Harry Lorrequer Editor (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Phiz (illustrator). Limited Edition. Volume I (only, of 2). Ivory cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt, deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. No. 44 of an edition limited to 250 copies, hand-numbered on copyright page colophon. Cover cloth typically foxed/tanned, with only slight wear. Firm binding, clean interior. xiii,299 pp., illus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Condition: Good. 1841. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 348pp. Vol 1 only. Rebacked, with new endpapers. Some foxing throughout. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1841. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 348pp. Vol 1 only. Rebacked, with new endpapers. Some foxing throughout. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 670 pp; Two volume set. Both volumes half bound leather, moderate shelf wear with considerable scuffing on corners, some damage to leather. Spine leather cracked. Hinges weak but intact, text blocks very tight in both volumes. Prev owner bookplate inside front covers, normal age toning on paper, foxing on end papers in both volumes. Occasional inked note in text, overall text very clean. Some shadow text from ink acidity, occasional faded smudge. Foreedges darkened. Overall very tight set.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback in dark blue leather boards, gold gilt lettering and design to spine. No dustjacket as issued. 372pp. Marbled endpapers. Numerous illustrations on steel by Phiz. Not library copy, no inscriptions. Rubbing to board edges, head and tail of spine, spine edges, bad foxing to plates, corner of one plate missing. (9/3).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Phiz (illustrator). First Edition. Gilt title and dragoon figure on spines, blind stamped decoration of mounted dragoon on front covers. Volume I 348pp., Volume II 336pp. Both volumes have 22 plates, all heavily foxed and browned on margins and in some cases areas across whole plate. Both volumes have wear to top/tail of spine and cover corners. Library plate of previous owner on front pastedown of both volumes, also a previous owners name at top of front free endpaper of both volumes. These volumes are extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries Size: 240mm Tall; 8vo. Book.

Dublin: William Curry, Jr.; Edinburgh: Fraser and Crawford; London: W.S. Orr, 1841. In two volumes. First edition (NCBEL v.3, 934; Sadleir, v.1 p.205 - lacks the dedication leaf, but retains leaves Y8-Z6 in volume one, which are lacking in later editions). Bound in tooled brown half morocco, spine decorated and lettered in gilt, marbled paper boards, all edges sprinkled; etched frontis and second, vignette title page in each volume, xii, 348; x (paged viii), 336. Lever used a pseudonym for this one. With 20 inserted plates by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne) in each volume. Most plates lightly foxed; trivial rubbing, a Fine, pretty copy.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Phiz (illustrator). 1st Edition. 2 Volumes complete, 4to. Beautiful First Book Edition of Lever's second novel, and perhaps his most popular and endearing. Originally published in serial format in monthly numbers from March 1840 through December 1941. Beautifully bound in later full dark brown morocco with 5 raised spine bands with titles stamped in gilt in two compartments and finial designs stamped in gilt in other compartments as well as on the four corners of both boards. Multi-layered gilt turn-ins. bordering leather insets. Marbled end-papers. Silk bookmarks. A simply gorgeous production. The binding is signed by Little, Brown & Co., who went on to publish the American edition and likely took the sheets from the Irish Edition, which was the first, and had them bound for a specific customer. Bound in volume 1 is the cover from Part 1 of the original serialization. Tissue guarded frontis illustrations in both volumes plus illustrated title pages present as called for. Illustrated throughout by Phiz, (Hablot Knight Browne). Both volumes are square, tight and clean throughout with little wear save a touch of rubbing to hinges, tips and the rear board of volume 1. A quite handsome and very collectable set in a stunning binding. Please note: International and Priority orders may require additional postage.