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Nvova Raccolta Luigi Fressa 1840 NVOVA RACCOLTA Delle principali Vedute ANTICHE E MODERNE Della Citta di Roma ACHILLE PARBONI ROMA no date Circa 1840 Oblong quarto Book measures 11 3/4 x 8 3/4ins 42 engraved antiquarian plates Bound in quater calf, calf corners, centre title stamp on top board, binding worn, but still intact. Internally some fox spotting to borders, but engraved areas generally very clean. Sold as a collection of 42 plates. Price:
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Ordinances of the Province of Otago, N. Z. Dunedin Mills Dick 1871 First Edition Quarto Original copy published in the year 1871 (this is not a reprint) 24 ordinance's number 339 through to 636 Book measure 12 1/2 x 8 inches. Bound in original blue wrappers, lightly rubbed, spine worn, but binding in good condition.Internally, pages in good clean condition. Price:
65.00 GBP
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The Struggle for Canada Portsmouth War College 1908 Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall The Struggle for Canada Issued on the occasiona of the visit to Canada of H. R. H. The Price of wales July 1908 A short account of the history of Canada, with especial reference to the struggle between England and France in North america, and the part played therin by the British Navy R.N. War college Portsmouth No 14, June 1908. Very rare. Bound in original publishers cloth, some staining and fading, but binding solid. Internally, 36 pages, plus 2 folding coloured maps. Pages in very good clean condition. Price:
20.00 GBP
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Soil Map of the European Communities 1 : 1 000 000 Luxembourg Office for Offical Publications of the European Communities 1985 9282554279 Hardcover Very good clean ex-library copy. About 5 library marks or stamps. Booklet: vii + 124 pp with 7 large folding maps and 2 large folding tables in boxed set. Blue cloth box with gilt title lettering on top board and side edges in very good clean condition. Maps and Booklet in very good clean bright condition. Overall a fine ex-library set. 2.2 Price:
50.00 GBP
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The Town of Stamford London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1977 0117007153 Hardcover Quarto Frontispiece+xci+165pp+163pp of illustrations+index+folding map in pocket, a very good clean ex library copy. Bound in original grey cloth, 2 short sellotape marks to each board, bindings in very good clean firm condition, in a dust jacket that has a small abrasion on spine, in a protective adhisive backed acetate. Internally, about 5 library marks or stamps, all illustrations free of stamps, text and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout, overall a very good clean solid copy. Price:
60.00 GBP
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The Report of John Goldborne Engineer 1769 Very Good Plus THE REPORT OF JOHN GOLDBORNE ENGINEER, CONCERNING THE DRAINAGE OF THE NORTH LEVEL OF THE FENS, AND THE OUTFAL OF THE WISBEACH RIVER PUBLISHED 1769. BOUND IN ORIGINAL PAPER WRAPPER SIGNED BY (MR GOLBORNE) ? ON TOP WRAPPER, SOME DUST STAINING AND FADING, BUT GENERALLY WRAPPER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, INTERNALLY 11 PAGES, PLUS FOLDING MAP, SOME LIGHT BROWNING, BUT GENERALLY TEXT AND MAP IN GOOD CLEAN CONDITION, OVERALL A VERY NICE COPY, IN A VERY GOOD CONTEMPORARY PAPER BINDING. Price:
120.00 GBP
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The Isle of Wight Thomas Nelson 1892 THE ISLE OF WIGHT 24 COLOURED CHROMO VIEWS. PUBLISHED BY THOMAS NELSON 1892. THIS IS A DISBOUND SECTION OF THE BOOK TITLED THE ENGLISH SCENERY, ITS THE SECTION OF PLATES ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT, SOLD AS A COLLECTION OF PLATES, 2 VIEWS TO EACH ENGRAVED PLATE, EACH VIEW MEASURES 4 3/4 X 3 1/4 INCHES ONE PLATE HAS A SMALL TEAR, THE OTHER 23 PLATES ARE IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION, A VERY NICE COLLECTION OF COLOURED CROMO ENGRAVINGS Price:
35.00 GBP
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British Parliamentary Papers Ireland Irish University Press 1968 Hardcover Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Report from Select Committee on Pauper Lunatics in the County of Middlesex, and on Lanatic Asylums and on the House kept by John Gilliland at Hereford for the Reception of Insane Patients. Irish University Press re-print. 212pp. Bound modern half calf, raised bands, gilt lines, gilt title lettering, lightly rubbed but binding in very good firm clean condition. Internally, (about five library stamps or marks throughout), text in very good clean bright unread condition, overall a very good clean copy. Price:
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Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits, Manuscripts and Posters Sotheby & Co 1973 Soft Cover Principally for Ballet. Including the property of: H. I. Porter, Monseiur I. S. Gourvitch, Paris, and Miss Doreen Wood. Sotheby's Sale Catalogue for Sale on Thursday 21st June, 1973. 77 pages. B/W photographs throughout. Soft cover in very good condition, with likewise contents. Price:
50.00 GBP
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Odilon Redon 1840-1916 London Thames and Hudson 1994 0500236976 Near Fine Very Good Plus Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Hardcover cloth binding. 464 pages, illustrated throughout.Virtually like new.Large format. A very good clean firm publishers cloth binding. Dust jacket in very good clean conditioin. Internally, no loose pages, no writing/marking. Pages clean and bright throughout. A83 Price:
49.99 GBP
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Steam, Steel and Shellfire : Warship, 1840-1905 1992 0851775640 First Edition Hard Cover Good Plus Good Plus Bound in original publishers black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, in excellent condition, with dust-jacket in very good condition, very clean and bright. Internally all pages clean and bright, no writing or marking, in virtually unread condition. (A102)HB Price:
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Abbe Carre The Travels of the Abbe Carre in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674, Translated from the Manuscript Journal of His Travels in the India Office by Lady Fawcett and edited by Sir Charles Fawcett with the Assistance of Sir Richard Burn. ( 3 Volumes ) London Hakluyt Society, 1947 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, vol 1:lvi+315pp, vol 2:xxiv, continuation to 675pp, vol 3:xxiii, continuation to 984pp, illustrated, folding maps. Bound in original blue publishers cloth, cloth lightly rubbed on head and tail of spines, all bindings in excellent clean firm condition, all hinge joints very strong without any wear. Internally, pages in very good condition throughout. 9 maps and 6 illustrations, 3 vols, 8vo. A detailed account of Abbe Carre's travels in 1672-74 from France to India via the Syrian desert, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf and his return to France by sea from Madras to Bombay, Surat to the Persian Gulf and thence by his outward bound rout reversed. The author was sent to India by the French East India Company to observe the English and Dutch trade. He records an interesting description of various adventures that befell him, and the converstaions he had with the people he met. Books measure 9 x 6 inches. Weight 2.5kg. Price:
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Abbot Charles Flora Bedfordiensis, comprehending such plants as grow wild in the county of Bedford, arranged according to the system of Linnaeus, with occasional Remarks Bedford W. Smith 1798 First Edition This is the original antiquarian work.First edition. Published in the year 1798.Collation, xii+351[1]pp+[8]pp, complete with 6 coloured engraved plates. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title label. Binding in very good clean condition, virtually new. Internally, no loose pages, no writing/mark, some light browning. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very nice copy.A94.HB. Price:
550.00 GBP
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Ackland W. Hints on Spectacles When Required and How to Select Them London Horne & Thornthwaite 1890 Third Edition 8vo No date, circa 1890. Collation, 32pp pamphlet. Paper wrappers rubbed on edges/spine, with some wear loss, slightly dusty. Generally in reasonably good condition. Internally, a couple of minor pencil marks, pages/illustrations in good clean condition. Housed in a purpose made quarter calf box with gilt title lettering. A86 Price:
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Acland-troyte C. E. From the Pyrenees to the Channel in a Dogcart London Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey 1887 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good Collation,iv+463pp. Bound in original blue decorative cloth, spine slightly darkened, light edge wear, corner rubbed with very slight wear loss, binding in very good condition. Internally, both endpaper joint at early stage of splitting, light browning to prelims, text and illustrations in good clean condition. A very nice copy of a rare book. Book measures 16x23cm. Weight 1.5kg Price:
100.00 GBP
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Adcock St John Wonderful London the World's Greatest City Described By Its Best Writers and Pictured By Its Finest Photographers ( Illustrated with Upwards of 1,200 Original Views Reproduced in Photogravure ) London Fleetway House 1930 First Edition Very Good Plus Large 8vo Complete in 3 volumes, collation,vol 1:viii384pp, vol 2:[6]continuation to 768, vol 3:[6]continuation to 1152, frontis to each volume, extensively illustrated. Bound in original publishers cloth, gilt block tooling and title lettering on spines and top boards. Cloth has a couple of small stain marks and light fading, but all bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages,no writing or marking, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean well bound informative topographical work. Price:
75.00 GBP
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Addicott Len Cry Angola London Scm Press 1962 8vo 144pp. Softcover binding slightly dusty/rubbed, but in very good condition. Internally, no loose pages, pages clean and bright. Price:
12.00 GBP
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Addison Joseph Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, of the Late Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Ezq; with Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author By Mr. Tickell. London Jacob Tonson 1726 First Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Collation, Vol 1:xxxv+267+7pp, Vol 2: 321pp, Vol 3: 328pp. Bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt lines, lib number on spines, leather rubbed on corners and edges with some wear loss, wear lines on hinge joints, but all boards firmly attached. Attractive contemporary full calf bindings. Internally, library labels pasted to endpapers, very occasional small stamp, some occasional light spotting or browning. Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice attractive antiquarian work. Price:
120.00 GBP
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Adeline Jules La Peinture a l' Eau Aquarelle Lavis Gouache Miniature Paris Maison Quantin 1890 Very Good Large 8vo Collation, xii+246pp, numerous text and 5 full pages illustrations, of which four are in colour, a very good clean ex library copy. Bound in contemporary half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt title lettering, full marble edges. number on spine, rubbed on edges and corners, wear lines on hinge joints, boards firmly attached. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally, very occasional library mark or stamp, light tanning to pages, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very good informative work. Price:
60.00 GBP
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Aikin Lucy Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth London Longman Hurst Rees & Orme and Brown 1818 Second Edition Half Calf Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Complete in 2 volumes, collation,vol 1:half title+ frontispiece+xvi+488pp, vol 2: half title+vii+522pp. Bound in half calf, cloth boards, gilt title lettering, library number on spines. Both bindings in very good clean firm condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, Contents holding firm, no loose pages, occasional lib stamp/mark, (about 10 in each volume) some general light browining, but text in very good clean condition. These volumes were part of reserve stock, not on lending list, so in very good clean condition. Books measure 14x22cm. Weight 2kg. Price:
100.00 GBP
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Aikin Lucy Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First ( Complete in 2 Volumes ) London Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green 1833 Second Edition Full Calf Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall collation,vol 1:xv+544pp, vol 2:xv+611pp. Bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands gilt lines, leather title labels. claf lightly rubbed, small library number on spines,blind stamp on boards, some light marking/staining, both binding n good solid condition. Internally, no loose pages, occasional library mark/stamp, about 15 to each volume. Pages in very good clean condition. A very good clean well bound 2 volume work. Books measure 14x22cms. Price:
100.00 GBP
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Aikin Lucy Memoirs of the Court of King James the First ( Complete in 2 Volumes ) London Longmam, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown 1822 Half Calf Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation,vol 1:portrait frontis+xvi+444pp, vol 2:frontis+x+413+2pp. Bound in contemporary half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines & lettering. Library number on spines, blind stamp on boards,leather is scuffed, with some loss of colour. Bindings in good clean solid condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, no loose pages, occasional lib mark/stamp, (about 10 to each volume). Pages in very good clean condition. A very good clean set, in good solid bindings. Price:
80.00 GBP
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Airy Osmund Charles II London & Paris Goupil & Co 1901 Limited Very Good Large Quarto Limited to 1250 numbered copies this being no 557. Collation, Hand coloured frontis+v+282pp, illustrated throughout, a good clean ex library copy, Bound in half calf, calf corners linen boards, raised bands, gilt tooling. Library number on spine, stamp on top board, leather rubbed, slight wear line on hinge joints, but binding in very good firm condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, very occasional lib stamp or mark, (about 10 in all ) pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A nice well bound copy Price:
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Airy Osmund ( Edited By ) The Lauderdale Papers 1639 to 1679 ( Complete in 3 Volumes ) England Camden Society 1884 First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Complete in 3 volumes, collation, vol 1:xiv+300pp, vol 2:xxi+1+247+1+lxxxivpp, vol 3:ix+1+267pp. Bound in buckram, cloth slightly dusty, binding in very good solid condition. Internally, occasional library mark or stamp, ( about 10 to each volume ) pages in good clean condition. Very good clean copies, in very good solid bindings. Books measure 8 1/2 x 7 inches. Weight 3kg. Price:
100.00 GBP
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Akurgal Ekrem The Art and Architecture of Turkey Oxford Oxford University Press 1980 0192114514 Very Good Very Good Large Quarto Collation,268pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers cloth, some general even light staining. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket in very good lcean condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking. Pages/illustrations in very good clean condition. a very good clean copy. Book measures 25x31cms. Price:
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Alderson M. A. An Essay on the Nature and Application of Steam, with an Historical Notice of the Rise and Progressive Improvement of the Steam-Engine London Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper 1834 First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, iv+folding frontis+xvi+124+15+5pp, complete with 19 plates. Bound in early linen backed boards, rubbed with wear abrasions on edges and corners, but in good clean firm condition. Internally, some general finger and dust marking, mainly to plates, a couple of plates have short tears, but generally pages and illustrations in good condition. A good copy of a rare title. Price:
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Alison Archibald Sir History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV ( Complete in 23 Volumes ) Edinburgh & London William Blackwood and Sons 1860 Tenth Edition Very Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Complete in 23 volumes, illustrated with engraved portraits. Bound in full contemporary vellum, leather title labels, gilt title lettering. Vellum slight discoloured or dust stained in a few places, slightly bumped on some edges, a few small wear abrasion. All bindings in very good clean firm condition, all hinge joints very strong without any real wear. Internally, no writing or marking, early previous owners bookplate on fixed endpapers, pages and engraved portraits in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean set, in very attractive contemporary full vellum bindings. PACKING AND POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM WITHIN THE UK WILL BE £15. Price:
1000.00 GBP
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Allegro John M. Qumran Cave 4 (1 4Q158-4Q 186 ) Oxford Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1968 Very Good Plus Large Quarto Collation, 111pp+xxxi plates, a very good clean copy. Bound in publishers cloth, binding in very good clean firm condition, in a very good clean dust jacket. Internally, no writing or marking, pages and illustrations bright and clean throughout. Price:
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Amiel Denys Les Spectacles a Travers Les Ages Theatre, Cirque, Music Hall, Cafes Concerts, Cabarets Artistiques ( Complete in 2 Volumes ) Paris Aux Editions Du Cygne 1931 Hardcover Very Good Large Quarto Collation, vol 1:366pp, vol 2:366pp, illustrated throughout,some in colour. Bound in half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, gilt title lettering. Library number on spines, blind stamp on bottom boards. Bindings in very good clean solid condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, no loose pages, very occasional lib mark, ( about 10 to each volume ). Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very good clean work, in very good solid bindings. Books measure 23x28cms. Weigh 5kg. Price:
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Andersen Hans Christian Out of the Heart London George Routledge & Sons First English Decorative Cloth Near Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Brothers Dalziel no date 1870?, small 8vo, vi+432pp+book catalogue, 16 full page coloured illustrations, bound in original red decorative cloth, minor edge wear, and rubbing, but a nice bright binding. Internally, rear end paper joint splitting, very slightly loose in case, text, line drawings, and coloured illustrations in very good clean condition, overall a near very good clean copy. Price:
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Andrews Kenneth R. (editor) The Last Voyage of Drake & Hawkins London Hakluyt Society 1972 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, xiv+283pp, illustrated. Bound in original blue publishers cloth, binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, school library stamp and bookplate on endpapers, pages in very good clean condition throughout. Book measures 9 x 6 inches. Weight 750g. Price:
20.00 GBP
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Anon An Official Guide to Japan, with preparatory explanations on Japanese customs, Language, History, Religion, Literature, Fine Art, Architecture, Music, Drama, etc. Tokyo Japanese Government Railways 1933 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall A handbook for travellers, with 36 specially draw maps, 10 illustrations, and 14 plans. Bound in original red publishes cloth, cloth darkened with a few small wear abrasions, but in good firm condition. Internally,506 pages, text and illustrations in good clean condition. Price:
75.00 GBP
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Anon Guide to the Soviet Union Moscow 1925 Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Bound in original red publishers cloth, lighty rubbed and faded, but binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, collation, xliv+lxxix+353+1+lxii pages+folding maps. Two small ink stamps on front endpaper, no other writing or marking, pages/illustrations in very good clean condotion throughout. A very good informative travel guide. Price:
50.00 GBP
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Anon A Visit to London Containing a Description of the Principal Curiosities in the British Metropolis By S. W. With Copper Plates a New Edition, with Additions and Improvements By H. T. London William Darton 1820 New Edition Small 8vo Collation, 212+1pp, engraved frontis, plus 6 engraved plates, of which one is folding.Bound in contemporary quarter calf, marble boards. Calf rubbed on head/tail, and hinge joints, with some wear loss, boards rubbed with slight loss of pattern, very slight abrasion wear on corners. Generally a nice contemporary binding. Internally, neat gift inscription dated 1824 on fixed endpaper, some occasional light spotting, pages and illustraions in very good clean condition. A very nice copy. Price:
75.00 GBP
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Anon History of England ( Continued to the End of 1873 ) London Cassell Petter & Galpin 1880 New and Revised Edition Very Good Plus Quarto Complete in 10 volumes. With circa 6000 pages, many hundred illustrations throughout. Books meaures 10 1/2 x 8 inches. Bound in half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, leather title labels, gilt tooling. Calf light rubbed, and faded, hinge joints strong, a very attractive leather bound set. Internally, some occasional light spotting, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very attractive antiquarian set. Books measure 20x27cm. Weight 18kg. Price:
120.00 GBP
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Anon Punch Library of Humour ( 24 Volumes Very Nice Leather Bindings ) London The Proprietors of Punch 1907 First Edition Very Good Plus Small 8vo Titles, Golf Stories, On the Warpath, After Dinner Stories, At The Seaside, On The Continong, Life In London, At The Play, At Home, In Society, With The Children, Book Of Love, Railway Book, Country Life, Book Of Sport, In Wig And Gown, Cockney Humour, In The Highlands, Scottish Humour, Afloat, In Bohemia, In The Hunting Field, On Tour, With Rod And Gun, and A Wheel, 24 of 25 volumes. Rare to find in this binding. Rare to find in this binding. Bound in original publishers quarter calf, ornate gilt decoration on spines, top gilt edges. Calf lightly rubbed on head and tail of spines, some volumes have slight abrasion wear loss, some boards lightly stained, outside edge of pages on four volumes have minor ink splash marks. All bindings in good solid condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally,no loose pages, no writing or marking, pages and illustraions in very good clean condition throughout. A very good attractive well bound collection of 24 punch stories. Price:
180.00 GBP
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Anon Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education; with Appendices 1844 ( with 18 Folding Engraved Plates ) London W Clowes and Sons 1845 First Edition Very Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, iv+317 pages, plus 18 folding engraved plates. Bound in half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title lable. Binding in excellent clean firm condition, hinge joints very strong without any wear.Internally, some very light browning, a few plates creased and slightly dusty, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very good clean well bound copy. Price:
120.00 GBP
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Anon [A New Pocket Companion for Oxford: or, Guide through the University ... To which are added, descriptions of ... Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, and Nuneham ... A new edition, corrected, much enlarged, and adorned with a plan of the university and city, and Oxford J. Cooke 1803 New Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Collation, 163pp, folding plan+5 of 8 plates. Bound in original ? blue paper wrappers, wrappers rubbed and worn, with some wear loss. Internally, early previous owners name on title, folding plan torn on folds without loss, a few pages working loose, generally pages in good clean condition. A good copy, of an informative early guide Price:
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Anon La Guerre ( Documents De La Section Photographique De L'armee ) (Ministere De La Guerre 20 Parts Bound in One Volume ) France Librairie Armand Colin 1915 First Edition Very Good Plus Large Quarto 20 parts bound in one volume, all with original printed covers. Titles, La vie de Soldat, Abris et Tranchees, Les Allies a Salonique, Dans La Foret D'argonne, La Bataille de Champagne, Reims-Soissons-Arras, En Alsace Reconquise, Armes et Munitions, En Artois, Avions et Autos, Prisonniers et Trophees, De L'yser a La Mer Du Nord, Verdun, Les Etapes Du Blesse, La Marine De Guerre, En Orient, Equipements et Ravitaillement, L'armee Coloniale, L'offensive De La somme, La Marne. Each part with 24 photographic plates, circa 480 plates in all. Bound in half cloth, with decorative marble boards, slight abrasion wear on head of spine, binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean well bound copy. Book measures 36x28cms. Price:
100.00 GBP
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Anon L' Exposition De Paris 1900 ( Volume 3 Only ) Paris Librairie Illustree Montgredien 1900 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Volume 3 only, L'EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1900, Encyclopedie du Siecle TOME 3, First edition of the best and most comprehensive popular account of the Paris exhibition The 1900 Exposition was the final, as well as the largest, of a cycle of five Parisian exhibitions that began in 1855 (1867, 1878, 1889) FANTASTICALLY AND PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH PLATES, MANY IN COLOUR, DOUBLE PAGE, SINGLE PAGE AND LINE-DRAWINGS WITHIN TEXT AND AMAZING FOLD OUT PANORAMA, 324 PAGES Some of the illustrations/articles included: Parc du Trocadero, Le Palais de l'Egypte: FOLD-OUT PANORAMA General des Rives de la Seine: M. Emile Loubet President de la Republique Francaise: La Classification plan d'esemble de Palais de l'Esplanade: L'Palaise de l'Empire de Siam: La Porte de la Place de la Concorde: Au Quai D'Orsay: Le Palaise de L'Allemagne: Les serres de l'Horticulture: Inde et Ceylan: Au Trocadero Cortege de Arabes de la rue d'Alger: Le Yachting: Le Palaise de Illusions: Le Pavillon de Monaco: Exposition Tunisienne Entree du Souk ou Marche Public: L'exposition Coloniale: Exposition de ecoles professionnelles maritimes: Les Soirees de l'Exposition: Pavillon de la Hongrie: Le Pavillon du Mexique Les cigarieres au travail: Les Courses de Ballons au Bois de Vincennes: Le Palaise de l'Electricite au Champ-de-Mars: La Mode et le Costume a Travers le Siecle (1800 1830): Le Canada et son Exposition: L'Exposition Tunisienne: Collection d'objets d'arts anciens: La Chine: Musee Centennal des Costumes FrancaisL'Exposition Militaire Moderne Francaise: Le Japon: Exposition Decennale de Sculpture: Exposition Militaire Retrospective Francaise: Galerie de Exposants: (4 pages of small portrait photographs): Contains a comprehensive and popular account of the exhibition, exhibitors, construction, articles on inventors, exhibitors and much more, truly fascinating historical document. Externally: professionally rebacked in leather with elaborate gilt tooling to spine, retaining original publishers decorative boards. Boards rubbed and worn on edges with some wear loss to cloth, but top decorative board is still in very attractive condition. (As previous owner has gone to a lot of expense rebacking volume, so quite surprising original boards were not refurbished completely) Internally: Original decorative wrapper bound in at front, some general light tanning/foxing, but otherwise in remarkably good clean condition. Colour illustrations all bright. Very rare, a beautiful piece of history. Price:
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Anon The Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1911 Hardcover Quarto This volume. 1.-COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY. frontispiece+xxii+194pp, +3 folding and 1 single page map, illustrated throughout. Bound in buckram/cloth, binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages, no wrirting/marking, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. Price:
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Anon An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1917 First Edition Hardcover Quarto This volume V.-COUNTY OF CARMARTHEN. xxxiii+281pp, 3 folding maps, illustrated throughout. Bound in buckram/cloth, cloth lightly rubbed, binding in very good clean firm condition.Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking, pages/illustrations clean and bright. A very good clean well bound copy. Book measures 22x34cms. Price:
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Anon Turkey ( Geographical Handbook Series Volume 2 ) London Naval Intelligence Division 1943 First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, frontis+xvi+634pp, illustrated throughout with folding maps & plates. Bound in original publishers cloth, library number on spine, cloth rubbed and worn, top hinge joint split, binding firm. Internally, occasional lib mark stamp ( about 10 in all ) pages in very good clean condition. A very good copy, in a worn binding. Price:
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Anon The Girl's Own Annual October 1892 to September 1893 ( with Extra Summer and Christmas Numbers ) London 1893 Very Good Plus Quarto Collation, 848pp, + 64pp, Lily Whites extra Summer number+64pp Starshine extra Christmas number, illustrated throughout. Bound in original green decorative publishers cloth, picture of Queen Mary on top cover, fox spotting to outside page edges, cloth in very good clean bright condition. Internally, endpaper joints have been split at some time, and reglued, very occasional spotting, pages in very good clean condition throughout. Price:
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Anon The Girl's Own Paper ( October 1890 to Septerber 1891 ) London 1891 Very Good Plus Quarto Collation, 832pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original green decorative publishers cloth, picture of Queen Mary on top cover, some foxing/spotting to outside paper edges, binding in very good clean firm condition.Internally, no writing or marking, very occasional spotting, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very good clean copy Price:
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Anon An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire ( Volume IV County of Denbigh) London Her Majestys Stationary Office 1914 First Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Collation, xx+204pp, illustrated throughout, a very good clean ex library copy. Bound in half calf, calf corners, linen boards, small number on spine, lightly rubbed and faded, binding in very good clean solid condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, very occasional lib stamp/mark (about 10 in all ) pages, illustrations and maps in very good clean condition throughout. Price:
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Anon An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire ( Volume VII County of Pembroke ) London Her Majestys Stationary Office 1925 First Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Collation, frontis+lviii+490pp, illustrated throughout, a good clean ex library copy. Bound in original publishers cloth, cloth rubbed on edges and corners with some wear loss, generally the binding is in good firm condition. Internally, no loose psages, small library stamp throughout, mainly on reverse of illustrations, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A good clean copy of a rare title.Book measures 22x34cms. Price:
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Anon An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan (volume 1 Parts 1, 2, and 3 ) London Her Majestys Stationary Office 1976 0117005886 First Edition Very Good Quarto Volume 1, parts 1.2. and 3, The Stone and Bronze Age, The Iron Age and the Roman Occupation, The Early Christian Period, very good clean ex library copies. Bound in original publishers cloth, bindings in very good clean firm condition, in very good clean dust jackets. Internally, very occasional lib mark/stamp, ( about 10 to each volume ) pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. Price:
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Anon Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel ( 2 Volumes ) London Edward Stanford 1899 Very Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, vol 1:xx+736pp, numerous maps and illustrations, some in colour, vol 2:xxviii+742pp, numerous maps and illustrations, some in colour Volume 1:The Countries of the Mainland (Excluding the north West) Published:London: by Edward Stanford. In the year 1899. Volume 2: The North West. Published in the year 1902. Bound in original publishers decorative cloth, cloth slightly rubbed and marked. Both volumes in very good clean condition. Internally, library bookplate of (Institute of Bankers in South Africa) also small stamp on title, no other marks. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean 2 volume work. Price:
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Anon Sterlingshire an Inventory of the Ancient Monuments ( Complete in 2 Volumes ) Scotland Her Majestys Stationary Office 1963 Large Quarto Collation, vol 1:xxxix+224+115 plates, vol 2:xiv+continuation through to 487, continuation of plates to 230. Bound in original publishers cloth, cloth light rubbed, small library number on spines, both bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking, very occasional lib mark/stamp (about 10 to each volume) pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. Books measures 23x28cms. Price:
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Anon Peeblesshire an Inventory of the Ancient Monuments Aberdeen The Royal Commision on the Ancient Monuments of Scotland 1967 First Edition Vey Good Plus Large Quarto Complete in 2 volumes, collation, xxxv+194pp, xviii+195 through to 391pp, plus 143 plates. Bound in original publishers cloth, small library number on spines, both bindings in very good clean firm condition, without any visable wear. Dust jacket complete, small library sticket on spines, but in very good clean condition. Internally, no loose pages,very occasional lib mark/stamp, (about 10 to each volume) pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. Books measure 22x28cm. Weight 4kg. Price:
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Anon Sterlingshire an Inventory of the Ancient Monuments Edinburgh The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland 1963 Hardcover Very Good Quarto 2 volumes, vol 1:xxxix+269pp, plus 115 plates, vol 2:xiv+ page 273 through to 487pp, plus plat no 117 through to 230, complete, a very good clean ex library copy. Bound in original publishers cloth, small number on spines, cloth lightly rubbed, both bindings in very good firm condition. Internally, very occasional lib stamp or mark about 5 to each volume, text and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean 2 volume work. Price:
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Anon The County of Roxburgh ( 2 Volumes ) Edinburgh Her Majesty's Stationery 1956 Hardcover Very Good Quarto Collation, vol 1:xxxii+263+1pp,map in pocket, vol 2:v+1. page 265 through to 505+1pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt title lettering. Library number on spines, blind stamp on bottom boards,. Bindings in very good clean firm condition, with strong hinge joints. Dust jackets have a library number on spine, blind stamp on back panel, in very good clean condition. Internally, no loose pages, occasional library stamp/mark. Pages in very good clean condition. a very good clean set, in very good solid bindings. Books measure 23x28cms. Price:
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Anon Argyll Mid Argyll & Cowal Medieval & Later Monuments ( Volume 7 ) Glasgow The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland 1992 0114940940 Hardcover Very Good Plus Quarto Collation,xxviii+592pp, plus maps. Bound in original publishers cloth, blind stamp on top board, binding in excellent condition, hinge joints strong without any wear. Dust jacket has library number on spine, blind stamp on top board, in very good clean condition. Internally, no loose pages, very ocacsioanl lib mark/stamp. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean copy. Book measures 23x28cms. Price:
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Anon The English Annual London Edward Churton 1840 Full Calf Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation,vi+376pp, 16 full page steel engravings, including English views, and portraits of titled beauties. Bound in full contemporary calf, elaborate gilt tooling on both boards, calf lightly rubbed with some very slight wear loss, but binding in very good attractive condition. Internally, text and illustrations in very good clean condition. A very good clean copy, in a very attractive binding.Book measures 14x21cms. Price:
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Anon A descriptive catalogue of ancient deeds in the Public Record Office / prepared under the superintendence of the Deputy Keeper of the Records, ( Volumes 1,2,3,& 4, of 6 ) London His Majesty's Stationary Office 1890 First Edition Large 8vo Collation, circa 3000pp,Vol 1. Series A, 1-1819; Series B, 1-1798; Series C, 1-1780.--Vol. 2. Series A, 1820-3836; Series B, 1799-3870; Series C, 1781-2915.--Vol 3. Series A, 3837-6122; Series B, 3871-4232; Series C, 2916-3764; Series D, 1-1330.--Vol 4. Series A, 6123-10426. Bound in buckram/cloth, leather title lables, labels rubbed and chipped, bindings in good solid condition, with very strong hinge joints.Internally, occasional library stamp ( about 10 to each volume ), 130 pages in vol 2 have been layed on clear tissue paper to strengthen, text clear and readable, pages through in good clean condition. A very good clean well bound 4 volumes. Books measure 120 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Weight 12kg. Price:
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Anon Quia Amore Langueo Bedford H D & H G Webb 1911 Limited Copies Hardcover Collation,17pp. 250 copies on paper & 20 on Vellum. This poem of unknown authorship is printed by permission of the Archbishop of Canterbury from a Manuscript in the library at Lambeth palace the volume from which it is extracted was written early in the XV. Century. The borders initials and ornaments designed and cut on wood and the whole printed and bound by H D & H G Webb at their press at Cara doc Bedford Park, Chiswick finished 1911. Bound in full leather with blind embossed design and title lettering to top board. Binding, slightly rubbed on spine and edges with some wear, but in very good clean condition. Internally, decorative design on margins to first two pages of poem, border initials to every section, library bookplate to front fixed endpaper, text in very good bright clean condition throughout. (200) Price:
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Anon London and Westminster Review April -July 1837 London Henry Hooper 1837 Half Calf 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, 265 through to 506[2]+viiipp+30 full page engraved plates. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title lable. Binding in excellent condition, without any visable signs of wear. Internally, contents holding firm, no loose pages, no writing or marking, some light spotting to plates, pages in very good clean condition. Book measures 15x22cm. Weight 1kg. This volume contains various articles, Copper and Wood Engraving, Gardens of England, Penal Code of India, Domestic Service in America, The Regalia and Colonel Blood, etc Price:
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Anon An Historical Description of the Tower of London and Its Curiosities London J. Newbery 1759 Half Calf Very Good Plus 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very good informative antiquarian work on the Tower of london. 191pp. Recently rebound in half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather title label.Binding in excellent condition, without any visable wear. Internally,contents holding firm, no loose pages, no writing or marking, pages in very good clean bright condition throughout. Very good clean well bound antiquarian work.book measures 11x17cm. Weight 500g. Price:
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Anon A Corner in Gold and Our Money Laws Westminster P. S. King & Son 1904 Hardcover Collation, v[3]200pp. Bound in original publishers green cloth with gilt title lettering. Binding in excellent condition without any real wear. Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking, pages clean and bright. Books measures 13x19cms. Price:
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Anon Clarets and Sauternes London The Wine and Spirit Trade Record 1920 First Edition Cloth Near Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation,398pp. Bound in original light blue cloth,full gilt edges.Cloth lightly rubbed, binding in very good clean solid condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking, pages clean and bright. Book measures 16x25cms. Price:
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Anon Impressionist and Modern Watercolours and Drawings London Sotheby & Co 1975 Soft Cover Including the property of: Oliver Low, Mrs Laurens Daane of Paris, Mrs Herbert Lom of Zurich. Sotheby's Sale Catalogue, Wednesday 16th April, 1975. 137 lots. Unpaginated. Heavily illustrated with b/w and full colour photographs. Book condition: soft-cover in very good condtion, internally in very good condition with additional Sothebys Estimate sheet. Price:
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Anon Fifty Paintings By Vasily Kandinsky London Sotheby & Co 1964 Hard Cover From the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. 112 pages. Catalogue from the sale. Hard back with dust-jacket. Dust jacket a little grubby but overall in very good condition. Internally, in very good condition. Small pen inscription alongside each lot detailing successful bidder, and price. Heavily illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Fantastic reference material. Overall very good. Price:
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Anon Nathaniel Marchant ( Walpole Society Volume 53 ) Great Britain Walpole Society 1989 First Edition Very Good Plus Quarto Collation, xv+254pp+ illustrations. Bound in original publishers cloth backed boards, binding in very good clean condition without any real wear. Internally, no writing or marking, pages in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean copy. Book measures 11 x 8 3/4 inches. Weight 1.7kg. Price:
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Anon Paris and Its Historical Scenes ( Complete in Two Volumes ) London Charles Knight 1831 First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Collation, vol 1:engraved frontis+vi+2+385pp, vol 2:engraved frontis+329pp, plus folding plan of Paris, full page and text illustrations. Bound in half calf, marble boards, binding rubbed, with some wear loss on spine tipps, some abrasion wear in places. Both binding in good solid condition, all boards holding firm. Internally, pages in very good clean condition throughout. Books measure 16x10cm. Price:
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Anon Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales; Comprising Laws Supposed to be Enacted by Howel the Good. Modified by Subsequent Regulations Under the Native Princes Prior to the Conquest by Edward the First: and Anomalous Laws with an English Translation of Text England Commissioners on the Public Records of the Kingdom, 1841 First Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Collation,xv + [7pp] + 1005pp. Bound in original publishers green cloth, cloth rubbed on corners and edges, with some minor wear loss, top hinge joints split with slight abrasion wear loss, head and tail rubbed with slight wear loss. Binding in good bright condition. Internally, endpaper joints split, contents becoming loose, text block holding firm, no writing or marking, pages in very good clean condition. Internally a very good clean copy. Binding could be repaired and recased for about £50, then it would be an excellent copy. Book measures 16 1/4 x 11 inches. Weight 5kg. Price:
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Anon The Arabs in Spain an Historical Narrative London E. Churton 1840 First Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Complete in 2 volumes, collation, vol 1:299pp, vol 2:336pp. Bound in later red buckram/cloth, gilt title lettering, head & tail lines. Both bindings in excellent clean firm codition, without any obvious visable signs of wear. Internally, contents holding firm, no loose pages, no writing or marking. Some occasional dust marking, a few spot marks on margins, pages in very good clean condition throughout. A very nice clean copy, in excellent bindings. Books measure 13x19cm. Weight 1.2kg. Price:
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Anon London Statistics Statistics of the Administrative County of London and of the Public Service Carried on Therein Together with Certain Statistics of the Adjacent Districts ( 26 Volumes , 1906 to 1938 ) London The London County Council 1906 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall A run of London Statistics from the year 1906/7 to 1936/38. 26 volumes. Some of the Statistics and information in these volumes. Census, Families, Population, Pauperism, National Health Insurance, Hospitals Under Public Managment, London County Council Dwellings, Employment of Children, Criminal Justice, Prisons,Traffic, Railways, Market Prices, Education Grants, etc, etc. Bound in original publishers cloth, cloth lightly rubbed, nicked in places, small paper label on number on spines. Generally binding in good solid clean condition. Internally, contents holding firm, no loose pages, very occasional library stamp. Pages in very good clean condition. A very good clean collection of volumes, in good solid bindings. Books measure 18x26cms. Price:
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Anon Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1927-28 London The Shenval Press 1929 Limited to 120 Copies Quarto Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1927-28.Limited to 120 copies. Published in 1929. Bound in original publishers grey buckram/cloth, with gilt title lettering. Cloth light rubbed, slightly dust/dirt marked. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing/marking, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. Price:
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