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-. WILSON (Col. Sir CHARLES WILLIAM) Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, 4 vol., steel-engraved plates and woodcut text illustrations, modern binder's buckram, ex-library set with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to, n.d. [1880-84].

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PINKERTON (JOHN) A GENERAL COLLECTION OF THE BEST AND MOST INTERESTING VOYAGES AND TRAVELS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, 17 vol., engraved plates, occasional light offsetting, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbed, 4to, 1808.

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POLAR.- LANKESTER (E. RAY, editor) REPORT ON THE COLLECTIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY MADE IN THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE "SOUTHERN CROSS", plates, 9 of which colour, illustrations, tape markings to index pages, original cloth, rubbed at extremities, corners bruised, 8vo, 1902.

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Roberts (Emma) Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, 2 vol., in one, engraved titles, frontispieces, one colour, 61 engraved plates, from the original sketched by Robert Elliott, some water-staining to fore-edge, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, brittle, worn at edges and extremities, rear cover scored, rebacked, 4to, [1835].

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SALMON (THOMAS) THE UNIVERSAL TRAVELLER..., 2 vol., 211 (of 226) engraved maps and plates on 185 sheets, including 1 folding and 25 double-page maps, many ff. defective and some loose, often with loss of text or image, some soiling, contemporary roan, gilt spines, worn, covers detached, vol.1 with later cloth cover, worn, folio, for Richard Baldwin, 1752-3.

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Trollope (Anthony) The West Indies and the Spanish Main, fourth edition, frontispiece map, hand-coloured, new endpapers, front hinge cracked, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, gilt spine, 1860 ~ Hartwig (G.) The Tropical World, engraved plates, illustrations, slight foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, 1892 ~ Kelly (R. Talbot) Burma, colour plates, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1905, 8vo (3).

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VIDAL DE LA BLANCHE (PAUL) AND LUCIEN GALLOIS. GEOGRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE, 15 vol. in 21, maps and plates, contemporary half morocco, ex-library set with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to, Paris, 1927.

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Wordsworth (Christopher) Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical, new edition, engraved title, plates, illustrations, maps, water stain to fore-edge affecting some plates, original embossed cloth, gilt, stained, worn at extremities, corners cracked, re-backed, 4to, 1853.

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ALLEN (THOMAS) A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF YORK, 3 vol., engraved titles, plates, some foxing, contemporary half morocco, gilt, g.e., worn, joints cracked and 3 covers loose, 1828-31 ~ Poulson (George) The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness, 2 vol., engraved plates and maps, library cloth, Hull, 1840-41 ~ Watson (Rev. John) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, engraved plates, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints cracked and weak, for T. Lowndes, 1875 ~ Thoresby (Ralph) Ducatus Leodiensis: or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes, second edition, engraved plates, a little light foxing, library half morocco, Leeds and Wakefield, 1816 ~ Whitaker (Thomas Dunham) Loidis and Elmete, engraved plates, library half morocco, Leeds and Wakefield, 1816, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 25 others, Yorkshire and Durham, v.s. (33).

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ATKYNS (Sir ROBRET) THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT STATE OF GLOCESTERSHIRE, second edition, double-page engraved map, 8 plates of arms and 64 double-page views, title and several ff. neatly repaired, a few pp. slightly stained, ex-library copy with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, library morocco-backed buckram, folio, by T. Spilsbury, for W. Herbert [&c.], 1768.

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BAINES (THOMAS) Yorkshire Past and Present, 2 vol. in 4, folding map, linen-mounted, steel-engraved plates, contemporary red half morocco, slightly rubbed, ex-library set with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to, n.d. [1871-77].

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BAKER (GEORGE) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, 2 vol., plates, some repairs, contemporary calf gilt, vol.I joints repaired, vol.II joints cracked, 1830-36 ~ Hunter (Joseph) Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield, engraved frontispiece, 19th century blue morocco gilt, t.e.g., slightly worn, 1819 ~ Hutchinson (William) The History of the County of Cumberland, 2 vol., folding map, plates, some folding, later library morocco-backed cloth, Printed by E.Jollie and sold by B.Law and Son [and others], 1794; and a small quantity of others, English Topography, v.s. (sm. qty.).

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BATESON (EDWARD) AND OTHERS. A History of Northumberland, 15 vol., maps and plates, hinges cracked, original cloth, spines defective at head and foot, ex-library set with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to, 1893-1940.

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BORLASE (WILLIAM) OBSERVATIONS ON THE ANTIQUITIES, HISTORICAL AND MONUMENTAL, OF THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL, engraved plates, contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbed, Oxford, by W. Jackson, 1754 ~ Warne (Charles) Ancient Dorset, engraved plates, a little light soiling, library buckram, Bournemouth, 1872 ~ Whitfield (Henry Francis) Plymouth and Devonport: In Times of War and Peace, illustrations, library buckram, Plymouth and Devonport, 1900 ~ Redding (Cyrus) An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall, engraved plates, some foxing, library buckram, 1842, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 14 others, Cornwall and Devon, v.s. (18).

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CLUTTERBUCK (ROBERT) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, double-page engraved map and 53 plates, including 3 hand-coloured, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, one cover detached, folio, 1815.

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COLLINSON (Rev. JOHN) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, 3 vol., folding map, engraved plates, occasional slight marginal damp-staining, later blue morocco-backed cloth, Bath, Printed by R.Cruttwell, 1791 ~ Weaver ( Rev. F.W.) and Rev. E.H.Bates. Index to Collinson's History of Somerset, modern binder's cloth, Taunton, 1898, ex-library copies with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to (4).

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COOPER (CHARLES HENRY) MEMORIALS OF CAMBRIDGE GREATLY ENLARGED FROM THE WORK OF J. LE KEUX, 3 vol., engraved plates, illustrations, library half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, [1860-66] ~ Dyer (G.) History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge, 2 vol., engraved additional titles, plates, contemporary calf, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, 1814 ~ Foster (Joseph) Oxford Men, 1880-1892, plates and illustrations, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, Oxford and London, 1893, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 15 others, Oxford and Cambridge, v.s. (21).

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CUSSANS (JOHN EDWIN) HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE, 3 vol., folding map with original outline hand-colouring, plates, mostly tinted lithographs, some light foxing, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, folio, 1870-81.

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DRAKE (FRANCIS) EBORACUM: OR THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF YORK, mezzotint portrait frontispiece, engraved plates, some folding, 19th century full red morocco gilt, g.e., ex-library copy with bookplate, stamps and classmark, folio, Printed for W.Bowyer for the Author, 1736.

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DUGDALE (Sir WILLIAM) THE ANTIQUITIES OF WARWICKSHIRE ILLUSTRATED, SECOND EDITION, 2 vol., engraved portrait, 5 double-page maps, 19 plates, 10 double-page, many engravings in text, some full-page, Uu1 torn without loss, few minor marginal stains, title and portrait slightly creased, contemporary calf, rebacked, not quite uniformly, ex-library copy with bookplate, stamps and classmark, folio, Printed for J.Osborn [and others], 1730.

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ENGLEFIELD (Sir HENRY CHARLES) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL PICTURESQUE BEAUTIES...OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, FIRST EDITION, 47 engraved plates, one hand-coloured, some folding, 2 linen-backed, 3 folding maps, one hand-coloured, some foxing, later half calf, rubbed, 4to, 1816.

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GALE (THOMAS) Antonini Iter Britanniarum..., folding engraved map, 2 plates, illustrations in text, occasional foxing, contemporary calf, rebacked, joints and corners worn, 4to, 1709.

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GREGSON (MATTHEW ) PORTFOLIO OF FRAGMENTS RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE...DUCHY OF LANCASTER, 3 parts in 2 vol., second edition, portrait, folding genealogical tables, folding map, hand-coloured coats-of-arms, contemporary diced calf, gilt, rubbed, Liverpool, 1824 ~ Grindon (Leo H.) Lancashire, 14 mounted etchings, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1882 ~ Baines (Thomas) Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present, 4 vol., engraved plates, library cloth, [c.1870], ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; another edition and 8 others, Lancashire, v.s. (20).

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GROSE (FRANCIS) THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 8 vol. including Supplement, engraved plates, later half morocco, ex-library set with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to, n.d. [c.1790].

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HORSFIELD (THOMAS WALKER) THE HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX, 2 vol., engraved plates, some light foxing, first few ff. of vol.1 loose, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, Baxter, 1835 ~ Amsinck (Paul) Tunbridge Wells, engraved plates, light soiling and foxing, contemporary half calf, worn, upper cover and few ff. detached, 1810 ~ Tierney (Rev. M.A.) The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, some light browning and foxing, contemporary cloth, rebacked, 1834 ~ Hasted (Edward) History of Kent, vol.1 only [all published], plates and illustrations, title printed in red and black, library half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, 1886, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 14 others, Kent and Sussex, v.s. (20).

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HUTCHINS (JOHN) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET, 4 vol., third edition, titles printed in red and black, engraved plates and genealogical tables, title of vol.4 and c.8ff. in vol.1 with tape repairs, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, library half crushed morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, folio, Westminster, 1861-70.

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Jeffrey (Alexander) An Historical and Descriptive Account of Roxburghshire, slight foxing, first 3 gatherings loose, bookplate on verso of title, original cloth, rebacked, retaining original spine, extremities worn revealing boards, Edinburgh, 1836 ~ Ferguson (Richard S.) History of Cumberland, t.e.g., all others uncut, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, 1890 ~ Jusserand (J.J.) English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages, third edition, plates, original cloth, spine gilt, corners bruised, 1890; and 6 others, 8vo (8).

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LELAND (THOMAS) THE HISTORY OF IRELAND..., 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, for J. Nourse [&c.], 1773 ~ O'Clery (Michael) and others. Annala Rioghachta Eireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland..., 7 vol. including Index, library morocco-backed cloth, Dublin, 1851 ~ Hall (Mr. and Mrs. S.C.) Ireland, Its Scenery, Character, &c., 3 vol., additional engraved titles, plates, hand-coloured maps, contemporary half morocco, gilt, g.e., rubbed, n.d. [?c.1850] ~ Borlase (William Copeland) The Dolmens of Ireland, 3 vol., plates and illustrations, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., lightly soiled, 1897, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and c.20 others, Ireland, v.s. (c.36).

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LONDON.- BLACK (WILLIAM HENRY) HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF LEATHERSELLERS, OF THE CITY OF LONDON, chromolithographed dedication, heightened in gold, 24 lithographed or chromolithographed plates, including 2 mounted, and 2 folding chromolithographed plates heightened in gold, original blind-tooled morocco, gilt device on upper cover, slightly scuffed, folio, 1871.

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-. DAVIS (HENRY GEORGE) The Memorials of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge, plates and illustrations, some light browning, hinges slightly weak, original cloth, rubbed, some fading, 1859 ~ Crker (Thomas Crofton) A Walk From London to Fulham, illustrations, upper hinge weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, 1860 ~ Besant (Walter) London, plates and illustrations, a little light foxing, hinges reinforced, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, 1912; and 9 others, London, 8vo (12).

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-. FAULKNER (THOMAS) A HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF FULHAM; INCLUDING THE HAMLET OF HAMMERSMITH, engraved frontispiece and dedication leaf, folding map and table, 7 plates, some light dust-soiling, browning to some plates and map, original boards, rebacked, rubbed, 1813; An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea and Its Environs, folding engraved map, 3 (?of 11) plates, offsetting to title, a little light spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, 1810, 8vo (2).

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-. FERET (CHARLES JAMES) FULHAM OLD AND NEW, 3 vol., plates and illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, t.e.g., 4to, 1900.

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-. GALER (ALLAN M.) Norwood & Dulwich, Past and Present, plates and illustrations, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1890 ~ Trotter (William Edward) Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London, additional engraved title, plates, lacks map, contemporary half calf, rubbed, n.d. ~ Robertson (H.R.) Life on the Upper Thames, plates, illustrations, lightly foxed, library buckram, 1875 ~ Loftie (W.J.) Windsor, A Description..., plates, library buckram, 1886, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 15 others, London, v.s. (19).

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-. SMITH (JOHN THOMAS) ANTIQUITIES OF LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS, engraved title, 96 plates, some marginal foxing, contemporary panelled calf, gilt rules, worn at extremities, rebacked, lower corners cracked, folio, 1791-(1800).

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MANNING (Rev. OWEN) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF SURREY, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, 100 engraved plates and maps including 3 folding maps, 13 folding genealogical tables and 3 folding plates, some with small tears, some light soiling, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, some hinges weak, contemporary morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, folio, 1804-14.

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MILLER (SAMUEL H.) AND SYDNEY B.J.SKERTCHLY. The Fenland Past and Present, mounted chromolithograph frontispiece, folding map, plates and text illustrations, map torn without loss, front hinge broken, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, ex-library copy with bookplate, stamps and classmark, folio, Wisbech and London, 1878.

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NASH (TREADWAY RUSSELL) COLLECTIONS FOR THE HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE, 2 vol., second edition, engraved portrait, folding map and 81 plates only, folding genealogical tables, a few ff. with neat marginal repairs, slight worming to a few ff., ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, library buckram, folio, for John White, 1799.

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ORMEROD (GEORGE) THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY PALATINE AND CITY OF CHESTER, 3 vol., LARGE PAPER COPY, second edition, portrait, plates and plans, uncut, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, modern binder's buckram, folio, 1882.

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OWEN (HUGH) AND JOHN BRICKDALE BLAKEWAY. A HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY, 2 vol., engraved plates, library buckram, 1825 ~ Dukes (Thomas Farmer) Antiquities of Shropshire, illustrations, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, slightly rubbed, Shrewsbury, 1844 ~ Duncomb (John) Collection Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford, 2 vol., engraved plates, contemporary morocco, rubbed, Hereford, 1804, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 22 others, English Counties, v.s. (27).

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ROSE (THOMAS) WESTMORLAND, CUMBERLAND, DURHAM & NORTHUMBERLAND ILLUSTRATED, additional engraved vignette title, plates, tissue guards, occasional soiling, later half morocco over old boards, rubbed, 4to, 1833.

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SCOTLAND.- EYRE-TODD (GEORGE) THE HIGHLAND CLANS OF SCOTLAND: THEIR HISTORY AND TRADITIONS, 2 vol., plates, 1923 ~ Marshall (William) Historica Scenes in Perthshire, portrait frontispiece, Edinburgh, 1880 ~ Good (George) Liberton in Ancient and Modern Times, plates and illustrations, Edinburgh, 1893, exlibrary copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, library cloth; and a small quantity of others, Scotland, v.s. (sml qty).

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-. GRANT (JAMES) CASSELL'S OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH, 3 vol., plates and illustrations, library buckram, n.d. ~ Gordon (Rev. J.F.S.) Scotichronicon, 2 vol., portraits, a little light foxing, library buckram, Glasgow, 1867 ~ Wilson (Sir Daniel) Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time, 2 vol., LARGE PAPER COPY, number 102 of 150 copies, plates, library buckram, Edinburgh and London, 1891 ~ MacGeorge (Andrew) Old Glasgow: The Place and the People, LARGE PAPER COPY, number 83 of 100 copies, engraved plates, library buckram, Glasgow, 1880, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 50 others, Scotland, v.s. (58).

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-. MAITLAND (WILLIAM) THE HISTORY OF EDINBURGH, FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT TIME, FIRST EDITION, folding plan, torn at fold with slight loss, and repaired, 20 plates, the plate of Holyrood House lacking left-hand side and torn with considerable loss at right, some browning and spotting, contemporary reversed calf, rubbed and marked, rebacked, new endpapers, folio, Edinburgh, 1753.

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SURTEES (ROBERT) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM, 4 vol., LARGE-PAPER COPY WITH MOST OF THE COATS-OF-ARMS HAND-COLOURED AND EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 21 ADDITIONAL ENGRAVINGS BOUND IN, 104 engraved plates, occasional light foxing, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, modern binder's morocco-backed buckram, gilt, g.e., folio, 1816-40.

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WALES.- CARADOC OF LLANCARFAN (Saint) THE HISTORY OF CAMBRIA, NOW CALLED WALES, translated into English by David Powel, contemporary morocco gilt, 1811 ~ Rowlands (Henry) Mona Antiqua Restaurata, Second Edition, engraved map and plates, later half morocco, slightly worn, Printed for J.Knox, 1766 ~Meyrick (Samuel Rush) The History and Antiquities of the County of Cardigan, portrait, modern librarycloth, Brecon, 1907, ex-library copies with bookplate stamps and classmarks; and 14 others, Wales, v.s. (17).

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WEST (WILLIAM) Picturesque Views, and Descriptions of...Staffordshire and Shropshire, 2 vol. in 1, engraved titles and 70 plates, few plates browned, some spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4to, Birmingham, 1830-1831.

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WHITAKER (THOMAS DUNHAM) THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE DEANERY OF CRAVEN, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, portraits, 18 aquatints, 1 coloured, 17 engraved plates, 1 hand-coloured, folding tables, occasional slight foxing, modern binder's buckram, 1805 ~ Mackenzie (Eneas) ADescriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 vol. in 1, engraved plates, contemporary calf, upper cover loose, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1827 ~ Earwaker (J.P.) East Cheshire: Past and Present, 2 vol., plates, text illustrations, 20th century half morocco, Printed for the Author, 1877, ex-library copies with bookplate, stamps and classmarks, 4to (4).

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WRIGHT (THOMAS) THE HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, COMPRISING ITS ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORY, engraved additional titles, plates, hand-coloured folding linen-backed map, some light foxing, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 1831 ~ Howlett (Bartholomew) A Selection of Views in the County of Lincoln, engraved plates, lacks map, some light browning, library morocco-backed buckram, 1805 ~ Suckling (Rev. Alfred) Memorials of the Antiquities and Architecture, Family History and Heraldry of the County of Essex, plates, some colour, library buckram, 1845 ~ Willins (Edward Preston) Quaint Old Norwich, plates, library buckram, Norwich, n.d., ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 28 others, Eastern Counties and Leicestershire, v.s. (33).

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Fulöp-Miller (Rene) & Joseph Gregor. The Russian Theatre, its Character and History, one of 650 copies, plates, light foxing to text, original buckram, spine slightly faded, covers slightly soiled, 4to, 1930.

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Hoppe (E.O.) Studies from the Russian Ballet, 11 loose plates of 15, including Fedorova as Cleopatra and Adolph Bolm in "Le Carnival", generally in good condition, a few marginal defects, upper board with label of contents pasted verso, lacking lower board, [1911]; with several facsimiles of 2 theatrical subjects (sm qty).

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JOHNSON (DANIEL) SKETCHES OF INDIAN FIELD SPORTS, second edition, 5 hand-coloured engraved plates, minor foxing, modern cloth, 8vo, for the author, Robert Jennings, 1827.

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MAXWELL (MARIUS) STALKING BIG GAME WITH A CAMERA IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, one of 568 copies, plates, original cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, 1924 ~ Monk (Edward) Small Boat Building for the Amateur, plates and illustrations, library buckram, New York and London, 1947 ~ Anell (Bengt) Contribution to the History of Fishing in the Southern Seas, illustrations, library buckram, Uppsala, 1955 ~ Paget (Guy) The History of the Althrop and Pytchley Hunt, 1634-1920, one of 600 copies, plates, some ff. loose, original vellum-backed cloth, lightly soiled, 1937, ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks; and 23 others, Sports and Pastimes, v.s. (27).

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[BENNETT (E.T.)] THE GARDENS AND MENAGERIE OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY DELINEATED, 2 vol., wood-engraved text illustrations, foxing, 1831 ~ Wallace (Alfred Russel) Island Life, maps, 1880 ~ Roney ( Sir Cusack P.) Rambles on Railways, linen-backed folding maps, 1868 ~ Leighton (Gerald R.) The Life-History of British Serpents, plates, 1901, later library morocco-backed cloth, ex-library copies with bookplate, stamps and classmarks; and c.40 others, Science, Technology, v.s. (c.45).

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BIRDS.- BEWICK (THOMAS) A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, 2 vol., engraved illustrations, bookplates, contemporary half calf, worn at extremities, rebacked retaining original spines, Newcastle, 1826; A General History of Quadrupeds, eighth edition, wood-engraved illustrations, clipping tipped in on title, bookplate, later half morocco, 1824 ~ Hudson (W.H.) Birds in a Village, FIRST EDITION, original buckram, tanned, rubbed at extremities, 1893 ~ Venning (Mary Anne) Rudiments of Conchology, new edition, 10 hand-coloured plates, some foxing, front hinge cracked, original embossed cloth, faded at extremities and spine, corners slighly frayed, spine ends chipped, [c.1837]; and 6 others, Natural History, 8vo (11).

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-. BREE (CHARLES ROBERT) A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, 4 vol., 237 hand-coloured plates only (of 238), modern morocco-backed cloth, ex-library copy with bookplate, barcodes, occasional marginal stamps in text, classmark on spines, 8vo, 1863.

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-. GREENE (W.T.) PARROTS IN CAPTIVITY, 3 vol., 81 hand-finished colour plates, ex-library copy with bookplates, stamps and classmarks, library cloth, 8vo, 1884-87.

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-. KIRKMAN (F.B.) THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK, 4 vol., colour plates, contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbed, 1911-13 ~ Jones (Thomas Rymer) Cassell's Book of Birds, 4 vol., colour plates, contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbed, n.d. ~ Mudie (Robert) The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands, 2 vol., 2 additional engraved titles, 26 plates, all hand-coloured, library cloth, 1878 ~ Adams (H.G.) Humming Birds Described and Illustrated, 8 hand-coloured plates, library cloth, n.d., ex-library copies with bookplates, stamps and classmarks ; and 12 others, Birds, v.s. (23).

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-. MAREY (ETIENNE JULES) LE VOL DES OISEAUX, FIRST EDITION, plate, illustrations, slight foxing, stamp on front endpaper and title, original half cloth over marbled boards, Paris, 1890 ~ Maison Rustique (La).- Le Coqet l'Oie, Exterior Anatomie, 2 chromolithpgraphed plates with hinged parts and movable flaps, original printed wrappers, slightly faded, Paris, [c.1890], 4to & 8vo (2).

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-. MORRIS (Rev. FRANCIS ORPEN) A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, 6 vol., FIRST EDITION, 358 colour plates, finished by hand, occasional spotting, original gilt and blind-stamped cloth, rubbed and marked, 8vo, 1861-1862.

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-. Selby (Prideaux J.) The Natural History of Parrots, (Ornithology vol. 6 of The Naturalist's Library), additional engraved title-page with coloured vignette, portrait, smudged, 29 plates, partly coloured by hand, (of 30, lacking pl. 9), armorial bookplate, original cloth, faded, corners bruised, [Nissen 854], 8vo, Edinburgh, Lizars, 1836.

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