Reference
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1909 The Nuns of Port RoyalLondon: 1909A bright first edition copy of ME Lowndes's work concerned with the Port-Royal-des-Champs' nuns.
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2003 The Dean's Rag Book Company Limited: The First 100 YearsHuddersfield : 2003Lovely copy of this colourful illustrated history of The Dean's Rag Book Company Limited.
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1927 Tricks of the TownLondon: 1927The scarce limited edition of a collection of reprinted of three eighteenth century tracts.
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1950 The Mammals of VictoriaMelbourne: 1950A bright first edition of this study of Australian mammals of Victoria signed by the author. -
1953 The Mink BookToronto: 1953The third edition of Robert G Hodgson's illustrated study of the mink with in text illustrations.
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1975 Hyde Park for HorsemanshipLondon: 1975The bright first edition of this history of Hyde Park by Joyce Bellamy in the original dust wrapper.
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1925 The Buik of AlexanderLondon: 1925Three volumes of RL Graeme Ritchie's edited work of romances of Alexander the Great in uniform bindings.
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1861 Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England; The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleLondon: 1861-4The first edition of two volumes in uniform bindings from the 'Chronicles and Memories of Great Britain and Ireland' series.
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1891 Six Old English Chronicles; Ingulph's ChronicleLondon: 1891-1908Chronicles from the history of Great Britain translated from the Latin, two volumes in uniform bindings.
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1960 A Book of DolphinsLondon: 1960The bright first edition of Antony Alpers's striking book on dolphins in the original publisher's dust wrapper.
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1838 Annali d'Italia ed altre Opere VarieMilano: 1838A later edition of Ludovico Antonio Muratori's history of Italy in five vellum bound bindings.
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1948 Dictionnaire critque et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et GraveursNot Stated : 1948-55The new limited edition of E. Bénézit's extensive French dictionary of artists in eight bright volumes.
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1843 Dictionnaire Universel D'Histoire et De GeographieParis: 1843A second edition of this Universal Dictionary of History and Geography. Published in French.
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1770 Dizionario Italiano, Latino e Francese, in cui si Contiene, Non SolamenteLione: 1770An extensive Italian, Latin, and French dictionary compiled by Annibale Antonini, a conclusive reference work on the languages.
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1863 Theologia Moralis UniversaParis: 1863The fourth Paris edition of this work on moral theology by Petro Scavini, three volumes.
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1869 Chroniques de J FroissartParis: 1869-99The famous prose history of the Hundred Years' War by John Froissart's in eleven uniform large paper volumes.
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1848 Fliengende Blatter Band VII- VIIIMunchen: 1848A leather bound volume of two volumes of Fliengende Blatter, with illustrations.
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1875 Le Journal de La Jeunesse Nouveau Recueil Hebdomadaire Illustre Premier SemestreParis: 1875A collection of fifty two issues of the French children's magazine Le Journal de La Jeunesse from 1875.
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1951-1956 5vols Vor Viden, Magasin for ny Teknik og Forskning, Oktober 1949 - September 1956: Hefte 1-182Kobenhavn: 1951-1956A five-volume set of this Danish science periodical, Vor Viden, concerning new technology and research, with illustrations throughout.
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c1903 Articles from the Supplement au Petit Echo de La ModeParis: c1903A collection of ten French articles from the Supplement au Petit Echo de La Mode.
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1749 2Vol Universalis Concionandi seu, Dictionarium MoraleAugustae Vindelicorum et Graecii [Augsburg and Greece]: 1749A very scarce, two volume, mid eighteenth century alphabetised catalogue of Catholic sermons.
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1938 La Peinture Anglaise au XVIIIme SiecleParis : [1938]Large paper French volume dedicated to English painting of the eighteenth century, by Tancred Borenius.
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1789-98 Journal des DebatsParis: 1789-98An extensive set of the prominent French periodical 'Journal Des Debats', uncommon to see in such a large set.
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1918 La Tour der Pastellmaler Ludwigs XVMunich Bapaume: 1918Exploring the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de La Tour through descriptive texts and reproductions of his works of art.
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1912 Morocco in DiplomacyLondon: 1912The scarce first edition of E D Morel's study of Morocco in diplomacy.
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1932-1933 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Commentarium OfficialeRomae [Rome]: 1932-1933Two 1930s volumes of the official gazette of the Holy See and Vatican City State.
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1905 L'Heredite des Stigmates de Degenerescence et Les Familles SouverainesParis: 1905A very smart copy of the first edition of Dr Galippe's work on the genetic deterioration of the Habsburg line.
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1858 Histoire des Trois Premiers Siecles de l'Eglise ChretienneParis: 1858-61Early history of the Christian Church by Edmond de Pressense, the first two series in four uniform volumes.
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1845 Voyage autour de la Chambre des DeputesParis: 1845A very scarce study of the Chamber of Deputies by Joseph Tanski.
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1873-5 Bibliotheca Casinensis seu Codicum ManuscriptorumNot Stated: 1873-5A vanishingly scarce study on the important library at Monte Cassino, a renowned producer of illuminated manuscripts.
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1876 Recueil de Cantiques a l'Usage des Eglises Evangeliques de FranceParis: 1876The scarce fifth edition of this French collection of hymns.
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1670 Lexicon Geographicum; In Quo Universi Orbis VrbesParisiis [Paris]: 1670An excellent copy of this lexicon of ancient and modern geography by Filippo Ferrari, brought up to date and edited by Michael Antonius Baudrand.
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1962 Essais d'Acclimatation de Plantes Tropicales en FranceParis: 1962The first edition of this study of the tropical plants of France by Arpad Plesch, enclosed in its glassine wrap.
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1826 Testamenta VetustaLondon: 1826The very scarce first edition complete in two volumes of this work of reference concerned with wills, manners, customs &c of Great Britain between the eleventh and sixteenth century.
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1866 Les ApotresParis: 1866A French history of the early Christian Church and the apostles by Ernest Renan, the first edition.
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1855-1857 Y Greal am y Flwyddyn 1856-7; Y Gwerinwr, Neu Athraw MisolLlangollen; Liverpool: 1855-1857Three very scarce mid nineteenth century Welsh language works bound together.