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Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale. Fair; Boards heavily worn, with cloth soiled and nearly detached from rear . boards, pages toned at margins and sporadic waterstains and foxing.. 1861. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with six gilt-ruled compartments. Titles stamped in two compartments in gilt. Red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. xx, 891 pp, glossary. Text in French. Volume V of a seven-volume set of documents pertaining to a Second French Empire commercial treaty with England. This volume covers those parts of the textile industry pertaining to hemp, linen, silk, hides, fleece and pre-made clothing. No other copies offered for sale in the trade at present. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

H. RIDER HAGGARD: Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus. Longmans, Green and Co., Copyright 1918. States 1920 on the title page. March 1920 Third Printing Thus. 1920 Used. Good- condition/ no DJ. States 1920 on title page. Blindstamped red cloth boards. Titling still visible on spine. Colour frontispiece of Merapi at a chariot. Gutter separation at back hinge. Bright pages. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana." Rare/Scarce. By H. Rider Haggard, author of "She", King Solomon's Mines, and the Allan Quatermain Professor Challenger series.

Lewis, Sinclair: Dodsworth. Harcourt Brace. Stated 1st Ed. 1st. Impression, March, 1929. Used. VG/ No DJ. A nice, solid copy Plot Summary: "Samuel ('Sam') Dodsworth is an ambitious and innovative automobile designer, who builds his fortunes in fictional Zenith, Winnemac. In addition to his success in the business world, he had also succeeded as a young man in winning the hand of Frances 'Fran' Voelker, a beautiful young socialite..."

A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.

Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale. Fair; Boards heavily worn, with cloth soiled and nearly detached from rear . boards, pages toned at margins and sporadic waterstains and foxing.. 1861. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with six gilt-ruled compartments. Titles stamped in two compartments in gilt. Red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. xx, 891 pp, glossary. Text in French. Volume V of a seven-volume set of documents pertaining to a Second French Empire commercial treaty with England. This volume covers those parts of the textile industry pertaining to hemp, linen, silk, hides, fleece and pre-made clothing. No other copies offered for sale in the trade at present. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

RARE/SCARCE.USED. GOOD CONDITION. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1870. MAN AND WIFE, a novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Brown boards with ornate gold gilt titles on spine. Large octavo, original cloth, 239 pages [text printed in two columns] (followed by 4 pages of adverts). ILLUSTRATED with a frontispiece portrait and text vignettes. Signed and dated by former owners Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Wiswall of Newton Lake Falls, Mass. Sept. 1869.

Thirkell, Angela: Double Affair. 1957 Hamish Hamilton Ltd. First Edition. Used. VG/ Good Unclipped dust jacket. Original price 15s. Net. Biography. A story of the community of Barsetshire (England) in the 1950's. "A Double Affair opens with the wedding of Vicar Choyce to family retainer Miss Dorothea ('Merry') Merriman. It closes with the double weddings of George Halliday and John Crosse to Jane and Grace Crawley, of suitable age, having suddenly made their appearance. Fortunately the young men promptly and obligingly fall in love. " 303 pages. 5 X 7 ½. .

Bemelmans, Ludwig.. Madeline's Rescue. Viking Press, New York. Copyright 1951, 1953 by Ludwig Bemelmans. SCARCE. Stated First Edition, 1953. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1954. USED. VG/ No DJ included. A very nice clean copy. Folio size. Grey tweed boards with red titling and ornamentation. Please see stock photos. Summary: " A brave dog saves Madeline from drowning and comes to live at the school with the girls." But will there be enough hound to go around? 9 X 12. 56 pages.