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P.D.. Échantillons de papier peint - Pochoir wallpaper samples [Chinoiserie].

[Wallpaper] Paul Dumas · 1930 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€2,975.00 ($3,279.07 | £2,481.58 | ¥523,687)

[Paul Dumas, Paris, ca. 1930]. A fine set of three very large sheets (119 x 73 cm each) with pochoir designs with flowers and birds, for wallpaper or similar ornamental purposes. = A rare collection of very large original pochoir wallpaper artwork in Chinese style, marked "P.D."…

Spring Days: A Realistic Novel. A Prelude to &Apos;Don Juan&Apos;.

George Moore · 1888 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Viztelly & Co, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of Spring Days by George Moore. With a thirty two page illustrated catalogue of publisher's adverts to the rear. A first edition, first impression of Spring Days by George Moore. Having mov…

L&Apos;Aeronautique Pendant la Guerre Mondiale

Maurice de Brunoff · 1920 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Paris, M. de Brunoff, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce French volume on the aeronautics of World War One, illustrated throughout. A very scarce first edition.In the original French.Illustrated with a colour title page, as well as colourful and monochrome illustrations t…

A Collection of Poems, Chiefly Manuscript, and from Living Authors

Joanna Baillie · 1823 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A leather bound edition of 'A Collection of Poems' edited by Joanna Baillie A collection of the poetry from poets of the nineteenth century. The work is prefaced by a list of subscribers' names, includi…

Paradise Lost, a Poem in Twelve Books

John Milton; Elijah Fenton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Edinburgh; London, J. Dick & Co; Thomas Tegg, 1823. Leather. A nicely illustrated edition of Milton's influential blank verse poem 'Paradise Lost', illustrated with lovely detailed engraved plates. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, engraved title page, and…

From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for Young Householders

Mrs J. E. Panton · 1890 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Ward & Downey, 1890. Cloth. The seventh edition of this insightful 19th century guide to furnishing a new home, and domestic management, for young householders. The seventh edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription to …

Pictures by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A.

Sir Edwin Landseer; W. Cosmo Monkhouse · 1873 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Virtue and Company, Limited, 1873 . Cloth. A smart late Victorian edition of this work showcasing the art of Sir Edwin Landseer, with text by W. Cosmo Monkhouse and illustrated with seventeen monochrome plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt and…

Earl Percy Dines Abroad: A Boswellian Episode

Harold Murdock · 1924 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this account of a dinner given in London by General Paoli, in honour of Earl Percy. The first edition, and no. 389 of 550 limited edition copies, of this work in the publisher's original…

Nikamo Masinaigan [Chippewa Hymnal]

Prévost, Médéric [1847-1916]; Oblates of Mary Immaculate · 1918 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$1,500.00 (€1,360.91 | £1,135.19 | ¥239,559)

Québec, Canada A.G. Lachance, Imprimeur / Avec la permission des Supérieurs (Permis d'imprimer; L.N. Card, Bégin, Arch. De Québec. Second Edition / 2E Édition pp. [2], 46. Slim 16mo., measuring 11.5 x 17 cm. Black cloth over boards with firm stapled binding. Originally published…

Histoire Du Theatre Italien, Depuis la Decadence de la Comedie Latine; Avec Un Catalogue Des Tragedies & Comedies Italiennes Imprimees Depuis L&Apos;an 1500 Jusqu&Apos;a L&Apos;an 1660 & Une Dissertation Sur la Tragedie Moderne

Louis Ricoboni; Luigi Riccoboni · 1730 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Paris, Andre Cailleau, 1730. Leather. A scarce French work on sixteenth and seventeenth century Italian plays, written by the noted actor and writer Luigi Riccoboni The second edition of this scarce work.In the original French.Volume I only, lacking Volume II.Collated, lacking t…

Les Anciennes Corporations de Meãƒâoeã‚âTiers Et la Lutte Contre la Fraude Dans le Commerce Et la Petite Industrie

Maurice Gailhard-Bancel; M. G. Fagniez [Foreword.] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Bloud, 1913. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Maurice De Gailhard-Bancel's work on tackling fraud. A first edition of this uncommon work in which lawyer Maurice De Gailhard-Bancel offers a survey of the fight against fraud in trade and small industry. With …

Bright Eyes, an Annual for Young Folk

Ismay Thorn; Jane Brockman; et al · 1893 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, George Stoneman, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, scarce, collection of children's stories from popular authors, with numerous illustrations throughout. A scarce first edition. In the original pictorial cloth binding, with charming cover illustration. With a be…

Spravochnye materialy po goryachekatanym i gnutym profilyam (Russian edition)

Anonymous · 1961 · Chystikov Paper and Silk

€55.30 ($60.95 | £46.13 | ¥9,734)

Akademiya stroitelstva i arkhitektury SSSR, 1961. Hardcover. Language: Russian. Condition: fair. Defects: signs of age, yellowing, rubbing (cover). Black-and-white illustrations. Photos of the copy offered are available on request. Ships from Ukraine by Nova Post with tracking a…

Dunayskie knyazhestva v politike Rossii 1774-1806 (Russian edition)

Grosul, G. S. · 1975 · Chystikov Paper and Silk

€41.90 ($46.18 | £34.95 | ¥7,376)

Shtiintsa, 1975. 222 pp. Format: 14 x 21.5 cm. Softcover (paperback). Language: Russian. Condition: good. Defects: rubbing (binding). No illustrations. Photos of the copy offered are available on request. Ships from Ukraine by Nova Post with tracking after receipt of payment (ba…

To Have and Have Not

Ernest Hemingway · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 . Cloth. An early Grosset and Dunlap edition of this novel set in the US, by Ernest Hemingway, published the same year as Scribner's first edition. An early Grosset & Dunlap edition, published by arrangement with Charles Scribner's, who…

Cours D&Apos;Architecture Qui Comprend Les Ordres de Vignole

A. C. Davilier [Augustin-Charles d'Aviler] · 1691 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.66 | $1,519.57 | ¥242,684)

Paris, Jean Mariette, 1691 . Leather. The seventeenth century architect Augustin-Charles d'Aviler's richly illustrated architectural study, published in the same year as the first edition. In the original French.With the illustrated first part but lacks the unillustrat…

Gibraltar 1891 (Panorama and Three Further Photographs)

None · 1891 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Not Stated , Not Stated, 1891. Hardback. A personal Victorian photo album capturing views of Gibraltar, including a panorama. A Victorian album containing four tipped-in photographs of Gibraltar, one of which is a panorama. In contemporary stiff paper boards, with string bindin…

Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales

Thomas Roscoe · 1836 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Tilt; Washbourne; and Sikpin and Co, 1836. Leather. A lavishly illustrated topographical tour of North Wales by Thomas Roscoe, a lovely work complete with forty-seven plate. A detailed travel journal, written during the author's long excursions through North Wales. …

Striking Group Portrait of Five Sisters from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

[WESTERN CANADIANA / PHOTOGRAPHY / MANITOBA / WOMEN'S HISTORY] · 19001911 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.28 | ¥35,934)

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Palmer's Elite Studio (Proprietor, J. Thomas Palmer) Original silver gelatin photograph measuring 14 cm x 7 cm, mounted on its original thick, textured, black card-stock frame, and housed within blind-stamped arabesque borders to an overall s…

Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling; Band-Operated Schools: A Companion Report

Fulford, George Taylor · 2007 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$169.00 (€153.33 | £127.90 | ¥26,990)

Kelowna, B.C. Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education First Edition, First Printing pp. 147. 4to., measuring measuring 8.5" x 11". Illustrated card covers held with black plastic spiral binding. Black-and-white photographs, maps, charts, tables, illustrations, etc…