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P. Cézanne

by Taillandier, Yvon

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1982. Leather_bound. Good +. Leather_bound. 12 1/4" X 9". 90pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of blue leather over boards. Spots of white paint to bottom edges of boards and to edge of text block. All-edge gilt. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Boards are slightly warped. Faint musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this collection of works by French artist Paul Cézanne. This book is... Read more about this item

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£20.21

Flowers from Tennyson's Garden

by Tennyson, Alfred Lord; Raphael Tuck & Sons

London, Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons. Very Good-. 1895. Paperback. Tuck Artist Series #784; Chromo-lithograph; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 20 pages; [1895] Raphael Tuck & Sons. Oblong format gift book in embossed color lithograph illustrated covers with 3 hole cord binding. Selections from Tennyson poems accompanied by wither facing page or in text chromo-lithograph scenes from nature. 20 pages including covers. 6 chromo illustrated pages, not including the cover. Tuck "Artist Ser. # 784"... Read more about this item

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£64.67

BIRDS OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE

by Peterson, Roger Tory

The Easton Press, 1985. Leather bound. As new. The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, c1985. 237pp, text, maps, index, color illustrations, black and white drawings. 8vo. Full leather, gilt, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. As new leatherbound hardcover with publisher's bookplate signed by Stuart Wyeth Campbell laid-in.

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£28.29

PICTURESQUE SICILY New and Revised Edition

by Paton, William Agnew

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1897. New Revised. Hardcover. xxiv, (2), 385 pages; Former owner's name on ffep - "Hennen Jennings", otherwise clean and secure in original green cloth binding with nice pictorial image of a distant cathedral printed in orange and black on front cover. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with 48 wonderful photographs printed on glossy paper stock. Map. PROVENANCE: James Hennen Jennings (1854-1920) was a mining engineer, born at Hawesville, KY.... Read more about this item

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£24.20

SOUTHEASTERN AND CARIBBEAN SEASHORES

by Kaplan, Eugene

The Easton Press, 1988. Leather bound. As new. The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, c1988. 425pp, index, drawings Susan Kaplan, black and white, color plates. 8vo. Full leather, gilt, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. As new leatherbound hardcover with publisher's bookplate signed by Stuart Wyeth Campbell laid-in.

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£28.29

THE DOUBLE HELIX; A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF DNA

by Watson, James

The Easton Press, 2000. Leather bound. As new. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, c2000. 226pp, black and white photographs. 8vo. Full leather stamped in gold, raised bands, silk moire end papers, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. As new unread leatherbound hardcover.

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£68.71

BLACK FRIDAY

by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good+. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; This is the genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Original owner's name on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in very attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account of "Black Friday" the... Read more about this item

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£52.51

THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

by Dangerfield, George

The Easton Press, 1986. Leather bound. As new. Collector's Edition. The Easton Press, c1986. 8vo. Full leather stamped in gold on covers, raised bands on spine with decorative gilt within the compartments, all edgs gilt, silk ribbon marker. As new unread leatherbound hardcover.

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£32.34

BLACK FRIDAY

by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; The genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Former owner's name on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Minor rubbing to cloth binding, faded at spine. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account... Read more about this item

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£20.16

THE NORTH PACIFIC - A Story of the Russo-Japanese War

by Allen, Willis Boyd ; [Coleman Jennings' copy]

New York: E P Dutton and Company. Very Good+. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, (1), 325, (3) pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial dark blue cloth binding with image of a naval vessel at sea on front board and an anchor in seaweed at spine. OCLC 259971708 Owner's brief inscription on ffep: "Merry Xmas to / Coleman / From Cleveland" Illustrated with a frontispiece and 7 additional full page plates. Willis Boyd Allen (1855-1938) was born at Kittery Point, Maine in 1855. He... Read more about this item

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£40.37

Hans und Heinz Kirch Zweite Auflage

by Storm, Theodor ; [With the BOOKPLATE of Scofield Thayer 1889-1982]

Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel. Near Fine. 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. 138 & ads pages; Publisher's dark green cloth, title on front cover lettered in gilt on a central decorative plakat in black surrounded by an elaborate gilt arabesque framework -- title lettered in gilt on the spine, floral endpapers with a subtle "silk" texture, all edges gilt. With the bookplate of Scofield Thayer [1889-1982] -- co-owner and editor of the Dial Magazine during its most important period in... Read more about this item

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£101.04

THEATRE COMPLET de J.-B. Poquelin, de MOLIERE in Eight Volumes publié par D. Jouast. Avec la préface de 1682 annotée par G. Monval. Illustrations by Francois Boucher engraved by Tiburce de Mare.

by Moliere, J.-B. Poquelin de ; Tiburce de Mare ; Francois Boucher

Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, E. Flammarin Successeur. Very Good. 1885. Hardcover. Complete eight volume set bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, with anchor device on title pages, woodcut decorations to heads and tails of acts and plays, green silk ribbon place markers, gilt lettering and decoration at spines. Colour mildly faded at spines with minor rubbing at extremities. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Molière based on a painting by... Read more about this item

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£258.69

DEESIDE

by Smith Jr, William ; Robert Anderson (illustrator)

London: Adam and Charles Black. Near Fine. 1911. Hardcover. ix, 174 pages; Illustrated with Folding map, 20 colour plates after paintings by Robert Anderson. Original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in brown, white and gilt. Toning to endpapers, else a very nice copy of this beautiful book. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

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£20.17

MY LIFE

by Bewick, Thomas

The Folio Society, 1981. Hardcover. Fine. Thomas Bewick. Edited and with an introduction Iain Bain. London: The Folio Society, 1981. 192pp., black and white, color illustrations by Thomas Bewick. 8vo. Illustrated yellow covers over brown cloth spine with gold titles. Previous owner's small name sticker upper edge of first page, else fine unread hardcover in glassine wrapper.

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£16.17

Le Bon Jardinier - Encyclopédie Horticole Avec 6 planches en couleurs d'après des quarellessss exécutées spécialement par A. Millot. 150é édition

by Bois, D. ; et G. T. Grignan ; eds

Paris: Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique. Very Good+. 1933. Hardcover. 2 p.l & 1036 pages; The text of this well-known encyclopedia of gardening, botany and horticulture was prepared under the direction of D. Bois and G. T. Grignan, with texts by a number of experts ("Rédigée par un groupe de savants et de practicines sou la direction de D. Bois et G. T. Grignan" -- a list of the many authors is on the verso of the first leaf, a facsimile of the decorative title... Read more about this item

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£48.50

ONE NATION: AMERICA REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11, 2001; Little, Brown and Company

by Life Magazine Staff

Norwalk: Easton Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Leather bound. As new. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, c2001. first printing. 192pp., black and white, color photographs. 4to. Easton Press full leather binding stamped in gold, color photograph mounted on front cover, silk moire end pages, all edges gilt. as new unread leatherbound hardcover.

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£36.38

Le Cabinet secret de l'histoire Quatrieme serie

by Cabanès, Augustin ; [Georges Cain 's copy]

Paris: A. Maloin. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to Georges Cain [1856-1919] artist and author, who wrote a number of histories of Paris in the early years of the twentieth century. Someone has tipped an illustration by Cain and a short biography of the artist to the bottom of the half title page with the inscription, and there is a mark from cellophane tape (removed) to the... Read more about this item

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£32.29

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Seventeenth Century with Illustrations from Contemporary Monuments, Complete in Three Volumes [3 Vol. Set]

by Hewitt, John

Oxford and London: John Henry and James Parker, 1860. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Published in 1860 and complete in three volumes, this handsome set, with gilt shields gleaming from each front cover, displays the range of armory and weaponry of European warfare from the Iron Age all the way to the 17th Century, following progress in military science and knightly equipment, swords and shield bosses and bowmen, musquets and pikemen, chain-mail and archery and so much more, all fully armed with and... Read more about this item

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£303.15

BRITISH VEGETABLE GALLS in attractive leather binding

by Connold, Edward T

London: Hutchison. Fine. 1901. First Edition. Leather Bound. xii, 312 pages; Very handsome green half morocco leather binding over cloth covered boards. Near Fine, light foxing to endpapers. Bookplate. Gilt coat-of-arms on binding. Illustrated by 130 photographic plates. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

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£36.34

The Terminal Experiment

by Sawyer, Robert J.; Gunn, James (Intro.); Bash, Kent (Frontis.)

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2001. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. Very good +. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 3/8" X 6 1/4". 333pp. Bound in full blue-gray leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, and golden silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding, with faint scratching to gilt at edges of text block. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collector's Notes laid in. A very... Read more about this item

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£44.46

Procopius: The Secret History

by Procopius; Williamson, G.A. (Trans.); Ziegler, Philip (Intro.)

London: The Folio Society, 2009. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9" X 6 1/2". xix, 151pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of decorative cloth over boards. Spots of faint toning to edges of text block. Blind stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Slipcase is clean and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed... Read more about this item

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£36.38

Beauty and Nature

by John Ruskin

Caldwell, 1886-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. NY: H.M. Caldwell. Hardcover. Bound in green leather and decorated in a gilded floral design. A lovely volume filled with Ruskin's philosophical musings on the aesthetics of nature. Very good with minor rubbing to spine ends and corners.

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£40.42

INSECTS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO

by Borror, Donald and Richard White

The Easton Press, 1984. Leatherbound. As new. The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, c1984. 404pp, index, illustrated color plates, black and white shaded drawings and line drawings. 8vo. Full leather, gilt, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. As new leatherbound hardcover with publisher's bookplate signed by Stuart Wyeth Campbell laid-in.

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£28.29

IN CLASSIC SHADES AND OTHER POEMS

by Miller, Joaquin

Belford-Clarke, 1890. Hardcover. Near Fine. Belford-Clarke, 1890. 154pp. 8vo. Teale cloth with decorative gold titles on front cover and spine, patterned wallpaper endpapers. A couple of vintage owner's names on first page, minor rubbing ends of spine, near fine attractive hardcover.

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£40.42

BLACK FRIDAY

by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; This is the genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Tiny former owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and tight in very attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account of "Black... Read more about this item