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Bell's British Theatre; Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays. [Complete in 20 Volumes]

Bell's British Theatre; Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays. [Complete in 20 Volumes]

by Bell, John (1745-1831)

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London : Printed For John Bell, Near Exeter Exchange, In The Strand, And C. Etherington, At York, MDCCLXXVI. [-MDCCLXXVIII. ], 1776. First Edition. Hardback. Full contemporary aniline calf, edge-worn and browned. Hinges cracked; all spines glazed (amateurishly) with a glossy resin. Bookplate of William Draper to each paste-down. Internally, exceptionally well-preserved. Scans on request. ; 0 pages; Subject: Theater (Plays) -England-London-History-18th century, Early works to 1800. Addison, Joseph, (1672-1719) . Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749) . Jonson, Ben, (1573? -1637) . Cibber, Colley, (1671-1757) . &c. &c. 100 plays, issued separately, each with seperate title-page, engraved general title page, and front. , showing an actor in a leading part.
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Biblia Sacra - [The Gutenberg 42 Line Bible]

Biblia Sacra - [The Gutenberg 42 Line Bible]

by Gutenberg, Johann (1397?-1468)

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Pageant Books, New Jersey, 1961. Fine Facsimile copy. Hardback. Text reproduced lithographically and the illuminations by sheet-fed gravure. Specially produced 100% rag content. An exceptional achievement, exceptionally well-preserved in slip-cases. Additional detail &c. On request. ; 0 pages; Hand-bound in 2 volumes and limited to 1000 sets. Derived from the Ansel Verlag edition itself based on the copy in the Koniglichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the celebrated Standischen Landesbibliothek [Fulda] copy.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

by Asbjornsen, Peter Christen (1812-1885). Nielsen, Kay Rasmus (1886-) Illus.

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London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked navy cloth. Highly uncommon as such. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat toned and dust-dulled as with age. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 206 pages; Illustrated endpapers. Description: 5 p. L. , 9-206 p. Col. Front. , illus. , col. Plates tipped in with tissue guards and descriptive letterpress. 23 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales & Folklore --Norway.
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Oriental Repertory - [2 Volumes Complete]. Includes Tracts and Essays on Eastern Geography,...

Oriental Repertory - [2 Volumes Complete]. Includes Tracts and Essays on Eastern Geography, History, and Manners, with a Selection from the Mahabharata, Translated by Sir Charles Wilkins and a List of East India Company Directors

by Dalrymple, Alexander (1737-1808)

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London: Printed By George Bigg And London, Printed By W. Ballintine [1793-1808], 1808. 2nd issue [1808]. Hardback. Margins wormed with some stain toning. Finely and period sympathetically bound in full, modern aniline calf. Raised bands with contrasting title and volume-number labels. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 1 pages; With the unpublished material for vol. 2 part 5 added but continuing the pagination and register from the first issue. Referenced by: ESTC t144414. Physical desc. : 2 v. , plates : maps [all present]; 33 cm (4? ) Subjects; Commerce - Asia - History & Oriental literature -Translations into English - 18th century - Periodicals - Early works to 1800.
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Rango : Posse from Hell [large format pre-production TV series script / portfolio]

Rango : Posse from Hell [large format pre-production TV series script / portfolio]

by Huffaker, Clair [writer]. Spartan Productions. Edwards, Blake [director]

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[Spartan Productions, 1959], 1959. First Edition. Hardback. A large format publication in fair to good condition. It is spiral-bound in elaborately blind-tooled full leather. There is some wear to the top of the spiral spine. In a portfolio leather folder with imitation cowhide on the front cover. The portfolio folder is somewhat edge-worn. The pages are impressively produced on colour-illustrated stiff card, with slight dulling around the edges. Some of the introductory and credit pages have separated from the binding and have become brittle and edge-worn. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Futher images, and additional bibliographic information available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Pre-production or proposal portfolio for a western TV series entitled 'Rango' featuring the script for a presumed pilot episode 'Posse from Hell', with a selection of proposed storylines for future episodes. Three pages of production credits indicate that this item was published in 1959, by… Read More
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The English acquisitions in Guinea and East-India : Containing, first, the several forts and...

The English acquisitions in Guinea and East-India : Containing, first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company ... Secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India ...

by Crouch, Nathaniel (1632?-1725?)

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London : Printed and A. Bettewworthe at the Red Lyon, and J. Battely at the Dove, in Pater-noster-Row, 1728. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Fair copy bound in contemporary calf-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and rubbed as with age. Corners bumped. Some surface wear evident to boards. Lacking half-title page. Top fore edge page corners somewhat worn from about page 160 onwards, with some minor loss - text affected in places. Pages slightly toned as with age, but perfectly clear and legible throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 192 pages; 192p., 3 plates (other COPAC lists few other copies all with only 1 plate), illus. ; 15cm. Subjects: Africa -- Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Robert Burton = Nathaniel Crouch. First published in 1686 as 'A view of the English acquisitions'. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog,… Read More
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New York Fire Department Case Files : Case of George S. Preston, 1937 [Case files, witness...

New York Fire Department Case Files : Case of George S. Preston, 1937 [Case files, witness statements, sternographer's transcripts, portrait photograph, confession, and other related documents]

by Bureau of Fire Investigation, New York. George S. Preston

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New York : FDNY, 1937. First Edition. Paperback. The documents are bound by metal clasp in a brown portfolio folder. The contents are in a very good to near fine condition, with just some minor edge nicks and dust-toning as with age. Remains particulalry well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; A unique collector's item. New York Fire Department's 1937 case files in typescript, regarding the case of George S. Preston, who set a large number of fires around the Bronx area of New York between 1935 & 1937. A number of fires were also set while he was employed by the New Haven Railroad. Contents: File and case reports (some on headed Bureau of Fire Investigation paper), statements from the accused and witnesses, employment records, police statements, interview transcripts and an original b/w portrait photo of the accused. Also includes 'George S. Preston's Confession' in a sealed Fire Department envelope.
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Compendio de la historia geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile / escrito en italiano por...

Compendio de la historia geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile / escrito en italiano por el abate don Juan Ignacio Molina: in two volumes

by Molina, Giovanni Ignazio (1740-1829). Arquellada Mendoza, D. J. de

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En Madrid : Por Don Antonio de Sancha, 1788. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the library of Victoria Aguirre with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 2 v : front. (port.) 3 fold. maps, fold. plan, 3 fold. tab ; 21 cm. Notes; Subjects; Natural history � Chile. Mapuche Indians. Mapuche language. Mapuche Indians. Natural History. Mapuche Indians. Mapuche language. Natural history. Chile � History � To 1810. Chile � Bibliography. Chile � Late 18th century � Description. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana: in qua manuscriptos codices Syriacos, Arabicos,...

Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana: in qua manuscriptos codices Syriacos, Arabicos, Persicos, Turcicos, Hebraicos, Samaritanos, Armenicos, Aethiopicos, Graecos, Aegyptaicos, Ibericos, & Malabaricos: jussu et munificentia Clementis XI, pontificus Maximi: in three volumes

by Assemani, Joseph Simonius

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Rome: Typis Scarae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1719. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound as issued, spines stitched in preparation for fine binding. Page edges untrimmed. Some wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall with no blemish. Stamp from Catholic college at Dublin for the Foreign Missions. Physical description; three volumes: I-III:part I. Contents; Vol. I: De Scriptoribus Syris Orthodoxis; 648 pp., Latin and Syriac text ; Vol. II: De Scriptoribus Syris Monophysitis; 546 pp. ; Vol. III: part I: De Scriptoribus Syris Nestorianis; 709 pp., Latin, Syriac and Arabic text. Summary; First edition of the author's magnum opus, a monumental bio-bibliography of Syriac literature based on the manuscript holdings of the Vatican Library. This edition was almost entirely destroyed by fire which broke out in 1768 in Assemani s apartment near the Vatican Library. The large part of this monumental work was collected by Assemani himself, who returned from a collection expedition to… Read More
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The History of Don Quixote by Cervantes: illustrated by Gustave Dor�: in 30 issues

The History of Don Quixote by Cervantes: illustrated by Gustave Dor�: in 30 issues

by Cervantes. Dor�, Gustave [illus.]

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London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited. First English Language Edition. Softcover. Good set in original stiff card wrappers with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean.Volume 30 is missing its front cover. Physical description; 30 issues. Notes; No date given. First English Language edition succeeded by the first book form in Sept. 1906. The success of Dor�'s work this edition led largely to his success. Subjects; Don Quixote. Cervantes. Gustave Dor� (illustrator).
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John Lennon in his own write [SIGNED by John Lennon]

John Lennon in his own write [SIGNED by John Lennon]

by Lennon, John (1940-1980)

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First Edition, reprint. Hardcover. Good copy bound in the original colour printed boards. Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 79 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by John Lennon. Subjects; Lennon, John (1940-1980).
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El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha / compuesto por Miguel de Cerv�ntes Saavedra...

El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha / compuesto por Miguel de Cerv�ntes Saavedra [Volume 1]

by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616). Ibarra y Mar�n, Joaqu�n (1725-1785) [publisher]

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En Madrid : Por Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. New edition. Hardcover. Full, contemporary gilt-bordered aniline calf, worn. Hinges starting, gutters worn. Crudely re-cased with the original boards retained. Inner gilt dentelles. Prelim plates detached. All edges gilt. Wide margins with the text remaining in uncommonly good condition; scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. Physical description, plates : ill. ; fol. Notes; Added title-page, engraved; engraved head- and tail-pieces; initials; vignettes. Preliminary matter (v. 1, p. i-ccii) includes; Pr�logo de la Academia; Vida de ... Cerv�ntes Saavedra y an�lisis del Quixote [por Vicente de los R�os]; Plan cronol�gico del Quixote; Pruebas y documentos que justifican la Vida de Cerv�ntes. Plates by Antonio Carnicero, Jos� del Castillo, Jos� Brunete, Bernardo Barranco, Pedro Arnal, Ger�nimo Gil, and Gregorio Ferro; engraved by Fernando Selma, Manuel Salvador y Carmona, Ger�nimo A. Gil, Pedro Pasqual Males, J. Joaqu�n Fabregat, Joaqu�n… Read More
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Letter to Charles Pole, Esq. Governor of the Bank of England

Letter to Charles Pole, Esq. Governor of the Bank of England

by BANK OF ENGLAND [NINETEENTH CENTURY]

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Publisher; Unknown, 1820. First edition. Softcover. Specimen (color/red plates) 1, 5 & 10 pound notes printed on single and double sides loosely inserted. Good copy; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. An unread example with unopened pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Additional scans and bibliographic detail on request. Date of publication is suggested. Physical description; 14 pp. Dis-bound as issued. Subjects; Bank of England. 1800-1850. Bank notes - original currency samples -Great Britain. Banks and banking, Central Great Britain. Currency - counterfeit and fraudulent - currency - forgery - nineteenth century. Currency printing - authentic registers. Pole served as Bank governor from 1820-1822 only.
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General Cement Company (A.C.E.T.) [7 portfolios, bound]

General Cement Company (A.C.E.T.) [7 portfolios, bound]

by Mitara, Dimitri. Manousakis, Giorgos. Pentiziki, Nikos. Asterindi, A. Sikelioti, G. Vourloumis, Andreas. Santorinis, Thira. Tetsi, P. General Cement Company (Heracles Olympos Cement)

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Greece: , 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Seven bound portfolios of commissioned images that feature Greek-related structures, landscapes and costumes. Each portfolio contains 20-40 images individually mounted on rag card paper. (Approximately 250 images total.) Images include street scenes, landscapes, municipal infrastructure, port-scapes, classical Greek antiquities, and local costume, all in colour. Each labelled Series One, presumably for company's archive. Good copies all in original monogrammed raw linen clam shell portfolio with cloth ties. Physical description; 7 portfolios. Contents: Portfolio dates - 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966. Subjects; Greek society and culture. Greek art. Greek art; contemporary. Greek industry. Greece; construction industry. Greece; 20th century. Greece; 20th century art.
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The road to Oxiana

The road to Oxiana

by Byron, Robert

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London: Macmillan, 1937. First Edition First Impression. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, not price clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 341 pages: ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Travel Description Iran Afghanistan. Byron, Robert 1905-1941 Travel Middle East. Islamic architecture Iran. Islamic architecture Afghanistan. Middle East Description and travel.
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