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F J OSSANG Decsente Aux Tombeaux ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT Signed 1992 French

F J OSSANG Decsente Aux Tombeaux ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT Signed 1992 French

European
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NZ$648.37
Expense Book of John Halsted, Commissary Under Benedict Arnold, Before Quebec, 1776

Expense Book of John Halsted, Commissary Under Benedict Arnold, Before Quebec, 1776

by Halsted, John; Edited by Thomas O'Leary

Montreal: C.A. Marchand, Printer, 1913. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. Very mild wear, tiny tear to top edge of front cover. Stapled wraps, 16 pages, unopened at top edge. Printed from the original manuscript book in the possession of Thomas O'Leary, Assistant Librarian at Chateau de Ramezay. During the Revolutionary War, American-born Canadian merchants supported the American expedition to Canada led by Colonel Benedict Arnold by providing supplies to the American army on credit. One such... Read more about this item
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NZ$51.07
MID NINETEENTH-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT RECIPE BOOK

MID NINETEENTH-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT RECIPE BOOK

by MYERS, F.:

Original manuscript. c.1860. Original manuscript in ink contained within a lined notebook, c.72pp. (around a third of the book, with the remaining pages blank). Contemporary dark green half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. Original Bath bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Three additional sheets of recipes loosely laid in. Condition is very good, the binding with rubbing to the boards, chipping to the spine ends and wear to the extremities. The contents with several pages excised at... Read more about this item
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NZ$479.14
An history Of the Memorable and Extraordinary Calamities of margaret of anjou, queen of england; Wherein may be seen the Inconstancy of Fortune, the Changes of Courts, and the Miseries of human Life, to which Crowns and Sceptres are subject...Translated out of the original Manuscript..

An history Of the Memorable and Extraordinary Calamities of margaret of anjou, queen of england; Wherein may be seen the Inconstancy of Fortune, the Changes of Courts, and the Miseries of human Life, to which Crowns and Sceptres are subject...Translated out of the original Manuscript..

by BAUDIER, Michael

London: Printed by James Bettenham, For G. Strahan.., 1737. xii, 192pp. Later half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, chipping to foot of spine. Book-label of James Dolman to FEP, scattered spotting. The sole English edition of French royal historian Michel Baudier's (c1589-45) moral biography of Margaret of Anjou (1430-82), Queen (and sometime regent) of England 1445-61 and 1470/1. As daughter of the Duke of Anjou and... Read more about this item
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NZ$532.38
Manuscript 1766 | Stukken betr. de koop van land onder Aarle Rixtel, door Hendrik van Ommeren, 1766. Manuscript en gedrukt, folio, 28 pp.

Manuscript 1766 | Stukken betr. de koop van land onder Aarle Rixtel, door Hendrik van Ommeren, 1766. Manuscript en gedrukt, folio, 28 pp.

Verkoper: erven W.L.J. Canters en Geertruy Cuppens. M12337
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NZ$178.91
Home at Grasmere part first book first of The Recluse by William Wordsworth edited by Beth Darlington The Cornell Wordsworth

Home at Grasmere part first book first of The Recluse by William Wordsworth edited by Beth Darlington The Cornell Wordsworth

by Wordsworth, William; Darlington, Beth (ed)

New York: Cornell University Press, 1977. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. large 8vo. b&w facsimile plates A volume in The Cornell Wordsworth, being a critical edition of Home at Grasmere (Part First, Book First, of The Recluse), edited by Beth Darlington; the aim of The Cornell Wordsworth series is to present Wordsworth's poems from first manuscript through all variant readings, to the final printing in the poet's lifetime, or the first posthumous printing; poems are shown... Read more about this item
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NZ$50.07
Sketches for A.H. from S.T.S. [Album of Comical Pen-and-Ink Sketches Mostly (23 ink drawings, one pencil, and one photo)]

Sketches for A.H. from S.T.S. [Album of Comical Pen-and-Ink Sketches Mostly (23 ink drawings, one pencil, and one photo)]

by Smith, Thayer

Half Morocco. Marbled paper pastedown on boards. . Very Good. Sketches that effortlessly transport us back to Victoria England as experienced by the upper classes. N.d., circa 1870s to 1880s. Folio, 36 by 27.5 cm. The drawings were dedicated to Anna Hill, who herself was the subject of many of them, beginning with the title page illustration which depicts her in Egypt reading a letter from home. This title page reveals instantly the cleverness of the artist's conception as well as his... Read more about this item
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NZ$6,808.80
ORIGINAL HAND DECORATED VELLUM SHEET ON OLIVER CROMWELL

ORIGINAL HAND DECORATED VELLUM SHEET ON OLIVER CROMWELL

A FRAMED VELLUM SHEET RELATING TO CROMWELL WITH ALL TEXT & DECORATION DONE BY HAND, SEVERAL AREAS HEIGHTENED IN GOLD. CIRCA EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY. FRAME SIZE IS APPROX IS 48 X 36 INCHES. SOME MINOR WEAR TO FRAME, OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. AN IMPRESSIVE ITEM WITH INTRICATE WORK & BEAUTIFUL HAND COLOURING. ITEM WILL BE SENT FRAMED WITHIN THE UK ONLY. FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM FRAME & SENT AT COST ROLLED IN A TUBE. PLEASE EMAIL US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE
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NZ$1,384.18
Expense Book of John Halsted, Commissary under Benedict Arnold, Before Quebec, 1776. Printed from the original manuscript book in the possession of Thos. O'Leary, Asst. Librarian Chateau de Ramezay

Expense Book of John Halsted, Commissary under Benedict Arnold, Before Quebec, 1776. Printed from the original manuscript book in the possession of Thos. O'Leary, Asst. Librarian Chateau de Ramezay

by HALSTED, John

Montreal: C. A. Marchand, Printer, 1913. Pamphlet. Fair. 16 p. 25 cm. Brown paper pamphlet. Light soiling and chipped edges, holes around staples. Paper browning. Halsted supported Benedict Arnold in bringing and keeping an army in Quebec and Montreal in the winter/spring of 1776.
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NZ$42.56
The Adventures of Sir Paladin

The Adventures of Sir Paladin

by Smith, Thayer

Half Calf. Very Good. A gory original monster epic with exceptional, and graphic, artwork deemed to shocking for children at the time! Oblong, 24 by 33.5 cm. Unpaginated, 48 pp. With mounted artwork on 23 of those pages, 22 of which are pen and ink work, and one, a watercolor. The story can be viewed as a broad, but adulatory, parody of Malory, Tennyson and all the epic literature of chivalrous knights going out to slay the foe. Here the story is told in a matter-of-fact, pared down prose style,... Read more about this item
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NZ$7,659.90
Privilegieboek van den Jongen Handboge (Privilege-book of the Young Handbow) of Antwerp (Guild of St. Sebastian); in Dutch, illustrated manuscript on parchment

Privilegieboek van den Jongen Handboge (Privilege-book of the Young Handbow) of Antwerp (Guild of St. Sebastian); in Dutch, illustrated manuscript on parchment

BOOK DESCRIPTION: EXQUISITELY WRITTEN AND DECORATED MANUSCRIPT FOR AN EARLY ARCHERY GUILD. In Dutch, illustrated manuscript on parchment, Belgium, Antwerp, c. 1575 with 17th-century additions. Dimensions 273-275 x 187 mm., complete, frame-ruled in faint rust-brown ink (justification 215-218×135-137 mm.), written below top line by three scribes, the main scribe writing an elegant gothic script with some cursive elements (semi-hybrida) in 22-32 lines, the second scribe annotating the first in a less... Read more about this item
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NZ$76,599.00
A large illuminated initial “S”, on a cutting from a fine Romanesque New Testament in Latin

A large illuminated initial “S”, on a cutting from a fine Romanesque New Testament in Latin

by [Illuminated initial]

Parchment, a cutting, c.160×130mm, ruled in plummet and written in two columns of which 19 lines of one column are preserved, chapter and verse initials alternately red or blue, the start of the book with an 8-line inhabited initial in gold and colours, formerly pasted-down and consequently with traces of paper glued to the reverse.
It is not known when the parent volume was cut up, and apart from the next item no other cuttings have yet been recognised. The text would have been outdated by the mid-13th... Read more about this item
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NZ$7,453.25
REGENCY SCRAP BOOK / ALBUM

REGENCY SCRAP BOOK / ALBUM

by HARKNELL, Marie Antonie; TURNER, Mary Ann:

[Original manuscript]., [c.1825-1830].. 23.5 x 19.5cm. Handsomely bound in contemporary half dark green morocco over green cloth boards, the spine with four raised bands, richly decorated in gilt and with titles in gilt. The book composed of varying plain and coloured pages (including yellow, pink, green, blue, and purple), 52 of which contain various black and white engravings (19 pages, one page embellished with classical cameos), botanical watercolours (2), manuscript verse (30, including "Byron's... Read more about this item
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NZ$319.42
Some Irish Machinery of Agriculture

Some Irish Machinery of Agriculture

by Scanlan, Thomas Alex

Hardcover. . Very Good. Unusual and utterly charming Folk Art-ish depictions of farm equipment and farmers. The drawings are both naive in their execution yet impressively detailed -- there is unquestionable a fine fidelity to the actual appearance of the equipment. Oblong, 10 by 19 cm. 20 pages of original drawings in pencil, crayon and watercolor, depicting 60 pieces of equipment, often including farmers operating the particular piece of equipment, and also the backdrop of the rural setting.... Read more about this item
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NZ$5,957.70
Three Calligraphic panels in Kufic script by Yousuf Ahmad

Three Calligraphic panels in Kufic script by Yousuf Ahmad

by Yousuf Ahmad (Yousef Ahmad), 1869-1942

1933 Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). (1) One calligraphic panel in Kufic script, signed; Y. Ahmad and dated 1351 AH. (1933 AD.). Gouache on thick paper, Islamic phrases constituted of three tile styles: Allahu Rabbi Haqqa (Allah is my Lord indeed).. al- Ka'batu Qiblati (Kaba is my Kiblah- direction).. al- Kur'an imami (Kuran is my leader). 110x39 cm. (2) Tow un-signed calligraphic panels in Kufic on paper by Yusuf Ahmad, forming sequent four names of Allah; al-Salam... Read more about this item
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NZ$17,022.00
A Military Journal During The American Revolutionary War, From 1775 To 1783, Describing Interesting Events And Transactions Of This Period, With Numerous Historical Facts And Anecdotes, From The Original Manuscript.; To Which Is Added An Appendix, Contain

A Military Journal During The American Revolutionary War, From 1775 To 1783, Describing Interesting Events And Transactions Of This Period, With Numerous Historical Facts And Anecdotes, From The Original Manuscript.; To Which Is Added An Appendix, Contain

by Thacher, James

Cottons & Barnard, 1827. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 2nd Edition. Second Revised edition. Rebound in green cloth with light brown leather spine and a dark brown label with gold lettering..
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NZ$510.61
[Manuscript] Histoire de la Cochonnette

[Manuscript] Histoire de la Cochonnette

Christmas, 1944. Hardcover. Cotton toile fabric pasted onto boards. . Very Good. Charming original story about a clever pig and his rooster and chicken pals, and how they escape becoming their master's Xmas supper and then a ravenous wolf. Oblong, 21.5 by 27.5 cm. Unpaginated, 20 leaves, text and illustrations only on rectos. Eighteen original watercolor illustrations, all but two of which are full page or dominate the page. The watercolors are rendered with a confident simplicity -- these... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,617.09
Still : Signed By Samuel Beckett With Three Aquatint Engravings Signed By Stanley William Hayter : Limited Edition

Still : Signed By Samuel Beckett With Three Aquatint Engravings Signed By Stanley William Hayter : Limited Edition

by Beckett, Samuel & Hayter, Stanley William (Illus)

The First edition published by M'Arte Edizione, Milano, Italy in 1974. Folio size. The BOOK is complete and is in near Fine condition. Number '108' of 133 copies issued (There were also an additional X1V hors commerce ad personal copies issued). Loose gatherings in wrappers, with a board chemise folder and slipcase as issued. Edition composed in Garamond font by Ruggero Olivieri, Milan and printed by Tipografia Stefanoni, Lecco on handmade paper by Filicarta di Brugherio. The original manuscript by... Read more about this item
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NZ$4,791.38
The Salisbury Plain Poems of William Wordsworth Salisbury Plain, or A Night on Salisbury Plain, Adventures on Salisbury Plain (including The Female Vagrant), Guilt and Sorrow; or, Incidents upon Salisbury Plain The Cornell Wordsworth

The Salisbury Plain Poems of William Wordsworth Salisbury Plain, or A Night on Salisbury Plain, Adventures on Salisbury Plain (including The Female Vagrant), Guilt and Sorrow; or, Incidents upon Salisbury Plain The Cornell Wordsworth

by Wordsworth, William; Gill, Stephen (ed)

New York: Cornell University Press, 1975. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good /no dustwrapper. large 8vo. b&w facsimile plates The first volume in the Cornell Wordsworth series, edited by Stephen Gill; Salisbury Plain, or A Night on Salisbury Plain, Adventures on Salisbury Plain (including The Female Vagrant), Guilt and Sorrow; or, Incidents upon Salisbury Plain; the aim of the series is to present Wordsworth's poems from first manuscript through all variant readings, to the final printing in the... Read more about this item
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NZ$36.72
Early American Revoutionary War Pay Order For Raw Silk.

Early American Revoutionary War Pay Order For Raw Silk.

by Alexander Hamilton

Not Attributed. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1793. Hardcover. Made out to a farmer for manufactue of raw silk. This was part of a scheme by Alexander Hamilton and several financiers to develop a home industry for the new nation. Paid 1793 .
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NZ$300.27
Catalogue of the Bute Collection of Forty-Two Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures

Catalogue of the Bute Collection of Forty-Two Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures

by Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1983. Paperback. 155pp. Several colour and b&w illustrations. Includes price list. Covers a little age-discoloured. A very pleasing copy. (ar14). Soft Cover. Very Good.
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NZ$27.68
The Castle of Love: A Poem...Now first printed from Inedited Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century

The Castle of Love: A Poem...Now first printed from Inedited Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century

by GROSSETESTE, Robert

Brixton Hill: [Printed by C. & J. Adlard] For private circulation only, 1849. Limited edition of 100 copies signed by the publisher (ten of which printed on thick paper); this copy is number 66, on thin paper. vii, [1], 80pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Recent bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP, short tear to margin of p.51-52, else internally clean and crisp. A limited edition, printed for private circulation, of an early... Read more about this item
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NZ$532.38
NLT Gospel of John

NLT Gospel of John

by St. John

The Scottish Bible Society is pleased to announce the launch of John's Gospel in the New Living Translation (British text edition). The New Living Translation is a new translation which combines readability with faithful adherence to the original manuscripts. The font size for this publication for the main body text is 10pt. The headings of the gospel text are set in 10pt in a bolder print.
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NZ$3.63
TETSUTARO HASEGAWA FOUNDER OF HASEGAWA WORKS CHEMICAL COMPANY LABORATORY, handwritten letter to GeorgeF. Kunz seeking investment

TETSUTARO HASEGAWA FOUNDER OF HASEGAWA WORKS CHEMICAL COMPANY LABORATORY, handwritten letter to GeorgeF. Kunz seeking investment

by Tetsutaro Hasegawa

[HASEGAWA WORKS CHEMICAL COMPANY LABORATORY; FOUNDER'S 1916 LETTER TO GEORGE KUNZ SEEKING INVESTMENT; WITH HIS 4-PAGE ESSAY ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND AMBITIONS IN JAPAN AND HIS NEWLY-FOUNDED COMPANY] HASEGAWA WORKS, Tokyo, Tetsutaro Hasegawa, 1916 signed letter from Tokyo to George. F. Kunz in New York concerning investment in Hasegawa's newly founded business with a 4-1/4 page double-space essay/prospectus going into such subjects as Japanese nationalism, Japanese industrialization, trading relations... Read more about this item
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NZ$6,808.80
THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI OF SCOTLAND [1766], NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. [COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES]

THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI OF SCOTLAND [1766], NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. [COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES]

by Sir Robert Cecil with James Vi Of Scotland; edited by Edmund Goldsmid

Edinburgh: Privately Printed. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1887. Paperback. Collectanea Adamantaea; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 65, 43, 52 pages; THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI [1766], OF SCOTLAND, NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. Complete in three volumes. This is the original printing produced in printed vellum dustwrappers. This is one of a series that was edited by Edmund Goldsmid, mostly from previously unpublished original manuscripts, both historical narratives and... Read more about this item
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NZ$333.55
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