Helps, Arthur
Collection of works, finely bound
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
London: Various publishers, 1835-1884. First edition unless otherwise stated. 21 works in 32 volumes, 8vo, uniform contemporary maroon half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, a few boards detached, titles comprise:
Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd, 1835; Essays, 1841; The Claims of Labour, 1845; Companions of my Solitude, 1851; The Conquerors of the New World, volume II, 1852; The Spanish Conquest in America, 4 volumes, 1855-61; Friends in Council, 2 volumes, 1859 [2 sets]; Realmah, 2 volumes, 1868; Organization in Daily Life, 1862, second edition; The Life of Las Casas, 1868; Leaves from the Journal of Our life in the Highlands, from 1848-1861, 1868; The Life of Columbas, The Discoverer of America, 1869; Casimir Maremma, 2 volumes, 1870; The Life of Hernando Cortes, 2 volumes, 1871; Conversations on War and General Culture, 1871; Brevia, Short Essays and Aphorisms, 1871; Thoughts Upon Government, 1872, with author’s inscription; Life and Labours of Mr Brassey 1805-1870, 1872; Ivan de Biron, 3 volumes, 1874; Social Pressure, 1875; More Leaves from the Journal of A Life in the Highlands, from 1862-1882, 1884
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