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A Crown of Feathers
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
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- Used - Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges
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- First Edsition
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- 1973
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- 342pp. 8vo
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NZ$504.39
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New York: FSG, 1973. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Inscribed "to Erving & Ruth Rosenthal, a good reader, with greetings & bestr wishes Isaac B. Singer Nov. 8, 1973. Item Price
NZ$504.39
The Works of.... With His Life by Allan Cunningham
by Burns, Robert
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- Used - Bound in half contemporary morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine, t.e.g. Fine
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- 1834
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- Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo
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London: James Cochrane & Co, 1834. Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo. Bound in half contemporary morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine, t.e.g. Fine. Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo. Item Price
NZ$1,260.98
Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- Used - Publisher's brown cloth. Spine tips slightly worn
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- First Eduition
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- 1856
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- 524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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London: Sampson, Low, 1856. First Eduition. 524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Spine tips slightly worn. First Eduition. 524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Item Price
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The Lusiad; or The Discovery of India, An Epic Poem. Translated from the Original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens. [Os Luciadas. English]
by Camoens, Luis de; William Julius MICKLE, translator
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- Used - Nineteenth-century half green calf, marbled sides, all edges marbled, by D. Dalgleish, Binder, Coventry. Retaining an early marg
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- 1776
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- Xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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Oxford: Jackson and Lister, 1776. xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Nineteenth-century half green calf, marbled sides, all edges marbled, by D. Dalgleish, Binder, Coventry. Retaining an early marginal annotation on p. xcii concerning Camoens and a grotto at Macao. Some rubbing. Very good. xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Item Price
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Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, contra Clavdii Anonymi, aliàs Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam
by Milton, John
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- Used - Marbled boards, lacking spine, two 19th Century ownership signatures to first blank and 20th Century bookplate to pastedown
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- Seventh edition
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- 1651
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- Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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NZ$1,681.30
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Londini [i.e. Amsterdam]: Typis du Guardianis [i.e. Louis Elzevir], 1651. Seventh edition. Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Marbled boards, lacking spine, two 19th Century ownership signatures to first blank and 20th Century bookplate to pastedown. Seventh edition. Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Milton's Pro… Read more about this item Item Price
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Comedies ... Viz, The Clouds, Plutus, The Frogs, The Birds. Translated into English, with notes [by Richard Cumberland and others]
by Aristophanes
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- Used - Calf, boards with gilt roll borders, edges marbled. Rebacked. Some rubbing, wear to corners. Internally clean. Gift inscription
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- 1812
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NZ$420.32
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London: Printed by Valpy for Lackington, 1812. Calf, boards with gilt roll borders, edges marbled. Rebacked. Some rubbing, wear to corners. Internally clean. Gift inscription "I. Wilder from J. Packe on leaving Eton May 26, 1820" Good plus. Item Price
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy, Those Extraordinary Twins. By Mark Twain
by [Clemens, Samuel L.]
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- Used - Roan cloth, extravagantly stamped in black and gilt on cover and spine; spine sunned; rubbing and wear to head and tail of spine
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- First book edition of the combined works, "Puddn'head Wilson" ha
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- 1894
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- 432 pp. 4to
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NZ$1,008.78
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Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1894. First book edition of the combined works, "Puddn'head Wilson" having appeared alone in 1894 in London, first state of the text, frontispiece with the facsimile signature being 1-7/16 inches. 432 pp. 4to. Roan cloth, extravagantly stamped in black and gilt on cover and spine; spine sunned; rubbing and wear to head and tail… Read more about this item Item Price
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Modern English Essays
by Rhys, Ernest, editor
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- Used - Bound in full red polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine
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- 1923
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- 5 vols. 8vo
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London & Toronto: Dent & Sons Ltd, 1923. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in full red polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine. 5 vols. 8vo. Item Price
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Autograph quotation
by Barnes, Djuna
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- Used - Chipped and torn
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- 1928
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- Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp
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n.p., 1928. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. Chipped and torn. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. "Greatness in the air about / a familiar thing is most / confusing to the sensible / mind (Nora vs. Joyce) Item Price
NZ$1,260.98
Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: with Notes on the Translation, and on the Original; and two Dissertations, on Poetical, and Musical, Imitation
by Twining, Thomas
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- Used - Contemporary calf boards ruled in gilt, edges marbled, rebacked to period style with red lettering piece. Very good plus. Red cl
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- First edition
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- 1789
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- Xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to
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London: Sold by Payne and Son, 1789. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary calf boards ruled in gilt, edges marbled, rebacked to period style with red lettering piece. Very good plus. Red cloth folding box. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Item Price
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The Hanging of the Crane
by (Dust Jacket) Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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- Used - Publisher's vellum covered boards with gilt stamping, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Original red cloth dust jacket titled in gi
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- Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-c
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- 1907
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- Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo
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NZ$756.58
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907. Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-colored illustrations (out of a total of 1,250 copies). Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's vellum covered boards with gilt stamping, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Original red cloth dust jacket titled in gilt. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription to pastedown,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Edward Fitzgerald's translation into English quatrains of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur: a definitive text carefully selected from his five differing versions rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald
by Khayyam, Omar
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- Used - Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase
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- Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist
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- 1935
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- Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo
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NZ$420.32
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Item Price
NZ$420.32
Taghconic; Or Letters and Legends about our Summer Home
by (Melville, Herman) Greylock, Godfrey (Smith, J. E. A, 1822-1896)
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- Used - Half cloth and marbled paper boards, ex library copy, with markings
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- First edition
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- 1852
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- 228 pp. 8vo
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NZ$840.65
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Boston: Redding & Co, 1852. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. Half cloth and marbled paper boards, ex library copy, with markings. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. "If you come across a little book called 'Taughconic' - look into it and divert yourself with it. Among others, you figure in it, & I also." A travel guide dedicated to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Les Opinions de Monsieur Jerome Coignard
by France, Anatole
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- Used - Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pi
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- First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]
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- 1924
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- With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo
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Paris: Chez A. & G. Mornay, Editeurs, 1924. First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]. With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pictorial wrappers. Spine uniformly toned to brown, still… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Seasons ... With engraved illustrations from designs drawn on wood by John Bell [&c.]. And with the Life of the Author by Patrick Murdoch, augmented in Notes by Bolton Corney
by Thomson, James
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- Used - Original green pebbled cloth gilt, a.a.g. Bookplate and ownership signature of Frederick Edlmann. Fine copy in a custom green cl
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- Third edition
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- 1863
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- More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green pebbled cloth gilt, a.a.g. Bookplate and ownership signature of Frederick Edlmann. Fine copy in a custom green cloth folding box. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Elaborate production of this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- Used - Publisher's brown cloth. Top spine end of first volume worn, other spine ends and corners a little rubbed or bumped, a little ro
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- First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa
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- 1856
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- 2 vols. 12mo
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Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co, 1856. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Top spine end of first volume worn, other spine ends and corners a little rubbed or bumped, a little rolled, else very good. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo. Item Price
NZ$672.52
The Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- Used - Contemporary mottled American calf, red leather spine label. Old damp stain to final 10 page. Very Good
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- First American edition and the first work of Scott's published i
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- 1805
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- 252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Hugh Maxwell, No. 25, North Second-Street, 1805. First American edition and the first work of Scott's published in America. The first American edition listed by NCBEL was published in Philadelphia in 1806. 252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled American calf, red leather spine label. Old damp stain to final 10 page. Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kingsley Amis on Drink
by Amis, Kingsley
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- Used - Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightl
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- First American edition
- Published
- 1973
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- Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo
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NZ$336.26
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightly sunned; price clipped. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. The first American edition of Amis' collection of classic drink recipes - from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Memories of Eighty Years by Fanny J. Crosby (Mrs. Alexander VanAlstyne). The Story of Her Life, Told by Herself Ancestry, Childhood, Womanhood Friendships, Incidents and History of Her Songs and Hymns
by (BLIND) Crosby, Fanny J.
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- Used - Dark brown cloth lettered in white. Spine lettering perished, inner hinges cracked but holding, else a very good copy, covers an
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- First edition
- Published
- 1906
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- Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253
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Boston, Massachusetts: James H. Earle & Company, 1906. First edition. Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dark brown cloth lettered in white. Spine lettering perished, inner hinges cracked but holding, else a very good copy, covers and text fresh and clean. First edition. Illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
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[The Works of Benjamin Franklin] ... Memoirs of the Life and Writings ... Written by Himself, to a Late Period, and Continued to the Time of his Death by his Grandson, William Temple Franklin. Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, Comprising the Private Correspondence & Public Negotiations ... Together with the Whole of His Political, Philosophical & Miscellaneous Works
by Franklin, Benjamin
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- Used - Contemporary tree calf, flat spines with red and green morocco labels, worn. Provenance: Isaac Collins (signatures, booklabels)
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- First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected wo
- Published
- 1818
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- Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo
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NZ$7,565.85
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Philadelphia: William Duane, 1818. First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, flat spines with red and green morocco labels, worn. Provenance: Isaac Collins (signatures, booklabels). First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$7,565.85