New Haven and London: Yale University Press and Oxford University Press, 1954-78. 8vo. 9 volumes, set. First editions. Volumes 1-6 published in 1954; Volume 7 in 1955; Volumes 8 & 9 in 1978. Original dark grey cloth, gilt. Volume 1: Ink ownership on fly. Tape residue on endpapers and d/w.....
Oxford, Montreal & Kingston: Clarendon Press and McGill-Queen's University Press, 1988-2000. 8vo. 5 volumes, set. First editions. Original navy cloth, gilt. Volumes 1-4 are published by Clarendon Press. Volume 5 is published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Volume 1 d/w faded otherwise all volumes are fine in fine d/ws. Fanny' Burneys.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1995 & 2000. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. Volume 1 is a first edition. Volume 2 appears to be a second impression judging by the number string. Original navy cloth, gilt. Financial Times review loosely inserted into volume 1. Fine in fine d/ws. Very uncommon.
London: Chatto & Windus, Faber and Faber, and John Murray, 1975-2005. 8vo. 12 volumes, set. First editions (except Beneath a Waning Moon which is a second impression). Original hardcovers, gilt. A little foxing the top edges, especially of the first four volumes. D/ws unclipped. Near fine in near fine d/ws.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1955. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. First editions. Original navy cloth, gilt. D/ws uniformly tanned and faded (with some staining to volume 5), with tears to the top edges, a small chip to the head of the spine of volume 2 and repairs to the spines of.....
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. Volumes 5 & 6 are first impressions from 2004. Volumes 1-4 were first printed between 1990 and 1999 but these copies are reprints from 2004. Original black hardcovers, silvergilt. Each volume has a small stain to the bottom edge of the back.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1965-72. 8vo. 5 volumes, set. Reprints with corrections. First published 1963-5. Original maroon buckram, gilt. Price-clipped d/ws are uniformly slightly faded on the spines, with a few nicks, spots and creases. Fine in near fine d/ws. The standard edition.
London: Faber and Faber, 1957 & 1966. Crown 8vo. 3 volumes, set. Original grey buckram, gilt. Top edges stained blue. Unclipped d/ws are uniformly slightly tanned on the spines. Volume 1 has a couple of nicks to the top edge of the back panel. Fine in near fine d/ws. An.....
London: The Hogarth Press; Gollancz; Collins; HarperCollins; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1978-2001. 8vo. First editions. Original hardcovers, gilt. Jacket illustration on the first two volumes by Angelica Garnett. Top edges a little spotted. Ownership label of John Fuggles to each front pastedown (hidden under the jacket flap). Near fine in near.....
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974-81. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. First editions. Original brown buckram, gilt. Top edges stained pink. Frontispiece to each volume. Each volume has the ex libris blind stamp of Derek Gair Gibson on the fly. In addition, volume 6 has 'John Bayo-King, Oxford Collection '85' on its.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1940. 8vo. First edition. Original light blue cloth. Frontispiece of Cockerell and fifteen further (mostly photographic) plates of his correspondents including Tolstoy. Author's ink presentation on the flyleaf. Clipped d/w is tanned on the spine and a few nicks along the top edge. Near fine in very.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1924-31. 8vo. 5 volumes, set. First editions (except for volume 1 which is a second impression two months after the first). Original black cloth with printed paper labels to spines. Frontispiece and a few other plates to each volume. Spine labels tanned and slightly rubbed. Spine.....
London: Bell & Hyman, 1983. 8vo. 11 volumes, set. Reprints except for the last two volumes. Original green buckram, gilt. Top edges stained green. All but the last volume have a bookplate on the flyleaf. Just a little rubbing to the extremities of some jackets. Near fine in near fine.....
London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson Limited, 1934-8. 8vo. 4 volumes, set. First editions. The first two volumes published in 1934, the remaining two volumes in 1938. Original red buckram over bevelled boards, with gilt lettering to the spines and the Esher coat of arms to each front board. Top edges.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1971. 8vo. Revised reprint. First published in 1935. Original navy cloth, gilt. Price-clipped d/ws are faded on the spines and there are a few small, scattered marks on the back panel of volume 1. Fine in near fine d/ws. A smart set.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1956-9. 8vo. 3 volumes, set. First editions. Original navy buckram, gilt. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Spines and boards of first two volumes rather faded and a little rubbed at extremities. There's a mark on the spine of volume 1. Very good.
London: Bell & Hyman, 1978-1983. 8vo. 11 volumes, set. Volumes 10 & 11 are first impressions, the other volumes are reprints from 1978 or 1979. Original green buckram, gilt. Top edges stained green. Most volumes have a bit of shelf lean. Volume 1 has a presentation label on the front.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1966-1967. 8vo. 3 volumes, set. Volumes 1 and 2 are second impressions, volume 3 is a first impression. Original maroon buckram, gilt. The jacket spines of volumes 1 and 2 are faded. All d/ws just a little rubbed in places and with some light dust-marking. Near.....
London & New York: Faber and Faber & Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. 8vo. Limited edition. #114 of 250 copies published by Faber and Faber (there were also 250 copies published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich). Signed by Valerie Eliot on the colophon. Original quarter blue cloth, printed in black and gold.....
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1928. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon cloth, gilt. Neat ink ownership, dated 1928, on fly. Unclipped d/w is darkened on the spine, with a tiny tape repair to the head, and rubbed along the top edge. Near fine in very good + d/w. The author.....
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984. 4to. Second impression. First published in 1981. Original green cloth, gilt. Spine faded. Contents clean. Near fine.
Cambridge: Printed at the University of Cambridge for Constable and Company Limited & Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. One of a limited edition of 1000 sets. Original quarter olive green cloth with printed paper labels to the spines and light grey boards. Untrimmed except for the top.....
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. First edition. Original green hardcovers, gilt. Fine in fine d/w. Uncommon.
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1939. 8vo. First edition. Original burgundy cloth, gilt. Top edge slightly spotted. Price-clipped d/w a bit dust-soiled. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. 'This edition consists of more than 300 of the letters of William Shenstone. His letters touch the high-water mark even at a time which.....
London: Faber and Faber, 1967. 8vo. First edition. Original terracotta cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Top edge faded. Unclipped d/w a little rubbed at the extremities. Near fine in near fine d/w.