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Period: 19th Century
"The Emerald Isle; A Poem" by Charles Phillips First Edition Published in 1812
Located in San Francisco, CA
A leather bound first edition of an epic poem titled "The Emerald Isle; A Poem" by Charles Phillips (1786-1859), a celebrated writer and lawyer, with ...
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European George III Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, General Report on the Public Records. Printed in English, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published 18...
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Franklin Square. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. With b&w frontispiece; map of New...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Set of 4 Books by German Poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of four volumes of poetry by German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This set of Goethe’s Werkes is bound in pressed fabric with gold lettering. The pages...
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German Other Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

2 Antique Books, The Lives of Scottish Poets, English, Biographical, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a 2 volume antique book set, The Lives of Scottish Poets. An English language biographical work, dating to the Regency period, published 1821....
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British Regency Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, 1851, (2) vols., Benson J. Lossing
By S. Harper Brothers
Located in Morristown, NJ
(2) vols., by Benson J. Lossing. ...Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence. Two volumes, the first i...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Reference Book, Old English Glasses, Hartshorne, History, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, Old English Glasses. An English language, bound historical title by Albert Hartshorne, published in the late Victorian period, 1897. Full title: O...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Set of 20 German Catholic Encyclopedias
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of twenty volumes of a Catholic encyclopedia by German authors Joseph Cardinal Hergenröther and Dr. Franz Kaulen. This set is leather bound with gold tooling stamped wit...
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German Other Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of 10 Books by German Poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of ten volumes of poetry by German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This set of Goethe’s Werkes is bound in pressed fabric with gold lettering. The pages ...
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German Other Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Rudyard KIPLING. Life's Handicap. 1891 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Life's Handicap Being Stories Of Mine Own People. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1891. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol.,...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric

Rudyard KIPLING. The Light That Failed. 1891 - FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: The Light That Failed. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1891. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed by Kipling on th...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric

FRENCH STYLES: Furniture & Architecture - Bajot, Paris - 19th C. Folio Book
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique black cloth hardcover book w/ gilt lettering and decorated interior boards and end papers. FRENCH STYLES: Furniture and Architecture - 1500 Examples - Structural and Orname...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith in 4 Tooled Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) in 4 gilt tooled leatherbound volumes. Published: New York G.P. Putnam & Company, 10 Park Place, 1854. A nice set of selected...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Parliamentary Record, Latin Language, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi. Printed in Latin, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the Georgian period, p...
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European Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

KIPLING. Le Livre de la Jungle. FOURTH & FIRST FRENCH EDITIONS - BOTH INSCRIBED!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Le Livre de la Jungle - with - Le Second Livre de la Jungle. PUBLISHER: Paris, Societe Du Mercure De France, 1899. DESCRIPTION: FOURTH AND FIRST ...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

4 Vols Antique Botany Books, Flowers of Modern Voyages, English, Georgian, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 antique botany books, the Flowers of Modern Voyages by William Adams. An English language botany record with maps, dating to th...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
By Thomas Carlyle
Located in Bath, GB
A superb limited deluxe edition of the works of notable Scottish historian, Thomas Carlyle. Limited edition of three hundred and fifteen copies on parchment linen paper of which thi...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gus...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Scottish History Book, Tales of a Grandfather, Walter Scott, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique compendium book of Scottish history, Tales of a Grandfather by Walter Scott. An English language, hard bound title, printed in E...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Flowers from The Holy Land souvenir book
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Contained within the olive wood covers of this Flowers from The Holy Land souvenir book are 11 thick cardboard pages, 10 of which have pressed flowers arranged on them. The flowers a...
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Israeli Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Victorian Carved Oak And Walnut Book Holder
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with 3/4 gallery carved on the outside with a central lion flanked soldiers. Interior with walnut over two drawers. Bun feet. Meant to be placed on a desk with the back f...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Oak, Walnut

5 Vols, Antique Books, Lives of the British Admirals, English, Georgian, 1817
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 antique volumes, Lives of the British Admirals by Dr John Campbell et al. An English language, hard bound naval interest book, published in London, 1817. Includes...
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British Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

An Edinburgh Eleven by J. M. Barrie - creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST EDITION / FIRST ISSUE An Edinburgh Eleven; Pencil Portraits from College — "British Weekly" Extras, No. III. London: British Weekly Office, 1889. 12mo, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (178...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION / FIRST ISSUE London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 31, ii advert.; two color lithographs facing one another on a sin...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
Allan Quatermain; Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries, etc. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 280; 20 wood engr...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. by Thomas MOORE
Located in Middletown, NY
A handsomely-bound collection of juvenile poetry by Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852), published under the pseudonym of Thomas Little due to the eroticism of their content, as Moore's celeb...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Pair Antique Books, Winkle's British Cathedrals, English, Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of two antique books, Volume 1 & 2 of Winkles' British Cathedrals. An English language, hard bound illustrated reference guide to 19th century architecture, dating to ...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Jess by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. First Edition. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 336. Handsomely bound in polished red calf by Bayntun (stamp on first endpaper), gilt fill...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Antique Arts Book, Royal Academy, Harry Furniss, English, Exhibition, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique arts book, Royal Academy - An Artistic Joke by Harry Furniss. An English language, bound gallery exhibition catalogue, dating to the late Victorian period, 1888. ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

George Cruikshank's Magazine – 2 issues
Located in Middletown, NY
VERY RARE, complete run (2 issues) of the illustrated George Cruikshank's Magazine, with all four folding plates by Cruikshank. In a handsome custom case. London: D. Bogue, 1854. 8...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Malerische Ansichten / Picturesque Views (of first railway lines in Slovenia)
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST EDITION Sandmann, František Xaver (1805-1856) Malerische Ansichten / Picturesque Views (of first railway lines in Slovenia); To commemorate the opening of the railway line from...
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène
Located in Middletown, NY
A very special COLLECTOR COPY of this work with 36 Edgar Chahine etchings & drypoints and AN ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHING PLATE. Artist: Edgar Chahine; Authors: Edmond and Jules de Gonco...
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French Antique 19th Century Books

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Copper

The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand by Kerry-Nicholls (1884)
Located in Langweer, NL
'The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand' by J.H. Kerry-Nicholls. Ibid., Sampson Low etc., 1884, XX,379,(1),36p., fold. col. lithogr. map, woodengr. plates, ills., modern c...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Complete Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - LARGE PAPER EDITION - 11 VOLS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. TITLE: The Complete Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Biographical and Critical Notes. PU...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Vintage Folio, Civil Architecture, English, Sir William Chambers, Reproduction
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage folio A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. An unbound reproduction of the 18th century original by Sir William Cham...
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British Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Poetry Book, Pleasures of Memory, Samuel Rogers, English, Georgian, 1803
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Pleasures of Memory by Samuel Rogers. An English, hard bound collection of poetry, published in London in the Georgian period, 1803. A contemporary of Wordsworth, Byron and other Romantic poets, Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855) was a successful banker and art collector, who was also one of England's most celebrated poets during his lifetime. Rogers was invited to be Poet Laureate on the occasion of Wordsworth's death 1850, but declined due to his age. Considered one of the great sources of social documentary of London's artistic and literary world of the 18th and early 19th century, he lived to the age of 92 - astonishing for the era. Presents a good, time-worn antique condition, with pages intact and clean Hard bound with marble paper cover and gold titling to ribbed spine Published in English across 187 pages in London by T. Bensley of Fleet Street Illustrated engraving plates throughout add visual interest to the poetry Includes the titular poems in part 1 & 2, The Two Sisters...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

19th Century Lectern Louis-Philippe Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This Louis-Philippe period table lectern in cherrywood resting on four turned legs, has three positions for three different reading angles. France, circa 1840.
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Books

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Cherry

1889-96 Cope's Smoke-Room Booklets
Located in Bath, GB
A finely bound set of the complete fifteen volumes of Cope Tobacco's 'Smoke-Room Booklets', an scarce to see complete set with the original wraps bound in. A very scarce to see comp...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

3 Volumes. Samuel Rush Meyrick, Ancient Armour.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Samuel Rush Meyrick, Ancient Armour. Bound in full tan calf with the covers displaying gilt-tooled borders and an open-tooled cross-hatching pattern. Respines in purple mo...
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English Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

Set Of Antique Fiction Books, Popular Tales, Maria Edgeworth, English, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique fiction books, Popular Tales by Maria Edgeworth. An English language, hard bound 3 volume set of novels, dating to the Georgian period, published 1814. A prolific novelist of adult and children's literature, Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) was born in Oxfordshire before moving to Ireland. Her best-known work Castle Rackrent was an Irish Catholic...
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British Georgian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book, The Insect, Jules Michelet, English, Nature, Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Insect by Jules Michelet. An English language, hard bound study of nature, dating to the Victorian period, this first edition published in 1875. Publi...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

American Scenery by Willis with Engravings after Bartlett 1840 Original Books
Located in Montréal, CA
Volumes 1 & 2 American Scenery; or Land, Lake, and River - Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett, engraved in the First Style of the Art by R. Walli...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Canadian Scenery by N. P. Willis with Engravings after Drawings by Bartlett 1842
Located in Montréal, CA
Volumes 1 & 2 These incredible books display 118 engravings; one of Bartlett himself and 117 images that William Henry Bartlett depicted on his voyages to Niagara from Halifax betw...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants
By Richard Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy. A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Ja...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Treasury Of Botany, Vol 1&2, English Language, Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique reference books 'The Treasury of Botany' by Samuel Maunder. Published in English by Longmans, Green & Co of London, in the Victorian period, dated 1884. F...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique notebook. At the front cover is a hand painted medallion depicting the Palais Bourse building, the Paris stock exchange. Surrounded wi...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

The Works of Machiavelli (in Italian) 10 Leather Volumes Published: 1804, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Machiavelli in Italian, 10 volumes, published in Milan, 1804. 3/4 leather boards with marbleized paper endpapers and edges. The spines with raised gilt-tooled bands. A lovely set of this very famous author...
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Book in Case, Hillingdon Hall or the Cockney Squire, English, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased copy of Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire. An English language novel published in the Victorian era, this edition dated 1888. Originally written in 1845...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Large Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900 A lovely antique photo album featuring a lindenwood carved cover depicting a hunte...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Books

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Wood

Antique Book La Divina Commedia, Italian Language, Dante, Divine Comedy, 1855
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Divine Comedy by Dante (1265 - 1321). An Italian language, bound volume of Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, edited and published in 1855 from the 14th...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book, The Coaching Age, Stanley Harris, English, Hard Bound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Coaching age by Stanley Harris. An English language, hard bound non-fiction title, dating to the Victorian period, dated 1888. Fascinating acc...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Large Antique Book of Baronial Halls Volume 1, Reference, English, Mid Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique book, The Baronial Halls of England Volume 1. An English language reference guide, dated to the mid Victorian period, published 1858. Full title: The Baronia...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book Grandeur Des Romains, Montesquieu, French Language, Mid Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Grandeur des Romains by Montesquieu. An Anglo-German book printed in French, depicting the rise and fall of the Roman empire, dating to the Victorian perio...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bo...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1872. Illustrated by John Tenniel. First US Edition. Octavo. Rebound in full white lea...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of 3 Antique Biology Interest Books, English Scientific Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique biology interest books. Published in English, each is a hard bound scientific reference title, dating to the late Victorian period. Comprising of: Manual ...
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British Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible. Bound in full black morocco with the covers and raised bands displaying gilt-tooled detailing. All edges gilt, gilt-tooled den...
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American Antique 19th Century Books

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Leather

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