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The Beautiful binding is the finest work by Riviere and Son. Fine red leather with five raised bands and decorative gilt to the back, gilt rules on the boards. Marbled endpapers front and back in each volume.
Jean de La Fontaine was a French poet and fabulist, who lived and worked during the XVII century. La Fontaine was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1684 For special contributions to French literature.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS; A NARRATIVE OF 1757
Cooper, James Fenimore.
Published by London: John Miller, 1826,
First English Edition; three volumes; published about a month later than the Philadelphia edition of the same year. Vol. I. TP Preface [v,xi] 287pp, Vol. II. 276pp, Vol. III. 295pp. Bound in ½ reddish brown Morocco, in very good condition, no half title in Vol I. but present in vols. II and III exceptional condition internally housed in a clamshell box. Very Good…
At the time of Cooper's writing, many U.S. settlers believed and perpetuated the myth that Native Americans were disappearing, believing they would ultimately be assimilated or killed off entirely due to the genocidal structure of settler colonialism. Especially in the East, as Native Peoples' land was stolen and settled on in the name of U.S. expansion and Jeffersonian agrarianism, the narrative that many Native Peoples were "vanishing" was prevalent in both novels like Cooper's and local newspapers. This allowed settlers to view… Read More

Malory, Thomas LE MORTE DARTHUR 4 Vols London: Published by Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, 1910 - 1911. Sir William Russell Flint. Limited, Numbered Edition. Limp Vellum. LE MORTE DARTHUR by Sir Thomas Malory / Sir William Russell Flint (Illustrator) Malory, Thomas Published by Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, London, 1910 - 1911 The Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. In four volumes. London, Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society 1910-1911. With 48 color plates after watercolors by William Russell Flint. Flexible original parchment bindings with ties. Title on spine and front covers embossed in gold, gilt head section. Copy 331 of 500 on Riccardi laid paper, another twelve were printed on parchment. – Revised by Alfred W. Pollard from the text version of the Caxton edition. – Set from the type designed by HP Horne based on Venetian models. – The title font and the initials were designed by M. Engall. – Printed by Charles T. Jacobi at Chiswick… Read More

Folio (12 3/4 x 9 1/2"). 6 p.l., 151, [3] pp. With double sided bifold of additions and corrections laid in at rear. Mid green crushed morocco by Leighton-Straker (stamp-signed on rear turn-in), covers exuberantly gilt à la fanfare, the design inspired by the 16th century bindings described in the book, smooth spine ruled in gilt, with gilt titling and small floral ornaments, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Spine evenly sunned to green/brown as common in this edition. Housed in original slipcase, with complete suite of extra plates in its original envelope. With numerous figures in the text, 37 plates (29 black & white, three of these folding; eight in color), all with tissue guards. No. 28 of 30 printed on Batchelor paper, SIGNED by the author, from a total edition of 215 copies.Glaister describes the main feature of the fanfare style as interlacing ribbons that form "compartments of various shapes, with emphasis given to a central compartment. This interlacing ribbon is bounded by a double… Read More

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Boswell, James
Cosway style binding
Published by George Bayntun, Bath, 1925
2 Vols Cosway Style Bindings by Bayntun Riviere, Bath, England.
Beautiful, first edition, illustrated two-volume edition of the most celebrated biography in the English language. Quarto, Published by George Bayntun. bound in full Brown morocco, spines slightly sunned, Cosway Style binding extra gilt, with gilt titles and gold and blind tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, Silk deblures, all edges gilt. Housed in 2 separate cloth slipcases. Complete with 576 illustrations, facsimiles and maps including 13 plates in photogravure. Newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen.
Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation. It was a crucial part of Boswell's magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait, together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture, that made him the… Read More

Blunt (Wilfred Scawen) The Love Lyrics & Songs of Proteus, limited to 300 copies, all on paper, printed in red and black in Golden type, 2 woodcut borders, each poem opening with a woodcut initial by Hooper after Morris, woodcut press device after Morris on colophon leaf. Original vellum with light green silk ties, yapp edges, spine lettered in gilt.
The only Kelmscott book with the initials printed in red, at the author's request. Morris wrote to Jenny Morris, "'...it looks very gay & pretty with its red letters, but I think I prefer mine in style of printing'".
The book was shown at the Wolverhampton exhibition, 1902.

THE LADY OF THE LAKE; A POEM.
SCOTT, Sir Walter [1771-1832].Published by Edinburgh: Printed for John Ballantyne and Co., Edinburgh & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, London, by James Ballantyne and Co., 1810. (1810)
SCOTT, Walter, Sir. THE LADY OF THE LAKE. A POEM. Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and others, 1810. 8vo. Contemporary full blind and gilt tooled calf, all edges marbled. Weak joints but still a strong binding with clean crisp text. (x), 433 pages. Second edition. Scott wrote The Lady in the Lake in 1810, and this is the fourth edition. It became such a popular work that it went through twelve editions that first year alone. He was drawing on the romance of the Arthurian legend but with an entirely different story set around Loch Katrine in the Trossachs of Scotland. STIJ011

A LADY OF THE LAST CENTURY A Lady of the Last Century (Elizabeth Montagu): Illustrated in Her Unpublished Letters; Collected and Arranged with a Biographical Sketch and a Chapter on Blue Stockings Extra Illustrated & Inscribed by the Author Doran, John Richard Bentley & Son, London. 1873. First Edition Frontice of Elizabeth Montagu, as Anne Boleyn, hand coloured reproduction of a miniature by Christian Frederick Zincke, in a friendship box, circa 1740. Pp.xvi, Erratum tipped in before chapter 1, 372 pp. Extra Illustrated with 22 extra portrait 3 of the coloured 2 extra scenery engravings, one of them full page and beautifully hand coloured. Bound in ½ Blue Morocco by Bayntun Bath England. 16 Royal Crescent, in Bath, was used as a residence and to host the Blue Stockings Society events by Elizabeth Montagu. Elizabeth Montagu (2 October 1718 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, literary critic and writer who helped organize and lead the Blue Stocking Society. Her parents… Read More

THE LAND OF THE LION
Rainsford, W.S
Published by William Heinemann London (1909)
First UK Edition
William Heinemann, 1909. 1st. Edition. xxiv + 459pp, map, 69 illustrations, top edge gilt. Publisher's original navy blue and gilt boards, with gilt lion's head vignette on front. Some minor wear to spine head and tail, else very good condition bright gilt to spine and cover.
Descriptions of British East Africa in the early 1900's. "Rainsford's safari trekked through British East Africa where a variety of game was bagged. After crossing the Mau Escarpment, the author's party hunted lion, buffalo and rhino, then elephant near Mt. Elgon. Later, rhino and buffalo were taken near the Guaso Nyiro. He remarks that shooting elephants with a 500 or 577 is outmoded - a 256 Mannlicher or.275 Mauser will do perfectly well! There are plenty of big game hunting adventures throughout." Czech. SR2.
He was born in Dublin to Marcus Rainsford, who was a chaplain in a hospital for the blind. He attended Cambridge… Read More

LAY OF THE BELL
Schiller, Friedrich von. Lay of the Bell. Translated by the right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart.
Published by Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1875
Forty-two illustrations, original green Victorian cloth, decorative gilt title and bell on the front cover. Very good condition throughout.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German: November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents of their philosophical vision.… Read More

Le Barbier de SevilleBEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre Auguste Caron (1930) Limited Edition Published by Paris, Librairie des Amateurs A. Ferroud (1930) Limited Edition Hand coloured frontice and plates. Color illustrations by Gustave-Adolphe Mossa. Octavo limited to 970 copies. This one no.77 of the 60 on Japon. Initialed by the publisher. Bound by DUHAYON, Henri, binder. in fine 1⁄2 teal morocco, Paris, Librairie des Amateurs. A. Ferroud - 1930 - 177 pages. Original wrap- per bound inn, complete with an extra suite of all illustrations, all hand coloured plates, black and white copies of the couloured illustrations including all small coloured and black and white illustrations that are also found throughout the text. Gustav-Adolf Mossa (1883-1971) is a French symbolist painter, late in the movement of Gustave Moreau, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Ed- gar Maxence or Émile-René Ménard. Steeped in his readings, Mallarmé, Baudelaire, Huysmans, he was inspired by the masters of the Quattrocento, the Pre-Raphaelites,… Read More

THE CHEVALIER DE BOUFFLERS: A ROMANCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. WEBSTER, NESTA H. PUBLISHED BY E. P DUTTON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK: (1929) B&W illustrations. (illustrator). Later printing. Full blue crushed Levant by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, elaborately gilt spine and covers with decorative roll gilt panel and central royal crests. One of the greatest romances of this enthralling period [the 18th century], the love-story of the Chevalier de Boufflers and the Comtesse de Sabran, has been allowed by English writers to pass into oblivion. Theirs was the "grande passion" of the times . . . In this book I have attempted, for the benefit of English readers, to weave into a whole the fragments taken from all available sources - preferably contemporary sources. " A vast, moving tapestry of war and revolution as experienced during the 18th century by a French nobleman and his contemporaries, as reconstructed from actual correspondence from some of the principles in this work. A classic work on the French… Read More

LIFE OF PAUL THE FIRST; G.V Tannenberg. Published by Johann Daniel Simon. 414 pp. Sm - 8 °. Red Label. This extremely rare book is one of the earliest biographies of the Russian Tsar Paul I (1754-1801) written by the Russian officer Georg Tannenberg only a few years after Paul's death. The Emperor and ruler of all the Russians, an authentic history of the campaigns of the Russians in Italy, in the Helvetic and Batavian Republic against the French 1804

LECTURES CHIEFLY ON THE DRAMATIC LITERATURE OF THE AGE OF ELIZABETH Delivered at the Surrey Institution William Hazlitt Published by Stodart and Steuart (1820) Contemporary Calf. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 356 pages. Wear to bottom joint. STIJ010.

LEGENDARY BALLADS SIDGWICK (Frank) - editor Published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1908 Chatto and Windus, Arden Press, [London], 1908. HC. Byam Shaw (illustrator). 4to. Limited Edition xvi, 180 [4]pp Paintings Limited Edition of 265 copies of which 250 are for sale; his is No. 88. Vellum with gilt titles and raised embossed figure of St. George and the Dragon on front panel. Top gilt edged, green marbleized end papers. Two-colour title illustration, full colour frontispiece plus 9 full colour ill. with tissue guards. A beautiful collection of popular ballads. Housed in Recent Cloth Slip Case.

LETTRES DU COMTE ALGAROTTI SUR LA RUSSIE, Contenant L'état Du Commerce, De La Marine, Des Revenus, & Des Forces De Cet Empire: Avec L'histoire De La Guerre De 1735 Contre Les Turcs, & Des Observations Sur La Mer Baltique, & La Mer Caspienne. Traduite De l'Italien. FRANCESCO ALGAROTTI. A Londres, et se trouve à Paris, Chez Merlin, 1769. (4), 337, (1) pp. 12mo, Contemporary quarter calf uncut; new contemporary lettering label. Minor repair to the top of front joint; paper floor at p313. Collection of twelve letters addressed to Lord Hervey informing him on the state of affairs in Russia. Count Francesco Algarotti (1712-1764) was a Venetian polymath, philosopher, poet, essayist, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was "One of the first Esprits cavaliers of the age", a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and music and a friend of most of the leading authors of his times: Voltaire, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis and the atheist… Read More

Anonymous [presumed Isaac Kimber]London: J. Bortherton, 1741. Fourth Edition. Kimber, Isaac [presumed]. The Life of Oliver Cromwell, Lord-Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. London. J. Brotherton. 1741. Red Half paste-grain morocco. Gilt title design and tooling to spine. 8vo. [3] Engraved frontice portait; title; A2.v-xxii; pp.408. Sound binding. Minor shelf wear to board edges. Interior pages are clean and readable. Minor off-setting to pages but does not impact readability of text. Although printed anonymously, the book is largely attributed to Isaac Kimber (1692-1755), an English minister, biographer, journalist and minister. This volume details the life and career of Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was an English statesman and soldier. Cromwell fought in English civil war against Charles I, aiding with the overthrow of the Stuart monarchy. Oliver Cromwell was a descendant of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister. Cromwell was well known for his… Read More

LIFE OF COUNT MUNNICH, GENERAL FIELD MARSHAL IN THE RUSSIAN SERVICE. GERHARD ANTON VON HALEM. Published by Nicolle, Gabriel Henri, Paris, 1807 a la librairie stéréotype, chez H. Nicolle, rue des Petits-Augustins. First edition. Translated from German By J. F. De Bourgoing. Revised By Tranchant La Verne. Gerhard Anton Von Halem, Jean François De Bourgoing (Baron), and Marie Philippe Léger ('Edge Of Laverne', 1807). Frontice engraved by Francois Maradan. Very rare edition of 'Field Marshal Munnich Russia' - one of the most important characters of Russian history of the 18th century, the famous military leader and an active participant in the political life.

Dickinson s, London, 1904. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Book. Folio - over 12. No. 16 of 175 of the Edition de Luxe printed on Japon Vellum paper, Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with 11 hand-colored plates, 51 other black and white plates. xxxiv + 196 pp. Morland was late eighteenth century artist revered especially for his treatment of pre-Industrial Age rural life, often of human subjects of modest means, and of animals, sometimes as the primary subject of his work but more often as part of the genre scene including people. His work came to be treasured for its nostalgic quality, as his subjects are typically of contented farmers, squires, lasses, maidens and wives at play or work, and it can seem that Morland was prescient in anticipating that this would soon be so. To most people his work is best known for its reproduction in prints, and this reflects his very accessibility while possibly compromising his critical reputation in the long-run. This book greatly expands… Read More

First edition complete in three volumes. Matching red morocco half binding with marbled boards. Marbled edges. Spine decorated in gilt compartments between 5 raised bands, decorated with vignettes and gilt lettered title and volume compartments. Marbled paste down and end papers. Frontispiece of the subject in first volume. Condition of all three volumes is Very good, some light rubbing to the boards, Printed by A. Spottiswoode in London. 8vo, 5 ½ x 8 ¾ in.
Published in 1843, two years after Wilkie's sudden death while on a tour of the Mediterranean, and containing extracts from his journals and letters.
Born in Scotland trained at the British Royal Academy, Wilkie became the originator of British genre painting. In 1830 he was appointed painter-in-ordinary to King George IV. Well-known examples of his works depicting everyday life, including The Blind Fiddler, The Village Festival, and Blind Man's Bluff hang in the National Gallery of London, the Tate Gallery, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor… Read More