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  1930 RUBAIYAT Of OMAR KHAYYAM SIGNED LIMITED DELUCE EDITION By WILLY POGANY

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  THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM PRESENTED BY WILLY POGANY PUBLISHED BY GEORGE HARRAP & CO, LONDON CIRCA 1930 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION - 525 COPIES ONLY BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S DELUXE SUEDE BINDING, SIGNED BY...

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  1910 THE RIVER WAR By WINSTON S CHURCHILLRECONQUEST OF THE SOUDAN RARE EDITION

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  THE RIVER WAR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RECONQUEST OF THE SOUDAN BY WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL PUBLISHED BY THOMAS NELSON & SONS, LONDON CIRCA 1910 HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, FRONTIS + SEVERAL FULL...

  £135.00

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• 1841 1st EDITION. The AWARD Of The DEAN FOREST MINING COMMISSIONERS By T SOPWITH

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  THE AWARD OF THE DEAN FOREST MINING COMMISSIONERS AS TO THE COAL & IRON MINES IN HER MAJESTY'S FOREST OF DEAN BY THOMAS SOPWITH PUBLISHED BY JOHN WEALE, LONDON 1841. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK IN THE...

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• 1934 UNEASY MONEY By P G WODEHOUSE WITH ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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  UNEASY MONEY BY P. G. WODEHOUSE PUBLISHED BY METHUEN & CO, LONDON 1934 HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 279 PAGES +...

  £65.00

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• 1932 The GENESIS OF THE DIAMOND By ALPHEUS F WILLIAMS 2 Vols FIRST EDITION SET

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  THE GENESIS OF THE DIAMOND BY ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS GENERAL MANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LTD PUBLISHED BY ERNEST BENN, LONDON 1932 FIRST EDITION SET - COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES HARDBACKS IN THE ORIGINAL...

  £280.00

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• 1905 The BOOK OF CAKES By T PERCY LEWIS & A G BROMLEY ILLUSTRATED FIRST EDITION

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  PUBLISHED BY MACLAREN & SONS, LONDON CIRCA 1905 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE COPY WITH ALL 48 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BOOK MEASURES APPROX 12 x 9 INCHES SOME RUBBING TO COVER...

  £420.00

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• 1934 1st EDITION GREAT BIG MIGET BOOK BY LOUIS WAIN

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  GREAT BIG MIDGET BOOK ILLUSTRATED BY LOUIS WAIN ASSISTED BY CLAIRE WAIN PUBLISHED BY DEAN & SONS, LONDON CIRCA 1934 HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED BINDING, FRONTIS + NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT ARE...

  £145.00

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• 1799 1st EDITION. A LECTURE ON HEADS By GEORGE ALEX STEVENS

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  A LECTURE ON HEADS BY GEORGE ALEX STEVENS PUBLISHED BY T. BENSLEY, LONDON 1799 FIRST EDITION BOUND IN A 19TH CENTURY FULL LEATHER BINDING BUT WITH A FAIRLY RECENT LEATHER SPINE ADDED, NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG...

  £120.00

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• 1940 1st Edition. THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY By W E JOHNS ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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  PUBLISHED BY JOHN HAMILTON, LONDON CIRCA 1940 FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH WITH THE CORRECT ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 254...

  £350.00

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• 1923 THE WORLD CRISIS By WINSTON S CHURCHILL VOLUMES 1 - 5 ALL 1st EDITIONS

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  PUBLISHED BY THORNTON BUTTERWORTH, LONDON 1923 - 1929 VOLUMES 1 - 5 ALL FIVE VOLUMES ARE THE FIRST EDITIONS & FIRST IMPRESSIONS FIVE VOLUMES FROM THE SIX VOLUME SET [LACKING VOLUME 6 ,THE EASTERN FRONT...

  £775.00

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• 1873 CHARLES DARWIN THE ORIGIN Of SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION

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  THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE BY CHARLES DARWIN PUBLISHED BY JOHN MURRAY, LONDON 1873 SIXTH EDITION WITH ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS...

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• 1957 1st EDITION KURDS TURKS & ARABS POLIITICS TRAVEL & RESEARCH IN N E IRAQ By C J EDMONDS

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  KURDS, TURKS & ARABS POLITICS, TRAVEL & RESEARCH IN NORTH EASTERN IRAQ 1919 - 1925 BY C. J. EDMONDS PUBLISHED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON 1957. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH WITH...

  £180.00

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• 1851 POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS CAMPBELL BY W A HILL

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  PUBLISHED BY EDWARD MOXON, LONDON 1851 BOUND IN A SLIGHTLY LATER FULL LEATHER BINDING BY THE HAYDAY BINDERY, ELABORATE GILT TOOLING TO SPINE & FRONT & REAR BOARD, GILT INNER DENTELLES & PAGE EDGES, SEVERAL...

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• 1900 LONDON By WALTER BESANT. FINE RIVIERE LEATHER BINDING ILLUSTRATED EDITION

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  PUBLISHED BY CHATTO & WINDUS, LONDON 1900 BOUND IN A HALF LEATHER BINDING BY THE RIVIERE BINDERY WITH MARBLED ENDPAPERS, NUMEROUS BLACK &. WHITE LLUSTRATIONS BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES WITH 16 +...

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• 1807 A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH Of The TOWN Of DOVER & Its NEIGHBOURHOOD

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  A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF DOVER & ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD PUBLISHED BY G. LEDGER, DOVER 1807 BOUND IN EARLY MARBLED CARD COVERS BOOK MEASURES APPROX 6 x 4 INCHES WITH 196 PAGES SOME...

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• 1948 WHAT IS LIFE. THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE LIVING CELL BY ERWIN SCHRODINGER

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  WHAT IS LIFE THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE LIVING CELL BY ERWIN SCHRODINGER PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1948 A THIRD PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE...

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• 1951 1st EDITION THE OLD RELIABLE By P G WODEHOUSE, ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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  THE OLD RELIABLE BY P. G. WODEHOUSE PUBLISHED BY. HERBERT JENKINS, LONDON 1951 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL RED CLOTH WITH THE ORIGINAL PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5...

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• 1905 RARE SIGNED 1st EDITION KIPPS. THE STORY OF A SOUL BY H G WELLS

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  KIPPS. THE STORY OF A SIMPLE SOUL BY H. G. WELLS PUBLISHED BY MACMILLAN & CO, LONDON 1905. SIGNED FIRST EDITION SIGNED INSCRIPTION BY H.G.WELLS TO HALF TITLE [SEE IMAGE] HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL...

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• VICTORIAN BRASS & LEATHER BOUND BIBLE FULL LEATHER BINDING, COLOUR PLATES.

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  THE HOLY BIBLE WITH AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE COMMENTARIES OF SCOTT & HENRY BY REV. JOHN EADIE PUBLISHED CIRCA 1880 BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH BRASS CORNERS TO FRONT & REAR BOARDS,...

  £260.00

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• 1907 1st EDITION THE DESERT AND THE SOWN BY GERTRUDE BELL

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  THE DESERT & THE SOWN BY GERTRUDE LOWTHIAN BELL PUBLISHED BY. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON 1907. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL PAGE & AMONG TEXT BUT LACKING THE...

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• 1837 THE CALCUTTA MONTHLY JOURNAL. OPIUM QUESTIONS, INDIAN IMAGIC, INQUESTS

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  THE CALCUTTA JOURNAL BEING A REPOSITORY OF INTELLIGENCE & A GENERAL REGISTER OF OCCURRENCES THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH DOMINIONS IN THE EAST PUBLISHED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER BY SAMUEL SMITH, CALCUTTA, OCTOBER 1837 BOUND IN...

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• 1886 1st EDITION. ROSMERSHOLM By HENRIK IBSEN

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  ROSMERSHOLM SKUESPIL I FIRE AKTER BY HENRIK IBSEN PUBLISHED BY GYLDENDALSKE BOGHANDELS FORLAG, COPENHAGEN 1886. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL GILT DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DECORATED ENDPAPERS, PAGE EDGES GILT BOOK MEASURES APPROX...

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• 1882 1st EDITION EN FOLKEFIENDE By HENRIK IBSEN

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  EN FOLKEFIENDE SKUESPIL I FEM AKTER. (AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE) BY HENRIK IBSEN PUBLISHED BY GYLDENDALSKE BOGHANDELS FORLAG, COPENHAGEN 1882 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS GILT DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DECORATED...

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• 1892 1st EDITION BYGMESTER SOLNESS By HENRIK IBSEN

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  PUBLISHED BY. GYLDENDALSKE BOGHANDELS FORLAG, COPENHAGEN 1892 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS GILT DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DECORATED ENDPAPERS, PAGE EDGES GILT BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7 x 5 INCHES WITH 220 PAGES...

  £675.00

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• 1965 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME By IAN FLEMING + ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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  PUBLISHED BY JONATHAN CAPE, LONDON 1965. SEVENTH IMPRESSION HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, HALF TITLE PRESENT, BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 X 5 INCHES WITH 221 PAGES...

  £90.00

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