RATHBONE (HANNAH MARY) So much of the Diary of Lady Willoughby, [printed by Charles Whittingham...

[RATHBONE (HANNAH MARY)] So much of the Diary of Lady Willoughby, third edition, publisher's glazed gold, red, green and orange ribbed cloth with floral and ornamental design, title label on spine, rubbed, 1845; idem, variant binding, rebacked, 1845; Idem, fourth edition, publisher's burgundy blind-stamped morocco by Hayday, manuscript onlay title label at centre of upper cover, gilt gauffered edges, rubbed [McLean VPBB, p.30], 1846; idem, variant binding, glazed green and gold ribbed cloth, paper label on spine, hinges starting, 1846; Some Further Portions of the Diary of Lady Willoughby, FIRST EDITION, publisher's brown blind-stamped morocco by Hayday, manuscript onlay title label on cover, gilt gauffered edges, rubbed, 1848; idem, 5 copies, in variant coloured boards or glazed ribbed cloth, rubbing, 1848, 8vo and 4to, [printed by Charles Whittingham], for Longman, Brown, etc.; together with wooden glass-fronted book-case of architectural pedimented form, c.375 x 330mm (12) Footnotes: 'Finely printed by Whittingham in the first re-use of Caslon Old Face and with archaic borders and fine wood-engraved decorations by Mary Byfield, it ['Diary of Lady Willoughby'] appeared in both 4to and 8vo format bound in at least four different patterns or colour combinations in simulated 'Dutch' patterned papers with paper labels. A note to the front pastedowns reads 'Copies of this Work are also published bound in morocco in a style characteristic of the period. The present volume may be bound accordingly if transmitted to the Publishers for that purpose'. The author, eventually identified after many false attributions, turned out to be a Hannah Mary Rathbone and the success was such that Some Further Portions... duly appeared in 1848 in matching bindings' (Robin de Beaumont, 'Nineteenth Century Publisher's Bindings 1820-1900', The Private Library. Quarterly Journal, Fourth series, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1996). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing