London: Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1870s]. Four volumes, small 8vo. Marbled endpapers, signature of Lily Noble to the title page of "Little Women". Contemporary full vellum, red morocco spine labels, each volume with matching hand painted decoration - lilies of the valley to the upper covers, a smaller bouquet to...

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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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London: J. Bell, 1797. Three volumes. First English translation. Contemporary full speckled calf, spines with gilt rules, gilt lettered red title labels and dark green oval number labels, the later armorial bookplate of the Cobbold family of Ipswich to the front pastedowns of volumes II and III, all three volumes...

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London: John Betts. 115 Strand (nearly opposite Exeter Hall), [c. 1860]. Map dimensions 75 x 62.5 cm, overall dimensions 77.5 x 64 cm. Folding map of Ireland with attractive original colour in block and outline demarcating the county boundaries. The whole dissected into twenty-four sections and mounted on linen, folds...

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London: Printed for Matthew Turner, 1686. 12mo, (xxiv), 432 pp. Mild browning to early leaves, rear free endpaper stained, new front free endpaper. Contemporary gilt ruled speckled calf, spine in compartments with a gilt tool to each, upper hinge and top of spine with subtle repair. Wing A4212A. A work...

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London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857-58. First English edition. Five volumes. 8vo. Contemporary tan full calf, spines with raised bands, original red title labels with sympathetically renewed green author and volume labels, loss of gilt to the other compartments, all edges and endpapers marbled. Gift inscription to the...

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London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. First edition, 8vo, xiv, 535, (1) pp. 3 folding maps, chromolithographed frontispiece and 8 plates plus 26 illustrations in the text, some occasional light foxing, marbled endpapers. 20th century half calf, t.e.g., some very mild soiling otherwise a very good copy.

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Amsterdamo: [Elzevir], 1665. First Amsterdam edition, later issue, 12mo, (xxiv), 744 pp. Title page printed in red and black, some light marks to first and last few leaves. Attractively bound in 20th century speckled calf, very slight sunning, red spine label, a.e.g., a handsome copy. A finely printed pocket edition...

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Genevæ [Geneva]: Jacobum Stoer, 1637. 8vo. (24), 518, (67) ff. Contemporary full calf, rebacked to style, the original gilt lettered red spine label preserved, new endpapers. Some minor worming to the rear of the book, else very good.

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London: C. Smith. 172 Strand. Jan. 1st, 1851. Overall dimensions 165 x 130 cm. Very large map of England and Wales printed over four conjoined sheets mounted on linen and fixed upon original wooden rollers, printed brief title label to upper roller. Original colour demarcating the counties. Slight fraying to...

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1849, 1872. Two volumes bound in one, 12mo, (ii), 430, (iii)-290 pp, "Pride and Prejudice" bound in second without its half title. Later small owner's label to paste down, upper hinge cracked but sound. Contemporary blue cloth, marked, spine dull. A scarce issue of "Pride and Prejudice" published in Routledge's...

More info about Pride and Prejudice. A Novel. London: George Routledge 1849. [bound with] HOEY, Mrs. F.C. Buried...

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1916]. First edition. 4to. xvi, 194, (2) pp. Publisher's pale green buckram, gilt lettered and decorated to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 11 plates, all in colour and tipped in. The scarce jacket with some wear to the edges and...

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