| THE BOOK OF HARDY FLOWERS OR THE GARDENERS' EDITION OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN |
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N. D. Circa 1850. Eight volumes bound in two. 96 hand-coloured coloured plates, with four illustrations to each plate. A little cockling to the lower part of some pages to vol I and minimal associated water staining to the odd page. Rare to find a complete set. Please contact us for further detai... £1,100.00
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| THE BOTANICAL KEEPSAKE AN ARRANGEMENT OF BRITISH PLANTS. |
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"Illustrated with twenty-eight coloured plates, drawn from nature", x & 233 pages + list of plates, 28 hand-coloured plates. Handsome, original full red morocco binding with ornate gilt decoration and lettering to the spine, blind stamped decoration to the boards with gilt vignette of an urn to th... £130.00
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| THE CANTERBURY TALES OF CHAUCER TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ESSAY UPON HIS LANGUAGE AND VERSIFICATION; AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE AND NOTES IN 4 VOLUMES. PLUS VOL. V. CONTAINING A GLOSSARY |
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Complete in 5 volumes. FIRST TYRWHITT EDITION of 1775. Vol V. was published in a few years later in 1778 (but still a first edition for this volume) and the imprint of this volume reads: 'printed for T. Payne and Son' Errata page for v. 1- 4 in vol. 1 (pp. [xxxvii]-[xxxviii]), errata for vol. 5 on... £1,250.00
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| THE CAXTON EDITION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (COMPLETE IN 20 VOLUMES) |
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No date [1910-1914] A superb set complete in 20 volumes; a finely produced work. With Annotations and A General Introduction by Sidney Lee. Each work proceeded with a lengthy introduction. Coloured frontispiece plate "tipped "onto thick paper, with tissue guard captioned in red to each volume, a f... £280.00
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| THE COMPLEAT ANGLER |
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pp. 223. 12 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, further b/w illustrations. This is the publisher's variant "luxury binding" - bound in full brown morocco with gilt lettering and gilt vignette of a fish to the spine. The binding is in fine condition with minimal wear and rubbing, very slight... £350.00
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| THE COMPLETE GARD'NER OR DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING AND RIGHT ORDERING OF FRUIT-GARDENS AND KITCHEN GARDENS. WITH THE GARDENER'S KALLENDER, DIRECTING WHAT IS DONE EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR BY MONSIENR DE LA QUINTINEY NOW COPENDIOUSLY ABRIDG'D |
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Title continues "And Made of More Use, with Very Considerable Improvements. By Geroge London and Henry Wise. To which is prefix'd, an address to the Nobility and Gentry. By J. Evelyn, Esq." Pp. xxxvi, 325, contents [vii]. Engraved frontispiece, 9 further folding plates, a couple of in-text woodcut... £450.00
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| THE COMPLETE GARD'NER OR DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING AND RIGHT ORDERING OF FRUIT-GARDENS AND KITCHEN-GARDENS. NOW COPENDIOUSLY ABRIDG'D, AND MADE OF MORE USE, WITH VERY CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS. BY GEROGE LONDON AND HENRY WISE. |
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Pp. xxxvi, 325, [contents vii], [ii[. Engraved frontispiece, 10 further folding plates, a couple of in-text woodcuts, tailpieces etc.; An address (Advertisment) to the Nobility and Gentry By J. Evelyn, Esq. is included within the prelims. Contemporary full panelled calf binding with title label to t... £360.00
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| THE DEVON AND SOMERSET STAGHOUNDS (LIMITED EDITION OF 75 SIGNED COPIES) |
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"This edition is limited to seventy-five copies, each copy signed by the Author and the Artist, this is Number 42". 96 pages, nine colour plates and fifteen pencil illustrations by Edwards together b/w photographic plates. Original green polished calf with red cloth covered boards. Red morocco sp... £720.00
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| THE DUROBRIVAE OF ANTONINUS: IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF PLATES, EXHIBITING THE EXCAVATED REMAINS OF THAT ROMAN STATION, IN THE VICINITY OF CASTOR, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE |
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Titles continues "Including The Mosaic Pavements, Inscriptions, Paintings in Fresco, Baths, Iron and Glass Furnaces, Potters' Kilns, Implements for Coining, and the Manufacture of Earthen Vessels, War and Other Instruments in Brass, Iron, Ivory, &C Discovered By E. T. Artis." Half polished tan calf... £950.00
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| THE EXPERIENCE OF A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA |
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pp. vi, 48, title page with engraved vignette of galloping horse and rider, engraved illustration to reverse of title page, vignette of a slave in chains to the last page. Original textured plum-coloured cloth with blind stamped decoration to boards and gilt title to front board. Binding, good wi... £800.00
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