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Period: 18th Century
Venetian Lacquers from the 18th Century by Saul Levy (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 2 Books
Laques Venitiennes du Dix-Huitieme Siecle" by Saul Levy. This is a scholarly and lavishly illustrated account of Venetian 18th century lacquer furniture published in 1968 in two volumes, with 496 color illustrations - text is in French. Both volumes have their original dust jackets.
Volume 1 includes an introduction of 26 pages and plates showing: armchairs, sofas, seats and benches...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique 1798 James Colnett A Voyage to the South Atlantic & Round Cape Hope Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique book titled "A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean", and authored by W. Bennett, on the work of James Colnet...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Dictionary of English Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the late Georgian Period, by Percy Macquoid & Ralph Edwards. This is the first edition from 1927 and can be regarded as th...
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Antique 18th Century Books
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Paper
Horace WALPOLE. The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story. SECOND EDITION - 1765
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALPOLE, Horace.
TITLE: The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story.
PUBLISHER: London: for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds, 1765.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/8" ...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Journals of the First and Second Continental Congress, by R. Aitken, Vol I, 1776
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Journals of Congress. Containing the Proceedings From Sept. 5. 1774. to Jan. 1. 1776. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, 1777. Volume I. First Edition. 8vo. Rebound in ¼ br...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Panneaux Decoratifs et Tentures Murales from 18th and Early 19th Century (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a complete folio with 34 loose plates in colour and black and white showing elegant 18th century decorative wall panels, wall hangings and arabesques. An excellent design res...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Books - Pierre Bayle Dictionnaire, 3 Volumes, 1715
Located in Savannah, GA
Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique published in Rotterdam 1715, third edition.
Measured as stacked: 15 ¼ inches wide by 10 ¾ inches deep by 9 ½ inches tall; each boo...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
3 Vols. William Robertson. The History Of America
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. William Robertson. The History Of America. 4th Edition. Bound in full contemporary tan calf, ornate gilt on spines, with Maps.
Published: London: W.Strahan & T. Cadell 178...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sur Les Ouvrages Des Plus Excellens Peintres Anciens
Located in Delft, NL
Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes
Title:
Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes
Par Mr. Felibien, Secretaire de l' Academie des Sciences & Historiographe du Roi.
Tome premier, 1705, Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigeer & augmentée des Conferences de l'Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture and Tome second, 1705
A londres, chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, a l'enseigne d' Erafme
Tome premier 68 pages and on page 69 second entretien till page 248
8 pages with table des martieres, Continues dans le premier Tome
Tome second 165 pages with troisieme entretien and on page 166 quatrième entretien till page 297
5 pages 'table'
Brown leather binding with paper board and 5 spine...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
18th Century Rare Dutch Mother of Pearl Pin Booklet with a Silver Back and Lock
Located in Delft, NL
18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock
A mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock.
On ...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Silver
Antique 1719 English "The Compleat Herbal" Volume 1 First Edition Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique first edition book titled "The Compleat Herbal" or 'The botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort' was published in 1719 in England on paper and bound in leather in the period George 1...
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English George I Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Thomas Chippendale's: The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director 1754 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful facsimile copy of what is probably the most famous book ever on the subject of furniture.
This book is a facsimile of the Chippendale society's own fine copy. Despite i...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
"Green Frog Service" - Book about an Imperial Russian Dinner Service
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is number 111 from the limited edition of 1,000 copies. The first 25 are special leather bound copies, a further 25 were for collaborators on the publication, the next 350 were reserved for subscribers and 650 were for general sale. Therefore we know that this was one of the subscribers copies. With green cloth covers in a green slipcase with an embossed frog motif to the front. 424 pages with over 350 large detailed illustrations, 60 color plates and more than 1000 reference illustrations. This magnificent dinner and dessert service was the crowning achievement of the great English potter Josiah Wedgwood who made it between 1773-1774 as a commission from the Empress Catherine...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
1786 A Dictionary of the English Language
By Samuel Johnson
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful edition of Johnson's dictionary, a striking copy of the first edition complete in one volume.
The first edition to be published in one volume, published by Harrison & Co...
Category
European Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
John Kidgell, the Card, 1755, First Ed, the Earliest Known Mention of Baseball
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIDGELL (John)
TITLE: The Card.
PUBLISHER: London: for the Maker & sold by J. Newberry, 1755.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 2 vols., 6-5/8" x 4-1/4", hand col...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
C Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae Et Panegyricus, 1712
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare and ‘old’ antiquarian book, C Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus dated 1712.
Published by Johannus Minellii in 1712.
Covered and bound in v...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
A Dutch East India Company VOC almanack for the year 1785
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D’Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1785. Voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten, alsmede de Vacantien, het Varen der...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
1778-84 Present State of Husbandry in Scotland
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce six volume collection regarding agriculture in Scotland during the eighteenth century, with delightful gilt spines.
ESTC Citation No. T103102.
This work examines agricultu...
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European Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Silva: or a Discourse of Forest-Trees by John Evelyn
Located in Middletown, NY
Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's Dominions; As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon Occa...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume.
A Baskerville edition.
Complete as two volumes b...
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European Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 3 Volumes 1798 and 1801
Located in Morristown, NJ
(3) Vols., John Locke, Esq. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; with Thoughts on the Conduct of the Understanding. Printed for Mundell & Son and J. Mundell, 1798 (Vol. I) and 17...
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Scottish George III Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe
Located in New York, NY
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe. Bound in full black calf with gilt tooled and embossed cover. Gilt-tooling on spines with red and green calf labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers....
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Chambers, Sir William, Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses Etc
Located in New York, NY
Chambers, Sir William. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses etc. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils. London: for the Author, Messrs....
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both the eye and the mind. From Dante's divine poetry to Petrarch's sonnets of love, an...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Reference Book -The Colour Treasury of 18th Century Porcelain Siegfried Ducret
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Japanese and European Porcelain and Antique -The Colour Treasury of 18th Century PorcelaiN Siegfried Ducret
The Colour Treasury of 18th Century PorcelaiN Sieg...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Lot of 18 Antique French Methodical Encyclopedias
Located in Mckinney, TX
A wonderful collection of antique tattered French books discovered in France, representing The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Su...
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of 18th-Century Illuminated Mughal or Persian Leaves Featuring a Royal Hunt
Located in Madrid, ES
This report brings together two separate but stylistically linked manuscript leaves, written in Classical Persian (Farsi) with Sufi-inspired texts. Both feature flowing Nasta'liq cal...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
A Dutch West India Company GWC almanack for the year 1760
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D'Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Schrikkel-Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1760, voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten Alsmede de Vacantien, het ...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Les Vieux Hotels De Paris, Decorations Exterieureset Interieures, 20 Portfolios
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
It is rare to find a set of twenty of these volumes, which were published between 1920 and 1930. Each volume contains a title page and varying amounts of text in French - up to 24 pa...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 large French Books, Dictionaries, 18th Century Leather Bound
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 8 large, 18th Century leather bound books having a beautiful patina, comprising the “Dictionnaire de Trevoux” a French dictionary th...
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Antique Book, Compendium of Farriery, English, Georgian, Equestrian, London 1796
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delicate antique book, Compendium of Farriery. An English language, Georgian guide to equestrian care, published in London, 1796.
Full title: Taplin Improved; or a Compend...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation.
"Historical Comp...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Other
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques by Samuel Engel (1702–1784))
Located in Middletown, NY
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques sur la Situation des Pays Septentrionaux de l’Asie et del'Amérique d'après les relations les plus récentes; Auxquelles on a joint ...
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Swiss Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems by William Watson
Located in Middletown, NY
This is a RARE first limited edition of Watson's poems, printed on deluxe japon and bound in vellum. Unwin's Cameo series of poetry was a distinctively packaged sequence of books tha...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Clara REEVE. The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. 1778 - 2ND ED (1ST ED THUS)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: REEVE, Clara.
TITLE: The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story.
PUBLISHER: London: For Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION (FIRST EDITION THUS). 1 vol...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
HOUSE OF LORDS. Remembrances for Order. 1712 - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF QUEEN ANNE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOUSE OF LORDS.
TITLE: Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament by the Lords, when His Majesty is not there.
PUBLISHER: London, May 7...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Frederick Chapman: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
FREDERICK CHAPMAN: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770, , 50 engraved plates of various sizes depicting naval diagrams (numbered I-XXVI), four signed ‘F. Ringheim’and one ea...
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Swedish Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Les Pavillons: French Pavilions of the Eighteenth Century (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Cyril Connolly and Jerome Zerbe
A first edition copy from 1962 of this fascinating book which is beautifully illustrated with photographs taken by Jerome Zerbe and also with an i...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, By George Anson
Located in Middletown, NY
The Most Popular Book of Maritime Adventure of the Eighteenth Century
Anson, Lord George and Richard Walter
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXI, I, II, III, IV, By George ...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso – Elegant French 18th C "pocket" edition
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Prault, 1768
2 vols, 12mo, 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches (136 x 80 mm). Vol. 1: front. title, 2nd frontispiece, iii, 326; Vol. 2: title, 333 pp. Text in Italian. Frontispiece by Godefr...
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem by John Skelton
Located in Middletown, NY
Skelton, John
The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem
London: Printed for Isaac Dalton, and sold by W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-Noster-Row, 1718. Second Edition. Octavo, 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (194 x 117 mm). pp. [8], 31, [1]. From the title page: by Skelton Laureat. Original unbound, rebound in modern pink paper over boards, leather spine label with gilt title. Some toning to last few leaves.boards All text is legible, some spot tanning throughout. In near fine condition. Rare.
[ESTC N46064 ]
ESTC shows two U.S. copies only: Henry E. Huntington Library and Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library; and two British Isles copies only: Oxford University Bodleian Library (both copies). This poem was printed multiple times in the 16th century, including by William Caxton's successor, Wynken de Worde. Rare as a separate volume. John Skelton (c.1463 - 1529) was a remarkable, unusual poet and priest, who had been the tutor of the Tudors, Prince Arthur...
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English Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marseille Ancienne et Moderne - FIRST ED WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON - 1786
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: M. Guys [Pierre-Augustin].
TITLE: Marseille Ancienne et Moderne.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1786.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON. 1 vol....
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Histoire De Russie Published 1797 with 36 Engraved Plates by E.A. David
Located in San Francisco, CA
The History of Russia in 2 volumes published 1797, in French.
A lovely 2 volume first edition titled "Histoire de Russie" by Blin de Sainmore, French poet, playwright and historian (...
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Pennsylvania Journal and The Weekly Advertiser, Issued June 16, 1787
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 16, 1787 issue of Philadelphia's "The Pennsylvania Journal, and The Weekly Advertiser," containing coverage of the Constitutional Convention. The magazine period...
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American Federal Antique 18th Century Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika by La Fiteau, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
'De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika. Zynde een nieuwe uitvoerige en zeer kurieuse Beschryving van derzelver Oorsprong, Godsdienst, manier van Oorlogen, Huwelyken, Opvoeding, Oeffeningen...
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Recueil Amusant De Voyages, 1787
Located in Delft, NL
Recueil amusant De Voyages, 1787.
Recueil amusant De Voyages, en vers et en prose: Faits par differents Auteurs, auquel on a joint un choix des Epitres, Contes & Fables morales qu...
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French Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
1776 R.P. Vincentii Houdry, E Societate Jesu Bibliotheca (All 5 Vols Bound as 1)
Located in Victoria, BC
Bound in Vellum, here is a beautiful and oversized book by R.P. Vincentii Houdry entitled E Societate Jesu Bibliotheca Concionatoria Complectens Panegyricas Orationes Sanctorum. Roug...
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Italian Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France. This would have been used on the altar to display a large bible during mass for the priest to read from. This is an instant conversa...
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French Other Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Iron
GOULD, William - An Account of English Ants - 1747 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOULD, William.
TITLE: An Account of English Ants; Which Contains I. Their different Species and Mechanism. II. Their manner of Government,... III. The Production of their ...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
By John Smith
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce first edition of John Smith's study of the prehistorical monument Stonehenge, a early work on the subject, illustrated with three folding plates.
The scarce first edition o...
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British Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition.
Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
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English Classical Greek Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
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