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ADDISON, JOSEPH AND SIR RICHARD STEELE  The Tatler. In Four Volumes
London, Rivington, Davis, Buckland, et al. 1789. Half Speckled Calf, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, 501, (15); iv, 582, (14); iv, 536, (16); vi, 585, (13) pp. Tan speckled half calf over tan cloth. Spines gilt. Maroon title labels. All edges gilt. Armorial bookplate to front pastedowns. Marbled endpapers. Bindings tight. Old waterstain and some splitting, but an attractive set of Morrell bindings. Very Good.
GBP 200.00 [Appr.: EURO 224.25 US$ 333.2 | JP¥ 29640] Book number: 5361
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CARROLL, LEWIS  The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
London, Nonesuch Press. 1939, 1st Thus. Half Morocco, 8vo. Ill.: Tenniel, John. First one volume Nonesuch edition. xv. 1165 pp. Recently bound in half red morocco, marbled boards with raised bands, gilt lettering and lines, and gilt 'Alice' devices in the compartments on the spine. Near Fine.
GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 168.25 US$ 249.9 | JP¥ 22230] Book number: 34005
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CHAPONE, MRS  Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. Addressed to a Lady
London, Scatchered and Letterman. 1815. Full Leather, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. xl, 211 pp, front board virtually detatched, spine cracked. Poor.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 35413
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CHURCHILL, WINSTON S  Painting As a Pastime
London, Odhams Press. 1948, First Edition. Half Morocco, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pp. + 18 plates. Bound in a recent half dark red morocco. Gilt lettering, with raised bands. 18 colour illustrations of Churchill's paintings. The first edition to be published as a single volume. Near Fine.
GBP 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 218.5 US$ 324.87 | JP¥ 28899] Book number: 34470
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INGOLDSBY, THOMAS  Ingoldsby Legends Or Mirth and Marvels
U.K, Henry Frowde. 1911. Half Morocco, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Cruikshank, Leech and Others. lv. 527 pp, illustrated. An extra gilt spine, with french marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A fine binding, with some foxing, and the rear board a little bowed. Near Fine.
GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 US$ 99.96 | JP¥ 8892] Book number: 24476
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KHAYYAM, OMAR  Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
London, George G Harrap & Co Ltd. Full Calf, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Pogany, Willy. Unpaginated [c. 98 pp]. Elaborately gilt full maroon calf. Spine labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In cloth slipcase. Neat ink inscription on verso of blank. 16 tipped-in colour illustrations by Willy Pogany. Other illustrations and borders by Pogany. Stunning Riviere binding with decorative gilt Oriental motif within double borders. Near Fine.
GBP 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 504.25 US$ 749.7 | JP¥ 66689] Book number: 5307
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LAMB, CHARLES  The Fancy and Humour of Charles Lamb: Passages from Charles Lamb Selected and Arranged By George Sampson
London, Seeley & Co. 1908. Full Calf, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 164 pp. Full calf with gilt-panelled spine and gilt borders on boards. Red leather spine label. Aeg. Marbled endpapers. Attractive Riviere binding. Colour frontis and title-page. B&w illustrations. Very Good.
GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.5 US$ 158.27 | JP¥ 14079] Book number: 5259
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