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THE GATHERING OF THE LILIES. Illustrated by the Author. Colored Plates and Lithographic Etching.
Philadelphia: J. L. Sibole & Co, [1877.]. Unpaginated. Four full-page full colour lithographs; eight tinted lithographs and four uncoloured engravings. Original blue pictorial cloth, gilt. All edges gilt. Small folio. First edition. Few short marginal tears in front endpaper; the occasional mark; recased with small repairs to head and heel of spine; else a very nice bright copy.
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF TOYS. English Text by D. B. Tubbs.
Edita Lausanne, 1967. Hardcover. Dust-wrapper. Illustrated with tipped-in colour plates and many illustrations in black & white. Original red cloth, gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Large Quarto. First edition. A fine copy. Signature of Linda Hannas on the front endpaper, the well-known authority on English jigsaws. This book is very heavy and will incur extra postal charges; please contact us directly for a shipping quote: info@davidmilesbooks.com
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THE HISTORY AND DELINEATION OF THE HORSE, in all its varieties. Comprehending the appropriate uses, management, and progressive improvement of each; with a particular investigation of the character of the race-horse, and the business of the Turf. Illustrated by anecdotes and biographical notices of distinguished sportsmen. The engravings from original paintings. With instructions for breeding, breaking, training, and the general management of the Horse, both in a state of health and of disea
London. Albion Press, 1809. 288, [4 index] pages. Illustrated with an engraved title, inscription plate, and thirteen full-page engraved plates. Contemporary half morocco, gilt over marbled boards. 4to. First edition. Some foxing - one signature reasonably heavy; marbled boards rubbed; head of spine expertly repaired; else a very good, sound copy.
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THE HISTORY OF THE CALIPH VATHEK. With Preface and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. Also RASSELAS Prince of Abyssinia. With four Etchings and Portrait of Beckford by A. N. Courrier Etched by Damman.
London.J.C. Nimmo and Bain. 1883. [ix], xvii, [7], [1], 18-405pp. 5 black & white engravings including frontispiece. Original olive boards with paper label to spine. Large octavo. Limited edition. No. 135 of 150 copies printed in large paper format. Extremities a trifle rubbed; endpapers browned; fore-edges uncut and lightly browned; bookplate of Americ Hugh Paget to front past-down endpaper; paper label a little rubbed and chipped. Else a very good copy.
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THE HISTORY OF THE CATNACH PRESS, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Northumberland.
London.Charles Hindley. 1886. xlii, 308pp. Illustrated throughout. original paper-covered boards. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Large paper copy, being number 216 of a signed limited edition of 250 copies. Some old water-stains to boards; corners bumped and worn; wrapper torn and worn with substantial loss to spine; else a very good copy - rare in wrapper.
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THE HOLSTEIN PAPERS. Volume I Memoirs and Political Observations. Volume II Diaries. Volume III Correspondence. 1861 -1896.
Cambridge.University Press. 1955. 1957. 1962. xxvii, [3], 216pp. 2 plates. xix, [3], 404pp. 1 plate. xv, [1], [2], 3 - 665pp. 2 plates. original green cloth with black, gilt labels. Dust-wrappers. Octavos. First editions. Fine copies of the first three volumes - lacking the fourth and final volume of correspondence.
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THE HOUSEHOLDER AND THE LABOURERS.
London.J. Evans and Son. No date [circa 1815]. 8 pages. Wood engraving to cover/title. Ownership name on title; some light browning; else very good.
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THE ILLUSTRATED CARPENTER AND BUILDER. A Weekly Journal for Architects, Builders, Joiners, Decorators, Painters, Plumbers, Gas-Fitters, &c. Illustrated with numerous practical engravings. Volume LXXI. July to December 1912.
London.John Dicks Press Ltd. 1912 - 13. 712pp. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary half leather, gilt. Slight rubbing to binding with an abrasion to the spine and a small strip of worm damage; paper browning but not brittle. However, a very good copy.
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THE LADIES LIBRARY. Vol. I. Written by a Lady. Published by Mr. Steele.
London: Jacob Tonson, 1714. Engraved frontispiece, [18], 546, [18 index]pp. Contemporary full calf with red label to spine. 12mo. First edition. This copy is very worn: the binding in holding by the strings only; the spine is very worn and the corners are knocked; some corners turned; short tear at edges of frontispiece (without loss); ownership notes on endpapers of Eliza Turk. A good copy that deserves attention as the text block is clean.
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THE LAWS OF THE STANNARIES OF CORNWALL; with Marginal Notes and reference to authorities. To which are added the several Acts of Parliament, Schedule of Fees, resolutions of the judges, refered to in the several constitutions. And a copious index. Second edition, corrected.
Truro: Joseph Tregoning, sold also by W. Philips, London, 1824. 136 pages. Contemporary full calf with red, gilt label to spine. 22 x 14 cm. Spine worn with loss at head & heel; else a very good copy.
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THE LETTERS OF LEWIS CARROLL. Edited by Morton N. Cohen with the assistance of Roger Lancelot Green.
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1979. Hardcovers. Dust-wrappers. Two volumes. First editions. Wrappers price-clipped and a little faded; else an excellent set.
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THE LIBRARY. With Drawings in black and white by E. J. I. Ardizzone. The Saint George Series.
London: The De La More Press, 1930. Softcover. 31 pages. Illustrated with a vignette on title and 11 other vignettes within the text. Original pictorial buff wrappers. 19.7 x 13.4 cm. First edition; cheaper issue; the other issue being in boards. Inscription at head of Series tile; edges of wrappers a little creased; else very good. Alderson 2.
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THE LITTLE FORGET-ME-NOT. Cousin Willy's Holidays. Embellished with sixteen enrgavings on steel and wood.
London.Tilt and Bogue. 1841. vi, [3], 4-132, [2 catalogue]pp. Original pictorial cloth gilt. All edges gilt. 16mo. Previous owner's note on front free endpaper for 1845; small bookplate at rear; covers just a little rubbed; else a very nice copy.
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The London Wholesale, Manufacturing, and Retail Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, Jewellers, Watch Makers, Opticians, and Cutlers' Directory, containing, also, A Comprehensive and carefully Classified Directory of the Wholesale Houses, (Agents, Factors, Manufacturers, Merchants, and Importers), at Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester; the Toolmakers of Prescot; the Watch Trade of Coventry; The Cutlers and Silversmiths of Sheffield; and the Jet manufacturers of Scarborough and Whitby. 1996 Facsimile.
Cambridge: J. Wadswoth, 1996. Softback. Limited edition of 500 copies of which 250 were softback. A near fine copy.
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THE LOST BEAUTIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: An appeal to authors, poets, clergymen and public speakers.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1879. xxiv, 288 pages. Original cloth, gilt. Fourth edition. Small piece at head of spine missing; some patchy fading on spine; a little worn; some foxing on endpapers; else a good plus copy - perfectly acceptable as a working copy.
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"The New Chaffers" Enlarged and revised, also over1500 New Marks added. Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain With historical Notices of each Manufactory. Over 5000 Potters' Marks and Illustrations. By William Chaffers. With an Increased number of some 1500 Potters' Marks, List of Sale prices, and Additional Information. Edited by Frederick Litchfield. Assisted by R. L. Hobson...
London: Reeves and Turner, 1912. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. xxvii, 1079 pages. Illustrated throughout; some folding plates. Original green decorative cloth gilt. Top edge gilt. Small nick at head of spine; few spots on endpapers; else a very clean and handsome copy of the thirteenth edition. This book is very heavy and will incur extra postal charges; contact us directly for a shipping quote: info@davidmilesbooks.com
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The New Forget-Me-Not. A Calendar.
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1929. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. 143, [4] pages. Illustrated with four full-page coloured plates and many smaller illustrations in black & white. Original half blue vellum, gilt over pictorial paper-covered boards. Number 163 of an edition of 360 copies, of which 350 numbered and signed by the artist are for sale. Colour rather faded from spine; else a very good copy; many of the leaves unopened.
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THE NOBLE SCIENCE. A Few General Ideas on Fox-hunting. A New Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged by William C. A. Blew. With 10 steel-plate engravings coloured by hand, and 35 wood engravings in the text.
London: John Nimmo, 1893. xxviii, [2], 331pp. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt. Large octavo. Tipped-in advertisement for Vyner's 'Notitia Venatia,' between front endpapers; Some light foxing at very beginning; some heavier foxing t rear blanks; binding a little rubbed at extremities; else a very good copy.
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THE ODD ONES.
London.Country Life Limited. 1941. [i-iv] v-viii 1- 108pp. 12 black & white illustrations by Harry Rountree. Original cloth. Pictorial dust wrapper. Large octavo. First Edition. Dust wrapper has very minor chipping to corners and a small tear at spine. Else, an excellent copy.
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The Old Clockmakers of Yorkshire.
Clapham (via Lancaster): The Dalesman Publishing Company, 1946. Softcover. 82 pages. Illustrated. First edition. A very good copy.
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