Sale 795: Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated, Miniature, & Golf Books

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(Shakespeare Head Press)
Author
Defoe, Daniel
Headline
14 volume set of Defoe, Shakespeare Head Press
Publisher
Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press... and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell
Date Published
[1928]

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The Barsetshire Novels

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(Shakespeare Head Press)
Author
Trollope, Anthony
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Anthony Trollope Chronicles of Barsetshire w/ manuscript
Publisher
Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press... and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell
Date Published
1929

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73

Hero and Leander

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(Vale Press)
Author
Marlowe, Christopher and George Chapman
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Charles Ricketts' edition of Hero and Leander
Publisher
Ballantyne Press for Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon
Date Published
[1894]

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108

Poems

Author
Arnold, Matthew
Headline
Handsomely bound 3 vol. set of Matthew Arnold's Poems
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
1905

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109

The Novels, Tales and Sketches of J. M. Barrie

Author
Barrie, J.M.
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12 volume set of J.M. Barrie's Works 1911-17
Publisher
Scribner's
Date Published
1911-17

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110

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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(Bayntun)
Author
Benjamin, Franklin
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, bound by Bayntun
Publisher
Yale University Press
Date Published
1964

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111

An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to that Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli

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(Bayntun)
Author
Boswell, James
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Boswell's Corisca 3rd ed., bound by Bayntun
Publisher
Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly
Date Published
1769

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112

Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay

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(Bayntun)
Author
[Burney, Frances]
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Frances Burney's Diary and Letters, 1846
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1843

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113

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

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(Bayntun)
Author
Fielding, Henry
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History of Tom Jones 1805, bound by Bayntun
Publisher
Printed for Bell & Bradfute, [et al.]
Date Published
1805

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114

Letters of James Boswell

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(Bayntun)
Author
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, editor
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Boswell's Letters in beautiful case by Bayntun
Publisher
The Clarendon Press
Date Published
[1924]

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115

The Courtin'

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(Bennett)
Author
Lowell, James Russell
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Bound by Bennett, illustrated by Winslow Homer
Publisher
James R. Osgood & Company
Date Published
1874

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116

The History of the Reign of George III. To Which is Prefixed, a View of the Progressive Improvement of England, in Prosperity and Strength, to the Accession of His Majesty.

Author
Bisset, Robert
Headline
Bisset's History of George III, nicely bound
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published
1820

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117

Five volumes from the Yale edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell

Author
Boswell, James
Headline
Five nicely bound volumes of Boswell's Letters
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Date Published
1950-1961

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118

Mervyn Clitheroe

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(Browne, Hablot K.)
Author
Ainsworth, William Harrison
Headline
Hablot K. Brown illustrated fine binding
Publisher
George Routledge
Date Published
1858

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119

Grammont's Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second

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(Bumpus)
Author
Hamilton, Anthony
Headline
Grammonts's Memoirs, finely bound by Bumpus
Publisher
Arthur L. Humphreys
Date Published
1906

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120

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson

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(Bumpus)
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Tennyson's Works, nicely bound by Bumpus
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date Published
1906

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121

The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; Including Numerous Letters Now First Published From the Original Manuscripts.

Author
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
Headline
The Complete Letters of Lord Chesterfield
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date Published
1845-1853

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123

Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Author
Coleridge, Samuel
Headline
Stikeman binding, Coleridge Table Talk 1835
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1835

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124

Légendes des Treize Républiques . . . Traduit De L'Anglais Par M. Defauconpret

Author
Cooper, James Fenimore
Headline
Finely bound French translation of Cooper's Lionel Lincoln
Publisher
Librairie de Charles Gosselin
Date Published
1825

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126

The Dickens-Kolle Letters

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
The Dickens-Kolle Letters, nicely bound
Publisher
The Bibliophile Society
Date Published
1910

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127

Vie de S. Francois d'Assise

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(Diehl, Edith, binder)
Author
Sabatier, Paul
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Possible E. Diehl binding, St. Francis of Assisi life
Publisher
Librairie Fischbacher
Date Published
c.1905

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128

Ten Works of George Eliot

Author
Eliot, George
Headline
Ten works by George Eliot, bound by Hatchards
Publisher
William Blackwood and Sons
Date Published
Undated

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129

[Collected Works of Herbert Spencer]

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(Estes & Lauriat)
Author
Spencer, Herbert
Headline
Spencer's Works, bound by Estes & Lauriat
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
1895-1896

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130

The Adventures of David Simple: Containing An Account of his Travels through the Cities of London and Westminster, in the Search of A Real Friend. By a Lady

Author
[Fielding, Sarah]
Headline
1st novel by Henry Fielding's sister
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar
Date Published
1744

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131

Works by John Fiske on American History

Author
Fiske, John
Headline
Fiske's American History works, 11 volumes
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Date Published
1886-1902

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132

Johnsonian Miscellanies

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(Frost & Co.)
Author
Hill, George Birkbeck, editor
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Johnsonian Miscellanies, bound by Frost & Co.
Publisher
The Clarendon Press
Date Published
[1897]

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133

De L'Influence des Femmes sur la Littérature Française, comme Protectrices des Lettres et comme Auteurs ...

Author
Genlis, Stephanie-Felicite, Countess de
Headline
Female authors' influence on French literature
Publisher
Chez Maradan
Date Published
1811

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134

High-Ways and By-Ways; or, Tales of the Roadside, Picked Up in the French Provinces. By a Walking Gentleman. Third Series

Author
Grattan, Thomas Colley
Headline
Third series of Grattan's Irvingesque tales of France
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1827

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135

The French Revolution: A History

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(Grolier Club)
Author
Carlyle, Thomas
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Robert Hoe's copy of Carlyle's French Revolution
Publisher
James Fraser
Date Published
1837

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136

The Hand of Ethelberta [in] The Cornhill Magazine, July, 1875 - May, 1876

Author
Hardy, Thomas
Headline
Nicely bound first appearance of Hardy's Hand of Ethelberta
Publisher
Cornhill Magazine
Date Published
1875-1876

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137

Chatham: His Early Life and Connections

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(Hatchards)
Author
Rosebery, [Archibald]
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Rosebery's Chatham, nicely bound by Ratchards
Publisher
Arthur L. Humphreys
Date Published
1910

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138

Napoleon (spine title)

Author
Hazlitt, William, et al
Headline
Grolier Society's Life & Memoirs of Napoleon
Publisher
The Grolier Society
Date Published
[c. 1900]

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139

Lectures on the English Poets

Author
Hazlitt, William
Headline
William Hazlitt's Lectures on English Poets
Publisher
Printed for Taylor and Hessey
Date Published
1818

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141

Woman in France During the Eighteenth Century

Author
Kavanagh, Julia
Headline
Kavanagh's Woman in France, nicely bound
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1893

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142

The Writings in Prose and Verse

Author
Kipling, Rudyard
Headline
The Prose and Poetry of Kipling 18 of 21 volumes
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1899-1903

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143

The Poetical Works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Author
Landon, Letitia Elizabeth
Headline
The Poems of Letitia Landon, nicely bound
Publisher
Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green
Date Published
1864

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144

Pericles and Aspasia

Author
Landor, Walter Savage
Headline
5th c. Athenians discuss Pericles' romance with Aspasia
Publisher
Saunders and Otley
Date Published
1836

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145

Eloge de la Folie

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(Mercier, G.)
Author
Erasmus
Headline
Finely bound Erasmus in French
Publisher
Editions J. Terquem
Date Published
1927

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146

Life of Mrs. Siddons

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(Morrell)
Author
Campbell, Thomas
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Morrell binding Life Mrs. Siddons, w/ ALS Siddons
Publisher
Effingham Wilson
Date Published
1834

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147

The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems

Author
Morris, William
Headline
Morris' first book, first edition finely bound
Publisher
Bell and Daldy
Date Published
1858

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148

Two finely bound sets related to Napoleon

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(Napoleon)
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Two finely bound works involving Napoleon
Date Published
1816-1896

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149

A History of the People of the United States, From the Revolution to the Civil War.

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(P.B. Sanford)
Author
McMaster, John Bach
Headline
John McMaster's History of the United States
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
1884-1914

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150

Fanny Burney and Her Friends. Select Passages from Her Diary and Other Writings

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(P.B. Sanford)
Author
Seeley, L.B., editor
Headline
Fanny Burney handsomely bound by P.B. Sanford
Publisher
Seeley and Company, Limited
Date Published
[1890]

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151

A collection of 36 contemporary English & American plays, published in New York, Boston, Philadelphia & Portland

Author
(Plays)
Headline
4 volumes of American & English plays
Date Published
1825-1850

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154

The Works of William H. Prescott

Author
Prescott, William H.
Headline
Works of W.H. Prescott finely bound
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Company
Date Published
[1904]

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155

Ancient Songs, from the Time of King Henry the Third to the Revolution

Author
Ritson, Joseph
Headline
Finely bound Ritson's Ancient Songs
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson
Date Published
1790

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156

English Odes

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(Riviere & Son)
Author
Gosse, Edmund, editor
Headline
Handsomely bound by Riviere & Son
Publisher
Charles Whittingham at Chiswick Press for Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Date Published
1889

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157

Memoirs of The Life of The Late John Mytton, Esq. ...with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, and Extravagant Exploits by Nimrod. With Numerous Illustrations by Alken. Reprinted from the Sporting Magazine

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(Riviere & Son)
Author
Nimrod [i.e. Charles James Apperly]
Headline
Memoirs Late John Mytton 1835, bound by Riviere
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann
Date Published
1835

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158

Two Finely bound volumes on Hester Thrale Piozzi

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(Riviere & Son; Tout)
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Two nicely bound works on Hester Thrale Piozzi
Publisher
George Bell and Sons; Seeley and Co., Limited
Date Published
1884; 1891

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159

Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple 1652-54

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(Roger De Coverly & Sons)
Author
Osborne, Dorothy
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Osborne's Letters finely bound by De Coverly & Sons
Publisher
Sherratt and Hughes
Date Published
1903

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160

The Perfect Courtier Baldassare Castiglione His Life and Letters, 1478-1529

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(Sangorski & Sutcliffe)
Author
Cartwright, Julia
Headline
Nicely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1927

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161

The Parables from the Gospels with Ten Original Woodcuts Designed and Engraved on the Wood by Charles Ricketts

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(Sangorski & Sutcliffe)
Headline
Vale Parables From the Gospels finely bound
Publisher
Vale Press
Date Published
1903

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162

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare

Author
Shakespeare, William
Headline
Shakespeare's Dramatic Works, nicely bound
Publisher
Printed for Thomas Tegg
Date Published
1812-1815

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163

The History of England, From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second.

Author
Smollett, Tobias
Headline
Smollett's History of England, nicely bound
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell, et al.
Date Published
1841

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164

The Ecclesiastical and Political History of the Popes of Rome During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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(Stoakley)
Author
Ranke, Leopold
Headline
History of the Popes, nicely bound by Stoakley
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1841

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165

The Contributions of Q. Q. to a Periodical Work: With Some Pieces Not Before Published

Author
Taylor, Jane
Headline
75 essays and sketches from 1824 to appear to teens
Publisher
Published by B. J. Holdsworth
Date Published
1824

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166

The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World

Author
Thackeray, William Mackpeace
Headline
First appearance of Thackeray's last novel
Publisher
The Cornhill Magazine
Date Published
January, 1861 - August, 1862

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167

The Claverings [and] Framley Parsonage

Author
Trollope, Anthony
Headline
First appearances in print of two Trollope titles
Publisher
Cornhill Magazine
Date Published
1860-67

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171

Poems

Author
Whittier, John Greenleaf
Headline
Handsomely produced poems of John Greenleaf Whittier
Publisher
Benjamin B. Mussey
Date Published
1849

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172

Sebastian Melmoth

Author
Wilde, Oscar
Headline
Oscar Wilde's Sebastian Melmoth, nicely bound
Publisher
Arthur L. Humphreys
Date Published
1904

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175

Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw, Lady of Honor to Catherine II. Empress of all the Russias: Written by Herself: Comprising Letters of the Empress, and Other Correspondence.

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(Zaehnsdorf)
Author
Vorontsova-Dashkova, Yekaterina Romanovna
Headline
Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1840

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176

Le Petit Almanach de Poche, Pour l'An de Grace de Notre Seigneur

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(Almanac 1743)
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1743 almanac with embroidered binding
Publisher
Evard Kints
Date Published
1743

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178

London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1773

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(Almanac 1773)
Headline
London Almanack for 1773
Publisher
Company of Stationers
Date Published
[1772]

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179

London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1780

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(Almanac 1780)
Headline
London Almanack for 1780
Publisher
Company of Stationers
Date Published
[1779]

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181

London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1795

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(Almanac 1795)
Headline
London Almanack for 1795
Publisher
Company of Stationers
Date Published
[1794]

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182

The Almanack Explained

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(Almanac 1841)
Headline
London Almanack for 1841
Publisher
[Company of Stationers]
Date Published
[1840]

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204

Rasselas; A Tale. By Dr. Johnson. Dinarbas; A Tale: Being a Continuation of Rasselas

Author
Johnson, Samuel
Headline
Rasselas & Dinarbas, miniature bound by Fraser
Publisher
Printed for C. and J. Rivingtot; [et al.]
Date Published
1823

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232

Six 19th Century Thumb Bibles

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(Thumb Bibles)
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Seven 19th Century Thumb Bibles
Date Published
[1834-1864]

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244

Life in Paris; Comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours of Dick Wildfire, of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton; with the Whimsical Adventures of the Halibut Family; Including Sketches of a Variety of Other Eccentric Characters in the French Metropolis

Author
Carey, David
Headline
Carey's Life in Paris Cruikshank plates First Edition
Publisher
John Fairborn
Date Published
1822

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256

Prince Charles Edward

Author
Lang, Andrew
Headline
Prince Charles Edward 1900, Japanese paper ed.
Publisher
Goupil & Co.; Manzi, Joyant & Co.; Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1900

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273

France Illustrated. Exhibiting its Landscape Scenery, Antiquities, Military and Ecclesiastical Architecture, &c.

Author
Wright, G.N.
Headline
With numerous engravings of French architecture
Publisher
Fisher, Son & Co.; The Caxton Press; H. Mandeville
Date Published
[c. 1845]

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294

A Discourse of the Felicitie of Man: Or His Summum Bonum

Author
Barckley, Richard, Sir
Headline
Barckley, Discourse of the Felicitie of Man, 1598
Publisher
Printed by Richard Field for William Ponsonby
Date Published
1598

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299

Twelve leaves from the "Great Bible" of 1540, a large portion of the first and all of the second Books of Esdras

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(Bible in English)
Headline
1540 Great Bible Books of Esdras in English
Publisher
[Thomas Petyt & Robert Redman for Thomas Berthelet]
Date Published
[1540]

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301

La Biblia Vulgata Latina traducida en español, y anotada ... por el Padre Phelipe Scio de San Miguel...

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(Bible in Spanish)
Author
Scio de San Miguel, Phelipe, translator
Headline
Biblia de Scío, complete New Testament, 2 vols. Old Test.
Publisher
Joseph y Thomas de Orga / Don Benito Cano
Date Published
1791-1798

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304

Consolationis Philosophiae Libri V: Ejusd. Opuscula Sacra Auctiora Renatus Valinus Recensuit, & Notis Illustravit

Author
Boethius
Headline
Boethius Consolation of Philosophy, Leiden 1656
Publisher
Apud Franciscum Hackium
Date Published
1656

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318

Fourteen books on Christian history and theology

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(Christianity)
Headline
14 books on Christian history
Date Published
1601-1943

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332

Philemon to Hydaspes; Relating a Conversation with Hortensius, upon the Subject of False Religion . . . [With:] Philemon to Hydaspes; Relating a Second Conversation . . . [With:] Philemon to Hydaspes; Relating a Third Conversation . . . [with:] Philemon to Hydaspes; Relating a Fourth Conversation . . . [With:] Philemon to Hydaspes; Relating a Fifth Conversation

Author
Coventry, Henry
Headline
Dialogues on conduct, pleasure and sacrifice
Publisher
Printed for M. Stern and G. Hawkins
Date Published
1738-1744

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343

The Monk's Hood Pull'd Off; or, the Capucin Fryar Described. In Two Parts

Author
Du Moulin, Pierre
Headline
Pierre du Moulin exposes the Franciscans, 1671 ed.
Publisher
Printed for James Collins
Date Published
1671

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355

Selections from the Writings of Fénelon. With an Appendix, Containing a Memoir of his Life. By a Lady

Author
[Follen, Eliza Lee]
Headline
Study of French poet and theologian François Fénelon
Publisher
Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins
Date Published
1829

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356

Histoire de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Testament, avec des explications édifiantes tirées des Saints Pères

Author
Fontaine, Nicolas
Headline
Early printing from stereotype plates
Publisher
Mame
Date Published
1812

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366

Eighteen volumes by William Hazlitt

Author
Hazlitt, William
Headline
Eighteen volumes by William Hazlitt, nicely bound
Date Published
1830-1869

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373

The Works of Mr. Richard Hooker... Vindicating the Church of England... in Eight Books of Ecclesiastical Polity. Now Compleated... with an Account of His Holy Life, and Happy Death

Author
Hooker, Richard
Headline
Richard Hooker's works 1662 presentation copy
Publisher
Printed by J. Best, for Andrew Crook
Date Published
1662

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374

Facsimiles of Choice Examples Selected from Illumination Manuscripts, Unpublished Drawings and Illustrated Books of Early Date

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(Illuminated Manuscripts)
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Quaritch's facsimiles of illumination, pts. III & V-X
Publisher
Bernard Quaritch
Date Published
1890-1891

Estimate$600 - $900

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377

Incipit prologus sup[er] lege[n]das sanctorum quas co[m]pilauit Frater Iacobus Ianuensis natione de Ordine Fratrum Predicatorum

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(Incunabula)
Author
Jacobus, de Voragine
Headline
Incunable Legenda aurea, 1478
Publisher
Johann Zainer
Date Published
[not after 1478]

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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396

Contes Moraux

Author
Marmontel, Jean-Francois
Headline
Contes Moraux by Marmontel, 1765 3 vols.
Publisher
J. Merlin
Date Published
1765

Estimate$300 - $500

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399

Declamationum D. Philippi Melanthonis, omnium, quae ab ipso, & alijs, in Academia Vuitebergensi recitatae ac editae sunt... Tomus 1. Philosophicus

Author
Melanchthon, Philipp
Headline
Melanchthon's philosophy 1570, period binding
Publisher
Excudebat Theodosius Rihelius
Date Published
1570

Estimate$300 - $500

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407

Rites of Funeral, Ancient and Modern, in Use Through the Known World... to which is added, A Vindication of Christianity against Paganism

Author
Muret, Pierre
Headline
Rites of Funeral, First Edition in English
Publisher
Printed for R. Royston
Date Published
1683

Estimate$500 - $800

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421

An Examination of Dr. Reid's Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense, Dr. Beattle's Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, and Dr. Oswald's Appeal to Common Sense in Behalf of Religion.

Author
Priestley, Joseph
Headline
Priestley's analysis of contemporary peers
Publisher
J. Johnson
Date Published
1775

Estimate$300 - $500

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422

Lectures on History, and General Policy: to which is prefixed, an Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life. and an Additional Lecture on the Constitution of the United States

Author
Priestley, Joseph
Headline
Priestley's Lectures on History and Education
Publisher
Printed for P. Byrne
Date Published
1803

Estimate$500 - $800

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425

Breviloquio II Deividido en Vigilas Dogmaticas Canonico-Morales Reducidas a Casos Practicos

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(Religion)
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Mid-18th century Spanish moral manuscript
Date Published
[Not before 1764]

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442

A Parallel; In the Manner of Plutarch: Between a most celebrated Man of Florence; and One, scarce ever heard of, in England

Author
Spence, [Joseph]
Headline
Strawberry Hill publications by Joseph Spence
Publisher
William Robinson
Date Published
1758

Estimate$200 - $300

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447

The Life of the Holy Mother S. Teresa; Foundress of the Reformation of the Discalced Carmelites, according to the Primitive Rule

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(Teresa, of Avila, Saint)
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Estelle Doheny copy Life of St. Teresa 1671
Publisher
[Published by William Joseph Travers]
Date Published
1671

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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