Bindings
Bindings and library sets of rare books from Peter Harrington. From children's books to ancient literature, you'll find first editions, fine bindings and autographed sets across hundreds of authors.
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. - MOORE, George. The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe.London : 1924
First edition, signed limited issue, presentation copy from Winston Churchill to Mary, Duchess of Marlborough, inscribed by him on the initial binder's blank, "To Mary from Winston Christmas 1934".
Mary (1900-1961) was wife of the 10th Duke of Marlborough. Churchill, grandson of the 7th Duke, was for several years next in line to the...Learn More
NICOLAY, John G., & John HAY. Abraham Lincoln: A History; [together with:] Complete Works.New York : 1904 & 1902
Early edition of this major scholarly endeavour by two of Lincoln's secretaries, here handsomely bound together.
The ten-volume History was first published in 1890, and the two-volume Works in 1894. Nicolay (1832-1901) and Hay (1838-1905) "shared a room at the White House and had an exceptionally close relationship with Lincoln, though...Learn More
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. The Book of Common Prayer as Printed at Edinburgh 1637.London : 1844
First Pickering edition, a triumph of Victorian book design; this splendidly bound copy was presented by John Pierpont Morgan to the Church Club of New York.
Pickering, a champion of the highest standards of typography and design, produced a series of six facsimiles of famous Tudor and Stuart prayer books. This is a facsimile of the...Learn More
WHITE, E. B. Stuart Little.New York : 1945
First edition of this beautifully illustrated classic of children's literature, presented here in a fine binding with an onlay of Stuart Little himself. This bestselling work was the author's first children's novel, preceding Charlotte's Web by seven years.
The author stated that the idea for the main character was revealed to him in a...Learn More
JUVENALIS, Decimus Junius, & PERSIUS FLACCUS, Aulus. The Satires.London : 1693
First edition thus, a complete English verse translation of the two great Latin satirists by various hands. All seven of Persius's satires, along with Juvenal's Satires I, III, VI, X, and XVI, are translated by John Dryden; Juvenal's Satire VII is by his son Charles and Satire XIV by his other son, John.
One of Tonson's handsome folios, the...Learn More
LAWRENCE, T. E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom.London : 1935
First trade edition, limited issue, number 286 of 750 copies.
"Lawrence had taken part in the preliminary planning of the Arab uprising and, in October 1916, was ordered to Jiddah to assess the military situation. What followed is recorded in Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a personal, emotional narrative of the Arab revolt in which Lawrence...Learn More
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls.New York : 1940
First edition. Published just after the end of the Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls is loosely based on Hemingway's experiences reporting on the conflict for the North American Newspaper Alliance. The 1943 film adaptation, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.Learn More
DAHL, Roald. Fantastic Mr. Fox.New York : 1970
First edition. It is believed that the US edition was published around two months earlier than the UK edition. Fantastic Mr Fox formed the basis for Wes Anderson's 2009 film of the same name and has been successfully adapted into both a stage play and an opera.Learn More
WOOLF, Virginia. Jacob's Room.London : 1922
First edition, first impression. Jacob's Room, Woolf's third novel, was the first full-length book to be published by the Hogarth Press and marked the point from which the Woolfs decided to run the press as a genuine business concern.Learn More
REMINGTON, Frederic - Peter H. Hassrick & Melissa J. Webster (eds). Frederic Remington. A Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings.Cody, Wy : 1996
First edition, first printing, deluxe issue, number 246 of 250 copies signed by both editors on the title page of the first volume. Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909) was an American artist and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West.Learn More
WILDE, Oscar. The Works.London : 1908-22
First collected edition, one of 1,000 sets on handmade paper, edited by Wilde's most constant friend and literary executor, Robert Ross (1869-1918). It prints previously unpublished material, including the uncompleted play A Florentine Tragedy, a fragment of another (La Sainte Courtisane), and various lectures.
An additional 80 copies were...Learn More
BARRIE, J. M. Peter and Wendy.London : [1911]
First edition in colour, with the charming colour frontispiece depicting Peter and Wendy "spring cleaning". The classic children's novel was adapted from Barrie's 1904 play, Peter Pan.
This is the sixth impression of the first edition.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1928
First edition, deluxe issue, specially bound in sheep and housed in the publisher's card box. The final Pooh book introduced both Tigger and the game of Poohsticks. Milne had bought his son a stuffed tiger, "Tigger", and told Shepard that he was longing to see the illustrations for this new character, who would become one of the author's most...Learn More
SEYMOUR, Edward Adolphus. Alternate Circles and their Connection with the Ellipse.London : 1850
First edition of this mathematical treatise on the relative properties of circular shapes, finely bound for presentation. It expands on Seymour's earlier Treatise in which the Elementary Properties of the Ellipse are Deduced from the Properties of the Circle (1842).
Seymour, 11th Duke of Somerset (1775-1855), was a gentleman scientist and...Learn More
CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; [together with] -- Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.London : 1928 & 1927
A finely bound uniform set of Carroll's classics, originally published in 1866 and 1871.Learn More
SATCHEL BINDING. Hymns Ancient and Modern For Use in the Services of the Church; [together with] -- The Book of Common PrayerLondon : [c.1906]
A lovely example of a pocket-sized devotional bound for portability. Religious texts printed for carrying to church were presented with straps and handles since the Middle Ages.Learn More
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. The Works.London : 1922
The Vailima edition, set number 306 of 1,060 for Britain. Published here for the first time is a substantial offering of new material, including more than 100 poems and letters, Stevenson's notebook and his mother's diary, two volumes of juvenilia, and literary fragments from published works, such as Treasure Island, and his unfinished...Learn More
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The HobbitLondon : 1937
First colour-illustrated edition, preceded only by the first printing. Only 2,300 copies of this edition were printed, of which 423 in sheets were destroyed in the bombing of London in 1940.
The coloured versions of the illustrations "had been commissioned for their first American edition, and were in the American publisher's hands when...Learn More
MURASAKI, Lady; WALEY, Arthur (trans.). The Tale of Genji: A Novel in Six Parts.London : 1935
First combined edition. The influence of Waley's Genji extends beyond Japanology: reviewing the first instalment for Vogue, Virginia Woolf praised him for helping her recognize that "the differences between Japanese and Anglo cultures did not make the Anglo superior" (Henig, p. 76). She acknowledged this literary debt in the preface to Orlando...Learn More
KIPLING, Rudyard; Maurice & E. J. Detmold (illus.). The Jungle Book.London : 1909
First Detmold edition, in a fine binding by the Chelsea Bindery and illustrated in colour by one of the best Edwardian animal illustrators. Charles Maurice Detmold (1883-1908) and Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) were twins who studied animals together at the Zoological Gardens and exhibited from the age of 14. Edward Detmold lived to produce a...Learn More
