Fine Bindings, Victorian, Arts & Crafts

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1857. First Illustrated Edition. Publisher's salmon fine-pebbled cloth with elaborate gilt stamped design on both covers and spine. A.E.G., beveled boards, 359pp. Profusely illustrated with 55 exquisite wood-engravings by Birket Foster, John Tenniel and J. R. Clayton and engraved by Edmund Evans, Dalziel Brothers, H...... (Item #910)

Edinburgh: A.C. Black, 1858. First edition thus. 8vo. Original plum cloth with blind-sped and gilt front cover and spine by JOHN LEIGHTON. Woodcut illustrations throughout engraved by Edmund Evans and Dalziel Brothers by Birket Foster, John Tenniel, T. Dalziel and others. Near fine. (Item #212)

London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1865. Third edition. Quarto. Original brown cloth with bold gilt and black stamped/embossed cover design by John Leighton. Fully illustrated with woodcut illustrations, vignettes, borders and embellishments by Leighton. T.E.G. Brilliant copy, near fine. (Item #400)

London: Macmillan, 1859. First edition. Publisher's blue cloth with exquisite cover illustration stamped in bright gold consisting of figures wrapped around and climbing up vines, spine gilt lettering. Exquisite double spread wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations throughout by Richard Doyle. A fine copy of a thoroughly enchanting Victorian book... (Item #921)

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1858. First edition thus. 8vo. Blue cloth with striking gilt design stamped on front covers and spine by John Leighton. Illustrated throughout by Birket Foster. A.E.G. Corners bumped, some wear to top of spine. More brilliant gold presence than usually seen for this book. About..... (Item #151)

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1856. First thus. Blue wove cloth, gilt lettering. Illustrated in color by Birket Foster throughout, colored initials throughout are hand-painted. A superlative work, the first book engraved and printed in color by Edmund Evans. A near fine copy in what appears to be the..... (Item #541)

London: Sampson, Low, Son and Marston Company, 1867. First edition. Publisher's green fine pebbled cloth with superb gilt design on cover, gilt spine, blind-stamped design on rear cover. A.E.G., beveled boards, 92pp printed on rectos only. Wood-engraved illustrations throughout by artists of the day. A truly fine, unused copy... (Item #919)

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1848. First edition. Original color pictorial paper covered boards with exquisite and intricate designs on both covers and spine, originally decorated endpapers. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Fragile covers show wear predominantly at outer edges and at spine leaving most, if not all of the pictorial..... (Item #802)

London: James Sangster and Co., 1864. First edition. Two Volumes (392, 404pp) Folios (27 x 36 cm, 4 cm thick). Original textured red-brown cloth with heavily ornate gilt seal motif and lettering, blind-stamped intricate designs, both covers and spines by JOHN LEIGHTON, beveled boards, marbled endpapers. 40 wood-engraved woodcuts engraved..... (Item #767)

London: David Bogue, 1854. First edition thus. Original publisher's blue cloth with deep inset on cover, heavily gilt stamped design on both covers and spine by John Leighton (signed "JL") AEG. 224pp. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts by Birket Foster and Jane E. Hay. Corners, edges sl. worn, else a glowing..... (Item #420)

London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, ca 1860. First edition. 12mo. Publisher's green cloth with elaborate and enchanting gilt illustrated cloth, gilt spine, blind-stamped design on rear cover. Illustrated throughout with super wood-engravings by J.E. Millais. Corners worn, gilt on cover somewhat worn as is seen for this title, a very..... (Item #922)

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. First edition. Original fine ribbed white cloth with gilt decorative design of palette and xylophone, gilt ruled borders on front cover, gilt spine. Beveled boards, violet endpapers. In the Pre-Raphaelite circle, Paton only produced two volumes of verse and this one is..... (Item #940)

London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1862. Second edition. 12mo. Bound in attractive full fine grained pebbled calf (green) with ornate geometric gilt designs on both covers and dentelles, five ornate gilt panels on spine, silk endpapers. ASSOCIATION COPY: "Presented to Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll with the respectful..... (Item #509)