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... half red morocco , edges uncut . London , 1691 . Very rare , and one of the earliest books on the famous Islington Wells . £ 5 15s 4S ANGLO - SAXON . Elstob ( Eliz . ) ΙΟ MAGGS BROS . , 34 & 35 , Conduit Street , London , W.
... half red morocco , edges uncut . London , 1691 . Very rare , and one of the earliest books on the famous Islington Wells . £ 5 15s 4S ANGLO - SAXON . Elstob ( Eliz . ) ΙΟ MAGGS BROS . , 34 & 35 , Conduit Street , London , W.
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... uncut copy on Large Paper . Royal 8vo , original wrappers . Oxford , 1722 . £ 1 5s 88 BADCER in the Fox - Trap , or a Satyr upon Satyrs . A Poem . 8 pp . Folio , new boards . Circa 1681 . 18s 89 BAKER ( George , Chirurgian ) . The ...
... uncut copy on Large Paper . Royal 8vo , original wrappers . Oxford , 1722 . £ 1 5s 88 BADCER in the Fox - Trap , or a Satyr upon Satyrs . A Poem . 8 pp . Folio , new boards . Circa 1681 . 18s 89 BAKER ( George , Chirurgian ) . The ...
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... uncut . Edinburgh , 1824 . Only 30 copies printed . £ 1 10s 16s 6d A collection of 16 Scottish Ballads , which , with one exception , are printed for the first time . 98 BANCROFT ( Richard , Archbp . of Canterbury ) . Daungerous ...
... uncut . Edinburgh , 1824 . Only 30 copies printed . £ 1 10s 16s 6d A collection of 16 Scottish Ballads , which , with one exception , are printed for the first time . 98 BANCROFT ( Richard , Archbp . of Canterbury ) . Daungerous ...
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... UNCUT . measuring 13 by 83 ( margin of portrait and title repaired ) . Original calf . London , 1647-1652 . Fifty Comedies and Tragedies . £ 95 All in one volume , published by the Author's Original Copies , the Songs to each Play being ...
... UNCUT . measuring 13 by 83 ( margin of portrait and title repaired ) . Original calf . London , 1647-1652 . Fifty Comedies and Tragedies . £ 95 All in one volume , published by the Author's Original Copies , the Songs to each Play being ...
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... COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION . 8vo , full calf gilt by Bedford , g . e . London , Printed for J. Johnson , 1786 . £ 18.18s Beckford ( William ) -continued . 140 UNCUT COPY OF MAGGS BROS . , 34 & 35 , Conduit Street , London , W. 33.
... COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION . 8vo , full calf gilt by Bedford , g . e . London , Printed for J. Johnson , 1786 . £ 18.18s Beckford ( William ) -continued . 140 UNCUT COPY OF MAGGS BROS . , 34 & 35 , Conduit Street , London , W. 33.
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