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Wine, Women, and Song

Wine, Women, and Song

by ZAEHNSDORF, binders; SYMONDS, John Addington

London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. Wine, Women, and Song" In a Fine, Near Contemporary 'Exhibition' Binding by Zaehnsdorf [ZAEHNSDORF, binder]. SYMONDS, John Addington. Wine, Women, and Song. Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs. Now First Translated into English Verse. With an Essay by John Addington Symonds. London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. First edition. One of Fifty Large-Paper Copies of which this is number 28. Quarto (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches; 276 x 201 mm.). [viii], 184 pp. Bound ca. 1900 by... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,021.49
Cranford

Cranford

by BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE; THOMSON, Hugh; GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1935. In a Fine Inlaid Binding by Bayntun (Rivière) [BAYNTUN (RIVIÈRE), binders]. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1935. Later Hugh Thomson illustrated edition. Octavo (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches; 180 x 120 mm.). Frontispiece, xxx, 298 pp. With 110 black and white illustrations in the text. Bound by Bayntun (Rivière), Bath ca. 1935 in... Read more about this item
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NZ$4,681.05
Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The

Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The

by DICKENS, Charles; DICKENS, Charles; SAMBLANX, binder

London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers in a Superb Art Nouveau Binding by Charles de Samblanx DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With Forty-Three Illustrations, by R. Seymour and Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition in book form. A tall early issue with the frontispiece and the vignette title-page in first state and the errata uncorrected. Octavo (8 11/16 x 5 3/8 inches; 221 x 137 mm.). [i-v], vi, [vii], viii-ix, [x-xi], xii-xiv, [xv]... Read more about this item
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NZ$4,255.50
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

by Wharton, Edith

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, full genuine blue leather binding, heavily gilt stamped with elaborate decorations and multiple rules. 356 pages. All edges gilt. Sewn in silk book-mark, marbled paper end-sheets and smyth sewn book block complete this work as a quality Franklin Library production, "privately printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to The Franklin... Read more about this item
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NZ$76.60
Tales and Novels in Verse of J. De La Fontaine

Tales and Novels in Verse of J. De La Fontaine

by LA FONTAINE, [Jean de]; Bayntun of Bath

Paris: J. Lemonnyer, 1884. Lusty Stories With Eighty-Five Hand-Colored Engravings From the Original Plates By Eisen LA FONTAINE, [Jean de]. Tales and Novels in Verse of J. De La Fontaine. With Eighty-Five Engravings by Eisen Printed From the Original Plates. In Two Volumes. Paris: J. Lemonnyer, 1884. Third edition in English thus, all rare, originally issued in 1877, and a Large Paper Copy. Two octavo volumes. xi, 252; x, 334, [1] pp. Eighty-five hand-colored stipple and line engravings. Printed by... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,829.95
Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book

Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book

by GREENAWAY, Kate

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.,. Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book in a Fine Morocco Binding GREENAWAY, Kate. Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book. With verses by Mrs. Sale Barker. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [n.d.]. Later edition. Small square octavo (3 5/8 x 3 3/4 inches; 92 x 95 mm.). [iv], 128, [6] pp. Colored frontispiece, eleven full page color illustrations and numerous plain drawings in the text. Bound ca. 1960 in full red crushed levant morocco, covers ruled in... Read more about this item
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NZ$936.21
Life of an Actor, The

Life of an Actor, The

by EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator

London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor... Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic Scenes, Etched by Theodore Lane. Enriched also With Several Original Designs on Wood, Executed by Mr. Thompson. London: Printed for C.S.... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,532.15
Le Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales

Le Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales

by KIEFFER, René, binder; BALZAC, Honoré de

Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838. An Incredible Early Twentieth Century 'Portrait' Binding by René Kieffer Specially Bound for Gérard de Berny in Memory of his Father Gabriel de Berny First Illustrated Edition with an additional set of Proof Illustrations on 'Large Thick Paper' BALZAC, Honoré de. KIEFFER, René, binder. La Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales. Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838. First Illustrated Edition, First Printing of the Vignette... Read more about this item
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NZ$16,170.90
Lives of the most Eminent English Poets:, The

Lives of the most Eminent English Poets:, The

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; HAYWOOD, Helen, artist; JOHNSON, Samuel

London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting the Homes of Abraham Cowley and Alexander Pope - Both with a Fine Portrait FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen R., artist. JOHNSON, Samuel. The Lives of the most eminent English Poets: with Critical Observations on their Works... A New Edition, Corrected. In two volumes. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With two very fine early... Read more about this item
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NZ$9,362.10
Miscellaneous Poems

Miscellaneous Poems

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; SCOTT, Sir Walter

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. A Fine Early Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, FORE-EDGE PAINTING. SCOTT, Walter. Miscellaneous Poems. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. With a fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, showing a stag with large antlers, standing between two cascading streams. In the background a wooded scene with another stag approaching. First edition, third printing. Octavo (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 inches; 215 x 135 mm.).... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,957.70
Old English 'Squire, The

Old English 'Squire, The

by CARELESS, John [pseudonym]; RIVIÉRE & SON; [CHATTO, William Andrew]

London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean... by Howlett and Brimmer, 1821. First edition, earliest issue, a Large Paper copy complete with half-title; scarce. Tall octavo (10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in; 263 x 181 mm ).... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,978.85
Dust

Dust

by Pellegrino, Charles

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by Debbie Hughes. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. number 798 of the limited edition of 900. grey leather with gilt titles and gilt decorations. all edges gilt. silk moiree endpapers, silk marker ribbon. witl loose associated bookplate and certificate of authenticity. 786pp..
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NZ$182.14
The Big Rock Candy Mountain. Signed copy.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain. Signed copy.

by STEGNER, Wallace, with illustrations by Charles Reid

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. "This limited edition ... has been privately printed and individually signed by the author." Octavo (9.75" x 6.75"), [17] & 6 - 733 pages (as issued), with numerous full page illustrations by Charles Reid. Publisher's full brown/ brick leather, the spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt. All edges gilt, ribbon marker sewn in, moire fabric endpapers.
A Fine & apparently unread copy.
A nice... Read more about this item
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NZ$76.60
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

by BOSWELL, James; JOHNSON, Samuel; RIVIÈRE & SON

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791-93. First Edition, First Issue of Boswell's Life Of Johnson Together With The Excessively Rare 'The Principal Corrections and Additions' Bound in at the End of Volume Two BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of his Composition, Never... Read more about this item
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NZ$16,170.90
Modern Comedy, A.

Modern Comedy, A.

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; MISS C.B. CURRIE; RIVIÈRE & SON, binders; GALSWORTHY, John

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. A Wonderful Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (from The Forsyte Saga). Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 160 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view of/Mapledurham./Signed/ C.B.... Read more about this item
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NZ$11,064.30
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM; MAURIN, binder; POGANY, Willy; FITZGERALD, Edward

Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1942. A Finely Bound Rubaiyat Illustrated by Willy Pogany POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. Philadelphia: David McKay Co., [1942]. Small folio (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 inches; 250 x 180 mm.). [127], [1, printers mark] pp. Sixteen full-page and four smaller black & white drawings, all with decorative borders. Bound ca, 1942 by Maurin (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in). Full... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,553.30
Whom to Marry and How to get Married!

Whom to Marry and How to get Married!

by CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator; MAYHEW, Henry; MAYHEW, Augustus

London: David Bogue, 1848. 'Warnings about Men to Avoid when Searching for a Husband' Illustrated by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MAYHEW, Henry & Augustus. Whom to Marry and How to get Married! or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband. Edited by the brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, [1848]. First edition. Crown octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 182 x 124 mm.). [viii], [1]-271, 1, blank] pp. Vignette glyphograph title-page. Twelve... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,106.43
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field..

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field..

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; SCOTT, Sir Walter

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. Day set on Norham's castled steep. And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep... " Bound by Taylor & Hessey and with a Fine Fore-Edge Painting by the "Double-Line Painter" [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [TAYLOR & HESSEY, binder]. [DOUBLE-LINE PAINTER, artist]. SCOTT, Sir Walter. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field... The eighth edition. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. With a very fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting by the "Double-Line... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,957.70
Bill the Minder

Bill the Minder

by ROBINSON, W. Heath; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binder

London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Heath Robinson's Wittiest Drawings ROBINSON, W. Heath. Bill the Minder. Written and Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 380 numbered copies (this copy being No. 192), signed by the author/artist. Large quarto (11 1/8 x 9 inches; 283 x 229 mm.). xiv, [2], 254, [2] pp. Sixteen mounted color plates (including frontispiece), with descriptive tissue guards. One hundred and seventeen black and white... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,319.29
Three Hundred English Sonnets

Three Hundred English Sonnets

by ROOT & SON, binders; MAIN, David M. editor

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1886. The Sonnets of over eighty Sonneteers... Handsomely bound by Root & Son of London ROOT & SON, binders. MAIN, David M. editor. Three Hundred English Sonnets. Chosen and Edited with a few notes by David M. Main. New Edition. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1886. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches; 160 x 95 mm.). viii, 320 pp. Neat ink inscription on front blank dated 1929, some pencil notations on blank leaf at end, two pages with... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,872.42
Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]

Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]

by GREENAWAY, Kate

London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Three Rare Kate Greenaway Concert Programmes including One Unrecorded GREENAWAY, Kate. Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]. London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Concert Hall, Blackheath. Monday & Tuesday, 10th & 11th December, 1883. 4 pp. Colored chromolithograph illustration of a girl in pink holding open umbrella, climbing vine in background. (From Calendar of the Seasons, 1881) Concert Hall, Blackheath. Monday & Tuesday, 10th & 11th December,... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,468.19
Fairies and Chimneys

Fairies and Chimneys

by PATTINSON, Alice, binder; FYLEMAN, Rose

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1919. There are Fairies at the bottom of our garden! It's not so very, very far away; You pass the gardener's shed and you just keep straight ahead -- I do so hope they've really come to stay" PATTINSON, Alice binder. FYLEMAN, Rose. Fairies and Chimneys. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1919. Fourth edition (first published in May, 1918). Sixteenmo (6 9/16 x 4 inches; 166 x 102 mm.). 45, [1, imprint] pp. Bound by Alice Pattinson ca. 1919 in full crushed brown morocco... Read more about this item
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NZ$6,383.25
A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Morocco Leather

A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Morocco Leather

by LALLIER, Monique

Summerfield, North Carolina: , ca. 1980. A Unique Art Binding in Creased Pewter by Monique Lallier [BINDINGS]. LALLIER, Monique (binder). A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Goatskin Leather. Summerfield, North Carolina. Square quarto (12 x 12 in; 305 x 305 mm). Forty-eight blank leaves interleaved with tissue guards. Bound by Monique Lallier ca. 1980 (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in) with black goatskin to lower cover and spine, and creased pewter with chased... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,978.85
Photographic Album, The

Photographic Album, The

by PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM; ALTEMUS & CO

Philadelphia: Manufactured by Altemus & Co., 1864. A Fine Altemus Photographic Album [PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM] The Photographic Album. Hinged-Back Patented July 21st 1863. Philadelphia: Manufactured by Altemus & Co., ca. 1864. Small square quarto (5 3/4 x 5 inches; 146 x 127 mm.). Calligraphic title-page printed in gold and purple, Index to portraits, and twenty five thick card, double sided window frame leaves bordered in gold. The first eighteen with a single nineteenth century family photograph. We... Read more about this item
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NZ$595.77
THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

by [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna K

Fine. Shakespeare's Tempest - A Graphic Presentation in Leporello Format [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna: [Edinburgh: 2011].  Oblong 24mo (12 x 17 cm; 4.75" x 6.625"). [9] ff., illus., color. Aquatint accomplished in gorgeous, rich shades of blue, the work when fully opened measures 140 x 12 cm (55.11" x 4.75"). The brown cloth binding is striped, with an overall scattering of stars picked out in black, tan, and cream. The edition was limited to 20 copies, this being No. 17, signed by the... Read more about this item
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NZ$774.50
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