° Blackstone, William - Commentaries on the Laws of England...

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° Blackstone, William - Commentaries on the Laws of England…With the last corrections of the author; and with notes and additions by Edward Christian…4 vols.15th edition. Complete with 2 plates, 1 of which is folding. Decoratively gilt tooled and ruled calf with panelled and decorated spines and letters direct. Marbled edges. T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1809;
Gounod, Charles - Vingt Melodies Pour Chant et Piano. 1er recueil…Complete with original illustrated title page. Quarter calf and marbled boards with title label to spine. Choudens, Paris, [c.1870]; Chaucer, Geoffrey - The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Edited from numerous manuscripts by the Rev. Walter. W. Skeat. Complete with frontis. Levant morocco with gilt early ownership initials to upper. Panelled spine with letters direct. Gilt edge papers and marbled end papers with generous decorative turn-ins, 8vo. The Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1901; Reeves, James - The Imprisoned Sea. 1st edition, with inscription signed by author. Original paper on board with title to spine with publisher’s d/j and contemporary slip. PL editions poetry London, London, [c.1949]. (4)

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Blackstone, William - Minimal rubbing to covers and corners. Some wearing to joints and cracking to hinges. Some staining and spotting throughout, folding plate more heavily stained. Large book plate to each front pastedown and intermittent ownership marks.
Gounod, Charles - Rubbing to boards, especially corners. Contemporary spine. Ownership marks to endpapers and to title page, plus stamp to title page with some minor loss. Some hinge cracking and minor spotting.
Reeves, James - Good order, minor rubbing to dust jacket. Minimal staining inside. Author dedication to front pastedown


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