Norimbergae (Nuremberg): Wolfgangi Michahellis, 1708. First edition. Small 4to. (viii), 102 pp. Contemporary full vellum, gilt lettered morocco label, 19th century armorial bookplate of Cecil Deedes to the front pastedown. Frontispiece and 6 folding plates of fossils, all finely engraved by Johann Georg Puschner. Slight wear to the spine label.....

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Newcastle: Printed by Sol. Hogson, for Beilby & Bewick [&] Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick, 1797 [but 1798], 1804. Two volumes, imperial 8vo, second edition of "Land Birds" and first edition of "Water Birds". 445 wood engraved illustrations. Uncut in 20th century half roan, buckram sides, an excellent.....

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London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. First edition, first issue. Two volumes. 8vo. (xii), 308; (viii), 306, (6) pp., a few gatherings unopened. Publisher's blind stamped cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, early armorial bookplate of a Henry Birkbeck to the front pastedowns and his lightly pencilled ownership inscription to the.....

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London: H. Ingram & Co., [c.1857]. Map dimensions 51.5 x 76.5 cm. Attractive folding map of London and the surrounding area showing the extents from Hatfield down to Coulsdon and Hornchurch across to Maidenhead, original wash colour marking out the county boundaries, the map peppered with decorative vignette views of.....

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London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. First edition, 8vo, 350 pp. Marginal foxing throughout, contemporary signature to fly leaf, light damp staining to the endpapers and the outer edge of the final three leaves. Original cloth, some marks and rubbing, spine slightly skewed.

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Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1775. First edition. 4to. xiv, xiii (3), 283 pp. Contemporary full calf, rebacked to style with repairs to the corners of the boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, early ownership inscription to the head of the front free endpaper with an.....

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Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, [c.1920]. Adelphi edition, seven volumes, 8vo. Recent green half calf, t.e.g., marbled sides, cloth sides, a fine set.

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Amsterdamo: [Elzevir], 1665. First Amsterdam edition, later issue, 12mo, (xxiv), 744 pp. Title page printed in red and black, some light marks to first and last few leaves. Attractively bound in 20th century speckled calf, very slight sunning, red spine label, a.e.g., a handsome copy. A finely printed pocket edition.....

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London: Chapman and Hall, 1841. First separate edition, large 8vo, (v-vi, iv), (229)-306, 420 pp, with the preface leaf bound in before the title. Engravings in the text, marbled endpapers and edges, s small closed tear with very slight loss to the top edge of the rear free endpaper. Original.....

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London: Printed for George Nicol, 1790. First edition. 4to. iv, 88 pp. Later dark brown half calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt rules and lettered to the compartments. A folding plate and 3 folding charts. One of the latter shaved to the neatline along the lower edge, all the.....

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London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648. First edition, second issue, 8vo, (xvi), 218 pp. Some mostly mild marginal browning, contemporary manuscript title to fore edge. Recent blind ruled goatskin, black spine label, a very good copy. "The earliest of Donne's controversial writings..." (Keynes) and a work that existed only in.....

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London: John Murray, 1839. Eight volumes. 8vo. Contemporary purple straight grain morocco, spines faded to brown, twin olive gilt lettered spine labels, gilt decoration to the edges of the boards, endpapers and all edges marbled, armorial bookplate of Frederick Wildman Burnett to the front pastedowns. Frontispiece portrait and 8 engraved.....

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