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THIS IS THE DERBYSHIRE SECTION OF VOLUME 3 OF THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. BOUND IN HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS. PAGES 291-552. WITH 5 PLATES. VERY GOOD.

Author: BRITTON JOHN
Place, Publisher, Date: VERNOR AND HOOD, 1803
Binding: HALF LEATHER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE BEAUTY OF THE SHINSAKUTO

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CARD BOOKLET WITH ACCOMPANYING BOOK. THE BOOKLET IS ISSUED BY THE TO-KEN SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF JAPANESE SWORDS AND FITTINGS. IT GIVES BIOGRAPHICAL DETAIL OF VARIOUS JAPANESE SWORDSMEN AND THEIR SWORDS. THE BOOK IS A GLOSSY OBLONG OCTAVO PRODUCTION WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SWORDSMEN AND THEIR SWORDS WITH TEXT IN JAPANESE. BOTH ITEMS ARE IN FINE CONDITION AND HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX. VERY RARE.

Author: TOKEN OHNISHI BIJUTSU
Place, Publisher, Date: TO-KEN SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1994
Binding: CARD
Condition: FINE
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THE BEE-EATERS

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FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER. BOOKPLATE OF PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.

Author: FRY C.H.
Place, Publisher, Date: STAFFORDSHIRE, T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1984
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE BEE-EATERS

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REPRINT. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER WITH SLIGHT FADING TO THE SPINE. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.

Author: FRY C.H.
Place, Publisher, Date: T. AND A.D. POYSER,1991
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: NEAR FINE
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THE BEE-EATERS

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REPRINT. FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.

Author: FRY C.H.
Place, Publisher, Date: STAFFORDSHIRE, T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1991
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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THE BEE-EATERS

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FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER WITH SLIGHT FADING TO THE SPINE. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.

Author: FRY C.H.
Place, Publisher, Date: T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1984
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: NEAR FINE
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THE BEES AN ARISTOPHANIC COMEDY OF OXFORD

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VERY GOOD BLACK CLOTH – GILT TITLES. PRINTED FOR CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE. A PLAY LINKING ANCIENT PLAYS THE POLITICS OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.

Author: LEPPER FRANK
Place, Publisher, Date: OXFORD 1968
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE BEGGAR`S OPERA

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A VERY GOOD COP CONTAINED IN A SLIPCASE. A FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION OF THE 1729 EDITION. WHICH INCLUDES THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF ALL THE AIRS AS WELL AS THE SCORE FOR THE OVERTURE. WITH COMMENTARIES BY LOUIS KRONENBERGER AND MAX GOBERMAN ON THE LITERARY AND MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND WITH THE ORIGINAL WORDS OF ALL THE AIRS THAT JOHN GAY ADAPTED FOR THIS WORK.

Author: GAY JOHN
Place, Publisher, Date: NEW YORK, ARGONAUT BOOKS, 1961
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE BELGIAN ESSAYS: CHARLOTTE AND EMILY BRONTE: A CRITICAL EDITION.

£70.00

1ST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. A SCARCE COPY.

Author: LONOFF SUE (EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY)
ISBN: 0300064896
Place, Publisher, Date: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1996
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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THE BERLIN DIARIES 1940-1945 OF MARIE ‘MISSIE’ VASSILTCHIKOV

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FINE COPY IN SLIPCASE . BLACK AND RED COVER ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AUTHORS COLLECTION. INTRODUCTION BY CHRIDSTABEL BIELENBERG.

Author: VASSILTCHIKOV GEORGE (EDITED BY)
Place, Publisher, Date: THE FOLIO SOCIETY. LONDON. 1991
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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THE BEST AFTER-DINNER STORIES

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A FINE COPY IN LIKE SLIPCASE. ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL COX. ABOUT 60 STORIES BY USTINOV SHAKESPEARE DICKENS CHESTERTON WAUGH CHURCHILL AND MANY OTHERS.

Author: HEALD T. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON. FOLIO SOCIETY. 2003
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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THE BEST AFTER-DINNER STORIES

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STILL SHRINK-WRAPPED. HENCE A FINE COPY IN LIKE SLIPCASE. ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL COX. ABOUT 60 STORIES BY USTINOV SHAKESPEARE DICKENS CHESTERTON WAUGH CHURCHILL AND MANY OTHERS.

Author: HEALD T. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON. FOLIO SOCIETY. 2003
Binding: HARDBACK
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FIFTH PRINTING. A FINE COPY IN LIKE SLIPCASE. ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL COX. ABOUT 60 STORIES BY USTINOV SHAKESPEARE DICKENS CHESTERTON WAUGH CHURCHILL AND MANY OTHERS.

Author: HEALD T. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON. FOLIO SOCIETY. 2006
Binding: HARDBACK
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THIRD EDITION. COMPLETE IN SIX VOLUMES IN STIFF GREY CARD COVERS. A NICE CLEAN SET WITH SOME TITLE PAGES INSERTED LOOSELY AS ISSUED. A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SYSTEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. A READER’S GUIDE TO THE BEST AVAILABLE BOOKS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE ART AND LITERATURE WITH THE DATE OF THE FIRST AND LAST EDITIONS AND THE PRICE SIZE AND PUBLISHER’S NAME (BOTH IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN) OF EACH BOOK.) EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.

Author: SONNENSCHEIN WILLIAM SWAN
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON. ROUTLEDGE AND SONS. 1910
Binding: CARD
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FINE COPY WITH SLIP CASE. DECORATED COVER IN SILVER AND BLACK. INTRODUCTION BY MERVYN HORDER. ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN SMITHSON.

Author: PARKER DOROTHY
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON FOLIO SOCIETY, 1995
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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THIRTEENTH PRINTING PRINTING FINE COPY IN A FINE RED SLIPCASE INTRODUCTION BY MERVYN HORDER. ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN SMITHSON.

Author: PARKER DOROTHY
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON FOLIO SOCIETY, 2019
Binding: HARDBACK
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