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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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Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall. Consisting of Several...
BORLASE, William.London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: for S. Baker and G. Leigh...; T. Payne...; and Benjamin White, 1769. Second edition, folio, xvi, 464 pp. Two maps - one folding - and 25 plates - one of these also folding, plus 10 illustrations in the text, early owner's signature.....
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Poems.
AUDEN, W.H.London: Faber & Faber, 1937. Second edition, third impression. 8vo. 89, (1) pp. Publisher's grey cloth, blue lettered to the spine, signed by Auden on the front free endpaper. Marking and wear to the cloth, else very good. Bloomfield and Mendelson, A2b. First published in 1930, the second edition originally.....
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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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Letters and Journals of... In My Hot Youth. Famous in My Time...
BYRON, Lord.London: John Murray, 1974-84, 1994. First edition, 13 volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces in all but the index volume, two in colour. Cloth, d.w.'s, that to volume I slightly worn otherwise very good.
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The Poetical Works of...
BYRON, Lord.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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Blake's Illuminated Books. [I] Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Edited...
BLAKE, William.London: The Tate Gallery in conjunction with The William Blake Trust, 1991-95. First editions. Six volumes. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets. Profusely illustrated in colour. An attractive set.
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Alle de Wercken, soo Oude als Nieuwe... De laatste Druk. Hier komen...
CATS, Jacob.Amsterdam: Daniel van den Dalen and François Halma; Utrecht: Wilhelm vande Water, 1700. Two volumes. Second edition. Folio. (28), 666, (10) [pp. 183-184 repeated and page numbers 343-348 omitted as usual, the text and signatures continual]; (18), 390, (6), 393-608, 61, (1) pp. Contemporary mottled full calf, spine with raised.....
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. With... Illustrations by John...
CARROLL, Lewis.London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. Twenty-ninth thousand. 8vo. (xii), 224, (4) pp. Contemporary half tree calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, early ownership inscription to the half title. Frontispiece and 49 illustrations. Covers worn, repairs to the joints, browning.....
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. With... Illustrations by John...
CARROLL, Lewis.London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. Twelfth thousand. 8vo. (xii), 224, (4) pp. Later red full calf, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered labels, gilt to the other compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary ownership signature to the half title. Frontispiece and 49 illustrations. Occasional mild spotting, very good.....
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The Immortal Hour. Music-Drama by... The Libretto being Adapted from the Play...
BOUGHTON, Rutland.London: Stainer & Bell, 1920. Two copies of the same publication, each large 8vo, (ii), 210 pp. Both copies from Boughton's own library, with his monogrammed ink stamp to the title page. Copy 1 otherwise unannotated, the printed wrappers strengthened with later black cloth. Copy 2 with his signature and.....
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An Historicall Discourse of the Uniformity of the Government of England. The...
[BACON, Nathaniel].London: Printed for Mathew Walbancke at Grayes-Inne-Gate, 1647. First edition, 8vo, (xvi), 323, (13) pp. Engraved second title showing a map of Britain, light damp staining to the first 5 leaves. Booklabel of Kimbolton Castle Library to the paste down. Contemporary speckled calf, spine dull, joints recently repaired with a......
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