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London - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missing"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ibacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
87 €
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17 tissue protected aquatint sporting plates and frontispiece by h alken and t j rawlings boards stained and edges bumpedspotting and foxing to tissue guards and some pages but fair condition overallgilt title to front and spine234 pages over four partsnimrod being the pseudonym of charles james apperley fourth edition published by george routledge and sons of the broadway ludgate hill red boards with black embossed sporting illustrations to front and spinetwo detached illustrations but both present the story of the regency rake and eccentric john mad jack mytton whose colourful life included being expelled twice from school and election as an mp when he spent only thirty minutes in the house of commons after finding the debates boringincludes notices of his hunting racing shooting driving and extravagant exploits by nimrodformerly mp for shrewsbury high sheriff for the counties of salop and merioneth and major of the north shropshire yeomanry cavalrynames and addresses of two separate owners at front the address of one being on the subjects family seat of halston hallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepage edges brownedspine worn at top and bottomoxfam shop malmesbury the life and death of john mytton esq of halston shropshire preface to the first edition by nimrod with an introductory notice
49 €
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Richly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionpublished by john murray, londondiscoveries 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 this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplates are brightoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiesapart 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 countrytitles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesome rubbing to front inner hingeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionpages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxinga scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and exploration
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107 €
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Photographic portrait frontispiece and 60 chromolithographed plates of eggsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitraces of use on the bindingcollated, all plates presentbowdler sharpe first edition, large 8vo, xxiv, 304 ppfront hinge a little bit looseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecoloured figures of the eggs of british birds, with descriptive notices byedited (after the author's death) by rcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome small smudges on the edge of plates 29 and 33, else nice clean plates
55 €
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X 13 cm contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiolive cloth, gilt titles to spine, black titles and borders to frontoverall a very good copy of this bookjournal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of h492 plus 19 pages of publishers adverts to rearcharles darwin, ma 12th edition copy of the minerva library edition of darwin's groundbreaking journal, "from the corrected and enlarged edition of " and with a biographical introductionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslight shelfwear, binding secure"beagle" round the world publisher: london, ward lock & cocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
60 €
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Corners a bit bumped, pages yellowed (normal for books such as this), presentation full colour plate frontispiece by harold coppingthere is no publication date but it is believed to be printed in the late s - early '30s this is the rarer edition with the full colour illustration on the front covera good solid copy of this rare bookbook details:- title: the wonderful journeyoverall rubbing/light soiling, separation tear between front board & front flap (see photo) some edge of leaf damage to pages (see photos) some spinal gapping between pages but no loose leafs90 (uk) i only take payment by paypal read moredr brown was the highly influential early 20th century baptist minister of the ferme park baptist church (crouch end london) whose congregations regularly exceededtalks with young people on "the pilgrim"s progress" author: brown, revbuyer pays postage £3(see photos) name & address of previous owner written in flypagecharles binding: hardcover publisher: the religious tract society, london condition: very good - clean condition with no significant faultsmay have a few minor defectsthis book is based on his stories to the children of his congregation on the pilgrims progressblue cloth boards with central illustration on front boardthe wonderful journeytalks with young people on "the pilgrim"s progress" by the rev charles brown d
15 €
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With tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of white and a double page coloured mapare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhite, francis buchanan win a reduced size facsimile reprint was published of this 1st ed of condition; good/fair, some spotting/foxing on front and end pages, previous owner name (stamp) pso this book belonged to himewing in right corner first title pageedinburgh, th original edition original green buckram hardback with gilt titles on spinepeter ewing's glasgow catalogue, published in() the flora of perthshire edited by james wtrail - professor of botany aberdeen university published/printed for the perthshire society of natural science bybwplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepeter ewing, author of mrsee pics for overall conditionblackwood & sonslix + 407pp, 19,5 x 14 cm it appears that only 500 copies have been printedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €
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frontispiece sepia illustration of author, decorated title page {24½x16½cm, 161pp} details of the three classic western fiction tales in this volume: 1) when gilhooly was in flower the trouble with jigsaw, according to mary ann, is there is no romance in his soul3) ruin at rio piedras exile at rio piedras portends the worst for tumbleweed lowrie – but he captures the rustlers and saves the cattle and the ranchgold gilt edges all around textblock/pages, with rounded page-cornersmoire silk endpapers* leather bound volume * first book edition of these 3x novels in one volume, by author services in , volume-8 of the "western short stories series" (previously issued separately in pulp fiction etc)flexible tan leather-bound volume with gold gilt decoration+lettering to front board+spinethis book is new and unread2) boss of the lazy b there's only one kind of justice for a kidnapper and a thief – and the taciturn boss of the lazy b dispenses it with authoritybut a reading of ivanhoe, a knightly joust with a bull, and conquest of two local desperadoes prove her wrong
9 €
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Reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in text"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xx + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt lettering on spine, ex-libcorners slightly bumpedgreen clothbound octavo hardbackedges foxed and brownedmain text block remains firmly bound, mostly clean and unfoxedwith the usual marksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hcovers slightly markedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
52 €
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Some damaged pages in frontispiece and seven following pagesoxfam shop lytham webster's international dictionary of the english language: being the authentic edition of webster's unabridged dictionary, comprising the issues of and thoroughly revised and much enlarged under the supervision of noah porter with a voluminous appendix and reference history; to which is now added a supplement of twenty-five thousand words and phrases wharris, editor in chief' reasonable condition for age was repaired insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
50 €
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Four volumes; frontispiece portrait, folding plan of jerusalem and a folding mapto which are added three dissertations concerning jesus christ, john the baptist, james the just, god's command to abraham etcoxfam bookshop hexham the works of flavius josephus, the learned and authentic jewish historian and celebrated warriorthe name edward lodge agle is inscribed on the back of the front free end papersall four volumes are in poor condition; two have detached front boards and all have losses to the spinesbindings are contemporary mottled calftranslated by william whistonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprinted in for lackington, allen & cojosephus' works cover the history of the jews from the creation to the end of the war with rome
149 €
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9th edition reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xvi + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksbook description: blue polished leathergilt still quite bright, cover has some general light wear and rubbingvery good / near fine read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hbinding still very firm, page edges and endpapers marbled, backstrip has raised bands and gilt decorationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableportrait frontis, engraved plates
92 €
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frontispiece image of cassiopeia, with tissue guardoxfam bookshop market harborough handbook of astronomy: vol iii the starry heavens - george fthere are six small tears to the hinge lines, corresponding with the staple positions, tips frayed, several inexplicable tears to the spine covering around the middle, and a few strange scuff marksthere is a gaping guttera grand old relic from the days of country gentlemen playing at astronomya handbook of descriptive and practical astronomy overall this grand book is rather let down by its binding: apart from the aforementioned defects there is crinkling beyond p 320 and more crackingthe board faces are bright and moderately scuffed to front and back, with no titles the publisher's mark of henry frowde (oup grandee)biblical quote, engraving of hipparchustop edges in nice antique gilt; other edges trimmed with the same blunt plane as p xiiithe title page offers six lines of chambers' pedigree: temple barrister, author of various non-astronomical booksthere is cracking around p 129p xiii appears to have suffered a similar gaff and has been clumsily torn open by a frustrated readerall pages tannedclarendon press seriesfourth editionrobust blue buckram with no dust jacketthe spine is sun-darkened, with gold titlessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseveral learned pencil marks and underlining through the volumethe book promises much! the book is strongly bound but the planing is not perfect, notably to p ix
60 €
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The pages themselves are intact including the frontispiece  the binding on the lower part of the spine has worn away resulting in slight loosing of the pages; the upper part is in better condition on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffed  this work includes an essay on the life and genius of dr johnson this is vol 1 of x11 volumesthe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair condition
19 €
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Includes frontispiece for the the rime of the ancient mariner, drawing for title page of of wives and wiving, lettering and handwriting for john donne's "why puritans make long sermons", drawing and title page for love poems by anton vogt and many morefading to top edge of original pink boards front and rearcorners bumped and top edge has shelf rub and bump/creaseoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street a second book of leo bensemann's work exemplified in twenty drawings in pen & pencil together with six engravings on wood and specimens of calligraphy and typography with a grand piece of german text and other select pieces never before engraved contains 31 plates of various art pieces from bookplates to typeset design by leo bensemanbook in good condition, some foxing/tape spots on front and rear end papers but none on the plates or interiorshelf rub/dirt on outside of plastic filmprinted by caxton press, marchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket wrapped in plastic film which has shrunk and caused the edges to curl slightly
95 €
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The second volume is "the danube by william beattie, moxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedgold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spineillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by wthe first volume consists of "the beauties of the bosphorus by miss pardoe, illustrated in a series of views of constantinople and its environs from original drawings by wblocks are tight, some foxing to pagestissue guarded platesin good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentelleboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe volume on the bosphorus has internal cracking of the hinge at the endpapers at the front and a cracked hinge at the back of the book, after the final page, and prior to the four pages of advertisementsthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"gold edges to block
400 €
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frontispiece photograph of the artist at work on a wood block "a selection of clare leighton's talks and memoirs, illustrated by over 30 of her wood-engraved imagessome of them are reproduced here for the first time" see oxfam website for delivery information read more  edited by david leighton (the artist's nephew), with a foreword by simon brettillustrated with over 30 of clare leighton's wood engravings chosen on the basis that they are mentioned in the textdrawn from clare leighton's diaries, lectures, reminiscences, essays and memoirs this assemblage is the next best thing to an autobiography; touching on art, education, gardening, life and happinessoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street some very light shelf-wear to corners but overall in great condition
40 €
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Each has heavy foxing to the frontispieceedited by gleeson whitexx, 41 pages text, 41 illustrations staples showing at the rear of vol ii at the final illustration stapled bindingsvol iii: pub ; xvi, 41 pages text, 41 illustrationsvol iv: pub , xii, 50 pages text (includes biographical appendix and index for the 4 volumes), 41 illustrationssome grubbiness and scuffing to boards, particularly at the rearincipient crack to the rear hinge of vol i and front hinge of vol ivoxfam bookshop exeter four volumeseach volume showing signs of wear externally: bumps to corners of boards, tips of spines otherwise the books are clean internally with tight bindingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more tanning and light foxing to edges of text blocksxvi, 41 pages, 41 illustrationseach shows heavy tanning to the pastedowns and free endpapers, front and backused hardbacks in fair conditonall have bowed boards
24 €
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The body of the book is firmly bound with no loose pages; all pages clean and bright; dark green silk page marker present; frontispiece b/w photograph portrait of the poet (taken in )only light external wear - a little damage to the top of the spine, one or two scuff marks, a few stainsthe reader will find enough here to gain a good impression of the poet's work from to the end of his liferobert browning () was an english poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost victorian poetshis poems are known for their irony, characterisation, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntaxall page edges gilttitle in gilt lettering on the spine, with 5 impressed double-line bands and gilt flower motifs, remains brightour book is handsomely bound in full black leather with the poet's monogram (shiny black with gilt outline) on the front coverinside, the green 'marbled' endpapers are bordered with a gilt line round edge of the covers, and the rear endpaper has a strange v-shaped hole mirrored by a pale v on the fep, and a tiny hole a little belowwhether this is evidence of worm damage is not certain - but there appear to be no other such defects elsewheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington a prefatory note to this volume describes the contents in some detail, stressing that they include at least two poems not included in any other such publication
29 €
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Written inscription on frontispiece and some foxing throughoutcane designed the garden at falkland palace in fife, also won 8 gold medals at chelsea and was awarded the rhs's veitch memorial medal, an international prize awarded to "persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the art, science or practice of horticulture" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with may black and white plates and line drawingsoxfam shop horsham garden design of to-day - a guide to designing and creating a beautiful garden dealing particularly with the artistic side of garden planning and makingthe author percy s
24 €
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Colour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheetno inscriptionsgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmedhalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardsthe front board is detachedfour other black & white illustrationsundated, possibly late 19th centurythe text block binding is tightshe gained literary and historical importance primarily through her correspondence, which is of cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of french court lifesaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencythe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltmarbled endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished in the usa by the grolier societyoccasional light foxing spotsoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36
14 €
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frontispiece has steel engraving of 'tower of babel' with tissue guard good conditiona literal, critical and systematical description of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious or military; and an explanation of the appellative terms mentioned in the old and new testamentsthe full title continues 'internally clean and bright, just some age tanning to margins, name and address of owner in ink on front free endpaper and some pencil marks on fixed endpaper' the book even has a pressed four leaf clover inside! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame half bound in leather with marbled paper, five raised bands to spine with tooled decorationleather and paper to cover bumped and rubbed but binding is solid and tight, paper hinge torn only after title page
250 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicomplete with frontispiece, engraving on title page, 4 engravings and map wikipedia: david livingstone (blantyre near glasgow, 19 march - chitambo on lake bangweulum, 1 may ) was a scottish missionary and one of the most famous explorers in livingstone headed north from cape town towards the makololo settlement of linyanti (now in northern botswana)livingstone left upstream on the zambezi in januaryhe gave him a group of 27 makololos to accompany him on his journeydavid livingstone - the life and explorations of david livingstone - london, adam & company, not dated ( pp - cm condition: goodjust like his father, he showed himself very friendly towards livingstoneafter a journey of km through largely unknown territory, livingstone reached luanda where the he was warmly received by the portuguesehere he arrived in portuguese territory (angola) and came into contact with the slave trade for the first timeafter following the zambezi almost as far as the source, he headed west towards the coastit filled him with disgustplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein september livingstone retraced the journey back, but it took almost a year before he reached linyanti againthere he met the new king, sekeletu, son of sebituanecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebookblock slightly loose after first quirein original gilt-decorated hardcover
47 €
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Original green cloth - frontispiece photographic portrait of the authorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihubert crackanthorpe - sentimental studies and a set of village tales - london - wcrackanthorpe () died young and under mysterious circumstances read morewith an appreciation by henry james - london - wstories about 'the cruelty of life', as the great henry james puts it in his, little know, introductioncondition: good to fine (corners bumped, lettering on spine somewhat faded) *first edition of one of the very finest, and most underrated, short story writers of the yellow ninetiesoriginal green clothcondition: good to fine (corners bumped, lettering on spine somewhat faded) and: hubert crackanthorpe - last studiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecontemporary and kindred spirit of writers like oscar wilde, ernest dowson, aubrey beardsleycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableheinemann - - first edition - 8vo, 13 x 20 cm
42 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisold with all faultscambridge: thomas buckthomas fuller, (born 19 june , aldwincle, northamptonshire, eng(frontispiece, ) ppthe historie of the holy vvarre; by thomas fuller, bplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelondon), british scholar, preacher, and one of the most witty and prolific authors of the 17th century (encyclopædia britannica)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprebendarie of sarum, late of sidney colledge in cambridge
32 €
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(13 to 60pp) presence of an engraving in the frontispiece of volume 1 & 1 engraving at the beginning of the chapter of fablesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihalf leather binding with small corners- richly adorned spine- ribbon bookmark2nd edition- 2 volumes in pp - "révolution de et situation présente (mai ) expliquées et éclairées par les révolutions de et et par la restauration"interior in good condition slightly worn- very rare foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: binding in very good conditionthe end of the book has a chapter of fables- 47 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
31 €
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Coloured plate as frontispiece green boards with gilt lettering on front and spineoxfam books & music belper f lewisplates of artist's work at end of book, both coloured and black and whiteboth endpapers have folds and tearsedition limited to 500 copiesdecorated first letter of each chaptera description of the artist's life and workcorners of boards bumped and edges of boards worn condition: fairsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebookseller's stamp on ffepbinding loose with cords visibledecorative drawn illustrations throughoutspine rubbed and bumped, with small tears
25 €
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There are black and white plates, numerous illustrations and fold-out diagrams within and all in good conditiongilt titles to spinethe book is bound in blue boards which show marks of wear and scuffing at edges and cornersend pages are age-toned with patches of foxing and there is slight loosening of the first few pages of the book, including the frontispiece, which shows the author posing in front of a magnificent hawthorn-werkspoor enginepages are age-toned with deeper tanning to edges and a few dog-ears but this is a wonderful work for the enthusiast to own10 years chief engineer, british mercantile marinewritten by john lamb, formerly 14 years superintendent engineer, anglo - saxon petroleum cofading and slight creasing to spinefront board is starting to detach from the binding but back board is securethere is an inscription from a previous owner on inner board and contemporary advertising to front and backoxfam shop shirley "a reference book for marine engineers and others qualifying as engineers of motor vessels, giving practical suggestions from sea experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" this is the third impression of the fifth edition which has been rewritten and enlarged
23 €
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With listing of the naturalist's library; half title; black and white engraved frontispiece of madame merian; black and white vignette title page - showing 2 cherubs chasing butterflies; 2 further title pages; an advert; contents listing; memoir of maria sibilla merian; text with 30 beautifull hand coloured plates bound in; and 4 pp publisher's catalogue (for simpkin marshall) at the rearentomology vol iv, british moths, sphinxes &c, jardine, (sir william) published by ware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe naturalist's libraryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrom the librairie of dutch writer boudewijn büchh lizars, edinburgh () a good copy of the 1st edition of british mothsformer ownerstamp on blanc pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
40 €
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Black and white frontispiece ("glacier carrying down stones") back pages, which include the index, show marks at the edges of water-stainingoxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketprize certificate from battersea grammar school pasted to feptitle on spine, just discerniblefoxing and damp-staining at the front but the text is clean and unmarked with age-toning and a few sporadic spots of foxingthere is some rippling to these front pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery worn and faded in placesbound in maroon leather binding with marbled edges and endpapersfrom the author's preface "the ten lectures of which this volume is composed were delivered last spring, in st john's wood, to a large audience of children and their friends, and at their conclusion i was asked by many of those present to publish them for a children's reading book" a very attractive little volume - price reflects the conditionhinges are starting to crack but pages remain secure to the binding
28 €