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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Ovyde: Hys Booke of Mathamorphose Books X-XV

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(Shakespeare Head Press)
Author
Ovid
Headline
Caxton's Ovid, from Shakespeare Head Press
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
[1924]

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64

Pindar's Odes of Victory: The Nemean and Isthmian Odes

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(Shakespeare Head Press)
Author
Pindar
Headline
Shakespeare Head Press, Pindar Nemean Odes
Publisher
Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell
Date Published
1930

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65

Pindar's Odes of Victory: The Olympian and Pythian Odes

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(Shakespeare Head Press)
Author
Pindar
Headline
Shakespeare Head Press Pindar's Olympian Odes
Publisher
Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell
Date Published
1928

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69

Stanze: cominciate per la Giostra di Giuliano de Medici

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(Stamperia di Alberto Tallone)
Author
Poliziano, Angelo
Headline
Alberto Tallone's edition of Poliziano's Stanze
Publisher
Stamperia di Alberto Tallone
Date Published
[1979]

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73

Hero and Leander

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

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74

The Fragments of Parmenides - deluxe copy with suite of 10 additional wood engravings signed by Richard Wagener

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(Wagener, Richard - Editions Koch)
Author
Parmenides
Headline
Parmenides deluxe copy with Wagener suite
Publisher
Editions Koch
Date Published
2003

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76

The Garden of the Night

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(The Whittington Press)
Author
Azmi, Iftikhar, translator
Headline
Signed by the artist and translator
Publisher
The Whittington Press
Date Published
[1979]

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82

Buffon [28 textes choisis]

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(Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc comte de)
Author
De Coster, Germaine
Headline
Signed by Germaine de Coster
Publisher
[Printed by Féquet et Baudi for the author]
Date Published
[1951]

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84

Les Zoua—Zoo

Author
Canal, Françoise
Headline
Les Zoua—Zoo by Françoise Canal, signed
Publisher
Canal Editions
Date Published
1984

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85

Le Barnabooth et autres bêtes modernes

Author
Caswell, W.A.
Headline
Deluxe copy with 2 cancelled copper plates
Publisher
[Luc & Pascale Moreau]
Date Published
[1976]

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86

Le Monde Merveilleux des Insectes

Author
Fabre, Jean-Henri
Headline
24 Jean Lurçat lithographs based on Fabre
Publisher
Les Cent-Une
Date Published
1950

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88

Des Bêtes [with] Le Bestiaire des Amants

Author
Guillevic, Eugène and A.P. Mandeville; Claude Roy
Headline
Des Bêtes with lithographs by Mandeville
Publisher
[Ad Libitum]; Ides et Calendes
Date Published
No date; [1946]

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89

Pou. Les Chants de Maldoror: Chant Deuxième Extrait

Author
Lautréamont, Comte de [pseud. of Isidore Lucien Ducasse]
Headline
Second chant of Maldoror, signed by Marsault
Date Published
[1983]

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91

La Création du Monde, précédé de Richaud du Comtat par Pierre Seghers

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(Lurçat, Jean)
Author
Richaud, André de
Headline
La Création du Monde w/ 60 Lurçat lithos
Publisher
Les Exemplaires
Date Published
[1949]

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92

La Fable du Monde

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(Lurçat, Jean)
Author
Supervielle, Jules
Headline
Signed by Jean Lurçat with 34 lithographs
Publisher
André et Pierre Gonin

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96

Beings of Fancy

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(Pennyroyal Press - Anne O'Connor)
Author
[Goodrich, Samuel G.]
Headline
Beings of Fancy signed by Anne O'Connor
Publisher
Pennyroyal Press
Date Published
1975

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98

Bestiaire

Author
Place, Jacques
Headline
Bestiaire signed by Jacques Place, 1982
Publisher
[Published by the artist]
Date Published
[1982]

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99

Natural History

Author
Renard, Jules and Walter Stein
Headline
Walter Stein's Bestiary, with extra litho suite
Publisher
Department of Printing and Graphic Arts / Harvard College Library
Date Published
1955

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100

Histoires Naturelles

Author
Renard, Jules
Headline
Renard's Histoires Naturelles, lithos by Barret
Publisher
Vialetay
Date Published
[1972]

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101

Histoires Naturelles: Lithographies Originales de Henri Deluermoz

Author
Renard, Jules
Headline
Renard's Histoires Naturelles with Deluermoz
Publisher
Les Cent Bibliophiles
Date Published
1929

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102

Les Philippe: Lithographies Originales de André Minaux

Author
Renard, Jules
Headline
Minaux's livre d'artiste based on Renard
Publisher
Les Francs-Bibliophiles
Date Published
1958

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103

Le Bestiaire Fabuleux

Author
Rougier, Vincent
Headline
Vincent Rougier's Bestiaire Fabuleux, 3 vols.
Publisher
[Atelier d'Art LP]
Date Published
1982

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104

[Bestiaire] De l'Âne au Zèbre

Author
Terrasse, Michel
Headline
Michel Terrasse's Bestiaire, signed 1955
Publisher
[Edmond and Jacques Desjobert]
Date Published
[1955]

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105

Bestiaire Solaire

Author
Trémois, Pierre-Yves; Jean-Gabriel Bouchaud; René Rey
Headline
Pierre-Yves Trémois' Bestiaire Solaire, signed
Publisher
[Andre and Pierre Gonin]
Date Published
[1975]

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107

Le Père Ubu à la Guerre

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(Ubu Roi)
Author
Vollard, Ambroise
Headline
Vollard's Le Père Ubu à la Guerre, limited ed.
Publisher
Ambroise Vollard
Date Published
1923

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

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112

Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay

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

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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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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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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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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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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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132

Johnsonian Miscellanies

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

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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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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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140

National Tales

Author
Hood, Thomas
Headline
Handsomely bound sketches à la Washington Irving
Publisher
William H. Ainsworth
Date Published
1827

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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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146

Life of Mrs. Siddons

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(Morrell)
Author
Campbell, Thomas
Headline
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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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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152

Duke Christian of Luneburg; or, Tradition from the Hartz

Author
Porter, Jane
Headline
Novel about Duke Christian's efforts to free the Balkans
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
Date Published
1824

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153

The Pastor’s Fire-Side, A Novel

Author
Porter, Jane
Headline
Historical romance possibly inspiring Sir Walter Scott
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published
1817

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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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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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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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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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168

The Eustace Diamonds

Author
Trollope, Anthony
Headline
Nicely bound set of Trollope's The Eustace Diamonds
Publisher
Chapman and Hall
Date Published
1873

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169

The Prime Minister

Author
Trollope, Anthony
Headline
1st Edition of the penultimate Palliser novel in book form
Publisher
Chapman & Hall
Date Published
1876

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170

Letters to a Young Lady, in Which the Duties and Character of Women are Considered, Chiefly With Reference to Prevailing Opinions

Author
West, Jane
Headline
Essays espousing views on romance and marriage
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published
1811

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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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174

The Gentleman Dancing-Master. A Comedy, Acted at the Duke's Theatre

Author
Wycherley, William
Headline
Uncommon second play by William Wycherley, 1673
Publisher
Printed by J. M. for Henry Herringman and Thomas Dring
Date Published
1673

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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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254

Moby Dick or the Whale

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(Kent, Rockwell, illustrator)
Author
Melville, Herman
Headline
Rockwell Kent's Moby Dick, 3 vols. 1/1000
Publisher
The Lakeside Press
Date Published
1930

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258

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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(Moser, Barry)
Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Barry Moser illustrates Huck Finn, Pennyroyal Press
Publisher
Pennyroyal Press
Date Published
1985

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260

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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(Newell, Peter, illustrator)
Author
Carroll, Lewis
Headline
Peter Newell's Alice in Wonderland, 1901
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1901

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282

Two Lady's Almanacs

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(Almanacs)
Headline
2 Lady's Almanacs for 1858 and 1860
Date Published
[1857-1859]

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285

Emma: A Novel

Author
Austen, Jane
Headline
Austen's Emma 1836 illustrated edition
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date Published
1836

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286

Mansfield Park: A Novel

Author
Austen, Jane
Headline
Austen's Mansfield Park 1833 1st illus. ed.
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date Published
1833

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287

Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

Author
Austen, Jane
Headline
Austen's Northanger Abbey 1837 illus. ed.
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date Published
1837

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288

The Bride of Fort Edward, Founded on an Incident of the Revolution

Author
Bacon, Delia Salter
Headline
Historical tale of the American Revolution
Publisher
Published by S. Colman
Date Published
1839

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292

Metrical Legends of Exalted Characters

Author
Baillie, Joanna
Headline
Stories of historical figures told in verse
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published
1821

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293

The Bruce; or, the History of Robert I. King of Scotland. Written in Scotish Verse

Author
Barbour, John
Headline
The Bruce by John Barbour, 1790
Publisher
Printed by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol
Date Published
1790

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297

The Adventures of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca: Taken from His Confession and Examination Before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy

Author
[Berington, Simon]
Headline
Celebrated utopian-philosophical imaginary voyage
Publisher
Re-printed by, and for George Faulkner
Date Published
1752

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303

Minute Particulars

Author
Bishop, John Peale
Headline
Limited edition of Bishop's Minute Particulars, inscribed
Publisher
The Alcestis Press
Date Published
1935

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308

Days Departed; or, Banwell Hill: A Lay of the Severn Sea

Author
Bowles, William Lisle
Headline
Scarce work by undeservedly neglected English poet
Publisher
Murray
Date Published
1828

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310

The Remains of Mr. Tho. Brown, Serious and Comical, in Prose and Verse. In One Volume. Collected from Scarce Papers and Original Mss. Which makes his Works Compleat . . . To which is prefix'd a Key to all his Prophesies, Dialogues, Satyrs, Fables, Poems and Letters

Author
Brown, Thomas
Headline
Posthumous collection of writings by Thomas Brown
Publisher
Printed for Sam Briscoe, [et al.]
Date Published
1720

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313

The Lark. Book I & Book II, Numbers 1-24, plus the Epi-Lark

Author
[Burgess, Gelett, et al]
Headline
The Lark complete, imaginative fin-de-siècle magazine
Publisher
William Doxey
Date Published
1896-97

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316

Philobiblon, a Treatise on the Love of Books: Written in MCCCXLIV, and translated from the first edition, MCCCCLXXIII. With some collations

Author
Bury, Richard de
Headline
1st Ed. in English of De Bury's Philobiblon 1832
Publisher
Printed for Thomas Rodd
Date Published
1832

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