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Period: Late 19th Century
Serrurier-Bovy: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Jacques-Gregoire Watelet (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Serrurier-Bovy was a Belgium born Architect and Furniture designer who has been credited as being one of the founding fathers of the Art Nouveau style. This book is a photographic do...
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Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, pièces inédites
Located in Middletown, NY
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, suivie de pièces inédites
Paris: René Pincebourde, 1872.
First, Limited Edition, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED.
Small 8vo 8 12 x...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Book of Wisdom and Lies; A book of Traditional Stories From Georgia in Asia
Located in Middletown, NY
KELMSCOTT PRESS
Orbeliani, Sulkhan-Saba. Translated by Oliver Wardrop.
The Book of Wisdom and Lies; A book of Traditional Stories From Georgia in Asia
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, ...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne '6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set'
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set), by Nathaniel Hawthorne with Introductory Notes By George Parsons Lathrop. Published by Houghton Mifflin...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling from 1897.
This rare book is in fair to good condition for ...
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American Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
Antique Japanese History Book Meiji Era, circa 1878
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese History book Meiji era, circa 1878 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 182 mm x 121 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the photos.
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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
16 Volumes. William Hazlitt, The Life of Napoleon.
Located in New York, NY
16 Volumes. William Hazlitt, The Life of Napoleon. Edition de Deux Mondes. Bound by Blanchetiere in full green morocco with red and brown morocco borders. Gilt-tooling on the covers ...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
The Battles of America by Sea and Land by Robert Tomes and John Laird Wilson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Tomes, Robert and John Laird Wilson. The Battles of America by Sea and Land. New York: Patterson & Neilson, 1878. Thick quarto three volume set. Original full leather boards, embosse...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press
Located in Middletown, NY
The Poems of William Shakespeare according to the text of the original copies, including the lyrics, songs, and snatches found in his dramas; according to the text of the original co...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Novel, A Legend of Montrose, Sir Walter Scott, English, Victorian Book
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel, A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott. An English, bound book of Scottish interest, dating to the Victorian period, published 1896.
A prominent Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) is well known for the novels Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and The Heart of Midlothian, as well as narrative poems including The Lady of the Lake. A Legend of Montrose is set in 17th century...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
Rare Gothic Revival Embossed Brass Eagle Sculpture Church Altar Bible Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and sculptural, Arts & Crafts era, church bible or book stand.
This late 1800s bible stand has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning overal...
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European Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Brass
Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book, Bones & I by George Whyte-Melville. An English language, bound novel, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
First published in 1868, Bones & I is a humorous novel written about a man - Jack Raggles - who gains possession of a human skeleton. Written by George Whyte-Melville (1821 - 1878), the book is a comedic and macabre blend of satire and class division.
Nicely presented example of this unusual title
Displays a desirable aged patina, lightly time-worn but intact
Bound with cloth over board in navy blue with gold...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Life Of The Author.
PUBLISHER: London: George Bell and Sons, 1888.
DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDIT...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Eleven St. Nicholas Magazine Books Dated 1882-1889 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
11 Book Set of Antique St. Nicholas Magazine Books Dated 1882-1889 19thC
Measures- 9.75"H x 7.75"W x 1.5"D
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Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes
Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings
Each volume...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Early 20th Century Japanese Textile Swatch Book, Komon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Dating from around 1900, this is a delightful album which has a collection of Japanese dyed cotton fabric swatches known as Komon. Komon was a Japanese design or pattern based on ver...
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Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
14 Volumes. Cambridge Edition of Poets.
Located in New York, NY
14 Volumes. Cambridge Edition of Poets. Edited by Horace E. Scudder. Bound in 3/4 brown calf with marbled boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Boston & N...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000
Located in valatie, NY
The Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000. Published by: Lawrence & Bullen, London. Illustrated with 15 plates from paintings by Louis Chalon reproduc...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
25 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels.
Located in New York, NY
25 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels. Centenary Edition. Bound in full tan calf with gilt-tooled bordering on the covers. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled detailing an...
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Scottish Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
BODE - GROOT. Complete Work of Rembrandt. 8 vols. ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1897-1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BODE (Wilhelm) & DE GROOT (Cornelis Hosfstede).
TITLE: The Complete Work of Rembrandt. History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master's Pictures With ...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
J.A. Spencer, History United States, Complete 4 Vol. Set, 1866
Located in Bridgeport, CT
New York, Johnson, Fry & Co. Steel plate engravings. Brown with black embossed boards, brown and gilt spines with marbled end papers. Gilt edges.
11" H x 8" D x 1 3/4" W
Condition...
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Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BURTON, Richard.
TITLE: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night.
PUBLISHER: London: H. S. Nichols, Ltd., 1897.
DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., 1...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Treasure Island Book, Robert Louis Stevenson, English, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. An English, professionally bound literary classic, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1895 and later.
Origin...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
19thc English Walnut Table Top Retractable Book Lectern
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusual retractable lectern or book stand is a must for the well appointed library or even for cookbooks in your kitchen. Featuring intricately carved walnut with nine notches f...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Walnut
The Book of Common Prayer. c. 1875 - BOUND IN BONE - WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: (BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER).
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments, and Other Rites & Ceremonies of The Church,...
PUBLISHER: London: by Georg...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Bone
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series.
The sought after first edition, first impression.
...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
4 Vols Antique Folio, Imperial Gallery of British Art, Engravings, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 4 antique volumes of The Imperial Gallery of British Art. An English, illustrated folio of steel engravings, dating to the Victorian period, published by Cassell & Company in...
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European Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, First UK Edition, Original Boards, 1883
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. With over 300 illustrations. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First UK Edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth boards, embossed in black and le...
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English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
19th Century French Newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal', 1897
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal' from France, 1897. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Paper Di...
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French Mid-Century Modern Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Badminton Library Book. An English language, hard bound reference title on fishing by Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell, dating to the la...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed
Located in Middletown, NY
A very rare DELUXE copy on Japon paper illustrated by James Jacques Tissot with a second set of signed illustrations, from the library of a distinguished French collector, enhanced with signed autograph letters
Edmond & Jules de Goncourt, and James Jacques Joseph Tissot.
Renée Mauperin; Edition ornée de dix composition à l'eau-forte par James TISSOT.
Paris: Charpentier, 1884. Limited Edition.
8vo 10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (266 x 175 mm). No. 5 of 20 deluxe illustrated copies printed on imperial japon paper from a total edition of 550. This copy includes 10 original etchings, signed in pencil by James J. Tissot (1836 – 1902) and a second state of each etching, with page number and red ink stamp printed on holla...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer by Frederick Whittaker, First Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Whittaker, Frederick. A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. New York: She...
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American High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Sixty Years A Queen The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sixty Years A Queen: The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign by Sir Herbert Maxwell. Published in London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. 1st Ed hardcover, wit...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris, 1892
Located in Middletown, NY
Villon, François, John Payne [translator/editor].
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris; now first done into English verse, in the original forms, with a biographical and cri...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Wood
[MISSAL]. Paroissien romain contenant les offices. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [MISSAL].
TITLE: Paroissien romain contenant les offices de tous les dimanches et des principales fetes de l'annee. (Roman Parishioner Containing the Services of All Sunday...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Textile Sample Book 'Shima Cho'
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a rare example of a "Shima-cho", which is a Japanese kimono textile fabric swatch book dating from the late 19th century. The book has fifte...
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Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Textile
Heroes of the Plains by J. W. Buel, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Buel, James W. Heroes of the Plains, or Lives and Wonderful Adventures of Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Capt. Payne, “White Beaver,” Capt. Jack, Texas Jack, California Joe, an...
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American Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Works Of Edgar Allen Poe. 4 vols. 1899 - STANDARD EDITION IN A FINE CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan.
TITLE: The Works Of Edgar Allen Poe.
PUBLISHER: London: A. & C. Black, 1899.
DESCRIPTION: STANDARD EDITION. 4 vols., 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", engraved frontis p...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
Philadelphia: New York Publishing Company, 1892.
First Edition
Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm), pp. 180, printed on heavy laid paper and illustrated with a frontispiece ...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Works Of Edmund Spenser. 5 VOLUMES - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SPENSER, Edmund (J. Payne Collier - editor).
TITLE: The Works Of Edmund Spenser.
PUBLISHER: London: Bickers & Son, 1873.
DESCRIPTION: 5 vols., 9" x 6-5/16", frontis portr...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
19th Century Shakespeare 10 Volumes, circa 1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Shakespeare 10 volumes, circa 1894
Edited by William Aldis Wright
Macmillan and Co., London and New York
Each volume measures 7" wide x 10.5" high
Offered as...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Fabric
Dramatic Works of Moliere, 3 Vols. 1880, in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin).
Title: The Dramatic Works of Moliere.
Publisher: NY: R. Worthington, 1880.
Description: new edition revised. 3 vols., 8-11/16 x 6-...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SMOLLETT, Tobias.
TITLE: The Works Of Tobias Smollett.
PUBLISHER: NY: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1899.
DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., 8-13/16" x 6-1/8"...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Sentimental Tommy, The Story of His Boyhood – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Cassell and Co., 1896.
First Edition.
Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm), pp. viii + 452 + 4 of publisher's advertising. Red calf binding by Root & Son (stamp on f...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully illustrated and very smartly bound, limited edition of Edgar Allan Poe's works. In a lovely Bickers binding.
Limited edition, numbered 14 of 150 copies printed with pr...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
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 Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th History of the Antecolombian America with Original Engravings and Pictures
Located in Miami, FL
The book it´s in Spanish.
Catalan Region
Beautiful handmade engravings
996 pages.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Late 19th Century Books
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 Late 19th Century Books
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Paper
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