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[The Woburn Books]. London: Elkin Matthews & Marrot,

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BLACKMORE, Richard (1654–1729). Prince Arthur. An: BLACKMORE, Richard (1654–1729). Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In ten books. London: printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1695. Folio. Contemporary speckled calf, raised bands, red morocco s

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1676 History of the Council of Trent by Paolo Sarpi in ENGLISH antique: Sarpi (Paolo) The history of the Council of Trent. Containing eight books... London: Printed by J. Macock, for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn, and Henry Herringman, 1676 title in red & black, bookplate of

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[Plates] Sheraton. Cabinet-Maker's Guide, 1791: Sheraton, Thomas. THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S DRAWING-BOOK, IN THREE PARTS. London: for the author by T. Bensley, 1791. 4to. 446, [2] pp. With engraved frontis and 67 plates (6 folding.) *Note

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[Fore-Edge Painting, Bindings, Bible]: HOLY BIBLE. London, 1857 (Bound With) THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. London, 1856. 6.5" x 4". 19th century morocco with brass attachments and clasp, all edges gilt, very light rubbing to front hinge and s

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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). The Case–: DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). The Case–Book of Sherlock Holmes. London: John Murray, [1927]. Crown 8vo. Half–title. Publisher’s original red cloth lettered in gilt (spine a

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OF THE LAWS OF ECCLESIASTICAL POLITIE BY HOOKER.: "Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie," eight books by Richard Hooker. Printed in London by William Stansbye. Individual book title plates dated 1622. Foxing and wear.

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ANTIQUE EMBOSSED LEATHER FAMILY DEVOTIONAL BIBLE: Book: The Family Devotional Bible, 19thc., London Printing and Publishing, The Rev. Matthew Henry, having gilt embossed leather binding, marbleized interior cover, containing maps, images and personal

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1890 1st ed London A Pilgrimage Illustrated Gustave: 1890 1st ed London A Pilgrimage Illustrated Gustave Dore PLATES English Poverty “The most popular and successful French book illustrator of the mid-19th century.” “London, A Pilgrimage” was co

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1893 RARE Lot EGYPT Mummy Illustrated Book of the Dead: 1893 RARE Lot EGYPT Mummy Illustrated Book of the Dead Hieroglyphs EGYPTIAN Sir Wallis Budge, (1857 - 1934), was curator of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum, London. He collecte

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1873 AFRICA Livingstone Lost & Found Missionary Zambezi: 1873 AFRICA Livingstone Lost & Found Missionary Zambezi Explorations Illustrated David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in Africa. In this

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1708 LONDON Diocese Cathedrals Church of England: 1708 LONDON Diocese Cathedrals Church of England St Paul Newcourt Repertorium Richard Newcourt was a 17th-century English historian who is primarily known for his book ‘Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Pa

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1904 1st UK ed The Sea-Wolf by Jack London: 1904 1st UK ed The Sea-Wolf by Jack London Adventure Novel Shipwreck FAMOUS A rare first British edition of Jack London’s famous novel “The Sea Wolf”. This book follows the story of Humphrey van

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1769 1ed Charlevoix History of Paraguay Jesuit: 1769 1ed Charlevoix History of Paraguay Jesuit Missionary Voyages Brazil London Pierre Charlevoix’s ‘History of Paraguay’ is a valuable history of the Jesuit missionary voyages to South America.

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[PHOTOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY] Animals in Motion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of: Eadweard Muybridge Animals in Motion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Progressive Movements. London: Chapman and Hall, 1899.First Edition.25cm x 31cm. x, 264

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[The Woburn Books]. London: Elkin Matthews & Marrot,

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[The Woburn Books]. London: Elkin Matthews & Marrot, 1928–29. 18 volumes, 8vo. Publisher’s pictorial boards, uncut; original dust jackets (occasional light spotting or toning, else fine). LIMITED EDITIONS, one of 530 copies (500 for sale), EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR including: D. H. Lawrence (Rawdon’s Roof), Sherwood Anderson (Alice & the Lost Novel), R. H. Mottram, Robert Graves, Sylvia Townsend Warne, Christopher Morely, G. K. Chesterton, and several others. A COMPLETE SET of this unique publication of short stories.