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frontispiece of lesagebook plate of charles awdry on reverse of front cover and exeter city library on facing pagemarbled edges to the text blockoxfam books & music totnes the subtitle reads â le diable boiteux, gil blas, la bachelier de salamanque, gusman dâalfarache, theatrethe text, entirely in french, is in two columns throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe remaining illustrations show a little foxing5 raised bands to spinea little wear to top and bottom of the spine covernouvelle edition ornee de 7 vignettes gravees par ferdinand, après les dessins nap thomas preceee dâune notice biographique et litteraire par m prosper poitevinâthe only other evidence of its library provenance in this volume is a pencilled annotation on reverse of title page and a bar code taped on the inside of the rear covera handsome half leather volume with marbled cover to boards and leather to spine and cornersgilt lettering to spine and gile library numbersome foxing front and reara heavy book so some negotiation may be required over postage costs
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Illustrated with portrait frontispiece of drthe life and explorations of david livingstone, llpublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned marksplates are brightit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societylivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinecondition solid and firm boardsbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320the missionary explorer - jall pages are cleanrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstoneâs deathminor wear to spine ends and boardsâ cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by walter scott
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Illustrated with portrait frontispiece of drthe life and explorations of david livingstone, llpublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societylivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinecondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copybook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320the missionary explorer - jrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstoneâs deathare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by walter scott
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"the iliad of homer" by homer and transl by edward earl of derby john murray, london - edition - complete in two volumes - 338p, 346p, 15cmx13cm - with frontispiece of dearby in vol 1 - condition: good, in full leather prize binding (schola recia norvicensis), minor rubbing to boards, front board vol 1 loose, frontisepiece present, bookplate present, completeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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"the works of william shakespeare with a life, noes and references" by william shakespeare porter & coates, philadelphia - first thus american edition - 969p, 20cmx15cm - with engraved title page, frontispiece of shakespeake and all engraved plates - condition: very good, nicely rebound, complete and clean copy, lrs library stamp on title page, all plates presentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Published by richard bentley and son in with a frontispiece of sir anthony panizzioxfam shop steyning by robert cowtanfirst couple of pages loose from spine and top of pages a bit worn, otherwise in good conditionbrown cloth boards with gilt decoration are in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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frontispiece of lassiethere are a number of photographs of the traininggreen boards in very good condition with gold spine titlefor all those who watched the adventures of lassie in the 50's and 60's either at the cinema or on tv will enjoy this! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes subtitled: his discover and trainingwith fifty obedience training lessons for your dog, illustrated by lassiegood copy with clipped pictorial dust jacket, jacket has edge wear and tear and is slightly grubby, the binding is tight but the interior has some foxing and tanning
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frontispiece of cat tormenting mouse by james gillray read morean essay on the art of ingeniously tormentingoriginally printed (andrew millar, the strand) this edition printed th edition (william miller, albermarle st)
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frontispiece of cat tormenting mouse by james gillray read morean essay on the art of ingeniously tormentingvery good conditionoriginally printed (andrew millar, the strand) this edition printed th edition (william miller, albermarle st)
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frontispiece of the author with tissue protectionsmall book with no djsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a place holdercloth spine cover again with gilt letteringthere is an inscription in ink on the ffep and there are also some underlinings and marginal notes and lines, which all appear to be in penciloxfam books & music totnes a little book which clearly had much appeal, being initially published in and running to many editions, even to meeting print-on-demand editions recentlyhard covers with gilt lettering to frontthe binding is good
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For a more precise estimation of the coin's quality, please see the photosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecareful shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available316 vf type always sought after
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With frontispiece and 1 folding mapwith frontispiece and a folding map with the floor plan of middelburgthis lot will be sent by registered mail read morevervolgende de beschryving der vereenigde nederlanden en wel in't byzonder handelende van zeeland; het negende deel - te amsterdam by isaak tirionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storevervolgende de beschryving der vereenigde nederlanden, en wel in 't byzonder handelende van zeelandin the original parchment binding - format: large 8vo; - cm condition: in contemporary parchment bindingcrisp and clean pages with hardly any discolourationthe map with the middelburg floor plan is of good to very good qualityoccasional spotare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available[pieter boddaert] - hedendaagsche historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren, xixde deel(frontispiece, ), pp[pieter boddaert] - hedendaagsche historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren; xixde deel
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Take note: the four milton volumes all have the same portrait and the same frontispieceall volumes have a frontispiece as illustration of and reference to a poem, printed outside the textuniformly bound in full calf leatherthe bindings have minor signs of use (the corners of the covers have light dents, see photos)the texts were in edinburgh on an apollo pressa total of fourteen volumes (complete) from the series âbell's edition of the poets of great britain complete from chaucer to churchillâ, with the collection title 'the poetical works ofthe front and back cover are blind stamped with an edge decorationa marvellously preserved setour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storemost ribbon markers have been preserved, though are often frayed and sometimes loose from the spineall authors have an engraved portrait (printed outside the text) and a life description in volume 1the paper of the text blocks is very freshpaper: minor signs of acidification, especially on the edges of the, printed on heavier paper, engravings (see photos)the engravings were printed in londonthe book blocks are firmly affixed to the spineall engravings with the mention of the designer and engraver, and with the date it was madeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe poetry by john milton (four volumes), thomas parnell (two volumes), alexander pope (four volumes), and edward young (four volumes)
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Apart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrylacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completeplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)published by john murray, londonthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workinternally; is almost goodcondition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabletitles in gilt to spine5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexpages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingsecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsno writing or inscriptionsoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layardâs important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storetop of spine cover missing
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Volume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiecevolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsarranged in double columnsvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumeeach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsthe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the time25 pages of maps and also engraved viewscomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabledouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheaddouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumes
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The book is illustrated, with fold out âmap of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persiaâ, frontispiece of âthe king (nthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)internally, in very good condition indeed), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellersâpalace, nimrud)â, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsrebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spinehis nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th edplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablevaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiescondition solid and firm boardsall pages are tightly held at the gutterno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pageswear at extremitiesbook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437âvaux was born in in oxfordinner hinges are very good with no splitsownersâ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storepublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries illustrated with frontispiece, folding map and full-page engravings item description a facilitating volume providing an in depth look at nineveh and persepolis with recent (for that time) discoveries
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The seventh series (, first edition) has five plates the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe sixth series (, first edition) has five plates, the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesowner name dated on first free endpaper of first seriesthe green colour does vary with three volumes in a more olive-type green and three veering towards a more bottle-type greenmaxwell's memories of the months comprised seven series through tothe fifth series (, first edition) has six platessome tanning to first and last endpapers particularly series sevenall page edges are untrimmed, some still unseparatedthe third series (, first edition) has six plates the protective tissues of which are foxed and which in turn has lightly affected some of the platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with tissue-protected plates many of which are photogravure, some from photographsgreen cloth covers with gilt titles on the fronts and spinesbinding is good on all volumesthe first series (, sixth impression) has seven platessir herbert eustace maxwell, 7th baronet of monreith, kt, pc, frs, frgs () was a scottish novelist, essayist, horticulturalist and conservative politician who sat in the house of commons from towith prefaces by the authoroxfam bookshop lymington a scarce seven volume set of 'memories of the months' by sir herbert maxwell, some of which are first editionthe fourth series (, first edition) has six platesthe second series (, first edition) has five platesall spines are bumped at the tops and bases, the front board of vol ii is bumped at the top edge, the front board of vol v has a short yellowish line near the right edge
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With a frontispiece and illustrated title, title page and three hundred illustrations, partly on plates) wild animals of the globethe text block has browned, otherwise in good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storefrontispiece, illustrated title and some hand coloured illustrationsexhibiting the modes adopted by gerard, cummings, and other celebrated hunters, in taking the (in linen with a new spine, new flyleaves and ribbon markertwentieth thousandor the hunting and hunters of all nationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablerare hunting book, a marvellous product of its time
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'white fang" - the review of reviews company, ny - first thus american edition - 325p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, with frontispiece 3"when god laughs" - the review of reviews company, ny - first thus american edition - 319p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, with frontispiece 4"love of life and other stories" - introduction by george orwell - paul elek, first thus uk edition - 290p, 14cmx12cm - conditoin: good, with dust jacket with some wearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store"the daughter of the snow" - tnelson, london - first thus uk edition - 312p, 12cmx10cm - condition: good, some wear and soiling to boards read more"the son of the wolf" - everett, london - first thus uk edition - 256p, 12cmx10cm - condition: good, some wear to boards 5are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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This book features impressive illustrations and photographs throughout including a chromolithograph frontispiece portrait of the queen"sixty years a queen - the story of her majesty's reign" by sir herbert maxwell eyre & spottiswoode, london - first uk edition - 35cmx25cm, 240p - condition: half leather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards ands spine, complete internally, incl colored frontispiece a beautifully illustrated book on the life and reign of the english royal, queen victoria by sir herbert maxwellour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablemaxwell wrote this work in a chronological manner giving special attention to the imperial celebrations which pay homage to the lady ruler read more
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Inscription inked inside; heavy foxing to frontispiece, frontispiece verso and facing page, light foxing to title page and the occasional text page, but overall, the text pages are clean and goodoxfam bookshop kingsbridge published in , this is a very comprehensive history of the town of wednesbury, west midlands, historically part of staffordshire see oxfam website for delivery information read morecovering saxon times & the domesday book; the middle ages - the manor and church; the manor in later times; the place and people to the end of the eighteenth century, including mining, industries, communications and trade; the parish and the poor; the church from the reformation to john wesley; industries in the first half of the 19thc and the last 100 years; the churches since the early 19thc; the beginning of modern town government; schools and colleges; wednesbury corporation; appendicesmany illustrations, maps, and reproductionsno dust jacket, black cloth, spine a little sunned, page edges slightly tanned with some spotting
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Full-page illustrations and frontispiece (collated)twelve black and white illustrations / frontispiecebickers and son, london - 23 x 14 cmvery good hardcover copy in green buckram with bright gold titles and decorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storea narrative of the voyages round the world performed by captain's james cookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablewith twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyages
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A scarce edition especially with the engraved frontispiece pages very clean no foxing,19 th century binding heavily rubbed,small loss to foot of spine front board slightly loose,ownership stamp to title page see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop canterbury the odes satyrs and epistles of horace jacob tonson done into english by thomas creech engraved double frontispiece,dedication to dryden,preface,570 pgs 3 pg tonson catalogue  printed for jacob tonson at the judges head in chancery-lane near fleetstreet, and anthony stephens bookseller near the theatre in oxford physical description() p
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"the life and adventures of martin chuzzlewit" by charles dickens chapman & hall, london - first thus uk edition - with frontispiece by frank stone - 496p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, nice half leather binding with decorative spine, bookplate to front endpaper, some foxing frontispiece present read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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"the gilded age" by mark twain - chatto & windus, london - new edition - 472p 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, original blue binding, some rubbing to boards, name to ffep, frontispiece and illustrations present read more"a yankee at the court of king arthur" by mark twain - chatto & windus, london - new edition - 521p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, original blue binding, some rubbing and wear to boards, name to front endpaper, frontispiece and illustrations present, minor foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Clean inside extras: a book decorated with a frontispiece of the author during his captivity in prisonoctober - octavo- paris, at the author's house - 1st edition - french - 415 pages - portrait in frontispiece - period brocade binding: period paperbackle normand - souvenirs de la belgique, cent jours d'infortunes ou le procès mĂŠmorable; avec des notes historiques et politiques, ectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storespine, corners, head cap, tail cap, and covers in good overall conditionrare work by a woman politician imprisoned and emblazoned with the author's signature! secure tracked shipment by bpost or mondial relay with tracking number read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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I have here a rare book entitled by the waters of carthage by norma lorimer with coloured frontispiece by bentonfletcher and 32 illustrations from photographs by garrigus of tunis published by hutchinson & cofaded maroon cloth boards with evidence of damp damagethis book deals with the unhappy life of an englishwoman married to a moor of tunis, and gives pictures of the life and sights of tunis and ancient carthageall pages are tight and clean and the book is in good condition internallythis is a first edition bookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeslight bumping to top and bottom of the spinefront board has an illustration of an arab on a camelare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt lettering on the spine
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Beautiful portrait of buffon on the frontispiece of the first volumebuffonâs work is in our edition translated and updated in the first 36 volumes that include teoria della terra (vol3-4), quadrupedi (voll), storia naturale de' vegetabilj classificata per famiglie, con la citazione della classe e dell'ordine di linneo, e l'indicazione dell'uso che si può far delle piante, nelle arti, nel commercio, nell'agricoltura, nei giardinaggi, nella medicina, ecc), some volumes have cuts along the hinges and defects to the headpiecesthe work is beautifully illustrated by 783 tipped-in plates (out of the 786 listed in the indices), designed by jacques eustache deseve and engraved by maurizio de magistris and guglielmo silvestrioverall a beautiful collection, very rare to find complete with all 90 volumescontain continuazione della storia naturale del buffon divisa per argomenti: storia naturale de' pesci di bloch colle figure disegnate al naturale opera classificata per ordini, generi, e specie giusta il sistema di linneo coi caratteri generici da renato riccardo castel (voll), indici generali dei quadrupedi es uccelli (volbaptist missiaglia of venice in the appendix to vol31) and storia naturale dei minerali contenente la lor descrizione, quella del lor giacimento, la teoria della lor formazione, le relazioni che hanno colla geologia e storia della terra, l'esposizione delle loro proprietĂ , e dei loro usi, la loro analisi chimica, ec), storia naturale de' rettili con figure disegnate al naturale del cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablexii and xiii are double)sonnini e del pconservation in a humid environment has left traces on the overall condition of the work: some volumes have slight marginal water stains on the pages and a slight waving of the pages2), discorsi generali sulla storia naturale (vollbuffonâs natural history was published between and and immediately became an absolute reference in natural history studies), storia naturale degli insetti, ricavata dalle opere migliori intorno ai medesimi, e da quelle specialmente di linneo fabricius reaumur geoffroy degeer e roesel; redatta giusta il metodo di olivier, con note, molte nuove osservazioni e con disegni tratti dal naturale dal sig1), preceded by elogio del conte di buffon written by condorcet, epoche della natura (volde jussieu, da gbibliographic note: important italian edition of buffon's work, completed and revised in light of subsequent discoveries and cataloguing, as stated in the manifesto of mrcon disegni tratti dal naturale, e un genera completo, secondo il sistema linneano, con de' rinvii alle famiglie naturali di athe size of all 90 volumes is 14latreille (vollour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store), storia naturale dei vermi contenente la loro descrizione e le loro abitudini con disegni tratti dal naturale di l), storia naturale delle conchiglie contenente la loro descrizione, le abitudini degli animali che rinchiudono, e loro usi, con disegni tratti dal naturale di l), indicated on the hald-cover page as âstoria naturale di buffon alla quale sono state aggiunte le osservazioni e le scoperte dei piĂš celebri naturalisti moderni intorno alla mineralogiaâof the 786 plates indicated 1 is missing (plate no), storia naturale dei crostacei contenente la loro descrizione e abitudini con disegni tratti dal naturale di l5-11), uccelli (voll), aggiunte alla storia naturale de' quadrupedi e degli uccelli (vollwork in 90 volumes; the bindings, all original (half leather with corners, with gold titles and friezes on tags on the spine), are in overall good condition: slight peeling at the hinges and headpieces and at the edges of the plates; some volumes have problems: loss of tags (vols
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frontispiece and 116 photographsgilt title block with black lettering on the spinefaded stripe down the right hand side of the front coverthis is the record of an expedition in to photograph the native tribes of the sudan as a record of "the life of primitive people who will only too probably be a mere memory in a few years' time"gilt page edgesall pages are tight and clean and the book is in very good conditiongari-gari the call of the african wilderness - bernatzik hugo adolf - first edition us - henry holt and company, new york - 146pp - 26,5 x 16,5 cm book description: a very good copy in brown cloth with illustrated upper boardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storemissionary heroes of africa by sarah geraldina stock with seventy-five illustrations and a map second edition published by london missionary society, london, in204 pages plus catalogue 11 pagesred cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and gilt and black illustrations on the front boarda little fore-edge foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablein this book there is a full-page map of africa and 22 of the 75 b/w illustrations are full-pagebinding: hardcover read more
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B/w frontispiece portrait of the poetedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanyhis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneyborn to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availabletitle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spineinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedoma keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30the jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intactoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"francis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meaththe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damagesometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war iour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)during the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking world
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