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Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good. 3rd Printing. Description: Frontis plus a few more black and white illustrations. From the introduction: ''The two memoirs of which this book consists are those of Clery, valet de chambre to Louis XVI during his imprisonment in the Temple, and of the Abbe Edgeworth de Firmont, who attended the King during his last hours.'' This Folio edition was first published in 1955, this is a later printing. The binding design of this book is based on that of a copy of Theocritus bound for Marie-Antoinette in 1792 and bearing her arms. BINDING/CONDITION: extensive gilt decorations; the top edge tint is a deep purple color; a Near Fine book, with a Fair slipcase; the slipcase has been repaired with clear book tape. Burgundy endpapers. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 163 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. HARDCOVER; light creasing of dustjacket, w/ lower corner of inside front dustjacket clipped; minor shelfwear; o/w book in very good condition. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Excellent condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: dj. li, 690 pp. Dustjacket. LCC: 9920831.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Missing dustjacket - not issued with slipcase. Faint age-toning to prelims. Black and white wood engravings Douglas Percy Bliss. 156 pages. First published in 1813. Shelley (who was a friend of the author) reviewed it under the name John Browne. This review is included as the Preface in this edition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Hardback. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (illustratore). First Edition. This fine unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some mild edge wear and has now been covered in clear, removable, archival, protecrive film so best described as near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. In his introduction to this book the editor points out that at time of publication over two hundred editions of the Natural history of Selborne have been published but very few of them contained 'The Antiquities of Selborne' which gilbert white intended should be an integral part of his book. the editor, who lived at selborne in a house facing that in which White wrote more than a century and half ago, has included White's poems, many of which deal with Selborne, and has added explanatory notes. Ref WW6.

Decorative Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Folio Society Edition. hardback. Browning to end inside covers. Slight foxing to edge. Couple of slight marks to page 11 from removal of old sellotape. Couple of slight marks to cloth. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and lettering with red tile. The binding design of this book is based on that of a copy of Theocritus bound for Marie-Antoinette in 1792 and bearing her arms. Contents: Introduction. Clery's Journal of Occurrences at the Temple During the Confinement of Louis XVI, King of France. The Last Hours of Louis XVI, King of France, By the Abbe Edgeworth de Firmont, His Confessor. Postrscript.Illustrated. 163 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Condizione: g+ to vg. First edition. Folio. 192pp. Original burgundy cloth with gold lettering to spine. Frontispiece. This handsome volume of photographs with accompanying text is designed to catch the spirit of "a transitional period of civilization affecting one quarter of the human race." The 84 striking duo-tone photographs edited and arranged by Fritz Henle, are examples of beautiful photography. They are divided into five categories: the landscapes of China; the architecture and sculpture; the religion; education; life and livelihood; and "into tomorrow." The last part displays photographs showing China fighting two wars. One against the Japanese invader, and the other against future insecurity. Upper front corner slightly bumped (not affecting pages throughout). Gold lettering to spine partly faded. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.

Loose as Issued. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 26 individual issue from No 1 of "New Series" No 333 of Old. June 15th 1901 to December 7th (double number) 1901. With two major long novel length serials by Maxwell Scott (Pseud of Dr John Staniforth) with Nelson Lee in all issues and concluding in part 25 and beginning at part 1. "Birds Of Prey" features the "Owl" as his protagonist + Sidney Drew (Pseud of J Edgar Murray) with a serial from No 2 to No 26 A futuristic fantastical story "Beyond The Eternal Ice, A Race To the North Pole" for a 1 million pound wager. (Hidden races and lands). + Short stories, articles on making Fireworks, Schoolboy capers stories, other crime and adventure material by writers such as; Henry St John and Capt Lefevre (both the pseudonym of Henry St John Cooper), Allan Blair, Kit Carson Jnr, W. Murray Graydon, etc, articles on cycling and cycling fiction, Football club articles, making toys and objects, Editors den, historical fiction and small illustrated adverts usually on final two full pages, etc, etc. Each 16 pages except for last part with a colour Xmas cover of 30 pages. Some wear to first copy with cover detached and loss near spine, several others with some edge wear and splits and last copy cover detached. The paper is age toned but not brittle, the condition for ephemeral nature is overall excellent VG mostly with woodcut drawings throughout with either one or more per page. Each magazine is uniform in size and each measures larger in height than a daily tabloid. **The two main serialised stories are not available in any other format but both are major contributions in their respective fields with the Nelson Lee detective only being introduced by this writer in 1894 and continued after 1915 by many other writers inc Edwy Searles. This story does not appear as a hardback or in any other magazine. The story of the race to the North Pole by Sidney Drew has lost races and hidden lands, a flying vessel owned by the Americans and in a race against the British in their super-sub. Not found in Bleiler or any hardback format. We can send scans of other pages, send details of all other stories and contributors if requested. No time wasters please! Serious enquiries taken seriously. Other small runs and individual copies to 1905 of this magazine will also be listed soon. (26 copies sold as one lot).