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Train's History of the Buchanites: A Religious Sect That Had Its Origin in Irvine.

Train, Joseph · 1883 · Creaking Shelves Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Charles Murchland, 1883. Hardcover. 170 page Victorian reprint of Joseph Train's Buchanites from First to Last from Irvine, Ayrshire in 1883. Titling as above with Reprinted from Author's Edition on title page. As original 1846 Edinburgh edition but no illustrations and a few no…

Paedotrophia; Or, the Art of Nursing and Rearing Children. A Poem, in Three Books. Translated from the Latin of Scevole de St. Marthe. With Medical and Historical Notes; with the Life of the Author, from the French of Michel and Niceron; his Epitaph; his Dedication of this Poem to Henry III. of France; and the Epigram written on the visit he had the Honour to receive from Charles I. of England, when Prince of Wales. By H. W. Tytler, M. D. Translator of Callimachus, and Fellow of the Society f

SAINTE-MARTHE (Scévole de): · 1797 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London: Printed, for the Author, By John Nichols...; And sold by J. Debrett...; J. Murray and S. Highley..., 1797 FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 210 x 125 mms., pp. [iv], v - cxci [cxcii blank], 224, engraved frontispiece (by Isaac Taylor), recently rebound in quarter antique-style calf,…

Rosemary with 21 Camera Portaits

F. De Burgh and Walter Stoneman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London , Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Ltd. c1925. Cloth. Rosemary is a collection of fictional works compiled and collected by F. De Burgh and Walter Stoneman with 21 Camera Portaits and one illustration by Dorothy Stanley. With a dedicatory poem 1914-Now by F. De Burgh to front…

James Cook: the Voyages

William Frame and Laura Walker · 2018 · Book Haven

NZ$31.50 (€15.78 | $17.40 | £13.17 | ¥2,778)

Bateman 2018 Paperback. 'The twenty-fifth of August 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the departure of the Endeavour from Plymouth, England, and the first of three voyages by James Cook that would nearly complete the map of the world. Interweaving accounts of scientific discov…

James Cook: the Voyages

William Frame and Laura Walker · 2018 · Book Haven

NZ$28.50 (€14.28 | $15.74 | £11.91 | ¥2,514)

Bateman 2018 Paperback. 'The twenty-fifth of August 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the departure of the Endeavour from Plymouth, England, and the first of three voyages by James Cook that would nearly complete the map of the world. Interweaving accounts of scientific discov…

A Boxful of Ghosts: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Charles Dickens's Ghost Stories, Best Ghost Stories, Irish Ghost Stories (Collectors Library) 

James, M. R. · 2010 · Alpha 2 Omega Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Collector's Library. First Collector's Library edition of this boxset. Book. Mint condition.Collector's Library,2010.First Collector's Library edition of this boxset. Boxset with four books.Small sizes red hardbacks(gilt lettering to the spine) with illustrated Dj covers in a il…

The Complete Murder Sampler

James Nelson [Ed.]; et al · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Macdonald, 1950 . Cloth. The first UK edition of James Nelson's collected murder mystery stories from a variety of authors, including Leslie Charteris and W. Somerset Maugham. The first UK edition, with the first US edition being published in 1946. This intriguing c…

An Angler's Anthology. Collected by A. B. Austin and with drypoint illustrations by Norman Wilkinson. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)

ANTHOLOGY. A. B. Austin and Norman Wilkinson. · 1930 · Clearwater Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

Country Life Ltd., London, 1st Edition, Signed by Author(s), The deluxe issue of the first edition, limited to 100 numbered copies signed by both the editor and illustrator [this being #24]. 4to. xix, 168pp. White buckram lettered in gold at the spine and upper board with an orn…

St Stephen&Apos;S, a Poem

Unamed · 1860 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Edinburgh, Blackwood & Sons, 1860. Cloth. A very scarce poetical work which was originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. Blue cloth hardback with blind embossed covers, there are gilt titles on the spine. There is a half title page and title page followed by a Dedicati…

Tales of the Outposts Series

Lieut.-Colonel L. A. Bethell [editor] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1932-1943. Cloth. A smart collection of three volumes from the Tales of the Outposts series, edited by author and soldier Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Arthur Bethell. Three volumes of a twelve volume set, being volumes three, six, an…

The Lion and the Lamb

OPPENHEIM, E. Phillips (1866-1946); Bip Pares [illustrates] · 1930 · Fine Editions Ltd

$176.00 (€159.68 | £133.22 | ¥28,105)

Boston Little, Brown First Edition First Printing ("Published August, 1930," with no further printings noted) of one of the author's later novels. 8vo: [4],294pp. Publisher's yellow cloth stamped in black, pictorial dust jacket by the incomparable Bip Pares, priced $2.00 and wit…

Adam Smith : his life, thought, and legacy.

Hanley, Ryan Patrick (ed.) · 2016 · Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2016. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xxiv,571 pp. 24 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - Contents : I. Introduction : Texts and Context. The biography of Adam Smith / James Buchan -- The Lectures on rhetoric…

The Devil's Birthday: Bridges to Arnhem, 1944

Powell, Geoffrey · 1984 · Alpha 2 Omega Books

£17.90 (€21.46 | $23.65 | ¥3,776)

Buchan & Enright. First UK edition. Book. VGC.Buchan & Enright, Publishers,1984.First UK edition.Foreword by General Sir John Hackett(includes his printed signature).Dark blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC plus,with Dj(large tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,a…

Anthologies of British Poetry Critical Perspectives from Literary and Cultural Studies.

KORTE, BARBARA/RALF SCHNEIDER/STEFANIE LETHBRIDGE [ED.]. · 2000 · Antiquariaat Schot

€24.00 ($26.45 | £20.02 | ¥4,224)

Amsterdam-Atlanta, Rodopi. 2000. Original publisher's sewn light-blue paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: 348pp., 20 essays, footnotes, bibliography, list of contributors, index. Contents: 1. Barbara Korte: Flowers to be picked: Anthologies of Poetry in (British) Literar…

Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-Known English Writers; with an Appreciation from H.H. Asquith, Prime Minister of England (Text Block Only, with All (But One) of the Illustrations)

RAEMAEKERS, LOUIS (ILLUS); H. H. ASQUITH (APPRECIATION); FRANCIS STOPFORD (INTRO) · 1916 · Round Table Books, LLC

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1916. 1st Edition. First Printing. None. Illustrated by Louis Raemaekers. Louis Raemaekers’ Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-Known English Writers (1916) is a collection of political cartoons from the early 20th century. The b…

Voyage Of The Narwhal

Andrea Barrett · 2000 · Klondyke BV

€4.95 ($5.46 | £4.13 | ¥871)

Paperback; 2000; Flamingo; 400pp.; LET OP LET OP ander omslag !!! Flamingo overseas ed. 1999 -- Conditie: Goed; `A great, shivery, seductive read.' Elle "Zeke Voorhies is commanding an expedition which sets sail from Massachusetts to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin who va…

The Bookman: G. Bernard Shaw Number; Special Xmas Number 1927; Special Christmas Number 1927; and Special Christmas Number 1934

Various Contributors · 1905 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1905-34. First edition. Paperback. A collection of three special Christmas numbers of 1917, 1927, and 1934 of 'The Bookman' each with its supplementary portfolio, as well as the G. Bernard Shaw number of 1905. The first edition of these Sp…

The Illustrated London News, Saturday March 2, 1918 - the Prince's Tour

CHESTERTON, G.K.; ET AL · 1918 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$295.00 (€267.65 | £223.29 | ¥47,108)

London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1918. First Edition. Stapled. Illustrated by de Haenen, F.; Nevinson, C.R.W.. Features: Title page photos of the Prince of Wales in mining garb during his western tour; Dover Straits - What the Waters Hide (article); The Russi…

Columbia Press Book Book for the Film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ". First Edition

Kubrick, Stanley Director; Stanley Kubrick,Terry Southern, Peter George, Writers; Peter Sellers; George C. Scott; Sterling Hayden, Stars · 1964 · Wittenborn Art Books

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.85 | ¥59,883)

Hollywood: Columbia, 1964. 18 pp. 38.2x38.2 cm (15x15"). Three pressbook inserts laid in. Covers and leaves curling, edges toned and worn, some separation along binding...... The film opens with a title card that reads: "It is the stated position of the U.S. Air Force that their…