Catalogue of Books in English Later Than 1700, Forming a Portion of the Library of Robert Hoe, Volume 1Priv. print., 1905 |
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... smaller illustrations by Grignion after the designs of Wale . ÆSOP . - Select Fables of Esop and other Fabulists . In three books ... Birmingham , Printed by John Basker- ville for R. and J. Dodsley & c [ n . d . ] 8vo , red levant ...
... smaller illustrations by Grignion after the designs of Wale . ÆSOP . - Select Fables of Esop and other Fabulists . In three books ... Birmingham , Printed by John Basker- ville for R. and J. Dodsley & c [ n . d . ] 8vo , red levant ...
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... Small 8vo , original blue morocco , covered with tooling in the " cottage " pattern , with flap , silver catch , and pockets . ALMANAC . - The Comic Almanack , for 1835 ; [ and each succeeding year to 1853 ] an Ephemeris_in Jest and ...
... Small 8vo , original blue morocco , covered with tooling in the " cottage " pattern , with flap , silver catch , and pockets . ALMANAC . - The Comic Almanack , for 1835 ; [ and each succeeding year to 1853 ] an Ephemeris_in Jest and ...
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... Small 4to , original covers , uncut edges . Japan paper copy , two hundred printed , with twelve coloured plates , a frontispiece , and floral borders . ALMANAC . - The Book - Lover's Almanac for the year 1894 , with etchings by Robida ...
... Small 4to , original covers , uncut edges . Japan paper copy , two hundred printed , with twelve coloured plates , a frontispiece , and floral borders . ALMANAC . - The Book - Lover's Almanac for the year 1894 , with etchings by Robida ...
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... Small 4to , original covers , uncut edges . Japan paper copy , one hundred printed , No. 12 , with thirty illustrations , the frontispiece in two states , black and coloured . A border of printer's marks surrounds each page of text ...
... Small 4to , original covers , uncut edges . Japan paper copy , one hundred printed , No. 12 , with thirty illustrations , the frontispiece in two states , black and coloured . A border of printer's marks surrounds each page of text ...
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... Small 4to , cloth , uncut edges . One of fifteen copies printed on Japan paper , with the frontis- piece in three states . ANDREWS , WILLIAM LORING .- " Among my Books " Printed for William Loring Andrews At the De Vinne Press . New ...
... Small 4to , cloth , uncut edges . One of fifteen copies printed on Japan paper , with the frontis- piece in three states . ANDREWS , WILLIAM LORING .- " Among my Books " Printed for William Loring Andrews At the De Vinne Press . New ...
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