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ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES.
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by HEMINGWAY. ERNEST

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Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 1950. FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 6 inches). First printing with Scribner logo and letter A on verso of title page. A fine, bright copy bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy.
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ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES.
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Jonathan Cape. London. 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. This UK edition precedes the U.S edition. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy.
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ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES

ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES

by HEMINGWAY. ERNEST.;

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Charles Scribner`s Sons. New York.,1950. FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. With Scribner logo and letter A on verso of title page. Fine, bright copy bound in recent half dark blue morocco, raised bands, box style double ruling, gilt. Original publishers cloth, with Hemingway's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on the front panel, on boards. A lovely copy.:
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.

by TWAIN. MARK. (Clemens. Samuel L. ).

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Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly. London. 1876. FIRST EDITION. First impression. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.9 inches). A few small marks to just a handful of pages but generally this is a clean and bright copy throughout. Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Gilt ruling, lettering and decorations to compartments. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Original publishers decorative front board and spine, which is rubbed and toned, have been bound in at the rear. Overall a very good attractive copy of the true first edition of this classic book. First published in England in order to secure a British copyright, the London edition precedes the American edition by about six months.
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THE ADVENTURER. Third edition
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THE ADVENTURER. Third edition

by HAWKESWORTH. JOHN. ; JOHNSON. SAMUEL. & Others

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C. Hitch, L. Hawes, J. Payne, R. Baldwin & R and J. Dodsley. London. 1756. FOUR VOLS. 8vo. (6.6 x 4.2 inches). Some pages with spotting but most are clean and bright. Some offsetting to the blank endpapers and first and last text pages. Contemporary full speckled calf, raised bands, red title labels, gilt. Double gilt ruled border on boards. Chipping to the top of spines on vols one and three otherwise an attractive set. Bookplate of William Roundell, University College, Oxford, in each volume. A collection of writings by various authors originally published in 140 parts between Nov. 7th 1752 and March 9th 1754.
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.

by TWAIN. MARK. ; Brehm. Worth. Illustrates

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Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Limited. London. 1923. Large 8vo. (9.6 x 6.6 inches). Colour frontis and fifteen mono plates by Worth Brehm. A few spots of foxing to the fore edge otherwise a very good clean copy throughout, finely bound in recent half dark green morocco, raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. An attractively leather bound copy of this classic of American literature.
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.

by TWAIN. MARK. ; Brehm. Worth. Illustrates

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Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Limited. London. 1923. Large 8vo. (9.6 x 6.6 inches). Colour frontis and fifteen mono plates by Worth Brehm. A very good copy finely bound in recent full tan morocco, raised bands, two red labels, gilt. Decorative gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. Attractively bound copy. -- Please also see my listing for my copy of Huckleberry Finn in uniform leather binding.
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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST. ----- Bound with; SKETCHES BY BOZ. Illustrative of every-day life...
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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST. ----- Bound with; SKETCHES BY BOZ. Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people

by DICKENS. CHARLES. ; Mahoney. J. & Barnard. F. Illustrate

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Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. Volumes from the Household edition. 2 volumes bound in one. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Twenty Eight engravings, some full page, by Mahoney in Oliver Twist, Thirty four by Barnard in Sketches by Boz. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and floral centre tool. Red and olive morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Tan endpapers. Some offsetting to both free endpapers, probably a reaction to the glue used in the paste-downs. All edges speckled. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall this is a lovely copy in a fine Victorian binding.
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ALBUM OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION MATERIAL. Printed and manuscript items; Photographs, letters,...
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ALBUM OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION MATERIAL. Printed and manuscript items; Photographs, letters, documents, drawings, Loose bank notes, printed views and maps. China, Russia, West Indies, Europe, U.S.A, Africa...

by FINE HAND TOOLED IRISH CRAFT BINDING

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NP. ND. . HAND TOOLED FINE BINDING. Large 4to. (7.4 x 5 inches.). A collection of maps, engraved views, bank notes, photographs and hand written letters, one detailing the writer's travels which accompanies the photo's. Engraved views and maps, some hand coloured, letters (one relating to travels across Kurdistan dressed as a Cossack, one an ill fated ships travels around the West Indies), documents, 2 signed etchings, one original pen drawing, early American passport (with small area of loss), and photos. ----- Attractive late 19th century or early twentieth century craft binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with decorative gilt border and emerald green morocco shamrock onlays. Boards with single gilt ruled borders. Each corner with circular design incorporating Fleur-de-lys and emerald green morocco onlays with gilt borders of Shamrocks. A similar design is in the centre of the board. The inner line of the border on both boards is decorated with morocco onlay and gilt shamrocks. Inner boards… Read More
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ALBUM OF 19TH CENTURY MOVABLES, LIFT-UPS, CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PRINTED EPHEMERA.
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ALBUM OF 19TH CENTURY MOVABLES, LIFT-UPS, CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PRINTED EPHEMERA.

by COLLECTION OF VALENTINE AND OTHER RARE CARDS IN A FINE VELLUM BINDING

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NP. ND. . FINE LARGE DECORATIVE VELLUM BINDING. Folio. (14.8 x 12.8 inches.). A collection of 211 items of late 19th and early 20th century cards and ephemera including 26 rare, 3-D, movable, lift-up, Valentines and Christmas cards, each mounted onto a white stiff card page and with multiple pieces of ephemera attached around the page. Attractive late nineteenth century binding of full white vellum. Spine with decorative gilt designs within double gilt ruled lines in compartments. Boards with triple gilt ruled borders to the very edges and elaborate dark brown morocco panels with highly decorative gilt tooling. A thin blue ink line inside and out of the brown panels. Four gilt corner pieces inside the middle panel. Red painted initials, with gilt borders, to the centre of the front panel. Board edges and turn-ins with decorative gilt rolls. Green and white patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Inner hinges reinforced with buff cloth strip. A little marking and a couple of small splits to the binding… Read More
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND. & THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. With all the original engravings as drawn by...
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND. & THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. With all the original engravings as drawn by Sir John Tenniel

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates

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Heritage Press. New York. 1941. First printing of this Heritage Press edition. 8vo, (9 x 6.2 inches). Illustrated throughout with 94 line engravings by John Tenniel, each with double ruled line borders printed in red and blue. A lovely clean copy finely bound, by Maurin, in contemporary full dark blue morocco. Spine with two raised bands, each with gilt wavy lines. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt, including the March Hare within a floral border. Double ruled gilt border on both boards with circular gilt illustration of Alice carrying the pig on the front board. Board edges with gilt ruled line. Gilt inner dentelles and double ruled borders. Multi coloured floral endpapers. Top edge gilt. Purple silk page marker. A bump to the top outer corner of the lower board, but otherwise a near fine copy in an attractive mid twentieth century fine binding.
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ALICE`S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With the original illustrations by John Tenniel
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ALICE`S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With the original illustrations by John Tenniel

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; TENNIEL. JOHN. Illustrates

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Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, for the Riccardi Press, London. 1914. LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 6.6 inches). One of 1000 hand-numbered copies printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. Fine leather binding of recent full deep red morocco. Spine with five raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated with March Hare and Playing cards motifs in gilt, with floral gilt surrounds. Ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A bright and clean copy of this lovely edition, beautifully printed on fine quality hand made paper and in a decorative leather binding. ----- This edition was published by arrangement with Macmillan and Company using Carroll's revised text of 1896. The wonderful Tenniel illustrations are printed from fresh electros taken from the original wood-blocks, with four being slightly enlarged from the original block designs.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates

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Macmillan & Co. London. 1876. EARLY EDITION. 8vo, (7.4 x 5.2 inches). Forty Ninth Thousand. Beautifully Illustrated throughout with forty line engravings by John Tenniel. Minor foxing and creasing to some pages but otherwise a very good copy in recent full deep red morocco binding, gilt ruled borders on boards. Spine with raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt stamps of The Mad Hatter and playing cards. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates

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Macmillan & Co. London. 1867. EARLY EDITION. Eighth Thousand. 8vo, (7.5 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated throughout, with forty line engravings by John Tenniel. A few minor marks to a handful of pages but overall a very good, clean copy in a fine leather binding. Recent full deep red morocco binding, gilt decorative borders on boards. Spines with raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt stamps of The Mad Hatter and playing cards. All edges gilt. Original publishers burgundy cloth boards, with gilt ruled lines and circular central illustrations, are bound into the back of each volume and show some rubbing and wear but are generally in fair condition. An attractive and early edition of this classic, published the year after the first published edition.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. With ninety two illustrations by...
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. With ninety two illustrations by John Tenniel. New edition in one volume

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates

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The Macmillan Company. New York. 1910. TWO WORKS IN ONE VOLUME. Reprint of this single volume \edition, first published in this format in 1906. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated throughout with ninety-two (42 +50) fabulous line engravings by John Tenniel. Very good clean copy in fine leather binding of half dark green morocco for Charles E. Lauriat of Boston. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards covered in Mid green cloth on boards, with the gilt stamp of Brooks School, Andover, Massachusetts seal on the front board. Top edge gilt. Plain green endpapers. Minor fading to the spine but overall a very good copy in an attractive fine binding. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master Bookbinder.
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ALL EXPENSES PAID

ALL EXPENSES PAID

by GALE. NORMAN. R.; Published anonymously

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Archibald Constable & Co. London.,1895. FIRST EDITION. Publishers presentation copy with their blind stamp on title page.8vo.(7.1 x 4.5 inches).vi,113pp. Previous owners name, dated 1905, on the front free endpaper. Publishers original grey paper covered boards with new green calf spine, raised bands, gilt. Overall very good.--- A fantasy featuring W. B. Yeats, William Watson, Richard Le Gallienne, A. C. Benson, Rudyard Kipling, and other poets of the day.:
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ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir...
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ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart, Commander John Good, R. N and One Umslopogaas

by HAGGARD. H. RIDER

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Longmans, Green and co. London. 1887. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated with 20 mono plates engraved on wood by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. A very good copy bound in early twentieth century half dark green morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Compartments decorated and lettered in gilt. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy in a fine leather binding.
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AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION

AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION

by DICKENS. CHARLES

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Chapman and Hall. London. 1850. FIRST CHEAP EDITION, with a new preface written by Dickens expressly for this edition. 8vo. Illustrated with wood engraved frontis of steam ship leaving port, by C. Stanfield.Finely bound in nineteenth century half green calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments with rules and jagged lines and floral centre pieces, all in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Plain brown endpapers with a small book label of Mills Bookshop of London to the rear paste down endpaper. Some minor rubbing to binding and edges a bit bumped but overall a very good copy.
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AMERICAN NOTES AND PICTURES FROM ITALY. Bound with.----- The Uncommercial Traveller
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AMERICAN NOTES AND PICTURES FROM ITALY. Bound with.----- The Uncommercial Traveller

by DICKENS. CHARLES. ; Frost. A. B., Gordon Thomson, & Dalziel. E. G. Illustrate

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Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. Volumes from the Household edition. 2 volumes bound in one. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. American Notes & Pictures from Italy are finely illustrated with eighteen engravings, some full page, by Frost and Thomson, The Uncomercial Traveller with twenty six by Dalziel. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and floral centre tool. Red and olive morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Tan endpapers. Some offsetting to both free endpapers, probably a reaction to the glue used in the paste-downs. All edges speckled. Some minor rubbing to extremities and scratching to the leather of the two bottom outer board corner pieces, but overall this is a lovely copy in a fine Victorian binding.
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ANIMAL FARM. A  fairy story.
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ANIMAL FARM. A fairy story.

by ORWELL. GEORGE

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Secker & Warburg. London. 1945. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). This is an ex school library copy but the only evidence of this is the two line school name in ink on the title page with the number 126 below written by hand. Overall a very good copy in recent fine leather binding of full dark green morocco. Boards with gilt ruled borders. Spine with two raised bands, also ruled and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Overall an attractive copy of this classic of twentieth century literature.
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