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George Borrow. THE ZINCALI; OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE GYPSIES OF SPAIN. WITH AN ORIGINAL COLLECTION OF THEIR SONGS AND POETRY, AND A COPIOUS DICTIONARY OF THEIR LANGUAGE. 1841, London, two volumes, John Murray, first editions, ppxvi + 362; vi + 135, complete with both half titles and adverts in volume two, rebound dark green crushed half morocco, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettering in compartments on spines, by Sotherans. Collie and Fraser A.1a. 750 copies printed, 600 of which sold in the first week of publication - a runaway bestseller. Fine copies. 8 inches by 5 inches. £300.00
Anon. SACONTALA, OU L'ANNEAU FATAL, DRAME TRADUIT DE LA LANGUE SANSKRIT EN ANGLAIS, PAR SIR WM. JONES, ET DE L'ANGLAIS EN FRANCAIS, PAR LE CIT. A. BRUGUIERE; AVEC DES NOTES DES TRADUCTEURS, ET UNE EXPLICATION ABREGEE DU SYSTEME MYTHOLOGIQUE DES INDIENS, MISE PAR ORDRE ALPHABETIQUE, ET TRADUITE DE L'ALLEMAND DE M. FORSTER. An XI - 1803, Paris, chez Treuttel et Wurtz, pp xvi, 314, (ii), pretty, contemporary half speckled calf. Slightly, unobtrusively split at top of spine, otherwise very good. 8 inches by 5 inches. £100.00
L. M. Patris-Debreuil (Editeur). EPHEMERIDES DE P. J. GROSLEY, MEMBRE DE PLUSIEURS ACADEMIES: OUVRAGE HISTORIQUE MIS DANS UN NOUVEL ORDRE, CORRIGE SUR LES MANUSCRITES DE L'AUTEUR, ET AUGMENTE DE PLUSIEURS MORCEAUZ INEDITS, AVEC UN PRECIS DE SA VIE ET DE SES ECRITS, ET DES NOTES. 1811, Paris, Chez Durand, two volumes, (ppviii) = xxiv + 380; (iv) + iv + 326 + ix, contemporary quarter spotted calf, marbled paper boards, vellum corners, gilt spines with red labels. Very attractive set. 8 inches by 5 inches. £125.00~
D. Torcuato Tarrago y Mateos. EL GRAN CAPITAN. NOVELA HISTORICA. 1862, Madrid, Gaspar y Roig, pp715 + (ii), black and white illustrations, full green morocco, gilt decorations on front and back covers, gilt decorations in compartments. Nice binding, scarce title. Very good. 9 inches by 6 inches. £150.00~
Mario Esteban de Antonio. SEPULVEDA, AIRE, LUZ, COLOR Y SILENCIO. 1975, Madrid, folio, quarter sheep, marbled boards, terracotta tile slipcase, the tiles moulded in relief. Number 54 of 125 copies, warmly inscribed by the author, containing 19 numbered and signed sepia engravings after Isabel Sopranis and Manuel Gomez Zia. A fine copy in a very unusual binding, signed by M. Gomez Zia. 290mm by 415mm. £450.00
Anon. CALLIOPE A SELECTION OF BALLADS, LEGENDARY AND PATHETIC. 1816, London, 12mo, ppx + 320, + 6, frontispiece and engraved title page, full red morocco, gilt design and ornate borders, spine ornately gilt. Indentation on back board, otherwise very pretty. 70mm by 125mm. £100.00
THE GOLDEN TEXT BOOK. No date, circa 1900, Paisley, Alex Gardner, 12mo, pp138, alternate pages featuring a daily verse and a blank space for birthdays, 80mm by 97mm. Black morocco spine, pine boards taken from the Royal Palace of Holyrood, with a print of the Palace on the upper board. £60.00
George Borrow. LAVENGRO; THE SCHOLAR-THE GYPSY- THE PRIEST. 1851, London, John Murray, three volumes in two, first edition, ppxx + 360 + [viii] + 256; (ii) + 257 - 366 + (viii) + 426, later quarter calf over marbled boards, ornate gilt and lettering. Volumes 2 and 3 lack title pages, otherwise very good. 8 inches by 5 inches. £125.00
Lucien Guillot. LE CHEVAL DANS L'ART. PREFACE DE J. FROMENT-MEURICE. 1927, Paris, Le Goupy, 4to, pp220, black and white illustrations, full brown crushed morocco craft binding with horseshoe inlay in black forming the letter C and the letters HEVAL inlaid in yellow morocco on the front board, dressage medallion inlaid in black and yellow on lower board, presentation inscriptions and photographs on endpapers, gilt lettering on spine, in a specially made, cloth covered slipcase. Very good. 10 inches by 8 inches. £125.00
J. Gaume. MANUEL DE LOS CONFESORES... 1844, Madrid, two volumes in one, pp384; 415, full Spanish tree calf, red label. Very handsome. 7 inches by 5 inches. £30.00
J. Allan Cunningham. THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT BRITISH PAINTERS, SCULPTURES, AND ARCHITECTS. 1830, London, John Murray, Family Library, 12mo, five volumes, second edition, pp358; 320; 367, 352, 311, black and white illustrations, half green morocco over marbled boards, gilt decoration on spine, all edges marbled. Lacking six portraits from volume five which appear to have never been bound in , otherwise very good. 6 inches by 4 inches. £40.00
George Borrow. GEORGE BORROW. [THE WORKS]. THE ZINCALI; THE BIBLE IN SPAIN; LAVENGRO; ROMANY RYE; WILD WALES; ROMANO LAVO LIL. 1923, 1925,1926, 1907, 1923, London, John Murray, six volumes, various printings of the definitive edition, half green crushed-morocco by Hatchards, top edges gilt. Very slightly faded on the spine, otherwise a very handsome set. 8 inches by 6 inches. £300.00
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