Bedford: Printed and sold by W. Smith, 1798. First edition. 8vo. xii, 351, (1), (12) pp. Nineteenth century green half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered maroon label, recent bookplate to the front free endpaper, all edges marbled. 6 black and white plates. Rebacked preserving much.....

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(Guildford): Circle Press Publications, (1978). Limited edition, no. 1 of 250 copies initialled by King, folio, (xii), 57, (3) pp. Vignette to title and 14 full page illustrations. Original blue cloth, darker blue cloth slipcase with very minor wear. Accompanying the book is a card folder containing 18 (of 20).....

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(Paris): Éditions Albert Morancé, [1927]. First edition, 4to, (40) pp, followed by 54 plates, the text partly unopened. Held loose in the original pictorial covers with ties intact, gilt to the spine rubbed away, some light marking, overall a very good copy. Construction using reinforced concrete, steel and glass...

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London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1856. First edition, 8vo, xl, (ii), 648, 24 advertisement pp. 4 fine coloured lithographs and 2 maps, the plates with some mostly marginal soiling, original endpapers with advertisements bound in. Modern red half morocco, black spine label. A famous account of Burton's journey to.....

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London: P.S. King & Son, 1930-35. First edition, nine volumes, 8vo, volume IV and VII being map volumes. Photographic portrait frontispiece of Charles Booth in volume I. The map volumes containing 13 folding maps, plus 13 folding maps and a folding chart in the text volumes as well as further.....

More info about The New Survey of London Life & Labour. Forty Years of Change. London Industries. Social...

London: George Allen, 1899. First edition thus, 8vo, xxviii, 389, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations. Original gilt decorated green cloth, t.e.g., light wear to the lower joint otherwise an attractive, bright copy.

More info about Sense and Sensibility. With an Introduction by Joseph Jacobs and Illustrations by Chris Hammond

London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1814. First edition, two volumes, 4to. 115 plates - a portrait of Lord Grenville, 64 hand coloured aquatints and 17 hand coloured engravings of the various gowns plus the 33 Founders plates, all in excellent condition. Frontispiece and one further plate plus the text in.....

More info about A History of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings

London: John Murray, 1878. Sixth edition, twentieth thousand. 8vo. xxi, (i), 458 pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt to the spine A folding plate. Neatly recased, free endpapers slightly worn to the edges, light spotting at the front and rear, else very good. Freeman, 403. The second issue of the definitive.....

More info about The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in...

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., (1941-46). Seven volumes bound in three, first editions, 8vo. Volume I with a frontispiece portrait, volumes II-VI each with a frontispiece and 4 plates, volume VII with 16 plates. Recently bound in red half morocco, t.e.g., an excellent set.

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London: C. Smith. 172 Strand. Jan. 1st, 1851. Overall dimensions 165 x 130 cm. Very large map of England and Wales printed over four conjoined sheets mounted on linen and fixed upon original wooden rollers, printed brief title label to upper roller. Original colour demarcating the counties. Slight fraying to.....

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Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1976-94. Thirteen volumes, 8vo. Contemporary signature to the fly leaf in volumes I, II, VI and IX. Gilt titled cloth, an excellent complete set.

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London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. White, 1803. Second edition, "with additions". (viii), xxiv, 240 pp. 19th century maroon half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel and richly decorated to the others, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece portrait and 32.....

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