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LES RECREATIONS D'EUGENIE
Written by Mme. De R..
Stock no. 986948
Published by Genets, Jeune, Libraire. 1820. Very good condition.

2nd edition. Small format Pages: 177. Contemporary full leather binding, with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 3 engraved plates, plus engraved title page. Text in French. A few small chips from edge of frontis. Corners worn.

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COMPENDIUM OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by M. D'Anville.
Stock no. 570195
Published by J. Faulder. 1810. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, raised bands to spine. Gilt borders. Marbled endpapers and edges. xxxi + 446; 439 pages. 10 folding b/w maps including one of Roman Britain. Maps lightly browned. Contents very good. Front cover of Volume II is detached. Boards are a little scuffed. Titles labels are missing from spine. REDUCED FROM £400.

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THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF MINISTL. INFLUENCE
Written by James Erskine.
Stock no. 988250
Published by A. Dodd. 1836. Very good condition.

Black leather spine, gilt titles. Marbled boards. Pages: iv, 48, 13. The Difference Between Royal Power and Ministerial Power Truly Stated. A Political Essay. No author named but believed to be James Erskine. Ink stains to title page else contents very good. Covers fine.

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A PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER WYE FROM THE SOURCE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH THE SEVERN
Written by T.H. Fielding.
Stock no. 570371
Published by Ackermann & Co.. 1841. Very good condition.

Full polished brown leather binding with gilt borders and embossed decoration at corners. Red title label to spine. 12 beautiful mounted hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards. Endpapers browned. Light browning to contents. Professional paper repair to edge of one page, hardly visible. A truly handsome copy of this scarce book.

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LETTRE D'UN ITALIEN A UN FRANCAIS SUR LES DOCTRINES DE M. DE LAMENNAIS
Written by M. De Lamennais; Vincent Gioberti; D. Antonio Riccardi.
Stock no. 988294
Published by J.B. Ansiau; Meline, Cans Et Compagine; Debecourt; Mazzoleni. 1841. Very good condition.

Pages: 86, 42, 87, 105. Contemporary half leather binding with marbled boards with gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spine. Includes: Lettre d'un Italien a un Francais Sur les Doctrines de M. De Lamennais; Reponse A Un Article de la revue des deux Mondes, by Vincent Gioberti; Refute Par Lui-meme by Lamennais; Alla Gioventu Sullo Studio Della Filosofia by D. Antonio Riccardi. Text in French and Italian. Contents dated 1841, 1844, 1839. REDUCED from £195.

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RIDER'S BRITISH MERLIN FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD GOD 1797
Written by Cardanus Rider.
Stock no. 987898
Published by J. Debrett. 1797. Very good condition.

Small format. Pages: iv, 60, 305. Modern brown leather spine, paperboards. Contains a complete list of all the members of parliament, a list of fairs, an army list, and other similar information. New Endpapers. Page browning throughout. Ink spots to text block.

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SALMONIA: OR DAYS OF FLY FISHING
Written by Humphry Davy.
Stock no. 988552
Published by John Murray. 1832. Very good condition.

In a Series of Conversations with some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo by an Angler - Third edition. Pages: xiii, 335. Contemporary three-quarters blue leather binding; raised bands and gilt-lettered black moroco label on spine. 6 engraved plates plus 3 fly plates. No author named, but is Sir Humphry Davy. Contents very good. In handsome modern binding. REDUCED from £120.

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LETTRES A CAMILLE SUR LA PHYSIOLOGIE DE L'HOMME
Written by Isidore Bourdon.
Stock no. 988419
Published by H. Dumont. 1834. Very good condition.

Small format. Pages: viij, 307. Leather spine, marbled boards; gilt decoration and lettering on spine. 6 b/w plates at end of volume showing the head and brain. Text in French. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. A nice copy.

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AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND DESIGN OF BAPTISM
Written by Rev. Cornish.
Stock no. 988692
Published by J. Waugh. 1st 1757. Very good condition.

Pages: viii, 212. Contemporary full polished calf binding. In Which The Necessity of it is Proved, the Qualifications for it Explained and the Right of Infants to it Asserted. No author named but believed to be the Reverend Cornish of Sherborne in Dorset. An interesting bookplate states the book is from the Library of I. W. Horsley, first Pastor of the Ville at Dunkirk, and is left in trust to his Successors.

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HISTOIRE DE LA PAIRIE DE FRANCE ET DU PARLEMENT
Written by J. Le Labourer.
Stock no. 988805
Published by Samuel Harding. 1740. Slightly better than good condition.

Text in French. Ou l'on traite aussi des electeurs de l'empire & du cardinalat. On y a joint des traites touchant les pairies d'Angleterre & l'origine des grands d'Espagne. Small format Pages: 378 + 2. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary full leather binding, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Contents very good. Spine and corners very worn.

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ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE DES EMPEREURS
Written by Ant. Caillot.
Stock no. 988905
Published by Brunot-Labbe. 1827. Very good condition.

Pages: viij, 466. Contemporary full leather binding; gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece. Text in French. Corners rubbed. Wormhole to first ten pages.

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DEVON BOYS
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 989110
Published by Blackie & Son. 1st 1887. Good condition.

A Tale of the North Shore. Pages: 384. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled endpapers and edges. 12 b/w plates by Gordon Browne. Contents very good indeed. Boards worn. Front board almost detached.

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