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... gilt top , 1899 , royal 8vo . ( 161 ) Forrester , 1 125 . 264 Balzac ( Honoré de ) . La Comédie Humaine , Scenes of Parisian and Private Life , etchings on Japanese vellum ( 250 copies printed ) , 22 vol . , cloth , gilt tops , 1897 ...
... gilt top , 1899 , royal 8vo . ( 161 ) Forrester , 1 125 . 264 Balzac ( Honoré de ) . La Comédie Humaine , Scenes of Parisian and Private Life , etchings on Japanese vellum ( 250 copies printed ) , 22 vol . , cloth , gilt tops , 1897 ...
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... gilt top , 1898 , J. Bumpus , £ 4 12s . 6d . History of England , 12 vol . , half morocco , Pinto , £ 4 12s . 6d . t.e. g . , 1856-70 , 8vo . ( 496 ) 286 Froude ( J. A. ) The English in Ireland , 3 vol . , half calf gilt , gilt tops ...
... gilt top , 1898 , J. Bumpus , £ 4 12s . 6d . History of England , 12 vol . , half morocco , Pinto , £ 4 12s . 6d . t.e. g . , 1856-70 , 8vo . ( 496 ) 286 Froude ( J. A. ) The English in Ireland , 3 vol . , half calf gilt , gilt tops ...
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... gilt top , A. and C. Black , 1888 , folio ( 283 ) Quaritch , £ 2 18s . 295 Holmes ( R. R. ) Queen Victoria ... gilt top , uncut , 1878 , royal 8vo . ( 474 ) G. H. Brown , £ 1 9s . 298 Jacquemart ( A. ) History of the Ceramic Art ...
... gilt top , A. and C. Black , 1888 , folio ( 283 ) Quaritch , £ 2 18s . 295 Holmes ( R. R. ) Queen Victoria ... gilt top , uncut , 1878 , royal 8vo . ( 474 ) G. H. Brown , £ 1 9s . 298 Jacquemart ( A. ) History of the Ceramic Art ...
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... gilt edges , 1852 , 8vo . ( 402 ) Wilkinson , I IIS . 345 Warner ( G. F. ) ... gilt borders , blue silk linings and gilt edges . The volumes bore the ... top , 1898 , folio ( 286 ) Quaritch , £ 5 15s . [ NOVEMBER 4TH , 1901 ...
... gilt edges , 1852 , 8vo . ( 402 ) Wilkinson , I IIS . 345 Warner ( G. F. ) ... gilt borders , blue silk linings and gilt edges . The volumes bore the ... top , 1898 , folio ( 286 ) Quaritch , £ 5 15s . [ NOVEMBER 4TH , 1901 ...
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... gilt , m.e. , Paris , Techener , 1854-60 , 8vo . ( 239 ) Sotheran , £ 2 4s . 521 Vasari ( G. ) Le Vite de più ... gilt top , uncut , 1805-10 , 4to . ( 871 ) 528 Boccaccio . Decameron , translated by John Payne and illus- trated by ...
... gilt , m.e. , Paris , Techener , 1854-60 , 8vo . ( 239 ) Sotheran , £ 2 4s . 521 Vasari ( G. ) Le Vite de più ... gilt top , uncut , 1805-10 , 4to . ( 871 ) 528 Boccaccio . Decameron , translated by John Payne and illus- trated by ...
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