Bindings - Fine from Loe Books

Berlin: Richard Eckstein Nachfolger, 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. 267. Publisher's binding of green cloth extravagantly decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt, patterned end papers. Binding very good and bright. Contents clean and tight, neat gift inscription to the final blank dated Christmas 1883. A very good copy in its original impressive… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. Complete Edition. 12cm x18.5cm. 1888 -89. A sumptuous binding of calf with gilt decorated flora bands spine, gilt dentelles, delicate decorative gilt turn-ins, red, gold and gilt marbled end papers. All edges in extraordinarily rich gilt. "Signed" Riviere & Sons to the verso of the front free endpapers.… Read more about this item

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 398, numerous illustrations, foldout colour maps of India Spain and Portugal, portrait frontispiece plate with tissue guard. Privately bound polished calf prize binding for Malvern Collegel, gilt vignette to the front board, gilt decoration to the spine and boards, some cracking to leather on the… Read more about this item

London: Edward Arnold, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 19cm x 15 Cm. Attractive binding of full red calf leather with gilt decoration to the spine, gilt dentelles, bright gold marbled end papers. All edges marbled.. Stamped, "Riviere & Sons for the army and navy" to the verso of the front free endpaper. Pp. xv, 478; b/w… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Thousand. 8vo. pp vi 216 ; fold out map of the Indian Empire. Binding; full calf prize binding by Relfe Brothers, London, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, board surround, armorial vignette of Malvern College to the front board, red title label. Binding very good with only very light… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (12 x 18cm). Complete three volume set; frontispiece plates to the first and third volume. Superb half brown crushed morocco binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly in an Arts & Crafts style. The spine divided into three unequal compartments with raised bands between, the central compartment decorated with… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xviii, Part 1,199, Part II 280. Ornate prize binding in polished red calf, gilt vignette to the front board bearing the lettering, The Royal Drawing Society, gilt borders, gilt decoration to the spine compartments. All edges marbled, near fine, a few scratches to the rear board.… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1908. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A near fine to fine, very bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design). Tissue-guarded, colour frontispiece plate, a total of 24 colour plates, internal… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1909. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A very good to near fine bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design). Tissue-guarded a little foxed, colour frontispiece plate clean, a total of… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A scarce papier mache binding. pp xlviii; 576. A very good copy, quarter bound in brown morocco with thick papier mache bevelled boards, with a high gloss polished wood effect finish, fern image possibly using photogenic process on the front and rear boards. All edges… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1907. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A near fine, bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design), the boards are a little bowed as is often the case with vellum.. Tissue-guarded, colour… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1816. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Harrow school prize binding. pp xii 361, the crest of Harrow School in gilt within the spine compartments. Pp.445. Contemporary full polished blue calf prize binding by Crossley & Clarke, Harrow, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, red spine label, gilt tooling to… Read more about this item

London, Cambridge: J.G. Parker and J. Deighton, 1851. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Harrow school prize binding. pp xii 361, the crest of Harrow School to the front pastedown signed by B. H. Drury. Pp.361. Contemporary full polished blue calf prize binding by Crossley & Clarke, Harrow, with extensive gilt decoration to… Read more about this item

London: Longman's, Green, and Co.; Duckworth ; Macmillan..., 1880. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo (18.5 x 13 cm). 1880 - 1904 Collection of seventeen titles bound in eighteen, including his eulogy, beautifully bound by Sotheran, an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs. Top edges strong gilt, other… Read more about this item

London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo. A new edition with a portrait frontispiece in eleven volumes plus four volumes of her memoirs by William Roberts bound as one uniform set. Fine half leather, crushed Morocco bindings by Morley of Oxford in mid tan and contrasting marble paper covered boards, gilt stamped gibbs… Read more about this item

London: Henry Vizetelly, Clarke, Beeton, and Co., The Field, 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 10.5 x 16cm. Two titles bound in one fine binding with engraved plates and in text illustrations, THE OLD GUARD a collection of stories, pp. vii 192 frontispiece and title page; YANKEE CRAM a collection of stories, pp.220 and contents with title pages,… Read more about this item

London: David Bogue, 1846. Book. Illus. by Samuel Williams. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (14 x 20cm). pp. xxvi, 311, seventy-five illustrations, engraved by Samuel Williams from drawings by John Absolon. Contemporary green full polished calf bindings with 5 raised bands to the spine, elaborate gilt decoration; gilt ruled lines to board. Binding very good with some general… Read more about this item

London: Edwards, 1788. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. iv, 30, and 25 plate pages. Binding; full straight grain morocco binding, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine and elaborate gilt to the board surrounds, some light wear. gilt fore-edges, highly decorative gilt turn-ins. Contents good and tight, matching endpapers with the plate of Sir George Taylor to… Read more about this item

London: Grolier Society, 1900. Book. Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm). Complete 15 volume set; Edition De Luxe, this set numbered 990 of 1,000 copies. Collection of ten literary biographies [see below], beautifully bound in an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter green morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs highlighted in… Read more about this item

London: Gibbings & Co. Limited, 1902. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (11.5 x 17.5cm). Finely bound set in contemporary, matching red morocco in an 'Arts and Crafts' style with gilt lettering and floral gilt decoration to the spine. Red marbled and gold paper-covered boards matching end papers; top edge gilt. Limited edition of 2,000 copies; letterpress and pictorial… Read more about this item