Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Shelley, Mary W - 1869

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Volume I: 384 pages. Dated 1849. One page loose -- the illustration 'Poor Pen' between pages 68 and 69. Hinge cracked at chapter 1. Three quarter leather and marbled boards. Highly decorative spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. End papers brown and in great shape. Volume II has no loose pages. Original cloth page markers present in both although quite thin and worn. Page marker in Volume II is only partly there but still attached. Corners, covers and spine bumped, rubbed and shelf worn. Foxing and yellowing on interior. Binding intact and holding. A nice looking set.. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris, 1789. First Edition. Self-wraps. Folded sheets, stitched. The archive includes twenty items. Titles as follows: 1) Journal de Perlet #s 33 to 37, 39, 911 to 915; Paris, C. Perlet, various years; Suite du Journal de Perlet #356; Paris, C. Perlet, 1793. 2) Journal des débats et des décrets #344; Paris, De l'Imprimerie Nationale, 1792. 3) Annales universelles et méthodiques, concernant la Politique, la Législation, le Commerce, l'Agriculture, l'Economie, la Marine, les Finances, les Sciences, la Littérature, les Arts Méchaniques & Libéraux, &c. #s IV (November 14), 133 (September 9, 1790), 2 (January 6, 1791), 7 (but perhaps 17?) (January 17, 1791), 18 (January 18, 1791), 19 (January 19, 1791); Paris, De l'Imprimerie des Annales Universelles. 4) Bulletin politique du N. 126 des Annales Universelles; Paris, August 25, 1790. Some sporadic foxing. The Perlet issues and one of the Annales Universelles have a faint stain affecting the upper corner; a couple of the Perlet issues… Read More

Homeri Opera graece et latine. Graeca ad principem H. Stephani, ut & ad primam omnium Demetrii Chalcocondylae editionem... Curante Jo. Henr. Lederlino, Stephano Berglero. 619 pp + Index in Iliadem + one engraving and one engraved map (Ab. Ortelii) h.t.. 14,7x8 cm. Ex Officina Wetsteniana, Amstelaedami, 1707.
--- The Iliad of Homer (complete). Leather binding (pigskin), very tight. Name written on frontispiece. No foxing. Text in ancient greek and latin. Introduction and Index in latin.

Moscow, Knebel', 1909-1915. . First edition, 4 vols; 4to (29.5 x 22.5 cm); illustrated with 17 plates, 4 of which are coloured and tippped in, photographic illustrations throughout; original publisher's calf backed cloth, covers blocked in gilt, spines gilt, lightly rubbed to extremities, volume 6 is in bad condition but overall a fine set.4 volumes out of 5

Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 1/2 inches) London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1607. sixth edition. 85 leaves (leaf 46 is misnumbered), text printed in black letter; nineteenth century marbled boards, half leather, raised bands, leather corners, title in gilt on red label on spine, author and date in gilt on brown label on spine, good condition (mild shelf wear not affecting contents) a few leaves with marginalia in a neat hand; ESTC S117811 (manuscript references in pencil on front fly leaf: "S.T.C. 23218; COPIES REPORTED ONLY AT Oxford, Huntington, and HARVARD.") Dedicated to "... his singular friend Nicholas Bacon, the Kings Attorney of his Court of Wards , and Keeper of the Great Seale of England." Bacon was the father of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon.

(This book is) "Concerned with the property rights of the crown rather than with constitutional principles. Fulbeck justly said of Stanford's books in 1600 that they were of: 'force and weight, and no common kind of stile; in… Read More

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Volume I: 384 pages. Dated 1849. One page loose -- the illustration 'Poor Pen' between pages 68 and 69. Hinge cracked at chapter 1. Three quarter leather and marbled boards. Highly decorative spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. End papers brown and in great shape. Volume II has no loose pages. Original cloth page markers present in both although quite thin and worn. Page marker in Volume II is only partly there but still attached. Corners, covers and spine bumped, rubbed and shelf worn. Foxing and yellowing on interior. Binding intact and holding. A nice looking set.. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
It was illustrated by famous French artist, Gustave Doré, known for his incredible woodcut engravings. Doré's illustrations are unparalleled and richly detailed. May require extra postage due to its size. Additional shipping costs for… Read More

London: W. Bowyer, for Mernard Lintot, 1717. Book. Very Good-. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Polished calf-leather hardcover (a later binding) with gilt lettering to spine; modest gilt decorations; four raised bands; outer edges of text block are marbled; brown mottled endpapers; red cloth inner hinges; foldout engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope (engraved by George Vertue); a few red letters on title page; 1717 on title page; reverse side of title page is blank; engraved headpieces and initial letters. Half-title; blank; frontispiece; title page; blank; 10-page preface; 15 pages of poetic admirations of Pope by various authors; blank; 2-page table of contents; then beginning with Pastorals: pages 1-435. Very good minus condition: wear/rubbing to edges of binding and outer joints with a little leather missing at corners; light scratches on boards; joints beginning to tear at top of spine, about 2" on the back and 1/2" on the front; marbling is… Read More

Tales of Irish Life. Illustrative of the Manners, Customs,and Condition of the People. With Designs by George Cruikshank. Two volumes. [8], iv, 242 + [2] ad; [4], 249, [1] + [2] ad pp. With six woodcuts by George Cruikshank, three in each volume. (12mo) 17.5x10.5 cm. (6¾x4"), original boards, paper spine labels. First Edition.
About this book
Michael James Whitty (1795 - 1873), newspaper editor and proprietor, native of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, commenced his literary career in London, and among his earliest friends were Sir James Bacon and George Cruikshank. He published anonymously in 1824 two volumes of Tales of Irish Life stories which depict the customs and condition of the people of his homeland, and were a great success, being reprinted in America and also translated into French and German.
George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles… Read More

1784. new edition. Very good. 15 22 4. Tan leather bindings. Red title plate with gilt decoration and lettering on the spines. Spines are all a bit tired. A little board damage on a few.

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq, A New Edition in Ten Volumes.

If the binding was in better condition a price of £3,500.00 could be sought: that said F.B.A. would meticulously restore this edition for a further £600.00 British pounds.

Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his earthy humour and satire. His comic novel Tom Jones is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders of the traditional English novel. He also holds a place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London’s first intermittently funded, full-time police force.

The Theatrical Licensing Act of 1737 is said to be a direct response to his activities in writing for the theatre.… Read More