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Cent proverbes par Grandville.
Paris H. Fournier, Editeur 1845 First Edition Hardcover
397pp + index. Half red morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gold lettering, all edges gilt. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations. Old dampstain to edges (not affecting text or images), light wear to extremities, toning to spine. A very good copy. Text in French. ; Octavo
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300.00 USD
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Mid to Late 1800s Photograph Album with Views of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France and England.
Hardcover
Full embossed morocco decorated in gold on the sides and the spine, gilt edges, metal decorated clasps. The album includes forty-two photographs mounted on board with views of the Papal Blessing of the animals and S. Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, Pompei, Sorrento, Naples, Amalfi, Heidelberg, Schaffhausen, Zurich, Fribourg, Strasbourg, a portrait of Francis Joseph I, emperor of Austria, and others. There are two photos of, presumably, the owners of the album (Marie and Emma Saul, dated 1863). Some of the photos have handwritten notes in the back; one has a small scar, and some show light wear. Condition is very good+ with light wear to the extremities.
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400.00 USD
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Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research October 1882 to March 1972.
London Trubner & Co. 1882 Printed wrappers
A set comprising one hundred and ninety issues of the Society for Psychical Research starting with volume 1, part 1 (October 1882), to volume 55, part 205 (March 1972). Original blue wrappers. Some of the first issues are later editions. Overall a nice set with light chipping to spines and light edge wear and only a handful of issues in rougher shape (one of them is incomplete). ; Octavo
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1500.00 USD
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Real Life in London; or, The Bambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom. Dashall, Through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living Picture of Fashionable Characters, Manners, and Amusements in High and Low Life. By an Amateur. Embellished and Illustrated with a Series of Coloured Prints, Designed and Engraved by Messrs. Heath, Alken, Dighton, Rowlandson, &c.;
London Printed for Jones and Co. 1823 Hardcover
In two volumes. 656pp; ix, 668pp. Contemporary full calf, spines decorated in gold and with leather labels lettered in gold. Frontispiece, engraved title and eighteen plates in color in volume one. Frontispiece, engraved title and twelve plates (one extra plate not called for) in color in volume two. Wear to extremities, old repair to the spine head of volume two, some mild toning and offsetting to text block, number and initials on the verso of the front free endpapers. A good+ set. ; Octavo
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500.00 USD
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The Antiquities of St. Peter's, or, the Abbey-Church of Westminster: Containing All the Inscriptions and Epitaphs upon the Tombs and Grave-Stones; with the Lives, Marriages, and Issue of the Most Eminent Personages Therein Reposited; and Their Coats of Arms Truly Emblazoned. Adorned with Draughts of the Tombs, Curiously Engraven.
London Printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettersworth, E. Curll, R. Gosling... 1722 Third Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. viii, iii-xvi, 256pp + index; iii-viii, 201, [6], 32, [4]pp. Full calf stamped in blind on the sides, in gold on the edges, spine decorated in gold, red and black leather labels lettered in gold. With four foldout engraved plates and fifty-five inserted engraved plates. With the bookplates of Nathan of Churt and Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale on the front endpapers of volume 1 (volume 2 has only the bookplate of Nathan of Churt on the front pastedown endpaper). Some wear to extremities, spines professionally rebacked, mild scattered foxing. A very good set. ; Octavo
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The Narrative of Lieut. Gen. Sir William Howe, in a Committee of the House of Commons, On the 29th of April, 1779, Relative to His Conduct, During His Late Command of the King's Troops in North America: To Which Are Added, Some Observations Upon a Pamphlet, Entitled, Letters to a Nobleman.
London Printed by H. Baldwin 1780 First Edition Hardcover
110pp.Later half morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold. Includes the half-title. Faint library stamps on the first and last page, small hole to page 1 with very minor loss to text, old repairs to some of the leaves. A very good copy. Howes H-729. Sabin 33342. ; Octavo
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750.00 USD
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Arnold, Augustus C. L. Philosophical History of Free-Masonry and Other Secret Societies; or, The Secret Societies of All Ages Considered in Their Relations with, and Influence on, the Moral, Social, and Intellectual Progress of Man.
New York Published by Clark, Austin, & Smith 1854 First Edition Hardcover
283pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the covers and lettered in gold on the spine. Spine ends frayed, lettering dulled, stain to front panel. Lacks the flyleaf. With the stamp of Masonic furnishing store A. W. Pollard Regalia, and Mark Wentworth Home written in ink on the front free endpaper. A very good copy. ; 12mo
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300.00 USD
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Audin, Marius Histoire de l'imprimerie par l'image.
Paris Henri Jonquières 1929 First Edition Original wrappers
In four volumes. Volume I: L'histoire et la technique; Volume II: La lettre d'imprimerie; Volume III: Esthétique du livre; Volume IV: Bibelots ou bilboquets. Small bookplates to flyleaf, light chipping to the edges, small labels to back cover. A very good set. Profusely illustrated. Text in French. ; Octavo
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Bacon, Francis Novum organum scientiarum. Edition secunda.
Amsterdam Sumptibus Joannis Ravesteinii 1660 Second Edition Hardcover
[24]pp, 404pp. Recent brown full calf, spine with raised bands, decorated in gold and blind, and lettered in gold, inner dentelles in blind, edges sprinkled in red. Engraved title. Previous owner's name and date on the front free endpaper. A fine copy. ; 12mo
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750.00 USD
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Baker, Samuel White The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources. With Maps, Illustrations, and Portraits.
London Macmillan and Co. 1866 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. Three quarter green morocco over green cloth, five raised bands on the spine, spine lettered and ruled in gold. xxx, 395pp; ix, 384pp. Frontispieces, one large foldout map, one map, twelve inserted plates and twenty-one in-text illustrations. Library stamps on endpapers, indexes and some of the plates. Light toning, wear and some smudges to text block. A very good- set. ; Octavo
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650.00 USD
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