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Welcome to St Marys Books and Prints, Stamford's premiere bookshop.
Our stock of 50,000 books can be browsed online...Or make the virtual a reality - visit our shop and indulge yourself in the charming world of second hand, rare and antiquarian books where you can delve into our print collection and marvel at our range of taxidermy. Situated in the finest stone town in England, we provide the perfect place to find a book.
Books of the month The Rural Muse, Poems by John Clare. London: Whittaker & Co., 1835. First Edition. 16mo. Bound in contemporary half calf with marble boards. Simple gilt titling to second compartment of spine with tooled floral decoration to the other compartments, five raised bands to spine. Spine and extremities rubbed causing scuffing and loss of the leather. All edges marble with marble endpapers. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of the Poet's Cottage at Northborough and an engraved vignette to the title page of Northborough Church - both illustrations drawn and engraved by C. Marr. Heavy foxing to the prelims and rear endpapers. Contents clean. Tight binding. pp 175. £850.00
The Voyages of Captain James Cook (2 Volumes). London: Jaques and Wright, 1825. 8vo. Round the World; comprehending a History of the South Sea Islands, etc. In two volumes. Volume I - 488 pp. Volume II - 457. With 12 plates and a frontispiece. Rebound with attractive marble covered boards and polished calf spines. Blind stamp decoration and gilt tooling to spines. Original black leather title bands laid on to new spine with gilt lettering. New end papers. A charming set. £350.00
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