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THE ULTIMATE BRACE A Unique Product of Victorian Sheffield.
Erica Jane Publishing, 1989. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. 4to. First edition. A fine copy in a like dust-wrapper.
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THE UNIVERSAL DIRECTORY FOR TAKING ALIVE AND DESTROYING RATS, And all other Kinds of Four-footed and Winged Vermin, in a Method hitherto unattempted: Calculated for the Use of Gentleman, the Farmer, and the Warrener. By Robert Smith, Rat-Catcher to the Princess Amelia.
London: Printed for the Author, 1768. vii, [1 blank], 218 pages. Illustrated with 6 engraved plates- some folding. Contemporary sheep sometime re-backed, with a red gilt label. Octavo. First edition. Residue of an old label to the blank verso of the title; binding rubbed and worn but sound and firm. A very good copy.
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THE USEFUL ARTS EMPLOYED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD.
London.John W. Parker. 1844. [i-iii], iv-vii, [viii], [1], 2-183, [1] pp. Wood engravings throughout. Full calf gilt Stamped gilt coat of arms to upper cover. Repeat blind stamped to lower. Octavo. First edition. Bookplate. School prize notation to front free endpaper. Previous owner's note on front blank. Slight ink soiling to p83. Binding generally worn and some splitting to head and heel of spine. Corners a trifle bumped; else a very good copy of a scarce book.
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THE VOCABULARY OF EAST ANGLIA. Originally published in 1830.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Dust-wrappers. Very good copies in slightly rubbed and price-clipped dust-wrappers.
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TRANSLATIONS ANCIENT & MODERN (with originals).
London: William Heinemann, Ltd, 1925. xiii [xiv], 77 [78]pp. Original brown wrappers with mounted printed label. Number 135 of a limited edition of 175 copies printed on Kelmscott handmade paper. Lacks slipcase; contemporary presentation inscription from Dwye Evans on front free endpaper; slightly worn at head of spine; else a very good copy. Contains 'originals' by Ronald Knox; André Maurois and others.
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TRATATUS DE BENEFICIO. PERSPICACISSIMI iuris utrius lumini ac monarche domini Joannis de Selva Tractatus de beneficio: Cum lumariis ante unamquamq[ue] questione accomodatis: copiosoq[ue] Repertorio numeris distincto: quo que quisq[ue] scire cupierit eidem occurrant facilius...
Apud Scipio-nem & fratres de Gabiano, 1539. [290, 36] leaves. Contemporary limp vellum. Octavo. Heavily water-stained throughout; binding heavily worn and coming away from the book-block; contemporary name on title; title-page loosening; some neat contemporary annotation. A good copy that needs restoration. This rare treatise on canon-law was first published in 1504.
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UN DOCUMENT SUR L'IMPUISSANCE d'Aimer suivi de Erythrée.
Paris: Edouard- Joseph. 1920, 1820. First Edition Thus. Limited Edition No 763 of 800 Original paper cover of the sixtieth edition of the 'Petites Curiosités Littéraires. Front hinge cracked. Else, a very good copy. Very Scarce.
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UNS GEHT DIE SONNE NICHT UNTER. Lieder der Hitler=Jugend.
Leipzig.Gunther Wolff, 1934. 156pp., 4pp. ad's. Original coarse cloth printed in red, with swastika symbol on upper cover. Small octavo. A very good copy.
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VERBA NOMINALIA: or Words Derived from Proper Names.
London.Trübner & Co. 1866. [iii], iv, [1], 2-357pp. Original cloth gilt. Octavo. First edition. Head and heel of spine and board corners a trifle rubbed and bumped; Three small tears to cloth to top of front board; hinges weakened; a little spotting to endpapers; some pencil notes in margins; presentation inscription from the author to front endpaper; bookplate of the original recipient to front endpaper; else a very good copy.
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VESTIGES OF ANCIENT MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, discoverable in modern Italy and Sicily.
London: John Murray, 1823. [vii], xvi, [1], 2-293pp. Original half calf gilt over marbled boards. Octavo. First edition. Spine and corners a trifle rubbed with corners showing some wear; small tear to upper spine edge; fore-edges slightly browned; internally very clean; bookplate to front paste-down endpaper; else a very good copy.
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VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BOOK-BINDING IN CLOTH AND LEATHER.
London.Gordon Fraser. 1974. 160pp. Illustrated in colour and in black & white. Original blue cloth gilt with pictorial roundel on upper cover. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. Small tear in upper panel of wrapper (1 centimetre); else a very good copy.
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VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BOOK-BINDING IN PAPER.
London.Gordon Fraser. 1983. 112pp. Illustrated in colour and in black & white. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. Original printed glassine dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. Slight rubbing on bottom edges; else a near fine copy in a like wrapper.
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VOGUE. November 1960. British edition. No. 15. Whole Number 1885. Volume 116.
1960. Crease-mark in top outer corner of front cover; else very good.
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WHAT! ALREADY? Searle at 90. A Celebration with Comments by the artist and an Introduction by Quentin Blake. An edition of 280 copies signed by Searle, this copy marked, 'out of series.'
Hanborough: Pensionable Parrot Press, 2010. One of 96 Special copies, issued with an extra book, Kiss, Kiss, More Tales from Provence, about an artist’s visit to an excellent restaurant with a frog, the two softbacks as issued in a cloth slipcase with pictorial paper-covered panels. A fine set.
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WHEN MALINDY SINGS. Illustrated with photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club. Decorations by Margaret Armstrong.
New York.Dodd Mead and Co. 1903. 144pp. text and photographs set within art-nouveau borders throughout. Original decorative cloth, gilt. t.e.g. Octavo. First edition. Just a little rubbed head and heel of spine; occasional finger-mark; else a very handsome copy.
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WILLIAM DAVISON'S NEW SPECIMEN OF CAST-METAL ORNAMENTS AND WOOD TYPES, introduced with an account of his activities as Pharmacist and Printer in Alnwick, 1780- 1858.
LondonBritish Historical Society. 1990. 39pp of text, followed by 1100 black and white illustrative examples of William Davison's work. Original green boards, gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. A fine copy in a like wrapper.
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WILLIAM MCGONAGALL MEETS GEORGE GERSHWIN. A Scottish Fantasy.
London.Michael Joseph. 1988. [4], 5-203pp. Illustrated with many black & white cartoons throughout. Original boards with silver type on spine. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by Milligan and Hobbs on half-title. Dust-wrapper a trifle creased at head & heel, with a light stain to bottom left corner of front; else a near fine copy in a very good wrapper.
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WINCHESTER QUALITY PRODUCTS. World standard guns and ammunition; flashlights and batteries; fishing tackle; ice and roller skates; cutlery; tools
New Haven: Armory Publications, 1995. [4], 5-233pp. Illustrated in black & white throughout. Original simulated black morocco gilt with Winchester logo in red on front board and spine. Limited edition; no. 97 of 300 copies printed. Fine in fine slipcase.
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WINDING, WARPING AND WEAVING MACHINERY. 1915 edition.
1915. Hardcover. [viii], 113, [2], [v], 74, [1] pages. Illustrated throughout. Original blue cloth. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. A fine copy.
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XXe SIECLE. Nouvelle Série - XXII Année - No. 15 (Noel 1960.) LA RÉVOLUTION IN COULEUR.
Paris: XXe Siecle, 1960. Original full-colour lithograph by Manessier. Original semi-stiff wrappers bearing a design by Miró. Base of spine just a trifle bumped; the very tip of the top outer corner of the first few pages a touch creased; else a very good copy.
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