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Click here to subscribeƟ ALLEXANDRE, DOM JACQUESTRAITE GENERAL DES HORLOGESHippolyte-Louis Guerin and Jacques-Guerin, first edition Paris 1734, 387 pages, 25 fold-out plates and 4 tables, full calf gilt titled Morocco panel to spines, 8vo. An early general treatise in timekeepers dealing with dialling, pendulums, true solar time clocks, turret clocks and watches and including a detailed bibliography of works on dialling, water clocks and wheel clocks.
W H Smiths Green First Day Cover Album with approx 80-90 FDCs Includes Definitives, Royal Mail Covers, Some Benham Silks, Mainly 1990s, some have typed Addresses. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Mazzini, Garibaldi and Cavour by Marjorie Strachey 1937 Hardback Book First Edition published by Hogarth Press Plus PRINTED Signed Letter from Garibaldi dated 1860 see Images some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
GB collection. Two packs of Britains First Decimal Coins, 5 coins. One folder collection of shillings and pence dated from 1948-1969. another collectors folder with mixed coins from 1948-1972. all showing signs of age. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
First Issue Comic book collection of 10 lovely comics, from popular independent publishers. Titles include Scooby- Doo, More Than Mortal, Witchblade, Cyblade Shi, Trollords, The X-Files, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Break up, Angel and Back to The Future. These beautiful comic books are in great condition and would make a great addition to a comic book collection or start up. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
First Issue Comic book collection of 10 lovely comics, from popular independent publishers. Titles include Deathblow, Age of Reptiles, Wildcats X-Men (x2), Edge, Warstrike, Invid War Aftermath, Darker Image, Battle Of The Planets and Wildcats. These beautiful comic books are in great condition and would make a great addition to a comic book collection or start up. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Kick-Ass original comic book collection issues 1-8. This collection by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. is in great condition and includes the first issue of the super hero comic. Kick-Ass was initially published by Marvel Comics under the company's Icon imprint and republished under Image Comics. It is the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people. He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes Big Daddy and Mindy Hit-Girl McCready, who are on a mission to take down the Genovese crime family. The first volume of the series was adapted into a film directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role, released in 2010. A sequel, directed by Jeff Wadlow and adapting the second and third volumes of the series, was released in 2013. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Aliens, Dark Horse Comics line issues 1-6 collection. Aliens is a line of several comic books set in the fictional universe of the Alien films published by Dark Horse Comics from 1988 forward. The stories often feature the company Weyland-Yutani and the United States Colonial Marines. Originally intended as a sequel to James Cameron's 1986 film Aliens, the first mini-series features the characters of Rebecca Newt Jorden and Corporal Dwayne Hicks. Later series also included the further adventures of Ellen Ripley, with other stories being unique to the Alien universe and are often used to explore other aspects of the species, such as their sociology and biology, and also tying into Dark Horse Comics' Predator and Aliens vs. Predator lines. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Marvel, Captain Britain vintage comic book collection featuring issue 3, 14, 26, 38 and 39. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) is a fictional superhero appearing in British and American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly #1 (October 1976), the beginning of a serial best-remembered for runs by writer Chris Claremont, artist Alan Davis, and writer Alan Moore. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Oversize comic book collection of 3 including popular 70's titles by Dc and Marvel including: Superman and Spider-Man (1981), Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978) plus Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century (1976). Superman vs. Muhammad Ali is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, a story in which they are required to compete in a boxing match (without Superman's superpowers). Superman and Spider-Man is an intercompany comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in July 1981. Number 28 (and final) in the Marvel Treasury Edition series, it is a sequel to 1976's Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man. Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century is a comic book jointly published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics in March 1976. It was the second co-publishing effort between DC Comics and Marvel Comics following their collaboration on MGM's Marvellous Wizard of Oz, and the first modern superhero intercompany crossover. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Marvel, Captain America 1998 collection featuring issues 1-14. Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Classic Illustrated comic book collection featuring a total of 15 comic books. Titles include Robinson Crusoe, The Island Of Dr. Moreau, Great Expectations, The Call In The Wild, Rip Van Winkle, The Secret Agent, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Wuthering Heights, The Devils Dictionary, The Fall of The House Of Usher, The Invisible Man, The Raven, Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, A Christmas Carol and The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. Classics Illustrated is an American comic book/magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Les Misérables, Moby-Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles. These comics are in great condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Stanley Gibbons First Day Covers Album Blue with approx 50+ FDCs from 2014 Working Horses to 2018 The RAF Centenary. All with Buckingham Palace FDI or CDS postmarks. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Album Hingeless with 16 Hardback Pages and 10 Rows each side containing approx 100+ Stamps 2 First Day Covers and 4 Postcards Album is Green and in Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Stanley Gibbons Golden Age Picture Postcard Album with approx 220+ Postcards most are Post Office and First Day of Sale with Stamps and Various FDI Postmarks Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Multi-Signed Book Dave Myers and Si King - The Hairy Bikers Ride Again Hardback Book 2007 First Edition Signed by Dave Myers and Si King on the Second page published by Michael Joseph (Penguin Books) some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Hannah Hauxwell - Daughter of the Dales Hardback Book 1990 First Edition Signed by Hannah Hauxwell on the Second page published by Random Century Group Ltd some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Deborah Devonshire - Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister - Wait for Me! Hardback Book 2010 First Edition Signed by Deborah Devonshire on the Title page published by John Murray (Publishers) some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Alan Whicker - Whicker's War Hardback Book 2005 First Edition Signed by Alan Whicker on the Second page published by Harper Collins Publishers some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Patrick Harding - The Magic of Christmas Hardback Book 2004 First Edition Signed by Patrick Harding on the Title page published by Metro Publishing Ltd some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hungary & Transylvania. Ortelius (Abraham), Transilvania [1573], hand-coloured engraved map, library blind stamp to lower right corner, but not affecting the printed image, slight mount staining, 310 x 435 mm, Dutch text on verso, together with another later example, circa 1610, no text on verso, with Ungariae Loca Praecipua Recens Emendata atque Edita, per Ioannem Sambucum Pannonium, Imp. Ms. Historicum. 1579 [1592 or later], uncoloured engraved map, library blind stamp to lower right corner, but not affecting the printed image, some staining and dust soiling, 345 x 500 mm, no text on verso, plus Van den Keere (Pieter). Hungaria [1627 or later], hand-coloured engraved miniature map toned overall, 85 x 125 mm, English text on verso, with another uncoloured example, with two other maps similar, various sizes and conditionQty: (7)Footnote: The first three described maps, Marcel Van den Borecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, nos. 152, 153 and 151.1.
Spain & Gibraltar. Ortelius (Abraham), Hispaniae Veteris Descriptio, circa 1600, hand-coloured engraved map, strapwork cartouche and 17 lines of people, places, mountains and rivers, toned overall, inset map of the environs of Cadiz and Gibraltar, some marginal staining, 375 x 485 mm, no text on verso, together with Sayer (Robert & Bennett John, publishers). A Plan of the Town and Fortifications of Gibraltar with the Spanish Lines and Attacks, 28th October 1782, hand-coloured engraved plan with inset maps of The Bay of Gibraltar and the Straits of Gibraltar, some dust soiling, some dust soiling, 370 x 550 mmQty: (2)Footnote: The first described item. Marcel Van Den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, no 193.
Wales. Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritano [1573], uncoloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, very slight staining to the margins, 370 x 495 mm, German text on versoQty: (1)Footnote: Marcel van den Broecke. Ortelius Atlas Maps. no.21 first state. John Booth. Antique Maps of Wales. no. 1.
World. Senex (John), A Map of the World corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris, 1725, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, four female figures at the head of the centrefold (representing the four continents), extensive printed historical details, old folds, slight creasing, occasional repaired closed tears, torn with small areas of loss to the corners, skillfully replaced in facsimile, appears to be laid on to card, 590 x 1080 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)Footnote: First published in 1711 this later corrected edition now shows California as a peninsula and not as an island. The borders are crammed with information on the tides, winds and monsoons and water evaporation.
York. Chassereau (Peter), Plan de la Ville et Foubourgs de York, Capitale de la comté du meme nom..., avec les Augmentations, M. A. Rocque, London & W. Tesseyman, York, 1766, hand-coloured engraved city plan, title repeated in English in the upper left corner within an ecclesiastical cartouche, the plan surrounded by nine vignettes of notable buildings and a small county map of Yorkshire showing the Roman roads, 450 x 645 mmQty: (1)Footnote: A scarce separately published map of York; first published in 1750 and then re-issued in 1766.
Tuck (Raphael & Sons, publishers). Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, Plate I. A Train of the First Class of Carriages with the Mail, Plate II (below) A Train of the Second Class for Outside passengers with three Third Class Carriages behind, Plate III. A Train of Waggons with Goods &c. &c. Plate IV (below) A Train of Carriages with Cattle, 1894, together 4 chromolithographs on two sheets (as published), slight spotting, each approximately 245 x 635 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)
Adams (Joseph). Observations on Morbid Poisons, Chronic and Acute… , 2nd edition, J. Callow, 1807, 4 tinted stipple-engraved plates at rear, embossed library stamp to lower right corner of each plate, a little light mostly marginal browning, modern boards with printed paper labels, rubbed, split along lower joints, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: This is the first edition with tinted plates and contains the first scientific mention of cowpox.
Baker (Richard). A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the Time of the Romans Government, unto the death of King James... whereunto is added the Reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second, 8th edition, London: H. Sawbridge and others, 1684, engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles II, engraved additional title, occasional annotations, some light spotting and toning, hinges reinforced, later calf, rebacked, some wear to corners, a little rubbed and scuffed, folio, together withLivius (Titus). The Roman History written in latin by Titus Livius; with the supplements of the learned John Freinshemius and John Dujatius.., faithfully done into English, London: printed for Awnsham Churchill, 1686, engraved frontispiece of medallion portraits, title with engraved vignette to single-page, engraved maps of ancient Rome, folding engraved plan of the Battle of Cannae, contemporary blind-ruled full calf, some wear with upper cover near detached, folio, plus Certain Sirmons or Homilies Appointed to be read in Churches in the time of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory: and now thought fit to be reprinted by authority from the Kings most excellent majesty, London: Printed by T. R. for Samuel Mearne.. and for Robert Powlet 1676, black letter text, light soiling to title with minor loss to lower outer corner, later calf-baked marbled boards, rubbed and some wear with joints cracked, folio, and Sidney (Algernon). Discourses concerning Government, published from an original manuscript of the author, London: 1698, endpapers replaced, and with bookplate of E.W. Wynne Pendarves to front pastedown, contemporary paneled calf, gilt title label to spine, rubbed and a little wear, folio, plus other 17th and early 18th-century folio English history, including Philip de Commines, History, 3rd edition, 1665, Pietro Soave Polano, The History of the Council of Trent, translated into english by Sir Nathaniel Brent, whereunto is added the life of the learned author: and the History of the Inquisition, London: J. Maycock for Samuel Mearne..., 1676, William Cecill, Lord Burghley, A Collection of State Papers relating to Affairs in the Reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, from the year 1542-1570, transcribed from original letters and other authentic memorials, never before published... by Samuel Haynes, 2 volumes, London: William Bowyer, 1740, etc., all contemporary leather bindings, folioQty: (11)
Bible [Latin]. Biblia sacra, sive Testamentum vetus, ab Im. Tremellio et Fr. Iunio ex Hebraeo Latine? redditum, et Testamentum novum, a? Theod. Beza e? Graeco in Latinum versum, Amsterdam: apud Guiljel: Ianssonium Blaeuw, 1639, engraved general title torn with loss, bound with at front The Book of Common Prayer: and administration of the sacraments: and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, London: Printed by Robert Barker, and Assignes of John Bill, 1638, woodcut title torn with slight loss, bound with at rear The Whole Booke of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: Printed by G.M. for the Companie of Stationers, 1639, title within decorative border, light toning throughout volume and occasional minor marks, lacking free endpapers, gilt gauffered edges, near-contemporary brown morocco with gilt decoration (gilt faded), foot of spine worn and extremities a little worn, 12mo, together with:Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Cambridge: Printed and sold by Joseph Bentham, 1743, bound with The whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew..., London: Printed by Alice Pearson, for the Company of Stationers, 1743, light toning and occasional spotting, all edge gilt, contemporary gilt decorated morocco, light wear to extremities, 8vo,[Ranchin, Guillaume], A review of the Councell of Trent. Wherein are contained the severall nullities of it: with the many grievances and prejudices done by it to Christian Kings and Princes, as also to all Catholique Churches in the world, and more particularly to the Gallicane Church. First writ in French by a learned Roman-Catholique. Now translated into English by G[erard]. L[angbaine]., Oxford: Printed by William Turner for W.T. Edw.Forrest, and Will. Web, 1638, some browning and occasional staining to margins, lacking free endpapers, old quarter calf with later sheep corner and patterned paper sides, rubbed, small folio,New Testament [English], The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, London: printed by the assigns of His Majesty's printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1731, bound with at front The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: printed by the assigns of His Majesty's printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1731, early ownership signature at head of title of Joseph Cradock Gumley, bound with at rear The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferr'd with the Hebrew..., London: Printed by Tho. Wood, for the Company of Stationers, 1733, titles and borders red ruled throughout, recent marbled endpapers, contemporary morocco, gilt arabesque to centre of each board, silver corner pieces and clasp fixings to boards (lacking attached clasps), neatly rebacked, 12mo,Book of Common Prayer... together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David..., Cambridge: Printed by John Burges printer to the University, 1801, contemporary ownership to front free blank Elizabeth Heygate March 17 1807, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated spine and board borders, 12mo, and other 17th - early 20th century books, mostly theology related including the Book of Common Prayer etc. and a defective copy of Du Bartas (Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur), Du Bartas his devine weekes and workes translated: and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Josuah Sylvester, now thirdly corrected & augm., Printed at London: By Humfrey Lounes, [1611], title provided in facsimile and some margins repaired, few marks and some spotting, modern calf, small 4toQty: (15)
Bindings. Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches, London: Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd,1712, bound with A New Version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches, by N. Brady, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary, and N. Tate, Esq; Poet-Laureat[e], to His Majesty, London: printed by E. James, for the Company of Stationers, 1738, titles and borders red ruled throughout, all edges gilt, together with:Psalms, The Whole Book of Psalms: collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferr'd with the Hebrew..., London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1714, title and borders red ruled throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary uniform gilt panelled and decorated dark brown morocco, first volume (Book of Common Prayer) with oval silver disk to centre of each board with initials I.P. and date 1717, silver clasps present, contained together in contemporary morocco wallet case with lid flap and horn securing button, scuffed, 12mo (12 x 6.3 cm) Qty: (2)Footnote: A handsome set.
Buchan (Peter). Ancient Ballads and Songs of the north of Scotland, hitherto unpublished, with explanatory notes, 2 volumes, Edinburgh: W. & D. Laing, and J. Stevenson 1828, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, late 19th/early 20th century green half morocco by Ramage, gilt decorated spines (leather on spines faded to brown), 8vo, together with:Hartshorne (Charles Henry, edited), Ancient Metrical Tales: printed chiefly from original sources, London: William Pickering, 1829, half-title, title in red & black, with wood engraved printer's device, top edge gilt, late 19th century light brown morocco by F. Bedford, gilt decorated spine, 8vo,Hazlitt (W. Carew), Remains of the early popular Poetry of England; collected and edited, with introductions and notes, 4 volumes, London: John Russell Smith, 1864-66, occasional scattered spotting, top edges gilt, contemporary tree calf by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines, contrasting morocco labels to spines, 8vo,Jamieson (Robert), Popular Ballads and Songs, from tradition, manuscripts, and scarce editions..., 2 volumes, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1806, some light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, 8vo, and two others relatedQty: (11)
Curie (Marie), ‘Rayon émis par les composes de l’uranium et du thorium’, 1st edition, [contained as pp. 1101-1103 in] Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Science, volume 126, Paris, January-June 1898, together with:Curie (Marie & Pierre). ‘Sur une substance nouvelle radio-active, contenue dans la pechblende’ [with] Curie (Marie & Pierre & Bemont, Gustave), ‘Sur une nouvelle substance fortemont radio-active contenue dans la pechblende’ [with] Demarcay (Eugene), ‘Sur le spectre d’une substance radio-active’, 1st edition, [contained as pp. 175-178, 1215-1217 & 1218 in] Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Science, volume 127, Paris, July-December 1898, the articles being issues 3 & 26, light water stain to inner margins, inner hinges cracked, both volumes with bookplate of the National Physical Laboratory to front pastedowns, non-matching library cloth, rubbed, 4toQty: (2)Footnote: The first paper is Marie Curie’s earliest publication on the researches of her husband Pierre and herself, which led to the unique award of two Nobel Prizes. In this paper she describes experiments prompted by discoveries published by Becquerel in the Comptes Rendus two years earlier. Volume 127 contains the first joint publication of Marie and Pierre Curie announcing the discovery of Polonium. The second paper in this volume, co-authored with Pierre’s assistant Gustave Bemont, announces the discovery (and naming) of radium. The third paper by Dermarcay reports finding a new line in the spectrum which confirmed the new element.
Davila (Arrigo Caterino). The Historie of the Civill Warres of France, written in Italian by H.C. Davila. Translated out of the original, 2 parts in one (including 'Continuation and conclusion'), London: printed by R. Raworth, and are to be sold by W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1647, i.e. 1648, imprimatur leaf, engraved initials to title, without errata leaf but with the dedication leaves, second part title with imprint dated 1648, bookplate of Sir Mountague Cholmeley Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with calf title label (label worn to right edge), slight wear to joints, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Wing D413; ESTC R21290.The first edition in English, translated from the Italian by Charles Cotterell and William Aylesbury.
Egan (Pierce; imitation of). Real Life in London; or the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin, the Hon. Tom. Dashall. Through the Metropolis; exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners and amusements in high and low life, 2 volumes, London: Jones and Co., 1823, hand-coloured frontispieces (close-trimmed head), additional hand-coloured titles (dated 1821), 30 hand-coloured aquatint and etched plates after Rowlandson, Alken, Heath, Dighton and others, some light spotting and offsetting, top edge gilt, later handsome tan calf gilt by Hatchards, Picadilly, spines with gaming and recreation motifs tooled in gilt, 8vo Qty: (2)Footnote: Tooley 199.Later issue, first published in 1821-22. Contains the two extra plates 'St. George's Day, Presentation at the Levee' and 'Tom and Bob catching a Charley Napping'.
Embroidered binding. Almanach Contenant un Recueil des Coëffures des Dames, Paris: chez l'Auteur, 1781, folding almanack at front and rear (slightly frayed to fore-edge, former with closed tears to upper left corner, crudely repaired on reverse), 12 hand-coloured plates showing ladies' hair styles, reverse of one plate and a blank page with ink stamp 'Prix Avec Privilege du Roy', close-trimmed (clipping last line of almanack and caption to first plate), all edges gilt, contemporary embroidered binding, worked in green, brown, and pink silks, metallic thread, and spangles, on a cream silk ground, spine with latticework, covers with central oval wreath, that to upper cover enclosing flaming heart and wings emblem, that to lower cover with branching flower stem, both sides with foliate stem cornerpieces, 92 x 59mm, housed in a near contemporary red morocco case with pull-off lid, front and spine a little faded, top edge slightly splitting, spine divided with gilt bands of volute roll between double lines, lettered in second compartment 'Annee Nouvee', sides with gilt border of hound's tooth roll, and pelmet roll composed of drawer handles and tulips, quatrefoil device to centre, helix roll on edges,108 x 69mm Qty: (1)Footnote: A rare almanack with engraved illustrations depicting the extravagant hairstyles of the time, with the added enhancement of a contemporary embroidered binding and almanack case. We have been unable to trace another copy of this little volume.
Firdausi (Abu'l-Qasim). Shahnama [The Book of Kings], Printed by Aqa Mirza Mohammed Baqer Shirazi in Bombay, Hijri 1275 [AD 1858], text in Persian, 6 columns, 3 title-pages, 4 head-pieces, 56 lithographic illustrations including one full-page, main text complete but lacking first four pages of preliminaries before first title, end matter after colophon erratically paginated but apparently complete, some fraying and tears with text loss, mostly at front and rear, half cloth over patterned boards, worn, covers detached and backstrip deficient, folio (29.5 x 20.5cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Collation: [pp. v-xvi], title-page 1, followed by pp. 1-168; Title-page 2, followed by pp. 169-288; Title-page 3, followed by pp. 1-272 and colophon, postscript erratically numbered pp. 5-40, 33-36, but apparently complete.
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