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Six Fairy Tales : From The Brothers Grimm With Original Etchings By David Hockney : Signed By David Hockney by Hockney, David (Illus.) - 1970

by Hockney, David (Illus.)

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Six Fairy Tales : From The Brothers Grimm With Original Etchings By David Hockney : Signed By David Hockney by Hockney, David (Illus.) - 1970

Six Fairy Tales : From The Brothers Grimm With Original Etchings By David Hockney : Signed By David Hockney

by Hockney, David (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by Petersburg Press, London in 1970. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. A small book measuring 11 x 7.5cm. Original silver-lettered blue leatherette. Light toning to the text-block and extreme page edges. Silver titling to the front board remains bright. Free from inscriptions. A tiny foxing spot to the lower corner of two pages which are unobtrusive. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the illustrator to the title page below his printed name which he has struck through. The trade edition of this tiny book featuring Hockney's intricate etchings for the Grimm stories 'The Little Sea Hare', 'Fundevogel', 'Rapunzel', 'The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear', 'Old Rinkrank', and 'Rumpelstilzchen'. The 39 black and white plates present here, were first exhibited at the Kasmin Gallery in 1970 and published in four portfolio editions, reproduced here in miniature. The text is that translated from the German by Heiner Bastien. Text printed by Oxford University Press. A handsome production and now very scarce with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

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  • Illustrator Hockney, David
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  • Edition First UK Illustrated Edition
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  • Publisher Petersburg Press, London
  • Place of Publication UK
  • Date Published 1970
  • Keywords Fairy, Grimm, Hockney

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AUGUST 1914 & REYNARD THE FOX Or THE GHOST HEATH RUN
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AUGUST 1914 & REYNARD THE FOX Or THE GHOST HEATH RUN

by Masefield, John & Parry, Nicholas (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by The Tern Press, Shropshire in 2005. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Number '16' of only 40 copies issued. Orange buckram boards with pasted on decorated labels to the spine and the front cover. Caslon typeface printed on Magnani paper, and signed on the colophon page by both Nicholas & Mary Parry. Two poems by John Masefield : 'August 1914', and the extended poem, 'Reynard the Fox'. with over 50 pencil illustrations reproduced by Nicholas Parry, including a half-title page illustration of John Masefield. This is a an extremely handsome production which originally sold at £250. The book is housed in the publisher's original plain orange cloth-covered slipcase. Masefield became Britains Poet Laureate in 1930 and received the Order of Merit in 1935. 'August 1914' is a moving poem of the First World War. 'Reynard the Fox' is a verse-tale set in the rural world of Masefield's childhood. The Tern Press was started in 1973 by Nicholas and Mary Parry. 'In 'Matrix 5', Parry… Read More
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Out of the Shelter : Signed By The Author
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Out of the Shelter : Signed By The Author

by Lodge, David

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A First UK printing published by Macmillan, London in 1970. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with the publisher's original green boards and gilt titling. Some mild pushing at the spine ends. Mild toning of the page edges and text-block due to the quality of the paper used. Some very light spotting to the text block. One penned inscription to the upper front end paper: 'Review Copy. John P. White, ix.70'. The WRAPPER is complete and in VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edge-wear with a 3cm closed tear to the upper rear cover. Some toning to the folds, spine and upper cover edges. The Justin Todd wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been Signed (without dedication) by David Lodge directly to the title page and a ticket for the signing event accompanies the book as provenance. This title was one of the first to be printed by computer and the process was deeply flawed, resulting in significant textual errors, and Lodge was also disappointed with the dust… Read More
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Lenten Illuminations – Sight Sufficient
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Lenten Illuminations – Sight Sufficient

by Sassoon, Siegfried

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The First UK printing published by University Press Cambridge for Siegfried Sassoon & Geoffrey Keynes in 1958. One of only 35 copies printed for the authors. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Free from inscriptions. The publisher's plain glassine WRAPPER is in near Fine condition with just a little edge wear at the spine tips and edges. Extremely scarce. With the wrappered edition which was published a year later in 1959 by Downside Review Publication, Bath in an edition of 200 copies. This copy is also in near Fine condition with just a hint of toning to the edges. Provenance : Siegfried Sassoon then through family descent. More images available on request. Ashton rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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George Leigh Mallory : A Memoir
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George Leigh Mallory : A Memoir

by Pye, David

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The First UK printing published by Oxford University Press in 1927. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Original publisher's paper label complete with slight toning to the top edge. Spare paper label is present and is tipped in to the rear. Early rubbing to the lower corners. Tiny superficial scuff to the rear cover. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Edges rough-cut. Portrait frontispiece by Emery Walker with the tissue-guard present. Contemporary gift inscription to the front blank end-paper. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Some loss to the upper spine end but there is no loss of lettering. Mild edge-wear to the lower spine tip and corners. A little light edge-wear with mild toning to the spine. Small closed tear area with light rubbing to the rear cover and a few age related markings in places. Illustrated with five B/W photographic plates which are complete. The wrapper remains very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover. George Herbert Leigh… Read More
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Blow Your House Down : Signed By The Author
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Blow Your House Down : Signed By The Author

by Barker, Pat

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The First UK printing published by Virago, London in 1984. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. Some light offsetting to the end-papers and toning to the text-block. A hint of toning to the page edges. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Some light creasing at the spine tips and corners. Light toning to the flap edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. A copy fo the signing event ticket accompanies this title as provenance. The Booker Prize winning author's very scarce second book which was also published simultaneously in paperback, with the hardback copies being issued in much smaller numbers. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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A Single Man : Signed Limited Edition With Ephemera
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A Single Man : Signed Limited Edition With Ephemera

by Isherwood, Christopher

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A special Limited Edition published by the Land Press in 1980. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, decorations to covers gilt and silver designed by James Brockman. With the original blue cloth slipcase as issued in near Fine condition. This is number 31 from an edition of only 400 copies which were Signed by the Author and printed on Barcham Green paper. Accompanied by firstly, the loose Prospectus and secondly, a printed letter from Christie Art auctioneers with a photo of the special leather bound book referring to the prospectus. A very handsome edition of this title originally published in 1964 which has been successfully adapted for the movies starring Colin Firth and directed by Tom Ford.
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A Primer Of Birds : Signed By Hughes And Baskin : With The Publisher's Prospectus And Flyer Letter
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A Primer Of Birds : Signed By Hughes And Baskin : With The Publisher's Prospectus And Flyer Letter

by Hughes, Ted & Baskin, Leonard (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by The Gehenna Press, UK in 1981. Number '120' of only 250 copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a tiny amount of rubbing and a very small split to the extreme spine tips. Free from inscriptions and erasures. 'The woodcuts were printed from the blocks ; the paper is Dover, handmade at Maidstone, Kent, these copies are signed by the poet and artist and are numbered one to two hundred and twenty five.'. Leonard Baskin has provided five full page B/W woodcuts, a further one hand coloured and a further half page bird decoration to the limitation page. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Loosely inserted are the 4 page publisher's Prospectus with a B/W woodcut and also a a very scarce promotional letter from Mark Ritchie at The Phaidon Press promoting this title and informing collectors that they had taken over the ownership of The Gehenna Press. An increasingly elusive copy of one of the most handsome books that Hughes and Baskin… Read More
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Worms and Epitaphs
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Worms and Epitaphs

by Garrod, H.W (Heathcote William)

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he Sole UK printing published by B.H. Blackwell, Oxford in 1919. The BOOK is in Very God++ or better condition. Mild splaying of the upper board. The boards are clean and the gilt titling remains bright. Very light toning to the text-block and extreme page edges. Two previous owners neat penned names, one to the front free end paper and the other to the front paste-down. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition with only a small amount of wear to the spine ends. The spine is mildly toned with a little light rubbing in places. The illustrated wrapper design by 'M.T.' looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The wrapper artwork depicts tombstones in a graveyard with prominent Minister s names on them and a worm underneath the title. (H)eathcote (W)illiam Garrod worked on the civilian side during the war, first with the Ministry of Munitions and then in the Ministry of Reconstruction. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1918… Read More
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Poems : With The Scarce Wrapper
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Poems : With The Scarce Wrapper

by Mansfield, Katherine

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The First UK printing published by Constable & Co., Ltd., London, 1923. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. The publisher's original brown boards with sand-coloured cloth as the spine and half-cover are clean. Light pushing at the spine tips. The red leather label on the spine with the title and author details is complete with just a hint of rubbing to the upper edge. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Some offsetting to the end-papers. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Light toning to the page edges. Some light creasing to the upper corner of a couple of pages. The notoriously fragile WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Light edge-wear with a little loss at the upper spine end ( not involving any lettering) and the corners. Some internal tape repairs to the spine folds to the verso. Mild toning to the spine and edges, with some light spotting in places. The wrapper presents very well in the removable Brodart archival cover. A handsome production and very scarce with the… Read More
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon : The Record of a Journey through Yugoslavia in 1937
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon : The Record of a Journey through Yugoslavia in 1937

by West, Rebecca

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2 volumes. The First UK Printings published by Macmillan & Co.Ltd, London in 1941. The BOOKS are in Very Good++ or better condition. Original cloth with gilt titling. Light pushing at the spine ends. Mild offsetting to the end papers with light toning and spotting to the text-block. Some spotting to the prelims of Vol.1 and lightly to the page edges in a few places in both vols. Free from inscriptions and bookplates. The WRAPPERS are complete and are in Very Good++ or better condition. Light edge-wear with a little loss to the corners and spine tips in Vol.1. Light toning to the spines. Mild creasing to the edges of Vol.1. The wrappers present very well in the removable Brodart archival covers. 32 photogravure plates from photographs. After five years of marriage, Rebecca West was again ready for independent travel. Her opportunity came via the newly formed British Council, which sent her as a lecturer, first to the Baltic states, and then to Yugoslavia. Though she endured sexual harassment and… Read More
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Six Fairy Tales

by David Hockney

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9780902825000 / 0902825003
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Petersburg Press with the Kasmin Gallery. Used - Very Good. Miniature 8vo. Cloth, no dj. Blue cloth with silver lettering on front board. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear overall; barely perceptible scuffing to cloth. Else a bright, clean copy with pristine plates. Very Good.
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Six fairy tales: from the Brothers Grimm. [Translated from the German by Heiner Bastien]
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Six fairy tales: from the Brothers Grimm. [Translated from the German by Heiner Bastien]

by Hockney, David

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[London]: Petersburg Press, 1970. First trade edition, 4¼" x 3", pp. [60]; frontispiece and 37 illustrations by Hockney, several full-page; original full blue leather stamped in silver; text lightly toned, else near fine. The Little Sea Hare, Fundevogel, Rapunzel, The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear, Old Rinkrank, and Rumpelstilzchen.
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SIX FAIRY TALES: FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM WITH ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY DAVID HOCKNEY

by Hockney, David (Artist) & The Brothers Grimm (Translated by Heiner Bastian)

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London, England: St. Petersburg Press/Kasmin Gallery, 1970. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. London, England: St. Petersburg Press/Kasmin Gallery, 1970. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Collection of etchings, illustrating and accompanying the classic fairy tales. One of David Hockney's finest achievements. The 1970 Leatherette First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 2012 Reissued Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run by St. Petersburg Press in conjunction with the Kasmin Gallery as a leatherette original only. None of the copies was commercially distributed or sold. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by David Hockney: Small-size volume format. The book will fit into your shirt pocket, designed as such by the London gallery, mainly for prospective buyers of the actual etchings, as a keepsake and handy reference… Read More
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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia...

A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.

by DIAS, João José Alves

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Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile. ***
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The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

by Simson, Clive

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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the author’s experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.

In Search of Nature.

by Ratcliffe, D.A

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

by Martell, Charles

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

by Hart, Ian & Edmundson, William

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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

by Martell, Charles

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling...

Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.

by Hart, Ian

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

by Hart, Ian

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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the...
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.

by Hart, Ian

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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim...
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.

by [MOZAMBIQUE]

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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief… Read More
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