Antiquarian from Dodman Books

London: Thomas Tegg, 1810. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. This is in fact the 1808 (possibly 1809) publication 'The Stranger's Guide Through London' by William Carey, retitled and reissued by Thomas Tegg (notorious buyer of other publishers' distressed stock) with a new title page. Maybe printed from the original plates, but more… Read more about this item

London: Sears & Co, 1830. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. M U Sears. Illustrated with 55 engravings by Sears. Well presented two volume set with only occasional toning and spotting, but largely clean and bright. Includes colour frontispiece of St Paul's Cross, likely a later addition. Handsomely rebound in… Read more about this item

London: T Cadell Jun. And W Davies, 1797. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The charters granted to Kingston by King John, Henry III, Richard II, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Queen Elizabeth, King James I, Charles I and King Charles II, as compiled and translated by Roots, with an extensive preface. Occasional toning and minor… Read more about this item

London: Privately Published, 1847. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce speculative plan to rebuild Windsor and Eton towns, considering the present decay of both, the imminent arrival of the railway, and the desirability to increase space around the castle. The authors, Kyle and Kerl, provide arguments for their proposals, costings, and two… Read more about this item

Hull: Goddard And Brown, 1834. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating and detailed account of the Royal Commission's inquiry into the workings, finances and behaviour of Hull Corporation, with much surprising testimony. A great deal of information on local life is included, with a statistical appendix to rear. Also included… Read more about this item

Newcastle upon Tyne: W Boag, 1836. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Remarkable assault on the integrity of various members of Newcastle Town Council, in the form of 52 individual and largely unflattering pen portraits. Written anonymously by a former councillor for the Radicals, clearly not enamoured by the Whigs and the 'clique' of Tories who had, until… Read more about this item

Shrewsbury: J Stockdale, 1795. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In which Sir Richard Hill attacks a rival candidate of his brother John, the sitting MP, in the forthcoming parliamentary election. The rival is a further relation, William Hill, for whose father, Lord Berwick, John was executor. The dispute arises from… Read more about this item

Hamburg: Aegidio Gutbirio [Typis & Sumptibus Gutbirianis], 1664. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gutbirio's three Syriac biblical masterworks, published between 1664 and 1667 and bound in a single volume. His Syriac (or Syriac Aramaic) translation and printing of the new testament (1664, paginated from rear) is accompanied by a Syriac/Latin lexicon and new testament concordance (both 1667),… Read more about this item

Antwerp: Balthasaris Moreti, 1650. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Confessions of St Augustine of Hippo, handsomely presented in this well preserved 1650 volume. Engraved title page. Light toning and occasional minor spotting, but in general all in VG internal order. Two neat ownership inscriptions, to first blank, and half title. Gilt to… Read more about this item

London: T Osborne, 1746. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in good internal order, with one small closed tear and a little corner folding.10 engraved plates, three folding, as called for.Attractively rebound in quarter calf with marble paper-covered boards and new endpapers. 8vo. 487pp + intro, ad, notes and… Read more about this item

Mainz: Der kurfürstlich privilegirten Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1790. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce early and influential work on physics in German. Two parts bound in one volume with all plates as required. All in VG internal order. As well as three fold-out plates, part one also includes three folding… Read more about this item

London: T Evans; J Wenman; Harrison & Co, 1775. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An extensive collection of plays, presented largely as "acted at the Theatres Royal Drury Lane and Covent Garden", between 1775 and 1780 and bound as one volume. Contents includes: - Cleonice, Princess of Bithynia, John Hoole, T Evans… Read more about this item

London: Lackington, Allen & Co, 1803. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A vapour bath cure-all? Gout and rheumatism certainly. Palsy, leg ulcers, back pain and diseased elbows too it seems. Chilblains, leprosy, tetanus and dropsy, maybe not but worth a try. Exceptionally scarce first edition, with half title,… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin, Marshall, And Co, 1853. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published in four volumes between 1853 and 1855 and here attractively bound as two. Some reordering of plates etc, but all present as required. Very occasional corrections to text in ink. Stock toned and plates spotted, but in general… Read more about this item

London: Baldwin And Cradock, 1830. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In the Library Of Useful Knowledge series. Numerous engravings throughout text, but all is greatly enhanced by several pages of handwritten notes and treatment recipes to early and late blanks, and a diverse selection of newspaper cuttings tipped in. Practical… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Stirling, Kenney, & Co; Bell & Bradfute; E J Fairburn, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Unusual Edinburgh imprint for this Italian language classic. English language introduction/advertisement testifies to its value for teachers and students of that language. 61pp vocabulary to rear. Light toning to stock but otherwise all in VG, clean… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1829. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Second edition, "greatly enlarged", of Stewart's Scots history. Occasional foxing and marking, with some looseness to gatherings (though all holding) suggesting volume has been well read. Engraved frontispiece and title page, both marked and stained, with former owner's name faintly… Read more about this item

London: John Weale, 1844. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The complete collection of Weale's Quarterly Papers On Architecture 1844-45, bound in four volumes with numerous engravings "many of which are coloured". Possibly publisher's original boards, but definitely a candidate for rebinding. Weale's papers are a thing of wonder, with wide-ranging… Read more about this item

London: J Johnson, 1798. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. New (1798) edition, complete in two volumes. Occasional minor foxing, but in general all is in VG clean and bright internal order. Former owner's signature neatly to both ffeps. Newspaper death notice from April 30th 1800, tipped in to final page in vol.1.Half… Read more about this item

London: Baldwin, Cradock And Joy, 1818. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Handsomely presented copy, rebound in half brown goatskin leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt titling to spine. New endpapers. Attractive fold-out coloured map in VG order. Some offsetting from this to title page but otherwise, bar occasional foxing,… Read more about this item