London: George Allen, 1894. First edition thus. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with gilt stamped peacock, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, all edges gilt. Very Good with lean to spine, light rubbing to cloth and light edge wear with several small patched neatly repaired at joints. Pages toned, heavily foxed..... More
Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, decoratively stamped in dark green and red; top edge gilt. Very Good. Spine rebacked with remnants of original cloth laid down. Cloth toned, worn at tips. Contents toned, previous owner..... More
Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1743-1744. Quarto. First edition of Hanmer's six volume set; first edition thus. Bound in contemporary speckled boards ruled in gilt, spines very neatly rebacked. Binding lightly rubbed and worn, though solid; corners softened and instances of leather lifting from boards. Previous ownership bookplates and notations..... More
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1895. First edition. 240 pp. Original crimson cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good with mottling to cloth, bumped corners, edge-rubbing; private ex libris on paste down, author's real name written in easily-erasable pencil on title page. A rare Decadent short story collection described in a...... More
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1886. First edition, first issue with correction to front wrap. [viii], 141, [1, blank] pp. Bound in three-quarter blue calf and blue cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt with five raised bands. Original wrappers with ads on versos bound in. Housed in custom clamshell case..... More