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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated...
BIBLE:Bible: London: Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, and by the Assignes of John Bill; Genealogies: [N.p.], 1639; 1638. 8vo. Bible: A1-Z7 [lacking Z8 plus leaves Aa1-Bb8 and Cc1], Cc2-Cc7 [lacking Cc8], Dd1-Dd3 [lacking Dd4-5], Dd6-Gg8 [lacking Hh1-8], Ii1-Nn3 [lacking Nn4-5], Nn6-Pp5 [lacking Pp6], Pp7-Yy3 [lacking Yy4.....
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Geological Sketches and Observations, on Vegetable Fossil Remains, &c., collected in the...
CLAY, Charles.London: H. Johnson; Manchester: Bancks and Co.; Stalybridge: Davis, 1839. First edition, 8vo, 150 pp. Folding lithographic frontispiece and woodcut illustrations in the text. Recent half calf over contemporary marbled boards, the latter with light wear, otherwise very good. Uncommon. A pioneering surgeon, Clay was a committed bibliophile whose collection.....
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A History of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings.
ACKERMANN, R. (Publisher).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.....
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The Holy Bible, with Notes, Critical and Explanatory, by the Rev. John...
(BIBLE).Lewes: Sussex Press, Printed and Sold by John Baxter, 1811. 4to, (vi, 1118, 188, 418, 4) pp, including the Apocrypha, and a Subscriber's List bound in at the end. Wood engraved title pages and 30 plates plus two maps hand coloured in outline, some light foxing at the beginning and.....
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex.
DARWIN, Charles.London: John Murray, 1879. Second edition, 13th thousand, 8vo, xvi, 693, (1), pp. 78 illustrations in the text, mild cracking to the upper hinge. Original dark green cloth, small patch of rubbing to the upper cover otherwise a very good copy. Freeman, 951.
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The Maze Maker.
AYRTON, Michael.New York: Bantam Books, (1969). Paperback edition, small 8vo. (x), 277, (1) pp. Limited edition, no. 30 of 50 copies with a custom made cover, signed and pasted on by Ayrton. Handwritten postcard from Ayrton also loosely inserted. Some mild bumping to the top of the upper wrapper, otherwise fine.....
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Cary's New Map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland. On...
CARY, John (Publisher).London: Published by J. Cary, (1804). First edition, later impression, 4to, 81 leaves printed on one side only, followed by 14 "General Directions" and 88 "List of Places" pp. Five leaves (title, dedication, general map, explanation and scale) bound in at the front as called for. Hand coloured outlining and.....
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Geographical Fun: Being Humorous Outlines of Various Countries with an Introduction and...
"ALEPH". [HARVEY, William Henry].London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1868]. Small 4to. (viii), (2) pp. Publisher's printed boards recently rebacked to style in maroon cloth, contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper along with the original bookseller's ticket of W. Whiteley of Westbourne Grove to the front pastedown. 12 anthropomorphic colour maps of European.....
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Travels in Greece: or an Account of a Tour Made at the...
CHANDLER, Richard.Oxford: At the Clarendon Press... London: Sold by J. Dodsley, J. Robson [et al], 1776. First edition. 4to. (iv), xiv, (ii), 304 pp. Contemporary full calf, rebacked, retaining one of the original gilt lettered red labels, early ownership inscription, "Somerset Bridge Club," to the front free endpaper. 7 plates -.....
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Sport in New Zealand.
CRADOCK, Lieut.-Col. Montagu.London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1904. First edition, 8vo, (xii), 283, (1) pp. 8 plates. Original gilt titled pictorial green cloth, some very minor rubbing otherwise a handsome copy.
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Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales, with an Introductory Compendium...
CONYBEARE, Rev. W.D. & PHILLIPS, William.London: William Phillips, 1822. Sole edition. 8vo. (viii), lxi, (3), 58, (2), 59-470, (2) pp. Recent dark green moiré cloth, gilt lettered red spine label, early ownership inscription of a W. Parry to the head of the title page. Geological frontispiece map of England and Wales plus a long hand.....
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The Microscope Made Easy: or, I. The Nature, Uses, and Magnifying Powers...
BAKER, Henry.London: Printed for R. Dodsley and sold by M. Cooper and J. Cuff, 1743. Second edition, 8vo, (ii), xvi, 311, (13 Index) pp. 15 plates (11 folding) plus a folding table. Contemporary calf, minor loss to extremities, joints recently repaired. First published 1742.
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