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Published 23 Jan. 2014
Title

Don Quixote

Authors

Cervantes

Description
A set of 4 volumes
Date of publication:

"About 1783"

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

The first two weeks of December

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Published 09 Jan. 2014
Title

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book

Authors

Kipling, Rudyard

Description
Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1894-1895. Two volumes. First editions, first printings. The Jungle Book (1894) is illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling, William Henry Drake, and Paul Frenzeny.The Second Jungle Book (1895) is illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling. Both volumes bound in the publisher's navy cloth, spines lettered in gilt, pictorial jungle images based on artw ork by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling stamped to the front boards in gilt, all edges gilt. Both near fine copies, with some minor rubbing to the extremities, former owner's bookplates to the front pastedowns, spine very lightly starting after the preface in The Jungle Book, otherwise both have sturdy spines, a hint of scattered light foxing to The Second Jungle Book, otherwise both have clean and crisp pages. Overall, a bright and very attractive set of the Jungle Books.
Publisher

London: Macmillan

Date of publication:

1894-1895

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

16 December 2013

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Published 09 Dec. 2013
Title

A Friar's Jourmey Calendar A.D. 1930.

Authors

SHORT, Mary Dudley (illustrates)

Description
Twelve wood-engravings by Mary Dudley Short. Wrappers. The illustrations are very much in the style of David Jones and depict a monk walking through various landscapes.
Publisher

St. Dominic's Press.

Date of publication:

1929

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

9 December 2013

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Published 03 Dec. 2013
Title

Breechers Bible

Authors

Bible

Description
The bible has been dated 1589AD, and has a black cover there are words written within the front cover N Lleg, Nant y Coed, Trefriw along with other writing as seen in pictures that will be forwarded to you shortly.
First edition:

no

Date of theft:

in last few weeks

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Published 03 Dec. 2013
Title

El ingenioso Hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha

Authors

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Description
Bruselas, 1611. 8°. Pergamino de época. - Brussels 1611. 8°. Original vellum.
Date of publication:

1611

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

3rd December 2013

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Published 14 Nov. 2013
Title

Three Men and a Boat

Authors

JEROME, K. Jerome

Description
First Edition / First issue with all issue points. Original cloth.
A little tatty, but complete.
Publisher

Arrowsmith

Date of publication:

1889

First edition:

yes

Date of theft:

10/11/13

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Published 14 Nov. 2013
Title

A History of a Voyage to the Coast of Africa

Authors

HAWKINS, Joseph

Description
Second edition. Full leather binding. Conforms to Sabin 30956,
but for the lack of a frontis illus.
Publisher

Published for Author by Luther Pratt

Date of publication:

1797

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

10/11/13

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Published 08 Nov. 2013
Title

7 books related to the Wiener Werkstätte, and / or bound by artists of the Wiener Werkstätte.

Authors

Wiener Werkstätte - 7 books related to the Wiener Werkstätte, and / or bound by artists of the Wiener Werkstätte.

Description
1. Wiener Werkstätte. Bucheinband von Otto Prutscher. Rotes Maroquin mit Deckel- und Rückenvergoldung. Inhalt: Österreichische Sonderausstellung der Internationalen photographischen Ausstellung in Dresden, 1909.
2. Grillparzer, Franz: Der arme Spielmann. Buchschmuck von Josef Hoffmann. Wien, k.k.Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1914. Maroquineinband der Wiener Werkstätte mit reicher Deckel- und Rückenvergoldung nach Entwurf von Josef Hoffmann. 1 von 50 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe.
3. De Sade: Die hundertzwanzig Tage von Sodom. Privatdruck. Leipzig 1909. Rotes Maroquin. Num.Exemplar einer kleinen Auflage. Nur Band 2!
4. Wiener Werkstätte. Bucheinband von Dagobert Peche. Weisses Leder mit reicher Deckeldekoration.
5. Hyperion. 1.Serie, Band 3. In schwarzem Handeinband der Wiener Werkstätte für Heinrich Stinnes. München 1910.
6. Ginzkey, Franz Karl: Vom Gastmahl des Lebens. Buchschmuck von Rudolf Junk. Wien, Staatsdruckerei, 1921. Roter Maroquineinband von Karl Scheibe, Wien. 1 von 20 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe, vom Verfasser und Künstler signiert.
7. Stifter, Adalbert: Aus dem alten Wien. Wien, k.k.Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1914. Vorzugsausgabe in reich dekoriertem Ledereinband nach Entwurf von Rudolf Junk, Goldschnitt.
First edition:

no

Date of theft:

unknown

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Published 29 Oct. 2013
Title

After Dark

Authors

Haruki Murakami

Description
70/100 Delxue Edition - Fine Condition
Publisher

Harvill

Date of publication:

2007

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

2nd October 2013

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Published 24 Oct. 2013
Title

Winnie The Pooh, , Now We Are Six,House At Pooh Corner

Authors

A.A. Milne

Description
Near Fine first edition of Winnie The Pooh in dustwrapper along with 1sts with no D/W of House of Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six
Publisher

Methuen

Date of publication:

1926,1927,1928

First edition:

yes

Date of theft:

22/10/2013

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Published 15 Oct. 2013
Title

Tatler

Authors

Tatler

Description
A first edition of Tatler, dated 1709, part of three editions. Leather bound and in immaculate condition.. On the second page is written 'Elizabeth Heber'.
Date of publication:

1709

First edition:

no

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Published 15 Oct. 2013
Title

Cases of Controverted Elections

Authors

Douglas Sylvester

Description
Vol 1.1, leather bound and in immaculate condition.
Date of publication:

1778

First edition:

no

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Published 11 Sept. 2013
Title

Lord Edgware Dies

Authors

Agatha Christie

Description
First Edition, publishers cloth, no dustwrapper
First edition:

no

Date of theft:

Monday 9th Sep 2013

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Published 04 Sept. 2013
Title

Pair of 12-inch Table Globes: Terrestrial and Celestial

Authors

Gerard VALK (1652-1726) & Leonard VALK (1675-1746)

Description
Each globe 305mm (12 inches) in diameter, each comprised of two sets of twelve engraved hand-coloured gores and two polar calottes laid on a papier-maché and plaster sphere, each within an original graduated brass meridian ring, each mounted within an oak horizon ring with a printed paper ring, each supported on four baluster turned and ebonised columns united by cross-stretchers under the turned base, with four bun feet, each globe with fine pat ina, minor surface loss to globe gores with old, likely nineteenth-century, plaster restoration, some wear to printed horizon rings.
Date of publication:

1750

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

04/09/2013 2:30am

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Published 19 Aug. 2013
Title

Autograph Letters

Authors

Einstein
Freud
Einstein
Einstein
Geiger
Nelson
Voltaire

Description
Einstein TLS Princeton, April 23, 1935
Freud TLS Vienna, December 8, 1923
Einstein TLS Princeton, December 16, 1939
Einstein ALS Sonntag
Geiger ALS to Otto Hahn Berlin, February 27, 1915
Nelson DS N.p., April 19, 1804,
Voltaire ALS N.p., [June] 30, [1760]
First edition:

no

Date of theft:

17/18 August 2013

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Published 15 Aug. 2013
Title

Operetta dell’Ambascieria de Moschoviti, nella qual si narra il sito della provinicia di Moschovia, gli costumi ricchezze, il modo della religione & l’arte militar di quegli. Nuovamente tradotta di Latino in Lingua Volgare

Authors

GIOVIO [JOVIUS] (M. Paulo).

Description
First Italian edition. Woodcut title, depicting a Christian warrior with a banner and an eagle on an orb. 12mo. Late 19th century 'papier dominote' (patterned) boards, a few margins lightly water-stained, with some minor spotting to endpapers, but otherwise an outstanding copy given its age. 17pp. Rare.

<em>The first significant European description of Russia from the 16th century. The original latin edition (De legatione Basilii Magni Principis Moschoviae) was printed by Francesco Minizio Calvo in Rome in 1525. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) was an Italian historian, physicist and doctor. This work is based on conversations with the Russian ambassador Dimitri Gerassimov at the court of Pope Clement VII in Rome. The papacy and the Habsbourg had frequently proposed to the Muscovites that they should join together against the Ottomans. Giovio's book was utilised by many travellers to Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries.</em>
Publisher

Bartolomeo detto l’imperatore,

Date of publication:

1545

First edition:

no

Date of theft:

08/08/2013

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Published 30 July 2013
Title

TIME FOR A TIGER

Authors

BURGESS, Anthony

Description
First edition. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in pictorial dustwrapper designed by R. F. Micklewright.
Publisher

Heinemann

Date of publication:

1956

First edition:

yes

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Published 30 July 2013
Title

THE MAN UPSTAIRS

Authors

WODEHOUSE, P.G.

Description
First edition. Original brown cloth with title stamped in blind on upper cover and in gilt with embellishments on the spine. A very good copy indeed that is bright and clean. Internally the poor quality paper shows noticeable foxing to the preliminary pages as usual, but clean throughout most of the book. An uncommonly nice example of one of the scarcest Wodehouse first editions.
Publisher

Methuen

Date of publication:

1914

First edition:

yes

Date of theft:

Stolen at the beginning of June

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Published 16 July 2013
Title

DEAD MR NIXON

Authors

WHITE, T.H.; SCOTT, R. McNair

Description
First edition. Original blue cloth lettered in red. Armorial bookplate of Robert George Dalrymple Laffan to the front pastedown. A near fine copy, which is slightly cocked, but is bright and clean.

[27056]
Publisher

Cassell

Date of publication:

1931

First edition:

yes

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Published 05 June 2013
Title

The Naked Lunch

Authors

BURROUGHS, William.

Description
First edition. First issue with the green border on the title-page and the price ''Francs 1500'' on the rear flap of the dustwrapper. Small octavo. 226 pages. Wrappers. On the rear cover the price has been overstamped with ''NEW PRICE NF 18'', as noted by Maynard & Miles ''on some copies''. Fine in fine dustwrapper with one small nick. An impressive copy.
Publisher

Olympia Press

Date of publication:

1959

First edition:

yes

Date of theft:

04/06/2013

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