Edited by Peter Cunningham (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. HARDBACKS blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine blind embossed decorative rule and device on front covers engraved vignette half-title in each Vol. pages: 487; 447 140mm x 222mm (5.5 x 8.75") ex-academic library with usual plates and stamps faint label marks on spines heads tail and corners lightly bumped and rubbed covers worn otherwise a good half-set. This is a heavy item and may incur additional postage 0.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition hardback, with black linen and gold lettering to the spine. Foxing to page edges, shelf wear to top edge of book; insect eats to dust jacket turnback, top of dust jacket, and sunned to dust jacket spine. 409pp, fold-out map at the back of the book. Colour frontis, with b/w plates. By far, the best account of life and manners in the thriving Australia of the 1820s. …

hardback, small 8vo, 284pp, frontispiece, pages browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, rubbed, spine lettering dull, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound blue boards with some foxing to end papers. Some handling wear to spine hinges and edges. Volume two only from set of four.

Hardcover. 1903, reprint of 1892 edition, hb, 8vo, 224pp, illust, gilt-dec cloth, faded, internally vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. A very good copy in red cloth with maroon spine and paper title label. Top edge gilt. Pp.xii,236. 14 illustrations + Nell Gwynn's horoscope. A nice copy.

Full Leather. Condition: Good. Volume 1 only, beautifully bound, front spine cracked - now in milar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, third edition, pp, xiii, 199, well illustrated, gilt titled decorated pale blue cloth, pictorial unclipped dust jacket which has two small tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. FIRST VOLUME ONLY. Boston: Little, Brown and Company (1854). XII+458 pages. Frontispiece, Medallion on the Title page. NearFine Hardcover, no dj. Half leather binding, no dj. DarkTan spine and corners, Marbled boards, edges and endpapers, Gilt spine title with elaborated stamping. Light rubbing to the cover. Signature of the same person on the endpaper and on the title page otherwise clean. Strong tight binding, smooth edges. 8.5"x5.5"x1.3". be32x.…

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good+. Very handsome 9 volume set bound in brown leather with gilt and simple tooled borders. Spines have raised bands, elaborate gilt decoration and two labels, one red and one black. The endpapers and paper edges are marbled. Engraved plates. 1" split at top back hinge of Vol. 1. Very light rubbing on some volumes. Owner bookplates in each volume. Beautiful! Additional shipping required due to weight. Please inquire before ordering.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London: Richard Bentley, 1891, Later Edition, in nine volumes complete. Hatchards half morocco leather binding, with gilt decorated spines in an art deco style, gilt titles, top page edges darkened gilt, others tanned, coarse grained morocco and cloth covered boars, marbled end papers, text blocks tight, pages tanned with some foxing to the plates. Comprising the following: Vol I - clxi, [i], 415pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol II - xv, [iii], 512pp, with 6 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol III - xix, [iii], 512pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol IV - xxi, [iii], 512pp, with 6 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol V - xvi, [ii], 512pp, with 6 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VI - xxiv, [ii], 510pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VII - xxvi, [ii], 512pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VIII - xviii, [ii], 576pp, with 6 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol IX - xxv, [iii], 623pp, with 6 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Provenance: from the library of Herbert Spender Clay with his bookplate to the front of each volume paste down and with blind stamped ownership of Marci J. Lowe Coll, de Balliolo in Oxonia to the front free end paper. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall (22.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine - very good condition - gilt titles, gilt frames in an art deco style, structurally strong and sound, small nicks, marks and scratches. Joints - very good condition - gently rubbed. Corners - very good condition - gently bumped and worn. Boards - very good condition - coarse grained morocco and cloth covered boards, minor marks and wear. Page edges - good condition - top edge darkened gilt, others tanned, ding to the top edge of Vol II. Binding - good condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges - good condition - sound, some straining to the gutter of Vol I at the title. Paste downs - good condition - marbled with bookplate. End papers - good condition - marbled, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title - good condition - tanned with foxing from the portraits. Pages - good condition - tanned with some foxing and offsetting from the portraits, minor marks, minor creasing to the top of pages 195 to 258. See photos. …

3/4 Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. 4 volumes complete, 3/4 leather with marbled paper on boards, some scuffing on the leather and the paper, marbled edges, 4 good solid copies.

Hardback. First Edition Thus. A beautifully bound four volume set uniformly bound in half leather with marble paper covered boards The binding is generally in good condition with just a little sunning and surface wear to the spines The rear board on volume one is detached while the top of the spine on volume four is a little chipped Bright gilt coat of arms to the front of each volume and bright gilt titles to the spines Top edge gilt Marble endpapers Exlibris label to the front paste down The contents are generally very clean with just the occasional foxing throughout Overall a good setnbsp. book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good 8 VOLUME SET of hardcover. No DJ's VOLUMES 3-10.(1 AND 2 MISSING). The Turk's Head edition of the works of Oliver Goldsmith which is limited to 1000 numbered sets, of which this is number 865. With 80 photogravures from original designs by frederick simpson coburn. Pages are clean and unmarked. Gilt top page edges. Covers (red cloth with paper labels) show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Bindings tight, hinges strong except vol.7. binding loosening slightly but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, As Issued. Later Edition. With sixty-four steel engravings. Nine volumes in publisher's black cloth, gilt decoration front boards of the Walpole crest, with motto "Fai Quae Sentiat", top edges gilt. Near Fine, the usual slight toning at end papers, a few corners mildly bumped, period small bookseller's label rear past downs. A quite handsome set. Due to weight and volume, will require additional postage fro priority and international orders- please inquire before ordering. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Four volumes. Hardcovers, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt tooled with inner gilt dentelles. Light edge-wear with minor loss of gilt on two volumes. Text blocks a bit wavy and toned; a few edges roughly cut.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good+ full leather set of four volumes. Bound in dark green leather with five raised bands on the spines. There is wear to the spine ends and corner tips on all volumes. Beautiful marbled endpapers and page edges. There is a gift inscription on the first blank endpaper in volume one. Text is very clean and all bindings are tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Full Brown Calf. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket as Published. 1857/1859, nine volumes, 41 engraved plates, full contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear to joints, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Charles, Viscount Eversley of Heckfield in the County of Southampton. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 Inches. Letters. …

Four Volumes. Vols. I and II are 1854 first printings, vols. III and IV 1878 reprints; presenting as a uniform set. Handsomely bound by Riviere & Son in full polished calf. The boards double-ruled in gilt with corner devices; the spines with five raised bands, the compartments finely decorated in gilt, as are board edges and inner dentelles. Top edge gilt, endpapers marbled. Frontispiece engravings to each volume all with tissue-guards, Vol. IV with an additional frontispiece illustration of Goldsmith's memorial at Westminster Abbey. A fine set, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean and bright, without marks or spotting. Small bookseller's label to the lower edge of the front pastedown of Vol. I. There are a few surface marks to the boards, the upper portion of the front panel of Vol. IV is a little faded. A beautiful set. Peter Cunningham's 1854 edition of Goldsmith's Works was the first to take full account of the author's own corrections and attempt to present the texts as the author left them. In his preface, Cunningham discusses the merits and problems of earlier, less comprehensive, editions of Goldsmith's writings, notably those of 1801 (containing Thomas Percy's Life of Goldsmith) and Sir James Prior's 1837 edition. (Arthur Friedman, 'Goldsmith', The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, [Cambridge: 1969], pp. 1191-1210). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Bickers & Son, 1880, First Cunningham Edition, [Bohn s English Gentleman s Library] in nine volumes complete. Full polished calf leather binding, with gilt decorated spines, gilt titles to twin leather brown and green labels, inner blind stamped dentelles, top page edges darkened, all marbled. Darkening to the top of Vol IV (rubbing to the top) and some variable toning to the attractive spine. Comprising the following: Vol I clv, [i], 415pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol II xv, [i], 512pp, with 4 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol III xix, [i], 512pp, with 4 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol IV xxi, [iii], 512pp, with 4 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol V xvi, [ii], 512pp, with 4 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VI xxiv, 510pp, with 3 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VII xxvi, [ii], 512pp, with 4 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol VIII xviii, 576pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Vol IX xlv, [iii], 623pp, with 5 portrait illustrations including the frontispiece. Provenance: from Lord de Rothschild s library with the Halton, Bucks bookplate to the front of each volume. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall (22cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to twin labels, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, rubbed and darkened to the top of Vol IV and darkened in parts to the other volumes, structurally strong and sound. Joints very good condition gently rubbed. Corners very good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards very good condition polished calf, gently marked and scratched. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, all marbled. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled with blind stamped dentelles. End papers good condition marbled, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with offsetting from the portraits. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing and offsetting from the portraits, minor marks. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1880 Binding: Hardback.…

Full Calf. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 22.5 by 15 cm. Rubbing along outer joints, and some light abrasions here and there on the leather. Interiors generally clean and tight.