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![Practical Taxidermy a manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting preserving and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds to which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums Second Edition revised 1884](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/175/466/1607466175.0.m.jpg)
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Practical Taxidermy a manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting preserving and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds to which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums Second Edition revised 1884
by Browne, Montagu
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- Used - Good with some marginalia
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- no dustwrapper
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1884
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€28.34
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London: L. Upcott Gill, 1884. 2nd Edition. hardbound. Good with some marginalia/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations 2nd Edition (revised and enlarged with additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy) of Montagu Browne's illustrated guide to taxidermy for the amateur; chapters on decoying and trapping animals, tools, preservatives, skinning, birds, mammals, fish, modelling, etc; b&w text illustrations, full-page plates, and including… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Stable Secrets or Puffy Doodles his sayings and sympathies 1863 edition](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/173/466/1607466173.0.m.jpg)
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Stable Secrets or Puffy Doodles his sayings and sympathies 1863 edition
by Mills, John
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- Used - Good
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1st Edition
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- 1863
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€37.79
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London: Ward and Lock, 1863. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations 1st Edition humorous fiction set in the world of 19th-Century British horse racing, the protagonist/narrator Puffy Doodles being a stable boy; b&w engravings; red cloth boards with gilt titling and illustrations to front board and spine; bookshop blind-stamp to front endpaper, endpapers tanned and foxed, generally Good… Read more about this item Item Price
€37.79
![The Iron & Marble Co. Ltd. 33 Victoria Street, Bristol Catalogue of Builders' and Plumbers' Materials and Ironmongery The House of the Grate](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/165/466/1607466165.0.m.jpg)
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The Iron & Marble Co. Ltd. 33 Victoria Street, Bristol Catalogue of Builders' and Plumbers' Materials and Ironmongery The House of the Grate
by The Iron & Marble Co. Ltd.
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- Used - Fair with prominent dampstaining
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- no dustwrapper
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- no date (1940's?)
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€28.34
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Bristol: The Iron & Marble Co. Ltd., no date (1940's?). hardbound. Fair with prominent dampstaining/no dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue of Builders and Plumbers materials and Ironmongery, from The Iron & Marble Co. Ltd., Bristol; featuring chimney pieces, tiles and surrounds, ranges, mantels, gas fires, enamelled slate chimney pieces, brasswork, rainwater goods, and more; copiously illustrated; Scarce, one copy on… Read more about this item Item Price
€28.34
![Die Orchidaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea from the library of P.S. Lavarack 1914](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/650/369/1606369650.0.m.jpg)
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Die Orchidaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea from the library of P.S. Lavarack 1914
by Schlechter, Dr. Rud.
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- Used - G-VG
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1914
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- Leather
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€81.87
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Berlin: Dahlem, 1914. leather. G-VG /no dustwrapper. 4to. Reference to the orchids of (then) German New Guinea; text in German (and with Latin terminology), and being band I (volume I) in a larger botanical work edited by Friedrich Fedde; 3/4 leather with maroon cloth sides, gilt borders, cloth title label to spine with gilt titling; from the library of P.S.… Read more about this item Item Price
€81.87
![The Moreton Series Manual of Derivation containing Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek prefixes and affixes Latin and Greek roots suitable for classes IV and V 1929](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/694/621/1603621694.0.m.jpg)
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The Moreton Series Manual of Derivation containing Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek prefixes and affixes Latin and Greek roots suitable for classes IV and V 1929
by Moreton Printing Company
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- Used - Fair
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- 1929
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- Paperback
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€17.63
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Brisbane: Moreton Printing Company, 1929. paperback. Fair. 12mo. 1929 Moreton Series text book for Queensland schools, classes iv and v, on the subject of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon derivations, referencing word endings, hidden derivations, derivations of principal words extracted from Qld Reader V; former owner's name to title page, significant underlining and marginalia throughout, foxing/stains/closed tears to some pages; wraps… Read more about this item Item Price
€17.63
![Two Tudor Books of Arms Illustrated Being Harleian Manuscripts 2169 & 6163 Blasoned by Joseph Foster HON MA OXON](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/426/697/1598697426.0.m.jpg)
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Two Tudor Books of Arms Illustrated Being Harleian Manuscripts 2169 & 6163 Blasoned by Joseph Foster HON MA OXON
by Foster, Joseph; Cooke, Robert D.
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- Used - G-VG in fair boards
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1904
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- Hardbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€47.24
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London: The De Walden Library, 1904. 1st Edition. hardbound. G-VG in fair boards/no dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Two Tudor Books of Arms: A Tudor Book of Arms tricked by Robert Cooke being Harleian Manuscript No. 2169 blasoned by Joseph Foster, and A Tudor Book of Arms being Harleian Manuscript No. 6163 blasoned by Joseph Foster; copiously illustrated with nine hundred… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Animal Biography or Anecdotes of the Lives Manners and Economy of the Animal Creation arranged according to the system of Linnaeus Vol I Quadrupeds 1803](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/944/632/1590632944.0.m.jpg)
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Animal Biography or Anecdotes of the Lives Manners and Economy of the Animal Creation arranged according to the system of Linnaeus Vol I Quadrupeds 1803
by Bingley, The Rev. W. J. Adlard for R. Phillips
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- Used - Fair-Good
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1803
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- Leather
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€47.24
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London, 1803. leather. Fair-Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. Volume I (Quadrupeds) of Rev Bingley's three volume Animal Biography, with chapters on Primates, Bats, Cats, Weesels (Weasels), Beavers, and including an account of The Duck-Billed Platypus ""not long ago discovered in New Holland""; bound in full calf, spine professionally restored and with new hinges; significant dampstain to first 20 odd pages, occasional lighter… Read more about this item Item Price
€47.24
![The Letters of the Celebrated Junius a more complete edition than any yet published Volume I 1783](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/935/632/1590632935.0.m.jpg)
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The Letters of the Celebrated Junius a more complete edition than any yet published Volume I 1783
by Junius
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- Used - Good (rebacked)
- Jacket Condition
- no dustwrapper
- Published
- 1783
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- Leather
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€28.34
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London, 1783. leather. Good (rebacked)/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Volume I of two volumes of the letters of Junius, published in 1783; no publisher mentioned, nor translator - the 'Advertisement' showing the printed intiails 'M. de' - 50 letters in all; full calf with original boards, spine re-backed in new leather with gilt titling; 2 x former owner's inscriptions to front pastedown,… Read more about this item Item Price
€28.34
![Model Notes of Lessons for class teaching Royal School Series 1880](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/974/909/1588909974.0.m.jpg)
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Model Notes of Lessons for class teaching Royal School Series 1880
by Royal School Readers
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- Used - Good in fair boards
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- no dustwrapper
- Published
- 1880
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- Hardbound
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€36.53
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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1880. hardbound. Good in fair boards/no dustwrapper. 12mo . Early (or first?) edition 1880 of this guide for pupil teachers and for students in training colleges, covering elementary instruction for teaching the basic subjects (history, geography, arithmetic, reading/writing etc), the lessons being formatted in systemic arrangement (tabular form) to provide a plan or outline of… Read more about this item Item Price
€36.53
![Elements of Geometry containing the Six Books of Euclid with a supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids to which are added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry Third Edition Enlarged 1810](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/812/605/1587605812.0.m.jpg)
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Elements of Geometry containing the Six Books of Euclid with a supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids to which are added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry Third Edition Enlarged 1810
by Playfair, John; Euclid
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- Used - Good (pages heavily foxed and tanned); spine restored
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- no dustwrapper
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- 3rd Edition Enlarged
- Published
- 1810
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- Leather
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€157.45
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Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute and Wilkie and Robinson, 1810. 3rd Edition Enlarged. leather. Good (pages heavily foxed and tanned); spine restored/no dustwrapper. 8vo. geometric examples 3rd Edition, enlarged, of Playfair's Euclid; contains the Six Books of Euclid, with a supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids; to which are added Elements of Plane and Spherical… Read more about this item Item Price
€157.45
![The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman 1st Edition 1924](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/805/605/1587605805.0.m.jpg)
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The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman 1st Edition 1924
by Sparling, H. Halliday
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- Used - Very Good
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1924
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€53.53
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1924. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations H Halliday Sparling's history of the Kelmscott Press, and tribute to his mentor William Morris; Sparling was a long-time associate of Morris, and worked with him at The Kelmscott; details Morris' printing apprenticeship, preparation, his work as a master-printer, and also includes a chapter on books… Read more about this item Item Price
€53.53
![Graph Analysis Being a Graphised Account of the Relative Economic Merits Existing Between Machines in a Specified Shop Signed by the author](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/125/274/1585274125.0.m.jpg)
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Graph Analysis Being a Graphised Account of the Relative Economic Merits Existing Between Machines in a Specified Shop Signed by the author
by Dean, Geoffrey
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dustwrapper
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- Signed 1st Edition
- Published
- 1962
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- Hardbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€122.81
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Melbourne: The Author, 1962. Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 4to. colour graphs Analysis of the relative economic value of printing machines, based on data obtained from graphs, designed to assist the Estimator to decide the best (and cheapest) way of producing work; includes 129 graphs, with explanatory index etc; Signed by the author; includes a note by the… Read more about this item Item Price
€122.81
![Cobbler's Pegs Signed 1st Edition](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/721/427/1569427721.0.m.jpg)
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Cobbler's Pegs Signed 1st Edition
by Meadows, Maureen C.
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- Used - Good in rubbed/stained boards
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- no dustwrapper
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- Signed 1st Edition
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€47.24
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Brisbane: Watson, Ferguson & Co., 1944. Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. Good in rubbed/stained boards/no dustwrapper. 4to. Berenice C. Eklund Scarce Signed 1st Edition of this classic Australian children's book, being a collection of poems by Maureen Meadows, with the drawings of Berenice Eklund; Muir 4915; flat-signed by Meadows to title page; this copy has some light foxing and fingermarks through… Read more about this item Item Price
€47.24
![A Treatise on Mathematical Instruments in which their construction, and the methods of testing, adjusting, and using them, are concisely explained Seventh Edition 1864 with Appendix](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/909/323/1566323909.0.m.jpg)
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A Treatise on Mathematical Instruments in which their construction, and the methods of testing, adjusting, and using them, are concisely explained Seventh Edition 1864 with Appendix
by Heather, J.F.
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- Used - Good
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- no dustwrapper
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- 7th Edition
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- 1864
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- Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€47.24
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London: Virtue Brothers, 1864. 7th Edition. leather. Good/no dustwrapper. 16mo. b&w illustrations 7th Edition (1864) of Heather's Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, including chapters on Drawing Instruments, Optical, Surveying, Astronomical, and with a section on Goniometers; b&w text engravings and illustrations; this copy bound in three-quarter leather with cloth sides, the pages being rather crudely cut along the top edges of… Read more about this item Item Price
€47.24
![Souvenir Album Twelve Views of The Houses of Parliament detachable for use as post cards](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/457/012/1518012457.0.m.jpg)
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Souvenir Album Twelve Views of The Houses of Parliament detachable for use as post cards
by Frith's Series Post Cards
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- Used - Good
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- no date (1900?)
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€15.75
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London: W. Barnes, no date (1900?). paperback. Good. landscape 16mo. sepia photo illustrations Souvenir post card book containing 12 post cards each with a different view of The Houses of Parliament in printed wraps; post cards perforated at edges; 3 cards detached (but present), two cards with worn patches, o.w. Good. Item Price
€15.75
![Undine by F. De La Motte Fouque with Illustrations by Rosie M.M. Pitman 1st thus 1897](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/985/789/1498789985.0.m.jpg)
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Undine by F. De La Motte Fouque with Illustrations by Rosie M.M. Pitman 1st thus 1897
by De La Motte Fouque, Friedrich.; Pitman, Rosie M.M.
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- Used - Very Good in lightly rubbed boards
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1st thus
- Published
- 1897
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€59.83
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London: Macmillan, 1897. 1st thus. hardbound. Very Good in lightly rubbed boards/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations Illustrated edition of de la Motte Fouque's Undine, telling the tale of a water sprite who marries a knight in order to gain a soul; illustrations by Rosie MM Pitman, including full-page b&w frontispiece plate with tissue-guard; full-page b&w illustrations throughout and… Read more about this item Item Price
€59.83
![The Comacines their Predecessors and their Successors 1st Edition 1910](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/981/789/1498789981.0.m.jpg)
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The Comacines their Predecessors and their Successors 1st Edition 1910
by Ravenscroft, W.
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- Used - Good
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- no dustwrapper
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1910
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- Hardbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€85.02
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London: Elliot Stock, 1910. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w illustrations Concise history of The Comacines, chapters include 'The Origins of Freemasonry and the Temple Builders', 'The Roman College and the Quatuor Coronati', Isola Comacini', 'The Comacine Lodges'; includes b&w photo illustrations; 2 x former owner's names to prelims, heavy foxing/toning to endpapers, prelims and text block,… Read more about this item Item Price
€85.02
![Aspects of Judaism being Eighteen Sermons Second Edition 1895](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/185/566/1497566185.0.m.jpg)
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Aspects of Judaism being Eighteen Sermons Second Edition 1895
by Abrahams, Israel; Montefiore, Claude G.
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- Used - Very Good in rubbed boards
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- no dustwrapper
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- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1895
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- Hardbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€28.34
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. 2nd Edition. hardbound. Very Good in rubbed boards/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Collection of eighteen sermons on Jewish life, thought, and theology by Abrahams and Montefiore; Friendship, Angels, The Love of God, Religious Liberty, Religion and Morality, and more; medium foxing to endpapers, lighter to prelims, mild toning to edges of pages, o.w. Very Good… Read more about this item Item Price
€28.34
![A Primer of the Art of Illumination for the use of Beginners](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/182/566/1497566182.0.m.jpg)
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A Primer of the Art of Illumination for the use of Beginners
by Delamotte, F.
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- Used - Fair
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- no dustwrapper
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- no date (1880's?)
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€40.94
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no date (1880's?). hardbound. Fair/no dustwrapper. 8vo. colour illustrations Delamotte's Primer of Illumination, with text and colour plate illustrations; text references history and characteristics of illumination, reference to specimens at the British Museum, practical directions, colours; 20 full-page colour plates; this copy re-bound in blue buckram with section of original gilt design and titling to front, new endpapers;… Read more about this item Item Price
€40.94
![John Boyle O'Reilly A Bibliography including references to the Catalpa Incident Murdoch Bibliographies 2 - Original wraps bound in boards, from the library of Alan Queale with Queale's bookplate designed by Norman Lindsay](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/349/607/1472607349.0.m.jpg)
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John Boyle O'Reilly A Bibliography including references to the Catalpa Incident Murdoch Bibliographies 2 - Original wraps bound in boards, from the library of Alan Queale with Queale's bookplate designed by Norman Lindsay
by Nadanasabapathy, V.
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- Used - Good-Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Camira, Queensland, AUS
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€36.53
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Murdoch: Murdoch University Library, 1976. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good-Very Good. 8vo. Bibliography of John Boyle O'Reilly, referencing books and other printed material both by and about O'Reilly, and including entries relating to The Catalpa Incident (the rescue of 6 Fenian prisoners from a British penal colony in W.A.); No. 2 in The Murdoch Bibliographies from Murdoch University Library;… Read more about this item Item Price
€36.53