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Click here to subscribeKelly's Directory of Somersetshire, Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol folding map, but torn, numerous advertisements, the counties stamped on foredges, backstrip worn and torn together with Tomson, J. Arthur "Britain's Birds and their Nests described by A. Lansbury Thomson", illustrated be George Rankin, W.R and R Chambers, numerous colour illustrations, book condition poor (2)
Atkyns, Sir Robert, KNT. "The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire", second edition, illus. with copper plates, with map, various plates, plates of coats of arms etc. printed London T. Spilsbury etc. 1748, library stamp on title page, various stamps throughout, rebound, library plate inside front cover, half morocco with gilt titles, large folio
Rudder, Samuel "A New History of Gloucestershire...", Cirencester, printed by Samuel Rudder 1779, rebound, facsimile map of Gloucestershire in frontis, title page repaired with library stamp, library stamps throughout though text and plates clean, half leather marbled boards, gilt titles to spine and library number, library bookplate and stamp, folio
Paterson, Daniel "A New and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Crossroads in England and Wales...", the tenth edition, Longman 1794, folding map to frontis, folding map of Yorkshire, map of North Wales and South Wales and other counties etc., rebound, half leather, marbled boards, library plate inside front cover, library stamp ffep
Gibson, Matthew "A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Churches of Door, Home-Lacy and Hempsted Endowed by the Right Honourable John, Lord Viscount Scudamore...", London, printed for W. Bowyer 1727, folding map frontis, woodcut vignettes, contemporary binding laid down, full brown leather, Fosbrook, E. The Revered Thomas Dudley "An Original History of the City of Gloucester.....Including Also the Original Papers of the Late Ralph Bigland Esquire", John Nichols 1819, frontis, various plates, some staining but generally clean, binding tight, contemporary binding laid down, half leather, marbled boards, "General Regulations for the Inspection and Control of All the Prisons Together With the Rules, Orders and Bylaws for the Government of the Jail and Penitentiary House for the County of Glocester...Held by Adjournment on 15th July...and the Sixth Day of August 1790", printed by R. Raikes, marbled boards, half leather, (Rudder) "The History and Antiquities of Gloucester Including the Civil and Military Affairs of That Ancient City...", printed and sold by S. Rudder 1781, folding map frontis, marbled boards, quarter leather a little worn, library stamps on ffep but text clean
(S. Rudder) "A History of the Ancient Town of Cirencester in Two Parts, The Antient State and The Modern and Present State", printed and sold by S. Rudder, Dyer Street, Cirencester 1800, frontis plan of Cirencester, various folding plates and others, inscription reverse of frontis, library stamps and stickers inside front cover and ffep, contemporary marbled calf, backstrip repaired, sellotaped library number, Brayley, Mr. E.W. and Britton, John "The Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Gloucester...", printed for Sherwood, Neely & Jones, various plates, half leather marbled boards, bookplate inside front cover, marbled endpaper, Marshall, Mr. "The Rural Economy of Glocestershire Including its Dairy Together With Dairy Management...Orchards and Fruit...Glocester", printed for R. Raikes 1789, folding map frontis to vol. 1, rebound, with contemporary binding laid down to boards to both vols., bookplate to second volume, Tos. Clifford Esq., various library stamps etc. but inside front covers and on ffep, text clean, (5)
Smith, Alfred "Twenty Lithographic Views of Ecclesiastical Edifices in the Borough of Stroud" published Bisley 1838, plates various views of Stroud with descriptions, oblong folio, library stamp front free endpaper, original boards blind stamped with gilt titles but front board detached and backstrip torn, with Brewer, J.N. "Delineations of Gloucestershire Being Views of the Principal Seats of Nobility and Gentry, plates engraved by J. & H.S. Storer", Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, plates with tissue guards, some foxing, plates generally clean, library stamp on half title and on fep, marbled endpapers, marbled boards, half leather, backstrip with gilt titles, and Cox, Rev. Thomas "A Topographical Ecclesiastical and Natural History...", printed E. Nutt 1700, folding map of Gloucestershire, text with much offsetting, lists at the back, sellotape repairs, marbled boards, half leather but backstrip and boards separating, small library stamp ffep, (3)
A Second World War Group of Four Medals, awarded to 1043928 Corporal R W Middleton RAFVR, comprising 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medal, in box of issue with medal slips, together with dog tags, Service and Release Book, New Testament, map and ephemera, two sweetheart badges, two stick pins and two brooches, in a planished brass card box
A Rare 1918 March Retreat Great War Group of Three to Sergeant W. J. Tyack of No.3 Section, A Company, 8th Battalion, Machine Gun Corp, British War and Victory Medals (108226 Sjt. W. J. Tyack. M.G.C.) Defence Medal, enlisted April 20th 1917, aged 18 years. Related Photographs and original Machine Gun Corp Cloth Insignia of the recipient. Sergeant Tyack’s Handwritten Note-Book, written at the time, inscribed in pencil, including ‘nominal roll’, details of members of machine gun teams, and diary entries, titled ‘The Great Retreat March 31st (1918). Mar 21st - 8th Division rushed from Ypres to the Somme. Mar 22nd - Go in action, are opposed by 10 divs to 1. We retreat 12 kilo fighting rear-guard actions, 2 teams and guns captured, i manage to get away. Mar 23rd - We cover retreat of West Yorks as they fall back over the Somme. Lose my officer and another gun. Am one of last to cross bridge before being blown up. Next day am ordered to cover the retreat of Middlesex. The Germans advance in mass formation, we mow them down in front, but get surrounded on flanks. officer says ‘no surrender’. We put gun out of action and 14 of us fight our way out with revolvers. We get shot down and i am the sole survivor, have had nothing to eat or any sleep for three days. Humour running out of my eyes, i can hardly get along, find my way by map as best i can, first British i meet 6 kilo away. ‘1 Officer, myself and 9 men answer roll call out of 187’..................... 8th Division Parchment Certificate for Gallant Conduct and Devotion to Duty Awarded by the General Officer Commanding 8th Division to :- No.108226, Lance Corporal William Tyack, 8th battalion Machine Gun Corps. ‘At Brie on 25th March, 1918, Lance-Corporal Tyack showed great gallantry and resource in keeping his gun in action until the last possible moment. He covered the retirement of the infantry and hung on to his position until the enemy were within 50 yards and then succeeded in getting his gun away - 26th May 1918. A Rare Original Ink Inscribed Exercise Book ‘W. J. Tyack, 108226, Hut 24, 23 Coy, 4th Batt., Machine Gun Corps, Clipstone Camp, Notts, Sep 24 1917’ detailing his training on the machine gun, ‘care & cleaning’, ‘aiming instructions’, ‘immediate action’.............View on dnfa.com
BRASSEY (THOMAS, 1ST EARL BRASSEY) IN THE "SUNBEAM" RYS TO BOMBAY AND KURRACHEE 1913-14 presentation copy, signed on the cover "Maysie & John from Uncle Tom" illustrated, blue wrappers, printed for private circulation June 1914, HMS Renown, booklet published by Gieves Ltd, Portsmouth to commemorate the cruise to the far east with Edward, Prince of Wales, signed by the ship`s commander and officers [F J Richards], Notes about Boxley its Abbey and Church, Maidstone 1870 and a map, KARTE DER LANDSCHAFT FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, backed on linen, cloth backed boards, Freiburg 1872 (4)
BLAEU (JOAN ) NOTTINGHAMIENSIS double page engraved map from the first edition of the Atlas Novus with Latin text verso, 1645, coloured in a neat hand, a well preserved cleaned example with small black spot between PART and OF at right, with wide margins, c50 x 60cm Purchased from the trade many years ago by the late vendor`s husband
BLAEU (JOAN ) DARBY SHIRE double page engraved map from the 1648 edition of the Atlas Novus with French text verso, well coloured, a very good example with faint spots of foxing mainly well clear of the county, small circular red ink library stamp at the foot of p155 (verso) mounted clear of the plate mark, c41 x 52cm Pleasing map in fine condition purchased many years ago by the present vendor`s late husband presumably from Nicholson of Chester whose ticket is on the reverse glass together with that of the Nottingham framer Heather Cowley
JAILLOT (ALEXIS-HUBERT) LA RUSSIE BLANCHE OU MOSCOVIE DIVISEE SUIVANT L`ETENDUE DES ROYAUMES DUCHES PRINCIPAUTES ETC double page engraved map from the Atlas Nouveau, c1799, coloured in outline, stained, 51 x 62.5cm and J B Holmann, Generalis Totius Imperii Russorum, double page engraved map, c1720, coloured, damaged where repaired and holed at bottom (2)
MERCATOR (GERHARD)[HONDIUS-JANSSON] ANGLIA SCOTIA ET HIBERNIA double page engraved map with Latin text verso, 1606-46, entirely coloured, a pleasing example of this very attractive map, small stain in one of the flourishes of Oceanus, apparently not laid down, mounted to the plate mark, c33.5 x 42cm
KNIPE (JAMES ALEXANDER) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND PART OF FRANCE SHOWING ALSO THE INLAND NAVIGATION BY MEANS OF RIVERS AND CANALS THE RAILWAYS AND PRINCIPAL ROADS AND SITES OF THE MINERALS second edition, engraving in fine original and vivid hand colouring backed on linen, scale 1 inch: 10 miles, with sections, ornate armorial title (slight offsetting) dedication to Prince Albert and pasted contemporary label of J Tennant, Mineralogist, London, 160 x 136cm, marbled covers with pink label, published for the proprietor by Stanford (et al) 1859, gilt tooled green morocco slip case
WYLD, James, Map of North Wales, coloured, linen folding in slip case, Geographia, Map of South West England, linen, A/F, Map of England (two parts), Chart Publishing Co, in slip case, Geographia Map of Surrey and Sussex, Ordnance Survey of Cheam, Ordnance Survey of South Devon, folding in slip case (6)
D`Alton, Rev. E.A., History of Ireland, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (to1210), vols 1, 2, 4, 6, London: Gresham Publishing, 1912 (16191), large 8vo, bound in original green cloth, BESANT, Sir Walter, London In The Times of the Tudors, Adam and Charles Black, London 1904, first edit, pp430, 4to bound in original maroon cloth with gilt title lettering to both spine and upper cover, with elaborate gilt scrolling and design to spine, illustrated throughout plus one large folding map in rear, Besant, Sir Walter, Mediaeval London, vol I, Historical and Social, vol 2 Ecclesiastical London, Adam and Charles Black 1906, 2 volumes, first edit, 4to, bound in original red buckram with gilt titles and bevelled edges (7)
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