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Place of Origin: English
A Connoisseur's Guide to Antique Pottery & Porcelain by Ronald Pearsall, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
A Connoisseur's Guide to Antique Pottery & Porcelain by Ronald Pearsall. London: Tiger Books International, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 128 pp. Illustrated guide detailing the vast and varied types of pottery and porcelain with information on their history. More than 100 color photos and essential information for beginners and expert collectors of antique pottery and porcelain...
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20th Century English Books

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Porcelain, a Sketch of its Nature Art and Manufacture, 1906, First Edition
By William Burton
Located in valatie, NY
Porcelain, a sketch of its nature art and manufacture by William Burton, F.C.S. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1906. First Edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 263 pp. An anti...
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars, 1st Ed
By Merlin Waterson
Located in valatie, NY
The Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars by Merlin Waterson. London: Rutledge & Kegan Paul. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1985. 256 pp. The bo...
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20th Century English Books

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Sotheby's A Magnificent Roman Baroque Cabinet by Giacomo Herman, 12/2007
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: A Magnificent Roman Baroque cabinet by Giacomo Herman. December 4th 2007. Softcover auction catalogue. A magnificent Roman Baroque Cabinet on Stand...
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Early 2000s English Books

Books, Charles Richardson's "Racing at Home and Abroad" Limited Edition
Located in New York, NY
Leatherbound. Three volumes. Folio. Limited to four hundred seventy-five copies, this is #144. Bound in publisher's gilt-ruled-and-lettered brown morocco with gilt-lettered spines and gilt top edges. Titles include: "British Flat Racing and Breeding", "British Steeple Chasing and Racing in Ireland", and "Racing and Breeding in America and the Colonies". Each volume is profusely illustrated with an etched frontispiece and numerous plates throughout. Very good. Published in London by The London and Counties Press Association between 1923 and 1931. All listed...
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856, First Edition
By Edwin Paxton Hood
Located in valatie, NY
William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856. London: W. & F. G. Cash, 1856. Red Calf leather and cloth bound gilt hardcover with gilt ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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Leather, Paper

Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by the Count De Montalembert, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by The Count de Montalembert, One of The Forty of The French Academy. London: Richard Bentley, 1863. Morocco and cloth bound first edition hardcover. 31...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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Paper, Leather

Christie's, the Medici Piamontini, July 2005
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: The Medici Piamontini July 2005. Softcover auction catalogue with results. 47 pages with color photos. By Giuseppe Piamontini (1664-1742), he was an Italian sculptor, born and active in Florence. He initially trained with Giovanni Battista Foggini...
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Early 2000s English Books

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

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Heritage of England Silver, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Heritage of England: Silver Through Ten Reigns by James Charles. London: Asprey and Co., 1983. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Exhibit...
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20th Century English Books

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Rural and Domestic Life of Germany by Howitt, 1842
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany with Characteristic Sketches of its Cities and Scenery, Collected in a General Tour...
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Mid-19th Century Country Antique English Books

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Christie's: Catalogue Library at Gaiter's Green & Fine English Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Catalogue Library at Gaiter's Green & Fine English Furniture, March 2003. Softcover catalogue with results. 353 lots of beautiful period English furniture and accessories...
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Early 2000s English Books

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Great Gardens of Britain by Peter Coats
By Peter Coats
Located in valatie, NY
Great Gardens of Britain by Peter Coats. London: Spring Books, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 287 pp. A handsome book on the diversity and quality of British gardens. The book showcases thirty-eight great gardens including natural gardens, wild gardens, formal and historical gardens, terraced gardens, and rhododendron gardens. Included are Newby Hall, Mereworth, Pusey, Sezincote, Powis, Logan, Great Dixter...
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20th Century English Books

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Vaughan's Sermons, 1873-1874
By Rev. James Vaughan
Located in valatie, NY
Vaughan's Sermons 1873-74. Brighton: Brighton Pulpit office, no date. Calf bound hardcover. Unpaginated. Marbleized edges. A series of sermons preached by Rev. James Vaughan, M.A. between 1873 and 1874. David James Vaughan (1825-1905) was born St. Martin's vicarage in Leicester, England. He was educated at Trinity college at Cambridge and help found the Cambridge Philological Society. In 1853 he was ordained deacon and began his pastoral work in Leicester. His addresses were on social, industrial and religious themes to the working man. Sermons include "A New Year's Motto", "The Very Hairs on Your Head are Numbered", "The Light of the World...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Books

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"Sotheby's London The Estate of Christian, Lady Hesketh", Auction Catalog 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's London; The Estate of Christian, Lady Hesketh. London: Sotheby's, 2007. Softcover. 278 pp. Christian Mary McEwen, Dowager Lady Hesketh, was a British politician, journalist...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson
By Sir Charles J. Jackson
Located in valatie, NY
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson. London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1921. Second edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 747 pp. A history of goldsmiths and ...
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20th Century English Books

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Books, Adolphus W. Ward's "The Electress Sophia and The Hanoverian Succession"
Located in New York, NY
1 volume. Folio. Bound in full green Morocco by Birdsall, with all edges gilt and ornate gilt on covers & spine, as well as a hand-colored frontispiece. Printed on fine paper. Profus...
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Early 1900s Antique English Books

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Leather, Paper

Christie's London, The Wentworth Library
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Wentworth: The property of the Trustees of The Olive, Countess Fitzwilliam Chattels Settlement and of other members of the family, Wednesday, 8 July 1998. London: Christi...
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Late 20th Century English Books

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English Furniture With Furniture of Other Countries in the Untermeyer Collection
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture With Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by John Gloat. London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. 358+...
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20th Century English Books

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Books, Lt. Col. W.H. Sleeman's 'Rambles & Recollections of an Indian Official'
Located in New York, NY
2 volumes. First edition! Bound in 3/4 red calf by Bayntun with top edges gilt, raised bands, & gilt panels. Ilustrated with 32 chromo lithographed plates & 9 original watercolors. O...
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1840s Antique English Books

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Leather, Paper

Genuine Works of William Hogarth in Three Volumes
By William Hogarth, John Nichols, George Steevens
Located in valatie, NY
The Genuine Works of William Hogarth Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes. Volume I, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. First edition hardcover. 524 pp. Volume II, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810. First edition hardcover. 444 pp. plus index. Volume III, London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1817. First edition hardcover. 525 pp. plus index. A remarkable set of antique books...
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Early 19th Century Antique English Books

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Exhibition Catalogue of Chinese Glass from the Hope Danby Collection
Located in valatie, NY
An Exhibition Catalogue of Chinese Glass from The Hope Danby Collection. London: S. Marchant and Sons, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 44 pp. A beautiful catalogue fo...
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20th Century English Books

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London Interiors, from the Archives of Country Life by John Cornforth, 1st Ed
By John Cornforth
Located in valatie, NY
London Interiors, from the Archives of Country Life by John Cornforth by John Cornforth. London: Aurum Press Limited. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 2000. 192 pp. A photographic archive of the past century by the magazine "Country Life" of houses as they were in the past. It covers artists in Holland Park studios...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Pisanello, Painter to the Renaissance Court, First Edition
By Dillian Gordon, Luke Syson
Located in valatie, NY
Pisanello, Painter to the Renaissance Court by Luke Syson and Dillian Gordon. London: National Gallery Company, 2001. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 264 pp. A book on the works of Pisanello by London's National Gallery to accompany the exhibition. Pisanello (1395-1455) was one of the most distinguished painters of the early Italian Renaissance. He is known for his amazing large murals, elegant portraits, small easel...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Dictionary of British Landscape Painters by Maurice H. Grant
Located in valatie, NY
Dictionary of British landscape painters by Maurice H. Grant. Leigh-on-Sea: Lewis, UK, 1970. Re-print hardcover with dust jacket. One of the bibles of English landscape painters. NPT...
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1970s Vintage English Books

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David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A set of three first edition books by David Hicks, the legendary designer. This set of out-of-print books focuses on garden design and flower arranging. All in very good condition with dust jackets. Includes the following three titles. The David Hicks Book...
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1970s Vintage English Books

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250
Located in valatie, NY
Set of six volumes, full Moroccan leather bindings. Annals of The Artists of Spain by Wm Stirling-Maxwell. London: John Nimmo, 1891. In four volumes. First Edition, thus. Numbered #1...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Books

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Moss Harris & Sons Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture in Three Volumes
Located in London, GB
A rare set in three volumes of Moss Harris and Sons Catalogue & Sons; Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Arts. From late 16th century-early...
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1930s Vintage English Books

English Furniture from Charles II to George II, Ltd First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture from Charles II to George II: A full account of the design, material and quality of workmanship of walnut and mahogany furniture of this period; and of how spurious...
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20th Century English Books

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Catalogue of Commodes by Lucy Wood, First Edition
By Lucy Wood
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue of Commodes by Lucy Wood. London: HMSO Publications, 1994. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 367 pp. An outstanding book of forty-three commodes in The Lady Lever A...
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20th Century English Books

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"The Mind and Art of Giovanni Piranesi" Book by John Wilton-Ely, First Edition
By John Wilton-Ely
Located in valatie, NY
The Mind and Art of Giovanni Piranesi by John Wilton-Ely. London: Thames and Hudson, 1988. Stated first edition paperback. 155 pp. A portfolio of the artwork and history of artist Gi...
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20th Century English Books

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The Genius of the Garden by Peter Verney and Michael Dunne, 1st Edition
By Michael Dunne, Peter Verney
Located in valatie, NY
The Genius of the Garden by Peter Verney and Michael Dunne. Exeter: Webb & Bower Publishers Limited, 1989. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 120 pp. A beautiful book on the ele...
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20th Century English Books

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Victorian Furniture by Simon Jervis
By Simon Jervis
Located in valatie, NY
Victorian Furniture by Simon Jervis. London: Ward Lock and Company, 1968. 96 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Includes works by William Morris, as w...
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20th Century English Books

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William Henry Pyne and His Microcosm, Pre-Publication, First Edition
By Harris Myers
Located in valatie, NY
William Henry Pyne and His Microcosm by Harris Myers. Stroud: Sutton Publishing Limited, 1996. Pre-Publication review copy, 1st edition hardcover wi...
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20th Century English Books

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English Country Houses Caroline 1625-1685, First Edition
By Oliver Hill, John Cornforth
Located in valatie, NY
English Country Houses Caroline 1625-1685, by Oliver Hill and John Cornforth. London: Country Life Limited. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1966. 251 pp. An overview of the...
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20th Century English Books

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'The Life of Nelson" First Edition books by Robert Southey
By Robert Southey
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'The Life of Nelson" books by Robert Southey. First edition. Vol 1 and 2 London: Printed for John Murray, Bookseller to the Admiralty and to the Board of Longitude 1813 J. Moyes,...
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19th Century Antique English Books

"Antique Silver and Silver Collecting by John Culme and John G. Strang" Book
By John G. Strang, John Gulme
Located in valatie, NY
Antique Silver and Silver Collecting by John Culme and John G. Strang. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1973. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. A great resource book on collecting antique silver...
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20th Century English Books

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Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition
By David Green 1
Located in valatie, NY
Grinling Gibbons, his work as carver and statuary by David Green. London: Country Life Ltd., 1964. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 207 pp. Illustrated throughout with black...
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20th Century English Books

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18th Century English Porcelain Figures by William King, 1st Ed
By William King
Located in valatie, NY
English porcelain figures of the 18th century by William King. London: Medici society, 1925. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. The pieces were selected and described and with ...
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20th Century English Books

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Christie's Since The War, by Denys Sutton First Edition
By Denys Sutton
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Since the War, 1945-1958: An Essay on Taste, Patronage and Collecting, by Denys Sutton. London: Christie, Manson and Woods, Inc., 1959. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 168 pp. An essay accompanied by many beautiful illustrations describing the activities, collecting taste, and patronage for the years since World War II through 1958 written by the great British auction house, Christie's. Illustrations include: a Louis XIV silver gilt toilet service...
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1950s Vintage English Books

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Big Shots, Edwardian Shooting Parties, First Edition
By Jonathan Garnier Ruffer
Located in valatie, NY
The Big Shots, Edwardian Shooting Parties by Jonathan Garnier Ruffer. London: Debrett's Peerage Ltd., 1977. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 144 pp. ...
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20th Century English Books

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Mallett Millennium, Fine Antique Furniture and Works of Art, Lanto Synge
By Lanto Synge
Located in valatie, NY
Mallett Millennium, Fine Antique Furniture and Works of Art, first edition by Lanto Synge. Mallett Milliennium, 2006, Antique Collectors' Club. ...
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1990s English Books

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British Art Pottery by A.W. Coysh, First Edition
By A.W. Coysh
Located in valatie, NY
British Art Pottery. by A.W. Coysh. London: David and Charles Limited, 1976. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. A reference book of B...
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20th Century English Books

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House in the Country by Mary Gilliatt, 1st Edition
By Mary Gilliatt
Located in valatie, NY
A House in the Country, The Second Home from Cottages to Castles by Mary Gilliat. London: Hutchinson & Co. Publishers LTD. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1973. 160 pp. A r...
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20th Century English Books

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Ronald Searle Painting for 'Modern Types' Book Cover
By Ronald William Searle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ronald Searle painting for 'Modern Types' book cover Medium: Watercolor and Ink Size Without Frame: 13" high x 10" wide With Frame: 28" high x 21" wide Ronald Se...
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Mid-20th Century English Books

English Pottery by Griselda Lewis, First Edition
By Griselda Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
A picture history of English pottery by Griselda Lewis. London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. A history of pottery in England with 418 illustrated examples. It includes pieces with a simple crudity and rustic simplicity to pieces of extreme sophistication. The book covers periods from the first Bronze Age to post WWII with an emphasis on the humorous quality of many. There are medieval jugs...
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20th Century English Books

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Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Inscribed by the author to Thomas J. Barratt. Ba...
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19th Century Antique English Books

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1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Bound by Riviere in full blue calf. Gilt-tooled detailing on the covers and raised vand spine...
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Leather

1 Volumes. William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volumes. William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate gilt-tooled detailing. All edges gilt with gilt-to...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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Leather

The Works of John Ruskin; The Library Edition in 3 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of John Ruskin; The Library Edition in 3 volumes published by George Allen, 156 Charing Cross Road London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1907. Limited edition of 20...
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Early 1900s Antique English Books

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Leather, Paper

2 Volumes. Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. First Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full red calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and black morocco lab...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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4 Volumes. Thomas Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Thomas Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spines decorated with gilt-tooling. Top edge gilt with ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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2 Vols. (Anon) The Holy Bible.
Located in New York, NY
2 Vols. (Anon) The Holy Bible. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers, marbled endpapers. Covers neatl...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Books

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Leather

18 Volumes. M. Guizot, Works.
Located in New York, NY
18 Volumes. M. Guizot. Works: Including: History Of The English Revolution, Memoirs of Our Own Times, Oliver Cromwell, etc. Bound in full tan polished calf, marbled edges, endpapers,...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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2 Volumes. Dante Alighieri, The Vision.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Dante Alighieri, The Vision Of Hell and The Vision Of Purgatory & Paradise. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Translated by The Rev. Henry Francis Cary with Critical and Explan...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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1 Volume. Johannes Secundus, The Kisses.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Johannes Secundus, The Kisses. Third Edition. Bound by Morell in full tree calf levant. Ornate gilt-tooling on the spines. All edged gilt. Frontispiece. A poetical translat...
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Late 18th Century Antique English Books

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2 Volumes, Alaric A. Watts, Lyrics of the Heart and Other Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Alaric A. Watts, Lyrics of the Heart and Other Poems. Limited Edition. Bound in full blue morocco with the raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. Top edges gilt. Brow...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Books

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2 Volumes. Hilda Gamlin, Emma: Lady Hamilton.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Hilda Gamlin, Emma: Lady Hamilton. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing and red morocc...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Books

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