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Anon Reports from Committees of the House of Commons. Re- printed by order of the House. Volume XIV: Miscellaneous reports; - also, Port of London, with engravings, 1793-1802
London Printed by Order of the House 1803 First Edition Full-Leather Very Good Plus Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Book measures 17 1/2 x 11 inches.Collation, xii,635,[1]29pp, with 56 engraved plates, mainly folding, 13 partially coloured. Bound in half calf, calf corners, marble boards. Binding rubbed on edges, boards becoming loose, but holding. Generally binding is worn, but in good condition. Internally, library withdrawn stamp and label on endpapers, a few other library stamps, [ about 15 in all ] last plate stamped on verso, [ engraved side free of stamp ], some minor browing or light spotting to a few plates. Pages and plates in good clean condition. This volume contains the full reports, together with plans and diagrams, for the years 1793-1802, during which time the development of the London dock system was first discussed at length and the first docks built.
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1200.00 GBP
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Bacon Francis Cabala : sive Scrinia sacra. Mysteries of state & government: in letters of illustrious persons, and great agents ; in the reigns of Henry the Eight. [ Bound with the Additional Supplement to the Cabala ]
London Printed for G. Bedel, and T. Collins, and are to be sold at their shop at the Middle-Temple-gate in Fleetstreet 1654 1654 Full Period Calf Very Good Quarto
Bound with the Scrinia Ceciliana: Mysteries of State & Government: in Letters of the late Famous Lord Burghley, and Other Grand Ministers of State... Being a Further Additional Supplement to the Cabala, first edition. G. Bedel and P. Collins, 1663. Three parts in 1 volume. Collation, [18],347,[13],[12],355, [ i.e. 255],[17],[1],[14],228,,[8],pp. Book measures 7 3/4 x 6 inches. Bound in full period calf, raised bands. Calf rubbed, scuffed on edges and corners, tail of spine worn with loss, head of spine repaired. Generally binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A nice copy, with the addition part.
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750.00 GBP
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Bacon Francis Sylva Sylvarum, or a Natural History in Ten Centuries
London J. R. For William Lee 1670 Ninth Edition Full Leather Very Good Small Folio
Book measures 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Collation, engraved frontis, engraved title, printed title, [14],[2],215pp, [1],[20], [8], 64pp, [2],continuation from 221-227[1],31pp. Bound in full modern calf, raised bands, gilt lines, and title lettering, blind stamp tooling. Leather very lightly rubbed. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, some occasional light staining, some pages very slight dust/dirt marked. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy, in a very good clean firm binding.
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420.00 GBP
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Bacon Francis Sylva sylvarum, or, A natural history in ten centuries. : Together with the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. whereunto is added Articles of enquiry touching metals and minerals. and the New Atlantis.
London Printed for Bennet Griffin 1683 Small Folio
Book measures 12 x 8 inches. Collation, engraved frontis, engraved title, printed title, [14],227[ i. e. 327pp]32pp. This edition a second reissue of the 1676 edition, for which the engraved title page (dated 1676) was originaly produced. Bound in full moden panelled calf, raised bands, gilt lines, and title lettering. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, engraved frontis/title repaired, strengthened, edges of first and last few pages slightly brittle, some occasional grubby page. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy, in a very attractive binding.
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Bartholomew J. India. Thacker's Reduced Survey Map of India
Thacker, Spink, & Co., Calcutta; W. Thacker & Co., London,. 1906 Third Revised Very Good
Large folding linen backed coloured map, map measures 40 x 35 inches. in 28 secitions. Map in very good clean condition. Lacking general index. Housed in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth rubbed, some abrasion wear on head and tail of spine. Map in very good clean condition.
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95.00 GBP
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Clutterbuck Robert The History And Antiquities Of The County Of Hertford; Compiled From The Best Printed Authorities And Original Records, Preserved In Public Repositories And Private Collections: Embellished With Views Of The Most Curious, Etc. [ Complete in 3 Volumes ]
London Printed By And for Nichols, Son, and Bentley 1815 First Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Complete in 3 volumes. Book measure 18 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Large paper copy. Collation, xxxvii, [1],526pp, 106pp, [ appendix, index, ], 554pp, 73pp, [ appendix, index,], 619pp, 52pp, 1pp , [index], complete with 54 maps/plates, of which 3 are hand coloured. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, flat gilt bands, gilt lettering. Calf lightly rubbed in edges and corners, some minor scuff marking, some light wear on hinges. All bindings in good clean condition. Internally, very occasional minor spotting. Pages and plates clean throughout. A very nice set, in period bindings.
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650.00 GBP
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Common Prayer The Book of Common Prayer [ Bound with Hymns Ancient and Modern ]
London Oxford Printed at the University Press London 1907 Very Good Plus 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Book measures 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches. xl,415,[1]481pp. Bound in full vellum, ornate gilt tooling, full gilt edges, inner dentelles, coloured endpapers. Date on top cover '' October 22nd 1907 '' printed in gilt. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, neat period previous owners name on first blank. Pages in very good clean condition throughout. A very nice copy, in a very attarctive binding.
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180.00 GBP
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Common Prayer The Booke of Common Prayer [ Bound with the Psalter & Psalmes ]
London Robert Baker 1605 Full-Leather Very Good 8vo
Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Titles. The Book of Common Prayer. The Psalter. Both printed by Robert Baker. Printed in the year 1605. First title page printed in red & black, second in black,. Signatures A1,Hh8, in 8s, slightly erratic signatures but follow on correct. Bound with The whole booke of Psalmes: collected into English meeter by tho. Sternh. Ioh. Hopkins, and others: conferred with the hebrue, with apt notes to sing them withall.for the Companie of Stacioners. London. 1606. Signatures A1,M8, in 8s. Second edition. Both works printed in black letter. Bound in later full tree calf, [ note on endpaper states 1882 ], raised bands, gilt lines and centre stamp, gilt lines on boards, leather title label, inner dentelles, marble endpapers. Calf lightly rubbed on joints and edges. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, [Loss of about 1inch on top margin of a5 including some text, loss of part of margin and some text on x5 ]. Early previous owners name date [ 1659,1776 ] on top and bottom margin of title page. Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice copy, in a very attractive binding.
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1800.00 GBP
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Cooper Frances Mary The Cat's Festival
London Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1846 First Edition Small 8vo
Book measures 7 x 4 1/4 inches. 16pp, 7 hand-coloured wood-engraved illustrations. Bound in original publishers paper covers, title & bibliographical information printed on top cover. . Covers lightly rubbed on edges, small stain on top cover, repair on spine. Although the paper binding is delicate, it is holding and in good condition. Internally, period gift inscription on top edge of title page. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy.
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450.00 GBP
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Croft Murray Edward Decorative Painting in England 1537-1837 [ Complete in 2 Volumes ]
Great Britain Country Life 1962 Very Good Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Published 1962/1970.Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Collation, 325,[1],pp, 382pp, illustrated throughout. Both volumes bound in original publishers cloth. Cloth lightly marked, library number on one spine. Both volumes in very good clean firm condition. Dust jackets lightly rubbed, some wear, more on volume one. Jackets in good condition. Internally, library stamps, more in volume one than volume two. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice clean set.
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240.00 GBP
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DICKENS CHARLES Dombey and Son
London Bradbury and Evans 1848 First Edition Very Good 8vo
Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. First edition, first issue, meeting Eckel points, lacking half title. Collation, engraved frontis, engraved title, printed title, xvi, 624pp, 40 plates, as index, 8 line errata. Bound in period or early quater calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooing, coloured edges, marble endpapers. At some time, [ not recently ], the binding has been restored. Showing some signs of wear, marble pattern on boards, rubbed. Generally a nice clean firm binding. Internally, plates are clean, [ possibly washed ]. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A very nice copy, in a period or early binding.
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500.00 GBP
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Diver Maud The Englishwoman in India
Edinburgh & London William Blackwood & Sons 1909 First Edition Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Book measures 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. [8]259pp, 32pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, very minor wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very good clean copy.
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125.00 GBP
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Dostoyevsky (Fyodor). Crime and Punishment. A Russian Realistic Novel
London Vizetelly & Co. (Vizetelly's One-Volume Novels series, XIII.), 1886 Second Edition Publishers Cloth 8vo
Book measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation, 456pp, half title, list of other one-volume novels to half-title verso. Bound in original publishers dark blue/green cloth, with title lettering in red and black on top board and spine, marble endpapers. Head and tail of spine repaired at some time, cloth age darkened, lettering on spine very faded, some other minor wear. Generally, a good firm binding. Internally, previous owners name/address on free endpaper. Pages in good clean condition throughout. A nice copy.
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4500.00 GBP
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Evans E. P. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
London William Heinemann Ltd 1906 First Edition Publishers Cloth Very Good 8vo
Book measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. x,384pp, engraved frontis. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, light stain on bottom board. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, stain marking to frontis, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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350.00 GBP
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George H. B. The Oberland and Its Glaciers explored and illustrated with Ice-Axe and Camera.
London Alfred W. Bennett 1866 First Edition Publishers Cloth Quarto
Book measures 11 x 8 3/4 inches. Collation, 28 mounted albumen photographs by Ernest Edwards; double-page lithographed map. xii, 243 pages. Bound in original publishers decorative gilt blue cloth, full gilt edges. Cloth lightly rubbed on edges, slightly faded, minor abrasion wear, nick to cloth on top hinge joint. Generally binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, some light browing to endpapers, tannning to tissue guards, occasional very minor spotting. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A nice clean copy.
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450.00 GBP
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Grosier Jean Baptiste Description Generale De La Chine
Paris Chez Gay & Gide 1785 Quarto
Book measures 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 794 pages, 4pp table. Bound in early quarter calf, marble boards, raised bands, leather title label, full coloured edges. Binding rubbed on edges and corners, head and tail of spine worn with wear loss, dust/dirt marked, hinge joints cracked but boards holding firm. Internally, pages clean throughout. A good clean copy, in a worn but good binding.
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675.00 GBP
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Hall Manly. P. An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals, allegories, and mysteries of all Ages
Los Angeles. California The Philosophical Research Society Press 1936 Sixth Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Book measures 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Collation, CCXLV,47 plates, plus text illustrations. Bound in original publishers half cloth, marble boards, red title label. Binding rubbed on edges and corners, abrasion wear, some pattern lost from mable boards. Binding in good firm condition. Internally, persistant light tanning. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A good clean copy, in a worn, but solid binding.
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