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2012rif. 2-849396350XEdiciones Atalanta S.L. 2012. Hardcover. New. 1600 pages. Spanish language. 8.74x5.91x1.89 inches. Ediciones Atalanta, S.L. hardcover
1997rif. 307389London: Laurence King 1997. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Replete with 500 illustrations including 424 in color. 368 pages. Large folio black silk cloth d.w. two-part slipcase. London: Laurence King in association with Alan Marcuson 1997. Deluxe first edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and printed solander slipcase. Far superior to the smaller book only 148 illustrations with very similar title printed in 1997 by Calmann & King. Laurence King unknown books
2009rif. UGIBHIS00ajsFolio Society 2009. Fine. Gibbon Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 8 volume set. London: Folio Society 2009. 322 322 370 394 394 377 444 366pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Cream hardcovers in red slipcases. Book condition: Near fine. Second slipcase in original shrinkwrap. This set consists of 2 slipcases with 4 volumes per case. Volumes have black and white illustrations as well as color plates. The first case contains The Turn of The Tide Constantine and The Christian Empire The Revival and Collapse of Paganism The End of the Western Empire. The Second case contains Justinian and The Roman Law Mohammed and The Rise of The Arabs The Normans in Italy and The Crusades The Fall of Constantinople and The Papacy in Rome. Folio Society hardcover books
1854rif. TB31555Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1854. Reprint. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in their original purple cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spines and blind embossing on the front boards to include "House Document". Both are octavos of 8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches with some fading to the cloth over the spines minor pencil notations on the front end sheet of Part 2 and pages 7 through 10 bound-in after page 14 and both volumes are moderately foxed throughout. Part 1 contains 417 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 plates. Part 2 written by Lardner Gibbon contains 339 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates. Robert Armstrong hardcover books
rif. 71808London: The National Book Association and Hutchinson & Co nd. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 288pp. Pages tanned else a very good hardback in a jacket that is darkened on the spine and at the edges of the panels. First published by Jarrolds in 1934 and widely reviewed at the time it quickly became one of the most controversial texts of the Scottish literary renaissance of the early decades of the twentieth century. The National Book Association and Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
1827rif. 684591827. London 1827. London 1827. Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage Trial. Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant. Wakefield William Defendant. Wakefield Frances Mrs. Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot A Servant For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner The Only Child and Heiress of William Turner Esq. of Shrigley Park in the County of Chester. London: John Murray 1827. xv 303 pp. Interleaved with de-acidifying paper. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". Modern library buckram white-stamped title shelf number and library name to spine. Text notably fresh final leaf and title page laminated and lightly browned library marks and stamps to title page. $150. Only edition. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner. The couple was married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner's father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother William were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1217. unknown books
1997rif. GHC-82715-JU-0London: Laurence King Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition; No Printing Stated. Hardcover. 368 pages; color illustrations throughout the book. Very minor shelf rubbing on DJ. In original slipcase which is in VG- condition with light shelf wear. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Coffee table size book. Heavy item. Additional shipping charges may be required for international or expedited orders.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . 1997. Laurence King Publishing hardcover
1888rif. 502835Philadelphia : Gebbie & Co 1888. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Ten Volume Set. 1888. 6.5 x 9.25 inches approximately. In very good condition minor scuffing and browning with age. Second edition illustrated revised and augmented. Selected from the standard authors of all nations and all time. Edited with biographical and critical notes by Spofford and Gibbon. This is a heavy set and may require additional shipping charges. Gebbie & Co hardcover
1871rif. 015290New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. Very Good condition. This volume contains 4 novels bound as one. The binding is marbled boards with black leather spine and corners. Moderate corner wear. Small chip at the head of the spine. The four works are: GABRIELLE ANDRÉ by S. Baring-Gould 1871 New York: D. Appleton and Company 201pp.; AGAINST TIME by Alexander Innes Shand no date Boston: Little & Gay 200pp.; FOR THE KING by Charles Gibbon 1872 New York: Harper & Brothers 122pp.; ROUGEGORGE AND OTHER SHORT STORIES by Harriet Prescott Spofford Alice Cary Lucy H. Hooper Jane G. Austin A. L. Wister L. Clarke Davis Frank Lee Benedict etc. 1870 Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 148pp. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. about 670 pages. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1946rif. B7264New York: Heritage Press. 1946. Light wear to slipcases interiors clean and crisp. . Binding: Pictorial paper boards backed in brown cloth. Spines with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edges purple. Housed in brown paper slipcases. Notes: A very good example of this set illustrated with reproductions of Piranesi’s renown etchings of Rome. Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Piranesi 1720 – 1778 was an Italian classical archaeologist architect and artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" Carceri d'invenzione. He was the father of Francesco Piranesi Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi. Size: 8vo. 240 x 160 mm Volume: 3 volumes. Category: Book Classics; Heritage Press. hardcover
2010rif. 1-0307700763Everyman's Library 2010. Hardcover. New. slp rep edition. 3980 pages. 8.50x10.75x4.25 inches. Everyman's Library hardcover
1994rif. mon0003995570Penguin Press 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.3000 15.4000 11.6000. 3-volume set near fine in slipcase. dust jackets in mylar sleeves pages clean. Penguin Press hardcover
1997rif. 307389London: Laurence King 1997. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Replete with 500 illustrations including 424 in color. 368 pages. Large folio black silk cloth d.w. two-part slipcase. London: Laurence King in association with Alan Marcuson 1997. Deluxe first edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and printed solander slipcase. Far superior to the smaller book only 148 illustrations with very similar title printed in 1997 by Calmann & King. Laurence King unknown
1875rif. 17179London: Blackie & Son 1875. Book. VG. Half Leather. Later Edition. Octavo. Being a selection in poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors.Four volumes bound as two. Brown Half Leather gilt with black label gilt on spine over brown cloth panels. Marbled endpapers and edges. 18 engravings. Leather and gilt worn in places and extremities worn but interiors clean and engravings very sharp. Blackie & Son Hardcover
rif. 018863London: The Folio Society The work was first published between 1776 and 1788. Volume 1: The Turn of the Tide - 1984 - 320 pages; Volume 2: Constantine and The Christian Empire - 1984 - 348 pages; Volume 3: The Refvival and Collapse of Paganism - 1985 - 367 pages; Volume 4 - the End of the Western Empire - 1986 - 394 pages; Volume 5: Justinian and Roman Law - 1987 - 394 pages. A matched set with a mixture of first and second impressions of this publisher. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. 4to. 10" x 6 1/4". Top page edges stained red. Map endpages. Four volumes are in the publisher's slipcase. All appear unread and unused. near Fine to Fine condition. The Folio Society hardcover
1993rif. 034507New York: Everyman's Library 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. Reissue. Six volumes. Green Cloth with Black spine and title labels with gilt lettering and design. Green silk ribbon markers As new Vols. 1-3 and Vols. 4-6 slipcased separately the lattter in original shrinkwrap. The slipcases are attractively illustrated. A giftable set. The complete set of the most famous historical chronicle in English in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Size: Octavo. Everyman's Library Hardcover
1884rif. 002737New York: James B. Millar & Co. 1884. Gibbon's masterwork of classical history has remained unequaled in scope for almost 250 years. Here is a lovely small set of five volumes as edited by the great 19th-century scholar Henry Hart Milman 1791-1868 and first published in 1845 . Reprinted many times by various publishers in both England and America. Five small volumes generally in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition. Maroon publisher's cloth binding typically faded to a tan on the spines with gilt lettering on the spine. Volume One 626 pages contains no less than four Prefaces: Preface by the Editor 1845; the Author's Prefaces 1776 1781 1782; Preface to the First Volume undated; and the Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Original Quarto Edition 1788. The other volumes contain 631 pages 622 pages and 972 pages with the General Index. The fifth volume is dedicated to Gibbon's Notes and is a staggering 899 pages. Very mild wear; generally with some rubbing to the head and foot of the spines and mild bumping; a small bit of staining to some of the covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. James B. Millar & Co. Hardcover
2009rif. UGIBHIS00ajsFolio Society 2009. Fine. Gibbon Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 8 volume set. London: Folio Society 2009. 322 322 370 394 394 377 444 366pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Cream hardcovers in red slipcases. Book condition: Near fine. Second slipcase in original shrinkwrap. This set consists of 2 slipcases with 4 volumes per case. Volumes have black and white illustrations as well as color plates. The first case contains The Turn of The Tide Constantine and The Christian Empire The Revival and Collapse of Paganism The End of the Western Empire. The Second case contains Justinian and The Roman Law Mohammed and The Rise of The Arabs The Normans in Italy and The Crusades The Fall of Constantinople and The Papacy in Rome. Folio Society hardcover
rif. 025172NY: Heritage Press; 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition thus three volumes in illustrated cloth boards with brown cloth spine and gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Illustrated from the etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi. All three volumes are in the original slipcases which has one cracked seam and just a little rubbing. The books have minor handling wear and are square and tight with no names or other marking in them. A nice set of this classic history. Additional shipping charges may apply. Heritage Press; (1946) hardcover
1807rif. 17129London: Cadell & Davies. Fair. 1807. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Binding set. These were nicely bound in full leather but the bindings are trashed. Spines are chipped covers loose three boards are missing . On the other hand the contents are very good to fine. All maps are present. A 200 year old set at a moderate price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Cadell & Davies hardcover
rif. 580008London: Ward Lock Bowden And Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. Revised and Corrected Edition. Hardcover. 4 Volumes. N. D. With the notes of the Rev. H. N. Milman Dean of St. Paul's. Also notes by Guizot and Wenik. Volumes 1 & 2 are numbered pages 1 - 1056 and volumes 3 & 4 are numbered 1 - 1116. Brown cloth with gold lettering. Nice looking set. ; 8vo . Ward, Lock, Bowden And Co. hardcover
1934rif. 319538London : Jarrolds 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy professionally re-cased in cloth with new end-papers. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 348 pages ; 22cm. Subjects: Scotland -- Description and travel. London : Jarrolds hardcover
1927rif. 239381London: Printed in Paris by Ducros & Colas for the Grayhound Press 1927. No. 91 of 460 copies. Illustrated with numerous hand-colored head- and tailpiece vignettes by Picart Le Doux. 85 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original stiff printed wrappers. Fine copy in the original glassine wrappers. No. 91 of 460 copies. Illustrated with numerous hand-colored head- and tailpiece vignettes by Picart Le Doux. 85 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed in Paris by Ducros & Colas for the Grayhound Press unknown
1854rif. 056392Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong/A.O.P. Nicholson - Public Printers 1854. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2vol.set:417&339pp.; HBs burgundy emboss w/gilt-design covers; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spines&edges sunned pt.2 w/covers sunned w/stain; hinges cracked; some lt.dampstain; fox on endpapers&pastedwns. w/lt.fox on pages. A Report of an Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon and itsTributaries. pt.I by Herndon pt.II by Gibbon. 2 fold-out maps both w/2" tears. illus. Robert Armstrong/A.O.P. Nicholson - Public Printers hardcover
1854rif. TB31555Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1854. Reprint. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in their original purple cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spines and blind embossing on the front boards to include "House Document". Both are octavos of 8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches with some fading to the cloth over the spines minor pencil notations on the front end sheet of Part 2 and pages 7 through 10 bound-in after page 14 and both volumes are moderately foxed throughout. Part 1 contains 417 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 plates. Part 2 written by Lardner Gibbon contains 339 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates. Robert Armstrong hardcover
