A History of the University of Oxford, Its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings -
R. Ackermann
1814 - R. Ackermann, London - First Edition
An excellent set of this monumental work, profusely illustrated throughout and presented in two large and majestically bound quarto volumes by Sangorski & Suctliffe of London. Includes the thirty three plates of the college founders that are often omitted
Containing the list of subscribers, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville, sixty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall, Nash, and others, seventeen stipple-engraved costume plates, and thirty-three hand-coloured founders plates.
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1814 - R. Ackermann, London - First Edition
An excellent set of this monumental work, profusely illustrated throughout and presented in two large and majestically bound quarto volumes by Sangorski & Suctliffe of London. Includes the thirty three plates of the college founders that are often omittedContaining the list of subscribers, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville, sixty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall, Nash, and others, seventeen stipple-engraved costume plates, and thirty-three hand-coloured founders plates.
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book -
Leslie Baily
1952 - Cassell & Company, London - First Edition
The history of the great musical duo of William Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan, from their beginnings to the final Fin de Siècle plays, in a superb theatrically styled binding by Bayntun of Bath.
Profusely illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and over 400 illustrations in the text.
For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-GINeral!
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1952 - Cassell & Company, London - First Edition
The history of the great musical duo of William Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan, from their beginnings to the final Fin de Siècle plays, in a superb theatrically styled binding by Bayntun of Bath.Profusely illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and over 400 illustrations in the text.
For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-GINeral!
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The Poetical Works of William Blake -
William Blake
1952 - Geoffrey Cumberlegé, London
The lovely oxford edition of William Blake’s poems with Songs of Innocence and experience, Poems from ‘The Rossetti Manuscript’, selections from ‘Jerusalem’ and many other works, handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf.
Illustrated throughout, including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and reproductions of title pages of Blake’s publications.
Edited and with an introduction by John Sampson.
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1952 - Geoffrey Cumberlegé, London
The lovely oxford edition of William Blake’s poems with Songs of Innocence and experience, Poems from ‘The Rossetti Manuscript’, selections from ‘Jerusalem’ and many other works, handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf.Illustrated throughout, including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and reproductions of title pages of Blake’s publications.
Edited and with an introduction by John Sampson.
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The Poems -
William Blake, John Sampson (editor)
Circa 1925 - Brentano's, New York
Printed at The Florence Press in London, and edited and arranged with a preface By John Sampson (1862–1931), whose work ‘fundamentally shaped how Blake's poetry is read today’.
Exquisitely bound in full morocco with inlaid stag antler design, perhaps inspired by Blake’s engravings of a Stag attacking men in the forest, which he produced for John Gay’s Fable, ‘The Tame Stag’. Housed in matching bespoke, velvet lined, clamshell case.
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Circa 1925 - Brentano's, New York
Printed at The Florence Press in London, and edited and arranged with a preface By John Sampson (1862–1931), whose work ‘fundamentally shaped how Blake's poetry is read today’.Exquisitely bound in full morocco with inlaid stag antler design, perhaps inspired by Blake’s engravings of a Stag attacking men in the forest, which he produced for John Gay’s Fable, ‘The Tame Stag’. Housed in matching bespoke, velvet lined, clamshell case.
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A History of Steeple Chasing -
William C. A. Blew, Henry Aitken, James (illustrator)
1901 - John C. Nimmo, London - First Edition
First edition of this large and beautifully illustrated work in a bespoke and elegant art-nouveau binding.
Written by the British barrister William Charles Arlington Blew (1848-1904), a prolific author of numerous works on horse breeds, management, and steeple chasing. Eileen Loder in her detailed bibliography on the history of horse racing considered this an authoritative work, covering the years up to the end of the 19th century.
With hand-coloured frontis, and 27 plates mostly by Henry Alken, the finest painter and engraver of horse racing scenes, eleven of which are coloured by hand.
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1901 - John C. Nimmo, London - First Edition
First edition of this large and beautifully illustrated work in a bespoke and elegant art-nouveau binding. Written by the British barrister William Charles Arlington Blew (1848-1904), a prolific author of numerous works on horse breeds, management, and steeple chasing. Eileen Loder in her detailed bibliography on the history of horse racing considered this an authoritative work, covering the years up to the end of the 19th century.
With hand-coloured frontis, and 27 plates mostly by Henry Alken, the finest painter and engraver of horse racing scenes, eleven of which are coloured by hand.
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The Works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte -
Anne, Charlotte & Emily Brontë
1893 - J.M. Dent and Company, London
An elegantly bound twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters works, each volume with a decorated title page and frontispiece, and two further black and white illustrated plates by Greig and Tilney (three to volume I).
Presented in a matching navy fleece-lined slipcase with ribbon-pull.
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1893 - J.M. Dent and Company, London
An elegantly bound twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters works, each volume with a decorated title page and frontispiece, and two further black and white illustrated plates by Greig and Tilney (three to volume I).Presented in a matching navy fleece-lined slipcase with ribbon-pull.
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Crime Collection - 24 Volumes -
Agatha Christie
1969-1972 - Paul Hamlyn, London - First Edition Thus
The works by the ‘Queen of Crime’ - 72 novels and short story collections stunningly hand-bound in twenty four volumes (three titles per volume). An eye-catching and comprehensive set including all the elusive early titles, from The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to Hallowe'en Party and Passenger to Frankfurt.
The only major collection of Christie's novels to date, issued as a set for subscribers and endorsed by Agatha Christie. It includes all the published crime novels up to 1970, and features Agatha Christie’s foreword and facsimile signature in the first volume.
Christie’s works have stood the test of time. In 2013, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was voted the best crime novel ever by 600 fellow writers of the Crime Writers' Association, and she is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling novelist of all time, her novels have sold an estimated two billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books, behind Shakespeare's works and the Bible. They have been translated into over 100 languages, with and Then There Were None selling over 100 million copies (as at 2014), making it the world’s best selling mystery ever.
Reference: Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure 129.
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1969-1972 - Paul Hamlyn, London - First Edition Thus
The works by the ‘Queen of Crime’ - 72 novels and short story collections stunningly hand-bound in twenty four volumes (three titles per volume). An eye-catching and comprehensive set including all the elusive early titles, from The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to Hallowe'en Party and Passenger to Frankfurt.The only major collection of Christie's novels to date, issued as a set for subscribers and endorsed by Agatha Christie. It includes all the published crime novels up to 1970, and features Agatha Christie’s foreword and facsimile signature in the first volume.
Christie’s works have stood the test of time. In 2013, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was voted the best crime novel ever by 600 fellow writers of the Crime Writers' Association, and she is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling novelist of all time, her novels have sold an estimated two billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books, behind Shakespeare's works and the Bible. They have been translated into over 100 languages, with and Then There Were None selling over 100 million copies (as at 2014), making it the world’s best selling mystery ever.
Reference: Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure 129.
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The World Crisis - 1911-14; 1915; 1916-18; The Aftermath; The Eastern Front -
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
1923 - 1931 - Thornton Butterworth Limited, London - First Editions
As first lord of the admiralty and minister for war and air, Winston Churchill stood resolute at the centre of international affairs.
In this smartly bound six volume first edition set of his classic account, Churchill dramatically details how the tides of despair and triumph flowed and ebbed as the political and military leaders of the time navigated the dangerous currents of world conflict. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates and folding maps.
This comprehensive account of the Great War is both analytical, and on occasions a justification from the author for his part in the proceedings. It is claimed that Churchill considered the work "not history, but a contribution to history". Since its publication both biographers and historians have considered it Churchill's masterpiece, eclipsing his better-known account 'The Second World War'. Indeed, T. E. Lawrence regarded the second volume, '1915', as "far and away the best war-book I've yet read".
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1923 - 1931 - Thornton Butterworth Limited, London - First Editions
As first lord of the admiralty and minister for war and air, Winston Churchill stood resolute at the centre of international affairs.In this smartly bound six volume first edition set of his classic account, Churchill dramatically details how the tides of despair and triumph flowed and ebbed as the political and military leaders of the time navigated the dangerous currents of world conflict. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates and folding maps.
This comprehensive account of the Great War is both analytical, and on occasions a justification from the author for his part in the proceedings. It is claimed that Churchill considered the work "not history, but a contribution to history". Since its publication both biographers and historians have considered it Churchill's masterpiece, eclipsing his better-known account 'The Second World War'. Indeed, T. E. Lawrence regarded the second volume, '1915', as "far and away the best war-book I've yet read".
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