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Columbia: N.A.W.C.C. [1987]. (4to paperback) 120pp. Good to very good. Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, references, index. Corners creased, back cover rubbed. Book about Aaron Dodd Crane. (Clocks, Biography, Clockmakers).

Utrecht: Uitgeversmaatschappij W. de Haan 1951. (4to) Very good, no dust jackets. 328, 404, 335, 399, 511, 384pp. Illustrated boards over pale blue cloth spine. Illustrations, mounted color plates, plates, photographs, maps. The spines are lightly fades and a bit soiled. Text in Dutch Language. (Sets, Art History, Sets).

London: Folio Society 2005. (Hardcover in slipcase) 548, 325, 586pp. Fine, no dust jackets. Three volumes of marbled paper over black cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine in near fine slipcase. Top edge stained red, tables, notes, glossary, index. The slipcase is lightly rubbed. "This book is very long. What's more, like the book Alice's sister was reading on that famous summer afternoon, it has no picures or conversation in it. To add to the drawbacks, parts of it are in Latin. And finally, as if that wasn't bad enough, it is founded on totally outdated notions of anatomy, physiology, psychology, cosmology, and just about every other -logy there ever was. So what on earth makes it worth reading today?" - from the Introduction. Edited by Holbrook Jackson. Introduction by Philip Pullman. (Sets, Depression, Emotions, Meaning--Philosophy, Medicine, Philosophers, Spirituality, Thought).

London: Cambridge University Press 1915-1928. (Hardcover set) Very good plus. The 16 issues (complete) in 4 volumes with calf spines and the covers bound-in. Portraits, illustrations, 65 plates (14 colored), index. The pages and plates are clean and bright. A handsome set with only minor scuffing to the spine. Locale: South Africa. (Sets, Botanical Illustration--South Africa, Botany--South Africa, Orchids, Sets).

New York: Boni and Liveright 1920. (Limp cloth) Near fine, no dust jacket. 276pp. Green fabricoid in the second binding style with Brodzky endpapers and the monogram with 'BL' enclosed in a plain circle. There are a few scattered white dots on the front, the back cover has heavier whitish spotting, and the corners are lightly worn, otherwist a crisp, tight copy. Locale: United States. (Modern Library, Short Stories).

Norwalk: Easton Press [no date]. (Hardcover in slipcase) Fine. The complete set bound in brown leather with titles and cover illustration stamped in gilt, each in a fine slipcase designed to resemble the original dust jacket. All edges gilt, ribbon page markers, illustrated endpapers. The Easton bookplate signed by the previous owner in each volume. Vol. 1 The Tower Treasure. Vol. 2 The House on the Cliff. Vol. 3 The Secret of the Old Mill. Vol. 4 The Missing Chums. Vol. 5 Hunting for Hidden Gold. Vol. 6 The Shore Road Mystery. Vol. 7 The Secret of the Caves. Vol. 8 The Mystery of Cabin Island. Vol. 9 The Great Airport Mystery. Vol.10 What Happened at Midnight. Vol.12 Footprints Under the Window. Vol.11 While the Clock Ticked. Main character: Hardy Boys. (Sets).

London: John Murray 1907-1921, later printings. (Hardcover set) Very good plus. Fine signed 3 / 4 navy leather binding. Map endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrations, bibliography, maps. The spines are faded and there is some spotting to the pages. Includes The Bible in Spain, Lavengro; The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest, Romano Lavo-Lil; Word-Book of the Romany. Or, English Gypsy Language, The Romany Rye; A Sequel to "Lavengro", Wild Wales; Its People, Language and Scenery & The Zincali; An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. Binding by Maclehose Glasgow. (Sets, Gypsies, Sets).

London: Collins 1947, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 48pp. 8 color plates, 24 black and white illustrations, bibliography. The dust jacket has minor edgewear, and there is a previous owner's inscription. Publisher series: Britain in Pictures 111. (Clocks, Clockmakers, Clocks).

New York: Modern Library [no date]. (Hardcover) 822pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Publisher series: Modern Library GiantG36 . Translated by Constance Garnett. (Modern Library).

Toronto: United Publishers of Canada [1917], Patricia edition, a numbered set from a limited edition of 1000 sets. (Hardcover set) 380, 374, 403, 405, 410, 393pp. Very good plus. Quality red leather binding with gilt rules and lettering. Top edge gilt, frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, maps, folding maps, chronology, appendices, index. Previous owner's bookplates. A very handsome set. Vol. 1 Military History of Canada 1608-1914. Vol. 2 Days of Preparation. Vol. 3 Guarding the Channel Ports. Vol. 4 The Turn of the Tide. Vol. 5 The Triumph of the Allies. Vol. 6 Special Services Heroic Deeds etc. (Sets, Military--Canada, Sets, World War 1).

Montreal: Canadian Geographical Society 1930-1940. (Hardcover set) Near fine, no dust jacket. Green cloth over 3 / 4 green morocco. Marbled endpapers, reinforced inner hinges. A uniformly bound run from Vol.1, No.1 (May, 1930) to Vol.XXI, No.6 (Dec., 1940). The spines are unevenly faded. (Sets, Sets).

London: Peter Jackson [circa 1850s]. (4to) 96, 72, 52, 68pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth over leather spine and corners. Patterned endpapers, 128 engravings (including the 4 vignette title pages). Some of the plates have spotting and two have a stain on the inside corner (not affecting the image), but generally the plates are clean, and the leather is a bit rubbed. Contributors include G.N. Wright. Locale: China. (Sets).

Columbia: National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors [1989]. (4to paperback) 80pp. Very good. Photographs, map, bibliography. NAWCC Bulletin Supplement 17, Summer, 1989. Time Period & 19th Century. Edited by Amy J. Smith. Locale: Maine; United States. (Clocks, Clockmaking).

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1816-1928. (Hardcover set) Good to very good, no dust jacket. The complete set. From the proceding against Thomas Becket, 1163 to the Judgement of Thistlewood and others for high treason, 1820. An Ex-Library set bound in 3 / 4 crimson morocco. The bindings shelfworn, some with dampstains to the covers and the text. Includes Thomas Jones Howell (The Continuation. (Volumes 22-33)) & David Jardine (General Index to the Collection of State Trials (Volume 34)). Locale:. (Sets, Law, Sets, Trials--England).

London: Gibbings & Company 1897. (Hardcover set) Very good plus. 292, 272, 223, 277pp. A quality binding in 3 / 4 green morocco with marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrations, index. A new edition thoroughly revised, corrected and extended by the addition of passages omitted from former editions and with illustrations after Maurice Leloir. The hinge on vol.1 is beginning to show signs of wear and the spine of vol.2 is faded to a golden brown, also an engraved bookplate in the first vol. (Sets, Sets).

London: Oxford University Press 1963 - 1965. (Hardcover set) 427, 475, 511, 560, 404pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Frontispieces, plates, appendices, index of correspondents, general index. An ex-library set. The inner hinges of vol. 1 and the back inner hinges of vols. 2&3 are cracked. The spines are lightly faded except for the area where the labels have been skilfully removed. Letters of Jonathan Swift. Edited by Harold Williams. (Sets, Biography, Sets).

New York: Random House 1979. (Hardcover set) Very good, no dust jacket. Over 300 cards organized into 20 sets. Each volume contains 2 sets of cards in pockets. A few of the spines are faded. Vol. 1 Children / Pets and Wildlife. Vol. 2 Travel / People. Vol. 3 Composition / Sports and Action. Vol. 4 Patterms / Fun and Humor. Vol. 5 Mood / the Picture Story. Vol. 6 Viewpoints / Nature and Still Life. Vol. 7 The Family / Blur and Motion. Vol. 8 Special Effects / Seasons. Vol. 9 A Personal Photo Guide / Super Snapshots. Vol.10 The Nude / the Professional Portfolio. (Sets, Photography Instruction, Sets).

New York: Russell & Russell 1958. (Hardcover set) Near fine, no dust jacket. The first nine vols are in plain brown paper dust jackets. Portraits, illustrations, tables, folding table, sources index. This is a solid set with only a little spotting on the top edges and some offsetting from the jackets to the endpapers. Introduction by John B. Clark. Vol. 1 Plantation and Frontier Part 1. Vol. 2 Plantation and Frontier Part 2. Vol. 3 Labor Conspiracy Cases 1806-1842 Part 1. Vol. 4 Labor Conspiracy Cases 1806-1842 Part 2. Vol. 5 Labor Movement 1820-1840 Part 1. Vol. 6 Labor Movement 1820-1840 Part 2. Vol. 7 Labor Movement 1840-1860 Part 1. Vol. 8 Labor Movement 1840-1860 Part 2. Vol. 9 Labor Movement 1860-1880 Part 1. Vol.10 Labor Movement 1860-1880 Part 2. Preface by Richard T. Ely. Locale: United States. (Sets, History--United States, Labor Movement, Sets).

London: F.C. and J. Rivington 1810. (Hardcover set) Good to very good. 554, 528, 609, 570, 597, 547pp. The complete set bound in leather, subsequently rebacked. Includes index (hors text) and glossorial index. The bottoms of the spines have been damp with Vol.3 taking the worst damage. The set presents well on the shelf and each volume in a mylar wrapper. Photo on request. Locale:. (Sets, Church of England, Religion, Sets).

New York: A.L. Burt [no date]. (Hardcover set) Very good, no dust jacket. Marbled boards with tan leather spines and corners, raised bands on the spines, and with titles and decoration in gilt. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, each volume with a frontispiece. The edges are lightly worn and the spines lightly rubbed and faded, a previous owner's presentation inscription on the first blank page of each volume. Pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans. Vol. 1 The Mill on the Floss. Vol. 2 Daniel Deronda. Vol. 3 Felix Holt, the Racdical. Vol. 4 Romola. Vol. 5 Adam Bede. Vol. 6 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. Vol. 7 Middlemarch; A Study of Provincial Life. Vol. 8 Theophrastus Such, Spanish Gypsy, and Poems. (Sets).