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Killarney / by Mary Gorges

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Mary Stuart / by Alphonse de Lamartine

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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California : the land of the sun / painted by Sutton Palmer ; described by Mary Austin

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The Clyde river and firth / painted by Mary Y. and J. Young Hunter ; described by Neil Munro

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The Clyde river and firth / painted by Mary Y. and J. Young Hunter ; described by Neil Munro

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Galloway / painted by James Faed, Junr. ; described by J.M. Sloan ; with 24 full-page illustrations in colour

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The children's book of London / by G. E. Mitton ; with eight full-page illustrations in colour

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Killarney / by Mary Gorges

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Mary Stuart / by Alphonse de Lamartine

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The children's book of London / by G. E. Mitton ; with eight full-page illustrations in colour