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Lays of ancient Rome, with Ivry and the Armada

by Lord Macaulay

ILLUSTRATED VICTORIAN BINDING

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co., London

Copyright: 1881

- • - Condition:  This book is in very good condition. Hardcover. Gorgeous beveled red boards with extensive gilt decoration. Minimal wear to boards. Front endpaper has an ex-library stamp. Interior of rear cover has a library slot. Hinges tight. Binding sturdy. All edges bright gilt. Text block is in crisp and clean. Illustrations are clean and numerous.  Beautiful. 8vo, 191 pages

That what is called the history of the Kings and early Consuls of Rome is to a great extent fabulous, few scholars have, since the time of Beaufort, ventured to deny. It is certain that, more than three hundred and sixty years after the date ordinarily assigned for the foundation of the city, the public records were, with scarcely an exception, destroyed by the Gauls. It is certain that the oldest annals of the commonwealth were compiled more than a century and a half after this destruction of the records. It is certain, therefore, that the great Latin writers of the Augustan age did not possess those materials, without which a trustworthy account of the infancy of the republic could not possibly be framed. Those writers own, indeed, that the chronicles to which they had access were filled with battles that were never fought, and Consuls that were never inaugurated; and we have abundant proof that, in these chronicles, events of the greatest importance, such as the issue of the war with Porsena and the issue of the war with Brennus, were grossly misrepresented. 

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Letters of Earl of Chesterfield, Eugenia Stanhope, 1774, 2nd Ed., Complete in 4 Volumes

Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with several other pieces on various subjects. Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope From originals in her

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Jerry Todd and the Whispering Mummy, Leo Edwards, Illustrated by Salg, 1924

Jerry Todd and the Whispering Mummy by Leo Edwards Illustrated by B. N. Salg -- ILLUSTRATED Book one of the 16 volumes in the Jerry Todd Series. -- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York Copyright: 1924 -- Condition: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Red binding has light rubbing,

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The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Oxford Edition, 1921

The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Including Poems and Versions of Poems Herein Published for the First Time Edited with Textual and Bibliographical Notes by Ernest Hartley Coleridge - OXFORD EDITION - Publisher: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London Copyright: 1921 --

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Lives of Girls Who Became Famous, Sarah K. Bolton, 1st Ed., Illustrated, 1886

Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah K. Bolton – ♦ – FIRST EDITION UNCOMMON ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES OF THE WOMEN FEATURED – ♦ – Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York Copyright: 1886 – ♦ – CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Brown beveled boards with

Contains photos of Elen Hunt Jackson, Lucretia Mott, Mary Livermore, Margaret Ossoli, Louisa M. Alcott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Florence Nightingale, Jean Ingelow and others. 

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Swiss Family Robinson, Illustrated with Maps and Illustrations, 1890, Victorian

Swiss Family Robinson or Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons in a Desert Island With Maps and Illustrations by Johann David Wyss – ♦ – VICTORIAN BINDING ILLUSTRATED – ♦ – Publisher: Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago Copyright: Not listed, c1880s CONDITION: This book is in good

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In the Beginning by Norman Douglas

FIRST EDITION

LIMITED EDITION / NUMBERED (4), SIGNED BY NORMAN DOUGLAS, ORIGINAL COVER, RARE

1927. English novelist and travel writer Norman Douglas lived for years on the island of Capri, Florence, and in various parts of Italy. These places formed the backdrop for his books. In the Beginning showcases an ancient, more primitive world, where Gods and Demons regularly go down to Earth for business or pleasure and often cannot be told apart by their actions. Publisher: Florence, Privately Printed Copyright: 1927 Condition: This book is in good condition. Floral (Holly) paper over boards. Cover shows signs of typical wear along edges and corners. Hinges tight. Binding sturdy. Printed on very fine paper. Deckled edges. Pages are still UNCUT. Text block is crisp and clean. 8vo, 259 pages

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Kept for the Master's Use, Frances Ridley Havergal, Complete Edition, RARE c1898

Kept for the Masters Use Or Royal Grace and Loyal Gifts by Frances Ridley Havergal – ♦ – COMPLETE EDITION SCARCE – ♦ – Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., New York Copyright: No date printed, (1898) – ♦ – CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. White boards with

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People We Pass, Stories of Life Among the Masses of New York City, 1896, Illustrated

People We Pass Stories of Life Among the Masses of New York City by Julian Ralph – ♦ – ILLUSTRATED SCARCE – ♦ – Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York Copyright: 1896 – ♦ – Before there were People of New York there was People We Pass. Even as far back as 1896, New York has

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The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, 1909, First Impression, First Edition, Rare

The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York by David C. Preyer, M. A. – ♦ – FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST IMPRESSION NOV 1909 ILLUSTRATED – ♦ – Publisher: L. C. Page and Company, Boston Copyright: 1909 – ♦ – FROM THE PREFACE A VISIT to a museum with a guide book is not

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The Art and Craft of Stained Glass. by E. W. Twining FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR AND B&W SCARCE Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London Copyright: 1928 Condition: This book is in good condition. Blue cloth covered boards with black and gilt titling and decorative design to front and spine. Cover shows signs of wear along edges and corners. Includes numerous illustrations, diagrams, and sketches in colour, monochrome, and black and white, as well as the original tipped-in wax paper diagrams including a scale for a complete kiln, a design for a glass painter's easel, and 'The Cartoon' which is a full size drawing of one portion or figure in the design of a window. Decorative frontispiece depicts 'The sketch for the "Sir Galahad's Vision" Panel. The contents include chapters on Processes and Materials, Designing for Stained Glass, and The Sketch, among many others. Hinges tight. Text block is crisp and clean. Some of the tissue guards have come loose. Beautiful. 8vo, 237 pages + 8 pages of ads

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The Gypsy Moth. Porthetria Ddispar (Linn.). A report of the work of destroying the insect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, together with an account of its history and habits both in Massachusetts and Europe. by Edward H. Forbush and  Charles H. Fernald A. M., Ph. D.

Published under the direction of the State Board of Agriculture by authority of the Legislature. FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED 66 plates (three chromolithographs, some plates with explanatory letterpress on facing page), illustrations, 5 maps (one monochrome). Publisher: Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston Copyright: 1896 Condition: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Original black embossed cloth. Boards show some wear along edges and corners. The cloth is torn along outer hinges. Heavy book with massive amounts of information on the gypsy moth including color and black and white plates. Text block is crisp and clean. Penciled inscriptions on front endpaper. Front hinge cracked and binding detached. Easily fixed. 495 pages plus index and appendix

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On Actors and The Art of Acting by George Henry Lewes – ♦ – VICTORIAN BINDING FIRST EDITION – ♦ – Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York Copyright: 1880 CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover with gilt titles. Boards show signs of wear along edges and corners. Brown endpapers. Various inscriptions on endpapers and title page. Hinges tight. Binding sturdy. Text block is crisp and clean with some penciled in annotations. 237 pages, 5" x 7.75"