General

Paris. Duchesne. 1788.

Half speckled calf leather binding by Bellamy of Oxford. Marbled covers. Hardback. No dust jacket. 12mo. 162 pages, 120 pages, 144 pages + pages 339-480. Armorial bookplate of Voltelin Heath. 18th century French notation on blank end page. Some wear to edges.
Provenance: From the library of Gyrn Castle. Nantlys. Mostyn Hall and Capesthorne Hall.

Very Good condition

London. Barrie & Jenkins. 1979.

First edition. Hard back. Dust jacket. 8vo. 326 pages. Review copy with slip.

Fine / Very Good + condition

London. Griffith, Farran Browne and Co. no date (circa. 1890).

First Edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. 16mo. [iii]/ 83 pages. Slight rubbing to front cover. Samuel French copyright pasted on title page. Scarce.
Very Good + condition

London. Chatto and Windus. 1914.

First edition. Hardback. 8vo. 6 x 9 inches. xi/ 325 pages. Oringinal Maroon cloth. Ex library. Subscription library sticker on front cover. Book plate has been removed from front paste down with part remaining. Uncut pages. Some waterstaining and soiling to covers and spine. Corners bumped. Two very small holes to rear hinge. End pages very slightly browned.

Good condition

London. John Murray. 1851.

22nd edition. Quarter tan calf leather binding. Hardback. No dust jacket. 12mo. xxxiv/ 193 pages. Frontis by Harlow + 6 illustrations in the text by George Cruikshank. Marbled page edges and end pages. Booksellers label. Armorial bookplate for Cotterill Scholefield. Tears to corners of pages 165 and 191. Does not affect the text. Minor foxing to prelims. Repair to head of spine. General edge wear.

Good + condition

London. Printed for J J Knapton, R Knaplock, D Midwinter, etc. 1733.

Eighth edition. Full period natural tan calf leather binding. 16mo. xxviii/ 326 pages. Frontis + some embelished borders. Hinges cracked but boards are holding. Owners names on front end pages and title page. General wear and tear. Worn especially to head and foot of spine. Light foxing.

Good condition

London. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co Ltd. 1899.

New and Revised Edition. Hard back. No dust jacket. 8vo. xvi/ 480 pages. Covers area little dented with a slight water mark to spine. Ex. Libris bookplate from the David Morris collection.

Very Good condition

London. Pickering and Chatto. 1892.

Reprint. Modern quarter black leather binding with five raised bands. Hardback. No dust jacket. Small 4vo. xvi/ 257 pages. Embellished with twenty seven colour characteristic scenes, etched by Theodore Lane. Top edge gilt. White replacement end pages.

Very Good + condition

Paris. Stereotype D' Herhan. 1804.

Five volumes. Full period tree calf bindings. Hardbacks. Large 16mo. (10cm x 16.5cm), 262 pages, 291 pages, 300 pages, 270 pages, 284 pages. Marbled end pages and page edges. Head and foot of spines worn with some loss. Some patchy foxing/brown spots.

Good + condition

London. printed for E. Withers. 1756.

Third edition. Three volume complete set. Full natural tan calf leather bindings. The bindings look to be from the early 19th century. Hardbacks. No dust jackets. 12mo.. [24]/ 272 pages + 4 pages of adverts. 300 pages. 307 pages + 3 pages of adverts. Plays includes excerpts from Shakespeare. Dryden. Milton etc... Some browning to the edges of the prelims in each volume. Minor foxing. Light edge wear. Covers slightly marked.

Very Good condition