{"title":"Rare \u0026 Antiquarian Books","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore our collection of antiquarian and rare books beyond the Bible, spanning centuries of literature, history, science, and human thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom early printed works and literary classics to historical accounts and unusual curiosities, each volume offers a glimpse into the ideas, discoveries, and stories of the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur collection includes a variety of editions, subjects, and bindings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf bibles are what you are looking for you can find it in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/collections\/bibles\" title=\"All bibles link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll bibles collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"claves-analiticas-de-historia-natural-alejandro-de-colomina-carolo-pontevedra-1907","title":"Claves Analíticas de Historia, Natural Alejandro de Colomina Cárolo Pontevedra, 1907","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAn uncommon Spanish scientific handbook devoted to the practical identification and classification of minerals, plants, insects and animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eWritten by Dr. Alejandro de Colomina Cárolo, Professor of Natural History at the Instituto de Pontevedra, the work was published in Pontevedra by Tipografía de A. Landín in 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBibliographic Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAuthor: Alejandro de Colomina Cárolo\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Claves Analíticas de Historia Natural\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Pontevedra, Tipografía de A. Landín, 1907\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003cbr\u003ePagination: Approximately viii + 315 pages, with errata\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eRather than simply describing the natural world, Colomina provides a series of analytical identification keys through which students could determine unknown specimens by examining their characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe book covers mineralogy, botany and zoology, including Spanish plant families, animal orders, insects and vertebrates. 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This is the revised second edition, following the original 1951 publication, and retains its striking original green dust jacket with the 52s 6d net price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA comprehensive mid-century guide to the physical creation of books, covering the history of printing, typography, printing techniques, illustration, binding and book design. Extensively illustrated throughout with type specimens, historical examples and demonstrations of contemporary printing processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eParticularly interesting is the detailed production statement explaining how the book itself was manufactured, including its use of Monotype Baskerville, specialist printing processes and Sundour bookcloth. It therefore serves both as a history of book production and as a physical example of the techniques it describes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition: A well-preserved copy with a secure binding and generally clean contents, with some light age-related spotting and foxing. The original dust jacket remains substantially complete, showing rubbing, creasing and minor edge and spine wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn appealing \"book about books\" for collectors interested in printing history, typography, bookbinding and mid-century publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight - 809g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth - 15cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThickness - 3.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54697256190291,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8773.jpg?v=1787666445"},{"product_id":"america-revisited-george-augustus-sala-1882","title":"America Revisited – George Augustus Sala, 1882","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eLondon: Vizetelly \u0026amp; Co., 1882\u003cbr\u003eFirst Edition | Complete in Two Volumes | Nearly 400 Engravings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA handsome first edition of George Augustus Sala's America Revisited: From the Bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific, published in 1882.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSala, a prominent Victorian journalist and contributor to Charles Dickens's periodicals, travelled extensively across the United States, recording American cities, customs, transport and everyday life. Having previously visited during the American Civil War, Sala returned to find a country transformed by Reconstruction, industrialisation and rapid expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe work is richly illustrated with nearly 400 engravings, including views of New York, New Orleans during Carnival, transatlantic travel, railways, hotels, street scenes and American social life, creating a fascinating visual record of Gilded Age America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAttractively rebound in red half leather over marbled boards, with leather corners, gilt spine rules and gilt titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBoth volumes are structurally sound and present well. Some rubbing and general shelf wear to the bindings. Internally there is scattered foxing, spotting and toning, with occasional minor marginal wear and small tears consistent with age. Illustrations generally remain clean and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAuthor: George Augustus Sala\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vizetelly \u0026amp; Co., London\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1882\u003cbr\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003eVolumes: Two\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: Nearly 400 engravings\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Later red half leather and marbled boards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive illustrated Victorian account of the United States, particularly suited to collectors of Americana, travel literature, Victorian history and nineteenth-century illustrated books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (Both volumes included):\u003cbr\u003eWeight - 1.65kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight - 22.3cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth - 15.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness - 6cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54739163709779,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8819.jpg?v=1787760915"},{"product_id":"j-r-r-tolkien-the-lord-of-the-rings-first-edition-early-impression-set-1955-1956","title":"J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, First Edition Early Impression Set, 1955–1956","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn attractive early first-edition set of J.R.R. 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The set comprises early impressions of all three volumes and retains the important original folding maps printed in red and black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe set comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring: First Edition, Fifth Impression, December 1956\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Two Towers: First Edition, Fourth Impression, 1956\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Return of the King: First Edition, Second Impression, November 1955\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eParticularly notable is \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/em\u003e, which is the second impression, published in November 1955, only one month after the first impression appeared in October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eMaps\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAll three volumes retain their original folding maps, including the large map of Middle-earth and the detailed map of Rohan, Gondor and Mordor. Printed in black and red, these maps were an integral feature of the original Allen \u0026amp; Unwin editions and are frequently damaged or absent from surviving copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe maps in this set remain particularly well preserved, with the original folds present and no significant losses noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eProvenance: The Casley Family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOf additional interest is the Casley family provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOne volume bears an engraved armorial bookplate for Casley, displaying a two-towered castle upon the shield, surmounted by a lion rampant and surrounded by the motto:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMalo Mori Quam Foedari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Better to die than be dishonoured.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThese arms and motto are recorded in nineteenth-century heraldic sources for Wilbraham John Braddick Casley (1850–1922), of Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, whose family is described in Fairbairn's \u003cem\u003eBook of Crests\u003c\/em\u003e as \"Casley (formerly De Chastelai).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe family included Wilbraham's son, Lieutenant Hugh de Chastelai Casley (1886–1915), a constructional engineer who served with the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War. He was killed during the Gallipoli campaign on 7 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn additional manuscript ownership inscription appears to read \"Louis [or Lewis] de C. Casley\", possibly employing an abbreviated form of the family's \u003cem\u003ede Chastelai\u003c\/em\u003e name. The precise individual represented by this inscription has not yet been conclusively identified, so no direct ownership by Wilbraham or Hugh Casley is claimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe bookplate nevertheless provides an interesting connection between this early Tolkien set and an identifiable British family library with roots extending into the Victorian period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spines. Some fading, rubbing, marks and general shelf wear to the cloth, with wear around the extremities and spine ends consistent with age and use. The gilt remains clearly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInternally generally well preserved. All three original folding maps are present and remain in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eLacking the original dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePlease look at the photographs, if need I can produce more for your evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy Buy This Set?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhile not first impressions, these are genuine first-edition printings from the original 1950s publication period, including the particularly early second impression of \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/em\u003e. The survival of all three original folding maps, original publisher's bindings and the unusual Casley family provenance makes this an appealing set for a Tolkien collector who wants an early \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e without the considerable cost associated with a first-impression set in dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003eDimensions (For all three):\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003eWeight - 1.77kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003eHeight - 22.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003eWidth - 14.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003eThickness - 9cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden has-[\u0026gt;_:empty]:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54950009340243,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9129.jpg?v=1789481245"},{"product_id":"gerald-griffin-the-collegians-second-edition-1829-complete-3-volume-set","title":"Gerald Griffin, The Collegians Second Edition, 1829, Complete 3 Volume Set","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Collegians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAuthor: Gerald Griffin, originally published anonymously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eLondon: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, 1829\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublished: London, 1829\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublisher: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eEdition: Second Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eVolumes: 3, complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eBinding: Period half leather over marbled boards, heavily distressed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn early and complete three-volume edition of Gerald Griffin's most celebrated novel, published in the same year as the first edition. Originally issued anonymously, The Collegians became one of the most important Irish novels of the early nineteenth century and later provided the source for Dion Boucicault's enormously successful play The Colleen Bawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Collegians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFirst published in 1829, The Collegians established Gerald Griffin as a significant figure in nineteenth-century Irish literature. The novel combines romance, crime and social commentary against the backdrop of Irish society, exploring divisions of class, religion and status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe story was inspired by the notorious real-life murder of Ellen \"Eily\" Hanley, a young County Limerick woman murdered in 1819. Griffin transformed the case into fiction, setting his narrative several decades earlier during the period of the Irish Volunteers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe novel proved sufficiently successful for this second edition to appear during the same year as the first, making this a particularly early example of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts influence continued throughout the nineteenth century. Dion Boucicault subsequently adapted Griffin's story into The Colleen Bawn, one of the most successful Irish melodramas of the Victorian stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn Unusual Binding Feature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe three volumes retain their period half-leather bindings with marbled paper-covered boards, although they are now in substantially distressed condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOf particular interest is the near-total loss of the original leather backstrips. This has exposed the underlying construction of the bindings and, unusually, reveals handwritten manuscript waste reused by the original binder as spine lining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe exposed material contains cursive handwriting, numerical entries and writing in different coloured inks. Such recycling was a practical part of historical bookbinding, with obsolete correspondence, accounts and other manuscript material frequently reused as structural material within bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNormally these fragments would have remained completely concealed beneath the leather. Their exposure provides a fascinating glimpse into the construction of an early nineteenth-century book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePoor binding condition, offered as an unrestored historical set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAll three volumes are present. The original\/period marbled paper-covered boards survive with leather corners and remnants of the leather binding. The leather backstrips are substantially or entirely lost, exposing the manuscript spine linings and binding structure beneath. Boards and joints are heavily worn, with detached or substantially weakened boards and exposed sewing in places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInternally there is considerable age-related foxing and spotting, particularly to the preliminary leaves and title pages, together with general toning and signs of use consistent with a nearly 200-year-old set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe bindings would benefit from sympathetic conservation. The exposed manuscript spine material is an interesting feature in its own right and ideally should be preserved rather than concealed or removed during restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy Buy This Set?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDespite its distressed condition, this is an appealing piece of early nineteenth-century literary and bookbinding history: a complete three-volume second edition from 1829, published in the same year as the first edition, of Griffin's best-known novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe combination of its connection with a notorious Irish murder, its subsequent influence on Victorian theatre and the unusual exposure of recycled manuscript material within the original bindings makes this a particularly characterful survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDimensions (for all three):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWeight - 1.26kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eHeight - 19cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth - 12.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness - 7.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54951848378707,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9140.jpg?v=1789488304"},{"product_id":"william-goodhugh-the-english-gentlemans-library-manual-first-edition-1827","title":"William Goodhugh, The English Gentleman's Library Manual, First Edition, 1827","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTitle: The English Gentleman's Library Manual; or, A Guide to the Formation of a Library of Select Literature\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: William Goodhugh\u003cbr\u003ePublished: London, William Goodhugh, 1827\u003cbr\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 8vo\u003cbr\u003eLeaf Size: Approx. 22.3 × 14.2 cm\u003cbr\u003ePagination: x, 392 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA fascinating 1827 guide to the formation of a gentleman's private library, written by bibliographer, linguist and bookseller William Goodhugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublished during the great 19th-century enthusiasm for book collecting and \"bibliomania\", Goodhugh's English Gentleman's Library Manual was intended to guide the educated reader in selecting the books considered worthy of a well-appointed library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFar more than a simple list of titles, Goodhugh provides recommendations for particular authors and editions alongside biographical, bibliographical and critical commentary. Subjects range across theology, history, voyages and travel, English literature, poetry, drama, science, philosophy and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAmong the numerous authors discussed are Shakespeare, Spenser, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, James Thomson and many others. The theological section includes discussion of important editions of the Bible, including Benjamin Blayney's influential edition of the King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOf particular interest to modern book collectors is Goodhugh's discussion of bibliography itself, describing the study of books and the importance of catalogues in tracing the history of literature. Contemporary editions and prices are frequently recorded, providing an unusual window into what an English collector might have been advised to purchase almost 200 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn Early Guide to Book Collecting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublished at a time when the collecting of rare and early books was becoming increasingly fashionable in Britain, Goodhugh's manual belongs to the developing literature of bibliography and private library formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe result is essentially an antiquarian book about collecting antiquarian books. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the literary canon of Georgian Britain and of the books considered essential to an educated gentleman's library in the 1820s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBibliographical sources also record that a separate large-paper issue of the work was produced. The present copy has not been identified as that issue, but is notably wide-margined and substantially untrimmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSympathetically rebound in a later quarter leather binding over grey paper-covered boards, with raised bands and a paper spine label reading An English Gentleman's Library 1827.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn especially attractive feature of this copy is the preservation of its wide, substantially untrimmed leaves, measuring approximately 223 × 142 mm, with a typical printed area of only approximately 150 × 82 mm. Irregular deckled edges remain visible throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInternally generally well preserved for a book approaching two centuries old. Some expected age toning, scattered foxing and occasional marks are present. The untrimmed edges show some irregularity and wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy Buy This Copy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn unusual and highly appropriate book for the modern bibliophile: a nearly 200-year-old guide explaining which books a collector should own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts combination of literary history, bibliography, book collecting, recommended editions and contemporary prices makes it particularly appealing to collectors interested in the history of books and private libraries. The unusually generous surviving margins and sympathetic later binding further enhance the character of this copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWeight - 540g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eHeight - 23.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth - 15.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness - 2.8cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54952080015699,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9152_1.jpg?v=1789490121"},{"product_id":"ben-jonson-the-complete-plays-2-volume-set-everyman-s-library-flexible-leather","title":"Ben Jonson, The Complete Plays, 2 Volume Set, Everyman’s Library, Flexible Leather","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAuthor: Ben Jonson\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Complete Plays of Ben Jonson\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Prof. Felix E. Schelling\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Everyman’s Library, Nos. 489 \u0026amp; 490\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons Ltd., London \/ E. P. Dutton \u0026amp; Co., New York\u003cbr\u003eDate: Early 20th century, first issued in this edition in 1910\u003cbr\u003eVolumes: Complete two-volume set\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Publisher’s burgundy leather, gilt decoration, rounded corners and ribbon markers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn attractive complete two-volume Everyman’s Library edition of the plays of Ben Jonson, one of the most important English dramatists and satirists of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFirst issued in the Everyman’s Library in 1910, this edition was prepared with an introduction by Professor Felix E. Schelling and presents Jonson’s dramatic works across two volumes. The set includes many of his best-known plays, including Every Man in His Humour, Volpone, The Alchemist, Bartholomew Fair, Epicoene and Sejanus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThese copies are particularly attractive examples of the publisher’s leather issue, rather than the more commonly encountered cloth binding. Both volumes are bound in flexible burgundy leather with rounded corners, elaborate gilt floral decoration to the spines and upper boards, gilt lettering and ribbon page markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe decorative title-page openings are characteristic of the early Everyman’s Library, incorporating the series motto from the medieval morality play Everyman: “Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, in thy most need to go by thy side.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBen Jonson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBen Jonson was a contemporary of William Shakespeare and one of the leading figures of English Renaissance drama. His works are particularly celebrated for their satire of greed, social ambition, deception and human eccentricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAmong his most enduring plays are Volpone and The Alchemist, while Every Man in His Humour has an additional Shakespearean connection: Shakespeare is traditionally recorded among the actors associated with its early production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA complete matching two-volume set with the interiors generally well preserved. Pages remain clean and readable with only expected minor age-related marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe original leather bindings show noticeable wear, particularly Volume I, with rubbing, fraying and losses at the head and foot of the spine and wear around the joints and extremities. Volume II is better preserved but also shows rubbing and general age-related wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDespite this, much of the original gilt decoration remains strong and attractive, and the volumes retain considerable shelf presence. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA handsome early Everyman’s Library leather set containing the complete dramatic works of one of Shakespeare’s most important contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions (of both volumes):\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 720g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eHeight - 17.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth - 11.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness - 5.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54960086810963,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9164.jpg?v=1789557096"},{"product_id":"1st-octavo-ed-1711-beaumont-fletcher-7-vol-works-set-w-copper-engraved-plates","title":"1st Octavo Ed 1711 Beaumont \u0026 Fletcher 7 Vol Works Set W\/ Copper Engraved Plates","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly collectible and early 18th-century complete set of The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher, published in London circa 1711. This handsome 7-volume octavo (8vo) set is bound in contemporary full calf leather, retaining its original character and integrity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach volume features engraved plates (“adorn’d with cuts”), along with individual title pages for numerous plays, making this a substantial and visually appealing collection of early English drama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Beaumont \u0026amp; Fletcher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrancis Beaumont and John Fletcher were among the most important playwrights of the English Renaissance. Writing during the Jacobean period, they were contemporaries of William Shakespeare and, in the decades following his death, their plays were actually among the most frequently performed on the English stage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir collaborative works, such as The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Spanish Curate, blend comedy, tragedy, and satire, and played a major role in shaping early modern English theatre. This collection represents one of the earliest widely circulated editions of their works, preserving their legacy for 18th-century audiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Jacob Tonson:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition was issued by Jacob Tonson, one of the most important and influential publishers in early 18th-century London. Tonson was a central figure in the development of English literary publishing and is closely associated with many of the greatest writers of the period. He was particularly famous for being a part of the various Shakespeare personal reading releases (Made after the printing of the folios).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was the principal publisher for authors such as John Milton, John Dryden, and Joseph Addison, and played a key role in establishing the commercial viability of collected literary works. Tonson was also instrumental in forming what became known as the “Tonson dynasty,” a family publishing enterprise that dominated the London book trade for decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditions bearing Tonson’s imprint are widely regarded as significant within the history of English literature, often representing some of the earliest collected or illustrated printings of major authors. His involvement in the publication of Beaumont and Fletcher reflects both the enduring popularity of their plays and Tonson’s role in preserving and disseminating important works of the English Renaissance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Illustrations – The Vandergucht Engravers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe engraved plates in this edition are characteristic of early 18th-century London book production and are widely attributed to the workshop of Michael Vandergucht and his son Gerard Vandergucht, both highly regarded engravers of their time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Vandergucht, a Flemish-born engraver active in London, was known for producing detailed copperplate illustrations for important literary and classical works. His son Gerard continued and expanded this practice, becoming one of the most prolific book illustrators and print publishers of the 18th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Vandergucht workshop was closely associated with major London publishers and contributed illustrations to numerous significant publications, particularly in drama, history, and classical literature. Their engravings are noted for their clarity, narrative detail, and ability to bring theatrical scenes vividly to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile not all plates in such editions are individually signed, the style and period strongly suggest production within this influential engraving circle. The inclusion of these finely executed copperplate illustrations enhances both the visual appeal and collectability of the set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Armorial Bookplate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set bears an engraved armorial bookplate of William Henry Parr, featuring a heraldic coat of arms with a chevron and lion faces, along with the motto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Per aspera ad astra”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e = “Through hardships to the stars”. The design corresponds to a recognised form of the Parr family arms, an established English gentry lineage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe presence of a named armorial bookplate indicates ownership within a private gentleman’s library and provides a tangible link to the book’s historical provenance. Such plates were typically commissioned by individuals of standing and are valued by collectors as evidence of a book’s passage through successive collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristopher Rowe:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActive likely late 18th–early 19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorked as a schoolmaster in Norwich and later Bristol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHad strong antiquarian interests, especially:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17th-century English printing and bookselling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticularly the printer\/bookseller Humphrey Moseley \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis Library:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA private scholarly library, not institutional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFocus appears to include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntiquarian history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumismatics (medals, coins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly modern English print culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks from his collection occasionally surface on the market with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookplates (“Ex Libris Christopher Rowe”)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwnership inscriptions or annotations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle: The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: 7 volumes (complete)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: Octavo (8vo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication: London, circa 1711\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations: Engraved plates throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents: Includes notable plays such as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Knight of the Burning Pestle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spanish Curate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWit Without Money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Night-Walker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd many others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Condition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding: Contemporary full calf leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpines: Raised bands with worn gilt decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStructurally sound overall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge-related wear, rubbing, and scuffing to boards and spines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages generally clean with expected toning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraved plates present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe total collection weighs 4.4 KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach individual book is:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight - 20cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth - 12.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness - 4cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54960531112275,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_3305.jpg?v=1789561173"},{"product_id":"nights-with-uncle-remus-joel-chandler-harris-illustrated-by-j-a-shepherd-1926","title":"Nights with Uncle Remus,Joel Chandler Harris, Illustrated by J. A. Shepherd, 1926","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, London\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1926\u003cbr\u003eEdition: New Impression\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Joel Chandler Harris\u003cbr\u003eIllustrator: J. A. Shepherd\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 366\/367 pages, depending on whether the final numbered\/unnumbered matter is counted\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Original green pictorial publisher’s cloth\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated: Colour frontispiece and numerous black-and-white illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn attractive 1926 illustrated edition of Joel Chandler Harris’s \u003cem\u003eNights with Uncle Remus\u003c\/em\u003e, published in London by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus and illustrated throughout by J. A. Shepherd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOriginally published in 1883, \u003cem\u003eNights with Uncle Remus\u003c\/em\u003e followed Harris’s enormously successful \u003cem\u003eUncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings\u003c\/em\u003e. The collection contains 71 stories, including many of the famous Brer Rabbit tales, presented through the Uncle Remus storytelling framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe stories occupy an important, though complicated, place in American literary and folklore history. Harris drew extensively upon African American oral storytelling traditions of the American South, particularly animal trickster tales with connections to West and Central African folklore. While the plantation setting, racial characterisation and Harris’s rendering of dialect are viewed critically today, the work remains significant to the history of American folklore and children’s literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eJ. A. Shepherd Illustrations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis edition is illustrated by James Affleck Shepherd, the British illustrator particularly noted for his humorous and expressive depictions of animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe volume contains a colour frontispiece depicting Brer Rabbit, together with numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Shepherd’s lively interpretation of the Brer Rabbit stories makes this one of the more attractive early 20th-century editions of Harris’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBound in the publisher’s original green pictorial cloth, with a large coloured illustration of Brer Rabbit bowing to a young girl on the upper board. The title and illustrator are printed decoratively in black, with further lettering to the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe pictorial upper board remains particularly attractive and retains good colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA very good copy for its age. The original pictorial cloth remains bright and attractive, with general shelf and handling wear. The spine shows fading and toning consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInternally generally clean and well preserved, with occasional spotting and age-related marks. Colour frontispiece present and bright, with the numerous J. A. 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Thornbury explores a London \"haunted\" by its past, taking the reader through the capital's old streets, churches, taverns, theatres and vanished landmarks while recounting the murders, executions, scandals, legends and remarkable characters associated with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the locations discussed are Temple Bar, the Strand, the Savoy, Charing Cross, Drury Lane, St Giles's, Somerset House and Lincoln's Inn Fields, providing a fascinating Victorian account of London's darker and often forgotten history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe numerous illustrations depict historic buildings and streetscapes, including Temple Bar, St Clement's Church, York Stairs and other scenes of old London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetaining its attractive original Victorian publisher's cloth, decorated in green and gilt. 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Crompton, bookplate\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Later red cloth and leather collector's binding with matching slipcase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive and substantial original fragment from the Fourth Folio of William Shakespeare's works, printed in London in 1685, containing Pericles, Prince of Tyre together with The London Prodigal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fourth Folio was the last of the four great seventeenth-century folio editions of Shakespeare, following the First Folio of 1623 and the subsequent editions of 1632 and 1663\/64. It was also the final Shakespeare folio to appear during the seventeenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fragment is particularly interesting as it preserves two plays from the group of seven additional plays first incorporated into the expanded issue of the Third Folio in 1664 and retained in the Fourth Folio of 1685.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePericles, Prince of Tyre\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragment opens with the striking opening page:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The much Admired PLAY, CALLED PERICLES, PRINCE of TYRE.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play is explicitly presented in the Fourth Folio as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Written by W. SHAKESPEARE, and published in his Life time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePericles had not appeared in the First or Second Folios, despite having previously been printed separately during Shakespeare's lifetime. Its inclusion in the later folios helped establish its place among Shakespeare's works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday Pericles is accepted as part of the Shakespeare canon, although generally regarded as a collaboration, with George Wilkins believed to have written a substantial portion of the earlier part of the play and Shakespeare the latter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe London Prodigal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Pericles is The London Prodigal, another of the seven additional plays included in the Third and Fourth Folios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike Pericles, however, The London Prodigal is no longer accepted as a work by Shakespeare. Originally published in 1605 with an attribution to Shakespeare, it continued to be included among his works in the later seventeenth-century folios before eventually being relegated to what is now known as the Shakespeare Apocrypha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pairing therefore provides a fascinating illustration of the development of the Shakespearean canon: one play omitted from the first two folios but now accepted as Shakespearean, alongside another once printed among Shakespeare's works but subsequently rejected from the canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Fourth Folio\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1685, the Fourth Folio was the last of the seventeenth-century Shakespeare folios and presents the text in a noticeably more modern typographical style than its predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts supplementary section retained the seven additional plays introduced in the expanded Third Folio:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePericles, The London Prodigal, The History of Thomas Lord Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle, The Puritan Widow, A Yorkshire Tragedy, and The Tragedy of Locrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf these, only Pericles remains firmly within the modern Shakespeare canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original seventeenth-century leaves have been preserved in an attractive later collector's binding of red cloth with contrasting red leather spine, gilt rules and gilt lettering. The upper board is lettered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE \/ TAKEN FROM ORIGINAL \/ FOURTH FOLIO \/ 1685\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith \"PERICLES\" lettered vertically in gilt to the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is housed within a matching red cloth slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front pastedown bears the distinctive red pictorial bookplate:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"EX LIBRIS \/ BRADLEY J CROMPTON\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebeneath the image of a standing bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBradley J. Crompton appears to have been a private collector, although his identity has not presently been established with certainty. The bespoke binding, slipcase and personalised bookplate suggest that the fragment formed part of a deliberately assembled private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original 1685 leaves show expected age toning, occasional spotting, staining and handling marks consistent with their age. Some margins show wear and minor imperfections. The printing remains strong and highly legible, including the impressive opening of Pericles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later red binding remains attractive and secure, with some minor external marks and wear. 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W. Clark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographical Notice: T. Teignmouth Shore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrator: Gustave Doré\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace: London; New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: c.1868\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePagination: xxviii, 737 pp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations: 116 of 118 full-page Doré plates present, plus numerous illustrations within the text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Period half leather with marbled boards and endpapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvenance: Engraved John Shelly pictorial bookplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiguel de Cervantes. The History of Don Quixote.\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c.1868\u003cbr\u003eText edited by J. W. Clark, M.A., with a biographical notice of Cervantes by T. Teignmouth Shore. Illustrated by Gustave Doré.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome large-format Victorian edition of Cervantes' Don Quixote, illustrated with Gustave Doré's celebrated series of dramatic wood engravings. Published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin around 1868, this is one of the most impressive nineteenth-century English editions of the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGustave Doré's Don Quixote\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoré originally created his illustrations for the monumental French edition of Don Quixote published by Hachette in 1863. 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Despite lacking two of the 118 full-page plates, the book retains the overwhelming majority of Doré's extensive illustrative suite and is particularly appealing in its period half-leather binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe John Shelly unicorn bookplate adds an attractive provenance element and gives this copy considerably more individual character than a typical example of the edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 4.02kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 31.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 26cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 6.9cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55215598960979,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9510.jpg?v=1791223680"},{"product_id":"the-new-royal-cyclopaedia-and-encyclopaedia-george-selby-howard-c-1790-3-vols","title":"The New Royal Cyclopædia and Encyclopædia, George Selby Howard, c.1790 3 Vols","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The New Royal Cyclopædia, and Encyclopædia; or, Complete, Modern and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e George Selby Howard, LL.D., F.R.S., with contributions and revisions attributed to John Bettesworth, Henry Boswell, Felix Stonehouse and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alexander Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster Row, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1788–1790\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three large folio volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matching full brown leather bindings with raised spine bands, gilt-tooled decoration and contrasting red and black title labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three engraved frontispieces and numerous copperplate engravings depicting scientific instruments, natural history, engineering, astronomy, anatomy and other subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollation:\u003c\/strong\u003e All three volumes present, including their respective title pages and engraved frontispieces. 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The volume contains a carefully organised collection of judicial precedents, parliamentary proceedings, statutory references and legal commentary, together with contemporary printed newspaper extracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript covers numerous aspects of English law, including the independence and appointment of judges, the powers of justices of the peace, rules of evidence, registers, Poor Laws and constitutional matters. References include Lord Mansfield, the King's Bench and legislation dating back to at least 1777.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume appears to have been compiled as a private legal reference work, potentially by a practising barrister, magistrate or individual involved in parliamentary affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance: Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is the armorial bookplate attributed to Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet, a British barrister, politician and Member of Parliament for Stafford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChetwynd studied at Brasenose College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1813. He subsequently served in Parliament and inherited the family baronetcy in 1824.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript's legal and constitutional subject matter closely corresponds with Chetwynd's professional background, raising the possibility that the volume was personally compiled or used by him. Although ownership is suggested by the bookplate, authorship has not been conclusively established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chetwynd family was an established English landed family with roots in medieval Shropshire and Staffordshire. Family histories traditionally trace its ancestry to the Norman period, although direct descent from an individual accompanying William the Conqueror remains unproven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional collector's bookplates are present, including one for Samuel Henry Hamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegal commonplace books were important working tools for barristers, magistrates and political figures throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They enabled their compilers to collect relevant legislation, judicial decisions and constitutional arguments for future consultation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is particularly interesting for its substantial manuscript content, consistent handwriting, contemporary printed extracts and possible association with a practising barrister who also served in Parliament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike a printed legal treatise, the volume offers a personal record of the legal subjects and precedents considered important by its compiler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding and Condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in decorative black leather with gilt borders and an elaborately gilt-tooled spine, lettered \"MSS G.C.\" The binding incorporates an unusual protective fore-edge flap and metal locking mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarbled endpapers are present, together with several historical bookplates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding exhibits age-related rubbing, scuffing and general wear, particularly to the extremities. The manuscript leaves show expected age toning and occasional marks. The handwritten text remains generally legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe functionality of the locking mechanism has not been established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Buy This Manuscript?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unusual and substantial surviving example of an early nineteenth-century English legal commonplace book, containing approximately 300 pages of original handwritten legal research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts particular appeal lies in the combination of extensive legal and parliamentary material, an attractive locking binding, and provenance associated with Sir George Chetwynd, a barrister and Member of Parliament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascinating historical manuscript for collectors of English legal history, parliamentary history, Georgian manuscripts and aristocratic provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight - 614g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight - 18cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth - 12cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness - 5.2cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55310228783443,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9583.jpg?v=1791650802"},{"product_id":"culpepers-english-physician-and-complete-herbal-1817-sixteenth-edition-botanical-anatomical-occult-medicine","title":"Culpeper's English Physician and Complete Herbal, 1817, Sixteenth Edition,Botanical, Anatomical \u0026 Occult Medicine","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional Contributor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ebenezer Sibly (1751–1799)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Printed for the Proprietor; sold at the Encyclopaedia Office, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e W. Lewis, St. John's Square, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1817\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sixteenth Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Later half-cloth with marbled-paper boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand-coloured botanical plates, anatomical engravings, and astrological illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn extensively illustrated 1817 sixteenth edition of Nicholas Culpeper's celebrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Physician and Complete Herbal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, incorporating additional material associated with the physician and astrologer Ebenezer Sibly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in the mid-17th century, Culpeper's herbal became one of the most influential works of English popular medicine. 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