 | 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 |
| POE Edgar Allen The Works The Works of Edgar Allan Poe collected and edited with a memoir, critical introduction and notes by Edmund C. Stedman and George W. Woodberry. Profusely illustrated, plates are in three states with coloured frontispiece illustration. The Bibliophile's Edition is limited to ten numbered and registered sets, each of which has been signed by the Editors and Publisher. This is numbered seven. Bound in full brown morocco extra gilt to covers and spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, silk and leather doublures. Unanimously acclaimed as one of the great writer of his time. $9500.00 |
 | STEVENSON R The Works The Edinburgh Edition bound by Zaehnsdorf in three-quarter blue morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispieces in many volumes including photogravure portraits and maps. This edition is limited in numbered to 1035 sets which this being numbered 390. A fine and handsome set. $12500.00 |
| JESSE John Memoirs of the Court of England Sumptuously bound in full red levant morocco with green leather and silk doublures, ornate floral gilt on covers and spines, top edge gilt, raised bands, profusely illustrated. A BEAUTIFUL SET. $8500.00 |
| 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. $12500.00 |
| WILDE Oscar The Writings The Uniform Edition of the writings of Oscar Wilde. Bound in full wine morocco by Meyer and Company, raised bands, gilt titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. illustrated. $7500.00 |
 | RONCIERE Charles De La Napoleon Bonaparte (Cosway Binding) The Letters of Napoleon to Marie-Louise. With a commentary by Charles De La Ronciere and a introduction by Philip Guedalla. Bound by Riviere and Son (stamp-signed in gilt on the front turn-in) for Henry Sotheran (stamp-signed on the front free endpapers) in full red crushed levant morocco. Covers decoratively paneled in gilt, spine decoratively tooled and letterd in gilt in compartments with five raised bands, board edges with gilt double fillet, turn-ins decoratively tooled in gilt, gold silk moire doublures and liners, all edges gilt. Each covers set with a fine oval watercolor portrait miniature on ivory under glass by Miss C.B. Currie of Napoleon on the front and Marie-Louise on the back. Stamp-signed in gilt on the rear doublure (Cosway Binding and Invented by H.H. Stonehouse). A wonderful example, in fine condition, of a Cosway Binding. Housed in a red cloth slipcase lined with felt. $27500.00 |
 | TOMKINS P.W. The Birth and Triumph of Cupid Bound in full brown morocco, by Riviere and Son with two very large oval portraits on ivory under glass. Signed by C.B. Currie. Elaborate gilt onto covers and spine, all edges gilt, raised bands. Covers expertly rehinged. A MAGNIFICENT COPY. $45000.00 |
 | 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. $5500.00 |
 | SHELLY Percy Adonais an Elegy on the Death of John Keats Bound in full orange morocco by Riviere with three magnificent miniatures portrait on ivory under glass on front cover signed by C.B. Currie, exquisite floral gilt on covers and spine, silk doublures, top edge gilt, A FINE AND BEAUTIFUL BINDING. $45000.00 |
 | (ANON) The Circle of Friends of the Medallion Bound in full brown morocco, all edges gilt, silk and leather doublers, ornate gilt on spines and covers. Each volumes has a bronze medal. The circle of friends of the medallion is a bands of artists and lovers of the art of both sexes who hope to encourage in the public a taste for small sculptures and especially for bas-relief. Designs are chosen by the art committe. Medals and other Sculptures issued by the circle to go to members only these were not offered publicly for sale. A very unusual item. $6500.00 |
| 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. $3500.00 |
 | STRICKLAND Agnes Queens of England Limited to 39 copies which this is #4. In this edition the plates are in three printings: one on Japanese vellum: one on India paper and one on hand-made paper. Exquisitely bound in full green morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, silk and leather doublers (doublers with coloured Royalty Crest). A MAGNIFICENT SET. $12500.00 |
 | QUAIFE Milo M. The Diary of James K. Polk During his Presidency (1845 - 1849) The eleventh President of the United States 1795 - 1849. Bound in full green morocco, silk and leather doublers (spine faded to a even brown) ornate gilt on spines and covers, raised bands, top edge gilt. First Edition. $3500.00 |
 | PAINE Thomas The Life and Writings Sumptously bound in full gree morocco (spine faded to a even brown) ornate gilt on covers and spines, silk and leather doublers, top edge gilt, raised bands. This edition edited and annotated by Daniel E. Wheeler and signed by him. Very scarce to find in full contemporary binding. $11500.00 |
 | FLAUBERT Gustave The Works Bound in full grey morocco by Stikeman, silk and leather doublers, top edge gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on covers and spines, printed on Japanese vellum paper. Limited to fifty sets, plates are in two states and with critical introduction by Ferdinand Brunetiere and a biographical preface by Robert Arnot. A FINE AND HANDSOME SET. $6500.00 |
 | CHURCHILL Winston The Centenary Limited Edition of the Collected Works of Churchill Centenary Limited Edition Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill and the collected Essay. Thirty-eight large octavo volumes, each individually housed in a matching red slipcase with Churchill coat of arms emblazoned on the side. Illustrated throughout. Uniformly bound in exquisite red leather with gilt spine and titles inside double- fillet borders, single ruled border on front boards, gilt turn-ins, and decorations, including Churchill's coat of arms on the upper front boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine as-new condition with very minimal wear to either books or slipcases. Only about twenty set were bound in red morocco and are preferred for handling and readability. Printed on special 500 - year archival papers, the set was published on the occasion of what would have been Churchill's 100th birthday and limited to 3000 total sets: 2000 sets authorized for the British Empire and the Commonwealth, and a further 1000 sets for the United states of America and Canada. The set composed of each and every book-length works published by the great Prime Minister and was the first time these works were collected as such, and still the only way to acquire all of these writings in a single stroke. A GORGEOUS SET. $18500.00 |
 | McNAUGHTON Arnold The Books of Kings Limited Edition. Number 1 of only 55 copies. Signed by Earl Mountbatten, this is being his copy. Foreword by Mountbatten. Folding family trees. Plates. Index of family names. Handbound in original full blue crushed Nigerian goatskin morocco with real moire silk ends. Hand tooled on the inside turn in of pure gold leaf gilt, hand gilt on all three edges, gilt lettered on spine and between raised bands, blocked in pure golf leaf on the front cover. The binding has been done Zaehnsdorf Limited, the oldest and large surviving firm on hand bookbinders in Great Britain. The slipcase is lined with swans-down and blocked on the front with the crown of State in gilt. Original slipcase. Near fine. Originally given to Lord Mountbatten in recognition of his help to the author. $4500.00 |
 | 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 |
 | SKELTON Sir John Charles the First Limited to five hundred copies. Superbly bound in full red morocco by Riviere and Son, top edge gilt, raised bands, extra gilt on spine and covers. Coloured frontispiece illustrated and throughout with black and white plates. folio size. A SPLENDID COPY. $1800.00 |
 | MAHAN Capt. A.T. The Works Bound in three quarter blue morocco, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated. 2 vols Life of Nelson: 2 vols Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 and 3 vols Influence of the Sea Power upon the French Revolution. $3500.00 |
 | 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 |
| LONGFELLOW Henry W The Complete Writings Bound in three quarter green morocco, marbleds boards, top edge gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spine, illustration and facsimiles. $2500.00 |
 | MAXWELL W.H. Life of Field-Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington Complete with illustration with fifty-one engravings on steel and seventy-seven on wood by the artist. Bound in full tan calf, marbled edges, raised bands, red and green labels, crest on front cover. A SPLENDID COPY. $1500.00 |
 | GIBBON Edward The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete with illustration, maps and portraits. Bound in full contemporary green calf. Large Quartos (unusual to find in the original binding). Volumes 4,5 and 6 are First Edition,(mixed edition). A FINE SET. $8500.00 |
| 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. $16500.00 |
 | CARR Sir. John The Stranger in Ireland A tour in the southern and western parts of Ireland profusely illustrated with plates bound in three quarter tan contemporary calf, marbled boards, Quarto. $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 |
 | COYNE J.S. & WILLIS N.P. Scenery and Antiquties of Ireland Illustrated from the drawings By W.H. Bartlett. Bound in three quarter green morocco, top edge gilt marbled boards, gilt spine. $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 |
 | CHURCHILL Randolph S. Winston S. Churchill 1874-1965 First Editions. Recently bound in three quarter red morocco, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt titles and spine with cloth boards. Randolph S. Churchill whom is Winston S. Churchill son who started the biography of his father. After R.S. Churchill death in 1968 the biography was completed by Martin Gilbert who was churchill assistant. A HANDSOME SET. $5500.00 |
 | 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 |
 | WHEATLEY Henry B Pepys Diary The Diary of Samuel Pepys transcribed from the manuscript in the Pepysian library Magdalene College Cambridge by the Rev. Mynors Bright M.A. late fellow and president of the college, with Lord Braybrooke's notes. Bound by Bayntun Binders in three quarter tan calf, gilt spine with red and brown labels,top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece illustrated. $2500.00 |
 | HAWTHORNE Nathaniel The Works The Riverside Edition of the complete writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, with introductory notes by George Parsons Lanthrop and illustration with etchings by Blum, Church, Dielman, Gifford, Shirlaw and Turner. This edition is limited to one hundred and fifty copies which this is numbred fourteen. Bound in full crushed green morocco, covers and spine gilt, top edges gilt, raised bands, thick 8vo size. Hawthorne became one of Americas leading writers of his times such writings include The Scarlet Letters, The House of Seven Gables, and Gothic Romance Stories. A HANDSOME SET. $8500.00 |
 | 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 |
 | EMERSON Ralph Waldo The Writings The Autograph Centenary Edition of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson is limited to six hundred copies and signed by the Publisher Houghton Mifflin. The first volume contain a important manuscript page by Emerson. This edition complete with a biographical introduction and notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a general index. Bound By Brentano's in full blue morocco top edges gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt compartments to spine and covers, each volume contains photogravures illustrations and title tissue guard, bookplate of Oscar Benjamin Cintas was a prominent sugar and railroad magnate who served as Cuba's ambassador to United States. A SPLENDID SET. $24500.00 |
 | 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 |
| BARTON William The Life of Abraham Lincoln First Edition. Bound in three quarter red morocco, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt panels to spine, marbled endpapers. $1200.00 |
 | DE TOCQUEVILLE Alexis Democracy in America This Edition is limited to one hundred copies of which this copy is numbred sixty. Bound in three quarter blue morocco, top edge gilt, raised bands, gilt compartments to spine, marbled endpaper, frontispiece illustrated. $1200.00 |