Jonathan Cape, 2004. 9780224071987. 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (small tears on bottom edges of pp.117-120 otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 213 (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
Dorset Bookshop, 1971. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 118 (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 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, 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
New York: Little Brown, 2000. 9780316120388. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered blue/tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 473 (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
Michael Joseph, 1960. 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at head of spine - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 285 (previous owner's neat inscription at top edge of front endpaper). 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 and Co., 1894. 1st edn. 4to. Contemporary gilt lettered red/black cloth, marbled edges (corners lightly rubbed - otherwise VG). Pp. 1910 (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions). More
John Hopkins University Press, 2021. 9781421440651. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xi + 182 (no inscriptions). More
St Martin's Press, 1982. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. viii + 251, illus with b&w plates (publisher's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper). 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
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
Macmillan, 1987. 9780333446843. 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (some light spotting on top edge - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 188 (no inscriptions). More
Macmillan, 1987. 1st edn 2nd printing signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (spotting on top edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 188 (no other inscriptions). More
New York: St Martin's Press, 1991. 0312063512. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Orginal gilt lettered dark red cloth (small mark on fore-edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 250 (no other inscriptions). More
