BEDFORD, FRANCIS, binder. BELL, THOMAS. A History of British reptiles, 1939, brown morocco, covers with three gilt-ruled borders, floral gilt tooling at corners between the two inner panels, spine in six richly gilt-tooled compartments, the second gilt-lettered, turn-ins gilt-tooled at corners, g.e., spine and top of lower cover faded, a few small scratches to covers, text wood-engravings--RIVIERE & SON, binders. MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS. The Thoughts, The Riccardi Press for the Medici Society 1909, chestnut morocco, covers with double and quadruple gilt fillets, spine in six similarly gilt-panelled compartments, the second gilt-lettered, turn-ins gilt-panelled, green moire silk doublures and liners, t.e.g., others untrimmed, LIMITED EDITION, no. 461 of 500 copies, 12 color halftones of watercolors by W. Russell Flint--CHIVERS, CEDRIC, binder. MENPES, MORTIMER. Whistler as I knew him, 1904, dark olive morocco, upper cover with two rectangular inset panels of painted vellum with onlaid mother-of-pearl showing two peacocks facing each other, within gilt and onlaid red morocco Art Nouveau frame, lower cover with a simpler gilt version of the frame, smooth spine gilt-lettered above a similar gilt and onlaid design, t.e.g., others untrimmed, covers slightly warped; all London, together 3 vols., tall 8vo and 4to, extremities slightly rubbed, joints of the last 2 a bit tender. (3)

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BEDFORD, FRANCIS, binder. BELL, THOMAS. A History of British reptiles, 1939, brown morocco, covers with three gilt-ruled borders, floral gilt tooling at corners between the two inner panels, spine in six richly gilt-tooled compartments, the second gilt-lettered, turn-ins gilt-tooled at corners, g.e., spine and top of lower cover faded, a few small scratches to covers, text wood-engravings--RIVIERE & SON, binders. MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS. The Thoughts, The Riccardi Press for the Medici Society 1909, chestnut morocco, covers with double and quadruple gilt fillets, spine in six similarly gilt-panelled compartments, the second gilt-lettered, turn-ins gilt-panelled, green moire silk doublures and liners, t.e.g., others untrimmed, LIMITED EDITION, no. 461 of 500 copies, 12 color halftones of watercolors by W. Russell Flint--CHIVERS, CEDRIC, binder. MENPES, MORTIMER. Whistler as I knew him, 1904, dark olive morocco, upper cover with two rectangular inset panels of painted vellum with onlaid mother-of-pearl showing two peacocks facing each other, within gilt and onlaid red morocco Art Nouveau frame, lower cover with a simpler gilt version of the frame, smooth spine gilt-lettered above a similar gilt and onlaid design, t.e.g., others untrimmed, covers slightly warped; all London, together 3 vols., tall 8vo and 4to, extremities slightly rubbed, joints of the last 2 a bit tender. (3)