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Style: High Victorian
Works of Shakespere Imperial Edition by Charles Knight Vol i with Golden Edges
Located in Doha, QA
This unique book is very rare and terrific edition which goes back to late 19th century, approximately 1870-1875. This is one of two volumes of Complete Works of W. Shakespeare. This...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Books

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Gold

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, First UK Edition, Original Boards, 1883
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 English Antique High Victorian Books

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Fabric, Paper

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