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Rare First Edition Books by Nabokov A Russian Beauty First Edition, Algeria and Tunis |
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Rare New Testament Bible profusely illustrated 1719 |
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Travel History Rare Books. The Greatest Book in the World. |
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 Nabokov, Vladimir. A Russian Beauty and Other Stories.
Weidenfeld and Nicolson London. 1973. 8vo., First English Edition, original red cloth in a price clipped dust wrapper with 2 small tears to edge of dust wrapper, pp.268, a very good copy. U.S.$125
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Nesbitt, Francis E. Algeria and Tunis Painted & Described
Published: A and C Black London 1906
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Blue Cloth
Price: U.S.$225
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4to., First Edition, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt spine & decorated, light wear to binding, top edge gilt, pp. viii + 229 & folding map, plus 6pp publisher's adverts, illustrated with 70 captioned tissue guarded full page water colour plates, first gathering somewhat loose & pp. half-title, 9, 18, & 22 reinforced at joint with neat taping, random light spotting, previous owners small stamp on front free endpaper, a good copy with lovely water-colour plates.
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Bible. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, newly translated out of the original Greek and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be read in Churches.
Published: London, Printed by John Baskett....1719
Edition: Not in Bibliotheca Sussexiana, not in Stevens.
Binding: Contemporary full gilt tooled calf
Price: U.S.$975
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8vo., Full contemporary calf binding with gilt linear & patterned borders with corner devises, centre oval shape with gilt tooled outer border surrounding green morocco tooled with gilt cherubs, center gilt JTS on a black morocco background, repeated on lower cover, spine elaborately gilt tooled in compartments with 5 raised bands, binding rubbed and worn at corners & edges, with slight loss to head and tail of spine, some surface wear, small split showing along joints but binding firm, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved book plate on front past-down, general age browning, profusely illustrated with 35 full page engraved plates each with text description, one plate repaired, a good firm copy of a very rare Bible/New Testament unique with so many engravings.
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  Newton, A. Edward. The Greatest Book in the World.
And other papers. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. 1925. 8vo., original buckram backed cream boards slightly soiled and worn at corners, top edge gilt, illustrated with colour frontispiece & numerous full page plates, pp. xvii + 451, a very good copy. U.S. $115
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  Nolan, E. H.. The Liberators of Italy: or The Lives of General Garibaldi; Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy; Count Cavour; and Napoleon III., Emperor of the French
Published: London: James S. Virtue 1865
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original gilt & blind tooled red cloth
Price: U.S.$475
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4to., 5 volumes, First Edition, original gilt and blind tooled red cloth, slight wear with a few small marks, spines gilt, all edges gilt, pp. 592, title, dedication, list of engravings & viii of index, ( continuous pagination), illustrated with 26 fine tissue guarded full page engravings, including frontispiece & vignette title in vol. 1, foxing mainly to tissue guards, a very good set.
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