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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De (1547-1616)4
Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)4
Harvey, William (1796-1866)3
Lane, Edward William (1801-1876)3
Lane-Poole, Stanley (1854-1931)3
Poole, Edward Stanley (1830-1867)3
Berquin2
Berquin M (1747-1791)2
Bewick, John2
Bewick, John (1760-1795)2

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The eclogues of Vergil : in the original Latin with an English prose translation

Virgil; Virgil; Virgil; Maillol, Aristide (1861-1944); Kessler, Harry Graf (1868-1937); Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Mason, J H (1875-1951)

1927

"Count Harry Kessler planned the format for this volume." Lettering for title-page and initial letters by Eric Gill. Printed on hand-made Kessler/Maillol paper.

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Fables of Aesop, and others : translated into English, with instructive applications, and a print before each fable

Aesop; Nesbit, Charlton (1775-1838); Croxall, Samuel (1752)

1825

Illustrations by C. Nesbit.

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The history of Don Quixote de la Mancha / based on Shelton's translation of 1620 / with illustrations by Jean de Bosschère; and an essay by J. B. Trend

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616); Boschère, Jean de (1878-1953); Trend, J B (1887-1958); Shelton, Thomas

1922

"The present... edition is drawn only from the first part and ... since the object ... is not to reprint Shelton's translation but to illustrate it ... certain large omissions have been made.": p.xvi.

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The torrents of spring

Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (1818-1883); Magarshack, David; Jacques, Robin

1960

"Translated from the Russian by David Magarshack; illustrated by Robin Jacques".

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The works of Mr. Francis Rabelais (v. 1)

Rabelais, François (1490-1553?); Urquhart, Sir Thomas (1611-1660); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718); Robinson, W Heath (1872-1944)

[1921]

Translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux.

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The works of Mr. Francis Rabelais (v. 2)

Rabelais, François (1490-1553?); Urquhart, Sir Thomas (1611-1660); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718); Robinson, W Heath (1872-1944)

[1921]

Translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux.

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The pilgrim on the earth

Green, Julien (1900-1998); Bruerton, Courtney (1890-); Ben Sussan, René

1929

One of an edition of 410 numbered copies, including 35 not for sale.

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The story of Marlborough : told in fifty-two pictures

Caran d'Ache (1859-1909); Wolseley, Frances Garnet Wolseley Viscountess (1872-1936); Marthold, Jules Adolphe de (1842-1927)

[1897?]

Text "translated from the French of J. de Marthold", according to Brit. Mus. cat.

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The liar : a comedy in three acts

Goldoni, Carlo (1707-1793); Fraser, Grace Lovat; Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966); Fraser, Claud Lovat (1890-1921)

1922

Limited edition of 260 copies, of which 250 are for sale.

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Don Quixote of the Mancha

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616); Parry, Sir Edward Abbott (1863-1943); Shelton, Thomas; Crane, Walter (1845-1915)

1900

"The basis of this book is Thomas Shelton's translation." 1 leaf of advertisements at end.

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The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England : The Arabian nights' entertainments (v. 1)

Poole, Edward Stanley (1830-1867); Lane, Edward William (1801-1876); Lane-Poole, Stanley (1854-1931); Harvey, William (1796-1866)

1883

A new edition, from a copy annotated by the translator, edited by his nephew Edward Stanley Poole, with a preface by Stanley Lane-Poole.

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The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England : The Arabian nights' entertainments (v. 2)

Poole, Edward Stanley (1830-1867); Lane, Edward William (1801-1876); Lane-Poole, Stanley (1854-1931); Harvey, William (1796-1866)

1883

A new edition, from a copy annotated by the translator, edited by his nephew Edward Stanley Poole, with a preface by Stanley Lane-Poole.

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