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London: Seeleys , 1849. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A fine, very scarce political tract by Charles Newdegate regarding the balance of trade and opposing Adam Smith The first edition of this work. Written on the balance of trade ascertained from the market value and of all articles imported during the last four years. Charles Newdegate was an MP for North Warwickshire at the time of writing this tract. He opposed free trade. In this tract he discusses the 1844 Bank Charter Act, and opposes the writings of Adam Smith. He cites the Wealth of Nations as teaching to 'disregard the balance of trade because he thought it irrelevant to the means of securing a favourable condition of the powers of production and of trade in this or any other country' (p.4). The pamphlet is addressed to a politician and wealthy banker Henry Du Pre Labouchere. He briefly served in Parliament in 1865-1868. Rebound, in recent boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright.…
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A Letter to the Right Hon H Labouchere
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Le Avventure di Telemaco, Figliuolo d' Ulisse
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London: A Spese di Vernor e Hood; T. Boosey; J. Cuthell; et al, 1801. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. An Italian translation of Fenelon's brilliant novel following the adventures of Telemachus, illustrated throughout. Translated into Italian, translated by P. N. Rabaudy.Complete in two volumes.Fenelon's classic novel, originally written in French.'The Adventures of Telemachus' is a sprawling and vividly written novel following the educational journey of Telemachus, who is a central character in Homer's 'Odyssey', and the son of Odysseus. The novel follows him as he travels with his mysterious tutor, Mentor.This novel proved unpopular with the French royalty upon its publication, as Louis XIV believed that the work criticised his reign, rife with war, taxes, and famine of the peasantry.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and twelve plates.Volume II illustrated with twelve plates.Collated, all plates are present, bound without the publisher's adverts.Bookplate of William Phillips to…
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Dog Breaking the Most Expeditious, Certain, and Easy Method
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London: John Murray, 1920. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A smart reprint of this illustrated guide to training dogs for sports, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A comprehensive guide to training dogs for sports, an interesting work written during a heyday of popularity of hunting in England.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-two plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.Written by William Nelson Hutchinson, a British Army officer, In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small mark to the rear board. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, heavier to the head of the spine. Spine is a little discoloured, light handling marks and spots to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional handling mark. Very Good Indeed
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Roads and Trackways of Wessex; The Cotswolds
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Ashbourne; Newton Abbott : MPC; David & Charles , 1988-91. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 6" . None . Two bright first edition guides to the English countryside of Wessex and the Cotswolds by Geoffrey N Wright. The first edition of this work. Pair comprised of two guides from Geoffrey N Wright. Comprised of: 'Roads and Trackways of Wessex,' containing a history of the origin and development of Wessex roads; and 'The Cotswolds,' ode to the rural landscape and market towns of Cotswolds. Both illustrated in text. Complete with unclipped dust wrappers. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally excellent. Dust wrappers unclipped with only light sunning to spine 'Wessex.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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On The Art of Thackeray
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London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1938. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9"by 6". None. A scarce first edition of H.N. Wetherford's On The Art of Thackeray. Focusing on both his life and work, this volume makes for an interesting insight into Thackeray's influence from a Twentieth Century perspective. Includes an illustrative plate to endpages. In cloth binding with gilt detailing and original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart, there is some minor shelfwear. The dustwrapper is somewhat chipped, features markings, fading and agewear. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are lightly foxed throughout. Very Good
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Studies in Religion, Folk-Lore, & Customs in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula
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Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1923. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart copy of this scarce work on the customs of people in North Borneo. Scarce work. With illustrated frontispiece. A detailed anthropological study on British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, with reference to customs and beliefs of different districts, folk-tales and their origins, slang and more. Written by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans, a British anthropologist, ethnographer, and archaeologist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and a few marks to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bookseller's ink stamp to the rear pastedown. Good
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Les Encouragemens de la Jeunesse
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Londres: Chez Dulau et Co, 1821. Leather. Good. 7" by 4" . None . A new edition of this French work by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly. A book addressed to the youth by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution. He is best known for his libretto concerned with a woman disguised as a man to rescue her husband from prison, inspiration for Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio.'A new edition of this work. Rebound in full calf with four raised bands, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally with bumping to head and tail of spine, rubbed to joints and extremities, boards lightly marked. Previous ownership ink inscription to verso front free endpaper, undated. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good
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A Gentle Axe
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London: Faber and Faber, 2007. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. An excellent signed first edition of R.N. Morris' historical crime novel. This signed first edition of author R.N. Morris' historical crime thriller 'A Gentle Axe', follows Porfiry Petrovich, the character from Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, as he investigates a peculiar double murder in St Petersburg that leads him from the squalid tenements and brothels to the genteel stratum of society. First edition in unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1 Feb 2007. A tense and dramatic work, Morris' 'A Gentle Axe' showcases the shocking and disturbing reserves of Russian soul. In the publisher's original binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in excellent condition. The dustwrapper is similarly in an excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some minor age-toning. Fine
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Analysis of Ornament The Characteristics of Style An Introduction to the Study of the History of Ornamental Art
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1856. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 6.5". None. An historical work on artistic styles. Being an outline of a course of sixteen lectures originally prepared for the government schools of design in the years 1848, 1849 and 1850. This work discusses the styles of ornamental art through the ages, and focuses on ornament in general, greek ornament, egyptian ornament and much more. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates and vignettes. Written by Ralph Nicholson Wornum, an English artist and art historian. He was the Keeper and Secretary of London's National Gallery from 1855 until his death. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Boards have faded slightly. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, Peter Foster, Harcourt, Hemingford Grey. Prior owner's signature to the recto of front endpaper, Lizzie May. Institutional blind…
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A Guide To The Giants Causeway And The North-East Coast of The County of Antrim
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London : Baldwin, Cradock and Joy , 1823. First edition. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". George Petrie. A very scarce charming pocket guide to the Giants Causeway. First edition.Very scarce. A charming pocket guide to Ireland. Missing the half title. This pocket guide gives an outline of places to visit in Ireland. Each location is described with key historical information. Places of notable interest are outlined within each section. It is accompanied by a folding map of the Country of Antrum. The text is accompanied by three engraved plates created by George Petrie. In a full calf binding. Generally smart. Loss to the head of the spine. A damp stain on the rear board. Internally generally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages. Spotting to the map. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown and free endpaper. Missing the half title. Marginal age toning. Good
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The Civil War in Hampshire (1642-45) and the Story of Basing House
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Southampton; London : Henry March Gilbert and Son; John Edward Bumpus LTD., 1904. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". Not Stated. A limited edition copy of this fascinating history of the English civil war through a local lens, illustrated with plates. A limited edition copy of this work, limited to five hundred copies with this being copy number 106. A new and revised edition of The Civil War in Hampshire (1642-45) and the Story of Basing House by the Rev G. N. Godwin, author of Green Lanes of Hampshire. This volume traces the important role of the county of Hampshire in the struggle between Charles I and his Parliament, focusing on the siege of Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, Arundel and Chichester and Basing House specifically. The volume is illustrated with seven plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and some fading to the hinge. Bookplate for Michael Matanos to the…
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The Life and Reign of William the Fourth
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London & Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co, 1837. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. An illustrated biography about King William IV, documenting his successful reign and personal life, written by George Wright. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. William IV was only on the throne for seven years, but managed to fill his reign with several reforms, including updating the poor law, restricting child labour, and abolishing slavery in almost all the British Empire. This work was published in 1837, the year of his death, the year that his niece, Victoria, succeeded to the throne. Written by George Newenham Wright, an Irish writer and Anglican clergyman. He was also a teacher, teaching classics in Windsor, as well as taking pupils boarding in his house at Frome, before becoming master at Tewkesbury Grammar School. He wrtoe mostly topographical and educational works, such as 'A Guide to the Lakes of Killarney', 'Scenes in North Wales', and 'The Chinese Empire…
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The Cambrian Tourist, Or, Post-Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Description of the Manners, Customs, and Games of the Natives
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London: Whittaker & Co., 1834. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4". Pickering; F. Finden. An early 19th century travel guide to Wales, with two folding maps The eighth edition of this guide to travelling Wales by carriage, with two plates, two folding maps, and a folding chart. Beginning with a discussion of the Welsh language, this neat little volume acts as a tour guide for the post-chaise traveller, with a discussion of the characteristics of different regions, and the idiosyncrasies of their people. With eight sonnets to the rear. In the publisher's original black cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A little rubbed to the boards, with some light wear to the extremities. Rubbed at the joints, which are starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound, with the gutter visible at pages 160 to 161. Lightly foxed to the title page and near the plates, but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Harrod's Royal Despatch of Great Britain and Ireland
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London: Harrod's, Limited, 1908. Cloth. Fair. 11" by 8". None. This uncommon volume contains a wealth of statistical information on every city, town, and village in Britain and Ireland These despatches published by Harrod's offer a wealth of historical information including details about the post offices, telegraph offices, railway stations, and populations of every city, town, and village in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Harrods is a famous department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London. Currently owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the business was originally established by Charles Henry Harrod in 1824. With three pages of Harrod's adverts to the rear, including a list of departments, and their terms of business. Undated. Dated using JISC from a comparable copy held at the British Library. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, generally sound. Rubbed to the boards and spine. The cloth is torn along the rear…
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Historic Illustrations of the Bible. Principally After the Old Masters.
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London: Fisher, Son, & Co., 1840. Leather. Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Various. Two volumes of biblical illustrations by old masters An uncommon work comprised of a series of biblical illustrations by old masters such as Rembrandt, de Poussin, and Da Vinci. With 30 plates to each volume, except volume IV which has 33, collated and complete. However, in volume II, the plate called for at page 78 is at page 73, and the plate called for at page 80 is at page 76. Working chronologically through the bible, each engraving is presented with a biblical passage printed English, French, and German. In black leather binding with gilt. Externally, sound. A little rubbed to the boards with some minor scuffs to the leather to the rear board of both volumes. Lightly rubbed to the spine, with a scuff to the spine of the second volume. The front hinge is very tender to volume II, and the front endpaper is disbound but present. Pages lightly age-toned but generally clean throughout. Good
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Imagerie D'Epinal Rondes et Chansons
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Epinal: Imagerie Pellerin, 1980. Hardback. Near Fine. 16" by 12". Various. A beautiful reprinted collection of song and round for children with illustrations of nineteenth century French prints. Reprinted collection of French songs and rounds with colourful nineteenth century line prints by Imagerie d'Epinal. This Blue Series contains 40 popular songs. The illustrations are based from imaging artists of the nineteenth century, who at the time would transfer and print their drawings on lithographic stones. When this copy was printed, modern techniques would have been used, but the colour application still uses traditional methods. Imagerie d'Epinal (Epinal imaging), was originally a printing press founded in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin. In quarter cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Minor discolouration to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright. Near Fine
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Sydney from the Air
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Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald, 1937. Paperback. Good. 8" by 10.5". Not Stated. With twenty four full-page photographs, this volume offers a birds-eye-view interwar Sydney Published by the Sydney Morning Herald, this fascinating volume contains 24 full page black and white photographs of interwar Sydney from the sky. With images of Circular Quay, the Interstate Shipping Berths, and the city's ocean beaches. Prior's owners ink inscription to page 9, where they have labelled where they live, and where they would like to keep their boat. In the publisher's original paper binding. Externally, generally smart. Some marks to the rear cover, and some creases to both front and rear covers. Lightly worn to the spine and the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. The central four pages are disbound but present, and the staple is a little rusty. Aside from the prior owner's ink inscription to page nine, pages are bright and clean. Good
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Sammlung C. Castiglioni Wien (1930) Sammlung Dr. Hans Wendland Lugano (1931) Die Sammlung Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild Textband (1931) Die Sammlung Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild Tafelband (1931)
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Berlin: Hermann Ball, Paul Graupe, 1930-1. Paperback. Very Good. 12.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. A collection of beautifully illustrated German auction catalogues from the early 1930s. A collection of beautifully illustrated German auction catalogues from the early 1930s In German Bound in blue paper covered boards. Die Sammlung Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild Tafelband is a volume of plates only. These auction catalogues describe and picture a vast number of collectibles, from furniture to vases and artwork. The auctioneer for the lots which took place between 1930-1 was the well known Paul Graupe of Berlin. Two of the volumes detail the collection of Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1899-1987), of the famous Rothschild lineage. In the volume detailing Castiglioni's collection Otto von Falke (1862-1942) has contributed. The binding is tight and firm. There is some wear to the extremities including some discolouration to the spine panels and bumping with some loss. The front inner hinge…
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Deposit Receipt Book
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London: Waterlow & Sons, c1880. Leather. Very Good. 16.5" by 11.5". None. A blank ledger from the late 19th century, bound in lovely reverse calf A blank ledger bound in lovely reverse calf. This uncommon book would have been used by late Victorians to keep tabs on receipts and interest. Bookplate of stationers Waterlow & Sons to front pastedown. Undated. Estimated c1880. In lovely reverse calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with four small bits of paper stuck to the front board. A little loss of calf to the tail of the spine, with some minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, with clean and lightly aged-toned pages. Very Good
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A Biographical Catalogue of Portraits and a List of Books, Documents and Relics relating to our Congregational History In the Custody of the Chapel Trustees
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Nottingham: Printed by the Direction of the Congregation, c1905. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A interesting catalogue of the historical assets of the Unitarian High Pavement Chapel, Nottingham. A fascinating list of all the portraits held by the chapel trustees, accompanied by biographies of each of the subjects. Very scarce. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Some light handling marks to boards and a little wear and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Some light spotting to endpapers but otherwise clean and bright. Good
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