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The Early History of the Royal Sussex Lodge No.53. Bath
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The Early History of the Royal Sussex Lodge No.53. Bath

by Bro. D. K. Williams

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Not Stated: Not Stated, 1951. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A very scarce transcript of a speech given at the Royal Sussex Lodge in Bath, discussing the history of the lodge. A very scarce work. A transcript of a speech on the history of the Royal Sussex Lodge in Bath, No. 53. The speech was reach at the regular meeting at the Lodge on the 5th November, 1951, given by Brother D. J. Williams. The Royal Sussex Lodge was founded in Bath in 1812, with the first meeting taking place at the Bladud's Head Inn. In a quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Tidemark to the tail of the wraps. Some marks to the wraps. Minor edgewear, causing a small chip to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light offsetting of the tidemarks to the tail of the first and last leaf. Good
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My Name Was Judas
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My Name Was Judas

by C.K. Stead

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London: Harvill Secker, 2006. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A signed, first edition copy of this reimagining of the life and betrayal of Jesus's disciple, Judas, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A charming and enthralling reimagining of the life of one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, Judas. This tale, told forty years after the death of Jesus, recounts Judas's friendships, early life, education, and eventual betrayal. In a teasingly controversial and witty style. Written by C.K. Stead and signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is excellent, with no discernible shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Facts and Fancies Linked with Folk-Lore About Kilmaveonaig
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Facts and Fancies Linked with Folk-Lore About Kilmaveonaig

by Christopher I. K. Bowstead

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Edinburgh: R. Grant & Son, 1915. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart second edition of this collection of historical sketches and folk-lore from Kilmaveonaig, with illustrations. Second edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-six plates, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A historical commentary and collection of folk-lore associated with Kilmaveonaig, one of the very few old churches still in the procession of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Records included date from 1100AD. Written by Christopher I. K. Bowstead. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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The Stableman's Course
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The Stableman's Course

by G K Ansell

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London: Gale and Polden, 1916. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". None. A very scarce instructional work concerning stable duties and stable care. Illustrated, with a diagram of the horse's body and several in-text vignettes. Written by George Kirkpatrick Ansell, a lieutenant-colonel in the 5th Dragoon Guards.  The second edition of this work.This work looks at grooming, feeding, watering, bedding, stable fittings, care of saddlery, shoeing bridling, saddling and many other duties regarding the care of horses. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good
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Narrative of an Expediiton to Explore the River Zaire Usually Called the Congo
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Narrative of an Expediiton to Explore the River Zaire Usually Called the Congo

by J K Tuckey

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London: John Murray, 1818. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8.5". None. John Kirk's copy of the first edition of this important travel work regarding Tuckey's expedition along the River Congo. This account of the journey is decorated by a folding map frontispiece of the coast from Cape Lopez, and thirteen plates, with one hand-coloured. With John Kirk's inscription to the title page 'John Kirk, Zambesi Exped 1858'. Kirk brought this book with him on the expedition to explore the Zambesi river's mouths and tributaries in order to navigate the waterway to the interior. In addition to this, Livingstone was continuing his mission to introduce the people of Africa to Christianity and freeing them from slavery. This was Livingstone's second Zambesi expedition. It was here Kirk went as a botanist and chief assistant. The expedition was difficult, and many expedition members including Kirk noted that Livingstone was an inept leader. In 1862 Kirk wrote that Livingstone was an… Read More
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The Tales of Beedle The Bard
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The Tales of Beedle The Bard

by J.K. Rowling

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London : Bloomsbury , 2008. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". J. K. Rowling . A near fine first edition first impression of The Tales of Beedle The Bard, Rowling's short story collection published to accompany Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. The first edition first impression. In the original pictorial publisher's boards. The Tales of Beedle The Bard is a book of wizard fairy tales written by J. K. Rowling to accompany Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. The book plays a significant role in Harry Potter by introducing the trio to the Deathly Hallows at a pivotal plot moment. The Tales of Beedle the Bard includes the Three Brothers the story mentioned in Harry Potter. It is a story of right and wrong with a key focus on moral teaching. The main lesson from the story is about guilt and greed. The brother who  conquering death is the one who askes for less.  This collection of stories has a somewhat Brother's Grimme fell and is a magical collection of stories that has charmed… Read More
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The Book of Wedding Days
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The Book of Wedding Days

by K. E. J Reid, May Ross & Mabel Bamfield

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London : Longmans, Green and Co. , 1889. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 9". Walter Crane . A delicately and thoughtfully illustrated collation of quotations and poems for each day of the year. A beautifully illustrated and decorated calendar of quotations for every day of the year.Each page is beautifully decorated in red ink and each day has a specific quotation which can correlate to the day of the year of a wedding or anniversary. The quotations come from the writings of Shakespeare, Milton, Tennyson to name a few. The book is in recollection of the Prince and Princess of Wales's Silver Wedding day in March 1888.Frontispiece and 88 illustrated pages. The November 1-8 bound in reverse. In the publisher's original cloth and silver binding. Externally, fading and discolouration to the spine, with some fading to the extremities on the rear and front boards. There are also some markings to the boards and slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The front hinge is starting. Internally, generally… Read More
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Principles and Practice of Flow Meter Engineering
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Principles and Practice of Flow Meter Engineering

by L K Spink

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London: Foxboro Co., 1939. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Various. A fascinating fourth edition of L K Spink's guide for the monitoring and managing of flow meters and products for the Foxboro Company Copiously illustrated throughout, with sixteen plates and one folding plate. Established in 1908 near Boston, Massachusetts, Foxboro-Yoxall Limited was, and is to this day a leading manufacturer of industrial controls, supplying devices for monitoring and automating manufacturing processes to the chemical, oil and gas, paper, food, pharmaceutical, mining, electric, water, and scientific industries. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with handling marks and light bumping to spine. Title to front board faded. Watermarks to front pastedown and free-endpaper. Ink signature to front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some watermarks to pages 1-20. Good
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History of The Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951 Volume III
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History of The Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951 Volume III

by Lieutenant-Commander P. K. Kemp

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Norwhich: Regimental Association of The Royal Norfolk Regiment , 1953. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of History of The Royal Norfolk Regiment, with folding maps and plates. A first edition copy of this work. Volume III of the History of The Royal Norfolk Regiment from 1919-1951, by Lieutenant-commander P. K. Kemp and with a foreword by Brigadier W. J. O'B. Daunt. This volume tells of the heroism of the Regiment during the Second World War.With nineteen folding maps and five other maps and thirty six plates. Collated, complete In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with some marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth

by M K Gandhi

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Ahmedabad: Navajivan Press , 1927. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A superb copy of this very scarce first English edition of Gandhi's autobiography. A book, which has been regarded as one of the '100 best spiritual books of the 20th century'. This work covers Gandhi's life from his early childhood through to 1931. It was originally written in weekly instalments published in his journal 'Navjivan' from 1925 to 1929. The English instalments also appeared in his other journal 'Young India'. In the original publisher's cloth binding in excellent condition and rare to see in such a clean state. This is the first volume of two regarding Gandhi's life. This was all that was issued at the time of publication, with the second volume appearing in 1929. The two volumes are seldom found together. An unusually bright copy of this work, which remains in a very clean condition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Just some minor bumping to the extremities. Prior… Read More
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The Early Choice    A Book for Daughters
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The Early Choice A Book for Daughters

by Rev. W. K. Tweedie

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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1864. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An attractively bound scarce copy of this work intended for the education of young women. A scarce work, in a delightful leather binding. A comprehensive guide for the education of young women by Rev. W. K. Tweedie. Illustrated throughout with many engraved plates. In a decorative morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart, with just some slight rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature to recto of front free-endpaper. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just a couple of spots. Very Good Indeed
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Belleek: The Complete Collector's Guide and Illustrated Reference
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Belleek: The Complete Collector's Guide and Illustrated Reference

by Richard K Degenhardt

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Radnor: Wallace Homestead Book Company, 1993. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12.5" by 9". None. A second edition on this work on Belleek Pottery. Belleek Pottery Ltd is a porcelain company that began trading in 1774. The factory produced porcelain that is characterised by thinness and slightly iridescent surfaces. In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in excellent condition with just some minor shelfwear to spine. Dustwrapper smart with shelfwear to head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Memoirer
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Memoirer

by Hans Kaarsberg

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Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1921. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce first edition of the memoirs of Hans Kaarsberg. A scarce first edition of the memoirs of Hans Kaarsberg. First Edition in the original Danish. Hans Kaarsberg was a Danish writer who wrote several short stories and travel descriptions. With the bookplate of Jens Christian Hostrup II, a doctor, screenplay writer and actor who was an active figure in the Danish resistance, and friend to American science fiction writer Paol Anderson. In a half morocco binding with mabrled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the boards and head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine and bumping to the tail of the spine. Front joint slightly starting but still reasonably firm. Bookplate of Jens Christian Hostrup to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with just some marginal agte toning and the odd spot. Ink signature to the half title. Very Good
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Our Little Neighbours, Animals of the Farmyard and the Woodland
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Our Little Neighbours, Animals of the Farmyard and the Woodland

by C. J. Kaberry

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London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, Bombay: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". E. J. Detmold. hgh Beautifully illustrated early edition of Our Little Neighbours, Animals of the Farmyard and the Woodland described by C. J. Kaberry in the original publisher's red cloth binding. With twelve colour chromolithographs by E. J. Detmold of farm animals, one for each animal described. A lovely early twentieth century children's book. With prior owner's child's faint inscriptions to the first free endpaper. Undated. Dated from Jisc.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light markings to the front board and slight discolouration to the spine. Prior owner's child's faint inscriptions to the first free endpaper. The hinges are strained. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional… Read More
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Chronicle in Stone
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Chronicle in Stone

by Ismail Kadare

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London: Serpent's Tail, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first translated edition of this novel by Kadare, set in Albania during the Second World War. First translated edition. Originally published in Albanian in 1971. Describing life in a small Albanian town during the Second World War, each alternate chapter of this novel offers a short fragment of a chronicle written from the point of view of the town's official chronicler. The other chapters are written in the first person, from the voice of a child, as they witness the consistent changing hands of their town as the political situation and occupation becomes more absurd. Written by Ismail Kadare, an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright considered a leading international literary figure. In the original full black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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Geschichte des Hellenistischen Zeitalters
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Geschichte des Hellenistischen Zeitalters

by Julius Kaerst

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Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von B. G. Teubner, 1901-1909. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A complete two volume set of this history of the Hellenistic Age, in the original German language. German language. Two volumes. Scarce work. A detailed study of the Hellenistic Age, with reference to religion, culture, law, money, and much more. Written by Julius Karst, a German historian. Bound in half green calf with green cloth boards. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Minor loss to the corners of the boards. Library stickers to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good
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Manon Lescaut
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Manon Lescaut

by KAHKJFDSKJ

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London: Geoffrey Bles, 1928. Cloth. Near Fine. 12.5" by 10.5". John Austen. A large limited edition paper copy of this short novel from Antoine Francois Prevost, illustrated by John Austen. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Memoires et aventures d'un homme de qualite (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abb Prvost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers.With an introduction by J. Lewis May. Illustrated with 12 coloured plates and illustrations in the text by John Austen.   In a vellum binding with cloth-covered boards. Externally, smart, with just some slight sunning and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few instances of spotting. Near Fine
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The Design and Construction of Industrial Buildings
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The Design and Construction of Industrial Buildings

by Moritz Kahn

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London : Technical Journals , 1917. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A scarce, illustrated first edition copy of Moritz Kahn's insightful detailing of the construction of industrial buildings. Moritz Kahn was a consulting engineer to architects who saw a lapse of knowledge on the construction of industrial building, thus wrote this informative and deeply illustrated book on the matter. Including fourteen in-text plates, three in-text illustrations and a further sixty-two plates to the rear. Four pages of publisher's adverts included. Collated, complete. Paper covered boards. Externally, smart. There is a small tear to the front joint and some fading to the spine. The boards are slightly marked and faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots throughout. Very Good
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Thorvaldsens Portraetbuster
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Thorvaldsens Portraetbuster

by Else Kai Sass

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Kobenhavn: Selskabet til Udgivelse af Danske Mindesmaerker G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1963-1965. First edition. Vellum. Near Fine. 13.5" by 9". Bertel Thorvaldsen. The first edition of this beautifully bound three volume study of the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen. First edition of Thorvaldsens Portraetbuster by Else Kai Sass, complete in three volumes. Beautifully bound in quarter vellum with gilt and cloth boards. A lovely and extensive study of the portrait bust sculptures of Bertel Thorvaldsen, the influential Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist. He is widely regarded as a national hero, now commemorated and admired in the large single-artist museum the Thorvaldsen's Museum in Copenhagen. Else Kai Sass was a Danish art historian, working at the Thorvaldsen's Museum, a history of art professor at Aarthus University and a professor at the University of Copenhagen. This work is still widely considered the standard work on Thorvaldsen's portrait busts. Densely illustrated throughout with in-text… Read More
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Witchcraft and Magic of Africa
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Witchcraft and Magic of Africa

by Frederick Kaigh

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London: Richard Lesley & Co, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A signed, first edition copy of this interesting ethnographical work on witchcraft and magic in Africa, written by Frederick Kaigh. An interesting account of the witchcraft and magical practices of Africa. A record of witchcraft, magic and sorcery, exploring religion, beliefs, and inexplicable facts. Written by Frederick Kaigh and including a foreword by Montague Summers. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free-endpaper, inscribed 'To Jack'. Including a small ink inscription to the half title page: 'The Bepal and Horwich Family'. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with fourteen plates, collated and complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light shelf wear and a few marks to the front board. Including an inscription from the author to the front free-endpaper and a small ink inscription to the half title page. Internally, firmly… Read More
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