Sutcliffe Bound (4 results)

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. From The Royal Library Series, Essays by Augustine Birrell, finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. (illustrator). Royal Library Edition. Octavo, v, [1], 294pp. Full red morocco, title in gilt on front cover with gilt trim. Five raised bands, title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine, gilt-embellished compartments. Top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London, with imprint on verso of free endpaper. Dated 1912, with no additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to edges of binding, internally fine. Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) was a British Liberal politician and writer who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, during which he faced significant criticism for his handling of the Easter Rising. He was also known for his literary work and essays, contributing to the intellectual and political discourse of his time.

Full leather. Condition: Very good. Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, with a preface by Austin Dobson and illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London. (illustrator). Later Impression. Small octavo, xxxiv, [2], 305pp. Full red calf, double gilt-ruled border on covers with florets at corners, title stamped in gilt on front cover. Title in gilt over black morocco spine label, five raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, decorative gilt turn-ins. Solid text block, slight bow to front cover. Sunning and wear to spine and front joint. A bright example with numerous illustrations throughout.

Henry Frowde London 1893. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. Gilt decorated blue morocco, raised bands, textured end papers, gilt edges, notes, 878pp. Edge of fore spine worn, foxing, front and rear blanks o/w very good. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

Hard Cover. First Edition. (Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas 1864). First UK Edition. xix, 484 pages. 7 plates including frontispiece, illustrated title page with some colour. Some foxing, particularly to the early pages of the book and to the illustrations otherwise clean internally. This copy has been exquisitely rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full brown morocco with 5 raised bands to the spine, title, author and decorations in gilt to the spine. Gilt vignette of an elephant's head to the front board. Gilt border to both the front and rear boards. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. The binding is signed Sangorski & Sutcliffe to the bottom edge of the front paste-down. Slight discolouration to the left hand edge of the front board otherwise a fine binding. NB: this is a rebind of the first edition from 1864. This book would grace any library of fine travel books. Sangorski & Sutcliffe are the Rolls Royce of Bookbinding and are widely considered to be one of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century. Photographs/scans available upon request.