News from Nowhere by William Morris - 2015

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Vol. I and II. Octavo. Full dark blue levant morocco bindings with fancy gilt turn ins, full bright gilt edges, decorative spine with gilt lozenge design, red leather labels in compartments between raised bands and bound by Holloway. Bookplate on endpaper. Minor brown blemishes to the colour plates and on the pages opposite. Wear to the joints on v.2, front joint is cracked down to the first compartment, otherwise are tender, covers are lightly rubbed with scattered dark blemishes and minor wear to the gilt edges, top corners on both volumes are slightly chipped and bumped. Otherwise both volumes are both firmly bound and in very good condition. 504 & 643 pp. .

London: John Murray, 1828. Two volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, two black morocco labels with gilt lettering and ornate gilt honeycomb decorations. Unnumbered final leaf in Vol. II, bearing printer's imprint, no half titles. Very Good Plus, from the library of A.H. Butler, his stamp paste downs, boards rubbed at edges, a few very scattered spots of toning else contents are bright and clean. The sequel to the more famous "Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan", this title encountered much less often. Sadlier 1794. An attractive set. . Second Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

An attractive, didactic children's book very probably written in 1844 by the Swiss (Geneva) wife of the "co-author", a Protestant Pasteur -Pasteur de l'église réformée evangelique- telling the story of a boat trip up the Rhône river, from Avignon to Geneva. viii + 203 pp. The unusual cover page is composed of a series of vignettes.Free postal delivery worldwide.

Stevenson, Robert Louis: A Child's Garden of Verses, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. 1905, Charles Scribner's Sons FIRST EDITION THUS. Copyright page States BB2C-1.58 [H]. Yellow topstain. Used. VG/Good- original price-clipped purple dust jacket. RARE THUS. A nice, solid copy. CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS SERIES. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1865. SCARCE in commerce. Vols. III and IV published 1865, Vols. I and II, 1866. Four volumes bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, the backs gilt, edges and end papers marbled to match boards, contemporary bookplates of William Milner Crowe. Half title pages in Vols. I, III, and IV, none in Vol.II. Very Good, moderate spotting at end papers, internal pages clean and bright, light rubbing at tips. Collects the following : V. 1. Ballads. The Book of Snobs. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan. The Fatal Boots. Cox's Diary.--V. 2. Memoirs of Mr. C.J. Yellowplush. Diary of C. Jeames de la Pluche, Esq. Sketches and Travels in London. Novels by Eminent Hands. Character Sketches.--V. 3. The Memoirs of Barry London, Esq. A Legend of the Rhine. Rebecca and Rowena. A Little Dinner at Timmins's. The Bedford-Row Conspiracy.--V. 4. The Fitz-Boodle Papers. Men's Wives. A Shabby Genteel Story. The History of Samuel Titmarsh, and The Great… Read More

London: Richard Phillips, 1805. First Edition . Quarter Calf / Boards. Very Good. Xii, 300; (I), 295; (I), 342, (2). Three Volumes, Quarter Calf Over Marbled Boards, In Unmatched Bindings: Volume I Is 7" Tall, Red Morocco Spine Label, Gilt In Compartments, Vol Ii And Iii Are 6 11/16" Tall, Maroon Morocco Labels Without Gilt In Compartments, But All First Editions With 1805 On Title Page And No Further Printing Indicated, Half-Titles In Vol Ii And Iii But Lacking From Vol I, Catalog At End Of Vol Iii. Handwritten "Mackay's Edingbir Library" At Top Of First Pages Of Volumes Ii And Iii, Pencil Initials At End Of Volume Ii, No Other Names Or Marks. Bindings Worn At Edges But Intact, Hinges Strong, Fraying To Leather Tips And To Edges Of Paper-Covered Boards.

Green cloth, tissue guarded illustrations, spine labels chipped and faded, light edgewear, some signs of external wear, top edge gilt, some hinges cracked but bindings still tight and square, clean, unmarked, no date circa 1900, VG/--.

London: Chapman And Hall, 1865. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xi, 320; Viii, 309 Including Three Page Postscript, Lacking Half Titles. First Issue With "Principle" Mis-Spelled As "Pricipal" On P. 115. Half Red Morocco, Five Bands, Elaborate Gilt To All Compartments, Gilt Rules And Turns; Marbled Paper Covered Boards, Matching Marbled Endpapers And Matching Marbled Edges. Near Fine, Slight Signs Of Use, Small And Light Foxing Spots To Plates.

David McKay, 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine. Has a good DJ which not surprisingly for being over 100 years old has small chips and tears along the edges. Protected in an archival plastic cover over the original DJ.

Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880 - The Globe Edition -
Houghton, Osgood and Company. Boston 1880.

Green cloth covers embossed with black design, gilt globe and lettering on spine. The pages are lightly browned. The boards are partially miniscule rubbed. A fine copy of this complete set (see photos).

Contains the folllowing novels (two each in one book):

Redskins / Monikins
The Bravo /Mercedes of Castile,
Sea Lions / Jack Tear,
Afloat & Ashore / Miles Wallingford,
The Pilot /Two Admirals,
Satanstoe / Chainbearer,
Pathfinder / Pioneers,
Deerslayer / Mohicans,
Homeward bound / Home as found,
The Prairie / Wish-Ton-Wish,
Red Rover / Wing-And-Wing,
Lionel Lincoln / Oak Openings,
The Spy / Wyandotte,
Precaution / Ways of the Hour,
Water-Witch / Crater,
Headman / Heidenmauer.

Every book has approx. 900 pages.

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. In his novels he described the early American life (e.g.… Read More