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4to., 4 vols., fine set, russia, extra gilt, gilt edges, 18 l. 18 s. DRYDEN'S WORKS, by SCOTT, 1808.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
very handsomely bound, russia extra, gilt, gilt edges, a truly beautiful book, 4 l. 4 s. PUGIN'S (A.W.) GLOSSARY OF ECCLESIASTICAL ORNAMENT AND COSTUME, with Extracts from DURANDUS, GEORGIUS, BONA, CATALANI, GERBERT, MARTENE, MOLANUS, THIERS, MABILLON, DUCANGE, &c., translated by the Rev. BERNARD SMITH, of Oscott, 1844, 70 Illuminations, sumptuously printed in gold and colours, and other Engravings, royal 4to.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 by Various
Maps. &c., all very carefully mounted and inlaid on tinted paper, atlas folio, 4 vols., russia, extra gilt, gilt edges, formerly the property of King George IV., 31 l. 10 s. Philo Judæus, Mangey, 1742, folio, 2 vols., very handsomely bound, russia, gilt, 10 l. 10 s. Piranesi Opere, about 2000 Plates, atlas folio, complete set, bound in 23 vols., half russia, gilt, 60 guineas.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 230, March 25, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
Gemitus est longus et opprobrium Post homines alacres patriæ decus, Rhyfawn et Gwgawn Gwiawn et Gwlyged ; Viri qui erant sustentacula (belli sc.)
— from Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evan Evans
A rhymed couplet explains each picture; and the paintings, though rudely executed, give good examples of late fifteenth-century dress and ornament.
— from Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. King Eley
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