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LONDON: JOHN MURRAY , 1912 Green Cloth Boards with Gilt titles to spine, 225 x 155 mm approx. xii + 300 pp. Frontis + 74 other illustrations as called for. First Impression of the revised Edition of 1912 edited by Tancred Borenius. The first Edition was 1871. Good ( Moderate shelf wear to cloth with a line/scuff to front board - else colour rubbing only and no notable shelf wear. Previous owner name and ink rubber personal ex libris stamp to front free end paper. No annotations and binding sound). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale to confirm condition and contents of Vol I.

LONDON: JOHN MURRAY , 1903 Green Cloth Boards with Gilt titles to spine, 225 x 155 mm approx. xiv + 318 pp. Frontis + 50 other illustrations as called for. 1903. Vol II only of a Six Vol Work. (Vol III also currently in stock SKU 125148. Good ( Moderate shelf wear mostly colour rubbing and marks to cloth.Mild foxing to prelims and to edges of book block. Previous owner name and ink rubber personal ex libris stamp to front free end paper. No annotations and binding sound). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale to confirm condition and contents.

RICHMOND VA: THE DIETZ PRESS, 1936 Iinternal VG] Blue buckram cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt blocked Virginia crest to front board.245 x 165 mm approx. Facsimile Declaration of independence 26th July 1776 Virginia Gazette printed end papers. xxii +166pp Frontis two tone illustration + 7 other such illustrations as called for by Artist Elmo Jones. Compilation of articles published in the Virginia Gazette during the 17th & 18th Centuries which provide an insight into life in Colonial Virginia prior to the American Revolution. The articles are grouped by topic and include :- Prominent News of the day, Courtship/marriage- recording the domestic relations and marital troubles of the colonists, Slavery and Servants, Wines and Liquors, Colonial Amusements and Entertainment, Colonial Merchandising and real estate transactions etc. Useful index of names of persons featured/reported on at end - providing leads for ancestral research. Good- Book- moderate to heavy shelf wear. Williamsburg… Read More

LONDON: THE PALGRAVE PUBLISHING CO , 1949 Salmon Pink printed card covers (Paperback) 285 x 220 mm approx. pagination 1st issue 80 pp. last 148 pp. Service data for Private cars, Commercial Vans, Trucks and Tractors. Each Issue covers different makes and models. The Images attached are representative only of the manufacturer's vehicles covered as the web site does not allow for more than 5 or 6 images. Very Good (NB Condition varies slightly and a couple have subject related notes. All are complete and good for purpose of reference).

FARNHAM COMMON: THE ENGLISH FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, 1917 Pale Blue printed paper covers (Stapled paperback) 220 x 140 mm approx. 20 pp. Official Orders in force Dec 31st 1917 printed to inside cover. Important speech of the Timber Controller J B Ball at a meeting of Landowners and Estate Agents at the Surveyors' Institution on Monday 10 Dec 1917. Reprinted from Report in The Land Agents' Record 15th Dec 1917.Please see our images of the actual booklet offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Covers - no significant shelf wear or soiling, contents clean with no previous owner name or insc.A little rusting to staples) A scarce item of record in the steps to the ultimate creation of the Forestry Commission in 1919.

LONDON: FABER AND FABER, 1935 Black Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine, 225 x 150 mm approx. xxxii + 243 pp. Frontis + 3 other b/w photo plates and 7 graphs all as called for. XLIV Tables in text. First UK Edition June 1935. Rhine is considered to be the father of parapsychology and his findings on telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and psychokinesis challenged conventional disbelief. A rare work on the subject. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling. a little spotting to top edge of book block and a couple of mild foxing spots to free end papers. No previous owner name or insc. Binding sound. Dust Jacket- Rubbed to extremities with a little loss and small nicks the latter mainly around head of spine. Mild tanning band to top of front panel and to spine. Non price clipped - cover 12/6 and now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). The copy offered by us is from the library of Andrew Carr… Read More

LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS, 1980 Green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 235 x 155 mm approx. xvi + 574 pp. First Edition 1980.Illustrated with One colour, numerous b/w photo plates - full page and in text and line drawings, figs, distribution maps and tables. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG Good (Book - mild general shelf wear to boards, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - rubbed to extremities including colour rubbing to front panel , moderate shelf soiling and a few small nicks - max 5mm, now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

LONDON: SEELEY AND CO , 1895 Green cloth boards with gilt and blind blocked titles, illustration and decoration, viii + 340 pp + 4 of publisher's adverts. Frontis b/w plate with tissue guard + 15 other b/w plates mainly from photos all as called for. First Edition 1895. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- rubbing to cloth - mainly colour loss to extremities , previous owner name and date Dec 1894! in pencil to free front end paper and a little soiling to rear end papers near top margin. No other notable defects).

WAKEFIELD: EP RUBLISHING, 1973 Red Boards with gilt titles to spine, 190 x130 mm approx. XX + 214 + 72pp. Facsimile Reprint with an introduction by Philip Shearman of a hand Book first published by Swete in 1860. The copy offered by us is the EP 1st Printing of 1973. Double Page Map of Epsom and Neighbourhood, + 13 Illustrations from woodcuts and steel plates. An interesting feature of the book apart from the history and topography of the area at the time of original publication is the many contemporary trade advertisements. Near Fine/Near Fine (Book- No notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, a little offset marking to end papers from edges of flap folds of jacket. Hint of foxing to edges of book block. No previous owner name or inscription. Dust Jacket- No notable rubbing or soiling. no spine fade. Non price clipped). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: ROGERSON AND TUXFORD, 1860 215 x130mm approx. 48 pp First Edition 1860. Contains details of constituents of Guano from numerous sources regularly imported within 10 years of publication and for it's application to various crops together with benefits compared to various farmyard manures. Please see our images of the actual item offered for sale for further details and condition. Fair (Lacks cover, a little uneven tanning to title. In need of sewing and re-covering. No previous owner name or annotations. A book binding project)

LONDON: METHUEN & Co. Ltd, 1975 Laminated card covers (Paperback) 235 x 155 mm approx. xxii + 230 pp. 124 figs in text + 8 Topographical survey Tables at end. Erratum slip tipped in. A clear guide for geographers, geologists, ecologists and other field scientists who need to map spatial distributions or to map features of particular interest. Techniques described are designed especially for the map-maker without specialised knowledge of surveying. VG (Book- covers a little light rubbing to extremities and slight uneven fading band to rear. No previous owner name insc. nor annotations. Binding sound). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

CHEAM : CRYER'S LIBRARY, 1936 Brown printed card covers with dark brown titles and yapped edges (Sewn Paperback) 215 x 140 mm approx. [viii] + 108 pp. Frontis + many other b/w photos/ reproductions of prints and line drawings in text as called for. ( A nightmare to collate as not listed in numeric order!) First Printing thus 1936. The author wrote a history of Cheam with Maud Roberts-White and the book offered is a revised edition of that tome expanded to include a history of Sutton following their amalgamation. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- a few nicks to yapped edges of covers with a couple of small liquid splash marks to front bottom margin and head of spine. No notable soiling, no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound ).

BRUXELLES: Patrimoine du Jardin Botanique Nationa,, 1973 Blue cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and front, 200 x 130 mm approx, xcviii + 822 pp + 20 colour plates at end. Fold out map and line figs in text. 1973 printing. French Text. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or annotations save for some additional entries to key in longhand to rear blank. Rear free end paper a little strained. No other notable defects).

LONDON: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS / CLARENDON PRESS, 1931 Maroon Buckram Boards with gilt titles to spine, 230 x 155 mm approx. Vol I ( L ) + 382 pp Frontis b/w portrait with tissue guard + 8 pp of facsimile letters, Vol II [iv] + 414pp Frontis b/w portrait + 14 pp of facsimiles as called for. First Edition Thus 1st printing 1931. Please see our images of the actual set offered for sale for further details and condition. VG no d/j (Books - a little light general shelf wear. No notable soiling. A previous owner name and date in ink to front paste down of vol I with book plate of same to free front end paper. Vol II free of such. Bindings sound with no cracks to end papers and no annotations. A few "Burns" related press cuttings/notes concerning lots for Sotheby's auctions 1976 and 1969 loosely laid in).

LONDON: RIDER & COMPANY Black Boards with white blocked titles to spine, 235 x 160 mm approx. 224 pp Frontis + 10 other b/w glossy plates all as called for. Undated [1948].The copy offered by us is from the library of Andrew Carr Mackenzie. (1911–2001) journalist, novelist and parapsychologist who was a writer of detective fiction and vice president of the Society for Psychical Research. A leading researcher in the field of psychical research in the 1970s. (Wikipedia). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- heavy soiling and shelf wear to boards, Marylebone Spiritualist Assoc. supply label to bottom of front paste down, moderate foxing to free end papers with offset browning to rear f.e.p. Sporadic foxing to edges of book block occasionally extending to margins, no previous owner name or insc.). A sound reading copy.

LONDON : COLIN VENTON, 1965 Apple Green Cloth boards with black titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 138 pp. 16 pp of b/w photographic plates. First Edition 1965.History of the Village which won the British Travel Association prettiest Village in England award and the announcement in the press and on television in 1962 brought traffic chaos1961. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- mild general shelf wear / soiling to boards, Ink gift insc. dated 1970 to free front end paper. Newsprint article from the Sunday Times 1966 concerning the furore over the transformation of the village to :- Puddle-by- on -the- Marsh for the film " The Story of Dr.Doolittle" loosely laid in. A little soiling to front paste down. Dust Jacket - a few small nicks and neatly price clipped. No notable soiling. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

LEWES: SUSSEX RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL , 1978 Illustrated Card Covers with cloth quarter binding (Stapled Paperback) 290 x 210 mm approx. 36 pp. of stereotyped text. Cover illustration of The Market Square Alfriston by Paul Evans. Vol 1 No 6 Autumn 1978 of a bi-annual journal containing articles of interest and calendar of events /talks including by affiliated societies on Sussex history/ archeology. The main articles in this issue being :- The Lewes Bonfire Riots of 1847 by J. E. Etherington(14 pp) and Historical Notes on the Parishes of Ringmer and Glynde by Anthony Dale.(4pp) VG ( Covers - monor general shelf wear/soiling. Contents clean and binding sound with no previous owner name or insc.).Please see our images of the actual booklet offered for sale.

LONDON: SPINK & SON, 1972 Orange Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine, 255 x 190 mm approx. 52 pp. Illustrated in monochrome. Catalogue with valuations at end of the medals and plaques minted between 1916- and 1971 pertaining to Sir Winston Churchill. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- hint of shelf rubbing to bottom edge, No previous owner name or insc. No annotations. Dust Jacket- complete with only the mildest shelf rubbing, no nicks or tears. No other defects to book or jacket).Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

LONDON: GEORGE NEWNES, 1956 Navy Blue cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 190 x 130 mm approx. 432 pp 481 line figs in text. First Edition 1956. See our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book - no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, mild foxing to free end papers and to edges of book block remainder clean with no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - mild general shelf rubbing and soiling with a few small nicks up to 3 mm approx. Non price clipped. Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK , 1906 Green Cloth Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and blocked shield and motto to front, 210 x 140 mm approx.Top edge gilt, xxiv + 288 pp Frontis + 49 other b/w photo illustrations all as called for + fold out map to rear.Errata (corrigenda slip) tipped in. First Edition 1906 Published in Black's Pilgrimage Series. The many photo illustrations are a feature of this work on the Lorna Doone area of the West Country. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good (Book- mild general shelf wear to cloth, A little offset brwning to free end papers, Oscott Cllege Library Withdrawn ink stamp to front with subsequent owner name in ink above, impressed circular W H Smith original book seller seal to rear same. No other ex lib indicators.Very occassional sporadic foxing and pencil corrections made to text per the tipped in errata slip. Map in good order. No other notable defects). A very handsome copy of the… Read More