Lucanus. (M. Annei Lvcani Civilis Belli liber primvs-decimvs. M. Annei Lvcani vita ex clarissimis avthoribus.) [With a letter from Aldus to M.A. Maurocenus prefixed.]. by Lucan (Lvcanvs, Lvcani) - 1502

Coloniae: Apud Maternum Cholinum., 1587. Very Good, some staining to vellum, mostly to rear board, no blank front end page, toning to paste downs and end pages, small name in ink rear end page. Remarkably clean and tight in contemporary vellum binding, contents evenly toned. Paginated 1-320, and 371-425 pp, yet contents are consecutively numbered from p.320 to 371 and appear complete. SCARCE, especially so in such lovely condition. . First German Edition. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition, First Issue, with Doge's speech p. 151 that begins "What crimes ?" consisting of 5 1/2 lines. In the original paper covered boards, paper label at spine, label with small chip yet still quite legible, bookplate of Victor Travers-Smith M.D. front paste down, early hand-written name front board, edgewear to boards mostly confined to bottom edges, end pages moderately foxed and stained and internally free of foxing, overall a quite readable and pleasant copy with sound hinges and in the original binding, and uncommon thus. . First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and New York: Lawrence & Bullen / Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1894. RARE, one of 100 copies in the Large Paper Edition for The Muses Library series. From the collection of Alfred Ernest Hamill, Chicago and Lake Forest investment banker, book collector, philanthropist, and president of the Newberry Library Board of Trustees, 1929-1953. Bookplate design by Thomas Maitland Cleland, American artist and book designer. Finely bound by Hertzberg of Chicago (old pencil note rear end page) in crushed dark blue morocco, 5 raised bands and gilt lettering at spine, top edges gilt, blue buckram endpapers. Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners. The last copy to auction was in 1909. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1891. Eight volumes, published 1891-1893, finely bound in unsigned contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Florentine Nights, V. I; Pictures of Travel, Vols. II and III; The Salon, V. IV; Germany, Vols. V and VI; French Affairs, Letters from Paris, Vols. VII and VIII. Small labels of period San Francisco book sellers D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard rear end pages. Very Good Plus, contemporary gift inscription Santa Monica, CA dated 1900 in pencil front end page Vol. II. Scattered underlining in pencil, mostly in Vol. II but noticed in half the volumes, prior owner name in pencil. The bindings showing the faintest of wear, a quite lovely set overall, and exceedingly SCARCE as a set. ( Worldcat locates 4 holdings). A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders and priority mail. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over… Read More

London: Treuttel and Wu¨rtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter, 1828. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half title page of Vols. II and III - "Mr.(&) M. Trafford Southwell, Wroxham Hall, from the author". Three volumes, First Editions, published 1828-1830. Bound in unsigned 19th c. half green morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers, tops gilt, Near Fine, a trifle rubbed. William Taylor, of Norwich (1765-1836) was a British essayist, literary critic,scholar, and polyglot, to whom William Hazlitt paid tribute in "The Spirit of the Age " - "The style of philosophical criticism, which has been the boast of the Edinburgh Review, was first introduced into the Monthly Review about the year 1796, in a series of articles by Mr. William Taylor of Norwich". This Historic Survey of German Poetry is considered Taylor's major work, and was considered a major factor in furthering British interest in German literature. A copy last seen at auction in 1968 (RareBookHub),… Read More

London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1825. In full contemporary polished calf, with each cover decorated with a border of 4 blind rules, two gilt fillets and blind dot roll tool, inner corners with fine gilt floral tool, spine with 4 padded compartments with gilt rules and 4 with blind rules, gilt lettering and tail date, marbled edges and endpapers. With the small label of Hessey Bookseller Fleet Street rear end page. Thomas Carlyle's first published book. Near fine, boards lightly rubbed, spine a bit darkened, light toning, primarily to end pages.SCARCE in contemporary fine binding. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for Henry Lintot, at the Cross-Keys between the Temple Gates, Fleetstreet, , 1731. RARE. First Edition, 1731. "Translated anonymously by George Ogle, who adopted a poetical version of the 1st and 2d stanza by Elijah Fenton, and of the 9th and 16th by Edward Ward." - cf. Brit. Mus. Cat. Latin and English on opposite pages. xxvi, [2], 98 pages frontispiece, portrait. Bound in contemporary vellum, leather label 4 raised bands. Very Good, vellum darkened, evidence of bookplate removal front pastedown, text evenly and lightly browned. Joannes Secundus' most noted work, with 86 editions published between 1539 and 2013 in 6 languages. The only institutions holding this edition, according to Worldcat, are Yale University Library and University of Cambridge Library. . First Edition. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Duckworth & Company, 1906. SCARCE. Six volumes bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Near Fine, very light wear at spine ends and corners, 6 pages at front of Vol. V with foxing, mainly along bottom margin. A long epic poem in pentameter. Charles M. Doughty (1843-1926) is best known for his 1888 travel book Travels in Arabia Deserta. A quite handsome set. Laid in is a 1934 dated receipt for this book and others from Gerald Duckworth & Co. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Julian Messner, 1941. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" for Hugh and Bridget from Edward, with best wishes for 1942". Bound in original quarter black cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Very Good, corners bumped and rubbed, in a Very Good dust jacket with staining and soiling and light edge wear. The front of the jacket with an original pencil drawing of a female in portrait and unsigned. The drawing most likely of Bridget and done by James. Bridget Bate Tichenor (1917-1990) was born in France of British descent. She modeled for Man Ray and Vogue magazine and later became Fashion Editor at Vogue. She was trained at an early age in painting by Di Chirico, and she later studied under Reginald Marsh with fellow artists George Tooker and Paul Cadmus. While living with her cousin Edward James, the British poet, Surrealist art collector and sponsor of the magazine Minotaure, she became enamored with Mexico, and moved there in 1953, following her divorce… Read More

Cleveland: Bits Press, 1978. The much beloved Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning poet's SCARCE third book. Near Fine, sun fading along spine and top edges, tiny bump top edge front wrapper. Internally clean, bright, and unmarked. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.