Wei, Wei Wu.

The Tenth Man. The Great Joke (Which Made Lazarus Laugh).

Hong Kong, University Press, 1971. 8°. XII, 234 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of wear to the binding. Very Rare !

Bridges, Robert.

The Testament of Beauty. A Poem in Four Books.

Second Edition, with the Author’s final corrections. Oxford, Clarendon Press, [1930]. 22 x 17 cm. 175 pages. With a frontispiece showing the author and a losely inserted ‘Publisher’s note on the Text’. Quarter vellum over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket. Very good with good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket shows some edge wear with minor paper losses and a few tears. Now in protective archival jacket.

[Thackeray, William Makepeace] Hunter, Sir William Wilson.

The Thackerays in India and Some Calcutta Graves.

First Edition. London, Henry Frowde, 1897. 8°. 191 pages including an Index. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Rowlandson, Thomas [Illustrator] / William Combe [Author].

The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax. The Tour of Doctor Syntax In Search of the Picturesque: A Poem; The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation; The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife.

Eighth, Third and First Editions. London, R. Ackermann, 1819, 1820 & ND [1821]. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 276 pages, complete with 31 coloured Plates incl. TP / Vol.2: 277 pages, complete with 24 Plates / Vol.3: 279 pages, with 23 out of 24 Plates. Uniform contemporary polished calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled end papers. Good condition only. Bindings seriously rubbed and bumped. Weak bindings with a few pages lose or protruding. Some material losses to corners and spine endings (see images). Internally dust dulled. A good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Corkery, Daniel.

The Threshold of Quiet.

Second Reprint. Dublin & London, The Talbot Press & T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1919. c 20 x 13 cm. 310 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Title and decorations in black. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Neat inscription on front free end paper, dated 1922. Internally bright and clean. A very attractive copy.

Various.

The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910.

Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired.

Young, Robert M. (editor).

The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast 1613-1816. Edited from the Original with Chronological List of Events, and Notes by Robert M. Young. With Maps and Illustrations.

Limited De Luxe First Edition. Belfast, Marcus, Ward & Co. Limited, Royal Ulster Works, 1892. c. 29 x 22 cm. xvi, 351 pages. Illustrated. Folding frontispiece. Complete with all Illustrations, as listed. 56 illustrations including all nine plates plus four copperplate views only in this edition. Original decorated paper boards. Bevelled edges. Gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Deckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Leather armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Edges age darkened. Internally clean.

By “The Hurler on the Ditch” [Emily Ussher].

The Trail of the Black & Tans.

First Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1921. c. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 230 pages. Original beige cloth. Black titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Some age darkening / foxing towards the edges. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Bright, Robert.

The Travels of Ching. Written and Illustrated by Robert Bright.

First Edition. London, Collins: Publishers for the Children, [1945]. 20 x 14 cm. Oblong. Title page plus 54 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff decorated cardboard covers. Spine repaired with new spinal tape in 2020. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A litttle dust dulled. Small Children’s Ex Libris with handwritten name opposite title page. Neat hand colouring on three pages. A nice copy.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

The Treasure of the Humble.

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 16 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Paperback in glassine Wrapper. Printed on quality white paper. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Paperboards darkened and foxed. Glassine wrapper worn with a few tears. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner: ‘Thomas SK Lees’ on first blank page. Internally bright and clean.