Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758. First Baskerville edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [33], 4-416, [2]; [3], ii-lxix, [4], 6-390, [2] pp. Latter nineteenth-century full polished calf with triple gold borders to each board, gold tooling to the turn-ins, spines in six compartments..... More
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Company, 1861. Later edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [6], 7-858, [8] pp. Contemporary brown sheep over beveled-edge boards with decorations in blind on the boards, gold lettering on the front board, gold decorations to the turn-ins, spine in six compartments with gold lettering and blind rules..... More
London: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, 1930. Later printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo. [4], v-xiii, [3], 1-554, [2] pp. Navy cloth with borders in blind on the boards, publisher's device stamped in gold on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; navy topstain. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of..... More
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1859. Later edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [3], x-xxx, [3], 2-523, [3] pp. Full green contemporary sheep with a vase stamped in blind on the boards, gold borders and gold tooling on the boards, spine in six compartments with gold lettering and gold decorations; all edges gilt..... More
Cambridge: The Limited Editions Club / The University Press, 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. [8], 3-57, [19] pp. Quarter stiff white cloth over marbled paper boards, gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Housed in a black paper slipcase. Title page printed in blue and black. Illustrated with..... More