Lot 1425 , Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth - The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete copyright edition, Gilt tooled morocco with school crest to upper, panelled and gilt decorated spine with morocco label. Marbled ed

° Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth - The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete copyright edition, Gilt tooled morocco with school crest to upper, panelled and gilt decorated spine with morocco label. Marbled edges and end papers. Henry Frowde, Oxford university press, London, 1893;
North, Hon. Roger - The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North, Baron of Guilford…complete with engraved frontispiece. Restored gilt ruled marbled calf, gilt panelled spine with decorations and morocco label. Sprinkled edges, 4to. John Whiston, London, 1742; Blackstone, William - Commentaries on the Laws of England…With the last corrections of the author; and with notes and additions by Edward Christian…4 vols.15th edition. Complete with 2 plates, 1 of which is folding. Decoratively gilt tooled and ruled calf with panelled and decorated spines and letters direct. Marbled edges. T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1809; Gounod, Charles - Vingt Melodies Pour Chant et Piano. 1er recueil…Complete with original illustrated title page. Quarter calf and marbled boards with title label to spine. Choudens, Paris, [c.1870]; Chaucer, Geoffrey - The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Edited from numerous manuscripts by the Rev. Walter. W. Skeat. Complete with frontis. Levant morocco with gilt early ownership initials to upper. Panelled spine with letters direct. Gilt edge papers and marbled end papers with generous decorative turn-ins, 8vo. The Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1901; Reeves, James - The Imprisoned Sea. 1st edition, with inscription signed by author. Original paper on board with title to spine with publisher’s d/j and contemporary slip. PL editions poetry London, London, [c.1949]; Goldsmith, Mr. Oliver - Essays. Collecta revirescunt. 1st edition with engraved title page vignette. Half calf and old marbled boards, gilt panelled spine. W. Griffin, London, 1765; Chappell, W. (editor) - A Collection of National English Airs, consisting of Ancient song, Ballard, & Dance tunes…Complete with illustrated and printed title pages and numerous musical illustrations within the text. Half calf and cloth, gilt panelled spine with letters direct. Marbled edges. Chappell, London, 1838.

£100-150

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Minor rubbing and blemishes to boards, faded spine. Front hinge cracked after free end paper. Large early bookplate to front pastedown. North, Hon. Roger - Sympathetically restored old binding (with an invoice and list of repairs made by Stoakley Bookbinders). Minor rubbing to edges and corners. New end papers. Staining to frontis and title, text clean. Relevant inserted letter, library tag and copy of author autograph, all loose. Blackstone, William - Minimal rubbing to covers and corners. Some wearing to joints and cracking to hinges. Some staining and spotting throughout, folding plate more heavily stained. Large book plate to each front pastedown and intermittent ownership marks. Gounod, Charles - Rubbing to boards, especially corners. Contemporary spine. Ownership marks to endpapers and to title page, plus stamp to title page with some minor loss. Some hinge cracking and minor spotting. Reeves, James - Good order, minor rubbing to dust jacket. Minimal staining inside. Author dedication to front pastedown Goldsmith, Mr. Oliver - Essays - Fair rubbing to boards and edges, heavier to spine with joints cracking. Hinges cracked, stains to end papers. Text generally clean with minimal intermittent spotting. Large bookplate to front paste down. Chappell, W. (editor) - A Collection of National English Airs- Distressed edition, rubbed boards with cracked joints and hinges. Binding detached. Front free endpaper through to printed title nearly fully detached. Early ownership mark and small library stamp to illustrated title verso and one other. Library bookplate to pastedown and another tipped in on free endpaper.

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