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Halstead, 1931. Chamber of Commerce . Paperback. Good +. [20], 48, [8], 49-88, [32] p. 18 cm. About 30 photos and drawings. Brown paper covers. Chipped and torn spine ends. Another small tear and light soiling to front cover. Small stain text block edge. Describes Halstead, lists Urban District Council, Public Assistance Committee, hospitals, population, industry, churches, Essex Territorial Association, descriptions of surrounding communities, etc. Article about Fanny Burney and "Evelina" by Alfred Hills. Much local advertising, an appreciation of a few Halstead charities, football fixtures, rear almanac and calendar.

London, nd. 1900s?. Hardcover. Fair. 50 b&w photos of London, England. Unpaginated. 19 x 25 cm. Red cloth with gold impressing. Gilt is coming off, edges are worn. Text block is loosening from boards, some centre pages are detached. A little thumbing but overall pages clean. Title page: "The Album of Photographic Views of London." All the iconic views including Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St. Paul's, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, etc.

Aberdeen: The Aberdeen Journal and Evening Express, nd. Hardcover. Fair. 59 p. 19 x 25 cm. B&w photos of Aberdeen. Boards tied with thread. Edges worn, scuffs and rubbing to boards. Binding itself is loosening. Endpapers stained. Pencil drawing inside rear cover. Thumbing throughout.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1816. Hardcover. Very Good. 26 p. 30 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page and page 1. Rebound in a white library-style buckram hardcover with G. Milburn in black print on lower front corner. Spine marked 56 Geo. III Cap. I Alwinton Enclosure. An act from the reign of George III. "At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty-fourth Day of November, Anno Domini 1812, in the Fifty-third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; And from thence continued, by several Prorogations, to the first Day of February 1816, being the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

Edinburgh: William Brown, 1923. Hardcover. ex library-good. xix, 128p. 22.5 cm. Green hardcover binding with gold letter on spine. Ex-library with cataloging numbers on spine, stamps on edges and front endpapers, bookplates and envelopes on endpapers. Some pages remain uncut. Good condition. Erskine Beveridge (1851-1920) published several books on Scottish history and culture in addition to his work as an antiquarian and textile manufacturer. According to the Forward, written by his widow, Margaret S. Beveridge, this book was a manuscript that he had spent many months working on. The book consists of a collection and tabulation of the place-names of Scotland in alphabetical order that include "aber" or "inver" as either a prefix or suffix. The proofs were revised by Walter M. Campbell and the book printed by T. and A. Constable at the University Press, Edinburgh.

Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good/Very good. xxxix, 283 p. 24 cm. Frontispiece. Genealogical chart. Green cloth in dustjacket. Very slight wear. Jacket flaps a bit discoloured. Front free endpaper has worn edge.

Memphis: General Books LLC, 2012. Softcover. New. 51 p. 25 cm. Softcover. Latin text. "The book was created using optical character recognition software." Some typos and punctuation lacking.

London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd; Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1696. No Binding. Good. Pages 523-424. [4 pages including cover.] 27 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Large tears at top of both leaves. Pages darkened. Roughened left edge. An act from the reign of William III.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1793. Good. 10 pages. 13 cm. Disbound. Clean. "Anno Tricesimo Tertio Georgii III. Regis." Complete title: "An Act to amend an Act, passed in the Twenty-seventh Year of his present Majesty's Reign, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, in Foreign Ships, into and from certain Ports and Places in the West Indies; and for amending so much of an Act, made in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, as relates to permitting the Importation of Sugar into the Bahama and Bermuda Islands in Foreign Ships; and so much of Two Acts, made in the Twenty-eighth and Thirty-first Years of His present Majesty's Reign, as prohibits the Importation of Timber into any Island under the Dominion of His Majesty in the West Indies from any Foreign Colony or Plantation in the West Indies or South America; and so much of the said Act, made in the Twenty-eighth… Read More

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1801. Good. 4 pages. 31 cm. Paper, disbound. Light foxing. "Anno Quadragesimo Primo George III Regis." 27 June 1801. Salted salmon or salted dry cod fish may be imported from Newfoundland or Labrador by British subjects. Explains bounty. Duties on salt not affected.

London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, Printers to the Kings moft Excellent Majefty, 1696. Disbound. Good. 8p. (pp. 515-520). 27 cm disbound. Includes Royal coat of arms on title page. Dog-ear at top corner of first page. Tears at top of first three pages. Last page has large tear. An act from the reign of King William III. Anno Regni Gulielmi III. Regis Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Septimo & Octavo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Two and twentieth Day of November, Ano Dom. 1695. In the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Soverign Lord WILLIAM the Third, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.

London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1760. Disbound. Good. pp. 467-476. 12p with cover. 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Small holes in left margin. Imprint of another document on front cover. An act from the reign of King George II. Anno tricesimo tertio Georgii II. Regis. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Thirty first Day of May, Anno Dom. 1754, in the Twenty seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the Thirteenth Day of November, 1759, being the Seventh Session of this present Parliament.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1781. Disbound. Good. 20p. (pp. 1303-1320). 31 cm. Disbound. Includes Royal coat of arms on front cover. Small holes in inner margin. A few minor spots within. An act from the reign of King George III pertaining to the "present Rebellion" (the American Revolution). Anno Regni GEORGII III. REGIS Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Vicesimo Primo. At the Parilament begun and holden at Westminster, the Thirty-first Day of October, Anno Domini 1789, in the Twenty-first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Being the First Session of the Fifteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1782. Good. 6 pages. 32 cm. Coat of arms on cover and decorations within. Paper, disbound. Clean. "Anno Vicesimo Secundo George III Regis." Seamen entitled to their bounty if they claim it within four years, after which it goes to Greenwich Hospital.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's moft Excellent Majefty, 1802. Disbound. Good. 31p. {pp. 378-407). 32 cm disbound act. Includes Royal coat of arms on top of first page. An act from the reign of King George III. Includes tables of customs payable on various goods, wares and merchandise as well as a table of tonnage duties payable on ships and vessels. Anno Quadragesimo Secundo GEORGII III. REGIS. Cap XLII.

London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd; Printers to the Queens most Excellent Majesty, 1704. Disbound. Good. pp. 239-255. 20 p. with cover. 32 cm. Royal coat of arms on front cover. Disbound. Pages darkening. An act from the reign of Queen Anne. Anno Segundo & Tertio Annae Reginae. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the Twentieth Day of August, Annon Dom. 1702. In the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady ANNE, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations and Adjournments to the Ninth Day of November, 1703. Being the Second Session of this present Parliament.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's moft Excellent Majefty, 1772. Disbound. Good. pp. 775-776. 4 p. with cover. 32 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Print off-kilter on first page. An act from the reign of King George III. ANNO DUODECIMO Georgii III. Regis. CAP. XXXIII. AAt the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Tenth Day of May, Anno Domini 1768, in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, or Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations, to the Twenty-first Day of January, 1772; being the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1773. No Binding. Good. Pages 7-8. [4 p. including cover.] 30 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Print off-kilter on first page An act from the reign of King George III.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1775. Disbound. Very Good. 1131-1155 p. 31 cm. Pencil notations on title page. An act from the reign of King George III. O'Dea 203. Caption title (15 Geo. III cap. 31). Referred to as Pallister's Act.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1779. No Binding. Good. Pages 1431-1432. [4 pages including cover.] 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Repair to left edge. Small holes in left margin. Print off-kilter on first page. An act from the reign of King George III.