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The Charm of Gainsborough.
47p unusual softcover, beautiful, decorated parchment covering plain paper showing padded square ...
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Three volumes of Bohn's Library dates 1849, 1876 and 1885 where the custom cloth binding (blindstamped) has been covered with golden paper.
1849 The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Vol 2 ed Dale, 1885 The History of the ...
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All That's Love-ly.
62p tall format, full brown suede binding with bow to spine intact, inside boards with silk panel, ...
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An Account of the Ceremony in Westminster Hall on Thursday May 9th 1935 on the Occasion of the Presentation of Addresses by Both Houses of Parliament to King George V Congratulating Him on the Celebration of the Silver Jubilee.
Unpaginated full morocco with gilt lettering to front panel ("Westminster Hall 9 May 1935" ), ...
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Der Spiegel des grossen Kaisers. Mit Illustrationen von Ruth Knorr.
145p oblong format, edges just a hint rubbed, boxed in illustrated box lettered along two sides, ...
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Die Krypta.
45p bound in full plain vellum, imprint note signed in pencil by the author, very good, binding ...
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Memoirs of the Count of Grammont with Notes and Illustrations. Second Edition, Revised. Vol 1 ONLY.
x 378p Vol 1 only, lush red morocco binding with gilt rule and intricate dentelles, spine hinge ...
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Oeuvres de Alfred de Musset: Poésies 1828 - 1833: Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie, Poésies diverses, Spectacle dans un Fauteuil, Namouna.
404p small format, navy blue full moroco binding with spectacular fresh gilt edges, front hinge ...
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Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography.
428p small hardback, half black calf over dark green cloth, three raised bands, gilt titles to ...
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Select Essays.
96p elongated format, grey paper covered boards a little dusty, gilt lettering to front, printed on ...
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The Church and Her Sacraments. Doctrinal Sermons.
159p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...
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The Tragedy of the Cross. A Meditation.
112p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...
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The Virgin Conception and Virgin Birth of our Blessed Lord. A Scientific Proposition.
115p bound in full blue calf with raised spine, gilt titles to spine and cover, a handsome copy, ...
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Companion for the Altar, with preparatory considerations, addressed to those who are about to communicate, and prayers suitable to be used during the solemnity.
128p slim burgundy leather with gilt borders and 4 gilt bands on spine, 12 cm, covers worn and ...
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Life of William Lord Russell. Letters of Rachel Lady Russell (vol 2 ONLY).
Life: xxi 470p; Letters: viii 231p uniformly bound in full calf, gilt rule, dentelles, all edges ...
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Pipes and Tabors. A Book of Light Verse.
x 132p hardback with bright pink dustjacket (this dustjacket displays on the inside the details of ...
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Essays of Sir William Temple.
331p limp red leather with bright gilt decoration to front cover, this and the rest of the binding ...
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The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer, With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan.
298p full leather with gilt ruled borders, black title label and elaborate gilt ornamentation to ...
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A Celtic Anthology.
351p brown leather with elaborate gilt celtic design and lettering on cover and spine, first ...
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A collection of 5 Plays by Gerhard Hauptmann in publisher's Art Nouveau bindings designed by Emil Orlik.
titles included are: Die Weber (brown), Florian Geyer (green), Der Rote Hahn (red), Vor ...
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Aunt Judy's Annual Volume.
764p buff cloth with elaborate gilt and brown decorations, gilt edges, colour frontispiece by ...
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Stanbrook Abbey Press. Price List, 1977 - 1978.
single sheet, folded, some corrections in ink, designed as order sheet.
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La Biblioteca di Eugenio de Beauharnais, Vicere d'Italia. Parte 2: Scienza, Letteratura, Storia, Viaggi, Arte, Costumi, Legislazione, Militaria, Napoleonica, Legature.
large format, contains 226 items, 32 full page b/w plates of bindings mounted on normal paper in ...
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A Printer's Christmas Books.
42p privately printed green hardback, cloth spine and patterned paper covered boards extremely well ...
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Goethe's Hermann und Dorothea. Mit acht Bildern in Lichtdruck nach den Original-Oelgemälden von Arthur Freiherr von Ramberg, und Text-Zeichnungen von Wilhelm Weimar. Jubiläumsausgabe.
67p large format red cloth, beautiful copy with elaborate floral pattern in gilt, green, red and ...
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Maggie: Birthday and Memorandum Book with a History of the Name.
26 initial pages containing the history of the name Maggie, plus approx 275 unpaginated diary ...
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The Journal to Stella (The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift Vol. 2)
507p xxi private dark pink leather binding, five raised bands, blindstamped dentelles, all edges ...
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The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: To which are added various readings, references to parallel passages and explanatory notes. With maps illustrative of the sacred text.
628p miniature black blindstamped leather, 10.5 cm, worn, rubbed covers and spine detaching, ...
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The Philopoena: Or Friendship's Offering. A Gift for All Seasons.
201p bound in full red calf with very elaborate gilt designs to front and back, precarious cosmetic ...
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The Philosophy of History in a Course of Lectures, Delivered at Vienna.
xii 498p full calf, school arms in gilt to front, gilt bands to spine, mottled page edges, pages ...
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. (The Works of Charles Dickens, Complete Edition in Twenty Volumes) With 43 Illustrations by Seymour and 'Phiz'.
928p hardback, full green leather binding in excellent condition, hinges tight, text clean, ...
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Tributes to Brooke Crutchley on his Retirement as University Printer. Limited Edition.
31p edition limited to 650 copies, large format, printed in Monotype Bandou on handmade paper, ...
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Blumen am Wege. Fünf Erzählungen für Mädchen. Zweite Auflage.
158p bound in original white cloth lavishly illustrated with colour illustration of girl's head ...
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La Liturgie ou Formulaire des Prières Publiques; selon l'Usage de l'Église Unie d'Angleterre et d'Irlande; avec le Pseautier et les XXXIX Articles de Foi.
590p small format, bound in contemporary embossed cloth with gilt titles to spine, 10 cm. Spine a ...
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La Vita di Benvenuto Cellini Scritta da lui Medesimo restituita esattamente alla lezione originale con osservazioni filologiche etc. Ed. B Bianchi.
626p very nice half calf binding blue leather and marbled boards, title label to spine, altogether ...
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Oeuvres Completes de Montesquieu. Tome Premier, Seconde.
769p, 632p each contains two parts in one vol with continious pagination, this was a very nice full ...
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Guinevere.
48p unusual paperback with parchment enfolding the paper cover and decorated with with green and ...
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La Campagne Genevoise d'après nature.
113p large heavy pale blue hardback with attractive Art Nouveau titles to front board and spine, ...
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Lettres à Emilie sur la Mythologie. Volume 3-6 ONLY.
96p 105p 104p 149p 6p, bound in full morocco, bright tight set in very nice binding, many engraved ...
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Lettres du Prince du Metternich à la Comtesse de Lieven, 1818 - 1819. Publiées, avec une introduction, une conclusion et des notes par Jean Hanoteau. Préface de Arthur Chuquet.
a-j, lxxiii 420p original paperback rebound in a full vellum binding, original paper cover bound ...
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A Stitch in Time; or, Pride prevents a Fall and Love's Progress or The Education of Araminta. 2 volumes.
27p, 30p first editions, limited edition, number 1272 and 1191 of 1525, attractively produced A4 ...
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Das Leben des Benvenuto Cellini von ihm selbst geschrieben. Deutsch von Heinrich Conrad. 2 Volumes.
xxviii 319p, 377p half calf binding with floral gilt spine design, blue boards, illustrated title ...
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English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases. A Historical Dictionary.
720p hardback bound in stunning half calf 18th century style binding with marbled boards, matching ...
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The Gospel Narrative of Our Lord's Passion. Harmonized: with Reflections.
457p cream full vellum binding with embossed ornaments and gilt rules to boards, all edges gilt, ...
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The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Appointed to be read in Churches. (Pulpit Format)
Large format (38 cm tall) bound in black full calf with bevelled edges and mirror, ("sewn with ...
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Den Swenska Psalm-Boken, med de Stycken, som därtil höra, och på följande sida finnas uptecknade; Uppå Kongl. Maj:ts Nådigsta befallning, år 1695 öfwersedd och nödtorfteligen förbättrad.
bound with: De årlige evangelier och epistlar, jämte böne-boken med Flera Stycken (1806) Binding ...
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International Pocket Medical Formulary.
269p small tall pocket format, purple leather binding very well preserved, gilt title label to ...
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Sedbergh School: Record of War Service 1914 - 1918.
121p cream full vellum cover, gilt lettering to spine & cover, "Dura Nutix Virum", all edges gilt, ...
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Logic; Or, The Right Use of Reason, in the Enquiry after Truth. With a Variety of Rules to Guard against Error.
xii 396p full calf binding secured / protected with transparent jacket, frontispiece portrait, ...
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Messages. September 3, 1977. Quote King and Prophet Unquote. Written in Jail by the Sacred Ginko Trees and by the Sacred Oak.
(15p) Limited edition of 100 copies, bound in blue buckram with morocco spine lettered "Messages" ...
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