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The Complete Kitchen Gardener, and Hot-bed Forcer; with the thorough practical management of Hot-Houses, Fire-Walls, and Forcing Houses, and the improved modern culture of the Pinery-Stoves, and Pine-Apples. John ABERCROMBIE.

ABERCROMBIE, John.

The Complete Kitchen Gardener, and Hot-bed Forcer; with the thorough practical management of Hot-Houses, Fire-Walls, and Forcing Houses, and the improved modern culture of the Pinery-Stoves, and Pine-Apples...

London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1789. First edition, 12mo, (xii), 509, (1, 6 advertisement) pp. Light browning throughout. Recent green half calf, marbled sides. Best known for his "Every Man his Own Gardener", Abercrombie ran a market garden in Hackney, and later Tottenham. Henrey 382. Uncommon, with ESTC showing only 9 copies. More

Price: £350.00

The Puppy Book. Cecil ALDIN.

ALDIN, Cecil.

The Puppy Book.

London: Frederick Warne, [1915]. First edition, 4to, title leaf and 16 plates, being 8 images repeated with and without the colour portions, original stiff card covers, coloured illustration to upper cover, spine and corners worn but binding sound, protected by a recent cloth folder. A very scarce Aldin item, one... More

Price: £315.00

Remarkable News from the Stars, or an Ephemeris... The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository... The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's Almanack... MOORE, Francis. Vox Stellarum: or, a Loyal Alamanack... PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. Parker's Ephemeris... The Coelestial Diary: or an Ephemeris... Poor Robin. An Almanack... SAUNDERS, Richard. The English Apollo; or Useful Companion... SEASON, Henry. Speculum Anni: or Season on the Seasons... WING, Tycho. [Greek title] Olympia Domata, or an Almanack... WHITE, Robert. [Greek title] Atlas Ouranious. The Cœlestial Atlas; or, A new Ephemeris. ALMANACS:.

ALMANACS:

Remarkable News from the Stars, or an Ephemeris... The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository... The Ladies' Diary: or Woman's Almanack... MOORE, Francis. Vox Stellarum: or, a Loyal Alamanack... PARTRIDGE, John. Merlinus Liberatus. Parker's Ephemeris... The Coelestial Diary: or an Ephemeris... Poor Robin. An Almanack... SAUNDERS, Richard. The English Apollo; or Useful Companion... SEASON, Henry. Speculum Anni: or Season on the Seasons... WING, Tycho. [Greek title] Olympia Domata, or an Almanack... WHITE, Robert. [Greek title] Atlas Ouranious. The Cœlestial Atlas; or, A new Ephemeris...

London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1770. Twelve works bound in one volume, 8vo, 48 pp each, with the final gathering of the Gentleman's Diary bound in the middle of the Ladies' Diary. Titles and various other parts - tables, etc - printed in red and black, plus diagrams... More

Price: £600.00

The Novels of... Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice. Mansfield Park. Emma. Northanger Abbey. Persuasion. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with Illustrations by William C. Cooke. Jane AUSTEN.

AUSTEN, Jane.

The Novels of... Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice. Mansfield Park. Emma. Northanger Abbey. Persuasion. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with Illustrations by William C. Cooke...

London: J.M. Dent, 1897-8. Sixth edition thus, 10 volumes, small 8vo. 31 plates, some light browning, mostly to endpapers. Original light green gilt decorated cloth, top edges gilt, gilt spines slightly darkened, minor rubbing to several spine tops. More

Price: £550.00

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855. Henry BARTH.

BARTH, Henry.

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857-58. First English edition. Five volumes. 8vo. Contemporary tan full calf, spines with raised bands, original red title labels with sympathetically renewed green author and volume labels, loss of gilt to the other compartments, all edges and endpapers marbled. Gift inscription to the... More

Price: £2,250.00

The Saints Everlasting Rest: or, a Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their enjoyment of God in Glory. Wherein is shewed its Excellency and Certainty; the Misery of those that lose it; the way to Attain it. Richard BAXTER.

BAXTER, Richard.

The Saints Everlasting Rest: or, a Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their enjoyment of God in Glory. Wherein is shewed its Excellency and Certainty; the Misery of those that lose it; the way to Attain it...

London: Printed for Thomas Underhill, and Francis Tyton, 1651. Second edition, 8vo, (xl), 184, (40), 185-304, 196, (56), 197-312, 312 pp. Some occasional, and mostly marginal, browning, marbled endpapers. Period style 19th century black morocco, covers with blind stamped rules and gilt tooled flower cornerpieces, recently rebacked retaining the original... More

Price: £400.00

Certamen Religiosum: or, A Conference Between the late King of England, and the Late Lo: Marquesse of Worcester, Concerning Religion. Together with a Vindication of the Protestant Cause, from the Pretences of the Marquesse his Last Papers; which the Necessity, of the King's Affaires Denyed Him the Opportunity to Answer. Thomas BAYLY, istopher, Ch CARTWRIGHT.

[BAYLY, Thomas] and CARTWRIGHT, Chr[istopher].

Certamen Religiosum: or, A Conference Between the late King of England, and the Late Lo: Marquesse of Worcester, Concerning Religion. Together with a Vindication of the Protestant Cause, from the Pretences of the Marquesse his Last Papers; which the Necessity, of the King's Affaires Denyed Him the Opportunity to Answer...

London: W. Lee, at the Turks-Head in Fleet Street: and R. Roytson at the Angel in Ivie Lane, 1652. Second edition. 8vo. (xiv), 366, 84 pp. Recent full calf, gilt lettered to the spine. Wanting the frontispiece called for in some copies of this edition. Some marginal staining, though generally... More

Price: £425.00

A History of Inventions and Discoveries. Translated from the German by William Johnston. John BECKMANN, Johann.

BECKMANN, John [Johann].

A History of Inventions and Discoveries. Translated from the German by William Johnston.

London: J. Bell, 1797. Three volumes. First English translation. Contemporary full speckled calf, spines with gilt rules, gilt lettered red title labels and dark green oval number labels, the later armorial bookplate of the Cobbold family of Ipswich to the front pastedowns of volumes II and III, all three volumes... More

Price: £600.00

Journal of a Political Mission to Afghanistan, in 1857, Under Major (Now Colonel) Lumsden; with an Account of the Country and People. H. W. BELLEW.

BELLEW, H.W.

Journal of a Political Mission to Afghanistan, in 1857, Under Major (Now Colonel) Lumsden; with an Account of the Country and People.

London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1862. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 480 pp. Contemporary tan full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered black label, gilt decoration to the other panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, school prize bookplate from St. John's Collegiate School to the front pastedown. Frontispiece and 7... More

Price: £1,675.00

The Natural History of Orkney. R. J. BERRY.

BERRY, R.J.

The Natural History of Orkney.

London: Collins, (1985). First edition, second state, 304 pp. 20 coloured and 113 black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, very mild browning to the top edge of the lower wrapper and the spine, near fine. New Naturalist series no. 70. More

Price: £600.00

Mount Zion, or In Touch with the Infinite. John BETJEMAN.

BETJEMAN, John.

Mount Zion, or In Touch with the Infinite.

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, armorial bookplate of Geoffrey and Cecilia Codrington. Original pink striped boards, decorative paper label to... More

Price: £500.00

History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on wood by... The History and Description of Land Birds. ...Water Birds. T. BEWICK.

BEWICK, T.

History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on wood by... The History and Description of Land Birds. ...Water Birds.

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... More

Price: £1,000.00

The Book of Thel. William BLAKE.

BLAKE, William.

The Book of Thel.

(Paris & Jura: The Trianon Press, 1965). Limited edition, no. 358 of 380 copies from a total edition of 426, 4to. 8 plates followed by (10) pp of text. Original brown quarter morocco, t.e.g., marbled sides and slipcase, spine sunned with some mild wear to the slipcase ends, otherwise very good. More

Price: £300.00

The Hebrides. A Natural History. J. M. BOYD, I L.

BOYD, J.M. & I.L.

The Hebrides. A Natural History.

London: Collins, (1990). First edition, 8vo, 416 pp. 21 colour and over 150 black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, very slight sunning of spine, near fine. New Naturalist series no. 76. More

Price: £450.00

Travels into Turkey: Containing the most accurate Account of the Turks, and Neighbouring Nations, Their Manners, Customs, Religion, Superstition, Policy, Riches, Coins, &c. Translated from the Original Latin of. O. G. BUSBECQ, A. G. BUSBEQUIUS.

[BUSBECQ, O.G.]. BUSBEQUIUS, A.G.

Travels into Turkey: Containing the most accurate Account of the Turks, and Neighbouring Nations, Their Manners, Customs, Religion, Superstition, Policy, Riches, Coins, &c. Translated from the Original Latin of...

London: Printed for J. Robinson and W. Payne, 1744. Second English edition. 12mo. (iv), 290 pp. Contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands, renewed gilt lettered label to style, gilt tooling to other panels, armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Expert repairs to head, tail and joints, a very good copy... More

Price: £540.00

Callimachi Cyrenæi Hymni (cum suis scholii Græcis) & Epigrammata. Eiusdem Poematium De coma Berenices, à Catullo versum. Nicodemi Frischlini Balingensis interpretationes duæ Hymnorum: una, oratione soluta: altera, carmine. CALLIMACHUS.

CALLIMACHUS.

Callimachi Cyrenæi Hymni (cum suis scholii Græcis) & Epigrammata. Eiusdem Poematium De coma Berenices, à Catullo versum. Nicodemi Frischlini Balingensis interpretationes duæ Hymnorum: una, oratione soluta: altera, carmine.

[Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1577. 8vo, (xvi), 72, 134 pp. Printer's woodcut device to the title page, some light foxing, title browned with some small ink marks. Contemporary dappled calf with a central decorative blind stamped panel, a little worn, outer edge of lower cover darkened, recently rebacked with a.... More

Price: £600.00

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [bound with] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Lewis CARROLL.

CARROLL, Lewis.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [bound with] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There...

London: Macmillan and Co. 1868 & 1872. Two volumes bound in one. "Alice" twelfth thousand, or the first issue of the sixth edition, "Looking-Glass" first edition, first issue. 8vo. (x), 192; (xii), 224, (2) pp. Slightly later red half morocco over matching cloth sides by Maclehose of Glasgow, spine with... More

Price: £2,000.00

Alle de Wercken, soo Oude als Nieuwe... De laatste Druk. Hier komen noch by des Dichters Gedachten Op Slapeloose Nachten, nevens zijn gansche Twee en Tachtig-Jarig Leven. Jacob CATS.

CATS, Jacob.

Alle de Wercken, soo Oude als Nieuwe... De laatste Druk. Hier komen noch by des Dichters Gedachten Op Slapeloose Nachten, nevens zijn gansche Twee en Tachtig-Jarig Leven.

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... More

Price: £2,950.00

The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, by. Alexander CHALMERS.

CHALMERS, Alexander (Editor).

The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, by...

London, 1808. Forty-four volumes (of 45), 12mo, lacking volume XII, or the seventh of ten volumes of the Spectator. 17 volumes with portrait frontispieces. Contemporary tree calf, gilt banded spines, sunned and with 12 volumes lacking their labels, all but 11 volumes also lacking their small roundels of green morocco... More

Price: £320.00

Travels in Asia Minor: or Account of a Tour Made at the Expense of the Society of Dilettanti. Richard CHANDLER.

CHANDLER, Richard.

Travels in Asia Minor: or Account of a Tour Made at the Expense of the Society of Dilettanti.

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... More

Price: £675.00

The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems. John CLARE.

CLARE, John.

The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems.

London: Taylor and Hessey..., and E. Drury, 1821. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. xxviii, 216; (iii-viii), 211, (1) pp., bound without the half title and 4 pages of the publisher's catalogue in volume II. Late twentieth century quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered to... More

Price: £825.00

Balyn and Balan. Graham CLARKE.

CLARKE, Graham.

Balyn and Balan.

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent: Ebeneezer Press, [1969]. Limited edition, no. 71 of 100 copies. Folio. 16 folio folded sheets bearing the text and the plates, each of the plates signed by the artist, all printed in colour on Mellotex High White Cartridge using a Cogger press. Original gilt lettered hide spine... More

Price: £1,000.00

Sketches Chiefly Relating to the History, Religion, Learning, and Manners, of the Hindoos. With a concise Account of the Present State of the Native Powers of Hindostan. Quintin CRAUFURD.

[CRAUFURD, Quintin].

Sketches Chiefly Relating to the History, Religion, Learning, and Manners, of the Hindoos. With a concise Account of the Present State of the Native Powers of Hindostan.

London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1790. Revised edition, 8vo, (viii), 422, (1 errata, 1) pp. One folding plate, armorial bookplate of Andrew Berkeley Drummond. Contemporary speckled calf, corners bumped, neatly rebacked retaining the original morocco label. A member of the East India Company, Craufurd was appointed to Madras in 1761... More

Price: £300.00

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles DARWIN.

DARWIN, Charles.

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex.

London: John Murray, 1879. Second edition, 13th thousand. 8vo, xvi, 693, (1), pp. Original dark green cloth, spine gilt. 78 illustrations in the text. Mild patchiness to the spine along with a gentle central vertical crease, one gathering slightly proud though the binding remains sound, very good overall. Freeman, 951. More

Price: £350.00

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of HMS Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy. New Edition. Charles DARWIN.

DARWIN, Charles.

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of HMS Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy. New Edition.

London: John Murray, 1870. 8vo. x, 519, (1) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, the binders' ticket of Edmonds & Remnants to the rear pastedown. Neatly recased, some light wear to the extremities, very good. "It is impossible to overrate the influence of the voyage on Darwin's... More

Price: £350.00

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