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Click here to subscribePAIN (Wm.) The Practical Builder, or Workman's General Assistant . . . Rules of Carpentry . . . First Edition. 83 copper-engraved plates & the 5 letterpress plate description leaves, Taylor's advert. leaf at end; contemp. blind-panelled reversed calf, 4to. 1774. * 1793 Stranraer ownership inscription at front.
MALCOLM (J.P.) Londinium Redivivum; or, an Antient History and Modern Description of London . . . First Edition, 4 vols. 46 engraved plates; early 20th cent. half calf & cloth, gilt spine, 4to. 1802-07. * EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with addition of some 380 plates, num. folded & a few hand-coloured (see internet details); also Stockdale's large-scale 'A New Map of the Country Round London' (1796), hand-coloured & folded.Add 255
AUDUBON (J.J.) The Birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. First American Edition, vols. ii & iii only (ex 7). 140 hand-coloured & tissue guarded lithographed plates, a few text engravings; later 19th cent. elaborate gilt red morocco, panelled spines, inner dentelles, g.e. roy. 8vo. New York: J.J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J.B. Chevalier, 1841. * following the original elephant folio (4 vols. London, 1827-38) & its text (reproduced here) the 5 vol. 'Ornithological Biography' (Edinburgh, 1831-39), this (royal octavo) edition was published 1840-44. Described are warblers, thrushes, wagtails, larks & finches; the 'to kill a mocking bird' plate is no. 141 (vol iii). Illustrated
[BRONTE, C] Shirley. A Tale. By Currer Bell . . . First Edition, 3 vols. advert. leaves (vols. 1 & 3), mid 20th cent. turquoise half morocco & marbled cloth, gilt-lettered & panelled spines, marbled e/ps. & gilt tops (by Zaehnesdorf). 1849. * the original spine & one cover bound-in at end of each volume.
Early 18th Century coloured engravings after Harris's History of Kent - "The Isle of Thanet in Kent", and "Mappa Thaneti Insule", 14ins x 18ins and 15.5ins x 13.5ins, framed and glazed Note: The first edition to this work was published in 1719 and both prints are taken from volume one of that work.
PALMER, Colin; The Frederick Guthrie Tait Golf Diaries, 2009, first edition, 150 pp, with list of subscribers, proof copy signed by the author, loose leaf folio version with original illustrated covers (each subscriber was given the option to purchase a bound copy or loose leaf copy), unnumbered. This was printed as a limited edition run of 125 and sold out almost immediately, hence scarce.
RARE STAR WARS FIRST 12 FIGURES CONCEPT ART: A rare limited edition (No. 6/100) Star Wars Kenner ' First 12 ' action figure concept art print by Jim Swearingen, Kim DM Simmons and Bob Rahe. Original Artist Proof edition. Made by TMWSLS (the man who shot Luke Skywalker ) Editions. Professionally framed and glazed in UV resistant glass. With full certification. Large size, 51cm x 123cm. Stunning original artist proof edition piece, showing the conceptual artwork for the first 12 action figures. Beautiful.
An exceedingly rare New York Taxi by Harvey Hutter & Co, New York produced for Nestle - Special Edition with ONLY 20 PRODUCED with this advertising livery to celebrate the launch of the first and only Crosse and Blackwell products at the 'New York Take Out', mint in transparent display box. These are packaging samples (ie the first boxes to come off the production printing line)
A VOLUME OF THE GENEVA OR 'BREECHES' BIBLE, DATED 1599 'IMPRINTED AT LONDON BY THE DEPUTIES OF CHRISTOPHER BARKER' with woodblock illustrations. The Geneva Bible (sometimes known as the 'Breeches Bible' for its reference to Adam and Eve clothing themselves in 'breeches' made from fig leaves). It was the first English edition of the Bible to be translated from the Greek and Hebrew texts TOGETHER WITH FOXE'S 'THE BOOK OF MARTYRS' printed by John G Murdoch
Byron, John. The Narrative of the Honorable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World) containing An Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf, joints cracked, rubbed, bookplate of John Walker Heneage, 8vo, London: S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768
Greenaway, Kate. A Day in A Child's Life, first edition, coloured illustrations, some soiling, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, joints cracked, 4to, London: George Routledge, [n.d.]; The Pied Piper of Hamelin, first edition, coloured illustrations, some spotting, original cloth-backed boards, 4to, London: George Routledge, [n.d.]; and 3 others (5)
Lister, Martin. A Journey to Paris in the year 1698, first edition, 6 engraved plates, 2 folding, one with short tear, rather spotted, contemporary ink annotations throughout, D5 with section of margin neatly removed, modern cloth, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London: Jacob Tonson, 1699; [Lucas, William] A Five Weeks Tour of Paris, Versailles, Marli, &c., third edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf-backed boards, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London: T. Waller, 1754 (2)
Wilson, Horace Hayman. Ariana Antiqua. A Descriptive Account of the Antiquities and Coins of Afghanistan, first edition, 36 lithographed plates, large folding engraved map, some light spotting, later plates waterstained, lower left, 4pp. list of subscribers, 3pp. list of author's works at end, original cloth, neatly rebacked, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 4to, London: East India Company, 1841
Fuller, William. A Brief Discovery of the True Mother of the Pretended Prince of Wales, known by the name of Mary Grey, first edition, running title cropped with occasional loss, title repaired, modern cloth, London: Printed for the Author, 1696; Walpole, Horace. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third, second edition, engraved frontispiece, engraved plate, some spotting, modern cloth, 4to, London: J. Dodsley, 1768; and 2 others, similar, all with the bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, v.s. (4)
Andersson, Charles John. The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure, first edition, half-title, additional engraved title, frontispiece, 15 wood-engraved plates, tissue guards, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting, original cloth, 8vo, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861
Milne, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, original cloth gilt, bumped and slightly soiled, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Methuen & Co., 1928; When We Were Very Young, sixth edition, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, original cloth gilt, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Methuen & Co., 1924 (2)
White, John. Some Account of the Proposed Improvements of the Western Part of London, By the Formation of the Regent's Park, second edition, 7 folding engraved plates and plans, 6 hand-coloured, some browning, 8vo, London: Cadell and Davies, 1815, bound with; [Anon] Brief Remarks on the Proposed Regent's Canal.. by an Observer, first edition, 8vo, London: J. Hatchard, 1812, modern cloth, bookplate of Bath Municipal Reference Library, blindstamps throughout
Hill, Aaron. A Full and Just Account of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, stained, 7 engraved plates, one torn, rather browned and spotted, lacks all after p.388, modern cloth, worn, folio, London: Printed for the Author, 1709; Griffiths, J. Travels in Europe, Asia Minor and Arabia, engraved portrait frontispiece, plates, defective, original boards, worn, 4to, London: T. Cadell, 1805 (2), sold w.a.f.
Weber, Christian Friedrich. The Present State of Russia, 2 volumes, first English edition, large folding engraved map, torn, large folding plan of St. Petersburg, torn and repaired, some spotting and soiling, contemporary panelled calf, joints slightly cracked, rubbed, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London: W. Taylor, 1722-23
Aldin, Cecil. An Artist's Models, first edition, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, edges chipped, 4to, London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1930; Dogs of Character, first edition, coloured illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, chipped with loss and torn, 4to, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1930; Forty Fine Ladies, coloured illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 4to, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1929 (3)
Misson, Maximilian. A New Voyage to Italy, 2 volumes, first English edition, engraved additional title, 15 engraved plates, some folding, one defective, a few torn, titles with upper margin cropped, some spotting, contemporary calf, rubbed, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London: R. Bentley, 1695
Edmondson, Joseph. A Complete Body of Heraldry, 2 volumes, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 24 engraved plates, some spotting and browning, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and repaired, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps, folio, London: printed for the Author, 1780
De Gray, Thomas. The Compleat Horseman and Expert Ferrier, ?first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, Ii4 torn with slight loss to ruled border, occasional rust-marks, front endpaper inscribed 'May 1640 Nicholas Helyar', contemporary calf, worn, lacking, 4to, London: Thomas Harper, 1639 [STC 12206]
Bridle, William. A narrative of the rise and progress of the improvements effected in His Majesty's Gaol at Ilchester, in the County of Somerset, first edition, 2 folding engraved plates, somewhat browned, original boards, upper cover partly detached, 8vo, Bath: Wood, Cunningham and Smith, 1822
Strahenlenberg, Philip Johann von. An Historico-Geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia; but more particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary, first English edition, 8 [?of 10] engraved plates, including 3 folding, folding table 'Harmonialinguarum', folding woodcut map 'Tab. XIX', 8pp. of large woodcuts in text, lacking large folding map, title soiled, some rust-marks, contemporary calf, rubbed, neatly rebacked, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 4to, London: W. Innys, 1738
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