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London: Jones and Company ca. 1829. 8vo. 3 volumes. Translated from the French into English. Full brown calf with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges and endpapers marbled. Frontis portrait to volume I and engraved titles to each. With folding maps to volume 1 and plates thrughout each. Blue ribbon bookmarks enclosed loose within each volume. Scratching and some marks to boards. Rubbing and and damage with some loss to the leather arpund the spines. Foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout. Bindings firm. . Very Good. Full Calf. 1829.
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthanginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians. In Three Volumes.
by M. [Charles] Rollin
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Bell's Edition of Shakespeare's Plays : As they are now performed at the Theatre Royal in London...with notes critical and illustrative, by the authors of the Dramatic Censor. In nine volumes
by Shakespeare, William
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London and York: John Bell and C. Etherington 1774. 8vo. In 9 volumes. Contemporary full calf. Gilt panels to spines with leather title and volume labels. Various damage to spines, some volumes lacking labels, with wear to spine ends and along spine edges. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title and frontis to each play. Text generally clean. One section loose. All bindings firm. . Good. Full Calf. 1774.
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Boswell's Life of Johnson. Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey Into North Wales. In six volumes
by Boswell, James and edited by George Birkbeck Hill
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Oxford: At the Clarendon Press 1887. 8vo. Complete in 6 volumes. Bound in a full stout chocolate morocco. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blind-ruled borders to boards with gilt Eton coat of arms to front & rear boards. Eton prize inscription to first blanks. Minor marks to boards. Frontis to each volume and folding document in vol. III. Spine lettering bright. An attractive VG to Near Fine set. 23 cms tall. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Full Morocco. First Thus. 1900.
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Collected Edition of the Novels and Tales by the Right Honorable B. Disraeli. Complete in 10 volumes.
by Disraeli, Benjamin
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London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1875, 1870, 1871. 8vo. 10 volumes. Half light brown calf over marbled boards, with raised bands, red and green title labels, gilt lettering and decoration to spines; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Rubbing to bottom edges of boards and a few minor scratches and marks to leather, occasional slight rubbing to boards. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally clean across all the volumes. Author portrait frontispiece in volume I. A nice library set of almost all of Disraeli's works: published in 1870/71, this is complete in 10 volumes - in 1880, Endymion was published and in 1881 added as a supplementary volume to the collected set. Disraeli was one of the most pouplar authors of his day, as well as being twice Prime Minister, the first person of Jewish heritage to hold the office. Contains: Lothair. Coningsby, or The New Generation. Sybil, or The Two Nations. Tancred, or The New Crusade. Venetia. Henrietta Temple: A Love Story. Contarini Fleming: A…
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. 13 volumes.
by Shakespeare, William ; edited by Porter, Charlotte & Clarke, H. A.
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London: George G. Harrap & Co. [1906]. Small 8vo. 13 volumes (complete). Riviere tree calf binding with gilt borders and turn ins. Gilt decoration and lettering to spine, red and tan panels & raised bands. Marbled enpapers and top edge gilt. Browning to edges, some rubbing to gilding and foxing throughout. Overall a lovely set in very good to near fine condition. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Full Tree Calf. 1906.
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Curiosities of Literature [with] A Second Series of Curiosities of Literature. In six volumes
by D'Israeli, I.
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London: John Murray 1823 / 1824. 8vo. First and second series. In 6 volumes. Contemporary red straight-grained half morocco over marbled boards. Gilt ruling & lettering to spines. Boards slightly rubbed. Spines slightly marked with minor wear to spine ends. Scattered foxing. Bookplate to front pastedowns. Bindings firm. . Good. Half Morocco. 1823.
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Diary of John Evelyn, ESQ., F. R. S. Four Volumes.
by Evelyn, John ; Bray, William (edited) ; Wheatley, Henry B.
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London: Bickers and Son 1879. Large 8vo. Four Volumes. Riviere tree calf binding with gilt borders and turn ins, lettering and decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers and top edge gilt. Edited by Plates throughout each volume. Fold out 'Pedigree of the Evelyn Family Splitting to hinges, chipping to head and tails of spines and browning to edges. Overall set in good condition. Evelyn's diary spans the years 1640-1706, from his years as a student to the year of his death. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Good. Full Tree Calf. 1879.
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Esquisses Historiques des Principaux Evenemens de la Revolution Francaise. In six volumes
by Dulaure, J. A.
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Paris: Baudouin Freres, Libraires 1823 / 1825. 8vo. In six volumes (five volumes with separate Table volume). Contemporary full calf with gilt borders to boards. Gilt panels to spines with red leather title & volume labels. Marbled endpapers. Boards clean. Foxing throughout. With numerous full-page tissue-guarded engravings, including some folding. All bindings firm. Text in French. A Very Good set. . Very Good. Full Calf. 1823.
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Geographie Universelle Ou Description De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde. In Six Volumes
by Malte-Brun and J.-J.-N. Huot
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Paris: Garnier Freres 1854. Tall 8vo. In six volumes. [c. 1850's]. Various paginations. Dark green quarter morocco over marbled boards. Spines gilt. Marbled endpapers. Edgeworn and slightly marked. Scattered foxing. Bindings tight. With 62 full-page engraved views. Overall a Very Good set. 26.5 cms tall. FRENCH TEXT. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. 1/4 Morocco. Sixth Edition. 1854.
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The Greek Testament : With a Critically Revised Text: A Digest of Various Readings ... In four volumes
by Alford, Henry
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London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1892. Large 8vo. In 4 volumes. Contemporary full brown morocco. Raised bands to spines with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Slight fading and wear to spines. Previous owners' inscriptions to first blank. Boards clean. All internally clean. Greek text with English commentary. Bindings firm. . Very Good. Full Morocco. New Edition. 1892.
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Histoire Populaire de la Revolution Francaise de 1789 a 1830. In four volumes
by Cabet, M.
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Paris: Pagnerre, Editeur 1839 / 1840. 8vo. In 4 volumes. x, 546; 567; 574; 636 pp. Contemporary quarter dark blue calf over marbled boards. Gilt-ruled panels to spines with gilt title lettering. Marbled endpapers. Boards clean. Internally clean. Bindings firm. Text in French. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1839.
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History of the United Netherlands in 4 Volumes from the Death of William the Silent to the 12 Years Truce-1609.
by Lothrop Motley, John
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London: John Murray 1875. 8vo. 4 volumes, xii, 503, vii, 533, x, 563, viii, 580 pp, illustrated in black and white, leather boards gilt stamped United Westminster Schools with a prize bookplate in vol.1, some marks to boards. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1875.
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The History of England, from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of William and Mary in 1688 [Ten Volumes]
by Lingard, John
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Dublin: James Duffy & Sons 1878. Small 8vo. 10 volumes. Half brown calf over dark brown boards with raised bands, black title labels and gilt borders and lettering to spine; all edges speckled red. Marks and scratches to bindings. Light spotting throughout some volumes but generally quite internally clean. Occasional black & white illustrations. A nice library set. Bindings 18.5 cms tall. . Very Good. Half Calf. Sixth Edition. 1878.
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Journal Of The Royal Microscopical Society; Containing Its Transactions And Proceedings And A Summary Of Current Researches Relating To Zoology And Botany (Principally Invertabrata And Cryptogamia) Microscopy (seven volumes 1884-90)
by Crisp, Frank (editor): Bell, F. Jeffrey (editor)
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London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate 1884 to 1890. 8vo.Magazine / Journal. 7 volumes. Black half calf with grey cloth boards and gilt lettered spine. Slight marks to the boards and wear to the extremities, with slight fraying to some corners and to the head of volume 7. Slight wear to the some of the hinges but binding otherwise firm. Internally clean, with the stamp of the Dundee Naturalist Society to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout with plates and diagrams in black and white. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1884.
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Kipling Pocket Editions. The complete 35 volume set.
by Kipling, Rudyard
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London: Macmillan 1912-1938. 8vo. 35 volumes (complete). Full maroon calf with gilt decorations to spines and front covers. All edges of the earliest volume Wee Willie Winkie gilt; Top edges gilt on all other volumes. With red ribbon bookmarks to each of the volumes. Illustrations throughout a number of the volumes, inc. The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, Puck of Pook's Hill, Thy Servant A Dog, Land and Sea Tales, Kim, Rewards and Fairies & Just So Stories. Some rubbing to the spines and edges of the bindings and occassional scratcing to boards. Most volumes bear ownership inscriptions, but are otherwise internally clean. These Macmillan pocket editions were issued over several years, never as a complete set. This set includes the very scarce Thy Servant a Dog, alongside 2 anthology volumes which have different decoration to the spine but are considered to be a part of the set. Titles include: Actions and Reactions; Barrack Room Ballads; A Book of Words; Captains Courageous; The…
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The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb. In Six Volumes
by Lamb, Charles and Edited By Percy Fitzgerald
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London: John Slark 1882. 8vo. In 6 volumes complete. 429; 438; 443, 7;444; 432; 488 pp. Brown half morocco over dark blue cloth with armorial devices to front & rear boards. Gilt lettering to spines. Prize bindings with inscription to front blank of vol. 1. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Slight edgewear to a few volumes. A handsome set in VG condition. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Half Morocco. 1882.
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Life Magazine 1910-1912. In six bound volumes.
by Life Magazine
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New York: Life Magazine Office 1910 / 1911 / 1912. 4to.Magazine / Journal. Six bound volumes. Two volumes for each year from 1910 to 1912. Pagination varies but each volume contains c. 1,200 - 1,300 pages. Red half morocco over red cloth. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Sturdily bound by Bumpus of Oxford Street, London. Fading to spine of one volume. A few light marks to boards of some volumes. Handsome armorial bookplates to front pastedowns of 2 volumes. All full colour front covers present and bound in situ with each issue's contents. Lacks most rear covers, although all present in one volume. Lacks 4 issues only of the three year run, and the absence not very noticeable. Versos of all front covers have advertisements, almost all in colour, and several issues throughout the year have extra colour advertising leaves. Adverts throughout each issue. Illustrations, cartoons and vignettes throughout each issue by many of the well known illustrators of the era. Numerous superb full-page adverts…
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The Life of William Wordsworth. In three volumes
by Knight, William
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Edinburgh: William Paterson 1889. 8vo. In 3 volumes. xxiv, 405, (1); vi, 431, (1); v, 530, (1) pp. Contemporary full black calf. Raised bands to spines with extra gilt panels and green leather title labels. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. A few minor marks to boards. With the armorial bookplate of Caesar Litton Falkiner, the Irish politician, barrister and author. Frontis portrait engraving. Externally and internally very brigtht and fresh. Bindings firm. A handsome set in Fine condition. . Fine. Full Calf. 1889.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In three volumes
by Boswell, James
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1912. 8vo. In 3 volumes. Dark green half morocco over green cloth. Raised bands to spines with gilt panels & lettering. Top edge gilt. Title pages in red & black. From Macmillan's Library of English Classics. Clean copies. No ownership names. Bindings clean and bright. . Very Good. Half Morocco. Reprint. 1912.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King [3 volumes]
by Tolkien, J. R. R.
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1967. 8vo. 3 volumes. Second Edition, Second Impression. 423; 352; 440 pp. Fold-out map at rear of each volume. Recent speckled half calf over marbeled boards; gilt decoration to spine; gilt lettering to red title label and green volume label; top edge red. Minor marking to edges of text blocks. Very occasional light marking to leaves of volumes 2 & 3. An attractive set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Half Calf. Second Edition. 1967.
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