1. [Byron, Lord George Gordon] Marchand, Leslie A.

Byron’s Letters and Journals 1798-1824. Volume I – In My Hot Youth 1798-1810; Volume II – Famous in My Time 1810-1812; Volume III – Alas! The Love of Women 1813-1814; Volume IV – Wedlock’s the Devil 1814-1815; Volume V – So Late into the Night 1816-1817; Volume VI – The Flesh is Frail; Volume VII – Between Two Worlds 1820; Volume VIII – Born for Opposition 1821; Volume IX – In the Wind’s Eye 1821-1822; Volume X – A Heart for Every Fate 1822-1823; Volume XI – For Freedom’s Battle 1823-1824; Volume XII – The Trouble of an Index.

Cambridge, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1973-1982. 8°. c. 3000 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjackets in protective collector’s mylar. 12 volumes (complete). The dustjackets slightly worn but unclipped. Pages 148 – 156 of volume 1 with very few small stains. Else near Fine or better condition.

2. [Doyle, Arthur Conan] / Newnes, George.

The Strand Magazine – 23 Volumes in total. With first printings of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” in Volumes III, IV, V, XII and XIII. [Volumes I, II and VI missing] Of the missing Volumes only Volume II and VI contained Stories of Doyle].

First Edition. 23 Volumes (of 26). London, George Newnes, 1892-1903. 8°. c. 13500 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. All bindings firm !

3. Sinclair, John.

The Statistical Account of Scotland. Drawn up from the Communications of the ministers of the Different Parishes. Collection of five Volumes including Volumes 7 (1793), 8 (1793), 10 (1794), 11 (1794) and 19 (1797). Including the County of Fife, County of Ayr, Syno of Glasgow etc.

Original Edition. 5 Volumes. Edinburgh, William Creech, 1793 – 1797. Octavo. Collation: Volume 7: VI, 625 pages / Volume 8: (3), 650 pages / Volume 10: VIII, 637 pages / Volume 11: (4), 627 pages / Volume 19: VI, 631 pages. Illustrated with maps and illustrations ! Modern Hardcover (half cloth with marbled-paper covered boards. New endpapers. Excellent recent Masterbindings). Excellent condition of all five Volumes. Paper and illustrations in wonderful condition.

4. Sainati, Augusto.

Le Opere degli Scrittori Italiani. Volume Primo: Secoli XIII – XV. / Volume Secondo: Secoli XVI – XVIII. / Volume Terzo: Secoli XIX – XX. Edizione completamente Rifatta del Manuale di P. Carli e A. Sainati.

Quarta Ristampa. Three Volumes (complete). Firenze (Florenz), Publishers: Felice le Monnier, 1970. 8°. 1167 / 1459 / 1616 Pages. Original Hardcover-Volumes (titled, illustrated). Italian Edition. No Markings in the Text! No Underlinings! No Owner-Notation! The Volumes are in near fine condition with minor bumps to the corners.

5. Meijer, Bernhard / Leche, V. / Nyström, J.F. / Warburg, K. / Westrin, J.T.

Nordisk Familjebok. [Uggleupplagan / Owl Edition with Art Nouveau Binding] – Konversationslexikon och Realencyklopedi. Ny, reviderad och rikt illustrerad Upplaga.

33 Volumes plus 5 Volumes Supplement (38 Volumes in Total). Stockholm, Nordisk Familjebok Förlags Aktiebolag, 1904-1926. Large Octavo. c. 45000 columns with illustrations, photographs and also wonderful colour-illustrations. Original Hardcover in the rare art-nouveau owl-binding. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Volumes 1 – 37 in excellent condition with some minor injury to one upper hinge only. Some very few Volumes with some staining to the boards but the interior all very clean and fresh. Volume 5 of the Supplements (Volume 38 overall) needs to be repaired by a bookbinder (Spine broken).

6. May, Karl.

Werke in 74 Bänden.

Herrsching, Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft, 1983. Octak. ca. 23000 Seiten. Original Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand. [Internationaler Versand der Sammlung per UPS Kurier (Express Saver innerhalb von 3-5 Tagen) ist im Preis enthalten].

7. Mann, Thomas / [Provenance: Falk Simon (Collector)].

Collection of nine (9) important publications by Thomas Mann in the swedish language. All editions in this collection are Translations from german into the swedish language, done by eminent swedish poets, writers and translators like Anders Oesterling (Österling), Anna Lamberg Wahlin and Walborg Hedberg. The collection has been beautifully rebound for swedish Bibliophile and Collector of antique Silver, “Falk Simon”, and most of the original wrappers and artwork to wrappers, has been preserved. The Exlibris of “Falk Simon” is to be found in each Volume (except “Buddenbrooks”, which has only one Exlibris) / Included are: 1. “Lille Herr Friedemann” – Stockholm, Billows, 1929. Översättning av J.G.S. / 2. “Huset Buddenbrook” – Historien om en Familjs Förfall I-II. Första Delen & Andra Delen. (Bonniers, 1937) – Översättning av Walborg Hedberg. / 3. “Underbarnet” – Översättning fran Tyskan av Karin Allardt (Stockholm, Bonniers, 1920) [Includes: Underbarnet / Tunga Timmar / Hos Profeten / En skimrande episod / Huru Jappe och Do Escobar pryglade upp varandra / Besvikelse / Tobias Mindernickel] / 4. Tonio Kröger – Översättning av Walborg Hedberg (Stockholm, Wahlstroem & Widstrand, 1922) / 5. Hans Kunglig Höghet – Översättning av Walborg Hedberg (Stockholm, Bonniers, 1910) – Name of preowner “Alfhild Söderlund – 1911” on titlepage / 6. Ockulta Upplevelser – Översättning av Anna Lamberg Wahlin / 7. Mario och Trollkarlen – Tre Noveller av Thomas Mann – Till Svenska af Anna Lamberg Wahlin (Stockholm, Bonniers, 1930) / 8. Lotte i Weimar – Roman – Översättning av Nils Holmberg (Stockholm, Bonniers, 1946) / 9. De Ombytta Huvudena – En Indisk Legend – Översättning av Anders Österling /

Stockholm,, Bonniers and others, 1910 – 1946. Octavo. More than 1800 pages. Hardcover / Decorative half leather with marbled-paper-covered-boards. With Exlibris of Falk Simon. Overall in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Rare set !

8. Keller, Gottfried.

Der grüne Heinrich. Roman von Gottfried Keller. Nach der ersten Fallung von 1854-55. In vier Bänden.

Stuttgart / Berlin, J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1913. 16 cm x 21 cm. 4 Bände – 179, 206, 163, 222 Seiten. Hardcover / Blindgepraegtes Ganzleder mit Buchschmuck nach F. W. Kleukens / Kopfgoldschnitt. Nr. 540 von 1250 Exemplaren einer limitierten Ausgabe auf van Geldern-Bütten. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen, äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren (minimal berieben und bestossen). Die Ausgabe in dieser Erhaltung selten.

9. Addison, Joseph / Steele, Richard.

The Spectator [This is the Rare Dublin Edition with Bookseller-Label of T. Connolly (Dublin)]. [With Frontispiece – Illustrations by Pierre-Alexandre Aveline, Jacques Philippe de Bas and Francis Hayman].

8 Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for W.Wilson, 1778. Small Octavo. Volume I: Frontispiece, VI, 325 pages plus 14 unnumbered pages of an Index (includes the notable essay “Inkle and Yarico” (Spectator 11) / Volume II: Frontispiece, IV, 336 pages plus 6 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume III: Frontispiece, IV, 314 pages plus 10 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume IV: Frontispiece, VI, 303 pages plus 9 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume V: Frontispiece, III, 301 pages plus 11 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume VI: IV, Frontispiece, 305 pages plus 19 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume VII: Frontispiece, V, 333 pages plus 9 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume VIII: Frontispiece, VIII, 300 pages plus 12 unnumbered pages of an Index [includes the Bookseller’s copyright-warning to the Reader that “no other Papers which have appeared under title of Spectator, since the closing of this eighth Volume, were written by any of those Gentlemen who had a hand in this or the former Volumes”. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather. All Volumes firm and with some stronger rubbing (no broken spines or weak hinges). Binding of all eight Volumes look overall poor, with spinelabels missing or broken. Interior in excellent condition with some occasion faded dampstains but overall no browning and all the frontispieces in place. The Dublin Edition comes rarely to the market !

10. Dickens, Charles.

The Major Works – Unabridged Cambridge Scholars Classic Texts Edition [The Major Works of Charles Dickens in 29 Volumes].

29 Volumes. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. Octavo. c.5000 pages in 29 Volumes. Original Softcover / Paperback Edition. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. All the texts have been newly typeset for this edition.

11. Lewis, Sinclair.

Fantastic Set of Sinclair Lewis’ Works which were published within the Library of America. [Both Volumes Books in “As New Condition” with Mylar applied]. Included are: I. Main Street – Babbitt (LOA Volume 59) / II. Arrowsmith – Elmer Gantry – Dodsworth (LOA Volume 133).

Mixed Editions (One in First and on in later printings). Two Volumes (complete set). [New York], The Library of America, c.1992-2002. Octavo. 2200 pages of Lewis. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with all Volumes’ dustjackets expertly placed in Mylar.

12. Froude, James Anthony.

History of England – From the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth and To the Defeat of the Spanish Armada [12 Volumes – Complete set].

[Reprinted from the edition of 1862-1870, London]. New York, AMS Press, 1969. Octavo. Volume I: Reign of Henry The Eight (489 pages), Volume II: Reign of Henry The Eight (544 pages), Volume III: Reign of Henry The Eight (535 pages), Volume IV: Reign of Henry The Eight (557 pages), Volume V: Reign of Edward VI (515 pages), Volume VI: Queen Jane and Queen Mary (568 pages), Volume VII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part I (541 pages), Volume VIII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part II (483 pages), Volume IX: Reign of Elizabeth – Part III (595 pages), Volume X: Reign of Elizabeth – Part IV (563 pages), Volume XI: Reign of Elizabeth – Part V (671 pages), Volume XII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part VI (634 pages). Hardcover / Original grey publisher’s cloth. Unusually excellent, nearly unused condition with only minor signs of wear.

13. Andersen, Hans Christian.

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales [Illustrated]. Edited by Svend Larsen (Director of Hans Andersen Museum, Oldesloe). Translated from the original Danish text by R.P.Keigwin. Illustrated by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Froelich, reproduced from the original drawings in the Andersen Museum at Odense. With an Introduction by Elias Bredsdorff.

Four Volumes (complete set). Odense, Flensted, 1961. Duodecimo (9.7 cm wide x 14.2 cm high). Volume I: Frontispice-Portrait of Andersen, 394 pages / Volume II: Frontispice-Portrait of Andersen, 368 pages / Volume III: Frontispice-Portrait of Andersen, 368 pages / Volume IV: Frontispice-Portrait of Andersen, 397 pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative full leather with gilt lettering and golden Thumbelina on front cover of each Volume. Gilt top edge. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Gift-Inscription on endpaper. The stunning full – leather set of Fairy-Tales in the perfect Pocket-size. One of the most beloved editions.

14. Aristoteles / [Aristotle].

Werke in deutscher Übersetzung (31 Teil-Bände von 38 erschienenen Bänden der wichtigen Aristoteles – Ausgabe / Widmungsexemplar des deutschen Philosophen Klaus Oehler an seinen Kollegen, den deutschen Philosophen Philipp W. Rosemann ). Begründet von Ernst Grumach. Herausgegeben von Hellmut Flashar.

31 Teil-Bände / [31 Volumes]. Berlin / Darmstadt, Akademie-Verlag / Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1980-2017. Gross-Oktav [17.5 cm breit (wide) x 24.5 cm hoch (high)]. Hardcover / Originalleinenbände ohne die Originalumschläge [Original Hardcover, black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover]. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. With library stamp of Philosopher Philipp W. Rosemann.

15. [Frederick the Great] Carlyle, Thomas.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick The Great.

First Edition. Four Volumes (complete Set). London, Chapman and Hall, 1858. Quarto (15 cm wide x 22 cm high). Volume I: Frontispiece, VIII, 634 pages including a double-map of the Duchies of Cleve and Juelich as well as the Principalities of Bayreuth – Anspach and a fold-out-diagram of the Two Genealogical Lines of the Culmbach-Family / / Volume II: Frontispiece, VII, 715 pages including a folded, hand-coloured Map of “The Kingdom of Prussia” / Volume III: Frontispiece, X, 770 pages including a hand-coloured Map of the First and Second Silesian War / Volume IV: Frontispiece, VII, 631 pages including a hand-coloured Map of the Battle of Hohenfriedberg as well as the Battle of Sohr, including a hand-coloured Map of the Battle of Lobositz and the Camp of Pirna as well as the often missing two-page-Facsimile of Frederick’s secret Instructions to Graf von Finck and also included in the last Volume is the ;arger fold-out-map of the Second and the Third Silesian War and an Index. Hardcover / Original, extremely decorative full leather with marbled edges and gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A STUNNING set !

16. [Napoleon Buonaparte] Scott, Sir Walter.

The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. With A Preliminary View of the French Revolution. By the Author of “Waverley” [Sir Walter Scott].

First Edition. Nine Volumes (complete Set). Edinburgh, Printed by Ballantyne and Co., 1827. Small Octavo (12.3 cm wide x 18.7 cm high). c. 2500 pages. Original Hardcover (very decorative half-leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle).

17. Freytag, Gustav.

Bilder aus der deutschen Vergangenheit.

6 Baende (vollstaendig). Leipzig, Paul List, (circa 1925). 24 cm x 18 cm. Band I, 516 Seiten / Band II, 531 Seiten / Band III (1), 220 seiten, Band III (2), 522 Seiten / Band IV, 455 seiten / Band V, 587 seiten. Mit zahlreichen nicht paginierten (d.h. nicht in die Seitenzahl einbezogen) teils farbigen Beilagen, Faksimiles und Abbildungen. Original Hardcover / Sehr dekorative Leinenbaende. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Mit Anstreichungen.