Hand-Colored Plates from Charles Agvent
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THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY, FOR NEW, AND RARE PLANTS. CONTAINING COLOURED FIGURES OF SUCH PLANTS, AS HAVE NOT HITHERTO APPEARED IN ANY SIMILAR PUBLICATION...
by ANDREWS, Henry C
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- Used - Fairly large copy in comparison to others sold in the recent past. Occasional minor foxing, toning, or off-setting; some light
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- First Edition
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- 1797-1815
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$43,750.00
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London: T. Bensley for the author, 1797-1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Fairly large copy in comparison to others sold in the recent past. Occasional minor foxing, toning, or off-setting; some light pencil notes/corrections to some leaves. In all, rather clean and attractive examples of these volumes with the plates generally bright and vivid with offsetting to text. Rubbing and… Read more about this item Item Price
$43,750.00
A WOMAN'S LIFE (UNE VIE)
by MAUPASSANT, Guy de
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- Used - Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$93.80
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Edy Legrand. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-7/8") bound with a white sheepskin leather spine with a burgundy leather spine label lettered in gilt and French marbled paper sides; 280 pages. Designed by Francis Meynell and printed at the Marchbanks Press. Introduction by Edmond Jaloux.… Read more about this item Item Price
$93.80
THE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS DE ROUVROY DUC DE SAINT-SIMON COVERING THE YEARS 1691 - 1723
by SAINT-SIMON
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- Used - Tasteful bookplate on each front pastedown; slight browning to endpaper gutters. Near Fine in torn glassines and a Near Fine sli
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$62.50
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on each front pastedown; slight browning to endpaper gutters. Near Fine in torn glassines and a Near Fine slipcase with a sunned backstrip. Pierre Brissaud. Two large octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in gilt-decorated red cloth. Selected, translated, and edited by Desmond Flower. Illustrated with drawings by Pierre… Read more about this item Item Price
$62.50
A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA, IN THE YEARS 1818, 19, AND 20; ACCOMPANIED BY GEOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF SOUDAN, AND OF THE COURSE OF THE NIGER. With a chart of the routes, and a variety of coloured plates, illustrative of the costumes of the several natives of Northern Africa
by LYON, Captain G(eorge) F(rancis)
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- Used - Title page and dedication page with dampstaining and restoration; plates with fine contemporary coloring, one with a closed tear
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1821
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,875.00
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London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. Title page and dedication page with dampstaining and restoration; plates with fine contemporary coloring, one with a closed tear to margin not affecting the image. Hinges starting, covers still firm; rubbing and fading to spine. Very Good. Quarto (8" x 10-1/2") bound in full polished calf leather by Casa Calero Madrid… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,875.00
THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE
by LESAGE, Alain-Rene
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- Used - Spines darkened. Still Near Fine, lacking the dustwrappers and in a broken slipcase, lacking the top and bottom edges
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Spines darkened. Still Near Fine, lacking the dustwrappers and in a broken slipcase, lacking the top and bottom edges. John Austen. Two large quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/8") volumes bound in half gray linen, gold-stamped, and blue linen boards. Attractive edition of Smollett's translation. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. Illustrated with line drawings… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY PAPERS FROM THE SPECTATOR, LONDON: 1711-1712
by ADDISON, Joseph; STEELE, Richard; and BUDGELL, Eustace
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- Used - Spine darkened. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase
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- 1945
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$56.30
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Spine darkened. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Gordon Ross. Octavo (6" x 9-1/4") attractively bound in full glazed chintz boards. Illustrations by Gordon Ross hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #1420 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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$56.30
OUR STREET
by TITMARSH, M. A. [THACKERAY, William M]
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- Used - Light rubbing to joints, covers firm. Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1848
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$437.50
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing to joints, covers firm. Near Fine. Finely bound in full red levant morocco leather by Riviere with original covers mounted as front and rear pastedowns, triple gilt-ruled covers, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt (5-1/2 x 7-1/4"). Illustrated with a hand-colored title page and 15… Read more about this item Item Price
$437.50
THE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS DE ROUVROY DUC DE SAINT-SIMON COVERING THE YEARS 1691 - 1723
by SAINT-SIMON
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- Used - Bookplate on each front pastedown. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some fading of the backstrip
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$56.30
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Bookplate on each front pastedown. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some fading of the backstrip. Pierre Brissaud. Two large octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in gilt-decorated red cloth. Selected, translated, and edited by Desmond Flower. Illustrated with drawings by Pierre Brissaud reproduced as gravures and hand-colored in… Read more about this item Item Price
$56.30
THE MOTHER'S MANUAL; OR, ILLUSTRATIONS OF MATRIMONIAL ECONOMY. An Essay in Verse, with Twenty Plates
by [TROLLOPE, Frances]
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- Used - Fine, clean impressions of the plates; light rubbing to hinges, labels from spine lacking. Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1833
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$2,187.50
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London: Treutel and Würtz, and Richter, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, clean impressions of the plates; light rubbing to hinges, labels from spine lacking. Near Fine. August Hervieu. Quarto (6" x 9-1/2") bound in full polished mottled calf leather by Root and Son with triple gilt rules and gilt floral decorative devices in each corner of both… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,187.50
A PICTURESQUE TOUR OF THE ENGLISH LAKES, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST ROMANTIC SCENERY OF CUMBERLAND, WESTMORELAND, AND LANCASHIRE, with Accounts of Antient and Modern Manners and Customs, and Elucidations of the History of Antiquities of that part of the country, &c. &c
by FIELDING, T. H., and WALTON, J
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- Used - Neat owner name in ink of A. M. Crossley dated 1825 at top of title page with engraved bookplate of William F. Ross on the front
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1821
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$3,125.00
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London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. Neat owner name in ink of A. M. Crossley dated 1825 at top of title page with engraved bookplate of William F. Ross on the front pastedown; plates lovely and bright with strong coloring. Light rubbing and wear to binding. Near Fine example of this beautiful book. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4")… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,125.00
THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
by AUDUBON, John James and BACHMAN, Rev. John
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- Used - Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occa
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- First Edition
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- 1851-1851-1854
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$18,750.00
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New York: V. G. Audubon, 1851-1851-1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Some generally minor toning and spotting to the text, as usual, a few plate imprints slightly shaved; the tissue guards are occasionally a bit foxed and discolored, but the plates are bright and free from foxing and other defects. Tears with slight loss to lower margin of pages 3-6 and… Read more about this item Item Price
$18,750.00
THE DANCE OF LIFE, A POEM
by ROWLANDSON, Thomas
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- Used - Light, scattered foxing, mostly to the text, the plates clean with strong coloring; light wear to the binding. Very Good to Near
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1817
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$937.50
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London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing, mostly to the text, the plates clean with strong coloring; light wear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine. Thomas Rowlandson. Quarto (6" x 9-1/2") bound in 19th century half polished green calf leather with matching corners and marbled boards; gilt rules; gilt-decorated spine with a gilt-lettered… Read more about this item Item Price
$937.50
THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
by AUDUBON, John James and BACHMAN, Rev. John
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- Used - Owner name dated 1876 on first blank of each volume. Toning, foxing, and darkening, sometimes heavy, to the text and a bit less
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- Early Edition
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- (1849)-1856
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$7,500.00
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New York: V. G. Audubon, (1849)-1856. Early Edition. Hardcover. Owner name dated 1876 on first blank of each volume. Toning, foxing, and darkening, sometimes heavy, to the text and a bit less so to the plates. Binding quite nice. Overall Very Good. Early Octavo Edition of the first two volumes, lacking the third volume. Two volumes in publisher's… Read more about this item Item Price
$7,500.00
JOURNAL OF SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF FRANCE, Shortly Before the Revolution
by ROWLANDSON, Thomas
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- Used - A tall copy with fine, clean impressions of the plates; spine darkened with light wear. Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1821
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,062.50
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London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. A tall copy with fine, clean impressions of the plates; spine darkened with light wear. Near Fine. Thomas Rowlandson. Quarto (5-3/4" x 9-1/2") bound in full burgundy morocco leather by W. Root and Son, neatly rebacked with the original spine; gilt rules and gilt floral decorations in each corner of… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,062.50
HUDIBRAS, A POEM
by BUTLER, Samuel
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- Used - Light, scattered foxing; just a touch of wear to the handsome bindings. About Fine
- Edition
- New Edition
- Published
- 1822
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$937.50
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London: Akerman et. al., 1822. New Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing; just a touch of wear to the handsome bindings. About Fine. J. Clark. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/4") volumes bound by Bayntun in full red morocco leather with decorative gilt panels on all covers; gilt-decorated and lettered spines with five raised bands; gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers;… Read more about this item Item Price
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NOUVELLES RECREATIONS PHYSIQUES ET MATHEMATIQUES: contenant ce qui a été imaginé de plus curieux dans ce genre & ce qui se découvre journellement: auxquelles on a joint leurs causes, leurs effets, la maniere de les construire, & l'amusement qu'on en peut tirer pour étonner & surprendre agréablement
by GUYOT, Edme Gilles [attributed to]
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- Used - An 1816 French school presentation bookplate on the front pastedown of the first volume. Spine of first volume darkened by damps
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- Second Enlarged Edition
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- 1772-1775
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$2,812.50
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Paris: L'Auteur [Guyot] & Gueffier, 1772-1775. Second Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. An 1816 French school presentation bookplate on the front pastedown of the first volume. Spine of first volume darkened by dampstain and worn at head of spine and back cover, corners worn, volume label missing from Volume I; dampstains in Volume I, endleaves of Volume II slightly bent at… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,812.50
A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OF GILPIN'S DAY, REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS EFFECTS ON LANDSCAPE SCENERY FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT, IN THIRTY DESIGNS FROM NATURE; BY THE REV. WM. GILPIN, A.M. With Instructions in, and Explanation of, the Improved Method of Colouring, and Painting in Water Colours
by CLARK, John Heaviside
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- Used - Small bookplate of Charles Benson on the front pastedown. Clean text and plates in an attractive binding. Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1824
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$3,750.00
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London: Priestley and Weale, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Small bookplate of Charles Benson on the front pastedown. Clean text and plates in an attractive binding. Near Fine. A reissue of the 1811 edition with a new title page. Folio (11" x 15-1/4") bound in modern half red morocco leather with matching corners, marble paper sides, gilt-lettered and ruled… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,750.00
THE FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES OF AMERICA; OR, THE CULTURE, PROPAGATION, AND MANAGEMENT, IN THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD, OF FRUIT TREES GENERALLY; WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE FINEST VARIETIES OF FRUIT, NATIVE AND FOREIGN, CULTIVATED IN THIS COUNTRY
by DOWNING, A[ndrew] J[ackson]
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- Used - The text is lightly to moderately foxed throughout, a bit less so to the color plates. Paper split to the front hinge but the co
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1850
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$7,500.00
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New York: John Wiley, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. The text is lightly to moderately foxed throughout, a bit less so to the color plates. Paper split to the front hinge but the covers are very tight. Rebacked with most of the original spine laid down. Very Good. Quarto in 6s (6" x 9-3-16") bound in contemporary half morocco… Read more about this item Item Price
$7,500.00
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Condition
- Used - Contents clean and fresh, binding just about Fine with slightly bumped lower corners
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$156.30
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Contents clean and fresh, binding just about Fine with slightly bumped lower corners. Roger Duvoisin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-1/8") rebound in half blue morocco leather and blue buckram sides. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin with water-colors hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley. Introduction by William Rose Benet. Copy #525 of 1100 SIGNED by the… Read more about this item Item Price
$156.30
THE FEATHERED TRIBES OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
by MUDIE, Robert
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- Used - Faint dampstains to the lower portions of and foxing to the title pages, text and plates generally clean. Light wear to the bind
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1835
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$437.50
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London: Whittaker & Co., 1835. Second Edition. Hardcover. Faint dampstains to the lower portions of and foxing to the title pages, text and plates generally clean. Light wear to the bindings. Near Fine. Two duodecimo (4-3/4" x 7-3/4") volumes in later 19th Century green half morocco leather with matching corners and marbled boards and matching endpapers as… Read more about this item Item Price
$437.50
