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Le Tsar Et Le President

none stated, 1896, 1st edition. Pebble grained cloth, G+. 60+96pp, 24pp colour & 132pp b/w illustrations, binding worn & the endpapers damaged by insects, corner of the last 2pp torn away with no loss to the images. The book consists of 2 oblong collection of photographs, bound with out titles, captions in French & Russian. The first section measures 30cm x 23cm, the second 33cm x 26cm. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ Two photographic souvenir albums, the first commemorating the visit of Tsar Nicholas II of Russian to France in 1896 and the second the reciprocal visit of the French President Félix Faure to Russia in 1897.

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Book number: 55758

Keywords: russian history, french history, tsar alexander II, photography

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The Universal Standard Catalogue Of The Postage Stamps Of The World

Whitfield King & Co, Ipswich, 1903, 4th edition. Limp cloth, G. viii+380+[4]+68pp, 2693 b/w illustrations, covers rubbed & worn, spine creased with the loss of the lettering, thumbed. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A priced catalogue of both individual stamps & philatelic packets. Charles Whitfield King began his stamp collecting aged 14 as a clerk in a shipping office. He quite in 1875 to start delaing in stamps professionally & by 1887 had premises in Lacy Street Ipswich ( pictureed in the catalogue ) and employed nine people.

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Book number: 43905

Keywords: stamps, stamp collecting, ipswich, philately

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University Of London Bulletin Of The Institute Of Archaeology Number Eleven

Institute of Archaeology, 1974, 1st edition. Card wrappers, VG. 203pp, 3pp b/w plates, text figs, covers slightly browned, internally unmarked. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ Contents include - Greek Colonisation & the Early Iron Age East of the Volga, Mathematical Pottery Reconstruction, Metal analysis In Early Bronze Age Ireland, etc

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Book number: 10017

Keywords: archaeology, USSR, Ireland

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The Victorian Poor - Fourth Conference Report

The Victorian Society, 1966, 1st edition. Stapled booklet, G+. 56pp, b/w illustrations, covers yellowed, otherwise a nice copy. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ An outline of the seven papers read at the Fourth Conference of the Victorian Society, on the theme of Poverty.

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Book number: 52195

Keywords: victorian history

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The Victorian Seaport - Fifth Conference Report

The Victorian Society, 1967, 1st edition. Stapled booklet, G+. 34pp, b/w illustrations, ink address to the rear cover, covers yellowed, otherwise a nice copy. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ An outline of the four papers read at the Fifth Conference of the Victorian Society, on the theme of Liverpool & its port.

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Book number: 52196

Keywords: victorian history, maritime history, liverpool

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Victorian Rural England - Third Conference Report

The Victorian Society, 1965, 1st edition. Stapled booklet, G+. 30pp, b/w illustrations, covers yellowed, otherwise a nice copy. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ An outline of the three papers read at the Third Conference of the Victorian Society, on the theme of Rural England.

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Book number: 52197

Keywords: victorian history

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The Victorian Society Annual 1992

The Victorian Society, 1992, 1st edition. Stapled paperback, VG. 68pp b/w illustrations, wrappers a little rubbed. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ Contains articles on Lady Margaret Hall & Soerville College, Oxford - St George's Hall, Liverpool - Buildings in Peril 1992-93.

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Book number: 53947

Keywords: architecture, victorian architecture

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Vizantiiski Vremennik Tom VIII [ Volume VIII - 8 ]

Academii Nauk, Moskva, 1956, 1st edition. Paperback, G. 396pp, 37pp b/w plates, b/w illustrations, covers a little yellowed, marked & grubby, spine scuffed at the head & tail with a little loss, a good copy. CYRILLIC text. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 24 papers on Byzantine art, architecture & history.

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Book number: 51766

Keywords: byzantium, byzantine history, history, archaeology, art, icons, orthodox christianity

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Vizantiiski Vremennik Tom IX [ Volume IX ]

Academii Nauk, Moskva, 1956, 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 304pp, 30pp b/w plates, covers a little yellowed, marked & grubby, a good copy. CYRILLIC text. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 11 papers on Byzantine art & history. The book also contain reviews of 7 European works on the region.

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Book number: 34241

Keywords: byzantium, byzantine history, history, archaeology, art, icons, orthodox christianity

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Vizantiiski Vremennik Tom X [ Volume X ]

Academii Nauk, Moskva, 1956, 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 256pp, 2pp b/w plates, 2 folding plans, 6 b/w illustrations, covers a little yellowed, marked & grubby, a good copy. CYRILLIC text. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 16 papers on Byzantine art, architecture & history.

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Book number: 40626

Keywords: byzantium, byzantine history, history, archaeology, art, icons, orthodox christianity

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Wallace Collection Catalogues - Pictures And Drawings - Text With Historical Notes And Illustrations

for the Trustee's of the Wallace Collection, 1968, 16th impression. Paperback, G. xxxii+471pp, b/w illustrations, edges rubbed, contents sound. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A catalogue of the Wallace collection & brief history of the Gallery (Hertford House) & the collection itself.

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Book number: 22503

Keywords: art, wallace, history, london,

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Wallace Collection Catalogues - Pictures And Drawings - Text With Historical Notes And Illustrations

for the Trustee's of the Wallace Collection, 1968, 16th impression. Paperback, G++. xxxii+471pp, b/w illustrations, edges rubbed, contents sound. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ A catalogue of the Wallace collection & brief history of the Gallery (Hertford House) & colection itself.

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Book number: 4208

Keywords: art, wallace, history, london,

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Wallace Collection Catalogues - Pictures And Drawings

for the Trustees by William Clowes, 1970, 6th edition. Card wrappers, F. xii+214pp. 209pp b/w plates, a nice copy. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ Illustrations of the picture holdings at Hertford House.

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Book number: 6951

Keywords: art, arts, painting

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Wedgwood Bicentenary Exhibition 1759 - 1959

Victoria & Albert Museum, 1959, 1st edition. Stapled pamphlet, VG. 48pp, 12pp b/w plates, covers grubby & plates wrinkled as if from damp, a good copy. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ Catalogue of an Exhibition of Wedgwood ceramics highlighting the finest works.

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Book number: 29595

Keywords: ceramics, wedgwood, porcelain, antiques

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Western Illuminated Manuscripts The Property Of The John Carter Brown Library Providence Rhode Island

Sothebys, 1981, 1st edition. Boards, F. v+119pp, colour & b/w plates, price list laid in, a fine copy. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ The sale catalogue from an important auction of early Illuminated works. Top bid was for the Ottobeuren Gradual & Sacramentary, which sold for £700000.00.

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Book number: 2964

Keywords: illuminated, manuscripts, bibliography, paleography