1. Beale, S. Sophia.

The Amateur’s Guide to Architecture. With Numerous Illustrations.

Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905. 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece with guard, X, 180 pages. Numerous engraved illustrations throughout text. Prize-Binding in beautifully bound Hardcover (full navy morocco) with gilt lettering on red title-label on spine with raised bands and gilt-tooled decoration to compartments. Gilt amorial stamp of Wimborne Grammar School (now Queen Elizabeth’s School) embossed on front board. Ornate gillt ruling board edges. Marvelously marbled pastedowns, endpapers and edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With protecive mylar. Few very small abrasions to leather at spine only. Crack to gutter between front endapers. Binding still good and firm. Some very minor foxing to otherwise clean and bright interior. Dated (July 1909) inscription from A.D.H Allan, Headmaster, and discreet stamps on front endpapers

2. Ernst, Otto.

Ein frohes Farbenspiel. [Rare Art Nouveau Binding / Jugendstileinband]

Siebzehntes Tausend. Leipzig, Staackmann, 1906. 11 cm x 19 cm. 191 Seiten. Originaler Jugendstileinband / Original illustrated hardcover. Sehr guter, aussergewoehnlicher Zustand mit den originalen Vorsatzblaettern / Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Humoristische Plaudereien von Otto Ernst].

3. Hole, Dean Samuel Reynolds / [Mudie, Charles Edward / Bookbinder London]

The Memories of Dean Hole.

Fifth Edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1893. Octavo. Frontispiece, XII, 377 pages with 9 illustrations (including frontispiece). Hardcover / Original quarter red morocco with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Stunning binding with marbled paper-covered-boards and marbled edges, endpapers and pastedowns. Special Binding “Bound by Modie” / Boobindery of Modie’s in London. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Marbled endpapers uniform with marbled edges and paper-covered-boards. With blind-stamped name: “Fort Robert – Ballineen – Co. Cork”.

4. Illustration of 19th century street cries in – Fournel, Victor [Maurice Nalet].

Les Cris de Paris, Types et Physionomies D’Autrefois [Painted Binding]. Ouvrage accompagné de 72 gravures.

Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1888. Octavo. 221, [2] pages [illustrations supplémentaires incluses] / Inter-leaved with some uncalled for, additional illustrations on street-cries and information (interleaved newspaper clipping from 19th century france (″Un Flaneur”/″La derniere ravaudeuse”). Brochure originaux imprimés dans une reliure privée du 19e siècle à couverture rigide / Reliure peinte avec illustration de “marchand de poisson”. / Original printed wrappers in private 19th-century Hardcover / Quarter pigskin-binding over marbled paper-covered boards with spine titled in ink and ink-illustration of “marchand de poisson” to lower spine. De la bibliothèque de l’architecte français Maurice Nalet / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Exlibris / Bookplate of french architect Maurice Nalet to pastedown.

5. Mathers, E. Powys.

The Eastern Anthology – Anthology of Eastern Love. Eastern Love: Volumes I & II & III: The Lessons of a Bawd and Harlot’s Breviary. English Versions of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta and Samayamatrika of Kshemendra. Volume I: The Lessons of a Bawd of Damodaragupta. Volume II: The Harlot’s Breviary of Kshemendra. Volume III: The Book of Women and The Education of Wives.

3 Volumes in one (complete set). London, John Rodker For Subscribers, 1927. 15.2 cm x 23.5 cm. Pagination: Vol I: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 92 pages / Vol II: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 100 pages / Vol III: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 152 pages. Hardcover / Beautiful, actually stunning, private full morocco in Art Deco – Style (see images), Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt. Gilt on spine and red leather hardcover. Minor discolouration and staining to front and rear pastedown enpapers and endpapers. This edition of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta, the Samayamatrika of Kshemendra, the Zenan-Nameh of Fazil-Bey, and Ta’Dib Ul-Nisvan, being Volume I, II and III of the “Eastern Art of Love”, are here translated into English for the first time, by E. Powys Mathers. This edition of 1,000 copies on all rag paper was printed by Messrs. Molyneux, 3 & 4, New Street Hill, London. The copper plate engravings are by Hester Sainsbury and have been printed and hand coloured by Messrs. A. Alexander and Sons, Ltd. This copy is No. 695.

6. Middleton, Bernard C.

Recollections. A life in bookbinding. With a Foreword by Dr. Marianne Tidcombe.

First Edition. New Castle / London, Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2000. 18.5 cm (wide) x 26.2 cm (high). XII, 126 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

7. Moncrieff, A.R. Hope / Mackenzie, Donal A. / Squire, Charles.

Myth and Legend in Literature and Art. Collection of six Volumes in breathtaking Arts and Crafts bindings of the Gresham Publishing Company: I. A.R.Moncrieff – Classic Myth and Legend. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintings & Statuary. / II. Charles Squire – Celtic Myth & Legend, Poetry and Romance. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome after Paintings by J.H.F.Bacon & other Artists (and with the section on “Finn and the Fenians”) / III. Donald A. Mackenzie – Indian Myth and Legend. With Illustrations in Colour by Warwick Goble and numerous monochrome Plates. / IV. Donal A. Mackenzie – Egyptian Myth and Legend – With Historical Narrative Notes on Race Problems, Comparative Beliefs etc. / V. A.R.Hope Moncrieff – Romance & Legend of Chivalry. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from Drawings and Famous Paintings./ VI. Donal A. Mackenzie – Teutonic Myth and Legend. An Introduction to the Eddas & Sagas, Beowulf, The Nibelungenlied, etc. //

First Edition / Original Art Nouveau – Edition ! Six Volumes. London, Gresham Publishing Company, no year [c.1910]. Octavo. c.2500 pages with numerous illustrations and photographs (see images). Hardcover / Original, very decorative Art Nouveau / Arts and Crafts – Publisher’s Bindings (some signed E W / EWO) The most in-depth-publication of the early 20th century with many lesser known sagas and myths as well as some philosophical essays on mythology and paganism / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear and some very minor signs of foxing. Rare in this exceptional condition ! Perfect gift for the collector and lover of mythology !

8. Scott, Walter.

The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. In one complete volume. With all his introductions and notes also various readings, and the Editor’s notes.

Edinburgh, Robert Cadwell, 1850. 17 cm. 821 pages. Steel-engraving of Abbotsford (as frontispiece) and white and folded facsimile of Sir Walter Scott’s Handwriting (1810). Original illustrated hardcover/ Full red morocco prize binding (with Emblemata) for King Edward’s Free Grammar School in Birmingham (1852). Very good condition 1850 edition with only very minor signs of external wear. There is some rubbing to the spine, and some white marking on front page. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown.