New York: American Bible Society, 1852. 105th Edition. 12mo (17.75cm.); publisher's black elaborately blind-embossed morocco, gilt-lettered spine; 591,[5],184pp. Boards rather rubbed at extremities, foxing throughout, else Near Very Good and sound. Bible and "book of ages" of the Captain Charles (1811-1873) and Janet (1809-1896) Cook[e] family. Family Record leaves at...

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[Verona]: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, [1948]. Nuova Editione, Ampliata e Aggiornata. Two volumes; quarto (25.75cm.); publisher's red gilt-embossed pictorial cloth; xv,[1],509,[2],[510]-1002pp.; 10 leaves of color plates (tissue guards), illus. throughout of text. Some internal and external foxing, front hinge of Vol. 1 a bit weak, else Very Good and sound. "This...

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Paris: Librairie d'Education nationale, Alcide Picard, ca. 1900. Quatrième édition, large 4to, pp. 324; plain woodcut frontispiece, 4 plates, text illustrations and maps throughout, many full-page; original red cloth gilt; some fraying to edges and spine head, occasional spotting, pages uniformly toned; very good and sound. Forms part of the...

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Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1924. First Edition. Octavo (20.25cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; xvi,318pp.; photographic frontispiece, three leaves of plates. Jacket quite dust-soiled and worn along the edges with a number of closed tears, some with subsequent creasing, splitting to top and bottom two inches of front...

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Monte Carlo: Éditions du Livre, ca. 1948. First edition thus limited to 3150 copies of which this is no. 1484 of 3000 copies printed on "vélin sans bois," 8 volumes, 8vo; illustrations by the author and others; uniformly bound in original cream wrappers printed in red and black, glassine dust...

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Paris: L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1931. First Edition. Paperback. Limited to 50 copies on "Japon impérial," of which this is no. 19, small 8vo, pp. 169; original decorations by Pierre Courtois throughout; publisher's white pictorial wrappers. Fine. A lovely, uncut copy. By the noted French novelist who often appropriated African...

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Cambridge: John Owen, 1842. First Edition. Octavo (25cm.); publisher's black cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],459pp. Cloth a bit rubbed, spine crown pulled, rear endpaper quite browned, stock extremities foxed, else Very Good or better. Oft-reprinted monograph by the noted entomologist and botanist. SABIN 30524. Provenance: Contemporary engraved armorial ownership bookplate of Boston...

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Paris: Didier, 1840. Troisième Édition. Four volumes (21.25cm.); publisher's dark blue morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. General shelf wear, brief peeling to leather of Vol. IV but otherwise a Very Good or better set.

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Paris: Masson et Cie. 1905. First Edition. Paperback. Large 8vo; pp. [4], xv, [1], 454pp.; original buff printed wrappers (a bit a faint dampstaining along top edge and some soil spots); cracking to spine paper at crown without loss, else a very good, sound copy. Presumably the author's copy with...

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Paris: Vuibert et Nony, 1905. First edition, large 4to, pp. xi, [1], 392; engraved portrait frontispiece, tissue guard, 13 plates, including color map; text illustrations throughout; original green pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, a.e.g., floral endpapers; some light shelf wear, spine a bit cocked, else a lovely copy...

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Pontarlier: Typographie Alexandre Faivre Fils, 1843. First Edition. Paperback. Small octavo; [2],36pp.; recent grey wrappers; fine. Signed and inscribed by the author "Souvenirs d'affection" on title page. Apparently unrecorded personal account of a journey begun in September, 1842, to Italy by way of Switzerland, published to be distributed amongst the...

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Liège: Aug. Bénard, 1895. Paperback. Small 8vo, pp. 243, [1]; black and white portrait frontispiece, facsimiles, 32 vignettes printed in tan and orange; original red and tan pictorial wrappers, endpapers a bit toned, fairly expert restoration to top upper cover edge and lower corner, else Very Good. Blue slip signed...

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