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Tour of the Sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. With Numerous Illustrations. Third Edition
by Gray, Mrs. Hamilton
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- 1843
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NZ$841.90
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London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1843. SCARCE in any edition, and particularly in collectible condition. Very Good Plus, bound in contemporary quarter pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards, brown end papers, edges red, the bookplate of John James Gilchrist at front paste down, light wear at joints and edges, internally clean and bright. xi, 541 pages. Color frontispeice and 3… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nineveh and Its Remains: With an Account of a Visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis , or Devil-Worshippers; and an Inquiry Into the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians
by Layard, Austen Henry
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- First Edition
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- 1849
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NZ$1,347.04
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London: John Murray, 1849. First Edition, states "Sixth Thousand". Two volumes bound in contemporary polished calf, gilt back, brown end papers. Very Good, Vol. II missing title label, although title is stamped into spine leather. Boards rubbed and light edge wear, scattered light foxing, primarily at end papers and some of the fold-outs. xxx, (1), 399, fold-out map, xii, 495… Read more about this item Item Price
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Buried Herculaneum
by Barker, Ethel Ross
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- First Edition
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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NZ$336.76
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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1908. xvi, 253, (1,advertisements) pp., with nine plans and sixty-four illustrations. Bright and Near Fine in original bluse cloth stamped in gilt at front cover and spine, light rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corners, frontis tissue corner crease, half-title page toned with shadow from the ownership signature of Edward J. Byrne at front… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Philosophy of History, in a Course of Lectures, Delivered at Vienna
by Von Schlegel, Frederick; Translated from the German with a Memoir of the Author by James Burton Robertson, Esq.
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- Sixth Revised Edition
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- 1852
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NZ$505.14
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. xii, 498 pages. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Very Good, bound in contemporary polished calf, ornate gilt back, marbled end papers and edges, boards rubbed at edges, tissue guard detached but complete, interior clean, fresh and unmarked. Uncommon in attractive binding. . Sixth Revised Edition . Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of his Life and Writings Composed by Himself.
by Edward Gibbon; John Lord Sheffield
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- First Edition
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- 1796
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NZ$2,525.70
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London: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, (Successors to Mr. Cadell,) in the Strand,, 1796. Two volumes, a third volume was published separately in 1815 by John Murray (not included). xxv, (1, errata), 703, viii, 726, (1 errata, ads verso) pages. Bound in contemporsry half mottled calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria. In Two Volumes
by DENNIS, George
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- Revised Second Edition
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- 1878
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NZ$3,367.60
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London: John Murray, 1878. 1878 Revised Edition, Recording the Most Recent Discoveries. Prefaces to both the First Edition and this Second Edition in Vol. I. cxxviii, 502, (1, Addenda, Errata), xv, 580 (i, Errata, 1, Fold-out Map) pages. Fine and Finely bound in gorgeous 20th c. full crushed morocco, gilt lettering, rules, tail dates and decorations, marbled end papers, top… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica
by Boswell, James
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- First Edition
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- 1768
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NZ$2,946.65
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Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London , 1768. New modern calf with raised bands and spine label, Embossed in gold similar to original spine, new parchment end papers. Large fold-out map with early tape mend and slight creasing at for-edge, else Fine. Half-title present, Occasional browning, mostly at initial and… Read more about this item Item Price
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De la Monarchie Prussienne, sous Frederic le Grand ; avec un appendice contenant des recherches sur la situation actuelle des principales contrees de l'Allemagne. Par le Comte de Mirabeau.
by MIRABEAU, Honoré-Gabriel Riquetti, Comte De
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- 1788
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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NZ$5,051.40
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A Londres; et se trouve A Paris : Chez Le Jay & Maradan , 1788. Four volumes bound in contemporary full vellum, red morocco labels back with gilt lettering and devices, marbled end papers. Provenance; with the bookplates of Francesco Rizzo Patarol (1749-1807) front paste downs of Vols. I, III, and IV, whose noble family built the Rizzo Patarol palace… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Association Copy) The Best and the Brightest
by Halberstam, David
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394461632
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NZ$1,515.42
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New York: Random House, 1972. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Dear Sandra, Don't let the Hill get you down. Stand with him while he's right, and part with him when he's wrong. David". A great political Association Copy, Sandra obviously being a Congressional staffer known to the author given his use of first… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Lucanus. (M. Annei Lvcani Civilis Belli liber primvs-decimvs. M. Annei Lvcani vita ex clarissimis avthoribus.) [With a letter from Aldus to M.A. Maurocenus prefixed.].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/216/948/1580948216.0.m.jpg)
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Lucanus. (M. Annei Lvcani Civilis Belli liber primvs-decimvs. M. Annei Lvcani vita ex clarissimis avthoribus.) [With a letter from Aldus to M.A. Maurocenus prefixed.].
by Lucan (Lvcanvs, Lvcani)
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- 1502
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NZ$1,683.80
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Venetiis : Apvd Aldvm,, 1502. Bound in early calf, marbled end papers, all edges red, the bookplate of The Right Honble. the Earl of Galloway (James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway (d. 1746)) at front paste down. Very Good, the boards rubbed , hinges and joints sound, very light scattered toning internally. Earlier bookseller's notes in pencil front end page… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. In Two Volumes
by Bell, Henry Glassford
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- First Edition
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- 1828
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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NZ$673.52
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Contable & Co., Edinburgh and Hurst, Chance & Co., London, 1828. SCARCE. Two volumes bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers and edges, the armorial bookplates of Andrew Fairburn on the front paste-downs. Frontispiece portrait Vol. I, illustrated title pages both volumes. xxiv, 318, vi, 336 pp. Very Good, spines sunned, light wear at edges, light… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In Antiquities, Concerning the Most Noble, and Renowned English Nation
by By the Study, and Travell of R. V. (Richard Verstegan, also known as Richard Rowlands
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- Second English Edition
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- 1634
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London: Printed by John Norton, for Joyce Norton , and Richard Whitaker , 1634. (20), 338, (12) pages.Title-page printed in red and black, with engraving of the Tower of Babel; 10 engravings in text; woodcut ornaments throughout. First published in Antwerp in 1605, the first edition in English 1628, then this the 2nd English edition in 1634. Bound in contemporary… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Comic History of England. Two Volumes
by A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott; Illustrated by John Leech
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- First Edition
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- 1847
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NZ$589.33
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London: Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet Street , 1847. xii, (1), 320, xii, 304 pages. Two volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt backs with blind tooled decorations, marbled end papers and edges. Each volume with ten hand-coloured etchings and 120 woodcuts by John Leech. Very Good, light rubbing to edges, scattered light to moderate… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Mountaineering) Stories from Switzerland and the Tyrol
by (Browne, James D. Howe
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- Second Edition
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- 1853
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- Hardcover
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London & Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons, 1853. viii, 494 pages, engraved title, five full page engraved plates including frontis. In unsigned fine binding of pebbled calf, intricate gilt decorations to covers, all edges gilt. 1855 and 1943 presentation inscriptions for high marks at school front end page. Very Good, rubs to boards at edges, scattered light toning throughout. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Hand-Book of India and British Burmah
by Robbins, W. E.
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- First Edition
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- 1883
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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NZ$505.14
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Cincinnati, Ohio: Walden & Stowe, 1883. 285 pages frontispiece (map) plates. Bound in publisher's dark green decorative cloth, gilt back, floral end papers. Near Fine, scant rubbing at edges, foxing assocu=iated with tissue guard at frontis only. SCARCE, although Worldcat appears to show 30 libraries with this book, no other copies in current commerce as of July 2023. . First… Read more about this item Item Price
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Important Historical Architectural Photo Album in Deluxe Presentation Binding) Costruzione Del Ponte Monumentale "Umberto I" in Torino
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- Used - Very Good Minus
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- 1907
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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NZ$7,577.10
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Torino (Turin, Italy) 1903-1907: Impresa Allegri & Co., 1907. Collection of 29 original photographs, ( two - 8 3/4" x 6" and 27- 6 1/4" x 4 1/2") applied on 15 thick card leaves, titles written in white ink directly under photos, one blank leaf each front and back. The photographs detailing the construction of the Umberto I Bridge over… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Miniature Book) The Form and Order of the Service that is to be Performed and the Ceremonies that are to be Observed in the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In the Abbey Church of St. Peter Westminster on Tuesday the Second Day of June 1953
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- 1953
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NZ$378.86
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Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1953. 77 pp. Letterpress by the Chiswick Press, bound by Sangorski & Sutliffe in full red morocco gilt, decorative end papers, all edges gilt, with clear plastic custom fitted case. One of 2,000 copies printed. Fine, as issued. Bradbury 10,, pp.252. . First Edition. Morocco. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 2 3/4" x 1 15/16".… Read more about this item Item Price
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A True Collection of the Writings of the Author of the True Born English-man. Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarg'd by Himself
by Defoe, Daniel
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- 1705
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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NZ$673.52
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London: Printed, and are to be Sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminster. , 1705. Vol. 1: The second edition corrected and enlarg'd by himself. originally published 1703 in a pirated edition (cf. Preface of v. 1). With engraved portrait of Defoe by Van der Gucht after L. Tavernier. (24), 470 pages. First edition of the first authorised collection… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Important Association Copy) The Benin Massacre
by Boisragon, Captain Alan
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- 1897
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NZ$4,209.50
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London: Methuen & Co., 1897. RARE, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to his fellow survivor, Ralph Locke at the half-title page . -"Ralph Locke from Alan ? Boisragon, October 1st, 1897". Boisragon, Commandant of the Constabulary of the Niger Coast Protectorate Force, was one of only two survivors of the massacre, and Ralph Locke, District Commissioner of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride
by Plutarch; Edited with an Introduction Translation and Commentary by L. Gwyn Griffiths
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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NZ$1,094.47
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(Cardiff): University of Wales Press, 1970. One of Griffiths two most important works. "This is the first modern commentary on Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride to be accompanied by a new recension of the greek text, and also the first to be undertaken by a classical scholar who is at the same time an Egyptologist." (front flap). Fine in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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