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Millais, John Guille Rhododendrons and the various Hybrids.Rare Complete 2 volume matching set (series 1 and series 2) of thislimited (only 550 copies of this book have been printed) and numbered first edition.1th Series;The first series is numbered 381London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1917, folio (42 x 32 cm)Original maroon red cloth, rebacked retaining original spine, gilt letters on front and spine, protective tissue guard on every plate.xi + 268 pp, frontispiece coloured plate, title page, with 17 (fs incl) coloured plates by miss Beatrice Parsons, miss Winifred Walker, miss E.F. Brennand and Archibald Thorburn, 14 collotype plates and numerous illustrations from photographs. 2nd Series;The second series is numbered 534 London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1924 , folio (42 x 32 cm)Original maroon red cloth, rebacked retaining original spine, gilt letters on front and spine, protective tissue guard on every plate.xii + 265 pp, frontispiece coloured plate, title page, with 17 (fs incl) coloured plates by… Read More

This is a* Limited(250)edition,* Numbered(nr 96)copy,* Signed by the editor Julia Boydof Bewick Gleenings 1886Bewick, Thomas (illustrator); Boyd, Julia (editor)Bewick Gleanings. Being Impressions from Copperplates and Wood Blocks Engraved in the Bewick Workshop, Remaining in the Possession of the Family Until the Death of the last Miss Bewick, and sold afterwards by the order of her Executors.Printed/published/bound in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Andrew Reid 1886.Original publisher's three-quarter black leather over green pebble-grain cloth. Spine with raised bands and gilt Title in top and place on bottom. Top edges gilt.Previous owner's book-plate "Rousdon, Devon." on front inner board / blank-page / Title-page "Bewick Gleanings." / signature-page "Small Paper Copy, No 96 with signature of Julia Boyd" / tissue covered frontispiece with portrait of Thomas Bewick / Title-page with decorative woodcut / dedication-page "to my father" / ix - xv preface / xvi - xxiv List of Subscribers / Part I / errata-page /… Read More

BEWICK, THOMAS. A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. NEWCASTLE, 1807 8vo, wood-engravings, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, slightly spottedEx Libris - NOVA VIRERE FRONDE - Harry Lupton, surgeon (d. 1861) author of LUPTON, Mr. [Harry]. The History of Thame and Its Hamlets; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School, etc. etc. Printed and Published by J. E. and F. Bradford. Thame. [1860]The Figures Engraved in Wood by T. Bewick. Newcastle upon Tyne:T. Bewick and S.Hodgson,1807. Fifth edition (pp. x, 525, advert). Octavo (20 cm) in full mottled leather, gilt decoration, title in compartment on spine. In the addenda, Bewick includes an early mention of two Australian species-- the figures and descriptions of two very rare animals, sent from New South Wales, by James Hunter, Esq. Governor of that settlement . The two animals are the Wombach (sic) and an as yet unnamed amphibious animal with a bill similar to that of a duck. Thomas Bewick (1753- 1828), a… Read More

Thomas Bewick - A General History of Quadrupeds, 3rd edition,Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1792, numerous wood engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, some scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary polished full calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear to joints and head and foot of spine, with upper cover detached, contemporary bookplate of W. Combes to front pastedown, a wide-margined copy, marbled front and end papers, 8vo, 24,5 x 15 cm, and another woodcut pasted down on end paper. 483pp. See the pictures for overall condition.Together with another copy ofBewick's General History of Quadrupeds, 5th edition, 1807 (somewhat worn with upper cover missing), 20 x 13 cm, half leather over marbled boards (but front one missing), raised bands on spine with gilt title and all page ends gilt. Marbled front and end papers. 526pp.Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by Esward Walker for T. Bewick and S. Hodgson.For the real Bewick collector who wants to spend some… Read More

Brown, Walter illustrated by Thomas BewickFablesPublished by S. Grosvenor, London, 1884. , title page, ii, ii, 68 pages, with tissue guarded frontispiece and woodcuts throughout by Thomas Bewick First EditionContaining 41 lovely fables, still worthwhile reading,Hardcover half green buckram over marbled boards, spine with original title/author label.First additional blank front paper with embossed round emblem "W.H. Smith & Son Library 186 Strand", otherwise not a single mark or note.Printed letterpress to decal edged wire laid paper, uncut, decorated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick together with illustrative drop capitals from various sources.Beautiful copy, very nice, internal very clean and neath, outer boards edges rubbed, lower corners bumped. See pictures for overall condition.A must-have for the Thomas Bewick collector. For other works of Bewick please see my other adds of get in contact.

Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written By Himself 1822-1828,with an introduction by Selwyn Image, Late Slade Professor of Fine Art, OxfordSixty-one illustrationsLondon - John Lane The Bodley Head LimitedPublished in 1924A clean, bright copy of a scarce classic. Illustrated with woodcuts by Bewick. first edition. Hard cover binding in grey cloth with black lining and pictorial decoration on front en black titels on spine. Frontispiece with portrait of Thomas Bewick opposite to titel page. Clean, tight bookblock xxxi and 246 pages tekst and a selection of the woodcuts in Bewick's "Quadrupeds" and "Birds" on pages 248 -274Extra; bookplate from previous owner Sir Edgar Wigram, Bt. on inner board and inscription "Edgar T. A. Wigram from his very loving mother H.M. Wigram ???? 1924" on first blank page.Sir Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram (6th Baronet) was born on 23 November 1864 and died in 1935. He was also known for his beautiful watercolour paintings and the book "Northern Spain, Painted and Described by Edgar… Read More

Goldsmith, Oliver A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Glasgow, Edinburgh: Blackie and Son, 1852. 2 volumes, 8vo, modern quarter calfBiologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, Verzamelwerken - Aantal: 2 - Handgekleurde illustratiesObject: Boek (Meer kavels)Aantal boeken: 2Onderwerp: Biologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, VerzamelwerkenAuteur/ Illustrator: Oliver GoldsmithBoektitel: A History of the Earth and Animated NatureStaat: Zeer GoedPublicatiejaar oudste item.: 1852Druk: Geïllustreerde drukTaal: EngelsOorspronkelijke taal: JaUitgever: Blackie & Son - Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, LondonBand: HalfleerExtra's: Handgekleurde illustratiesAfmetingen: 25,5×16 cm- Oliver Goldsmith- A History of the Earth and Animated Nature - Volume 1 and 2 (complete matching & very handsome set, newly bound, very tight)- Blackie & Son Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1852- Vol I; lxii, 564 pp with a portrait frontispiece and a color… Read More

BEWICK ThomasHistory of British Birds - complete 2 volume setThe Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick.Vol 1. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds. (1821) pp xl + 43-330 pp British Birds + 48 pp Supplement to Vol. IVol 2. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds. (1821) pp xxii + 19-360 British Birds + 44 pp Supplement to Vol. IINewcastle: Printed By Edward Walker, Pilgrim Street, for T. Bewick: Sold By Him and E. Charnley, Newcastle and Longman and Co London, 1821.Complete two volume set, professionally restored (but pages left uncut) in matching contemporary half calf over marbled boards.Spine with raised gilt decorative bands, name, title and volume.Condition; occasional marks to margins, leaf Z2 (p 182)in volume 1 with closed tear archivally repaired without loss, wide margins, partly untrimmed, contemporary diced half calf, later rebacks (endpapers replaced, with previous owner's book plates removed from inner boards).The-General-History-of-Quadrupeds and… Read More

W. H. Hudson - Birds of Plata {with 44 chromolithographic plates} - 1920Ornithologie - Aantal: 2 - Beperkte oplage, Stofomslag - BoekBirds of Plata by W. H. Hudson Volumes 1 and 2Chromolithographic plates by H. Gronvold.Limited edition of 1500 for England and 1500 copies for the United States of America.Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1920.22 chromolithographic plates to each volume (44 in total).244 pages to volume 1.240 pages to volume 2.Some foxing inside, the plates are clean.Dust jackets have tears and the spine of the dustjacket for Volume 1 is completely missing.Please view the photos for further details!ObjectBoek(Meer kavels)Aantal boeken 2Onderwerp OrnithologieAuteur/ Illustrator W. H. HudsonBoektitel Birds of Plata {with 44 chromolithographic plates}Staat GoedPublicatiejaar oudste item. 1920Druk Eerste drukTaal EngelsOorspronkelijke taal JaBand Harde kaftExtra's Beperkte oplage, StofomslagAantal pagina's. 484Afmetingen 26×18 cm

The Natural History of the Eastern Borders Vol I: The Botany of the Eastern Borders, with the Popular Names and Uses of the Plants and of the Customs and Beliefs Which have Been Associated with ThemPublished by John Van Voorst, London, 1853. , xii, 336 pages, complete with frontispiece plate "Castlehills", black & white plate inserted at page 221, 13 numbered plates at the rear, and 14 small woodcuts throughout the text, 'Terra Lindisfarnensis' printed at head of one title page,First Edition , light foxing to some plates (see pics), textblock clean, book in good condition , green cloth with gilt titles on spine, Octavo, 23 x 15 cmContent:* First Front (blanc) End Paper with inscription (pon); Matthew J (James) Turnbull, Coldstream Sept 1853. Turnbull (1826-1894) was a MD from Edinburg University.* Frontispiece "Castlehill"* Titlepage The Botany* Titlepage Terra Lindisfanrensis - The Natural History* Dedication page* p. vii - x Preface* Explanation of 14 woodcuts* Explanation of the Plates… Read More

(Persian) Falconry.Husam al-Dawlah Taymur Mirza. The Baz-nama-yi Nasiri. A Persian Treatise on Falconry, translated by D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott, 1st edition, Bernard Quaritch, 1908, One of 500 copies.Description: halftone illustrations in the text, original publisher's green pictorial cloth with gilt reproduction of ancient Persian ms. with falconer on horseback, gilt-lettered spine, one minor worm hole through bottom margin first few pages, 8vo 25.5 x 17 cm. Kept in, and comes with, non adhesive transparent dust jacket. See pics for overall condition.Blanc front and end papers, half title page, frontispiece with clean protective tissue, title page, dedication page in English and one in Farsi, xxiv and 195 pp and illustrated with 25 illustrations of Persian paintings, animals, and original ms. Quaritch printer's device to last leaf (see pics).Notes: - Wood; p. 519; Zimmer p. 623. One of 500 copies only. The author was a grandson of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar (1772-1834) and a respected authority on… Read More

Boulton, Major (Charles Arkell)Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions With a record of the raising of her majesty's 100th Regiment in Canada and a chapter on Canadian social and political life.Toronto: Davis & Henderson/Grip Printing and Publishing, 1886Red buckram hardback with very nice gilt illustration and lettering upon red front board and gilt lettering upon spine.Floral front and end papers.- Frontispiece portrait (head to toe) of Major-General Fred Middleton with tissue guard - title page (with small repair to tear)- dedication - preface - reminiscences pp8-469appendixes; - official despatches pp471-498, - List of officers and Men pp499-531Condition; lacks pp 57-64 map and 1 illustration but appear never to have been bound in.Extra(!!); signed by the author Boulton.

Denniston, Capt. The battle of Craignilder. 1832 DENNISTON, Capt. [James]The battle of craignilder, a very ancient gallovidian ballad; arranged for publication, with an introduction and notesPublished by R. Cadell; & R. Griffin and Co., Edinburgh, 1832. title pageprefacepp v - l ; introductionpp 51 -77 ; Battle of Graignilderpp 78 - 104 ; notesUntrimmed, in original publisher's green cloth backed plain paper boards, name inscription inner front board. Some pages in notes compartment with heavy rodant damage, otherwise remarkedly good condition.Having previously compiled a collection of Gaelic tales in Legends of Galloway (Edinburgh, 1825), Denniston here records a fragment of a poem from the Gallwegian oral tradition that recounts the conflict between Scottish and English forces at the site of Threave Castle in 1378 . The poem is preceded by a lengthy introduction and followed by detailed notes providing historical grounding for the text. Somewhat fittingly, although published by Cadell in… Read More

Walter, R. A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, esq; now Lord Anson,commander in chief of a Squadron of His Majesties Ships, sent upon an Epedition sto the South-Seas.Compiled From his Papers and Materials,By Richard Walter, M.A. Chaplain of His Majesty's Shop the Centurion, in thet Expedition.The Eight EditionLondon: Printed for T. Osborne et all - 1756. Fully restored in contemporary full calf black leather.Spine with gilt lining, raised bands and red morocco label with gilt title.2 folding Maps;in front; A chart shewing The Track of the Centurion round the WORLDin back; detailed map of Japan, Philipine and Martan Islands with some loss.Title page - dedication - advertisement - contents - introductionVoyage round the World; 536ppAnson's task was to intercept Spanish ships and their cargo from the New World, he travelled in detail to Patagonia, Chile, the Philippines, around the Cape of Good Hope. During the voyage, Anson captured a Spanish galleon with a… Read More

SMITH AdamAN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS The Eleventh Edition with Notes Supplementary Chapters and a Life of Dr Smith by William Playfair In Three VolumesPrinted for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1805. 11th edn. 3 vols. 8vo (8¾ x 5½ ins). Contemporary full calf, spines gilt tooled in five compartments of which 2 with dark green labels with gilt titles and 3 with floral decoration, appears to be spines or parts of these once saved, boards with gilt fillet borders, (some wear at joints getting thin but boards still firm; corners somewhat rubbed/bumped). Pp. [I] xl + 515 [&II] viii + 567 [&III] viii + 590 Spine of vol.II a bit cracked and missing (parts of) dark green label. See pict for overall condition.A rare and very collectible complete 3 vol set.