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Place of Origin: British
DAVID HICKS Style & Design First Edition Book 1987
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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Late 20th Century British Books

The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J T Herbert Baily. Published by Menzies London, 1905. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. 137 untrimmed pages with all 23 portraits of Lady Hamilton each with a tissue guard. Dame Emma Hamilton...
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Early 1900s Antique British Books

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Paper

Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian Collection. A fascinating selection of exquisite treasures from both the Western and Oriental worlds reveal Ni...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Paper

Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France, October 2006
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France: Important Gothic and Renaissance Furniture, Works of Art & Textiles. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 126 pp. Château de Cornillon i...
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Late 20th Century British Books

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Paper

12 Volumes. William Shakespeare, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. William Shakespeare, Complete Works. Edited by Israel Gollancz with many illustrations (many hand-colored). Bound in full red morocco with the top edges gilt, marbled end...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. W.S.Gilbert, Bab Ballads.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. W.S.Gilbert, Bab Ballads. 350 illustrations by the author. Bound in 3/4 tan morocco by Bayntun, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. London: MacMillan & Co., 1926.
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Books

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Paper

17 Volumes. Washington Irving, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
17 Volumes. Washington Irving, The Works. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards with the raised band spine decorated in gilt-tooling. All of the edges are marbled with marbled ...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. William Whiston, The Works Of Flavius Josephus.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. William Whiston, The Works Of Flavius Josephus. The learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior with three dissertations. Bound in full brown calf, raise...
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Early 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. S.L. Bensusan, Morocco.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. S.L. Bensusan, Morocco. Painted by A.S. Forrest. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated in color. Lond...
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Late 20th Century British Books

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Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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1840s Antique British Books

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Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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1840s Antique British Books

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Leather

The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KEATS, John TITLE: The Poems Of John Keats. PUBLISHER: Hammersmith: The Kelmscott Press, 1894. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION. 1 Vol., 8-1/2" x 5-7/8", Edited by F.S. Ellis....
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1890s Antique British Books

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Leather

Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold, The Life of Napoleon III.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold, The Life of Napoleon 111. Bound in 3/4 green morocco, linen boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated with front...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Flavius Josephus 4 Vol. Leatherbound Complete Set William Whiston 1818
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Glasgow, Edward Khull & Co, Printer, 1818. A complete four volume set of the works of Josephus including "Jewish Antiquities" and "The Jewish War". Translated from the Greek. Bound...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

Don Quixote De La Mancha, 400 Illustrations By M. Gustave Dore, 2 Vols. London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Published London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, Philadelphia: Geo. Gebbie. 1868 in two volumes. A rare edition. Brown leather and fabric boards, leather and gilt spines. Thin brown end ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

3 Volumes. D.B. Warden, Statistical, Political & Historical Account of the USA
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. D.B. Warden, Statistical, Political & Historical Account of the United States of America from the Period of their First Colonization to the Present Day. Bound in 3/4 tan c...
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Early 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Henry Hallam, Constitutional History of England, 3 Vols, 1867, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Hallam, Henry. Title: The Constitutional History of England From The Accession of Henry VII To The Death of George II. Publisher: London: John...
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1860s Antique British Books

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Leather

1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron's Illustrated Works
By Lord Byron, William Anderson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1850 two volume set of Byron's Works, printed by A. Fullerton, Edinburgh. Scarlet Morocco leather & gilt bound set filled with superb steel engravings of Italy, etc. Lord Byron's hom...
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1850s Victorian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

2003 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart Folio Society edition of Andrew Lang's important collection of fairy tales, a beautiful and colourfully illustrated edition. In the original slipcase, in a near fine co...
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Early 2000s British Books

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Paper

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. (1926 - FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Winnie The Pooh. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. 1 volume, illustrated by E. H. Shephard. Bound...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Fabric

El Lissitzsky - Life, Letters, Texts
By El Lissitzky
Located in Tivoli, NY
(El) Lazar Lissitzsky exercised a crucial influence on the course of the visual arts - especially the applied arts - after 1918. Yet, though his name appears in most histories of mod...
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20th Century Other British Books

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Paper

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Churchill, 1st Ed. 4 Vol Set
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Churchill, Winston. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1956 - 1958. First edition, four volume set. Rebound in 1/4 red Moroccan leather and cl...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Books

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Leather, Paper

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and green morocc...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War.
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War. First Edition. Bound in full purple morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. All edges are gilt wit...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works. First Nonesuch Edition. Bound in 3/4 green calf and linen boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with a tan morocco label. The t...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

20 Vol. Leatherbound Set- Bell's Edition, Dramatik Writings Of Will. Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Published London, 1788, John Bell. Nicely leather bound in brown with fine tan, brown and gilt spines. Watery green inside the boards. 5 3/4" H x 3 7/8" W x 1" D Condition: the spi...
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18th Century Georgian Antique British Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Volume. Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses. Bound in full red calf with the cover displaying an ornate gilt-tooled scene and title. Raised band spine with gilt-tool...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress and A Life of the Author by Rev. Robert Philip. Bound in full black calf, all edges gilt, ornate gilt design on covers and spine, illustra...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England.
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with green and red morocco labels. All edges marbled with marble...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood. Bound by Birdsall in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilt with marbled en...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe. Bound by Morrell in full marbled calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with brown morocco labels. All the edges are g...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times. First Edition. Bound by Frost & Co. in 3/4 blue morocco and linen boards with the raised band spines gilt-tooled. The tip...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations. Bound in full brown calf. The Raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and black morocco labels. All of the edges are tinted yel...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures displaying their dress, tartans,arms, armorial insignia and Social ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, A History of English Speaking Peoples.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, A History of English Speaking Peoples. 1st Edition. Bound in full red calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with green and purple moro...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All the ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bound by Bayntun in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines decorated in ornate gilt-tooling. All of the edges ar...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

8 Volumes. Miguel Cervantes. Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Miguel Cervantes. Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated by Thomas Shelton with illustrations by Daniel Vierge with over 500 illustrations, including 261 large & Test Pictur...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters. Bound by Bayntun in full red calf. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with blue and green morocco labels. All ...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

1981 George's Marvellous Medicine
By Roald Dahl
Located in Bath, GB
A fine first edition of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel about a boy named George, who replaces his grandmother's medicine with a hazardous concoction. The first edition, first...
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1980s Vintage British Books

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Paper

2 Volumes. Edmund Ollier, The Doré Gallery.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Edmund Ollier, The Doré Gallery. Bound in 3/4 red morocco with the covers and raised band spines decorated in gilt-tooling. All of the edges are gilt with marbled endpaper...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

1968 2001 A Space Odyssey
By Arthur C. Clarke
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after superb copy of the first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's most important sci-fi novel. The first U.K. edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper....
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1960s Vintage British Books

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Paper

1982 Watership Down
By Richard Adams (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
A signed copy of the scarce 10th Anniversary edition of Richard Adams's beloved novel. The very scarce 1982 edition of Adams's novel, published to celebrate it being a decade since the work was first published. Flat signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper. Richard Adams' classic tale of survival follows a small group of rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to build a new home. Watership Down...
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1980s Vintage British Books

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Paper

2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with red and green morocco labels. All of the ed...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display open and gilt-tooling with green and black morocco labels. All of the edges are marbled with marbled endpapers. Translated from the original Greek together with large notes, proper observations, and an index to which are added three dissertations with a complete table of the Jewish coins...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus. Limited Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The raised band spines are decorated in gi...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu. Bound by Bayntun in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spine decorated with gilt-toolin...
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry, Prose & Letters. Bound by Bayntun in full blue calf. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All ...
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Mid-20th Century British Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome. Bound in hand-painted decorated vellum with a front cover floral motif with raised gold decorations. The spine is hand-lettered in black and...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland. His Court and Times. Extra-illustrated. bound in 3/4 red calf by Zaehnsdorf, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Books

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Leather

Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed.
By Christian Dior
Located in Stamford, CT
Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed. Featuring four distinct sections - The Birth of Maison Christian Dior; From the...
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1950s Neoclassical Vintage 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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Paper

1963 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
By Ian Fleming
Located in Bath, GB
The first impression of the tenth 007 novel, another thrilling espionage novel following the exploits of James Bond. The first edition, first impression of this work. Gilbert's bin...
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1960s Vintage British Books

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Paper

Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique art book 'Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale's Golden Book of Famous Women.' An English language literary compendium, dating to the ear...
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Books

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Paper

Set of 4 Blue Leather Bound Books. The Works of J.M Barrie, C.1924
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice set of The Works of J.M Barrie Published C.1924 Blue leather with gilt tooling Gilt facsimile monogram of Barrie on the fronts of 3 of the volumes Good condition/ minor chip...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Leather, Paper

BOSWELL, James. Boswell's Life of Johnson. (1924 - INDIA PAPER EDITION)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BOSWELL, James TITLE: Boswell's Life of Johnson. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, 1924. DESCRIPTION: INDIA PAPER EDITION. 2 volumes bound in 1, 7-3/8" x 5-1/4", frontis...
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1920s Vintage British Books

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Leather

Lady JACKSON. The French Court & Society. 2 VOLS. 1881 IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: JACKSON, Lady Catherine Charlotte. TITLE: The French Court and Society, Reign of Louis XVI and First Empire. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881. DESCRIPTION: ...
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1880s Antique British Books

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Leather

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