled boards. Only the slightest wear to binding, internally fine. Large margins.
réf. 12690Not dated but circa 1850. The London Printing & Publishing Company Ltd. Historical & critical studies of Shakspere's text characters & commentators with annotations & introductory remarks on the plays. Numerous black & white engravings including many of famous actors of the day in character.An impressive looking 3 volume set with matching original leather binding blind stamped with a head of Shakespeare & ornate gilt border & gilt spine decorations. Black leather spine labels titled in gilt. Marbled endpapers & page edges. Head & foot of each spine has been professionally repaired but making a rather nice job. Minor corner wear but nothing too bad for age. Scattered occassional foxing. . Not dated but circa 1850. The London Printing & Publishing Company Ltd. hardcover
réf. 53580London printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly 1794. FIRST EDITION 1794 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE SET. 8vo approximately 210 x 120 mm 8½ x 5 inches Volume 1 has an added folding map at rear pages: Volume 1 title page 1 2-386; Volume 2 title page 1 2-284. Bound in half green calf gilt lettering and decoration to spines. Slight rubbing to bindings pale foxing to endpapers and to the beginning of Volume 2 and occasionally elsewhere text mostly clean a very good set. Heavy set which may require extra postage. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. London, printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1794.