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A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex. Including...
DALLAWAY, James & CARTWRIGHT, Edmund.London: Printed by T. Bensley, 1815, 30, 32, 19. Four volumes, 4to. First two volumes (Chichester and Bramber) first edition, third volume (Arundel) "New Edition", plus the very rare first edition of the Arundel volume, large 4to. 83 plates - two double page and four in colour, 19 maps and.....
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Mount Zion, or In Touch with the Infinite.
BETJEMAN, John.London: The James Press, [1931]. First edition, 8vo, 57, (1) pp. Dedication leaf and 7 full page illustrations on pink paper, text on light blue paper with light marginal browning throughout, some other small illustrations, with the initials of the writer and artist Wilfrid Blunt on the fly leaf, Betjeman's.....
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Flora Bedfordiensis, Comprehending Such Plants as Grow Wild in the County of...
ABBOT, Charles.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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Mythologiæ, sive Explicationis Fabularum, Libri Decem. In Quibus Omnia Propè Naturalis &...
[CONTI, Natale or COMES, Natalis].Francofurti [Frankfurt]: Apud Andreæ Wecheli heredes [heirs of Andreas Wechelus], Claudium Marnium & Ioan. Aubrium, 1596. 8vo. (16), 1137, 54, 1138-1193, (1) pp. Early full vellum with yapp edges, lacking ties, spine with gilt ruled bands, contemporary hand written title to upper panel, a gilt device with the motto "Rinasce.....
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Cruchley's Improved Environs of London.
CRUCHLEY, G.F.London: G.F. Cruchley, [c.1830]. Map dimensions 57 x 58 cm, overall 60.5 x 61.5 cm. Decorative folding map of London showing the extents from Cheshunt down to Banstead and Ranham across to Southall, original colour marking out the county boundaries, principal roads, parks and bodies of water, border mounted to.....
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Gli Costumi, le Leggi, et l'Usanze di Tutte le Genti, raccolte qui...
BOEMUS, Johann.[Vicenza: Michele Tramezino], 1543. 8vo, (ix), 180, (3) leaves. Woodcut to the title page and final page, early manuscript name inked out to the title page, some minor marginal soiling and marks, small piece torn from the lower corner of leaf A4, 19th century armorial bookplate to the rear paste.....
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Baroda Views.
(BARODA).Printed at the Caxton Works, Bombay by G.W. & A.E. Claridge. Published by Sakharam Sadashiv Manohar, for the Proprietors of the Vividhakala-Mandir, Raopura, Baroda [Vadodara], [n.d.]. Small oblong 4to. (ii), (20) pp. Publisher's full morocco, gilt lettered to the upper cover, patterned coated endpapers, presentation inscription to "A. Menton Esq.".....
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The Travels of... Translated with Revisions and Notes from the Arabic Text...
BATTUTA, Ibn.London: The Hakluyt Society, 1958-2000. First editions. Five volumes. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets. Illustrations and maps. A little light wear to the jackets with some spotting to those of volumes I-II, very good overall. A complete set comprising volumes 110, 117, 141, 178.....
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G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals Situated in the Counties of Lancaster, York...
BRADSHAW, [George].Manchester: G. Bradshaw, 1830. Two large decorative folding maps of the northern and midland counties of England, both with bright original full hand colouring. I. Map dimensions 98.5 x 126.5 cm, showing the extents from Lancaster down to Nantwich and Tadcaster across to the Irish Sea; II. Map dimensions 131.....
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The Survey of Cornwall. And an Epistle concerning the Excellence of the...
CAREW, Richard.London: B. Law and J. Hewett, 1769. Small 4to, (ii), xxv, (v) pp, 159, (8) ff, 13, (1) pp. Early manuscript list of "Arms of the Cornish Gentry" to two final blanks, both with some damp staining to the top corner but not affecting the text leaves. Modern black morocco.....
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, to which...
CLARENDON, Edward [HYDE], Earl of.Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1826, 1827, 1831. Together thirteen volumes, eight for the "History", three for the "Life" and two for the "Religion and Policy". Large 8vo. A handsome and rather curious uniform 19th century binding of full Russia boards with close matching morocco spine and corners, the transition.....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, Together with The Journal of a Tour...
BOSWELL, Samuel.London: George Bell and Sons, 1884. Limited edition, no. 48 of 104 sets signed by the printer Charles Whittingham, five volumes - with the Life in four volumes, large 8vo. Frontispieces and engraved titles plus 44 plates, contemporary signature to paste downs, mid-20th century catalogue slip for this set tipped.....
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