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Period: 19th Century
Small Book with 26 Views of the Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon
Located in Langweer, NL
Small antique book titled 'Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon'. English edition containing 26 views of Versailles and Trianon. Drawn from nature by Jaime. Published by Bru...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli. Curiosities Of Literature
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli. Curiosities Of Literature. Bound in full polished calf, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled endpapers and edges, frontispiece. Published: London; ...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

French Louis Philippe Period Walnut Folding Bookstand, ca. 1835
Located in Atlanta, GA
having (when opened) a bow shaped top with a lower book support, the arches at bottom becoming legs, when closed folds flat
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Books

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Walnut

Antique Legend of Jubal, George Eliot, English, Bound, Poetry Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Legend of Jubal by George Eliot. An English language, bound poetry book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Under the nom de plume George E...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

History of the War in the Peninsula by W.F.P. Napier with Lord Elgin Provenance
By W.F.P. Napier, C.B.
Located in valatie, NY
A complete set of "History of the War in the Peninsula" by W.F.P. Napier, in 6 volumes, numbered 1-6. London: Thomas & William Boone all volumes are published in different years from 1828-1840 and are all 1st Ed's. 3/4 leather and marbled board hard covers. The history of the war in the Iberian Peninsula and in the South of France, from 1807 to the 1846 written by W.F.P. Napier, C.B., Colonel H.P. Forty-Third Regiment, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences. The wars describe the military conflict between Napoleon's Empire and Bourbon Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland allied with the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic wars. The volumes have illustrated fold out maps portraying various battles. The set was owned originally by Colonel Thomas Bruce (Lord Elgin) the 7th Earl of Elgin. He sold the "Elgin Marbles" taken from the Parthenon to the British government in 1816. The books were later owned by George Woods...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Jacques Saurin Lot of Old Religiuos Books from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old bound books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice library. Sizes may vary....
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Inscribed by the author to Thomas J. Barratt. Ba...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Collection of 50 Shimacho Stripes Textile Samples in a Handmade Box (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautiful box of fifty Shima/Shimacho Japanese textile design samples from the late 19th century or very early years of the 20th cent...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Textile

Antique Life Explorations of Dr Livingstone Book, African Travel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life & Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. An English language African travel and history book, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1875. A Victorian p...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Charles GUITEAU. The Crime Avenged: or, Guiteau on the gallows. 1882.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GUITEAU, Charles. TITLE: The Crime Avenged: or, Guiteau on the gallows. A sequel to "Guiteau's Crime" and "The Assassin's Doom," and forming with them a complete secret his...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

The Book of Common Prayer - 1865 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments, and Other Rites & Ceremonies of The Church,.. PUBLISHER: London: by George E. Eyre &...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hellas, a Lyrical Drama, First Edition 1822 the Huth Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Title: Hellas. A Lyrical Drama. Publisher: London: Charles and James Ollier, 1822. Description: first edition the Huth copy. 1 vol., a large ...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Our Mutual Friend 1865 Chapman Hall Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Our Mutual Friend was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Chapman and Hall of England in 1865 in the period Victorian style with etchings by Hablot Knight Browne...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Cyprien Berard - Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires - 1820 - FIRST FRENCH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Cyprien Berard and Charles Nodier. TITLE: Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires. PUBLISHER: Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire, 1820. DESCRIPTION: FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 2 vols., 6-3/...
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Large Antique Reference Book, Index, Rolls of Parliament, English, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Index To The Rolls of Parliament. Printed in English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published circa...
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, The Close Rolls, Latin, Public Record, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published ...
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250
Located in valatie, NY
Set of six volumes, full Moroccan leather bindings. Annals of The Artists of Spain by Wm Stirling-Maxwell. London: John Nimmo, 1891. In four volumes. First Edition, thus. Numbered #1...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

1811 The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful example of the first Jonathan Scott translation of the Arabian Nights, beautifully bound in half straight grain morocco by Morrell, and with a frontispiece to each volume...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1890 The Nursery "Alice"
Located in Bath, GB
A signed presentation copy of the first edition, second issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. Inscr...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Daggett, Thomas F.. The Outlaw Brothers, Frank Jesse James. SIXTH EDITION 1881
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [Daggett, Thomas F.] TITLE: The Outlaw Brothers, Frank and Jesse James. Lives and Adventures of the Scourges of the Plains. PUBLISHER: NY: Richard K. Fox, 1881. DESCRIPTIO...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

L Amérique du Nord pittoresque by Quantin Decaux, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
L'Amérique du Nord pittoresque by Quantin & Decaux. A 19th century exploration of the landscape of the United States and Canada, with numerous full page black and white illustrations...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Pair of Antique Books Dating from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of antique books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called "Bible dictionar...
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

10 Volumes, Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England. Bound in full brown calf with the covers displaying borders, floral corner flourishes, and a central crest, all gilt-tooled. The s...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Antique Treasury Of Botany, Vol 1&2, English Language, Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique reference books 'The Treasury of Botany' by Samuel Maunder. Published in English by Longmans, Green & Co of London, in the Victorian period, dated 1884. F...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Trollope, Home Haunts of the Italian Poets, 2 Vols. 1st Ed 1881 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TROLLOPE, Frances Eleanor & T. Adolphus. TITLE: The Home and Haunts of The Italian Poets. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1881. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION....
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Vol. Robert Tomes, MD., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War
Located in New York, NY
3 Vol. Robert Tomes, MD., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War: A History of the Late Rebellion. Illustrated throughout with biographical sketches of leading statesmen, disting...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D Abrantes, 3 Vols. 1883, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Junot, Laure, (Duchess of Abrantes). Title: Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes. (Madame Junot). Publisher: London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1883. Descripti...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

20 Vol. William Shakespeare, The Friendly Edition: Shakespeare s Works
Located in New York, NY
20 Vol. William Shakespeare, The Friendly Edition: Shakespeare's Works. Edited by William J. Rolfe. Illustrated frontispiece with Shakespeare's signature. Illustrated with engravings...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De Quincey
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound full calf fifteen volume set of the works of English writer, essayist, and literary critic Thomas De Quincey. Uniformly bound in full calf signed bindings by M. ...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Circa 1873
Located in Savannah, GA
Originally published by Roswell Hitchcock in 1869, Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, breaks down the 31,173 verses in the Bible according to their meaning, and...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Early 19th Century German Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
Handmade German silver book binding, circa 1804. Both covers pierced and chased with foliate scrollwork with ribboned flower, spine chased to match...
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German Antique 19th Century Books

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Silver

J. H. CONNELLY. The Crystal s Secret - 1892 - FIRST AND ONLY? EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CONNELLY, J. H. (James Henderson). TITLE: The Crystal's Secret (Once A Week Library Vol. IX., No. 9. June 14, 1892.). PUBLISHER: NY: Collier, 1892. DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Book Binder s Press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh
Located in London, GB
A 19th century nipping or copying press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh. Marked: PATENT ROBERT RITCHIE EDINBURGH.
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Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Iron

2 Antique Books, Jones View of Seats, Mansions Noblemen, English, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique books, Jones' View of the Seats, Mansions & Castles etc, printed in English, dated 1829. Full Title; Jones' View of the Seats, Mansions, Castles ETC. of No...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TROLLOPE, T. Adolphus. TITLE: Filippo Strozzi. A History of the Last Days of The Old Italian Liberty. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1860. DESCRIPTION: FIRST ED...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Surtees, Mr. Sponge s Sporting Tour, First Edition in the Original Parts - 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SURTEES, Robert Smith. TITLE: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 12/13 PARTS, 13 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

4 Vols Antique Botany Books, Flowers of Modern Voyages, English, Georgian, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 antique botany books, the Flowers of Modern Voyages by William Adams. An English language botany record with maps, dating to th...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Three Books of Piano Reductions by W. A. Mozart "Cosi Fan Tutte"
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale are three piano arrangements by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The sheet books were owned by Austrian teacher, conductor and organist Johann Vinzenz Richter. The pieces are "Die E...
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Bookmark By J Batson Son, London c.1899
By Henry John Albert Edward Batson
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian solid silver bookmark. The bookmark is in the shape of a bottle, with an unusual cut out section within that says "HERE I STOPPED". A wonderful ad...
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British Other Antique 19th Century Books

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Silver

The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by John Major
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Walton, Izaak, with Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler… Edited by John Major. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., n.d. [1881]. Second Lippincott Edition. Limited Edition de Luxe is...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Georgian Oak Book Press
Located in Savannah, GA
An 18th century George III oak book press with two drawers. 32 ½ inches wide by 20 inches deep by 36 inches tall
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Wood

[1896] The Complete Works of William Hickling Prescott
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful and exceptionally bright leather set of these collected major works of William Hickling Prescott. Complete in twelve volumes. A set of the major works of William H. Pr...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Set of 2 Dentistry Books, English Language, Bound Medical Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 2 dentistry books. An English language title on Crown and `bridge work and Porcelain in Dentistry, dating to the Victorian period and later. First Title; A Practica...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book, The Coaching Age, Stanley Harris, English, Hard Bound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Coaching age by Stanley Harris. An English language, hard bound non-fiction title, dating to the Victorian period, dated 1888. Fascinating acc...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Parliamentary Record, Latin Language, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi. Printed in Latin, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the Georgian period, p...
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European Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a set of 9 volumes, leather bound John Bull yearly annuals. All the weekly newspaper publications of John Bull for the years 1820-1829 (Inclusi...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1845 The Great Metropolis: Or New York in 1845 — Kip Family Provenance
By John Doggett
Located in Morristown, NJ
An important early New York City guidebook compiled by John Doggett, Jr., providing a detailed portrait of Manhattan in the mid-1840s — before the Civil War, before Central Park was ...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Set of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called  « Memoirs of the bourge...
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper, Leather

Antique Book Grandeur Des Romains, Montesquieu, French Language, Mid Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Grandeur des Romains by Montesquieu. An Anglo-German book printed in French, depicting the rise and fall of the Roman empire, dating to the Victorian perio...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1897-1906 The Works of George Meredith
By George Meredith
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome selection of George Meredith's works, uniformly presented here in half morocco by Sotheran & Co. Revised editions. A fifteen-volume set comprising the works of George Me...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. ...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Group of 12 Antique Leather and Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 12 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Paterson s Guide to Britain, English, Maps, Georgian, Published 1811
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Paterson's New and Accurate guide to Direct & Principal Crossroads. An English, bound book of maps and descriptive tables, published in English by Longman,...
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British Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

English Victorian Painted Book
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (Dated 1869) painted book with golf scene on edge in wood holder
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Wood

4 Vol. Sir George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Located in New York, NY
4 Vol. Sir George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Illustrations and musical scales throughout. Crest frontispiece. Red Morocco leather bound. Gilt ornate engravings on sp...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Heroes of the Plains by J. W. Buel, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Buel, James W. Heroes of the Plains, or Lives and Wonderful Adventures of Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Capt. Payne, “White Beaver,” Capt. Jack, Texas Jack, California Joe, an...
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings Each volume...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Bibliomania or Book Madness by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1842
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE EDITION hardback copy of ‘Bibliomania or Book Madness; A Bibliographical Romance. Illustrated with Cuts’, by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, D.D. New and Improve...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

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