London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co, 1828-32. 12mo. 5 volumes, set. Mixed editions. First published between 1824 and 1832. Volume 1. fifth edition, 1830; volume 2. new edition, 1829; volume 3. third edition, 1828; volume 4. first edition, 1830; volume 5. second edition, 1832. Uniform black half-leather over marbled boards, gilt.....
London: R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1834. 8vo. 4 volumes, set. First editions. Later cross-grained maroon full morocco with titles to spines and 'R.H. More' signature in gilt to each front board. Top edges gilt. Covers very slight rubbed at edges. Ink presentation inscription dated 1873 to half-title of volume.....
Avignon: J. Roumanille, 1867. 8vo. First edition. Original paper covers bound in half navy cloth with marbled paper boards. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author by Hébert. Light rubbing to edges. Publisher's florid ink presentation on half-title. Near fine. A French translation faces the original.
London: John Murray, 1875. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Folding map, frontispiece and nine further illustrations. Corner tips and spine ends pushed and a little rubbed. Ink ownership label to top corner of front pastedown. Contents clean and fresh. Near fine. A lovely copy of the uncommon first.....
London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. 8vo. First edition, first issue. Original buff cloth printed in black with designs by Henry Holiday. All edges gilt. Black endpapers. With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday. Spine tanned with slight fraying to the cloth along the rear joint. Boards also lightly tanned. Blindstamp for.....
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876. 8vo. 8 parts in 4 volumes, set. First edition, first issue. Contemporary half red morocco, gilt, with marbled paper boards. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. All volumes slightly cocked with rubbing to spine ends and pushed corner tips. Small loss to the.....
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1880-1. 8vo. 8 volumes in 7, set. Contemporary half vellum, gilt, over red and black marbled boards. Dark blue leather labels, gilt, at the top of each spine. All edges marbled and matching endpapers. Wood-engraved illustrations in the first five volumes and vignettes.....
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1881. 12mo. 2 volumes, set. Half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Frontispieces gravés par Lalauze. Very light wear to spines. Near fine.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1893-5. 8vo. 20 volumes, set. Seventeen volumes of the Ashburton Edition, together with three uniform volumes of German translations including Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Contemporary maroon half morocco, with five raised bands on the spines, gilt. All edges marbled and with matching endpapers. Engraved frontispiece to.....
London: Macmillan & Co., 1894 & 1895. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. First editions. Original blue cloth, gilt. Dark green endpapers. All edges gilt. The Jungle Book illustrated by J.L. Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. The Second Jungle Book illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling. The Jungle Book is slightly cocked.....
Orpington & London: George Allen, 1897. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. Eighth edition. Half blue green leather, with floral designs to the spines in gilt, over marbled paper boards. Matching marbled paper endpapers. Top edges gilt. Spines faded. Covers a bit rubbed and marked. Ink presentations, dated September 1901, on prelims.....
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. 8vo. Fifth impression. (First published earlier the same year and there were seven impressions by 1900.) Original navy buckram, gilt. With 71 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. Spine slightly faded. Ring mark on front board and a few scattered marks to the back.....
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. 8vo. Third edition. (First published earlier the same year and there were seven impressions by 1900.) Original navy buckram, gilt. With 71 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. Spine faded. Contents clean and fresh. Near fine.
London: Country Life & George Newnes Ltd, [1900]. 4to. First edition. Original decorated cloth. All edges gilt. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Covers a little rubbed and marked. Light foxing to edges of text block. Bookplate on front pastedown. Ink presentation inscription (dated April 29. 1900) on verso.....
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon buckram, gilt. With 53 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. Spine faded. Contents clean and fresh. Near fine.
London: Grant Richards, 1901. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original navy limp lambskin, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Covers a bit rubbed. Light foxing to endpapers. Very good +. #7 in The World's Classics.
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original dark blue buckram. Paper label, printed in black, ruled in red, on spine. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Covers a bit rubbed. Spine label tanned and with parts missing. Initial letters towards the foot of the spine and at.....
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original maroon limp lambskin, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Covers a bit rubbed. Bookseller's label at the bottom edge of the front pastedown and neat ink ownership on the fly. Very good. #14 in The World's Classics.
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 8vo. First impression in this series. Original dark green limp lambskin, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine a bit rubbed with a 1 inch tear at the foot. Neat ink ownership on fly. Very good. #15 in The World's Classics.
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 16mo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1901. Original 'half-circuit' parchment, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Covers dulled and a bit rubbed on the spine. Small bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very good. #7 in The World's Classics. This binding variant sold for.....
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original 'half-circuit' parchment, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A clean copy. Near fine. #15 in The World's Classics. This binding variant sold for 2s 6d. Uncommon.
High Holborn: B. T. Batsford, 1902. Folio. First edition. Rebound in half tan morocco with green cloth boards. Five raised bands on the spine and two compartments for the author and title, gilt. Top edge gilt. New endpapers. Illustrated by seventy-two plates from drawings by the author and fifty-three reproduced.....
London: William Heinemann, 1903. 8vo. First edition. Original dark grey woven cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with a life buoy device in gilt on the upper cover. Publisher's blind-stamped 'WH' monogram on rear board. Top edge trimmed, others untrimmed. First issue with two pages of press opinions.....
London: Grant Richards, 1903. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original dark blue buckram. Paper label, printed in black, ruled in red, on spine. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine a bit faded with small loss towards the bottom. Endpapers and edges lightly foxed. Very good. #46 in The World's.....
London: Grant Richards, 1903. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original dark blue limp lambskin, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine ends and corner tips a bit rubbed. Very good +. #36 in The World's Classics.