Search Results: Fine Bindings from Tarrington Books

London: Printed for Nicolas Fussell and Humphrey Mosley, at the signe of the Ball in Pauls Church yard, 1631. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 7.5 inches (14.5 x 19 cm). High quality recent half mottled calf leather binding with brown cloth boards. Some staining and heavy foxing to text. Title page has loss to the lower corner and is mounted on another sheet of paper from the same period. Text is only in Good condition, but housed in an excellent recent binding. ESTC: S115773. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 7.5 inches (14.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 4to. [24], 392

London: John Murray, 1816. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm). Volume I only (comprising Part I and II bound in two volumes), lacking Volume II. This volume covers the period from Outbreak of War (1618) to the Death of Gustavus Adolphus in the Battle of Lutzen (1632). Full diced calf leather bindings, spines have five raised bands, black leather title labels and gilt decoration to compartments. Joints of both volumes cracked, although all boards are securely attached, leather marked and rubbed. Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpapers (dated 1877). Some occasional spots of light foxing, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. A rare work on the Thirty Years War. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after… Read More

London: Joseph Lilly, 1870. 2nd Issue . Good Plus. 5 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Half leather binding with marbled boards. Top page edge gilt. Spine with five raised bands and gilt decoration. Rubbing to board edges, wear to corners of boards. Light staining to leather adjoining spine. Marbled endpapers. Lacking half title page. Newspaper clipping tipped-in to verso of front free endpaper. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxxvi, 319

London: A.B. Dulau et Co. etc., 1817. New Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18 cm). Full mottled calf leather binding. Spine had red leather title label and gilt decoration, gilt border to boards. Light rubbing to spine, small worn patch to front board, good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Some marking to rear endpaper, a few spots to text but otherwise in very clean condition throughout. French language. Scarce London imprint. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 12mo. xii, 324

Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1908. Reprint . Very Good. 4.5 x 7 inches (11.5 x 18 cm). Quarter brown leather binding with marbled boards. Speckled page edges, marbled endpapers. Spine has five raised bands and gilt title. Fading to spine. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light browning to pages otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Previous owner's name to half title page. French language. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 4.5 x 7 inches (11.5 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: iii, 394

Gloucester: John Bellows, 1907. 1st Edition . Very Good. 9 x 10.75 inches (22.5 x 27.5 cm). Quarter brown morocco leather with brown cloth covered boards. Marbled endpapers and speckled page edges. Spine has five raised bands and green morocco title label. Foxing to half title page and index pages, occasional patches of foxing to text. Includes a hand written letter from W.H. Seddon, who was vicar of the parish at the time of publication. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 9 x 10.75 inches (22.5 x 27.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vii, 250

London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J.F. and C. Rivington; G.G.J. and J. Robinson; H. Gardner; W. Keymer; and W. Stanes, 1787. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Full calf leather binding, expertly rebacked with original spine laid over. Spine has five raised bands with gilt decorated compartments. Gilt ruled border to boards. Some foxing to text, staining to outside margin of several pages. Previous owner's name to title page: 'Cath. Curtis', and gift inscription to title page: 'John Walpole Willis from W.P. (?) Willis'. John Walpole Willis was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, and resident judge at Melbourne. This volume came from the estate of his son, John William Willis-Bund. The scarce first edition of this collection by William Jones of Nayland, best known for 'An Essay on the First Principles of Natural Philosophy' where he opposed the theories of Sir Isaac Newton. ESTC T83898. Overall condition is Very… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Half blue calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, red morocco title label, gilt decorated compartments. Marbled page edges, marbled endpapers. Very solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light rubbing to boards. A few patches of foxing but overall an excellent example. Complete with all plates and the fold-out map (with a short tear and some creasing). Several of the in-text illustrations are repeated. Previous owner's name to leading blank. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xvi, 304

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1942. Reprint . Very Good Plus. 4.5 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Macmillan's Pocket Kipling edition. Limp full red calf leather binding with gilt motif to front cover and gilt decoration to spine. Top page edge gilt, silk page marker. Very slight rubbing to covers. Vertical crease to front free endpaper, very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.5 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 406

London: Chatto and Windus, 1929. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Signed by Author. Quarter calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands, black morocco title label and gilt ornaments. Dyed top page edge has faded slightly, very clean text throughout. Retained in the binding is the original leading blank, signed and dated by the author: 'Charles E. Bramwell (?) from Richard Aldington, Amalfi. Dec. 1929.' A rare signed copy of Aldington's first novel, an anti-war classic, housed in an excellent fine binding. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xi, [1], 440

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1926. 2nd Impression . Near Fine. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Second printing of the pocket edition. Limp full red calf leather binding with gilt motif to front cover and gilt decoration to spine. Top page edge gilt, silk page marker. Slight marking to top page edge, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Overall condition is Near Fine. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 416

Urbino: Vincenzo Guerrini Stamp. Cam., 1819. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 8 x 10.5 inches (20 x 26.5 cm). Half vellum binding with marbled boards. Spine with red leather title label and gilt decoration. Heavy bumping and slight damage to upper corners of boards and lower edge of rear board. Small tear to head of spine. Page edges untrimmed. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Italian language. An account of the illustrious men of the Urbino region of Italy. Inscription to front pastedown endpaper and title page by a member of the noble Ciacchi family of Pesara: 'Luigi Stramigioli Pianosi Ciacchi di Pesaro 1878'. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8 x 10.5 inches (20 x 26.5 cm).… Read More

Milano (Milan): Tipografia Manini e Rivolta, 1820. 1st Edition . Very Good. 9 x 11.25 inches (23 x 28.5 cm). Complete four volume set. Quarter leather bindings with marbled boards. Gilt ruled compartments to spines. Good solid bindings with no cracking to joints. A little light foxing to half title pages. A few occasional light marks to text but overall in very clean condition throughout. Volume I has a small hole to rear free endpaper and old bookseller's label to rear pastedown endpaper. Volume II pages 275-278 and adjoining plate are loose but still attached. Volume III lacking one plate at p367. All the portrait plates and two of the in-text illustrations have the subject's name handwritten below in purple ink. Illustrations are as follows: Volume I: 6 plates (incl. one fold-out) and 9 illustrations within the text. Volume II: 12 plates, 13 illustrations within the text plus large fold-out map of the Duchy of Milan (with slight creasing to margin). Volume III: 4 plates (of 5) and 12… Read More

Berlin: Schuster and Loeffler, 1913. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5 x 6.25 inches (12.5 x 16 cm). Signed by Author. First printing (3000 copies). Quarter mauve leather with decorative silk covered boards. Title in gilt to spine, top page edge gilt, silk page marker. Excellent condition throughout. Inscribed with dedication and signed by the author to front free endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 6.25 inches (12.5 x 16 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 179

London: J. Barker, 1784 (Circa). Very Good. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm). Full blue morocco leather binding. Gilt decorative panels to boards, gilt decorated spine. Marbled endpapers, gilt decorated turn ins, page edges untrimmed. Light rubbing to spine and corners of covers. Light foxing to text, browning to half title and last page of text. Contemporary initials to half title page. Rare early printing, Todd's 'J' edition (The Private Issues of the Deserted Village, 1954). Amusingly the front cover is dated 1769, the year before the first printing. A very scarce issue (ESTC lists 8 copies) in an attractive 19th century binding. ESTC: T146773. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Small 8vo, Engraved… Read More

Paris: Les Editions de France, 1927. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm). Signed by Author. Quarter leather with marbled boards. Spine has four raised bands and gilt lettering. Spine faded and marked, slight tape residue to head of spine also affecting leather on top edge of boards. Former college library book with stamps to first blank, title page, last page of text and contents page. Browning to pages, text is otherwise clean throughout. Inscribed (with dedication) and signed by the author to front free endpaper. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxxii, 202

London: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Good. 6.5 x 10.25 inches (16 x 25.5 cm). Dust jacket: Wear and creasing to edges. Foxing and small stain to cover. Slight loss to edges, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Quarter vellum with handmade paper covered boards. Light spotting to spine, light foxing to endpapers, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Limited edition of 1500 copies printed on Whatman handmade paper. Printed at the Chaucer Press, Bungay. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 6.5 x 10.25 inches (16 x 25.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 69

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1925. Reprint . Very Good. 5.75 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Full black leather binding, slight marking to rear cover but in excellent overall condition. Spine has five raised bands and red leather title & author labels. Marbled endpapers. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Lacking the first two leaves of the preface (appear to have been absent when bound). Scarce early edition. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 1456 + 129

Roycroft, East Aurora, USA: Elbert Hubbard at the Roycroft Shop, 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 5.75 x 9.25 inches (14.5 x 23.5 cm). Slipcase: Custom built slip case in brown buckram, lined with brown card. Previous owners bookplate inside front cover. Excellent condition. Overall case condition is Near Fine. Book: First printing. One of the 950 trade copies, although limitation is not stated. Limp green suede binding with yapp edges. Browning and light creasing to edges. Page edges untrimmed. Red silk pastedown endpapers. Red silk ribbon bookmark. First initial in each poem printed in blue and black. Colophon and running title printed in red. Tanning to free endpapers, very clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to leading blank. An unauthorised American edition. Contains a selection of poems taken from 'Departmental Ditties' and 'Barrack Room Ballads' including 'The Dipsy Chanty' (The Last Chantey), 'The Vampire', and 'Gunga… Read More

London: Charles Knight, 1838. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 4.25 x 6.5 inches (11 x 16.5 cm). Volumes I, II and III only of the four volume set. Half leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines have three raised bands and red morocco title label. Rubbing to spines, good solid bindings with no cracking to joints. Foxing to first and last few pages, a few occasional patches to text. . Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 4.25 x 6.5 inches (11 x 16.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vi, 504; vi, 523; vi, 514