1925. Bath: George Bayntun, 1925. 2 vols, 8vo, 1172pp. With 576 Illustrations, Facsimiles, and Maps Including 13 Plates in Photogravure. Original three-quarter bright red morocco gilt, spine tooled in gilt with decorative medallions, five raised bands; t.e.g. A splendid set, beautifully bound by Bayntun. § A perfect copy of a...... More
1909. New York Charles Scribner’s Sons 1909. 12mo, 162pp; original blue cloth; decorated trade binding of gilded mirror and sconces above table bearing two vases with white flowers and gilded leaves; signed by Margaret Armstrong with her “MA” at the base of the right hand vase; gilt decoration on backstrip..... More
1827. Paris: Imprenta de Julio Didot Mayor, 1827. 12mo, 616 pp. Full calf, intricately tooled in blind and gilt, with professional repair to backstrip. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Previous owner’s inscription on verso of front endpaper. Some scattered foxing and light toning. § Miniature edition, text in Spanish. With..... More
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1843. London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCXLIII (1843); London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846; London: Bradbury & Evans, MDCCCXLVI (1846); London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCXLV (1845); London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 5 vols., 8vo, illustrated with engravings see below for the discussion of states and pagination. All volumes in full dark green..... More
1886. London: Ellis and Scrutton, 1886. 2 vols., 8vo, xlii, [1], 528; xl, 521pp. Full black morocco with elaborate gilt floral and spiral designs recreating Rossetti’s own design for his collected works on covers and backstrips, silk doublures and endleaves, top edges gilt. Joints professionally restored, faint stain to lower..... More
2718. London: John Kendrick, 27 Ludgate Street, St. Paul’s, MDCCCLIV (1854). Sm. thick 8vo, xxx, 658pp. With a frontispiece and 7 plates, including 4 after John Martin. Dedication page with color-printed floral garland and ink inscription “To Frances / April 1860” preceding frontispiece. Original publisher’s full morocco stamped richly in..... More
1900. London: 1900. 8vo, 20pp. With 26 photographic plates of Prideaux’s bindings. Original blue boards, upper cover titled in black, cloth backstrip, a fine copy. § Limited to 200 copies but very scarce and rarely found is acceptable condition. It was printed by the author and her friend and colleague..... More
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1835. London: Ackermann, Weale, and Dolman, 1835-1851. 7 vols. in 2, large 4to, bound in full green and full red morocco, very richly stamped in gold and with onlays in green on the red volume, and the green volume with the Order of the Garter device on both covers; boards..... More
1863. London: Charles Griffin, 1863. 8vo, xxxviii, (2), 682, (2, ads) pp. A handsome and very-rare example of Victorian publisher’s papier mâché binding with red-colored show-through, rebacked with off-white calf with original red calf gilt backstrip laid down. Trivial wear at extremities, a couple of unobtrusive chips and small areas..... More
