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The library of the Stiftung fur (sic) Botanik, Liechtenstein (3 vols.)

By: Sotheby & Co.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Sotheby & Co., London: 1975

Seller ID: 15539

Binding: Boards

Condition: V.g.

One of the most sumptuous botanical libraries, amassed by Arpad Plesch, came up for sale on 16 and 17 June 1975 at a time of rip-roaring inflation in the UK economy; unsurprisingly, the books fetched record prices. This well-illustrated catalogue has become a collector's item. Unlike some copies, this set does not include the loosely inserted list of prices realised and names of purchasers. The sale realised 197,237.
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The Diaghilev-Lifar Library

By: Sotheby Parke Bernet

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A.: 1975

Seller ID: 10320

Binding: Hard covers

Condition: Fair

Tip of spine and front cover damaged. Corrigenda sheet and advice to bidders sheet loosely inserted. 217 pp.
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The Signet Library, Edinburgh, part II: 8-9 March 1979

By: Sotheby's

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Sotheby, Parke, Bernet & Co.: 1979

Seller ID: 15328

Binding: Paper covers

Condition: Good

Light edge wear. Duplicated list of errata loosely inserted.
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Taxonomic literature: a guide to botanical publications with dates, commentaries and types

By: Stafleu, F.A.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: IAPT / IDC: 1967

Seller ID: 23621

Binding: Hard covers

Condition: Fine

Rear cover marked; slight corner wear. A compact reference compared to its successor, the monumental seven-volume TL-2 which was compiled with the assistance of R.S. Cowan.
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Taxonomic literature: a guide to botanical publications with dates, commentaries and types

By: Stafleu, F.A.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: IAPT / IDC: 1967

Seller ID: 24798

Binding: Hard covers

Condition: Fine

Ex-library copy but no damage, only a 'withdrawn' bookplate. A compact reference compared to its successor, the monumental seven-volume TL-2 which was compiled with the assistance of R.S. Cowan.
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Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types

By: Stafleu, F.A. & Cowan, R.S.

Price: £1,500.00

Publisher: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema: -1976

Seller ID: 24799

ISBN: 90 313 02224 4

Binding: Hard covers

Condition: Fine

Scarcely used. A monumental bibliography, now complemented by a series of Supplements from A-G (not included with this set).
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A bibliography of the first editions of Philip Henry Gosse, F.R.S.

By: Stageman, Peter

Price: £32.00

Publisher: The Golden Head Press, Cambridge: 1955

Seller ID: 7365

Binding: Hard covers

Condition: Fine

Scarcely used. Limited edition (no. 148 of 480). Hand-coloured (or should that be spotted?) frontispiece. xi, 87 pp.
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American scientific exploration 1803-1860

By: Stanton, W.

Price: £28.00

Publisher: American Philosophical Society: 1991

Seller ID: 24459

ISBN: 0 87169 015 2

Binding: Paper covers

Condition: Fine

Scarcely used.
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Five hundred years of printing

By: Steinberg, S.H.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: British Library / Oak Knoll Press: 1996

Seller ID: 24630

ISBN: 0 7123 0438 X

Binding: Paper covers

Condition: Fine

Scarcely used.
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The Oxford University Press: an informal history

By: Sutcliffe, P.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1978

Seller ID: 12634

ISBN: 0 19 951084 9

Binding: Hard covers, no jacket

Condition: V.g.

xxviii, 303 pp.
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Great botanical books: a bookseller's perspective

By: Swan, Tony

Price: £32.00

Publisher: Natural History Museum: 1997

Seller ID: 15798

Binding: Paper covers

Condition: Fine

Transcript of a lecture delivered at the Natural History Museum, London in support of their library fundraising initiative.32 pp., col. & monochrome ills.
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Catalogue of the museum and library

By: Symington, J.A.

Price: £60.00

Publisher: The Bront Society, Haworth: 1927

Seller ID: 9517

Binding: Rebound in grey cloth

Condition: As new

Rebound in grey boards. 200 pp.
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Bibliography of the works of all members of the Bront family and of Brontana

By: Symington, J.A.

Price: £14.00

Publisher: Ian Hodgkins & Co. / Oak Knoll Press: 2000

Seller ID: 9701

Binding: Hard covers, no dust jacket

Condition: Fine

A compact yet comprehensive bibliography of the publications by, and about, the Bront sisters and their close relatives. First editions get the full treatment, later ones and translations are cited only briefly. Compiled by the former Librarian at the Brotherton Library, Leeds. (8), 210 pp.
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John Bewick: engraver on wood

By: Tattersfield, Nigel

Price: £12.00

Publisher: British Library / Oak Knoll Press: 2001

Seller ID: 8352

ISBN: 0 7123 4707 0

Binding: Hard covers, dust jacket

Condition: New

Jacket in transparent polyester cover. 256 pp.
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Catalogue of the library of the Arnold Arboretum f Harvard University, compiled under the direction of Charles Spragus Sargent

By: Tucker, Ethelyn Maria

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Martino Publishing: n.d. (c. 2000)

Seller ID: 4641

ISBN: 1 57898 102 6

Binding: Hard covers, no dust jacket

Condition: As new

Considering that the Arnold Arboretum's library only dates from 1874 this is an impressive collection of botanical titles. Primarily arranged by author, but with some titles included in the sequence. (5), 782 pp.
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Lithographic stone and the printing trade in the nineteenth century

By: Twyman, M.

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Printing Historical Society: 1972

Seller ID: 13060

Binding: Paper covers

Condition: V.g.

Pencil notes incide front cover. 41 pp.
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Fungorum Libri Bibliothecae Joachim Schliemann: books and prints of four centuries / Bcher und Scriften aus vier Jahrhunderten

By: Uellner, W. (ed.)

Price: £12.00

Publisher: J. Cramer: 1976

Seller ID: 11747

Binding: Pictorial hard covers

Condition: V.g.

A comprehensive bibliography of collectable' books on fungi. The complex collation of James Bolton's Geschichte' is summarised in masterful fashion.
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