{"title":"Illustrated","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"gentleman-and-cabinet-makers-director-by-thomas-chippendale-1754-first-edition","title":"Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director by Thomas Chippendale 1754 First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director by Thomas Chippendale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeing a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste: including a great variety of book-cases for libraries or private rooms, commodes, library and writing-tables, bureaus...The whole comprehended in one hundred and sixty copper-plates, neatly engraved, calculated to improve and refine the present taste, and suited to the fancy and circumstances of persons in all degrees of life. [London]: Printed for the Author and sold at his house in St. Martin's-Lane. Also by T. Osborne, bookseller, in Gray's-Inn; H. Piers, bookseller, in Holborn... and at Dublin, by Mr. John Smith, on the Blind-Quay, \u003cb\u003e1754\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE'S REVOLUTIONARY WORK ON FURNITURE WITH THE FULL SET OF 160 ENGRAVED COPPER PLATES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChippendale's The Director stands as an exceptional achievement in the realm of furniture books, marking the inaugural work of its kind. Prior collections of furniture designs had been relatively modest in scale, primarily targeting the trade. The first edition of The Director, as its more commonly known, which emerged on the scene, was nothing short of a resounding success. It was swiftly followed by a second edition in 1755 and a third in 1762, attesting to its enduring impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis groundbreaking work was the brainchild of the eminent London cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale (1718-79). Chippendale's intent was twofold: to guide gentlemen in their selection of furnishings and to provide cabinet-makers with design blueprints for their execution. If a single design failed to meet a gentleman's discerning taste, The Director aimed to offer a plethora of models to kindle fresh creative concepts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe introductory section of the book delves into the essential classical orders, which formed the bedrock for crafting ornamental elements and furniture legs. Additionally, it expounds upon the principles of rendering chairs, tables, and bookcases in perspective, making frequent references to the accompanying illustrations within the volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe pièce de résistance of The Director lies in its 160 exquisite plates, each meticulously reproduced from Chippendale's original designs. These plates artfully encapsulate the prevailing 18th-century British aesthetic, showcasing an extensive array of household furniture. Among the featured items are bookcases, various styles of tables (including writing and breakfast tables), chests of drawers, and fire screens adorned with exotic Oriental motifs. The compendium also boasts a comprehensive assortment of chairs, spanning French, Gothic, and Chinese styles, in addition to beds and canopies. Completing this rich tapestry of furnishings are trays, clock-cases, shelf brackets, and candle-stands, making The Director an indispensable resource for connoisseurs of 18th-century British design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing the publication of this book, \"Chippendale style\" furniture has remained incredibly popular and essentially a genre of furniture itself, all based on the designs in this book. And, according to the Victoria and Albert museum, \"so influential were his designs, in Britain, and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his Director designs\". It is of such desirability that a Chippendale cabinet sold for over £2.7 million at auction in 2008, and at the same auction: a pair of armchairs realised £2.2 million, a sofa realised £2.1 million, a bookcase £2 million, and some simple pier tables in the manner of Chippendale (not attributed to him) sold for over £90,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimilar Examples\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised £6,875 at Christie's 10th July 2019 lot 707.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised $8,508 at Ketterer Kunst 14th November 2006 lot 1345\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealised $7,475 at Swann Auctions September 20th 2001 lot 154\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 465 x 300 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Brunet I, 1844; Rothschild 614; Avery Architectural Library pp.160 (describing the 1762 third edition)]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[vii-x; pp.1-pp.27; plates I-CLX (1-160)], lacks all before preliminary pp.vii including main title page else collates as complete. pp.21 misnumbered as pp.20 as called for in the first edition, all plates dated to the year prior to publication in 1753 also as called for. Minor stains at edge of plate 24-25 with the last few plates toned, else the plates are generally in excellent and clean condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with some marks, primarily to the bottom, and very minor scratches. Some fragments of backstrip are lacking \/ peeling on the spine. Tooled label present but with prominent wear and small fragments lacking. Both boards attached with joints and hinges starting. Front board with prominent marks and scuffing, as well as fragments of leather lacking and peeling. Rear board with large fragments of leather lacking and with prominent marks and scratches. Shelf and edge wear. Pastedown foxed. Very small holes to the top corner of ffep. Pen ownership inscription on rear pastedown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47195833827652,"sku":"166325772907","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_a45e22bf-ebee-49db-af7d-e6177122adf2.png?v=1697412427"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1608-geneva-bible-breeches-bible-robert-barker-king-james-etc","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1608","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Testament and The New Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e of our Lord Jesus Christ, Translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza: With Briefe Summaries and expositions upon the hard places by the said Author, Ioac. Carner. and P. Loseler. Villerius. Englished by L. Tomson. Together with the Annotations of Fr. Iunius upon the Revelation of S. John. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. \u003cstrong\u003e1608\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer and Book of Psalms at the front of similar publication date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE DATED TO THE YEAR 1608. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE INCLUDING TWO MAPS OF THE HOLY LAND AND SEVERAL OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, WITH MUCH OF ITS PROVENANCE DETERMINED.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1608 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\". A very old English Bible, preceding even the publication of the King James Version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I?s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed ?seditious? by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and \"seditious\" Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible's study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible - the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Roberts September 1935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnidentified, 1929\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLord Francis Churchill (?) c. 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Reiniger (?) c. 1750\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Turpin, unknown date, probably after 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Turpin 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Pettit (?) 1686\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 x 215 x 60 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks Old Testament main title page (as common) else collates as complete through the main text of the O.T. and N.T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExternally very smart indeed and certainly remains a very useable\/readable Bible despite over 400 years of its history. Spine expertly rebacked preserving older leather. Some rubbing and a little dry. Cambridge style panelled boards with some scratches and slight loss but generally remain very nice. Corners repaired with slight loss but certainly remain presentable. The book is without any shelf lean. Page edges very good, uniform and without staining. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions, though with a good few ownership inscriptions throughout the text block through this Bible's history, described above in the provenance section. Though worth mentioning is the interesting marginal writing on leaf L1 which reads \"stock market crash October 1929 (worst in History)\", and another interesting one reads \"William Turpin, 1709\" (perhaps a relative of Dick Turpin, the highwayman?). Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer at the front, which is largely complete but lacks a few leaves, and also a Book of Psalms, both undated but circa the same publication time as the Bible. Lacks Old Testament main title page as common, but retains the first two preliminary leaves (To the Christian Reader and the general contents page of the Books of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament). O.T. Text begins on A1 (Genesis 1) and continues uninterrupted through to the end of the Old Testament, including the Second Part title page and Apocrypha title page. 2B4 torn with loss to just over half of the leaf, therefore lacking Psalms 56:9 through to 62:9, with some in that gap remaining. New Testament title page present and dated to 1608, collated as complete with the map of the Holy Land to the verso of Matthew 1. Also bound with \"A briefe Table of the interpretation of the proper names which are chiefly found in the Old Testament, wherein the first number of signifieth the Chapter, the second the verse\", which is also collated as complete and dated 1608. Text block generally very clean, mildly toned with some extremely minor occasional staining. Some expert repairs to the first few leaves with minor loss. Internally significantly better than typically found, and externally so too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA really fantastic Geneva Bible with some beautiful illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47197895786820,"sku":"166354313645","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_eb1d54caa4e240b684fca070679a310c_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697021957"},{"product_id":"300-portraits-sketches-of-famous-german-men-1890-l-bechstein-copernicus-etc","title":"300 Portraits \u0026 Sketches of Famous German Men by Ludwig Bechstein 1890","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDreihundert Bildnisse Und Lebensabrisse Berühmter Deutscher Manner. \u003c\/strong\u003eBegonnen \u003cstrong\u003eVon Ludwig Bechltein\u003c\/strong\u003e. Reu Bearbeitet Und Fortgeführt Von Karl Theodor Geadertz. Die Porträts Gezeichnet Und Geschnitten Von Hugo Burkner. Fünfte Verbesserte Und Vermehrte Aussage. Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Derlag.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree Hundred Portraits and Life Sketches of Famous German Men by Ludwig Bechstein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e. Revised and Continued by Karl Theodor Geadertz. The Portraits Drawn and Engraved by Hugo Burkner. Fifth Improved and Expanded Edition. Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book was closed on the anniversary in 1890.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper from the Schroder paper mill (Gieler \u0026amp; Bogel) in Leipzig. Printed by Julius Maser in Leipzig.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGilt crest on front board with the Latin inscription \"Londinensis Schola Civitatis\". This crest was used between 1890 and 1905 by the headmaster of the City of London School (CLS), Mr. Pollard, who gave out books with the crest as C.L.S. prizes (information found in the school's archives, in a document called \"General Notes\").\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 185 x 260 x 30 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpine with very minor cracking, rubbing, and scuffing. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached with rubbed joints and hinges starting. Boards with some light discolouration, scratches, marks, and scuffing. Shelf and edge wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Text block very clean with light toning. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203719840068,"sku":"166319265637","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_bac0b66e6a684c3790b889bb4c882a6a_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697131275"},{"product_id":"orlando-furioso-by-ludovico-ariosto-1580-valgrisi-51-stunning-illustrations","title":"Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto 1580","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Venice by the Heirs of Vincenzo Valgrisi in 1580.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[i-xvi], [1-654], [i-xxxii]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A gem in the history of book illustration\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I, 436]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, first published in 1516, is an epic poem that blends elements of chivalry, romance, and fantasy. The poem is set against the backdrop of the conflicts between Charlemagne's Christian forces and the Saracen army during the Middle Ages. It narrates a sprawling tale of love, heroism, and magic as it follows the adventures of various knights and characters, primarily focusing on the erratic and passionate deeds of the paladin Orlando.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its core, the poem revolves around the love Orlando bears for Angelica, a beautiful princess, and his subsequent descent into madness when his love remains unrequited. The narrative weaves together various subplots and characters, including Ruggiero, a Saracen knight who falls in love with Bradamante, a Christian warrior maiden; and Astolfo, another paladin who embarks on a journey to recover Orlando's lost wits from the moon. The narrative also delves into the magical realm, where enchanters, sorcerers, and mythical creatures play integral roles in shaping the events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAriosto's work is renowned for its intricate and imaginative storytelling, filled with battles, quests, and supernatural elements. The poem explores themes of honour, chivalry, and the complexities of human emotions, often with a touch of satire and humour, also reflected in the illustrations of this edition which often feature humour. The poem's influence can be seen in subsequent works of literature, including those by Shakespeare and Cervantes, and it remains a significant example of Italian Renaissance literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe very rare and famous reprint of the inferior 1556 edition, this 1580 print being the first to print full page woodcuts, referred to by Brunet as the 'Edition recherchee' [most desired edition]. Quite honestly, this is the most beautifully illustrated book we have come across of this type. The only book which can compete in the quality of its illustrations which we have encountered is the 1554 Mattioli Commentarii we have for sale, though those are of a different nature. The typography present in this edition is simply fantastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator for this book is often presumed to have been Dosso Dossi, though many doubt this attribution. The very large plates which illustrate the beginning of each canto are very complex in their detail as one can see in the various photos. Quite rarely for this period, several of these illustrations depict the topography and cartography of various places with real maps and even a view of Paris. Benassi-Pezzini in his bibliographical work on maps is quoted as saying \"by placing the adventures of errant knights on a map, or by juxtaposing a cartographic background with the perspective representation of imaginary places, these illustrations faithfully translate into images the mixture of romanticism and reality, as represented by the maps\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 x 185 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[Brunet I 436; EDIT 16 CNCE 2796]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eExternally very good, internally near fine. \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollated as complete in 16pp+654pp+32pp, including the second title page on pp.533 commonly lacking and with the 51 illustrations throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very attractive book bound in full vellum, probably 19th century with the tooled label potentially being earlier. Spine with some discolouration and dulling, uniformly so and thus presents well on the shelf - particularly with the very attractive tooled morocco label with intricate gilt. Boards with some less significant discolouration and generally presenting very well without significant issues. Gilt design to both boards show very well and are without loss, written with the motto \"spem fortuna alit\". This armorial design is the arms of John Gardinier Kinnear (1794-1865), a Scottish financier with a well established and very respectable book collection which included some very expensive books. With both boards securely attached without damage to the joints. All page edges gilt with top edge slightly dulled but generally remaining very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookplate to front pastedown of Caroli Sarolea with the rather nice motto \"in angello cum libello\". The main title page is working loose in the gutter but present, else all other leaves are securely bound into the binding. The text block has been trimmed at the head occasionally catching the tops of some letters of titles\/numbering but without loss to legibility of any text. The text block is exceptionally clean, without any foxing. Some extremely light dampstaining to a few leaves, though this is very light and difficult to notice. Small stains to pp.349-351.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful copy of this scarce and beautifully illustrated work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203753132356,"sku":"166293485244","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_efc7e5bcb6fb4436b753458285dfb4f9_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697399882"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-earth-and-animated-nature-1774-oliver-goldsmith-first-edition","title":"The History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1774 Oliver Goldsmith First Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn History of the Earth, and Animated Nature\u003c\/b\u003e. By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e. In Eight Volumes, Printed for J. Nourse in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1774\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, complete in 8 volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA History of the Earth, and Animated Nature is a work of natural history by Oliver Goldsmith. First published in 1774 in eight volumes, it attempted to bring together a history of the earth with a description of its geographical features and many of its species. Many further editions of the work were published in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century. These were often abridged versions of the original, in three, four or six volumes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (1860), Maggie Tulliver reads A History of the Earth as a young child. She describes its contents to the semi-literate miller, Luke:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"elephants, and kangaroos, and the civet cat, and the sun-fish, and a bird sitting on its tail… There are countries full of those creatures, instead of horses and cows… Shouldn’t you like to know about them, Luke?’ \" (Book I, Ch.4)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140 x 209 m\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003em (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniformly bound contemporary 18th century full calf, joints worn with some cracked, tender, etc, but with all boards attached. Spines rebacked retaining earlier tooled labels, some chipped with a bit of loss. Wear to extremities, shelf wear, etc. Boards scuffed with an ink stain to the front board of the sixth volume. Volume one binding significantly warped but appears uniform with the others from the shelf, strangely without any shelf lean. Some minor staining with text blocks toned else very good internally, endpapers more heavily stained in each volume. Front blank of the first volume with a small tear at the foot with a small amount of loss. Title page lacking from volume three. Lacks pp.31-32 in volume four. pp.37-38 torn but fully present in volume five. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume five (only) of Viscount de Vesci.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217844781380,"sku":"166376775268","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c9df4876-cee6-4061-9fe0-957bd4b02059.jpg?v=1697400847"},{"product_id":"works-of-william-congreve-1761-in-3-vols-john-baskerville-a-beautiful-set","title":"The Works of William Congreve 1761","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of William Congreve\u003c\/b\u003e in Three Volumes. Consisting of his Plays and Poems. Birmingham. Printed by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskerville\u003c\/b\u003e; For J. and R. Tonson in London, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1761\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"the Baskerville Congreve... I couldn't read him in a cheap edition!\" - Night and Day by Virginia Woolf (1919)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe collected works of William Congreve, notably printed by John Baskerville, one of the most famous English printers, mainly known for his edition of the Bible and his designed type which remains in popular use to this day and is generally referred to as 'Baskerville font' in modern nomenclature.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe won't argue with William Rodney in Virginia Woolf's novel in saying that this is certainly a well executed and 'expensive' edition of Congreve's works. It features a lovely engraved portrait frontispiece after the very famous portrait artist Godfrey Kneller, and a further five plates preceding some of the respective works through the set.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 150 x 234 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines a little rubbed but remain attractive. Author tooled labels replaced but show well. Some shelf \u0026amp; edge wear with corresponding wear to extremities. Top page edges dulled as typical with others very good. Boards all very good, all securely attached with just minor rubbing to joints. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions are present. Internally mildly toned as typical but generally internally excellent. Collated as complete. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217855758660,"sku":"166373201660","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d5af810f-0f89-4f77-9091-e04eecaae0d2.jpg?v=1697401110"},{"product_id":"a-panorama-of-the-great-exhibition-of-1851-from-the-illustrated-london-news","title":"A Panorama of the Great Exhibition of 1851 from the Illustrated London News","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition\u003c\/b\u003e by J. Mack, from the Illustrated London News, Produced in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1851\u003c\/b\u003e. Housed in a bespoke marbled \u0026amp; felt case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis fine panorama was issued free to subscribers to the Illustrated London News. It is based on daguerreotypes by Richard Beard (1802–1885) and is particularly rare to find. This example is similar to that sold at Sotheby's Great Exhibitions sale in 2006, lot 515. Similar panoramas have also been sold at Christie's, for example that from the 1845 Illustrated London News 3rd Sept 2012 lot 101 for £2,750.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA twenty feet long (i.e. 6.75 metres) series of continuous engravings in double rows reprinted from the Illustrated London News by J. Mack. Underneath each departments are the names of the principal object\/invention exhibited. The panorama is prefaced by diagrams 'shewing the fluctuations in the number of visitors, as affected by different days of the week, different scale of payment, rain and heat of the building'; 'shewing the relative fluctuations of different days of the week'; 'shewing the number of visitors actually in the building at every hour on three separate days'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA full unfurled image of the entire 20 foot long panorama of the British Science Museum's copy can be seen, identifier MSR\/029, on their website. Our photography space did not quite allow for a full unfurled photo!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 675 x 28.5 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe case is in generally excellent condition, with the top label peeling slightly from the felt, but could easily be reglued. The blue title panel of the panorama is stained and worn with some loss to the legibility of the text. The first section has a bit of loss and some peeling of the paper as pictured in the final photo of the listing. The second section also has some less minor loss. The remainder of the panorama is in excellent condition and without loss. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA particularly interesting and unique panorama in a bespoke case to hold it. The panorama retains the original ties. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217873977668,"sku":"166366862415","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-5_efc281ff-7624-4b0d-99b3-36d13752d468.jpg?v=1697418766"},{"product_id":"satires-of-various-writers-1655-full-vellum-binding-virgil-ancient-rome-etc","title":"Satires of Various Writers 1655","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElegantiores Praestantium Virorum Satyrae, Quarum titulos, \u0026amp; nomina auctorum, versa pagella exhibebit post praefationem. Distinguuntur in tomos duos. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Joannis Maire, MDCLV [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e].\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElegant Satires of Distinguished Men\u003c\/b\u003e, Whose titles and names of authors will be displayed on the following page after the preface. They are divided into two volumes. Printed in Leiden, from the Press of Joannes Maire, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1655\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book contains a collection of satirical texts, opening with Justus Lipsius and his Satyra Menippaea Somnium. Each text has it's own half title. The texts by Greek authors are presented in Greek on the left pages and Latin on the right pages. Others include Petri Nanni on Virgil, Misopogon by the Roman Emperor Julian, and several others.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 82 x 125 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one (only) of two. Collated as complete in  281pp (numbered) plus the various unnumbered leaves. Probably original full vellum binding, very smart indeed in notably excellent condition, just with some discolouration to the vellum as typical, but significantly better than typical for similar period vellum bindings. There are no external title\/author writings and the binding is plain. Page edges coloured red, dulled with a bit of colour loss at the fore edge. Some pencil writings to front pastedown from a previous bookseller. Some very minor staining through the text block affecting a few leaves but generally internally very clean and fully legible. Binding slightly cocked, without any shelf lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217903075652,"sku":"166368396062","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_6b1417dd-820c-47e8-820e-95c26d38bb66.jpg?v=1697402838"},{"product_id":"the-depiction-of-of-women-in-art-by-armand-dayot-1899-stunning-binding","title":"The Depiction of of Women in Art by Armand Dayot 1899","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmand Dayot, Inspecteur del Beaux Art. L'Image De La Femme. Librairie Hachette et Cie. MDCCCXCIC.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmand Dayot, Inspector of Fine Arts. T\u003c\/b\u003ehe Depiction of Women. Hachette and Company Publishing. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCXCIX (1899).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book explores the portrayal of women in art and culture. Armand Dayot, who served as an Inspector of Fine Arts, delves into the various ways women have been depicted in art throughout history. This book provides an insight into the evolving perception of femininity, the role of women in society, and the artistic representations that have shaped these perceptions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx-libris bookplate of Archibald Younger in an Arabic theme by M.L.A. Giradot. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe boards depict a quiver of arrows intersected with a flaming torch to form a cross in front of a laurel wreath. This image can be seen in various forms of art, ranging from mirrors and frames to paintings and frescos. Louis XVI used a similar crest where he had a bow ribbon tying the quiver with the flambeau (torch). The flambeau is an ancient symbol of life and truth, while the quiver symbolises using force to pursue justice. This symbol might also be a reference to Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, who was commonly depicted with a bow and arrow, and sometimes a torch, among other hunting equipment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 230 x 310 x 50 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine warped with very minor scuffing and rubbing, and a tear with lacking fragment to the top of the backstrip. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with scratches, rubbing, and scuffing. Front board with uneven sunning. Shelf and edge wear. Bookplate and clear tape attached to front pastedown. Some very small tears to page edges of preliminaries and half title. Damp stains to the top and bottom of the frontispiece. Tissue paper mostly detached. Text block fairly clean with light toning and sporadic very minor foxing. Some page edges are lightly torn. Some plates with damp stains. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217962942788,"sku":"166376714200","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4008aaa2-17ca-456f-a1b4-057ac94acdfd.jpg?v=1697403376"},{"product_id":"first-edition-set-winnie-the-pooh-signed-a-a-milne-1926-28-ernest-shepard","title":"The Winnie the Pooh Books by A. A. Milne 1926-28 w\/ Autograph Note","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION Set of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and His Other Works Uniformly Bound in Their Original Cloth with Author's Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne. Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1926\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House at Pooh Corner\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1928\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young\u003c\/b\u003e by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFifteenth Edition, 1927\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature of A. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e Included with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine with very minor warping. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Very minor marks on the top left corner of the rear board. Very minor screaming on the bottom corner of the rear board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Line of toning on pastedown. Pen ownership inscription form 1926 on preliminary page; potentially original owner. Endpapers very lightly toned.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHouse at Pooh Corner:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very minor marks on the top corner of reverse side of title page to page 36. Spine lightly sunned. Minor creasing to headcap. Minor warping of boards. Very minor line to the top of the front board from being sunned. Very minor marks on boards, only visible upon vert close inspection. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor crease to top corner of the rear board. Pastedown with some minor toning and foxing. Very small pencil inscription on the top corner of a preliminary page. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery\u003c\/span\u003e minor marks on preliminaries.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow We Are Six:\u003c\/b\u003e Spine sunned \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003every\u003c\/span\u003e lightly. Very minor warping of the spine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Minor shelf lean. Very minor superficial scratches on front board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor toning and foxing to pastedown. Minor toning line to half title. Some pages are unevenly cut (how it was bound by the publisher).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen We Were Very Young:\u003c\/b\u003e Text block near fine with very sporadic very minor foxing. Spine fine. Very minor wear to headcap and tail. Very minor superficial scratches on both board. Minor dulling to top page edge gilt. Very minor foxing on pastedown. Some toning and foxing on half title and on the last page. Very minor and partial break between page 64 and 65, still securely attached, only significance of light exposure to binding. Small number of pages are very lightly toned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightly toned with very minor foxing. Pencil ownership signature on reverse side. Comes with authenticity certificate from Elbolsa Autographs and Collectables, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Signature of the Author is located on a separate piece of paper that is included as part of the set. \u003cstrong\u003eThe books are \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e signed on the inside\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218087297348,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.37.07am.png?v=1697413770"},{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudice-peacock-edition-jane-austen-1894-hugh-thomson-illustrated","title":"Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1894 Peacock Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e. Peacock Edition. Published by George Allen in \u003cb\u003e1894\u003c\/b\u003e. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 30 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternally very clean, very mildly toned with some minor foxing to preliminaries and half title page as pictured. Internally VG+. Boards VG with some superficial scratches to rear board and very light wrinkles to front board. Corners very slightly bent with headcap G+. Pastedown VG-, endpapers VG, half title VG with minor foxing, title page and frontispiece VG+ to near fine. Spine G+, cracked with a repair. All original including the binding and endpapers. Page edges VG with very minor marks. Joints slightly cracked and hinges VG-, boards securely attached with no signs of becoming loose. Else VG+.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218093621572,"sku":"","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at1.00.45am.png?v=1698263033"},{"product_id":"first-edition-through-the-looking-glass-1872-lewis-carroll-alice-wonderland","title":"Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 1872 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.\u003c\/b\u003e With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London; Macmillan and Co.; \u003cb\u003e1872\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, very early issue with original pictorial cloth and 'wabe' on p.21. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBound by Burn \u0026amp; Co (the original binder, the same as that of the first edition of Alice In Wonderland).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 190 x 25 mm (8vo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block extremely clean with light tonging and very sporadic very minor foxing. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Original spine fragment with minor wear, and prominent marks. Spine with very minor warping. Both boards securely attached. Very minor wear and some marks on boards. Page edges with minor loss and minor dulling. Shelf wear. Some minor wear to corners. Some marks on pastedown. Pen inscription dated 1872 on preliminary page. Half title with light toning and minor foxing. Frontispiece and title page lightly toned with very minor foxing.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218094014788,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.51.59am.png?v=1697414436"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-joseph-andrews-by-henry-fielding-1749-early-edition-2-vols","title":"The History of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 1749","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams.\u003c\/b\u003e Written in Imitation of the Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Henry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e, Esquire. Illustrated with Cuts. The Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. In Two Volumes. London; Printed for A. Millar; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCXLIX (1749).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novel is a humorous satirical work of Henry Fielding. It tells the story of Joseph Andrews and Mr. Abraham Adams on their adventures and mishaps. The novel is known for its parody of the heroic romance trope and its social commentary. A very early edition following the first in 1742.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105 x 172 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor cracking, rubbing, and wear. Prominent wear to heads and bottoms of spines. Tooled labels prominently dulled. All boards loosely attached with cracked joints and hinges. Front board of volume two mostly detached; attached with single binding string at the bottom. Boards with superficial scratches, rubbing, and very minor scuffing. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Lacking all but one endpaper which is detached in volume two. Pencil inscriptions on front pastedowns. Pen ownership inscriptions on rear pastedowns in both volumes. Text blocks fairly clean with light toning to edges and minor foxing. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218181833028,"sku":"166367096630","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-2_75738c58-bb67-46f2-a414-bd946615dd6f.jpg?v=1697416438"},{"product_id":"shirley-by-charlotte-bronte-1931-limited-edition-1-1000-copies-finely-bound","title":"Shirley by Charlotte Bronte 1931","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShirley\u003c\/b\u003e: A Tale By Currer Bell, Author of \"Jane Eyre\" [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharlotte Bronte\u003c\/b\u003e]. Oxford. Newly Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1931\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful edition of Charlotte Bronte's Shirley, limited to 1,000 copies only. Here rebound from the original cloth binding to this luxury half calf leather binding over marbled boards.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition is based on the first edition of 1849 while being collated with the second edition of 1853, hence the reference to the author's pseudonym of Currer Bell on the title page to be consistent with the early editions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 x 225 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with some light superficial scratches but generally show attractively on the shelf, retaining all four tooled labels. Joints fine with all boards securely attached with the bindings secure and free of shelf lean. Boards near fine. Spotted page edge design with top edges slightly dulled as typical. Contemporary endpapers with the rebinding without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. A very small stain affects from the half title through to pp.9 of the first volume which does not obscure any text. The text blocks are otherwise exceptionally clean and appear to be unread or read very carefully indeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful set of one of Charlotte Bronte's finest works. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218213454148,"sku":"166368450195","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5dbc1657-49d7-4a45-bffc-80cce449b35b.jpg?v=1697417140"},{"product_id":"the-octavius-by-marcus-felix-1672-early-roman-christian-apologist-full-vellum","title":"The Octavius by Marcus Felix 1672","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM. Minucii Felicis Octavius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cum integris omnium Notis ac Commentariis, novaque Recensione \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacobi Ouzeli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Cujus \u0026amp; accedunt Animaduersiones. Insuper Johannis Meursii Notae. Et Liber Julii Firmici Materni V. C. De Errore Profanarum Religionum. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHackiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1672\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe initial author of this work was a Roman legal expert and writer, believed to originate from Cirta in Algeria, who is thought to have passed away around 260 AD. The second author was a Roman author and astrologer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferred to as the Octavius due to historical confusion (it was mistakenly preserved as the eighth book of Arnobius). This work is often compared to Tertullian's Apologeticum. The Octavius is an imaginative three-way dialogue that unfolds on the shores of Ostia, featuring the characters Minucius, Caecilius, and Octavius. Minucius acts as the mediator, Caecilius passionately defends Roman pagan traditions, while Octavius advocates for Christianity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinucius, in fact, seeks a harmonious transition between paganism and Christianity, one that respects the traditions rooted in Hellenistic culture and Roman societal structures. It is worth noting that this is one of the earliest writings in defence of Christianity to survive from antiquity, around a century after Josephus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 x 195 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull vellum, quarto, a little discoloured but generally very good and smart. 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With a very nice engraved frontispiece from the Dutch Golden Age of engravers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218284036420,"sku":"166373865899","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3016c040-c632-4b47-9855-858ff4cbc855.jpg?v=1697418561"},{"product_id":"the-decameron-by-boccaccio-1620-first-edition-in-english-isaac-jaggard-rare","title":"The Decameron by Boccaccio 1620 First Edition in English","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Containing An Hundred pleasant Novels. Wittily discoursed, betweene Seven Honourable Ladies, and three Noble Gentlemen. London, Printed by Isaac Jaggard, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1620\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC S106639, S107074; Pforzheimer 72; OCLC H700001412]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION OF BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON IN ENGLISH; A VERY IMPORTANT AND LANDMARK PUBLICATION WHICH WOULD HAVE A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH LITERATURE FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION. PRINTED BY THE SAME PRINTER AS SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirst edition first issue of the second volume with all of the pagination misprints required as per Pforzheimer 72 (detailed below), and second issue of the first volume as typically found.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBoccaccio's renowned collection of stories, a masterpiece of Renaissance literature and a globally recognised literary treasure, is known as the Decameron. These tales unfold through the voices of a group of young residents of Florence who, seeking refuge from the devastating Plague, share their stories in rotation. Notably, Boccaccio himself had experienced the loss of family members during the Black Death epidemic that struck Florence in the mid-14th century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe narratives within the Decameron draw inspiration from various sources, including local Italian folklore, European tales, and stories originating from the Middle East and even India. Upon its release, the book garnered significant popularity, particularly among the merchant class in northern Italy. Its influence extended far and wide, leaving a lasting impact on literature ranging from William Shakespeare to Geoffrey Chaucer to Edgar Allan Poe and beyond.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis seminal work was first translated into English in this edition. This translation is usually attributed to John Florio. It was printed at the same printing house in London which produced Shakespeare's first folio in 1623, among many other books of importance. This edition stands as a hugely important publication, and indeed, a lavishly produced edition, exquisitely illustrated throughout as this literary masterpiece deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSimilar to the example sold at Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts sale, 7th Dec 2022 lot 27 for $13,860. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190 x 275 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[blank + 5], [193], [title page], [11], [1-187, i.e. 186, blank]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumerous mispaginations as called for, but \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etextually collated as complete through both volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The table at the front of volume one is complete. The table at the front of volume two lacks 2 leaves, retaining 11 of 13 leaves. Lacks blank at the end of volume one. Very elaborate title page to the second volume reminiscent of the Bibles of this period, lacks title page to the first volume, though retains the preliminaries A2-A6 (i.e. the 'To the Reader' leaf, dedication leaf to Sir Phillip Herbert, and the table). With 98 woodcut illustrations collated as complete throughout, also with numerous woodcut capitals, and head and tail pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one misprints the pagination of pages 60, 137, and 183 for 55, 138, and 185, respectively. Volume two misprints the pagination of pages 14, 19, 54, 68, 72, 76, 88, 106, 135, 136, 174, and 186. Due to these errors, the page count of the second volume ends at 187 but there are actually 186 leaves, collated as complete. Slight loss to text of pp.159-162 and the final leaf of the second volume's table, also the occasional few letters of text on a small number of pages. II1 repaired at leaf edge without any loss or replacement to text. Several other leaves also with some repairs to their edges and corners, not touching any text. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17th century full calf with the worn gilt logo of 'The Society of Writers to the Signet' on both boards. Leather with some scuffs and general wear with slight loss at the corners as typical. Retains tooled red morocco label which reads 'Boccaccio's Works'. Front joints cracked with front board detached. We are currently enquiring into book repair specialists near us who have a more agreeable lead time to reattach this board, as most quote 6-12 months to do so, though the cost is only around £100-£150 for this repair to be carried out should the buyer wish to do so with a book repair specialist. The board is currently being sold as detached however. Bookplate to front pastedown which reads \"112:d:   .\", presumably a shelf reference, also with some ink in a very early hand which the bookplate covers, and some later writing in purple which reads '112:f:67', presumably also a shelf reference. Some writing to front blank, reading 'London 1625' at the bottom and some ink transfer from the pastedown at the top. Some occasional staining throughout the text block, generally not obscuring the legibility of text. Text block mildly toned as typical. Page edges very good with top edge dulled as typical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218388533572,"sku":"166368388912","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4e4c48e5-65ff-4fa6-acc4-7e95b171b053.jpg?v=1697420062"},{"product_id":"the-jungle-books-fore-edge-painting-rudyard-kipling-bayntun-fine-binding-rare","title":"The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling - Fore-Edge Painting","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb\u003e Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W.H. Drake. Published\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eby Macmillan in London in \u003cb\u003e1978 \u003c\/b\u003e[Together with] The \u003cb\u003eSecond Jungle Book\u003c\/b\u003e by Rudyard Kipling. With Decorations by J. 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Very minor wear to spine and boards. Very minor scratches and vert difficult to see marks on boards. Both boards securely attached, with fine joints and some tears to the hinges. Very minor scratches and marks on page edges. Minor foxing\/discolouration on endpapers. Very minor marks on first half title. First title page fine. Second half title and title page fine.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219928858948,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at10.50.58am.png?v=1697450432"},{"product_id":"erasmus-new-testament-1522-rare-third-edition-novum-testamentum-omne-tyndale","title":"Erasmus' New Testament 1522 Third Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNovum Testamentum Omne by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Printed in February 1522 by Johann Froben in Basel, 682pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[USTC 678650; VD16: ZV 19393; ]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE THIRD EDITION OF ERASMUS' NEW TESTAMENT, THE SAME VERSION AS USED BY TYNDALE FOR THE FIRST ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT IN 1526 AND THE BASIS FOR BOTH THE GENEVA BIBLE AND THE KING JAMES BIBLE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, the first and second editions sold 3,300 copies. We couldn't find how many copies of the third edition were printed but it is unlikely to exceed this number. How many of these survive is unknown, but it is certainly a very rare book with 6 institutional copies held in the UK and 23 worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1522 New Testament was the first to include the passage that has become known as the Comma Johanneum (John 5:7-8) which has since been disputed and is now rarely included in modern scholarly translations. This edition was used by William Tyndale for the first English New Testament (1526) and later by the translators of the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition of Erasmus' New Testament is therefore perhaps the most significant of all of them given its influence on Biblical printing for the KJV and Geneva Bibles. Of course it has significant value from its huge influence, but also simply from being an early printed book from the post incunable period by such a significant printer and translator.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Similar Examples:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindman May 11th 2023 lot 145 achieved $9,450 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwann Auctions Nov 12th 2013 lot 36 achieved $12,500 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSotheby's 5th Dec 2016 lot 19 achieved $6,875 (USD) *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* against an estimate of $8,000-$12,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 120 x 170 x 45 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound without the Annotationes sometimes found accompanying the Novum Testamentum, but usually not according to VD16. Lacks two blanks, one at the front and one at the rear, else collates as complete in 682pp. It appears that this was released simultaneously in two formats in February 1522, the octavo edition of USTC 678650 and a different folio edition of USTC 678737, this example being the octavo for which USTC traces 23 copies held institutionally worldwide as discussed above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebacked spine probably 19th or 20th century preserving earlier but still contemporary boards which are probably 17th century. Some loss to leather on boards. Shelf and edge wear. Both boards are securely attached, the binding is strong and without any shelf lean. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. One front endpaper cut retaining a small portion of the leaf in the gutter. Second blank present and with a long written passage in an early hand in Latin warning the reader that this copy is not the first edition but the third (?). Main title page heavily toned but present, curiously with a reference to this being the third edition on the title page itself. Staining throughout, most significantly to the first 5 numbered pp, but affecting the entire text block to a lesser extent. Toned throughout text block. Small hole through the final leaf causing the loss of a few letters of text, but no loss to any significant information on the colophon. Some early marginalia throughout with sporadic underlining but generally unobtrusive. One hand is very early and in Greek and another writes in Latin, probably a bit later. Lacks blank at rear but collates as complete through the text block.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt must be said that this is an incredibly beautiful publication with abundant engraved title pages and rather lovely typographic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220140802372,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.29.58am.png?v=1697452475"},{"product_id":"treatise-on-chemistry-1883-4-metals-h-roscoe-c-schorlemmer-science-leather","title":"Treatise on Chemistry by H. E. Roscoe \u0026 C. Schorlemmer 1883\/4","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Treatise on Chemistry by H. E. Roscoe\u003c\/b\u003e, F.R.S., and C. Schorlemmer, F.R.S: Professors of Chemistry in the Victoria University, Owens College, Manchester. Volume II - Metals; Part One and Two. New Edition. 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Very minor rubbing on spine. Very minor wear to headcap. Both boards securely attached with minor wear to joints. Hinges fine. Very minor scuffing and scratches, and minor rubbing on boards (two small pieces lacking of front board). Shelf wear. Very minor dulling to page edges. Bookplate with prominent foxing attached to front pastedown. Prominent foxing on endpapers and half title. Minor foxing on first title page. 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Roveray in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1802\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautiful antique edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, beautifully illustrated throughout after paintings by H. Fuseli, W. Hamilton, and others, engraved by several people. A very readable antiquarian edition of Milton, beautifully bound in full calf leather with expertly rebacked spines in excellent condition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e125 x 190 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in two volumes with books 1-6 of Paradise Lost in the first volume, and 7-12 in the second. Expertly rebacked spines which show as fine on the shelf with attractive bright red tooled labels. Very minor wear to joints but with all boards securely attached, the bindings secure and without shelf lean. Some wear to the boards which are probably original or very near to the time of publication. Attractive gilt borders to the boards with some slight loss. Some shelf and edge wear with top page edges dulled slightly as typical. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Title pages trimmed at head to remove an early ownership inscription, but not affecting the titles or any text on the reverso or otherwise. Toning throughout the text blocks with some leaves more affected than others but with the majority of leaves very clean. Some very light foxing affecting a few leaves through the text blocks, more significant to the front and rear of each volume but in no manner overly intrusive. No loss to text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226255704388,"sku":"166368404756","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5cb11eb7-34a9-49e5-b60c-95932dfd9305.jpg?v=1697579766"},{"product_id":"the-virginians-by-william-makepeace-thackeray-1858-first-edition-fine-bindings","title":"The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray 1858 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Virginians \u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Makepeace Thackeray\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. In Two Volumes. Published by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1858\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e with the required bibliographical errors, i.e. 'actresses' for 'ancestress' pp.207 line 33, and with chapters 47 and 48 misnumbered. Attractively bound in half red leather with gilt details to the spine over marbled boards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 145 x 217 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines show attractively on the shelf. Some light rubbing, mostly to the raised bands, and very minor loss to the gilt. Shelf wear \u0026amp; general wear to the extremities. Light scuffs to marbled paper backed boards as typical, though generally a bit better than usually found. Minor rubbing to and across the joints, but with all boards securely attached. The bindings are secure. Extremely slight shelf lean to the first volume but with both volumes well balanced. Edge toning of endpapers as commensurate with the binding. Light dampstaining affecting a few leaves throughout, with some occasional light transfer to plate verso pages. Minor foxing to endpapers but not affecting the text blocks. Generally internally clean and fully legible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good set of this first edition, first issue of Thackeray's Virginians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235925246276,"sku":"166368476852","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_672956a9-abdf-411f-999f-cdae0d10f527.jpg?v=1697717979"},{"product_id":"days-with-sir-roger-de-coverley-1892-hugh-thomson-illustrations-the-spectator","title":"Days with Sir Roger de Coverley 1892 Hugh Thomson Illustrations","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDays with Sir Roger de Coverley\u003c\/b\u003e, a reprint from \"The Spectator\" [originally written by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoseph Addison\u003c\/b\u003e], with illustrations by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHugh Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e. 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These Hugh Thomson illustrated books have had a recent resurgence in popularity which has not ceased due to the popularity of his illustrations for the 1894 edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, commonly known as the Peacock Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 13 x 18.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine slightly faded but remaining very attractive. Front board near fine and rear board also near fine. All edges gilt and very good. Without any attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Very slight shelf lean, sufficiently minor such that the book remains vertical. Endpapers foxed as typical with the text block with some mild toning throughout and very minor very sporadic foxing affecting only a few leaves, generally internally very good. A superior copy of this lovely book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235989078340,"sku":"166297673270","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_572ecfe1-f46b-4c35-9a9e-2acc8e11d299.jpg?v=1697719231"},{"product_id":"stories-of-the-sagacity-of-animals-1892-w-kingston-beautifully-illustrated","title":"Stories of the Sagacity of Animals by W. 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Nelson and Sons; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1892\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is a collection of stories highlighting the remarkable intelligence, instincts, and behaviours of various animals, with a particular focus on horses, donkeys, elephants, and birds. The tales explore the sagacity (wisdom and cleverness) of animals and their interactions with humans.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate from Jersey High School for Girls from 1895; inscribed \"Presented to Madeline Baker. 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Uncollated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236400972100,"sku":"166378395907","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_f7cc3699-ab86-4a95-b9c0-91d0409487e7.jpg?v=1697724370"},{"product_id":"1-john-dryden-miscellanies","title":"The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden 1767","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden\u003c\/b\u003e, Esq; Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, In Four Volumes. London; Printed for J. and R. Tonson; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCLXVII (1767).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwnership inscriptions of Eliz Riddele and \" Alex (?) 1862\" , and a red stamp inscribed \"The Scotsman Edinburgh\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe front boards bear an armorial crests depicting a hand holding something above a shield with three stars and a bird.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 103 x 172 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[i-xvi, pp.1-286], [title, contents (4pp.), pp.1-206, pp.211-368], [i-xlvii, pp.1-334], [title, contents (2pp.), pp.1-234, pp.255-379].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines rubbed, lightly cracked, and with prominent white marks. Tooled labels present. Wear to heads and bottoms of spines with some small fragments lacking. Joints have previously been repaired, now the joints are cracked. Front boards of volumes two and three detached. Other boards with worn or cracked hinges. Boards with some uneven sunning\/discolouration, very minor superficial scratches, and few small marks. Three larger scratches and a very small leather fragment lacking from the rear board of volume one. Some remnant (?) on the front board of volume two. Prominent shelf and edge wear with rubbed corners. Shelf lean. Shelf mark labels attached to the top of all front boards; the label on volume three is lacking a small fragment. Dulling to page edges. Red stamps on pastedowns and some endpapers in all volumes. Pen ownership inscriptions on ffep in all volumes. Edge toning as commensurate with the binding to endpapers and title pages of volumes three and four; pp.368 in volume two also affected. Sporadic and minor pen and pencil underlining\/marks on some pages (see list below). Lacking pp.207-210 in volume two. Very small tear to the bottom of leaf numbered 99\/100 in volume four (does not affect text). Lacking pp.235-254 in volume four. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePen and pencil marks:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume one:\u003c\/span\u003e pp.2-3, 64, 66, 85, 97-107,117-118, 121-122, 124, 127, 131-133, 160-161, 187, 193-194, 196-197, 199-201, 243, 245-246, \u0026amp; 253.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume two: \u003c\/span\u003epp.14-16, 18-24, 63, 101-106, 117-118, 142-145, 147149, 151, 153-156, 163-166, 168-169, 179, 185-189, 197, 199, 204-205, 250, 252, 254, 265, \u0026amp; 364-365.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume three:\u003c\/span\u003e pp.40-43, 103, 155,-156, \u0026amp; 159-166.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume four:\u003c\/span\u003e pp.100-102.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC: T131403].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241184608580,"sku":"166402957578","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/FullSizeRender.jpg?v=1697810355"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-nonesuch-press-deluxe-limited-edition-1-75-very-rare-stunning","title":"The Holy Bible - Nonesuch Press Deluxe Limited Edition 1\/75","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-large;\" size=\"6\"\u003e\"CONCEIVED HARMONIOUSLY AND MADE BEAUTIFULLY\": THE FAMOUS 5-VOLUME NONESUCH BIBLE — ONE OF ONLY 75 COPIES ON ARNOLD RAG PAPER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eThe Nonesuch Bible: The Holy Bible, reprinted according to the Authorised Version 1611. London: Nonesuch Press, 1924-27. Five volumes. Quarto, original full morocco, all edges gilt. Very rare in the full morocco, significantly more so than the vellum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eThis edition was originally published as a limited edition of 1250 with 75 copies on Arnold rag paper. This is number 32 (XXXII) of 75. There was the option to have these bound either in vellum or full morocco. The vast majority of those 75 were bound in vellum with (presumably) very few buyers selecting the full morocco. The full morocco with all edges gilt is generally significantly more aesthetically pleasing and more in the general style of the Nonesuch Press limited editions, such as the much renowned Shakespeare, Don Quixote, etc editions. It being limited to just 75 copies in the first place makes the original full calf version truly rare in the market. In research, we only found one example having been sold at auction (below).This set was purchased by F.J.H Lloyd, a Royal Navy Commander, with his bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume and his name printed in the colophon of the first volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eProbably the finest printing of the Bible in recent memory, especially the much celebrated beautiful typography by Francis Meynell which is very easy on the eye with fantastic spacing and margins. The quality of the paper, the binding - everything aggregates to a whole more than the sum of its parts.\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A truly beautiful composition\u003c\/b\u003e. It was originally printed as just the Apocrypha volume, but the reception was so positive that the project was enlarged to encompass the entire Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimilar examples:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA similar example (but bound in the vellum) sold at Bonhams for $5,490 on the 19th October 2009 lot 70. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA defective copy of this edition bound in the morocco sold at Sotheby's lot 182 in 'The Wardington Library Bibles' sale in 2006 for £3,840, which, adjusted for inflation, is equivalent to £7,100 in 2023. It was described as having \"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebindings soiled with spines faded and water-damaged\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eSome wear to the binding of the first volume as pictured with some loss to the edge of the spine and affecting the boards (first volume only). Generally the bindings are near fine with very bright gilt and the occasional minor mark\/scratch which are not particularly intrusive. Page edges near fine with uncut fore-edge as published. Each volume with aforementioned bookplate to pastedown and very mild edge toning to front and rear free endpapers as commensurate with the calf binding. All text blocks fine and collated as complete. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA stunning set and a true example of typographic excellence, rarely seen since incunabula times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259992555844,"sku":"166070804893","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_0d8e28d3-18aa-4cc4-8b23-4b96c32d8c6d.jpg?v=1698184165"},{"product_id":"psalterium-romanum-1683-a-beautiful-psalter-medieval-music-large-folio-v-rare","title":"Psalterium Romanum 1683: A Beautiful Psalter","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePsalterium Romanum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Dispositum Per Hebdomadam Ad normam Breuiarij, ex decreto Sacrof. Conc. Trid. restituti, Pii V. Point. Max. IVSSV Editi, et Clementis VIII. Primum, Nunc denuo Urbani Papae VIII. Cum omnibus, quae pro Psalmis, Hymnis, Antiphonis, tam B. Mariae Virginis, quam Defunctorum, ac Respons ceterisque in Diurno Officio modulandi necessaria sunt, praecipua cura emendatum, et excussum. Editio omnium optima, in qua cuncta suis locis disposita, et notas Musicas Hymnorum secundum exemplar a Sanctissimo nouiter concinnatum, accomodatas inuenies. De Licentia Superiorum. Venetiis, MDCLXXXIII [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1683\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e]. Apud Cieras.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Roman Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e Arranged by Week, According to the Breviary Norm, Restored by Decree of the Holy Council of Trent, Issued by Pope Pius V, and First by Pope Clement VIII. Now, Once Again, by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Urban VIII\u003c\/b\u003e. Carefully Revised and Printed with Special Attention to All That is Necessary for the Modulation of the Psalms, Hymns, Antiphons, Both of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the Deceased, and the Responsories and Other Things Required for the Daytime Office. The Best Edition of All, in Which You Will Find Everything Arranged in Its Proper Place, and You Will Also Find Musical Notations for the Hymns According to the Model Recently Compiled by the Most Holy. With the Permission of Superiors. Venice, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1683\u003c\/b\u003e. Published by Cieras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Psalterium Romanum has a historical legacy dating back to the Council of Trent in the 16th century when Pope Pius V issued a decree to restore and standardise the Roman Breviary, the daily prayer book used by priests and religious in the Roman Catholic Church. This decree aimed to bring uniformity to the liturgy and, as part of this effort, the Psalter was reorganised and published in accordance with the Breviary norms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOver time, subsequent popes, including Pope Clement VIII and Pope Urban VIII, made revisions and improvements to the Psalterium Romanum, resulting in different editions. This 1683 edition is the revision during the papacy of Urban VIII.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese are very rare to the market and this is a particularly beautiful example - a large folio with stunning metal stud stands and iron clasps, also with page markers at the fore edge with evidence of this having been used over the centuries for its intended purpose, and thus a true piece of history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 30 x 45 x 9 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNearly original binding, probably within the few years after publication and almost certainly 17th century full calf with metal bosses and clasp hinges. The spine shows very well on the shelf, retaining the original gilt. Some discolouration and dulling as typical. Both boards are securely attached. Some slight separation at the hinge when opened to a few, but not many, leaves. Some shelf wear and wear to corners. Page edges very good. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eText and music printed in red and black with several leaves well restored with occasional very minor loss of text at the margin with some small tears affecting only a few leaves as commensurate with its use. Some toning and light staining throughout as typical, though remaining internally very nice indeed and highly attractive. Some marginalia to gathering G including some early coloured letter G's. Endpapers are replaced and circa mid 19th century with hinges reinforced at pastedown gutters. No attached bookplates etc. The pagination runs consecutively to 440 and the main text is collated as complete in 440pp (220ff) followed by 20pp (10ff) of in festo at the rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260002255172,"sku":"166314510059","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_9963deb5-b332-4d70-8829-935bc17c607a.jpg?v=1698184515"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-rudyard-kipling-1898-stunning-fine-binding-set-atelier-bindery","title":"The Works of Rudyard Kipling 1898 Atelier Bindery","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling. \u003c\/b\u003eNew York; Charles Scribner's Sons; \u003cb\u003e1898\u003c\/b\u003e. Bound by the Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribner's Sons.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN UTTERLY STUNNING FINELY BOUND SET OF THE WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING, VERY FINELY BOUND BY THE ATELIER BINDERY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e25 of 30 volumes, lacks volumes 1-3, 11, and 26, else complete.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContains:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e In Black and White; The Phantom Rickshaw, Etc.; Under the Deodars, Etc.; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e; The Light That Failed; The Naulahka; Captains Courageous; The Day's Works Part I.; The Day's Work Part II.; From Sea to Sea Part I.; From Sea to Sea Part II.; Early Verse; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalky \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e; The Five Nations; Traffics and Discoveries; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePuck of Pook's Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e; Actions and Reactions; Rewards and Fairies; The Year's Between Poems From History; Letters of Travel; The Irish Guards in the Great War Part I.; The Irish Guards in the Great War Part II.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.5 x 15 x 3.5 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpines present extremely well. Very minor rubbing to spines, including extremities. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Very minor scuffing and marks on boards. Very minor shelf wear and rubbing to corners. Page edges toned. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in all volumes. Text blocks extremely clean with very light toning and extremely sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePencil inscriptions on preliminary in volume four. Very small pencil inscription on title page in volume fourteen. Very minor mark to half title and title page in volume twenty-seven. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260006383940,"sku":"166262150822","price":331.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_21ba238b-7385-47b8-85f9-e8422a052a54.jpg?v=1698184696"},{"product_id":"the-old-curiosity-shop-by-charles-dickens-1841-first-edition-fine-binding","title":"The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 1841 First Separate Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. By Charles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne. Complete in One Volume. London; Chapman and Hall; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCXLI (1841)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST SEPARATE EDITION OF THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP TO BE PRINTED OUTSIDE OF MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK. A PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, HERE IN A VERY FINE HALF MOROCCO BINDING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBookplate of William R. Beck.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 x 18 x 4 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with very minor scratches and marks. Both boards securely attached with front hinge cracked. Boards unevenly sunned with scuffing and marks. Minor dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pencil ownership inscription on preliminary. Text block very clean with very light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260014575940,"sku":"166311499489","price":331.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_244d8005-62da-40a4-9cf6-6ea12ce88690.jpg?v=1698184934"},{"product_id":"the-house-at-pooh-corner-by-a-a-milne-1928-first-edition-first-impression-in-dj","title":"The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne 1928 First Edition First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House At Pooh Corner\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e, Illustrated by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErnest Shephard\u003c\/b\u003e. Published by Methuen \u0026amp; Co in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1928\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION IN ITS ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE WINNIE THE POOH SERIES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 x 19 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal pink cloth binding very bright and much better than typically found, slightly sunned in the gutter and with some slight discolouration at the head of the rear board. 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Reverse side of dust jacket lightly toned but generally excellent. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260022866244,"sku":"166296759203","price":360.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_18c00085-c68d-4348-8b3f-6319b4527bbd.jpg?v=1698185141"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-shakespeare-1773-4-bells-edition-hamlet-macbeth-othello","title":"The Works of William Shakespeare 1773-4 Bell's Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBell's Edition of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e's Plays, As they are now performed at the Theatres Royal in London. Published in London for John Bell between \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1773\u003c\/b\u003e and 1774.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eContaining: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 1: Introduction to Shakespeare's Plays with An Essay on Oratory; Macbeth; As You Like It; Othello; All's Well That Ends Well\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 2: Titus Andronicus; The Comedy of Errors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Love's Labour's Lost\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 3: King Lear; Romeo and Juliet; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline; Much Ado About Nothing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 4: King Richard III; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Hamlet; The Tempest; Measure for Measure\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 5: King John; King Henry IV; King Henry V; King Henry VIII\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 6: Julius Caesar; Timon of Athens; The Winter's Tale; Coriolanus; Twelfth Night\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 7: The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Taming of the Shrew; Troilus and Cressida; Anthony and Cleopatra\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVol 8: King Richard II; King Henry VI Parts 1, 2, \u0026amp; 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the collection of Flaxley Abbey, a 12th century Gloucestershire monastery, and their sale at Dreweatts in 2022.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11 x 18 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 volumes of 9, lacking volume 9 which would contain the poems and was potentially separately published (?). Wear to spines with some loss to the leather and some tooled labels, also with some discolouration. Wear to joints, many cracked, with all boards attached. Binding string exposed at right joint to first volume (only). Page edges dulled, some with some small ink stains but not affecting the text block. Boards rubbed and scuffed, all are present. Edge toning to endpapers as commensurate with the calf bindings. Some heavy foxing to first few leaves of King Richard III (Vol 4), else the text block is as the others, which is generally very clean, mildly toned throughout with very occasional minor staining not obscuring the legibility of any text. No shelf lean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260026929476,"sku":"166317656387","price":360.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_498bdc27-0b19-4219-9ef7-d664f3948580.jpg?v=1698185312"},{"product_id":"oliver-twist-by-charles-dickens-1838-first-edition-original-cloth-binding-rare","title":"Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 1838 First Edition in Original Cloth","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Twist by Charles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePublished by Richard Bentley in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1838\u003c\/b\u003e in London in Three Volumes, 8vo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE FIRST EDITION OF OLIVER TWIST, IN COMPLETELY ORIGINAL CONDITION IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH BINDING WITH THE FRONT AND REAR PANELS MARKED WITH THE STAMPS AS CALLED FOR AND THE ORIGINAL GILT TITLES TO EACH SPINE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith Charles Dickens listed as the author instead of 'Boz' on each title page and without the fireside plate in the third volume and thus a later issue of the first edition as these changes were made from the very first issue within just 7 days from its publication on November 16th 1838.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 x 21 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollated as complete with half titles to volume one and two only (as called for), 4pp of publisher's advertisements at the rear of volume one and 2pp of advertisements to the front of volume three also present as called for, and the 24 illustrated plates by the legendary illustrator George Cruikshank. Third issue according to Smith and second issue according to several other bibliographers, though Smith take in to account the edition of the original cloth binding without the imprint at the foot of the spine which was very rare and very few examples of this state are known to exist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBindings with some discolouration and wear with some discolouration throughout. Some wear at spine head and foot of each volume as typical. All boards are securely attached and the bindings secure. Shelf lean to volume one. Page edges very good. Original yellow endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. Light pencil writing to half title of first volume. Text blocks are very clean and in excellent condition, with the plates oxidised as typical, some heavily and others just slightly and those are very good with most being good. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260053340484,"sku":"166295073417","price":491.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_7c68ba43-4298-4c17-b891-ac9a0983abc5.jpg?v=1698186159"},{"product_id":"winnie-the-pooh-1926-a-a-milne-first-edition-first-impression-ernest-shepard","title":"Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne 1926  First Edition, First Impression","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne\u003c\/b\u003e with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Metheun \u0026amp; Co. Ltd.; London; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1926\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION\u003c\/b\u003e of A.A. Milne's classic work in its original green cloth binding with a slightly later dust jacket in very nice condition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 19.5 x 13 x 1.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery minor scuffing on spine only visible upon close inspection. Wear to the head and bottom of the spine. Both boards securely attached. Boards with very minor scuffing and superficial scratches. Three very small marks on the rear board. Shelf and edge wear. Some shelf lean. Wear to corners. Toning and foxing on page edges. Line of toning on the inner side of ffep, and on the rear side of the page facing the rear endpaper as commensurate with a book published with a dust jacket. Very minor foxing on pastedown and endpapers. Top part of preliminary and half title cut out (see photos), presumably to remove an ownership inscription. Very small and light damp stain to leaves, title page to page x. Text block extremely clean with very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDust jacket in very good condition. Very minor creasing and tears to top edge. Light line of toning to the top and bottom edges of dust jacket. Bookseller sticker attached to the front fold-in part of the dust jacket. Very minor foxing on the outside part of the dust jacket. Spine prominently sunned \/ toned. Lines of sunning on front sides of dust jacket near to spine. Two scratches on the front side of the dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260059894084,"sku":"166345369172","price":511.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_f3ce96b6-7bd7-456f-9858-7abc2819bc54.jpg?v=1698186354"},{"product_id":"tales-from-the-arabian-nights-17-vols-burton-club-limited-edition-252-v-rare","title":"Tales From the Arabian Nights by Richard Burton 1903-4","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night by Richard F. Burton\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePrinted by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only, the 'Shammar' edition limited to 1000 numbered sets, this is number 252.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eUndated, but published in 1903-4.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA stunning limited edition of Richard Burton's magnum opus. This collection was privately printed for subscribers only because of the erotic imagery throughout and strict Victorian laws on such material. Being offered here is the complete edition in all 17 volumes, with the 7 volume Supplemental Nights. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe same edition realised £3,276 at Sotheby's lot 106, December 13th 2022, London.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 x 24.6 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines sunned but remain attractive. Some wear to spines extremities with minor wear in compartments. Very minor shelf wear. Joints fine with all boards securely attached. Corners near fine. Preliminaries and endpapers toned. All volumes numbered 252 except volume one which is 563, though all are uniformly bound. Interestingly some volumes have different coloured marbled endpapers to others, but all volumes are internally consistent with each other. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper in first volume only from a previous bookseller. Internally very clean without foxing etc. Collated complete with called for plates. Some tissue guards with folds and some toning but most are very good. Boards are generally near fine to fine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260081258820,"sku":"166252140449","price":625.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_563ec2e4-d12a-4e37-afd8-6d80dcd48f9f.jpg?v=1698186841"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-shakespeare-10-vols-very-rare-first-capell-edition-1768","title":"The Works of William Shakespeare 1768","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes.\u003c\/b\u003e London; Printed for J. and R. Tonson. Edited and compiled by Edward Capell and printed in 1768. Undated to title pages, but dated to a colophon at the rear as published.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE VERY RARE FIRST CAPELL EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE, ONE OF THE HIGHEST POINTS IN EARLY SHAKESPEAREAN SCHOLARSHIP. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE TO FIND COMPLETE IN ALL TEN VOLUMES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA rare very early edition which is seldom seen in the open market. One of the most famous early sets of Shakespeare, often referred to as the \"Capell Edition\", this being the first Capell edition of 1768, generally regarded as being the most complete edition of Shakespeare up to this point and a pinnacle in early Shakespearean scholarship alongside the Samuel Johnson edition, to which Capell's notes were later added. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContaining:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Measure for Measure; The Comedy of Errors; Much Ado About Nothing; Love's Labour's Lost; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; As You Like It; The Taming of the Shrew; All's Well That Ends Well; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwelfth-Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, or, What You Will; The Winter's Tale; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; King John; Richard II.; Henry IV, Part I.; Henry IV, Part II.; Henry V; Henry VI, Part I; Henry VI, Part II.; Henry VI, Part III.; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; Henry VIII; Coriolanus; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; Antony and Cleopatra; Timon of Athens; Titus Andronicus; Troilus and Cressida; Cymbeline; King Lear; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOthello.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInscribed \"Levin Molly in 52\" (?).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.5 x 12.5 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines scuffed, lacking small pieces of backstrip, and rubbed prominently on extremities. Most tooled labels present with two lacking and some scuffing, scratching, and cracking to some. All boards attached with cracked or starting joints and hinges. Boards scuffed and scratched. shelf and edge wear. Prominent toning to edges of endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscriptions on preliminaries. Frontispiece and title page toned and with minor foxing in volume one. Frontispiece transferred onto title page opposite in volume one. Text blocks fairly clean with light toning and minor foxing. Plates transferred onto pages opposite. Very small tear to preliminary in volume two. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260088402244,"sku":"166253824457","price":631.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_901bfc8a-9bac-43b1-be86-15420139ef53.jpg?v=1698187018"},{"product_id":"works-of-jane-austen-1898-emma-persuasion-pride-prejudice-mansfield-park","title":"The Works of Jane Austen 1898","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Jane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e in Ten Volumes, Illustrated by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC.E. and H.M. Brock\u003c\/b\u003e and edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson. Published by J.M. Dent \u0026amp; Co in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1898\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE RARE NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS, WITH THE FAMOUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF C.E. BROCK. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN HALF LEATHER AND PUBLISHED IN 1898.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Steventon Edition, number 171 of 250 numbered sets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19th century sets of the works of Jane Austen are notoriously rare and hard to find, being of particular desirability - especially with illustrations. Illustrated works of Jane Austen were very new at this point, with the first fully illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice being published just four years earlier in 1894. This edition is unique for its colour illustrations which were a significant expense at the time of publication. Another special feature of this set is that it is from the famous Steventon edition, limited to just 250 sets printed for subscribers only, here beautifully bound in half morocco with very high quality gilt tooling to the spines.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e11.5 x 17.5 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSummary: Externally good to very good, internally fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA complete set in ten volumes and internally collated as complete with all pages present as called for including the various half titles etc. The set shows very attractively on the shelf. Uniform darkening to spines as typical, slightly darker at left edge of volume six. Wear to joints and spine extremities with some loss, mainly to the edges of the first volume. Some bumps to book edges and corners with some light shelf wear. Top edges gilt with some dulling as typical. No loss to gilt tooling. Joints cracked to rear boards of volume three and front board of volume six. These have been restored and presumably glued such that all boards of the set are attached and function as normal. Very slight shelf lean to volume three but when the set is placed together this does not show on the shelf and thus the set remains uniform and very attractive indeed. Internally in excellent condition, with some very mild toning as typical else completely fine. No foxing, no tears, rips, or stains. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. No transfer from illustrated plates to verso pages as all tissue guards are present. Generally the leather could benefit from the gentle application of a leather conditioner, but this isn't required as they do remain externally truly beautiful without this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260092727620,"sku":"166275881077","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_aa9832bf-88ef-49b4-8885-90a9c55895fd.jpg?v=1698187211"},{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-by-j-r-r-tolkien-first-edition-set-11-8-7-original-d-js","title":"The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien; First Edition Set 11\/8\/7","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King in three volumes. All published by George, Allen, and Unwin in 1961. Here with their original dust jackets bound in their original red cloth bindings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA LOVELY FIRST EDITION SET OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN IN THEIR ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS, COMPLETE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL MAPS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring: 11th impression, 1961.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two Towers: 8th impression, 1961.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Return of the King: 7th impression, 1961.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5 x 23 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternally in excellent condition, externally the bindings are similarly excellent, the dust jackets are structurally excellent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignificantly better than typically found, being particularly remarkable for the dust jackets being free of rips \u0026amp; tears which commonly affect these. With the spine panels of the dust jackets mostly uniformly darkened as typically found with some light stains and extremely light wear at the heads. Joints between each panel of the dust jackets are in excellent condition without any splits. Front panel of FOTR excellent and bright, lightly toned around the edges with the rear panel more heavily toned with some light spotting. Interior side of FOTR dust jacket in excellent condition with the binding near fine. TTR with some stains at the head and light spotting with very mild toning with the rear panel in excellent condition and very bright. Interior side of the dust jacket lightly spotted with the binding itself very good to near fine. ROTK front panel toned around the edges with the rear panel quite bright and largely free of toning. ROTK reverse side of dust jacket in excellent condition. ROTK binding near fine. Each volume is internally collated as complete, including each map, half title, etc. The text blocks are all in excellent condition free of any foxing, writing, etc. No ink ownership inscriptions or bookplates throughout. Some front free endpapers have offset toning from the inner dust jacket flap as typical. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263812813124,"sku":"166295077631","price":1141.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d10b513e-f47e-410d-a18d-6c3a04e7c923.jpg?v=1698249091"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-boxing-by-pierce-egan-boxiana-1823-1829-riviere-fine-bindings","title":"The History of Boxing by Pierce Egan; Boxiana 1823-1829","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoxiana; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Days of the Renowned Broughton and Slack, to the Championship of Cribb. By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePierce Egan\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished in London by Sherwood, Jones \u0026amp; Co in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1823-1829.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePIERCE EGAN'S FAMOUS WORK ON THE HISTORY OF BOXING, VERY FINELY BOUND BY RIVIERE - ONE OF THE BEST BOOK BINDERS THERE ARE!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoxiana; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism is a comprehensive and colourful work written by Pierce Egan and published in London between 1823 and 1829 by Sherwood, Jones \u0026amp; Co. This multi-volume collection provides a detailed and vivid account of the history and evolution of the sport of boxing, tracing its origins from the days of renowned fighters such as Jack Broughton and Jack Slack to the era of the famous champion Tom Cribb who is depicted in the illustrated frontispiece in the first volume.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book delves into the world of bare-knuckle boxing, offering captivating narratives and profiles of various pugilists, their techniques, and the cultural and social context surrounding the sport. Egan's writing style is dynamic and filled with enthusiasm, capturing the excitement and drama of the matches while also exploring the personalities and rivalries of the boxers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePierce Egan's Boxiana is notable for its lively descriptions of the boxing matches, the training regimens of the fighters, and the colourful characters who participated in and watched the sport. It covers not only the physical aspects of boxing but also delves into the fan culture, gambling, and the societal impact of the sport during that period.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a historical document, Boxiana provides valuable insights into the early history of boxing, its role in society, and its transition from informal brawls to a more organised and regulated sport. The work stands as a testament to Pierce Egan's passion for boxing and his dedication to preserving the stories and traditions of this popular pastime during the 19th century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 x 21.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume 1 dated 1823, volume 2 dated 1824, volume 3 dated 1829, the first volume bound with an earlier dated engraved title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe three volumes show very well indeed on the shelf and are some of the most attractive book bindings of this type and period we have encountered. Spines with some rubbing though this is not particularly aesthetically intrusive and in many ways is complementary to the overall look on the shelf. With all tooled morocco labels present with the particularly attractive red title labels. Joints a little tender with the top joint of the front board of the second volume cracked. All boards attached with the spine of the first volume rebacked and thus very secure. All page edges gilt, very good. Both boards to volumes 2\u0026amp;3 and the front board to volume 1 near fine with the rear board to volume 1 with some rubbing and small areas of discolouration, else very good. Bookplate to front pastedown and verso ffep of each volume. Some toning to illustrated frontispieces and engraved t.p.s else the text blocks are very clean save for some mild toning as typical. Collated as complete with the very nice illustrations of various historical boxers and other related persons throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263832310084,"sku":"166294830700","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_8158fe1a-9ec6-4522-a294-f8cf8af814c5.jpg?v=1698249275"},{"product_id":"ptolemys-geographica-1541-the-very-rare-2nd-servetus-edition-very-significant","title":"Ptolemy's Geographica 1541","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClaudii Ptolemaei Alexan: Drini Geographicae Enarrationis, Libri Octo. Ex Biblibaldi Pircke. Ymberi tralatione, sed ad Graeca et pisca exemplaria a Michaele Villanouano secundo recogniti, et locis innumeris denuo castigati. A diecta insuper ab eodem Scholia, quibus et difficilis ille Primus Liber nunc primum explicatur, et exoleta Urbium nomina ad nostri seculi morem exponuntur. Quinquaginta illae quoque cum ueterum tum recentium. Tabulae adnectuntur, uarijq; incolentium ritus et mores explicantur. Accedit Index locupletissimus hactenus nonuisus. Prostant Lugduni apud Hugonem a Porta, MDXLI.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THE RARE SECOND SERVETUS EDITION OF PTOLEMY'S GEOGRAPHICA PRINTED IN 1541, MANY COPIES OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED ON CALVIN'S ORDERS AT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTION OF SERVETUS  BY BEING BURNT AT THE STAKE FOR THIS BOOK'S PUBLICATION, WITH LOTS OF COPIES OF THE BOOKS BURNT WITH HIM!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristie's 14th June 2006 lot 378 realised $20,400 (USD).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSotheby's 12th November 2019 lot 135 realised £18,750 (GBP)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*the above both complete or nearly complete with the maps.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePtolemy's famous guide to geography was originally written around the 2nd century A.D. and was the standard work on the subject all the way up until the 1500s and its influence continues in no small manner to this day. This book also has particular importance with American collectors as it would contain the first map on which the name 'America' appeared as the continent of America was very recently discovered at this time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe editor of this book, Servetus, was a Spanish theologian and physician who famously upset both Protestants and Catholics of the time and was proclaimed as a heretic, and is one of very few people to have been burnt at the stake twice! (though once as an effigy after escaping from a trial in Lyon, then actually in person along with many copies of his editions of Ptolemy's Geographica - this book being an example which was of course not burnt with him!).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 x 39.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Shirley T.PTOL-7h; USTC 112020; von Gultingen VI, pp.146]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText with four large woodcut diagrams and two full page woodcuts of a diagram and armillary sphere showing the projection of the 12 winds by Albrecht Durer. This example has two of the three parts to this book, containing the complete text in 149pp and the (complete) substantial index at the rear [A1-H6, colophon], but lacking the maps as unfortunately typical as these were often removed to be sold separately and are often found for sale individually. The stubs of the maps are present between the two sections, some with a few letters of text remaining. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18th century full calf binding shows incredibly attractively on the shelf with a beautiful spine with intricate bright gilt between raised bands and a delightful tooled red morocco label which reads 'Ptolomei Geograph-'. The spine is lightly rubbed with some wear at the extremities but generally very good to near fine, slight loss of gilt at head. Boards with some light wear at extremities and some slight peeling and small areas of loss. Both boards are securely attached and the binding is secure and without shelf lean if stood properly. Page edges appear non uniform externally due to the removal of the maps which has left the stubs and therefore a gap. This has also caused some slight inward warping of the binding but this is not particularly aesthetically intrusive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall ownership bookplate to front pastedown of 'Jose de Palacio y Vitery'. Replaced endpapers without any dated watermarks but probably 18th century with the binding. Text block with some mild toning as typical and occasional very minor stains at the edges but generally the text block is in excellent condition and essentially as excellent as one could hope for with a post incunable book. There's a small amount of wormholing affecting the final 5ff of the index but this is at the foot of each leaf and does not affect any text. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is clearly a book which has been well cared for in its near 500 year history with the only significant detraction being the removal of the maps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263853084996,"sku":"166290187480","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c5c563de-3ae8-4244-b087-ff908f3ba69f.jpg?v=1698249697"},{"product_id":"the-pickwick-papers-charles-dickens-1837-first-edition-rare-early-state","title":"The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens 1837 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. London; Chapman and Hall; MDCCCXXXVII (1837).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION \u003c\/b\u003eof Dickens' first published work in book form.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo copies of the first edition of the Pickwick Papers will have all of the first issue points as they were bound up from the original parts. A generally comprehensive list of the key first impression points is listed below.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy has [4] of the 7 Smith points.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition Points:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 7 'unequivocal' first issue points as defined by Walter E. Smith:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.260 line 29 \"hodling\" for \"holding\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.276 figure \"7\" in page number slightly above other figures. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.341 line 1 correct reading of \"inde-licate\"; line 5 correct reading of \"inscription\" with stab holes. - Present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.342 line 5: \"S. Veller\" uncorrected\" - Present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.400 line 21 \"this friends\" for \"his friends\" - Present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epp.432 headline \"F\" in \"OF\" imperfect - Present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"E\" signature to pp.25 lacking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther important early impression points include:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2 suppressed Buss plates to versos of pp.69 \u0026amp; pp.74 (didn't appear after November 1836) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e'Veller' for 'Weller' on frontispiece (both issued simultaneously, but Veller less common). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e6 line errata page to verso of directions to the binder (pp.xv-xvi) - Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e'E' signature to pp.25 \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e pp.27 - Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFrontispiece chair with 4 stripes - Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine lightly sunned with some light scuffing and cracking. Head and tail rubbed. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards scuffed, scratched, and discoloured. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Very minor foxing and makes on half title. Frontispiece and engraved title page prominently toned. Pen ownership inscription on the top corner of the title page. Text block extremely clean with very light toning and extremely sporadic very minor foxing. Plates toned with very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263941296452,"sku":"166253820412","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_fa0efdd7-eb87-4eb5-ae36-b3feb436f91d.jpg?v=1698250782"},{"product_id":"a-stunning-set-of-40-huge-biblical-prints-plates-after-g-hoet-c-1700","title":"A Stunning Set of 40 HUGE Biblical Prints \/ Plates After G. Hoet (c.1700)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Suites d'Estamies, Illustrer le Bible Ancien, par Hoet.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent and particularly fine set of Biblical prints after the Dutch Golden Age painter, G. Hoet [Gerard Hoet (1648-1733)], each depicting various Old Testament scenes captioned with the relevant verses in several languages (Hebrew, English, German, Latin, and French). These were produced around the year 1700.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound into a large folio book and therefore not subject to VAT.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quality of these plates cannot be understated, and there have been sales records for single plates selling for several hundred GBP. A Mayfair gallery in London is currently offering 131 of these plates for £12,000. Here being a particularly rare opportunity to obtain these beautiful plates at a great price, here contained loosely within a large folio binding. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of these plates were reproduced for the 1751 two volume large folio Thomas Baskett Bible which regularly achieves prices in excess of £10,000, despite the plates being reproduced. It is very hard to find these lovely original plates, particularly the most sought after ones many of which are present here such as the plate for Genesis 1:1, the stunning Adam and Eve plates in Genesis 2:25, 3:6, 3:9, 'The Great Flood' plates, etc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 35 x 52 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe size of the individual plates is approximately 34.2 x 51.2 cm, the above size corresponds to that of the binding which houses them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContaining 40 plates, two of which are double page spreads and therefore very large indeed (62.5 x 51.2 cm).  The plates have been placed into this large folio book, the binding is quarter cloth over boards and probably c.1800, the cloth being much more contemporary. There is also the remnants of vellum corners and so presumably the spine also used to be bound in vellum. The plates are loosely inserted into the book and not actually bound in. Most of the plates are connected in doubles (i.e. two connected leaves) which could be separated into individual plates with ease should the winning bidder desire to do so (a great opportunity to make quite a lot of profit if these were individually framed up to be sold). All plates are signed G. Hoet in the bottom left with other maker signatures in the bottom right of those who produced these. The plates themselves have some toning around the edges as commensurate with the age and some have some light staining. They are generally free from any foxing and all show remarkably well and would all look fantastic framed. The plates in the middle of the book are generally near fine with those towards each end very good. The plate for Genesis 34:25-29 has a tear at the edge which does not affect the actual illustration, else they're generally free from rips and tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe binding which houses the plate is worn with some loss to the covers and corners but generally structurally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265032503620,"sku":"166268575380","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5eea1bda-58cb-4a1f-a934-f268a35bcbf9.jpg?v=1698265847"},{"product_id":"the-clarendon-press-holy-bible-and-book-of-common-prayer-1817-1820","title":"The Clarendon Press Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer 1817-1820","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible,\u003c\/b\u003e According to the Authorised Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical; Taken Principally from the Most Eminent Writers of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with Appropriate Introductions, Tables, Indexes, Maps, and Plans: Prepared and Arranged \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby the Rev. George D'Oyly, B.D., and the Rev. Richard Mant, D.D.\u003c\/b\u003e Domestick Chaplain of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Under the Direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. For the Use of Families. Oxford; Printed for the Society at the Clarendon Press, by Bentley, Cooke, and Collingwood, Printers to the University; Sold by F. C. and J. Rivington, Booksellers to the Society, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and by All Other Booksellers in the United Kingdom. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1817\u003c\/b\u003e. Cum Privilegio. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Three Volumes.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They are are to be Sung or Said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; and the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion: with Notes Explanatory, Practical, and Historical, from Approved Writers of the Church of England, Selected and Arranged \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby the Reverend Richard Mant,\u003c\/b\u003e D.D., Rector of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate, and of East Horsley, Surrey; and Domestic Chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Oxford; Printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker: and F. C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church Yard, and Waterloo Place, London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1820.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Inscribed \"This Bible with notes by D'Oly \u0026amp; Mant in 3 vols. \u0026amp; a prayer book with notes by Mant in one vol. presented to Mrs. Thomas upon by Thomas Heelis late of London with his respectful comp? the 3rd July 1830. Tho: Heelis.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 32 x 27 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBible bindings lightly sunned, thus book of common prayer is slightly darker. Spines with minor scuffing and rubbing to edges. Small fragment of backstrip lacking from spine of volume three. Attached boards with wear to joints and hinges; some cracked or staring. Most prominent wear to joints and hinges of volume three. Front board of volume one, front board of volume two, both boards of common prayer book detached. Boards scuffed, scratched, rubbed, and with sporadic very minor marks; most prominent wear to front board of volume two, and rear board of volume three. Shelf and edge wear. Prominent rubbing to corners. Title pages transferred lightly onto preliminaries opposite. Text blocks very clean with light even toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Pen dedication inscription dated 1830 on preliminary in volume one. Plates very lightly transferred onto pages opposite. Pen mark on title page of volume three (see photo).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327937429828,"sku":"166266906765","price":79.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_a52af34d-56b0-4d4e-83e5-520f440cda23.jpg?v=1699370044"},{"product_id":"the-border-antiquities-of-england-and-scotland-by-walter-scott-1814-first-edition","title":"The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland by Walter Scott 1814 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Border Antiquities of England and Scotland;\u003c\/b\u003e Comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture, and Other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions. Together with Illustrations of Remarkable Incidents in Border History and Tradition, and Original Poetry. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Walter Scott\u003c\/b\u003e, Esq. London; Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Murray; John Greig; and Constable and Co.; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1814\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoriginal bindings\u003c\/span\u003e with original labels on the front boards. The labels show the title, author, number of engravings, and provide a price of the books \"on India Paper\" which is \"£26 15s. Od.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bookplate of \"Courtney R. Clarke\" with an accompanying inscription, \"Francis ? Courtney Clarke with ? ? love 1897\".\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 40.5 x 28 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines rubbed and scuffed, primarily to volume one. Wear and small tears to backstrip of spine extremities and joints; including prominent wear to head and tails with pieces lacking. All boards loosely attached with wear to joints and hinges; starting or cracked. Boards scuffed and rubbed, with very few and very small pieces of patterned paper lacking. Labels on front boards rubbed with small parts of writing being illegible. Shelf and edge wear. Prominent wear to corners. Page edges toned. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Pen ownership inscription on f.f.e.p. in both volumes. F.f.e.p. in volume one creased. Frontispieces and engraved title pages foxed. Title pages lightly toned with very minor foxing. Text blocks very clean with very sporadic very minor foxing. Plates lightly transferred onto pages opposite. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47328199541060,"sku":"166263748481","price":139.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3eccbc19-a7f0-464b-b13a-20eb302f446a.jpg?v=1699372417"},{"product_id":"little-dorrit-by-charles-dickens-1857-first-edition","title":"Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens 1857 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFIRST EDITION: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London; Bradbury and Evans; 1857.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrontis, engraved title page, title page, [i-xiv], [1-625], 8vo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLittle Dorrit was published in 1857. It is set in Victorian England during a period of social and economic change. The novel tells the story of the Dorrit family, who are imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison, and their relationship with Arthur Clennam, who befriends them and falls in love with the youngest daughter, Amy. The novel satirises the British government's bureaucracy and the corruption and hypocrisy of the upper classes, while exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and redemption. The book is praised for its intricate plot, vivid characterisation, and depiction of Victorian London.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst Edition points:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSignature '2B2' printed as 'B2' (pp.371) - Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 Line errata (pp.xiv) - Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'William' for 'Fredeich' (pp.317, line 27) - Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacking errata (pp.467).\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Rigand' for 'Bland' (pp.469, 470, 472, \u0026amp; 473) - Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e40 engraved plates by Phiz (including frontispiece and engraved title page) - 38 of 40 plates are present with eight dark plates.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTop fragment of backstrip lacking, otherwise with minor scuffing and rubbing. Both boards loosely attached with hinges cracked. Boards with minor scuffing, scratches and rubbing. Shelf and edge wear. Endpapers toned and with minor foxing. Frontispiece and engraved title page toned and foxed. Title page with light toning and very minor foxing. Preliminaries to page 48 partially detached, few being very loosely attached. Leaf numbered 1\/2 is mostly detached. Leaf numbered 31\/32 detached. Plates toned and foxed. Pen ownership inscription on preliminary. Text block fairly clean with light toning and very minor foxing. Lacking last plate, otherwise appears complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47328317374788,"sku":"166262155138","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_a721c2cb-6f69-4b02-a41c-49c979344750.jpg?v=1699373048"},{"product_id":"ornithologia-by-brisson-1760","title":"Ornithologia by Brisson 1760","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrnithologie ou Methode\u003c\/b\u003e. Contenant le Division des Oiseaux en Ordres, Sections, Genres, Especes \u0026amp; leurs Varietes. Par M. Brisson [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMathurin Jacques Brisson\u003c\/b\u003e], A Paris chez Cl. Jean Baptiste Bauche, MDCCLX [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1760\u003c\/b\u003e], 4to.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE FINEST WORK OF THE 18TH CENTURY ON ORNITHOLOGY. PREVIOUSLY ACHIEVING $30,000 (USD) AT CHRISTIE'S AND HENCE REPRESENTING A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Christie's 2nd Dec 2010 lot 55]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe six-volume Ornithology by Mathurin Jacques Brisson is the largest catalogue of a cabinet of curiosities ever produced.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt presents a bird classification system that would be used for almost a hundred years. Here offered for sale is volume one only, the most famous of the volumes for its renowned engraved title page and foldout plates.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrisson fully realises the shortcomings of the work of Carl von Linné (1707-1778). He tries, despite the lack of information on the behaviour of birds, to describe the species as precisely as possible , where Linnaeus is content with a brief presentation. Brisson defines 115 genera grouped into 26 orders .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrisson is perhaps the first zoologist to use the concept of type even though he does not use this term. His works are particularly sought after by collectors, evidenced by the large sums having been paid at auction for his works.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Anker 69; Brunet I. 1262; Ellis 378; Nissen \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIVB\u003c\/i\u003e 145; Ronsil 391; Wood p.257; Zimmer p.94]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 20.5 x 26 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal full calf binding, text in French and Latin with two opposing title pages, a.e.g. Volume one only (of six) with seven foldout plates only (of 37), plus the famous engraved title page, text block collates as complete including the rather strange foldouts pp.23-26 and pp.47-50, and the errata and advertisement leaves at the rear. Some wear to the spine with loss of the tooled labels and some loss in the top compartment of gilt and some leather. Front joints starting with both boards securely attached. Wear to the leather on both boards with some loss. Shelf and edge wear with some loss. Rear pastedown loose slightly from board. Without any attached bookplates. Marbled ffep backed on to first blank free endpaper, pencil inscription on reverso, illegible. Without any ownership inscriptions throughout. Some mild toning throughout but generally very clean and in excellent shape. The seven plates which are present are untrimmed at the edges, notably making the fore-edge of the book non-uniform. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47328397361476,"sku":"166262132638","price":123.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_9c03fc59-14d1-42be-bf71-128190c22271.jpg?v=1699373647"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-alexander-the-great-quintus-curtius-rufus-1666","title":"The History of Alexander the Great - Quintus Curtius Rufus 1666","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuinti Curtii Rufi Historiarum Libri de Vita et expeditioner Alexandri Magni. Trajecti ad Rhenum ex Officina Gisberti Zylii 1666.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of Alexander the Great\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuintus Curtius Rufus\u003c\/b\u003e. Printed in the Netherlands in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOften books printed in the year 1666 are collected just for their printing in this year for it being a famous historical year, particularly with the Great Fire of London, and its apparent connection to the occult.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause the first two books of the ten-book Historia Alexandri Magni are lost, little is known about its author, Quintus Curtius Rufus. No introductory biographical information of the author survives within the text. Large gaps also exist in the remaining eight books, which cover the life of Alexander the Great from 333 BC until his death and its aftermath in 323 BCE.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe author may have been Quintus Curtius Rufus, a politician born at the end of the first century, BC, who served as a senator, suffect consul, and eventually proconsul of Africa, where he died in the late 50s, AD. Some scholars suggest that Historia Alexandri Magni was written by a rhetorician named Quintus Curtius Rufus, or that the author was a relative of one or both of these men. Just as the identity of the author is uncertain, the time period in which he wrote is a source of debate. Historia Alexandri Magni was probably written during the time of Claudius (41-54 AD) or Vespasian (69-79), though possible dates have ranged from the time of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) to the fourth century AD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistoria Alexandri Magni is \"the only known Latin historiographical monograph\" on Alexander the Great. Each book consists of a series of episodes that emphasise larger themes of kingship, power, and fortune. Though readers in the Middle Ages admired Historia for its style and moral tone, twentieth century classicists have criticised the author’s style and methodology. Some consider his characterisation of Alexander inconsistent, alternately portraying him \"as a good man corrupted by success and fortune,\" and \"as a man who was vicious by nature.\" Others accuse the author of being a careless and sensational writer, and call Historia a work of historical fiction. Most recently, however, his reputation as a serious historiographer has been rehabilitated.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis example of Rufus' history on Alexander the Great is a fantastic one, bound in full vellum in what is almost certainly its original binding, printed in one of the most famous years of history, complete with a stunningly beautiful engraved title page executed during the Dutch Golden Age. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 8 x 14.5 x 3 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks a blank at the front else collates as complete according to the Stanford University copy in 449pp numbered with a further 30pp unnumbered. Some discolouration to the spine and a red sticker applied to the bottom. This sticker has had no attempt at removal. This could be done by the prospective buyer, probably with relative ease, though no guarantee is made to this end. 'Quint Curtii Historia' in an early hand written to the top of the spine. Boards with some minor discolouration and very light wear but generally remain very good. Joints are secure with both boards securely attached and the binding strong and without shelf lean. Slight bumps to the bottom corners. Several ownership inscriptions to the front pastedown, one dated to the 13th January 1753 and another repeated inscription dated to 1921 in England. This book was therefore presumably brought over to England either during or after the Grand Tour. Title page has been backed on to a contemporary leaf, though expertly executed. Small edge tear affecting pp.ii-iv. Very early ownership inscription of George Somerville to pp.1. Very attractive plate to verso of pp.94 present as called for. Text block generally without foxing or stains and in excellent order, very mildly toned. Though some very light dampstaining affects the foot of pp.410 through to the final leaf, not affecting the legibility of any text. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent example.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47328636043588,"sku":"166260410009","price":204.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_ae14ec8e-5e52-4991-aaab-ea2cdbc3041d.jpg?v=1699375164"},{"product_id":"classical-excursion-from-rome-to-arpino-by-charles-kelsall-1820","title":"Classical Excursion from Rome to Arpino by Charles Kelsall 1820","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Classical Excursion from Rome to Arpino. By Charles Kelsall. Printed for the Author by Manget and Cherbuliez in 1820 in Geneva.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE FIRST EDITION, PRIVATELY PRINTED, BY \"THIS STRANGELY FORGOTTEN NEO-CLASSICAL GENIUS\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Watkin. Thomas Hope 1769-1831 and the Neo-Classical Idea. 1968\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe author, Charles Kelsall, was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge and by 1807 had embarked on a life of travel and scholarship. \"In 1819 he walked from Rome to Arpino to visit the remains of Cicero's villa, where he was horrified to find no memorial to him\" (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatkin\u003c\/i\u003e). This work, while being characteristically digressive and wide-ranging, describes the journey and suggests a suitable design for a proposed monument, among lots of other things. The final part describes an Excursion from Naples to the Isle of Capri (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatkin pp.243\u003c\/i\u003e). Kelsall had previously published a translation of Cicero's prosecution of Caius Verres, and he dedicates this book \"to the lovers of the memory of Marcus Tullius Cicero\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare work which has not appeared at auction in 28 years, where it fetched £437 at Christie's [29th Nov 1995 lot 95]. According to an inscription to the front free endpaper in this copy, 400 copies of this book were originally privately printed for the author. Here being an exceptional example, additionally illustrated with 5 portrait frontispieces of Cicero dating from 1810 to 1830, plus the foldout plate as published to the verso of the title page with a further 4 plates throughout the text. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 15.5 x 22.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome wear to spine though remains attractive on the shelf, some loss to gilt title. Joints rubbed but with both boards securely attached and the binding is secure. Some shelf wear. Boards with some very minor scuffs but generally remain very good. Bookplate to front pastedown dated 1885 and of Guelielmi Bates. Lots of writing on two opposing front free endpaper pages discussing the rarity of the book etc. Collated as complete with 5 additional frontispiece portraits tipped in, plus an extract from British Magazine dated November 1763 'On the Banishment of Cicero' tipped in to dedication leaf verso. Foldout plate with rough edges (probably as published?) with some light foxing and mild toning. Text block with some mild toning and sporadic very minor foxing affecting a few leaves but generally remains internally excellent (and with very nice typography!). Plates to verso of title page and pp.89, 135, 191, and 227 as published. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA lovely copy of a very rare book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331481813316,"sku":"166260400380","price":107.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_4fc92baf-d6f0-4a92-b40e-feb19610ae2b.jpg?v=1699385033"},{"product_id":"the-wealth-of-nations-by-adam-smith-2008-folio-society","title":"The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith 2008 Folio Society","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith\u003c\/b\u003e. With an Introduction by John Kenneth Galbraith. London; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolio Society; MMVIII (2008).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Folio Society is a British publishing company that produces high-quality, illustrated editions of classic and contemporary books. They focus on creating visually stunning books with attention to typography, paper quality, and binding. Their catalogue includes works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's literature, and more, and the company has won numerous awards for its work in book design and publishing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 28 x 19 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBindings in fine condition. Very small dent on the front board of volume one, only visible upon close inspection. Text blocks fine. Rubbed out pencil inscription on preliminary. Few and very minor scuffing \/ scratches, some discolouration, and a very small dent to outer slipcase. Very minor marks inside slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331853992260,"sku":"166277343473","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3862d795-1fc5-48a1-bd0a-884dac790053.jpg?v=1699386159"},{"product_id":"the-world-of-wonders-1883-4","title":"The World of Wonders 1883-4","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe World of Wonders:\u003c\/b\u003e A Record of Things Wonderful in Nature, Science, and Art. Two Volumes. Cassell \u0026amp; Company, Limited; London, Paris, \u0026amp; New York; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1883-4.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis comprehensive work delves into a wide range of intriguing subjects spanning nature, science, and art. It includes a combination of scientific explanations, historical accounts, and visual illustrations, offering readers a captivating journey into the marvels of the natural world, scientific advancements, and artistic creations of the time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 26.5 x 20.5 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines prominently and unevenly sunned with very minor rubbing. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with some sunning to edges and rubbing to leather. Minor shelf and edge wear. Endpapers foxed. Preliminaries in in volume two with very minor marks. Text blocks very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332103717188,"sku":"166277360920","price":77.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_e1ad155d-ea5a-453e-af82-1071d37ea24f.jpg?v=1699386970"},{"product_id":"the-poems-of-william-shakespeare-1726","title":"The Poems of William Shakespeare 1726","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \"Poems on Several Occasions\" of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e, together with Venus and Adonis, Tarquin and Lucrece, Remarks on the Poems of Shakespeare, and an Essay on the Art, Rise, and Progress of the Stage in Greece, Rome, and England.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1726\u003c\/b\u003e by George Grierson and George Ewing in Dublin, Ireland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE EARLY EDITION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS WITH AN EARLY COMMENTARY AND WITH TWO OF SHAKESPEARE'S WIDELY POPULAR NARRATIVE POEMS FOR WHICH VERY FEW EARLY EXAMPLES SURVIVE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE FIRST PRINTING OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll early Irish publications of William Shakespeare are incredibly rare. This is part eight (of eight) of the first works of Shakespeare set to be printed in Ireland, which is also the first edition of Shakespeare's works to be printed outside of England. There were three individual Shakespeare plays printed prior to this in Ireland, with the 1723 edition of Macbeth realising over $31,000 (USD) at auction in 2004. No complete sets have ever sold at auction and there is some evidence from the bibliographer Jaggard to suggest that only 162 sets were originally sold in the 1720s and it is correspondingly incredibly rare with ESTC recording only 8 copies held institutionally in the UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume eight is the most significant of the set for the reasons ESTC notes with regard to early Shakespearean scholarship:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Vol. 8 contains the poems, 'An essay on the art rise, and progress of the stage [by Charles Gildon], and a glossary, the whole revis'd and corrected, with a preface, by Dr. Sewell\". \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC T63759]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 10.5 x 16 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esmall octavo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbably original full calf binding. Spine rubbed with some discolouration to the label and gilt loss. Some wear at extremities, particularly the head and foot. Joints starting but with both boards attached with the binding secure and without any shelf lean. Some light wear to the boards but they remain generally very good. Shelf and edge wear with some wear to the corners. Bookplate to second front free endpaper verso, facing the first page of text. Lacks main title page else collates as complete in 461pp (numbered) including half titles for each section as called for and the scarce advertisements at the rear for the two publishers. Due to the lacking main title page there is no date throughout the book, but the book follows ESTC and was acquired with two other volumes from this set which will be separately available - these contain a variety of Shakespeare's plays (totalling 11). The text blocks are mildly toned, particularly at the edges of the endpapers as commensurate with the calf binding. Generally the internal condition could be described as excellent, without any loss to text with the entire text block fully legible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332461019460,"sku":"166274144996","price":193.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d11fda6d-d9b3-4542-a10b-5d24b868e131.png?v=1699388170"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/collections\/117684_75a9075f4de648efaba0a4e0fedc8cdb_mv2.jpg?v=1698510154","url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/collections\/illustrated.oembed?page=22","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}