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To Include Items From The Estate of Professor Paul Foster

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SWITZER (Stephen): 'The Nobleman, Gentleman, and Gardener's Recreation: or, an introduction to gardening, planting, agriculture, and the other bus...

MILLER (Philip): 'The Gardener's Kalendar, directing what works are necessary to be done every month, in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens....

HUSBANDRY: YOUNG (Arthur): 'The Farmer's Kalendar; or, a monthly directory for all sorts of country business...', London, printed for Robinson and...

BOREMAN (Thomas): 'A Description of a Great Variety of Animals and Vegetables; viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Plants, Fruits and Flowers, ex...

GEOLOGY: SCAFE (John): 'King Cole's Levee, or Geological Etiquette, with explanatory notes; and the council of the metals...' London, Longman, Hur...

GARDENING: KENNEDY (John): 'A Treatise upon Planting, Gardening, and the Management of the Hot-House...', London, printed for S Hooper, 1777: 2nd ...

MILLS (John): 'An Essay on the Weather; with remarks on the shepherd of Banbury's rules for judging of it's changes; and directions for preserving...

LETTSOM (John Coakley): 'The Naturalist's and Traveller's Companion..' London, C Dilly, 1799: 3rd edition. Half title bound after engraved title, ...

BERKENHOUT (John): 'Synopsis of the Natural History of Great-Britain and Ireland. Containing a systematic arrangement and concise description of a...

WAKEFIELD (Priscilla): 'An Introduction to the Natural History and Classification of Insects...' London, Darton Harvey and Darton, 1816: FIRST EDI...

SPEECHLY (William): 'Practical Hints in Domestic Rural Economy..' London, Longman, Hurst et al, 1820: folding plate with light offsetting, contemp...

GAME LAWS: CUNNINGHAM (Timothy): 'A New Treatise on the Laws for Preservation of the Game..' London, His Majesty's Law Printers, 1766: 12mo, perio...

STILLINGFLEET (Benjamin): 'Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick..' London, R & J Dodsley, 1759: FIRST EDITION....

PENNANT (Thomas): 'Genera of Birds..' London, printed for B White, 1781: engraved decorative title and 15 plates, contemporary calf gilt boards re...

BRYDONE (Patrick): A Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq'. London, printed for W Strahan, FIRST EDITION...

PRIESTLEY (Joseph): 'Miscellaneous Observations relating to education, more especially, as it respects the conduct of the mind..' Cork, printed by...

HAYES (Richard): 'An Estimate of Places for Life: shewing how many years purchase a place for life is worth. How long a man must hold his place to...

BERKELEY (Dr George): 'Siris: a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water...' Dublin and London, 1744: 2...

BRAMSTON (James): 'The Man of Taste. Occasion'd by an epistle of Mr Pope's on that subject. By the author of the art of politicks..' London, print...

BURNEY (Frances): 'Cecilia, or memoirs of an heiress..' London, printed for T Payne, 1782: 5 vols, contemporary speckled calf boards, rebacked, sp...

CYDER: PHILLIPS (John): 'Cyder. A Poem. In Two Books...' London, printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708: FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece, recent tree...

WYNNE (John Huddlestone): 'Fables of Flowers, for the Female Sex. With Zephyrus and Flora, a Vision...' London, printed for George Riley, 1773: In...

SHOEMAKER POET OF CHICHESTER: CROCKER (Charles): 'The Poetical Works of Charles Crocker' Chichester, Mason and Wilmshurst, 1860: FIRST EDITION. Pu...

RATHBONE (Hannah): 'The Poetry of Birds, selected from various authors, with coloured illustrations...' Liverpool, George Smith and Ackerman Co, L...

POETRY: JONES (Henry): 'Kew Garden. A Poem in Two Cantos..' London, printed by J Browne, 1767: FIRST EDITION: wanting half title, light browning e...

PERCY (Bishop Thomas, translator): 'Five Pieces of Runic Poetry translated from the Islandic Language...' London, R & J Dodsley, 1763: FIRST EDITI...

POETRY: CROWE (William): 'Lewesdon Hill, A Poem...' Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1788: FIRST EDITION. Recent paper covered boards, 4to: together with ...

JOHNSON (Samuel): 'A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meaning...

CHAMBERS (Ephraim): 'Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences..' London, J F & C Rivington et al, 1786: 4 vols (without later...

ALMANACS: collection of 25 18th century almanacs, Court & City Register, Rider's British Merlin, etc, contemporary calf and sheep, worn, 12mo. (25...

ALMANACS: 'Rider's British Merlin: for the year of our Lord God 1779...' London Company of Stationers: 12mo, contemporary red morocco, ornately gi...

BINDINGS: ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: 'The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England', London, John Murray, 1840-56. 16 volumes, unifor...

BEWICK (Thomas): 'A History of British Birds...' Newcastle, printed by Edward Walker, 1821: 2 vols, contemporary calf gilt with green morocco labe...

BIBLE IN ENGLISH: a 'Breeches' bible, lacking general/Old Testament title and all before Moses Chapter 1, black letter text in double column with ...

GROSE (Francis): 'A Provincial Glossary; with a collection of local proverbs and popular superstitions..' London, printed for Edward Jeffery, 1811...

VERGILIUS MARO (Publius, 70-19 BC): 'Antiquissimi Virgiliani codicis fragmenta et picturae ex Bibliotheca Vaticana...' Rome, 1741: near contempora...

CALLIERES (Jacques de): 'Histoire du Mareschal de Matignon...' Paris, Augustin Courbe, 1661: with engraved frontispiece, full page plate and large...

CURTIS (William): 'Fundamenta Entomologae: or, an introduction to the knowledge of insects...' London, printed for the author, 1772: 2 engraved pl...

THORBURN (Archibald): 'British Birds': Longmans, Green & Co, 1916: 2nd edition. 4 vols, 80 colour plates with tissue guards, publishers red cloth,...

BAKER (Edward Charles Stuart): 'The Game-Birds of India, Burma and Ceylon..' London, 1921-30: 2nd edition. 3vols, original half morocco gilt lette...

BAKER (Edward Charles Stuart): 'The Nidification of Birds of the Indian Empire..' London, Taylor & Francis, 1932-5: 4 vols, publishers red cloth g...

BINDINGS: MARRYAT (Captain): collection of 16 works by Marryat, pub. Routledge c.1873, uniform green half calf gilt with red morocco labels, marbl...

FLEMING (Ian): 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service..' London, Jonathan Cape, 1963: 2nd impression. 8vo, publishers black cloth with unclipped dustjac...

FLEMING (Ian): 'The Spy Who Loved Me..', London, Jonathan Cape, 1962: FIRST EDITION. In unclipped dustjacket, spine ends frayed with 2cm splits to...

FLEMING (Ian): 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service..' London, Jonathan Cape, 1963: FIRST EDITION. 8vo, publishers black cloth with white ski-track de...

THOMAS (Edward): 'In Pursuit of Spring..' London & New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1914: 8vo, publishers blue cloth blocked in white and gilt lett...

BATTLE OF WATERLOO: GORE (Captain Arthur): 'An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on the 18th of June, 1815; intended to elucida...

ANTIQUARIAN: ENGELMANN (Dr C): 'Kreuznach, ses sources minerales et leur mode d'administration..' Heidelberg, Jos. Engelmann, 1839: with lithograp...

BRONTE (Charlotte, Emily & Anne): 'Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey...': London, Smith Elder & Co, 1858: 12mo, publishers printed orange cloth boa...

LONDON: 'London Interiors: a Grand National Exhibition..', London, Joseph Mead, n.d (1841): engraved title and numerous steel engraved plates, 2 v...

PARTINGTON (Charles): 'An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine..' London, printed for J Taylor, 1834: numerous wood engraved fig...

ART & BIBLIOGRAPHY: collection of 19 volumes over one shelf, chiefly art and bibliography, to include 7 vols 'Men of Mark', numerous tipped-in Woo...

LEGGE (William Vincent): 'A History of the Birds of Ceylon...' London, published by the author, 1880: with coloured map, one uncoloured plate and ...

NONESUCH PRESS: 'The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne, selected and edited by H J Massingham with wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious...': b&w ...

AUDSLEY (W & G): 'Polychromatic Decoration as applied to buildings in the medieval styles...' London, Henry Sotheran, 1882: 36 colour plates: publ...

WATKINS-PITCHFORD (Denys): 'Meeting Hill', London, Hollis & Carter, 1948: 4to, publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, frayed to spine ends with so...

WALFORD (Edward): 'Greater London..a narrative of its history, its people and its places..', London, Cassell, n.d (c1890): 2 vols, contemporary re...

BARRIE (J M): 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens...with drawings by Arthur Rackham', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1906: tipped-in colour illustration...

BILLY BUNTER/ENID BLYTON: collection of 26 titles over one shelf, majority by Frank Richards/Enid Blyton, some in dustjacket, generally in good co...

VIRGIL: 'Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis...' London, J & P Knapton, 1750: 2 vols, numerous engraved plates, contemporary hal...

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