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MISCELLANEOUS WORKS, INCLUDING MACQUOID, PERCY A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE: THE AGE OF MAHOGANY London: Lawrence & Bul

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Lot 11

MISCELLANEOUS WORKS, INCLUDING MACQUOID, PERCY A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE: THE AGE OF MAHOGANY London: Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd., 1906. Folio, original red cloth gilt; Jekyll, Gertrude Garden Ornament. London: Country Life/George Newnes, Ltd., 1918. Folio, original green half morocco; Wyndham, Henry Penruddocke A Tour through Monmouthshire and Wales... Salisbury: E. Easton, 1781. Second edition, 4to, 16 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, some wear to covers, a little internal soiling; Wordsworth, Christopher Greece... London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1844. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary half calf; and 11 others (15)

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Forshaw, Joseph M. Kingfishers and Related Birds Leptosomatidae ... Phoeniculidae. Sydney, Lansdowne Editions, 1993. First ed

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Lot 317

Forshaw, Joseph M. Kingfishers and Related Birds Leptosomatidae ... Phoeniculidae. Sydney, Lansdowne Editions, 1993. First edition, folio, number 854 of 1000 copies, signed by author and illustrator coloured plates by William T. Cooper, green half morocco, as issued, with a folder enclosing a print of the Rofous-necked Hornbill, still in original cardboard packaging

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WALPOLE, ROBERT, SIR, 1ST EARL OF ORFORD (1676-1745) DOCUMENT SIGNED, 27TH JULY 1724, 1 PAGE, FOLIO, ORDERING THE PAYMENT of

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Lot 281

WALPOLE, ROBERT, SIR, 1ST EARL OF ORFORD (1676-1745) DOCUMENT SIGNED, 27TH JULY 1724, 1 PAGE, FOLIO, ORDERING THE PAYMENT of "such of His Majesties Treasuries as remains in your charge under Edward Jefferys Esq., Second Justice of Chester, Flint, Denbigh and Montgomery", signed in right margin, and counter-signed by Geo. Baillie, W.A. Yonge, Geo. Dodington

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BONE, MUIRHEAD & GERTRUDE BONE OLD SPAIN London: Macmillan and Co., 1936. 2 volumes, folio, number 208 of 265 copies sign

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BONE, MUIRHEAD & GERTRUDE BONE OLD SPAIN London: Macmillan and Co., 1936. 2 volumes, folio, number 208 of 265 copies signed by author and artist, original brown pigskin gilt; [AND] an additional folder containing two drypoints signed by Muirhead Bone: The Apse Leon Cathedral and Roman Bull Excavated at Merida (3)

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Bacon, Sir Francis Sylva Sylvarum, or a Naturall Historie. London: J.H. for William Lee, 1628. Second edition, 2 parts in 1 v

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Lot 310

Bacon, Sir Francis Sylva Sylvarum, or a Naturall Historie. London: J.H. for William Lee, 1628. Second edition, 2 parts in 1 volume, small folio, [xix], 258, [viii], [iv], 44; engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title (dated 1629), inscribed "William Anstruther 1631 5 March", on title (deleted) and page 1, contemporary calf, rubbed, frontispiece and preliminary leaves frayed, [ESTC S106925]

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CORELLI, ARCANGELO PARTE PRIMA SONATE A VIOLINO E VIOLONE O CIMBALO … Opera Quinta - [Parte Seconda]. [Rome:] Pasquino all' I

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Lot 303

CORELLI, ARCANGELO PARTE PRIMA SONATE A VIOLINO E VIOLONE O CIMBALO … Opera Quinta - [Parte Seconda]. [Rome:] Pasquino all' Insegna della Stella da Filippo Farinelli, [1700]. First edition, small oblong folio (350 x 245mm), both parts in one volume, engraved frontispiece, contemporary vellum, some chipping, upper cover a little loose, early ownership signature to paste-down endpaper, manuscript title to upper cover, manuscript notes regarding Corelli to dedication verso, occasional neat manuscript annotations, occasional neat repairs not affecting music

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CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD THE DOCTRINES OF A MIDDLE STATE BETWEEN DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION London: for the Author, 1721. Folio, c

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Lot 330

CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD THE DOCTRINES OF A MIDDLE STATE BETWEEN DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION London: for the Author, 1721. Folio, contemporary panelled red morocco, tear at foot of title repaired, slightly rubbed, small nick to head of upper cover, a few scrapes

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ORNITHOLOGY, 12 VOLUMES INCLUDING PETERSON, ROGER TORY & VIRGINIA MARIE Audubon's Birds of America. New York: Abbeville P

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Lot 325

ORNITHOLOGY, 12 VOLUMES INCLUDING PETERSON, ROGER TORY & VIRGINIA MARIE Audubon's Birds of America. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1981. Baby elephant folio, dust-jacket, slipcase; LeClerc, Georges-Louis, Comte de Buffon All the World's Birds. Rizzoli, 2008. Folio, dust-jacket, slipcase, shrink-wrapped; Forrester, Ron & Ian Andrews The Birds of Scotland. Aberlady: The Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 2007. 2 volumes, 4to, slipcase; Cooper, William T. & Joseph M. Forshaw The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Sydney: Collins, 1977. Folio, dust-jacket, slipcase; Cook, Katrina Birds. London: Quercus, 2007. Folio, dust-jacket; and 6 others

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Rennie, Sir John The Theory, Formation and Construction of British and Foreign Harbours London: J. Weale, 1852-54. First edit

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Lot 297

Rennie, Sir John The Theory, Formation and Construction of British and Foreign Harbours London: J. Weale, 1852-54. First edition, 2 volumes, large folio, library & de-accession stamps to frontispiece verso & title verso, complete with engraved portrait & 122 engraved plates comprising 1-46, 48-121, and 3* , 41*, (plate 47 being incorrectly numbered 81, and no plate numbered 81 being called for in the list of plates) contemporary green half morocco, rubbed, rebacked retaining original spines, somewhat spotted

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BARTOLI, PIETRO SANTI AND GIOVANNI PIETRO BELLORI LE PITTURE ANTICHE DELLE GROTTE DI ROMA E DEL SEPOLCRO DE' NASONI Rome: Gae

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BARTOLI, PIETRO SANTI AND GIOVANNI PIETRO BELLORI LE PITTURE ANTICHE DELLE GROTTE DI ROMA E DEL SEPOLCRO DE' NASONI Rome: Gaetano Zenobi, 1706. woodcut papal arms on title-page woodcut initials and vignettes, 24 (1 double-page) + 35 (1 double-page) + 16 engraved plates, a few plates slightly bronwed; Malavasia, Carlo Cesare. Il claustro di S. Michele in Bosco di Bologna, dipinto dal famoso Lodovico Carracci. Bologna: heirs of Antonio Pisarri, 1694, engraved frontispiece (slightly trimmed at head), engraved armorial headpiece, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 19 engraved plates (4 folding), plates shaved at head; The Earl of Portsmouth, Eggesford House (Devon), inscription on inside front cover, 2 works in one volume (Malvasia bound first), folio (374 x 236mm.), near-contemporary English calf, binding slightly rubbed, spine defective; Cicognara 1119 & 3405

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[MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS ALEXANDER] ADMIRAL THE MARQUESS OF MILFORD HAVEN NAVAL MEDALS London: John Murray, 1921. 2 volumes, folio

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[MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS ALEXANDER] ADMIRAL THE MARQUESS OF MILFORD HAVEN NAVAL MEDALS London: John Murray, 1921. 2 volumes, folio, contemporary cream cloth, bookplates and stamps of Manchester Free Public Libraries, some soiling to covers

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SIGNATURES OF 16 U.S. PRESIDENTS INCLUDING CLEVELAND GROVER, PRESIDENT 1885-89 AND 1893-97, 2 PAGES

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Lot 280

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SIGNATURES OF 16 U.S. PRESIDENTS INCLUDING CLEVELAND GROVER, PRESIDENT 1885-89 AND 1893-97, 2 PAGES partially printed document signed, 20th July 1883, issued by the Executive Chamber of the State of New York, ordering 'all gases and vapors produced be condensed or burned', signed by Cleveland in his capacity as Governor of New York, 2 pages, folio; together with A.L.S. by Frances Cleveland, First Lady of the USA, to an unidentified correspondent, on blue monogrammed stationery, Executive Mansion, Washington, 26 Oct. 1895; Photographic carte-de-visite of Grover Cleveland, 1888; Roosevelt, Theodore Signature at head of an ALS to Roosevelt, requesting his signature, 22 May 1919, neatly laid down at upper edge, some dust-staining affecting signature, 170 x 130mm.; Taft, William H. Typed Letter Signed, to Mr A.J. Jacobs thanking him for a copy of his book "Neutrality versus Justice", one page, 26th Nov. 1917; Wilson, Dr. Woodrow Autograph signature dated 24/1/18 on card with his title in another hand above, 88 x 154mm.; Roosevelt, Franklin Signature at edge of envelope marking 1932 Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois; Truman, Harry S. Typed letter Signed, to Rufus Burrus, stating he is enclosing a contributory cheque to the Building Fund of the Library, 1 page, Dec. 29 1962, file holes to top edge; Hoover, Herbert Typed Letter Signed, or Mr John H. Wiechart, brief comment on the states organising the high schools, 1 page, Waldorf Astoria, 31 March, 1943; Eisenhower, Dwight D. Signature on card as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, War Department, 75 x 126mm.; Johnson, Lyndon B. Typed Letter Signed, thanking Mr Gilbert J. Tillbury for his support, 1 sheet, United States Senate, May 12, 1960, 1 leaf; Nixon, Richard Colour photograph of Nixon with family, on occasion of 50th wedding anniversary, 21 June, 1990, signed; Carter, Jimmy Colour photograph, 25 x 20cm., signed lower right; Reagan, Ronald Signed black and white portrait photograph, inscribed "To A. Rabaiotti, with best wishes, Ronald Reagan", 203 x 255mm., Ford, Gerald 1 black and white, and 1 colour photograph, both signed, 175 x 86mm., & 250 x 200mm. Bush, Senior, George Black and white photograph inscribed "To Steven [?} Sinnerly, George Bush", 250 x 200mm.; Clinton, Bill Black and white photograph, signed, 252 x 200mm.; Bush, Junior, George Black and white photograph, signed, 175 x 125mm. (17)

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TWO VOLUMES, INCLUDING DU CHOUL, GUILLAUME DISCORSO SOPRA LA CASTRAMETATIONE ET BAGNI ANTICHI DE I GRECI ET ROMANI [Venice]:

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Lot 46

TWO VOLUMES, INCLUDING DU CHOUL, GUILLAUME DISCORSO SOPRA LA CASTRAMETATIONE ET BAGNI ANTICHI DE I GRECI ET ROMANI [Venice]: per Innocenzo Olmo, 1558. Small 8vo., with 43 engravings in the text and a folding plan in two parts of a Roman Camp at the end, contemporary vellum, rebacked, endpapers renewed, one or two annotations to the images in an early hand and one image outlined in ink, lacking the final blank leaf, with the book plate of John Bury, in a slip case, USTC 827777; Ligorio, Pirro Ichonographia Villae Tiburtinae Hadriani Caesaris olim a Pyrrho Ligorio delineata et descripta, postea a Francisco Continio ... recognita ..., nunc denuo affabre ære incisa, in elegantiorem ... formam redacta, addita expositione Latina.-Pianta della villa Tiburtina de Adriano Cesare, etc. Rome: ex typ. Apollinea, 1751. Folio, parallel text in Latin and Italian, two title pages in red and black with engraved vignettes, 2 folding engraved maps, modern quarter vellum, marbled boards, light water staining throughout (2)

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ITALIAN TEXTS ON JACOBITE HISTORY, 13 VOLUMES INCLUDING AQUINO, CARLO D' SACRA EXEQUIALIA IN FUNERE JACOBI II Rome: Typis Bar

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Lot 91

ITALIAN TEXTS ON JACOBITE HISTORY, 13 VOLUMES INCLUDING AQUINO, CARLO D' SACRA EXEQUIALIA IN FUNERE JACOBI II Rome: Typis Barberinis, 1702. Folio, 14 (of 19) plates, later boards, dampstain in inner margin; Forlani, F.M. Omelie. Viterbo: G. Poggiarelli, 1777, 4to, contemporary vellum; Mattei, Horatius. In. Funere Iacobi III, Magnae Britanniae Franciae, Hiberniae Regis Oratio. Rome: Octavii Puccinelli, 1766. 4to, engraved vignettes, modern boards; Carrara, Pietro-Paolo . Poesie in vario metro, ed in due tomi divise offerte alla Sacra Maestà Giacomo III. Fano: G. Leonardi, 1754. 2 volumes in one, 4to, contemporary vellum, shaken, hinges weak; Casablanca, Francisco Epicedium pro immaturo Funere Mariae Clementinae Magnae Britanniae. Rome: J.B. Caporali, 1738. 4to, frontispiece, contemporary vellum; [Anon.] Istoria di sua Altezza Reale Il Principe Carlo Odoardo. Milano, 1760. 8vo, contemporary vellum, a little worming in fore margin; Calasanzio, G. Notizie Istoriche della Miracolosa Immagine di Maria Santma... dedicate a S.A.R. il Sig. Cardinale Enrio Duca di York. Rome, 1825, 8vo boards; Felici, Carlo Epigrammi tratti dal Greco umiliati a S.A.R. Eminentissima Il Signor Cardinale denominato Duca di York. Frascati, 1795. 8vo, boards; and 5 others in Italian (13)

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CISTERCIAN MUSIC ANTIPHONARIUM CISTERCIENSE Westmalle: Typographia Ordnis Cisterciensium Strictoris Observantiae, 1947. Folio

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Lot 299

CISTERCIAN MUSIC ANTIPHONARIUM CISTERCIENSE Westmalle: Typographia Ordnis Cisterciensium Strictoris Observantiae, 1947. Folio, printed in red and black, original black morocco gilt with brass studs and clasps

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JACOBITE PAMPHLETS 1715-1717 9 ITEMS, COMPRISING: [Andews, Charles] A Full and Authentick Narrative of the Intended Horrid Co

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Lot 111

JACOBITE PAMPHLETS 1715-1717 9 ITEMS, COMPRISING: [Andews, Charles] A Full and Authentick Narrative of the Intended Horrid Conspiracy and Invasion. London: J. Roberts, 1715. 8vo, [2], 38pp., modern boards, [ESTC T40289]; Leslie, Charles. Mr Leslie to the Lord Bishop of Sarum. [London, 1715], 8vo, 20pp., drop-head title, stapled, disbound, [T149709, 4 copies UK, 3 N. America]; [Burnet, Archibald] [A Paper left by Mr Burnet of Carlops some time before he was executed for being in arms at Preston. Paris, 1717], manuscript copy, 18th century, 19th century half calf, spine worn, [ESTC T170832, 2 copies UK]; [Anon.] A Dialogue between a Whit and a Jacobite, upon the Subject of the late Rebellion. London: J. ROberts, 1716. Third edition, 8vo, 32pp., quarter calf, upper cover detached, [ESTC T180021, 4 copies UK, 3 N. America]; [Anon.] A Journal of the Earl of Marr's Proceedings. Reprinted in London: J. Baker, [1716], 8vo, xvi, 32pp., modern boards, [ESTC T69396]; [Anon.] The Secret History of the Rebels in Newgate. London: A. Dodd & J. Harrison, [1717], 8vo, 48pp., half calf, some spotting, armorial bookplate of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, [ESTC T172450, 7 copies UK, 3 N. America]; [Defoe, Daniel] Secret Memoirs of a Treasonable Conference at S.... House. London: J. More, 1717. 8vo, [2], 78pp, calf, slightly spotted, lacks lower cover, upper cover detached [ESTC T69391]; Gyllenborg, Carl Letters which passed between Count Gyllenborg... relating to the Design of Raising a Rebellion in Her Majesty's Dominions. London: S. Buckley, 1717. Folio, modern boards, [ESTC T61824]; Forster, Thomas A Letter from Fr. Forster to his Acquaintance in London. London: T. Warner, 1717. 8vo, [2], 22pp., sellotape to spine, title browned, disbound, [ESTC T195387, 3 copies UK, 2 N. America] (9)

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Grindlay, Robert Melville, Captain Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India London: Smith, El

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Lot 450

Grindlay, Robert Melville, Captain Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1830. Folio, hand-coloured vignette on engraved title-apge and 36 hand-coloured engravings, contemporary red half morocco gilt, bookplates of Algernon Peckover and Alexander Peckover Doyle Penrose, a little rubbing to covers, small ownership signature in blue ink to flyleaf, some light spotting to endpapers, some minor soiling and spotting to title and a few leaves and plates [Abbey Travel 442]

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[DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, GUY, COMTE DE] [TRAITÉ SUR LA CAVALERIE] [Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776] Large folio, atlas volume (te

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Lot 52

[DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, GUY, COMTE DE] [TRAITÉ SUR LA CAVALERIE] [Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776] Large folio, atlas volume (text volume not present), containing 31 numbered double page plates (plate 2 is lacking), 2 unnumbered double page plates and 6 unnumbered single page plates after Ridinger, engraved by Vindel, from his Riding School series: "Ein Pferd wie es mit der Blinden aufgeführet wird..." 1744, "Ein Pferd zwischen den Pillars an die Trömel..." 1744, "Pasagiren auf volte mit der Croupe gegen der Soeule" [n.d.], "Die Anweisung die Zügel..." [n.d.], "Ein Pferd von der freyen hand lauffen zu lasen...", 1776, "Capriole oder das Übersetzen..." 1776, contemporary boards with manuscript label to upper cover reading "Ecole de Cavalerie militaire française", some light dampstaining, plate 5 repaired to lower right corner, a few small repairs including one to plate 29, slight marginal worming to final plate, joints split, some parts of spine detaching

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Stuart, Henry Benedict, Cardinal, Duke of York 2 documents signed in his capacity as Cardinal of Frascati, 1796 and 6 Septemb

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Lot 276

Stuart, Henry Benedict, Cardinal, Duke of York 2 documents signed in his capacity as Cardinal of Frascati, 1796 and 6 September 1770, one document incorporating his engraved coat-of-arms, 55 x 41cm., and 42 x 55cm.; together with a manuscript "Licentia celebrandi ad altare Maximum Basilice Principi Aptorium die Festo Cathedre Sancti Petri pro Card[ina]li Duce Eboracensis ejusdem Basilice Archipresbitero", 2pp., folio, integral blank, undated; and a late 18th century "Extract of a a Letter from Sir John Cox Hippisley Bart. to Andrew Stuart Esq. dated 24 Oct. 1799"; and a ms. "Extract of a letter from Andrew Stuart Esq., M.P., to Mr. Secretary Dundas, 30 Oct. 1799" (5)

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TURNBULL, GEORGE A TREATISE ON ANCIENT PAINTING... London: A. Millar, 1740. Folio, 54 engraved plates, contemporary calf, joi

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Lot 17

TURNBULL, GEORGE A TREATISE ON ANCIENT PAINTING... London: A. Millar, 1740. Folio, 54 engraved plates, contemporary calf, joints split, bookplate, a little soiling and spotting [ESTC T114745]

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FENDT, TOBIAS MONUMENTA SEPULCRORUM CUM EPIGRAPHIS, INGENIO ET DOCTRINA EXCELLENTIUM VIRORUM aliorumque tam prisci quam nostr

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Lot 42

FENDT, TOBIAS MONUMENTA SEPULCRORUM CUM EPIGRAPHIS, INGENIO ET DOCTRINA EXCELLENTIUM VIRORUM aliorumque tam prisci quam nostri seculi memorabilium hominum: de archetypis expressa. [Breslau: Crispin Scharffenberg], 1574. Folio, engraved title-page, 129 engraved plates, contemporary calf, gilt arabesque centrepiece, small tear at foot of title-page, a few small tears to plates, occasional light damp-staining, rebacked, endpapers renewed, with the bookplates of John and Michael Bury

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Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird London: The Folio Society, 1996. 8vo, with slip signed by the author pasted to the title-pa

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Lot 163

Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird London: The Folio Society, 1996. 8vo, with slip signed by the author pasted to the title-page, original orange cloth gilt, slipcase

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JACOBITE HISTORY, 11 VOLUMES INCLUDING LANG, ANDREW Prince Charles Edward. Paris: Goupil, 1900. 4to, limited to 1500 copies,

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Lot 97

JACOBITE HISTORY, 11 VOLUMES INCLUDING LANG, ANDREW Prince Charles Edward. Paris: Goupil, 1900. 4to, limited to 1500 copies, plates, blue half morocco, joints cracking; Ward, A.W. The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession. Paris, 1903. 4to, number 744 of 1000 copies, plates, green half morocco, rubbed; Fleming, Arnold Scottish and Jacobite Glass. 1938. 4to, plates, original cloth; Ruvigny and Raineval, Marquis of The Jacobite Peerage. 1904. 4to, white buckram somewhat soiled; Foster, J.J. The Stuarts. 1907. 4to, plates, original red cloth gilt, t.e.g.; Norie, W.D. The Life & Adventures of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Caxton, [c.1900], 4 volumes, 4to, original cloth, lightly soiled; Boulton, Harold Prince Charlie in Song. 1934. 4to, original cloth-backed boards; [Defoe, Daniel] The History of the Union of Great Britain. Edinburgh: A. Anderson, 1709. Folio, contemporary calf, lacks portrait, title dust-soiled and with small repair, slight worming of Appendix, chiefly in upper margin, affecting some letters, joints a little split (11)

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Blackburn, Mrs Hugh Birds Drawn from Nature Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1862. Folio, lithographed title-page and 22 p

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Lot 311

Blackburn, Mrs Hugh Birds Drawn from Nature Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1862. Folio, lithographed title-page and 22 plates, original quarter cloth over printed boards, a little foxing, slight dust-soiling to boards

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RACINET, A. POLYCHROMATIC ORNAMENT London: Henry Southeran and Co., 1877. Folio, 100 chromolithographed plates, contemporary

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Lot 15

RACINET, A. POLYCHROMATIC ORNAMENT London: Henry Southeran and Co., 1877. Folio, 100 chromolithographed plates, contemporary red half morocco, bookplate and blindstamps of the Free Public Library, Wigan; Le Décor Floral. [Paris:] Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1904. Folio, lithographed title-page, 50 plates printed from tinted photographs of artistically arranged plants and flowers, contemporary green half morocco, bookplate and blindstamps of the Free Public Library, Wigan, some rubbing (2)

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J R R Tolkien: "The Silmarillion", illust by Francis Molsley, 1997 Folio Society hardback edition, complete with slip cover,

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J R R Tolkien: "The Silmarillion", illust by Francis Molsley, 1997 Folio Society hardback edition, complete with slip cover, George R R Martin: "A Game of Thrones - The Illustrated Edition: A Song of Ice and Fire", Vol 1 hardback, and Brian Sibly: "Lord of the Rings, The Making of the Movie Trilogy"

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'Illustres Divers', bound collection of French illustrated publications including Paris Grand Prix with hand-coloured horse r

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Lot 1188

'Illustres Divers', bound collection of French illustrated publications including Paris Grand Prix with hand-coloured horse racing scenes after Caran d'Ache. Folio, quarter-leather binding with gilt title to spine

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Holy Bible, Old and New Testament, Birmingham: Boden and Adams, 1769-1770. Folio, contemporary reverse panelled calf with oxb

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Lot 1152

Holy Bible, Old and New Testament, Birmingham: Boden and Adams, 1769-1770. Folio, contemporary reverse panelled calf with oxblood morocco title label, engraved pictorial frontispiece, additional red & black title page for New Testament (Boden and Appleby, 1770), marbled endpapers. Good, clean, bright; some general discoloration and wear to calf

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Folio Society. Blake, William (Illus.). Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, printed by Bath Press, 2004, bound in Nigerian goatskin

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Lot 1170

Folio Society. Blake, William (Illus.). Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, printed by Bath Press, 2004, bound in Nigerian goatskin leather with publisher's slipcase. Dali, Salvador (Illus.). Purgatorio, by Dante Alighieri, printed in Paris by Les Heures Claires, bound in quarter-leather by Hunter & Foulis, with publisher's slipcase. Blake, William (Illus.). Paradise Lost, by John Milton, printed by Cambridge University Press on Brunswick Wove paper, the illustrations on Phoenix Motion Xenon, 2003, bound in Nigerian goatskin leather with publisher's slipcase. Pollock, Ian (Illus.). Paradise Lost, by John Milton, printed at Butler & Tanner Ltd on Trojan Wove paper, illustrations printed at Lawrence Allen Ltd on Rivoli rag paper from Rives Mill, bound by Butler & Tanner in full buckram with publisher's slipcase. All four books in very good condition, contents clean and bright, bindings tight and solid; slipcases generally good with a few light scuffs, the slipcase for Blake's illustrated Paradise Lost with slight splitting and marks at top (4)

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The Costume of Turkey, London: W. Miller, 1802. Featuring 59 [of 60] hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates with well-preserve

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Lot 1183

The Costume of Turkey, London: W. Miller, 1802. Featuring 59 [of 60] hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates with well-preserved vibrant colours, descriptions for each plate in English and French, lacking title page (only French title present). Folio, full contemporary crushed morocco (badly worn with detached lower board as found), contents generally good, clean, bright (hand-coloured plates vibrant), plate 46 worn/detached

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Shakespeare, William. The First Folio of Shakespeare, Folio Society edition in The Norton Facsimile, limited edition numbered

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Lot 1166

Shakespeare, William. The First Folio of Shakespeare, Folio Society edition in The Norton Facsimile, limited edition numbered 648 of 1000, bound in Wassa goatskin by Smith Settle of Otley with marbled boards, 1996, housed in publisher's slipcase. Excellent condition, binding tight and solid, contents clean and bright; slipcase good with some very light rubbing/scuffs

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Anderson, George William. A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by R

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Lot 1151

Anderson, George William. A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, containing Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken by Order of his Present Majesty, London: Printed for Alex Hogg [c.1784]. Folio, contemporary calf crudely rebacked with leather (pulling away from text-block at spine), illustrated with numerous copper-engraved plates including frontispiece portrait of Cook (worn/detached). Not collated, plates clearly worn/torn with loss, as found

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Folio Society. Tractatus de Herbis, limited edition numbered 162 of 1000, facsimile edition reproduced from the manuscript Eg

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Lot 1159

Folio Society. Tractatus de Herbis, limited edition numbered 162 of 1000, facsimile edition reproduced from the manuscript Egerton MS 747 in The British Library, printed by Bath Press on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper, bound in full goatskin leather by Smith Settle of Otley blocked with a design by David Eccles, together with Commentary, housed in publisher's green solander box. Excellent condition, binding tight and solid, contents clean and vibrant; solander box with a few scuffs/knocks

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Macquoid, Percy. A History of English Furniture, four volumes (Age of Oak; Age of Walnut; Age of Satinwood; Age of Mahogany),

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Lot 1190

Macquoid, Percy. A History of English Furniture, four volumes (Age of Oak; Age of Walnut; Age of Satinwood; Age of Mahogany), London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1904-1908. Folio, publisher's oxblood buckram with gilt lettering, colour plates after Shirley Slocombe (with captioned tissue-guards) plus further black & white illustrations within the text (4)

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Dugdale, Sir William. The Baronage of England, London: Printed by Thomas Newcomb for Abel Roper, John Martin, and Henry Herri

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Lot 1184

Dugdale, Sir William. The Baronage of England, London: Printed by Thomas Newcomb for Abel Roper, John Martin, and Henry Herringman, 1675. In one volume, 790pp plus index, armorial bookplate to front pastedown for Blayney Townley Balfour. Folio, full contemporary calf with raised bands and title label. Contents generally good and clean, occasional discolouration; title page with dampstaining/wear; binding tight and solid with wear and loss to leather around extremities/headcaps, some splitting to joints

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An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain: An History of the River Thames, in two volumes, London: W. Bulmer for Jo

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Lot 1173

An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain: An History of the River Thames, in two volumes, London: W. Bulmer for John & Josiah Boydell, 1794-1796, Folio, full contemporary calf lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, text only (no plates) (2)

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Blake, William (Illus.). The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, by Edward Young, limited edition

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Lot 1145

Blake, William (Illus.). The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, by Edward Young, limited edition numbered 249 of 1000 for sale, facsimile edition for Folio Society, 2005. Two volumes plus Commentary, housed in publisher's blue solander box. Reproduced from the original edition in the British Museum, printed by Bath Press on Modigliani Neve paper, bound in Nigerian goatskin leather by Smith Settle of Otley with pictorial cloth boards designed by David Eccles. Excellent condition, bindings tight and solid, contents clean and vibrant; the solander box has some scuffs/scratches/knocks

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Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton C.B.E. (British, 1904-1980), an illustration for Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest,

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Lot 1175

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton C.B.E. (British, 1904-1980), an illustration for Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Cecil Beaton Studio Sale stamp l.r., watercolour on giropad paper, 44 by 35cm, unframed Note: it is thought that this illustration is for the 1960 Folio Society edition of The Importance of Being Earnest

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A VICTORIAN WALNUT LIBRARY FOLIO STAND with a hinged rectangular top over a double-panelled front opening metal arms, on twin

Duke's

Lot 338

A VICTORIAN WALNUT LIBRARY FOLIO STAND with a hinged rectangular top over a double-panelled front opening metal arms, on twin-turned standard end supports and down-scroll legs, 47" wide x 48" high

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JOHNSON & STEEVENS: "The Plays of William Shakespeare" embellished with plates, 6 vols, published London 1807, in green M

Duke's

Lot 377

JOHNSON & STEEVENS: "The Plays of William Shakespeare" embellished with plates, 6 vols, published London 1807, in green Morocco and gilt; Milton, 3 vols, with good decorative bindings; and a folio "Lansdown Tower, Bath" dedicated to Her Highness, The Princess Mary Emilia of Baden and the Marchioness of Douglas and Clydesdale, by Edmund Francis English (10)

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[Folio Society] Sir Thomas Malory's Chronicles of King Arthur in 3 volumes with lino-cuts by Edward Bawden 1988 in cloth, Leg

Stroud Auctions Ltd.

Lot 116

[Folio Society] Sir Thomas Malory's Chronicles of King Arthur in 3 volumes with lino-cuts by Edward Bawden 1988 in cloth, Legends of King Arthur with illustrations by Roman Pisarev 2003 in 3 volumes in pictorial boards, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight illustrated by Diana Sudyka 2008 pictorial cloth, with copies of Beowulf and The Third Crusade, all in slipcases.

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J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy published Folio Society 2004 in 3 volumes, with illustrations by Ingahild Grathm

Stroud Auctions Ltd.

Lot 117

J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy published Folio Society 2004 in 3 volumes, with illustrations by Ingahild Grathmer drawn by Eric Fraser, bound in decorated green and gold boards with colour circular vignettes and printed labels, in slipcase together with The Hobbit illustrated by Eric Fraser 2001 in similar decorated binding & slipcase.

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[Folio Society] Adventure Stories from The Strand 1995, Short Stories from The Strand 1992, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Wa

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Lot 120

[Folio Society] Adventure Stories from The Strand 1995, Short Stories from The Strand 1992, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 1995, I Claudius by Robert Graves 1994, Revolt in The Desert by T.E. Lawrence and 3 others – all published Folio Society in decorated cloth and slipcases (8) £20.00 - £40.00

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Nursery Rhymes by Paula Rego 1994 illustrated, The Railway Children by E. Nesbit with coloured illustrations, Anne of Green G

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Lot 108

Nursery Rhymes by Paula Rego 1994 illustrated, The Railway Children by E. Nesbit with coloured illustrations, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery illustrated by Anna C. Leplar and Treasure Island, all Folio Society publications, with Le Petit Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery and copy of Orlando by Kathleen Hale (6)

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The Best of Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake comprising The Witches, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Charlie and Th

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Lot 119

The Best of Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake comprising The Witches, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator, James and The Giant Peach, The BFG and Matilda, published in 6 volumes by The Folio Society, volumes 2002 First Edition thus each bound in cloth with silhouette illustration on covers, gilt lettering and facsimile signatures, housed in slipcase

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A folio of approximately 20 drawings by architecture student Philip Rowell, mostly dated 1940's, largest approximately 100 x

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Lot 522

A folio of approximately 20 drawings by architecture student Philip Rowell, mostly dated 1940's, largest approximately 100 x 70cm

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[Illuminated] The Lorsch Gospels being a Facsimile edition of the Manuscript comprising colour-printed and monochrome plates

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Lot 147

[Illuminated] The Lorsch Gospels being a Facsimile edition of the Manuscript comprising colour-printed and monochrome plates published by George Braziller 1967, limited edition folio bound in quarter vellum with gilt title and a separate pamphlet of commentary, both housed in original slip-case.

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[Folio Society] Anthony Trollope The Palliser Novels illustrated Llewellyn Thomas in 3 volumes, with Can you Forgive Her, Bar

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Lot 115

[Folio Society] Anthony Trollope The Palliser Novels illustrated Llewellyn Thomas in 3 volumes, with Can you Forgive Her, Barchester Towers, The Warden, The Three Clerks, Cousin Henry and Doctor Thorne all published Folio Society in slipcases

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Folio of 1950s / 60s Bristol, Bath and Keynsham interest glamour calendars and gallery booklets

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Lot 621

Folio of 1950s / 60s Bristol, Bath and Keynsham interest glamour calendars and gallery booklets

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The Mansions of England in the Olden Time by Joseph Nash, published T.M. Lean 1839 – 1849 comprising the First, Third and Fou

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Lot 145

The Mansions of England in the Olden Time by Joseph Nash, published T.M. Lean 1839 – 1849 comprising the First, Third and Fourth Series, with each series containing an engraved title page and 25 full-page lithographed plates & guards, bound together in a half leather Elephant folio volume with decorative gilt engraved title on upper cover and gilt spine (lacking one plate in first series)

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The Ordnance Survey Atlas of England and Wales 1922, 1/4 inch to the mile, folio, gilt tooled red cloth, published by The Ord

Golding Young & Mawer

Lot 114

The Ordnance Survey Atlas of England and Wales 1922, 1/4 inch to the mile, folio, gilt tooled red cloth, published by The Ordnance Survey Office Southampton 1922.

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C W Alcock (Editor). Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895, first edition, folio, gilt tooled, purple half morocco, publ

Golding Young & Mawer

Lot 543

C W Alcock (Editor). Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895, first edition, folio, gilt tooled, purple half morocco, published by Hudson & Kearns, London 1895.

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TWO BOXES OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS

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Lot 406

TWO BOXES OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS

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TWO BOXES OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS

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Lot 297

TWO BOXES OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS

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TWO BOXES OF BOOKS TO INCLUDE FOLIO SOCIETY AND POETRY

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Lot 303

TWO BOXES OF BOOKS TO INCLUDE FOLIO SOCIETY AND POETRY

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ALBERT GOS - A FOLIO OF TWELVE LOOSE ENGRAVINGS OF SWITZERLAND, inscription "Souvenir de votre ??. Camille Gos 1903, together

Cuttlestones Auctioneers

Lot 130

ALBERT GOS - A FOLIO OF TWELVE LOOSE ENGRAVINGS OF SWITZERLAND, inscription "Souvenir de votre ??. Camille Gos 1903, together with Philip Gilbert Hamerton - 'Landscape' with original etchings and many illustrations from pictures and drawings, Seeley & Co. 1885 together with 'Sketches By The Facsimile Society Vol. II 1869' (3)

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Two boxes of hard back books, mainly relating to natural history and travel, to include: Folio Society; Birds of America; His

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 96

Two boxes of hard back books, mainly relating to natural history and travel, to include: Folio Society; Birds of America; History and Arts of China; The World in 1776; Civil War Art; and Natural Wonders.

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A folio of antique black and white photographs, artist's drawings and watercolours

Thomas N. Miller

Lot 251

A folio of antique black and white photographs, artist's drawings and watercolours

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A Collection of Folio Society Books to Include The Wit of Oscar Wilde, A Treasury of Mark Twain, Rides Round Britain, Charles

Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 108

A Collection of Folio Society Books to Include The Wit of Oscar Wilde, A Treasury of Mark Twain, Rides Round Britain, Charles Dickens Short Stories, The Arabian Nights

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A Collection of Folio Society Books to Include Golden Treasury, Jubilee Years 1887-1897, Folio 50, No Man is An Island, Hemin

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Lot 109

A Collection of Folio Society Books to Include Golden Treasury, Jubilee Years 1887-1897, Folio 50, No Man is An Island, Hemingway Short Stories, The Consolation of Philosophy

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