Sale 727: Fine Press - Fine Bindings

Author
Turner, J.M.W.
Headline
Turner's Rivers of France 1837 finely bound
Publisher
Published for the Proprietor, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman
Date Published
1837

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69

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Huckleberry Finn illustrated by Worth Brehm
Publisher
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Date Published
[1951]

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74

Aesop's Fables: Embellished With One Hundred And Eleven Elegant Engravings

Author
Aesop
Headline
Aesop's Fables Embellished With 111 Elegant Engravings
Publisher
T. Heptinstall
Date Published
[1797]

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75

The Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author

Author
Aesop
Headline
The Fables of Aesop, Stockdale, 1793
Publisher
John Stockdale
Date Published
1793

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76

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume IV.

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(American Philosophical Society)
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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1799
Publisher
Printed and Sold by Thomas Dobson
Date Published
1799

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78

The Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth.

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(Americana Manuscripts)
Author
[Hewlett, W.O., editor]
Headline
3 vol Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth
Publisher
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationary Office by Eyre and Spottiswoode
Date Published
1885-1887

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79

Orlando Furioso

Author
Ariosto, Ludovico
Headline
Orlando Furioso, illustrated with 47 engravings
Publisher
Fantin
Date Published
1803

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80

A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland, From A.D. 1536, 1784, with Critical Remarks by Hugo Arnot

Author
Arnot, Hugo
Headline
Arnot's Celebrated Scottish Trials, 1785
Publisher
Printed for the author by William Smellie
Date Published
1785

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81

Morokoshi kinmō zui

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(Asian Art)
Author
Hirazumi, Sen'an and Morikuni Tachibana
Headline
Encyclopedia of Chinese life, 1719
Publisher
Ōnogi Ichibē
Date Published
1719

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82

En'oh Gafu

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(Asian Art)
Author
Maruyama, Okyo
Headline
The En'oh Picture Book
Date Published
1837

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83

Yosan Jijitsu

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(Asian Art)
Author
Sakai, Yoshitane
Headline
Illustrated book on silk production
Publisher
Toshundo
Date Published
1873

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A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the Time of the Romans Government, unto the Death of King James. Whereunto is added, The Reign of King Charles the First, and The First Thirteen Years of His Sacred Majesty, King Charles the Second...

Author
Baker, Sir Richard
Headline
A Chronicle of the Kings of England 1684
Publisher
H. Sawbridge
Date Published
1684

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85

Peter and Wendy

Author
Barrie, J.M.
Headline
J.M. Barrie Peter and Wendy 1st American Ed
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
[1911]

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86

The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley

Author
Beardsley, Aubrey
Headline
The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley 1/120 Japan Vellum
Publisher
John Lane, The Bodley Head
Date Published
1899

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87

Le Mareschal Expert, Traitant du naturel, & des marques des beaux & bons Cheuaux, de leurs maladies & remedes dicelles.

Author
Beaugrand, Nicholas
Headline
Charming illust. 1600s guide to horse care
Publisher
Claude la Riviere
Date Published
1651

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Observations upon the Antiquities of the Town of Herculaneum, Discovered at the Foot of Mount Vesuvius. With some Reflections on the Painting and Sculpture of the Ancients. And a short Description of the Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Naples.

Author
[Bellicard,Jerome Charles & Charles Cochin]
Headline
Observations on paintings and sculpture, 1753
Publisher
Printed for D. Wilson, and T. Durham
Date Published
1753

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90

The Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testament

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(Bible in English)
Headline
1611-12 Barker Bible
Publisher
Robert Barker, printer to the Kings
Date Published
[1611-12]

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91

The Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained In The Old And New Testament. Translated According To The Ebrew And Greeke, And Conferred With The Best Translations In Diuers Languages. With Most Profitable Annotations Vpon All The Hard Places, And Other Things Of Great Importance.

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(Bible in English)
Headline
1610 Geneva Bible
Publisher
Robert Barker, printer to the Kings
Date Published
1610

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92

The Bible, That Is, The holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament, Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages...

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(Bible in English)
Headline
Barker Bible 1599
Publisher
Deputies of Christopher Barker
Date Published
1599

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93

Book of Numbers - from the Great Bible of 1566

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(Bible in English)
Headline
Book of Numbers- from the Great Bible of 1566
Publisher
[R. Carmarden]
Date Published
[1566]

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The Holie Bible Faithfully Translated into English out of the Authentical Latin...By the English College of Doway

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(Bible in English)
Headline
Douai Old Testament 1609-10
Publisher
Laurence Kellam
Date Published
1609

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95

The Holy Bible

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(Bible in English)
Headline
First quarto edition of the King James Bible 1612
Publisher
Robert Barker
Date Published
1612

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The Text of the New Testament of Jesus Christ, Translated Out of The Text of the New Testament...Translated out of the vulgar Latine by the Papists of the traiterous Seminarie at Rhemes... Whereunto is added the Translation out of the Original Greeke, commonly used in the Church of England....With a Confutation by William Fulke

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(Bible in English)
Headline
1589 Bible in English Fulke's Refutation
Publisher
Deputies of Christopher Barker
Date Published
1589

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98

Title page the New Testament of the 1611 folio King James Bible

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(Bible in English)
Headline
1611 New Testament, illustrated title page
Publisher
Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie
Date Published
1611

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99

Le Nouveau Testament en Latin et en Français, Traduit par Sacy

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(Bible in Latin and French)
Headline
Bible in Latin and French 1793
Publisher
Imprimerie de Didot Jeune
Date Published
1793

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100

The Jonah Legend: A Suggestion of Interpretation / The Story of Samson and its Place in the Religious Development of Mankind

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(Bible Myth)
Headline
2 Historical texts on religious stories
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Company; Grant Richards
Date Published
1899, 1917

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103

Bibliotheca Parisiana: A catalogue of a collection of books, formed by a Gentleman in France...: to these are added, from another grand collection, selected articles of high value... they will be sold by auction in London, on Monday the 26th of March, 1791, and the five days following...

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(Book Auction Catalogues)
Author
Edwards, James, et al.
Headline
Rare 1791 English book auction catalogue
Publisher
From the Press of J. Cooper
Date Published
1791

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104

A Catalogue of the Library of the late John Duke of Roxburghe, arranged by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall ; which will be Sold by Auction, at his Grace's Late residence in St. James's Square, On Monday, 18th May, 1812, and the Forty-one following Days... by Robert H. Evans, Bookseller, Pall-Mall...

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(Book Auction Catalogues)
Author
Nicol, G. & W.
Headline
Auction of Duke of Roxburghe library, 1812
Publisher
Printed by W. Bulmer and Co.
Date Published
1812

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105

The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to that which is to come...

Author
Bunyan, John
Headline
A Pilgrim's Progress, 1796
Publisher
Printed for C. Cooke
Date Published
[1796]

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107

The Commentaries of Caesar, Translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse Concerning the Roman Art of War

Author
Caesar, Caius Julius
Headline
Caesar's Commentaries with 85 superb copperplates
Publisher
J. & R. Tonson, et al.
Date Published
1753

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108

Alice in Wonderland Handkerchiefs

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(Carroll, Lewis)
Author
Peto, Gladys
Headline
Alice in Wonderland Handkerchiefs by Gladys Peto
Date Published
[1920s]

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109

Don Quixote de la Mancha

Author
Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra
Headline
Don Quixote, illustrated by Johannot
Publisher
Henry G. Bohn
Date Published
1842

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110

The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha

Author
Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra
Headline
Don Quixote, Vierge illustrated edition 1/165
Publisher
T. Fisher Unwin
Date Published
1906

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111

The Life and Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha

Author
Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra
Headline
Don Quixote illustrated by Richard Westall
Publisher
Hurst, Robinson & Co.
Date Published
1820

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112

The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha

Author
Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra
Headline
Don Quixote, Jarvis 2nd edition with Vanderbank plates
Publisher
J. and R. Tonson
Date Published
1749

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113

The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote: Volume the Second

Author
Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra
Headline
Don Quixote Vol. II, illustrated by John Vanderbank
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson
Date Published
1742

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114

The Jerusalem Windows

Author
Chagall, Marc
Headline
With two original lithographs by Marc Chagall
Publisher
André Sauret
Date Published
[1962]

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115

Written on Bamboo and Silk: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions

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(China)
Author
Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin
Headline
Written on Bamboo and Silk, 1st ed in dj
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
1962

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119

Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Tempest

Author
Crane, Walter
Headline
Walter Crane illustrates Shakespeare's Tempest, 1893
Publisher
J.M. Dent
Date Published
1893

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120

Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona

Author
Crane, Walter
Headline
Walter Crane's Illustrations to Two Gentlemen of Verona
Publisher
J.M. Dent
Date Published
1894

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121

The Faerie Queene

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(Crane, Water, illustrator)
Author
Spenser, Edmund
Headline
Spenser's Faerie Queene illustrated by Walter Crane
Publisher
George Allen
Date Published
1895-97

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122

Quintus Curtius, His History of the Wars of Alexander. To which is prefix'd Freinshemius's Supplement

Author
Curtius Rufus, Quintus
Headline
Digby Translation of Curtius 1726
Publisher
Bernard Lintot
Date Published
1725

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125

Portfolio of Parlor Furniture Drawings 1914-1923

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(Decorative Arts)
Headline
228 Drawings of early 20th century furniture
Publisher
Gottlieb Buehler & Co.
Date Published
1914-1923

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126

The History and Adventures of little Henry, Exemplified In a Series of Figures.

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(Die-cut figures)
Headline
Adventures of little Henry w/5 die cut figures
Publisher
S. & J. Fuller
Date Published
1810

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127

The Economy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Antient Brahmin. To which is prefixed an Account of the Manner in which the said Manuscript was discovered. If [sic] a Letter from an English Gentleman residing in China, to his Friend in England

Author
[Dodsley, Robert] Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of
Headline
Dodsley Economy of Human Life 1797
Publisher
"Printed at Leominster, (Massachusetts) by Charles Prentiss"
Date Published
1797

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129

L'Enfer

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(Doré, Gustav, illustrator)
Author
Dante Alighieri
Headline
With seventy-five plates by Gustav Doré
Publisher
Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie.
Date Published
1865

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130

The Doré Gallery: Containing Two Hundred and Fifty Beautiful Engravings, Selected from the Doré Bible, Milton, Dante’s Inferno...With memoir of Doré, Critical Essay, and Descriptive Letterpress

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(Doré, Gustave, illustrator)
Author
Ollier, Edmund
Headline
With 250 engravings after drawings by Gustav Doré
Publisher
Cassel, Petter & Galpin
Date Published
[c1870-1880]

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132

Stories from Hans Andersen

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(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)
Author
Andersen, Hans Christian
Headline
Signed by Edmund Dulac, Edition de Luxe
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1911]

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133

Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights

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(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)
Author
Housman, Laurence
Headline
Princess Badoura illustrated by Edmund Dulac
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Date Published
[1913]

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134

The Bells and Other Poems

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(Dulac, Edmund, illustrator)
Author
Poe, Edgar Allan
Headline
Poe's The Bells and Other Poems illustrated by Dulac
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Date Published
[1912]

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137

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure: containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Musick, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematicks, Husbandry, Gardening, Cookery, Chemistry...

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(Early Periodicals)
Headline
Early monthly culture and society periodical
Publisher
John Hinton at the King's Arms
Date Published
[1748]

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138

Eight mixed-media illustrations by Edy Legrand

Author
Edy-Legrand, [Edouard Leon Louis]
Headline
8 rich color illustrations by Edy Legrand
Date Published
No date

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139

The Egyptian Book of the Dead Documents in the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago.

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(Egyptian Book of the Dead)
Author
Allen, Thomas George, editor
Headline
The Egyptian Book of the Dead Documents 131 plates
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Date Published
1960

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143

Watercolor on thin board of Dr. Joseph Hinchcliffe, Sr., seated in a chair next to a round table, smoking a long-stemmed clay pipe

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(English watercolor, 18th century)
Author
Anonymous
Headline
18th century watercolor of English doctor
Date Published
18th century?

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144

Chiquita, "Little One"

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(Espiridiona, Alice)
Headline
Scarce booklet on Alice Espiridiona dwarf performer
Date Published
[c.1930s-40s]

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145

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.; with the Life of the Author… To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The Good-natured Man…

Author
Fielding, Henry
Headline
Works of Henry Fielding 1783 Edition 12 volumes
Publisher
Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington & Sons
Date Published
1783

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146

Scientific Billiards. Garnier's Practice Shots, with Hints to Amateurs.

Author
Garnier, Albert
Headline
Albert Garnier Scientific Billiards 1880
Publisher
D. Appleton & Company
Date Published
1880

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147

Folk Tales of Bengal

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(Goble, Warwick, illustrator)
Author
Day, Lal Behari
Headline
Edition de Luxe, illustrated by Warwick Goble
Publisher
Macmillan and Co.
Date Published
1912

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148

The Book of Fairy Poetry

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(Goble, Warwick, illustrator)
Author
Owen, Dora, editor
Headline
The Book of Fairy Poetry illustrated by Warwick Goble
Publisher
Longmans, Green and Co.
Date Published
1920

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149

An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

Author
Goldsmith, Oliver
Headline
Oliver Goldsmith History of the Earth 8 vols. 1779
Publisher
J. Nourse
Date Published
1779

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151

Great Modern Painters: English, French, German, Etc. Medallists of Successive Universal Expositions. Steel-Plates in Colors. Text by the Principal Art Critics.

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(Great Modern Painters Series)
Headline
Great Modern Painters Series 8 vols. 1884-86
Publisher
Gopal & Co.
Date Published
1884 & 1886

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154

Loimologia: Or, an Historical Account of the Plague in London in 1665: With precautionary Directions against the like Contagion by Nath. Hodges, M.D. and Fellow of the College of Physicians, who resided in the City all that Time...

Author
Hodges, Nathaniel & John Quincy
Headline
Hodges' account of London's Great Plague
Publisher
Printed for E. Bell & J. Osborn
Date Published
1720

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155

His Iliads Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations, by John Ogilby [bound with] His Odysseys Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations...

Author
Homer
Headline
Ogilby's Homer translations with 74 plates
Publisher
James Flesher
Date Published
1669

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158

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

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(Kent, Rockwell)
Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Headline
Signed by Rockwell Kent, limited edition
Publisher
Garden City
Date Published
1949

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159

Rubaiyat

Author
Khayyam, Omar
Headline
Dulac Illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1915]

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162

Pharmacopoeia Reformata: or, an Essay for a Reformation of the London Pharmacopoeia, by a Set of Remarks on the Draught for a New One, and likewise on the Plan, published by the Committee appointed by the College of Physicians for that purpose.

Author
[Lewis, William]
Headline
Reformation of the London Pharmacopoeia, 1746
Publisher
Printed for R. Willock
Date Published
1746

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163

Machiavels Discourses upon the First Decade of T. Livius

Author
Machiavelli, Niccolo
Headline
First edition of Machiavelli's Discourses in English
Publisher
Printed by Thomas Paine for William Hills and Daniel Pakeman
Date Published
1636

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164

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme

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(Mackenzie, Thomas, illustrator)
Author
Ransome, Arthur
Headline
Signed by Thomas Mackenzie, 1/250
Publisher
Nisbet & Co.
Date Published
[1919]

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167

The Historie of All the Romane Emperors, Beginning with Caius Julius Caesar, and Successively Ending with Rodulph the Second Now Raigning

Author
Mexia, Pedro
Headline
Pedro Mexia's History of the Roman Emperors, 1604
Publisher
Matthew Lownes
Date Published
1604

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169

Miniature painting of Hannah Chandlee, a young woman, in profile

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(Miniature Portrait Painting)
Author
Anonymous
Headline
Miniature painting of young woman
Date Published
Early 19th century

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171

The Chronicles of Engeurrand de Monstrelet

Author
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Headline
The Chronicles of Engeurrand de Monstrelet
Publisher
Hafod Press
Date Published
1809

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172

Metamorphosis: or a Transformation of Pictures with Poetical Explanations

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(Movable Books)
Author
Sand, Benjamin
Headline
Metamorphosis - scarce movable book 1814
Publisher
Published and sold by Shelton & Kensett
Date Published
1814

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173

Document signed by Alexandre Berthier as Ministre de la Guerre, and secretarially signed "Bonaparte" as premier Consul de la République, promoting a lieutenant in the army

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(Napoleonic Era)
Headline
Military appointment signed by Napoleon Bonaparte
Date Published
c.1803

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