BRITISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY

Lots 1–109

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1 ALKEN, HENRY Henry Alken’s Scrap Book. London: McLean, 1824.

Oblong 8vo, original quarter green cloth over decorative boards, paper title label to front cover, pale yellow endpapers. With 20 engraved color plates. One of the rarer scrapbooks by Alken, depicting heads of people and animals, hunting scenes, and dog and cock fights. Wear to boards; spine deteriorating; marginal foxing and light offsetting from plates. Property from a Private Collection $800-1,200

2 ALKEN, HENRY [Original Drawings and Sketches.] S.l.: s.n., n.d. A collection of seven original sketches, three color, four signed, each mounted in a mat. Oblong 4to, gilt-lettered and decorated red morocco, a.e.g. Minor wear to boards; light foxing to some plates. Property from a Private Collection $1,000-2,000 3 ALKEN, HENRY Illustrations for Landscape Scenery. London: S. and J. Fuller, 1821.

Oblong 4to, contemporary crushed green morocco by Morrell, original wraps bound in at rear. With 24 hand-colored engraved plates. Front board detached; bookplates tipped to front pastedown and f.f.e.p.; intermittent foxing; light offsetting from plates to tissue guards. Property from a Private Collection

Provenance: Bass Library $400-600

4 ALKEN, HENRY Illustrations to Popular Songs. London: Thomas McLean, 1828.

Oblong 4to, original quarter red morocco, gilt-lettered red morocco title label to upper cover. With 42 engraved color plates. Wear and soiling to boards; front board detached; scattered brownspotting; light offsetting from plates. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

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5 (LEECH, JOHN) A’BECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT The Comic History of England [and] The Comic History of Rome. London: Bradbury, Agnew, n.d.

2 vols. 8vo, uniformly bound in red and green calf, gilt-decorated and -lettered spines. Illustrated with color etchings and in-text woodcuts by John Leech. $100-200 6 (CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE) AINSWORTH, WILLIAM HARRISON [Illustrations to Accompany Jack Sheppard.] [London]: s.n., [1839]

8vo, bound in light blue crushed morocco, gilttooled and lettered spine, t.e.g. A complete set of 27 etchings, each signed by George Cruikshank in pencil at the bottom of plate. Some fading to boards; hinges starting; bookplate tipped in front pastedown; light foxing affecting margins of plates. Property from a Private Collection $2,000-4,000

7 (CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE) FAIRBURN, JOHN Fairburn’s Authentic Account of the Assassination of the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, the Prime Minister of the Realm. London: John Fairburn, n.d. [c. 1812]

8vo, rebound in modern 3/4 red morocco over red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, custom blue silk chemise, slipcase. Second edition containing the rare fold-out hand-colored plate by George Cruikshank, original endpapers tipped-in to rear. Light fading to slipcase; bookplate tipped to front pastedown of chemise; minor soiling to leaves. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

8 CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE The Road to the Derby. S.l., n.d. Six raised cut-out chromolithographs by George Cruikshank depicting crowds at the horse races, in two frames. Size of frames 19 x 19 3/4 inches each. Property from a Private Collection $1,000-2,000

9 CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE A collection of six first proofs for the Comic Almanack, 1842, on three plates. With pencilled descriptions in Cruikshank’s hand to four of the plates. Housed in a folding chemise with pastedown title label. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

10 (CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE) CRELL, A.F. AND W.M. WALLACE The Family Oracle of Health; Economy, Medicine, and Good Living. London: Knight and Lacey, 1824.

Vol. 1 (of 2) only. 8vo, rebound in gilt-decorated blue morocco, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, t.e.g., decorative silk endpapers. With engraved frontispiece plate by Cruikshank. [Together with:] George Cruikshank: Mirror of an Age. By David Borowitz. Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, [1971]. Thin 8vo, publisher’s printed wraps. Inscribed by the author on the f.f.e.p. Property from a Private Collection $80-120

11 (CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE) WIGHT, JOHN Mornings at Bow Street. London: Charles Baldwyn, 1824

12mo, 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, giltlettered spine. With 21 illustrations by Cruikshank. Previous owner’s pencil signature to f.f.e.p. Rubbing to boards and hinges; fore-edge bumped; moderate foxing affecting title page and plates. $200-400

12* DICKENS, CHARLES The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Edited by “Boz.” London: Chapman and Hall, April, 1836 - November, 1837.

20 parts in 19, with duplicate copy of part three (20 total). 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine, green cloth chemise. First edition in original parts. With engraved title, frontispiece and 41 plates by R. Seymour, R.W. “Buss,” and “Phiz.” The “Buss” plates are present in part 3 (two copies present, one with facsimile cover and “Buss” plates), also the Addresses in all the parts except the last (part 3 is inlaid). The covers have been rebacked.

Text: first and later issues in 1, 8-9; later issues in 2-6; first issues of 10-20. Wraps: two copies of part 3, one with facsimile wraps, the other with later issue wraps; later issue to parts 3-7 and 10; first issue 1-2, 8-9, 11-20. Plates: Part 1 with second Seymour plates, first states; part with first Seymour plates; part 3 in first state (one copy); part 4 in second state of the original; parts 5-9, 12, 14-15, 17 and 19 in first state; parts 10, 16 and 18 are mixed; parts 11 and 13 are second. Advertisements: lacking all ads in 1-7 and 12; lacking Pickwick Advertiser to parts 9 and 15; lacking rear ads to part 10 and 19/20 (slip present); lacking two leaves of Amesbury’s ad in part 17. Spines rebacked with some further repair to wraps on parts 12 and 14 and spotting to parts 10 and 15 and contemporary manuscript inscription to part 15. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Provenance: Anderson Galleries, New York, Sale 1816, 27 February, 1924. Lot 143 (Harshorne sale, catalogue included with lot)

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 3-24 $2,000-4,000

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13 DICKENS, CHARLES The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, April, 1838 - October, 1839.

20 parts bound in 19. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in modern green cloth-backed clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. First edition, with “visiter” for “sister,” part IV, p. 123, line 17, and “latter” for “letter,” part V, six lines up, p. 160. With 40 plates by “Phiz.” Light soiling and marginal chipping to wraps; scattered brownspotting; lacking 10 pages publisher’s advertisements to parts III and VIII; fading to slipcase. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160 $800-1,200 14* DICKENS, CHARLES Master Humphrey’s Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, April, 1840 - November, 1841.

20 parts. 8vo, original blue-green printed wraps. Housed in green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine, green cloth chemise. First edition in original parts. With 198 plates by Hablot K. Brown (“Phiz”) and George Cattermole. All advertisements present. Part 1 wraps restored; rear wraps 19/20 detached; others slightly chipped and foxed, but most with intact spines in fair condition. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 163-182 $800-1,200

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15 DICKENS, CHARLES The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, January, 1843 - July, 1844.

20 parts bound in 19. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in modern green cloth-backed clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. First edition. With 40 plates by H.K. Browne (“Phiz”), mixed states. Spines rebacked on most parts; marginal chipping to wraps; lacking eight pages of publisher’s advertisements; scattered light brownspotting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 185-212 $800-1,200

16 DICKENS, CHARLES Dombey and Son. London: Bradbury & Evans, October, 1846 - April, 1848.

20 parts bound in 19. 8vo, original blue printed wraps. Housed in modern blue cloth-backed clamshell case, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. First edition, first issue. With 20 plates by H.K. Browne (“Phiz”). Light soiling and marginal chipping to wraps; lacking 18 pp. of advertisements at rear of parts 1-4, 9-10, and 16; minor intermittent foxing; otherwise fine. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 227-250 $800-1,200 17*

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DICKENS, CHARLES The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield, the Young. London: Bradbury & Evans, May, 1849 - November, 1850.

20 parts in 19. 8vo, publisher’s blue-green printed wraps. Housed in green crushed morocco solander box, green cloth chemise. First edition in original parts. With 40 plates by H.K. Browne (“Phiz”). A few ownership initials to upper wraps; wraps detached on part 2; rear wrap detached on parts 1, 11, and 16; lacking rear wrap to parts 4, 6, and 19/20; lot sticker to front wrap part 9; others with some chipping and soiling; lacking rear ads to parts 2, 10, 13 and 16 (including rear slips); rear ads present but detached on part 19/20; lacking all ads to part 14. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 253-272 $1,500-2,500

18 DICKENS, CHARLES A complete set of “Christmas Numbers” from Household Words and All Year Round. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850-1867.

18 parts in one volume. First editions of all, original self-wraps (first 13 numbers), and original blue printed wraps (last five numbers). Housed in 3/4 crushed green morocco over cloth solander box and matching cloth chemise. Including: A Christmas Tree; What Christmas Is As We Grow Older; A Round of Stories; Another Round of Stories; The Seven Poor Travellers; The Holly-Tree Inn; The Wreck of the Golden Mary; The Perils of Certain English Prisoners; A House to Let; The Haunted House; A Message from the Sea; Tom Tiddler’s Ground; Somebody’s Luggage; Mrs. Lirriper’s Lodgings; Mrs. Lirriper’s Legacy; Doctor Marigold’s Prescriptions; Mugby Junction; and No Thoroughfare. Marginal chipping to wraps and some leaves; light wear to slipcase. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $600-800

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18A* DICKENS, CHARLES All contributions of Charles Dickens to Household Words and All Year Round. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850-1869.

2 vols. 8vo, bound by Zaehnsdorf in tan morocco, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Housed in a green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine. The portions of the text that are not by Dickens are covered with pastedown cream paper. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $400-600

19 DICKENS, CHARLES Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, March, 1852 - September, 1853.

20 parts in 19. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in modern blue cloth-backed clamshell case, gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. First edition. With 40 plates by H.K. Browne (“Phiz”). Soiling and marginal chipping to wraps; lacking 25 pp. of publisher’s advertisements from parts I-III, V, XII, and XVI-XVII; spines repaired to some parts. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 275-304 $1,000-2,000 20 DICKENS, CHARLES Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, May, 1864 - November, 1865.

20 parts in 19. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in modern green cloth-backed clamshell case, gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. First edition. With 40 plates by Marcus Stone. First issue of part I without the publisher’s imprint at the foot of front wrap. Light soiling and marginal chipping to wraps; lacking 10 pp. publisher’s advertisements at rear of various parts; ad leaves loose in some parts; light soiling to slipcase. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 345-370 $800-1,200

21* DICKENS, CHARLES The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, April - September, 1870.

6 parts. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine, green cloth chemise. First edition, first issue, earliest issue of part 6 with the “eighteenpence” slip pasted over the one shilling price on the front wrap. With 12 plates by S.L. Fildes. Light soiling and marginal chipping with some loss to some wraps; lacking 2 pp. ads to part 4 and 8 pp. of ads to part 5; scattered brownspotting. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, 373-384 $800-1,200

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22 DICKENS, CHARLES Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. London: John Macrone, 1836-1837.

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s dark green embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spines within decorative gilt-shield pattern. Housed in brown morocco slipcase, giltdecorated spine. First edition in book form, first series, with “ivce” for “vice,” page 336, line 20. Light wear to boards; bookplate Walter Thomas Wallace tipped to front pastedowns; ephemera tipped in front pastedown vol. 1; hinges starting. [Together with:] Second Series. London: John Macrone, 1837. 8vo, original blind-stamped salmon cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Housed in brown morocco slipcase, gilt-decorated spine. First edition. With frontispiece, additional engraved title, and 18 (of 20) pp. advertisements at rear dated December 1836. Also including two additional engraved plates by Cruikshank titled “The Last Cab Driver” and “MayDay, in the Evening,” laid in. Light wear and soiling to boards; corners bumped; hinges starting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 1-2 $4,000-6,000

23 DICKENS, CHARLES The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.

8vo, publisher’s blind-stamped purple cloth. Housed in clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. First edition in book form, later issue. Illustrated with 43 plates by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”). Light wear to boards; spine faded; re-hinged; intermittent light foxing. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 3 $200-400 24 DICKENS, CHARLES Oliver Twist. London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

3 vols. 8vo, publisher’s violet cloth with blindstamped arabesque design to upper boards, yellow endpapers. Housed in maroon clamshell case, gilt-lettered morocco spine label. First edition in book form, first issue, complete with 24 plates by Cruickshank, including the fireside plate in vol. 3; “arter” for “after,” page 318, line 17 (vol. 1); “head mournfully” as “he admournfully,” page 50, line 3 (vol. 2); and “ef-ected” for “effected,” page 259, 5 lines up (vol. 3). Minor wear to boards; spines uniformly faded; light offsetting from plates. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 4 $1,500-2,500

25 DICKENS, CHARLES The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

8vo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. First edition in book form with Ch. XXVII listed on p. 283 but falls on p. 282 and spacing in “ch apter” and “; ut,” 19, 12 lines up. With etched title page, errata leaf and 39 plates by Phiz. Wear to boards; scattered light brownspotting.

Literature: Smith I, 9 $800-1,200 26 DICKENS, CHARLES Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853.

8vo, publisher’s blind-stamped green cloth, giltlettered spine, yellow endpapers. Housed in green cloth clamshell case. First edition in book form, bound from the original parts. With frontispiece, additional engraved title, and 40 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”). Light wear to boards; spine faded; hinges starting; scattered light brownspotting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 10 $200-400

27 DICKENS, CHARLES Hard Times. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854.

8vo, publisher’s light green moire horizontally ribbed and blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine with “Price 5/-” at foot. Housed in green cloth clamshell case. First edition in book form with half title and dedication leaf. Some fading to boards; scattered light foxing; hinges starting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 11 $200-400

28 DICKENS, CHARLES A Tale of Two Cities. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859.

8vo, publisher’s deep red blind-stamped cloth, custom chemise. Housed in custom crushed green morocco solander box with previous owner’s initials engraved in gilt to interior. First edition in book form, first issue, with page 213 mispaginated as 113; page 134, line 12 showing the misspelling “affetcionately;” and page 166, 5 lines up lacking “l” and “f” in “himself.” With 16 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”), including frontispiece and extra title vignette. Minor rubbing to boards; light wear to slipcase; hinges starting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 13 $1,500-2,500

29 DICKENS, CHARLES Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s purple cloth blind-stamped with floral arch design, gilt-decorated and -lettered spines. Housed in maroon cloth clamshell case, giltlettered spine label. First edition, first issue, with halftitles and 43 engraved plates illustrated by Marcus Stone. Rubbing to boards; spines uniformly faded; hinges starting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 15 $200-400 30 DICKENS, CHARLES A Christmas Carol. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844.

8vo, publisher’s blue-ribbed blind-stamped cloth, gilt-decorated and -lettered spine, title printed in red and blue. Housed in custom cloth chemise and orange morocco slipcase. First American edition. Illustrated with four hand-colored plates and wood engraved plates by John Leech. Hinges starting; scattered light foxing; otherwise fine. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $1,000-2,000

31 DICKENS, CHARLES The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837.

5 vols. Small 8vo, quarter maroon cloth over drab boards, printed paper spine labels. Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell box, gilt-lettered spine with blue morocco spine label. Mixed editions, later impressions of vols. 1-3. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $100-200 31A* (DICKENS, CHARLES. PICKWICKIANS) Two collections of Pickwick illustrations. Housed in a green crushed morocco solander box.

[Pickwickian Illustrations], comprising 20 numbered etchings, interleaved. 8vo, finely bound in full red crushed morocco, silk endpapers. Pictures from the Pickwick Papers. By Alfred Crowquill. 8vo, contents loose in original green wraps, green cloth chemise. With 40 hand-colored plates. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $400-600

32 DICKENS, CHARLES The Adventures of Oliver Twist. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846.

8vo, publisher’s gilt- and blind-stamped violet cloth, spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Housed in green cloth clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. New edition, revised and corrected. With 24 engraved plates by Cruikshank. Light wear and fading to boards and slipcase; offsetting from some plates. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $600-800

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38 33* (DICKENS, CHARLES) A collection of 28 hand-colored engraved portraits and plates to illustrate the The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, consisting of character portraits by George Cruikshank, I.R. Cruikshank, W. Heath and others, many of which were engraved by F.W. Pailthrope. With a facsimile playbill. 4to, loose in cloth portfolio. Housed in a green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $100-200

34* (DICKENS, CHARLES) A group of three works housed in a crushed green morocco solander box, individually housed in green cloth chemises.

Thirty-Two Illustrations to Pickwick by Onwyn, and Other Eminent Artists. S.l.: s.n., n.d [c. 1837] Original upper wrap tipped to plain folder, content loose. With hand-colored engraved plates. Plates to Illustrate the Cheap Edition of the Works of Mr. Charles Dickens, from Original Designs, by John Gilbert. London: E. Appleyard, n.d. [c. 1845] 8 parts in 6, original yellow wraps. With 32 engraved plates by Greenaway and Wright. Six Illustrations to The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Darton & Clark, n.d. [c. 1847] Frontispiece with six original illustrations by H.K. Browne (“Phiz”) to be bound with the “Cheap Edition of the Works of Mr. Charles Dickens.” Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $100-200

34A* (DICKENS, CHARLES) REYNOLDS, GEORGE W.M. Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France. London: Willoughby, n.d. [1839]

8vo, publisher’s blind-stamped red cloth, giltdecorated and -lettered spine. Housed in green crushed morocco solander box, gilt-lettered spine. First edition. With 41 plates by Alfred Crowquill and John Phillips, 33 woodcuts in-text by Bonner, and 2 pp. publisher’s advertisements at rear. Minor soiling to boards; ends bumped; darkening to edges of plates; hinges starting. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $300-500

35 DICKENS, CHARLES Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s pink cloth with decorative floral design, gilt-stamped spines, housed in cloth slipcase. First edition, first issue. With half-titles, portrait frontispieces, 12 plates and 36 pp. publisher’s advertisements at rear of vol. 2. Soiling to boards; bookplate tipped in front pastedown both vols.; scattered brownspotting. [Together with:] With autographed note signed (“J. Grimaldi”), (4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches), April 19, 1823. Grimaldi writes to “Little John,” “The enclosed performs my promise.” With partial wax seal to left edge. Light soiling; 1-inch repaired tear. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection

Literature: Smith I, 13 $200-400

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36 DICKENS, CHARLES The Household Narrative of Current Events. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850-1853.

4 vols. 8vo, uniformly bound in blind-stamped giltlettered green cloth. [Together with:] Supplement to The New World. New York: J. Winchester, 1843. 4to, rebound in quarter brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $100-200

37 (DICKENS, CHARLES; FIELD, J.) TICKNOR, GEORGE Life of William Hickling Prescott. Boston: Ticknor and Field, 1864.

4to, publisher’s green gilt-decorated cloth, giltlettered spine. Charles Dickens’ copy, with his engraved bookplate and his Gadshill library bookplate. With three engraved plates. Presentation copy, presented to him from J.T. Fields in a pencil inscription on the f.f.e.p. With an autographed letter signed (“Wm. H. Prescott”), one page, 1845, to George Ticknor, and an additional autographed letter unsigned, in the hand of George Ticknor, one page, May 27, 1965, addressed to Charles Hart, both laid in. Rubbing to boards and slipcase; otherwise fine. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $2,000-4,000 38 (DICKENS, CHARLES) MENKEN, ADAH ISAACS Infelicia. London: s.n., 1868.

12mo, publisher’s gilt-lettered green cloth, a.e.g. Housed in custom green cloth clamshell case, giltlettered black morocco spine label. Charles Dickens’ copy with his bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Light soiling to boards; ends bumped; hinges starting. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $800-1,200

39 DICKENS, CHARLES Autographed letter signed (“Charles Dickens”), two pages, on a bifolium, 15 Furnival Inn, n.d. [c. 1837] Dickens, as editor of “Bentley’s Miscellany,” writes to Benson E. Hill in regard to three papers Hill had submitted for inclusion in the “Miscellany.” Dickens states that he would have great pleasure in accepting Hill’s paper and his sister Isabelle’s paper “Fragment of Romance,” but returns the third. Hill’s “The Wide Awake Club” and Isabelle Hill’s “Fragment” both appeared in “Bentley’s Miscellany,” no. 2, published on February 1st, 1837. Folded in thirds; fine. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $2,000-4,000 40 DICKENS, CHARLES Autographed letter signed (“Charles Dickens”), one page, on a bifolium, on Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, September 4, 1869. Dickens writes to Captain Charles Clements Brooke in response to an invitation to give a reading in the town of Farnborough. In the letter Dickens states that he will not be reading outside of London and must decline the offer. At the time this letter was written Dickens was not giving readings anywhere due to health issues that affected his vision and left him unable to fully utilize one side of his body. Folded in thirds; light soiling at creases. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $1,000-2,000

41 (DICKENS, CHARLES) A group of six carte-de-visite albumen portrait photographs of Charles Dickens by various photographers, including Gurney & Son and R.W. Thrupp. Size of largest 7 x 4 1/4 inches. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $300-500

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42 DICKENS, CHARLES Charles Dickens and Maria Beadnell (“Dora”): Private Correspondence. Privately printed for William K. Bixby, Saint Louis, MO, 1908.

8vo, 3/4 vellum, gilt-lettered spine, slipcase. Second edition, number 13 of 250 copies printed for the publisher. Publisher’s copy with his bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the publisher on the f.f.e.p., additionally signed “W.K.B.” on the limitation page. With numerous engraved plates throughout. Minor wear and soiling to slipcase; soiling to spine; light offsetting from plates. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $800-1,200

43 (DICKENS, CHARLES) HATTON, THOMAS AND ARTHUR H. CLEAVER A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman & Hall, 1933.

4to, publisher’s gilt-lettered green cloth, t.e.g. Large paper edition, number 32 of 250 copies signed by Hatton and Cleaver on the limitation page. Additionally inscribed by Hatton on the title page. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $100-200

44 DICKENS, CHARLES Two sets of Works. Bound in green cloth, in varying sizes, comprising Works. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875. 14 vols. 12mo, dark green gilt-decorated cloth. With illustrations by S. Eytinge, Jr. [Together with:] Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. 11 vols. 8vo, blind-stamped olive green cloth. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates. (25 total) Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $80-120 45* (DICKENS, CHARLES) A group of three bibliographical reference works pertaining to Charles Dickens, housed in a green crushed morocco slipcase.

Charles Dickens as I Knew Him. The Story of the Reading Tours in Great Britain and America, (18661870). By George Dolby. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885. 8vo, bound by Riviere in 3/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, t.e.g. Minor rubbing to boards. Dickens. By Adolphus William Ward. London: Macmillan, 1882. 8vo, red cloth. Wear to boards; hinges starting. The Childhood and Youth of Charles Dickens. By Robert Langton. Manchester: By the Author, 1883. 8vo, gilt-lettered green cloth. Ends bumped; hinges starting. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $200-400

46* (DICKENS, CHARLES) Two works.

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.” London: Richard Bentley, 1846. 8vo, blindstamped red cloth. New edition, with notes and additions, revised by Charles Whitehead. With color frontispiece and 12 plates. Wear to boards; brownspotting affecting plates. [Together with:] The Charles Dickens Dinner. An Authentic Record of The Public Banquet Given to Mr. Charles Dickens, at the Freemasons’ Hall, London, on Saturday, November 2, 1867. London: Chapman and Hall, 1867. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g. Engraved portrait frontispiece and one engraved plate. Light soiling and wear to boards. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $200-400 47 (DICKENS, CHARLES) A group of 11 bibliographical reference works, including Dickens and Dickensiana: a Catalogue of the Richard Gimbel Collection in the Yale University Library. By John B. Podeschi. New Haven: Yale University Library, 1980, and A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall, 1933. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $200-400

48 DICKENS, CHARLES Complete Works. London: Chapman and Hall and Bradbury and Evans, 1850-1866.

10 vols. 8vo, uniformly bound in blind-stamped green cloth, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines. Rubbing to boards; spines faded on some vols.; ends bumped; scattered intermittent foxing. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $200-400

49 DICKENS, CHARLES [Works.] London: Chapman and Hall, n.d.

14 vols. 4to, 3/4 green calf over cloth, gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. [Together with:] The Life of Charles Dickens. By John Forster. London: Chapman and Hall, 1872. 3 vols. 8vo, 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, giltdecorated and -lettered spines. (17 total) $100-200

50 DICKENS, CHARLES The Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall, n.d. ; New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872-1877

13 vols., a combined set of works from the Chapman and Hall-D. Appleton “Household Edition” of 18711880 (Gimbel D66) and the Harper and Brothers edition of 1872-1877 (Gimbel D68), which were bound in an identical style. 4to, publisher’s green pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt. The D. Appleton editions, which bear Appleton’s name on the cover and the Chapman and Hall imprint on the title pages, comprise Oliver Twist (2 copies), Great Expectations, American Notes, Nicholas Nickleby and Bleak House. The Harper and Brothers editions, which bear the Harper and Brothers imprint on the covers and title pages, comprise Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, Nicholas Nickleby, Pickwick Papers, Little Dorrit, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Barnaby Rudge. Rubbing to boards with ends bumped; some intermittent foxing; otherwise a fine, although incomplete, set. Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection $50-100 51 LEAR, EDWARD Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets [with] More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc. London: Robert John Bush, 1871-1872.

2 vols. in one. 4to, rebound in quarter red morocco over cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g. First edition. With numerous in-text illustrations. Fading to spine; some leaves lightly soiled and wrinkled; light foxing to endpapers. [Together with:] The Duck and the Kangaroo. Cambridge, MA: (Harvard Printing Office), 1956. Oblong 8vo, publisher’s printed wraps. Facsimile of the original manuscript draft with pen drawings. Corners slightly folded; otherwise fine. Property from a Private Collection $300-500

52 LEECH, JOHN A group of four proof engravings depicting hunting scenes, hand-colored. Comprising Come help - I say, you ugly brute!; Come away!; No consequence; and Ruggles... Size of frame 28 1/8 x 37 1/8 inches, each. Property from a Private Collection $400-600 53* (LEECH, JOHN) A group of six books.

John Leech’s Pictures of Life and Character. From the Collection of “Mr. Punch.” London: Bradbury, Agnew, 1886. 3 vols. Folio, 3/4 brown morocco over cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Wear to boards; intermittent foxing. English Caricaturists. By Graham Everitt. London: Swan Sonnenchein, 1893. 8vo, gilt-stamped and -lettered blue cloth. Ends bumped. Caricature and Other Comic Art. By James Parton. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth, t.e.g. Ends bumped and chipped; hinges starting. Punch’s Snapdragons for Christmas. London: Punch Office, 1845. With four engravings by Leech. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

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54 LEECH, JOHN The Comic English Grammar [with] Comic Arithmetic. London: Richard Bentley, 1840, 1844.

2 vols. 8vo, bound by Bayntun and Riviere in tan and red calf, gilt-lettered spines, slipcase to English Grammar. Light wear to boards, otherwise fine. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

55 LEECH, JOHN Follies of the Year. A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punch’s Pocket Books, 1844-1864. London: Bradbury, Evans, 1865.

Oblong 4to, publisher’s quarter red morocco over blue gilt-lettered and -decorated cloth, a.e.g. First edition. With title page vignette and 22 hand-colored etchings. Property from a Private Collection $100-200

56 (LEECH, JOHN) FRITH, WILLIAM POWELL John Leech: His Life and Work. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1891.

2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s maroon stamped cloth, giltlettered spines. Second edition. With numerous illustrations. Property from a Private Collection $80-120 57 LEECH, JOHN Pictures of Life & Character from the Collection of Mr. Punch. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1856-1865.

5 vols., comprising the first through the fifth series (lacking 4th series). Oblong folio, publisher’s pictorial boards to series 2, 3 (1860) and 5, and 3/4 green morocco over blue gilt-stamped cloth to series 1 and 3 (1865). Numerous illustrations throughout. Wear and soiling to boards; front board detached from 3rd series (1865); text block detached from backstrip, 3rd series (1860); scattered foxing. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

58* (PUNCH) A group of 26 books pertaining to Punch. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $300-500 59 (PUNCH) Punch’s Pocket-Book. London: Punch Office, 1844-1881.

38 vols. 12mo, uniformly bound in various shades of full semi-limp morocco, gilt-stamped upper covers on some vols., gilt-lettered spines, a.e.g. Property from a Private Collection $100-200

60 (PUNCH) The History of “Punch.” London: Cassell, 1895.

4to, gilt-decorated red morocco, gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g. Illustrated. Light rubbing to boards; ends chipped. $100-200

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61* (PUNCH MAGAZINE) Punch: Or the London Charivari. London: Published at the Office, 1892-1946.

214 vols. A near complete run, comprising 100 vols. numbered I-XCIX and 114 vols. from July-Dec. 1891 through July-Dec. 1946. 4to, publisher’s maroon cloth, upper boards gilt-stamped with central ‘Punch’ device, spines decoratively stamped and numbered in gilt. With contributions by authors and artists such as William Makepeace Thackeray, Henry Mayhew, John Leech, Richard Doyle, John Tenniel and others. Wear and fading to boards; ends chipped on most vols.; intermittent light foxing; hinges starting. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $1,500-2,500

62 ACKERMANN, RUDOLPH, ed. The Microcosm of London, or London in Miniature. London: Ackermann, 1904.

3 vols. 4to, quarter vellum, printed paper spine labels, t.e.g. With numerous color illustrations throughout. $100-200

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63* ADDISON, JOSEPH AND RICHARD STEELE, eds. The Spectator. London: Printed for A. and B. Tonson and T. Draper, n.d. [c. 1766]

8 vols. 8vo, later red blind-stamped morocco, giltdecorated and -lettered spines. Ex-library copy with stamp in gilt to foot of spine, Allen H. Johness bookplate tipped to front pastedowns. Light soiling to boards; intermittent foxing; darkening to some leaves. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $400-600 64 BEWICK, THOMAS A Portfolio of Thomas Bewick Wood Engravings. Chicago: The Newberry Library for The Cherryburn Press, 1970.

2 vols. of plates and one thin 8vo accompanying text volume. Quarter cream linen over brown paper boards, slipcase. With 100 prints on Troya paper made from the original blocks engraved by Bewick. One of 150 unnumbered sets. Light edgewear and soiling to boards; pp. 7-14 printed in facsimile and laid in to text vol. $500-700

65 BEWICK, THOMAS Select Fables. Newcastle: Printed by S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley, 1820.

8vo, full green calf, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, a.e.g. With engraved portrait frontispiece, title page vignette and numerous head- and tail-pieces. Rubbing to boards; offsetting from engravings; scattered minor brownspotting. Property from a Private Collection $200-400

66 BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM Commentaries on the Laws of England . . . A New Edition, with the Last Corrections of the Author. London: William Reed, 1811.

4 vols. 8vo, quarter calf over marbled boards, giltlettered spines. With numerous fold-out plates. Wear to boards; ends chipped on some vols.; scattered light brownspotting. Property from the Friends of the Lake Forest Library, Lake Forest, Illinois $200-400

67 [CARE, HENRY] English Liberties: or, The Free-Born Subject’s Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta..., II. The Proceedings in Appeals of Murther..., III. The Terms of Liberty of Conscience, confirmed to Protestant Dissenters..., IV. An Abstract of the Penal Laws against Popish Recusants, Priests and Jesuites, &c. V. The Office and Duty of a Constable, Churchwarden, Surveyer of the High-ways, or Scavenger in all their respective Qualifications... London: Printed for Sarah Harris, 1691.

12mo, contemporary calf. Front board detached; spine deteriorated; pp. 9-28 detached but present; intermittent brownspotting. $100-200 68 (CHAUCER, GEOFFREY) MOZLEY, CHARLES, illus. The Prologue [with:] The Summoner’s Tale [and] The Clerk’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales. London: Pennington Fine Lithographers, 1977.

2 vols. Elephant folios, contents loose as issued in publisher’s gilt-lettered folding chemise with stringties. Limited edition, artist’s proof copy of “The Summoner’s Tale/Clerk’s Tale” volume, signed by the artist, Charles Mozley. Light wear to slipcases; otherwise fine. $200-400

69* CHESTERFIELD, PHILIPP DORMER STANHOPE Letters to His Son, Philipp Stanhope. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774.

2 vols. 4to, contemporary diced calf with a Greek key roll border, gilt-lettered spine, marbled edges and endpapers, half-titles, errata and engraved portrait to vol. 1. First edition. Light dampstain along inner hinge of endpapers of vol. 2; otherwise very good. Property from the Alice Welsh Skilling and Raymond Skilling Collection, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

70* CHESTERFIELD, PHILIPP DORMER STANHOPE Letters to His Son, Philipp Stanhope. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774.

2 vols. 4to, contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, portrait frontispiece to vol. 1. First, large paper edition. Wear to boards; corners bumped; offsetting from frontispiece; scattered light foxing. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $400-600 71 CHURCHILL, WINSTON A collection of 20 volumes by Churchill.

The Second World War. London: Cassell, 1948. 5 (of 6) vols. 8vo, rebound in 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. First edition. The Great War. London: George Newnes, n.d. 3 vols. 4to, 3/4 red morocco over cloth, gilt-lettered spines. The World Crisis. London: Thornton Butterworth, (1927). 4 vols. 8vo, 3/4 maroon morocco over cloth, gilt-lettered spines. The History of English Speaking People. London: Cassell, (1956). 4 vols. 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. First edition. [Uniformly bound:] London: Cassell, various dates. Into Battle (1941); Victory (1946); Secret Session Speeches (1946); The Dawn of Liberation (1945). 8vo, uniformly bound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. (20 total) $1,000-2,000

72* CLARENDON, (EDWARD HYDE, 1st Earl of) The History of The Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1702.

3 vols. Folio, contemporary paneled calf, gilt-lettered spines. First edition. With portrait frontispieces, vignette devices to title pages, and numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout. Some wear to boards; spine ends chipped; vols. 2 and 3 lacking half-titles; intermittent light foxing. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $500-700

73 COKE, EDWARD The First Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England. London: M.F.I.H. and R.Y., 1639.

4to, contemporary calf, gilt-lettered spine. With engraved title page, portrait frontispiece and foldout genealogical plate. $200-400

74 DRYDEN, JOHN Clemenes, the Spartan Heroe. A Tragedy, As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1692.

8vo, rebound in gilt-ruled speckled calf, gilt-lettered brown morocco spine label. Light foxing; marginal chipping to some leaves. $100-200

75 (EARL OF PORTMORE) COLYEAR, DAVID Autographed document signed (“Portmore”), one sheet (13 x 15 inches), with red wax seal, dated 1726. Additionally signed by two witnesses, “Sealed and delivered in presence of us being... first duly stamped with three Sixpenny stamps.” The document concerns the nature of stock in the South Sea Company, a financial scheme enacted by the Tories to help alleviate the national debt. Backed by the government, the scheme was initially successful. Although the stock crashed in 17201721, the company continued to exist and function until 1853 when the last of the South Sea annuities were converted into government stock. With large watermark of two lions supporting a shield and crown and three embossed tax stamps at the left margin. Tipped to mat with archival tape. Folded in fourths; marginal chipping; light foxing. $800-1,200 76* (EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR) Typed letter signed (“Edward”), one page, on Waldorf-Astoria letterhead, New York, October 29, 1943. The Duke writes to Mr. Henry G. Walter in response to Mrs. Walter’s request for the Duke and Duchess (Wallis Simpson’s) autographs, which he indicates that he has enclosed (not included). He continues to thank Mr. Walter for his cooperation in negotiations with the Provincial Government of Alberta, where the Duke and Duchess sought to settle after going into exile from Great Britain after Edward abdicated the throne due to his controversial marriage to the American Simpson. Folded in thirds; light soiling to center minorly affecting text. Property from the Katherine Halliday Walter Trust, St. Louis, Missouri $200-400

76A ERSKINE, MRS. STEUART Beautiful Women in History & Art. London: George Bell & Sons, 1905.

Folio, publisher’s green cloth, rebacked, with matching green calf spine, t.e.g, others uncut. Edition de Luxe, limited to 175 copies. With 38 plates, including four colored. $200-400

77* [FLEETWOOD, WILLIAM] Chronicon Preciosum: or, An Account of English Money, The Price of Corn and Other Commodities, For the Last 600 Years. London: Printed for Charles Harper, 1707.

Small 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, gilt-lettered spine, red morocco spine label. First edition. With preface, contents, index, and 5 pp. publisher’s advertisements at rear. Some wear to boards; moderate foxing; hinges starting. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 78 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER The Deserted Village. London: The Etching Club, 1841.

Folio, green gilt-decorated morocco, gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g. With etched title, dedication, list of illustrations and 40 proof plates on India paper by members of the Etching Club. $100-200

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80 HARDY, THOMAS Wessex Poems and Other Verses. London and New York, 1898.

8vo, original gilt-decorated green cloth. First edition. With 30 illustrations by Hardy. $100-200

80A HOGARTH, WILLIAM The Works of Hogarth. London: J. Dicks, n.d. [c. 1870]

4to, original gilt-decorated cloth rebacked with modern matching black cloth, renewed endpapers. Profusely illustrated. $60-80

81 HOGARTH, WILLIAM The Works of William Hogarth, from the Original Plates. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822.

Elephant folio, 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, a.e.g. With portrait frontispiece and 115 (of 116) sheets of engraved plates. Boards detached and worn; chipping to spine with some loss; some leaves detached, including frontispiece and title page; offsetting from plates. $1,000-2,000

82 HUTTON, LAURENCE Literary Landmarks of London. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885.

8vo, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full calf, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, red morocco spine label, t.e.g. Extra-illustrated edition with 91 plates. Inscribed and signed by Hutton on the f.f.e.p. Light rubbing to boards; bookplate tipped to f.f.e.p.; offsetting from plates. $400-600

83* INGRAM, REV. JAMES The Saxon Chronicle, with an English Translation, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823.

Folio, full dark green morocco, gilt-decorated and -lettered spines, a.e.g. First edition. With four plates and two maps, one fold-out. Armorial bookplate Sidney Graves Hamilton tipped to front pastedown. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $100-200 84 (IRELAND) The Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Reports from the Commissioners Appointed by His Majesty To Execute the Measures Recommended in an Address of the House of Commons, Respecting The Public Records of Ireland. With Supplements and Appendixes. 1816-1820. S.l.: The House of Commons, 1819, 1820.

Folio, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. $100-200

85 JAMES, WILLIAM The Naval History of Great Britain. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1847.

6 vols. 8vo, full blue calf, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines. New edition with additions and notes. Rubbing to boards; spines faded; bookplates tipped to front pastedowns. [Together with:] Naval Battles from 1744 to the Peace in 1814. By Charles Ekins. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. 4to, full blue calf, gilt-lettered spine. With plates, some fold-out. Intermittent foxing. Great Battles of the British Navy. By Charles Low. London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. 8vo, gilt-stamped red calf. Fading to boards. British Battles. By James Grant. London: Cassell, n.d. 3 vols. 4to, 3/4 green calf over cloth. Wear to boards. The Enemy at Trafalgar, The British Army and Auxiliary Forces. By Edward Fraser. London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1906). 8vo, 3/4 calf over cloth. Wear to boards; ends chipped. England’s Battles by Sea and Land. By Lieut. Colonel Williams. London: London Printing and Publishing, n.d. 4 vols. in two. 3/4 red morocco over cloth. Wear to boards. (13 total) $600-800 86* KNIGHT, CHARLES London. London: By the Author, 1841-44.

6 vols. 4to, full contemporary calf, gilt-decorated and -lettered spines. With engraved frontispiece, title page vignettes and numerous in-text woodengravings. Rubbing to boards; ends chipped on some vols.; scattered brownspotting. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $300-500

86A LINTON, W.J. The Masters of Wood Engraving. New Haven; London: Issued to subscribers only at the residence of the author, 1889.

Folio, original gilt-lettered green cloth. First edition. Number 80 of 100 limited copies signed by the author to the limitation page (there were also 500 smaller copies printed). With color frontispiece, numerous plates, two double-page, in-text illustrations throughout, and a large foldout facsimile of Albrecht Durer’s “Triumphal Car” mounted on linen in a pocket at rear. $100-200

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87* MACQUOID, PERCY A History of English Furniture. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1905.

4 vols. Folio, publisher’s red gilt-lettered cloth. With numerous color and black and white plates. Wear and fading to boards. [Together with:] Early English Furniture & Woodwork. By Herbert Cescinsky and Ernest R. Gribble. London: The Waverley Book Company, 1922. 2 vols. Folio, publisher’s tan cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic reproductions. Light soiling to boards; corners bumped. (6 total) Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

87A MILTON, JOHN Milton’s Paradise Lost. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. London: Cassell, n.d. [c. 1890]

Folio, full blue calf presentation binding with giltlettered “Howden Recitation Prize” to upper cover, gilt-lettered spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. With frontispiece and 49 full-page engravings by Dore. Boards detached but present; endpapers and f.f.e.p. torn. $100-200 88 (ENGLISH, MSS) A manuscript legal document transferring the rights to the lands of Sir John Palgrave, Baronet, under the Generall Court Baron of Sr. John Lolland, 1658. Framed and matted. Size of frame 29 1/4 x 35 1/2 inches. $200-400

88A (ENGLAND) A group of six works pertaining to British royals and political figures.

Henry VIII. By A.F. Pollard. Various: Goupil, 1902. One of 1,150. Oliver Cromwell. By Samuel Rawson Gardiner. Various: Goupil, 1899. One of 1,475. Charles II. By Osmund Airy. Various: Goupil, 1901. One of 1,250. V.R.I. Her Life and Empire. London: Harmsworth Bros, n.d. Queen Elizabeth. By Rev. Mandell Creighton. Various: Boussod, Valadon, 1896. Queen Victoria. By Richard R. Holmes. London, Paris: Boussod, Valadon, 1897. $300-500

89 MORRIS, REV. F.O. A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. London: William Mackenzie, n.d. [c. 1880]

6 vols. 4to, red morocco with gilt-armorial design to boards, gilt-lettered spines, t.e.g. With 240 engraved plates. Rubbing to boards at spine; scattered minor brownspotting; light offsetting from some plates. $300-500

90 NELSON, HORATIO, Lord Viscount A group of three works in nine volumes.

The Dispatches and Letters. Edited by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas. London: Henry Colburn, 1854-1856. Vols. 1-6 only (of 7). 8vo, full navy calf, gilt-lettered spine labels, marbled edges and endpapers. With engraved portrait frontispieces of each volume. Some edgewear; blind-stamp to f.f.e.p. all vols. The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson. By James Stainer Clarke. London: Printed by T. Bensley for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. 2 vols. Folio, full gilt- and blindstamped calf, rebacked, gilt-lettered spines, a.e.g. With 14 engraved plates and four maps and plans. Minor wear to boards; bookplates tipped to front pastedown; scattered brownspotting. The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson. By T.O. Churchill. London: Harrison and Ruter, 1810. Folio, quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered and -decorated spine. With 14 plates, two fold-out. Rubbing to spines; few brown spots affecting some plates. $600-800

91 NICHOLS, JOHN GOUGH, ed. The Herald and Genealogist. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1863-1874.

8 vols. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines, t.e.g. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Edgewear; bookplates tipped to front pastedowns; scattered marginalia. $200-400

92 PEPYS, SAMUEL The Diary. Edited by Wheatley. London: George Bell and Sons, 1893-1899.

10 vols. 8vo, 3/4 green calf over marbled boards, giltdecorated and lettered spines, brown morocco spine labels, t.e.g. With 39 plates, maps and charts, six fold-out. Minor edgewear; bookplate tipped to front pastedown, all vols.; scattered light brownspotting. $400-600 93* [PERCY, THOMAS] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets; Together with some Few of Later Date. London: Samuel Richards, 1823.

4 vols. Small 8vo, contemporary purple calf, giltdecorated and -lettered spines, a.e.g. Sixth edition. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

94 PIERCE, EGAN Real Life in London: Or, the Rambles and Adventure of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom. Dashall through the Metropolis. London: Printed for Jones, 1821.

2 vols. 8vo, blue gilt-stamped morocco, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. First edition. With 31 hand-colored plates. Minor rubbing to boards at outer hinges; some plates slightly shaved; bookplate tipped to front pastedown. $100-200

95* ROBERTSON, WILLIAM The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. London: W. and W. Strahan, 1769.

3 vols. 4to, rebacked in quarter yellow calf over speckled calf boards with gilt-device to upper covers, title in gilt to red leather spine labels. First edition. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $80-120

95A* ROBINSON, HENRY CRABBE Autographed letter signed (“H.C. Robinson”), four pages, on a bifolium, Russell Square, November 1, 1866. Robinson writes to Sir Frederick Pollock and discusses the merits of various types of literature including biographies and sermons. Folded in thirds; two brown spots affecting text. Property from the Collection of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $600-800

96 ROWE, NICHOLAS Sammelband of six plays, comprising The Ambitious Step-Mother. A Tragedy, [1714]; The Fair Penitent. A Tragedy, [1714]; Tamerlane. A Tragedy, [1717]; The Royal Convert. A Tragedy, [1714]; Ulysses. A Tragedy, [1714]; The Tragedy of Jane Shore, [1714]

6 vols. in one. 8vo, rebound in contemporary paneled calf, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. Wear to boards; scattered light brownspotting. $200-400

97 (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS) Royal Academy Pictures. London: Cassell, 1892, 1894-1906.

14 vols. 4to, full calf, elaborately gilt-tooled spines, title in gilt to upper boards, marbled endpapers. $200-400 98 (SCOTLAND) BREWERTON, T. LE GAY A Treatise on the Mineral Water of Askern, Including a Description of the Village, History of the Spaw, &c. Doncaster: W. Sheardown, 1818.

8vo, original grey-blue paper boards, printed paper spine label, pages uncut. Wear to boards at corners and spine; chipping to spine label; armorial bookplate Biblioteca Lindesiana tipped to front pastedown; foxing. $100-200

99 (SCOTLAND) FOSTER, J.J. The Stuarts. London: Dickinson’s, 1902.

2 vols. Folio, contemporary full red morocco by Bickers and Sons, stamped with elaborate gilt design to boards and spines. Edition de Luxe, limited to 175 copies signed by the author. With two hand-colored frontispieces and numerous plates mounted on India paper with captioned tissue guards. $100-200 100 (SCOTLAND) GIBB, WILLIAM The Royal House of Stuart. London: Macmillan, 1890.

Folio, contemporary half green morocco over vellum boards, gilt-lettered spine and upper board, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. With 40 color plates. [Together with:] Mary Stuart. By John Skelton. London; Edinburgh, etc.: Boussod, Valadon, 1893. 4to, contemporary brown morocco, gilt-stamped spine and upper board. Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History. By Thomas Archer. London: Blackie and Son, 1878. 2 vols. 4to, original red morocco stamped in gilt and black, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. $100-200

101* STOW, JOHN AND EDWARD HOWE Annales; or, A Generall Chronicle of England. London: Richardi Meighen, 1631.

Folio, full early vellum, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. With woodcut illustrated title page and woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces. Wear to boards; endpapers renewed; bookplate Henry Drummond tipped to front pastedown; darkening to some leaves. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $400-600

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102 STRICKLAND, AGNES Lives of the Queens of England. London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1861.

8 vols. 8vo, full calf, gilt-lettered spines. Light wear to boards; scattered foxing. [Together with:] History of the Lives of the Queens of Scotland. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1852-1859. 8 vols. 8vo, gilt-armorial binding by Maclehose of Glascow, a.e.g. Mixed editions. Light rubbing to boards at spines. (16 total) $400-600

103* SWIFT, JONATHAN The Works. Dublin: George Faulkner, 1762.

11 vols. Small 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, gilt-lettered spines. With seven plates, three foldout. Wear and scuffing to boards; scattered light brownspotting. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

104 TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD The Works. London: Macmillan, 1895.

Small 8vo, contemporary gilt-decorated tree calf, a.e.g., frontispiece. $100-200 105 (TROLLOPE, ANTHONY) Collection of British Authors. Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnizt, 1876.

17 vols. Small 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines, t.e.g. $100-200

106 TROLLOPE, ANTHONY Marion Fay. London: Chapman & Hall, 1882.

3 vols. 12mo, burnt orange-ochre cloth, gilt-lettered spines, floral designs in black on upper and lower covers. First edition in book form. Soiling to boards; hinges starting. $200-400

107 TROLLOPE, ANTHONY The Last Chronicle of Barset. London: Smith, Elder, 1867.

2 vols. 8vo, original blue cloth, rebacked, with gilt-stamped vignette of a church pasted to upper covers, original gilt-decorated spines and rear covers retained, pale yellow endpapers. First edition in book form bound from the original parts, with stab-holes visible. With 31 (of 32) wood-engraved plates and 32 initial vignettes by G.H. Thomas Soiling to boards; loss to spine, vol. 1; intermittent light foxing. $1,000-2,000 108 (WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, Duke of) A group of eight volumes pertaining to the Duke of Wellington by Herbert Maxwell, Rev. G.N. Wright and “An Old Soldier”.

Life Military and Civil of the Duke of Wellington. By an Old Soldier. London: Bell & Daldy, 1865. 8vo, full green calf, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines. Edgewear. Life and Campaigns of Arthur, Duke of Wellington. By G.N. Wright. London: Fisher, Son, n.d. 4 vols. 8vo, gilt-decorated brown cloth. Wear to boards, scattered brownspotting. Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington. By W.H. Maxwell. London: Bickers and Son, n.d. 3 vols. 8vo, quarter calf over blue cloth, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines. $300-500

109* WHITE, GILBERT Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. London: Macmillan, 1876.

2 vols. 4to, quarter green morocco over giltdecorated cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g. Numerous illustrations, some color. Property from the Collection of Richardson and Janice Spofford and the Thomas Edward Wilson House, Chicago, Illinois $100-200