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Sainte Cecile Et la Socite Romaine Aux Deux Premiers Siecles

Dom Gueranger · 1874 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1874. Fine Binding. A beautiful edition of ecclesiastical history and persecution in the first two centuries. A beautiful edition of ecclesiastical history and persecution in the first two centuries. With two chromolithographs, five large plates, and 250 ill…

[Typed Letter] J.B. Pond, Vachel Lindsay's Agent, Pleads for Help in Booking Him to Lecture in England

[Lindsay, Vachel]. Pond, J. B. [James Burton, Jr.] · 1920 · Kaaterskill Books

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

New York, 1920. 2 pp. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. A retained carbon copy, dated August 20th, 1920. Pond writes to R. Leigh Ibbs of Ibbs & Tillett, England's foremost classical music agents, to help Vachel Lindsay arrange lectures in England, after Pond's English lecture agency partners, …

The Student&Apos;S Companion: Or, the Reason of the Laws of England. Shewing, the Principal Reasons and Motives Whereon Our Laws and Statutes Are Grounded, in the Most Essential and Capital Points, Not Only in CIVIL But Criminal Cases; Together with the Law It Self. So As to Convey to All Students, and Others, the Fundamental Knowledge of the Law, Necessary in Their Studies

Giles Jacob · 1725 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Savoy, E. and R. Nutt, 1725. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Giles Jacob's first, and his favourite, of his law works, laying out the basics of law practice for students. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. This work is an octavo, with…

A Selection of Psalm Tunes, accommodated to the new version for the use of Lincoln's Inn Chapel

LINCOLN'S INN. PSALM TUNES. [SKIRROW (Walker)]: · 1851 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London: Engrav'd and Printed by S. Straight, 12 Hemmings Row, St. Martins Lane ?FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Small folio, 266 x 160 mms., pp. [ii], 45 [46 blank], engraved throughout, contemporary straight-grain blue morocco, three gilt rules on borders, plain spine, with gilt ide…

The Fallen Brave: A Biographical Memorial of the American Officers Who Have Given Their Lives for the Preservation of the Union

Shea, John Gilmary, ed · 1861 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Charles B. Richardson & Co, 1861. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 216 pp. 8 bw plates. Important historical record. Memoirs of men who lost their lives during North America's Civil War. Includes Major Theodore Winthrop, Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, Lieutenant J. T. Greble, Captain …

Casanova Was a Book Lover : And Other Naked Truths and Provocative Curiosities about the Writing, Selling and Reading of Books

HAMILTON, JOHN MAXWELL · 2001 · Kalamos Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

New York, Penguin. 2001, First Pbk.Ed.. (ISBN: 0141002336) Soft cover. Book, " In this irreverent analysis of the book industry, John Maxwelll Hamilton - a longtime journalist and public radio commentator - answers this question and many more, proving that the best way to study …

A fine collection of nearly 300 19th-Century and early- to late-20th-century bookmarks.

Bookmarks · 1855 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€950.00 ($1,047.07 | £792.55 | ¥167,204)

Great Britain (mainly), various publishers, ca. 1855-1980. 300 different bookmarks, of which several of silk or other cloth; and made of paper or cardboard, with printed text. = The history of printed bookmarks is not well-known, and this large and varied collection certainly an…

DICKENSIAN SONNETS And Other Rhymes

[Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Edwards, A. W. · 1936 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Nottingham: Jno. Sands & Son, Printers, 1936. 1st Printing. Not in Gimbel. Light tan paper covers, front cover printed in black. Title hand-inked to spine. 61, [1] pp. Inserted, after title leaf, a b&w halftone photographic image of Dickens at his desk, writing. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Working Script for the Stage from the Novel. First Edition with the Lithographs by Jim Dine. Signed

Dine, Jim (born 1935), artist; Oscar Wilde (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills), author · 1968 · Wittenborn Art Books

$2,500.00 (€2,268.23 | £1,892.31 | ¥399,218)

London: Petersburg Press, 1968. Folio. 31 x 44 cm.Original red velvet binding with silver stamping in a black slipcase. The spine slightly lightened and the slipcase in 2 shades of black, One of 200 signed and numbered copies from the A. Edition without the extra six lithographs…

A Very Pertinent Question (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; John Liston)

Doyle, John ("H.B.") (1797-1868) · 1830 · Wittenborn Art Books

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

London: Thomas MacLean, 1830. Original lithograph. 14 x 11.5 inches. Very Good. Minor spots of foxing. Inserted into light matting. Published 3 March, 1830. Sitters: John Liston (1776?-1846), Comedian and actor. Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Arthur Wellesl…

Collins' Motor Annual

Includes: W T Palmer; A G Douglas Clease; Maurice Sampson · 1930 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Collins' Clear-Type Press, London & Glasgow, 1930. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Undated by publisher but has colour plate of "The New 24 h.p. De Luxe Ford Saloon" which looks to be a Model A produced between 1929 and 1932 and "The All-British 20 h.p. …

Heroes of the Nation

Evelyn Abbot [ed.]; H.W. Carless Davis [ed.] · 1900 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900-1908 . Cloth. A smart ten volume set of biographies of famous and influential figures from the 'Heroes of the Nations' series, profusely illustrated throughout. A ten volume set.  Part of the 'Heroes of the Nations' se…

Disputatio Raimundi christiani et Homeri saraceni. A Case Study of Medieval Christian-Muslim Exchange

Margot Leblanc · 2026 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€90.10 ($99.31 | £75.17 | ¥15,858)

, Brepols, 2026 Hardback, 300 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, 1 col., Language: English. ISBN 9782503625102. Summary In 1307, Ramon Llull, Catalan theologian, poet and adventurer, travelled to Béjaya with the goal of converting the local population to Christiani…

Shabtis: An Introduction to the History of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes with a Catalogue of the Collection of Shabtis in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, I-III. [THREE VOLUMES]. [AND:] Privately published Addenda et Corrigenda.

Schneider, Hans Diederik. · 1977 · Librarium of The Hague

€1,680.00 ($1,851.67 | £1,401.57 | ¥295,687)

Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Three volumes. Text Volumes I-II: Royal octavo. Pp. xxv, 367; 276, plus 56 plates of Hieroglyphic texts. With a full-page map to each volume. Plate Volum…

An Appeal to the Public, in Vindication of Character, addressed to the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, and also, to Ed. Bootle, Wilbraham Esq. Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions held at Wigan, wherein is contained the Correspondence that took place between the Rev. Rd. Perryn, Rector of Standish; the Rev. John Price, Curate of Standish, Esq. and Mr. H. B. Platt, of Standish, formerly of Wigan.

PLATT (Henry Billinge) · 1818 · Forest Books

£80.63 (€96.65 | $106.52 | ¥17,010)

Bolton: Printed by E. Smith, and Sold by all the Booksellers in the County, [1818.] First edition, 71, [1]pp., contemporary signature on title, blank outer corners of title chipped, title browned, disbound. Platt, of Standish near Wigan, proposed himself as candidate for ordin…

KLONDIKE. THE CHICAGO RECORD'S BOOK FOR GOLD SEEKERS

GREENWOOD, Rev. F. W. P. and EMERSON, G. B · 1897 · Charles Agvent

$93.80 (€85.10 | £71.00 | ¥14,979)

Boston. Desmond Publishing Company. First Edition. Thick octavo in publisher's decorated cloth; 555, [5] pages. A detailed guide for gold seekers in the Yukon describing how to get there and what to do once you are there. Profusely illustrated. . Text fairly clean; ink stamp "Pr…

Inside AppleTalk

SIDHU, GURSHARAN S. & ANDREWS, RICHARD F. &OPPENHEIMER, ALAN B. · 1990 · Godley Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Reading, Berkshire, Addison Wesley Publishing Co. 1990, Second Edition. (ISBN: 0201550210) Hard Cover, 9.25 x 7.75 Inches. Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacke…

Pontormo at San Lorenzo. The Making and Meaning of a Lost Renaissance Masterpiece

Elizabeth Pilliod · 2022 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€125.00 ($137.77 | £104.28 | ¥22,001)

, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2022 Hardback, 384 pages, Size:225 x 300 mm, Illustrations:58 b/w, 90 col., 2 tables b/w., Language(s):English, Italian. ISBN 9781909400948. Summary Pontormo's frescoes in San Lorenzo were the most important cycle of the sixteenth century after Miche…

Syllecta Classica, Volume 2, 1990

Dettmer, Helena R. and Erling B. Holtsmark, eds. · 1990 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books

$19.20 (€17.42 | £14.53 | ¥3,066)

Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A First Edition, First Printing of the second issue of the leading academic journal, deploying Greek language and profound scholarship regarding ancient Greece, with contributions by He…

MINOR LIVES A Collection of Biographies by John Nichols Annotated and with an Introduction on John Nichols and the Antiquarian and Anecdotal Movements of the Late Eighteenth Century

NICHOLS John, HART Edward L. [Editor] · 1971 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Harvard University Press, 1971. 9780674576308 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xxxii + 367, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).