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The Idler Magazine, Jerome K. Jerome & Robert Barr, Vol IV; August 1893 to January 1894 (Conan Doyle story)
Published between 1892 and 1911, The Idler was an illustrated gentleman's magazine, published in Great Britain, and also distributed in America. Th...
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Miniature Painters British and Foreign, J.J. Foster, Signed Edition Royale, No. 13/45. 1903.
Miniature Painters British and Foreign, With Some Account of Those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century. Illustrated by Numerous Exam...
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Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter Scott by George Cruickshank, 1871
Published as a 'souvenir' to commemorate the National Celebration at Edinburgh of the Centenary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott. Pictorial Illustr...
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The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847
The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, An...
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Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century, Andrew MacGeorge, 1880
Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century. By Andrew MacGeorge. Published by Blackie and Son, Glas...
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Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century, 1901 first edition
Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century. A historical and biographical account of the important figures in the development of Glasgo...
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Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf, Hogarth Press, 1940 1st impression
Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf. Biography of the English painter and art critic, Roger Fry (1866-1934), who was a hugely influential fig...
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Our Journey Around The World, Rev. Francis E. Clark, with Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands as Seen Through a Woman's Eyes, Harriet E. Clark, 1895
Our Journey Around The World; An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of Forty Thousand Miles Through India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,...
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The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916, W.D. McKay & Frank Rinder, 1917. With Photograph by Andrew Paterson.
The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916; A Complete List of the exhibited Works by Raeburn and by Academicians, Associates and Hon. Members, giving de...
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Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one, c. 1870
Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the ...
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Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits, Photographed by Lock and Whitfield, Thompson Cooper, 1876-1881. Chiswick Press.
Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...
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The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam & Co/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880
The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...
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Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck, 1956. Publisher signed.
Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck. Signed by the Publisher. Published by Peter Owen Limit...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson, Illustrated, 2 Volumes complete, Routledge, 1859-1863
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary co...
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Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Glasgow School of Art Prize Presentation copy
Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rin...
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Original 1940s Vintage Photo Album of Seaman William John Reginald Brown - Whaling interest, Falkland Islands
A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...
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Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical, Michael Bryan, 1902, 2 Volume Set
Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical, by Michael Bryan. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Edited by Robert Edmund Grave...
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Dilettanti; The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth Century England, Bruce Redford, 2008
Dilettanti; The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth Century England, by Bruce Redford. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1...
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History of The Society of Dilettanti, Lionel Cust & Sidney Colvin, 1898, Limited edition
History of The Society of Dilettanti. Compiled by Lionel Cust, M.A., Director of the National Portrait Gallery and edited by Sidney Colvin, M.A., K...
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Les Alsaciens Dans La Garde Imperiale et Dans Les Corps D'Elite, Henry Ganier, 1914
Les Alsaciens Dans La Garde Imperiale et Dans Les Corps D'Elite; Publication Illustree. Texte par Henry Ganier. Planche par Tanconville et Maurice ...
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Detaille by Marius Vachon, 2 Volume Set complete, 1898
Detaille by Marius Vachon, 2 Volume Set complete. Features the work of French military artist, Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille (1848-1912). Publishe...
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Raffles; The Story of Singapore, Raymond Flower, 2007
Raffles; The Story of Singapore, by Raymond Flower. Published by Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2007. First Singapore edition, following The Times fi...
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Le Corbusier; Numero Hors Serie de Architecture D'Aujourd'hui, 1948
Le Corbusier; Numero Hors Serie de Architecture D'Aujourd'hui. Introduction by Claude Beraud and B. Zehrfuss. Published by Editions de L'Architectu...
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Abbotsford; The Personal Relics and Antiquarian Treasures of Sir Walter Scott, Mary Monica Maxwell Scott, 1893
Abbotsford; The Personal Relics and Antiquarian Treasures of Sir Walter Scott. Described by The Hon. Mary Monica Maxwell Scott of Abbotsford and Il...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson, Illustrated, 4 Volumes complete, Routledge, 1857-67
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary co...
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John Downman, A.R.A; His Life and Works, Dr Williamson, 1907
John Downman, A.R.A; His Life and Works, by Dr. Williamson. With a Catalogue of his Drawings. Published by Otto Limited, London, 1907. First editio...
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Stanley Gibbons Royal Wedding Stamp Collection 1981, 3 Volume Set
Stanley Gibbons Royal Wedding Stamp Collection 1981, 3 Volume Set; The Royal Wedding, H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981....
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Rhetoric and English Composition, by Sir Herbert Grierson, signed, 1945
Rhetoric and English Composition, by Sir Herbert J. C. Grierson. This copy carries the 'signature' of 'Flora Grierson' (his daughter, 1899-1966, au...
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William Blake, 1757-1827; A Man Without a Mask, J. Bronowski, 1947, signed
William Blake, 1757-1827; A Man Without a Mask, by J. Bronowski. This copy has a presentation inscription on the first free endpaper dated to July ...
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Memoirs of the Count de Grammont by Count Anthony Hamilton, Horace Walpole, 1928
Memoirs of the Count de Grammont by Count Anthony Hamilton. Translated by Horace Walpole. Wood engravings by Wilfred Jones. Published by John Lane ...
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Jacob Epstein; Let There Be Sculpture; An Autobiography, 1940 first edition
Let There Be Sculpture; An Autobiography, by Jacob Epstein. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British histor...
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A Shelley Library; Thomas James Wise Collection, 1971. Limited edition.
A Shelley Library; A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Harriet Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft...
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William Blake, by Martin Butlin, Tate Gallery Exhibition Guide, 1978.
William Blake, by Martin Butlin, Tate Gallery Exhibition Guide, 1978. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), Brit...
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A Tour in the Lakes Made in 1797 by William Gell, edited by William Rollinson, 1968.
A Tour in the Lakes Made in 1797 by William Gell, edited by William Rollinson, 1968. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (193...
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Joseph Severn, A Life, by Sue Brown, 2009
Joseph Severn, A Life; The Rewards of Friendship, by Sue Brown. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British hi...
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Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-book, 1840, L.E.L. and Mary Howitt
Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-book, 1840, with Poetical Illustrations by L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon) and Mary Howitt. SOLD Provenance; from the...
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