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THE THOUSAND & ONE NIGHTS. Or, Arabian Nights Entertainments. Translated by Edward W. Lane, with an introduction by Joseph Jacobs, and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.; Lane. Edward William. Translates - 1896

by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.; Lane. Edward William. Translates

THE THOUSAND & ONE NIGHTS. Or, Arabian Nights Entertainments. Translated by Edward W. Lane, with an introduction by Joseph Jacobs, and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.; Lane. Edward William. Translates - 1896

THE THOUSAND & ONE NIGHTS. Or, Arabian Nights Entertainments. Translated by Edward W. Lane, with an introduction by Joseph Jacobs, and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn

by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.; Lane. Edward William. Translates

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Gibbings & Company. London.,1896. SIX VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.4 x 5.4 inches). Delux edition, limited to only 100 numbered sets, printed on hand made large paper, signed by the publisher in volume one. Illustrated with decorative title pages and 36 fine full page mono plates by Brangwyn. A clean and tight set in publishers yellow buckram bindings with printed paper labels on spines. Some minor and uniform darkening to the spines and all labels suffering with some chipping. Prevous owners bookplate (Leonard A Magnus- Edited many books including; Russian Folk tales, Heroic Ballads of Russia, Pors and Cons of the Great War, Concise Grammar of Russian Language), on the front pastedown endpaper of volume one. Overall a very good set.:
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THE COMPLAISANT LOVER. A comedy
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THE COMPLAISANT LOVER. A comedy

by GREENE. GRAHAM

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Viking Press.New York. 1961. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED BY GREENE on the title page. Very good copy in decorative red paper covered boards with gold and black design. White cloth spine lettered in red. In original red and white dustwrapper with price still intact($3.00). Spine of wrapper is faded and has a bit of chipping to top but overall a very good bright copy. Signed by Greene in black ink below his name on the title page.
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The Holy Bible. Containing the Old and New Testament & The Apocrypha

The Holy Bible. Containing the Old and New Testament & The Apocrypha

by THE HOLY BIBLE.;

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The Ballantyne Press, London and Edinburgh.,1911. Three large 8vo volumes. Printed on India Paper. Limited edition,only 750 sets published. Fully illustrated throughout with colour plates of views of the Holy Land. Fine publishers leather bindings of full brown morocco, by Cedric Chivers of bath, with Line and box design to both boards and spines. Gilt lettering to spines. Top edges gilt. Lovely decorative set.
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THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Text taken from the Cambridge edition
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THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Text taken from the Cambridge edition

by SHAKESPEARE. WILLIAM.;

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Robert Riviere and Son Ltd. London.,1928. 8vo.vi,155pp. (7.7 x 6.2 inches). Printed, on hand made paper by F. J. Head & Co., by Charles Whittingham and Griggs (printers), Ltd at the Chiswick Press, London. Finely bound in recent full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled, elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt. Black title label, gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt., others untrimmed. A beautifully leather bound copy.:
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LORNA DOONE. A Romance of Exmoor. The Dulverton Edition
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LORNA DOONE. A Romance of Exmoor. The Dulverton Edition

by BLACKMORE. R. D.; Brock. Charles E. & Brittain. Charles E. Illustrate

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Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. London.,1920. Fourth edition of this, the Illustrated Dulverton Edition, the 29th edition overall. Large 8vo. (9 x 6.7 inches).16 colour plates, each with a printed tissue paper guard, by Charles Brock (4 scenes from the story), and Charles Brittain (12 views of Exmoor and environs). A Fine copy in a fine leather binding by Bain of London. Half dark blue morocco, spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments tooled and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Loosely inserted is a hand written letter from J. G. Bain, on company headed notepaper dated Christmas 1925, presenting this book to a customer. An interesting and beautiful edition with the plates showing not just characters from the tale but also views of the towns, villages and views around Exmoor that act as a backdrop for the novel.:
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FLORENCE SACKVILLE. Or, Self Dependence: An Autobiography
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FLORENCE SACKVILLE. Or, Self Dependence: An Autobiography

by BURBURY. MRS

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Smith, Elder & Co. London. 1851. FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes. 8vo. (7.2 x 4.4 inches). iii-viii,312; ii,292; ii,313pp. Bound without half titles. Last leaf of volume 3 laid down, otherwise a generally clean, bright set bound in recent half tan calf. Spines with raised bands, red titles labels, gilt. The compartments lettered and ruled in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Not in Sadleir or Wolff.
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HERODIAS. Compositions de Georges Rochegrosse gravees a L'eau-forte par Champollion. Preface par...
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HERODIAS. Compositions de Georges Rochegrosse gravees a L'eau-forte par Champollion. Preface par Anatole France.

by FLAUBERT. GUSTAVE

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A. Ferroud. - Librarire Dea Amateurs. Paris. 1892. LIMITED EDITION. Small 4to. (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with twenty fine etchings throughout the text after Rochegrosse, each with a tissue guard. One of 250 copies, from a total edition of 500, on Velin a'Arches paper. This copy is out of series with presentation inscription, signed by the publisher, on the limitation leaf. Finely bound by Bickers and Son in early full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands with gilt ruled lines. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled line border on boards and board edges. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Decorative gilt roll to the turn-ins. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A very good copy in an attractive late nineteenth century leather binding that has some very light wear to the edges and the spine darkened to an attractive brown colour but is overall very good indeed.
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THE WORKS. + DON JUAN.
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THE WORKS. + DON JUAN.

by BYRON. LORD George Gordon Noel

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John Murray. London. + For the Booksellers. London. 1827 and 1826. EIGHT VOLUMES. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Six volumes of The Works, dated 1827, and two volumes of Don Juan, dated 1826. All uniformly bound in attractive fine early leather bindings of full red straight grained morocco. Spines with four raised bands, each with gilt ruling. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Gilt decorative borders on boards, with four blind stamped ruled lines inside the panel. Turn-ins with floral gilt roll. Board edges with gilt tooling to corners. All edges gilt. Neat previous owner bookplates on front paste downs. One gathering slightly sprung in volume one. Some light spotting to a few pages in each volume, but generally a clean set. Spine of volume three is a bit faded and worn and a bit of rubbing to the extremities of the other volumes but overall a very good and beautifully bound set.
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IN MEMORIAM JAMES JOYCE. From a Vision of World Language. With decorations by John Duncan Fergusson
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IN MEMORIAM JAMES JOYCE. From a Vision of World Language. With decorations by John Duncan Fergusson

by MACDIARMID. HUGH

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Published on behalf of the subscribers by William MacLellan. Glasgow. 1955. FIRST EDITION, first impression. 4to. (11.2 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with several full page and smaller illustrations by Fergusson, one in green ink, the others all in black. Publishers green cloth with gilt decoration to the front board and spine lettered in gilt. Some faded spots to the spine cloth and some spotting and offsetting to the blank endpapers otherwise a very good bright copy in the original dustwrapper which is decorated and lettered in white on green paper. Some very minor rubbing to the extremities but overall a very good book in a better than very good dustwrapper. First impression, one of about 140 to 150 copies printed and issued to subscribers. A trade issue was published the following year. There is a list of the 135 subscribers printed at the rear of the book. --- A note from Fergusson on the decorations appears before the main text. "The Ogam alphabet was an indigenous script of old Ireland named after… Read More
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THE WORKS. Complete in Twenty Volumes with Illustrations By Cruikshank, Phiz &c
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THE WORKS. Complete in Twenty Volumes with Illustrations By Cruikshank, "Phiz" &c

by DICKENS. CHARLES

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Chapman & hall, Limited, London and Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press American Branch. New York. - No date. circa 1910. COMPLETE SET OF WORKS. 20 volumes. 8vo (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with line engravings by various artists. A very good bright set in the publishers delux full dark green roan leather Oxford bindings. Spines with five blind ruled bands, dyed black. The compartments are ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards with triple blind ruled panel and floral corner pieces. Attractive green and white illustrated endpapers. Top edges gilt. Silk bookmarkers sewn into each volume. Some minor rubbing to the edges but overall an attractive set in very good condition. -- Sketches by Boz; Hard Times etc; American notes / Pictures From Italy; Old Curiosity Shop; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist / Uncommercial Traveller; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Stories; Little Dorrit; Our Mutual Friend; Nicholas Nickleby; Martin Chuzzlewit; Bleak House; Pickwick Papers;… Read More
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THE TRUE AND ROMANTIC HISTORY OF WILLIAM PIGG, ESQUIRE. M. P. FOR HAM(P)SHIRE. Or life's...
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THE TRUE AND ROMANTIC HISTORY OF WILLIAM PIGG, ESQUIRE. M. P. FOR HAM(P)SHIRE. Or life's burlesque in black and white, by the Hon. Charlotte Ellis. The poetical accompaniment by the Rev. H. A. Martin, M.A

by ELLIS. The Hon. CHARLOTTE

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Kerby and Endean. London. 1879. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (10 x 7.7 inches). 80pp. Frontis and 27 full page illustrations, all within decorative border, by Catherine Ellis. A clean fresh copy. Publishers dark blue cloth with gilt and black lettering and full illustration to the front board. Spine lettered in gilt. Rear board with blind stamped double rule border and publishers device to the centre. Brown coated endpapers. Inner front hinge cracked but still firm. Overall a near fine copy. --- A scarce and unusual book of Satyrical political verses with all the characters being pigs and set in Ham(p)shire. Copac lists just five physical copies of this first edition.
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Gypsies

Gypsies

by Greenfeld, Howard

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New York: Crown Publishers. An account of the Gypsy way of life, including its origins, history, traditions, customs, occupations, and the changes that modern living has occasioned. EX LIBRARY/USUAL MARKINGS. Profusely & WONDERFULLY illustrated w/photos, Introduction, Bibliography, Index, 111 clean, crisp & solid pp. Excellent Personal cpy/Reference! . Good. Hardcover. 1977.
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The Lion Men of Mongo
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The Lion Men of Mongo

by Alex Raymond

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Avon, 1974. First Printing. Near Fine condition.
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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

by Frazier, Charles

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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good; Light foxing to fore-edges.. 1997. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 0871136791 . Glossy softcover binding. An advance copy of Frazier's National Book Award-winning first novel, a wonderful Civil War tale about a Confederate soldier who deserts the army after being wounded and hospitalized and tries to make his way back to his North Carolina home and sweetheart. Later made into a great movie directed by Anthony Minghella. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural

by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)

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228 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stiff boards with quarter brown spine and dark green lettering to spine label and cover. First edition, first issue. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Corners bumped and slightly chipped, spine heal rubbed, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts

by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)

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209 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brow cloth with dark green lettering to spine and cover over green boards. First edition, second state with half-title tipped to stub. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Chip at front edge, spine heal bumped, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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We Loved Them Once

by Rivers, Ronda

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NY: Vantage Press, 1954. Pages [135] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Tan boards, black lettering, clean, minor shelf wear. PO's name penned to endpaper. Set in 1950's America. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

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v+321 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. First British edition. St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. He alternated dictating St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston but gradually lost interest in the former. The plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, hinges and spine heal moderately rubbed, previous owner's name on front end paper else a very good copy.
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Dobrodruzstvi Toma Sawyera a Huckleberryho Finna.

Dobrodruzstvi Toma Sawyera a Huckleberryho Finna.

by Twain, Mark; Jiri Hejna

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Praha: Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury SNKLHU, 1961, hardcover. Apparent first edition in Czech 1961, with the illustrations by Jiri Hejna, of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Translated into CZECH by Frantisk Gel. 393 pages. -- Hardcover. Good used condition (yellow cloth cover some soil) with very good minus dust jacket (spine sunned).
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The Two Drovers
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The Two Drovers

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Westwood, NJ: Kindle Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Common to this edition, the spine is quite sunned compared to the dark green half cloth, but gilt lettering remains bright. A pinpoint speck to the front cover's paper. The slipcase has minor wear to corners, the tail is bumped.; Sir Walter Scott's arguably best short story of the rough life of two cattle drivers in Scotland, privately printed in celebration of his bicentennial birthday. Copy 242 of an edition of 680 and signed on the colophon by Coleman O. Parsons who wrote an extensive Foreword for this edition. Frontispiece is a fanciful lion with spread claws, printed in red. The front pastedown bears a portrait of Scott, but I'm partial to the frontis, instead. Text block trimmed at the head edge. Printed by Meriden Gravure on Hale Paper's mould-made rag paper designed by F. T. Jackson and bearing a facsimile of Sir Walter Scott's signature of 1827. Bound by A.… Read More
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THE NOTEBOOKS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER and ENGLISH SUMMER ~ A Gothic Romance

THE NOTEBOOKS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER and ENGLISH SUMMER ~ A Gothic Romance

by CHANDLER, Raymond

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NY: Ecco Press, 1976. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1976. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in maroon cloth with gilt titles in orange and green dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Breath of toning to jacket lapels, else FINE. Cover design by Samuel Antupit. Notes, musings, essays on writing and writers. Also, first publication in book form of English Summer ~ A Gothic Romance ~ . Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Edited, with a Foreword, by Frank MacShane.. First Edition, Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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