201. Tytler, Alexander Fraser [Lord Woodhouselee].

The Cities of The Modern World from the Fall of Rome to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century [This publication has its own titlepage and seems like an entirely independent work by Tytler but it is in fact Volumes IV, V and VI of his “Universal History”, obviously marketed by Ward, Lock and Co. with a new titlepage]. By the Late Hon. Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, Senator of the College of Justice and Lord Commissioner of Justiciary in Scotland and formerly Professor of Civil History and Greek and Roman Antiquities in the University of Edinburgh.

Three Volumes in One (complete only according to titlepage). London / New York, Ward, Lock and Co., no year (c.1880). Small Octavo (11 cm wide x 15.3 cm high). Volume I: 303 pages / Volume II: 336 pages / Volume III: 346 pages. Hardcover / Private Hardcover of the late 19th century. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Few pages with fraying and some paper-loss. This is an extremely scarce publication ! No copy for sale on the international market during cataloging.

202. Verne, Jules.

Mathias Sandorf [Part I: “The Conspirators of Trieste” / Part II: The Captives of Antekirtta”. Complete set in the very rare Non-Pears’ editions in Light Green and Teal, with Grey Banner and no Pear’s Advertising to the rear of both Volumes]. With Illustrations [by Léon Benett].

Two Volumes (complete set). London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1889. Small Octavo (13 cm wide x 18,6 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Frontispiece, 192 pages including six illustrations (the Frontispiece included) / Volume II: Frontispiece, 204 pages including six illustrations (the Frontispiece included). Hardcover / Original 19th century publisher’s binding with illustrated front-cover. Both bindings very shaky but holding. Name of preowner J.or F. Crawford on titlepages. Some writing on endpaper of Part I (all writing in pencil !). Overall absolutely in Very good- condition.

203. Vierge, Daniel.

The Tavern of the Three Virtues. Translated from the Original of Saint-Juirs. Illustrated with sixty drawings by Daniel Verge together with a critical essay on the art of Vierge by Edmund Gosse.

London, T. Fisher Unwin, (ca. 1890). 22 cm x 33 cm. 155, (1) pages. Hardcover. Original cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. One of only 650 copies of a limited edition. Exlibris of Gordon Sloane (Lamh Dhearg). Blindstamped “Oaklands, St.Peters, Isle of Thanet”.

204. Walde, Johann Gottlieb.

Thomas Waldauf’s, des Dresdener Schornsteinfegers Lebensereignisse zu Wasser und zu Lande in drei Welttheilen. Von ihm selbst erzählt und als ein wahrhaftes Familienbuch für Jung und Alt in allen Ständen des Volkes herausgegeben von J.G.Walde. [A german Chimney-sweepers Travels and Adventures on the Ocean and in America (California)].

Löbau, J.G.Walde’s Buchhandlung, ohne Jahr [1858]. Klein-Oktav. 304, 236, 220, VI, (1) Seiten. Mit 23 (von 24) wunderbaren, handkolorierten Tafeln von Ferdinand Franke in Dresden, welche Waldaufs Reise zeigen (u.a. im Schaufelrad-Dampfer etc.). Hardcover / Moderner, sehr dekorativer Halblederband mit neuem Vorsatz. Nach der sehr guten Restauration durch einen professionellen Buchbinder, ist dieser Band wieder ein Sammler-Exemplar. Leicht schiefgelesen. Das Papier vereinzelt stärker stockfleckig. Nahezu alle Abbildungen wunderbar und tadellos und vor allem in kräftigem Kolorit erhalten. Zahlreiche Abbildungen auf unserer Webseite. Sehr seltene, interessante Publikation die auch politische Ansichten ueber den amerikanischen Unrechts-Staat des 19.Jahrhunderts, im Bezug auf Rassismus und Rechte der afroamerikanischen Bevoelkerung, anspricht.

205. Warner, Priscilla M.

Biddy Christmas.

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. 14 x 20.5cm. (Frontispiece), 205 pages, with black and white text illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some signs of wear to dustjacket, slightly foxed edges, otherwise in very good condition with boards and spine solid and clean.

206. Weilerstein, Sadie Rose / Berkowitz, Jeannette.

The Adventures of K’TonTon – A Little Jewish Tom Thumb. Illustrations by Jeannette Berkowitz.

New York, League Press (The Women’s League of “The United Synagogue of America”), 1935. 21 cm x 27.5 cm. 100 pages. Original Hardcover (blue cloth). The binding stronger rubbed and corners bumped. Original illustrated endpapers starting to detache only slightly. Internally in very good condition. All illustrations bright and clean. Very rare first edition of this scarce jewish children’s book.

207. White, Gilbert.

The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton. With Illustrations in Colour by George Edward Collins, R.B.A.

London, Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1911. 19,5 cm x 26 cm. 476 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine only slightly chipped to bottom. Minor stain on backcover.

208. Woodroffe, Patrick / Greenslade, Dave.

The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony: The Birth and Death of a World.

Surrey, Dragon’s World Limited, 1979. 31.5cm x 32cm. 47 pages. With unique illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, such us bumped edges.

209. [Woolf, Virginia & Leonard / Hogarth Press] Fry, Roger.

Cézanne – A Study of his Development.

First Edition. London, Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1927. Quarto (20 cm wide x 25.5 cm high). 88 pages text plus XL plates with art / paintings of Cézanne. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the beautifully firm binding.

210. Wootton, David / Margaret Winifred Tarrant, Helen Mary Jacobs, Beatrice May Goldsmith etc.

The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1780-1996 / 1880-1997. [With many short biographies and listings of women illustrators].

2 volumes (complete set). London, Chris Beetles Limited, 1996-1997. 21 cm x 21 cm. 543 pages includes hundreds of colour-illustrations. Original Softcover with colour illustrations on both front and back cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Loosely inserted is the Price-list for the illustrations for their Sale on November 30th – January 25th 1996).

211. Wright, Charles / McLellan, Leigh.

Dead Color. Poems.

San Francisco, The Meadow Press, 1980. Oblong Quarto. 16 pages. Original green wrappers (Softcover). First edition. One of an edition of only 285. Signed by Charles Wright and Leigh McLellan in pencil. French-folded pages, With four woodcut illustrations by Leigh McLellan. Fine.

212. [Youghal] Williams, Alexander / Gwynn, Stephen.

Beautiful Ireland – Leinster / Ulster / Munster / Connaught. Painted by Alexander Williams / Described by Stephen Gwynn. [With 48 colour illustrations (12 in each Province-section)].

First Edition. London / Dublin / Belfast, The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, no year [c.1912]. Octavo (18 cm wide x 22.2 cm high). Frontispiece, 64, 64, 64, 64 pages [Total of 256 pages]. Original, beautiful, clover-illustrated Art Nouveau-Hardcover / Publisher’s original cloth. Very good and very firm condition with only minor signs of wear. One of the more underrated publications with 48 stunning colour-illustrations from important locations in all four Provinces.