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5 Books of Literature with Fine Leather Bindings

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5 Books of Literature with Fine Leather Bindings
1. SMOLLETT, TOBIAS [CRUIKSHANK ILLUSTRATIONS]. The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, Complete in One Volume, with Memoir of the Author by Thomas Roscoe. New Edition Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1860. 8vo. Half brown calf over pink, blue, red marbled boards; spine with raised bands and dense gilt decoration, black gilt label to spine; all edges and endpapers match the marbled covers. 19 Cruikshank illustrations. Good. Edgewear, rubbing, small leather losses to head of spine, light foxing. 2. SMITH, CHARLES JOHN. Historical and Literary Curiosities, Consisting of Fac-Similes of Original Documents; Scenes of Remarkable Events and Interesting Localities; and the Birth-Places, Residences, Portraits and Monuments, of Eminent Literary Characters... London: Henry G. Bond, 1840. 4to. Half dark red leather over a lighter red, with gilt linear design, gilt raised bands with interspersed gilt leaf designs. Top edges gilt. Filled with reproduced images of hand-written letters and documents, including numerous fold-outs, color illustrations, and engraved images. Good. Light staining and edgewear to covers, toning, light to moderate foxing throughout, previous owner's bookplate on pastedown. 3. STERNE, LAURENCE. A Sentimental Journey. San Francisco and New York: Paul Elder and Company, n.d. 12mo. Full red morocco with raised bands and gilt to spine; gilt-decorated inner edges and binders mark: "W. Root and Son Binders London." Green and silver endpapers, top edges gilt, fraying green placemarker ribbon. Very Good. Slight bumping/wear to corners, small split at front top of spine, pages clean. 4. INGOLDSBY, THOMAS. The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. With illustrations by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and John Tenniel. 8vo. Half red leather over red marbled paper, linear gilt decoration and gilt-stamped spine and raised bands; marbled endpapers, and all edges marbled to match covers. Good to Very Good. Edgewear, light staining to leather, light foxing. 5. PALGRAVE, FRANCIS T. The Treasury of Sacred Song, Selected from the English Lyrical Poetry of Four Centuries. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889. No. 77 of a signed limited edition of 585. 8vo. Full brown morocco with gilt border, spine, and gilt inner border with binders mark: "Suttaby London"; brown and gold foliate pattern endpapers, top edges gilt. Very good. Light rubbing, edgewear, small losses of leather to head of spine, previous owner's bookplate to pastedown and inscription on flyleaf; some foxing on first flyleaves but further pages clean.