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184327567London: Henry Colburn 1843. New Edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. x324pp. Bound in red morocco with gold border and spine tooled in gold. Expertly rebacked retaining original spine. Raised bands. Floral Dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving of author. Ornamental title-page border. Superb mid-nineteenth century publication on Windsor Castle. The former medieval castle now royal palace in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire is notable for its long royal history and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror and since the time of Henry I it has been used by a succession of monarchs; it is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. Contents: Anne Boleyn. Herne the Hunter. The History of the Castle. Cardinal Wolsey. Mabel Lyndwood. Jane Seymor. Illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot and wood-engravings by W. Alfred Delamotte. Two-inch split on joint at rear board along head of spine three-inch split along lower joints of front board firmly holding. Offsetting from inside of binding at edges of front- and rear endpaper. Slight age toning to outer edges of interior pages. Tight copy in very good condition. Tipped-in at blank page in front is an original handwritten 2 page signed letter dated May 10th 1880 by the author W. H. Ainsworth complaining to his binder about his work on "Now Monthly" . Letter in very good condition. Henry Colburn hardcover
188076438München: Braun & Schneider c. 1880. Folio 35x23 cm. Publisher binding. Halfcloth frontcover with handcoloured illustration. - Münchener Bilderbogen verschiedene Auflagen. Erster Bogen - Fünfziger Bogen: Ausgewählte Nummern zwischen 296 und 818. 50 double-page plates printed on one side only: on each plate 4 handcoloured costume illustrations with explanatory titles 100 leaves with folt in the middle. Woodcuts by Knilling. - Nice copy. With the plates in vivid colours representing historical costumes and costumes of all over the world. - Added "Sachregister Bogen 1-91" 8 pp. Braun & Schneider hardcover
26826Munich. Braun & Schneider. c. 188. Hardcover. folio 34cm with 99 double-page plates of nearly 400 colour illustrations in colour illustrated boards wanting the cloth spine cap boards dust worn some annotating to several leaves contents are in very good condition cgc The double page folio plates each contain 4 illustrations. c.18x13cm each. An impressive illustrated history of costumes from prehistory to 1886. Illustrated by W. Diez C. Frohlich C. Haberlin M. Heil A. Muller F. Rothbart and J. Watter. Very detailed studies with two or three people in each illustration. A very valuable theatrical or costume design reference. Munich. Braun & Schneider. c. [188?] hardcover
1916010475Paris: L'Édition française Illustrée 1916. French first world war-time satirical illustrated magazine. Red cloth spine with illustrated papered boards. Containig 13 issues from July to Sepetmber 1916.Approx.9.25 X 12.25 inches.Boards rubbed to edges and corners rear endaper with splits along the hinge binding sound. A good copy. Original Copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. L'Édition française Illustrée Hardcover
1915010476Paris: L'Édition française Illustrée 1915. French first world war-time satirical illustrated magazine. Red cloth spine with illustrated papered boards. Containig 13 issues from October to December 1916.Approx.9.25 X 12.25 inches.Boards rubbed and worn to edges and corners binding sound. A good copy. Original Copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. L'Édition française Illustrée Hardcover
195769215Beijing: People's Fine Arts Publishing House 1957. First edition Chinese issue; folio approx. 14½" x 12 ¾" pp. 4 plus 73 stunning color illustrations on 60 sheets; introductory text in Chinese without the added title page and commentary in English; original publisher's box stamped in orange and yellow with bone closures and the outside shipping carton with the original price sticker from the Nanjing Bookstore still affixed. People's Fine Arts Publishing House unknown
