Allingham,
William, DAY AND NIGHT SONGS (London: Routledge, 1854).
First edition, 17 x 10.5cm (8vo), in later plain grey card wraps, a.e.
untrimmed, [64] pp. w/titlepage wood engraving after Walter Howell
Deverell. Printed by Savill & Edwards, London. Binding
Near-Fine; contents Good (moderately soiled & creased). Athenæum
29 Apr. 1854 p.518 (by W.H. Dixon), Fredeman 46.3, Colbeck 3, Lasner 2
(his "Binding variant"). (Inv. #413) C$400
First Illustrated
Edition of The Music Master
Allingham, William, THE MUSIC
MASTER, A LOVE STORY. AND TWO SERIES OF DAY AND NIGHT SONGS
(London: G. Routledge & Co., 1855). First edition thus, 17 x
10.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark blue vertically ribbed wavy-grain
cloth w/blind-stamped decorations (lyre device framed by a decorative
border) to covers & gilt decorations & title to spine, pale
yellow ep.s, [i-vii] viii-xiii [xiv-xvi], [1-3] 4-221 [222], [1-2 publ.
adverts] pp. +tipped-in wood engraved frontis & 8 plates (Milly
in facsimile) by the Dalziels after Arthur Hughes, D.G. Rossetti &
J.E. Millais, & numerous vignettes & ornaments after
Hughes. Printed by Savill & Edwards, London. With the
ticket of W. & E. Pickering, Bath to fr. pastedown, & small
sig. of Ralph Abercrombie to recto of fr. ep. Binding Very Good
(extremities sl. rubbed, & spine a bit darkened w/head reinforced);
contents Very Good (some foxing to a few leaves). Athenæum
15 Aug. 1855 p.943 (by H.F. Chorley), White passim, Rossetti 1 (p.41),
Reid passim, Fredeman 46.4 & 90.2 (see also p.186), Lasner 4.2 (his
"primary" binding), de Beaumont 7, Goldman 6 (see also p.2).
(Inv. #638) C$700
1884 Edition of Day
and Night Songs
Allingham,
William, DAY AND NIGHT SONGS (London: G. Philip & Son,
1884). First edition thus, 16.5 x 13cm (8vo), in publisher's
cream parchment w/gilt title design (by D.G. Rossetti) to fr. cover,
gilt floral decoration to rear cover, & gilt decorations &
title to spine, t.e.g. (others untrimmed), cream ep.s, 158 (x) pp.
(several unopened) w/numerous decorative head & tail-pieces.
Unstated "Edition-de-luxe" printed on watermarked handmade paper by
Ballantyne Hanson & Co., Edinburgh & London. Presentation
copy inscr. to recto of 2nd blank: "Lilian Scott from H[elen].
Allingham, Hampstead Aug. 1903." Binding Good (spine darkened
& covers somewhat stained & rubbed resulting in moderate gilt
loss); contents Very Good (some stains to prelims & ep.s w/minor
loss to fore-edges). Fredeman 46.12, Colbeck 24, Lasner 20 (his
"Superior binding variant"). (Inv. #595) C$400
