Frost at Christmas. [SIGNED] by Wingfield, R. D - 1989

Richmond, Virginia: The William Byrd Press, Inc., Printers, 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Octavos. 623; 644 pages. Indexed at the rear of Volume II. Two volumes bound in original blue cloth with spine titles in gilt. Moderate wear to the bindings. The bindings have some chips or abrasions in the cloth which seem to have been touched up with blue paint or coloring. This is more evident at the top edge of front cover on Volume II as well as on the side of its spine. Endpapers foxed. Text is toned but generally clean. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf of Volume I, "To S. A. Ashe, / with the author's esteem, / Landon C. Bell / May 20, 1929." Samuel A'Court Ashe (1840-1938) was a lawyer and a Confederate Captain in the Civil War. After the War he served in the North Carolina legislature and was a noted historian, author, and defender of the Confederacy. There is also a signed typed letter laid in loosely from Drewry McKee Smith… Read More

London: Privately Printed, 1799. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. 403; dxciii pages. Hardcovers bound in late 19th century 3/4 brown morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. The bindings show some rubbing and bumping but are sound with secure hinges. Top edges gilt. Deckled edges to the text block. Each volume has a 19th century elaborate bookplate of "William Arthur, Sixth Duke of Portland." There are some discrete library markings; faint evidence of removed labels on the spines. There is an ink-stamped number at the foot of the "Contents" pages in each volume. The title page gives no publisher's information or date, but Worldcat notes a date of 1799, and the author has inscribed and dated the books 1799. In Volume I, the author has inscribed on page 1, "State Paper Office / Jan'ry 22, 1799 / My Lord," just before the dedication. The author has also inscribed the last page of text of Volume I, "I have the honor to be my Lord Your Grace's most… Read More

New York: Longman's Green and Company, 1933. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 53 pages. SIGNED BY CLARE LEIGHTON ON THE HALF TITLE. Hardcover bound in original full black cloth with cover design and lettering in gilt and housed in the original publisher's slipcase with an orange printed label on the front panel. The slipcase is rubbed, scuffed and bumped. Scuffing and soiling to the paper label. The opening of the slipcase shows some abrasions and wear, but the edges of the slipcase are sound. The binding of the book shows some wear and has bumped corners and dulled spotting to the spine and hinges. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Patterned endpapers. The text is clean. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. No dust jacket; our "Good" designation for the jacket pertains to the slipcase (worn but solid). Leighton's first and most desirable book. Signed copies are extremely difficult to find.

Pounding Mill, VA: Henderson Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Quarto. 550 pages, indexed. Hardcover in glossy green and yellow illustrated boards. Binding is rubbed, scuffed. There is a gouge near the foot of the spine at the front hinge. The scuff goes down to the boards. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the dedication page. The inscription reads, "To my loving Daughter Jan, Jim Rogers." Text is clean. Lightly illustrated with some photos. The author was from Virginia. The genealogical information seems to focus on Virginia and North Carolina.

London: Wells, Gardner, Warton, 1895. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gordon Browne; W. H. Groome. Quarto. 310 pages. Scarce Limited Edition (#127 / 150 Copies) SIGNED by the author and by both artists. Hardcover in bluish-green cloth with cover designs in dark blue and lettering in gilt. The binding is rubbed and bumped. The spine is toned and has some scuff marks; the spine ends are a bit chipped. An attractive bookplate on front pastedown reads "Leonard James Shrubsall." Endpapers are foxed. There is a pencilled notation on the rear flyleaf. Text is toned, has foxing throughout.

Richmond, Virginia: The William Byrd Press, Inc., Printers, 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Octavos. 623; 644 pages. Indexed at the rear of Volume II. Two volumes bound in original blue cloth with spine titles in gilt. Moderate wear to the bindings. The bindings have some chips or abrasions in the cloth which seem to have been touched up with blue paint or coloring. This is more evident at the top edge of front cover on Volume II as well as on the side of its spine. Endpapers foxed. Text is toned but generally clean. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf of Volume I, "To S. A. Ashe, / with the author's esteem, / Landon C. Bell / May 20, 1929." Samuel A'Court Ashe (1840-1938) was a lawyer and a Confederate Captain in the Civil War. After the War he served in the North Carolina legislature and was a noted historian, author, and defender of the Confederacy. There is also a signed typed letter laid in loosely from Drewry McKee Smith… Read More

London: Privately Printed, 1799. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. 403; dxciii pages. Hardcovers bound in late 19th century 3/4 brown morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. The bindings show some rubbing and bumping but are sound with secure hinges. Top edges gilt. Deckled edges to the text block. Each volume has a 19th century elaborate bookplate of "William Arthur, Sixth Duke of Portland." There are some discrete library markings; faint evidence of removed labels on the spines. There is an ink-stamped number at the foot of the "Contents" pages in each volume. The title page gives no publisher's information or date, but Worldcat notes a date of 1799, and the author has inscribed and dated the books 1799. In Volume I, the author has inscribed on page 1, "State Paper Office / Jan'ry 22, 1799 / My Lord," just before the dedication. The author has also inscribed the last page of text of Volume I, "I have the honor to be my Lord Your Grace's most… Read More

New York: Longman's Green and Company, 1933. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 53 pages. SIGNED BY CLARE LEIGHTON ON THE HALF TITLE. Hardcover bound in original full black cloth with cover design and lettering in gilt and housed in the original publisher's slipcase with an orange printed label on the front panel. The slipcase is rubbed, scuffed and bumped. Scuffing and soiling to the paper label. The opening of the slipcase shows some abrasions and wear, but the edges of the slipcase are sound. The binding of the book shows some wear and has bumped corners and dulled spotting to the spine and hinges. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Patterned endpapers. The text is clean. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. No dust jacket; our "Good" designation for the jacket pertains to the slipcase (worn but solid). Leighton's first and most desirable book. Signed copies are extremely difficult to find.

Pounding Mill, VA: Henderson Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Quarto. 550 pages, indexed. Hardcover in glossy green and yellow illustrated boards. Binding is rubbed, scuffed. There is a gouge near the foot of the spine at the front hinge. The scuff goes down to the boards. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the dedication page. The inscription reads, "To my loving Daughter Jan, Jim Rogers." Text is clean. Lightly illustrated with some photos. The author was from Virginia. The genealogical information seems to focus on Virginia and North Carolina.

London: Wells, Gardner, Warton, 1895. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gordon Browne; W. H. Groome. Quarto. 310 pages. Scarce Limited Edition (#127 / 150 Copies) SIGNED by the author and by both artists. Hardcover in bluish-green cloth with cover designs in dark blue and lettering in gilt. The binding is rubbed and bumped. The spine is toned and has some scuff marks; the spine ends are a bit chipped. An attractive bookplate on front pastedown reads "Leonard James Shrubsall." Endpapers are foxed. There is a pencilled notation on the rear flyleaf. Text is toned, has foxing throughout.