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 about Campagnes des Français en Italie, ou Histoire Militaire, Politique et Philosophique de la...

[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 about Nouveau Dictionnaire de Poche, Français-Italien... Nuovo Dizionario Portatile,...

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 about Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea. Based on Family and State Papers by... A New Edition

London: John Murray, 1823. Fourth edition, 8vo, (ii), xvi, 472 pp, first 2 leaves (blank and half title) slightly loose, with staining to the lower margins of early and late leaves, bookplate, original dark green cloth boards, some rubbing, corners bumped, paper spine label browned. Politician and contemporary of many... More about The Diary of the Late... Baron of Melcombe Regis: from March 8, 1749, to February 6, 1761; with...

Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount, (1991). First edition, 8vo, viii, 128 pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, inscribed on the fly leaf from the author. Cloth, d.w., very mild rubbing to extremities otherwise fine. More about Fighter Pilot. The Story of One of the Few. Foreword by Leslie Dawson

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... More about Greek title] Biathanatos. A Declaration of that Paradoxe, or Thesis, that Self-homicide is not so...

London: Cassell and Company, (1926). First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo. 16 plates, contemporary inscription to fly leaves. Cloth, d.w.'s with some marks, spines browned with minor loss to heads. Doyle had a lifelong interest in spiritualism, and his belief in it never wavered despite occasional embarrassments such as declaring the... More about The History of Spiritualism

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 about Fasciculus Mervinensis; Being Notes Historical Genealogical and Heraldic of the Family Mervyn

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, sometime 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 copies. More about A Practical Treatise on Chimneys; with a Few Remarks on Stoves, the Consumption of Smoke and...

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 about Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education: with Appendices. 1847-48

[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 about The "Eighty" Club. [with] The Liberal Party & Labour and European Armaments....

London: George Newnes, 1902. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 132 pp. Contemporary inscription to half title verso. Original gilt titled green cloth, some mild rubbing. Scarce, OCLC listing only 5 copies. More about Bridge. Its principles and rules of play. With illustrative hands and the club code of Bridge...

London: The Folio Society, 19989-2003. Mixed impressions. Twelve volumes. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to the spines, gilt borders to the boards, top edges blue, matching slipcases. Illustrations. An excellent set. More about A History of England. FRERE, Sheppard. Britannia: A History of Roman Britain. BLAIR, Peter...