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Flowers from Tennyson's Garden
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord; Raphael Tuck & Sons
London, Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons. Very Good-. 1895. Paperback. Tuck Artist Series #784; Chromo-lithograph; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 20 pages; [1895] Raphael Tuck & Sons. Oblong format gift book in embossed color lithograph illustrated covers with 3 hole cord binding. Selections from Tennyson poems accompanied by wither facing page or in text chromo-lithograph scenes from nature. 20 pages including covers. 6 chromo illustrated pages, not including the cover. Tuck "Artist Ser. # 784"...
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SGD 110.09
Fra alle Lande. Et Maanedsskrift for nyere Reisebeskrivelser, for Skildringer af Lande og Folkeslag, af Dyre- og Planteliv etc.
by Zinck, L
Copenhagen: Fr. Woldikes Forlag, 1873. Leather bound. Very good. Leather bound. 8 1/8" X 5 1/4". 492pp. Text in Danish. Marbled pape rover boards, with spine backed in leather and lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards, sunning and cracking to spine, and scattered rubbing. Plain yellow endpapers suggest a repair at some point. Hinges a touch tender. Binding remains firm and sound. Old inked price to front free endpaper. Occasional spot of foxing to pages,...
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SGD 68.80
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues
New York: American Bible Society, 1865. 6.25 x 4.5", embossed black morocco leather binding with gilt spine lettering, text block edges gilt. A lovely 19th century American bible. A few keepsakes (antique ribbon, a flower, etc) laid in. Wear to binding, especially spine, damp staining to margins of first and last few pages, rubbing to gilt text block edges.
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SGD 227.06
PICTURESQUE SICILY New and Revised Edition
by Paton, William Agnew
New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1897. New Revised. Hardcover. xxiv, (2), 385 pages; Former owner's name on ffep - "Hennen Jennings", otherwise clean and secure in original green cloth binding with nice pictorial image of a distant cathedral printed in orange and black on front cover. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with 48 wonderful photographs printed on glossy paper stock. Map. PROVENANCE: James Hennen Jennings (1854-1920) was a mining engineer, born at Hawesville, KY....
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SGD 41.19
Modern Billiards. A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at this Scientific Amusement.
New York: The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co, 1906. New Edition. 7.5 x 5.25", tan cloth with gilt lettering and illustration, 362 pp, illustrated. An excellent copy of this antique guide to pool and billiards. Mild wear to corners and spine tips, bit of soiling to upper corner of rear cover, slight toning to pages, a lovely copy.
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SGD 275.22
The Second French Empire Napoleon The Third The Empress Eugenie The Prince Imperial
by Evans, Dr. Thomas W. (Author) and Crane, Edward A. (Editor)
New York: Appleton and Company, 1905. Hardcover, original decorative red block further decorated in gilt, 527 pp. An excellent copy with toning to pages and owner inscription to front endpapers. The memoirs of Napoleon III's dentist, Dr. Thomas W. Evans, in a lovely example of an American decorative publisher's binding signed by Amy Richards (Amy Carol Rand).
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SGD 172.01
BLACK FRIDAY
by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good+. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; This is the genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Original owner's name on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in very attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account of "Black Friday" the...
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SGD 89.38
![G. C. Lichtenberg's ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche, mit verkleinerten aber vollständigen Copien derselben von Carl Rahl, E. Riepenhausen. [1-14 Lieferung; 4 Volume Set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/806/663/1275663806.0.b.jpg)
G. C. Lichtenberg's ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche, mit verkleinerten aber vollständigen Copien derselben von Carl Rahl, E. Riepenhausen. [1-14 Lieferung; 4 Volume Set]
by Lichtenberg, G. C.; Hogarth, William
Wien and Gottingen: Chr. Ralfuß und Urmbruster; Dietrichfchen Buchbandlung, 1835. Leather bound. Good. Leather bound. 6 3/4" X 4 1/8". Text in German. The only engravings contained in these volumes appear on the half-titles for every "Lieferung," there are no other plates or illustrations, though the title indicates smaller copies of Hogarth's engravings by Carl Rahl and E. Riepenhausen. Half-title with engraving lacking for eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth "Lieferung." Marbled paper over...
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SGD 412.83
BLACK FRIDAY
by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; The genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Former owner's name on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Minor rubbing to cloth binding, faded at spine. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account...
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SGD 34.32
THE NORTH PACIFIC - A Story of the Russo-Japanese War
by Allen, Willis Boyd ; [Coleman Jennings' copy]
New York: E P Dutton and Company. Very Good+. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, (1), 325, (3) pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial dark blue cloth binding with image of a naval vessel at sea on front board and an anchor in seaweed at spine. OCLC 259971708 Owner's brief inscription on ffep: "Merry Xmas to / Coleman / From Cleveland" Illustrated with a frontispiece and 7 additional full page plates. Willis Boyd Allen (1855-1938) was born at Kittery Point, Maine in 1855. He...
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SGD 68.72
Hans und Heinz Kirch Zweite Auflage
by Storm, Theodor ; [With the BOOKPLATE of Scofield Thayer 1889-1982]
Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel. Near Fine. 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. 138 & ads pages; Publisher's dark green cloth, title on front cover lettered in gilt on a central decorative plakat in black surrounded by an elaborate gilt arabesque framework -- title lettered in gilt on the spine, floral endpapers with a subtle "silk" texture, all edges gilt. With the bookplate of Scofield Thayer [1889-1982] -- co-owner and editor of the Dial Magazine during its most important period in...
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SGD 172.00
THEATRE COMPLET de J.-B. Poquelin, de MOLIERE in Eight Volumes publié par D. Jouast. Avec la préface de 1682 annotée par G. Monval. Illustrations by Francois Boucher engraved by Tiburce de Mare.
by Moliere, J.-B. Poquelin de ; Tiburce de Mare ; Francois Boucher
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, E. Flammarin Successeur. Very Good. 1885. Hardcover. Complete eight volume set bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, with anchor device on title pages, woodcut decorations to heads and tails of acts and plays, green silk ribbon place markers, gilt lettering and decoration at spines. Colour mildly faded at spines with minor rubbing at extremities. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Molière based on a painting by...
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SGD 440.35
DEESIDE
by Smith Jr, William ; Robert Anderson (illustrator)
London: Adam and Charles Black. Near Fine. 1911. Hardcover. ix, 174 pages; Illustrated with Folding map, 20 colour plates after paintings by Robert Anderson. Original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in brown, white and gilt. Toning to endpapers, else a very nice copy of this beautiful book. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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SGD 34.33
LIFE: OUR CENTURY IN PICTURES
The Easton Press, 2000. Leather bound. As new. The Easton Press, c2000. 423pp, color and black and white photographs. 4to. Full leather stamped in gold, small color plate on front cover, raised bands, silk moire end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. A couple of light scuffs in gilt on lower edge of textblock, else as new unread leatherbound hardcover.
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SGD 116.97
Le Bon Jardinier - Encyclopédie Horticole Avec 6 planches en couleurs d'après des quarellessss exécutées spécialement par A. Millot. 150é édition
by Bois, D. ; et G. T. Grignan ; eds
Paris: Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique. Very Good+. 1933. Hardcover. 2 p.l & 1036 pages; The text of this well-known encyclopedia of gardening, botany and horticulture was prepared under the direction of D. Bois and G. T. Grignan, with texts by a number of experts ("Rédigée par un groupe de savants et de practicines sou la direction de D. Bois et G. T. Grignan" -- a list of the many authors is on the verso of the first leaf, a facsimile of the decorative title...
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SGD 82.57
A Treatise on the Membranes in General, and on Different Membranes in Particular
by Bichat, Xavier; Husson, M.; Coffin, John G. (Trans.)
Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1987. The Classics of Medicine Library. Leather bound. Very good +. The Classics of Medicine Library. Leather bound. 9" X 5 3/8".259pp. Bound in full brown cowhide, with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt. Matching brown silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding with slight lean to spine and faint scratches to gilt at edges of text block, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Publisher's bookplate filled...
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SGD 34.40
Le Cabinet secret de l'histoire Quatrieme serie
by Cabanès, Augustin ; [Georges Cain 's copy]
Paris: A. Maloin. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to Georges Cain [1856-1919] artist and author, who wrote a number of histories of Paris in the early years of the twentieth century. Someone has tipped an illustration by Cain and a short biography of the artist to the bottom of the half title page with the inscription, and there is a mark from cellophane tape (removed) to the...
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SGD 54.96
A Treatise on Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation
by Harris, Thaddeus William; Agassiz, Louis (Illust. Supervision); Flint, Charles L. (Ed.)
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1862. New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, with Additions from the Author's Manuscripts and Original Notes. Hardcover. Very good. New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, with Additions from the Author's Manuscripts and Original Notes. Hardcover. The insects examined in this 1862 treatise by influential entomologist and Harvard librarian Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) may be "injurious to vegetation," but they certainly do grace the 8 gorgeously colored chromolithographic...
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SGD 206.42
BRITISH VEGETABLE GALLS in attractive leather binding
by Connold, Edward T
London: Hutchison. Fine. 1901. First Edition. Leather Bound. xii, 312 pages; Very handsome green half morocco leather binding over cloth covered boards. Near Fine, light foxing to endpapers. Bookplate. Gilt coat-of-arms on binding. Illustrated by 130 photographic plates. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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SGD 61.86
Practical Floriculture; A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florists' Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist
by HENDERSON, Peter
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1878. Third Edition. Octavo, 8 x 5.5", brown cloth with gilt lettering and illustration, 311, [1] pp, illustrated. A very good copy with bumping and wear to corners, wear to spine tips, front hinge starting to crack, toning to pages.
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SGD 68.80
![Kinder- und Hausmärchen gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm. Illustriert von Hermann Vogel [Grimm's Fairy Tales] 3 Auf.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/600/532/1583532600.0.b.jpg)
Kinder- und Hausmärchen gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm. Illustriert von Hermann Vogel [Grimm's Fairy Tales] 3 Auf.
by Brüder Grimm ; Hermann Vogel (illustrator) ; [Brothers Grimm]
Munich [München ]: Braun & Schneider. Very Good. 1890s. Hard Cover. 287 pages; Early owner's inscription on half-title "Frohe, Weihnachten! / 1913", otherwise contents clean, unmarked and secure in original pictorial cream cloth with gilt and black decorative stamping, all edges red, patterned endpapers, silk ribbon place marker. Beautifully illustrated with colour pictorial title page and 7 additional full page colour plates by Hermann Vogel; also fabulous b&w...
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SGD 343.96
True Nobility; Or The Golden Deeds Of An Earnest Life, A Record Of The Career And Labours Of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Seventh Earl Of Shaftesbury, A Priceless Example For Youth.
by KIRTON, John W
London, New York, and Melbourne: Ward, Lock and Co, Circa 1885. 7.5 x 5.5", blue decorative cloth with gilt, 425 pp plus ads. A very attractive copy with bookplate to front endpaper, slight wear to covers.
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SGD 103.21
Beauty and Nature
by John Ruskin
Caldwell, 1886-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. NY: H.M. Caldwell. Hardcover. Bound in green leather and decorated in a gilded floral design. A lovely volume filled with Ruskin's philosophical musings on the aesthetics of nature. Very good with minor rubbing to spine ends and corners.
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SGD 68.80
Robin Hood
by GILBERT, Henry
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1912]. Illustrated in color by Walter Crane. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles and design stamped to front cover and spine, 16 color plates by Walter Crane. A beautiful vintage copy of this classic tale. Ornately bound and wonderfully illustrated. No date printed but publication of this edition was in 1912. A very good copy with toning to pages, gift inscription to half title, front hinge weak, corners and ends of spine bumped and rubbed with some minor loss...
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SGD 172.01
BLACK FRIDAY
by Isham, Frederic S.; Harrison Fisher (Illustrator) ; Rome K. Richardson (Binding Designer)
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Very Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 409 pages; This is the genuine 1904 edition with the marvelous pictorial cloth binding. Tiny former owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and tight in very attractive pictorial green cloth binding with image of three turn-of-the-century ticker-tape machines designed by Rome K. Richardson. Illustrated with full page plates by Harrison Fisher. Isham's book presents a fictionalized account of "Black...
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SGD 48.08
