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  • RARE SET IN FINE REGENCY HALF CALF
    ENGLISH THEATRE
    ENGLISH THEATRE

    London: Hughes, (1819). 4 volume set, 5 inches tall. Most attractive set in half Regency calf with gilt bands, twin labels and delicate blind tooling to the panels. Containing 21 plays, each with separate title page and frontispiece. 38 'embellishments'. From the Library and with the bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. Pink bookseller's ticket. A rare item.

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  • ENTERTAINING DICTIONARY IN VERY FINE HALF MOROCCO
    Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Revised and Corrected with the Addition of Numerous Slang Phrases, Collected from Tried Authorities. by EGAN, Pierce
    EGAN, Pierce
    Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Revised and Corrected with the Addition of Numerous Slang Phrases, Collected from Tried Authorities.

    London: Printed for the Editor, 1823. Half morocco, 9 1/4 inches tall. A highly entertaining and interesting dictionary in a very fine half morocco binding, with gilt raised bands, superb centre tool and gilt top edge. Portrait. With the armorial bookplate of Michael, Lord Sandys of Ombersley Court. A fine copy of this work by Pierce Egan, well known for his 'Life in London' and 'Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism'.

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  • CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools. by EASTLAKE, Sir Charles L.
    EASTLAKE, Sir Charles L.
    Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools.

    London: John Murray, 1855. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A superb Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Illustrated with over 100 line engravings.

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  • DELIGHTFUL COPY IN FULL 18TH CENTURY CALF
    The Medical Pocketbook. by ELLIOT, John
    ELLIOT, John
    The Medical Pocketbook.

    London: Johnson, 1791. Full calf, 5.5 inches tall. A charming little volume bound in full calf with gilt bands, label and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Red speckled edges. A fascinating work describing the ailments and cures of the day.

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  • SUPERB LITTLE REGENCY HALF CALF VOLUME WITH THE BINDER'S TICKET
    A Sketch of The Denominations of The Christian World; With a Persuasive to Religious Moderation. by EVANS, John
    EVANS, John
    A Sketch of The Denominations of The Christian World; With a Persuasive to Religious Moderation.

    London: Crosby & Co., 1811. Half calf, 5 1/2 inches tall. A superb little Regency half calf binding with gilt bands and tooling to the panels and green label. With the binder's ticket of James Condie of Paisley. Engraved frontispiece.

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  • VERY HANDSOME FULL MOROCCO BY BUMPUS
    English Verse, Old and New. by MEAD & CLIFT (editors)
    MEAD & CLIFT (editors)
    English Verse, Old and New.

    Cambridge: University Press, 1922. Full morocco, 6.5 inches tall. A very handsome binding by Bumpus with raised bands, simple gilt and inked tooling framing the panels and boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. A superb little copy of this verse anthology.

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  • ROLLICKING HISTORIES IN FINE FULL CALF
    The Heroes of England by EDGAR, John G.
    EDGAR, John G.
    The Heroes of England

    London: Bickers & Son, 1893. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A fine late Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to the panels and a gilt block on the upper board. An unusual title in a Scottish presentation binding! Bookplates of the Angus Club and Dundee High School. With 12 Illustrations of English derring do, not for the politically delicate.

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