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Acta Sanctorum Belgii selecta, quae tum ex monumentis sinceris necdum in Bollandiano opere editis, tum ex vastissimo eodem Opere, fervata primigenia Scriptorum phrasi, collegit, chronologico ordine digessit, Commentariisque ac Notis illustravit [volumes 1 to 5]

GHESQUIERE [GHESQUIERUS] DE RAEMDONK Joseph-Hippolyte & SMET [SMETIUS] Cornelius · 1783 · Antiquariaat Pieter Judo (De Lezenaar)

€600.00 ($661.32 | £500.49 | ¥105,618)

Bruxellis [Brussel], typis Matthaei Lemaire Volumes 1 to 5 of this important hagiographical work regarding Belgium (due to the French Revolution, the publication was interrupted and so the 6th and last volume was published years later, in 1794, and is not included in this offe…

Hogarth Living Poets

Various · 1928 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1928-32. First edition. Hardback. Eight volumes from Hogarth's 'Living Poets' series, scarce as a large set, collecting together poems by leading interwar writers. The first editions, first impressions.A sca…

Selected Works of William H Prescott

William H Prescott · 1874 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

London , George Routledge and Sons, 1874-1878. Leather. A collection of William H Prescott's works. Comprising of some of his best known pieces: Ferdinand and Isabella, Two Volumes, (1878) History of the Conquest of Peru With a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the In…

Works of George Eliot

George Eliot · 1898 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Boston, Massachusetts, Dana Estes and Co, 1898. Cloth. This scarce, near complete set of limited edition volumes from the Holly Lodge Edition of works by the beloved nineteenth-century author George Eliot. This is a near complete set (Volumes 2-24) of The Holly Lodge Edition&apo…

Three Volumes of Punch Vol. CLIX July - December, 1920 Vol CLXII January - June, 1922 Vol. CLXVII January - June, 1925

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.84 | $171.76 | ¥27,432)

London, Punch, 1920; 1922; 1925. Cloth. Three hardbound volumes in burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt detailing to the spine and front board, illustrated throughout. Punch was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002. …

Cassell&Apos;S Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes Being a Compendium of out-Door and in-Door Amusements Chambers&Apos;S Twentieth Century Dictionary

Various · 1905 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

W & R Chambers, Cassell and Company, c1893-1905. Leather. A very smart binding for these two works. 'Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes' and 'Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary', Lacking tile page to 'Chamber's Twentieth Ce…

Wege zur "Guten Form": Neun Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schweizer Produktgestaltung Kunst Musik Theater Design Innenarchitektur Mode Designer Möbeldesign Produktdesign Schweiz Künstler art artist suisse Werkbund Architektur Bauwesen Entwurf Innenarchitektur Arthur Rüegg Ruggero Tropeano Kunst Design Innenarchitektur Mode Designer Möbeldesign Produktdesign Schweiz Künstler art artist suisse Werkbund

Arthur Rüegg (Herausgeber), Ruggero Tropeano (Herausgeber) · 1995 · LLU Buchservice

€169.00 ($186.27 | £140.97 | ¥29,749)

, Birkhäuser, 1995. 72, 23,1 x 0,8 x 30,3 cm, Softcover. Zustand: 2. Wege zur "Guten Form": Neun Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schweizer Produktgestaltung (German Edition) Arthur Rüegg, born 1942, has an architectural firm in Zurich and is a professor of architecture and construct…

Reports from Commissioners: Municipal Corporation Boundaries [ 62 Coloured Maps ]

Anon · 1837 · George Jeffery Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Ordered By the House of Commons, to be Printed 62 coloured maps, some folding, with accompanying text. Book measures 33x22.cm. Bound in cloth backed boards, with gilt title lettering. Binding rubbed, minor abrasion wear, dust/dirt marked. Binding in good firm condition. Internal…

Topographical Sketches of Brighthelmston and Its Neighbourhood

HAVELL, Robert; BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake · 1825 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$1,850.00 (€1,678.45 | £1,400.07 | ¥295,456)

London: T. Flook, 1825. Thirteen Fine Hand Colored Plates of Brighton and its Neighborhood By Robert Havell Jr. HAVELL, R[obert] Junr. illustrator. BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake. Topographical Sketches of Brighthelmston and its Neighbourhood.. Illustrated with Twelve Engravings by R. …

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. .

FORE-EDGE PAINTING; SCOTT, Sir Walter · 1811 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$2,500.00 (€2,268.18 | £1,891.99 | ¥399,265)

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. Day set on Norham's castled steep. And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep.. " Bound by Taylor & Hessey and with a Fine Fore-Edge Painting by the "Double-Line Painter" [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [TAYLOR & HESSEY, binder]. [DOUBLE-LINE …

Adventure Novels from James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Michael Ballantyne &C.

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited; Collins' Clear-Type Press; T. Nelson and Sons; Hodder & Stoughton; Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.; W. A, c1890-1920. Cloth. London: Cassell & Company, Limited; Collins' Clear-Type Press; T. Nelson and Sons; Hodder & Stoughton; Wells Gar…

Dombey and Son

Charles Dickens · 1848 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. An early mixed issue of one of the popular novels of Charles Dickens, complete with the original striking plates of Phiz. Bound in two volumes, with the engraved title to Volume I, and typed title to Volume II.The first e…

[Collection of five paper fans].

Fans · 1900 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€500.00 ($551.10 | £417.07 | ¥88,015)

Indonesia, U.S.A, and France, various manufacturers, ca. 1900-1950. All made of wood. 1. Indonesia, Soerabaya, Wassimal Brothers, Toko Bombay Moerah. Pasar Toendjoengan 36 (21.3 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm, 28 ribs), floral pattern on outer ribs back side; 2. Idem, however, with a 26 instead…

[Florence] [Binding] Tuscan Cities [Extra-Illustrated]

HOWELLS, W. D. (William Dean, 1837-1920); Fratelli Alinari (Photographs) · 1900 · Fine Editions Ltd

$251.00 (€227.72 | £189.96 | ¥40,086)

Leipzig Heinemann and Balestier Later edition of Howells's guide to Florence and Pisa enriched with literary portraits of their most illustrious citizens. Crown 8vo (150 x 109mm): 264pp, with 27 tipped-in full page albumen prints, many by the Florence firm Fratelli Alinari. Full…

Endangered : Your Child in a Hostile World

ARNOLD, JOHANN CHRISTOPH · 2000 · Lady Lisa's Bookshop

£6.68 (€8.01 | $8.83 | ¥1,410)

Plough Publishing House. 2000. (ISBN: 9780874869972). Paperback, 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches. Parents and societies around the world, says family counsellor and father of eight Arnold (Why Forgive?; Seeking Peace, etc.), are hypocritical when it comes to their children. Declaring 200…

A Collection of Works by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens · 1928 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Chapman & Hall, c1875. Cloth. A collection of eighteen volumes of works from noted 19th century author Charles Dickens, illustrated throughout. Eighteen volumes of twenty-two. Household edition from Chapman & Hall, London. Each volume includes an illustrated frontispiece…

Hypocrisy a Satire

Rev C Colton · 1812 · Rooke Books

£77.99 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,458)

London, Taylor and Hessey, 1812. Leather. This is the first book of a projected three. The other two books were never published. This poem attacks the reputation of Samuel Johnson. Hardbound volume with remains of leather binding, marble paper covered boards, and marble paper pa…

Modern Masters of Etching

Malcolm C. Salaman · 1924 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, The Studio, 1924-32. First edition. Hardback. A collection of thirty-three first editions from the 'Modern Masters of Etching' illustrated series, with titles on Frank Grangwyn, Francisco de Goya, and J. Pennell among others. A collection of thirty-three consec…

Sir Maximus Mouse

ALDRIDGE, Alan · 1973 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$14,500.00 (€13,155.42 | £10,973.53 | ¥2,315,739)

London: , 1973. The Cheese Tycoon At Home in the Cheddar Bank Original Art From "The Butterfly Ball" ALDRIDGE, Alan. Sir Maximus Mouse. Original Art, Plate No. 19 from The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. [London], 1973. 25 x 19 1/4 inches (64 x 49 cm) matted and glas…

Collection des costumes des provinces septentrionales du Royaume des Pays-Bas | Verzameling der kleederdragten in de nordelijke provincien van het Koningrijk der Nederlanden.Amsterdam, Frans Buffa and sons; Paris, Engelmann et cie. (printed by Thierry brothers). 1828[-1829]. With lithographed title-page, lithographed index and 20 numbered lithographed plates, all captioned in French and Dutch below and all richly and beautifully coloured by hand.With: (2) [GREEVEN, Hendrik, Luigi CALAMATTA and others]. Souvenirs de la Hollande.Amsterdam, Buffa brothers and co., 1838. With a hand-coloured engraving mounted on the title-page and 14 hand-coloured lithographed plates (7 of Dutch views and 7 of women's folk costumes). 2 works in 1 volume. Large 4to (32 x 24 cm). Contemporary boards with marbled sides.

GREEVEN, Hendrik (artist) and Justin Vallou VALLON DE VILLENEUVE (lithographer). · 1838 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€5,500.00 ($6,062.14 | £4,587.80 | ¥968,161)

[24] ll. text in French and English.Ad 1: Finely coloured series of folk costumes from the Netherlands (then forming the northern part of a united kingdom with what is now Belgium and Luxemburg), with a preface and explanatory text in French and English. It shows mostly women an…