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Garibaldi and the Thousand
by George Macaulay Trevelyan
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1926
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- 1
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€29.86
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Condition: Good; edge wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings except for a school label on the marbled endpapers. The gilt page ends on the top. There is a slight scratch on the gilt-decorated spine. Includes a folded map. Contains black and white plates. Ninth Impression. 395 pages. Item Price
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Uttermost Part of the Earth
by E. Lucas Bridges
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1948
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First Edition. Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings. There is light foxing to text block edges. 558 pages. Illustrated with black & white plates and maps. Item Price
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Horn of the Hunter: The Story of an African Safari
by Robert Ruark
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1954
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€38.22
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Condition: Good; corners are bumped, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. Light foxing at the back of the book. Item Price
€38.22
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The Great Escape
by Paul Brickhill
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- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1951
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€113.46
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First Edition, 1st impression (no reprint statement to the copyright page). Condition: Very Good; the interior is clean without markings. The spine ends have some rubbing. The DJ is in poor condition with some wear and tears. The edges of the DJ are chipped. The DJ is unclipped. Illustrated by Ley Kenyon. Sixteen plates and illustrations and a full-page map. Item Price
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Stories of Old Ireland and Myself
by Sir William Orpen
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1924
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€1,791.45
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Rare large paper edition limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 1. Signed by the author. Condition: Fair to Good; The interior is clean without markings. Cream cloth-covered boards. They are lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine. Boards are fair - with age spotting and minor soiling. The corners are bumped and illustrated with thirty-four… Read more about this item Item Price
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Recollections of a Diplomatist, Vol I & II
by Sir Horace Rumbold
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1902
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First edition; 4th impression. Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards and spine ends. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. There is scattered foxing. There is a rubbed area on the front cover of Vol I. The edges are very slightly dust-toned with age. The author's arms are stamped in gilt on the upper boards. Item Price
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Life of Richard Trevithick: With an Account of His Inventions Volume I & II
by Francis Trevithick
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1872
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€447.86
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Condition: Vol I - Poor; missing piece of top of the spine. Wear along the edges. Interior is clean. 388 pages.
Condition: Vol II - Fair - wear to edges and along the top of the spine. The Interior is clean other than a light pencil mark of the previous owner. 403 pages.
The binding is still tight. Sporadic foxing.
Illustrated with engravings… Read more about this item Item Price
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The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Lot of 2 ( Vol I & II & Vol III & IV)
by James Boswell
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1850
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€47.77
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Vol I and Vol II in one book. Condition: Fair. Edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean. Mild foxing and tanning throughout. There is some hinge weakness between the boards and pages, both front and rear. B&W illustrations throughout. Page edges are marbled. 298 pages.
Vol III and Vol IV in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1996
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€17.91
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. The slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Translated by F H Lyon and introduced by Tim Severin. Includes B&W photos and endpaper maps. Item Price
€17.91
Churchill A Life (Two Volume Set)
by Martin Gilbert
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 2004
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. The slipcase is good, with minor surface wear and a small split in the upper left corner. Includes over 140 photographs.
This is a heavy book and will require additional postage. Item Price
€29.86
Marcel Proust A Biography (Volume 1 & 2)
by George D Painter
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1961
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€46.58
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Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. The spines are sun faded. Slipcase is good with minor surface wear. Includes B&W photos. Vol 1 - third impression 1961; Vol 2 second impression 1965. Vol 2 has Ex Libris label. Item Price
€46.58
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The Twelve Caesars
by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1994
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€16.72
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Fourth printing. Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Translated by Robert Graves. Wood Engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Contains black and white illustrations throughout.
One of them was a military genius; one murdered his mother and fiddled while Rome burned; another earned the nickname 'sphincter artist'. Six of their number were… Read more about this item Item Price
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Akenfield
by Ronald Blythe
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2002
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€75.24
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear—illustrations by Peter Bailey. Item Price
€75.24
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Julius Caesar
by Christian Meier
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2004
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Third Printing. Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy, appears unread—previous owner's name on inside front board. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Introduced by Peter Jones. Translated from the German by David McLintock. Item Price
€17.91
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An Autobiography
by Anthony Trollope
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1999
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€13.14
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear—introduction by John Sutherland. Item Price
€13.14
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My Early Times
by Charles Dickens
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1988
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€11.93
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is in very good condition. Editor Peter Rowland. Several colour and B&W illustrations. Item Price
€11.93
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Queen Victoria; Our Life in the Highlands 1848 to 1861
by Arthur Helps
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1973
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€21.49
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Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG but shows signs of discolour. Tartan boards with gilt titles on the spine. Item Price
€21.49
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
by John H. Ingram
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 4th
- Published
- 1892
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€11.93
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Condition: Good; edge-wear to the spine ends and the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. Scattered foxing. Fourth edition. Item Price
€11.93
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Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble, 1871-1883
by Edward FitzGerald
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1902
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€11.93
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Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings. Edges are dust-stained. The spine ends are slightly crushed. Some of the pages are uncut. Maroon cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. Preface by William Aldis Wright. 2nd edition. Item Price
€11.93
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The History of Henry Esmond, esq., written by himself.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1896
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€11.88
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Condition: Fair edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The spine is leaning. Slight internal cracking to the spine, but the binding is still tight. Scattered foxing The interior is clean without markings. Gilt page edges. Illustrations by T. R. Robinson. Item Price
€11.88