London: Harris and Son, 1821. viii, 137 pages. Engraved frontispiece. Original quarter red roan over marbled boards. 145 x 95 mm. First edition. Boards rubbed; head and heel of spine a little worn; gift inscription on end-paper; else a very good, clean copy. Moon 984(1).

London: Printed and Sold by Marshall, 140 Fleet Street, No date [not before 1806]. Two volumes. 30, [2] pages per volume. Original decorative paper-covered boards with shaped paper title labels to each panel. 47 x 39 mm. One leaf in volume I has a small blank corner lost; boards a little rubbed, else very good. These two volumes once accompanied 28 hand-coloured engraved cards, all contained in a small wooden box with a pictorial sliding lid. The set was one of approximately a dozen such offerings by Marshall, including Cries of London; Shells; Trades, Fruits, etc. All are rare. Quite often the sets lack some of the cards and one or both miniature books. See Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young. However, this particular ‘Cabinet’ was unknown to him.

London: Printed and Sold by John Marshall, No. 4. Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, No date. [circa 1801]. Two volumes. 30, [2] pages per volume. Original decorative paper-covered boards with shaped paper title labels to each panel. 47 x 39 mm. Boards a little rubbed; miniature bookplates to both volumes; else very good. These two volumes once accompanied 28 hand-coloured engraved cards, all contained in a small wooden box with a pictorial sliding lid. The set was one of approximately a dozen such offerings by Marshall, including Cries of London; Shells; Trades, Fruits, etc. All are rare. Quite often the sets lack some of the cards and one or both miniature books. See Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young. [16462]

London: Printed and Sold by John Marshall, No. 4. Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, No date. [circa 1801]. Volume I only. 30, [2] pages. Original decorative paper-covered boards with shaped paper title labels to each panel. 47 x 39 mm. Boards a little rubbed, miniature bookplate; else very good. This volume [together with volume II] once accompanied 28 hand-coloured engraved cards, all contained in a small wooden box with a pictorial sliding lid. The set was one of approximately a dozen such offerings by Marshall, including Cries of London; Shells; Trades, Fruits, etc. All are rare. Quite often the sets lack some of the cards and one or both miniature books. See Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young.

London: Printed and Sold by John Marshall, No. 4. Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, No date. [circa 1801]. Two volumes. 30, [2] pages per volume. Original decorative paper-covered boards with shaped paper title labels to each panel. 47 x 39 mm. Boards a little rubbed, else very good. These two volumes once accompanied 28 hand-coloured engraved cards, all contained in a small wooden box with a pictorial sliding lid. The set was one of approximately a dozen such offerings by Marshall, including Cries of London; Shells; Trades, Fruits, etc. All are rare. Quite often the sets lack some of the cards and one or both miniature books. See Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings. Original paper-covered boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; board edges a little rubbed; else a very good, clean copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings. Original paper-covered pale green boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; board edges a little rubbed; a previous owner has written ‘No. 11’ on the front board; else a very good, clean copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. 140, Fleet Street, From Aldermary Church Yd, 1819. 24 [26] pages. Illustrated with 8 full-page hand-coloured engravings. Original paper-covered buff-coloured boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; boards rather marked; else a very good, clean copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. The ‘Library was still being issued as late as 1824, though these printings are, in our experience, far less common. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of girls at play. Original paper-covered pink boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; a previous owner has written ‘No. 13’ on the front board; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings. Original paper-covered orange boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; a previous owner has written ‘No. 14’ on the front board; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of flowers. Original paper-covered pink boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; tiny loss to the lower outer corner of the title; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983. .

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of flowers. Original paper-covered green boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; boards a little rubbed; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: John Marshall, No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. [32] pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of flowers. Original green paper-covered boards with printed shaped labels to both upper and lower panels. 62 x 49 mm. Small bookplate on front paste-down. This is the very copy shown on page 19 of Ruari McLean’s Victorian Publishers’ Book Bindings in Paper. Little wear to head & heel of spine with slight loss, else a very good clean copy. This title was one of 16 volumes that comprised a miniature boxed library for children.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of birds. Original paper-covered boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; small bookplate; some light staining to boards; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. A pencil note on the endpaper declares that this is the copy shown on page 19 of Ruari McLean’s Victorian Publishers’ Book Bindings in Paper. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of birds. Original paper-covered yellow boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; else a very good, clean, crisp copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983. .

London: Printed and sold by John Marshall. No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard, No date [circa 1800]. 32 pages. Illustrated with 13 full-page engravings of boys at play, including cricket. Original paper-covered yellow boards with shaped title labels to both boards. 61 x 48 mm. Spine expertly restored; board edges a little rubbed; else a very good, clean copy. The Infant’s Library, first published in 1800, consisted of a wooden box with a sliding front, designed to resemble a bookcase with glazed doors. The inside, lined with pink paper, was divided into four; each compartment containing four miniature books, making a total of sixteen. See Brian Alderson, The Private Library Third Series Volume 6: I. Spring 1983.

London: Yorkshire J. S. Publishing & Stationery Co. Limited. Agents. – Dean & Son, Ludgate-Hill. Wholesale Manufactory, – Otley, Yorkshire, No date [circa 1870]. [8] pages. Illustrated with woodcuts. Original printed wrappers with a woodcut to the upper panel. 160 x 102 mm. A fine copy. Copac lists two copies.

Liverpool: Nuttall and Co, 1808. 66 pages. Bound in late limp leather gilt. 108 x 98 mm. Lacks the frontispiece. Original rear paper wrapper still present, but the front wrapper and frontispiece are long gone. A rare children’s book set in a‘romantic valley in Cumberland.’

London: The Modern Art Society Ltd, No date. 42 pages. Illustrated with 6 mounted colour plates and numerous line drawings. Original pictorial paper-covered boards. 158 x 115 mm. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Light wear and dust-soiling to wrapper; a former owner has finely hand-coloured all of the line drawings; else a very good copy.