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BUTTERWORTH; LOW. AMAZON PARROTS W/OG SKETCH. 1983: Butterworth, Elizabeth [artist]; Low, Rosemary. AMAZON PARROTS. London: Rodolphe d'Erlanger/The Basilisk Press, 1983. 178 pp. * Folio. Full red morocco. Blind lettering on upper. Special green tissue

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Hodgkin, Howard: 65. Hodgkin, Howard.For Antony. Fine color print by Hodgkin. 10-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches, mounted, in glass-fronted frame. ONE OF 100 NUMBERED COPIES, INITIALED BY HODGKIN.Np, 2015 [1000/1500]

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WARHOL, ANDY. SOUP CANS (PORTFOLIO OF 10): Warhol, Andy. SOUP CANS: PORTFOLIO. 10 colour silkscreens. 88.9 by 58.4 cm. Each with stamps 'published by Sunday B. Morning' and 'fill in your own signature' on verso. Additional images and detailed

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Russian Porcelain: 143. Russian Porcelain. Plate from the Imperial Service of Nicholas I. 9-1/2 inch diameter, blue & gold border surrounding Imperial crest, blue hallmark cipher on verso, with contemporary decorated br

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Davy, Sir Humphry: 47. Davy, Sir Humphry.On the Safety Lamp for Coal Miners: with some Researches on Flame. Half-title, engraved folding plate (margin stain). viii, 148 pages. 8vo, contemporary boards, uncut; spine chip

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Gory, Affortunato: 34. Gory, Affortunato . Fine bronze and marble bust with patina. About 13 inch base, 9-1/2 inches in height. Signed A. Gory. Paris.Paris, Early 20th-century [800/1200]

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Binding: 21. Binding. Nouvelles Heures et Prieres Composées dans le style des Manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe. Varied gilt highlighted chromolithograph borders throughout. 8vo, polished brown leather, front cover

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Bonaparte, Lucien: 24. Bonaparte, Lucien. Autograph Document Signed, "L. Bonaparte," as Minister of the Interior, regarding the importation of cotton into France. 2-pages. Folio, single-sheet, partly-printed and finishe

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Verve: 199. Verve. Volume 1, Number 3. 6 lithographed plates of the Indian Pantheon and 4 lithographed plates by Chagall, Miró, Rattner, and Klee. 4to, lithographed wrappers by Bonnard; covers detached and

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Wilson, Job: 202. Wilson, Job. An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Epidemic, called Spotted Fever...in Three Parts. 216 pages + plate list and errata. 5 plates. 8vo, contemporary sheep, gilt

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Buffon, George Louis Marie Leclerc;: 30. Buffon, George Louis Marie Leclerc; . Comte de Buffon; & M.A. Richard. Oeuvres Completes de Buffon. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 98 (of 100) hand-colored engraved plates of mammals and birds af

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Item Details

Description

Publishers grey pictorial boards with title.

Red cloth spine.

Landscape format.

With many new pictures and verses.

Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings

after Lear printed by the Dalziel Brothers.

A few plates with juvenile colour additions to pictures.

A very lovely copy.

Publisher

Routledge, Warne, and Routledge. London

Author

Edward Lear

Date Published

ca.1862

Binding

Hardback

Condition

Very Good

Weight

472g

Reserve: $60.00

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