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[LITERATURE]. -- BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824). Hebrew Melodies. London: T. Davison for John Murray, 1815. 8o (200 x 127 mm). Half title, 2 page publisher's advertisements at end; inserted after advertisement leaf are half-titles and titles to be used in binding the pamphlet editions of Byron's poems in two volumes. 20th century calf. Provenance: M.L. Rothschild (presentation inscription in ink on flyleaf from Barnes Hodes). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. -- CELLINI, benvenuto. Vita di Benvenuto Cellini orifice e scultore fiorentino, da lui medesimo scritta, nella quale molte curiose particolarità si toccano appartenenti alle arti ed all'istoria del suo tempo. Tratta da un'ottimo manoscrito, e dedicate all'eccelenza di Myolord Riccardo Boyle. Cologne: Pietro Martello, n.d. [but Naples, 1728]. 4o (255 x 191 mm). Early 19th-century vellum. FIRST EDITION. -- DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, December 1855-June 1857. 20 parts in 19, 8o (223 x 142 mm). Half-title in part 11. Etched frontispiece, etched title, and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"]. (Some spotting and browning, mostly marginal, throughout). Original blue-green pictorial wrappers (a few with light chipping to edges of front wrapper, some minor soiling); two morocco slipcases. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS. -- WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). The Picture of Dorian Gray. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, [1895]. 8o (195 x 128 mm). Half title and title with decorative lettering designed by Charles Ricketts, grayish-green endpapers. Original parchment-backed gray beveled boards, front cover gilt-stamped with title and repeated stylized butterfly devices designed by Charles Ricketts, uncut. Second edition. -- [ENGLISH LITERATURE]. SHAKESPEARE, William. The Plays of William Shakespeare. London, 1807. 7 volumes. -- DUMAURIER, George. Trilby. London, 1895. -- DEFOE, Daniel. A Tour Thro' London about the year 1725. London: 1929. -- And 5 others. Together 12 works in 21 volumes, various 4o and 8o sizes, various calf and morocco bindings, condition varies. Complete list available upon request.

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[LITERATURE]. -- BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824). Hebrew Melodies. London: T. Davison for John Murray, 1815. 8o (200 x 127 mm). Half title, 2 page publisher's advertisements at end; inserted after advertisement leaf are half-titles and titles to be used in binding the pamphlet editions of Byron's poems in two volumes. 20th century calf. Provenance: M.L. Rothschild (presentation inscription in ink on flyleaf from Barnes Hodes). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. -- CELLINI, benvenuto. Vita di Benvenuto Cellini orifice e scultore fiorentino, da lui medesimo scritta, nella quale molte curiose particolarità si toccano appartenenti alle arti ed all'istoria del suo tempo. Tratta da un'ottimo manoscrito, e dedicate all'eccelenza di Myolord Riccardo Boyle. Cologne: Pietro Martello, n.d. [but Naples, 1728]. 4o (255 x 191 mm). Early 19th-century vellum. FIRST EDITION. -- DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, December 1855-June 1857. 20 parts in 19, 8o (223 x 142 mm). Half-title in part 11. Etched frontispiece, etched title, and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"]. (Some spotting and browning, mostly marginal, throughout). Original blue-green pictorial wrappers (a few with light chipping to edges of front wrapper, some minor soiling); two morocco slipcases. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS. -- WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). The Picture of Dorian Gray. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, [1895]. 8o (195 x 128 mm). Half title and title with decorative lettering designed by Charles Ricketts, grayish-green endpapers. Original parchment-backed gray beveled boards, front cover gilt-stamped with title and repeated stylized butterfly devices designed by Charles Ricketts, uncut. Second edition. -- [ENGLISH LITERATURE]. SHAKESPEARE, William. The Plays of William Shakespeare. London, 1807. 7 volumes. -- DUMAURIER, George. Trilby. London, 1895. -- DEFOE, Daniel. A Tour Thro' London about the year 1725. London: 1929. -- And 5 others. Together 12 works in 21 volumes, various 4o and 8o sizes, various calf and morocco bindings, condition varies. Complete list available upon request.
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