London: Lackington Allen and Co 1807. Very Good. Translated from the French with explanatory notes by du Chat Motteux Ozell and others. Tan calf boards with gilt greek key border and decorated spine. The spine has been well repaired but parts are missing. Edges are worn. Marbled endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned with some foxing but otherwise tight. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper.; Vol. 2 Very Good 1807 Lackington Allen and Co hardcover
<p>John Camden Hotten dies the year of this publication which makes this book of the last of his publishing achievements. It was also the signed copy of William Scarth Dixon famous chronicler of English horse and hunt. Somehow this itherwise sturdy copy has lost its rear cover though the end papers remain.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> John Camden Hotten hardcover
London: The Navarre Society 1948. Blue cloth a little stained and darkened on spine; some foxing; page edges brown. Reprint of 1931 one volume edition with drawings by W. Heath Robinson. Heavy - may need extra shipping to some locations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. The Navarre Society Hardcover
London: RIchard Baldwin 1694. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Four books in three volumes contemporary calf. Modest wear to corners and hinges minor browning foxing stains. A nice group. Lacking the sometimes present frontis portrait in volume 1 and wanting book 5 also published 1694 and separately paginated. First editions in English of books 3 and 4 second or third the first two books were published in 1653 and the sheets reissued with a new title page and life in 1664. 8 clvi 38 230 viii 9-208; 2 430 12; 6 xiii 4 mis pag xii-cxliv 40 272; wanting book 5 lacking rear blanks in first volume <br /> <br /> Nice examples of books 1-4 of Urquhart and Mottreux's famous translation of Rabelais which Charles Whibley 1859-1930 called "the finest translation ever made from one language into another". <br /> <br /> Provenance: Kenneth Rapoport ex libris<br /> <br /> Levenside es lbris Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 049236. RIchard Baldwin hardcover
<p>Paperback. Very Good. This paperback has unmarked pages except for a price inside the front cover. The book's cover is worn around the edges.</p> paperback
ALLIA 2009. Paperback. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. ALLIA paperback