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London,Volumes 1 & 2 are n.d..Volume 3. 1731. Three Volumes, Folio. 46 cms x 30 cms.. Volume One; Engraved Title and dedication plus 98 engraved plates.. Volume Two; Engraved title plus 99 engraved plates. Volume Three;.Title page in blackand red.plus 98 engraved plates. The Umberslade not bound in, absent as is usual. Bound in full contemporary mottled calf, expertly rebacked, with raised bands, blind stamped in comparments with red and gilt title labels. .There is a small wormhole from plate 68/69, plate 70 and to plate 71, 72. It is in the gutter and well away from the printed surface. [See Images]. Many of the plates are folding or double paged. The contents and plates are crisp and clean. . Vitruvius Britannicus established Palladian Architecture as the approved style for Britain in the 18th Century. Colen Campbell issued the first three volumes.The plates depict the great country house estates, palaces, government offices and churches..The architects were Inigo Jones, Wren, Vanbrugh et al. with… Read More

Macmillan, London, 1902. THE CAMBRIDGE EDITION. 8vo. Nine Volumes bound in full crushed olive morocco bound for Sotherans.. Spines as usual faded to a uniform olive tan.teg. Finely bound,tooled in gilt in compartments.raised bands,tooled on boards. A Very attractive set.

Macmillan, London, 1884 - 1893. 8vo.Ten Volumes. Original Talwyn Morris Binding Dark blue cloth Blocked on boards and spine with a gilt acorn and oak leaf entwined motif. Uncut and in exceptional condition.

Keller- Farmer, London & New York. 1907. 8vo. Fifteen Volumes. Half blue morocco ,spines faded to a uniform dark tan.blue cloth sides.uncut.EDITION DE GRAND DE LUXE. Bound by Stikeman and Co.Plates in two states . Limited to 250 numbered sets this No.77. Volume one Salome has Beardsley coloured plates.

London: Published by Tilt & Bogue, 1843. Inscribed Rev, C.B.Wollaston from The Author on the upper board. First Edition.The folding panorama opens to an over 5ft etched continuous strip panorama. Original pictorial upper board with a plain lower board,back strip.The text is printed in Hebrew, Latin, Greek & German. Each of the seven folding sections, [9.5x3.5 inches 23.5 x9 cms], have hand coloured etchings showing Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall, Falling and All the kings horses and men trying to rescue him ,etc. A panoramic retelling of the popular nursery rhyme subtly pregnant with political allegory. See Opie/Alderson p.36 & Abbey,Life, 559. This is a spectacular panorama.The sketches are charming and the colour subtle and appealing .All the sections are fresh and clean.there is a little bumping to the corners of the upper board. The panorama is housed in a purpose made solander box. IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

T,T. & J. Tegg,.London, 1833. Two Volumes.4to. .Frontispiece portrait of the author.pp.xiv + 1029, pp,title page + 1084. Recently rebound in black half calf leather with raised bands and leather title labels dark blue plain cloth.both title pages had a portion removed where an owners name had been these have been expertly repaired. There is some general toning to paper and foredges,else a Very Good attractive set of this iconic work. Johnson's Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.Until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 173 years later, Johnson's was viewed as the pre-eminent English dictionary. According to Walter Jackson Bate, the Dictionary "easily ranks as one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship, and probably the greatest ever performed by one individual who laboured under anything like the disadvantages in a comparable length of time'.

Published by Sotheby's Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong 1986 & 1987. Volume 1 , 194 lots, Volume 2 195-381. 4to 28 x 22 cms Two Volumes fine hardcovers in Fine dust wrappers.

Sothebys, Hong Kong, 1993. 4to,pp.431,Over 700 superb colour illustrations.Red cloth hardcover in fine dust wrapper. A Fine Copy of this very scarce book.

David Douglas , Edinburgh , 1888 - William Green & Sons , Edinburgh , 1903. Volumes I - XVII. In Nine Volumes bound in quarter morocco leather title labels and at the foot of the spines the date labels.tan linen boards. Illustrated and although there are odd spots or annotations to the free endpapers the set is in Very Good condition tight , fresh and volume one has the original wrappers bound in at the rear. Volume One bears the bookplate of Henry Archibald Cockburn with the Cockburn I Rise in The Morning, Vigilandset Audax and the cockerels. Unusually good set. Contains Scottish Parish Registers , Family Hstory etc.Scotland and its History.

Sands, Kenny & Co., Melbourne, 1861. First Edition. 8vo. pp.ix , [i] ,errata page,[i] + 215 last blank. [195 & 196 blank] marking the end of text and the beginning of Appendix. plus 8 pages of advertisements. Original dark red embossed cloth boards.with gilt title on upper board..Numerous black & white illustration of which 10 are full page.This copy has been expertly rebacked and has new endpapers. Some scatttered pale foxing on a few pages. This is an ex library copy and has a few discrete perforated library marks , There are a few contemporary pen corrections on pages p.38,.p.42 & p.43 very discrete and only one per page.. There is also a pen signature of the original owner at the head of the title page. Ferguson 11062. This is the most sought after book in Australian Wine Collecting.

Constable & Company, London, 1909. 4to. pp.xv + 325. 54 black & white illustrations and 40 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards. Decorated, endpapers There is an original inscription from previous owner on half title page.some odd tanning and one or two areas with marks or spotting not affecting the plates else a beautiful copy of this one of the most desirable Rackham titles.in a very attractive eather binding.

Cambridge University Press, 2010. Six Volumes,8vo.over 4300 pages, bibliography, indexes,black & white, illustrations,maps and figures.This set is Fine as new in original publishers shrink wrap. The New Cambridge History of Islam is a comprehensive history of Islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its wide and varied presence.

London: The Folio Society, Various. Twelve Volumes. The Red ,Blue, Green, Yellow, Grey, Pink, Violet, Brown, Crimson, Orange, Olive, Lilac. Each Volume with pictorial coloured cloth boards and spines. Each volume has 12 full page colour and black & white illustrations. Each volume is illustrated by a different artist. Royal 8vo. hardcovers in original publishers slipcases. This set fine as new in the original publishers shrink wrap. The set is very heavy and will require extra postage.

London: William Heinemann, 1911. First Edition. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 8vo. pp. vii + 306 + 6p.advertisements at rear. 8 colour plates by Charles Robinson with titled tissue guards. The frontispiece tissue guard has a booksellers ink stamp of George Robertson & Co.,Sydney on the rear discretely. the text has a little finger marking and mild discolourtion. Recently rebound in full dark green calf with classic marbled endpapers,decorative dentelles, hand sewn headbands,raised bands and red title labels. decorated in compartments. A stunning binding for a truely classic children's book.

Catalogue Number 1. LYCORIS. has 6 full page hand coloured plates. Number 2. PAEONIA OFFICINALIS. has 29 full page hand coloured plates. Each plate is approx 395mm x 280mm. Printed on Japanese Tissue Paper [Mulberry]. Bound in Japanese paper wrappers staples at the top. Both catalogues are stamped with the Yokohama Nursery name and address. Catalogue 2 has a damp stain on the rear affecting the last two plates.