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Wales The National Magazine. No. 24 Winter 1946
by Rhys, Keidrych (editor) Thomas, Dylan (Contributor)
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- 1946
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$62.93
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The Druid Press. Carmarthen. Vol.VI, No. 24. Winter 1946. Octavo. 144pp. 8 photo plates. Original staple bound blue paper covers. Slightly sunned to edges, staples oxidised, tiny chip at base of spine. The original Druid Press Christmas and New Year Gift Subscription flyer printed in red is still loosely inserted. A nice crisp copy.
Contains "Memories of Christmas" by Dylan… Read more
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The beauties of Fenelon
by Howard, Alfred
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- nd [1834]
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$37.76
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Printed by T. Davison for Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and J. Cumming. London. Glasgow and Dublin. nd. [1834]. 12mo. 211pp. Engraved frontispiece by Charles Heath. Full contemporary green calf, elaborately blind and gilt tooled to spine and boards with stylised acanthus decoration. Inner gilt rondels. Marbled endpapers. Silk bookmark (with transfer to page). Offsetting of plate to title page. Rubbed… Read more
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British Military Prints
by Neville, Ralph
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1909
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$37.76
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First edition. The Connoisseur Publishing Company. (Printed by the Cranford Press). London. 1909. Quarto. Title page in red and black. xlix, 72pp. xxviii catalogue of adverts at end. 24 full colour plates, numerous further half-tone plates. Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Decorative upper board, with vignette, gilt and black. Some foxing and edge spotting throughout to… Read more
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Wanderings in South America, the United States and the Antilles
by Waterton, Charles
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- nd
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$44.05
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Blackie and Son Limited. London. nd. Octavo. Half title, title, vii, 208pp. Full blue calf Prize binding by Relfe Brothers London. Spine in six compartments with gilt tooling and red leather label, Kibworth Grammar School Emblem to upper board in gilt. Gilt bordering, edge tooling and inner gilt tooling. All edges and endpapers marbled. Some light rubbing to extremities. Occasional… Read more
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Poems
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- nd.
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$44.05
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Two volumes bound in one. William Heinemann Ltd., in Association with Chatto and Windus, Cassell & Company Ltd., and Longmans, Green and Company. London. nd. Small octavo. Title pages in red and black. xx, (1), 240pp; xviii, 266pp. Woodcut text illustrations, musical notation. Bound in full calf by Bumpus of Oxford Street. Spine in six compartments with gilt rules, lettering… Read more
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English Lyrics. Chaucer to Poe. 1340-1809
by Henley, William Ernest (ed.)
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1905
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$44.05
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Second edition. Methuen and Co. London. 1905. Octavo. xiv, 412pp. Full grained red leather prize binding by Bumpus of Oxford Street. Spine in six compartments with gilt tooling and lettering. Gilt rules and floral border tooling to upper and lower boards. Gilt edge and inner tooling. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, with light spotting. Silk bookmark. Bumpus Binder's stamp to… Read more
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Wanderings in South America, The North West of the United States and The Antilles, In The Years 1812, 1820, &1824; With original instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, Etc. for Cabinets of Natural History.
by Waterton, Charles
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1889
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$44.05
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New Edition. Edited, with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index, by the Rev. J. G. Wood. With One Hundred Illustrations. Macmillan and Co. London. 1889. Octavo. xvi, 520pp. Numerous text engravings. Full calf Prize Binding by T. Brear and Co. Ltd., Bradford. Spine in six compartments with gilt tooling, gilt lettering, raised bands and red leather label. Coat of Arms vignette… Read more
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph.
by Lawrence, T. E.
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1935
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$125.85
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Second impression. Jonathan Cape. London. August 1935. (The first issue came out in July 1935). Quarto. 672pp. Frontispiece portrait, 53 further plates, 4 folding maps coloured in outline. Original brown buckram, gilt lettering to spine, gilt vignette to upper board. In original unclipped dustwrapper, priced 30s net. Pages opened, and untrimmed. (p259/60 slight margin loss from opening, not affecting text).… Read more
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China: A general description of that Empire and its inhabitants; with the history of foreign intercourse down to the events which produced the dissolution of 1857.
by Davis, Sir John Francis
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1857
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$604.08
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A new edition, revised and enlarged. John Murray. London. 1857. 2 volumes. Octavo. xx, 480pp.; vii, (1), 428pp. Text illus. Full contemporary calf, elaborately gilded to spine, in six compartments, leather labels in red and olive with gilt lettering. Double gilt border rules to boards, with floral stops, edge tooling in gilt. Marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Slight darkening to… Read more
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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Embellished with Engravings from Designs by Thomas Stodhart, Esq. R.A.
by [Defoe, Daniel]
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1820
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$849.49
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Two Volumes. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies. London. 1820. Large Octavo. xcii, 429pp. Extra illustrated with Frontispiece portrait of Defoe by Michael Vandergucht, engraved by J. Thomson. Title page engraved vignette, 10 further engraved plates; v, 415pp. Engraved Frontispiece (Robinson Crusoe taking leave of his father and mother), 9 further plates. All indexed plates by Thomas Stothard,… Read more
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- nd
- Edition
- The Albion Edition
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$50.34
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Frederick Warne & Co. London. nd. The Albion Edition. viii, 758pp. Contemporary fin de siècle full tree calf, with elaborate gilt tooling to borders, inner gilt tooling. Gilt lettering to spine. All edges richly gilded. Marbled endpapers. Negligible shelf wear. A lovely volume.
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The collected poems of John Masefield
by Masefield, John
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1931
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$31.46
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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. Octavo. ix, (1), 784pp. Contemporary prize binding in half calf by Bickers and Son Ltd. for Queen Ethelburga's School, Harrogate. Spine in six compartments with raised bands and gilt tooling. Faded motif in gilt to upper board. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Bookplate to fep. Light wear and fading to cloth of boards.
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The Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With illustrations by John Gilbert
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1855
- Edition
- 3rd
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$56.63
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Third edition. George Routledge and Co. London. 1855. Octavo. 506pp. Engraved frontispiece and plates. Contemporary full grained red morocco, spine in six compartments. Elaborately gilded to spine, boards, and inner edges. All edges gilt. Lightly bumped to corners. Light wear to edges. Foxing to frontispiece and tissue guard. Strained at p16 and 466. Hinges starting but firm. Neat signature dated… Read more
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The Vicar of Wakefield. A tale
by Goldsmith, Dr. Oliver
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1828
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$31.46
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Printed for John Sharpe. London. 1829. 12mo. Engraved half-title. Title dated 1828. 226pp. 4 engraved plates dated May 1, 1829. Contemporary full calf, spine in four compartments with raised bands, blind and gilt tooling, leather label with gilt lettering. Boards with blind tooling, gilt rondels and double gilt rules. Edges gilt tooled. Marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Bookplate (handpainted… Read more
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Observations. Photographs by Richard Avedon. Comments by Truman Capote.
by Avedon, Richard & Capote, Truman
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1959
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$377.55
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Simon & Schuster. New York. 1959. Folio. 151, (1)pp. Original white paper-covered boards, original acetate dust wrapper, and original slipcase. Acetate overlay chipping/loss to upper top right and lower bottom left. Slipcase has wear to edges and some spotting.
Richard Avedon's first collection of photographs. This ground breaking book, a collaboration begun several years earlier between Avedon and… Read more
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The British Herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty
by Hill, John
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1756
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$1,887.75
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First edition. Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in Gray's Inn; J. Hodges near London Bridge; J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Churchyard; B. Collins; And S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, in Pater-noster Row. London. 1756. Folio. Engraved frontispiece. Title page in red and black. (2), dedication, 533, (3) index pp. Text in double columns. Decorative engraved tailpieces. 75… Read more
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The Poems of Virgil. Translated into English Prose.
by Conington, John (Publius Vergilus Maro)
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1890
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$157.31
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Longman Green & Co. London. 1890. Octavo. (2), 424pp. Handsome full contemporary morocco. Spine in six compartments with raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. Blind triple bordering rules to boards. Inner gilt curlicues. All edges gilt. Triple banded silk bookmark. Some slight shelfwear. Appears unread. Eton prize binding with bookplate to fep (Edmund Warre).
John Conington (1825 - 1869) Classical… Read more
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The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau
by Rousseau, Jean Jacques
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- Published
- 1904
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$94.39
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Two volumes. Privately Printed. Oliver and Boyd. Edinburgh. MCMIV. Large octavo. xxx, (1), 281pp. Engraved frontispiece, 6 further engraved plates; xv, (1), 412, (2)pp. Engraved frontispiece, 7 further engraved plates. Original cloth, original labels to spines. Largely unopened, and untrimmed. Labels faded, covers slightly grubby. Chip to corner of one label. A couple of flecks and spots to covers.… Read more
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The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia written by Sir Philip Sidney Knight. The Thirteenth Edition. With his Life and Death; a brief Table of the principal Heads, and some other new additions.
by Sidney, Sir Philip
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1674
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$855.78
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The Thirteenth edition. Printed for George Calvert, at the Golden-Ball in Little-Britain. London. 1674. Small folio. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait, Title, [32], 545, 549-576, 541-564, 601-624, [2], [18], [4]. (Despite erratic pagination, complete and correct). Contemporary full calf boards, spine re-laid at a later date. Spine in six compartments, with raised bands, leather label with gilt lettering, gilt coquille motifs.… Read more
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The complete Stalky & Co [Leather bound edition]
by Kipling, Rudyard
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
- Published
- 1930
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$56.63
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Macmillan & Co. London. 1930. Octavo. xv, 447pp. Engraved frontispiece, 16 further plates. Original full red calf, gilt to spine and upper board. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Edges lightly rubbed.
Michael Scott, in gilt to lower corner of upper board.
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