Literary Sets from Loe Books

London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. An excellent bright set. Limited to 200 sets for sale in England, 100 for sale in America. This is No. 168 of the English Edition. Publisher's blue cloth boards and vellum spines, gilt lettering and decoration to the spines, Charles Lamb mono graph… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1873. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. THE CLAVERINGS, PHINEAS FINN, MARY GRESLEY, BELTON ESTATE and THE KELLYS Bound in matching brown leather with marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to the spines, very good, just a little rubbing, all hinges firm. Contents good and tight, matching marbled endpapers and marbled fore-edges, a little… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longman's, Green, and Co.; Duckworth ; Macmillan..., 1880. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo (18.5 x 13 cm). 1880 - 1904 Collection of seventeen titles bound in eighteen, including his eulogy, beautifully bound by Sotheran, an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs. Top edges strong gilt, other… Ler mais sobre este item

London: W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne, S. Crowder, T. Longman (& 17 others), 1784. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 12mo (14 x 21cm). A very good ornately bound set by J. Larkins. Bound in polished calf, extra-gilt decoration to the spines with contrasting green title labels; frontispiece and title pages to each of the 10 volumes; all edges… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: F. Buisson, 1813. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]. complete set of 15 volumes published from 1812 - 1813, portrait frontispiece to vol. 1 series two. The set comprising of; First series (1813 Longchamps & F. Buisson, Paris) depuis 1753 jusqu'en 1769 in 6 volumes. Second series (1812 Seconde Edition, revue et corrigee, F.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Caxton Publishing Company, 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The Melrose Edition. 8vo. A very good complete set of 27 volumes, each with a colour frontispiece plate, title page. Bound in quarter leather, with green cloth covered boards, page edges gilt, six gilt decorated spine compsrtments. Bindings strong with some signs of wear and rubbing, green leather faded… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Grolier Society, 1900. Book. Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm). Complete 15 volume set; Edition De Luxe, this set numbered 990 of 1,000 copies. Collection of ten literary biographies [see below], beautifully bound in an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter green morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs highlighted in… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Gibbings & Co. Limited, 1902. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (11.5 x 17.5cm). Finely bound set in contemporary, matching red morocco in an 'Arts and Crafts' style with gilt lettering and floral gilt decoration to the spine. Red marbled and gold paper-covered boards matching end papers; top edge gilt. Limited edition of 2,000 copies; letterpress and pictorial… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1872. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. New Edition. 8vo. A handsome set, of most of Lever's major works, bound by the famous binder - Bayntun, Bath, England. Most published by Chapman & Hall, 1872 - 1873; New edition, otherwise pub. Routledge as indicated. Titles as follows:- Charles O'Malley; Tom Burke; The O'Donoghue; The Knight of Gwynne;… Ler mais sobre este item

London: [by the author] Printed for Private Circulation Only., 1882. Book. Fine. Half Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo (14 x 22cm). 1882-4. A fine nine volume set of this edition limited to 100 copies - Printed for Private Circulation Only. (The title pages state "in ten volumes" but in the event only 9 volumes were publised). Fine contemporary uniform bindings… Ler mais sobre este item

Lodon: George Bell & Sons, 1877. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Standard Works. 12mo (13 x 19cm). in the Bohn's Standard Library series. Some frontispiece plates and with publisher's adverts at front and rear. Original uniform cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind stamped decoration, good with some general wear and rubbing, a few boards with some uneven fading. Contents clean… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Blackie & Son, 1878. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Centenary Edition. 4to. pp. vol. I: viii, 711; vol. II: lxxi, 468; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title & 19 plates to vol. I; frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title and 23 plates to vol. II. Letterpress title pages to both volumes. Handsomely bound in half green calf with raised… Ler mais sobre este item