{"title":"Literature","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-works-of-voltaire-in-53-of-70-volumes-1784-9-french-philosophy-science","title":"The Works of Voltaire 1784-9","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A rare pirate edition of Voltaire's works, after the monumental Kehl edition of 1785\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Complete Works of Voltaire. In Basel; From the Printing House of Jean-Jacques Tourneisen; 1784-9.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Moreau's most ambitious project during the 1780's was his series of designs to accompany the great edition of Voltaire which has been undertaken by Beaumarchais. Produced in the printing house built at Kehl especially for this purpose, The Kehl Voltaire is one of the landmarks of printing history.\" This set is a pirated edition of the renowned Kehl edition which was printed without any of the engravings except for a portrait frontispiece of Voltaire in the first volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 215 x 140 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacking volumes: 10, 12, 14, 31, 32, 44, and 46, and all after vol 60 which would include Voltaire's correspondences, else contains 53 volumes total, of 70. Spines with very minor scuffing. Some spines with marks and discolouration. Some spines and tooled labels are different in colour than the others. All tooled labels present. All boards securely attached with wear to joints, and hinges; some joints and hinges starting. Boards with scuffing, rubbing, discolouration, and marks. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Pencil inscription on front pastedown in volume one. Text blocks lightly toned with minor foxing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47195803418948,"sku":"166354757602","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_3c8ad1af2ff841d8a3c61ca023090ee4_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1696975146"},{"product_id":"orlando-furioso-by-ludovico-ariosto-1580-valgrisi-51-stunning-illustrations","title":"Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto 1580","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Venice by the Heirs of Vincenzo Valgrisi in 1580.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[i-xvi], [1-654], [i-xxxii]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A gem in the history of book illustration\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I, 436]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, first published in 1516, is an epic poem that blends elements of chivalry, romance, and fantasy. The poem is set against the backdrop of the conflicts between Charlemagne's Christian forces and the Saracen army during the Middle Ages. It narrates a sprawling tale of love, heroism, and magic as it follows the adventures of various knights and characters, primarily focusing on the erratic and passionate deeds of the paladin Orlando.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its core, the poem revolves around the love Orlando bears for Angelica, a beautiful princess, and his subsequent descent into madness when his love remains unrequited. The narrative weaves together various subplots and characters, including Ruggiero, a Saracen knight who falls in love with Bradamante, a Christian warrior maiden; and Astolfo, another paladin who embarks on a journey to recover Orlando's lost wits from the moon. The narrative also delves into the magical realm, where enchanters, sorcerers, and mythical creatures play integral roles in shaping the events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAriosto's work is renowned for its intricate and imaginative storytelling, filled with battles, quests, and supernatural elements. The poem explores themes of honour, chivalry, and the complexities of human emotions, often with a touch of satire and humour, also reflected in the illustrations of this edition which often feature humour. The poem's influence can be seen in subsequent works of literature, including those by Shakespeare and Cervantes, and it remains a significant example of Italian Renaissance literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe very rare and famous reprint of the inferior 1556 edition, this 1580 print being the first to print full page woodcuts, referred to by Brunet as the 'Edition recherchee' [most desired edition]. Quite honestly, this is the most beautifully illustrated book we have come across of this type. The only book which can compete in the quality of its illustrations which we have encountered is the 1554 Mattioli Commentarii we have for sale, though those are of a different nature. The typography present in this edition is simply fantastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator for this book is often presumed to have been Dosso Dossi, though many doubt this attribution. The very large plates which illustrate the beginning of each canto are very complex in their detail as one can see in the various photos. Quite rarely for this period, several of these illustrations depict the topography and cartography of various places with real maps and even a view of Paris. Benassi-Pezzini in his bibliographical work on maps is quoted as saying \"by placing the adventures of errant knights on a map, or by juxtaposing a cartographic background with the perspective representation of imaginary places, these illustrations faithfully translate into images the mixture of romanticism and reality, as represented by the maps\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 x 185 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I 436; EDIT 16 CNCE 2796]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eExternally very good, internally near fine. \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollated as complete in 16pp+654pp+32pp, including the second title page on pp.533 commonly lacking and with the 51 illustrations throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very attractive book bound in full vellum, probably 19th century with the tooled label potentially being earlier. Spine with some discolouration and dulling, uniformly so and thus presents well on the shelf - particularly with the very attractive tooled morocco label with intricate gilt. Boards with some less significant discolouration and generally presenting very well without significant issues. Gilt design to both boards show very well and are without loss, written with the motto \"spem fortuna alit\". This armorial design is the arms of John Gardinier Kinnear (1794-1865), a Scottish financier with a well established and very respectable book collection which included some very expensive books. With both boards securely attached without damage to the joints. All page edges gilt with top edge slightly dulled but generally remaining very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookplate to front pastedown of Caroli Sarolea with the rather nice motto \"in angello cum libello\". The main title page is working loose in the gutter but present, else all other leaves are securely bound into the binding. The text block has been trimmed at the head occasionally catching the tops of some letters of titles\/numbering but without loss to legibility of any text. The text block is exceptionally clean, without any foxing. Some extremely light dampstaining to a few leaves, though this is very light and difficult to notice. Small stains to pp.349-351.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful copy of this scarce and beautifully illustrated work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203753132356,"sku":"166293485244","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_efc7e5bcb6fb4436b753458285dfb4f9_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697399882"},{"product_id":"the-novels-of-jane-austen-pride-and-prejudice-emma-mansfield-park-persuasion","title":"The Novels of Jane Austen; Finely Bound","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Novels of Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e Bound into Three Volumes. The Novel Library. London; Hamish Hamilton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA really beautifully bound set of the works of Jane Austen, the usual six volumes here bound into three. Very finely bound indeed, though without any binders stamp\/signature, the bindings resemble those by Zaehnsdorf in quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains:\u003c\/u\u003e Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Mansfield Park; Emma; Persuasion; and Northanger Abbey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eThe Novel Library was Hamish Hamilton's attempt to promote important works of fiction. The series was published during the mid-20th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecentury, with this particular set being first published in 1949, this being the first edition of it. They aimed to make both classic and contemporary novels accessible by making them affordable. The novels selected were deemed by Hamish Hamilton to be of literary importance and significance, either through being critically acclaimed, or by the works being engaging and captivating. They made sure to include a vast range of authors from different genres, countries, and literary traditions. Some of the selected authors include Jane Austen, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean-Paul Sartre, D. H. Laurence, Leo Tolstoy, Charlotte Bronte, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Thomas Hardy, etc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 x 110 m\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003em (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eSpines with very minor rubbing on extremities, and some marks \/ discolouration. Gilt on spines is bright. All boards securely attached with minor wear to joints and hinges. Front joint of Persuasion volume starting at the top with some loss to the leather at the head. Boards with extremely minor scuffing, sporadic very minor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003emarks, and very minor warping. More prominent marks on the front board of Persuasion. The head of the front board of Pride and Prejudice sunned. Shelf and edge wear. Minor rubbing to corners. Small fragment of the top rear board edge of Pride and Prejudice torn and peeling off (see page edge photo). Very minor scratches to the top gilt page edge. Pages edges lightly toned. Endpapers lightly toned at extremities as commensurate with the bindings. Text blocks extremely clean with light toning. Uncollated but appears complete. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217837572420,"sku":"166376602640","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600.jpg?v=1697400418"},{"product_id":"works-of-william-congreve-1761-in-3-vols-john-baskerville-a-beautiful-set","title":"The Works of William Congreve 1761","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of William Congreve\u003c\/b\u003e in Three Volumes. Consisting of his Plays and Poems. Birmingham. Printed by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskerville\u003c\/b\u003e; For J. and R. Tonson in London, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1761\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"the Baskerville Congreve... 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It features a lovely engraved portrait frontispiece after the very famous portrait artist Godfrey Kneller, and a further five plates preceding some of the respective works through the set.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 150 x 234 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines a little rubbed but remain attractive. Author tooled labels replaced but show well. Some shelf \u0026amp; edge wear with corresponding wear to extremities. Top page edges dulled as typical with others very good. Boards all very good, all securely attached with just minor rubbing to joints. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions are present. Internally mildly toned as typical but generally internally excellent. Collated as complete. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217855758660,"sku":"166373201660","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d5af810f-0f89-4f77-9091-e04eecaae0d2.jpg?v=1697401110"},{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-count-xavier-de-maistre-1843-fine-binding-beautiful-book","title":"The Complete Works of Count Xavier de Maistre 1843","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOeuvres Completes Du Comte Xavier De Maistre. Nouvelle Édition. Voyages Autour De Ma Chambre. Expedition Nocturne. Le Lépreux De La Cite D'Aoste. Les Prisonniers Du Caucase. La Jeune Sibérienne. Paris; Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur; 1843.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete Works of Count Xavier de Maistre. New Edition. Journeys Around My Room. Nocturnal Expedition. The Leper of the City of Aosta. The Prisoners of the Caucasus. The Young Siberian. Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; 1843.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:  \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. 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Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Joannis Maire, MDCLV [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e].\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElegant Satires of Distinguished Men\u003c\/b\u003e, Whose titles and names of authors will be displayed on the following page after the preface. They are divided into two volumes. Printed in Leiden, from the Press of Joannes Maire, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book contains a collection of satirical texts, opening with Justus Lipsius and his Satyra Menippaea Somnium. Each text has it's own half title. The texts by Greek authors are presented in Greek on the left pages and Latin on the right pages. Others include Petri Nanni on Virgil, Misopogon by the Roman Emperor Julian, and several others.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 82 x 125 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one (only) of two. Collated as complete in  281pp (numbered) plus the various unnumbered leaves. Probably original full vellum binding, very smart indeed in notably excellent condition, just with some discolouration to the vellum as typical, but significantly better than typical for similar period vellum bindings. There are no external title\/author writings and the binding is plain. Page edges coloured red, dulled with a bit of colour loss at the fore edge. Some pencil writings to front pastedown from a previous bookseller. Some very minor staining through the text block affecting a few leaves but generally internally very clean and fully legible. Binding slightly cocked, without any shelf lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217903075652,"sku":"166368396062","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_6b1417dd-820c-47e8-820e-95c26d38bb66.jpg?v=1697402838"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-lord-byron-childe-harolds-pilgrimage-etc-c-1890-antiquarian-book","title":"The Works of Lord Byron c.1890","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Poetical Works of Lord Byron.\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh; William P. 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Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with rubbed joints and very minor wear to hinges. Boards with minor superficial scratches and scuffing. Small damp stain to the bottom of both boards. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor foxing on endpapers. Text block very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217967235396,"sku":"166348392867","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_817238cf-d6c4-4c18-99f4-cbeec2889970.jpg?v=1697403670"},{"product_id":"romola-by-george-eliot-1863-first-edition-in-3-vols","title":"Romola by George Eliot 1863 First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomola by George Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e, Author of Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Scenes of Clerical Life. In Three Volumes. London; Smith, Elder and Co.; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCLXIII (1863).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of George Eliot's Romola in 3 volumes, uniformly bound in half calf over marbled boards. All three volumes are first editions, unlike many other examples where volumes 2 and 3 are second editions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 125 x 187 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines are a different colour to the boards (perhaps due to sunning?) with rubbing and scuffing. Small fragment of backstrip lacking from the head of volume one. All boards attached with rubbed or cracked joints, and hinges with minor wear or starting. Boards scuffed and rubbed, with some spots of discolouration on the leather. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Endpapers and title pages prominently foxed\/toned. Text blocks lightly toned to edges and with some sporadic very minor foxing throughout but generally fairly clean through the text blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217970774340,"sku":"166367079308","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_67af8ae2-8526-4062-b2cb-522e50184cb8.jpg?v=1697403857"},{"product_id":"the-faerie-queene-by-edmund-spenser-john-upton-edition-1758-stunning-quartos","title":"The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser 1758 John Upton Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpenser's Faerie Queene\u003c\/b\u003e. A New Edition With A Glossary, And Notes explanatory and critical By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Upton\u003c\/b\u003e, Prebendary of Rochester and Rector of Great Rissington in Gloucestershire. In Two Volumes. Printed in London for J. and R. Tonson in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1758\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first annotated edition of Spenser's Faerie Queene - the famous John Upton edition. A monumental and very important edition which laid the foundation for all future scholarship of Spenser. Bound in two particularly attractive large quarto bindings in notably excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 240 x 300 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenerally a very good to near fine set. A truly excellent example of this monumental and important edition of Spenser's Faerie Queene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome rubbing to the spines, mostly to the raised bands and extremities. Retains both red tooled morocco labels which read \"Upton's Spencer\". Shelf and edge wear. Joints without fault with all boards securely attached, the bindings secure and without shelf lean. Top page edges dulled as typical. Boards near fine generally without scuffs, rubbing, etc. Contemporary endpapers without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Text blocks extremely clean, some very light faults to the title pages and a bit of foxing to the final few leaves in each volume (blanks etc). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217981686084,"sku":"166368509898","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_2ee24e5d-1023-4a15-88be-3a6778d4b3e6.jpg?v=1697404375"},{"product_id":"the-battle-of-life-by-charles-dickens-1846-first-edition-in-original-cloth-rare","title":"The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens 1846 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Battle of Life\u003c\/b\u003e, A Love Story, by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. Printed in London by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1846\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of Charles Dickens fourth book in his Christmas Books series, following A Christmas Carol three years earlier. This book is of particular interest to Dickens collectors due to the four variations in the engraved title page. This title page follows Eckel's fourth state without the publisher imprint etc and with the cupid holding the scroll reading \"A Love Story\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in the original red cloth with the spine expertly rebacked preserving the majority of the original backstrip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine rebacked but preserving the majority of the original backstrip, slightly dulled but significantly better than typically found. Boards very bright and without significant wear. Hinges reinforced. Both boards are securely attached with the joints fine. No shelf lean but the book is slightly cocked. Whoever carried out the restoration work on this example did a phenomenal job it must be said! All page edges gilt with the top edge very slightly dulled. Some toning through the text block but generally remains very clean and fully legible. Some pencil writing to front pastedown from a previous bookseller. Collated as complete, including the scarce advertisement leaf at the rear. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217990533444,"sku":"166368450725","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_37001aab-d881-434f-bfa3-84add1d1362f.jpg?v=1697405047"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-1843-first-edition-first-impression-stave-i","title":"A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1843 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e, published in 1843 by Chapman \u0026amp; Hall. With the 'Stave I' header (appeared as 'Stave One' in second and later impressions) and text uncorrected as per the bibliographical points noted by Smith defining the first impression of the first edition. [\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmith II 4\u003c\/i\u003e], 8vo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStunning fine green calf binding by Riviere \u0026amp; Son.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Christmas Carol \"may readily be called the Bible of Christmas... it was issued about 10 days before Christmas 1843, and 6000 copies were printed and sold on the first day. Altogether 24 editions were issued in the original format.\" (Eckel, 110). The first impression of the first edition is enduringly rare with fine copies fetching up to £50,000.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwning the first edition of this phenomenal piece of literary history allows you to connect with the original text in a way no other version can match. This is of particular note as this book is one of few household names in the literary world and certainly one of Dickens' best known works.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle printed in blue and red with the famous 4 hand-coloured etched plates (including frontis) by John Leech in addition to the 4 plain woodcut vignettes throughout the text as collated. Bound without half-title else collated as complete. Spine sunned with some light fading to front board. The binding is secure without wear to hinges or joints. Very bright turn-ins which show well. Text block in excellent condition, very clean with extremely mild toning and minor marks to pp.149-162 not obscuring text. Colour plates very clean in VG+\/near fine condition. Leaves slightly trimmed for the rebinding as typical without any loss to text but the title page lacks the date to the bottom and a portion of the border. The edition priority is hence bibliographically ascertained as discussed (Stave I, red and blue title page, uncorrected text, etc).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218084610372,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.34.11am.png?v=1697413021"},{"product_id":"first-edition-set-winnie-the-pooh-signed-a-a-milne-1926-28-ernest-shepard","title":"The Winnie the Pooh Books by A. A. Milne 1926-28 w\/ Autograph Note","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION Set of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and His Other Works Uniformly Bound in Their Original Cloth with Author's Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne. Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1926\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House at Pooh Corner\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1928\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFifteenth Edition, 1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature of A. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e Included with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine with very minor warping. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Very minor marks on the top left corner of the rear board. Very minor screaming on the bottom corner of the rear board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Line of toning on pastedown. Pen ownership inscription form 1926 on preliminary page; potentially original owner. Endpapers very lightly toned.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHouse at Pooh Corner:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very minor marks on the top corner of reverse side of title page to page 36. Spine lightly sunned. Minor creasing to headcap. Minor warping of boards. Very minor line to the top of the front board from being sunned. Very minor marks on boards, only visible upon vert close inspection. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor crease to top corner of the rear board. Pastedown with some minor toning and foxing. Very small pencil inscription on the top corner of a preliminary page. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery\u003c\/span\u003e minor marks on preliminaries.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six:\u003c\/b\u003e Spine sunned \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003every\u003c\/span\u003e lightly. Very minor warping of the spine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Minor shelf lean. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor toning and foxing to pastedown. Minor toning line to half title. Some pages are unevenly cut (how it was bound by the publisher).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on both board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor foxing on pastedown. Some toning and foxing on half title and on the last page. Very minor and partial break between page 64 and 65, still securely attached, only significance of light exposure to binding. Small number of pages are very lightly toned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightly toned with very minor foxing. Pencil ownership signature on reverse side. Comes with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Signature of the Author is located on a separate piece of paper that is included as part of the set. \u003cstrong\u003eThe books are \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e signed on the inside\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218087297348,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.37.07am.png?v=1697413770"},{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudice-peacock-edition-jane-austen-1894-hugh-thomson-illustrated","title":"Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1894 Peacock Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e. Peacock Edition. Published by George Allen in \u003cb\u003e1894\u003c\/b\u003e. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 30 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternally very clean, very mildly toned with some minor foxing to preliminaries and half title page as pictured. Internally VG+. Boards VG with some superficial scratches to rear board and very light wrinkles to front board. Corners very slightly bent with headcap G+. Pastedown VG-, endpapers VG, half title VG with minor foxing, title page and frontispiece VG+ to near fine. Spine G+, cracked with a repair. All original including the binding and endpapers. Page edges VG with very minor marks. Joints slightly cracked and hinges VG-, boards securely attached with no signs of becoming loose. Else VG+.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218093621572,"sku":"","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.00.45am.png?v=1698263033"},{"product_id":"first-edition-through-the-looking-glass-1872-lewis-carroll-alice-wonderland","title":"Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 1872 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.\u003c\/b\u003e With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London; Macmillan and Co.; \u003cb\u003e1872\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, very early issue with original pictorial cloth and 'wabe' on p.21. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBound by Burn \u0026amp; Co (the original binder, the same as that of the first edition of Alice In Wonderland).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 25 mm (8vo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean with light tonging and very sporadic very minor foxing. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Original spine fragment with minor wear, and prominent marks. Spine with very minor warping. Both boards securely attached. Very minor wear and some marks on boards. Page edges with minor loss and minor dulling. Shelf wear. Some minor wear to corners. Some marks on pastedown. Pen inscription dated 1872 on preliminary page. Half title with light toning and minor foxing. Frontispiece and title page lightly toned with very minor foxing.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218094014788,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.51.59am.png?v=1697414436"},{"product_id":"casino-royale-1953-first-edition-first-impression-jonathan-cape-near-fine","title":"Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 1953 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e of Ian Fleming’s debut novel, Casino Royale. Published by Jonathan Cape in 1953. Gilbert A1a (1.1). The first appearance of James Bond in the literary canon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBound in the original publisher’s cloth and one of the highly scarce copies which was for public sale originally. The book itself is in near fine condition and entirely internally complete with all called for pages including the two half titles and original blanks. With a fine facsimile dust jacket, lacking the original.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e---------------------------------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘4,760 sets of sheets of the first printing were delivered, but only 4,728 copies were bound up, many of these went to public libraries and we believe that less than half of the first printing was sold to the public'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis book is often considered to be the holy grail of modern book collecting and is especially scarce to find a copy which has never been held institutionally and remains in such excellent condition.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal publisher’s cloth with original endpapers. Spine near fine with an extremely small mark to the ‘N’ in Ian Fleming which is almost imperceptible. Hinges and joints fine. Some very minor scuffs to boards visible under certain lighting conditions, else fine. Pastedowns fine without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Very faint erased pencil date to top of first preliminary of 1963, else internally without any writing. Title page fine. Text block near fine with additional details below. No institutional ownership stamps or marks. Complete with two half titles, title page, contents, and pagination collated as complete including blanks. Binding slightly warped but without shelf lean. Very minor marks to page edges. Facsimile dust jacket fine, lacking the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block begins at pp.9 and continues uninterrupted to pp.218 followed by two blanks as called for. Very small mark to page 100 not affecting text. Crease to leaf 121\/122. Very small mark to page 213 slightly affecting one letter of text but without any loss. Else fine and without foxing.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218124882244,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.08.10am.png?v=1697415165"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-ferrante-pallavicino-1666-first-elzevier-edition-vellum-very-rare","title":"The Works of Ferrante Pallavicino 1666 First Elzevir Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpere Scelte de Ferrante Pallavicino\u003c\/b\u003e, cioe, Il Divortio Celeste... [etc]. In Villafranca [Amsterdam, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElzevier\u003c\/b\u003e], \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003c\/b\u003e, 12mo. [588pp]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirst Elzevir edition of the collected works of the writer and satirist Ferrante Pallavicino (1615-1644), and generally regarded as the \"prettiest\". A very rare work, as typically one finds the third edition in abundance, but we could not trace any sales records of this first Elzevier edition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFerrante Pallavicino was an Italian writer of numerous antisocial and obscene stories and novels with biblical and profane themes. According to Edward Muir, \"[they] were so popular that booksellers and printers bought them from him at a premium.\" Pallavicino's scandalous satires eventually cost him his life and he was beheaded at the age of 28. The publications during his lifetime were all published either anonymously or under a pseudonym. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHis most controversial work was La Retorica delle Puttane, which I will not provide a translation of here, but Muir described this as a \"scandalous anti-Jesuit work [which] demonstrates why Pallavicino was the only Italian author of his epoch capable of a coherent vision that integrated satire, skepticism, and naturalistic morality.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Socoloff IA 432]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 85 x 142 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbably original full vellum binding, slightly dulled - more so to the spine, but generally externally excellent. Very smart indeed. Author's name penned to the spine with a stamp at the bottom which we were unable to decipher. Joints without fault. Both boards are securely attached. No shelf lean. Top page edge dulled as typical, others very good. Bookplate to front pastedown reading \"Sinclair\" with the motto \"Fide Sed Pugna\", also with some early ink writing. With several title pages throughout for each section, all with the same date of 1666. Text block very clean indeed without foxing, staining, tears, stains, wormholing, etc. Binding a little tight as typical for similar bindings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA really excellent example of this very rare first Elzevier edition of Pallavicino's works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218171806020,"sku":"166366999783","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-25.jpg?v=1697416230"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-joseph-andrews-by-henry-fielding-1749-early-edition-2-vols","title":"The History of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 1749","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams.\u003c\/b\u003e Written in Imitation of the Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Henry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e, Esquire. Illustrated with Cuts. The Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. In Two Volumes. London; Printed for A. Millar; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCXLIX (1749).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novel is a humorous satirical work of Henry Fielding. It tells the story of Joseph Andrews and Mr. Abraham Adams on their adventures and mishaps. The novel is known for its parody of the heroic romance trope and its social commentary. A very early edition following the first in 1742.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105 x 172 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor cracking, rubbing, and wear. Prominent wear to heads and bottoms of spines. Tooled labels prominently dulled. All boards loosely attached with cracked joints and hinges. Front board of volume two mostly detached; attached with single binding string at the bottom. Boards with superficial scratches, rubbing, and very minor scuffing. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Lacking all but one endpaper which is detached in volume two. Pencil inscriptions on front pastedowns. Pen ownership inscriptions on rear pastedowns in both volumes. Text blocks fairly clean with light toning to edges and minor foxing. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218181833028,"sku":"166367096630","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-2_75738c58-bb67-46f2-a414-bd946615dd6f.jpg?v=1697416438"},{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-1830-inferno-etc-riviere-fine-bindings","title":"The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 1830","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Dante Alighieri,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e including The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, \u0026amp;  Paradise). Published in 1830 and 1841 by Leonardo Ciardetti and Giuseppe Molini in 6 volumes. The Lombardi Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF THE RENOWNED LEONARDO CIARDETTI EDITION OF DANTE, WITH THE FAMOUS ILLUSTRATIONS DEPICTING HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVERY FINELY BOUND BY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRIVIERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e IN FULL RED MOROCCO.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first set is complete in 5 volumes, to which is added and uniformly bound, another volume (Le Opere Minori di Dante), printed in 1841 and intended as a sixth volume to this set, printed by Giuseppe Molini. It is very rare to find this set complete with all six volumes, and we could trace only one other set complete with all six volumes, though there are almost certainly more in existence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a portrait of Dante Alighieri to the frontispiece of the first volume (Inferno), and with the famous illustrations of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, to the verso of pp.1 in volumes 1-3.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe text of this set is accompanied by the commentary of Baldassarre Lombardi, and hence its colloquial name as the Lombardi edition. This set is based on the earlier 1822 Padua edition. Volumes four and five of this set include Dante's prose works, and a selection of other materials including Boccaccio's biography of Dante, Bruni and Tiraboschi, Giuseppe di Cesare's analysis of the Divine Comedy, Giuseppe Bandini's Defence of Dante Alighieri, and some other inclusions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[De Batines I, pp.175-76, III pp. 60; Mambelli, n.176; Martini, pp.58; The Rediscovery of Dante, n.77; Vallone, Dante's criticism, pp.133.]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 155 x 225 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines show very attractively on the shelf, with some wear and rubbing, particularly at their extremities and to their raised bands. Gilt shows well with some loss. Would benefit from the application of a leather conditioner. Joints a little tender with some rubbing but with all boards attached. Shelf and edge wear. Boards all very good, some minor rubbing and scratches but generally remain very bright and attractive without significant loss to the gilt borders. Very attractive gilt turn-ins show well, occasionally with a little loss at the corners due to some wear. All page edges gilt. Bookplate of Henry \u0026amp; Mary Ponsonby to front pastedown of each volume, with another of Maurice Baring to the verso, with an inscription from this person to the ffep. Bindings signed at the bottom of the ffep 'Bound by Riviere'. Some toning throughout and a little bit of foxing but generally remains fairly clean through the text blocks. With 3 illustrations plus a frontispiece through the six volumes. The volumes are uncollated but appear to be complete. The set is complete in 5 (+1) volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218204770628,"sku":"166366933567","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_8099bdd5-1957-49d7-af5c-3ec3c8b2ebd5.jpg?v=1697416909"},{"product_id":"shirley-by-charlotte-bronte-1931-limited-edition-1-1000-copies-finely-bound","title":"Shirley by Charlotte Bronte 1931","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShirley\u003c\/b\u003e: A Tale By Currer Bell, Author of \"Jane Eyre\" [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharlotte Bronte\u003c\/b\u003e]. Oxford. Newly Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1931\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful edition of Charlotte Bronte's Shirley, limited to 1,000 copies only. Here rebound from the original cloth binding to this luxury half calf leather binding over marbled boards.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition is based on the first edition of 1849 while being collated with the second edition of 1853, hence the reference to the author's pseudonym of Currer Bell on the title page to be consistent with the early editions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 x 225 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with some light superficial scratches but generally show attractively on the shelf, retaining all four tooled labels. Joints fine with all boards securely attached with the bindings secure and free of shelf lean. Boards near fine. Spotted page edge design with top edges slightly dulled as typical. Contemporary endpapers with the rebinding without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. A very small stain affects from the half title through to pp.9 of the first volume which does not obscure any text. The text blocks are otherwise exceptionally clean and appear to be unread or read very carefully indeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful set of one of Charlotte Bronte's finest works. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218213454148,"sku":"166368450195","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5dbc1657-49d7-4a45-bffc-80cce449b35b.jpg?v=1697417140"},{"product_id":"novels-by-charles-nodier-1840-jean-shogar-the-painter-of-salzburg-adele-etc","title":"Novels by Charles Nodier 1840","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomans De Charles Nodier.\u003c\/span\u003e Jean Shogar. Le Peintre De Salzbourg. La Meditation Du Cloitre. Adele. Therese Aubert. 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Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Pencil inscription above bookplate inscribed \"Ex Heath House, Staffs\". Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pencil inscription above bookplate. Text block with minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218264670532,"sku":"166364030098","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_645ea4c7-afcd-4ca4-82be-7f001ed768d4.jpg?v=1697418131"},{"product_id":"margherita-pusterla-by-cesare-cantu-1840-medieval-italian-novel-fine-bindings","title":"Margherita Pusterla by Cesare Cantu 1840; Medieval Italian Novel","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargherita Pusterla Racconto Di Cesare Cantu.\u003c\/span\u003e Parigi; Baudry, Libreria Europea; \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargherita Pusterla: A Tale by Cesare Cantu.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eParis; Baudry, European Bookstore; \u003c\/span\u003e1840.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novella tells the story of Margherita Pusterla, a figure from medieval Italian history. Set in the backdrop of medieval Italy, the novella weaves a narrative of love, loyalty, and intrigue, drawing readers into the romantic and political complexities of the era. It was first published just two years earlier than this printing in 1838, so this is a very early edition of this work, beautifully bound in two uniform full calf bindings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Above the bookplate there is the inscription of \"Ex Heath House, Staffs\". Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled labels present. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Bookplate lightly transferred onto page opposite. Pencil inscription on front pastedown in volume one. Text blocks foxed. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218332401988,"sku":"166376704515","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d675d2f5-c6f8-4e07-be41-fce567f20236.jpg?v=1697419253"},{"product_id":"the-decameron-by-boccaccio-1620-first-edition-in-english-isaac-jaggard-rare","title":"The Decameron by Boccaccio 1620 First Edition in English","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Containing An Hundred pleasant Novels. Wittily discoursed, betweene Seven Honourable Ladies, and three Noble Gentlemen. London, Printed by Isaac Jaggard, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1620\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC S106639, S107074; Pforzheimer 72; OCLC H700001412]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION OF BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON IN ENGLISH; A VERY IMPORTANT AND LANDMARK PUBLICATION WHICH WOULD HAVE A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH LITERATURE FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION. PRINTED BY THE SAME PRINTER AS SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirst edition first issue of the second volume with all of the pagination misprints required as per Pforzheimer 72 (detailed below), and second issue of the first volume as typically found.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBoccaccio's renowned collection of stories, a masterpiece of Renaissance literature and a globally recognised literary treasure, is known as the Decameron. These tales unfold through the voices of a group of young residents of Florence who, seeking refuge from the devastating Plague, share their stories in rotation. Notably, Boccaccio himself had experienced the loss of family members during the Black Death epidemic that struck Florence in the mid-14th century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe narratives within the Decameron draw inspiration from various sources, including local Italian folklore, European tales, and stories originating from the Middle East and even India. Upon its release, the book garnered significant popularity, particularly among the merchant class in northern Italy. Its influence extended far and wide, leaving a lasting impact on literature ranging from William Shakespeare to Geoffrey Chaucer to Edgar Allan Poe and beyond.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis seminal work was first translated into English in this edition. This translation is usually attributed to John Florio. It was printed at the same printing house in London which produced Shakespeare's first folio in 1623, among many other books of importance. This edition stands as a hugely important publication, and indeed, a lavishly produced edition, exquisitely illustrated throughout as this literary masterpiece deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSimilar to the example sold at Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts sale, 7th Dec 2022 lot 27 for $13,860. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190 x 275 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[blank + 5], [193], [title page], [11], [1-187, i.e. 186, blank]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumerous mispaginations as called for, but \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etextually collated as complete through both volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The table at the front of volume one is complete. The table at the front of volume two lacks 2 leaves, retaining 11 of 13 leaves. Lacks blank at the end of volume one. Very elaborate title page to the second volume reminiscent of the Bibles of this period, lacks title page to the first volume, though retains the preliminaries A2-A6 (i.e. the 'To the Reader' leaf, dedication leaf to Sir Phillip Herbert, and the table). With 98 woodcut illustrations collated as complete throughout, also with numerous woodcut capitals, and head and tail pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one misprints the pagination of pages 60, 137, and 183 for 55, 138, and 185, respectively. Volume two misprints the pagination of pages 14, 19, 54, 68, 72, 76, 88, 106, 135, 136, 174, and 186. Due to these errors, the page count of the second volume ends at 187 but there are actually 186 leaves, collated as complete. Slight loss to text of pp.159-162 and the final leaf of the second volume's table, also the occasional few letters of text on a small number of pages. II1 repaired at leaf edge without any loss or replacement to text. Several other leaves also with some repairs to their edges and corners, not touching any text. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17th century full calf with the worn gilt logo of 'The Society of Writers to the Signet' on both boards. Leather with some scuffs and general wear with slight loss at the corners as typical. Retains tooled red morocco label which reads 'Boccaccio's Works'. Front joints cracked with front board detached. We are currently enquiring into book repair specialists near us who have a more agreeable lead time to reattach this board, as most quote 6-12 months to do so, though the cost is only around £100-£150 for this repair to be carried out should the buyer wish to do so with a book repair specialist. The board is currently being sold as detached however. Bookplate to front pastedown which reads \"112:d:   .\", presumably a shelf reference, also with some ink in a very early hand which the bookplate covers, and some later writing in purple which reads '112:f:67', presumably also a shelf reference. Some writing to front blank, reading 'London 1625' at the bottom and some ink transfer from the pastedown at the top. Some occasional staining throughout the text block, generally not obscuring the legibility of text. Text block mildly toned as typical. Page edges very good with top edge dulled as typical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218388533572,"sku":"166368388912","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4e4c48e5-65ff-4fa6-acc4-7e95b171b053.jpg?v=1697420062"},{"product_id":"the-life-of-our-lord-by-charles-dickens-1934-first-edition-in-original-d-j-rare","title":"The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens 1934 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Life of Our Lord\u003c\/b\u003e Written Expressly For His Children by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1934\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION OF DICKENS' FINAL PUBLISHED WORK IN UNCOMMONLY EXCELLENT CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL DUST JACKET!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis lovely edition of The Life of Our Lord was written by Charles Dickens for his children, in the hopes to educate them on religion and faith. The book is about the life of Jesus of Nazareth, adapted from the Gospel of St. Luke. It includes a foreword by Lady Dickens - “This book, the last work of Charles Dickens to be published, has an individual interest and purpose that separate it completely from everything else Dickens wrote. Quite apart from its Divine Subject, the manuscript is particularly personal to the novelist, and is not so much a revelation of his mind as a tribute to his heart and humanity, and also, of course, his deep devotion to Our Lord.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 x 240 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDust jacket with some wear to the spine panel and discolouration as typical with very light wear at the edges and a folded over section to the front panel at its edge. Some minor discolouration to rear panel visible under certain lighting. Some minor discolouration at the fold of the inner flaps. Reverse side of dust jacket essentially fine. Red cloth book itself in near fine condition, slightly bumped at edges else excellent. Some internal toning to endpapers from inner dust jacket flaps as typical. Gift inscription to front free endpaper verso dated 1944 else without writing throughout. Excellent through the text block, very mildly toned. Signature of Marie Dickens at end of preface appears to be a facsimile signature. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219801817412,"sku":"166322434504","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_9f13e29f-26ef-46f9-886c-90d553f6cb2a.jpg?v=1697449219"},{"product_id":"bleak-house-charles-dickens-1853-first-edition-first-impression-antiquarian","title":"Bleak House - Charles Dickens 1853 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBleak House\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London; Bradbury and Evans; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1853\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA particularly excellent example.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition Points:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(all present)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e40 total plates including engraved title page \u0026amp; frontispiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.19 line 6 \"elgble\" for \"eligible\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.209 line 23 \"chair\" for \"hair\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.275 line 22 \"counsinship\" for \"cousinship\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 145 x 217 x 50 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is collated as complete in 624pp including the frontispiece and engraved title page. Half calf over marbled boards. The book shows very attractively on the shelf indeed, retaining a lovely tooled black morocco label. Some light wear to spine with discolouration to raised bands and slight loss to the gilt. Some very minor wear to the head and foot of the spine as typical, with corresponding shelf and edge wear. Some wear to corners with slight deformation. No shelf lean. The book is structurally excellent without any separation at the hinge or from the backstrip as commonly befalls this book. Some scuffs to the boards, though much better than typically found. Some minor dulling to top page edge, others very good. Bookplate to front pastedown. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers.  The text block is excellent, mildly toned but very clean and significantly better than typical. The plates have some minor oxidation and light foxing\/staining but again, are far better than typically found as the plates in this book are usually very heavily oxidised. This is probably the best example of this book we have come across to date, and we have come across quite a few! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent example in its first state throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219852607812,"sku":"166304768025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_769f8364-2cb3-46bb-b192-4f8ad3900c22.jpg?v=1697449691"},{"product_id":"the-jungle-books-fore-edge-painting-rudyard-kipling-bayntun-fine-binding-rare","title":"The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling - Fore-Edge Painting","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb\u003e Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W.H. Drake. Published\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eby Macmillan in London in \u003cb\u003e1978 \u003c\/b\u003e[Together with] The \u003cb\u003eSecond Jungle Book\u003c\/b\u003e by Rudyard Kipling. With Decorations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinely bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with a fore-edge painting. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fore-edge painting shows a depiction of Mowgli with his jungle friends, including: Bagheera, Baloo, and Kaa.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 x 195 x 55 mm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean, fine condition. Very minor wear to spine and boards. Very minor scratches and vert difficult to see marks on boards. Both boards securely attached, with fine joints and some tears to the hinges. Very minor scratches and marks on page edges. Minor foxing\/discolouration on endpapers. Very minor marks on first half title. First title page fine. Second half title and title page fine.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219928858948,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at10.50.58am.png?v=1697450432"},{"product_id":"the-three-musketeers-alexander-dumas-1844-first-edition-brussels-super-rare","title":"The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas 1844 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Trois Mousquetaires par Alexandre Dumas. Bruxelles. Meline, Cans et Compagnie. 1844.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION of The Three Musketeers.\u003c\/b\u003e An incredibly scarce Brussels first edition preceding the Paris edition. Published in 5 volumes, here bound into two volumes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brussels (and Paris) first editions of The Three Musketeers are renowned for their rarity. There are only two first editions held institutionally worldwide of any of the Brussels editions, and only two of the Paris editions. Only two copies have come to auction within the last 50 years. The later Paris edition sold at Christie’s in 2017 for $60,000 USD.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere were 4 editions published in Brussels prior to the Paris edition, all in 1844. There is no generally accepted order to the Brussels editions, but the Brussels-Leipzig edition is generally considered to be the last of the four printed. This Meline Brussels edition is the first to preserve Dumas’ original text including the complete chapter Le Bonhomme Broussel, and all Brussels editions are incredibly scarce.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle, [1-276], title, [1-303], title, [1-268], blank. Vol 2: title, [1-262], title, [1-293], blank.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12mo, marbled boards over half calf, worn. Some shelf wear with extremities worn. First book containing volumes 1-3 lacking tooled labels with remnants still visible. Near contemporary bindings, likely circa 1880, unsigned with green pastedowns\/endpapers. Ink ownership inscription to first title pages of each volume of T (?) William Wynn. Text blocks mildly toned and without foxing, very clean. Bound without half titles else collated as complete with collation aforementioned. Both boards are securely attached on both books with minor wear to hinges and joints. Top page edges with some discolouration with other page edges very good. Text blocks without writing, marks, foxing, highlighting, pencil, etc other than ink ownership inscriptions to title pages as mentioned (not affecting text). Some very minor foxing in the gutter of the preface to the first volume else none.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219998130500,"sku":"","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.05.46am.png?v=1697451212"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-virgil-1650-aeneid-georgics-etc-stunning-manuscript-binding","title":"The Works of Virgil 1650: Aeneid, Georgics, etc","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublius Virgilius Maro: Virgilii Opera, Iam emendatior. Amstelodami, Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1650.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Virgil\u003c\/b\u003e, including the Aeneid, Georgics, etc. Published in 1650 by the notable printer, Jan Jansson [below]. Bound in a \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e illuminated manuscript binding with a particularly notable engraved title page.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJan Jansson [Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664)] was the son of a printer and bookseller and from 1612 onwards worked as a book publisher in Amsterdam until his death in 1664. He famously produced maps, with his most famous occurring in the 1630s, Atlas Major. The title pages of this publisher are of particular note for the quality of the engravings present on them. This example of Virgil's works has a very finely engraved title page which is particularly beautiful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65 x 115 x 25 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinor wear to handwritten label on spine but not affecting legibility. Binding with some discolouration but remains very good. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers, probably circa the same time as the binding which is not original, probably early 20th century. No original blanks if called for else collates as complete in 312pp numbered. pp.66-73 with some marginalia; this is the first few leaves of book one of the Aeneid. These notes are in an early Latin hand, probably 17th century. Both boards are securely attached without significant wear to joints or hinges. Binding is secure and generally without shelf lean. Page edges very good with very minor discolouration. Occasional minor dampstaining but with the significant majority of the text block in excellent condition. An excellent book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220153418052,"sku":"166260421716","price":293.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.35.48am.png?v=1697452735"},{"product_id":"dantes-divine-comedy-inferno-purgatory-paradise-stunning-fine-binding-rare","title":"Dante's Divine Comedy 1903: A Finely Bound Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e. Translated by Charles Eliot Norton and published by Houghton, Mifflin, \u0026amp; Co at the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRiverside Press\u003c\/b\u003e, Cambridge in 1903.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn absolutely stunning edition of Dante's Divine Comedy in three beautifully bound volumes, finely bound in half morocco over marbled boards with intricate gilt tooling in compartments between raised bands on each spine.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished at the famous Riverside Press, this edition separates each section of The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, into separate volumes. It remains surprisingly scarce to find beautifully bound editions of Dante's Divine Comedy which have been translated into English, and this only fuels the desirability for such sets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 130 x 200 x 25 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotal shelf space: ~80mm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines uniformly sunned and thus remain highly attractive on the shelf. Light wear to spine extremities. Gilt is bright and attractive. Joints rubbed with all boards securely attached. Boards are very good to near fine with light sunning at the edge. Internally excellent without any foxing etc. Some mild toning throughout the text blocks as typical but essentially internally as excellent as one could hope to find these in. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions, a wonderful set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220572062020,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.41.08pm.png?v=1697456620"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-1843-true-first-edition-very-rare-state-aa","title":"A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 1843 Tauchnitz First Edition in Original Cloth","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Christmas Carol In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. By Charles Dickens. With a Coloured Etching. Edition Sanctioned By The Author. Leipzig. Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun. 1843. 78pp, 12mo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE VERY RARE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRUE FIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e OF DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, TODD \u0026amp; BOWDEN'S STATE Aa FOR WHICH THEY IDENTIFIED ONLY ONE KNOWN COPY. HERE A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN COPY IN ITS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are currently no known copies in the original cloth binding in the bibliographical record. Todd \u0026amp; Bowden identify only one known copy in the true first state as this is. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the greatest rarities in Dickens collecting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis is a book which is notorious for being incredibly difficult to find the true first edition of, as later printings as late as 1868 included the 1843 date to the title page which are often erroneously described as being the first edition. This example offered for sale is the true first edition in state Aa, the most desirable of all states for being the very first printing, preceding the first Chapman and Hall edition by a few days. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor a copy to be identified as the first printing, it must have 78 numbered pages, must show the publisher as precisely 'Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun.' on the title page and refer to the book being an 'Edition Sanctioned By The Author'. It should also say 'Printed by Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun.' at the foot of the final page and have a frontispiece entitled 'Marley's Ghost', described on the title page as being a coloured etching, although according to the bibliography it is really a coloured lithograph. Even after meeting all of these requirements, there are two variants, Aa and Ab. The Aa [first] state finishes with 'THE END' with the second state finishing 'THE E   .' - with the letters ND missing. Precedence is given to state Aa as the 'ND' of state Ab was accidentally dropped in reimpression from standing type.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTodd and Bowden in the bibliography identified only a single known copy of impression Aa, in their own collection, now held in the British Library. They also identified three surviving copies of impression Ab in Amsterdam, Yale, and Munich, the last of which now held in a private collection held at the National Library of Scotland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe most common error made with dating this book is that the 1846 reproduction substituted 'Copyright Edition' for 'Edition Sanctioned By The Author'. This copy offered for sale meets all requirements for the true first edition of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eone of the greatest rarities in Dickens collecting\u003c\/b\u003e, up there with a true first impression of The Pickwick Papers in rarity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe story of how the book came to be published prior to the Chapman \u0026amp; Hall edition is of course also very interesting. In 1843, Charles Dickens signed an agreement allowing Leipzig publisher Bernard Tauchnitz to publish his works, only in the English language and only on the European continent, simultaneously with their publication in London by Chapman and Hall. It was to appear as part of the 'Collection of British Authors' series which had commenced in 1841 with its target market being the English tourists in Europe. It is well known that the British first edition of A Christmas Carol appeared on December 19th 1843, just in time for Christmas sales. What is less well known is that this Tauchnitz edition was (probably accidentally!) published a few days before the Chapman and Hall edition. Tauchnitz announced the 'imminent publication' of this work on December 4th and it appeared in the trade gazette Borsenblatt fur den Deutschen Buchhandel on December 8th. It featured just a single coloured frontispiece illustration by John Leech compared to the Chapman \u0026amp; Hall edition's four coloured and four black and white illustrations throughout and was in cheaper plain cloth binding compared to the elaborate gilt tooled red cloth Chapman \u0026amp; Hall edition. According to Podeschi A82, 'the few copies of this fragile continental reproduction which have survived are often rebound. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, little encountered either commercially or institutionally; a far rarer work than the Chapman and Hall edition.'\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSutherland, John. \"Tauchnitz.\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. Stanford, Cal.: Stanford U. P., 1989. P. 619.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTodd, William B. \"Tauchnitz Editions.\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVictorian Britain: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. Ed. Sally Mitchell. New York and London: Garland, 1988. P. 780.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavis, Paul. \"Tauchnitz, Baron Christian Bernard (1816-1895).\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e. New York: Facts On File and Checkmark Books, 1998. P. 383.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe greatest example of this incredibly rare book one is ever likely to come across. The pinnacle of Dickens collecting. Bound in its original cloth and collated as complete. Original green endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions throughout. No bookseller marks or any pencil marks. Complete with the original half title page and pink tissue guard for the frontispiece apparently as published. Spine sunned also affecting the extremities of the boards. Very minor shelf wear. A thin volume and thus difficult for it to independently stand in any event, but appears to be without shelf lean and the binding is not cocked. Very slight deformation to corners. Minor wear to foot of front board. Original gilt title present to spine. Internally excellent, without any foxing, tears, rips, stains etc. Some ink offsetting to pink tissue guard for frontis as typical. 'Stave I' header to pp.1 following the first impression text of the Chapman and Hall edition with a similar typeset and with the same preface dated December 1843. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly excellent example of the pinnacle of Dickens collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221137539396,"sku":"","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_af330ddd-2a18-45dc-89b5-96285d07d75c.jpg?v=1697465207"},{"product_id":"on-her-majesty-s-secret-service-1st-edition-1st-impression-no-price-ian-fleming","title":"On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1964 - Pan Books First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames Bond On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e. Published by \u003cb\u003ePan Books in 1964 \u003c\/b\u003ein London. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay and Company, Ltd.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The first three printings of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS) were “export only” so not sold in the UK. The difficulty of finding a first edition at a reasonable price often prevents a collector of the PAN first editions from completing the set. Most first editions found have Canadian pricing to the front cover (60C) and typically sell for around £650 \/ $1000. Unpriced first editions are truly rare on the market and are worth at least twice the price of ones with 60c. Its always worth checking any copy of OHMSS you come across in case its a first edition, unfortunately later editions are worth far, far less!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[taken from collecting-fleming]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e——————————\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe spine of this very rare book is practically always darkened \u0026amp; discoloured (a bit like Moonraker). The first three impressions were very prone to this occurring.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are 3 versions of the first edition first impression, this being the rarest and most desirable being both unpriced to the cover AND without “not for sale in the UK” to the back cover with the blue title.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115 x 180 x 15 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean with toning. Foxing on pages 199-206. Very minor sticker residue on front board with some minor loss to front cover. The assumption is that this was a pricing sticker. Minor sunning on front board. Minor marks and sunning on the rear board. Very minor wear to boards. Very minor text block and spine separation in the rear of the book. Very minor partial page break between the first page and title title page, and between the title page and dedication.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221179384132,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at3.13.27pm.png?v=1697466231"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-shakespeare-1856-stunning-fine-bindings-10-volumes-complete","title":"The Works of William Shakespeare 1856","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eDramatic Works of William Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e in 10 volumes published by Bell and Daldy in London in \u003cb\u003e1856\u003c\/b\u003e. Revised and with notes by Samuel Weller Singer, FSA, and with vignettes engraved on wood by John Thompson from drawings by Stothard.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 beautifully uniformly bound volumes in half morocco with fantastic bright gilt. Truly an estate quality set reminiscent of Bayntun-Rivière fine bindings, but without any binders signatures.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--------------------------------------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome rubbing to spines mostly to raised bands, but the gilt is very bright and the books show very well. Extremely minor rubbing to hinges on some volumes with all joints fine with all boards securely attached and bindings firm. Boards VG+\/near fine with bright gilt and sharp corners. Some edge wear and shelf wear but not significant. Rear and back page edges with some foxing but top edges fine. Pastedowns fine without bookplates or any inscriptions. All pages called for are present including half-titles, frontis, title pages, dedication, editor’s preface, and all Chiswick press titles for each play. Foxing to endpapers and title page toned, but otherwise without foxing throughout the text blocks and internally near fine. A highly attractive set of the works of the most famous writer in English Literature history.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221237154116,"sku":"","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at3.39.45pm.png?v=1697467450"},{"product_id":"the-mill-on-the-floss-first-edition-george-eliot-1860-first-impression-rare-2-3","title":"The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot 1860 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by William Blackwood And Sons in 1860. First edition. Volumes 2\u0026amp;3 of 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e----------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novel follows the lives of two siblings, who grow up together and distance themselves from one another.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 x 190 x 25 mm each\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block clean with light toning to the edges and very sporadic very minor foxing. Gilt shows well. Minor rubbing to spines. Minor wear to headcaps. Very minor scuffing to boards and minor marks. Minor marks and scratches to page edge gilt. Minor rubbing to joints. Hinges fine. Very minor damage to corners. Shelf wear. Minor foxing to endpapers. Very minor foxing to half titles and title pages. Bound without advertisements, else collated as complete, including half titles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221249671492,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at3.48.08pm.png?v=1697467963"},{"product_id":"northanger-abbey-by-jane-austen-calf-leather-bumpus-1923-adelphi-edition","title":"Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 1923 Adelphi Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e Published in London by Martin Secker in \u003cb\u003e1923\u003c\/b\u003e. Volume Three of the Adelphi Edition of the Works of Jane Austen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound by J \u0026amp; E Bumpus in Calf Leather.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 175 x 25 mm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean. 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Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1843\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of this classic work which examines dramatic passions, discussing the mode in which they are treated in ancient and modern drama, poetry and romance. The book, a defence of the ancients against the moderns, \"did not\", according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition, \"take into account the fact that only the best of ancient literature has come down to us.\" Girardin's oeuvre was, overall, very hostile toward Romanticism. Volume one \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eonly\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one only of a larger set where the other volumes were published in subsequent years all the way up until 1863, and so it is rather common for these to be in single volumes only. Spine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Pastedown, endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block with sporadic minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226248003908,"sku":"166376732633","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_fb05ae35-8f22-414b-a9ad-0b50e19d1076.jpg?v=1697579480"},{"product_id":"paradise-lost-by-john-milton-1802-illustrated-antique-english-edition-stunning","title":"Paradise Lost by John Milton 1802 Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Milton\u003c\/b\u003e in Two Volumes. Printed by T. Bensley for F.J. Du. Roveray in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1802\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautiful antique edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, beautifully illustrated throughout after paintings by H. Fuseli, W. Hamilton, and others, engraved by several people. A very readable antiquarian edition of Milton, beautifully bound in full calf leather with expertly rebacked spines in excellent condition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e125 x 190 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in two volumes with books 1-6 of Paradise Lost in the first volume, and 7-12 in the second. Expertly rebacked spines which show as fine on the shelf with attractive bright red tooled labels. Very minor wear to joints but with all boards securely attached, the bindings secure and without shelf lean. Some wear to the boards which are probably original or very near to the time of publication. Attractive gilt borders to the boards with some slight loss. Some shelf and edge wear with top page edges dulled slightly as typical. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Title pages trimmed at head to remove an early ownership inscription, but not affecting the titles or any text on the reverso or otherwise. Toning throughout the text blocks with some leaves more affected than others but with the majority of leaves very clean. Some very light foxing affecting a few leaves through the text blocks, more significant to the front and rear of each volume but in no manner overly intrusive. No loss to text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226255704388,"sku":"166368404756","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5cb11eb7-34a9-49e5-b60c-95932dfd9305.jpg?v=1697579766"},{"product_id":"the-fantastic-tales-of-ernst-theodor-amadeus-hoffmann-1843-fine-binding","title":"The Fantastic Tales of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann 1843","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eContes Fantastiques D'Hoffmann. Traduction Nouvelle Par M. X. Marmier. Précédée D'Une Notice Par Le Traducteur. Le Violon De Cremone. Les Maitres Chanteurs. Mademoiselle De Scuderi. Le Majorat. Maitre Martin Et Ses Ouvres. Le Bonheur Au Jeu. Le Choix D'Une Fiancee. Marino Falieri. Don Juan. Le Voeu. Paris; Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur; 1843.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFantastic Tales by Hoffmann. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Translation by Mr. X. Marmier. Prefaced by a Note from the Translator. The Violin of Cremona. The Master Singers. Mademoiselle de Scuderi. The Majorat. Master Martin and His Works. Happiness in Gambling. The Choice of a Bride. Marino Falieri. Don Juan. The Vow. Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1843\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block with sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226274939204,"sku":"166364027025","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_f06e37f7-4da6-423a-888f-c3a21664034d.jpg?v=1697580308"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-johann-von-goethe-1880-english-editions-very-fine-bindings-faust","title":"The Works of Johann von Goethe into English 1880","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e, Translated into English. Published by George Bell and Sons between 1880 and 1882 in London. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e Faust in Two Parts, translated into English by Anna Swanwick. 1881\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Dramatic Works of Goethe. Translated by Sir Walter Scott, E. A. Bowring, Anna Swanrick, and others. 1880\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Poems of Goethe. Translated by E. A. Bowring, 1881.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Translated by R. Dillon Boylan, 1881.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret. Translated by John Oxenford. 1882.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Goethe. Translated by John Oxenford. 1881.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt appears that the Faust in this set is the first English translation of Faust to be published with both parts together. Parts 1 and 2 were separately published by the same translator and then brought together here. Several of the others are also likely first English translations, though certainly not the Autobiography, Conversations, or Poems. In any event, this is a very early set in English of the works of Goethe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 x 181 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good to near fine set, being remarkably attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDelightful fine bindings, half calf over marbled boards with intricate bright gilt to the spines. Bound by Mudie with each binding signed at the foot of each ffep. Spines uniformly sunned though remain very bright indeed and show very attractively. Some light rubbing visible upon close inspection and a bit of shelf wear \u0026amp; wear to extremities. Tooled labels all present and show well. Some very light rubbing to and across the joints, but with all boards securely attached with the bindings remaining firm. No shelf lean. Top page edges uniformly dulled as typical with other edges very good. Boards near fine, without the scuffs which usually affect the marbled paper backed boards and therefore significantly better than typical bindings of this period. Text blocks very clean and bright with a small amount of foxing affecting the endpapers, else without. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226302038340,"sku":"166368472350","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_e1df9f5f-ef00-4367-9ebe-11e79a63b171.jpg?v=1697580524"},{"product_id":"mr-limberham-by-john-dryden-1680-first-edition-the-kind-keeper-dryden-comedy","title":"Mr Limberham by John Dryden 1680 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Kind Keeper; or, Mr Limberham\u003c\/b\u003e; a Comedy: as it was Acted at the Duke's Theatre by His Royal Highnesses Servants. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy John Dryden\u003c\/b\u003e. Printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes in Russell Street in London, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1680\u003c\/b\u003e, 4to.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[New Wing D2297; Macdonald 85a; Pforzheimer 329]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e of John Dryden's suppressed comedy, withdrawn after only three performances for \"offensiveness\", in 1678. 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This leaf is also trimmed at the head and loses the title, presumably at the time of the rebind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226344702276,"sku":"166366984026","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_0270355f-c7e3-4986-967f-53486098be65.jpg?v=1697580996"},{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-locrine-1709-william-shakespeare-first-edition-after-the-folios","title":"The Tragedy of Locrine by William Shakespeare 1709","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tragedy of Locrin\u003c\/b\u003ee, The Eldest Son of King Brutus. Printed in the Year \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1709\u003c\/b\u003e by Nicholas Rowe and attributed to \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis printing of The Tragedy of Locrine was part of the first illustrated (and first edited) edition of the works of William Shakespeare in 1709 by Nicholas Rowe, printed by Tonson. Rowe is considered to be the first editor of Shakespeare, and his 1709 printing was the first edition of Shakespeare's works to follow the four folio editions of 1623, 1632, 1663, and 1685. Rowe based his text on the Fourth Folio of Shakespeare's works which many consider to be \"corrupted\" and therefore many of the errors of his text persisted through the various 18th century editions of Shakespeare's works.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tragedy of Locrine is a particularly interesting work for its controversial attribution to William Shakespeare. It was first printed in 1595 where on the title page the author was listed as \"W.S.\" It was then included in the third and fourth folios, though was not included in the first and second folios. Many scholars regard this attribution of \"W.S.\" to indeed have been to William Shakespeare, as he was in London at this time while writing Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other scholars have proposed that Shakespeare only edited the play or was at the very least involved in its production, and some others completely disregard Shakespeare's attribution to authorship. Notably, Alexander Pope did not include it in his collection of Shakespeare, and neither did Lewis Theobald, though many other 18th and 19th century editions did include it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNowadays, it is part of the so-called Shakespearean Apocrypha - works which may or may not be by him for which there is no unanimous consensus. This example offered here for sale of what is essentially the third edition of this Shakespeare Apocryphal play, is complete with the beautiful illustrated plate; the first example of Shakespeare being illustrated. It is certainly very rare to find separate from the set of Rowe's works, and we could trace only one much later example of this having been offered for sale - a 1734 edition which went to auction with an estimate of £200-£300, but of course did not bear the significance of this edition for the aforementioned reasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 200 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eModern red hardback binding, probably early to mid 20th century. Retains some earlier potentially original blanks, together with some newer endpapers. Binding with a little discolouration with the spine slightly sunned. Some light superficial scratches etc. This play occupied the final part of the sixth (and final) volume of Rowe's set and so the pagination runs consecutively from 3270 through to 3324, collated as complete with the beautiful illustrated plate to the verso of pp.1.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226838581572,"sku":"166367109216","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-2_9290b760-517a-4284-8abc-b96b3497b3d3.jpg?v=1697582407"},{"product_id":"the-virginians-by-william-makepeace-thackeray-1858-first-edition-fine-bindings","title":"The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray 1858 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Virginians \u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Makepeace Thackeray\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. In Two Volumes. Published by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1858\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e with the required bibliographical errors, i.e. 'actresses' for 'ancestress' pp.207 line 33, and with chapters 47 and 48 misnumbered. Attractively bound in half red leather with gilt details to the spine over marbled boards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 145 x 217 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines show attractively on the shelf. Some light rubbing, mostly to the raised bands, and very minor loss to the gilt. Shelf wear \u0026amp; general wear to the extremities. Light scuffs to marbled paper backed boards as typical, though generally a bit better than usually found. Minor rubbing to and across the joints, but with all boards securely attached. The bindings are secure. Extremely slight shelf lean to the first volume but with both volumes well balanced. Edge toning of endpapers as commensurate with the binding. Light dampstaining affecting a few leaves throughout, with some occasional light transfer to plate verso pages. Minor foxing to endpapers but not affecting the text blocks. Generally internally clean and fully legible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good set of this first edition, first issue of Thackeray's Virginians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235925246276,"sku":"166368476852","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_672956a9-abdf-411f-999f-cdae0d10f527.jpg?v=1697717979"},{"product_id":"days-with-sir-roger-de-coverley-1892-hugh-thomson-illustrations-the-spectator","title":"Days with Sir Roger de Coverley 1892 Hugh Thomson Illustrations","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDays with Sir Roger de Coverley\u003c\/b\u003e, a reprint from \"The Spectator\" [originally written by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoseph Addison\u003c\/b\u003e], with illustrations by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHugh Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e. Published in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1892\u003c\/b\u003e by Macmillan \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA stunning book with a particularly remarkable gilt front cover and of course with the famous illustrations of Hugh Thomson. These Hugh Thomson illustrated books have had a recent resurgence in popularity which has not ceased due to the popularity of his illustrations for the 1894 edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, commonly known as the Peacock Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 13 x 18.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine slightly faded but remaining very attractive. Front board near fine and rear board also near fine. All edges gilt and very good. Without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Very slight shelf lean, sufficiently minor such that the book remains vertical. Endpapers foxed as typical with the text block with some mild toning throughout and very minor very sporadic foxing affecting only a few leaves, generally internally very good. A superior copy of this lovely book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235989078340,"sku":"166297673270","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_572ecfe1-f46b-4c35-9a9e-2acc8e11d299.jpg?v=1697719231"},{"product_id":"the-dramatic-works-of-count-alfred-de-vigny-1841-fine-binding-moor-of-venice-etc","title":"The Dramatic Works of Count Alfred de Vigny 1841","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheatre Complet Du Conte Alfred De Vigny.\u003c\/span\u003e Nouvelle Edition. Le More De Venise. Le Marchand De Venise. La Maréchale D'Ancre. Quitie Pour La Peur. Chatterton. Paris; Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur; \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1841\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete Theater of Count Alfred de Vigny.\u003c\/b\u003e New Edition. The Moor of Venice. The Merchant of Venice. The Marshal of Ancre. Quitie for Fear. Chatterton. Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1841\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a collection of dramatic works by the renowned French author Alfred de Vigny. Published in 1841, this comprehensive edition presents a selection of Vigny's plays, including \"The Moor of Venice,\" \"The Merchant of Venice,\" \"The Marshal of Ancre,\" \"Quitie for Fear,\" and \"Chatterton.\" Each play explores distinct themes and historical contexts, showcasing Vigny's mastery of dramatic storytelling and his ability to evoke powerful emotions and thought-provoking ideas on the stage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block fairly clean with sporadic very minor foxing. Endpapers, half title and title page foxed. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236039508292,"sku":"166354765555","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_85ece416-72e0-47b8-8645-48f7a7d2c928.jpg?v=1697720038"},{"product_id":"the-tales-of-charles-nodier-1840-including-trilby-the-crumb-fairy-etc-french","title":"The Tales of Charles Nodier 1840","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContes De Charles Nodier.\u003c\/span\u003e Nouvelle Editions. Trilby. La Fee Aux Miettes. Contes Divers En Prose. Contes En Vers. Paris; Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur; \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTales by Charles Nodier.\u003c\/b\u003e New Edition. Trilby. The Crumb Fairy. Various Tales in Prose. Tales in Verse. Paris; Charpentier, Publisher-Bookseller; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis collection of short stories showcases Nodier's remarkable ability to blend reality and fantasy, creating whimsical narratives that transport readers to magical realms and explore the depths of human nature. Drawing inspiration from traditional folklore and fairy tales, Nodier weaves tales that delve into the human psyche, desires, and emotions, often with a touch of the supernatural. This collection is a testament to Nodier's versatility as a writer, offering readers a diverse range of stories in both prose and verse. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo of the tales included are Trilby and the Crumb Fairy. Trilby is a tale that revolves around the adventures of a young girl named Trilby. In her journey, she encounters magical beings and embarks on fantastical adventures, all while exploring the themes of innocence and wonder. Meanwhile, the Crumb Fairy tells the story of a fairy who emerges from breadcrumbs and embarks on a quest to bring joy and enchantment to the lives of those she encounters. It's a whimsical tale that celebrates the power of small acts of kindness and magic in the everyday world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bookplate of John Burton Philips. The crest shows a crown wearing lion holding a diamond shape. Burton built Heath House in Staffordshire in 1836. The house was designed by Thomas Johnson in the Tudor style.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 x 175 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor wear only visible upon very close inspection. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor superficial scratches. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block fairly clean with sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236049568068,"sku":"166376774791","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_291547f7-04ef-41f3-94f6-6a04bb84c1f2.jpg?v=1697720234"},{"product_id":"stories-of-the-sagacity-of-animals-1892-w-kingston-beautifully-illustrated","title":"Stories of the Sagacity of Animals by W. Kingston 1892","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStories of the Sagacity of Animals.\u003c\/b\u003e The Horse and Other Animals. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy W. H. G. Kingston.\u003c\/b\u003e With 27 Illustrations by Harrison Weir. London; T. Nelson and Sons; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1892\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is a collection of stories highlighting the remarkable intelligence, instincts, and behaviours of various animals, with a particular focus on horses, donkeys, elephants, and birds. The tales explore the sagacity (wisdom and cleverness) of animals and their interactions with humans.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate from Jersey High School for Girls from 1895; inscribed \"Presented to Madeline Baker. Knicler Yarlen (?) Prize by the Council. Date Oct 31st 1895\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilt crest depicting three leopards on the front board with the inscription \"Jersey High School for Girls (Limited)\" and \"Founded A.D. MDCCCLXXXIII\" (1883). The crest is similar to that of the coat of arms of Jersey which depicts three leopards on a red field.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 135 x 180 x 20 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine lightly sunned with superficial scratches and very minor rubbing. Tooled label lacking. Spine lightly warped. Both boards securely attached with minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with uneven sunning to small parts, and with superficial scratches and rubbing. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pen ownership inscription, \"Laelia Thorold\", on the reverso of the frontispiece. Text block extremely clean with light toning. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236064543044,"sku":"166364024737","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_0077ca8c-f714-4b70-8d76-0cb333bd5ac7.jpg?v=1697720451"}],"url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/collections\/literature.oembed?page=24","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}