Elliott, Arthur H.

The Witty and Humorous Side of the English Poets. With a Variety of Specimens arranged in Periods.

First Edition. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1880. 20 x 13.5 cm. (4), 335 pages. With title page and Illustrations printed in black and red. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding a little shaky! Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing and a few pencil lines / annotations. From the library of Howth Castle, Ireland. Name of previous owner on half title, dated 1883. Overall a very nice copy.

Le Fanu, Sheridan.

The Fortunes of Colonel Torlogh O’Brien. A Tale of the Wars of King James. With Illustrations on Steel by Browne.

Illustrated Edition. London, George Routledge and Sons, ND [c. 1880]. 22 x 14 cm. vi, (2), 342 pages plus publishers list. Complete with 22 Plates. Original dark red cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine. Toned end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on title page. See images.

O’Reilly Hoey, J.

Sir Hervey’s Bride, and other Poems.

First Edition. London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1882. 18 x 13 cm, 200 pages. Original brown cloth hard cover with black and gilt decorations and text on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. End papers browned and edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Spine faded. A very nice copy. Not ex library.

Wagner, Richard / Corder, H.&F. (translators).

Text Books / Librettos for Nine Wagner Operas bound in four Volumes. Consisting of: Vol.1: Das Rheingold (The Rhine-Gold) & Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) / Vol.2: Siegfried & Götterdämmerung (The Dusk of the Gods) / Vol.3: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) / Vol.4: Parsifal / Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg / Der Fliegende Holländer / Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen. Volumes 1-3 in GERMAN & ENGLISH. Volume 4 Plays are in GERMAN only!

Four uniform volumes. Mainz (Mayence) & Dresden, B.Shott’s Soehne & C.F. Meser. 1882, 1882, 1880, ND. c. 16 x 10 cm. Vol. 1: 75 & 75, 84 & 84 pages. Vol.2: 98 & 98, 86 & 86 pages. Vol. 3: 135 & viii, 135 pages. Vol. 4: 62, 42, 40 & 48 pages. Uniform red morroco with gilt titles on front boards. Blind and gilt line decorations. Name of previous owner (‘Queenie Mason’) on all four front boards in gilt. Decorative end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Some plays slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. A very nice set in uniform bindings.

Anstey, F.

Vice Versa or A Lesson To Fathers.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1883. 18 x 12 cm. vi, (2), 370 pages. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Top of front joint started to crack (c. 5 cm). Glue remnants on front paste down. Name stamp of Egerton Castle. on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Fitzachary, John Christopher.

The Bridal of Drimna and other Poems, Legendary, Patriotic, Sentimental and Humorous.

Author’s Complete Edition. Dublin, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1885. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 15 pages List of Subscribers, 191 pages. Green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Blind decorations on boards. Olive green end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, slightly discoloured binding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally age darkened, but clean.

Milton, John.

The Poetical Works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Chandos Poets, with Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., Not Dated [1886?] 14 x 19 cm, xxiv, 581 pages plus two pages of publisher’s catalog. Original dark blue cloth with small paper label on spine. Good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Name of previous owner neat on title page (dated March 1886). Edges and some pages darkened and mildly foxed. Small piece of paper (2 x 1 cm) missing from top of title page. Text block bright and clean.

Trevelyan, Sir George Otto.

The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. By his Nephew the Right Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bart.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. 18 x 12 cm. xiv, 695 pages. Contemporary calf. Prize binding. Spine label, gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some mild fraying to spine ends. Edges dust dulled. Partial remains of a prize paper label on front paste down. Internally clean. A nice reading copy.

Haggard, H. Rider.

Allan Quatermain. Being an Account of his Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N. and one Umslopogaas.

First UK Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 19 x 12 cm. (4), 278 pages, (2). With a tissue guarded frontispiece and 19 plates (complete), plus illustrations in the text. Original dark cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Book slightly slanted. Some stains on front board. It appears that the spine label was re-attached onto the text block. Inscription by ? on front free end paper dated 1887.

Brander Matthews (Editor).

Ballads of Books. Books for the Bibliophile.

First Edition. New York, George J. Coombes, 1887. 16 x 10 cm. xiv, 174 pages. Small B&W Illustrations in text. Vellum with gilt decorations on boards and spine. Gilt title on brown spine label. Dentelles and marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine age darkened. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.