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OEUVRES DE JEAN RACINE - 5 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
by Jean Racine
Paris: L'Imprimerie de Didot L'Aine, 1784. Hardcover. Very Good +. 3 x 5 1/4 in. Bound by Bozerian, with his mark Rel. Bozerian stamped on the lower spine of volume 1. Full red morocco with gilt rules. Spines have a stamped design that looks like a bagpipe. All edges gilt, Green moire silk endpapers. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; all have some toning to the edges and spine, and some edge wear. Vol. 1 has a small tear to spine head. Vol. 4 has some loss to the leather surface at the rear, in small areas....
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$425.00
Life of Our Lord in Art - with Some Account of the Artistic Treatment of the Life of St. John the Baptist
by Hurll, Estelle
Houghton and Mifflin. Fine. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo . Bound in 3/4 leather . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P36 .
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$25.00
The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
by Wordsworth, William
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1924. 8vo. lxvli, 928 pp,. Bound in full red calf with gilt decorated spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Minor marks to the boards and fading to the spine. Slight split to the front exterior hinge. Clean and bright internally. A Bickers and son binding . Very Good. Full Calf. 1924.
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£50.00
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Serialised in 'The Century Magazine')
by Sloane, William Milligan
London: The Century Magazine 1894. 4to. 914 pp., Sloane's classic work, bound from the parts in a smart blue half morocco with blue boards by Bumpus. TEG. The serialisation appeared two years before the book was first issued. Spine slightly faded, subtle discolouration to boards, hint of foxing to prelims, very good and clean otherwise. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition Thus. 1894.
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£175.00
JAPAN, a history in books.
by Executive Committee of the Frankfurt Book Fair "Japan Year
Tokyo: Executive Committee of the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1990. Book. Fine. Paperbound. printed paper wraps, paperbound with dust jacket, gilt wraps, 159 pages, illustrated, (numerous full color illustrations, Includes index. Japanese books from the earliest to the present. Illustrations include, scrolls, Buddist texts, illuatrated books, scientific works, novels. a bright copy. a very large folio measuring 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, ( 36.5 x 26 cm) will require extra post. Size: Foilio, (37 cm.).
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$150.00
The Chase; A poem by William Somervile
by [THOMPSON, Hugh] SOMERVILLE, William
George Redway: London, 1896. THOMPSON, Hugh. Reprinted from the original edition of 1735, with the addition of a memoir of the author by R. Farquharson Sharp. The spine and cover boards have been beautifully illustrated in gold and Thompson's delightful vignettes appear throughout. Small quarto, original gilt decorated cloth, delightful illustrations and vignettes by Hugh Thompson throughout, a very good copy.
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A$110.00
Johnsoniana; Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being, Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr. Johnson.
by Johnson, Samuel
London: John Murray. Very Good. 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo . Bound in a full leather period binding by Merrell . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P34 .
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$75.00
The Cuneo Christmas Book Volume XXI
Chicago: The Cuneo Press. Fine. 1962. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. The twenty-first annual christmas book in the Cuneo series. This copy is bound in a custom binding by the publisher in a full red morocco binding with significant tooling to the boards and spine. . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. H5 .
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$125.00
Reynolds (Masterpieces in colour. Ed. by T. Leman Hare)
by >>INLAID UNIQUE BOOKBINDING<
London. T.C. & E.C. Jack., 1907 80 printed pages. Top and bottom edges green. With 8 superbly reproduced colour plates. 15 x 18.5 cm. Modern full, green, crushed morocco binding depicting an artist's palette. The palette is in inlaid brown goatskin stretching from the back to the front cover, with black outline and thumb-hole and mixtures of oil paints in different coloured relief. The binding was hand-bound by Dawn Wallis for her 1989-92 HIGH NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BOOKBINDING AND DESIGN, at the...
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£145.00
IN AEDIBUS ALDI: The Legacy of Aldus Manutius and His Press,
by Angerhofer,Paul J., Mary Ann Addy Maxwell, Robert L. Maxwell ; with binding descriptions by Pamela Barrios
Provo, Utah,: Friends of the Library, 1995. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. pict paper binding, ix, 172 pages, illustrated, maps Size: 4 to., (28 cm.), a clean, bright copy..
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$125.00
The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell
by Campbell, Thomas
London: Edward Moxon, 1837. ix, [3], 306pp, [2]. Later crushed morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, remaining panels with small central roundel surrounded by fleurons on a seme dot background within a dotted scalloped border, covers with single fillet border, large corner pieces with a roundel, fleurons and drawer handle tools on a seme dot background, gilt rule to edges, inner edges with corner decorations of a roundel and fleurons, t.e.g. Very slightly rubbed to...
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£350.00
Happy England
by Marcus B. Huisn
London: A&C Black, 1903. Leather Bound. Very good./Very good.. Helen Allingham, R.W.S.. London: A&C Black, 1903. Helen Allingham, R.W.S. Leather Bound. H: 9", D: 6 1/2", W: 1 3/4" 1 Volume. Marcus B. Huisn, Happy England. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and white vellum boards displaying a......
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$1200.00
A TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE HORRID PLOT AND CONSPIRACY OF THE POPISH PARTY AGAINST THE LIFE OF HIS SACRED MAJESTY, THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE PROTESTANT RELIGION
by Oates, Titus
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, and Thomas Cockerill, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers Chappel, and at the Three Legs in the Poultrey, 1679. Hardcover. Folio, [12], 68 pp.; VG. Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period style calf. Spine sun-faded; very minor shelfwear to edges and corners of boards. Small chip missing to upper gutter through page 16. JR Consignment; shelved case 8 1/4 Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy...
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$600.00
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples : The Birth of Britain ; The New World ; The Age of Revolution ; The Great Democracies. In four volumes
by Churchill, Winston S
London: Cassell and Company Ltd. 1956 / 1958. 8vo. In 4 volumes. All volumes are first editions, published 1956 to 1958. Recently bound in half maroon morocco over red boards. Raised bands to spines with gilt devices & lettering. Spotting on vol. 1 title page, else a very nice set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. First Editions. 1956.
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£750.00
THE CHRISTIAN SACRIFICE. A TREATISE SHEWING THE NECESSITY, END AND MANNER OF RECEIVING THE HOLY COMMUNION
by Patrick, Simon
London: printed for L. Meredith at the Angel in Amen-Corner, 1687. Eighth edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Incomplete: [24], 480; G-; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf; spine and tops of boards tanned. With an added engraved title page and frontispiece. A1-X12 with K1 and all signatures following X absent. The absent final portion appears to comprise most of " Additional Prayers. By the Same Author. Postscript." Minor chipping, particularly to first twelve and final two pages, with no impact on...
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$500.00
The New Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1950
by Gardner, Helen, editor
Oxford: Clarendon Press 1973. 8vo. xii, 974 pp. Publisher's full polished morocco with gilt lettering to spine. In original glassine wrapper and in slipcase. All edges gilt. Very clean copy. No ownership marks. . Fine. Full Morocco. Reprint. 1973.
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£50.00
The Works of Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
London, New York, and Toronto: The Oxford University Press, 1946. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. London, New York, and Toronto: The Oxford University Press, 1946. Leather Bound. H: 7 1/2", D: 5 1/4", W: 1 1/2" 3 Volumes. William Shakespeare, The Comedies of Shakespeare. Bound in 3/4 red calf and.....
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$1200.00
New Canterbury Tales - Morrell Fine Binding
by Hewlett, Maurice
London: Archibald Constable and Co., Ltd., 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. A beautiful 1/2 green morocco binding with green cloth boards and double gilt ruling to both boards. Five raised bands, each with ribbed gilt decoration, double boxed gilt design and gilt lettering to the spine. Top edge gilt, silk head & tail bands and green endpapers. In near fine condition with clean & fresh boards and square corners. A slight difference of colour to the spine,...
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£60.00
THE POCKET ATLAS OF THE WORLD by...with Index and Statistical Notes
by Bartholomew, J.G
New York: J.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Atlas. Good. Hardcover. 12 Edition. 16 mo. roan binding, gilt cover and spine letters, 72 pages, index .a.e.g., all maps present, some sigs detached, binding worn at edges,.
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$65.00
Maxims of La Rochefoucauld
by La Rochefoucauld, Francois
London: Arthur L. Humphreys. Very Good. 1913. Hardcover. 8vo . Bound in a full leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P34 .
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$50.00
EIKONOKLASTĒS IN ANSWER TO A BOOK INTITUL'D EIKON BASILIKĒ
by Milton, John
Amsterdam: [s.n.], 1690. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [16], 207, [1] pages; VG; Bound by Jon Robbins in full diced calf. Spine lightly tanned; very minor shelf wear. Archival repairs to first and last blank leaves. Text block age-toned and foxed. Scattered pencil marginalia. Light damp staining to upper margin through p. 74. The first leaf is blank. This copy is an example of the variant containing a separate unsigned leaf bound preceding the title page (A2) or following the final leaf (O8); in...
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$800.00
Catalogus Numismatum Antiquorum, Romanorum, Graecorum, Gentiumque, Barbaricarum
by Michael Timothei Pfeifferi (Michael Timotheus Pfeiffer)
Ratisbonae (Regensburg): Joan. Leopoldi Montagii (Johann Leopold Montag), 1773. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Victorian half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, blind decorated compartments, black morocco title label. Rubbing to spine, rubbing and chipping to boards, tears to leather on boards. Endpaper joints cracked but securely bound. Light water stain to the first 100 pages and to plates. Some light foxing to text. Latin language....
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£400.00
POPERY: OR, THE PRINCIPLES & POSITIONS APPROVED BY THE CHURCH OF ROME (WHEN REALLY BELIEV'D AND PRACTIS'D) ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO ALL
by Barlow, Thomas
[London]: In the Savoy: printed by T. Newcomb, and sold by James Collins in the Temple-passage from Essex-street, 1679. Hardcover. Quarto, [4], 64, 57-108 pages; VG; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf. Minor rubbing to lower edges of boards; a few light scratches to boards; spine somewhat tanned. Damp staining to top of front free end pages, imprimatur page, and title page. With a preliminary imprimatur leaf. JR Consignment; shelved case 8 1/4. ESTC R228432; Wing B839. T. Ld Bishop of...
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$600.00
![THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE: IN THREE VOLUMES. CONSISTING OF HIS PLAYS AND POEMS [THREE VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/641/730/1385730641.0.b.jpg)
THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE: IN THREE VOLUMES. CONSISTING OF HIS PLAYS AND POEMS [THREE VOLUMES]
by Congreve, William
London: printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 3 volumes; VG: bound in contemporary calf, paneled spines with gilt tooling, black and maroon morocco labels with gilt titling; mild wear and rubbing, front hinge of volume 1 beginning to separate; Each part has a separate dated titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous in each volume, Each volume has a separate dated titlepage which lacks an edition statement. With a collective titlepage.; slight...
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$400.00
