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London: Published for The English Dialect Society by Trubner & Co. 1889. 8vo. 2 volumes in 1, complete. xvi, 636 pp. Half morocco over marbled boards; raised bands and gilt lettering at spine; t.e.g.Original wraps bound at rear. Rubbing to extremities, with slight splits at bottom joints. Light foxing along edges and largely internally clean, with only very occasional spotting.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press 2000. 8vo. 411 pp. Black hardback in pictorial jacket. Small scuff to front board. Creasing to panel extremities. Internally fresh and bright. From the blurb: 'This new dictionary shows the variety and distinctive features of tradtiions and beliefs throughout England, as well as indicating links with British and European patterns... It ranges from the bizarre to… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999. 8vo. lii, 690 pp. Morocco spine with gilt lettering and ruling over blue silk boards. In a dark blue slipcase. Top edge gilt and bound with a ribbon bookmark. A few marks to slipcase. Internally as new. 0192141821 . Near Fine. 1/4 Morocco. 1999.

Oxford: Phaidon 1979. 4to. 264 pp. Blue hardcover in pictorial jacket. Internally clean. This book catalogues biographical information, and details of the works by Caravaggio and around 140 his followers, from the lesser known to the masters such as Georges de la Tour, Hendrik Terbrugghen, Giovan Battista Caracciolo. Includes 244 black-and-white illustrations, and indexes sorted by iconography, location of works… Read more about this item

London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. 1831. 16mo. 6 volumes in 1. 72, 72, 72, 71, 66, 72 pp. Half dark green morocco over marbled boards with red title label, gilt borders and lettering to spine; all edges speckled red. A few minor marks to boards and spine, a few dents to edges. Occasional light spotting and offsetting throughout. A collected… Read more about this item

London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press 1911. 8vo. First Edition. lxxxiii, 215 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Internally clean, with a loose subscriber's list at front. Furnivall was educated partly in Turnham Green and founded Hammersmith Sculling Club for working class girls in 1896 - Furnivall Gardens is named for him. An advocate for vegetarianism, sculling, spelling… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. 1947. Small 4to. Third Impression. viii, 1539 pp. Red hardback; all edges speckled red. Slight fading to spine, marks to boards. Spots to prelims otherwise internally clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Hardcover. Third Impression. 1947.

Carmarthen: John Ross and Richard Rhydero 1771. 8vo. Unpaginated, (circa 200 pp). Full brown sheepskin with raised bands to spine and blind-stamped decoration around edges; with brass clasps. Boards very marked with wear to extremities and edges of boards. Splits to inner hinges and binding slightly delicate but alls till together. Some worm damage to the inner margin of the… Read more about this item

[London]: The Temple Press [J. M. Dent] [1911]. 12mo. 328 pp. Full vellum with decorative gilt borders, raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. All in near fine condition. Ink inscription to ffep 'From one co-director to another, with so many hopes & good wishes for the future of Home & Van Thal'.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1957. 4to. xx, 972 pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Fading to spine and sections of boards; minor scratches and marks to boards. Internally clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1957.

London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers 1883. Large 8vo.Prize Binding. 2 volumes. [8], 832; [6], 840 pp. Full maroon calf with raised bands, green morocco title labels, gilt decoration to spine and boards; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Prize binding for Albert Memorial College, Framlingham, Suffolk, with gilt crest to front board and prize bookplate to front pastedown. Rubbing… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton University Press 1977. 4to. 2 volumes. Black cloth hardcover with lettering to the spine, in black dustjacket. Text in the first volume and plates in the second. Some markings to dustjackets. Bindings firm and internally clean and bright. 03916X . Very Good. Hardcover. 1977.

London: Izomar [1998]. Square 4to. xvi, 372 pp. Red hardcover in pictorial dustjacket. With 350 plates - over 300 of which are in colour. 'The Dictionary is the first work of reference in any language to rovide a comprehensive guide to the huge range of painters who worked in the Russian Empire and its successor.' 0953206106 . Near Fine. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert 1994. 4to. 2 volumes. xxiii, 1156, [3]; [viii], 1157-2383, [7] pp. Green hardbacks in dark green jackets, within a dark green slipcase. Minor creases to jackets spines and a few marks and scratches to slipcase; otherwise all in near fine condition, clean and bright. Authoritative French historical dictionary from one of is premier linguists, Alain Rey.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press 1951. 8vo. xvi, 1528 pp., Bound by Zaehnsdorf in red half morocco, with cloth boards and top edge gilt. Boards marked with patches of sunning. Binding firm. Some staining and warping to the tail of the leaves and spotting to the front endpaper. Book sellers sticker to the front pastedown. . Good. Half Morocco. 1951.

London: Lackington, Allen, and Co. 1806. 8vo. xvi, 272; (2), 287, (1) pp., Beautifully bound in an uncommon dos-a-dos, half morocco binding with marbled boards. Boards bright with minor scratches to the spine. Some darkening to the endpapers and occasional internal marks. A scarce title it contains a varied collection of memorial and epitaphs, from the funny to the heartbreaking:… Read more about this item

London: Lackington, Allen, and Co. 1814. 12mo. 2 volumes. xxiv, 216; 222, [2] pp. Half brown suede leather over blue boards with raised bands to spine; all edges speckled. Boards quite marked and stained, with some wear and tear to spine ends and corners. Binding firm. Minor spots scattered throughout, but generally internally clan. Bears the bookplate to ffep. of… Read more about this item

London: T. Tegg and Son 1837. 8vo. xiv, 800 pp. Rebound in a functional blue cloth with title label. Spine rubbed and a little scratched. Page edges uncut. Occasional minor spots. A complete compendium of the known world at the time, presented alphabetically with a (usually brief) description of each place. . Very Good. Cloth. 1837.

London and New York: Routedge 1993. 8vo. x, 1183 pp., Black cloth binding with pictorial jacket and silver lettering. Boards clean and binding firm. Internally clean with minor marks to the fore edge and owner's plate to the front paste down. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1993.

Paris: Aug. Boyer et Cie. 1881. Small 8vo. 1223 pp., TEXT IN FRENCH. Full red straight grained morocco with gilt decorated spine and all edges marbled gilt. Some bumping to the corners and sunning to the spine. Some wear to the hinges and darkening to the edges of the leaves. 17th edition. With small in text illustratins in black and… Read more about this item