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1792 The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of CherburyLondon: 1792An immaculate finely bound copy of this autobiographical work, complete with the scarce folding plate depicting Lord Cherbury.
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1927 The Sport of Our Fathers Henry Alken George StubbsLondon: 1927-1929A finely bound work, containing the first and second volumes of Walter Shaw Sparrow's biographical studies of these renowned sports illustrators, Henry Alken, George Stubbs and Ben Marshall.
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1894-5 2vol The Portfolio Antoine Watteau Frederick Walker C Phillips Signed 1stLondon: 1894-5Two volumes from 'The Portfolio' monthly magazine, beautifully bound in half vellum bindings. Being an analysis of the works and lives of Frederick Waller and Antoine Watteau. -
1906 9vol The Letters of Horace Walpole Cunningham First IllustratedEdinburgh: 1906A lovely complete nine volume set of 'The Letters of Horace Walpole' edited by Peter Cunningham and copiously illustrated throughout.
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1954 9vol Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Eric Blom IllustratedLondon: 1954A revised extensive dictionary on music and musicians, the fifth edition edited by Eric Blom
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1871 A Memoir of Barbara Duchess of Cleveland George S Steinman Letters SignedUnknown: 1871A scarce copy of this memoir of the Duchess of Cleveland. -
1938 2vol T E Lawrence to His Biographer Liddell Hart Robert Graves Limited Edition SignedNew York: 1938Two volumes of correspondence between Thomas Lawrence 'Of Arabia' and his biographers.
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1862-3 15vol The Works of Thomas de Quincey Essays Opium EaterEdinburgh: 1862-3A handsomely bound collection of the essays of Thomas de Quincey.
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1854 3Vol Samuel Johnson Lives of the Eminent English Poets Cunningham NotesLondon: 1854A handsomely bound set of Johnson's famous literary biographies.
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1920 8vol Diary Of Samuel Pepys Edited With Additions By Wheatley With PortraitLondon: 1920A handsome set of The Diary of Samuel Pepys with a portrait of Pepys to frontispiece of of volume one, from the pictures by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge.