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Paris, France: Hachette et Cie, 1898. Text in French. Red Morocco spine with 5 raised bands, bright Gilt title and Gilt tooled decoration, Marbled bds (spine has been professionally rebacked with Red Morocco and original backstrip laid over, very littel wear otherwise apart from light shelf wear) Red marbled eps, title pages are wood block printed in colour, lavishly illus through out and many nice reproduced etching from famous artists with tissue guards. Bright and clean, not inscribed, light age toning to end pages, short tear to tissue guard on frontis. Overweight. Le texte en français. L'épine rouge de Maroc avec 5 bandes haussées, le titre Dorées brillantes et la décoration de tooled Dorée, bds Marbré (l'épine a été professionnellement rebacked avec Maroc Rouge et backstrip original a posé par-dessus, l'usure de littel MEME autrement en dehors de l'usure d'étagère légère)…
Read More The Rhododendron. Volumes 1 & 2 by Urquhart, Beryl Leslie
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The Rhododendron. Volumes 1 & 2
by Urquhart, Beryl Leslie
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Sharpthorne, East Grinstead: The Leslie Urquhart Press Volume 1, 1958. Folio, pp 40 + 18 colour plates, slight age-toning to the margins, otherwise very clean internally, pink cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper has sustained an early tear to the lower cover, but has been enatly repaires with tape, otherwise it just very slightly worn. Volume 2, 1962. Folio, pp 36 + 18 colour plates, the upper corners very slightly bruised, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth very slightly bruised in the upper corner, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Complete sets are uncommon.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Illus. by Carlos Riefel.
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- Publisher The Leslie Urquhart Press
- Place of Publication Sharpthorne, East Grinstead
La Danse
by Vuillier, Gaston
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- Hardcover
- first
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Auckland, New Zealand
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THE WATER BABIES
by KINGSLEY. CHARLES.; Willcox Smith. Jessie. Illustrates
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- Used
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, Nottingham. 1929. Reprint by Boots the Chemist. 4to. (10.1 x 8 inches). Near fine copy, beautifully illustrated with 12 full colour, tipped in plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Scores of wonderful line illustrations throughout text. Original dark green cloth, the front board with gilt illustration and lettering. The spine has gilt ruling and lettering. Previous owners neat inscription, dated "Xmas 1929" on front paste down endpaper. Overall a fine, bright and clean copy of this beautiful book.
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Climbing Mount Improbable.
by DAWKINS, Richard. Illustrations by Lalla Ward
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- New
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- Fine
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- First U.S. edition / First printing.
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780393039306 / 0393039307
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996. Signed on the title page by Richard Dawkins. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.
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Lettres à Émilie sur la Mythologie
by Demoustier, C. A.
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Athens, Greece
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viii + 482 pp. + 12 gravures h.t. 23,5x15,5 cm. Furne et Ce, Éditeurs, Paris, 1860. --- Half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some wear on hinges, edges and corners of the covers. Marbled endpapers. Tight binding. Foxing only on pages with engravings - engravings not affected. All other pages are clean.
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Some Considerations Touching The Style Of The Scriptures
by Robert Boyle
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- fair
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- Used - Fair
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Morston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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London: Henry Herringman, 1663. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Much toning and occasional marking, but in general good internal order throughout. Heavier wear to title page, especially edges, with some ink marking here and verso. Second edition with extensive large type dedication and lengthy preface. Full leather boards and remnant of spine all detached, thus a candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 16mo. 254pp
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La Danse
by Vuillier, Gaston
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- First Edition
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Paris, France: Hachette et Cie, 1898. Text in French. Red Morocco spine with 5 raised bands, bright Gilt title and Gilt tooled decoration, Marbled bds (spine has been professionally rebacked with Red Morocco and original backstrip laid over, very littel wear otherwise apart from light shelf wear) Red marbled eps, title pages are wood block printed in colour, lavishly illus through out and many nice reproduced etching from famous artists with tissue guards. Bright and clean, not inscribed, light age toning to end pages, short tear to tissue guard on frontis. Overweight. Le texte en français. L'épine rouge de Maroc avec 5 bandes haussées, le titre Dorées brillantes et la décoration de tooled Dorée, bds Marbré (l'épine a été professionnellement rebacked avec Maroc Rouge et backstrip original a posé par-dessus, l'usure de littel MEME autrement en dehors de l'usure d'étagère légère)…
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THE WATER BABIES
by KINGSLEY. CHARLES.; Willcox Smith. Jessie. Illustrates
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, Nottingham. 1929. Reprint by Boots the Chemist. 4to. (10.1 x 8 inches). Near fine copy, beautifully illustrated with 12 full colour, tipped in plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Scores of wonderful line illustrations throughout text. Original dark green cloth, the front board with gilt illustration and lettering. The spine has gilt ruling and lettering. Previous owners neat inscription, dated "Xmas 1929" on front paste down endpaper. Overall a fine, bright and clean copy of this beautiful book.
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A$346.70
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Climbing Mount Improbable.
by DAWKINS, Richard. Illustrations by Lalla Ward
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.S. edition / First printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780393039306 / 0393039307
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$227.80
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New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996. Signed on the title page by Richard Dawkins. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.
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A$227.80
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Lettres à Émilie sur la Mythologie
by Demoustier, C. A.
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Athens, Greece
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viii + 482 pp. + 12 gravures h.t. 23,5x15,5 cm. Furne et Ce, Éditeurs, Paris, 1860. --- Half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some wear on hinges, edges and corners of the covers. Marbled endpapers. Tight binding. Foxing only on pages with engravings - engravings not affected. All other pages are clean.
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A$284.88
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Some Considerations Touching The Style Of The Scriptures
by Robert Boyle
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Morston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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A$288.91
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London: Henry Herringman, 1663. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Much toning and occasional marking, but in general good internal order throughout. Heavier wear to title page, especially edges, with some ink marking here and verso. Second edition with extensive large type dedication and lengthy preface. Full leather boards and remnant of spine all detached, thus a candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 16mo. 254pp
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A$288.91