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Place of Origin: British
Paris Photographs by Brassai text by John Russell 1st Edtion 1960
By George Brassaï, John Russell
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Batsford, 1960. Braissais's mesmeric photographs captures the everyday essence of Paris lead by John Russelli's elegant and erudite tour of the city, i...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, First UK Edition, Original Boards, 1883
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. With over 300 illustrations. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First UK Edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth boards, embossed in black and le...
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1880s High Victorian Antique British Books

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Fabric, Paper

Vintage "Old Boston Theatre" Blue Transferware Plate, 1899
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a blue-glazed transferware Wedgwood plate, dating to 1898. Made in England, this specific pattern celebrates the Old Boston Theater, at the corner of Federal and Frankli...
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1890s Late Victorian Antique British Books

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Ceramic, Pottery

1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful and very clean and bright set of works by renowned author Charles Dickens. In a tree calf Mansell binding. Five volumes. From the renowned English writer and social crit...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Paper

"A Biography of William Wordsworth" by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856
By Edwin Paxton Hood
Located in valatie, NY
A Biography of William Wordsworth by Edwin Paxton Hood. London: W. & F.G. Cash, 1856. Calf and cloth bound hardcover with gilt edge. 508 pp. William...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Paper

2 Vols Antique Book, British Sports and Sportsmen, English, Sporting Reference
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 large antique volumes of British Sports and Sportsmen. An English, bound and numbered limited edition sporting reference book, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1920. ...
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1920s Other Vintage British Books

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Leather, Paper

Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey a. Godden
By Geoffrey A. Godden
Located in valatie, NY
Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey A. Godden. Magna Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. 375 pages with 433 black and white illustrations and 25 in full color...
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1990s British Books

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Paper

Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, With Essays, in Two Volumes, 1796
By Benjamin Franklin
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of His Life Written by Himself together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of t...
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1790s Federal Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Vol. John Bunyan, The Pilgrim s Process
Located in New York, NY
1 Vol. John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Process, from this World to that Which is to Come [with] a True Relations of the Holy War Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus. Black Morocco bound. A...
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19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Styles of Living The Best of Casa Vogue Vercelloni, Isa Coffee Table Book
By Rizoli International Publications
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Styles of Living: The Best of Casa Vogue coffee table hardcover book. by Isa Vercelloni New York: Rizzoli, 1985. This is a compendium of fabulous houses, unashamedly showcasing the lifestyles of the very rich and very famous. Includes homes lived in and/or designed by Peter Eisenman, Fred Fisher, Marco Zanuso, Andrew Batey, Mark Mack, Guido Canali...
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20th Century Modern British Books

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Paper

1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
By Alexander Pope, Homer
Located in Bath, GB
A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance. Limited edition, With Homer numbered 1051 and The Iliad numbered 1196. With text in both Latin and Greek. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press...
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1930s Vintage British Books

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Paper

SMITH, Albert. The Wassail-Bowl. FIRST EDITION - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SMITH, Albert. TITLE: The Wassail-Bowl. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 7-11/16" x 4-15/16", illustrated by John Leech, bou...
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1840s Antique British Books

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Leather

Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold, Book 1965
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Painting in Islam: A Study of the Place of Pictorial Art in Muslim Culture. Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold (1965-07-01). Paintings in Islam indicates the place of painti...
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1960s Islamic Vintage British Books

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Paper

Jackson Pollock: Drawing into Painting - Bernice Rose - 1st edition, 1980
Located in CA, CA
Published by The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1980. Softcover with French text. This book was originally an exhibition catalogue published alongside a Po...
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1980s Modern Vintage British Books

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Paper

Cervantes, Miguel de — Don Quixote — 4 volume set
Located in Middletown, NY
4 vols.; 8vo, 6 1/2 x 4 in. (165 x 102 mm) , vol. 1: (6), xl, 293; vol. 2: (1), 314; vol. 3: 910, xi, 331; vol. 4: 91), 322. With 28 copperplate engravings designed by F. Hayman and engraved by G. V. Neist; all are signed by both artist and engraver; all have “Vol” and “p.” indications, except those for Vol. I., which have “p." indications only. Three-quarter tan calf binding with marbled paper, all edges stained yellow, gilt title, decorations and raised bands on spine. The antique bindings...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

Wedgwood Hardcover 1966 by Wolf Mankowitz
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Wolf Mankowitz 1st published by B.T. Batsford, 1953 - Wedgwood ware - 283 pages Study of the work of the famous English firm of potters, illustrated with reproductions of his designs...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Paper

1964 Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son
By James Baldwin
Located in Bath, GB
A smart first edition of this collection of essays from Baldwin, following on from his first collection Notes of a Native Son, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Si...
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1960s Vintage British Books

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Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Public Record, Latin, House of Commons, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the George III period, publis...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique British Books

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Paper

2020 Norman Mailer The Fight: George Foreman - Muhammad Ali
By Norman Mailer
Located in Bath, GB
The very scarce, signed, limited edition Collector's Edition of this tribute to Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s 1974 boxing match, written by Norman Mailer, who witnessed the fight...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Paper

Julia PARDOE. The Court And Reign Of Francis - 3 vols - 1887 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PARDOE, Julia. TITLE: The Court And Reign Of Francis The First King Of France. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1887 DESCRIPTION: 3 vols., 8-3/4" x 5-7/8", num...
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1880s Antique British Books

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Leather

Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GLANVILL, Joseph. TITLE: The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions Manifested in a Discourse of the Shortness and Uncertainty of Our Knowledge, and Its Causes, w...
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1660s Antique British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Kenneth Grahame. The Wind In The Willows.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Kenneth Grahame. The Wind In The Willows. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham in Color. Bound in Full green polished calf, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spine, thr...
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20th Century British Books

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Leather

American Notes First Edition Books by Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'American Notes for General Circulation' by Charles Dickens. First Edition. Vol 1 and 2 London: Chapman and Hall 1842 Bradbury and Evans, Printers,...
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19th Century Antique British Books

(KYD) - DICKENS - Barbara (from The Old Curiosity Shop) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: Barbara (from The Old Curiosity Shop) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR SKETCH...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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(KYD) - DICKENS - Dennis (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: Dennis (from Barnaby Rudge) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR SKETCH. 1 leaf, ...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Simon Tappertit (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: Simon Tappertit (from Barnaby Rudge) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR SKETCH....
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Pecksniff (from Martin Chuzzlewit) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: Mr. Pecksniff (from Martin Chuzzlewit) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR SKETC...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. George Sampson (from Our Mutual Friend) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: Mr. George Sampson (from Our Mutual Friend) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR ...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Paper

Joseph Clayton CLARKE (KYD) - DICKENS - The Pavement Artist - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLARKE, Joseph Clayton (KYD) (Charles Dickens). TITLE: The Pavement Artist (from Somebody's Luggage). PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOL...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Paper

Chagall: Love and the Stage 1914-1922 Hardcover Book
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Chagall: Love and the Stage 1914-1922. large hardcover 1st edition 1998, out of print. Marc Chagall, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain). Merrell Holberton, 1998 - Art - 104 pages....
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Late 20th Century Expressionist British Books

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Paper

I, Me, Mine Autobiography Memoir by English Musician George Harrison The Beatles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
I, Me, Mine is an autobiographic memoir by the English musician George Harrison, formerly of The Beatles. It was first published in 1980 as a hand-bound, limited edition book by Genesis Publications, with a mixture of printed text and multi-colour facsimiles of Harrison's handwritten song lyrics...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Paper

2 Vol. W. H. Sleeman, Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
Located in New York, NY
2 Vol. W. H. Sleeman, Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official. First Edition. 3/4 red calf leather-bound and linen boards. Ornate gilt panels on spine. Raised bands. Top edge...
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19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather, Linen

1946-1954 Country Life
Located in Bath, GB
A collection of eleven volumes of the Country Life magazine, uniformly bound in an attractive Sangorski and Sutcliffe signed quarter morocco. A sumptuous...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Paper

John Addington Symonds, the Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi, 1890, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington. TITLE: The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi. PUBLISHER: London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION. 2 vols., 9-1/4" x 7", limite...
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1890s Antique British Books

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Leather

Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones Altamont, and the End of the Sixties Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties Book by Ethan Russell and Gerard Van der Leun. 1st edition. 239 pages. LET IT BLEED takes you where no Rolling ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art British Books

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Paper

Surtees, Mr. Facey Romford s Hounds, First Edition in the Original 12 Parts 1864
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith. Title: Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. Publisher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-65. Description: first edition in the original 12 parts, 24 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech...
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1860s Antique British Books

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Paper

1907-1917 The Waverley Novels
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Bath, GB
A complete set of Sir Walter Scott's famous Waverley Novels, handsomely bound in half morocco bindings. A set, complete in twenty-four volumes, in half morocco bindings. Top edge gil...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Paper

David Hume T. Smollett, The History Of England, 16 Vols., London 1824
Located in Bridgeport, CT
London Stereotype Edition. Complete 16 vol. edition 1824. Black and gilt embossed leatherbound with marbled end papers and edges. The set comprised of 10 volumes with Humes on spine...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique 1719 English "The Compleat Herbal" Volume 1 First Edition Book
By Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique first edition book titled "The Compleat Herbal" or 'The botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort' was published in 1719 in England on paper and bound in leather in the period George 1...
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Early 18th Century George I Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

Saracenic and Norman Remains to Illustrate the Normans in Sicily - ILLUSTRATED
Located in Middletown, NY
Knight, Henry Gally Esq. Saracenic and Norman Remains to Illustrate the Normans in Sicily London: John Murray, 1840. FIRST EDITION - ROYAL FOLIO, 21 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (550 x370 m...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper, Fabric

DODGSON - Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - 1969 - Illustrated by Dali
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Salvador Dali - illustrator). TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. PUBLISHER: NY: Maecenas Press - Random House, 1969. DESCRIPTIO...
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1960s Vintage British Books

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Fabric, Leather

1839-63 The Railway Times
Located in Bath, GB
An impressive run of early issues of the 'Railway Times' periodical, an important railway periodical which documented developments and current news in the railway industry during the...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Paper

10 Volumes. Lord Macaulay, Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Lord Macaulay, Complete Works. Knickerbocker Edition. Bound in 3/4 red calf with marbled boards. Covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. Top edges gilt. Marbled en...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Set Of 6 First Edition Novels by Minette Walters, Signed, English, Hard Bound
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 First Edition novels by Minette Walters. An English language, author signed hard-bound collection of crime writing, dating to the turn of the 21st century. An award-winning author, Minette Walters (September 1949) has written over 15 titles since her first novel The Ice House...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Paper

1926 Collected Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
By John Wilmot
Located in Bath, GB
A fine limited edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester, in a sumptuous full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun Riviere. Number 285 of a 1050 copy limitation. In a beautiful c...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Old Spain; Drawings by Muirhead Bone, Descriptions by Gertrude Bone
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Macmillan Co. Ltd, 1936. FIRST, LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED 2 vols. ROYAL FOLIO, 20 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (515 x 250 mm). Brown pigskin, raised bands, t.e.g., rest uncut. Pr...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather, Paper

Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Churchill, Winston S. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1947. First Edition Thus. Two Volume Set. Rebound in tan Moroccan leather boards, with rai...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Books

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Leather, Paper

Royal Occasions: Watercolors and Drawings by John Castle Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Royal Occasions: Watercolors and Drawings by John Castle Hardcover Book. A collection of over 100 watercolours and drawings which gives a vie...
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20th Century Victorian British Books

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Paper

English Victorian Painted Book
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian painted book with scene on edges in holder (The Royal College of Physicians) AS IS-MISSING FRONT COVER
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Books

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Paint

1750 The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher
By Francis Beaumont
Located in Bath, GB
A handsomely bound ten volume first complete collected edition of the works of these two celebrated Renaissance dramatists. he first complete edition of the works of these two drama...
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1750s Antique British Books

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Paper

1815 Robinson Crusoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects. A very unusual and scarce edition of ...
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1810s Antique British Books

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Paper

Set of Waverly Novels
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in South Salem, NY
The Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott, is a beloved set of novels that were amongst the most read novels in Europe in the 19th century. The first book ...
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20th Century British Books

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Paper

2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History. Bound in the publisher's pezux binding in full red morocco with the covers displa...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. B. H. Niebuhr. Lectures on Ancient History from the Earliest Times...
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. B. H. Niebuhr. Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octvianus by Dr. Leonhard Schmitz. Bound in full blue polished calf, rai...
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19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Motor Racing Book, Autocourse 1966-67
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Motor Racing Book, Autocourse 1966-67. Hard back copy of the motor sport book, Autocourse 1966-67. A Review of the International Motor Sport 1966 - 67, full of photographs and motori...
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Late 20th Century Sporting Art British Books

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1872 Chambers s Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts - 8 Volumes
By William Chambers 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
8 of 10 volumes (2-7 and 9-10) Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts New and Revised Edition, printed 1872 by W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh. Uniformly bound in hal...
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1870s Edwardian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Vol. M. Rostovtzeff. The Social Economic History of The Roman Empire.
Located in New York, NY
1. Vol. M. Rostovtzeff. The Social & Economic History of The Roman Empire. Bound in full blue calf, top edged gilt, raised band, marbled endpapers, illustrated. Published: Oxford, Cl...
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20th Century British Books

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Leather

1853-86 The Collected Works of Cuthbert Bede
By Cuthbert Bede
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful fine set of the collected first editions works of Cuthbert Bede, pen name of Edward Bradley, a set of his scarce novels uniformly bound by Bickers. A very smart first ed...
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1850s Antique British Books

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Paper

1804 The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart large paper edition of Daniel Defoe's important travelogue novel, a nice copy illustrated throughout by Thomas Stothard. The second Stockdale edition, a smart large pape...
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Early 1800s Antique British Books

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Paper

A. A. MILNE. Winnie The Pooh. 1973 - FIRST LIMITED EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Winnie The Pooh. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen Children's Books, 1973. DESCRIPTION: FIRST LIMITED EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol, 9-1/2" x 6-3/8", limited to 300 ...
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1970s Vintage British Books

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Leather

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