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    22 April 2004

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    • MACQUOID, Percy. A History of
    Lot 13

    MACQUOID, Percy. A History of English Furniture.
    London: T. & A. Constable for Lawrence & Bullen, 1904-1908.

    4 VOLUMES, 4° (380 X 280MM.). COLOUR-PRINTED FRONTISPIECES AND PLATES AFTER SHIRLEY SLOCOMBE, ILLUSTRATIONS. (SOME LIGHT SPOTTING AND BROWNING.) ORIGINAL RED BUCKRAM GILT, TOP EDGES GILT. (EXTREMITIES LIGHTLY RUBBED, A LITTLE MARKED, SPINES AND OUTER AREAS OF BOARDS FADED).

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    GBP 598

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    GBP 500 - GBP 800

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    MACQUOID, Percy. A History of English Furniture.
    London: T. & A. Constable for Lawrence & Bullen, 1904-1908.
    4 volumes, 4° (380 x 280mm.). Colour-printed frontispieces and plates after Shirley Slocombe, illustrations. (Some light spotting and browning.) Original red buckram gilt, top edges gilt. (Extremities lightly rubbed, a little marked, spines and outer areas of boards faded).

    FIRST EDITIONS

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    THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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