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A Memoir of the Right Honourable Sir Edward Fry, G.C.B., 1827-1918, by his Daughter. Compiled largely from an Autobiography written for his family

A Memoir of the Right Honourable Sir Edward Fry, G.C.B., 1827-1918, by his Daughter. Compiled largely from an Autobiography written for his family

by Agnes Fry

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1921
Binding
Hardcover
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Oxford University Press, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 328 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked and faded. Endpapers browned slightly, text block clean. Edges browned slightly. Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; England; Modern; Biography &… Read more about this item
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Bedminster Boy: A Childhood Remembered

Bedminster Boy: A Childhood Remembered

by Leonard Vear

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Edition
Revised Edition
Published
1989
Binding
Softcover
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£9.00

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Redcliffe, Bristol, 1989. Revised Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. 88 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Edges browned slightly. Contents page loosening. Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; England; Modern; Biography & Autobiography.… Read more about this item
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Carnets, 1942-1951

Carnets, 1942-1951

by Albert Camus

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First English Language Edition
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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£25.00

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1966. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". viii + 212pp. One volume of the 2-volume set. Binding firm. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket marked and chipped. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read more about this item
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!Orozco! 1883-1949

!Orozco! 1883-1949

by David Elliott (ed.)

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780905836218
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Oxford, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 128 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked, creased, faded and worn. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly worn. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read more about this item
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A Life of Ramon Lull, written by an unknown hand about 1311

A Life of Ramon Lull, written by an unknown hand about 1311

by E. Allison Peers (trans.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Thus
Published
1927
Binding
Hardcover
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Burns Oates & Washbourne, London, 1927. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 16mo 6 1/2 - 6 3/4". viii + 86pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Corners… Read more about this item
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Mary Cole, Countess of Berkeley: A Biography

Mary Cole, Countess of Berkeley: A Biography

by Hope Costley-White

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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£6.00

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Harrap, London, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 224 pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket slightly marked with slightly faded spine and a few chips. Edges foxed and browned. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category:… Read more about this item
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Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men, in Two Volumes (Complete)

Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men, in Two Volumes (Complete)

by Plutarch, & John and William Langhorne (notes)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
New Edition
Published
1890
Binding
Hardcover (Full Leather)
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£85.00

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Chatto & Windus, London, 1890. New Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xxx + 1133pp. 2-volume set (complete). Front hinge cracked, vol 1. Minor wear to spines. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Covers slightly worn. The publication date given above is an estimate only,… Read more about this item
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£85.00
Edmund Campion: Memory and Transcription

Edmund Campion: Memory and Transcription

by Gerard Kilroy

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780754652557
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Ashgate, Aldershot, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 261pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read more about this item
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Essential Teachings on Love

Essential Teachings on Love

by Richard Rohr, & Joelle Chase & Judy Traeger (intro.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
2018
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9781626982697
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Orbis, Maryknoll, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xxii + 263pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Edges slightly marked. Slight curling to covers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; United States; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN/EAN: 9781626982697. Pictures of this item not already… Read more about this item
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Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S. Comprising His Diary, from 1659 to 1669, and A Selection from his Private Correspondence

Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S. Comprising His Diary, from 1659 to 1669, and A Selection from his Private Correspondence

by Samuel Pepys, & Richard Lord Braybrooke (ed.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Later Edition (Chados Library)
Published
No date
Binding
Hardcover
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Frederick Warne & Co, London, No date. Later Edition (Chados Library). Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". xvi + 815pp. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned, foxed and marked. Covers slightly marked. Corners… Read more about this item
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A Secular Journal

A Secular Journal

by Thomas Merton

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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£7.00

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Hollis & Carter, London, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 132pp. Binding firm. Edges browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Travel & Places; United States… Read more about this item
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John Soane, Architect: Master of Space and Light

John Soane, Architect: Master of Space and Light

by Margaret Richardson and MaryAnne Stevens (eds.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780900946806
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Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: Folio 12 - 19". 302 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine cocked and creased. Edges slightly foxed and marked. Profusely illustrated. With exhibition brochure loosely inserted. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Architecture; England; 18th & 19th century; Biography… Read more about this item
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The Norwegian Sailer: A Sketch of the Life of George Noscoe. Written by Himself

The Norwegian Sailer: A Sketch of the Life of George Noscoe. Written by Himself

by George Noscoe, & Thos. Raffles (intro.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
Fifth Edition
Published
1850
Binding
Hardcover
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Charles Gilpin, London, 1850. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". iv + 132pp. Binding firm, spine slightly faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Contains one illustration. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams.… Read more about this item
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Subordination and Authorship in Early Modern England: The Case of Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton and Her "Loose Papers

Subordination and Authorship in Early Modern England: The Case of Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton and Her "Loose Papers

by Elizabeth Cavendish Egerton, & Betty S. Travitsky (ed.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780866982504
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Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Temple, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xiv + 290pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly marked and creased. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly marked. Boards bowed. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Read more about this item
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A Life of the Reverend Richard Baxter, 1615-1691

A Life of the Reverend Richard Baxter, 1615-1691

by Frederick J. Powicke

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1924
Binding
Hardcover
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£60.00

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Jonathan Cape, London, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 326 pp. Hinges cracked. Spine cocked with chips to ends. Previous owner's book-plate laid in (J. Rendel Harris). Edges browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly marked.… Read more about this item
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance

by Ferdinand Schlingensiepen

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First English Language Edition
Published
2010
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780567034007
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T. & T. Clark, London, 2010. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xxx + 439pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion… Read more about this item
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A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity

A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity

by Daniel Boyarin

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520085923
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University of California Press, Berkeley, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 366pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Boards bowed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion & Theology; Early (0-1000… Read more about this item
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Confessions of a Ghost-Hunter

Confessions of a Ghost-Hunter

by Harry Price

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Later Edition
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780883560310
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£35.00

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Causeway Books, New York, 1974. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 396 pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Dust Jacket marked, chipped and worn with a couple of larger tears. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges foxed. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1… Read more about this item
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Sophia Sturge: A Memoir

Sophia Sturge: A Memoir

by William R. Hughes

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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Allen & Unwin, London, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 188 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Boards slightly bowed. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1.… Read more about this item
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William White: A Brother of Men

William White: A Brother of Men

by Oliver Morland

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1903
Binding
Hardcover
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Morland & Co, Birmingham, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 165 pp. Front hinge cracked. Spine cocked and worn. Endpapers browned slightly, text block clean. Edges browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers marked.… Read more about this item
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