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Lives of the most Eminent English Poets:, The

Lives of the most Eminent English Poets:, The

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; HAYWOOD, Helen, artist; JOHNSON, Samuel

London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting the Homes of Abraham Cowley and Alexander Pope - Both with a Fine Portrait FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen R., artist. JOHNSON, Samuel. The Lives of the most eminent English Poets: with Critical Observations on their Works... A New Edition, Corrected. In two volumes. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With two very fine early... Read more about this item
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SGD 7,587.80
Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900, The

Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900, The

by RIVIÈRE & SON, binders

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1912. A Spectacular 'Pointille' Binding from Rivière & Son During their Best Period RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. Chosen & Edited by Arthur Quiller Couch. Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1912. Small octavo (6 9/16 x 4 3/16 inches; 167 x 106 mm.). [x], [1]-1084 pp. Printed on thin India paper. Bound by Rivière & Son ca. 1912 in full midnight blue morocco, covers elaborately stamped in gilt pointille in a wonderful floral... Read more about this item
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SGD 4,069.82
Cranford

Cranford

by BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE; THOMSON, Hugh; GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1935. In a Fine Inlaid Binding by Bayntun (Rivière) [BAYNTUN (RIVIÈRE), binders]. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1935. Later Hugh Thomson illustrated edition. Octavo (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches; 180 x 120 mm.). Frontispiece, xxx, 298 pp. With 110 black and white illustrations in the text. Bound by Bayntun (Rivière), Bath ca. 1935 in... Read more about this item
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SGD 3,793.90
La Fille Elisa [with] 8pp prospectus and an original illustration bound in

La Fille Elisa [with] 8pp prospectus and an original illustration bound in

by de Goncourt, Edmond

Paris: Emile Testard, 1895. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Illustrated with attractive aquatints by Georges Jeanniot. The pictorial title page printed in color. Art binding by Charles Meunier (1866 - 1948) who helped renew the art of fine binding, and founded a small press, a review and a bibliophile society (Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne). Limited edition, number 181 of 300 copies, Librairie de l'Edition Nationale. Signed Meunier fine binding decorated with bats, flowers and... Read more about this item
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SGD 655.31
Bill the Minder

Bill the Minder

by ROBINSON, W. Heath; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binder

London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Heath Robinson's Wittiest Drawings ROBINSON, W. Heath. Bill the Minder. Written and Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 380 numbered copies (this copy being No. 192), signed by the author/artist. Large quarto (11 1/8 x 9 inches; 283 x 229 mm.). xiv, [2], 254, [2] pp. Sixteen mounted color plates (including frontispiece), with descriptive tissue guards. One hundred and seventeen black and white... Read more about this item
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SGD 2,690.22
A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Morocco Leather

A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Morocco Leather

by LALLIER, Monique

Summerfield, North Carolina: , ca. 1980. A Unique Art Binding in Creased Pewter by Monique Lallier [BINDINGS]. LALLIER, Monique (binder). A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Goatskin Leather. Summerfield, North Carolina. Square quarto (12 x 12 in; 305 x 305 mm). Forty-eight blank leaves interleaved with tissue guards. Bound by Monique Lallier ca. 1980 (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in) with black goatskin to lower cover and spine, and creased pewter with chased... Read more about this item
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SGD 2,414.30
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED

THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED

by BURGESS, Anthony

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. As New, still in shrinkwrap. Bound in full gilt-decorated brown leather. Limited and true First Edition SIGNED by the author and with a special introduction by him not included in the trade edition. Burgess is best known, of course, for writing A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
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SGD 86.22
Modern Comedy, A.

Modern Comedy, A.

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; MISS C.B. CURRIE; RIVIÈRE & SON, binders; GALSWORTHY, John

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. A Wonderful Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (from The Forsyte Saga). Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 160 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view of/Mapledurham./Signed/ C.B.... Read more about this item
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SGD 8,967.40
LIFE AND WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS. Theodore Roosevelt's Set Signed by Him in Two Volumes

LIFE AND WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS. Theodore Roosevelt's Set Signed by Him in Two Volumes

by [ROOSEVELT, Theodore (Teddy ROOSEVELT)] BRONTE, Charlotte

London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1883. Hardcover. There are tears and some chipping to scattered pages, not very many, due to the cheap quality of the paper. Contents Very Good; bindings Fine. Complete in seven volumes. Recently rebound in half polished red calf with matching corners and marbled boards and endpapers, gilt-lettered and decorated spines with five raised bands, top edges gilt; illustrated with plates. The first and fourth volumes are SIGNED by the future president and dated 1885 on the... Read more about this item
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SGD 21,556.25
OEDIPUS

OEDIPUS

by DURRENMATT, Friedrich

[New York]: Limited Editions Club, (1989). First English Edition. Hardcover. Spine mildly sunned. Fine in a close to Fine, mildly sunned cloth slipcase with suede lining. Marie Cosindas. Folio (10-3/4" by 14-1/2") handsewn and quarter-bound by hand with burgundy Nigerian Oasis Goatskin on the spine and natural linen boards; xv, 41 pages. This First English-language edition of Durrenmatt's version of the Oedipus myth has been translated by Leila Vennewitz and includes a foreword by the author.... Read more about this item
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SGD 344.90
Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing & Chinese Medicine

Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing & Chinese Medicine

by Garcia, Hernan; Sierra, Antonio; Balam, Gilberto

Berkeley, Calif: North Atlantic Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pict paper covers, xxxvi, 283 pages : illustrations, a fine copy,CONTENTS: Human relation with the cosmos in Mayan and Chinese medicine -- The human body -- Causality and illness -- Diagnostics -- Therapeutics -- Traditional health workers -- The evolution of traditional medicine and its relation with the West -- Conclusions -- Disease classification..
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SGD 41.39
The art of the chocolatier : from classic confections to sensational Showpieces

The art of the chocolatier : from classic confections to sensational Showpieces

by Notter, Ewald,; Joe Brooks; Lucy Schaeffer

Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. full color, illustrated covers, 407 pages : illustrated. (chiefly col.) ; includes index, wear at spine head and tail of duat jacket, else a very good copy. CONTENTS; Introduction to chocolate -- Chocolate and other ingredients -- Essential equipment -- Composition and basic techniques -- Making chocolates and other confections -- Simple chocolate methods and recipes -- Gianduja, pralinierte gianduja, and... Read more about this item
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SGD 75.88
Of The Tumbler of Our Lady and Other Miracles, Now Translated from the Middle French: introduction and notes by Alice Kemp-Welch.

Of The Tumbler of Our Lady and Other Miracles, Now Translated from the Middle French: introduction and notes by Alice Kemp-Welch.

by Gautier, de Coinci

Chatto & Windus, London., 1908 xix, 137 pages. Engraved frontispiece and six engraved plates. Engraved title page designed by Blanche C. Hunter. Edges of endpapers oxidised. Scattered mild foxing and ofsetting. 12.5 x 16.5 cm. Original full brown pigskin with brass bands and clasps. Spine in five compartments with raised bands, blind rules and blind titling. Upper cover with Cathedral interior blind stamp central motif, blind medieval style lettering, historiated initial and scrolling foliate... Read more about this item
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SGD 248.14
Miscellaneous Poems

Miscellaneous Poems

by FORE-EDGE PAINTING; SCOTT, Sir Walter

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. A Fine Early Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, FORE-EDGE PAINTING. SCOTT, Walter. Miscellaneous Poems. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. With a fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, showing a stag with large antlers, standing between two cascading streams. In the background a wooded scene with another stag approaching. First edition, third printing. Octavo (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 inches; 215 x 135 mm.).... Read more about this item
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SGD 4,828.60
THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

by [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna K

Fine. Shakespeare's Tempest - A Graphic Presentation in Leporello Format [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna: [Edinburgh: 2011].  Oblong 24mo (12 x 17 cm; 4.75" x 6.625"). [9] ff., illus., color. Aquatint accomplished in gorgeous, rich shades of blue, the work when fully opened measures 140 x 12 cm (55.11" x 4.75"). The brown cloth binding is striped, with an overall scattering of stars picked out in black, tan, and cream. The edition was limited to 20 copies, this being No. 17, signed by the... Read more about this item
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SGD 627.72
Life of an Actor, The

Life of an Actor, The

by EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator

London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor... Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic Scenes, Etched by Theodore Lane. Enriched also With Several Original Designs on Wood, Executed by Mr. Thompson. London: Printed for C.S.... Read more about this item
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SGD 4,483.70
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

by Wharton, Edith

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, full genuine blue leather binding, heavily gilt stamped with elaborate decorations and multiple rules. 356 pages. All edges gilt. Sewn in silk book-mark, marbled paper end-sheets and smyth sewn book block complete this work as a quality Franklin Library production, "privately printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to The Franklin... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.08
Whom to Marry and How to get Married!

Whom to Marry and How to get Married!

by CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator; MAYHEW, Henry; MAYHEW, Augustus

London: David Bogue, 1848. 'Warnings about Men to Avoid when Searching for a Husband' Illustrated by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MAYHEW, Henry & Augustus. Whom to Marry and How to get Married! or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband. Edited by the brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, [1848]. First edition. Crown octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 182 x 124 mm.). [viii], [1]-271, 1, blank] pp. Vignette glyphograph title-page. Twelve... Read more about this item
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SGD 896.74
The Big Rock Candy Mountain. Signed copy.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain. Signed copy.

by STEGNER, Wallace, with illustrations by Charles Reid

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. "This limited edition ... has been privately printed and individually signed by the author." Octavo (9.75" x 6.75"), [17] & 6 - 733 pages (as issued), with numerous full page illustrations by Charles Reid. Publisher's full brown/ brick leather, the spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt. All edges gilt, ribbon marker sewn in, moire fabric endpapers.
A Fine & apparently unread copy.
A nice... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.08
Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]

Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]

by GREENAWAY, Kate

London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Three Rare Kate Greenaway Concert Programmes including One Unrecorded GREENAWAY, Kate. Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]. London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Concert Hall, Blackheath. Monday & Tuesday, 10th & 11th December, 1883. 4 pp. Colored chromolithograph illustration of a girl in pink holding open umbrella, climbing vine in background. (From Calendar of the Seasons, 1881) Concert Hall, Blackheath. Monday & Tuesday, 10th & 11th December,... Read more about this item
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SGD 2,000.42
Dust

Dust

by Pellegrino, Charles

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by Debbie Hughes. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. number 798 of the limited edition of 900. grey leather with gilt titles and gilt decorations. all edges gilt. silk moiree endpapers, silk marker ribbon. witl loose associated bookplate and certificate of authenticity. 786pp..
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SGD 147.62
Wine, Women, and Song

Wine, Women, and Song

by ZAEHNSDORF, binders; SYMONDS, John Addington

London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. Wine, Women, and Song" In a Fine, Near Contemporary 'Exhibition' Binding by Zaehnsdorf [ZAEHNSDORF, binder]. SYMONDS, John Addington. Wine, Women, and Song. Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs. Now First Translated into English Verse. With an Essay by John Addington Symonds. London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. First edition. One of Fifty Large-Paper Copies of which this is number 28. Quarto (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches; 276 x 201 mm.). [viii], 184 pp. Bound ca. 1900 by... Read more about this item
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SGD 4,069.82
Old English 'Squire, The

Old English 'Squire, The

by CARELESS, John [pseudonym]; RIVIÉRE & SON; [CHATTO, William Andrew]

London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean... by Howlett and Brimmer, 1821. First edition, earliest issue, a Large Paper copy complete with half-title; scarce. Tall octavo (10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in; 263 x 181 mm ).... Read more about this item
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SGD 2,414.30
Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words

Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words

by LISLE, Joseph

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1828. A Delightful Gallimaufry of Visual Wordplay, Corniness, and Puns in Caricature Forty Hand Colored Aquatint Plates LISLE, Joseph. Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1828. First edition. Small oblong quarto (6 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 169 x 268 mm.). Letterpress title-page. Forty hand colored aquatint plates. Title-page and plates watermarked "1825". Bound ca. 1920 by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper). Full crimson straight-grain... Read more about this item
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SGD 3,931.86
The History Of England, From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar To The Revolution In 1688 [complete with] The History Of England, From The Revolution To The Death Of George The Second.

The History Of England, From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar To The Revolution In 1688 [complete with] The History Of England, From The Revolution To The Death Of George The Second.

by HUME, David [1711-1776] & T[obias] SMOLLETT [1721-1771]

London: Printed For J.M.Richardson., 1820 1820 EDITION. Complete in 13 volumes (8 & 5). Volumes 3 and 6 have split inner hinges, front and back respectively. xxxii, 471, [9, notes]; viii, 500, [9]; viii, 445, [14]; viii, 448, [12]; vii, 492, [32]; viii, 547, [29]; viii, 514, [14]; vii, 559; 514; 574; 548; 511; 440 printed pages, including index. 56 portrait plates engraved on copper (some offsetting). All edges gilt. Sporadic foxing. 14 x 21.5 (43- width of complete set) cm. Uniformly bound in... Read more about this item
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SGD 1,026.78
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