The Rise of the English Shipping Industry, in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1972). Second impression, 8vo, xi, (i), 427, (1) pp. Cloth, d.w., spine sunned. More
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Handbook of the Collections Illustrating Aeronautics - II Lighter-Than-Air Craft. A Brief Outline of the History and Development of the Balloon and the Airship with Reference to the National Aeronautical Collection and a Catalogue of the Exhibits.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1934. First edition. 8vo. 111, (1) pp. Publisher's card covers, illustrated to the upper panel. 32 monochrome plates. Some light wear to the covers with a tiny split to the foot of the joint, very good overall. More
18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment.
Wellington: War History Branch, 1961. First edition, 8vo, xvi, 676, (2) pp. Numerous illustrations and maps, several folding, remains of a letter tipped onto the paste down. Original gilt titled red cloth, outer edge of covers sunned, spine creased and slightly rubbed. More
The Constitution of England, or an Account of the English Government; In which it is compared, both with the Republican Form of Government, and the other Monarchies in Europe.
London: Printed for G. Robinson and J. Murray, 1784. Fourth edition, 8vo, (viii), xvi, 540, (20 index) pp. Portrait frontispiece, first few leaves a little damp stained, 19th century inscription to paste down. 20th century half calf, marbled sides, spine a little sunned and mottled. "[De Lolme's] work on the..... More
Lexique Grec-Français. Contenant tous les mots des divers opuscules Grecs et cours de versions suivis dans les classes. Avec leurs formes difficiles.
Paris: Librarie Classiques de Jules Delalain, 1862. Twenty-ninth edition, 8vo, (iii-viii), 672 pp, bound without a half title. Owner's name to fly leaf. Contemporary full calf, gilt spine with red and green labels, some minor rubbing, very good. More
Three Years War. (October 1899 - June 1902).
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1902. First edition, 8vo, 520 pp. Folding map at the end plus some maps in the text, prize label to paste down with the inscription to this and to the fly leaf neatly erased, upper hinge tender but sound. Original dark green cloth, spine ends..... More
Papers by Decimus. (Written 1881-1902). Being a Gathering of Scattered Thoughts on Matters Touching the Welfare of our Nation in Society and Politics.
Cambridge: Macmillan and Bowes, 1903. Second edition. Small 8vo. (viii), 146, (2) pp. Publisher's parchment, black lettered to the spine and upper board, near contemporary manuscript annotation to the "Notes" at the back of the book. Very good. First published in 1895, this edition with the additional papers written subsequently..... More
The Episcopal Register of Robert Rede, Ordinis Predicatorum, Lord Bishop of Chichester, 1397-1415. Part II.
(Lewes): Sussex Record Society, 1910. 8vo, (xiv), (209)-510 pp. Owner's name and address label stuck to the paste down. Original gilt titled brown cloth, slight darkening of spine, near fine. Sussex Record Society volume XI. More
Action Cook Book. Len Deighton's Guide to Eating.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1965). First edition, large oblong 8vo, (vi), 138 pp. Black and white illustrations. Original pictorial boards, soiled, small bump to the outer edge of the upper cover. More
Campagnes des Français en Italie, ou Histoire Militaire, Politique et Philosophique de la Révolution, Contenant ce que s'est passé de relatif à la République française, en Afrique, à Naples, à Rome, l'isle de Corse, en Savoie, à Geneve, en Suisse...
Paris: Chez Ponthieu, An VI [1797-8]. Five volumes, 8vo. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary tree sheep, gilt spines with brown and blue morocco labels, two of the latter lacking pieces, some wear, loss to the tops of the spines, upper joint to volume II with some holes. More
English-French, French-English. English-German, German-English. English-Italian, Italian-English. English-Spanish, Spanish-English.
[London]: Burgess & Bowes, [1930s]. Four volumes, 24mo. Uniformly bound in contemporary black morocco, a.e.g., slight wear to the spine ends, most noticeably to the French volume, held in a black morocco slipcase with a gilt monogram "E.W. & Co. Ltd", one corner of the case slightly cracked. "Midget" series..... More
Nouveau Dictionnaire de Poche, Français-Italien... Nuovo Dizionario Portatile, Italiano-Francese... [Revised by] M. Santagnello...
[London]: W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, [c.1850]. Fourth edition, 2 volumes, small 8vo. (ii), xx, 431, (1); (ii), xxvii, (i), 371, (1) pp. Owner's ink stamp to title pages and front blanks, piece torn from one fly leaf. Contemporary calf, gilt spines with brown and green labels, one lacking, slight..... More
Blues & Gospel Records, 1902-1942.
(Harrow: Pressed by Steve Lane, 1963). First edition, 8vo, 765, (1) pp. Occasional pencil annotations. Original blue cloth with some faint marking, otherwise very good. More
Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea. Based on Family and State Papers by... A New Edition...
London: Bickers and Son, 1885. 8vo. (xx), 300 pp. Contemporary prize binding from Blundell's School, Tiverton, full dark blue calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, the college crest in gilt to the upper board and their prize label to the front pastedown, endpapers and all edges marbled..... More
Commonsense Psychology and the Home.
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 185, (7) pp. Publisher's beige cloth, blue lettered to the spine, dust jacket, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, publisher's review slip loosely inserted. Darkening to the jacket spine plus some light wear to the extremities, very good..... More
Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of the Honourable Colonel James Gardiner, who was slain at the Battle of Preston-pans, September 21, 1745. With an Appendix.
Dublin: Printed by Robert Napper, 1802. 12mo, 166 pp. Owner's ink stamp to top margin of the first page of the text. Contemporary tree sheep, covers slightly bowed, gilt banded spine with a green label, slight loss and cracking to top of spine. More
The Life of the Celebrated Francis Drake, the first English Circumnavigator. Reprinted from the Biographia Britannica.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828. First separate edition, large 8vo, (vi), 58 pp. Portrait frontispiece plus one further plate, some light foxing, top edge of one leaf carelessly opened, contemporary signature of the corrupt East End politician Joseph Merceron to fly leaf, later bookplate of the Naval..... More
Fasciculus Mervinensis; Being Notes Historical Genealogical and Heraldic of the Family Mervyn.
London: Privately printed, 1873. Sole edition. 4to. x, 99, (4), ii, (1), iii-xv, (1), iv, (3), x, xi, (3), vii, ii, xviii pp, some of the appendix leaves folding. Contemporary black full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt decorated to the compartments, title in gilt to the upper board, thick..... More
History of Rome and the Roman People, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian Empire... Edited by the Rev. J.P. Mahaffy.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883-86. First English edition, six volumes, large 8vo. Numerous illustrations, maps and vignettes, bookplates, several hinges slightly cracked but sound. Original gilt titled and blind stamped blue cloth, spine ends and joints with some rubbing. More
A Practical Treatise on Chimneys; with a Few Remarks on Stoves, the Consumption of Smoke and Coal, Ventilation, &c.
London: John Weale... and the Author, 1852. Sole edition. 8vo. xii, 153, (1), 9, (1) pp. Publisher's blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettered to upper board, rebacked in black cloth, contemporary ownership inscription of one Thos. Cooper to front pastedown. Boards a little worn, contents very good. Uncommon, Copac listing seven..... More
Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education: with Appendices, and Plans of School-Houses. 1842-43.
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1844. 8vo, viii, 853, (3) pp, with 6 folding plans, 3 lithographic plates and further plans and folding tables, original cloth, faded with wear to spine ends. More
Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education: with Appendices. 1847-48.
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1848. Two volumes, 8vo, ccxcii 212; iv, 580 pp, with 2 folding tables, very good in the original cloth, spine ends bumped. More
Georgian Cabinet-Makers.
London: Country Life Limited, (1946). Second "revised" edition, 4to, 192 pp. Frontispiece and 173 illustrations, light foxing to first three text leaves. Cloth, d.w. soiled and worn with some loss to the spine and edges. More
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The "Eighty" Club. [with] The Liberal Party & Labour and European Armaments. Speeches by Right Hon. James Stansfeld (Guest of the Evening), Sir F. Lockwood, Lord Tweedmouth, Mr. H.I.W. Lawson and Mr. N. Micklem, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on Friday, April 5th, 1895. Mr. G.W.E. Russell in the Chair. [and] The Pressing Question for the Liberal Party. Speeches by the Right Hon. Lord Rosebery (Guest of the Evening), Mr. R.B. Haldane, Mr. J. Lawson Walton, and Mr W.B. Duffield at the Royal Society of British Artists... On Tuesday, 2nd July, 1895. Mr R.B. Haldane in the Chair.
[N.p.]:, 1896. Small 8vo. 35, (1); 33, (3); 19, (1) pp. Contemporary blue morocco backed dark gold boards, gilt lettered to the upper cover. Spine faded, the head worn with loss. More
Elias' Modern Dictionary. English - Arabic.
Cairo: Elias' Modern Press, (1961). Twelfth edition, large 8vo, 806 pp. Ownership stamps of the BBC to the endpapers. Original gilt titled red quarter calf, extremities slightly rubbed, very good. More