7651. [Vanity Fair] Bowles, Thomas Gibson / [Fantastic collection of political caricature portraits of 19th century American Politicans / British Politicians]

Vanity Fair: A Weekly Show of Political, Social & Literary Wares – Complete Annual for the year 1872 with 51 full-page portraits of victorian statesmen of england as well as the united states of america (Hamilton Fish, Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley etc.), politicians, writers, artists, “men of the day” and men of influence, portrayed in chromolithography / chromolithographs in colour (January 6, 1872 – June 29, 1872 & July 6, 1872 – December 28, 1872 ).

London, Vanity Fair, 1872. Folio. 208, 208 pages. Complete set. Interleaved with 51 chromolithographic portraits. Beautifully restored, original Hardcover (half-leather with orginal spine (gilt letttering and ornament). With new, linen-covered boards, using the original pastedowns and endpapers. A stunning Volume in excellent condition. All illustrations in wonderful colour.

7652. Vanston, George T.B.

The Law Relating to Municipal Towns under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854. [Inscribed Presentation copy]. – [With chapters on the “Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1893”].

First Edition. Dublin, Edward Ponsonby, 1900. Octavo. XXXI, 540 pages. Hardcover / original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by the author. From the library of George J. Daly (Cork).

7653. Vantongerloo, Georges.

Bilder und Plastiken.

Düsseldorf, Galerie Denise René Hans Mayer, 1971. 26 cm x 21 cm. 30 seiten. Original Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

7654. Varadarajan, Mu.

A History of Tamil Literature. Translated from Tamil by E. Sa. Visswanathan.

New Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Shitya Akademi, 1988. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 375 pages. Photograph on inside front and back covers of sculpture from Nagarjunakonda, 2nd century A.D of three soothsayers interpreting Queen Maya’s dream. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Index slightly fingerstained. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7655. Vargas, Fred.

Das Orakel von Port-Nicolas. Aus dem Französischen von Tobias Scheffel.

Erste Auflage. Berlin, Aufbau-Verlag, 2001. 13 x 22 cm. 285 Seiten. Hardcover/ Gebunden. Im originalen Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

7656. [Varin, Joseph] Richardson, M.K.

Joseph Varin – Soldier.

London, The Catholic Book Club, 1953. 14 cm x 22 cm. 154 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7657. Various.

Alaska Quarterly Review, Vol. 29 No. 3 & 4.

30th Anniversary Edition. Anchorage, University of Alaska, 2012 15 cm x 23 cm. 285 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7658. Various.

Ardnamurchan: annals of the parish.

Edinburgh, Summerhill Press, 1990. 15 cm x 21 cm. VII, 64 pages and fold out map. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear.

7659. Various.

Les Chansons les Plus Populaires du Canada.

St-Hyacinth, Canada, Les Editions de la bonne chanson, 1952. 12 cm x 16.5 cm. 178 pages. Original Hardcover with spiral binding. Good condition with signs of discolouration and external wear.

7660. Various.

Stories by English Authors – The Sea.

New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1896. 161 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.