dotted in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt, remaining five decorated with central thistle motif, compartments and covers with borders of three gilt fillets and gilt foliate sprigs to corners, edges and turn-ins rolled in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Bookplate of Frederick H. Carpenter to front pastedown. A very good copy indeed, spine sunned, small spot of wear to head of front joint, touch of finger- soiling to margins, in a very handsome binding. ¶ Egerer 2; ESTC T125274; Lamont 2; Rothschild 556. £2,750 [152170] 27 BUTLER, Octavia E. Parable of the Sower. New York & London: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993 a cautionary tale INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR First edition, inscribed by the author on the half- title: “Happy Birthday Stephanie! Best Wishes, Octavia E. Butler”. Butler’s tenth novel was nominated for the 1995 Nebula Award; its sequel was Parable of the Talents (1998). Of the Parable series, Butler remarked that “This is a cautionary tale, although people have told me it was prophecy. All I have to say to that is: I certainly hope not” ( New Yorker ). Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With dust jacket. Title page printed black and white on grey stock. A fine copy, trivial bumps to spine ends, else square and fresh, in the fine dust jacket. ¶ Abby Aguirre, “Octavia Butler’s Prescient Vision”, New Yorker , 26 July 2017, available online. £2,000 [152299] 28 BYRON, Lord – BROCKENDON, W. Finden’s Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord First edition in book form, a very handsome copy of this celebrated edition of illustrations to accompany Byron’s works. William and Edward Finden’s illustrations to Byron “substantially enhanced the status of their work. Following his death in Greece in 1824, their engravings sensitively conveyed to a wide contemporary audience images of Byron’s life and work . . . [The publication] created a great sensation, and led to further projects to engrave the life and works of other poets” ( ODNB ). Byron. London: John Murray, 1833 A great publishing sensation
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Two printers were used, resulting in variations in some sheets of the edition. This copy has first state points: the misprint “Duke of Boxburgh” for “Roxburgh” in the list of subscribers on p. xxxvii, and the correct printing of the Scots word “skinking” (meaning watery) on p. 263, later misprinted as “stinking”. Octavo (229 × 140 mm). Finely bound by Rivière & Son in late 19th-century brown full morocco, spine with five raised bands
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3 volumes, large octavo (229 × 161 mm). Contemporary red pebble-grain morocco, spines lettered in gilt, compartments and covers ornately blocked in blind, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. With engraved half-titles and title pages, and engraved plates throughout, 129 in all. Minor rubbing to extremities, else a fine copy, bindings without wear, contents clean. £1,250 [152966]
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