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ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE TALES OF THE GENII. Engraved by Charles Heath, from drawings by R. Westall. R.A.

by WESTALL. R(ICHARD). -- HEATH. CHARLES, Engraves

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First edition.
Published
1820
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9781008509283
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Rodwell and Martin. London. 1820. FIRST EDITION. PROOF PLATES. 4to. (14.5 x 10.6 inches). Complete series of 8 enravings, each with a plain tissue guard, in the original printed wraps. The hinge of the wraps has split all along the spine an there is some chipping and a few tears to the edges. The plates are spotted to the margins… Read more about this item
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.

by KIPLING. RUDYARD

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First edition.
Published
1910
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Macmillan and Co, Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Publishers original burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering to the spine. Front board with raised circular Ganesha device in gilt. Top edge gilt. A wonderful copy that looks unread, with just a few small marks to the cloth binding… Read more about this item
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THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.
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THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.

by KIPLING. RUDYARD

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First edition.
Published
1895
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Macmillan and co. London. 1895. FIRST EDITION, First printing. 8vo. (7.2 x 5.1 inches). Illustrated throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling. A bright and clean copy finely bound by Bayntun (Riviere) Bookbinders of Bath, England. Lovely full blue calf, the spine with five raised bands, each decorated with a floral gilt roll. Compartments fully decorated and double ruled in gilt, including… Read more about this item
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THE LAYS OF BELERIAND.  The History of Middle-Earth
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THE LAYS OF BELERIAND. The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1985
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George Allen & Unwin. London. 1985. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers dark green boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with printed price (£14.95) on inside flap. A fine, bright and clean copy in a fine dustwrapper of the third volume of Tolkien's History of Middle Earth.
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£375.00
THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW.  The History of The Lord of the Rings part one. -- The History of Middle-Earth
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THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW. The History of The Lord of the Rings part one. -- The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1988
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Unwin Hyman. London. 1988. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers black boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with printed price (£17.95) on inside flap. A near fine, bright and clean copy with just a little creasing to the top and bottom of the book's spine in a fine… Read more about this item
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THE WAR OF THE RING.  The History of The Lord of the Rings part three. -- The History of Middle-Earth
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THE WAR OF THE RING. The History of The Lord of the Rings part three. -- The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1990
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Unwin Hyman. London. 1990. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers green boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with printed price (£17.95) on inside flap. A fine, bright and clean copy in a fine dustwrapper of the eighth volume of Tolkien's History of Middle Earth.
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THE BOOK OF LOST TALES. Part II.  The History of Middle-Earth
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THE BOOK OF LOST TALES. Part II. The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1984
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George Allen & Unwin. London. 1984. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers burgundy boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with no printed price but a price sticker (A & U £12.50) on inside flap. A fine, bright and clean copy in a fine dustwrapper of the second volume… Read more about this item
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SAURON DEFEATED.  The End of the Third Age. - The History of The Lord of the Rings part four. -- The notion club papers and The drowning of Anadune. -- The History of Middle-Earth
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SAURON DEFEATED. The End of the Third Age. - The History of The Lord of the Rings part four. -- The notion club papers and The drowning of Anadune. -- The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1992
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Harper Collins. London. 1992. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers red boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with printed price (£20.00) on inside flap. A fine, bright and clean copy in a fine dustwrapper of the ninth volume of Tolkien's History of Middle Earth.
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THE TREASON OF ISENGARD.  The History of The Lord of the Rings part two. -- The History of Middle-Earth
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THE TREASON OF ISENGARD. The History of The Lord of the Rings part two. -- The History of Middle-Earth

by TOLKIEN. J. R. R. --- Edited by Christopher Tolkien

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First edition.
Published
1989
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Unwin Hyman. London. 1989. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Original publishers red boards with the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original dustwrapper, with printed price (£17.95) on inside flap. A fine, bright and clean copy in a fine dustwrapper of the seventh volume of Tolkien's History of Middle Earth.
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THE CHRONICLES OF BARSETSHIRE. The Warden. Barchester Towers. Doctor Thorne. Framley Parsonage. The Small House at Allington. The Last Chronicle of Barset
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Robert Hayes, Ltd. London. 1925. Six Vols. Complete. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with a total of 80 full page mono plates, all after the original engravings. A very good clean and bright set. Finely bound in half burgundy calf by Ramage of London. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt wavy lines. Compartments double ruled, decorated and lettered… Read more about this item
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DOCTOR BIRCH. And his young friends
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DOCTOR BIRCH. And his young friends

by (THACKERAY. WILLIAM. M); writing as M. A. Titmarsh

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First edition.
Published
1849
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Chapman and Hall. London. 1849. FIRST EDITION. First issue. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 16 fine hand coloured plates, engraved on wood after drawings by the author. Finely bound by Riviere & Son in full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. The compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Triple ruled gilt borders on… Read more about this item
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OUR STREET.
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OUR STREET.

by (THACKERAY. WILLIAM. M); writing as M. A. Titmarsh

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First edition.
Published
1848
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Chapman and Hall. London. 1848. FIRST EDITION. First issue. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 16 fine hand coloured plates, engraved on wood by H. Vizetelly after drawings by the author. Finely bound by Riviere & Son in full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. The compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Triple ruled… Read more about this item
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THE JUNGLE BOOK.  --  THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.
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THE JUNGLE BOOK. -- THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.

by KIPLING. RUDYARD

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Published
1897
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Macmillan and co. London. 1897 + 99. EARLY EDITIONS. Two volumes. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.1 inches). Both volumes illustrated. The illustrations are by J. Lockwood. Kipling, W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny in the Jungle Book and just by J. L. Kipling in the second book. Publishers original blue cloth bindings with gilt illustrations to front boards and spines, which… Read more about this item
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.

by KIPLING. RUDYARD

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First edition.
Published
1910
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Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.4 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full burgundy morocco. The spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Attractive marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine copy.… Read more about this item
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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.
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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

by GRAHAME. KENNETH. ; SHEPARD. ERNEST. H. Illustrates

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First edition.
Published
1971
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Methuen Children's Books. London. 1971. FIRST COLOUR SHEPARD EDITION. 1st printing. Large 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 inches). Originally published in 1931, Shepard coloured his own line illustrations for this edition. He also at the same time coloured his illustrations for the Winnie the Pooh books of A. A. Milne. A little rubbing and bumping to the board edges but overall… Read more about this item
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SYBIL. Or The Two Nations. With an introduction by H. D. Traill
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SYBIL. Or The Two Nations. With an introduction by H. D. Traill

by DISRAELI. BENJAMIN. -- PEGRAM, F. Illustrates

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First edition.
Published
1895
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Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1895. FIRST PEGRAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.1 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with 40 fine drawings by Frederick Pegram, most full page. Neat previous owners name to the top of the title page otherwise a fine copy in the publishers delux binding of highly decorative dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and illustration… Read more about this item
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THE NOVELS. The Thornton edition. Edited by Temple Scott. -- Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Shirley, Villette, The Professor, and Mrs Gaskells life of Charlotte Bronte.
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John Grant. Edinburgh. 1911. Thornton Edition. 12 VOLUMES, Complete. Large 8vo. (8.6 x 6 inches). Illustrated throughout with a total of 67 mono plates, a mixture of portraits, views and facsimiles of their manuscripts. Publishers green cloth bindings with gilt decoration and lettering to the spines. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Some foxing, just to the first and last few… Read more about this item
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FAVOURITE ENGLISH POEMS of the last two centuries. Unabridged. Illustrated with upwards of two hundred engravings on wood, from drawings by the most eminent artists
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FAVOURITE ENGLISH POEMS of the last two centuries. Unabridged. Illustrated with upwards of two hundred engravings on wood, from drawings by the most eminent artists

by VARIOUS AUTHORS - Milton, Pope, Dryden, Burns, Shelley, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, Wordsworth, etc. -- Birket Foster, E. Evans, Harrison Weir, and many others, Illustrate

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First edition.
Published
1859
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Sampson Low, Son & Co. London. 1859. FINE BINDING. 4to. (8.9 x 6.7 inches). xx, 379pp. Finely bound, by John Dale and Co. of Bradford, in beautiful early full burgundy morocco, gilt. The spine with raised bands, each piped in gilt. Compartments double ruled, fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative panels and ruled line borders on boards to boards… Read more about this item
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; STEADMAN. RALPH. Illustrates

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First Steadman edition.
Published
1967
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Dennis Dobson. London. 1967. FIRST RALPH STEADMAN EDITION. 1st printing. Large 8vo. (13 x 9.2 inches). Fully illustrated throughout by Steadman's wonderful line drawings. The book is in very good condition indeed, the white boards, decorated and lettered in dark purple,are still very bright and fresh. There is a faint brown mark to the rear blank pastedown endpaper where a… Read more about this item
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BLACK BEAUTY. His Grooms and Companions. The autobiography of a Horse. Translated from the original Equine by Anna Sewell
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BLACK BEAUTY. His Grooms and Companions. The autobiography of a Horse. Translated from the original Equine by Anna Sewell

by SEWELL. ANNA

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First edition.
Published
1877
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Jarrold and Sons. London. No Date. (1877). FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.4 inches). Engraved frontis. 8 pages of publishers adverts at rear. A near very good copy in the rare Carter binding variant 'C'. Original publishers dark blue cloth with front board showing the horses head facing left, within a gilt circle. Decorative gilt title panel and… Read more about this item
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