{"title":"Non-Religious Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom early literature and historical works to science, exploration, philosophy, and the arts, this collection showcases rare books beyond the religious tradition. Every volume is chosen for its rarity, craftsmanship, and importance to collectors and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"two-illustrated-volumes-don-quixote-printed-1833-in-london","title":"Two Illustrated Volumes Don Quixote, Printed 1833 In London","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"494\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"315\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"1078\"\u003eFirst published in Spain in 1605 and 1615, \u003cspan data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eDon Quixote de la Mancha\u003c\/span\u003e by Miguel de Cervantes is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and the first modern novel. Its influence spread quickly across Europe, with English translations appearing as early as 1612. By the early nineteenth century, \u003cspan data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"449\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/span\u003e had become a staple of English publishing, with affordable illustrated editions issued to meet growing demand among middle-class readers. The 1833 edition printed in London by Jones \u0026amp; Co., under their “Temple of the Muses” imprint, reflects this surge of interest. Produced in two volumes and often accompanied by engraved plates, sometimes after designs by celebrated artists such as George Cruikshank, these editions brought Cervantes’ classic adventures of the errant knight and his squire Sancho Panza to a wide Victorian audience, combining literary significance with the period’s enthusiasm for finely illustrated books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"494\"\u003e\nOffered here is a handsome two-volume edition of \u003cspan data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"418\"\u003eThe Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha\u003c\/span\u003e by Miguel de Cervantes, printed in London by \u003cspan data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eJones \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e in \u003cspan data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"491\"\u003e1833\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"555\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"555\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"512\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Jones \u0026amp; Co., Temple of the Muses, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"574\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"574\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"567\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 1833\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"613\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"613\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"589\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Complete in 2 volumes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"718\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"718\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCharles Jarvis translation (commonly used by Jones \u0026amp; Co. during this period)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"739\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Includes \u003cspan data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"792\" style=\"\"\u003e24 engraved plates by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"210\" style=\"\"\u003eRobert Sears and \u003c\/span\u003eCruikshank\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"884\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eHalf Calf with beautiful spine detailing's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1030\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\/Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Contains a pencil inscription noting “2 vols 1st ed illustrated with 24 Cruikshank plates” and what appears to be a signature in both volumes (Difficult to understand what it states)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003ePages with toning and some foxing spots\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003eAll plates present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eSlight wearing along the spine and covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1437\"\u003e\nJones \u0026amp; Co.’s editions of \u003cspan data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/span\u003e are highly regarded among collectors of 19th-century illustrated books. The inclusion of \u003cspan data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1587\"\u003eCruikshank plates\u003c\/span\u003e makes this set especially desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eWeight - 780g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eHeight - 18.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eWidth - 11.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eThickness - 2.3cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51993303613779,"sku":null,"price":385.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_a2cecfee-fced-4d4c-a2b6-2061a8782133.png?v=1758986418"},{"product_id":"signed-new-york-sketches-by-jesse-lynch-williams-printed-london-1903-illustrated","title":"SIGNED New York Sketches by Jesse Lynch Williams Printed London 1903 Illustrated","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eOffered for sale is an \u003cspan data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"366\" style=\"\"\u003eoriginal 1903 London edition\u003c\/span\u003e of \u003cspan data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"389\" style=\"\"\u003eNew York Sketches\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"417\" style=\"\"\u003eJesse Lynch Williams\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"443\" style=\"\"\u003esigned by the author\u003c\/span\u003e. Published by \u003cspan data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"484\" style=\"\"\u003eGeorge Newnes, Limited\u003c\/span\u003e, this is an early British edition featuring period illustrations depicting turn-of-the-century New York City.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"746\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJesse Lynch Williams later became the \u003cspan data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"692\"\u003efirst recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1918)\u003c\/span\u003e, making signed works by him increasingly collectible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"211\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"211\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; the Book\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"518\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eJesse Lynch Williams (1871–1929)\u003c\/span\u003e was an American journalist, essayist, and playwright whose work captured modern urban life at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for winning the \u003cspan data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"454\"\u003efirst-ever Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918\u003c\/span\u003e for his play \u003cspan data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eWhy Marry?\u003c\/span\u003e, a landmark work in American theater.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"923\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eNew York Sketches\u003c\/span\u003e was among Williams’s \u003cspan data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eearliest and most influential prose works\u003c\/span\u003e, originally published in the United States in \u003cspan data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"661\"\u003e1902\u003c\/span\u003e and shortly thereafter in this \u003cspan data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"716\"\u003e1903 London edition\u003c\/span\u003e. The book presents a series of vivid literary sketches portraying everyday life in New York City—its streets, waterfronts, neighbourhoods, and social rhythms—during a period of rapid urban growth and change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1266\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe illustrated plates included in this edition reflect contemporary artistic interpretations of New York scenes, enhancing the book’s historical value as both a literary and visual record of the city in the early 1900s. British editions such as this one brought Williams’s distinctly American urban perspective to an international audience.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"746\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eSigned copies of \u003cspan data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1304\" style=\"\"\u003eNew York Sketches\u003c\/span\u003e are \u003cspan data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1321\" style=\"\"\u003euncommon\u003c\/span\u003e, particularly in early editions, and are sought after by collectors of \u003cspan data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1413\" style=\"\"\u003eNew York history\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1457\" style=\"\"\u003eearly 20th-century American literature\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1500\" style=\"\"\u003ePulitzer Prize–associated authors\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"780\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"780\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"815\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"815\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"793\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"813\"\u003eNew York Sketches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"852\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"852\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e Jesse Lynch Williams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"869\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e George Newnes, Limited\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"933\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"933\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"914\"\u003ePlace \u0026amp; 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noticeable age-related mottling, fading, and surface wear\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eSpine:\u003c\/span\u003e Structurally sound with readable lettering; some wear at head and tail\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1575\"\u003eInterior:\u003c\/span\u003e Pages clean overall with light toning and occasional foxing; illustrations crisp and well-preserved\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSigned on back of front cover.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePlease see above photos.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1884\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNotes for Collectors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"2112\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEarly illustrated London edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScarce \u003cspan data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003esigned copy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2008\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2008\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAttractive example of Edwardian-era New York literary history\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2112\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2112\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIdeal for collectors of \u003cspan data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003esigned books\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2073\"\u003eNew York history\u003c\/span\u003e, or \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2112\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ePulitzer Prize–related au\u003c\/font\u003ethors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWeight - 665g\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHeight - 25cm\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWidth - 17.7cm\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThickness - 1.5cm\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52593431118163,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_e982a920-5d07-4aba-9b83-2df3b3fcd8ca.png?v=1765823454"},{"product_id":"first-edition-two-2nd-and-5th-impression-lord-of-the-rings-by-jrr-tolkein","title":"First Edition, (Two) 2nd and 5th Impression Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTOLKIEN, J. R. R.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"324\"\u003e\nLondon: George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd, 1954–1955.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"422\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFirst Edition, Early Impressions. Three Volumes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"620\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOctavo. Original red cloth, gilt titles to spines, top edges stained red. Each volume with Tolkien’s distinctive runic borders to the title pages and \u003cspan data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"611\"\u003efolding maps present and complete\u003c\/span\u003e at rear.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"835\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"666\"\u003eVolume I – \u003cspan data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"669\"\u003e\nFirst published July 1956. 5th impression. Folding map present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"940\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eVolume II – \u003cspan data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"873\"\u003e\nFirst published 1954. Second impression, 1955. Folding map present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"984\"\u003eVolume III – \u003cspan data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"981\"\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"987\"\u003e\nFirst published October 1955. Second impression, November 1955. Folding maps present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLondon: George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd. Printed by Jarrold \u0026amp; Sons Ltd, Norwich.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1136\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBindings firm and sound\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003elight rubbing and edge wear\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSpines intact with clear gilt lettering\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCorners of cover bending slightly inwards\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eText blocks clean with moderate age toning (occasional foxing can be found specifically on the fore-edge)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFolding maps clean and intact (the map in Return of the King is loose, but still present)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003epages 141-148 in fellowship of the ring is loose\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNo ownership inscriptions or bookplates noted\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003eDust jackets not present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePlease see photographs for reference to condition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe History of \u003cspan data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1526\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e was conceived as a sequel to \u003cspan data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e (1937), but evolved over more than a decade into a work of far greater scope and complexity. Written largely between 1937 and 1949, the novel was initially intended to be published as a single volume. Due to post-war paper shortages and production costs, publisher George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin elected to issue the work in \u003cspan data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003ethree separately titled volumes\u003c\/span\u003e, released between 1954 and 1955.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"2419\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe initial print runs were notably small, reflecting uncertainty about the commercial viability of such an ambitious work. As a result, early impressions—particularly complete sets retaining original maps—are now scarce. Despite modest initial sales, the book rapidly gained critical acclaim and a devoted readership, laying the foundation for modern high fantasy literature and establishing Tolkien as one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2457\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2893\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, academic, and writer, best known as the creator of Middle-earth. He served as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford and later as Merton Professor of English Language and Literature. A leading authority on Old and Middle English, Tolkien’s scholarly expertise profoundly shaped the languages, histories, and mythologies of his fictional world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2895\" data-end=\"3466\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeeply influenced by Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and Finnish legend, Tolkien spent much of his life developing an interconnected legendarium, of which \u003cspan data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3061\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e forms the central narrative. The work’s unprecedented depth of world-building, linguistic invention, and moral vision has had a lasting impact on literature, popular culture, and subsequent generations of writers. Tolkien’s reputation and collecting interest have only increased since his death, with early editions of his major works now firmly established as cornerstones of modern literary collecting.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3473\" data-end=\"3484\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA complete \u003cspan data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3538\" style=\"\"\u003efirst-edition set in early impressions\u003c\/span\u003e, retaining all original folding maps and offered in original publisher’s cloth. While lacking dust jackets, the set remains a highly desirable example of Tolkien’s landmark work and represents an important survival of one of the most influential literary achievements of the twentieth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDimensions (For all three books):\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWeight - 1.73KG\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeight - 23cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWidth - 15cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3832\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThickness - 8.7cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52775236796755,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_6015437d-77cc-41b0-9a8a-46cea8026357.jpg?v=1768306231"},{"product_id":"islands-in-the-stream-ernest-hemingway-printed-1970-collins-uk-first-edition","title":"Islands in the Stream Ernest Hemingway, Printed 1970, Collins UK First Edition","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"314\" data-start=\"233\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-end=\"327\" data-start=\"316\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"314\" data-start=\"233\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"378\" data-start=\"368\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"609\" data-start=\"316\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"433\" data-start=\"419\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e Collins, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"609\" data-start=\"316\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"461\" data-start=\"452\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e 1970 (First published)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"609\" data-start=\"316\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"499\" data-start=\"487\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e Hardcover with original dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"609\" data-start=\"316\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"553\" data-start=\"538\"\u003ePrinted in:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e Great Britain (Richard Clay, The Chaucer Press, Bungay)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"634\" data-start=\"616\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"912\" data-start=\"635\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOffered here is a \u003cspan data-end=\"678\" data-start=\"653\"\u003e1970 UK first edition\u003c\/span\u003e of \u003cspan data-end=\"705\" data-start=\"682\"\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/span\u003e, Ernest Hemingway’s posthumously published novel. This copy retains its \u003cspan data-end=\"814\" data-start=\"778\"\u003eoriginal illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring the distinctive green nautical map design associated with the book’s first appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1199\" data-start=\"914\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe novel is divided into three parts \u003cspan data-end=\"962\" data-start=\"952\"\u003eBimini\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-end=\"972\" data-start=\"964\"\u003eCuba\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan data-end=\"988\" data-start=\"978\"\u003eAt Sea \u003c\/span\u003eand follows the life of artist Thomas Hudson, moving from quiet introspection to wartime action in the Caribbean. The book is widely regarded as one of Hemingway’s most personal and emotionally revealing works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1199\" data-start=\"914\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eClean, bright pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eTight binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNo writing or markings observed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" data-end=\"1349\" data-start=\"1333\"\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNoticeable edge wear and rubbing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSome chipping and wear to corners and spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePresents well overall and is complete\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1556\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePlease review photos carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1591\" data-start=\"1563\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAbout Ernest Hemingway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1960\" data-start=\"1592\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eErnest Hemingway is one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, known for his spare prose style and powerful themes of courage, loss, and endurance. He was awarded the \u003cspan data-end=\"1822\" data-start=\"1785\"\u003eNobel Prize in Literature in 1954\u003c\/span\u003e and is best known for works such as \u003cspan data-end=\"1879\" data-start=\"1859\"\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-end=\"1901\" data-start=\"1881\"\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-end=\"1928\" data-start=\"1903\"\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan data-end=\"1959\" data-start=\"1934\"\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2188\" data-start=\"1962\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHemingway lived extensively in \u003cspan data-end=\"2030\" data-start=\"1993\"\u003eKey West, Cuba, and the Caribbean\u003c\/span\u003e, settings that deeply informed his writing. His life, marked by war reporting, adventure, and personal struggle, has become nearly as legendary as his fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"2235\" data-start=\"2195\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistory of \u003cspan data-end=\"2235\" data-start=\"2212\"\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2518\" data-start=\"2236\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-end=\"2259\" data-start=\"2236\"\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/span\u003e was \u003cspan data-end=\"2285\" data-start=\"2264\"\u003epublished in 1970\u003c\/span\u003e, nine years after Hemingway’s death, and edited from his manuscripts by his widow, \u003cspan data-end=\"2387\" data-start=\"2369\"\u003eMary Hemingway\u003c\/span\u003e. Although posthumous, the novel draws heavily from Hemingway’s own experiences in the Caribbean during the 1930s and World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2544\" data-start=\"2520\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe book is notable for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2847\" data-start=\"2545\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2643\" data-start=\"2545\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2643\" data-start=\"2547\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIts \u003cspan data-end=\"2575\" data-start=\"2551\"\u003ethree-part structure\u003c\/span\u003e, each section reflecting a different emotional and thematic phase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2725\" data-start=\"2644\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2725\" data-start=\"2646\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIts close relationship to \u003cspan data-end=\"2697\" data-start=\"2672\"\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e, both in setting and tone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2847\" data-start=\"2726\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2847\" data-start=\"2728\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOffering readers a final, expansive look at Hemingway’s lifelong themes of solitude, masculinity, love, and mortality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2992\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2992\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eWeight - 560g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2992\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eHeight - 22.3cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2992\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eWidth - 15cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2992\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eThickness - 2.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52775236862291,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_0fc4ef31-134d-4b8f-8ebf-3f7ff6e49934.jpg?v=1768306239"},{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-first-edition-set-4th-4rd-and-1st-impressions","title":"The Lord of the Rings Trilogy First Edition Set (4th, 3rd and 1st Impressions)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA complete first-edition trilogy of Tolkien’s masterpiece, in original dust jackets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComprising:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourth Impression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThird Impression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Impression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll volumes are published by George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin and represent the true first edition, being printed from the original setting of type. Each volume retains its original cloth binding and its original Tolkien-designed dust jacket featuring the iconic “Eye of Sauron” motif. All folding maps are present and correct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe books are internally clean, with light age-toning consistent with mid-1950s production. The dust jackets are original and unrestored, showing moderate wear at the extremities, light creasing, and some spine fading, but remaining complete and visually strong. The cloth boards are sound, with minor rubbing at spine ends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough later impressions, all three volumes belong to the first edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, defined bibliographically as the first setting of type published by George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin. These impressions predate later textual revisions and are highly desirable to collectors as early, authoritative printings of Tolkien’s text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRarity \u0026amp; Importance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete first-edition sets of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in original dust jackets are increasingly scarce. Many surviving copies are found without jackets or with significant restoration. This set remains entirely original and complete, preserving its historical and collectible integrity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe presence of original dust jackets—especially across all three volumes—greatly enhances both rarity and value, placing this set firmly within the upper tier of modern literary collectibles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien: Author \u0026amp; Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a philologist and professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University whose academic expertise in early languages and myth profoundly shaped his fiction. Drawing on Old English, Norse, Celtic, and Finnish traditions, Tolkien constructed a fully realized mythology of exceptional depth and coherence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published between 1954 and 1955, expanded the scope of fantasy literature and established conventions that define the genre to this day. Initially issued in relatively small print runs due to post-war constraints, the work gained stature through critical acclaim and reader devotion, eventually becoming one of the most influential literary achievements of the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original Allen \u0026amp; Unwin editions—particularly those retaining Tolkien’s own jacket designs—are regarded as the definitive collectible form of the work, representing the text and presentation as Tolkien first intended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA desirable and authentic complete first-edition set of Tolkien’s masterpiece, comprising early impressions and retaining all original dust jackets and maps. An essential cornerstone for any serious collection of modern literature, fantasy, or twentieth-century first editions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52817850335571,"sku":null,"price":6999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_6994.jpg?v=1768841161"},{"product_id":"second-edition-12th-impression-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien","title":"Second Edition, 8th Impression Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eAn original Second Edition, 8th Impression (1961) of \u003cem data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, by J. R. R. Tolkien, published by George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"841\"\u003eThis is a genuine early UK printing, confirmed by the publisher’s imprint page listing the 8th Impression (1961), with the full printing history present and intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eThe book retains its original Tolkien-designed dust jacket, featuring the iconic mountain, forest, and runic border artwork by the author himself, a highly desirable collector feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eComplete with all original illustrations and maps, including the Desolation of Smaug map and Tolkien’s internal artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003ePublication Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003eAuthor: J. 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Tolkien\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003eIllustrated by: The Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1364\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1364\"\u003ePublisher: George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003ePrinter: Unwin Brothers Ltd, Woking and London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003eEdition: Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003eImpression: 8th Impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003eYear: 1961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003eOriginal price: 12s. 6d. net\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1594\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1594\"\u003eDust jacket: Original, Tolkien-designed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003eMaps: Present and complete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003eIllustrations: Present and complete\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003eGreen cloth boards clean and bright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003eBinding firm and intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eSpine artwork clear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1840\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1840\"\u003ePages clean and well preserved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1879\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1879\"\u003eNo inscriptions or ownership marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003eNo loose pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003eMaps and illustrations intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eCorrect original Tolkien artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003eGeneral age-related wear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2081\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2081\"\u003eEdge chipping and tears\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eSpine splits and creasing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003eOld internal tape repairs to flaps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003eSmall losses at folds and edges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Tolkien and the Hobbit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2678\"\u003eThe Hobbit was first published in 1937, marking the literary debut of Middle-earth and the beginning of one of the most influential mythologies in modern literature. Tolkien initially wrote the story as a children’s tale for his own family, but its depth, linguistic richness, and mythic structure quickly distinguished it from contemporary fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2897\"\u003eThe success of The Hobbit directly led to the creation of The Lord of the Rings, transforming Tolkien from a university professor of philology into one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"3178\"\u003eThe Second Edition (1951) introduced Tolkien’s first major textual revisions, aligning the story more closely with the emerging legendarium of Middle-earth. These post-1951 editions represent the canonical version of the text as integrated into Tolkien’s wider mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3547\"\u003eThe 1961 8th Impression belongs to the early post-war Tolkien publishing era, a period when Tolkien’s readership expanded rapidly in the UK and internationally, prior to the mass-market paperback boom. Books from this period remain highly collectible as early authentic Allen \u0026amp; Unwin printings, produced before Tolkien became a global cultural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3755\"\u003eThe dust jacket artwork, designed by Tolkien himself, is considered one of the most iconic pieces of fantasy book design in literary history, making original jackets especially desirable among collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3755\"\u003eCollection Details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"4061\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3816\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3816\"\u003eGenuine early UK printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3855\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3819\" data-end=\"3855\"\u003eOriginal Allen \u0026amp; Unwin publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3856\" data-end=\"3897\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3897\"\u003eOriginal Tolkien-designed dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3945\" data-end=\"3980\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3947\" data-end=\"3980\"\u003eComplete maps and illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3981\" data-end=\"4015\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"4015\"\u003eVerified printing history page\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4016\" data-end=\"4061\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4018\" data-end=\"4061\"\u003eHighly collectible Tolkien period edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52858646036819,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7020.jpg?v=1769115135"},{"product_id":"imperial-dictionary-english-technological-and-scientific","title":"Imperial Dictionary: English, Technological, and Scientific","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"70mjp9\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"77\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eComplete Three-Volume Victorian Reference Set by John Ogilvie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOffered here is a complete three-volume set of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eThe Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and Scientific\u003c\/span\u003e, edited by John Ogilvie, LL.D., and published by Blackie \u0026amp; Son of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"382\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis set consists of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"477\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e2hqso\" data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"413\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eVolume I (A–Izz)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 1854\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"efdo1i\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"446\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eVolume II (Jac–Zyt)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 1854\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b1cefb\" data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"477\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"470\"\u003eSupplement Volume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"648\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eProfusely illustrated throughout with thousands of wood engravings and several full-page plates, including an impressive engraved reproduction of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"647\"\u003eThe School of Athens\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"669\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePublished at the height of the Victorian Industrial Revolution,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eThe Imperial Dictionary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas among the most ambitious English-language reference works of its era. Based upon Webster's Dictionary but extensively enlarged and revised, it incorporated thousands of additional entries drawn from the rapidly expanding worlds of science, engineering, industry, medicine, natural history, literature, and the arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eUnlike many earlier dictionaries, Ogilvie's work was heavily illustrated, making it both a scholarly reference and a visual encyclopaedia of nineteenth-century knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1407\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis complete set includes the desirable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eSupplement Volume\u003c\/span\u003e, which contains extensive additions and revisions not included in the original two volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe years 1854\/1855 were a remarkable moment in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThese volumes were published during the reign of Queen Victoria, when Britain stood at the centre of a rapidly industrializing world. Railways were transforming travel and commerce, steamships connected continents, telegraph lines carried messages across nations in minutes rather than weeks, and scientific discoveries were reshaping how people understood the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWhen these books appeared:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i09nye\" data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"1936\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Crimean War was underway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i7jwgn\" data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"1980\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe American Civil War had not yet begun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"guooh4\" data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe telephone, electric light bulb, automobile, and airplane had not yet been invented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"m0q7in\" data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCharles Darwin's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas still several years from publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y83vwa\" data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Oxford English Dictionary did not yet exist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe dictionary therefore captures a fascinating snapshot of mid-nineteenth-century knowledge at a time when technology and science were advancing at an unprecedented pace. Many terms included here represented the cutting edge of Victorian engineering, medicine, natural history, and industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2681\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFor collectors of Victorian books, industrial history, scientific literature, and the history of the English language, this set represents an important landmark reference work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1d7mrtu\" data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2699\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"3010\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jecv3c\" data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2728\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eComplete three-volume set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1va3bqa\" data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2750\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePublished 1854-1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"182mqoi\" data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2782\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEdited by John Ogilvie, LL.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14kxbbx\" data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"2825\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThousands of wood-engraved illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g9ztiq\" data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2853\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFull-page engraved plates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16caov7\" data-start=\"2854\" data-end=\"2902\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExtensive technical and scientific terminology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s66kba\" data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2930\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSupplement volume present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"e17nuo\" data-start=\"2931\" data-end=\"2971\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAttractive nineteenth-century bindings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"p2ztix\" data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"3010\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExcellent decorative library display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3029\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1st2dmn\" data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3135\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe binding does not seem to be original. But likely from the early 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1st2dmn\" data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3135\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBindings remain sound and attractive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"25hpgv\" data-start=\"3136\" data-end=\"3184\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eInterior pages are generally clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jeuppk\" data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3224\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIllustrations and plates are present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xcimaa\" data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3334\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExpected age-related wear, rubbing, toning, and minor imperfections consistent with nineteenth-century use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"aadbg2\" data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePlease examine photographs carefully as they form part of the description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3439\" data-end=\"3484\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis set would make an excellent addition to:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3698\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1yqsqtj\" data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3516\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAntiquarian book collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2nv4pu\" data-start=\"3517\" data-end=\"3538\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eVictorian libraries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qmqaxq\" data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3587\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eScientific and engineering history collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p57t9x\" data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3627\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eLexicography and language collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q972wz\" data-start=\"3628\" data-end=\"3662\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDecorative libraries and studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"w1vaf8\" data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3698\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAcademic institutions and museums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (All three):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 6.65KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 27cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 20.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness - 19cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53952659554643,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7843.jpg?v=1780933336"},{"product_id":"1846-grays-elegy-bound-by-owen-jones","title":"1846 Gray's Elegy Bound by Owen Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eA highly desirable example of one of the finest Victorian illuminated books, designed throughout by the celebrated designer Owen Jones. This first edition is bound in its original full-relief embossed leather binding, with elaborate Gothic and foliate decoration to both boards and spine. The text of Gray's immortal poem is presented across richly decorated chromolithographic pages inspired by medieval manuscript illumination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume retains its striking original binding and displays the extraordinary decorative vision that established Owen Jones as one of the most influential designers of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eFirst Edition, 1846\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003ePublished by Longman \u0026amp; Co., London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eIlluminated and designed by Owen Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal full-relief embossed leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThirty-two thick card leaves with chromolithographic decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eElaborate Gothic lettering, ornamental initials, and gilt highlights throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eLarge octavo format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eComplete decorative program including illuminated text pages and ornamental initials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eA well-preserved collector's copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe original embossed leather binding remains sound and attractive, with crisp decorative detail throughout. Boards are firmly attached. Some rubbing and wear are present at the corners and spine extremities, consistent with age and handling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eInternally, the chromolithographic decorations remain bright and attractive. Scattered foxing is present throughout, as commonly encountered in nineteenth-century illustrated books. No major tears, detached leaves, or significant structural issues observed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eOverall a handsome and highly displayable example of this landmark Victorian book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eAbout Owen Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eOwen Jones was among the most influential designers, architects, and design theorists of the Victorian era. Best known for his masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/span\u003e, Jones helped shape nineteenth-century taste through his study of historical and global decorative traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eHis work drew inspiration from medieval manuscripts, Islamic architecture, Renaissance ornament, and Gothic design. Jones believed that ornament should be governed by underlying principles of harmony, geometry, and colour, ideas that profoundly influenced the Arts and Crafts Movement, Aesthetic Movement, and later design reform movements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eHis illuminated books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGray's Elegy\u003c\/span\u003e, represent some of the earliest and most successful attempts to unite typography, illustration, colour printing, and bookbinding into a single artistic achievement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Production of the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe original binding is a remarkable example of mid-nineteenth-century decorative book production. The leather covers were embossed using specially engraved metal dies that impressed the intricate foliate and Gothic designs deeply into the leather under pressure. The resulting relief decoration creates a sculptural surface rarely seen in modern bindings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe cover design forms part of Owen Jones's complete artistic conception of the volume, with the exterior ornament echoing the Gothic motifs found throughout the interior pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eChromolithographic Printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe interior leaves were produced using the relatively new process of chromolithography, one of the most technically demanding colour-printing methods of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eEach colour was printed separately from its own prepared lithographic stone, requiring meticulous registration to ensure perfect alignment. Gold, black, red, blue, green, and other decorative elements were often printed through multiple successive impressions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe result was a richly coloured page capable of imitating the appearance of medieval illuminated manuscripts while being reproducible in printed form. Jones was among the pioneers who demonstrated the artistic potential of chromolithography and helped establish it as one of the defining printing technologies of the Victorian age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe heavy card leaves used in this edition were specifically chosen to support the rich printing and preserve the vibrancy of the colours and metallic ornament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eAll Chromolithographed pages present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eGilt still strong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eRelivo binding still strong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eFoxing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eSlight staining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eSlight wearing on the covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eSmall chips can be found on the corners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eMissing page with printer's\/publishers information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 630g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 26cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 18cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness - 2.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022327009619,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7895.jpg?v=1781717406"},{"product_id":"share-j-r-r-tolkien-the-lord-of-the-rings-2nd-ed-1st-3rd-and-4th-impressions","title":"Share J.R.R. 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Tolkien, published by George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"piovgl\" data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003eVolumes Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ryxuy2\" data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ykxwut\" data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ql9e8w\" data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"17ps2pq\" data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eEdition Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003eAll volumes are from Tolkien's revised Second Edition text published by George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1772\"\u003ePrinting history as found in the books:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1949\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v4y6vh\" data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003eFellowship of the Ring - Second Edition (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6nuz1d\" data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1881\"\u003eThe Two Towers - Second Edition, Third Impression (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f9eh44\" data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1949\"\u003eThe Return of the King - Second Edition, Fourth Impression (1969)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19zqy0x\" data-start=\"1951\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jdpj98\" data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eOriginal publisher's dust jackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1slcuk\" data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2030\"\u003eOriginal red cloth bindings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12e73ou\" data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003eFold-out maps present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z0jscx\" data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eOriginal UK jacket prices present and not clipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"iwze7z\" data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003ePublished by Tolkien's original British publisher, George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2195\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003ePlease review all photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eBooks remain complete and readable but show substantial age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2342\"\u003eNotable condition issues include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"192kh2m\" data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2368\"\u003eHeavy dust jacket wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z86825\" data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2406\"\u003eChipping and losses to jacket edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eh5wz2\" data-start=\"2407\" data-end=\"2438\"\u003eTears and creasing to jackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ax81yj\" data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003eSignificant loss at the upper spine of Fellowship jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7ymgcn\" data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2530\"\u003eGeneral shelf wear and rubbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sai8l4\" data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2578\"\u003eBinding crack\/split visible in The Two Towers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1nf3g1m\" data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003eAge toning and handling wear consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eMaps are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eDimensions (For all three books):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eWeight - 1.8kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eHeight - 23cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eWidth - 14.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2648\"\u003eThickness - 3.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54187800985939,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7878_aa6085c2-de36-4176-8e18-534f2d234ef7.jpg?v=1783082893"},{"product_id":"the-new-royal-cyclopaedia-and-encyclopaedia-c-1790s","title":"The New Royal Cyclopaedia and Encyclopaedia C. 1790s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1157\"\u003eAn exceptional and increasingly scarce complete three-volume folio edition of George Selby Howard's New Royal Cyclopaedia, one of the great encyclopaedic works produced during Britain's Age of Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003ePublished by the renowned London bookseller Alex Hogg at No. 16 Paternoster Row, this monumental work sought to gather the entirety of contemporary human knowledge into one comprehensive reference. 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Rather than relying solely on tradition, philosophers, scientists, and inventors sought to catalogue and explain the natural world through careful study and experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2876\"\u003eWhen this encyclopaedia was first issued:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"3342\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10waypy\" data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2943\"\u003eThe United States Constitution had only recently been ratified.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s2fve\" data-start=\"2944\" data-end=\"2987\"\u003eThe French Revolution was on the horizon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ks3wpj\" data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3080\"\u003eJames Watt's improvements to the steam engine were accelerating the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sr65u7\" data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3172\"\u003eCaptain James Cook's voyages had dramatically expanded European knowledge of the Pacific.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ul8500\" data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3248\"\u003eBenjamin Franklin's discoveries in electricity were transforming science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xzzoyb\" data-start=\"3249\" data-end=\"3342\"\u003eAdvances in chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier were laying the foundations of modern chemistry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3344\" data-end=\"3630\"\u003eReference works such as Howard's New Royal Cyclopaedia were intended to preserve and distribute this expanding body of knowledge. They became indispensable resources for universities, physicians, engineers, architects, merchants, clergymen, and educated households throughout Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3769\"\u003eLong before the internet, or even electricity, works like this represented humanity's attempt to gather all known knowledge into one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3776\" data-end=\"3788\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"xrlm7o\" data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"3882\"\u003eBindings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"4107\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cd5p80\" data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"3903\"\u003eFull calf leather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1se7lkr\" data-start=\"3904\" data-end=\"3924\"\u003eRaised spine bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"srpo34\" data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"3961\"\u003eOriginal gilt leather spine labels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lgygjx\" data-start=\"3962\" data-end=\"3988\"\u003eDecorative blind tooling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wjbc6b\" data-start=\"3989\" data-end=\"4014\"\u003eHonest age-related wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cge48b\" data-start=\"4015\" data-end=\"4053\"\u003eLeather loss at head caps and corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rbniue\" data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4086\"\u003eScattered rubbing and scuffing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1y6h65f\" data-start=\"4087\" data-end=\"4107\"\u003eStructurally sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"18f30mu\" data-start=\"4109\" data-end=\"4121\"\u003eInterior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4123\" data-end=\"4399\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v2tpya\" data-start=\"4123\" data-end=\"4155\"\u003ePages remain remarkably bright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jzwl0v\" data-start=\"4156\" data-end=\"4190\"\u003eStrong, dark printing throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wu1x8x\" data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4223\"\u003eBeautiful engraved title pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6t0z79\" data-start=\"4224\" data-end=\"4257\"\u003eFolding engraved plates present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"al8br8\" data-start=\"4258\" data-end=\"4296\"\u003eLight expected foxing and age toning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19errvz\" data-start=\"4297\" data-end=\"4321\"\u003eWide untrimmed margins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eDimensions (Of all 3 volumes together):\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eWeight - 12.57KG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eHeight - 44cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eWidth - 28cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eThickness - 19cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54203053113683,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8072.jpg?v=1783180837"},{"product_id":"1895-don-quixote-4-4-vol-1st-brangwyn-edition","title":"1895 Don Quixote, 4\/4 Vol 1st Brangwyn Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffered is a beautiful complete four-volume set of \u003cspan data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eThe History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"481\"\u003eMiguel de Cervantes\u003c\/span\u003e, translated by \u003cspan data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"515\"\u003eThomas Shelton\u003c\/span\u003e, published by \u003cspan data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eGibbings \u0026amp; Co., London\u003c\/span\u003e, with J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, \u003cspan data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"607\"\u003e1895\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis is the celebrated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"671\"\u003eFrank Brangwyn illustrated edition\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring an introduction by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"728\"\u003eJustin Huntly McCarthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand decorative Arts \u0026amp; Crafts bindings. The colophon states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"876\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"876\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\"Fifteen Hundred Copies printed by Morrison and Gibb Ltd., December 31st, 1895.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eA handsome Victorian edition and one of the most attractive illustrated editions of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproduced during the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"5ufj0k\" data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra \u003c\/span\u003eis widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in world literature and is often called the father of the modern novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHis life was as remarkable as his fiction. Cervantes served as a soldier in the Spanish navy and fought in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003eBattle of Lepanto\u003c\/span\u003e, where he was severely wounded, permanently losing the use of his left hand. On his return to Spain, he was captured by Barbary pirates and spent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003efive years in captivity in Algiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore being ransomed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDrawing upon a lifetime of hardship, adventure, and keen observation of human nature, Cervantes published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein two parts. The novel transformed literature by combining satire, humour, psychological depth, and realism, influencing generations of writers from Henry Fielding and Charles Dickens to Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mark Twain, and James Joyce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eToday,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis considered one of the greatest novels ever written and remains one of the most translated and widely read works in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"1ltiy0q\" data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"200\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFrank Brangwyn:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the defining features of this edition is its illustrations by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"293\"\u003eSir Frank Brangwyn\u003c\/span\u003e, one of Britain's most celebrated artists and designers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Belgium to British parents, Brangwyn established an international reputation as a painter, printmaker, muralist, architect, and book illustrator. His bold compositions, dramatic use of light, and energetic style earned him commissions throughout Europe and the United States, and his works are now represented in major museums around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"wa7tsq\" data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2114\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAbout This Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"au9az6\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePublished in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003e1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qe1s5v\" data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eComplete in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003efour volumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f3pwxp\" data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2222\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal publisher's decorated red cloth bindings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1m2x103\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eFrank Brangwyn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1h7vx9h\" data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIntroduction by Justin Huntly McCarthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"oiwy3w\" data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2370\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThomas Shelton's historic English translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rzg8g0\" data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2404\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted by Morrison \u0026amp; 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