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The Complete Letter-Writer, containing Familiar Letters on the Most common Occasions in Life. Also, A Variety of elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, on Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship, and other Subjects, To which is prefixed a Plain and Compendious Grammar Of the English Language, With Directions for writing Letters, and the proper Forms of Address. At the End are given Forms of Message-Cards, and a copious English Spelling Dictiona

LETTER-WRITER, THE COMPLETE: · 1798 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1798. 12mo (in 6s), pp. viii, [13] - 232 [233 - 278 \"English Spelling Dictionary\"], engraved frontispiece, contemporary sheepskin (worn); covers detached. Despite the apparent absence of 2 leaves after the Contents, the text appears compl…

Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909

P. E. Abbott · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Suffolk, J. B. Hayward & Son, 1987. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this military history and list of recipients of the conduct medal. Second edition of Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909 compiled by P. E. Abbott, in the original publisher's cloth b…

Passion & Line: Photographs of Dancers

Ornstein, Beverly J., Beverly J. Ornstein, Richard Philip, and B. Martin Pedersen · 1997 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$110.00 (€99.80 | £83.26 | ¥17,566)

New York, Graphis Press, 1997. Hardcover. Black boards with stamped spine lettering. BW-photographic dust jacket with purple and white lettering. 218 pp. Mainly photographs in BW and some color. "It isn't enough to say that Howard Schatz admires dancers. He adores them. Schatz' …

The Salmon Net. The Magazine of The Salmon Net Fishing Association of Scotland. Number III, June 1967

A McKendrick & W G Bradfield (eds). W A King-Webster; W M Shearer & K H Balmain; etc. · 1967 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Northern Publishers (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen, 1967. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Contents are: Photograph of Executive Council taken at Berwick-on-Tweed on 28th October 1966; The Salmon in Fresh Water, by W A King-Webster; Greenland Salmon, by W …

The Vern Mikkelsen Story

EGAN, JOHN (WITH A FOREWORD BY BOB PETTIT) · 2006 · S. Howlett-West Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Minneapolis, MN: Nodin Press / Micawbers, Inc, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1932472436. B&W Illustrations; Signed edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text…

The Botanist. (Containing Accurately Coloured Figures, of Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants; with Descriptions, Scientific and Popular; Intended to Convey Both Moral and Intellectual Gratification). Vols I & II.

Botanik - Maund, B(enjamin) and Henslow, J(ohn) S(tevens). · 1836 · Creaking Shelves Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

Published by London, R. Groombridge, Edinburgh, W. White, Dublin, J. Robertson, 1836-1838., 1838, 1836. Hardcover. 2 Vols. Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslow collaborated in 1837 to produce The Botanist, a botanical journal the goal of which was to educate gardeners. Five v…

Historical Antiquities, in Two Books. The First Treating in General of Great-Britain and Ireland. The Second Containing Particular Remarks Concerning Cheshire

Peter Leycester · 1673 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, W. L. For Robert Clavell, 1673. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this important and early county history of Cheshire by Peter Leycester. The first edition.Collated, bound without the folding map, as is usual, and the final blank. With woodcut and engraved vig…

Speculum beate Marie virginis: compilatum ab humili fratre Bonauentura.Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 1476. Folio (26.5 x 21.2 cm). Set in a Gothic letter in 40 lines to the page, printed in 1 column. Rubricated throughout. With a large Maiblumen woodcut-initial and 16 smaller initials (of which 11 hand-coloured in red). Modern vellum, with a manuscript title on the spine.

BONAVENTURA (pseudo) [= Conradus de SAXONIA]. · 1475 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€17,500.00 ($19,288.18 | £14,599.65 | ¥3,080,074)

[48] ll.First edition of this Speculum beate Marie virginis, an early work from the presses of Augsburg printer Anton Sorg (active 1475-1493). The beautiful Sorgs type (type 103) used here was taken over from the Augsburg monastery printers St. Ulrich and Afra and used until 147…

The Hofmannsthal Collection in the Houghton Library. A Descriptive Catalogue of Printed Books. Mit einem Frontispiz sowie zehn Tafeln. Dazu zwei BEIGABEN.

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von und Walsh, James E. (Hrsg.): · 1974 · Antiquariat Bürck

Spedisce da Germania · non spedisce in Russia

€27.60 ($30.42 | £23.03 | ¥4,858)

Heidelberg: Lothar Stiehm. 1974 XLII, [2], X, 312, [2 weisse] Seiten. Original-Leinwand mit Originalschutzumschlag. Gross-Octavo, 24 cm (Wohlerhalten.). Enthält 932 Einträge mit genauen Beschreibungen, VII Indices. Zur Zeit die massgebliche Bibliographie. BEIGEGEBEN: Hambu…

1948 Manuscript Diary of a Retired Teacher and Science Buff with Deep Roots in the Martinez, California Community

GLENN AVERY WILCOX · 1948 · Katz Fine Manuscripts

$679.99 (€616.95 | £514.70 | ¥108,586)

Martinez, California: Martinez, California, 1948. Softcover. On offer is an interesting diary and associated ephemera kept by a retired natural science teacher who was a Cornell University and University of California graduate. His commitment serving his community was only surpa…

A DISCOVERY OF INFINITE TREASURE, HIDDEN SINCE THE WORLDS BEGINNING. WHEREUNTO ALL MEN, OF WHAT DEGREE SOEVER, ARE FRIENDLY INVITED TO BE SHARERS WITH THE DISCOVERER G.P

PLATTES, Gabriel · 1639 · Charles Agvent

$5,625.00 (€5,103.51 | £4,257.69 | ¥898,240)

London. J[ohn] L[egat] to be sold by George Hutton. First Edition. Small quarto (5-1/8" x 7") in later polished blue morocco leather-backed boards; A4, a4, B-P4, Q2. [2, blank], 33, [1], 92, [1 errata], [1 blank] pages. Complete with the original first blank. Woodcut initials a…

A tour in Switzerland; or, a view of the present state of the governments and manners of those Cantons: with comparative sketches of the present state of Paris. In 2 volumes. (The second vol. incudes the appendix of 83 p. on the ÔObservations on the Glaciers, by M. RamondÕ.

WILLIAMS, Helen Maria: (1769-1827). · 0 · Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.

CHF 950.00 (€1,027.60 | $1,132.60 | £857.29 | ¥180,861)

London: G. and J. Robinson, M.DCC.XCVIII, (1798), in-8vo, Vol. 1) 8 leaves (first blanc, half-title - title - preface - contents) + 354 p. ; (Vol 2) VIII + 352 p., some foxing here and there, ex libris Peter E. Obergfell, contemporary half morocco, gilt. A fine copy. RŽŽdition…

Monet Et Venise

Philippe Piguet · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Herscher, 1986. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. Philippe Piguet is a professor of art history and art critic who specialises in the Impressionist per…

Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year 1966, Volume 118

edited by J J Bagley, K B Drake and James Murphy · 1967 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Liverpool, 1967. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Clean red covers with bright gilt lettering and decoration, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Includes black and white illustrations and maps. Pap…

The Thinker&Apos;S Library

Various · 1930 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Watts & Co. 1930-47. Cloth. Seven volumes from Watts's 'The Thinker's Library' series of essays on a variety of subjects from contemporary humanists and rationalists. One copy signed by the author. Seven volumes from The Thinker's Library in the …

Histoire Generale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection de Toutes Les Relations de Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre. Volume Nine, Part Three and Four

Antoine Francois Prevost, Abbe Prevost · 1697 · Rooke Books

£708.00 (€848.65 | $935.37 | ¥149,366)

La Haye, Pierre de Hondt, c1749. Leather. One volume exploring China and Tibet, with engravings and maps, from Abbe Prevost extensive Histoire Generale des Voyages. Volume Nine, Parts Three and Four. Part Three: Description de la Tartarie Orientale et du Tibet. Part Four: Voyage…

In Memoriam Deacon Walter Colton

COLTON, A. M. AND G. Q. (FOR THE FAMILY) · 1764 · S. Howlett-West Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Georgia, VT: A. M & G. Q. Colton, 0. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. c1862. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to t…

Vichy et ses environs. Album-livre pittoresque. Dessins de J. Simon et Hubert Clerget. Lithographies par A. Dauzats, E. Ciceri, Deroy, Hubert Clerget, titre par Champagnat.

Simon, Jules · 1860 · Boekhandel - Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers - Member ILAB/NVvA

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

Vichy et Cusset, Bougarel Fils, Éditeur, ( c. 1860) Oblong large 8vo (19,5x27,5 cm). Violet publisher's cloth, covers nicely decorated with gilt borders of flowers and centerpieces resp. title and medallion. Edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 1 blank leaf, halftitle, title, 4o pp. t…

The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man&Apos;S Recreation

Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton; R. B. Marston; T. Westwood; T. Satchell · 1888 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited, 1888. Leather. A beautiful Ramage bound limited edition of Izaak Walton's important work on fishing, a smart illustrated edition of only five hundred copies. The one hundredth edition of this important work.In a be…

Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, illustrated by Twenty-One Plates of Humorous Subjects Coloured by Hand

James Green; Thomas Rowlandson, Archdeacon Wrangham, J B Papworth, William Combe · 1893 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£86.00 (€103.08 | $113.62 | ¥18,143)

Frank Fawcett, Driffield, 1893. Facsimile Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: James Green; Thomas Rowlandson. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Publisher's Note. This Edition is Limited to 260 Copies, numbered, and type distributed. No...... "The present work (1893) is a fac-s…