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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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Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire...
COBBETT, William.London: William Cobbett, 1830. First edition. Small 8vo. (iv), 44, 45*-124*, 45-668, 12, (2), 24 pp. Later red half morocco over matching cloth boards, spine with gilt tooled raised bands, gilt lettered black label, marbled endpapers. Map. Occasional mild browning, very good overall. Bound with a 12 page catalogue of.....
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Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: being a New Set of County...
CARY, John.London: Printed for John Cary, 1787. First edition, 4to. Engraved title and dedication, plus 46 maps on 47 sheets - the West Riding of Yorkshire being over two sheets, some light foxing. Modern gilt titled brown buckram, a very good copy. The first printing of Cary's popular atlas - Chubb.....
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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 Works of...
ADDISON, John.London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741. Third edition thus, four volumes, 4to. Frontispiece and an engraving above the dedication plus 6 pages of medals at the end of volume I and a few more in the text. Some worming at the beginning and end of each volume, armorial bookplates of.....
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Peter and Wendy. Illustrated by F.D. Bedford.
BARRIE, J.M.London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1911]. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 267, (1) pp. Frontispiece, pictorial title and 11 black and white plates, a few spots, a couple of plates with some rubbing to the edges. Original gilt decorated green cloth, recently rebacked retaining the original backstrip.
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The New Seaman's Guide and Coaster's Companion: Part I. Complete Sailing Directions...
CHANDLER, John; DOWNIE, Murdo; EUNSON, George [et al].London: Printed for Charles Wilson, 1842. 23rd edition, oblong 8vo, xxx, 440 pp. Frontispiece, later slip of paper stuck to paste down, contemporary signature to paste down and fly leaf. Contemporary hessian covered boards, OCLC lists one copy of the 1840 22nd edition, and two copies of the 1847 24th.....
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The Land of Midian (Revisited).
BURTON, Richard F.London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. First edition. Two volumes. xxviii, 338; viii, 319, (1) pp. Contemporary brown full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red labels, blindstamped decoration to the panels and an ornate border to the boards, marbled endpapers, prize bookplates from the Royal Masonic Institution.....
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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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Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China. Being Description and...
BAHR, A.W.London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1911. First edition. (viii), 160, (2) pp. Publisher's green morocco cloth, gilt lettering in English and Chinese to the spine and upper board. Frontispiece and 120 plates - 108 black and white photographs plus 12 colour printed plates with tissues. A few trivial marks to.....
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[The Novels]. Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice. Emma. Mansfield Park. Northanger...
AUSTEN, Jane.London: Macmillan and Co., 1904-09. Five volumes. 8vo. Recent dark blue quarter morocco over matching cloth boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt device to the others, top edges gilt. Numerous illustrations throughout, "Pride" illustrated by Charles Brock, the others by Hugh.....
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A Portfolio of William Bragge and His Pipes of All Peoples. Compiled...
BARTON, J. Trevor.Letchmere Heath, Watford: J. Trevor Barton, 1991. Limited edition, no. 5 of 25 copies "privately printed for Members of the International Academy of the Pipe". Folio. (404) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt to the spine and upper cover, original clear vinyl wrapper, enclosed slip with Barton's "Pipe Museum" business card.....
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