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London : Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1911.
Finely bound by Asprey. Quarto, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 25 tipped in color plates by Hugh Thompson. In near fine condition.
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London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1901.
New edition, being the fourteenth impression, of Arthur Conan Doyle’s work on the Boer War, which he revised sixteen times throughout the course of the war. Octavo, bound in full morocco for the Edinburgh Angus Club with their insignia stamped in gilt to the front panel, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt toolingContinue reading "The Great Boer War."
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London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890.
First edition of Guthrie’s collection of short comedic plays which originally appeared in Punch magazine. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters vellum by Morrell with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with twenty illustrations to volume I and twenty-five to volume II by Partridge including frontispieces. In near fineContinue reading "Voces Populi."
Read more![Atlas de L’Histoire du Consulat et de L’Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/rrb-131402.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Atlas de L'Histoire du Consulat et de L'Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].")
Paris : Librairie Furne, n.d..
Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas, containing 66 maps and battle plans drawn by two of the best cartographers of Second Empire. Quarto, quarter cloth over marbled boards, illustrated with 66 plates by Dufour and Duvotenay printed by Dyonnet. In very good condition. A very nice example.
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London : Bradbury, Evans, and Co, 1870.
First edition in book form of Anthony Trollope’s controversial novel. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers, with thirty-five illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H. WoodsContinue reading "The Vicar of Bullhampton."
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London : Honey Dun Press, 1974.
The Honey Dun Press limited edition of this reflective work of angling literature. Octavo, bound in half green morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges speckled, with a hand-colored engraving of the natural flies from the circa 1810 first edition tipped in.Continue reading "The Fly Fisher’s Legacy."
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London : John Murray, 1826.
First edition of this early account of the French legend, later retold by Alexandre Dumas in The Man in the Iron Mask. Octavo, bound in three quarter contemporary straight grain morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges marbled. In very good condition. An attractive 19th century binding.
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London : George Bell and Sons, 1885.
The Aldine edition of Coleridge’s poetical works, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Duodecimo, two volumes bound in three quarter calf over gilt boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, illustrated with engraved frontispieces, head-pieces, and initials. In very good condition.
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1958.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Thomas Hardy’s fourth published novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters modern morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with black and white wood engravings. Boldly signed by illustrator Agnes MillerContinue reading "Far From The Madding Crowd."
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New York and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930.
Signed limited edition of Byrd’s account of his first expedition to the South Pole. Octavo, original publisher’s half parchment over blue boards, with 74 illustrations and maps. Author’s Autograph Edition, one of one thousand numbered copies signed by the author and publisher on the limitation leaf, this is number 139. In very good condition.
Read more![The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Desperate Remedies; The Return of the Native.]](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RRB-147349.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "The Works of Thomas Hardy. [Including Far from the Madding Crowd; Desperate Remedies; The Return of the Native.]")
Chicago and New York : Rand, McNally & Company, c. 1900.
The Rand, McNally & Company edition of books by Thomas Hardy. Octavo, five volumes bound in the original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spines and front panels, top edge gilt. In very good to good condition, bookplates to the front pastedowns of ‘Desperate Remedies’ and ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’.
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London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873.
First edition of Stanley’s popular classic. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated with 16 engravings.
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London : Darton and Co, c. 1849.
First edition of this classic tale with illustrations by George Cruikshank. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by George Cruikshank and Kenny Meadows, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition.
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London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1930.
First edition of this gripping adventure novel, the second to include Dickson McCunn. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within gilt bands. In near fine condition.
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London : Smith, Elder. & Co, 1897.
Finely bound example of Browning’s collected poetical works. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in full polished calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait ofContinue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Browning."
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London : James Nisbet and Co, 1883.
Third edition of this classic work on the field flowers of Palestine. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, illustrated with fifty-four tissue-guarded plates by Hannah Zeller of Nazareth printed in color comprising detailed botanical illustrations of the flora of the Holy Land including the Palestine Bramble, Thistle, Egyptian Thrift, Apple ofContinue reading "Wild Flowers of The Holy Land."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977.
First edition of this memoir of prominent British politician Anthony Eden. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. In near fine condition with slight bowing to the rear panel.
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London : George Allen, 1903.
Finely bound example of Ruskin’s classic work on Greek mythology. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bound in. In very good condition with sunning to the spine and light rubbing.
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New York : Douglas Taylor, 1881.
Rare first edition of Francis Marion Crawford’s treatise on the supply and demand for the silver dollar in the United States. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt. In very good condition.
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London : Macmillan & Company, 1909.
Finely bound example of the Golden Treasury. Octavo, bound in full morocco, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised spine bands, inner dentelles, moiré silk endleaves, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
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London, Paris, & New York : Fisher, Son, & Co, n.d.
Early printing of Carne’s collection of views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor. Quarto, bound in full elaborately blind-stamped morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt central vignette to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated with a series of views drawn from nature by W.H. Bartlett and William Purser. InContinue reading "Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c."
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London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.
The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."
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London : Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878.
Finely bound new edition of the historical essays of Macaulay. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full polished tree calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, inner dentelles stamped in blind,Continue reading "Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review by Lord Macaulay."
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.
Signed limited edition of this whimsical and philosophical novel. Quarto, quarter vellum over cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine, printed on hand-made paper, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with illustrations and decorations by Thomas Mackenzie. Boldly signed by the author on the limitations page, one of 525 copies. In near fine condition.
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