"Antiquarian" from Mark Fraser's Books

Very nice copy of this translation by Leonard Woolf. Black boards with blue spine. Blind-stamped candelabra to the front board. Minor wear to the corners. Interior has imprint of John Floyd Matthews who was a professor at Brandeis University.

From "The Whitehall Series" which is stamped on the front board. Brown cloth boards with gilt text and design to spine. Not ex-library. Front board is worn and possibly water-damaged (?). Some dark staining internally up to contents and title page, but pages in great condition after that from page 1. Bottom edges uncut. Great historical document from Whitehall, describing… Read more about this item

"Corinne" in 2 lovely little illustrated volumes from 1894. Pale pink cloth with a nice soft texture, decorative gilt to the front and the spine. Gilt to the top of the page-block and other edges uncut. Illustrations are all tissue-protected and both frontispiece engravings are by Walter L. Colls. The spine is slightly sunned and foxed, and the boards have some slight staining, but… Read more about this item

Lovely solid copy of this rare illustrated first edition from 1849. The brown boards are decorated in gilt to the front and spine, and the book contains 20 illustrations by Phiz, known for his Dickens illustrations. It is in remarkably good condition for its age, dusty to the top of the page-block, slight bumps to the corners, and slight sunning to the… Read more about this item

Solid copy in very good condition. Full light-brown leather with chequered boards and gilt edges to front and rear. Spine has 4 raised bands, each with gilt decoration, and two of the spine panels have added red leather with gilt title and author. Spines are attractive and very well-preserved with minor marks. Boards have some edge-wear and there are a couple of areas of… Read more about this item

Very well-preserved copy of the deluxe edition of this novel, part of a set published by Gresham in the early 1900's with covers designed by the renowned Talwin Morris of the Glasgow school of art. This is the deluxe edition with a leather spine that shows no sign of wear. The book's corners are slightly bumped and there are a couple of… Read more about this item

Beautiful copy of the "Pearl Edition" of Byron's poetical works from John Murray, printed by John Childs and Son. Full brown leather, with an intricate gilt design all round and 4 raised bands to the spine, with title in gilt and gilt decoration to each panel. All page edges are beautiful gilt, and the silk page-marker is complete and intact. No inscriptions, just… Read more about this item

Beautifully illustrated by John Leech and bound by Riviere. 13 coloured steel engravings including title page vignette, and 44 wood engravings. Burgundy leather spine and corners with marbled boards internally and externally. Five raised bands to the spine with title and author and 4 decorations all in gilt, with gilt decoration around each panel including decorative border, leaves and dots. Row of… Read more about this item

Beautifully bound limited edition (11 of 250) with photogravure illustrations all signed by E.F. Sherie. Half-leather (spine and corners). 5 raised bands to spine with titles in gilt and gilt decoration between each band. Top edge gilt, pages uncut. "This edition is limited to Two Hundred and Fifty Copies for Great Britain and the Colonies, of which this is No.Eleven" - with "Eleven" handwritten… Read more about this item

Very rare copy of this Henty book, apparently published around 1922 and with a contemporary presentation inscription to the front end-papers. Blue covers with black text and beautiful white flowers to the front and spine. Some edge-wear to the spine, bumps to the corners, and small tears to two of the pages. No dust-wrapper. Nice-looking book.

This edition is beautifully illustrated by R. J. Enright-Moony, with 19 delightful colour illustrations scattered throughout the book. Covers are grey with red text and red pictures of galleys to the front and the spine. The spine and the rear are slightly stained. The page block is red to the top edges and elsewhere uncut. Small bookseller sticker to the inside front from… Read more about this item

Very rare and unusual, privately printed copy of "The Mahogany Tree" by William Makepeace Thackeray.Full of interesting features and character.This is one of only 200 copies which were produced in December 1910, apparently for a Christmas party given by Thomas Nast Fairbanks and his wife Elsie.To one of the rear pages is printed "Of this book 200 copies were printed… Read more about this item

First 1909 edition of this H.G. Wells novel about the relationship between a young woman and her father. Set around the suffragette movement and the attempts to storm Parliament in 1908. The book is bound in burgundy cloth with gilt titles to the front and spine, and gilt decoration to the front with the crest saying "Vita Sine Literis Mors… Read more about this item