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The Romance of the Amalgamated Press

Dilnot, George

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3/4 leather over cloth covered boards, quarto, 101 pp. + many plates (paste-down, many in color). Marbled end papers, hinges reinforced with library tape. Minor wear to leather on spine, gilt compartments still bright. Some scuffing to corner leather on front board. Overall, very sound.

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd., 1925.
Publication Date:1925
Binding:Hardcover
Book Condition:Used – Very Good

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Celtic Researches on the Origin, Traditions & Language, of the Ancient Britons; with some Introductory Sketches, on Primitive Society

Davies, Edward

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1804. Rebacked with quarter crushed calf over marbled paper-covered boards, calf at corners as well. Spine in six compartments with raised band and decorative gilt stamp, title gilt stamp on black levant. x dedication, lxxiii 561 pp. Rough cut edges, some very mild foxing. Some wrinkling to pages from water damage throughout, few stains at corners and to the center of one signature. All text clear. All else fine, handsomely rebound.

Bibliographic Details

Publisher:J. Barfield for the Author
Binding:Hardcover
Book Condition:Used – Very Good

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Modern French Prisons: Bictre, St. Pelagie, St. Lazare La Force, The Conciergerie, La Grande and La Petite Roquettes – Mazas – La Sante

Griffiths, Arthur

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Three-qaurter crushed red morocco over marbled boards. Spine in six compartments, with raised bands, ruled, and decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. 258 pp., 5 plates (including color frontispiece) From the series ‘The History and Romance of Crime’ Edition de Luxe, #301 of 1000. Previous owners bookplates; a little edge-wear to paper boards, corners very slightly bumped. Otherwise, very sound.

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: London: The Grolier Society, n.d.
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used – Very Good

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