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London: G. Kearsley, 1800. Eighteen volumes - Volumes One to Eight (bound in sixteen volumes) and Shaw's Zoological Lectures (Two volumes). Uniform full straight-grain morocco, raised bands, spines in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, volume and sub-title to fifth, the remaining panels with gilt central quadrilobe and leafy stem oblong device, covers framed with semi-circle roll in blind bordered with a gilt double fillet, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Spines very slightly dulled, some minor rubbing to extremities, slight scrapes to a few covers, small chip to head of volume three part two. Internally lightly browned with some very light foxing, some offsetting from plates, but generally fairly clean. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown of volume one. Additional engraved title to each volume and all plates called for. Encompassing Mammalia (volumes one and two), Amphibia (volume three), Pisces (volumes four and five), Insecta (volume six) and Birds (volumes seven and…
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General Zoology or Systematic Natural History
by Shaw, George
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The Giant's Robe
by Anstey, F. [Guthrie, Thomas Anstey]
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London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1884. viii, 439pp, [1], rebound in later half-morocco and marbled paper over boards, raised bands, spine in five panels, flower device to first and fifth panels, title to second, author to fourth, with repeated flower head pattern to larger third panel, date to foot, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. Slightly rubbed to extremities, internally lightly browned with occasional light foxing to margins and fore-edge of text block, but generally clean. Previous owner's book plate to front pastedown. Turner 2; Sadleir 46; Woolf 158. First Edition. Half Morocco and Boards. Very Good. 8vo.
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Gleanings in England; Descriptive of the Countenance, Mind and Character of the Country
by Pratt, Mr. [Samuel Jackson]
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1804. Three volumes complete - Volume One (Third edition) - xxvii, [1], 452pp; Volume Two - (Second edition) - xvi, 477pp, [3] and Volume Three - (First edition) - lxx, [2], 674pp, [6]. Contemporary full tree calf, smooth backs, divided into six panels by gilt rules, morocco title label to second panel, volume number to fourth, remaining panels with gilt quadrilobe to centre, greek key roll to ends, gilt roll to edges. Rubbed, especially to outer joints and corners. Internally some light browning and spotting throughout, but tolerably clean. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedowns. Mixed edition of Pratt's English gleanings, originally published as the fourth volume of his Welsh Gleanings, here revised and expanded. Mixed Edition. Full Calf. Good. 8vo.
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Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia, with Views of Peace and War at Home and Abroad. To Which is Added Humanity; or the Rights of Nature. A Poem Revised and Corrected
by Pratt, Mr. [Samuel Jackson]
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London: T.N. Longman and L.B. Seeley, 1795. Three volumes complete - Volume One - lxxii, [2], 410pp; Volume Two - xvi, 535pp, [1] and Volume Three - xii, 439pp, [1]. Contemporary full speckled calf, smooth backs divided into six panels by gilt rules, morocco title label to second panel, morocco volume label to fourth. Rubbed, minor chipping to spine ends, small hole to foot of spine of volume two, corners bumped. Internally some light browning and dust-staining, but generally fairly clean and bright, previous owners armorial book plate to front pastedowns. Presentation copy, with 'from the author' to titles in volumes one and two. A portrait from a later edition has been inserted to volume one (no portrait called for in this edition). Complete in itself, but a fourth volume, 'Gleanings in England', was issued in 1799. Pratt, Samuel Jackson [pseud. Courtney Melmoth] (1749-1814), writer and actor ... Pratt's voluminous works ... assume many forms ... Among his efforts at landscape…
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The Great Gatsby
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. [6], 218pp, recently rebound in full morocco by Temple Bookbinders, raised bands, spine in six panels, title lettered direct to second panel, author to fourth with date to foot, upper cover with inlaid vellum panel with hand painted design by Martin Frost of a jazz trumpeter, lower cover with inlaid vellum panel again with hand painted design by Martin Frost of a young lady, a.e.g. chiyogami endpapers, housed in a cloth covered slipcase. Externally fine, internally lightly browned with occasional light foxing, which is a little heavier to final couple of pages. The first edition, first impression with the six textual variants. Bruccoli A11.1.a. First Edition. Full Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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[Greek Title] Florilegium Diversorum Epigrammatum Veterum, in Septem Libros Divisum
by Estienne, Henri (Ed)
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[Geneva]: Henricus Stephanus, 1566. [4], 539pp, [35]. Later (mid - late18th century?) morocco, slightly raised double bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, publisher to third, remaining panels with central floral spray surrounded by a lozenge made up of small tools with acorn corner pieces, covers with thick fillet bordering a flower head and leafy stem roll frame, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g., with spot pattern marbled endpapers. Spine slightly faded, small hole to head of spine, rubbed with some slight cracking to leather towards fore-edges. Lightly browned internally, occasional light spotting, but generally clean, previous owners' book plate to front pastedown. Red ruled throughout. Signature Ii misbound but complete. Anthology of Greek poetry and wisdom. Greek text. Brunet notes that it is a "beautiful edition that presents a fully revised text". Brunet I:308; Renouard 126. First Thus. Full Morocco. Good+. 4to.
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The Gremlins
by Dahl, Roald
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New York: Random House, 1944. [52], original quarter cloth and boards in DJ, decorative endpapers. DJ chipped to spine ends with loss to head and more seriously to the foot, creased and slightly chipped to edges and spine, corners chipped. Inner joints repaired with cloth, text is quite bright and clean. The first edition with the correct price of $1.00 to DJ (BMC April 2002). First Edition (US). Quarter Cloth and Boards. Good/Fair. 4to.
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