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Die Verlorene Handschrift, Gustav Freytag, 1920, 2 Volume Set

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Die Verlorene Handschrift. Roman in Funf Buchern von Gustav Freytag. 2 volume set complete. (The Lost Manuscript. Novel in five books by Gustav Fre...

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Dictionnaire de la Fable, Victor Verger, Limoges, 1844

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Dictionnaire de la Fable ou Mythologie Greque, Latine, Egyptienne, Celtique, Persane, Syrienne, Indienne, Chinoise, Japonaise, Arabe, Mahometane, S...

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Index Poeticus, Exhibens Compendio Nomina Propria, Genealogiam, Mythologiam, Astrologiam, Geographiam, Poeticam, et Alia, by P. Anselmus Desing, 1758

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Index Poeticus, Exhibens Compendio Nomina Propria, Genealogiam, Mythologiam, Astrologiam, Geographiam, Poeticam, et Alia ad Eruditionem, Copiam &am...

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Polyhistor Literarius Philosophicus et Practicus, Danielis Georg Morhof, 1714

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Polyhistor Literarius Philosophicus et Practicus. Maximam Partem Opus Posthumum. Accurate Revisum, Emendatum, ex Autoris Annotationibus... Morhofii...

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Tragedie Del Conte Vittorio Alfieri et al, Presso Borghi, Firenze, 1832

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Tragedie Del Conte Vittorio Alfieri, 1749-1803. A single volume collection of the works of Italian dramatist, Count Vittorio Alfieri, said to be th...

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The Handbook for Jamaica for 1925, Frank Cundall

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The Handbook for Jamaica for 1925; Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island, Compiled from Official and Oth...

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The Human Factor, Graham Greene, Bodley Head, 1978

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The Human Factor, by Graham Greene. Published by The Bodley Head, London, Sydney, Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. First edition, 1978. A very go...

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A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew; A Genealogical History of the Royal House of Stewart, George Crawfurd, George Robertson, 1818

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A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew, Including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families, who, from the Earliest Times, have had Prope...

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Classic Myth & Legend; A.R. Hope Moncrieff, Gresham Publishing, 1912

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Myths and Legends series: SOLD Classic Myth & Legend, by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintin...

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Celtic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, Charles Squire, Gresham Publishing, 1912

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Myths and Legends series: SOLD Celtic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, by Charles Squire. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome aft...

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Greeks and Persians, Elizabeth H.C. Pagan, Charles H. Mackie, numbered limited edition

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Greeks and Persians; Being the Record of their Fights and follies done into Doggerel to Goad Reluctant Memory by Elizabeth H.C. Pagan, Aided by Div...

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Stirling Castle and Other Poems, Maimie A. Richardson, 1934

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Stirling Castle and Other Poems, by Maimie A. Richardson. With a frontispiece and four drawings by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A. Published by Alexander Ma...

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Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Glasgow School of Art Prize Presentation copy

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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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Archaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition

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Archaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition. Preface by R.W. Cochran-Patr...

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Cyder. A Poem in Two Books, John Philips, 1708

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Cyder. A Poem in Two Books, by John Philips (John Phillips). Author uncredited, as issued. Philips (1676-1709) was an English Poet, and Cyder his b...

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The Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, William Henry Melmoth, Subscriber's Copy, c. 1788

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The Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, The Famous Roman Poet: Including New and Complete Editions of The Aeneid, Georgics, and Pastorals, Bucolics, or ...

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A History of Liverpool, Ramsay Muir, 1907

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A History of Liverpool, with Maps and Illustrations, by Ramsay Muir. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), Briti...

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Greece and the Aegean Islands, Philip Sanford Marden, 1907

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Greece and the Aegean Islands, by Philip Sanford Marden. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian...

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The Shelley Papers; Memoir of Percy Bysshe Shelley, T. Medwin, 1833

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The Shelley Papers; Memoir of Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Original poems and Papers by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Now First Collected. By T. Medwin, Esq. ...

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, Denise Heywood, Signed, 2008

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, by Denise Heywood. With signed inscription to half title - 'With best wishes, Denise Heywood'. Published ...

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Sir Toady Crusoe, S.R. Crockett, 1905. With scarce dustjacket.

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Sir Toady Crusoe, by S.R. Crockett. illustrated by Gordon Browne. Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd., London. 1905 first edition. A ...

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The Pagan Man Wonne to Godde and To Theyr Companie By the Ayde of The Aungels and Sayntes, Rev. Arthur Tooth, Private Printing, c. 1920

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The Pagan Man Wonne to Godde and To Theyr Companie By the Ayde of The Aungels and Sayntes, Wrytten by Rev. Arthur Tooth M.A. Illustrated by T. Derr...

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The Tryals of Thomas Walcot, William Hone, William Lord Russell, John Rous & William Blagg, for High-Treason, for Conspiring the Death of the King, and Raising a Rebellion in this Kingdom, 1683

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The Tryals of Thomas Walcot, William Hone, William Lord Russell, John Rous & William Blagg, for High-Treason, for Conspiring the Death of the K...

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The Bolshevik, Wm. Le Pretre, Henry Walker, London, first edition, 1931

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The Bolshevik, by Wm. Le Pretre (Wiiliam Le Pretre). The scarce first edition of William Le Pretre's dystopian novel, in which a Bolshevik uprising...

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Salman Rushdie; Signed first edition, Imaginary Homelands, 1991

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Imaginary Homelands; Essays and Criticism 1981-1991, by Salman Rushdie. SOLD Published by Granta Books, London. 1991 first edition, first impressio...

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The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1st edition, 1977

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The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. SOLD Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1977. First UK export editi...

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A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton, The Argonaut Press, 1930, Limited edition 2 Volume set

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A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton. With Numerous Maps and Illustrations. Now Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir Willia...

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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Illustrated by Numerous Authentic Portraits on Steel, Rev. Thomas Thomson, 1872

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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen. Originally Edited by Robert Chambers. New edition, Revised Throughout and Continued by the Rev. Thom...

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Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1889-1906

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Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1905. The viewer is made my Underwood & underwood in New York, and carries a pat...

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Charles Dickens; The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapman and Hall. First book edition, 1844.

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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens. Illustrations by Phiz. Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1844. First book ed...

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A Companion to the Temple; Or, A Help to Devotion in the Daily Use of Common Prayer, Part II containing The Litany, Thomas Comber, London, 1676

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A Companion to the Temple; Or, A Help to Devotion in the Daily Use of Common Prayer: In Two Parts. Part II, containing The Litany, with the Occasio...

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell, 1835, 10 Volume Set complete

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, by James Boswell, Esq. To Which are Added, Anecdotes by Hawkins...

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The New Naturalist; The Sea Shore, C.M. Yonge, 1971

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The New Naturalist; The Sea Shore, by C.M. Yonge. With 61 Colour Photographs by D.P. Wilson and Others, 62 Black and White Photographs, and 88 Text...

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The History of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, Cervantes, 1879. Translated by P.A. Motteux.

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The History of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translated from the Spanish by P.A. Motteux. In 4...

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A Vision of Greece, Vera Willoughby, 1925, Limited Edition

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A Vision of Greece; Described and Painted by Vera Willoughby. SOLD In poetic and theatrical prose Vera Willoughby (1870-1939), winds her way throug...

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Aquarelles de Grece, F. Perilla, Editions Perilla Athenes, 1943

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Aquarelles de Grece (Watercolours of Greece), by F. Perilla. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British histo...

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley, 1865

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. SOLD Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printe...

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Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine, 1698; 2 Volume Set

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Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine. Bound in 2 Volumes; the second also containing Nouvelles Fables Choisies Mises en Vers, ...

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Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists, R. Dodsley, c. 1800.

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Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists, In Three Books, by R. Dodsley (Robert Dodsley). A New Edition. The book is complete, and after the prel...

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Milton's Paradise Lost, John Milton, 1802, 2 Volume Set

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Milton's Paradise Lost; A New Edition, Adorned with Plates. By John Milton, 2 Volume Set, Complete. SOLD Published by F.J. Du Roveray; Printed by T...

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Fables, By the Late Mr. Gay, John Gay, 1733

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Fables, By the Late Mr. Gay, by John Gay. Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, London, 1733. The Fourth Edition. A handsome copy of this beautiful b...

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The Oxford Thackeray With Illustrations; by William Makepeace Thackeray, 10 Volumes, c. 1908

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The Oxford Thackeray With Illustrations; by William Makepeace Thackeray. Edited, with an Introduction, by George Saintsbury. This is a partial set ...

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press edition, 24 Volumes complete, 1912

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, 24 Volumes complete. SOLD Published by Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto and...

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The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Constable & Company, Boxed Set, 1927

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The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. SOLD Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Re...

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Byron; The Flawed Angel, Phyllis Grosskurth, Signed, 1997

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Byron; The Flawed Angel, by Phyllis Grosskurth. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academi...

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The Surgeon's Log; Impressions of the Far East, J. Johnston Abraham, 1926, Signed

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The Surgeon's Log; Impressions of the Far East, by J. Johnston Abraham. With many illustrations. Signed copy from the author with dedication to hal...

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Siamese Tales; Old and New, The Four Riddles and Other Stories, Reginald le May, 1930, signed

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Siamese Tales; Old and New, The Four Riddles and Other Stories, translated by Reginald le May, M.R.A.S. (Adviser to the Siamese Government in the M...

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The Works of Lord Byron including his Suppressed Poems, Galignani, Paris 1827

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The Works of Lord Byron including his Suppressed Poems. Complete in One Volume.  Published by A. and W. Galignani, Paris, 1827. This particular boo...

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