London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. Limited edition of 1375 sets (475 for Random House in the USA). #209. Original full niger morocco, flexibly sewn, with green oval in centre of each front cover placed within gilt surround and lettered gilt, 'Que scay-je?'. Raised bands on spine.....
Shaftesbury and London: The Author and Charles Knight and Co., e.t.c., 1823. Large 4to. First and only edition. Large-paper copy. Handsome contemporary olive green straight-grain morocco cathedral binding with elaborate borders tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, pale pink moiré silk endpapers with gilt-tolled border and.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1978-82. 8vo. Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (of 8). First editions. Original navy cloth, gilt. Edges of text blocks just a little speckled. Near fine. The original 7 volumes were supplemented with an eighth (Further Letters 1861-1927) in 2012. From the collection of Derek Mills (1930.....
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Original red cloth, gilt. Title page headpiece and d/w by the author. Top corner tips gently pushed. Unclipped d/w is tanned on the spine with a little rubbing to the edges and tiny loss to the spine ends. Fine in.....
London: Collins, 1933. Landscape Folio. First edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Endpapers with a repeated design matching the dust-wrapper. Wood engravings, including twelve full page illustrations, a title page vignette (repeated in gilt on the upper board), initial letters and tailpieces, by the author. Spine and edges just a little.....
London: John Murray, 1941. 8vo. First edition. Original yellow cloth lettered in red. Illustrated throughout by the author. D/w slightly rubbed and a little dust-soiled. Ink presentation on dedication page. Fine in near fine d/w. The dedication copy. The presentation is to John Rayner, 'whom, was not it likely to.....
London: John Murray, 1961. 4to. First edition. Original yellow cloth. Illustrated throughout by the author. Endpapers and edges very slightly foxed. D/w dust-soiled along the edges and with a very short closed tear to the top edge of the back panel. Author's compliments slip and the New Statesman's review loosely.....
London: John Murray, 1947. 4to. First trade edition. Original yellow cloth. Illustrated by the author. Spine ends darkened where the d/w is chipped. Tile page browned probably by some, now absent, newspaper clipping. D/w also rubbed, dust-soiled and with several short splits. Very good + in good d/w. There was.....
London: John Murray, 1967. 8vo. First edition. Original yellow cloth decorated in purple. Illustrated in line and colour by the author. With extra, loosely-inserted, black and white illustration, "'Sumer is icumen in' Uffington 1935", which includes the author as a flautist. Ink presentation, 'For John in gratitude, from Osbert', on.....
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1880. 16mo. 12 volumes, set. 10 volumes of Poetical Works + 2 volumes of Dramatic Works. Publisher's red limp morocco. All edges gilt. In a modern red buckram hinged box with a printed paper label and marbled paper interior. A little loss to the.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. 8vo. First edition. Original navy hardcovers, gilt. Map endpapers and frontispiece. Black and white photographic plate sections. Just a little crumpling to the top of the unclipped d/w's spine and some slight foxing to the top edges of the flaps. Neat ink ownership opposite half-title, dated.....
London: Scholastic Press, 2003. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Jacket by David Frankland. Signed in ink on the title page. Fine in fine d/w. The sequel to Mortal Engines and the second book in the quartet. A fine, signed copy.
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.
London: The Bodley Head, 1980. 8vo. First edition. Original dark green cloth, gilt. Top edge stained green. Jacket by Michael Harvey. Unclipped d/w a little faded on the spine and with a slight lean. Near fine in near fine d/w.
London: The Bodley Head, 1978. 8vo. First edition. Original dark green cloth, gilt. Jacket by Michael Harvey. D/w slightly tanned and faded on the spine. Near fine in near fine d/w. Second issue with 'BH' logo on title page.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1963. Crown 8vo. 4 volumes in cloth-covered slipcase. First impressions thus. Original various coloured cloths with a rectangular panel on each front cover blocked in gold with Joan Hassall's Nonesuch Cygnet device. Top edges stained in different colours. In clear acetate jackets. Illustrated respectively by John.....
London & New York: Constable & Co. Ltd and Gabriel Wells, 1924-34. 8vo. 10 volumes, set. Limited edition of 675 sets. Original plum cloth with black leather labels on the spines, gilt. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Portrait frontispieces. Spines a little faded. A few of the spine labels are.....
London: J. Wallis and Richard Phillips and Hurst, Robinson, and Co, 1803-24. 8vo. 26 volumes (bound as 25), set. Contemporary full polished tree calf with gilt tooling to the spines and red and black leather labels. Embellished with Engravings on Copper and Wood from Original Designs. Numerous illustrations throughout. Folding.....
Oxford: Basil Blackwell for the Shakespeare Head Press, 1926. 8vo. 10 volumes, set. Limited edition of 1030 copies (of which 1000 were for sale). Original brick red buckram, gilt. Top edges gilt. The first and last volumes of Tom Jones have been knocked towards the top of the spines. Covers.....
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd & Smith, Elder and Company, 1903-4. 8vo. 15 volumes, set. Limited edition of 775 copies. Contemporary full straight grain red morocco by Birdsall of Northampton, with five raised bands, gilt. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece in volume 1. Just a little scuffing.....
Shaftesbury and London: The Author and Charles Knight and Co., e.t.c., 1823. Large 4to. First and only edition. Large-paper copy. Recent sprinkled calf leather spine and corners, black leather title label, over marbled paper boards. New endpapers. Twelve engraved plates (including one not listed in the Description of Embellishments) of.....
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon hardcovers, gilt. Fine in fine d/w.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. 8vo. First edition. Original brown cloth, gilt. Folding map and black and white photographic plate section at the back. Fine in fine d/w.
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2003. Small 4to. First edition. Original black hardcovers, gilt. One section each of colour and black and white plates. Fine in fine d/w.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 4to. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Illustrated throughout in black and white and with two colour plate sections. Mint in d/w.