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Set of 16 French 19th Century History Books
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, Histoire Générale des Auteurs Sacrés et Ecclesiatics is a collection of general history books about the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
History of The American People, French Book in 2 Volumes by André Maurois, 1955
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
books and texts and presented the facts as clearly as possible.
Of all national histories, that of the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 11 in W 8.88 in D 1.19 in
Set of 16 French History Books by M. LeCount de Lacépede
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of sixteen French history volumes by M. LeCount de Lacépede. This set of books are
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Books of Universal History by Jean de Muller 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
universal history of Muller with his reflections. These books were very successful in the 17th century in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
H 8.47 in W 5.32 in D 1.58 in
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Transform your space with the timeless allure of our antique decorative books. Crafted with
Category
20th Century Danish Victorian Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
9 Antique 18th & 19th Century Hard Back Leather Bound Books London England
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of nine English language hard cover leather bound books on a variety of topics, dating from
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.75 in W 5.75 in D 1.25 in
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
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.57 in W 5.75 in D 1.5 in
Mid-Century French Leather Bound Gilt Embossed Books Complete Work, Set of 24
Located in Dallas, TX
green leather bound cover with gilt and red embossed motifs. The set of 24 books on history addresses
Category
Mid-20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Set of Old Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
France. These books are entitled "Histoire du protestantisme français" (History of French Protestantism
Category
Antique 19th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Buckle, History of Civilization In England, 3 Vols, In A Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Buckle, Henry Thomas.
Title: History of Civilization In England.
Publisher: London
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 8.13 in D 1.5 in
4 Antique 1808 Goldsmiths History of Earth Animated Nature Leather Book Vol I-IV
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 19th century four volume hard cover book set – marbled board covers with leather spine. A
Category
Antique Early 1800s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.125 in
She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
it the single most valuable collection of books ever to be sold at auction in Britain or Europe
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord
published in New
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - AMERICAN EDITION - 4 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: NY
Category
Vintage 1950s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.25 in W 5.75 in D 1.5 in
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
CHURCHILL. History of The English-Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
GOSSE, Phillip. The History Of Piracy. FIRST EDITION - 1932 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOSSE, Phillip.
TITLE: The History Of Piracy.
PUBLISHER: London: Longmans, Green, & Co
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 5.88 in D 1.5 in
HOWARD, Sir Robert. The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II. (1690)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOWARD, Sir Robert.
TITLE: The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II.
PUBLISHER
Category
Antique 1620s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 4.57 in D 0.5 in
A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings
Located in Middletown, NY
colorplate books of the highest quality was established with the publication of "The Microcosm of London
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
H 13 in W 10.63 in D 2.5 in
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford.
TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.69 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, by William Syndys, 1852
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Syndys, William. Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols. London: John Russell Smith
Category
Antique 1850s English Books
Materials
Paper
H 8.5 in W 5.75 in D 1.38 in
1847 American Flora or History of Plants and Wild Flowers by A.B. Strong Book
Located in Dayton, OH
The American Flora: Or History of Plants and Wild Flowers, by A.B. Strong 1847
The American flora
Category
Antique 1840s Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 10 in W 8 in D 1.25 in
A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 o
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 11 in D 7.25 in
History of the War in the Peninsula by W.F.P. Napier with Lord Elgin Provenance
By W.F.P. Napier, C.B.
Located in valatie, NY
are all 1st Ed's. 3/4 leather and marbled board hard covers. The history of the war in the Iberian
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
H 8.5 in W 7.75 in D 5.75 in
Antique Victorian Family Bible c.1850 Leather Bound
Located in London, GB
Bible is leather bound, enriched with gilded decoration and contains the Old and New Testaments with
Category
Antique 1850s Books
Materials
Leather
Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TROLLOPE, T. Adolphus.
TITLE: Filippo Strozzi. A History of the Last Days of The Old
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Leather Bound Royal Edition of The Times Newspaper 1936 in Superb Condition
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
but all in all in good condition.
A wonderful decorative piece of British history.
Category
Early 20th Century British Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 24.75 in W 19.25 in D 3 in
The Works of William Shakespeare, Mayfair Edition Bound in English Niger Leather
By Albert Maurin
Located in Morristown, NJ
Edition, New York Three small octavo volumes, Tragedies, Comedies and Histories and Poems, bound by hand
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Gold
H 7 in W 5 in D 2.75 in
1872 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts - 8 Volumes
By William Chambers 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
boards. Leather spines have blind and gilt tooling, raised bands, titles in gilt. Internally, marbled
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Edwardian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7 in W 4.75 in D 1 in
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Two-Volume Set, 1885-86
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Two volume set. Octavo, beautifully rebound in quarter green leather and cloth boards, with an
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mozart Legacy Preserved: Vintage German Sheet Music Book - Early 20th c., 2C07
Located in Bordeaux, FR
history waiting to be rediscovered.
Immerse yourself in the melodic elegance of compositions carefully
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 1.19 in W 9.45 in D 12.21 in
Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
Elizabethan age.
«The ‘Natural History’ of Pliny the Elder is more than a natural history: it is an
Category
Antique Early 17th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
BODE - GROOT. Complete Work of Rembrandt. 8 vols. ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1897-1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master's Pictures With a Study of His Life
Category
Antique 1890s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 17.63 in W 14.13 in D 2.5 in
Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
leather.
In this remarkable codex, the artistic genius and botanist Gherardo Cibo (1512-1600) compiled a
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.44 in W 7.68 in D 3.94 in
The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Zanobius Buondelmontius", not in fact by Machiavelli but by Henry Neville. Includes: The History of
Category
Antique 1690s British Books
Materials
Leather
Atlas Vallard, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1547
Located in BARCELONA, ES
grain naturally tanned leather.
The prolific Dieppe school of Northern France produced some of the
Category
2010s French Renaissance Books
Materials
Leather
Free Shipping
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Angler remains one of the most important environmental books in history. Through the characters of Auceps
Category
Antique 1880s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8 in W 5.75 in D 2.13 in
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
one of the most important environmental books in history. Through the characters of Auceps the fowler
Category
Antique 1860s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 10.38 in W 7.63 in D 3.63 in
The Compleat Angler + The Lives of Donne.... by Izaak WALTON, illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
bibliographical notes, compiled by the editor. [John Dreyfus. A History of The Nonesuch Press. London: 1981; p
Category
Early 20th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 8.25 in W 5.13 in D 1.13 in
Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Located in Southbury, CT
history in gilt-stamped calf's leather with marbled boards. The bible consists of multiple sections. The
Category
Antique Early 17th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Petrarch — Phisicke against Fortune
Located in Middletown, NY
prosperous, as adverse, contained in two Bookes [History of Gain and Fortune]
London: Richard Watkyns, 1579
Category
Antique 16th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
T. E. LAWRENCE - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom - 1935 - FIRST TRADE EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Revolt in which Lawrence reveals how by sheer willpower he made history. It was a testimony to his vision
Category
Vintage 1930s 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
Category
Antique 1870s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.38 in W 6.38 in D 3.88 in
Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence - PIRATED EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
Books, which won the case and quickly sold three million copies. The book was also banned for obscenity
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Oxford: The University Press, 1885. With original full burgundy leather
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
GEORGE II's PRAYER BOOK FROM THE ROYAL CHAPEL - 1745 - Book of Common Prayer
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION/HISTORY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Highly likely the same copy that appeared in Maggs
Category
Antique 1740s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 16 in W 10.5 in D 1.5 in
Antique Art Reference Book Marquis Of Stafford Collection Vol. 3, Georgian, 1818
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of Stafford
Leather bound with gilt titling and detail - some historical wear present
Presented
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 16.54 in W 12.8 in D 1.78 in
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
complete history of all the books of the bible, biblical scenery, and “Manners and Customs of the Ancients
Category
Antique 1880s American Late Victorian 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
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
George Cruikshank's Magazine – 2 issues
Located in Middletown, NY
triumph of mental vigour over bodily infirmity that the history of literature recalls ... who yet by an
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Ice Cold. "Megan Thee Stallion", Limited Edition Book with Signed Fine Art Print
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The definitive photographic history of how hip-hop blinged out and redefined the world of jewelry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Faux Leather, Paper
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
Ice Cold, ‘A$AP Rocky’, Limited Ed Book with Black & Signed Fine Art Print
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The definitive photographic history of how hip-hop blinged out and redefined the world of jewelry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Faux Leather, Paper
Atlas Miller, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1519
Located in BARCELONA, ES
using only 100% full grain naturally tanned leather.
The Atlas Miller has aroused the interest of
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Renaissance Books
Materials
Leather
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H 23.63 in W 16.54 in D 1.97 in
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, First Edition, Later Printing, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, thirty-third printing. Octavo. Handsomely rebound in full navy Moroccan leather with gilt tooling to the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.13 in W 6.5 in D 2.63 in
Cinq-Mars; ou une conjuration sous Louis XIII - by Alfred de Vigny
Located in Middletown, NY
engendered by Vigny's youthful interest and readings in history and his great admiration for Sir Walter Scott
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Limited Edition book Shoes A-Z. FIT. With 3 Hallmarked Manolo Blahnik Art Prints
By Manolo Blahnik, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes towards desire, power, and wealth throughout history
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
Materials
Foil
H 13.2 in W 10.3 in D 5 in
Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
. She, A History of Adventure - our cat. no. 1307).
[Sadleir 1079; McKay 7].
An exquisitely bound
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Category
Antique 1850s American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11 in W 7.75 in D 6 in
Important Book 'Seigneurs et Princes de Monaco' by S.E René Novella and Philip R
Located in London, GB
history of Lords and Princes of Monaco. Written by S.E René Novella and illustrated by Philip Reder in the
Category
Late 20th Century French Medieval Books
Materials
Leather, Satin, Paper
H 3.75 in W 13.39 in D 15.75 in
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
visited Egypt, China and India, immersing himself in the philosophical and religious history of each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Foil
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
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