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Britton (John). Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities. Illustrated by a Series of Engravings of Antient Buildings, Street Scenery, etc. with Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Each Subject, 1st ed., 1830, half title present, sixty eng. plts. (as called for), foxed, illusts. to text, stitching broken and some leaves a little frayed at fore edge, orig. boards, cloth spine with joints splitting and fraying, printed paper labels to spine and upper cover (that to spine rubbed), folio Large paper copy. (1)
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Vanity Fair. A collection of approx. 125. chromo. caricatures, c.1860s 1910s, mostly statesmen, some legal, soverigns, writers, etc., one judge in a red robe 'The Lord Chief Baron', many supplied with accompanying leaf of text, some contained in broken orig. green cloth bindings, folio (approx. 125)
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Davis (John Scarlett). Twelve Views in Lithography, of Bolton Abbey, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, from Drawings of this Beautiful Ruin, and the Adjoining Scenery, Taken on the Spot..., 1829, forteen uncol. litho. plts. on india paper, some scattered spotting, pages torn and frayed (slightly affecting some plts.), sewing weak, orig. printed wrappers, torn to edges with some loss, spine worn and broken, oblong folio Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)
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Kilby (Thomas). Scenery in the Vicinity of Wakefield; with a Brief Historical Descriptive Account, published by the Author, Wakefield, 1843, litho dedication leaf, litho vignette title, fourteen litho plts., spotting to margins, a.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, spine torn with slight loss, slim folio (1)
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Maitland (William). The History of London, from its Foundation by the Romans, to the Present Time..., with the Several Accounts of Westminster, Middlesex, Southwark, and Other Parts within the Bill of Mortality, 1st ed., 1739, folding eng. birds eye view frontis. of London and the Thames (lined to verso with archival tissue), twenty three eng. plts. (complete, inc. 2. plans and 3. folding plts.), woodcut armorials to text, signature to upper margin of title dated 1866, some occ. browning, contemp. calf, neatly rebacked, folio (1)
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Morison (Douglas). Views of Haddon Hall, 1842, tinted litho. title and twenty five tinted litho. plts., correct as list, list of subscribers, some spotting, contents loose where gutta purcha perished and a few leaves slightly frayed at edges, orig. qtr. morocco gilt, some wear and loss of leather to spine, large folio (1)
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Pryce (William, of Redruth). Mineralogia Cornubiensis; A Treatise on Minerals, Mines and Mining, printed for the Author, 1778, eng. port. frontis., 7. eng. plts., mostly folding, 2. folding tables, list of subscribers, library stamps to title page, and the occn. unobtrusive stamp to text, modern half calf gilt and marbled sides, folio (1)
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Richardson (William). The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire, Illustrated by a Series of General Views, Plans, Sections, and Details, from Drawings made Expressly for this Work..., parts 7. & 8, (plates only), York, 1852, six tinted litho plts. by George Hawkins, few tears to margins, plts. loose, orig. printed wrappers with cloth spine strip, large slim folio, together with Metcalf (J., & Carmichael, J.W.), Eight Views of Fountains Abbey, Intended to Illustrate the Architecture and Picturesque Scenery of that Celebrated Ruin..., with a Historical and Architectural Description, by T. Sopwith, pub. Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1832, eight eng. plts. on India paper by Metcalf & Carmichael, some scattered spotting, orig. printed wrappers, spine deficient, large slim folio, with Aglio (A.), Woolley Hall, Yorkshire, pub. by the artist, 1821, lacks title page, litho port. frontis. present, litho dedication and twenty litho plts., heavy damp staining throughout, original. printed wrappers, soiled and worn, large slim folio (3)
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Grew (Nehemiah). The Anatomy of Plants. With an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants, and Several other Lectures, Read Before the Royal Society, printed by W. Rawlins, for the author, 1682, eighty three eng. plts. (inc. five folding), pp.213 220. mispaginated, many pages stained to margins (mostly to lower margins), later endpapers, contemp. calf, rebacked with gilt dec. spine, folio Contents includes: An idea of a philosophical history of plants, 2nd ed.; The anatomy of plants..., 1st book, 2nd ed.; The anatomy of roots. 2nd book, 2nd ed.; The anatomy of trunks. 3rd book, 2nd ed.; The anatomy of leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds, 4th book; Several lectures read before the Royal Society. Wing G1945; Nissen 758. (1)
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Kenngott (Dr. A.). Illustrierte Mineralogie, Esslingen & Stuttgart, [1888], twenty four hand col. plts., occ. underscoring and marinal marks, orig. linen backed pict. boards, recased, slim folio, together with Lyell (Sir Charles), Principles of Geology, or the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, Considered as Illustrative of Geology, 2. vols., 11th ed. (revised), folding map and plts., orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, plusSmith (Edward), Wiliam Cobbett: a Biography, 2. vols., 1878, orig. cloth, 8vo (5)
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Swammerdam (John). The Book of Nature, or the History of Insects, printed for C.G. Seyffert, 1758, vign. title printed in red and black, fifty three copper eng. plts. (complete) at rear, occasional spotting, title and dedication leaf repaired at edges, recent half calf gilt with morocco label to spine, folio Nissen 4057. (1)
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London. Stanford's Library Map of London and Its Suburbs, 24. Sheets, On the Scale of Six Inches to a Mile, [1862 71], twenty four hand col. sheets, first sheet somewhat dust soiled, last two sheets sl. dampstained, each approx. 45. x 38. cm, loosely contained as issued in orig. cloth portfolio with index map printed to pastedown and printed paper label to upper cover, soiled and worn, oblong folio (1)
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Shropshire. Greenwood (C. & J.), Map of the County of Salop from an Actual Survey made in the Years 1826. & 1827, pub. Feb 24th, 1830, hand coloured engraved map, calligraphic title and inset view of Shrewsbury, approx. 580. x 685. mm, together with three other county maps by Moule, Hughes, etc., and two Bohn edition James Gillray caricatures, both folio format, framed and glazed (6)
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Moré (G.) Dresden Types, 1895, a set of twelve chromos., (with index), sheet size 43. x 32. cm., loosely contained in orig. two tone cloth folder, slim folio The images comprise Porter of the Royal Picture Gallery, Royal Coachman, Royal Sedan Chair Bearers, Mailcoach Driver, Droschkeyman in Winter Costume, Cracknell Seller, Chimney Sweeps, Wendish Nursh, Milkwoman, Flowerstall in the Altmarket, Flower Hawker. (1)
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Sheet Music. A collection of sheet music covers, late 19th c., all with pictorial (mostly colour litho.) upper covers, all music by William Smallwood, titles including The Sussex, The Connaught, Summer Rosebuds, The Persian March, The Royal Navy Porter, The Venice Galop, Schipka Pass, The Hyde Park, The Garibaldi March, The Fisherman's Song, Lago di Lugano, The Clifton March, etc., all slim folio (34)
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Sheet Music Covers. Steam! Steam!! Steam!!!, sung by Mr. W.H. Williams, Mr. Buckingham..., at the London Theatres, The Royal Gardens Vauxhall..., by H.V. Smith, pub. Charles Jefferys, n.d., c.1840s, large litho vignette to front cover, together with The Express Galop by Charles D'Albert, n.d., c.1850s, col. litho to front cover, with The Sailor Boy, Polka, by C.H.R. Marriott, n.d., c.1840s, col. litho front cover, and Those Distant Bells, Ballad by Brinley Richards, n.d., c.1840s, col. litho front cover, plus other similar sheet music with decorative covers, all slim folio (18)
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Sheet music. The Wreck of the Titanic, Descriptive Musical Sketch for the Piano by Haydon Augarde. The Lawrence Wright Music, 1912, b & w illust. to front cover, together with Dedicated to the Gallant Ill Fated Crew of the "Titanic". Be British! Descriptive Song and Recitation, Written & Composed by Paul Pelham & Lawrence Wright, Featured by Mr. Geo. D'Albert, pub. The Lawrence Wright Music Co., 1912, b & w illust. to front cover, few closed tears and slight dust soiling, slim folio (2)
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Sheet music. Streets of London Quadrilles, Dedicated with Sincere Esteem to Mr. Vining, by Charles Hall, n.d., c.1880s, col. litho winter street scene to covercropped at head and foot with loss to title and imprint, (cover only, lacks printed music), together with The Policeman's Holiday 1. or 2 Step, Montague Ewing, 1911, col. litho front cover, with Arthur Lloyd's Great Song the Organ Grinder, Written & Composed Expressly for Him by G.W. Hunt, pub. J. Campbell & Co., n.d., c.1880s, litho portrait to upper cover by Concanen & Siebe, and The Bloomer Song "A Woman Still for all That", Sung Nightly with Great Applause by Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, in the Highly Successful & Laughable Farce of Bloomerism Written by J.H. Nightingale and C. Millward, of Liverpool. The Music Harmonized & Arranged by Alfred Mellon, n.d., c.1850s, litho portrait to upper cover, plus eleven others of social history interest, mostly 19th c., all slim folio (15)
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Sheet music. The Rifle Volunteer's March, Composed by W. Smallwood, pub. B. Williams, n.d., c. 1860s, col. litho front cover, slight dust soiling, close trimmed to upper & lower margins with loss of imprint, together with The Soldiers' Polka by Charles D'Albert, c.1858, chromo litho portrait of HRH The Duke of Cambridge to front cover, close trimmed to upper & lower margins, with The Malakoff Galop, by Henri Laurent, pub. Boosey & Sons, c.1858, tinted litho upper cover with inscription to upper margin dated 1858, plus twenty four other similar military related sheet music, many with attractive chromo litho front covers, mostly mid to late 19th c., all slim folio (27)
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Sheet music. The Britannia Polka, Dedicated to Miss Browning, (of Dartmouth Row, Blackheath) Composed by Carlo A. Schubert, n.d., c.1850s, attractive chromo litho illust. to front cover, text slightly cropped at head & foot, together with The Wedding Galop, by Charles Coote Junr., pub. Hopwood & Crew, n.d., c.1860s, chromo litho illust. to front cover, with Bric a Brac Polka, by Chas. Coote Junr., pub. Hopwood & Crew, n.d., c.1860s, chromo litho front cover with publishers' inscription, and Zazel Valses, by Charles Dubois, n.d., c.1870s, attractive chromo litho illust. to upper cover by A. Concanen of a women being shot from a canon over a theatre audience, and with Wink the Other..., Arranged by Warwick Williams, n.d., c.1880s, col. litho front cover, plus other sheet music, mostly mid to late 19th c., many with attractive litho illusts to covers, all slim folio (approx. 60)
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Sheet music. A collection of music covers, mid 19th to early 20th c., approx. fifty sheet music covers, many with attractive chromo litho illustrations to upper cover (including Royalty, Irish & 20th c. film related), includes three covers with Baxter print illustrations, all slim folio, together with four related reference books (a carton)
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Illustrated London News, vol. 47, July December, 1865, vol. 57, July December, 1870, vol. 88, Jan June, 1856, together with The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, vol. 63, Jan June, 1901, num. b & w illusts., mixed bindings, some wear, folio Volume 57. of the Illustrated London News includes the Franco Prussian War. (4)
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Illustrated London News, vol. 20, January June 1852, vol. 24, January July 1854, vol. 27, July December 1855, vol. 35, July December 1859, vols. 37. & 38, July 1860 June 1861, together six volumes, numerous wood engs., some double page or folding col. plts. inc. folding plt. of Niagra Falls, some pages detached & frayed, contemp. half calf, boards deatched, lacking some spines and worn, folio (6)
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The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, 22. vols., a run, 1886 96, (except 1893. vol. 2. duplicated), num. wood engs. and col. plts., all publisher's orig. gilt dec. blue cloth, some wear to spines, folio A few plates of Hong Kong lacking in vols. 1. & 2, 1888, vol. 1, 1889, vols. 1. & 2, 1890, vol. 1, 1892, and vol. 2, 1893, otherwise thought to be complete. (22)
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Border Counties Railway. Copy Minute Book of the meetings of the board of the Border Counties Railway from its inception 14th January 1854. until April 10th 1855, 59pp. of manuscript minutes written in a secretarial hand, contemp. qtr. roan, folio The Border Counties starting at a junction with the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway at Hexham was originally an enterprise promoted by W.H. Charlton of Hesleyside who aimed to take advantage of the Plashetts coalfield south of the border, and to connect with the North British Railway at Hawick to open up the Lowland Scottish Manufacturing area. The venture was taken over by the North British Railway in 1855. This volume covers the original planning of the railway, its inception, prospectus raising share capital, progress of the Act through Parliament, surveys, tenders, right up to the appointment of contractors for the first stage from Hexham to Bellingham and on to Belling (now Falstone). This volume would appear to have belonged to one of the directors who ceased to have an interest when the project was taken over by the North British Railway. The line was opened in 1862. and closed to passenger service in 1956. (1)
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Bristol Wills. Two large copy books of wills relating to Bristolians, c. 1902 1947, approx. 700pp incl. some blanks, alphabetical name thumb index at front of each vol., first two leaves of index partially adhered to each other, some occ. sl. dampmarking, contemp. calf, one vol. with spine near det. and the other crudely covered with brown paper, folio (2)
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Dorset Motcombe. Illustrated particulars with plans of the following agricultural estates, Bagber and Stalbridge, West Orchard, Marnhull, Todber, Stour Provost and East Stour, properties in the Parishes of Cann and Alcester, and the towns of Stalbridge and Shaftesbury ..., for sale by auction by Knight, Frank & Rutley ..., 3rd, 4th and 5th September 1918, key plan pasted to front pastedown, b&w illusts. from photos., orig. printed wrappers, sl. soiled and worn at extrems., together with worn paper folder containing several accompanying folding colour plans, plus Revision of the First Edition of the Particulars of Sale including Conditions of Sale, some spotting and fraying, upper wrapper only present (det. and soiled and worn), all folio, plus three others (6)
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Dorset Portland. Suggestions for converting Portland Roads into a harbour, printed for the information of ... both Houses of Parliament, [signed] Alexander Lamb, 1825, 12. pp., four folding uncol. litho. maps and plts., bound with A Bill for constructing a breakwater in Portland Roads, 6. Geo. IV, Sess. 1825 6, 32. pp. plus title, some soiling and creasing, old stitching without covers, folio (1)
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Fox (Charles James, 1749 1806, Statesman). Autograph letter signed ('C. J. Fox'), St. James's, 29th March 1782, to Sir William Hamilton, notifying him of Fox's appointment as foreign secretary and 'I am to desire that you will for the future address your Letters to me, which I shall not fail to lay regularly before the King, and to transmit to you such Orders and Instructions as His Majesty shall think proper to give for your Guidance and Direction', sl. browning, one page with integral blank, folio, loosely contained in purpose made qtr. morocco gilt folder and slipcase Fox had been instrumental in the orchestration of the fall of North's Government in March 1782. and on 25th March had been appointed Foreign Secretary in a Ministry that was jointly led by Rockingham and Shelburne 'From the start it was an unhappy experience and, although it was Rockingham's sudden death in July that formally dissolved the experiment, it was a Ministry dead in all but name long before that. Fox believed that George III had engineered its demise. He had used Thurlow, the lord chancellor, as a royal spy in the cabinet. More seriously, he had encouraged Shelburne to thwart Rockinghamite initiatives at every turn', DNB. (1)
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James I (King of England & King James VI of Scotland). Letter Signed as King of Scots ('James R' at head), dated 26. May 1622, to the Earl of Mar 'our Righte trustie and Righte Welbeloved cosen and counsellor the earle of Mar Our treasorer of our kingdom of Scotlande', the letter concerns warrants for the payment of 0,000. to the Marquis of Hamilton, which have not been paid, the King demands that payment be made immediately 'all delayes and excuses sett aside' with a postscript in the King's own handwriting: 'doe this for I ame bounde to it in honour', 1. page with integral address leaf, sl. dust soiled and a few minor archival repairs to folds, contained in modern purpose made red qtr. morocco gilt wallet, a little rubbed, folio (1)
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Mont Blanc. Three manuscript ephemera items relating to the ascent of Mont Blanc by William Hawes and Charles Fellows, during July 1827, including expenses from July 24th to 26th in Hawes's hand, one page with his signed endorsement, one small tear, 4to, plus an itemised food and lodgings bill for Hawes and Fellows (23rd to 27th July), one page, slim folio, plus a brief manuscript chronology of the expedition in an unknown hand, 2. pp., 4to, the three items tipped onto an old scrap album guard with a contemporary news cutting of the expedition laid down, plus a printed French passport with manuscript insertions for William Hawes, dated 12th June 1827, numerous inkstamps and manuscript endorsements to verso, worn and strengthened on folds, tipped onto an album guard, plus three related uncol. lithos., laid down (6)
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Norfolk Memorandum. Extracts from Memorandum Book for Year 1771, prob. Norfolk, c. 1771, a neat list of 79. entries over the whole year, giving an insight into local life, with entries such as "the Haven Frozen to bear several people across by the New Hall", "Berry a courier marries to Mrs. Steel this morning", "Bought at Cross's Mart a Dark Anthorn for 1s 3d.", "A Riot in the Market today on Account of the price of butter", etc., three pages, sl. dust soiled and a little splitting along folds, folio (1)
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Popish Plot. The Narrative of Lawrence Mowbray of Leeds, in the County of York, Gent. Concerning the Bloody Popish Conspiarcy Against the Life of His Sacred Majesty, the Government, and the Protestant Religion..., 1680, [2], 5 36pp., lacks imprimateur leaf, recent half morocco, slim folio Wing M2994. (1)
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Scrap album. A late 19th century album containing approx. 100. items of advertising ephemera relating to soap and toiletries, incl. 'Lanoline' toilet preparations, Pears soap, 'Vinolia' toiletries, Ivory soap, Sunlight soap, Lifebuoy soap, several novelty items with lift up flaps, incl. a Hudson's soap folding leaflet in the shape of four policemen, orig. half morocco, broken on spine, backstrips deficient, folio (1)
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Slavery. Bill of Sale of two slaves, by Robert Childress of Nashville, to John Henderson of Natchez, 12th September 1801, the woman named Sylvie aged about 31. and her child named Jude aged about 8. years, were sold for $600, signed by Childress and two witnesses, together with another similar, dated 21st November 1820, the sale of two slaves by Thomas Phillips and Edouard Stone of Kentucky to John Henderson, for the sum of $1600. to negro women, Rose about twenty one years and Belinda about eighteen years, signed by both sellers and a witness, both one page with integral blank, some sl. browning and fold marks, folio (2)
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Staffordshire. Farther Considerations for Erecting a Public Infirmary for the Poor, Sick, and Lame, in the County of Stafford, pub. Stafford, n.d., c.1760, two printed leaves, margins of 1st leaf strengthened to margins and 2nd leaf laid down, creases where previously folded, some soiling, recent marbled paper wrappers, slim folio Sets out the current state of finances, donations and subscriptions for the new hospital yet to be built, with a list of current subscribers. No copy traced. (1)
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McLean (Thomas, publisher). Evenings' Amusement; or, Repertorium Comicum by Seymour, Heath, Cruikshanks, Lane &c..., c.1835, eighty one etched plts., initial leaves detached, few minor marks, orig. boards with printed paper label to upper board, extrems. worn, upper board near detached and creased, oblong folio (1)
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Grabhorn Press. Addresses Delivered in the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty to the People of Great Britain, of France, and to the Members of the English House of Commons, by the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, San Francisco, 1940, printed in red and black, partly uncut, hinges sl. cracked, orig. two tone cloth with leather label to spine, a little rubbed, folio One of 250. unnumbered copies. (1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches, printed by John Baskett, Oxford, 1717 16, general title printed in red & black (lined to verso), New Testament title present, general title with eng. view of Oxford by G. Van der Gucht, N.T. title with large eng. vignette of the Annunciation, eng. headpieces, initials etc, num. eng. illusts to text after Thornhill, Cheron, Laguere and others, pages close trimmed, some marginal browning and soiling, pages frayed and torn with loss, sewing broken, contemp. reversed calf, lacks spine, boards detached and worn, folio Generally known as the 'Vinegar Bible' due to the misprint 'the parable of the vinegar' for 'vinyard' in Luke XX. A 'magnificent edition' (Darlow and Moule). According to Carter, History of the Oxford University Press, 1975, 'only Baskerville's Bible (Cambridge, 1763) is its equal among English Bibles for beauty of type, impression and paper, and the richness of its decoration gives the Vinegar Bible a unique distinction'. DMH942A. Herbert 942. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)
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Book boxes & Ledgers. A large folio book box suitable for prints and engravings, bound in 19th c. style half calf, the spine lettered in gilt 'Pirenesi. Statuae Antiquae Grece', together with two similar but smaller book boxes, 19th c. green half morocco gilt, spines lettered in gilt 'Les Liliacees par Redoute', folio, plus six over size business ledgers (five with polished brass spine and corner reinforcements), thick folio (9)
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Crispin (A. Trevor). A Christmas Carol, Macmillan, [1873], title and twelve printed illuminated plts., orig. pictorial cloth, rubbed with repairs to corners and head and foot of spine, folio Loosely inserted is an original illuminated folio sheet giving details of the birth, baptisms and marriages of the Crispin family. The initial letters are finely decorated in gilt and colours with filigree decoration to border. (2)
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Guignes (Chretien Louis Joseph de). Dictionnaire Chinois, Français et Latin, Publié d'après l'Ordre de Sa Majesté l'Empéreur et Roi Napoléon le Grand, pub. Paris, 1813, half title somewhat dusty, Chinese title follows Latin title, first five text leaves with unexceptionable water staining at gutter, final two leaves (table and errata) torn and frayed at edges, errata detached and water stained, disbound, folio in 4'sCollation: .4, a g4, A 7A4, B1. A wide margined copy. (1)
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Hale (Sir Matthew). The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, 1st ed., 1677, lacking eng. port. frontis., a few pages with small lib. stamps incl. title, fore edges browned, hinges split, contemp. Cambridge pane calf, rebacked, library name and monogram in gilt on upper and lower covers respectively, folio in 4's Wing H258. (1)
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Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. To which is Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammer, 2. vols., 3rd ed., 1765, titles printed in red & black (with Cheshunt College ink stamps), light damp staining to upper margins of few pages in vol. 1, small tissue repairs to inner margins of last three leaves in vol. 1, armorial bookplate of Cheshunt College Library to upper pastedowns of each, contemp. calf with 'C.C.' monogram to centre of each board, neatly rebacked retaining orig. spines with red morocco labels, corners refurbished, folio Courtney & Smith p.55. (2)
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