[ORGANIC BINDINGS.] PEICHARD, Francesco. Esercizj divoti del Cristiano. Venice, 1816. 8o. Sides with elaborate mosaic straw panels, calf sides; contemporary calf pull-off case. -- A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George. Portsea, 1840. 12o. Bound in wooden boards which were sawn from the timbers of the lost ship. -- Gemme d'arti Italiane. Milan, 1855. 4o. Plates. Binding of olive wood, front cover with carved arms of the Duke of Tuscany, back cover with geometrical marquetry inlays (front cover badly bowed). An unusual presentation binding. -- Mahogany inlaid binding containing blank pink sheets, sides richly inlaid with marquetry designs, 19th century. -- LE MOQUER. The Maid of Pend d'Oreille. Seattle, 1910. Narrow 8o. Bound in thin cedar bark. -- COLERIDGE, Samuel T. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere. Paris, 1920. 8o. Binding covered with a twine mesh. (6)

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[ORGANIC BINDINGS.] PEICHARD, Francesco. Esercizj divoti del Cristiano. Venice, 1816. 8o. Sides with elaborate mosaic straw panels, calf sides; contemporary calf pull-off case. -- A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George. Portsea, 1840. 12o. Bound in wooden boards which were sawn from the timbers of the lost ship. -- Gemme d'arti Italiane. Milan, 1855. 4o. Plates. Binding of olive wood, front cover with carved arms of the Duke of Tuscany, back cover with geometrical marquetry inlays (front cover badly bowed). An unusual presentation binding. -- Mahogany inlaid binding containing blank pink sheets, sides richly inlaid with marquetry designs, 19th century. -- LE MOQUER. The Maid of Pend d'Oreille. Seattle, 1910. Narrow 8o. Bound in thin cedar bark. -- COLERIDGE, Samuel T. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere. Paris, 1920. 8o. Binding covered with a twine mesh. (6)

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