Fine Bindings from Paul Foster Books

Oxford at the Clarenden Press. 1961. Reprint. This new edition was originally published in 1939, and corrections made in 1955. India paper edition. 8vo. xxxii, 1166pp. Original publishers delux binding of full dark blue calf. Spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. White silk bookmark bound in. A fine and bright copy, inside and out.

Macmillan and co. London. 1895. FIRST EDITION, First printing. 8vo. (7.2 x 5.1 inches). Illustrated throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling. A bright and clean copy finely bound by Bayntun (Riviere) Bookbinders of Bath, England. Lovely full blue calf, the spine with five raised bands, each decorated with a floral gilt roll. Compartments fully decorated and double ruled in gilt, including… Read more about this item

Faber and faber Limited. London. 1956. FIRST UK EDITION. First impression. 8vo. (8.3 x 5 inches). Complete with the Publishers note slip tipped in to the first leaf after the copyright page. Some very light spotting to the first coupld lf pages but generally a clean and bright copy throughout. Finely bound in full black Morocco leather with gilt lettering… Read more about this item

Random House. New York. 1934. FIRST AUTHORISED AMERICAN EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.9 inches). Finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Decorative gilt roll border on boards. All edges gilt. --- This edition contains a synopsis of the District Court… Read more about this item

George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London. 1946. FIRST U.K EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo.(8.8 x 6 inches). 916pp. A fine and bright copy bound in recent full brown morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. ------- A finely bound copy of Russell's… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with four maps, three of them fold out, & four plans in the text. Publishers advert leaf for The River War and Malakand Field Force, and 32pp catalogue, dated 10.99, at the end of the text. Some creasing and a small tear to the… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.8 inches). A fine, bright copy finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. The spine has five raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy of this classic work. --- Printing and the… Read more about this item

Random House. New York. 1934. FIRST AUTHORISED AMERICAN EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.9 inches). Finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative gilt roll border on boards. Top edge gilt. Original cloth front board bound in at the end of the book. --- This… Read more about this item

Thornton Butterworth Limited. London. 1923-31. FIRST EDITION, 1st impressions of all volumes. 6 large 8vo volumes. (9.2 x 6.3 inches). Illustrated throughout with maps, plans and facsimiles of letters and documents. Fine leather bound set in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spines with raised bands. Red Morocco title labels ruled and lettered in gilt. Ruling, lettering and decorations of… Read more about this item

Cassell & Co. ltd. London. 1948-54. FIRST EDITION. First impressions. Six volumes. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.7 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with maps and plans, many of them folding. A bright, clean set, which has been finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. The spines with raised bands, twin red Morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Spine compartments… Read more about this item

Cassell and Company. London. 1941-46. FIRST EDITION, 1st impressions. 7 Volumes. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A complete set of first editions and 1st impressions of Churchill's war speeches. A few pages with some light foxing but overall this is a clean and fine set which has been finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. The spines with… Read more about this item

Robert Hayes, Ltd. London. 1925. Six Vols. Complete. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with a total of 80 full page mono plates, all after the original engravings. A very good clean and bright set. Finely bound in half burgundy calf by Ramage of London. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt wavy lines. Compartments double ruled, decorated and lettered… Read more about this item

Chapman and Hall. London. 1849. FIRST EDITION. First issue. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 16 fine hand coloured plates, engraved on wood after drawings by the author. Finely bound by Riviere & Son in full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. The compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Triple ruled gilt borders on… Read more about this item

Chapman and Hall. London. 1848. FIRST EDITION. First issue. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 16 fine hand coloured plates, engraved on wood by H. Vizetelly after drawings by the author. Finely bound by Riviere & Son in full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. The compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Triple ruled… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.4 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full burgundy morocco. The spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Attractive marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine copy.… Read more about this item

Sampson Low, Son & Co. London. 1859. FINE BINDING. 4to. (8.9 x 6.7 inches). xx, 379pp. Finely bound, by John Dale and Co. of Bradford, in beautiful early full burgundy morocco, gilt. The spine with raised bands, each piped in gilt. Compartments double ruled, fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative panels and ruled line borders on boards to boards… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1886. FINE BINDING. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). v, 640pp. Engraved Portrait frontis by G. Stodart. Finely bound, by Sotheran & Co. of London, in beautiful early full red morocco, gilt. The spine with raised bands, each ruled in gilt. Compartments ruled, fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative panels and ruled line borders on… Read more about this item

J. Dodsley. London. 1774. FOUR VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.4 inches). Copper engraved portrait frontis in volume one, still with the original tissue guard. Complete with all half titles. A few small worm holes to a couple of the volumes and some foxing to the text pages throughout but still a very good set in attractive contemporary full tan calf… Read more about this item

Constable & Company Limited. London. 1927. Reprints of 1926 pocket editions. 12 volumes. Complete. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.5 inches). An attractive set in publishers delux limp leather bindings with elaborate gilt decorated and lettered spines. Gilt stamped signature of George Bernard Shaw on the front boards. Top edges gilt. Housed in the publishers original drop front box with velvet padding… Read more about this item

T. Cadell. London. 1770. New edition, Corrected. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.3 inches). Very good, tall, wide margined copy. Some worming to the blank margins but generally a very good and clean copy. Bound in contemporary full tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled in gilt, which is rubbed. Red title label, gilt. Front hinge cracked but holding firm. Overall… Read more about this item