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Extremely rare First editions, 1983 and 1987 First editions, with 224 and 216 pages. Both measure 29 by 37 cm's and weigh approx 2.5 kilo's each without wrapping. A unique 1983 Edition being a presentation copy to the lord mayor of Cork city. Excellent condition with the full dust jacket, no rips or tears, has some slight knocks, very good.… Read more about this item

Rare first edition of this 1696 ecclesiastical work. Compilation in one volume of the Sermons and other Discourses of Dr. John Tillotson. Pages are 4 + 14 preface + 4 Table of Text + 779 Main body + 22 Tables. Leather bound, with six raised bands to the spine. 99% of the pages are remarkably clean, with a condition… Read more about this item

Excellent condition with dust jacket. 96pp, 8vo, 24 by 17.5 cm's. Illustrated by John Verling. Number 118 of a limited edition of 250 copies signed by both Montague and Verling. 1st edition of Montague's first novella in twenty three years.Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority.Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior… Read more about this item

Pages Near Fine - Published in Dublin for Capel street Original leather covers Vol I 398 pages, Vol II 507 pages, Vol III 447 pages, Vol IV 368 pages Condition - Wear to covers, well bound, some splitting at spine, pages and binding are strong and very little wear. Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a… Read more about this item

Volume 19 With 32 larger foldout pages. All the pages are there, the foldouts which are not numbered account for a few pages each. Published by Order of the Honorable house of Commons. Scarce, Full contemporary leather with the spine gone and covers loose, several pages are loose, the foldouts are in very good condition, wear and historical dampness to the… Read more about this item

J. Exshaw and H. Bradley., Dublin, 1767. 5 books in 1, book I VII chapters, book II XII chapters, Book III XXXIX chapters, book IV XX chapters, book V XIII chapters. 8vo. (16),xxx,375,(27)pp. Index. Complete with a frontispiece and 13 plates (7 folding). Bound in original full calf, Kennett Antiques is labeled on the side. Splitting between front cover and… Read more about this item

The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great III. Julius Caesar. Printed for Nath. Crouch, At the bell at the poultry near Cheapside. 1687. With an engraved image of each of the Worthies, 190 pages with a further six at the end with… Read more about this item

Subjects: Constitutional law - Great Britain. Politics and government. Good to very good, cover worn, still strong and well bound, pages are very good and generally clean, slight tanning. Hardback, some ink writing to first and last blank sheets. 448 pages Inc index Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Items are guaranteed to be very well… Read more about this item

Hardback, original full leather on board, spine is good, very slight split developing along the center, some ink writing to first and last blank sheets. 760 pages plus index. Good, some wear to cover, a lot of pages are tanned from age, tears to 2 pages, see images, some corners are bumped and folded, no missing pages. Please view the photographs… Read more about this item

Paris Revisited, in 1815, by Way of Brussels: Including a Wall Over the Field of Battle at Waterloo by John Scott Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London Publication Date: 1817 Scarce, Hardback, half leather, slight wear to the original cover, stamp on title page, overall very good, very slight foxing and split on inner of first few pages,… Read more about this item

First Edition. 8vo; pp. viii + 190. With 12 illustrations and engraved title page by S. Fildes and a frontispiece portrait. Bound in original red half morocco with pebble-grain sides, gilt to spine, marbled endpapers and edges. Some very slight spotting within, owner name to first blank, joints a little rubbed; very good indeed. Please view the images for more… Read more about this item

2 pages have been removed from Vol.I, they appear to be blank pages near the start and are of little relevance, all pages after are accounted for. Weakness to spines and looseness to covers, splitting also. This is reflected in the price. Vol I - 330 pages A - E Vol II - 337 pages F - M Vol III… Read more about this item

Very good condition with a gold Gilt engraved crest to the front cover, tightly bound, good pages with no damage, only slight tanning. Please view the photographs for more information.

With double-page engraved title-page, 2 folding engraved tables, all coloured by hand. Contemporary boards, half calf spine and corners. The 29 folding engraved maps have all been removed, see images Published Elwe en Langeveld 192 pages+Intro+Foldouts, Hardback cover with bumps to corners, Pages are very good. Small pencil writing on first blank page.

Very well priced for such a scarce book, even considering the condition. First 28 pages - Table of Statutes - An alphabetical table - Complete index, old and new Acts. Followed by 628 numbered pages. Hardcover, original full leather. Cover is worn and loose, still well held by the strings used in the binding. Pages are good, the first few blank… Read more about this item

8vo. Full leather binding, Illustrated with portraits, head and tale-pieces. Well bound, with raised bands, title missing from spine of Vol 1. The copy is clean and crisp, strong corners, and untoned, although there is very light print from some plates on the opposite page. 1800 grams, 20.5 by 13 cm's. Vol. I 294 pages. Vol. II 390pages. Vol. III… Read more about this item

Scarce soft Vellum covers in very good condition. Volumes 3 to 8, 6 volumes with numerous plate engravings. Pages uncropped, very occasional mark, very strong binding. Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.

Wilhelm Von Kaulbach's illustrated edition. Half-title, frontispiece, engraved pictorial title-page and regular title page, 36 exquisite full page engravings of the animal characters by Wilhelm Von Kaulbach. several pictorial head and tail pieces. 257 pages. Includes the plate after p. 42 which were banned subsequently for moral reasons, showing farmer girls in their nightgowns while hunting a intrusive cat. Wear… Read more about this item

Pages very good and better, one small tear to page 13, see images. Wear to outer cover, green cloth on board, fading and discoloration. Scarce book. Measures 19 cm by 13 cm. Please view the images for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to… Read more about this item

Another scarce edition with a low purchase price. 2 books in one. book 1, 335 pages; book 2, 497 pages. Very good, foxing throughout, which is worse on the title pages, pages crisp, very slight wear to cover, green leather spine. Please view the photographs for more information. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior… Read more about this item