THE NOVELS by FIELDING. HENRY

Williams and Norgate. London. 1917. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6.2 inches). xciii, 372, 2 pp. Cheap war-time paper browned to the edges but overall a very good copy in publishers blue cloth with gilt ruled lines and lettering to the spine. In the rare original printed dustwrapper which has long thin areas of loss to the top of the front and rear panel and both inner hinges are split, but the wrapper is essentially complete. A scarce title in first edition, and rare in the original dustrapper. ---- A detailed study of Cinema in Britain during it's infancy, including the opinions of Children, moral guardians, and many British film makers of the day.

John Murray. London. + For the Booksellers. London. 1827 and 1826. EIGHT VOLUMES. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Six volumes of The Works, dated 1827, and two volumes of Don Juan, dated 1826. All uniformly bound in attractive fine early leather bindings of full red straight grained morocco. Spines with four raised bands, each with gilt ruling. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Gilt decorative borders on boards, with four blind stamped ruled lines inside the panel. Turn-ins with floral gilt roll. Board edges with gilt tooling to corners. All edges gilt. Neat previous owner bookplates on front paste downs. One gathering slightly sprung in volume one. Some light spotting to a few pages in each volume, but generally a clean set. Spine of volume three is a bit faded and worn and a bit of rubbing to the extremities of the other volumes but overall a very good and beautifully bound set.

Faber & Faber Limited. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.8 x 6.6 inches). 45pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A fine copy of this classic book in an attractive leather binding. Only 3005 copies were printed.

Thornton Butterworth Limited. Macmillan & Co, Ltd. London. 1923-31. EARLY REPRINT SET. 6 volumes, complete. Large 8vo (9.3 x 6.3 inches). Contains several maps, plans and facsimiles of letters and documents, many folding. Some foxing to the fore-edge and first and last few leaves of the first volume otherwise this is a very good, bright set internally. Publishers dark blue cloth bindings with blind ruling and lettering to front boards. Spines lettered in gilt. Front boards ruled and lettered in blind. Previous owners neat pencilled name on the front free endpaper in volume 1. Cloth to volume one shows some white speckling to the boards and the edges are bumped and rubbed. Some bubbling to the cloth on volume five. The gilt lettering is bright on all six volumes. Overall a very good set of Churchill's major history of the Great War. --- Vol. 1. is second edition, 2nd impression, 1923. -- Vol.2. is second impression, 1923. -- Vols 3 and 4 are second impressions, 1927. -- Volume 5 is second impression,… Read More

Chapman & hall, Limited, London and Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press American Branch. New York. - No date. circa 1910. COMPLETE SET OF WORKS. 20 volumes. 8vo (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with line engravings by various artists. A very good bright set in the publishers delux full dark green roan leather Oxford bindings. Spines with five blind ruled bands, dyed black. The compartments are ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards with triple blind ruled panel and floral corner pieces. Attractive green and white illustrated endpapers. Top edges gilt. Silk bookmarkers sewn into each volume. Some minor rubbing to the edges but overall an attractive set in very good condition. -- Sketches by Boz; Hard Times etc; American notes / Pictures From Italy; Old Curiosity Shop; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist / Uncommercial Traveller; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Stories; Little Dorrit; Our Mutual Friend; Nicholas Nickleby; Martin Chuzzlewit; Bleak House; Pickwick Papers;… Read More

Williams and Norgate. London. 1917. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6.2 inches). xciii, 372, 2 pp. Cheap war-time paper browned to the edges but overall a very good copy in publishers blue cloth with gilt ruled lines and lettering to the spine. In the rare original printed dustwrapper which has long thin areas of loss to the top of the front and rear panel and both inner hinges are split, but the wrapper is essentially complete. A scarce title in first edition, and rare in the original dustrapper. ---- A detailed study of Cinema in Britain during it's infancy, including the opinions of Children, moral guardians, and many British film makers of the day.

John Murray. London. + For the Booksellers. London. 1827 and 1826. EIGHT VOLUMES. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Six volumes of The Works, dated 1827, and two volumes of Don Juan, dated 1826. All uniformly bound in attractive fine early leather bindings of full red straight grained morocco. Spines with four raised bands, each with gilt ruling. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Gilt decorative borders on boards, with four blind stamped ruled lines inside the panel. Turn-ins with floral gilt roll. Board edges with gilt tooling to corners. All edges gilt. Neat previous owner bookplates on front paste downs. One gathering slightly sprung in volume one. Some light spotting to a few pages in each volume, but generally a clean set. Spine of volume three is a bit faded and worn and a bit of rubbing to the extremities of the other volumes but overall a very good and beautifully bound set.

Faber & Faber Limited. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.8 x 6.6 inches). 45pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A fine copy of this classic book in an attractive leather binding. Only 3005 copies were printed.

Thornton Butterworth Limited. Macmillan & Co, Ltd. London. 1923-31. EARLY REPRINT SET. 6 volumes, complete. Large 8vo (9.3 x 6.3 inches). Contains several maps, plans and facsimiles of letters and documents, many folding. Some foxing to the fore-edge and first and last few leaves of the first volume otherwise this is a very good, bright set internally. Publishers dark blue cloth bindings with blind ruling and lettering to front boards. Spines lettered in gilt. Front boards ruled and lettered in blind. Previous owners neat pencilled name on the front free endpaper in volume 1. Cloth to volume one shows some white speckling to the boards and the edges are bumped and rubbed. Some bubbling to the cloth on volume five. The gilt lettering is bright on all six volumes. Overall a very good set of Churchill's major history of the Great War. --- Vol. 1. is second edition, 2nd impression, 1923. -- Vol.2. is second impression, 1923. -- Vols 3 and 4 are second impressions, 1927. -- Volume 5 is second impression,… Read More

Chapman & hall, Limited, London and Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press American Branch. New York. - No date. circa 1910. COMPLETE SET OF WORKS. 20 volumes. 8vo (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with line engravings by various artists. A very good bright set in the publishers delux full dark green roan leather Oxford bindings. Spines with five blind ruled bands, dyed black. The compartments are ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards with triple blind ruled panel and floral corner pieces. Attractive green and white illustrated endpapers. Top edges gilt. Silk bookmarkers sewn into each volume. Some minor rubbing to the edges but overall an attractive set in very good condition. -- Sketches by Boz; Hard Times etc; American notes / Pictures From Italy; Old Curiosity Shop; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist / Uncommercial Traveller; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Stories; Little Dorrit; Our Mutual Friend; Nicholas Nickleby; Martin Chuzzlewit; Bleak House; Pickwick Papers;… Read More