[Blake, William] Pierce, John B.

The Wond’rous Art. Wiiliam Blake and Writing.

First Edition. London, Associated University Presses, 2003. 16cm x 24cm. 188 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

[Booth, William and Catherine] Hattersley, Roy.

Bood and Fire – William and Catherine Booth and Their Salvation Army.

New York, Doubleday, 2000. 23.4cm x 16.1cm. VIII, 471 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Bulwer, Edward Lytton].

The Pilgrims of the Rhine.

New Edition [Second Edition]. London, Charles Tilt, 1840. 21 x 14 cm. xxxvi, 341 pages. Complete with all Plates and Illustrations in Text. Original red cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Mild fraying to spine ends. Spine faded. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner on front free end paper and on top of title page. Occasional very mild foxing / damp staining. Internally clean. Overall a very nice, complete copy.

[Burns, Robert] Esslemont, Peter.

Brithers A’ – A Minute A Day with Burns, Poet, Lover and prophet. With a Foreword by Professor J.Y. Simpson.

London, Oliphants Ltd., n.d. 22cm x 14.5cm. 191 pages. With historic iusstrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only external wear.

[Campbell, Thomas].

A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland. In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson, M.D.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for W. Whitestone, W. Sleater, D. Chamberlaine et al. 1777. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. xvi, 478 pages. Engraved frontispiece plus five further plates, two of which are folding. Plate 3 (Rock of Cashel, folding) appears to be a later facsimile. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations, title label and five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine decorations and label worn. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Thomas Bond’) on front paste down. Internally occassional mild foxing and damp staining. Overall a sturdy clean copy.

[Cavendish, George / Grove, Joseph].

The History of the Life and Times of Cardinal Wolsey, Prime Minister to King Henry VIII.

Volume 1. Adorn’d with Cuts, and a complete Index. London, Printed by J. Purser, for the Author… 1742. 19.5 x 12 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page, (4) [Dedication], ix [Preface], 402 pages, (46) [Index]. Complete with 9 Plates, as listed. Rebacked in 2023 with a new cloth spine and end papers. Original contemporary boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Rebacked. Boards rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to corners (see images). Top of title page and first page of Dedication cut off, not affecting text. Lower corner of page vii/viii of Preface missing. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed in places.

[Comte De] Buffon [Georges-Louis Leclerc] / Barr, J.S.

Barr’s Buffon. Buffon’s Natural History / Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles. Buffon’s Natural History. Containing A Theory of the Earth, A General History of Man, opf the brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals &c &c &c From the French with Notes by the Translator. In ten Volumes / Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles. Embellished with Upwards of Two Hundred Engravings. In Five Volumes.

Ten plus Five Volumes. Two complete Sets in 15 Volumes Total. London, Printed for the Propietor and sold by H.D. Symonds 1797 / 1798. 19 x 11.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 333 pages / Vol.2: iv, 348 pages / Vol.3: (2), 348 pages, 4 plates / Vol.4: (2), 352 pages, 1 plate / Vol.5: (2), 347 pages, 16 plates / Vol.6: iv, 346 pages, 19 plates / Vol.7: iv, 338 pages, 13 plates / Vol.8: iv, 343 pages, 18 plates / Vol.9: vi, 355 pages, 15 plates / Volume 10: (2), 366 pages / Vol.11: vii, 322 pages, 13 plates / Volume 12: vii, 332 pages, 8 plates / Vol.13: viii, 320 pages, 9 plates / Vol.14: viii, 322 pages, 8 plates / Vol.15: viii, 386 plates. See comments below for plates. Contemporary uniform tree calf. Two spine labels and gilt line decorations. Two red spine labels on all volumes. Some spine labels replaced at a later stage. Gilt line decorations on spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Front hinge of volume 12 weak, but holding. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down of all volumes. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front free end paper of volume one with small paper losses. Internally a very clean set. Some age darkening, Overall a very nice complete set.

[Dante] Leithart, Peter J.

Ascent To Love – A Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy.

First Edition. Idaho, Canon Press, 2001. 21.5cm x 13.8cm. 181 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new edition.

[Digby, Jane] Schmidt, Margaret Fox.

Passion’s Child – The Extraordinary Life of Jane Digby.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1977. 23.9cm x 16cm. XVI, 268 pages. With 28 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Escobar, Pablo] Bowden, Mark.

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw.

First Edition. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. 16cm x 24cm. 296 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.