Search Results: Authors starting with B from Temple Rare Books

Paris: Didier Perrin, 1890. [7], viii-ix, [4], 14-58pp, [2]. Slightly later full morocco by Charles Meunier. Raised bands, spine in six panels, author and title lettered directly to second panel, upper cover with inlaid flowers in tan, brown, and green morocco and tooled in gilt, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, blue silk moire doublures and fly leaves, and gold veined marbled fly leaves, a.e.g., original wrappers bound in, signed to foot of upper turn in 'Ch. Meunier 97'. Slightly rubbed to extremities, especially to upper joint, but generally quite bright and clean. Signed and inscribed by the author to the Comtesse de Lagnes to the half title. For Charles Meunier (1866-1948), bookbinder, see Flety, pages 128-129. Signed by Author. Second Edition. Hardback. Good+. 16mo.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. vii, [3], 197pp, [3]. Original publishers vellum, title, author and illustrator in gilt to spine, upper cover with gilt single rule border and central roundel within which is a vase of flowers, t.e.g. Vellum very slightly soiled and crinkled, but generally fairly bright and clean. Internally very slightly browned, mainly to edges, otherwise quite bright. With twenty-two tissue-guarded illustrations by Thomson (as called for). First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket (as Issued?). Illus. by Thomson, Hugh. Folio.

Reading: M. Cowslade and Co., 1812. [6], v, [1], 179pp, [1]. Full morocco, smooth back, divided into six panels by Greek key roll, title in gilt to second panel, first and sixth with lattice pattern, the remaining panels with small central roundel, covers with rolled border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g. 'stormont' pattern marbled endpapers. Spine slightly faded, covers unevenly faded, minor rubbing to extremities, with small amount of loss to leather at foot of outer joints, rear outer joint and to rear inner edge. Internally very lightly browned, but generally clean. From the library of Earl Eldon, with his name and bookplate to reverse of front marbled endpaper. Presentation copy from the author to Eldon, with note to ffep. First published in 1799. Presentation Copy from the Author. Fourth Edition. Full Morocco. Good. 8vo.

Reading: M. Cowslade and Co., 1806. iv, 3-148pp, full morocco, smooth spine, divided into six panels by gilt greek key bands and rules, title to second panel, central roundel to third and fifth, with the remaining panels with repeated oscillating lines, covers with decorated drawer handle frame inside a gilt border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Covers slightly unevenly faded, some loss to leather on bottom inner edges, with a small spot missing to lower cover. Internally lightly browned but clean. Presentation copy from the author to Eldon, with note to ffep and with Eldon's name and bookplate to reverse of marbled endpaper. First published in 1799, this is the third edition, published in Reading. Presentation Copy from the Author. Third Edition. Full Morocco. Good. 8vo.

London: Cadell and Davies et al, 1801. xv, [1], 270pp, full tree calf, smooth back, divided into six panels by gilt bands, morocco title label to second panel, remaining panels with central gilt device. Slightly rubbed to extremities, minor chipping to spine ends with slight loss, corners bumped. Internally fairly bright and clean, presentation copy to Earl Eldon, with his name and bookplate to front pastedown, with 'from the author' to the reverse of the half-title. BL and Ox only on COPAC. Presentation Copy from the Author. First Edition. Full Calf. Good+. 8vo.

London: Cadell and Davies et al, 1801. xv, [1], 270pp, full sprinkled calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by gilt rules, morocco title label to second panel, remaining panels with central gilt device. Rubbed to extremities, corners bumped, small amount of loss to gilt at head of spine. Internally fairly bright and clean. From the library of Earl Eldon, with his name and bookplate to front pastedown. First Edition. Full Calf. Good+. 8vo.

London: T. C. Newby, 1848. Three volumes complete - Volume One - [4], 358pp, [2] adverts; Volume Two - [2], 366pp, and Volume Three - [2], 342pp. Later half morocco and cloth by Riviere for Sotheran, raised bands, spines in six panels, title lettered directly to second panel, author and volume number to third, date to foot, remaining panels gilt with central tudor rose, from which emanates four trefoils with pointille background, dotted roll to bands and head and foot, with single line to covers, t.e.g. Externally very slightly rubbed to extremities, spines very slightly faded, but generally bright. Text leaves lightly browned, occasional marginal soiling and very light spotting, small hole to bottom edge of half title, I1 with a small ink mark catching a letter, but with no loss of sense, small nick to fore edge of Q3 in volume three, but generally fairly clean. With the half title to volume one and final advertisement leaf, as called for. Bookplate of Howard Douglas and Leonard Galton to front… Read More

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1853. Three volumes complete - Volume One - [4], 324pp, [12]p adverts; Volume Two - [4], 319pp, [1] and Volume Three - [4], 350pp, [2]. Later half morocco and cloth by Riviere for Sotheran, raised bands, spines in six panels, title lettered directly to second panel, author and volume number to third, date to foot, remaining panels gilt with central tudor rose, from which emanates four trefoils with pointille background, dotted roll to bands and head and foot, with single line to covers, t.e.g. Very slightly rubbed to extremities, spines very slightly faded, but otherwise externally quite bright. Some light browning and occasional spotting to text, Z1 with transposing of a couple of letters, but no loss of sense. No half-titles called for, and with the publisher's catalogue to rear of first volume dated January 1853. Bookplate of Howard Douglas and Leonard Galton to front pastedowns. Regarded by many as Charlotte Bronte's greatest novel, here in an attractive binding.… Read More

London: R. Bowyer, 1795. Two volumes complete, unpaginated, collates A-9I2v (as Herbert), with Cartons of Raphael D'Urbin (7pp) at the end of volume two. Full morocco, raised bands, spines in six panels, title to second panel, volume to third, remaining panels with small quadrilobe device to centre, place of publication and date to foot, all in gilt, covers with single fillet border and small fleuron corner pieces, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, all edges gilt and marbled, marbled endpapers, leather joints. Slightly rubbed to extremities, couple of minor bumps and scrapes. Internally some light browning and off-setting, repair to head of frontispiece, but generally quite clean. Previous owners bookplate to ffep, old booksellers description tipped in to front pastedown. Engraved titles and engraved plates by Fittler after Durer, Rembrandt and Rubens amongst others. Binding is by Kalthoeber, with his (oxidised) ticket to reverse of front marbled endpaper. Herbert 1394, with the misprint at Mark… Read More

London: A. and J. Churchil, Tho. Horne, J. Knapton et al, 1716. 325pp, [3], full contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, raised bands, spine in five panels. Rubbed to outer joints, corners worn and bumped. Internally lightly browned throughout, some soiling with water staining to bottom corner of pages. Lacks ffep, several previous owners names to front pastedown. Uncommon, with only three locations on Estc. First Edition. Full Calf. Good. 8vo.

Uckfield: G. A. Blunden, 1916. [4], 67pp, [1]. Original card covers, title and author printed to upper cover within triple rule frame. Re-backed, covers faded, chipped with loss to fore-edge of upper cover and with small amount of loss to fore-edge of lower cover and lower corner, previous owners name and date in ink to head of upper cover. Internally lightly foxed to title, text with light sporadic foxing, mainly to fore-edge margin, but generally fairly clean. Signed by the author, 'From the author E. Blunden', to the blank page preceding the text. Now housed in a velvet lined cloth drop back box made by Temple Bookbinders, with the title to spine and upper cover. Kirkpatrick notes that two hundred copies were printed. This being Kirkpatrick A4 and A5 bound together with a cancel title, Kirkpatrick A6 designating it as first edition, second impression. Signed by Author. First Thus. Card Covers. Good. 24mo.

London: R.H. Porter; John Wheldon and Co. And Taylor and Francis, 1912. Two volumes in one, 1912-1917 - xix, [1], 504pp; [12], 38 plates. Later half morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, authors in gilt to fourth, marbled endpapers. Spine slightly faded, a couple of small ink spots to sixth panel, slightly rubbed. Minor cracking to inner joints, with a slight crack where the plates start, some browning to edges of title, otherwise internally bright and clean. With double page map and thirty-eight colour plates, the original wrappers of part one of the plate volume are bound in at the rear. Nissen, IVB:129. First Edition. Half Morocco and Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Gronvold, H.. 4to.

London: John Millan, 1741. Two engraved broadsides - 'A List of His Majesties Royal Navy, Shewing When They Were Built & Rebuilt, their Several Dimensions and Tonnage, with their highest & lowest Compliment of Men ye Number, Nature, Length & Weight of Guns on ye several Decks of Each Rate' and 'The Pay of the Officers & Men in ye Royal Navy, together with the Number in each Rate, and their Daily Allowance of Provisions, and ye Number of Ships', single sided engraved broadsides. Both cropped to margins, with loss to imprint of second mentioned, creased from old folds, browned, with several small chips and tears. First mentioned with significant closed tear from left hand side, but missing engraved text, with old heavy reinforcing to reverse. The 'Pay' sheet gives detailed summaries including the rates paid to the ships' barber, gunners taylor and chaplain. The 'List' sheet covers all rates of ships from First to the smallest yachts as well as hospital… Read More

London: Samuel Leigh, 1815. [2], xviii, 96pp, plates. Later half roan, smooth back divided into six panels by single gilt rule, title label to second panel. Rebacked and recornered, original spine laid down with small amount of loss, bump to head of lower board, inner joints strengthened. Internally some light browning, plates with light foxing and browning to edges and often to images, but tolerably clean. With hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and fifty uncoloured aquatint plates (as called for). Not in Abbey. First Edition. Half-Leather and Cloth. Good. 4to.

London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1939. 38pp, rebound in modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards, smooth back, title in gilt to spine, gilt roll to edges of morocco, decorated endpapers. Externally near fine, internally some very light foxing to half-title and title, text has sporadic light foxing, but is generally fairly clean. Colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings by Rackham. Original upper wrapper bound in at rear. See Riall, page 186 for the first edition. Reprint. Half Morocco and Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur. 8vo.

Edinburgh and London: J. Ruthven for G.G.J. And J. Robinson, 1790. Five volumes complete - Volume One - [16], [i]-lxxxiii, [1], [1]-535pp, [1], eight plates and a folding map; Volume Two - [4], [i]-viii, [1]-718pp; Volume Three - [4], [i]-viii, [1]-759pp, [1], two folding maps and four plates; Volume Four - [4], [i]-viii, [1]-695pp, [1], three plates and three explanatory leaves and Volume Five - [4], [i]-vi, ix-xiv, [1]-230pp, [10], forty-three plates. Original marbled paper over boards, later rebacked in half calf, smooth back with spines in six panels, title label to second panel, volume number in gilt to third. Spines slightly rubbed and faded, paper covering boards rubbed and chipped with some loss, corners bumped and worn. Volume one with a small hole to A4 catching a couple of letters but with no loss of sense, plate of 'Arab Shekh' lacks top right hand corner, but outside of plate mark and not affecting image; volume two with some light foxing, a small piece is missing from the top… Read More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1812. Two volumes complete - Volume One - xv, [1], 400pp, [16] and Volume Two - [4], 394pp, [22]. Contemporary full russian calf, smooth backs divided into six panels by gilt double rules, title in gilt to second panel, volume to fourth, remaining panels with gilt volute device, covers with gilt single fillet border. Spines lightly faded, minor edge wear, outer joints rubbed, volume one with abrasion to surface of lower cover, with slight loss to leather, volume two has a chip to head of front joint. Lightly browned internally, but clean. From the library of Earl Eldon, with his name and bookplate to front pastedowns. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. Good. 8vo.

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. Three volumes complete - Volume One - [7], viii-xiv, [3], 2-388pp; Volume Two - [5]-iv, [1]-426pp and Volume Three - [9]-x, [3], 2-448pp. Half calf and marbled paper over boards, later rebacked, raised bands, spine in six panels, title label to second panel, author/volume panel to third, 'Signet Library' lettered in gilt to first panel, remaining panels with central floral spray, covers with gilt device of the 'Society of Writers to the Signet' to centre, card endpapers. Rubbed to extremities, map to volume one a little grubby and creased, otherwise internally fairly bright and clean. With a frontispiece, folding map and two plates to the first volume; a frontispiece, two plans (one folding) and three plates to volume two and a half-title, frontispiece, folding plan and six plates to the third volume as called for, bound without the adverts. Penzer, pages 49-50; Ibrahim-Hilmy I:111 and Abbey 368. First Edition. Half Calf and Boards.… Read More

London: H.S. Nichols, 1897. Twelve volumes in the original box - Volume One - xxxii, 416pp; Volume Two - viii, 431pp, [1]; Volume Three - x, 444pp; Volume Four - x, 420pp; Volume Five - viii, 400pp; Volume Six - [10], 408pp; Volume Seven - viii, 406pp; Volume Eight - xii, 424pp; Volume Nine - xiii, [1], 444pp; Volume Ten - xix, [1], 479pp, [1]; Volume Eleven - ix, [1], 495pp, [1] and Volume Twelve - xxiv, 399pp, [1]. Publishers half morocco and cloth, raised bands, spine in six panels, title lettered directly to second panel, translator and volume to fourth, arabic script to first and sixth panels with knot work tool to third and fifth, t.e.g., marbled endpapers in original box. Spines very slightly faded, some spines very slightly discoloured, some light foxing to edges of text block. Internally some light foxing to endpapers and occasionally to text, but generally clean. Housed in the publishers original drop front box, or 'casket' (somewhat faded with minor repairs and with a replacement… Read More