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The History of the Order of the Bath and Its Insignia

The History of the Order of the Bath and Its Insignia

by Risk, James C

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First edition
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London: Spink, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy. 4to. Quarter niger with Cockerell marbled boards. T.e.g. Pp. xviii, 214. Illustrated:frontispiece, xxviii plates. Index. Foreword by Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms and Genealogist of the Order of the Bath. Number 127 of 150 de-luxe copies. Laid in: two photocopies of letters dated in 1972: (1) from Conrad Swan of the College of Arms, and (2) from a secretary to The Queen at Balmoral Castle thanking the author for his gift of the book.
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ITALY, A POEM

ITALY, A POEM

by Rogers, Samuel

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London: Printed for T. Cadell ... and E. Moxon, 1830.. vii,[1],284pp. Octavo. Elegantly bound in unsigned full contemporary forest green morocco, heavily gilt extra, gilt and blind-stamped ornamental frame side panels, with insets of gilt floral elements and lyre devices, a.e.g. Engraved head and tail-pieces. Extremities rubbed, with short crack at crown of lower joint, bound without ad leaf, inner hinges cracked (but sound), some foxing and offsetting from images, yellow coated endsheets stained, otherwise about very good. First illustrated edition, with fifty-five vignettes engraved after designs by Turner, Stothard and others. Turner's "delicate and graceful vignettes, which are miracles of fine detail, seem fairly to float upon the page" - Ray. A uniform edition of Rogers's POEMS appeared the same year. RAY 13. NCBEL III:181.
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

by France Anatole

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Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
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London: The Bodley Head, 1928. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good. Frank C Papé. Full brown, black and red morocco by Marot Rodde with gilt decorations and morocco inlays; original wraps bound in. A lovely book marred by a sunned, darkened, dry and chipped spine. Silk and marbled endpapers, gilt rule turn ins - with a lovely two page illustration by Papé on card stock that was bound in but is now loose but present. A really fine binding with a somewhat less fine spine. In a leather tipped marbled slipcase, worn at corners, bottom edge split. Size: Octavo (8vo). Illustrator: Frank C Papé. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 037801.
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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Copyright Edition, 4 vol set
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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Copyright Edition, 4 vol set

by Robert Browning

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Hardcover
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4 vols bound as 2. Very Good HCs, no DJs. Full fine-grain calf leather over slightly beveled boards, very dark blue on covers, dark brown on spines; covers gilt stamped with frames of double rules enclosing acanthus roll enclosing dotted roll with a large central fleur de lis; spines gilt stamped with titles and floral, double rule and acanthus rolls; untrimmed text block edges; end papers of gilt fleur de lis pattern on white/gilt background; vol 1 with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author; ribbon markers. Bright, clean covers and spines; covers showing some very light scuffing, spines are intact with some surface crackling lines; joints are sound, leather remains supple; tightly bound; both volumes with owner name and date (1899) on front fly leaf; some foxing on frontis tissue and title page in vol 1; interiors very clean and bright. Unsigned fine binding with booseller's small ticket on front pastedowns 'George A. Cole | Stationer & Bookseller | 17 Via Tornabuoni. 17 | Florence'.… Read More
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L'Ombrelle - Le Gant - Le Manchon.
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L'Ombrelle - Le Gant - Le Manchon.

by Uzanne, Octave; Avril, Paul (Illustrations.)

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Paris: A. Quantin, 1883. Finely bound by Bradstreet's( signed) in full dark blue crushed morocco, five raised bands with gilt lettering and tail date, wide inner gilt dentelles, intricate leaf patterned end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, light scattered toning mainly at end pages and a bit throughout. Wonderful Paul Avril illustrations throughout. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Genuine Poetical Remains of Samuel Butler; with a Selection from the Author's Characters,...
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The Genuine Poetical Remains of Samuel Butler; with a Selection from the Author's Characters, in Prose

by Samuel Butler; with Notes by Robert Thyer

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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London: Printed for David Booker, 1827. Near Fine, bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, back ornatelt gilt, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, light rubbling at tips, scattered light foxing. "Illustrated with humorous wood-cuts, and portraits of Butler and Thyer". . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Old Ballads, from Early Printed Copies of the Utmost Rarity Now for the First Time Collected
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Old Ballads, from Early Printed Copies of the Utmost Rarity Now for the First Time Collected

by Collier, J. Payne

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First Edition
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London: Printed for the Percy Society, 1840. SCARCE in 1840 First Edition. Bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, the spine ornately tooled in gilt, matching marbled end pages and page edges. Very Good, the boards rubbed, light rubbing to morocco at tips. . First Edition. Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The English Rogue: Described, in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty Extravagant, Being a...
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The English Rogue: Described, in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty Extravagant, Being a Compleat History of the Most Eminent Cheats of Both Sexes

by Richard Head & Francis Kirkman

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Used - Near Fine
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Later British Edition
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Hardcover
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London: Henry Marsh, 1665. Four volumes bound in late 19th c. by Gelber Lilienthal, San Francisco, their labels rear paste downs. Date of publication title page of Vol. I given as 1665, Vol. II, 1671, Vol. III, 1674, and Vol. IV, 1680. The final three volumes publisher was Francis Kirkman. Clearly the late 19th c. facsimile edition due to the quality of the paper, often given the publication date of 1874. Near Fine in half polished calf over marbled boards, very slight rubs at edges, scattered light toning to end papers only. A SCARCE book in either edition, and a quite handsome set. . Later British Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century
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The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century

by Thackeray, W.(illiam) M.(akepeace)

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First Edition
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First Edition in book form; 1st issue, with "actresses" for "ancestress" on page 207, volume I, and last two chapters of volume 1 misnumbered. Vol. I published 1858, Vol. II, 1859. Illustrated by the author with frontispieces, extra engraved title pages, in text illustrations and all 44 further plates as called for. Very Good, in contemporary half green morocco over green buckram boards, the back with gilt tooled decorations and lettering, marbled end papers, and edges,internally quite lovely with only a few plates with scattered toning, light rubbing to leather at tips. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins

by Paltock, Robert

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First Edition Thus
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Hardcover
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London: Reeves and Turner, 1884. First Edition Thus, with Preface by A.H. Bullen. Two volumes in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, the small bookplate of Herbert M. Allen, Cambridge front paste downs. Near Fine, light rubs at corners and raised bands. Paltock's classic imaginary voyage, originally published in 1751, this edition especially desirable for Bullen's reviews of the history of its writing, publication, and its influence on later writers like Dickens, Hunt, Lamb, Coleridge, et al. After creating this wonderful world of winged women, exotic creatures, and fanciful civilizations, Paltock tried his hand at a similar work featuring a dog-bird ( see Bleiler) but for some reason it never took off. Bleiler, p.162. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Told Again; Traditional Tales Told by Walter de la Mare.
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Told Again; Traditional Tales Told by Walter de la Mare.

by de la Mare, Walter; Illustrations By A.H. Watson

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Used - Fine
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Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1927. #166 of 260 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR at limitation page. Original white gilt-decorated buckram, top edge gilt. Fine, the small red leather gilt bookplate of Beach, bearing the motto "tout en bonne heure" front pastedown has caused shadow on next 2 end pages. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Buckram. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Path Between the Seas

The Path Between the Seas: Two Volume Set: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914

by David McCullough

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The Easton Press, 1990. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appear unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful set!
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The Shipwreck: by William Falconer. The Chase: by William Somervile. With sketches of the...
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The Shipwreck: by William Falconer. The Chase: by William Somervile. With sketches of the authors' lives.

by FALCONER, William & SOMERVILE, William

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First Dove's English Classics
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London: Printed and published By J. F. Dove, 5" x 3" . Bound by P. Thompson, Washington City, his ticket front paste down. No date, OCLC gives date of 1828, which corresponds to Thompson's activity as an early Washington bookbinder. 167 pages, with an additional titlepage, engraved. Bound in contemporary full calf, intricate gilt borders to covers, gilt back, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good, calf stained, slight rubbing to edges, moderate toning to end papers, scattered light toning throughout, prior owner name dated 1927 front end page. OCLC locates five institutions with holdings. A SCARCE early American fine binding. . First Dove's English Classics . Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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(Fine Binding - Bayntun)  Cap and Bells
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(Fine Binding - Bayntun) Cap and Bells

by Peck, Samuel Minturn

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New York: White, Stokes, & Allen, 1886. 6" x 3 3/4". vi, 164 pp. Near Fine, scant toning at end pages only. Finely bound by Bayntun in black straight-grain morocco, red labels and gilt back, intricate gilt turn-ins over marbled end papers, all edges gilt. A quite lovely small book. . First Edition. Straight - Grain Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Dean's December.
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The Dean's December.

by BELLOW, Saul.

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As New
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First edition / First printing. Limited Edition #192 of 500 copi
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Hardcover
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New York: Harper and Row, 1982. Signed by Saul Bellow on the colophon. First edition / First printing. Limited Edition #192 of 500 copies Burgundy cloth in a burgundy paper-covered slipcase. Very fine in very fine mylar jacket in fine slipcase. Saul Bellow was the Winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature, a three time the National Book Award Winner, and he won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Humboldt's Gift.
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