Altenburgisches Gesangbuch nebst Gebeten. Zum Gebrauch bei der öffentlichen Gottesverehrung und häuslichen Andacht
Altenburg, H.A. Pierer, 1871. An attractive velvet-bound German Hymn Book. More
Fine Bindings & Library Sets
Poetical Works of Robert Bridges. Excluding the Eight Dramas
London, Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1913. A Derby School prize binding, with the school's crest in gilt on the front cover and armorial bookplate on the front pastedown; not stated as such but we know the recipient to have been A.R.M.Tranter. More
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning. With Portraits. In Two Volumes
London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1897 (first thus)/ 1863. More
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments In Twelve Volumes. Translated from the Arabic by Richard F. Burton. Reprinted from the original edition and edited by Leonard C. Smithers
London, H.S. Nichols Ltd., 1897/ [1894, 'Library Edition']. The second impression of the Nichols-Smithers 'Library Edition' in Penzer's 'Style A' binding. This edition reprints the original 1886 Benares edition. With the armorial bookplate of Lance Strother Walters (1906-1978), Chief Brewer of the SA Brewing Co from 1944, mounted on each..... More
L'Éducation sentimentale. Histoire d'un jeune homme
Paris, Georges Crès et Cie, 1924 (first thus). Number 1014 of a total edition of 1961 sets, this being one of 1850 on Rives paper (numbered 112-1961). The 140th title in the Maitres du Livre series. [2 items]. More
Les Contes de Jacques Tournebroche. Illustrations de Léon Lebègue
Paris, Calman-Lévy, Editeurs, 1908 [first edition]. One of 100 copies on 'vélin d'Arches' paper (from a total edition of 161 copies) of this collection of short stories. The illustrations and ornaments, printed in gold and coloured inks, mimic mediaeval illuminations. More
Thaïs
Paris, F. Ferroud [for the] Librairie des Amateurs, 1909 [first thus]. Number 816 of a total edition of 1200 copies, this being one of 1050 copies on vélin d'Arches' paper, intialled 'F.F.' by the publisher François Ferroud, who had succeeded his better-known uncle André Ferroud as head of the firm..... More
Short Studies on Great Subjects. New Edition in Three Volumes
London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1879 (new edition). Prize binding of Merchant Taylor's School. Pigeon and Pugh Mercantile Prize, 1881. 'Merchant Taylors School, one of the major public (privately endowed) schools in England ... The school was founded (1561) by the Merchant Taylors Company of London, an incorporated group of..... More
The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II (three volumes), [together with] View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages (three volumes), [and] Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries (three volumes)
London, John Murray, respectively 1854 (seventh edition), 1856 (eleventh edition), and 1854 (fourth edition). A handsome set of the principal works of Henry Hallam in nine volumes, with the armorial bookplates of Sir Alexander 'Alick' Russell Downer KBE (1910-1981) and Sergius Henry d'Avigdor in each volume. [9 items]. More
St. Giles and St. James
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1851 [first, revised, edition]. Volume 1 of the Collected Edition (originally serialised in the author's 'Jerrold's Shilling Magazine', 1845-1848). 'The completion of the first volume of a collected edition of his writings - scattered over the space of years - is an opportunity tempting to the..... More
Moralités Légendaires de Jules Laforgue. Contenant: Hamlet ou les suites de la piété filiale; Le miracle des roses; Lohengrin fils de Parsifal, Salomé; Pan et la Syrinx; Persée et Andromède
Paris, Éditions de la Banderole, 1922 [first thus]. Number 165 of a total edition of 700 copies, this being one of 594 copies on vélin d'Arches' paper (numbered 107-700). More
The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse. Chosen by Philip Larkin
London, Oxford University Press, 1975 (third, corrected, impression)/ 1973. Deluxe binding; the Preface is by Philip Larkin. More
Paintings in Oil ... With Essays by Douglas Stewart and Norman Lindsay
Sydney, The Shepherd Press, [1945]. Number 376 of 1000 copies with the artist's signature in facsimile. This copy is inscribed 'Because Lois is beautiful this is her book, from Bill Rodie, 4-iii-49'. Bill Rodie wrote a gossip and scandal column ('Bill Rodie Presents Real Life') in the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph'..... More
Aphrodite. Illustrations en couleurs de Paul-Émile Bécat
Paris, L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1937 (first thus). Number 941 of a total edition of 3200 copies, this being one of 2870 copies on 'beau vélin' paper (numbered 330-3200). More
Latin Literature
London, John Murray, 1909 (sixth impression). A Derby School prize binding, with the school's crest in gilt on the front cover and armorial bookplate on the front pastedown, and the neat pencilled inscription 'English, Form V, 1912' on the verso of the front free endpaper; not stated as such, but..... More
Vers et Prose. Morceaux choisis par Stéphane Mallarmé
[Paris, Georges Crès and Éditions Les Arts et le Livre, under the imprint] L'Intelligence, 1926 (first thus). Number 1044 of a total edition of 1230 copies, this being one of 1000 copies on 'vélin de Rives' paper (numbered 231-1230). The fifth title in the L'Intelligence series. More
Le Travailleur Étrange et Autres Récits
[Paris], Éditions du Sablier, 1921. Number 372 of a total edition of 512 copies, this being one of 445 copies on 'hollande van Gelder' paper (numbered 1-445, the last 20 hors-de-commerce). This is the 17th volume in the Le Sablier series. More
Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of Both Testaments
London, Printed for J. Harris, late Newbery, & for Darton & Harvey ('E. Hemsted, Printer, Great-New-street, London'), [circa 1790]. Spielmann 18 (recording a minor variant printed by 'Darton & Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, London', with 15 plates): 'Very similar to the Newbery Bible [1780], but with some alterations. The preface, for example..... More
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The Reproof of Brutus [a Poem]
London, Printed for Hurst, Chance, and Co.... and Effington Wilson, 1830. Fortunately, the first paragraph of the lengthy preface to this very lengthy poetical work (replete with numerous footnotes) provides the context: 'Intending to compose a few lines to prefix a work* ["Hampden in the Nineteenth Century, or Colloquies on..... More
The Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland; with a View of the Primary Causes and Movements of the Thirty Years' War
London, John Murray, 1875/ 1874. Provenance: James Richard Fowler (1865-1939), of the Adelaide-based wholesale grocery dynasty, with his ownership signature in ink in each volume (and his neat underlining and marginal marks in pencil on virtually every page). [2 items]. More
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The Holy Bible reprinted according to the Authorised Version, 1611 [in four volumes]. [Together with] The Apocrypha ...
London, Nonesuch Press, 1924 (The Apocrypha), 1925, 1925, 1926 and 1927 (all first thus). One of 1000 unnumbered sets of the Bible and number 995 of 1250 copies of the Apocrypha, all printed on Japon vellum. [5 items]. More
Chambers's Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. New Edition
London, William & Robert Chambers, 1888-1892 [second, extensively revised, edition]. 'In this edition, the majority of the articles were rewritten and the articles on American matters were written mainly by Americans and an edition published there by Messrs. Lippincott of Philadelphia so that Lippincott and Chambers could claim relevant copyright..... More
Porius. A Romance of the Dark Ages
London, Macdonald & Co., 1951 [first thus]. Number 49 of 200 copies signed by the author. An initial blank is inscribed to 'Littleton C. Powys from The Publishers. Oct 6, 1951 (Mr E.H.R. Hervey)'. John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) had a brother, Littleton Charles Powys (1874-1955); doubtless this was his copy..... More
Phèdre et Hippolyte. Tragédie publiée sur le texte original avec un avant-propos et des anecdotes par Ad. van Bever
Paris, Georges Crès et Cie, 1919 (first thus). Number 701 of a total edition of 1700 copies, this being one of 1650 copies on 'vélin de Rives' paper (numbered 51-1700). The fifth title in the Le Théâtre d'Art series. More