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The Bells: A Numerical Exploration. Images by Donald Glaister. Text by Edgar Allan Poe

The Bells: A Numerical Exploration. Images by Donald Glaister. Text by Edgar Allan Poe

by Glaister, Donald. Poe, Edgar Allan

Vashon Island, WA, 2014. Artist's book, one in a series of 10, on paper, polyester film, and metals, by noted book artist, Donald Glaister, who has signed and numbered the book on the colophon. Page size: 14-1/2 x 8-7/8 inches. Bound by the artist: painted paper over boards, hand-sewn with each page on tabs to allow complete opening of each page spread, grey morocco spine, title written in dark grey on aluminum inset on front panel, edges of front and rear panel edged in orange, housed in clamshell box.... Read more about this item
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£4,452.25
Aucassin et Nicolette. Chantefable du Douzieme Siecle

Aucassin et Nicolette. Chantefable du Douzieme Siecle

by BIDA, A., traduite

Paris: Hachette, 1878. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Revision du texte original et preface par Gaston Paris. Illustrated with 9 lovely engraved plates. [4 blank], xxxi, 104, [4 blank]pp with text in French. Each text page is printed within a red border. Short thin 4to, elegantly bound by David in full dark green morocco; ornate gilt-tooled covers and spine; wide inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: Libraire Hachette, 1878. Joints and edges a bit rubbed, otherwise a near fine... Read more about this item
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£607.12
The Persian and Turkish Tales in two volumes with a biographical preface

The Persian and Turkish Tales in two volumes with a biographical preface

by Petis de la Croix

London: J. Walker et. al., 1809. Reprint. Full Leather. Good. 13 x 7 cm. 24mo. 420pp, 395pp. Engraved title page and frontispiece. Bound in full contemporary leather with black leather spine labels. Marble endpapers and foredges. Chipping and wear to the boards. Front hinge of volume 1 is very weak and nearly detached.
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£161.90
Paul and Virginia

Paul and Virginia

by Bernardin de Saint Pierre

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1890. Edition De Luxe. Full Leather. Very Good+. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. 16mo. 191pp. Bound into full burgundy leather with gilt embellishments, 5 raised bands to spine. Signed binding by Blackwell. Gilt top foredges. Marble endpapers. The Exquisite Series illustrated with 6 etchings by Laguillermie. Limited to 500 copies of this Edition De Luxe of which this is copy 392. Previous owner's small bookplate on front fixed endpaper.
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£161.90
The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations, by the Author of "Doctor Syntax

The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations, by the Author of "Doctor Syntax

by [COMBE, William] & ROWLANDSON, Thomas

London: R. Axkermann, 1815. First. hardcover. near fine. Thomas Rowlandson. 2 volumes. Color frontispiece in first volume along with an extra illustrated tinted title page, dated 1816, vii, [5] 295; frontispiece, [6], 299 pages. In all, there are 74 fine hand-colored aquatint plates (38 in first volume including title vignette; 36 in second volume). Tall 8vo, elegantly bound by Riviere & Son in full crimson morocco; ornate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; thick inner dentelles, marbled... Read more about this item
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£2,226.12
Poems

Poems

by Yeats, William Butler(Gyles, Alethea)

London: T Fisher Unwin. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Corners bumped but gilt decoration to covers and spine remaining bright. Endpapers browned with off-setting. Rear inner hinge cracked. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Endpapers and prelims foxed. Edges uncut. 1908. Reprint. Blue/gilt decorated hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 301pp. Frontis plate of Yeats. Cover decoration in block gilt, designed by Irish poet and artist Alethea Gyles. .
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£180.00
The Works of the right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Including Her Correspondence, Poems and Essays in Five Volumes

The Works of the right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Including Her Correspondence, Poems and Essays in Five Volumes

by Montagu, Mary Wortley

London: Richard Phillips, 1803. Full Leather. Good. Complete 5 volume set. 18 x 10.5 cm. 12mo. 309pp 339pp, 288pp, 326pp, 292pp + index. Bound into full leather with 2 leather spine labels on each volume and gilt letteirng. With 10 plates in volume I consisting of 8 folding facsimile letters and 2 portraits. Lacking the plate noted as being in volume V. 2 of the leather spine labels are missing and one is chipped. Spotting to the covers. Pagination of volume 1 jumps from 124 to 147, as issued (the same... Read more about this item
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£121.42
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding. French Masterpieces 1880-1940. Preface by Priscilla Juvelis

Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding. French Masterpieces 1880-1940. Preface by Priscilla Juvelis

by Duncan, Alistair & Georges de Bartha

New York: Abrams, 1989. Illustrated with 252 illustrations, including 202 color plates, this is the first major study of the flowering of the art of bookbinding at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. A detailed biography and bibliography of every major binder is included: Rose Adler, Paul Bonet, Georges Crette, Pierre Legrain, et al.
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£80.95
Address Book, with Four Angels in Silver Bas-Relief on Front Panel

Address Book, with Four Angels in Silver Bas-Relief on Front Panel

by N/A

England: Whitehall Silver & Plate Co. Fine. Address book, with 4 angels in silver bas-relief on front panel; binding is black full leather; 16mo, (4 3/4" x 3 1/4"), 104 pages, alphabetical tabs. Silver Makers Marks show Whitehill Silver & Plate Co., 1989 - 2004., Sheffield. No entries, no markings of any kind; fine. Perhaps the most beautiful address book we have seen.
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£161.90
The Poetical Works of John Milton; Three volumes

The Poetical Works of John Milton; Three volumes

by Rev. John Mitfford

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1854. Full Leather. good. 16mo. (7" x 4 1/2") Bound in full brown leather with leather title labels to spines. Gilt design to spines. Marble endpapers. Three volume set. Bookplates of previous owner on front endpapers. There is some sunning to covers of volume three. Interiors very nice.
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£121.42
The Life of Cardinal Wolsey; From the original Autograph Manuscript with notes and other illustrations by Samuel Weller Singer

The Life of Cardinal Wolsey; From the original Autograph Manuscript with notes and other illustrations by Samuel Weller Singer

by George Cavendish

Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East, MDCCCXXVII. Second Edition. Full Leather. vg. Full brown leather. Five raised bands. Leather title label to spine. TEG.Marble endpapers. Steel engraving frontispiece of Queen Ann Boleyn and numerous other engravings throughout text. Engravings by E. Scriven. Binding tight Some scattered foxing. Light scuffing at bottom fore-edges (about 1/2") . Slight rubbing at top and bottom of spine. Leather also shows a bit of wear along spine.
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£170.00
[The Advancement of Merchandize]. Mysteries and Secrets of Trade and Mint-Affairs: With several Reasons against transporting Treasure; and waies set down for preventing the same...; BOUND WITH: A True Discoverie to the Commons of England, How they have been Cheated of almost all the Gold and Silver Coin of this Nation [dated 1651]..

[The Advancement of Merchandize]. Mysteries and Secrets of Trade and Mint-Affairs: With several Reasons against transporting Treasure; and waies set down for preventing the same...; BOUND WITH: A True Discoverie to the Commons of England, How they have been Cheated of almost all the Gold and Silver Coin of this Nation [dated 1651]..

by VIOLET, Thomas

London: William Du-Gard, 1653. First. hardcover. fine. Large engraved vignette on title page. [20], 1-40; [2], 43-182, [2 blank], [8]pages. Small thin folio. Handsomely rebound in full deep burgundy morocco with ornate gilt and blind-tooled decorations on the spine; marbled endpapers (some dampstains and marginal tears; scattered foxing and age-toning). London: William Du-Gard, 1653, 1651. First editions. Rare.<br/> <br/> An exhaustive appeal, supported by a wealth of documents, against... Read more about this item
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£5,666.50
Reveries sur la nature primitive de l&#39;homme,; sur ses sensations, sur les moyens de bonheur qu&#39;elles lui indiquent, sur le mode social qui conserverait le plus de ses formes primordiales

Reveries sur la nature primitive de l'homme,; sur ses sensations, sur les moyens de bonheur qu'elles lui indiquent, sur le mode social qui conserverait le plus de ses formes primordiales

by SENANCOUR, [Etienne Pivert de]

Paris: Laveaux, 1799. First. hardcover. fine. [4], XVIII, 19-340 pages. 8vo. Handsomely bound in older 1/2 brown morocco over marbled boards; simple gilt-lettered spine with raised bands; marbled endpapers. Paris: J.-Ch. Laveaux, et al., An VIII [1799/1800]. A near fine copy, quite clean and in an attractive binding. Very scarce. OCLC lists only 6 copies including those at Harvard, Yale & Biblioteque Nationale de France.<br/><br/> A precursor of Romanticism, inspired by Rousseau. This... Read more about this item
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£809.50
Maud Muller

Maud Muller

by John G. Whittier

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1869. 3/4 Leather. Very Good. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 12pp, single sided pagination. Illustrations by W. J. Hennessy, 12 engravings. Bound in 3/4 brown leather with marble boards and endpapers. 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt foredges. Rubbing to outer joints. Foxing to blank endpapers. Early reprint with 1866 on copyright page and 1869 on title page.
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£60.71
The Vicar of Wakefield

The Vicar of Wakefield

by GOLDSMITH, Oliver

Chiswick: Caradoc, 1903. Limited. hardcover. fine. Etched frontispiece portrait, signed in pencil "H. Geo. Webb, sculpt." 2 volumes bound in one, with separate title pages each printed in red & black; other rubricated pages with decorative initials or borders throughout. 212 pages. 8vo, beautifully bound by R.R.Donnelly in full blue crushed morocco with raised bands; inner and outer dentelles; uncut edges, top edges gilt. Chiswick: Caradoc Press, 1903. Limited Edition. Fine.<br/>... Read more about this item
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£890.45
THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON. Two Volumes

THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON. Two Volumes

by trollope, Anthony

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1864. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. First Issue with 'hobbledehoya" on page 33 and page 70 misnumbered "o". 312, 316pp. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3/4 blue morocco over light blue cloth, raised bands with compartments decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Frontispieces age toned and chipped at outer margins not affecting the illustration itself. Spines slightly fading; cloth fading at top of boards; a lovely set.
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£607.12
La Priere sur la Tour Eiffel

La Priere sur la Tour Eiffel

by Giraudoux, Jean

Paris: Chez Emile Paul Freres, 1923. First Edition, one of 900 copies on papier verge Blanchet-Kleber, from a total edition of 1000, each hand numbered. Page size: 5-1/4 x 7-1/2 inches; 37pp; + Justification de Tirage. Woodengraving vignette of Eiffel Tower on titlepage by Daragnes. Unique binding in the style of Pierre Legrain: full red morocco with onlays of two deeper shades of red morocco in wave pattern narrowing on spine and expanding at edges of front and back covers, author and title in gilt on... Read more about this item
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£404.75
L'Oeuvre Poetique

L'Oeuvre Poetique

by Muselli, Vincent

Paris: Points & Contrepoints, 1957. First Edition, one an unspecified number of the ordinary issue on Bouffant superieur paper. Handsomely rebound 3/4 green morocco with pastepaper over boards, gilt fillets, spine panelled with author and title in gilt, teg, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in, near fine except for some rubbing to edges. This anthology contains LES TRAVAUX ET LES JEUX, the poet's first and best-known work.
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£121.42
The Comic Almanack; An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

The Comic Almanack; An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

by Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert A Beckett, The Brothers Mayhew

London: Chatto and Windus. Hardcover. good. TWO VOLUME SET. Octavo. (7 1/2" x 5") First Series, 1835-1843. Volume 2: Second Series, 1844-1853. Bound in 3/4 blue leather over blue cloth. Five raised bands. Leather title labels.(Some chipping) Marple endpapers. Bound by Colley of London. Hundreds of illustrations by George Cruikshank. Wear to edges of spine and corners of both volumes. Sunning to spines.
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£242.85
The Life of Samuel Johnson [3 volume set]

The Life of Samuel Johnson [3 volume set]

by Boswell, James

London: J. M. Dent, 1901. 1/2 Leather. Very Good. Three volume set. 22.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. xl 458pp, viii 464pp, viii 466pp. Edited by Arnold Glover, with an introduction by Austin Dobson. With approximately 100 illustrations by Herbert Railton. Bound into 1/2 red leather, gilt spine lettering. There is some fading and rubbing to the spines. Suning to the back cover of volume 1.
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£161.90
The Memoirs of MME Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun, 1755-1789

The Memoirs of MME Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun, 1755-1789

by Shelley, Gerard (Translator)

London (1930): John Hamilton Ltd. First Edition. Beautifully bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (for Marshall Fields) in full terra-cotta leather, with custom felt-lined slipcase. Octavo, 217 pages, all edges gilt, marbled end papers matching the paper on slipcase; with dozens of portraits. A lovely copy in a stunning binding. Spine lightly age-toned.
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£161.90
Istoria della vita e delle opere di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino ... voltata in Italiano, corretta, illustrata ed ampliata per cura di Francesco Longhena

Istoria della vita e delle opere di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino ... voltata in Italiano, corretta, illustrata ed ampliata per cura di Francesco Longhena

by Quatremere De Quincy, Antoine Chrysostome

Milano: Francesco Sonzogno, 1829. First edition of Francesco Longhena's Italian translation of Quatremère de Quincy's Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de Raphaël, first published in Paris in 1824; 8vo, pp. [18], xii, 847, [1]; engraved title and 22 engraved plates (several folding), plus a folding facsimile letter; as perfect a copy as one could find in original blue printed paper-covered boards, green silk bookmark. The illustrations in this edition are all new and reproduce paintings in a dozen... Read more about this item
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£1,163.66
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments; And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments; And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David

by [Bible]; [Book of Common Prayer]

New York: Oxford: Printed at the University Press, 1870. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Pot 128mo (or Minion 48mo according to Griffiths). [39], 40-414, [5], 4-334, [4] pp. 10 cm x 7 cm. Brown leather with gold lettering on the spine, spine in four compartments; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Griffiths 34. An early reprint of this edition, first published in 1867. A charming pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer, nicely bound. A Very Good copy with the rear hinge slightly strained... Read more about this item
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£76.09
THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS

THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS

by Bible

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1953. Revised Standard Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Light rubbing along panel edges. 1 inch open tear at top of rear gutter. .
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£60.67
Jorrock&#39;s Jaunts and Jollities

Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities

by (SURTEES, Robert)

London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First. hardcover. near fine. Phiz. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks. With 12 black and white illustrations by Henry Alken. 358 pages and 8 pages of advertisments. Tall 8vo, magnificently rebound in full crimson morocco with ornate gilt decorations of hunting dogs, horses and nature (hinges slightly dry), original green cloth covers bound in. London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First... Read more about this item
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£2,023.75
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