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  • TALL COPIES IN WONDERFUL FULL MOROCCO BY C. LEWIS
    One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected. (Together with) Fables, Original and Selected. Second series. by NORTHCOTE, James
    NORTHCOTE, James
    One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected. (Together with) Fables, Original and Selected. Second series.

    London: Geo: Lawford, 1828 & 1833. 2 volume set, 10 inches tall. A wonderful full morocco binding by C(harles) Lewis with raised bands, very fine tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. Exceptionally tall copies with vignettes and decorated initials throughout. James Northcote, as well as being a celebrated Fabulist was a fine artist.

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  • LIMITED EDITION IN FINE HALF MOROCCO
    The Heptameron by NAVARRE, Margaret, Queen of
    NAVARRE, Margaret, Queen of
    The Heptameron

    London: The Society of English Bibliophilists, 1894. 5 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very neat half morocco of generous proportions with gilt raised bands, tooling and top edge. One of 312 copies on hand made paper. The 73 full page plates by Freudenberg printed on Japanese paper and mounted. 150 head and tail pieces by Dunker. Bookplates. A pristine set of this splendid edition.

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  • FINELY ILLUSTRATED WORK IN STUNNING FULL RED MOROCCO
    Hunting Reminiscences. by NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles J.).
    NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles J.).
    Hunting Reminiscences.

    London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1843. Full morocco, 10 inches tall. A beautiful copy bound by Riviere with gilt raised bands and superb floral gilt tooling around a classic pomegranate centre tool. Triple gilt fillets frame the boards, dentelles and all edges gilt. Original cloth cover bound in. The text comprises the memoirs of the Masters of Hounds; Notices of Crack Riders; and Characteristics of the Hunting Countries of England. With 32 illustrations by Alken, Wildrake and Henderson, including 9 engraved plates of Meets.

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  • LIMITED EDITION ON LAID PAPER IN HALF MOROCCO
    The Heptameron. by NAVARRE, Margaret, the Queen of. SAINTSBURY, George (translated into English by).
    NAVARRE, Margaret, the Queen of. SAINTSBURY, George (translated into English by).
    The Heptameron.

    London: Privately printed for the Navarre Society, 1922. 5 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome half morocco with gilt raised bands, finely gilt and inked tooling to the panels and gilt top edges. A strictly limited edition printed on laid paper. A splendid and profusely illustrated edition of these sixteenth century tales.

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  • COLOUR PLATES IN FINE FULL CALF BY MORRELL
    The Chace, The Turf, and the Road. by NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles J.)
    NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles J.)
    The Chace, The Turf, and the Road.

    London: John Murray, 1870. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A very fine Victorian binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands, triple labels and equine gilt centre tools to the panels. Triple gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Delicate vignettes and 14 hand tinted engravings by Alken. A smart copy of this charming work.

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  • FINE PRINTING ON HANDMADE PAPER IN HALF MOROCCO
    Maximes. by NAPOLÉON
    NAPOLÉON
    Maximes.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1903. Half morocco, 6 1/2 inches tall. A lovely heavy half morocco for Sawyer with gilt raised bands, top edge and simple gilt framed panels with corner tools. One of Arthur L. Humphreys deluxe printings on hand-made paper. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Parallel texts in French and English. A delightful copy of this scarce work.

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  • SUPERB FULL MOROCCO BY JEREMIAH LARKINS
    The Heptameron by NAVARRE, Margaret Queen of
    NAVARRE, Margaret Queen of
    The Heptameron

    London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Full morocco, 7.25 inches tall. One of a special series of 'Bohn's Extra Volumes' Beautifully bound in full morocco by the celebrated London binder Jeremiah Larkins. With gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate and the neat stamp of Bostonian collector Charles S. Dixwell on the reverse of the front free endpapers. A beautiful copy of these 72 short stories, mostly concerned with love, lust, sex and romance, inspired by the Decameron and first published in 1558.

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  • STUNNING FULL RED CRUSHED MOROCCO
    The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry the Eighth. by NICOLAS, Nicholas Harris
    NICOLAS, Nicholas Harris
    The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry the Eighth.

    London: William Pickering, 1827. Full crushed morocco, 9 inches tall. A top quality binding by HAYDAY, one of the finest binders of the period. Gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and superb tooling to the boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate. A neat ink owner's inscription on the first blank. A fine copy of this important archival work.

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  • STUNNING FULL RED CRUSHED MOROCCO
    Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York: Wardrobe Accounts of Edward the Fourth. With a Memoir of Elizabeth of York, and Notes. by NICOLAS, Nicholas Harris
    NICOLAS, Nicholas Harris
    Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York: Wardrobe Accounts of Edward the Fourth. With a Memoir of Elizabeth of York, and Notes.

    London: William Pickering, 1830. Full crushed morocco, 9 inches tall. A top quality binding by HAYDAY, one of the finest binders of the period. Gilt raised bands, extra gilt panels and superb tooling to the boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate. A neat ink owner's inscription on the first blank. A fine copy of this important archival work.

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  • CURIOUS WORK IN REGENCY HALF MOROCCO
    A Biographical History of England, from the Revolution to the end of George I's Reign. by NOBLE, Mark
    NOBLE, Mark
    A Biographical History of England, from the Revolution to the end of George I's Reign.

    London: Richardson, 1806. 3 vol set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A pleasing Regency half morocco with ornate gilt bands and fine centre tools. Slight ink marks on the title page of the first volume. A nice copy of this scarce and curious history.

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  • HAND COLOURED ENGRAVINGS IN FINE FULL CALF BY ZAEHNSDORF
    The Chace, The Turf, and The Road by NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles, J.)
    NIMROD (APPERLEY, Charles, J.)
    The Chace, The Turf, and The Road

    London: John Murray, 1870. Full calf, 7.5 inches tall. A fine binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight fading to the spine. With hand coloured engraved frontispiece, colour engraved title page and 14 hand coloured engraved plates by Alken. Delicate vignettes throughout. Original cloth bound in. A lovely copy of this classic title.

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  • SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WITH 60 COLOUR PLATES.
    Royal Palaces & Gardens. by NIXON, Mima.
    NIXON, Mima.
    Royal Palaces & Gardens.

    London: A & C Black, 1916. Half red crushed morocco by Bayntun of Bath. 10.5 inches tall. One of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author. Gilt raised bands, fine gilt center tools and all edges. 60 colour plates tipped in. A splendid copy.

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  • FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN FINE HALF MOROCCO
    The Heptameron by NAVARRE, Margaret of
    NAVARRE, Margaret of
    The Heptameron

    Privately Printed, 1886. Half morocco by Hatchards, 9 inches tall. A very handsome binding with gilt raised bands, gilt titles, panels and top edge. This edition, translated from the 16th century French is by Arthur Machen and is the first complete edition in English. This copy was bound without the plates that are found in some copies.

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  • STIRRING TALES IN CLASSIC FULL CALF
    English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. by NAPIER, Sir William
    NAPIER, Sir William
    English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula.

    London: John Murray, 1891. Full calf, 7.25 inches tall. A classic late Victorian prize binding with gilt raised bands, fine gilt floral tooling to the panels and prize block on the upper board. Portrait. Ink prize inscription , dated 1893, on the first blank. A neat copy of the single volume edition of the stirring tales of battles and sieges leading to Napoleon's defeat in 1814 in the Iberian Peninsula, regarded as one of the first wars of liberation.

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