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The Dürer Society, Eighth Series; complete Folio with 29 backed sheets of prints, 1905 (elephant folio size)

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An impressive complete folio of 'elephant folio' proportions, with 29 Plates of Dürer's work. A complete folio like this isa rare survivor, as they...

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The Glasgow School of Painters, G. Baldwin Brown, Photogravures by J. Craig Annan, James Maclehose and Sons, 1908, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies

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A very impressive tome of near elephant folio size, weighing in at 7.35kg (approx 16.5lbs). A deluxe limited large Japanese paper edition, signed b...

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British Etchers 1850-1940, Kenneth M. Guichard, 1977, with 3 Signed etchings by Robin Tanner

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A smart copy of this art book, which is particularly desirable in this first edition form as it contains 3 beautiful signed etchings by Robin Tanne...

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George Paul Chalmers, R.S.A. and the Art of His Time, Edward Pinnington, T. & R. Annan, 1896, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies

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A very limited edition of this book featuring the life and work of acclaimed Scottish artist, George Paul Chalmers (1833-1878). He painted portrait...

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Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, The Merriam Series, W.T. Harris & F. Sturges Allen, 1923

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Weighing in at 6.75 kg (almost 15lbs), a very substantial heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages, plus illustrations and Plates. Webster's...

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Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Joseph Thomas, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896

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A smart, full leather bound copy of this heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages and of very substantial form. Universal Pronouncing Dictio...

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Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Fine copy in Original Presentation Box

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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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Ian Fleming, The Man With The Golden Gun, First edition, Second Impression, 1965

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A classic 007 tale, with the wonderful cover art by Richard Chopping. The Man With The Golden Gun, by Ian Fleming. Published by Jonathan Cape, Lo...

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Japanese woodblock print book; Ehon Saiyūki (絵本西遊記), an Edo-period illustrated adaptation of Journey to the West (Saiyūki 西遊記), 1693.

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Aunt Judy's Magazine for Young People, Illustrated, 1866-1867, 2 Volumes, ed. Mrs Alfred Gatty

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2 nicely bound volumes of this Victorian periodical for children. Aunt Judy's Magazine for Young People, Illustrated. Comprises: Vol. 1: The Christ...

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On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, Thomas Chalmers, 1839

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The Bridgewater Treatises: On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God; As Manifested in the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellect...

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The Oriental Annual; Containing a Series of Tales, Legends, & Historical Romances, Thomas Bacon, 1840

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A good copy of this uncommon title of British India interest, in its original Publisher's cloth binding. The Oriental Annual; Containing a Series o...

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The History of England, from The Invasion of Julius Caesar to The Revolution in 1688, in Eight Volumes, by David Hume, Dublin, 1775

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The Life and Times of Jesus The Messiah, Alfred Edersheim, 1897

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A very good full leather prize presentation set on the life of Christ, from a London Theology college. The Life and Times of Jesus The Messiah, by ...

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Kearsley's Complete Peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland; Together with An Extinct Peerage of the Three Kingdoms, 1799

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A Greek and English Lexicon to the New Testament in Which the Words and Phrases occurring in those Scared Books are Distinctly Explained...a Greek Grammar..., John Parkhurst, 1769

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A substantial full calf leather volume of this 18th Century work. The book was professionally rebound in 1958, with the original boards rebacked. T...

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Novum Testamentum, Published by R. Urie in Glasgow, sold by J. Barry, 1750, Greek text

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This Ancient Greek translation of The New Testament is very smart indeed. Rebound in beautifully decorated full polished calf. The binding mimics a...

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Sir Gerald Kelly; Print of Princess Saw Ohn Nyun (စဝ်အုန်းညွန့် ), 1961

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh

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Book Decanter Set, with Fine Leather Bindings and Wooden Case, with 2 lead crystal decanters

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An Etymological Dictionary of The Scottish Language; In Which the Words are Explained in Their Different Senses, Abridged, John Jamieson, 1818

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A very smart, and uncommon, abridged, complete single volume edition, of John Jamieson's important work on the language of Scotland. Jamieson's Sco...

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The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume Sixth, Sir John Sinclair, 1793

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A Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young Children, Joseph Cundall, Grant and Griffith, 1850

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21 classic children's rhymes and tales are retold by Joseph Cundall in this very scarce 1850 first edition, featuring more than 100 charming hand c...

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Itinerarium Septentrionale; Or, A Journey Thro' Most of the Counties of Scotland, and Those in the North of England, Alexander Gordon, 1726

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A smart copy of this wonderful 18th Century folio-sized text - an antiquarian account of the archaeology of Scotland and northern England; a volume...

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How to Read Character; A New illustrated Handbook of Phrenology and Physiognomy, Samuel Robert Wells, 1880

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Salmon and Sea Trout; How to Propagate, Preserve, and Catch Them in British Waters, Sir Herbert Maxwell, 1905

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The Art of Deer-Stalking, William Scrope, Edward Arnold, 1897

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The Birds of Dumfriesshire, Hugh S. Gladstone, Numbered Limited Edition, 1910

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A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and West Cromarty, J.A. Harvie-Brown & T.E. Buckley, 1887

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The New Forestry, or the Continental System Adapted to British Woodlands and Game Preservation, John Simpson, 1903

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Great Naturalist Series; Gilbert White, by R.M. Lockley, H.F. & G. Witherby, London, 1954

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White of Selborne, Walter S. Scott, the Falcon Press, 1950

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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton, Gilbert White, Edited by Thomas Bell, John Van Voorst, 1877, 2 Vol Set

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Opera; Composers, Works, Performers, Andras Batta, Sigrid Neef, Konemann, 2005

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Folio Society; The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth. As new copy

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Folio Society; The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick. As new copy

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The History of England, by David Hume; A Large Folio Volume, 1806

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An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

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A Sammelband of 5 Shakespeare Plays, 1750s; King Lear; Hamlet; Julius Caesar; Romeo and Juliet; & Othello.

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The House of Islam, Marmaduke Pickthall, Methuen, 1906

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Set of 4 Novels by Mary Pollock (Enid Blyton), includes 2 first editions, 1943-1946

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Enid Blyton found time to write 4 novels under the pseudonym of Mary Pollock (Mary was her middle name and Pollock the surname of her first husband...

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Enid Blyton Farm series; Complete set of 3 vintage Cherry Tree and Willow Farm novels, 1948-1958

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The Sinking of The Titanic and Great Sea Disasters; 1912 book plus Salesman's Sample Prospectus, Daily Mirror newspaper and vintage Titanic postcards

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The Enid Blyton Society Journal, Issues 1-23, Unbroken Original Run, 1996-2004

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A very scarce set of 'The Enid Blyton Literary Society Journal', which changed its name to 'The Enid Blyton Society Journal' from issue 9 onwards. ...

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Green Hedges; The Enid Blyton Enthusiasts' Magazine, Issues 1-24, Complete Run, 1992-1998

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An Etymological Dictionary of The Scottish Language, John Jamieson, 1879-1887, Complete in 9 Volumes, including Supplement

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