 | WEBSTER Daniel The Writings and Speeches Daniel Webster, America's greatest statesman and lawyer and one of the world's greatest orators (speaker) and appionted Secretary of State. The National Edition of the writings and speeches of Daniel Webster is limited to one thousand and fifty copies which this set is numbred #984. Preface and notes are by J.W. McIntyre, biographical memoir and with additions are completed by Edward and William Everett. illustrated with portraits and plates protected with title tissue guard. Bound in three quarter wine morocco, canvas boards and endpapers, spine gilt to six compartments between raised bands, second and fourth gilt titles stamp to spine, top edge gilt. A HANDSOME SET TO FINE OF A GREAT AMERICAN AUTHOR. $6500.00 |
 | JESSE John Memoirs of the Court of England John Heneage Jesse, English Historian son of Edward Jesse was educated at Eaton, and afterward became a clerk in the secretary,s department of the admiralty. John H. Jesse numerous historical works are written with vast interest and in their own style and are important contribution of the history of England the works are various periods of the history of England and a comprehensive historical narratives. The Edition De Luxe is limited to one-thousand copies which this is #946. Bound in full contemporary wine morocco with lavish gilt decoration to covers, spine in six panelled compartments between raised bands with gilt titles stamp, inner covers of green morocco leather and silk doublures, top edges gilt, all volumes have frontispieces with protective title tissue guard and numerous other full page illustrations. A HANDSOME SET IN A BEAUTIFUL BINDING. $8500.00 |
| DE MAUPASSANT Henri Rene Guy The Works The Rouen Edition of Guy De Maupassant works is limited to fifty sets which this is #29, signed by the editor, Robert Arnot. Signed letter from the author in volume one. Bound in full olive green morocco with an Art Nouveau, water lily motif in gilt and onlays on the front and back covers and spine. Gilt turn-ins and elaborate, royal blue silk doublures, framed in inner covers Nouveau lilies in red morocco onlays and gilt, top edge gilt, A LOVELY BRIGHT SET IN FINE CONDITION. $12500.00 |
| SLOANE William M. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Four volumes bound and extended to eight volumes set, large octavo. contemporary red half morocco over red cloth boards, spine elaborately gilt in compartments with Napoleonic devices, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, Colour and uncoloured illustration throughout. A EXCELLENT SET. $5500.00 |
| HUGO Victor The Writings The Centenary Edition in limited to one thousand copies which this is numbred #565. Each volumes to frontispiece with portrait and extra illustrated with title tissue guard, preface and notes completed by the author. Bound by Thomas Best in contemporary full dark brown straight-grained morocco boards decorated with gilted two lines and blind-tooling, gilt ornamentation to spine separated by gilt banding titles direct within two compartments of spine, top edge gilt, red end papers. A HANDSOME SET. $9500.00 |
| HEINE Heinrich The Wrirings The Edition De Bibliophile the works of Heinrich Heine is printed on Holland hand-made paper and is limited to seventy-five numbered and registered copies which this is numbred (star*). Translated with introductions and explanatory notes by Charles Godfrey Leland, all volumes with numerous full pages illustration and with title tissue guard. Stunningly bound by H.Jackel and Company New York in full crimson crushed morocco of blue and overlaping red morocco with triple line gilt stamped, surrounding with panels of floral corner and central Fleur De Lis design and repeated on the back covers. Spine in gilt with five compartments between raised bands enhanced by second and third compartments of gilt title labels of red morocco. Inside of the front and back covers an elaborate gilt borders and with intricate corner design of blue morocco surrounding a large light crush tan morocco to central compartments of the inner-covers, white slik doublures, blue marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A FABULOUS SET IN FINE CONDITION. $9500.00 |
| ELIOT George The Writings Mary Anne Evans better known by her pen name George Eliot, a English novelist and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She used male pen name to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Her notable works include Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, Romola, The Mill on the Floss, Felix Holt, and many other writings and poetry. The Large Paper Edition of the writings of George Eliot together with the life by J.W. Cross. This edition is limited to seven hundred and fifty copies which this is #563. Bound in three quarter wine morocco, raised bands with gilt titles and floral decoration, top edge gilt, extra illustrated to set. A FINE SET. $7500.00 |
| VARIOUS Limited Edition on Fine Paper. [Various]. Marie Antoinette The Dauphine; Prince Charles Edwards; Oliver Cromwell; Henry VII; Queen Victoria; Charles I; Charles II; Mary Stuart. Eight volumes, quarto, bound in contemporary crimson half crushed red morocco over cloth boards, titles and elaborate decoration to spine, raised bands, crest to boards, top edge gilt, untrimmed pages, extra illustrated, A EXCELLENT SET HANDSOMELY BOUND. $7500.00 |
| GIBBON Edward The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Complete History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volumes 1 is a fourth edition 1781, volumes 2-6 is a first edition, 1781-1788, Six volumes 4to bound in full contemporary mid-brown tree-calf expertly rebacked in the period style to spine with red titles and black and red numbred labels to volumes, flat spine divided into six compartments, added later endpapers. A ATTRACTIVE SET. $9500.00 |
| BURTON Sir Richard Arabian Nights The Kamashastra Society a scarce first Benares Edition. Bound in three quarter purple morocco by Zaehnsdorf, marbled boards, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. A HANDSOME SET. $14500.00 |
 | BRUCE James Travel to Discover the Source of the Nile The Complete Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. In the Year 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. Including accounts of the life and writings of James Bruce of Kinnaird. Printed by J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, London. Bound in full tan calf, raised bands, six compartments to spine with red and green lables. Illustrated and with folding maps. FIRST EDITION. James Bruce was the first European to travel and ascended the Nile from Alexandria and journeyed into the Ethiopian interior, he descended to the Blue Nile and together with the White Nile at the site of present-day Khartoum. A HANDSOME SET. $12500.00 |
 | MAYER Luigi Views in Egypt The Views in Egypt from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer, engraved by and under the direction of Thomas Milton. With historical observations and incidental illustration of the manners and customs of the natives that Country. Bound in contemporary half straight-grain red morocco, gilt spine lettered and device, marbled boards. Complete with all forty-eight hand colored aquatints of the scenes Egypt. FIRST EDITION. A handsome copy in the original binding. $12500.00 |
 | SHAKESPEARE William A Magnificent Extra Illustrated Shakespeare The complete works of William Shakespeare. Text revised and edited by Reverend Alexander Dyce, together with his Life of the Poet, introductions to each drama, explanatory notes and a full and complete glossary. Etended and extra illustrated with many hundreds original letters, autographs, playbills, portraits, scenes and maps. Extended to twenty volumes, including a two volumes glossary, richly extra illustrated with old engravings. Bound in fine full brown morocco by the Harcourt Bindery. Spine gilt in six compartments with floral devices. Inlaid green and brown morocco inner doublures front and rear, replicating Shakespeare,s coat of arms; green leather endleaves. Uncut, raised bands, top edge gilt. A magnificent, scholarly set with a wealth of extra material spanning more than three centuries. $22500.00 |
 | DICKENS Charles The Works The Gadshill Edition of the works of Charles Dickens with introductions general essay, and notes by Andrew Lang. Generously illustrated throughout with plates from the original. Bound in three quarter blue morocco with six compartments to spine and raised bands, gilt titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. A VERY ATTRACTIVE SET. $12500.00 |
 | BURROUGHS John The Writings The Autograph Edition limited to seven hundred and fifty copies which this is numbered 555. With a three page Autograph letter Signed, and tipped in with the author and publisher signed limitation page. Each volumes with a colour frontispiece illustration. Bound at The Riverside Press in full blue levant, gilt panels to spine, raised bands,top edge gilt, silk doublures. $9500.00 |
 | WORDSWORTH William Selected Poems Bound in full multi-coloured leather by Riviere and Son. Silk doublures, inner dentelles, 29 hand coloured illuminated manuscript pages. This manuscript was designed written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski for Riviere and Son Bookbinders and Booksellers by appointment to H.M. King George V. London. This manuscript will not be duplicated. Signed Alberto Sangorski. A MAGNIFICENT COPY. $35000.00 |
 | THOMPSON Winfield M. The Yacht America The History of the Yacth that started it all including her building campaign in the British waters and the ownership by Ben Butler. This is #23 in a limited edition of 375 on Normandy vellum paper, with extra-plates and a colour frontispiece. Signed by all three authors, Winfield M. Thompson, William P. Stephens, William V. Swan. Custom bound by Lauriat in full blue navy morocco with raised bands, highly gilt decoration, inner dentelles, with portrait of the America Sail Ship inlaid on the front board. Housed in a clamshell protective box. A one-of-kind in superb condition. $4500.00 |
 | ROBERTS David Holy Land The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia. After Lithographs by Louis Haghe from drawings taken on the spot by David Roberts. R.A. with historical description by Rev. George Croly, LLD (and William Brockedon). Six volumes bound into three. First quarto edition. 250 tinted lithographed plates, including frontisportrait in volume one, title pages and maps, Various pagination pp. Large 4to. Bound in Publisher three quarter green morocco over grained cloth, spine elaborately tooled in compartments, all edges gilt, First Quarto Edition of this early record of the Middle East. $12500.00 |
 | RAND Ayn Atlas Shrugged First Edition. First Printing. Professionally rebound in a highly decorative thick leather art binding with multi-coloured leather onlays and gilted tooled devices in a modern style, including a circular inset piece of metal grillwork over gilt leaf, decorative rice paper and suede endpapers, top edge gilt and spinkled red and green deckled fore-edge. A gorgeous, sturdy, unique copy in fine condition. $2500.00 |
 | SCOTT Sir Walter Waverly Novels: Poetical Works and Life Handsomely bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, top edge gilt, raised bands, coloured floral inlays on to spine. Small 8vo's . A FINE SET. $12500.00 |
 | DOYLE Arthur Conan The Writings The Crowborough Edition limited to 760 sets. the first volume of each set is signed by the author of which 750 sets are for sale and 10 sets are for presentation. Bound in full contemporary red morocco by Frost & Company, Bath England, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, (very scarce to find set in full contemporary leather) very desirable author. $28500.00 |
 | MITCHELL Margaret Gone With The Wind First Edition. First Issue. Recently bound in full blue morocco, all edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. $3500.00 |
 | MILNE A. A. The Pooh Books Series Recently bound in full blue, green, pink, wine morocco, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, original front covers bound into the rear, housed in a slipcase. FIRST EDITION. $11500.00 |
| LAWRENCE T. E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom First Trade Edition. Bound in three quarter red morocco by Riviere, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, large quarto size $2500.00 |
 | LINDBERGH Charles A. The Wartime Journals Recently bound in full blue morocco, all edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. First Edition. Inscribed to Mina from Charles 1970. (Mina Curtis, Lincoln Kirstein's sister was a Professor at Smith College. Mina was apparently a mentor and a lifelong friend of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's). A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION. $2500.00 |
 | LODGE Edmund Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Bound in full wine morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels and covers, extra illustrated, 4to size. $3500.00 |
 | CERVANTES Miguel Don Quixote Translated from the Spanish by P.A. Motteux, Plates are in three states limited to one hundred and thirty sets. bound in three quarter red morocco, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panel, thick quartos. (an unusual edition). $2500.00 |
 | FITZGERALD Edward The Great Gatsby Recently bound in full green morocco, raised bands, gilt panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, First Edition. First Issue. $5500.00 |
 | THACKERAY William M The writings The Biographical Edition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray with indroduction by his daughter Anne Ritchie and with illustration by the author and portrait. Bound in three quarter blue morocco with cloth boards, raised bands and extra gilt to spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. $3500.00 |
 | Lowell James Russell The Works The Edition De Lure the complete writings with portrait and illustrations and facsimiles, Bound in three quarter green morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands. James Russell Lowell American literary poet and a Diplomat at his time his writings include Poems and Political essays. Poetry is something to make us wiser and better by continually revealing those type of beauty and truth, which god has set in all of us. "Lowell" A FINE SET. $3500.00 |
 | Hazlitt, Junot Bourrienne, The Life of Napoleon The Paris Edition is limited to ten sets which this is number four. Bound in full red morocco ornate gilt on spine and covers, top edges gilt, raised bands, green silk and leather doublers, extra illustrated, A FINE SET. $8500.00 |
 | WORDSWORTH William The Writings The complete poetical works of William Wordsworth is limited to five hundred sets which this is #135. Bound in three quarter brown morocco marbled boards and endpapers, raised bands, gilt compartments to spine, frontispiece with colour illustration and title tissue guard. Wordsworth was a defining member of the English romantic movement deeply influenced by his love for simplicity of nature to write poetry. $4500.00 |
 | Browning Robert . The Works The Centenary Edition. Bound in full black morocco, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on covers and spine, leather and silk doublers, illustrated on fontispieces. This edition is limited and printed two hundred and seventy-six copies which this is #202. Volume one contain autograph letter signed by Browning and envelope. $4500.00 |
 | CONRAD Joseph The Works The Sun-Dial Edition. This edition is limited to seven hundred and thirty five copies which this is numbered #352 and signed by the author in volume one. Bound in contemporary full green morocco, (spine faded evenly to tan) gilt titles and ship motifs to spine, gilt multi line rule to front and back covers, inner-covers crimson red morocco silk doublers, top edges gilt, volume one with a portrait photogravures illustration of Conrad. A BEAUTIFULLY BOUND SET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. $22500.00 |
 | James Henry The Writings The New York Edition complete. Bound recently in full tan morocco, spine decorated with brown and green lables with lettered in gilt to each spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Photographic frontispieces to each volume. A VERY HANDSOME SET. $18500.00 |
 | BYRON Lord Life of Lord Byron Bound in full vellum, all edges gilt, raised bands, six compartments to spine with red and green labels, spine and covers gilted. marbled endpapers, illustrated frontispiece. $950.00 |
 | BLACKSTONE Sir William Commentaries on the Laws of England Recently Rebound in 3/4 tan calf, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt panels, red & green labels. $3500.00 |
 | CHURCHILL Winston The Second World War Recently rebound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. First Editions $3500.00 |