Five Rare Books for Collectors: Victorian Gift Books

Justin Croft Antiquarian Books

Justin Croft Antiquarian Books' catalogue, 100 Victorian Gift Books from the collections of
Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan

Highlights from Justin Croft Antiquarian Books' latest catalogue 100 Victorian Gift Books from the collections of Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan include:

* Dalziel’s Illustrated Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith with one hundred pictures drawn by G.J. Pinwell, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. London, Ward, Lock and Tyler, 1865. Blue cloth stamped in gilt, black and blind.

* Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay, with illustrations, original and from the antique, drawn on wood by George Scharf, Jun. London, Vincent Brooks, Day and Son for Longmans & Co, 1874. Red cloth stamped in black, orange circular onlays stamped in gilt.

* The Scouring of the White Horse; or, the long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk by Thomas Hughes, illustrated by Richard Doyle. Cambridge, R. Clay in London for Macmillan and Co, 1859. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt, binder’s ticket (Burn).

Dalziel’s Illustrated Goldsmith
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Dalziel’s Illustrated Goldsmith

Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay

The Scouring of the White Horse by Richard Doyle
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The Scouring of the White Horse by Richard Doyle

Our Dumb Companions by Thomas Jackson
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Our Dumb Companions by Thomas Jackson

Poet’s Wit and Humour edited by WH Wills
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Poet’s Wit and Humour edited by WH Wills

* Our Dumb Companions; or, Conversations about Dogs, Horses, Donkeys, and Cats by Thomas Jackson. London, S.W. Partridge, c. 1862. Red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, colour printed roundel to upper cover.

* Poet’s Wit and Humour edited by WH Wills, illustrated with one hundred engravings from drawings by Charles Bennett and George H. Thomas. London, Butler and Tanner for Ward, Lock and Tyler, 1860s. Wood engraved illustrations. Green cloth, upper cover with red lozenge inlay, stamped in gilt and black.