Reference
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1872 English Artists of the Present DayLondon: 1872The scarce first edition celebrative of English artists of the late nineteenth century.
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1896 Racing Illustrated, Volume IIILondon: 1896The third volume of this fascinating and richly illustrated Victorian era periodical about horse racing.
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1914 The Great War: The Standard History of the All-Europe ConflictLondon: 1914-19A bright, complete set in thirteen uniform volumes of H W Wilson and J A Hammerton's lavishly illustrated work 'The Great War.'
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1846 Bohn's LibraryLondon: 1846-89A uniform set of twenty volumes from Henry Bohn's celebrated 'Library' series.
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1934 The Cambridge Modern HistoryCambridge: 1934Cambridge comprehensive modern history of the world complete in eight uniform volumes.
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1860 Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et GraveursFrance: 1860A new edition of E Benezit's thorough dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers from all over the world in eight illustrated volumes.
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1880-1884 3vol The Popular Educator: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical EducationLondon: 1880-1884A complete six volumes in three books of the new and revised encyclopaedia.
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1909 The Monist Vol XIX No 2Chicago: 1909Volume XIX, No. 2, of American quarterly peer reviewed academic philosophical journal 'The Monist.'
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1895 Dated Book-Plates (Ex-Libris) With a Treatise on Their Origin and DevelopmentLondon: 1895A smart first edition of Walter Hamilton's illustrated treatise on the history of dated bookplates.
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1948 What the Countryman Wants to KnowLondon: 1948Fascinating work answering everyday questions of natural history, complete in its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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1952 Rocking Horse JourneyLondon: 1952A lovely first edition of this study of British character development by C E Vulliamy from the library of Robert Lusty.
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1923 De Indulgentiis Seraphici Ordinis: Hodie VigentibusNot Stated : 1923Scarce Latin work concerned with the Franciscan Order.
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1870 The Broadway. A London Magazine.London: 1870A very scarce London-based periodical, containing a variety of prose, poetical, and non-fiction pieces, smartly illustrated with twelve plates.
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1892 The British Printer, Volume VLondon: 1892Volume V of the late nineteenth century periodical 'The British Printer', beautifully illustrated with chromolithographs.
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1893 Nister's Holiday AnnualLondon: 1893Smart copy of the 1893 Nister's Holiday annual for children.
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1914 An English-Greek LexiconCambridge : 1914The scarce second edition of G M Edwards's English-Greek dictionary.
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2008 Joan Mitchell: SunflowersNew York: 2008Mint first edition of this scarce study of Joan Mitchell's sunflower paintings in the original dust wrapper.
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2004 Sam FrancisAmsterdam: 2004One of 1000 copies of this striking work dedicated to the art of Sam Francis.
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1904 The British Home of To-dayLondon: 1904The uncommon first edition of this architectural study of British homes.
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1923 Shakespeare's Flora & Folk-loreStratford-on-Avon: [1923]The scarce first edition, second impression of F G Savage's study of the use of flora and folklore in Shakespeare's poems and plays.
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1860 The Cornhill MagazineLondon: 1860-64Consecutive first ten volumes of the popular literary magazine edited by William Makepeace Thackeray in striking uniform signed bindings.
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c1861 Beeton's Dictionary of Universal InformationLondon: c1861A smart three volume set of this comprehensive reference work, complete with folding plates.
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1913 A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; ColeridgeianaLondon: 1913-19The first edition of Thomas J Wise's bibliography of the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge with its supplement.
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1883 The Aesthetic and Modern AestheticismCheltenham: [1883]The very scarce first edition of this work on Aestheticism by John Wooder.
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1867 Morris & Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with BristolNottingham : 1867A scarce directory of Gloucestershire with Bristol, with many adverts.
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1842 Oeuvres Philosophiques de VaniniParis: 1842The first French edition of the translated philosophical works of Lucilio Vanini in a lovely morocco binding.
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1901-1902 Amateur Gardening For Town and Country - Bound IssuesLondon: 1901-1902The 1902 issues of the weekly gardening magazine bound into one volume. With five colour plates.
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1969 An Icelandic-English DictionaryOxford: 1969An attractive copy of this Icelandic-English dictionary, found in the original dust wrapper.
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1884 The Dictionary of English HistoryLondon: 1884A lovely copy of Sidney Low and F.S. Pulling's exhaustive dictionary of English history.
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1881 A Latin-English DictionaryLondon: 1881A smart copy of this Latin to English dictionary by Classics scholar, Sir William Smith.
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1854 The Rambler; A Catholic Journal and ReviewLondon: 1854This scarce leather-bound volume contains articles, reviews and notices published in 1854 in the Catholic magazine.
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1983 William Morris in Private Press and Limited EditionsPhoenix: 1983The first edition of this comprehensive bibliography concerning works associated with the artist William Morris.
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1895-1896 3 Vols Revue Anglo-Romaine: Recueil HebdomadaireParis: 1895-1896Three volumes of articles from the scarce eighteenth century theological magazine, Revue Anglo-Romaine. Published in French.
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1963 All About WomenLondon: 1963This collection of illustrated articles from the writers at Esquire men's magazine provides startling insight into contemporary attitudes and ideas about women.
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1947 Dansk-Engelsk OrdbogCopenhagen: 1947A very scarce Danish-English language dictionary prepared by Alfred Bolbjerg, from the Berlin Dictionaries series.
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1887 Chapters from Family ChestsLondon: 1887A lovely first edition of this two volume historical work by editor and historian Edward Walford.