London: William Pickering, 1836. Full leather. Two volumes. "Edited by Sir. Harris Nicolas, this edition was illustrated by the foremost contemporary artist, produced by excellent printer and issued by an outstanding publisher. It has been acclaimed as the finest Angler ever published, it was the first edition to be divided into days, contains many editor's notes and comments, and has new material on Walton and Cotton" (Home). The illustrations consist of sixty-one plates, and drawings by T. Sothard, Mr. Derby, Mr Willement, Mr. Edward Hassell, etc. Engraved by W. Humphreys, Byfields, G. Adcock, H.Robinson, etc. Large Paper Copy, " Where all the illustrations are engraved on India-paper and laid down in the text. In addition, all the 61 portraits, views, fishing scenes, head-pieces are duplicated by aset of proofs on India-paper laid and bound in, in place" . 2 volumes (bound from parts), royal 8vo, Large paper copy. Extra-Illustrated with additional suites of all the plates and illustrations on India-proof paper. First Nicolas Edition. Bound in fu llgreen morocco crushed morocco, gilt by F.Bedford, richly gilt-paneled especially dense gilt decorations to spine, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt, marbled endpape. A fine set. More

London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1892. Leather_bound. Twenty-eight volumes. Octavo. The Badminton Library Collection of Sport with various authors. Illustrated through-out. Title include Skating, Rowing, Yachting Sea Fishing, Racing and Steeple-Chasing,Shooting, Poetry of Sport, Cricket, Driving, Archery, Athletics, Dancing, Cycling, Golf, Driving, Polo, Swimming, etc. Bound by Root and Son Binders in three quarter dark brown morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt motif, raised bands, gilt titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpaper. More

London: Robert Tyas, 1843. Leather_bound. Four volumes. Thick quarto. The Plays of William Shakspere. Comedies, Tragedies, Historical Plays, Sonnets, Poems, Memoir and Essay. Extra illustrated with wood engravings by Kenny Cadows.Bound in three quarter maroon morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt motif decorations, gilt title, raised bands, marbled endpaper, all edges marbled. More

Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1842. Leather_bound. Twenty-four volumes. Large octavo. Sir. Walter Scott Waverley Novels. [Extra Illustrated] with 244 proof etchings, 36 hand-colored portraits, 120 original plates and first imperssions by Turner, Stanfeld, etc. with additional 300 extra plates and illustrations, volume one contain to front endpaper a signed and dated letter by Sir. Walter Scott, July 04, 1888, red and black title pages. Bound handsomely by Root and Son in three quarter navy blue morocco over cloth boards, spine dense gilt floral decorations of holly leaves in six compartments between raised banding second and fourth panel gilt title, gilt date stamp to bottom spine, top edge gilt, trimmed leather turn-ins, decorative blue marbled endpaper.Extra illustrated set in a rare and fine binding. More

Edinburgh and London: Wiliam Blackwood and Sons, 1844. Sixth Edition. Full leather. Ten volumes. Thick octavo. History Of Europe From The Commencement To The French Revolution In 1789 To The Restoration Of The Bourbons In 1815 By Archibald Alison. Bound by Hayday Binders in full tan calf, covers double gilt-rule corners, intricate floral and ornamental gilt decoration to spine, red gilt title label and green leather numbered labels to second and fourth compartments, all edges marbled, leather trimmed turn-ins, marbled endpaper. Bookplate of Sir. Charles Okeley 1st Baronet an English Adminstrator. More

London: Chatto and Windus, 1903. Leather_bound. Ten volumes. Small octavo. The Novels of Jane Austen's, with introduction by R. Brimley Johnson, illustrated in colour by A. Wallis Mills, The St. Martins Illustrated library of the standard authors.Bound in three quarter tan calf, cloth boards, spine gilt floral decorations, black title labels, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpaper. More

New York: The Century Company, 1904. Leather_bound. Ten volumes. Octavo, Abraham Lincoln A History, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay. Portrait and other illustrations to each volumes. Boundin three quarter dark brown morocco, gilt motif to spine, black title labels, raised bands, top edge gilt, decorative marbled endpaper. More

London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1878. Full leather. Twenty-six volumes. Thick quartos. The Complete Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray. Extra illustrated to set with portrait frontispiece. Limited to one -thousand copies which this is number 232, Handsomely bound in full brown morocco, spine gilt floral dence decorations between raised banding, red and tan gilt title labels, all edges gilt, boards triple gilt ruled and floral gilt relief to corner, gilt turn-ins, blue marbled endpaper. More

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Leather_bound. Four volumes. Large octavo. Abraham Lincoln 1809 - 1858. By Albert Jeremiah Beveridge. The Manuscript Edition is limited to one thousand copies printed at the Riverside Press which this is number 94 . A handsome set with four handed coloured photographic views of the Lincoln Memorial with tissue-guard, four photogravure portrait frontispiece with capationed tissue-guard with additional thirty-two plates and maps scene. The Manuscript Edition containing to the front free endpaper of volume one a leaf of Beveridge's original writings manuscript page in pencil a six line text by Beveridge, Original crushed three quarter red morocco (bound at the Riverside Press, ink stamp signed to front free-endpaper) flat bands to spine forming in compartments, gilt titles direct to second and fourth panels , gilt single and duble line frames in compartments, red cloth boards, top edge gilt, untrimmed edge, tan endpaper. More

London: John Cumberland, 1828. Full leather. Four volumes. Octavo. First Edition. The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. Early complete edition of thre first fully illustrated Life Of Napoleon printed in England, with twenty-seven folding engravings and aquatint plates [24 fully hand-colored] by George Cruikshank. Sumptuously bound by Rivière And Son (gilt stamp signed lower turni-ins) full red crushed morocco, double gilt-ruled to corner of board, top edge gilt, spine gilt floral decorations in six compartments between raise banding, second and third panels gilt titles, gilt floral turn-ins, uncut edges, blue endpaper, housed in a slipcase box.Bookplate: Alexander McGrigor of Cairnoch (1827-1891) was a lawyer, co-owner of big Glasgow law firm and book collector. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. Cloth. One volume. Large Quarto. First Edition. Big Game Hunting In The Rockies And On The Great Plains. Comprising hunting trips of a ranchman and the wilderness hunter, fifty-five illustrations with proctected title tissue guard by Remington, Frost, Beard, Gifford, Sanford, and well-known artists. Limited to one thousand copies which this is number 718. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt of the Portrait Frontispiece.Original beige cloth bound, covers and spine trimmed leather title with decorations of elk and rifle, top edge gilt, uncut edges, housed in a custom slipcase. More

London: Macmillan and Company, 1866. 1872. Full leather. Two volumes. Small octavo. FIRST EDITIONS. Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland 1866, With Torty Two Illustrations And Together Through The Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There 1872, With Fifty Illustrations. Illustrated by John Tenniel, wood engraved frontispiece with original tissue-guard, nemerous wood engraved text illustrations.  Finely bound Rivière and Company [stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-ins covers] full red crushed morocco, covers with triple gilt line border, spine five raised bands in compartments decoratively dense floral tooled and lettered, all edges gilt, red marbled endpaper, floral gilt turn-ins, housed in a clam shell box. A beautiful and rare first edition. More