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Period: Mid-19th Century
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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Book Edo Period, circa 1833
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Japanese Oraimono book Edo period, circa 1833 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 260 mm x 180 mm There are damages because it is...
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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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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 Mid-19th Century Books

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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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

5 Volumes. Washington Irving, Life of George Washington.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Washington Irving, Life of George Washington. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards with the raised band spines gilt-tooled with tan and green morocco labels. All of ...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detail...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

Henry Hallam, Constitutional History of England, 3 Vols, 1867, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Hallam, Henry. Title: The Constitutional History of England From The Accession of Henry VII To The Death of George II. Publisher: London: John...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - 1843 - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. ...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Fabric

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. SECOND EDITION - 1843 - IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 6-5/...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Fabric

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron's Illustrated Works
By Lord Byron, William Anderson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1850 two volume set of Byron's Works, printed by A. Fullerton, Edinburgh. Scarlet Morocco leather & gilt bound set filled with superb steel engravings of Italy, etc. Lord Byron's hom...
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Scottish Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures displaying their dress, tartans,arms, armorial insignia and Social ...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and green morocc...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England.
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with green and red morocco labels. All edges marbled with marble...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim Progress and A Life of the Author by Rev. Robert Philip. Bound in full black calf, all edges gilt, ornate gilt design on covers and spine, illustra...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All the ...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

2 Volume. John F. Schroeder, Life and Times of Washington.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volume. John F. Schroeder, Life and Times of Washington. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and linen boards. Covers and raised band spine gilt-tooled. All edges are gilt. Illustrated with...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. J.F. Schroeder, The Life and Times of Washington.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. J.F. Schroeder, The Life and Times of Washington. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying ornate open and gilt-tooled detailing. All ...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with red and green morocco labels. All of the ed...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1854 Autographs for Freedom Abolitionist Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Autographs for Freedom edited by Griffiths, Julia. Published by Alden, Beardsley & Co; Wanzer, Beardsley & Co, Auburn 1854. A collection of Anti-Slavery Testimonies from the Roch...
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American Rustic Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display open and gilt-tooling with green and black morocco labels. All of the edges are marbled with marbled endpapers. Translated from the original Greek together with large notes, proper observations, and an index to which are added three dissertations with a complete table of the Jewish coins...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland. His Court and Times. Extra-illustrated. bound in 3/4 red calf by Zaehnsdorf, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein. 1831 - THIRD AND FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary. TITLE: Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, Revised, Corrected, and Illustrated with a New Introduction by the Author - BOUND WITH - Edgar Huntly: Or, The Sleep Walker...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Cherry

1861 The Book of Household Management
By Isabella Beeton
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete here with the original colour plates. The first ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

1853-86 The Collected Works of Cuthbert Bede
By Cuthbert Bede
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful fine set of the collected first editions works of Cuthbert Bede, pen name of Edward Bradley, a set of his scarce novels uniformly bound by Bickers. A very smart first ed...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Carpentry Book, Architecture Reference, Peter Nicholson, Victorian, 1846
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carpentry book. An English language, bound reference guide by Peter Nicholson, dating to the Victorian period, published 1846. Fu...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

3 Volumes. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice. Second Edition. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. All edges gilt with gilt-too...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works. Edited by Peter Cunningham. Bound in 3/4 vellum, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, red edges, and gilt spines. Published: London: John Murray...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. Raised band spines gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All edged ...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1 Volumes. George Catlin, North American Indians.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volumes. George Catlin, North American Indians. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with red and black morocco labels. All ...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems. Bound in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. All edges gilt. New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1853.
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

Antique Book, Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant, Architecture, Design, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant. An English language illustrated architecture and design title, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. F...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood, 1858
Located in Langweer, NL
"Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood," published in 1858 by T. Nelson in London and New York, serves as an invaluable resource for exploring the historical a...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

2 Volumes. Austen Henry Layard, Nineveh and its Remains.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Austen Henry Layard, Nineveh and its Remains. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. The raised band spine is gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labe...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli, Curiosities of Literature.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli, Curiosities of Literature. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with brown and green morocco labels. All edges ar...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Charles Dickens, Dombey & Son.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles Dickens, Dombey & Son. First Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers and raised band spine gilt-tooled. All edges gilt with gilt-tooled turn-...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, The Comic History of England.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, The Comic History of England. First Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full red calf. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with green and p...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

Pair Of Antique Ornithology Books, English, 2 Vols, Hummingbirds, Circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique ornithology books. An English language, 2 volume Hummingbird reference guide, dating to the William IV period, published 1833. Utterly fascinating with col...
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British William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

Large Antique Encyclopaedia, Historica Britannica, Multilingual Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Monumenta Historica Britannica. Printed in English and multiple languages, a later bound encyclopaedia, dating to the Victorian period, published 1848. Full title: Monumenta Historica Britannica or Materials for the History of Britain from the Earliest Period to the end of the Reign of King Henry VII - Volume I. Superb collection of reference in English, Anglo-Saxon 'Old English' Latin and Welsh Charming lithograph engravings illustrate throughout Later professional binding in a quality green textile cover with gold tooled titling Pages intact, text perfectly legible - some colouration present Impressive proportion and weight at 6.52kg (14.3 lb) This is an fascinating large antique reference book, published by command of Queen Victoria. Presented in multiple languages including modern English, with a selection of charming illustrations and antique records...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Book Carpentry, Joinery, Cabinet Making, Nicholson, English, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carpentry book by Peter Nicholson. An English language, bound reference guide, dating to the Victorian period, published 1854. Full ...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, 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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

Charles DICKENS. David Copperfield. FIRST EDITION IN MONTHLY PARTS A PERFECT SET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Personal History of David Copperfield. (20 Parts in 19). PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, May 1849 - November 1850. DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...
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British Antique Mid-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 Mid-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 Mid-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 Mid-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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

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 Mid-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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

12 Volumes, Sir Walter Scott, The Waverly novels
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Complete 12 volume set of the Waverley Novels illustrated in the Abbotsford Edition. Leather over marbled paper boards. Raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled edges. With illus...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather

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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

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 Mid-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 Mid-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 Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

Antique 2nd Edition Book, Nineveh & Its Remains Vol.1, English, Victorian, 1849
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique second edition copy of Nineveh and its Remains - Volume 1 by Austen Henry Layard. An English, bound copy of the historic findings in Assyria, published in London ...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
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French Other Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Paper

The Works of Washington Irving in 21 Illustrated Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive set of the works of Washington Irving in half-leather bindings with marbled boards and edges, comprising Life of Washington, volumes 1-5; and the Works of Washington Ir...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

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