London Review Bookshop [&] Jonathan Cape, 2005. 0224077031. Limited numbered 1st edn 1st printing signed by author (22 of 125). 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound orange cloth on decorative paper-laid boards, top edge orange (Fine), orange cloth slipcase (Fine). Pp. 360 (no other inscriptions). More
Jonathan Cape, 1996. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red lettered black cloth (top edge spotted - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, price clipped). Pp. 211 (no inscriptions). More
London Review Bookshop [&] Jonathan Cape, 2008. 9780224085236. Limited numbered 1st edn 1st printing signed by author (94 of 125). 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound Harmatan fine grain crimson leather on decorative paper-laid boards top edge blue (Fine), brown cloth slipcase laid with matching paper (Fine). Pp. 250 (no..... More
Jonathan Cape, 2011. 9780224094153. 1st edn 5th printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 150 (no other inscriptions). More
Barn Owl Books, 1986. 0950905747. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xii + 244 (no inscriptions). More
Victor Gollancz, 1937. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (boards lightly marked along top edge - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (some small nicks to edges and light pitting to spine, not price clipped - in protective wrapper). Pp. 448 (no inscriptions). More
Michael Joseph, 1960. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt and white lettered black cloth (page edges rather spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lower cover spotted; corners and tail of spine lighlty chipped - in protective wrapper, not price clipped).Pp. 189 (endpapers lightly tanned; no inscriptions). More
Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1920. 8vo. Original gilt decorated blue cloth (spine a little faded and worn at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 267, illus tipped-in coloured frontispiece, b&w pictorial title and 12 b&w plates (plates lack tissue-guards; plate facing p. 144 reattached with sellotape; some pages cropped..... More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. Reprint. Tall 8vo. Original gilt and black lettered pictorial blue cloth (small tears at head and tail of spine, worn at extrems), no dustwrapper. Pp. 128, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings in text by Mabel Lucie Attwell (pages lightly spotted; no inscriptions). More
Hodder and Stoughton, 1892. Limited numbered edn (284 of 550). Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (a little bumped at corners - otherwise bright VG). Pp. xiv + 217, illus with 18 plates with tissue-guards by William Hole (some pages uncut; previous owners neat inscription and bookplate on..... More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1947. 8vo. Original brown lettered tan cloth (corners at little bumped - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (poor - chipped and torn at edges with partial loss at tail of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with 6 b&w plates by John Morton-Sale (extensive..... More
Folio Society, 1992. Tall 8vo. Original silver decorated blue cloth (upper board marked - otherwise VG), slipcase (VG). Pp. xxx + 106, illus with coloured plates by Paula Rego (pages a little musty; no inscriptions). More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Limited edition de luxe (52 of 500) signed by illustrator. 4to. Original elaborately gilt decorated white vellum, top edge gilt (boards a little discoloured and upper board bowed; lacks silk ties - otherwise VG). Pp. vi + 234, illus with 20 tipped-in coloured plates with captioned..... More
New York: AMS Press, 1985. 0404623026. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. xiii + 364, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
Paris: L'Edition d'art H. Piazza, c. 1926. 7th edn. 12mo (6¼ x 4½ ins). Rebound in quarter calf on marbled paper-laid boards and marbled endpapers with original cover bound-in (worn at corner, very small tear on front prelims - otherwise VG). Pp. 148, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions; French..... More
Collins, 1946. 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original silver lt lettered brown cloth (boards mottled - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears and creasess at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
Macmillan & Co., 1911. 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10 x 7½ ins). Original gilt decorated red cloth (spine faded; mottling on fore-edge of uper board; casing a little shaken - in protective glassine cover). Pp. xii + 303, illus with 32 coloured plates with captioned tissue- guards by Warwick Goble..... More
Michael Joseph, 1953. 1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems chipped; partial loss at head of spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 240 (no inscriptions). More
Cambridge University Press, 1940. 1st edn. 4 vols: Volume I 600 - 1660; Volume II 1660 - 1800; Volume III 1800 - 1900; Volume IV Index. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown buckram cloth (lower corner of upper board of vol III slightly discoloured - otherwise a near Fine set)..... More
Granta Books, 2012. 9781847083142. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 298 (no inscriptions). More
Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108486545. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xviii + 172, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
Citron Press, 1998. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 232 (no inscriptions). More
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2019. 9780374268039. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 72 (no inscriptions). More
Paris: H. Nicolle [&] Le Normant, 1811-1812. 8 vols. 16mo (5¼ x 3¼ ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled-paper laid boards, spines gilt ruled in six compartments with gilt lettered labels, red sprinkled edges (edges scuffed and rubbed - otherwise a VG set). Pp. various (vol VII lacks front prelims..... More
