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Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene Ashendene Press 1923: Spenser, Edmund, The Faerie Queene: Disposed into Twelve Bookes Fashioning XII. Morall Vertues, limited to 180 copies, 1923, The Ashendene Press, Chelsea, UK, folio (17.25 x 12.25 inches), leather-bac

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Gustave Dore Bible Gallery, Cassell 1878 Folio Edition, 100 plates: "The Bible Gallery illustrated by Gustave Dore" With Memoir of Dore and Descriptive Letter-press by Talbot W. Chambers, D.D., published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, London, Paris, New York. P

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High Fidelity, Nick Hornby - Sgd. Edition; Easton Press: Blue leather bound, 2010. Most books in this collection are in Unused Condition. Some have minor flaws from sitting on book shelves that we'll show when photographing if significant enough.

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[MEDICAL]. A group of 12 works, including:: [MEDICAL]. A group of 12 works, including: BARTON, Clara. The Red Cross in Peace and War. N.p.: American Historical Press, 1899. -- GRAY, Henry. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical. Philadelphia: Henry

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Ancient Art in Bowdoin College: Ancient Art in Bowdoin College A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren and other Collections. Herbert K. (1964). Cambridge, Harvard University Press. CHF 20 / 40 EUR 20 / 40

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KELMSCOTT PRESS SAVONAROLA (GIROLAMO) Epistola de contemptu mundi, LIMITED TO 156 COPIES, 'Gugli...: KELMSCOTT PRESS SAVONAROLA (GIROLAMO) Epistola de contemptu mundi, LIMITED TO 156 COPIES, this one of 150 on paper, edited by Charles Fairfax Murray, printed in red and black in Chaucer type, wood-en

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[Private Press] [Pennyroyal Press] The Holy Bible Containing All the Books of the Old and New: The Holy Bible Containing All the Books of the Old and New Testaments North Hatfield, Massachusetts and New York City: Pennyroyal Caxton Press, 1999. In two volumes. First and limited edition, #399/40

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Kelmscott Press: 74. Kelmscott Press.Keats, John. The Poems of John Keats. Printed in red and black. Engraved title by Morris, initials, borders, and head- and tail-pieces. Tall 8vo, vellum; lacking silk ties, general

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Doves Press Catalogue RaisonnÃ© of Books Printed and: Doves Press Catalogue RaisonnÃ© of Books Printed and Published at The Doves Press... May 1908. 8vo, original morocco gilt signed The Doves Bindery 19 C - S O8, inscribed from Cobden-Sanderson to Lad

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BODONI PRESS. AESOP. 620-564 BCE. The Fables. [WITH:]: BODONI PRESS. AESOP. 620-564 BCE. The Fables. [WITH:] The First Three Books of Caxton's Aesop. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1973. 2 volumes. 8vo. 68 hand-colored woodcuts. Publisher's green morocco-backe

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79 Easton Press Leather Bound Books: 80 leather bound books - 79 Easton Press and 1 Harvard Classics. 77 Easton Press The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Louisa May Alcott Little Women, Victor Hugo Les Miserables, Victor Hugo The Hunchb

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100 Greatest Books Ever Written, Easton Press: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written published by The Easton Press. Published between 1975-1981. A complete listing can be found by searching "100 Greatest Books Ever Written by The Easton Press" on-li

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Grabhorn Press Leaves of Grass, 1930: Heading: Author: Whitman, Walt Title: Leaves of Grass. Comprising all the Poems written by Walt Whitman following the Arrangement of the Edition of 1891-'2 Place Published: New York Publisher:Random

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65 Easton Press Great Art & Artists Series Leather Bound Books: Description: A complete set of sixty-five leather bound books from the Easton Press Great Art & Artists series. Type: Book Materials: Leather, paper Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: 1980s Maker:

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Easton Press Presidents Collection Including Six SIGNED Editions 77 Volumes: Easton Press Presidents Collection Including Six SIGNED Editions, 77 Volumes. Published by Easton Press, Norwalk. SIGNED Editions Include: The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, A Time To Heal

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[Doves Press] Milton's Paradise Lost, Regained: Milton, John. PARADISE LOST [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D. Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1902, 1905. 2 vol. 9.25" x 6.5". 387, [1]; 344 pp. Bound by Hatchard's in period full green calf, with "L.P." initia

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Ashendene Press.- Hornby (C.H.St.John) A Descriptive

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Ashendene Press.- Hornby (C.H.St.John) A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV-MCMXXXV, number 119 of 390 copies signed by the author/printer, printed in red and black in Ptolemy type, plates, illustrations and specimen leaves, some folding, a few with initials supplied by hand by Graily Hewitt, 2 errata leaves tipped in at end, with 2pp. A.L.s. from St.John Hornby dated 1939 replying to a letter from an appreciative customer loosely inserted, original russet calf, press device in gilt on upper cover, t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed and marked, spine faded and slightly worn at ends, marbled board slip-case (rubbed), [Hornby XL], 1935; A Chronological List of the Books Printed at the Press..., printed in red & black, original printed blue wrappers, uncut, small manuscript note & number in ink to upper cover, rubbed, a little faded at edges, privately printed, 1935, 4to, Ashendene Press (2)

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