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Twelfth Night : With Wood Engravings By Eric Ravilious : With The Publisher s Flyers by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.) - 1932

by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.)

Twelfth Night : With Wood Engravings By Eric Ravilious : With The Publisher s Flyers by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.) - 1932

Twelfth Night : With Wood Engravings By Eric Ravilious : With The Publisher s Flyers

by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.)

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he First UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press in 1932. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Number 265 of only 275 copies published on Batchelor hand-made paper with Golden Cockerel watermark, wood engraved title, borders plus 29 wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious printed in brown and grey/green. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Top edge gilt. A tiny area of light wear to the upper front cover edge and light rubbing to the lower edges otherwise the decorated cloth boards are in very good condition. Internally clean, with no inscriptions, erasures or bookplates. The leather spine and corners are in very nice condition. The gilt titling to the spine remains very bright. Loosely inserted are the 'Golden Cockerel Press' flyers for 1931 (with one full page illustration), 1932 and the catalogue for 1938 which all detail this publication. The book is protected in a loose archival Mylar cover. 'This is one of the most magnificent editions from the plays of Shakespeare ..'. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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  • Publisher The Golden Cockerel Press
  • Place of Publication UK
  • Date Published 1932
  • Keywords Cockerel, Ravilious, Shakespeare
Cafe Royal Cocktail Book : With The Scarce Wrapper By Alex Jardine
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Cafe Royal Cocktail Book : With The Scarce Wrapper By Alex Jardine

by Tarling, W.J.

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The First UK printing published by Publications from Pall Mall Ltd., London in 1937. The book was issued by the publishers as 'The Coronation Edition'. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some pushing with very slight splitting to the extreme spine tips. The original blue publisher's boards remain very clean with just some tiny rubs to the lower corners. The gilt titling and decorations remain bright. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Light toning and spotting to the text-block and prelims. Mild offsetting to the blank end-papers with light spotting to the prelims with one small mark to the fore edge of the title and frontis pages. This edition was issued with two different wrappers. This is the more scarcer of the two and is a stiff glassine pictorial wrapper. The WRAPPER is in Very Good condition with edge-wear and loss to the spine ends and rear upper edges due to its fragility (see images). Some closed tears and nicks in places. Priced at '7/6 net' to the lower front flap. The… Read More
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Strangers And Brothers
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Strangers And Brothers

by Snow, C.P.

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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber in 1940. The BOOK is in near Fine condition and appears unread. Just a hint of spotting and toning to the text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is in Very Good++ or better condition. It is the correct first issue with the appropriate list of 'New Fiction' titles on the rear panel. Some small losses at the spine ends but all the lettering is complete. Light rubbing to the folds and corners with some toning to the spine and folds. Light age related markings with a small light pen mark to the lower front cover. The wrapper presents very well in the removable Brodart archival cover. A very collectible copy of the elusive first title in C.P. Snow's eleven novels roman fleuve. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales
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The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales

by Chaucer, Geoffrey & King, Ronald (Illus.)

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The First UK printing published by Editions Alecto, London in 1967. Elephant Folio. With frontis and fourteen mask images, each are titled and initialed by the artist in pencil printed silk screen and letter-press in 24 pt Plantin. Number 65' of an edition of only 125 signed copies. The 15 proofs (50 x 37cm) were issued as 15 unbound, four page sections on Barcham Green rag-made housed within a paper wraparound folder. The whole housed within a blue cloth folder with silver titling and the original publisher s canvas slip-case. (There were also separate editions of 50 plus 5 proofs made of all the images except Friar & Franklin ). All the screen-prints are present and in excellent condition. The spine of the portfolio is faded. The slipcase is very good condition. The Prologue is held in important public and private collections world-wide. There was also a later (second) edition, published 11years later by The Circle Press. The first edition of 1967 was begun by Editions Alecto, but following… Read More
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XX1 Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales : With The Publisher’s Prospectus
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XX1 Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales : With The Publisher’s Prospectus

by Sampson, John & Parker, Agnes Miller (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by The Gregynog Press in 1933. Number '161' of only 250 copies issued. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition with the publisher's original citron sheepskin binding and gilt titling by the Gregynog Bindery. A little rubbing at the spine and edges as usually encountered with this binding. The gilt titling and decorations remain bright. The binding remains tight. Free from inscriptions. Mild offsetting from the in-turns. Light toning to the text-block with a sprinkling of spotting to the prelims and the page edges 68-70 (not involving any text). Wood-engraved title-vignette and 7 header wood engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Loosely inserted is the 4 page publisher's Prospectus which includes a specimen page with one illustration. This prospectus is in near Fine condition. Along with 'Esope's Fables', also illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, one of the highlights of The Gregynog Press. A sharp… Read More
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Alice In Wonderland : With The Publisher’s ‘Order Form’, ‘Prospectus’ and...
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Alice In Wonderland : With The Publisher’s ‘Order Form’, ‘Prospectus’ and ‘Proclamation’ : With A Complete Set Of 6 Greeting Cards With Illustrations Taken From This Edition, Which Have All Been Signed By The Illustrator

by Carroll, Lewis & Van Sandwyk, Charles (Illus.)

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The First UK printing of this illustrated edition, published by The Folio Society, London in 2016. Number '295' of only 1000 copies issued. The BOOK is in Fine condition and appears unread with the original publisher's tissue paper covering still present. Quarter vellum binding with vellum tips and decorative paper covered boards in a deep shade of red; 24-carat gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine and illustrations on the front board blocked in four foils. Gilded top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Limitation spread blocked in two colours on two shades of laid paper, inset with an etching hand-printed under the artist's supervision on Somerset Velvet Buff hand-made paper; signed and numbered by Van Sandwyk, number '295' out of an edition of 1000. Eleven plates printed in full colour with gold borders on art paper, tipped into the text within ornamental gold borders; nine 'scraps' printed in full colour, individually cut out and tipped in place. Approximately 50 line-drawings throughout the text and… Read More
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Cafe Royal Cocktail Book : With The Scarce Wrapper By Alex Jardine
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Cafe Royal Cocktail Book : With The Scarce Wrapper By Alex Jardine

by Tarling, W.J.

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The First UK printing published by Publications from Pall Mall Ltd., London in 1937. The book was issued by the publishers as 'The Coronation Edition'. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some pushing with very slight splitting to the extreme spine tips. The original blue publisher's boards remain very clean with just some tiny rubs to the lower corners. The gilt titling and decorations remain bright. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Light toning and spotting to the text-block and prelims. Mild offsetting to the blank end-papers with light spotting to the prelims with one small mark to the fore edge of the title and frontis pages. This edition was issued with two different wrappers. This is the more scarcer of the two and is a stiff glassine pictorial wrapper. The WRAPPER is in Very Good condition with edge-wear and loss to the spine ends and rear upper edges due to its fragility (see images). Some closed tears and nicks in places. Priced at '7/6 net' to the lower front flap. The… Read More
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Strangers And Brothers
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Strangers And Brothers

by Snow, C.P.

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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber in 1940. The BOOK is in near Fine condition and appears unread. Just a hint of spotting and toning to the text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is in Very Good++ or better condition. It is the correct first issue with the appropriate list of 'New Fiction' titles on the rear panel. Some small losses at the spine ends but all the lettering is complete. Light rubbing to the folds and corners with some toning to the spine and folds. Light age related markings with a small light pen mark to the lower front cover. The wrapper presents very well in the removable Brodart archival cover. A very collectible copy of the elusive first title in C.P. Snow's eleven novels roman fleuve. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales
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The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales

by Chaucer, Geoffrey & King, Ronald (Illus.)

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The First UK printing published by Editions Alecto, London in 1967. Elephant Folio. With frontis and fourteen mask images, each are titled and initialed by the artist in pencil printed silk screen and letter-press in 24 pt Plantin. Number 65' of an edition of only 125 signed copies. The 15 proofs (50 x 37cm) were issued as 15 unbound, four page sections on Barcham Green rag-made housed within a paper wraparound folder. The whole housed within a blue cloth folder with silver titling and the original publisher s canvas slip-case. (There were also separate editions of 50 plus 5 proofs made of all the images except Friar & Franklin ). All the screen-prints are present and in excellent condition. The spine of the portfolio is faded. The slipcase is very good condition. The Prologue is held in important public and private collections world-wide. There was also a later (second) edition, published 11years later by The Circle Press. The first edition of 1967 was begun by Editions Alecto, but following… Read More
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XX1 Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales : With The Publisher’s Prospectus
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XX1 Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales : With The Publisher’s Prospectus

by Sampson, John & Parker, Agnes Miller (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by The Gregynog Press in 1933. Number '161' of only 250 copies issued. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition with the publisher's original citron sheepskin binding and gilt titling by the Gregynog Bindery. A little rubbing at the spine and edges as usually encountered with this binding. The gilt titling and decorations remain bright. The binding remains tight. Free from inscriptions. Mild offsetting from the in-turns. Light toning to the text-block with a sprinkling of spotting to the prelims and the page edges 68-70 (not involving any text). Wood-engraved title-vignette and 7 header wood engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Loosely inserted is the 4 page publisher's Prospectus which includes a specimen page with one illustration. This prospectus is in near Fine condition. Along with 'Esope's Fables', also illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, one of the highlights of The Gregynog Press. A sharp… Read More
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Alice In Wonderland : With The Publisher’s ‘Order Form’, ‘Prospectus’ and...
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Alice In Wonderland : With The Publisher’s ‘Order Form’, ‘Prospectus’ and ‘Proclamation’ : With A Complete Set Of 6 Greeting Cards With Illustrations Taken From This Edition, Which Have All Been Signed By The Illustrator

by Carroll, Lewis & Van Sandwyk, Charles (Illus.)

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The First UK printing of this illustrated edition, published by The Folio Society, London in 2016. Number '295' of only 1000 copies issued. The BOOK is in Fine condition and appears unread with the original publisher's tissue paper covering still present. Quarter vellum binding with vellum tips and decorative paper covered boards in a deep shade of red; 24-carat gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine and illustrations on the front board blocked in four foils. Gilded top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Limitation spread blocked in two colours on two shades of laid paper, inset with an etching hand-printed under the artist's supervision on Somerset Velvet Buff hand-made paper; signed and numbered by Van Sandwyk, number '295' out of an edition of 1000. Eleven plates printed in full colour with gold borders on art paper, tipped into the text within ornamental gold borders; nine 'scraps' printed in full colour, individually cut out and tipped in place. Approximately 50 line-drawings throughout the text and… Read More
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious

by Shakespeare, William/ Ravilious, Eric (Illustrator)/ Powers, Alan (Introduction by)

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Bodleian Library, 2024. Hardcover. New. 96 pages. 10.51x7.65x0.60 inches.
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious

by Shakespeare, William/ Ravilious, Eric (Illustrator)/ Powers, Alan (Introduction by)

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Twelfth Night--Or, What You Will

by Shakespeare, William; Eric Ravilious (illustrator)

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Limited Edition, 1932: The Golden Cockerel Press. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover in pictorial brick toned cloth; 3/4 caramel morocco with gilt titles. First limited (# 267 of only 275 copies) Eric Ravilious illustrated edition. Book is in near fine condition, generally crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Minor wear and scuffing present. Ravilious' splendid wood engravings throughout. considered some of his best work. Laid in is a full page loose leaf advertisement. 'Golden Cockerel Books for the Spring'. 4to. 77 pp. Large item--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.There is a loose flyer 'Golden Cockerel Books for the Spring' enclosed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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TWELFTH NIGHT OR, WHAT YOU WILL

TWELFTH NIGHT OR, WHAT YOU WILL

by (RAVILIOUS, Eric) SHAKESPEARE, William

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(Waltham Saint Lawrence): The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight darkening of leather on the spine. Near Fine. Eric Ravilious. Original Sangorski and Sutcliffe morocco leather-backed boards with Ravilious illustrations on both covers. The text is illustrated with a wood-engraved title, decorative borders, and 29 lovely wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious printed in brown and gray/green. Copy #261 of 375 printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings on Batchelor hand-made paper with the Golden Cockerel watermark.
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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia...

A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.

by DIAS, João José Alves

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Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile. ***
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The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

by Simson, Clive

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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the author’s experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.

In Search of Nature.

by Ratcliffe, D.A

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

by Martell, Charles

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

by Hart, Ian & Edmundson, William

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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

by Martell, Charles

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling...

Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.

by Hart, Ian

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

by Hart, Ian

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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the...
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.

by Hart, Ian

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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim...
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.

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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief… Read More
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