Lot 197
[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately 76 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to British history, illustration, and literature, comprising:
CHALMERS, A. The British Essayists. L: C. and J. Rivington et al, 1823. 38 volumes. 19th-century half tan calf, edges sprinkled brown. -- BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson. L: John Murray, 1835. 10 volumes. Later tan calf gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Riviere & Son. -- [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Aesop’s Fables. L & NY: William Heinemann et al, 1920. Contemporary red polished calf gilt, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Riviere & Son. FIRST EDITION, fifth printing. -- DICKENS, Charles. Works. Boston & L: Fields, Osgood & Co., and Chapman and Hall, 1869. 20 volumes (of 27, lacking vols. III, IV, and XII-XVI). 20th-century half brown paper-covered boards gilt, top edges gilt. “Library Edition.” -- LAMB, Charles, and Mary LAMB. The Works. E.V. Lucas, editor. L: Methuen & Co., 1903-1905. 7 volumes. Contemporary half dark brown roan, top edges gilt, others uncut (a few volumes with spines or covers detaching or detached, some other wear). -- Together, 5 works in approximately 76 volumes, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, most in full or half calf bindings, condition generally very good.