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The Way We Live Now
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The Way We Live Now

by Anthony Trollope

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1875
Binding
The spine ends and corners are a little bumped on vol. 1, some light mottling to covers, extremities rubbed. Overall good, brigh
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1
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, GBR
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£795.00

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2 volumes in original Victorian green cloth boards. The first edition in book form. Frontispiece to each volume and 38 wood-engraved plates (40 in total as asked for) by Luke Fildes; half-titles, slight damp-staining to vol. 1, vol. 1 lower hinge cracked but holding firm. Green cloth blocked in black and gilt, very slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners… Read more about this item
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£795.00
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The Mill on the Floss [1st edition] 3 volumes

by ELIOT, George

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First edition in original Victorian cloth
Published
1860
Binding
The bindings are in good condition with some bumps to corners, marks to the boards with minor marks and rubbing to the spine res
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1
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, GBR
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£350.00

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The Mill on the FlossGeorge EliotHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 3 volumes. 21cm x 14cm. Original Victorian blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. The bindings are in good condition with some bumps to corners, marks to the boards with minor marks and rubbing to the spine resulting in a fading of the lettering. Textually clean in the main,… Read more about this item
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£350.00
The Works of James Thomson [4 volumes]
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The Works of James Thomson [4 volumes]

by THOMSON, James

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1766
Binding
Original boards rebacked in best calf, label over raised bands, label
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1
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, GBR
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£300.00

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London: A. Millar, 1766. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Later Edition. 4 volumes. 1766. 17cm x 11cm. Full original C18th leather boards beautifully rebacked with raised bands, gilt lines and green label. Portrait of Thomson to first 2 vols and additional engraved plates throughout. The text is in very good condition. A complete and handsome set
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£300.00
Dendrologia. Dodona's Grove. Or the Vocall Forest. The Last Edition Much More Exact and Perfect Than The Former.
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Dendrologia. Dodona's Grove. Or the Vocall Forest. The Last Edition Much More Exact and Perfect Than The Former.

by HOWELL, James

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1649
Binding
New fine half-leather over raised bands, marbled boards
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1
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, GBR
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£285.00

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"With the Addition Of Two Other Tracts Refelcting Upon The Times Viz. 'England's Tears For The Present Wars & The Pre-Eminence Of Parliaments." Tall 12mo (15cm x 9.5cm). Collates 24+189pp. There is a separate title page for the second work, but there are no plates present as called for by ESTC. Tiny lower edge stain later in book. Minimal inner… Read more about this item
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£285.00