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Sold20211775 2 vol. ORIGINAL PAPERS CONTAINING SECRET HISTORYMacPherson, James. ORIGINAL PAPERS; CONTAINING THE SECRET HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN…. London: Strahan and Cadell, 1775. 4to: 8 3/4 by 10 1/2" viii, 711, x, 690 pp. + 1 folding table; Bound in perSee Sold Price
Sold20232 vols. Oeuvres de Racine. 1687.Racine, Jean. Oeuvres. 2 volumes. 8vo. [8], 372; [12], 434, [3] pp., 2 title frontispieces, 10 plates. Bound in 19th century 3/4 leather over marbled boards, dark green leather spine labels, gilt. TisSee Sold Price
Sold2023Original Japanese Woodblock PrintSet of 2 albums: Artist: Bairei Kono (1844-1895) Title: ‘Chigusa no Hana’ (Great Variety of Flowers) vol. 2 and 3 Date: 1889 Size: Each approx. 23.8 x 16.6 x 1.2 cm (closed) Ref: skylar2See Sold Price
Sold2022Plutarch. Omnium quae exstant operum, 2 vol. in 4, handsome morocco, gilt, Paris, 1624.Plutarch. Omnium quae exstant operum, 2 vol. in 4, titles in red & black with engraved portrait vignettes, 2 engraved portraits, Greek and Latin text in parallel columns, light browning, one or two stSee Sold Price
Sold2023[Bindings] Thackeray, Paris Sketch BookThackeray, William Makepeace. THE PARIS SKETCH BOOK. London: John Macrone, 1840. 12mo. 2 vols. [8], 304; [4], 298 pp. + 12 plates total (including frontispieces), other illustrations in-text; note theSee Sold Price
Sold20164 Vols incl: MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS, 3 Vols, 1738.[British/French Literature] 2 Titles (4 Vols). ++ William Hazlitt. CHARACTERS OF SHAKESPEAR’S PLAYS. Lon.: Printed by C. H. Reynell/ For R. Hunter, Successor to Mr. Johnson/ C. and J. Ollier, 1817.See Sold Price
Sold2022LABORDE (Benjamin de). Choix de chansons mises en musique, ornées d'estampes par J. M. Moreau.LABORDE (Benjamin de). Choix de chansons mises en musique, ornées d'estampes par J. M. Moreau. Paris, Lormel, 1773. 4 tomes en 2 vol. in-8 4 tomes en 2 vol. in-8° reliés plein veau blonSee Sold Price
Sold2022A selection of illustrated titles, (8) vols.A selection of illustrated titles, (8) vols., Includes: 1) Song of Songs. Song of Song Publishing, Jerusalem, 1930; 2) Gustave Vanzype. Les Victimes Ignorantes. J.E. Goossens, c. 1915, Brussels, illusSee Sold Price
Sold2020Catalogues Raisonne: Rouault, Gris, Pascin, OrazcoCatalogues Raisonne: Rouault, Gris, Pascin, Orazco, 4 titles in (5) vols: 1) Rouault Oeuvre Grave/Graphic Work, Sauret, 1978, 2 vols., text in English, French, German; 2) Juan Gris dessinateur de presSee Sold Price
Sold20184 Vols incl: Stanley. Through The Dark Continent.[Africa] 3 Titles (4 Vols). ++ Henry M. Stanley. Through The Dark Continent. 2 Vols. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1878. 1st American edition. 44 maps and plates: 10 maps, 3 folding, 2 frontises, 32 wood- enSee Sold Price
Sold2021Blackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the Laws ofBlackstone (Sir William) Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books, 4 vol., twelfth edition, 13 engraved portraits and 2 plates (1 folding), vol. 1 half-title, vol. 4 Z3-6 with tear to head,See Sold Price
Sold20164 Vols: Stansbury, ...SALT LAKE, 1853 + 2 others.[Western Exploration/Salt Lake Natural History] 3 Titles (4 Vols). ++ EXPLORATION AND SURVEY OF THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE OF UTAH, Including A Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky MSee Sold Price
Sold20169 Vols Irish History incl. VICEROYS OF IRELAND.[Ireland] 8 Titles (9 Vols). ++ William M. Hennessy (ed.). THE ANNALS OF LOCH CE. 2 Vols. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1939. Comisiun Laimhscribhinni na Heireann/ (Irish Manuscripts Commission), “ReflSee Sold Price
Sold201710 Vols incl: Henry Hallam, Decameron...[History/Literature/Plates] 8 Titles (10 Vols). ++ Mostly 12mo/8vo, 1 folio. Quarter/Half/full leather. Sold with all faults. ++ THE HUNDRED GREATEST MEN… 2 Vols in 1: Vols VII-VIII. Sampson Low, MaSee Sold Price
Sold2020Minotaure. New York: Skira, Rizzoli InternationalMinotaure. New York: Skira, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1980-1981. 3 volumes, comprising: Vol.1, Nos.1-4; Vol.2, Nos.5-8; Vol.3, Nos.9-13. 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Numerous illustrations. OrigSee Sold Price
Sold2022India.- Kaye (Sir John William) A History of the Sepoy War in India 1857-1858, 3 vol., mixedNO RESERVE India.- Kaye (Sir John William) A History of the Sepoy War in India 1857-1858, 3 vol., mixed editions, half-title to vol. 2 & 3, 1870-8 § Malleson (Colonel G. B.) History of the IndianSee Sold Price
Sold2022Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, withAfrica.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards, 9 folding engraveSee Sold Price
Sold2020Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis PrincipiaNewton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol. in 4, first 'Jesuit's' edition, half-titles in vol.1 and 2, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, diagrams, some lightSee Sold Price
Sold2015(lot of 5) Military and History(lot of 5) Military and History. 4 titles in 5 volumes including: Grose. "Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army..." London: 1801 (2 Vols); Blake. "The History of Slavery and thSee Sold Price
Sold2022Bindings.- Macaulay (Lord) The History of England, From the Accession of James the Second, 4 vol.Bindings.- Macaulay (Lord) The History of England, From the Accession of James the Second, 4 vol. bound in 2, half-titles, contemporary tree calf, gilt, spines decorated in gilt within compartments liSee Sold Price
Sold20167 Vols: Plate/map books, 1700s.[18th Century Plate/Map Books] 6 Titles (7 Vols). ++ A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL DICTONARY, CONTAINING A FULL AND ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL PARTS OF THE KNOWN WORLD… 2 Vols. Lon: J. Coote, 1759-60. FolSee Sold Price
Sold2022IRVING, LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1855WASHINGTON IRVING, LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1859), 24.5 x 15.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.), vol. 1: 504 pp., vol. 2: 518 pp., vol. 3: 523 pp., vol. 4: 518 pp., vol. 5:See Sold Price
Sold20211736 2 VOL. ILLUSTRATED WITSII HERMANNI MISCELLANEORUMWITA(IUS) , HERMAN MISCELLANEORUM SACRORUM. With engravings in one of the volumes 1736 Size 7 by 8 3/4" Contemporary blind-stamped full vellum binding. Very good condition. Text in Latin. Ex-library -See Sold Price
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