ROSALIND AND HELEN, A MODERN ECLOGUE; WITH OTHER POEMS: ... by Shelley, Percy B - 1819

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.. 319,[1] pp. Original green cloth, stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Portrait frontispiece engraving of the author after Rowse's crayon sketch, with tissue guard. Small nick and some fraying at the crown of the spine, faint old spot and tide mark at top edge near the gutter (faintly beginning at p. 207, then to end); still, a very good, bright, tight copy. First edition of Thoreau's third book, published posthumously and equipped with a preliminary 33 page biographical sketch by Ralph Waldo Emerson. BAL records the edition consisted of 1558 copies. BORST A3.1.a. BAL 5236 and 20111.

New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819 - 1820.. Seven parts bound in two volumes. Large octavo. 19th century calf, spines gilt extra. Bound without wrappers and adverts. Early manuscript index on front binder's blank in both volumes. Spines darkened and slightly crazed, joints a bit worn and slightly cracked in places (but sound), occasional spotting and foxing to Part I, brown spot in fore-edge of Part VII, clean 5 cm tear in top edge of leaf 63/4 of Part VII, with no loss, still a good set in contemporary dress. Old morocco faced slipcase. First editions, first printings, of each part of Irving's second major sequence publication, with BAL's state 'A' of the text on page 240. Neither the terminal blank for Part I, nor the slip against piracy that was inserted in some copies of Part II are present. THE SKETCH BOOK is among Irving's masterworks, printing for the first time in complete book form "Rip Van Winkle" (Pt. I), "Old Christmas" (Pt. V), and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Pt. VI). "That… Read More

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1855. SCARCE. The first appearance of this novella about a revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, appearing in the magazine in three installments on pages 353-367, 459-471, and 633-644. Acknowledged as one of Melville's greatest achievements, it was included with some revisions in his short story collection "The Piazza Tales" published May 1856. Very Good indeed, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, five raised bands with dark brown calf volume label in gilt, title label missing, marbled end papers and edges. The complete six monthly magazines with title pages, well bound and lacking only the original wrappers. Moderate toning to end papers only, interior pages clean and with no foxing or toning. Quite uncommon, especially so in collectible condition. Basis for the 1969 French film of the same title, winner of a Gold Medal at the 1969 Venice International Film Festival, and the NET Playhouse television episode in… Read More

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY!
With Illustrations by the Author.
Complete in 24 volumes.
Printed in 1869.
This is the FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Thackeray's Works.
Complete in 22 volumes + the 2 additional volumes added in 1886.Complete in 24 volumes, total.Bound and signed by the prestigious BAYNTUN BINDERY. A gorgeous set.Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping.The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Bound in fine green moroccan leather. High quality bindings. Top edge gilded. Raised hubs on spine. Marbled boards and end-papers. 8.5 inches tall.These are large books. Complete 24 volume set. Smith, Elder & Co., London. Printed in 1869. With an additional final 2-volumes, issued in 1886, are present and uniformly bound. The FIRST EDITION of Thackeray's collected works. Illustrated by Thackeray.Very Good condition. Hinges are all 100% fully attached, very fresh, and sound. Clean, bright interior. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous… Read More

(mm 155x95); pp. 180, (1). Cartonatura editoriale originale (dorso abilmente restaurato). Nonostante qualche fioritura, bell'esemplare, completo dell'occhietto prima del frontespizio e con i margini intonsi.Last edition of the Canti published before the author's death. E' esemplata sull'edizione di Saverio Starita (Napoli 1835) e, come quest'ultima, ospita trentanove componimenti, numerati in numeri romani: ai ventitré dell'edizione Piatti del 1831 - All'Italia, Sopra il monumento di Dante che si preparava in Firenze, Ad Angelo Mai quand'ebbe trovato i libri di Cicerone della Repubblica, Nelle nozze della sorella Paolina, A un vincitore nel pallone, Bruto Minore, Alla Primavera, o delle favole antiche, Inno ai Patriarchi, o de' principii del genere umano, Ultimo canto di Saffo, Il primo amore, L'infinito, La sera del giorno festivo, Alla luna, Il sogno, La vita solitaria, Alla sua Donna, Al Conte Carlo Pepoli e, in prima edizione, Il Risorgimento, A Silvia, Le ricordanze, Canto notturno d'un pastore… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.. 319,[1] pp. Original green cloth, stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Portrait frontispiece engraving of the author after Rowse's crayon sketch, with tissue guard. Small nick and some fraying at the crown of the spine, faint old spot and tide mark at top edge near the gutter (faintly beginning at p. 207, then to end); still, a very good, bright, tight copy. First edition of Thoreau's third book, published posthumously and equipped with a preliminary 33 page biographical sketch by Ralph Waldo Emerson. BAL records the edition consisted of 1558 copies. BORST A3.1.a. BAL 5236 and 20111.

New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819 - 1820.. Seven parts bound in two volumes. Large octavo. 19th century calf, spines gilt extra. Bound without wrappers and adverts. Early manuscript index on front binder's blank in both volumes. Spines darkened and slightly crazed, joints a bit worn and slightly cracked in places (but sound), occasional spotting and foxing to Part I, brown spot in fore-edge of Part VII, clean 5 cm tear in top edge of leaf 63/4 of Part VII, with no loss, still a good set in contemporary dress. Old morocco faced slipcase. First editions, first printings, of each part of Irving's second major sequence publication, with BAL's state 'A' of the text on page 240. Neither the terminal blank for Part I, nor the slip against piracy that was inserted in some copies of Part II are present. THE SKETCH BOOK is among Irving's masterworks, printing for the first time in complete book form "Rip Van Winkle" (Pt. I), "Old Christmas" (Pt. V), and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Pt. VI). "That… Read More

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1855. SCARCE. The first appearance of this novella about a revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, appearing in the magazine in three installments on pages 353-367, 459-471, and 633-644. Acknowledged as one of Melville's greatest achievements, it was included with some revisions in his short story collection "The Piazza Tales" published May 1856. Very Good indeed, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, five raised bands with dark brown calf volume label in gilt, title label missing, marbled end papers and edges. The complete six monthly magazines with title pages, well bound and lacking only the original wrappers. Moderate toning to end papers only, interior pages clean and with no foxing or toning. Quite uncommon, especially so in collectible condition. Basis for the 1969 French film of the same title, winner of a Gold Medal at the 1969 Venice International Film Festival, and the NET Playhouse television episode in… Read More

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY!
With Illustrations by the Author.
Complete in 24 volumes.
Printed in 1869.
This is the FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Thackeray's Works.
Complete in 22 volumes + the 2 additional volumes added in 1886.Complete in 24 volumes, total.Bound and signed by the prestigious BAYNTUN BINDERY. A gorgeous set.Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping.The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Bound in fine green moroccan leather. High quality bindings. Top edge gilded. Raised hubs on spine. Marbled boards and end-papers. 8.5 inches tall.These are large books. Complete 24 volume set. Smith, Elder & Co., London. Printed in 1869. With an additional final 2-volumes, issued in 1886, are present and uniformly bound. The FIRST EDITION of Thackeray's collected works. Illustrated by Thackeray.Very Good condition. Hinges are all 100% fully attached, very fresh, and sound. Clean, bright interior. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous… Read More

(mm 155x95); pp. 180, (1). Cartonatura editoriale originale (dorso abilmente restaurato). Nonostante qualche fioritura, bell'esemplare, completo dell'occhietto prima del frontespizio e con i margini intonsi.Last edition of the Canti published before the author's death. E' esemplata sull'edizione di Saverio Starita (Napoli 1835) e, come quest'ultima, ospita trentanove componimenti, numerati in numeri romani: ai ventitré dell'edizione Piatti del 1831 - All'Italia, Sopra il monumento di Dante che si preparava in Firenze, Ad Angelo Mai quand'ebbe trovato i libri di Cicerone della Repubblica, Nelle nozze della sorella Paolina, A un vincitore nel pallone, Bruto Minore, Alla Primavera, o delle favole antiche, Inno ai Patriarchi, o de' principii del genere umano, Ultimo canto di Saffo, Il primo amore, L'infinito, La sera del giorno festivo, Alla luna, Il sogno, La vita solitaria, Alla sua Donna, Al Conte Carlo Pepoli e, in prima edizione, Il Risorgimento, A Silvia, Le ricordanze, Canto notturno d'un pastore… Read More