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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. Cloth. Good. W. Biscombe Gardner. Beautifully Illustrated Description of Kent, with 73 Full-Colour Full-Page Plates of W. Biscombe Gardner's lovely paintings, protected by captioned tissue guards. Frontis illus. Maidstone, Archbishop's palace, protected by captioned tissue guard. Complete with large Fold-Out Map of Kent at the back. Green cloth cover with Gilt lettering and a little gilt decoration on spine. X 10 preliminary pages, main text 240 pages. 8 1/2" tall, 1.2 kilos. 5 small closed tears on right side of spine ( about 1/2" to 1" long. Tips of corners worn. Trace of small label on front. Name and number written on endpapers. Old library label on reasr endpaper. No other inscriptions or marks. Pages and plates in very good, clean condition. Weight 1.2 kilos so shipping outside UK will be a little extra.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1992. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) "Historical Biography at its very best". With 48 Pages of Illustrations including 8 in Colour. SIGNED and Inscribed by the author on ffep. Red cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 479 Pages, 9 3/4" Tall. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Not clipped. Weighs 1.1 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

143 Strand, London: The Yachtsman Publishing Company, 1907. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good. Very well illustrated with 58 Full-Page Photogravure Plates, printed on one side of thick paper. 3 are Portraits, including the Frontis illustrated with a Photogravure Portrait of King Edward VII in yachting attire, the Emperor of Germany and the King of Spain. The other 55 Plates illustrate Yachts. Most are protected by tissue guards. Also 500 other Plates with B&W Photos etc of Yachts and their owners, many of them Full-Page. Contents include: rganisation of the Sport; The visit of "America|", Racing under YRA Rules, YRA Tonnage Rules, The Sail Area Rule, Modern Yachting 1896 to 1900, Modrn Yachting 1901 to 1906, Early Yachting in Scotland, Development of Steam Yachting, Colonial Yachting, Biographical, Yacht & Sailing Clubs, Indexes. Blue Full-Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine, Gilt title in 2nd compartment. Gilt Crown at top left and Gilt Title at Bottom right of front… Leer más

Venetia, 1599. Quarter Leather. Fair. Sadly all the Maps have been removed from this volume. The text is illustrated with several woodcuts, Decorative Capitals etc. The work is paginated in various sections. 125-138 are missing. Title page has vignette illustration. States "Con Licentia, et Privilegio.". Dated M D XCIX (1599). Preliminary pages followed by "Tavola de' Nomi Antichi", unpaginated. Next "Della Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino, Libro Primo, 43 p.pages. Followed by Libro Secondo, Libro Terzo, Libro Quarto, Libro Quinto, Libro Sesto, Libro Settimo & Libro Ottavo, 186 pages. Next is "Descrittione di Tuttala Terra di Gioseppe Rosaccio. 140 pages. ( some pages are missing from this section: From Libro Primo: 69-74, 79-88, 90-91, 96-106. From Liber Secondo, 109-22 & from Liber Terzo 125-138. Finally, "Espositioni, et introduttioni universali di Girolamo Ruscelli Sopra la Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Allessandrino." Dated 1598.… Leer más

46 Paternoster Row, London: J Wallis : Printed By T Bensley, 1803. Full-Leather. Good+. A near complete set of 14 Volumes (of the 16 published. Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX of the Hume History (Vol X missing), all Dated 1803. Volumes II, III, IV, V & VI of Smollett's, which continues from Hume, (Vol I missing). All volumes of Smollett Dated 1805. All 14 Volumes in the same contemporary bindings of Black Full-Leather with Gilt Decorative borders on fronts & backs. Spines have Gilt Horizontal Divisions with Titles on Red Grounds in 2nd compartments and Vol Nos. on Black grounds in 5th. Gilt Decorative "Anchor" Motif in other compartments. Marbled Endpapers. 8 1/2" Tall. Frontis of Hume Vol I illustrated with an engraved Portrait of David Hume. protected by tissue guard. Each volume has a Printed & Dated Title Page and an Title Page with Vignette illustration. Also many Full Page Plates (Portraits of the Monarchs) and Plates with Vignette… Leer más

London: Macdonald, 1965. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The magnificent Rock Temples of Ramses II. Beautifully illustrated with 48 Colour and 88 B&W photos. 192 p.pages, 1.5 kilos, 10" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped. Protected in removable clear plastic. Wight, 1.5 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be extra.

London: Walker and Edwards, 1816. Paper Covered Boards. Good+. Complete 2 Volume set. Very Scarce 7th Edition, 1816, in Original Paper Covered Boards. Printed Title and Publisher's Details to fronts, Titles & Vol. Nos to spines and Publisher's List of "Walker's British Classics (With King Arthur, 2 Vols, listed last) on the back. Each Volume has an engraved Frontis Plate (Vol I "How King Arthur gave his Sword Excaliber to the Lady of the Lake", and Vol II "The Vision of Sir Percivale"); and an Illustrated Title Page, followed by Half Title Pages and a Printed Title Page. Illiustrations by C. Warren and T. Unwins. 5 3/4" Tall. Vol I has 468 Pages and Vol II has 488. Some wear and rubbing to covers with some chips to paper on spines (see photos). Some very light foxing to frontispieces and illustrated title pages. Some "Contents" pages missing from vol I (pages Xvii - xxiv). Main Text, Pefaces, Prologue etc. complete. Text pages in very nice,… Leer más

SECOND EDITION, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1989. COMPLETE 20 VOLUME SET.Main Text Entries arranged in Triple Columns with Subject Words in bold type. Books are 12 1/4" Tall and about 2 1/2" thick.Vol. I ( A - Bazouki ) has LXVII / 67 preliminary pages before the main A-Z text. Text includes Preface, Introduction (including translation of the Phonetic System), general explanations, History of the Oxford English Dictionary, Keys to Conventions and Pronunciation etc. Main Text of vol. I, 1019 pages.Vol. II (BBC-Chalypsography) 1078 p.pages; Vol III (Cham - Creeky) 1143 p.pages; Vol IV (Creel-Duzepere) 1144 p.pages; Vol. V (Dvanda-Follis) 1144 p.pages; Vol. VI (Follow-Haswed) 1143 p.pages; Vol. VII (Hat-Intervacuum) 1143 p.pages; Vol. VIII (Interval-Looie) 1141 p.pages; Vol. IX (Look-Mouke) 1140 p.pages; Vol. X (Moul-Ovum) 1143 p.pages; Vol. XI (Ow-Poisant) 1141 p.pages; Vol. XII (Poise-Quelt) 1016 p.pages; Vol. XIII (Quemadero-Roaver) 1016 p.pages, Vol. XIV (Rob-Sequyle) 1016 p.pages, Vol. XV… Leer más

New York: American Bible Society, 1844. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fair. 1844 First edition of the New Testament, Translated into the Ojibwa / Chippewa Language by Rev. Henry Blatchford ( a Native Ojibwa Indian ). OJIBWA TEXT throughout, no English. Following the Title page is an Index, Key to the Orthography and Pronunciation of Dipthongs. Brown Full-Leather Binding ( Front Board missing ). 7" Tall, 500g, 643 pages. Front board and front endapers missing. Boook begins with the Title Page. Almost half the leather is missing from the spine. Split to leather all down left side of spine but rear board is attached. No inscriptions. Faint marginal browning, otherwise pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1939. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Complete set of 15 Volumes. Detailed and wide ranging commentary on World War II, profusely illustrated with B&W Photos & Maps etc, Expert contributors include: Sir Winston Churchill; Field Marshal Montgomery; Lord Louis Mountbaten, Neville Chamberlaine: Marshal Josef Stalin; Air Marshal Joubert; Air-Chief Marshal Sir Arthiur Harris; Admiral Sir Michael Hodges; Vice Admiral King; Squadron Leader John Strachey, Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Moore; Anthony Eden; Harold Balfour; Sir Philip Gibbs; Count Raczynski; Cordell Hull; President Truman; President Roosevelt; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Dark Blue cloth covers with faux leather texture. Bright Gilt Lettering and Designs to spines. Blind embossed design of V.C., Battleship and aircraft on fronts. 10" Tall. Vol I, September 3rd to December19th 1939. Title page has photo of King George VI. Illustrated with 876 B&W Reproductions, 14 Specially Drawn Maps and 8 Presentation… Leer más

5 Paternoster Row, Piccadilly, London: Groombrideg and Sons, 1862. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good+. Couch, Jonathan. Important work on the Natural History of British Fishes Beautifully illustrated with many Coloured Plates from Drawings by the Author. First Editions. Volume I, Dated 1862, contains 57 Coloured Plates; Volume II, Dated 1863, Contains 63 Coloured Plates; Volume III, Dated 1864, Contains 59 Coloured Plates and Volume IV, Dated 1865, Contains 73 Coloured Plates, a Total of 252 Plates. In contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spines. gilt Letterinmg in 2 Compartments. Gilt Linear Borders to fronts and backs. Marbled Endpapers. All Page edges Gilt. Pages and Plates in very Good, Clean condition, only an occasional spot of foxing. Some edge wear to Leather, small scrapes, Scuffs etc. Vols I & IV have splits down either side of spine and a board detached but present. Vol IV has a little piece missing from bottom of spine. Vols. II & III have fine splits to… Leer más

Complete set of 15 Volumes. Detailed and wide ranging commentary on World War II, profusely illustrated with B&W Photos & Maps etc. Expert Contributors include: Sir Winston Churchill; Field Marshal Montgomery; Lord Louis Mountbatten; Neville Chamberlaine; Marshal Josef Stalin; Air Marshal Joubert; Air-Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris; Admiral Sir Michael Hodges; Vice Admiral King; Squadron Leader John Strachey; Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Moore; Anthony Eden; Harold Balfour; Sir Philip Gibbs; Count Raczynski; Cordell Hull; President Truman; President Roosevelt; General Dwight D. Eisenhower.Dark Blue cloth covers with faux leather texture. Bright Gilt lettering and Designs to spines. Blind-embossed design of V.C., Battleship and Aircraft of fronts. 10" Tall.Vol 1, September 3rd to December 19th 1939. Title page has photo of King George VI. 320 p.pages. Illustrated with 876 B&W Reproductions, 14 specially drawn Maps and 8 Presentation Plates and Maps.Vol 2, Dec. 20th 1939 to April 9th… Leer más

Bodmin, Cornwall: Bossiney Books, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) biography by the Granddaughter of the great Westcountry Liberal and Methodist Isaac Foot. FLAT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOT "Sarah Foot" on title page. No other inscriptions. 112 p.pages, 8" tall. Slight edge wear and a tiny crease to top fore corner of cover. From the library of Professor Charles Thomas, Cornish historian, hihs illustrated Bookplate is on endpaper.

Fountain and Beare in Goldsmith's-Row in Cheapside: Printed By T. C. For J. Rothwel, 1654. Full-Leather. Good+. Second Edition, 1654 on title page (the first edition was published in 1653. Ralph Venning was an outstanding Puritan Preacher who served under the Commonwealth following the English Civil War and under Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. The pagination is somewhat mixed. Title page for Milke & honey, dated 1654 with foreword by Joseph Caryl, dated 1653 on reverse. Dedicatory page to Colonel Francis West Lieutenant of the Tower of London followed by note to readers with "Contents" for Orthodox Paradoxes on reverse. Then "Orthodox Paradoxes" paginated 1-30, 49-52 Finis followed by the pages 31-46. Next the text of Milke and Honey from page 19 (point 150). (Page 34 is misnumbered 43, 44 & 45 reversed, 110 & 111 reversed) to page 117 Finis. Then a Dedicatory page and Epistle to the Reader, both dated 1653. Next "ORTHODOX PARADOXES: or a Believer… Leer más

Sign of the Rose and Crown, St. Paul's Churchyard: Printed By Thom. Newcomb for George Thomason, 1659. First Thus. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Title continues "Digested in Order of Time and now published by John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn Esq." Illustrated with 2 Full Page engraved Portraits, of King James I ( frontispiece ) and King Charles I. Also a very interesting Fold-Out Map. John Rushworth assembled an important collection of documents durning the first half of the 17th century including the English Civil War (1640s). His aim was to support the cause of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell. Rushworth was a Historian, Lawyer and Member of Parliament. His writings are a fascinating and important historical resource. Recased, later brown leather spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title in 2nd compartment. Period boards with scuffed brown leather. Decorative Headpiece and Capital to Preface. Followed by the folding map which illustrated the British Isles, ships, many Vignette… Leer más

Johnson's Head, Fleet Street, London: G. Kearsley, 1789. First Thus. Half-Leather. Very Good. First Abridged Edition, complete in 2 Volumes. Each Title page Dated 1789. Vol. I, xi preliminary pages. Main Text, 569 p. pages + Publisher's advert. Vol. II, xi preliminary pages. Main text 562 pages + publisher's advert. 8 1/4" Tall. 1.5 Kilos. Set rebound in Half-Leather with Marbled paper-covered boards and Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's inscriptions, dated 1789 in corner of half-title pages. in the front advertisment page the word "compressed" is underlined and "comprised" is writtten in the fore margin. Marginal pencil mark on one page. Otherwise no other inscriptions,

First Abridged Edition, complete in 2 volumes. ( Please note this is the 2 volume abridged edition not 6 volumes ). Each Title page dated 1789. Vol. I, XI (11) preliminary pages, main text 569 p.pages + publisher's advert. Vol. II, XI (11) preliminary pages, main text 562 p.pages + publisher's advert. 8 1/4" tall, 1.5 Kilos. Set rebound in Half-leather with marbled paper-covered boards and marbled endpapers. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1789, in corner of half-title pages. In the front advertisement page the word "compressed" is underlined and "comprised" is written in the fore margin. Marginal pencil mark on one page, otherwise no inscriptions.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1866. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Most interesting scarce, early work on American Billiards by an expert & innovator. Frontispiece illustrated with a Monochrome Engraved Portrait of Phelan with facsimilie signature beneath, protected by tissue guard. Well illustrated with Diagrams, Superior Views of Shots on the Table and illustrations of Players. Preface for Eigth Edition dated 1866. Contents include: the Machinery of Billiards; General Principles; Cue Positions; Technical Phrases; Codes to Regulate the different forms of Billiards in the U.S. and the American or 4 Ball game; 15 Ball Pool; French, Russian, Spanish & English Games, 2 Ball Pool. Pin. Pool, English Pool, Nearest Ball Pool & more. Also 3 interesting Chapters on Attitude, Ancient & Modern Billiards, and Shakespeare as a Billiards Player. Contemporary Blue cloth cover with imitation leather texture. Gilt Lettering with Gilt Linear Borders to front & spine. Blind Stamped Linear… Leer más

Edinburgh. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Title Page Missing. Uncommon Atlas with Embossed Maps which raise the Mountains & Highlands etc, Of the 31 Maps in the Atlas, 22 have this Embossed Relief feature. Circa 1880s. (Text on United States refers to a Census being taken in 1880). Each Full Page Colour Map has a page of Text opposite. 12 1/4" Tall x 10 3/4" Wide. Contemporary Brown Half-Leather Binding with Black Textured Cloth Boards and Leather Corners. Gilt Title on Spine. Gilt indented Royal Arms, Title & Monogram on front. Atlas Weighs 1.9 Kilos. Some edge wear. Hinges reinforced with strong cloth hinge tape. No inscriptions. Some age darkening around margins. Please ask if you would like any more Pictures or Information. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: John Murray, 1924. First Edition. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. 1924 Reprint of the First Edition first published in October 1924. UK Edition in Red cloth with Blind-stamped Title within blind-stamped frame on front. Dull gilt lettering on spine. Opposite half-title page is a Full-Colour pastedown illustration of Beau Geste in French Foreign Legion uniform standing over the body of a fallen warrior. Part I, "Major Henri de Beaujolais' Story. Part II, "The Mystery of the Blue Water". 410 p.pages + publisher's adverts. 7 1/2" Tall. Small piece of cloth missing from front cover. Some fading to cloth. Spine leaning a bit. Some fraying at top right corner of spine. Previous owner's name in corner of ffep and another penciled name beneath. No other inscriptions. Some small spots of foxing on half-title page, a few on title page, occasional spots on a few more pages.