Alnwick: Printed at the Apollo Press, by and for W. Davidson, 1809. Seven individual chapbooks bound together as one with a general title-page preceding them. All are in their original wrappers, with cuts by Bewick on the upper covers, and cuts by others on the lower. They have not been cut to a uniform size, but differ from volume to volume. The binding is of late mid to late nineteenth century half calf over cloth, with twin black labels to the spine. General title spotted; some wear to binding; bookplate; front hinge cracked; but a very good, clean set. Sets with the general title-page are very scarce.

Alnwick: Printed and sold wholesale and retail by and W. Davidson, No date [circa1809]. Seven individual chapbooks bound together, but without the general title, which is sometimes present, and without their original wrappers. 136 x 90 mm. The binding is of late mid to late nineteenth century half calf over cloth, with a red gilt label to the spine. Some rubbing and wear to the binding; front hinge cracked; but a very good, clean set.

Alnwick: W. Davison, No date [circa 1815/20]. 36 pages. Original wrappers with a small wood-engraved vignette to the upper cover, and a large wood-engraving to the lower. 138 x 88mm. Small rub on upper cover; else a very good copy. One of seven separately issued titles forming a ‘natural history.’

Alnwick: W. Davison, No date [circa 1815/20]. 36 pages. Original wrappers with a small wood-engraved vignette to the upper cover, and a large wood-engraving to the lower. 138 x 88mm. Small collection label to upper wrapper; little worn at head of spine; else a very good copy. One of seven separately issued titles forming a ‘natural history.’

Alnwick: W. Davison, No date [circa 1815/20]. 36 pages. Original wrappers with a small wood-engraved vignette to the upper cover, and a large wood-engraving to the lower. 138 x 88mm. A very good copy. One of seven separately issued titles forming a ‘natural history.’

Alnwick: W. Davison, No date [circa 1815/20]. 36 pages. Original wrappers with a small wood-engraved vignette to the upper cover, and a large wood-engraving to the lower. 138 x 88mm. Small collection label to upper wrapper; else a very good copy. One of seven titles issued by Davison, forming a ‘natural history.’

London: John Marshall, No date [1800]. 68 pages. Engraved frontispiece. Original green paper-covered boards with mounted shaped labels to both panels. 98 x 80 mm. First edition. Boards a little rubbed; spine expertly repaired; else a fine copy. The Juvenile; or Child’s Library was a boxed library issued by John Marshall in 1800. It was comprised of 19 volumes plus a memorandum book, and was housed in wooden box designed to look like a bookcase. However, each of the titles could be purchased individually.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1877. [20] leaves, printed on one side only, of text, and 16 fine full-page plates. Original green cloth gilt. 278 x 220 mm. All edges gilt. First edition. Corners of binding a little worn; occasional spot of foxing; else a very good copy.

London: Milner and Company, Limited, No date [circa 1859]. 128 pages. Original printed blue wrappers. 18.8 x 9 cm. Little worn at lower outer corner of front wrapper, and a tiny corner torn away from the front endpaper; later ownership inscription and date; else a very good copy. The first English language edition of a Curious Hieroglyphic Bible was printed in London in 1783. They were extremely popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This example from 1859 is comparatively late.

London: Printed by and for Hodgson & Co. Juvenile Press, No. 10, Newgate Street, No date [between 1823 – 27]. Price One Shilling. 140 pages. Newly rebound in quarter black sheep gilt over marbled boards with vellum tips. 140 x 94 mm.

Philadelphia: Printed by John Adams, 1804. 32 pages, including pastedown wrappers. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece and 6 small woodcuts. Original plain blue wrappers. 10.3 x 6.6 cm. First Adams edition. Splitting at spine, but firm, and a little worn at corners; else a very good copy. Some of the woodblocks would appear to recycled, as that representing Blue Beard's castle is a biblical cut of the Tower of Babel.

London: Printed for E.Newberry, 1801. xii, 220pp. Engraved frontispiece. Original paper-backed marbled paper covered boards. 6mo. Vertical creases to boards which have softened through use. Small piece of title-label to spine with name of author. Corners bumped with damage. Cracking at inner hinges between pages iv and v and 24 and 25 with these pages coming loose. Name written in ink along fore-edge. Some pencil numbers in text and an annotation in ink on (V). Names in ink on front endpapers. Front free endpaper has small holes as if stabbed by a pencil making indentations on the following three leaves including the frontispiece; else a very good copy.Roscoe: J84 (9).

London: Darton and Harvey, 1797. Price Sixpence. 120 pages. Illustrated with pastedown woodcuts to both boards, and thirty-three cuts within the text. Original Dutch floral paper-covered boards. 120 x 82 mm. Small book label of one William Evans in the blank margin on the front pastedown; corners a little worn; else a very good copy. Essentially this is the Newbery History of England, the last edition of which was 1790, brought up to date and with the addition of an extra woodcut, first printed in 1794. See Roscoe J258; Darton G 701(2).

London: W. Darton, Jun, 1812. 64; 64, [1 Darton trade plate] pages. Illustrated with copper engravings throughout. Bound in quarter red roan over marbled boards. 16.2 x 10.6cm. Spine expertly repaired; ownership details cross through on front pastedown; else a very good copy of an unusual issue that, despite the date on the title-pages, was probably issued circa 1820. This work is usually issued in two separate parts in wrappers. See Darton H1146, who notes a copy like ours in the collection at UCLA.

Printed at Derby, for the Benefit of the Travelling Stationers: No date. (Circa 1790.). 24 pages. 20 fine wood-engravings. Original semi-stiff wrappers with two wood-engravings on each cover. 12mo. 14.5 x 9 cm. A fine copy of a rare riddle book.

London: H. R. Thomas, 1825. viii, [4], 5 -58, [4 cat'] pages. Engravings hand-coloured throughout, as issued. Contemporary half calf, gilt. Octavo. Pages 17/18 has a closed tear, some soiling and marking throughout; small tear at the edge of one leaf; else a good plus copy of a work that is scarce in either first or second edition. The wood engravings, which depict Esquimaux life and dress, implements used in everyday, together with examples of Arctic fauna, are derived from the illustrations by Captain George Francis Lyon, published in Sir William Edward Parry's 'Journal Of A Second Voyage For The Discovery of A North-West Passage, London, 1824. Osborne Page 75. The first edition was published in the same year as the second edition.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, No date [circa 1893]. [. [28] pages the first and last being blanks pasted to the font and rear boards as issued. Illustrated with 12 full colour plates and numerous single colour drawings within the text. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. 244 x 188 mm. The cover design is by W. & F. Brundage. Little worn at edges and corners; front inner joint cracked but firm; else very good. .

London: Printed for the Executrix of the late W. Welton; and sold be C. F. Cock, 21, Fleet Street, No date [circa 1830]. 176 pages. Engraved frontispiece and five other full-page engraved plates, plus 9 wood-engraved tail-pieces. Original quarter green roan gilt. 144 x 95 mm. First edition thus. Front pastedown stamped: ‘J. Smith, Binder, March, 1831.’ Name on pastedown; else a very good copy.

London: David Bogue, 1847. v, [1], 88 pages. Original decorative cloth. Octavo. First English edition. Very slight bumping to corners and head & heel of spine; slight browning of title with a few very small marks; else a handsome copy. This ttile is extremely difficult to find in fine condition in its original binding. 'The moon describes to a painter thirty picturesque scenes, 'observed in her silent passage across the sky.' 'Sketch what I relate to you,' said the moon.. and you will have a pretty picture-book.' Osborne 858.

London: W. Peacock… J. Wallis…. J. Harris, 1802. Six volumes bound as three. Engraved frontispiece to volume I. Bound in full calf recently handsomely re-backed with blind and gilt decoration and twin labels. A very nice set. Moon 444(1).