British Books

Author: Hallam, Henry. Title: The Constitutional History of England From The Accession of Henry VII To The Death of George II. Publisher: London: John...

Lawernce, Simon WHITTINGTON PRESS 45 wood-engravers (Forty-five Wood-engravers); With an Introduction by John Lawrence. Yorkshire, UK: Simon Lawrence printed by The Whittington Pre...

Fleming, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, second state printing. Octavo printing. In the original publisher’s black cloth boards with gil...

This is an antique copy of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. An English, professionally bound literary classic, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1895 and later. Origin...

Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Small folio, 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in (330 x 235 mm); pp. v +76 + colophon. This in no. 94 of 275 copies printed on B...

Combe, William (uncredited). Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France Shortly Before the Revolution; Embellished with Seve...

12 Volumes. Charles Lamb, The Life and Works. Bound by Birdsall in full red morocco. Edition de Luxe. Each volume features a scene depicted in multicolored onlays, set within a singl...

This is a vintage copy of Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. An English, cloth bound limited edition novel, dating to the early 20th century, published 1926. Often set in th...

The Beauty of Jewellery Book by Joan Frank. Crescent Books, 1979 - 93 pages Hardcover 1st Edition. An appreciation of fine jewelry for the non-expert, with a chapter on the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Title: Beauty of Jewelry Frank, Joan Publisher: Crescent Books Publication Date: 1979 Binding: Hardcover Great table book on high end jewelry.

How to Buy Rare Books, A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market by William Rees-Mogg. Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacke...

A lovely illustrated book relating the story of a fishing tour around Ireland in the early 1800s The Sportsman in Ireland; by a cosmopolite (pseud. of A. Allen ?) illustrated by P. ...

This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...

A handsomely-bound collection of juvenile poetry by Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852), published under the pseudonym of Thomas Little due to the eroticism of their content, as Moore's celebration of kisses and embraces was regarded as improper. A relatively successful publication, which was put to an end with the Victorian tight sense of propriety. Thomas Moore was an Irish poet...

London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition. 12mo, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (160 x 114 mm); pp. xii + 202. Half-bound in tan calf with raised bands and gilt decorations, black l...

THE EQUILIBRIAD by William Samsons with illustrations by Lucian Freud. London: Hogarth Press, 1948. Limited Edition. 8vo, 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in (220 x 140...

Life in Paris; comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O Shuttleton.... London: ...

A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects. A very unusual and scarce edition of ...

London Stereotype Edition. Complete 16 vol. edition 1824. Black and gilt embossed leatherbound with marbled end papers and edges. The set comprised of 10 volumes with Humes on spine...

AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments: And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: Together With the Psalter, o...

Presenting a set of 9 volumes, leather bound John Bull yearly annuals. All the weekly newspaper publications of John Bull for the years 1820-1829 (Inclusi...

19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings Each volume...

Author: Robinson, Mary. Title: Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the Eighteenth Century. Publisher: London: for the Author by Hookham and Carpenter, 1796. Description: First edition. 3 vols., 6-13/16" x 4-7/16", errata at the end of each vol., advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 3, vol. 2 M6 with early repaired tear at foot, without the half-titles, bound in fine contemporary full speckled calf, floral gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, covers ruled in gilt. Condition: Internally clean and bright, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, extremely minor foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, a handsom set. Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an actress and lady of fashion as well as for a string of prominent affairs, including with George IV whilst he was still Prince of Wales whose portrait she wore encrusted with diamonds throughout her life but who she did not hesitate to blackmail for £5000 pounds when he cast her off. Her literary output, though derided at the time, has since been reassessed and Robinson herself now seen as a proto-feminist. Mary Robinson was one of those independent 'viragos' who upset so many conventional men at the end of the eighteenth century. She was admired by Mary Wollstonecraft...

London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 68, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower and vine border on eac...

Set of 6 Leather Bound Faux Dummy/Faux English Library Book Fronts, England, Later 20th Century This set of six leather-bound faux dummy English library book fronts from the late 20...

A smartly bound complete collection of eighteenth century journals and periodicals from British essayists, compiled by James Ferguson. Complete in forty volumes. Second edition. Com...

A copy of the auction catalogs for Christie's on-site sale at Wateringbury Place, Maidstone, Kent. This is both of the catalogs of the sale, the Principle Rooms, which was held on Ma...

PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE EDITION hardback copy of ‘Bibliomania or Book Madness; A Bibliographical Romance. Illustrated with Cuts’, by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, D.D. New and Improve...

A beautifully illustrated and very smartly bound, limited edition of Edgar Allan Poe's works. In a lovely Bickers binding. Limited edition, numbered 14 of 150 copies printed with pr...

Illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone Copy 48 of 250 copies, number and signed in pen by the author on the limitation page and one of 85 specially bound in hard grain morocco...

Works of Art from the Bute Collection. Volumes one and two from the sales in London on July 3rd and July 8th 1996. Two softcover catalogs are presented in a green fabric covered slip...

This is a small antique needlework encyclopaedia. An English language, embroidery technique and pattern guide, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Beginning in the Als...

Author: DICKENS, Charles Title: Dombey and Son. Publisher: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Description: first edition bound from the parts. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 6", illustrated ...

Christies: A Tribute to John Fowler: Furniture and Decorations, September 2006. John Fowler was a partner in Colefax and Fowler and was the master of the s...

Of Kings' Treasuries London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902. 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 99, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower...

This is an antique cased copy of Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire. An English language novel published in the Victorian era, this edition dated 1888. Originally written in 1845...

One need not have a green thumb to appreciate the beautiful floral illustrations within this two-volume set of Amateur Gardening newsletters from 1907. Published in England from the ...

A signed, first edition of this iconic and definitive cocktail recipe book. Signed by the author to Arthur Strange with a presentation inscription wishing them 'all the best'. His signature to page 6 with the phrase "Here's How". With the errata slip to page 25 as called for. A first edition, first impression, with the pagination to the preliminary leaves. The Savoy Cocktail...

Own a Piece of Literary History: First Edition, First Printing of Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Step into the world of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley with this exceptional first U.K. edit...

Author: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Title: Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca. Publisher: London: for G....

2 Volumes. Count Lyof N. Tolstoi. Anna Karenina. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raised bands. Published: London: Walter S...

Andoversford: Whittington Press, 1985. First Edition. Imperial Octavo, 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches (265 x 190 mm); xvi + 44 + 4; Number 91 of 335 copies signed by the artist. Bound by Smith Settle in natural canvas, engraving within a rectangular blind panel on the front; white spine label; headbands, top edge brown, rest uncut; Colorplan Bagdad Brown endpapers. Printed in black, the title-page in black and red, and the captions in grey, hand-set in 12-point Bell; Zerkall smooth white wove and Zerkall Silurian papers; 52 wood-engravings and a line-block reproduction of an engraving by Gwenda Morgan...

AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Personal History of David Copperfield. (20 Parts in 19). PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, May 1849 - November 1850. DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...

Author: POLIDORI, John William. Title: The Vampyre; A Tale. Publisher: London: for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. Description: First edition third issue and Michael Sadleir's copy. pp.[25]-84, with the half title, complete, 8vo., this issue with the preface set in 23 lines and misprint "lmost" for "almost," on last line of page 36, still in the original stitching, all edges uncut as issued, with the original brown/gray paper wrappers, housed in a green cloth chemise in an open ended slipcase, gilt lettered spine. Paper book label...

Steve McQueen: A Life in Pictures by Yann-Brice Dherbier. Published by Anna Books Co. London. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Steve McQueen, the self confessed ‘King of Cool’ is a...

Great Houses of the Western World by Nigel Nicolson. London: George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1972. A reprinted edition hardcover with dust jacket. 320 pp. A wonderful book on the...

"The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations" was published in 1933 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd. It is one of the last books illustrated by Arthur Ra...

Egerton, M. & George Hunt Here and There over the Water: Being Cullings in a Trip to the Netherlands. (The Field of Battle and Monuments - Waterloo, &c.) by Omnium Gatherum. London: George Hunt, 1825. 4to; 10 x 8 3/8 in. (253 x 212 mm); (2), 34 pp, 28 plates by George Hunt after M. Egerton, including 24 hand-colored engraved and aquatint plates and four plates (21-24) of Waterloo memorials uncolored. Modern half morocco binding, title gilt, spine sunned. Occasional offsetting from plates, otherwise a fine copy. [Abbey Travel 188; Tooley 207]. An uncommon aquatint work, illustrating a regency excursion to the Low Countries. Egerton was a humorous designer and social satirist active in London between 1820 and 1829, who supplied drawings to members of the print trade (including the Hunts and Pyall) for engraving. For this project he begins his tour at Ostend, where he was stuck for a day as it was a Sunday. He took time to describe the people's custom-house hotel and the 'Purgatory Gate' attached to the church (destroyed in a fire later in the nineteenth century) before traveling the next day by 'Great Coach' and barge to Ghent, observing the 'Belgic Military' various 'Diligences' and peasant costumes before continuing onto Brussels. Here he examined the Market Pavilion of the Prince of Orange before traveling on the next leg of the journey, which takes the artist once more to Ghent, where he describes and illustrates the Exchange. Egerton then returns to Brussels to view the Palace of Schoonenberg and then on to the main reason for his excursion: a trip to Waterloo, taking in all the main sites of the battle, including graves and monuments. Michael Egerton flourished between 1821 and 1828 and produced a number of caricatures, mainly of social comedy, sporting scenes, and jokes on the weather; almost all his work was engraved by George Hunt. OCLC records six copies in North America at Harvard Yale New York Public Library, Brown Claremont College, and the Art Institute of Chicago. "A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him." [The British Museum, number A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him.] Plates in order: 1. Frontis. Patent. [Flying over the Channel]. 2. Quay, Custom House & Hotel - Ostend. 3. The Purgatory Gate, Ostend. 4. Post Office - Ostend. 5. [Dandy chimney sweeper...

AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. (The London Prodigal) - page 219-220. PUBLISHER: London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. Bentl...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Zapolya: A Christmas Tale; in Two Parts: The Prelude entitled "The Usurper's Fortune;" and The Sequel, entitled "The Usurper's Fate." London: Rest Fenner, ...

This is a set of 3 antique biology interest books. Published in English, each is a hard bound scientific reference title, dating to the late Victorian period. Comprising of: Manual ...

A wonderful copy of the seventh edition of Alison's exhaustive study of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1815. In lovely half calf bindings. A complete twenty volume 1848 seventh...

Skelton, John The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem London: Printed for Isaac Dalton, and sold by W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-Noster-Row, 1718. Second Edition. Octavo, 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (194 x 117 mm). pp. [8], 31, [1]. From the title page: by Skelton Laureat. Original unbound, rebound in modern pink paper over boards, leather spine label with gilt title. Some toning to last few leaves.boards All text is legible, some spot tanning throughout. In near fine condition. Rare. [ESTC N46064 ] ESTC shows two U.S. copies only: Henry E. Huntington Library and Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library; and two British Isles copies only: Oxford University Bodleian Library (both copies). This poem was printed multiple times in the 16th century, including by William Caxton's successor, Wynken de Worde. Rare as a separate volume. John Skelton (c.1463 - 1529) was a remarkable, unusual poet and priest, who had been the tutor of the Tudors, Prince Arthur...

This is a 2 volume antique book set, The Lives of Scottish Poets. An English language biographical work, dating to the Regency period, published 1821....

Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. With over 300 illustrations. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First UK Edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth boards, embossed in black and le...

London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 68, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower and vine border on eac...

A wonderfully illustrated collection of important Roman views. Merigot, James A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity ; Recently Executed From Drawings Made ...

RARE: John Evelyn the Younger's first book, rare first issue with title date 1672. Rapin, René (1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator Of Gardens; Four Boo...

Matisse Picasso by Anne Baldassari, Elizabeth Cowling, John Elderfield, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine and Kirk Varnedoe. Published by Tate Gallery Publishing ...