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Zanoni
by Bulwer-Lytton, Sir E. ( Bulwer Lytton ) & Brahy, Gustave Lambert
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Riginal Wraps
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$57.61
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Traduit de l'anglaise par Gustave- Lambert Brahy. French Text. Historical Romance about the Rosicrucians, a secret 17th & 18th century society devoted to metaphysics and alchemy. Undated edition, circa 1930s-40s. Buff wraps with Black print, pale decorative border and vignette dated 1794 on front. Page edges untrimmed. A little very light staining… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK : An Agony in Eight Fits
by Carroll, Lewis
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1876
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- Pictorial Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$432.09
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Lewis Carroll's hilarious Classic Nonsense tale of the Bellman's nautical expedition to hunt the elusive Snark with his bizarre crew including the Lace Making Beaver and the Banker. Illustrated with 9 Full-Page B&W Plates. Frontis illus. the Bellman wading ashore carrying the Banker. Buff cloth cover illustrated with the Bellman seated up on a spar in the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare from the text of Johnson, Stevens and Reed. ( Complete set of 4 Volumes )
by SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM & Hazlitt, William
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1853
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- Full Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$460.90
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complete set of 4 Volumes in period Brown Calf Full-Leather bindings. 5 raised bands and gilt decoration to spines. Endpapers and All page edges Marbled. Vol I: Merry Wives; Twelfth Night; Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Measure for Measure; Much Ado about nothing; Midsummer Night's Dream; Love's Labours Lost;… Read more about this item Item Price
A$460.90
Jane Eyre
by Bronte, Charlotte
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- Used - Good
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- 1895
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$374.48
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Volume I contains the complete Jane Eyre stroy, Charlotte Bronte's Masterpiece. Frontis illus. "Lowood" (protected by tissue guard) opposite title page with vignette illus. of Gateshead Hall, followed by printed title page. Both title pages dated 1895. Complete with all 5 illustrations listed ( 4 Full-Page Plates and the Vignette ). Green cloth cover with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books
by Milton, John
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1788
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- Full-Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$720.15
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Scarce Edition, Printed for J. Lackington M.DCC.LXXXVIII ( 1788 ). Frontispiece illus. Portrait of Milton by T. Phinn published by A. Donaldson. 3 more Full-Page Plates by Phinn to front Book IV, Book VIII and Book IX. LXXIX (79) preliminary pages commencing with the Editor's Preface ( Lackington ). Then the Life of Milton, Verses… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden
by Elizabeth von Arnim,
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- Used - Good+
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- 1910
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- Limp Suede Full-Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$19.20
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Charming account of a year's Gardening and friendships. Period dark Green limp Suede Leather binding with bright Gilt Lettering and Floral design on front. Top page edges Gilt. Endpapers illustrated with Turner's view of Venice. Frontis illus. of Elizabeth sitting writing in her Garden. Piece of leather missing from top of spine and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Literary Souvenir
by Watts, Alaric A. ( Editor )
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- Used - Good+
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- First Thus
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- 1834
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- Full-Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$144.03
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Tenth Volume in the series of Literary Anthologies. Beautifully illustrated with 8 Engraved Plates protected by tissue guards (2 of the 10 published are missing). Includes:Aloff and Henekka, a Legend of the North; The Boy and the Holy Image; Hawking Song; Burial of Napoleon Buonaparte; St. Michael's Mount; The old Man of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tristan in Brittany
by Thomas the Anglo Norman & Sayers, Dorothy Leigh ( Translator )
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1929
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$61.45
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Fine translation of the Arthurian Legends of Sir Tristram and Iseult by D. L. Sayers. Includes lengthy Introduction and Translator's Note. Browncloth cover with Gilt Decoration on spine and blind-stamped floral design on front. Some fading to top fore corners of front & back. No inscriptions except old penciled price. Item Price
A$61.45
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The Newcomes ( Complete 2 Volume Set )
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1868
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$240.05
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Complete 2 Volume Set in Period Green cloth covers with bright Gilt Monogram and Gilt & Blind-Embossed Decoration to fronts; Bright Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spines. Beveled edges. Brown endpapers. Very well illustrated, Vol. I frontis illus "J.J. in Dreamland" opposite illustrated title page followed by printed Title page dated 1868. 22 Full-Page Plates… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Hemingway, Ernest
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1953
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- Pictorial Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$28.81
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Beautifully illustrated Edition with B&W In-Text illustrations by the brilliant Bird Artist, C. F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. Blue cloth cover with Silver Swordfish motif on front. Silver Lettering on red ground to spine. Endpapers illustrated with Fisherman and Swordfish. Comes in Glassine wrapper which has some tears over spine. No inscriptions. Item Price
A$28.81
William Morris : Selected and Edited by Henry Newbolt
by Morris, William & Newbolt, Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$7.68
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Green cloth cover with small Floral Motifs on front & spine. Undated edition, probably circa 1930s-40s. Includes "The Defence of Guenevere", "Life & Death of Jason" & "The Man Born to be King". Frontis Illus. B&W portrait of Morris. Name & penciled price on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Item Price
A$7.68
WILLIAM MORRIS : Stories in Prose, Stories In Verse, Shorter Poems, Lectures & Essays
by Morris, William & Cole, G. D. H. ( Editor )
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1934
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$19.20
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Prose includes "News from Nowhere". Poems include "The Defence of Guenevere". Brown cloth cover with Gilt Panel design on front and Gilt lettering on spine. Green & Brown foliate design on endpapers. Illustrated title page. No inscriptions. Item Price
A$19.20
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Tristan and Iseult ( Complete 2 Volume Set )
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1902
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$268.86
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Arthurian Romances No. 11. 2 volume set in light Brown cloth covers with beautiful bright Gilt, Green & Blue illus. of a mounted Knight with hunting Hound on fronts. Black Titles on fronts and spines. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Decorative Title pages printed in Red & Black. Striking B&W illustrations and several… Read more about this item Item Price
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Westward Ho! (Complete work, Volumes I & II in the Pocket Edition bound in one book)
by Kingsley, Charles
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- Used - Good-
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- 1895
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- Full-Leather
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$28.81
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Pocket Edition. Vol I, 368 pages. Vol II the Pocket edition half-title page and Title page dated 1895. Text 360 pages. Period Brown Half-Leather binding with Blue Marbled paper-covered Boards having large Leather corners. Leather spine missing, hinges cracked but text block firm. Penciled date on endpaper, No other inscriptions. Item Price
A$28.81
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Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey & Persuasion ( Complete 5 Volume Set )
by Austen, Jane
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1898
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- Decorative Cloth
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Redruth, Cornwall, GBR
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A$3,360.70
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Complete set of Jane Austen's brilliant 6 Novels bound in 5 volumes. From "Macmillan's Standard Illustrated Novels". In original publishers Red cloth covers with beautiful bright Gilt ornate decoration on fronts. The gilt decoration on spines is mostly faded. All page edges Gilt. Endpapers illustrated with a lovely deep yellow Peacock design. B&W Illustrations.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$3,360.70
