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... printed at the Kelmscott and Vale Presses . The actual number of existing copies of every work printed at these presses is well known , and in the case of the Kelmscott Press , at any rate , no more can be printed , as all the wood ...
... printed at the Kelmscott and Vale Presses . The actual number of existing copies of every work printed at these presses is well known , and in the case of the Kelmscott Press , at any rate , no more can be printed , as all the wood ...
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... printed from for the space of a hundred years . The position occupied by these books is therefore ascertained beyond doubt , and , as is well known , they have increased enormously in value of late years . During the last six or eight ...
... printed from for the space of a hundred years . The position occupied by these books is therefore ascertained beyond doubt , and , as is well known , they have increased enormously in value of late years . During the last six or eight ...
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... printed to preserve the designs made by William Morris , printed on vellum , 1897 , royal folio ( 809 ) Fordham , 10 IOS . 257 Morris ( W. ) A Note on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press . Together with a short description of the ...
... printed to preserve the designs made by William Morris , printed on vellum , 1897 , royal folio ( 809 ) Fordham , 10 IOS . 257 Morris ( W. ) A Note on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press . Together with a short description of the ...
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... printed in red , old calf gilt , 1874 , 8vo . ( 512 ) Barrington , £ 1 25 . [ This copy had ( vol . iii . ) title with vignette in red , printed on vellum . Catalogue . ] 266 Bacon ( Lord ) . Essayes or Counsels , civil and morall , old ...
... printed in red , old calf gilt , 1874 , 8vo . ( 512 ) Barrington , £ 1 25 . [ This copy had ( vol . iii . ) title with vignette in red , printed on vellum . Catalogue . ] 266 Bacon ( Lord ) . Essayes or Counsels , civil and morall , old ...
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... printed , uncut , 1893 , 8vo . ( 14 ) Denham , £ 175 . 574 Beaumont ( Ed . de ) . La Barbe Bleue , et la Belle au Bois Dormant , 41 illustrations , chiefly in delicate colours , in facsimile of the original drawings , and printed with ...
... printed , uncut , 1893 , 8vo . ( 14 ) Denham , £ 175 . 574 Beaumont ( Ed . de ) . La Barbe Bleue , et la Belle au Bois Dormant , 41 illustrations , chiefly in delicate colours , in facsimile of the original drawings , and printed with ...
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Page 250 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Page 230 - REAL LIFE IN IRELAND, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Brian Boru, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Sir Shawn O'Dogherty. By a Real Paddy.
Page 365 - Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies Histories, and Tragedies Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before (!) Printed in Folio : Viz.
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Page 151 - Memoirs of the Principal Transactions of the Last War between the English and French in North America, from the commencement of it in 1744 to the conclusion of the Treaty at Aix la Chapelle, containing in particular an account of the Importance of Nova Scotia, or Acadie, and the Island of Cape Breton to both nations, first edition, uncut copy, London, 1757, 8vo.
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Page 173 - A History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Four Vols. demy 8vo, cloth extra, 12s. each. — Also a POPULAR EDITION, in Four Vols. crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s. each. A Short History of Our Own Times.
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Page 55 - Complete Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds. Fish and Fishing, written by IZAAK WALTON ; and Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear Stream, by CHARLES COTTON.