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Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut
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Antique 1750s Swiss Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Italian Liberty. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1860. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5
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Antique 1860s British Books

Materials

Leather

Vanity Fair by Wm.Thackeray, Cosway Style Binding, First Edition, First Issue
Located in Middletown, NY
Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First Edition, First Issue. 8vo; 8 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (212 x 130
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Trollope, Paul the Pope & Paul the Friar, First Edition 1861 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Publisher: London: Chapman & Hall, 1861. Description: First edition. 1 vol., 8" x 5-3/8", frontis
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Antique 1860s British Books

Materials

Leather

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, First Issue, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
the spine, and a matching ¼ blue leather and cloth clamshell. This is the first edition, first issue
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Frank BROOMHEAD. The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947). FIRST EDITION - LTD SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Libraries Association / Zaehnsdorf Limited, 1986 DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 10" x 6-5/16", limited
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Vintage 1980s British Books

Materials

Leather

Thomas Hardy, Return of the Native, First Edition First Issue, 1878, 3 Vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Co., 1878. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 3 vols., 7-1/4" x 4-15/16", (without the
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Antique 1870s British Books

Materials

Leather

Virginia Woolf. the Years, First Edition, 1937 in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Description: First Edition. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 4-15/16", bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
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Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Leather

Trollope, A Decade of Italian Women, First Edition, 2 Vols. 1859 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
& Hall, 1859. Description: First Edition. 2 vols., 7-15/16" x 5-3/8", frontis portrait plate in each
Category

Antique 1850s British Books

Materials

Leather

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ, 1961
By Joseph Heller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell. Presented is the first edition, first printing of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

William Godwin, Faulkener, a Tragedy, First Edition, 1807
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5-3/16", (iii)80pp., with the half-title, bound in full polished calf
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Antique Early 1800s British Books

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Leather

Mary Brunton, Discipline, First Edition, 1814, 3 Volumes
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
". PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: By George Ramsay & Co., for many, 1814. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 3 vols., 7-5/8
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Antique 1810s British Books

Materials

Leather

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 - THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. DESCRIPTION: FIRST PRINTING OF THE THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 1 vol., with the engraved frontis and
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Antique 1830s British Books

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Leather

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1956
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
raised bands to spine, and a spectacular quarter leather clamshell case. This is the first edition
Category

Vintage 1950s English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Dracula by Bram Stoker, First Grosset & Dunlap Edition, 1927
By Bram Stoker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case. Presented is the first Grosset & Dunlay edition of
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Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Scribner’s Sons, 1938. First edition. 8to. Rebound in full green leather with gilt tooling, titles, and
Category

Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Little America by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Octavo. Presented in quarter royal blue Moroccan
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Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Lunardi - Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England - 1784 - First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LUNARDI, Vincent. TITLE: An Account Of The First Aerial Voyage In England, In A Series
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Antique 1780s British Books

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Paper

King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
slipcase. Presented is a first edition of Delos W. Lovelace’s adaptation of King Kong. This printing was
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Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Canterbury Cathedral: First Edition, The Antiquities Of Canterbury By Somner
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare first edition: William Somner, The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that
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Antique 17th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
& Stoughton, 1906. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 8-11/16" x 5-7/8", illustrated with 18 plates
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Leather

Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, First Edition, c1785
Located in valatie, NY
, Cash and Byrne, 1785, first edition leather bound hardcover. Complete with ten plates and large fold
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Antique 18th Century Irish Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
& Stoughton, 1909. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in fine full dark blue morocco
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

Materials

Leather

Boots and Saddles by Elizabeth B. Custer, First Edition, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
& Brothers, 1885. First edition. Octavo. Embossed brown cloth front boards with gilt and black titles to
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Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

GOULD, William - An Account of English Ants - 1747 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
other curiosities... PUBLISHER: London: for A. Millar, 1747. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-1/2
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Antique 1740s British Books

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Leather

Charles DICKENS. A Christmas Carol - FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. 1 vol., "Stave One" as
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Antique 1840s British Books

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Leather

Ariosto 'Lodovico', Orlando Furioso, the First English Language Edition, 1634
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Parker, 1634. Description: Third edition and the first english language edition. 1 vol., folio, 10-1/2
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Antique 1630s British Books

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Leather

COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Brome, 1681. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4-1/2", [ii]86pp., complete, bound in
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Antique 1680s British Books

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Leather

McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
civilians who directed it, and his relations to it and them. New York: Charles Webster, 1887. First edition
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Antique 1880s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus Unbound, First Edition Second Issue, 1820
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Other Poems. Publisher: London: C and J Ollier, 1820. Description: First edition second issue. 1
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Antique 1820s British Books

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Leather

CESCINSKY. English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century. 3 vols. FIRST EDITION.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: London: The Waverley Book Co., Ltd., n.d. (1909-11). DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 3 vols., 11-15/16" x 9
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Leather

Charles Dickens First Edition Dombey & Son Bradbury & Evans Whitefriars Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Dombey & Son was authored by Charles Dickens and published by
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Ronald Searle, Slightly Foxed, First Deluxe Edition with an Original Drawing
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
of books, signed "Ronald Searle", illustrated, bound in full blue leather, vertical gilt lettered
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Vintage 1980s British Books

Materials

Leather

BEVERIDGE, Albert J.. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858. 2 VOLUMES - FIRST EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Mifflin Company, 1928. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 9-5/8" x 6-13/16", frontis portraits of
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Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Leather

Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen, First Edition, 1868
Located in valatie, NY
edition hardcover with Moroccan leather and embossed paper with marbleized edges. Baron Bunsen was
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Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Cyprien Berard - Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires - 1820 - FIRST FRENCH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire, 1820. DESCRIPTION: FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 2 vols., 6-3/4" x 4-1/4", with
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Antique 1820s French Books

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Leather

Gertrude Stein Anciens et Modernes Picasso, First Edition Presentation Copy 1938
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Floury, 1938. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 169pp., illustrated, rebound in full blue gray
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Vintage 1930s French Books

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Leather

"American Commonwealth" by James Bryce, First Edition, Three Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bryce, James. The American Commonwealth. London: Macmillian and Co., 1888. First edition three
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Antique 1880s British Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1937
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, To Have and Have Not. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1937. First edition
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Vintage 1930s American Modern Books

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Leather, Paper

Alone, Signed by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, Second Impression, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Byrd, Richard E, Alone. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First edition, stated second
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Vintage 1930s American Books

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Leather, Paper

T. E. LAWRENCE - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom - 1935 - FIRST TRADE EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Cape, 1935. DESCRIPTION: FIRST TRADE EDITION. 1 vol., 4to., 10" x 8", Illustrated throughout with a
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Leather

William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856, First Edition
By Edwin Paxton Hood
Located in valatie, NY
leather and cloth bound gilt hardcover with gilt top edge. 508 pp. A biography of William Wordsworth
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Oscar Wilde, the Sphinx, First Edition, 1894, Illustrated by Charles Rickets
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Sign of The Bodley Head, 1894. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 7", illustrated by
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather

Lee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Three Vols., First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, 1942. First edition. Three volume set. Rebound in ¼ black leather and cloth, with raised bands, gilt
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Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Nicholas Nickleby 1839 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Nicholas Nickeby was authored by Charles Dickens and published
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Blair, Robert 'William Blake', The Grave, a Poem - First Edition 1808
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Bensley, 1808. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 13-7/8" x 11-3/8", Frontispiece portrait, pictorial
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Antique Early 1800s British Books

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Leather

Lewis Carroll - through the Looking-Glass. 1872 First Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PRESENTATION COPY FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1 vol., illustrated By John Tenniel, inscribed by Dodgson on the
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Antique 1870s British Books

Materials

Leather

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Valperga, First Edition of Her Second Novel, 1823
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Castruccio, Prince of Lucca. Publisher: London: for G. & W. B. Whittaker, 1823. Description: First
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Antique 1820s British Books

Materials

Leather

Antique 1719 English "The Compleat Herbal" Volume 1 First Edition Book
By Joesph Pitton de Tournefort
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique first edition book titled "The Compleat Herbal" or 'The botanical institutions of Mr
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Little Dorrit 1857 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st edition book titled Little Dorrit was authored by Charles Dickens and published by
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Martin Chuzzlewit 1844 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Martin Chuzzlewit was authored by Charles Dickens and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, 1661. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-3/16" x 4-1/4", (xv)250pp.(iii), complete, title-page
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Antique 1660s British Books

Materials

Leather

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, First Edition, Later Printing, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Mitchell, Margaret, Gone with the Wind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First edition
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Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

CHURCHILL. History of The English-Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes, 9-9/16" x 6-9/16
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Vintage 1950s British Books

Materials

Leather

CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes, 9-7/16" x 6-1/2
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Vintage 1950s British Books

Materials

Leather

Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1875
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Company, 1875. First edition. In two volumes. Rebound in quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with
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Antique 1870s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quarter leather and cloth
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Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. The World Crisis - 6 vols. - ALL FIRST EDITIONS 1923-1931
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Front. PUBLISHER: London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923-1931. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 6
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Vintage 1920s British Books

Materials

Leather

Winston Churchill, Marlborough His Life and Times, All First Editions, 1933/8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9-1/16" x 6-1/4
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Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Leather

DICKENS, Charles, Dombey and Son, '1848, First Edition Bound from the Parts'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Description: first edition bound from the parts. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 6", illustrated by H. K. Browne ("Phiz
Category

Antique 1840s British Books

Materials

Leather

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