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THE BRITISH APOLLO, OR, CURIOUS AMUSEMENTS FOR THE INGENIOUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE MOST MATERIAL OCCURRENCES FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK. Performed by a Society of Gentlemen
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- Used - Old, mostly rather faint dampstain at bottom of many pages; binding rather worn but intact with a one-inch chip at the head of t
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- First Edition
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- 1708
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 1,718.25
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London: J. Mayo, 1708. First Edition. Hardcover. Old, mostly rather faint dampstain at bottom of many pages; binding rather worn but intact with a one-inch chip at the head of the spine. About Very Good. Folio (8" x 12-1/2") bound in 19th century half brown leather with leather corners and marbled boards; [2], [516], 14 pages. The first… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,718.25
AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED (ANS)
by VAN DYKE, Henry
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- Used - Attractive example, close to Fine
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- 24 March 1897
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 128.94
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24 March 1897. Letter. Attractive example, close to Fine. One-page handwritten note SIGNED on a 5" x7" sheet to author Robert Bridges. In full: "Dear Bridges, You have a 'lovely' collection of poets in your den. Is it asking too much to request to make room for this vellum?" Based on the content, this is likely an endpaper… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 128.94
OEUVRES DE A. DE LAMARTINE. POESIES. Premieres meditations Poetiques La Mort de Socrate
by LAMARTINE, A. de
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- Used - Remains of bookplate removal on front endpaper. About Fine
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- Reprint
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- 1926
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 171.83
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Paris: Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. Remains of bookplate removal on front endpaper. About Fine. Small (3-1/2" x 6") volume bound in full dark blue morocco leather with five raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author. Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.83
VERSIONS AND PERVERSIONS OF HEINE
by SISSON, C. H
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- (1955)
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- Softcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 128.94
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(London): Gaberbocchus, (1955). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Gaberbocchus Black Series No. 4. Publisher's black wraps (4-1/2" x 6-1/2") with printed yellow tape spine and a window opening on the front cover. Several small illustrations.
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SGD 128.94
GABERBOCCHUS BLACK SERIES 1 - 7
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- Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
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- First Edition
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- (1954-55)
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- Softcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 429.56
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(London): Gaberbocchus, (1954-55). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Franciszka Themerson. The first seven titles of the short-lived Gaberbocchus Black Series in publisher's wraps (4-1/2" x 6-1/2") with printed tape spines and a window opening on the front covers. Housed in likely publisher's multi-colored paper slipcase. Several titles illustrated. Includes 1. ABANDON SPA HOT… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 429.56
THREE MEMORIAL POEMS
by LOWELL, James Russell
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- Used - Fine, bright copy
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- First Edition
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- 1877
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 128.94
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Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, bright copy. Gilt-decorated green cloth (5" x 7"), text edges stained red; 92 pages. BAL 13154. The three poems are "Ode Read at Concord, April 19th, 1875," "Under the Old Elm," and "An Ode for the Fourth of July, 1876."
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SGD 128.94
POEMS: PATRIOTIC, RELIGIOUS, MISCELLANEOUS
by RYAN, Abram J[oseph]
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- Used - About Fine and nicely bound
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- Twenty-Fourth Edition
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- 1905
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 171.83
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New York: P. J. Kennedy, 1905. Twenty-Fourth Edition. Hardcover. About Fine and nicely bound. Full red polished calf with double gilt-ruled borders, a gilt-decorated spine with gilt-lettered green morocco spine labels, gilt dentelles, pretty marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; xxxvi, 311 pages. The binding is not signed but a previous owner in a pencil note on the verso… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.83
THE PILGRIMS OF THE SUN; A Poem
by HOGG, James
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- Used - Pencil name of Walter Campbell on the front endpaper, contents clean and fresh; rubbing along spine edges and corners. Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1815
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 343.65
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London & Edinburgh: John Murray and William Blackwood, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Pencil name of Walter Campbell on the front endpaper, contents clean and fresh; rubbing along spine edges and corners. Very Good. Octavo (6" x 9-1/8") bound in later 3/4 burgundy morocco leather with gilt lettering on the spine. Complete with half-title page. Dedicated, in verse, to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 343.65
AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT
by WELLIVER, Neil
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- Used - Folded to fit into the envelope, otherwise Fine
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- [1998]
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- Manuscript
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 601.39
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Lincolnville, ME, [1998]. Manuscript. Folded to fit into the envelope, otherwise Fine. A two-page AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, not signed, on Welliver's stationery to a collector, date taken from envelope. Welliver writes out a complete 24-line poem, "Binsey Poplars," by Gerard Manley Hopkins. With the envelope addressed by Welliver. An interesting piece.
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SGD 601.39
AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED (AQS)
by LOWELL, James Russell
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- Used - Crease from being folded. Boldly written and attractive. About Fine
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- 27 March 1881
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- Manuscript
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 1,288.69
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London, 27 March 1881. Manuscript. Crease from being folded. Boldly written and attractive. About Fine. On a 7-3/4" x 10-3/4" sheet of paper Lowell has written out the penultimate six-line stanza of his poem "Masaccio" and SIGNED and dated it below.
Thoughts, that great hearts once broke for, we
Breathe cheaply in the common air;
The dust… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,288.69
THOMAS HOOD
by HOOD, Thomas [Gustav DORE]
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- Used - Mostly light soiling internally with mild dampstaining to the margins only of two plates. Covers stained and worn, a little loos
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- First American Edition
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- 1870
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 85.91
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New York: Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, 1870. First American Edition. Hardcover. Mostly light soiling internally with mild dampstaining to the margins only of two plates. Covers stained and worn, a little loose, with chip to the base of the spine. Binding Good at best, plates Very Good. Gustav Dore. Tall folio (12" x 16") in publisher's red… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 85.91
CHEVALERIES SENTIMENTALES
by HEROLD, A(ndre)-Ferdinand
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- Used - Text slightly browned due to the poor quality of the paper; the lithograph not affected. Rubbing to the spine with loss of the s
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- First Edition
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- 1893
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 2,577.38
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Paris: Librairie de l'Art indépendant, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Text slightly browned due to the poor quality of the paper; the lithograph not affected. Rubbing to the spine with loss of the spine label. Very Good and uncommon. Odilon Redon. Calf-backed marbled boards with gilt-decorated spine with the owner's initials "J. D." stamped in gilt at the base;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 2,577.38
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
by KHAYYAM, Omar
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- Used - Old dampstain affecting the text but not very noticeable except for the endpapers which are slightly darker and a slight wrinkli
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 171.83
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[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover. Old dampstain affecting the text but not very noticeable except for the endpapers which are slightly darker and a slight wrinkling to all of the pages; the front cover also affected by the dampstain which slightly darkens much of the lower half, as seen in the image. Overall Very Good in chemise… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.83
THE LYRICAL POEMS OF FRANCOIS VILLON
by VILLON, Francois
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- Slight foxing to bulked edges of text, internally Fine. Overall close to New in glassine and Fine slipcase, still in the origina
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 103.10
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1979. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked edges of text, internally Fine. Overall close to New in glassine and Fine slipcase, still in the original shipping box. Stephen Harvard . Quarto (7-1/4" x 11") bound in forest-green linen imported from the Netherlands stamped on the front cover and spine in pure gold, 152 pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 103.10
SAUL
by BROWNING, Robert
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- Used - Moderate to heavy and mostly marginal foxing; library bookplate on front pastedown. Rubbing to rear cover. Very Good
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- First Edition
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- (1890)
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 60.21
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Boston: L. Prank and Co., (1890). First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate to heavy and mostly marginal foxing; library bookplate on front pastedown. Rubbing to rear cover. Very Good. Frank O. Small. Decorated brown cloth (9-1/4" x 11-3/4") with bevelled edges; printed on one side of heavy paper. Illustrated by Frank O. Small.
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SGD 60.21
GREENFIELD HILL: A POEM IN SEVEN PARTS
by DWIGHT, Timothy
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- Used - Occasional minor stain or foxing, but quite clean in a Very Good contemporary binding, a little rubbed on the spine with a very
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- First Edition
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- 1794
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 429.56
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New York: Childs and Swaine, 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional minor stain or foxing, but quite clean in a Very Good contemporary binding, a little rubbed on the spine with a very short split at the top joint, covers tight. Overall a Near Fine survival. Contemporary sheep; 53, [4], 66-183, [1] pages [as issued]. BAL 5048; Church Catalog… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 429.56
FOR FIFTY YEARS. Verses Written on Occasion, in the Course of the Nineteenth Century
by HALE, Edward E[verett]
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- Used - Mild soiling to the covers. Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1893
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 43.02
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Mild soiling to the covers. Very Good. Decorated green cloth. An uncommon collection of poetry by the author of THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.
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SGD 43.02
THE TRIUMPHS OF TEMPER; A POEM. IN SIX CANTOS
by HAYLEY, William
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- Used - Both covers neatly detached but text block is tight; some loss and cracking of spine leather. Good
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- 1804
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 85.91
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Kennebunk, ME: Stephen Sewall, 1804. Hardcover. Both covers neatly detached but text block is tight; some loss and cracking of spine leather. Good. Duodecimo (4-1/8" x 7") in sheep leather; vi, 162 pages. This edition without the Blake illustrations. An early Kennebunk imprint. Not in Sabin. Ownership name of "Ann McMaster/her Book/New York" on the front blank and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 85.91
LA ARAUCANA. POEMA
by ERCILLA Y ZUÑIGA, Alonso de
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- Used - Ex-Library with bookplate stamped "Discard," ink stamps on the first page of text, and paper label on the spine. Title page is l
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- 1852
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 128.94
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Madrid: Imprenta de Gaspar y Roig, 1852. Hardcover. Ex-Library with bookplate stamped "Discard," ink stamps on the first page of text, and paper label on the spine. Title page is laid down on paper; generally very clean. Very Good. Large duodecimo (6-3/4" x 10-3/8") in calf-backed marbled boards; 168 pages. Illustrated with a woodcut of the author on… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 128.94
THE HARMONY OF BIRDS. A Poem Printed By John Wight In The Middle Of The Sixteenth Century And Now Reprinted By James E.Masters
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- Used - Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown; soiling and small stains to cover. Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1928
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 60.21
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Shaftesbury: The High House Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown; soiling and small stains to cover. Very Good. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound in cloth-backed blue boards with paper labels on the spine and front cover, extra labels tipped in at rear. One of 1000 copies printed on pure rag paper. Volume IV translated… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.21
