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Chambers's Journal Of Popular Literature, Science And Arts
by Chambers, William and Robert
London: W. & R. Chambers, Ltd.. Very Good- with no Dust Jacket. 1892. Hardcover. Weekly periodical bound and published annually. Burgundy boards blind-stamped, gilt decorated spine. Moderate foxing and soil, flypage tanned, corners slightly bumped, rubbed. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 848 pages; 12418 .
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£32.30
Autumnal Leaves
by Heath, Francis George
London: The Imperial Press, 1899. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. This ode to autumnal foliage forms the "first attempt ever made in England to reproduce in facsimile...not merely the exquisite tinting but the forms and venation of the most prominent and conspicuous of the leaves whose dying splendour lights up with so much of brilliancy and beauty our autumnal hedges and woodlands..." Part I of this harvest-time handbook features a series of "Autumn Rambles" across the...
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£100.95
The Story of John G Paton told for Young Folks; or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals
by Paton, John G; Paton, James (editor)
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1895. . 397 pages, 45 black and white plates of Joseph Finnemore's lively illustrations, map, 18 page illustrated catalogue. Colour illustrated light blue cloth, gilt edges, shaken, some foxing.. Third Edition. Cloth. Average. Illus. by Finnemore, Joseph.
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£15.00
A Treatise on Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation
by Harris, Thaddeus William; Agassiz, Louis (Illust. Supervision); Flint, Charles L. (Ed.)
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1862. New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, with Additions from the Author's Manuscripts and Original Notes. Hardcover. Very good. New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, with Additions from the Author's Manuscripts and Original Notes. Hardcover. The insects examined in this 1862 treatise by influential entomologist and Harvard librarian Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) may be "injurious to vegetation," but they certainly do grace the 8 gorgeously colored chromolithographic...
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£121.14
Circa 1950 Lake of the Ozarks Miniature Photo-Book Locket Souvenir
Missouri: n.p., 1950. Leather_bound. Very good. Leather_bound. This circa 1950s wearable miniature book locket is a charming souvenir of Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and holds ten colorized and titled photographs of iconic Lake of the Ozarks destinations: Bagnell Dam, Hurricane Deck Bridge, Upside Down Bridge, Ha Ha Tonka Castle Ruins, Niangua Bridge, and Lovers Leap. Undated, circa 1950. 1 1/4" X 1". Brown Morocco leather over metal boards, with intact metal clasp and bail, lettered in gilt to upper...
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£36.34
Birds and Their Nests and Eggs Found in and Near Great Towns. Illustrated by reproduction of photographs of each bird, its nest and eggs, made by the author from Nature, and of incidental scenes. Second edition, revised.
by Vos, George H
London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1910. Hardcover. Excellent. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo (174 x 117 mm). Contemporary tree calf prize binding, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, red morocco label, gilt floral roll to boards, gilt crest of the Terra Nova School to the upper board, marbled endpapers and edges. Frontispiece and illustrations throughout from photographs. Prize bookplate. Very lightly rubbed at extremities, spine a little faded. Excellent condition. A handsomely bound...
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£95.00
R.E. Lee, An Abridgement in One Volume of the Four-Volume R.E. Lee (The Southern Classics Library)
by Harwell, Richard; Freeman, Douglas Southall
Birmingham: The Southern Classics Library, 1982. Leather_bound. Very good. Leather_bound. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xvii, 601pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of decorative brown leather over baords. Light dust-spotting to all-gilt edges. Bookplate from The Southern Classics Library to front-free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Red silk bookmark is sewn in. A decorative special edition copy published exclusively for members of The Southern Classics Library.
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£20.19
![HILL TOWNS OF ITALY; with PLAIN TOWNS OF ITALY - The Cities of Old Venetia [Two volumes, finely bound by the Rowfant Bindery]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/792/291/999291792.0.b.jpg)
HILL TOWNS OF ITALY; with PLAIN TOWNS OF ITALY - The Cities of Old Venetia [Two volumes, finely bound by the Rowfant Bindery]
by Williams, Edgerton R
Boston: Houghton Miffin. Very Good+. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. "Hill Towns" was originally published in 1903. This copy is a later printing, available from Houghton Miffin contemporaneously with the 1911 first edition of the author's "Plain Towns..." The pair of volumes are offered as a set, in matching fine bindings: contemporary three-quarters bindings of navy blue crushed levant morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with four raised bands on the spines....
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£403.80
The Bride of Today: Her Wedding Book
by Jordan, Adelaide S.; Armbrust, J.T. (Illust.)
Chicago: Jodan & Company, 1916. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 9" X 6 3/4". Unpaginated. Wear to decorative cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, soiling, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Top-edge gilt. Faint foxing to pages. Binding is sound. A filled out 1916 wedding guest book, including notes about gifts received and with poems and illustrated borders scattered throughout.
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£28.27
PACIFIC COAST FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA TO BAJA CALIFORNIA
by Eschmeyer, William
1984. Leather bound. As new. The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, c1984 336pp, index, color illustrations, black and white 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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£28.27
LIFE: OUR CENTURY IN PICTURES
The Easton Press, 2000. Leather bound. As new. The Easton Press, c2000. 423pp, color and black and white photographs. 4to. Full leather stamped in gold, small color plate on front cover, raised bands, silk moire end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. A couple of light scuffs in gilt on lower edge of textblock, else as new unread leatherbound hardcover.
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£68.65
A Treatise on the Membranes in General, and on Different Membranes in Particular
by Bichat, Xavier; Husson, M.; Coffin, John G. (Trans.)
Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1987. The Classics of Medicine Library. Leather bound. Very good +. The Classics of Medicine Library. Leather bound. 9" X 5 3/8".259pp. Bound in full brown cowhide, with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt. Matching brown silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding with slight lean to spine and faint scratches to gilt at edges of text block, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Publisher's bookplate filled...
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£20.19
![G. C. Lichtenberg's ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche, mit verkleinerten aber vollständigen Copien derselben von Carl Rahl, E. Riepenhausen. [1-14 Lieferung; 4 Volume Set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/806/663/1275663806.0.b.jpg)
G. C. Lichtenberg's ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche, mit verkleinerten aber vollständigen Copien derselben von Carl Rahl, E. Riepenhausen. [1-14 Lieferung; 4 Volume Set]
by Lichtenberg, G. C.; Hogarth, William
Wien and Gottingen: Chr. Ralfuß und Urmbruster; Dietrichfchen Buchbandlung, 1835. Leather bound. Good. Leather bound. 6 3/4" X 4 1/8". Text in German. The only engravings contained in these volumes appear on the half-titles for every "Lieferung," there are no other plates or illustrations, though the title indicates smaller copies of Hogarth's engravings by Carl Rahl and E. Riepenhausen. Half-title with engraving lacking for eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth "Lieferung." Marbled paper over...
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£242.28
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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£28.27
Manniskoraserna och Moderna Rasproblem (The Human Races and Modern Racial Problems, Swedish Text)
by Backman, Gaston
Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1935. Leather_bound. Good +. Leather_bound. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 231pp. Half bound in red calfskin leather with marbled paper over boards. Four raised bands to spine with two gilt compartments. Mild wear to boards with rubbing to covers and edges and gentle bumps to corners. Top edge gilt. Light toning and dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint toning to endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Text is in Swedish. Original 1935 text in leather...
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£121.14
R.E. Lee, An Abridgement in One Volume of the Four-Volume R.E. Lee (The Southern Classics Library)
by Harwell, Richard; Freeman, Douglas Southall
Birmingham: The Southern Classics Library, 1982. Leather_bound. Very good. Leather_bound. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xvii, 601pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of decorative brown leather over baords. Light dust-spotting to all-gilt edges. Five raised bands to spine with six gilt compartments. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Red silk bookmark is sewn in. A decorative special edition copy published exclusively for members of The Southern Classics Library. ABOUT THIS...
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£20.19
Fra alle Lande. Et Maanedsskrift for nyere Reisebeskrivelser, for Skildringer af Lande og Folkeslag, af Dyre- og Planteliv etc.
by Zinck, L
Copenhagen: Fr. Woldikes Forlag, 1873. Leather bound. Very good. Leather bound. 8 1/8" X 5 1/4". 492pp. Text in Danish. Marbled pape rover boards, with spine backed in leather and lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards, sunning and cracking to spine, and scattered rubbing. Plain yellow endpapers suggest a repair at some point. Hinges a touch tender. Binding remains firm and sound. Old inked price to front free endpaper. Occasional spot of foxing to pages,...
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£40.38
Passionspredikningar och Skriftetal
by Norborg, Lars
Goteborg: Joh. Lundens Tryckeri, 1907. Leather bound. Good. Leather bound. 9" X 6 1/8". 239pp. Text in Swedish. Halfbound in black leather with what appears to be alligator or crocodile skin over boards, but cannot confirm. Spine lettered in gilt with gilt floral decorations and five raised bands. Moderate edgewear to binding, with browning to edges of material covering boards and mild scattered rubbing. Front hinge cracking, separated from spine halfway down edge. Rear hinge a little loose. Patterned...
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£20.19
Les Villes d-Art celebres: Nimes, Arles, Orange, Saint-Remy (Famous Cities of Art, French Text)
by Peyre, Roger
Paris: Librairie Renouard, H. Laurens, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4". vi, 152pp. Bound in green cloth over boards with spine and front cover stamped in green and red. Mild wear to boards with light rubbing and toning to covers, corners, and edges. Sunning to spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Tear to top corner of half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. With black-and-white illustrations throughout. An overall solid copy of this 1903 book on...
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£20.19
How Lisa Loved the King
by Eliot, George
Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 7 3/4" X 6 1/2". 48pp. Wear to green cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Light rubbing to all-edge gilt. Faint foxing to endpapers. Two small tears to top edge of front endpaper. Inked inscription to previous owner at front endpaper. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this 1884 love poem by George Eliot. With illustrated plates throughout. Written...
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£24.23
If It's Going To Be, It's Up To Me The Eight Proven Principles of Possibility Thinking
by Schuller, Robert H
San Francisco, CA: Harper SanFrancisco. Near Fine. 1997. 1st Edition. Leather Bound. 006067105X . Burgundy deluxe leather edition with raised bands, gilt decorations, ribbon bookmark, satin endpapers, AEG. The 8 principles are in gilt on front cover: possibilites must be weighed; priorities must be swayed; plans must be laid; commitments must be made; the price must be paid; the timing may be delayed; the course must be stayed; the trumpets will be played. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 246...
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£14.54
Our Humble Friends and Fellow Mortals: Friends in Wood and Field
by Gordon-Stables, William
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. . viii + 293 pages, illustrated. Covers a bit worn/discoloured/stained. Said to be the third of a series that also included Friends of Homestead and Farm, and Friends of Hearth and Home.. Cloth. Average. Illus. by Weir, Harrison.
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£25.00
Dagdriverbanden (Tortilla Flat)
by Steinbeck, John (translated To Danish by Kai Friis Moller)
Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendalske Boghandel. Very Good- with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1944. Hardcover. Brown leather quarter-bound, gilt lettering, marbled boards, edgewear. Text in Danish. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; 18267 .
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£18.57
The Railway Signal: or, Lights Along the Line: Volume 14: 1896
by Anon
London: The Railway Mission, 1896. . 240 pages, illustrated, large format (pages similar to modern A4 size), royal blue covers, gilt lettering and gilt picture of railway staff member blowing whistle and waving flag. Contains the 12 monthly issues for 1896.. Cloth. Average Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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£20.00
![Kinder- und Hausmärchen gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm. Illustriert von Hermann Vogel [Grimm's Fairy Tales] 3 Auf.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/600/532/1583532600.0.b.jpg)
Kinder- und Hausmärchen gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm. Illustriert von Hermann Vogel [Grimm's Fairy Tales] 3 Auf.
by Brüder Grimm ; Hermann Vogel (illustrator) ; [Brothers Grimm]
Munich [München ]: Braun & Schneider. Very Good. 1890s. Hard Cover. 287 pages; Early owner's inscription on half-title "Frohe, Weihnachten! / 1913", otherwise contents clean, unmarked and secure in original pictorial cream cloth with gilt and black decorative stamping, all edges red, patterned endpapers, silk ribbon place marker. Beautifully illustrated with colour pictorial title page and 7 additional full page colour plates by Hermann Vogel; also fabulous b&w...
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£201.86
