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The Comet: Or, Letters to Bon-Accordians. No. I - To Mr. Thomas...
(COMET).Aberdeen: George Middleton, 1884-85. Eight issues in one volume, 8vo, 11, (1), 12, 12, 11, (1), 12, 11, (1), 13, (1), 10 pp. Bookplate of Edinburgh Public Libraries to paste down, marked "withdrawn", plus small ink stamps to the first and last pages. Contemporary half cloth, marbled sides, neatly rebacked.....
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The Complaint. Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. [with] Night...
(BLAKE, William). [YOUNG, Edward].London: The Folio Society, 2005. Three volumes - two volumes folio, the commentary 8vo. Folios bound in midnight blue goatskin over blue-grey silk boards, illustrated and with matching leather title labels to the upper covers, commentary bound in dark teal cloth, silver lettered to the spine with a blue-grey title.....
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The Parochial Topography of the Rape of Arundel, in the western division...
DALLAWAY, James.London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1832. Folio, (iv), viii, (vii)-xvi, 406, (2) pp. 18 plates, including 3 not listed - one of the latter the binder is directed to transfer to the volume on Bramber, plus six maps and plans, four of which are double page, one plate hand.....
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The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication.
DARWIN, Charles.London: John Murray, 1868. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. xiv, 473, (1); x, 495, (1) pp. Contemporary half calf over dark blue cloth sides, all edges speckled red, a shadow on each of the front pastedowns showing faintly where a prior owner's bookplate has been removed. 43 illustrations in the.....
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The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, California. Das Neue Industriegelände in der...
BALTZ, Lewis.(New York: Leo Castelli / Castelli Graphics, 1974). First edition, 4to, (106) pp. 51 full page black and white illustrations, contemporary signature and an old inked price to the fly leaf. Cloth, with mild spotting, d.w. with light soiling and slight loss to the spine ends.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Illustrated by Faith Jacques.
DAHL, Roald.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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The Works of... (The Canterbury Tales. Minor Poems. Boece. Troilus and Criseyde...
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.Stratford-upon-Avon: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press... and published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1928. Limited edition, no. 77 of 375 sets, eight volumes, 4to. Some coloured illustrations in the margins, red initial letters and decoration. Small mark to the fore edge of volume I, barely affecting the page edges. Original.....
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Bathers and Dancers. The white line and silhouette engravings of... with an...
BUCKLAND WRIGHT, John.(Wakefield): The Fleece Press, 1993. Limited edition, one of 180 copies from a total edition of 206 copies, tall 8vo, 25, (73) pp. 47 illustrations, 5 tipped in, accompanying printed slip from the publisher loosely inserted. Quarter vellum, patterned boards, slipcase, a fine copy.
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Genius Genuine, by Samuel Chifney, of Newmarket. A Fine Part in Riding...
CHIFNEY, Samuel.London: Sold only for the Author, 232 Piccadilly, [1795]. First edition. 8vo. 170 pp. (i-v), vi-vii, (viii-xi), 12-170 pp. Contemporary red full straight grained morocco, neatly rebacked to style, gilt tooled compartments with a gilt lettered green label. Some light wear and marking to the boards, occasional browning within, very.....
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Ten Little N*****s.
CHRISTIE, Agatha.London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, (1939). First edition, 8vo, (ii), 252, (2 advertisement) pp. Contemporary inscription to fly leaf almost completely faded. Original cloth, spine dull, rather marked, top of the upper joint with some wear. Published in the US as "And Then There Were None."...
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The Chinese Drama, from the earliest times until to-day. A Panoramic Study...
ARLINGTON L. C.Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1930. Limited edition, no. 77 of 750 copies signed by the author, 4to, xxxi, (i), 177, (11) pp. Coloured frontispiece and 115 plates, mostly in colour, patterned endpapers. Original cloth backed patterned boards, spine slightly dull, recently rebacked retaining the original backstrip.
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Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall. Consisting of Several...
BORLASE, William.London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: for S. Baker and G. Leigh...; T. Payne...; and Benjamin White, 1769. Second edition, folio, xvi, 464 pp. Two maps - one folding - and 25 plates - one of these also folding, plus 10 illustrations in the text, early owner's signature.....
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