Florentiæ [Florence]: Apud Iuntas [Giunta], 1552. First separate edition. 8vo. (12), 96, (2) pp, bound without the final blank as often. Later, probably 18th century full calf, spine with raised bands, blindstamped decoration to the boards, the early ownership inscription of a Danto Maria di Franco del Besso to the.....

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London: John Murray, 1839. Eight volumes. 8vo. Contemporary purple straight grain morocco, spines faded to brown, twin olive gilt lettered spine labels, gilt decoration to the edges of the boards, endpapers and all edges marbled, armorial bookplate of Frederick Wildman Burnett to the front pastedowns. Frontispiece portrait and 8 engraved.....

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Londini [London]: Typis T. Roycroft, 1668. First edition, 8vo, (xxxiv), 420 pp. Portrait frontispiece. 19th century quarter parchment, somewhat marked and with some scuffing to the upper board, red morocco label. A posthumous collected edition - Cowley having died the year before - with a life by Thomas Sprat, his.....

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London: G.F. Cruchley, [c.1830]. Map dimensions 57 x 58 cm, overall 60.5 x 61.5 cm. Decorative folding map of London showing the extents from Cheshunt down to Banstead and Ranham across to Southall, original colour marking out the county boundaries, principal roads, parks and bodies of water, border mounted to.....

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London: Duckworth, 1930. First edition. 4to. xii, 67, (1) pp. Pink beaded cloth backed white boards, these decorated with large gilt circles, early pencilled gift inscription. Colour frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text plus 27 photographic portrait plates. Slight sunning to the spine, two small marks to the cloth.....

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London: John Murray, 1895. Sixth edition, "with additions and corrections", forty seventh thousand. 8vo. xxi, (1), 432 pp. Contemporary brown half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt lettered direct, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Folding plate. Mild sunning and rubbing to the spine, a little spotting to the front and.....

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(Harmondsworth): Penguin Books, (1963). 8vo, 364, (2) pp. Inscribed from the author to Joan Baylis "...Greetings for Christmas 1963" on the half title, marginal browning throughout, original covers bound in at the end, marbled endpapers. Recent dark green full morocco, a.e.g.

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London: B. Law and J. Hewett, 1769. Small 4to, (ii), xxv, (v) pp, 159, (8) ff, 13, (1) pp. Early manuscript list of "Arms of the Cornish Gentry" to two final blanks, both with some damp staining to the top corner but not affecting the text leaves. Modern black morocco.....

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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1974. Fifth impression. 8vo. (iv), 127, (1) pp. Publisher's glossy boards, inscribed on the front free endpaper "Natasha, Love, Roald Dahl" in bright blue ink, the recipient's full name signed in green felt tip to the opposing inner cover, original printed gold sticker promoting.....

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1904-09. Five volumes. 8vo. Recent dark blue quarter morocco over matching cloth boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt device to the others, top edges gilt. Numerous illustrations throughout, "Pride" illustrated by Charles Brock, the others by Hugh.....

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London: The Waverley Book Company, Ltd., 1927. Limited edition, set number 205 of 250 copies for Great Britain (there being another 750 sets for the US). Ten volumes. 8vo. Publisher's quarter dark red morocco over matching sides, gilt lettered to the spines, top edges gilt. 69 plates, the majority photogravures.....

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London: John Lehmann, 1951. First edition, 8vo, 247, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Cloth, d.w. designed by John Minton with loss to the top of the spine and top edge and much milder loss to other extremities.

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