Bibliography & General
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Surveys of Gower and Kilvey, and of several mesne manors within that seignioryLondon: 1861-1870A beautifully bound collection of historical survey documents, including Cromwell's Survey of Gower, with colour plate illustrations.
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c1890 Writing Album Pictures Poems QuotesPrivate Book: c1890A lovely mysterious collection of poems, quotes, and drawings in various hands.
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1824 4vols BIBLIOTHECA BRITANNICA Robert WattEdinburgh: 1824A four volume set of Robert Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica Or A General Index to British and Foreign Literature'.
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1834-92 Reports on Medical Education and Metropolitan HospitalsLondon: 1834-92A uniformly bound collection of nineteenth-century medical reports from Great Britain, offering numerous insights into Victorian medicine and infrastructure.
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1931 Ephemera for the ColophonNew York: 1931-37A very scarce series of eleven ephemera for the American quarterly periodical of 'The Colophon' for the 1930s, including advertising prospectus, subscribers promotional leaflets, and more.
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1888 4vol Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1715-1866Oxford: 1888A lovely set bound in leather of this illustrated matriculation register of the University of Oxford from 1715 to 1886, with biographical notes on all alumni.
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1869 6Vols Lowndes And Bohn The Bibliographer's Manual Of English LiteratureLondon: 1869A scarce, complete set of this extensive bibliographer's guide.
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1883 The Aesthetic and Modern AestheticismCheltenham: [1883]The very scarce first edition of this work on Aestheticism by John Wooder.
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1873 The Imperial Gazetteer of England and WalesEdinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dublin: 1873An early edition of John Wilson's descriptive topographical dictionary of England and Wales, accompanied by illustrations.
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1842-44 Manuel du Libraire et de L'Amateur de LivresParis: 1842-44A fascinating and comprehensive French bookseller and library referential guide, sumptuously bound in full cat's paw calf by Clarke & Bedford.
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1771 Elemens du DroitAvignon: 1771A very scarce edition of Elemens du Droit ou Traduction du Premier Livre du Digeste avec des Notes Historiques sur le Droit Romain et sur le Droit Francois by M. Troussel.
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1957 Notes on the Eragny PressCambridge: 1957A fine copy of this uncommon, limited edition work on the Eragny Press and an interesting provenance. With eleven beautifully produced plates.
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1971 7Vols Birmingham Shakespeare Library Bibliography Catalogue Reference BooksLondon: 1971A hugely comprehensive and exhaustive seven volume catalogue of the works held at The Birmingham Shakespeare Library.
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1967 Winston S. Churchill CompanionLondon: 1967-72A collection of three first editions in six parts of the companions to Winston S. Churchill's authorised biography by Randolph Churchill and Martin Gilbert.
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1801 Traite de La Formation Mechanique des Langues et Des Principes PhysiquesParis: 1801The uncommon second edition of Charles De Brosses' important theoretical work regarding the origin and evolution of language.
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1890-92 2Vol Biographical Catalogue of the Pictures of Woburn Abbey Signed IllusLondon : 1890-1892A two volume set of this catalogue of pictures at Woburn Abbey.
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1888 Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph CaldecottManchester: 1888A very scarce catalogue of an 1888 exhibition of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, hosted by the Manchester Brasenose Club.
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1910 Catalogue of The Treasury Library in Two PartsLondon: 1910A scarce copy of this catalogue in two parts, part one for authors and part two for subjects.
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1896 A Modern Treatise on Practical Coarse Fish AnglingNottingham: 1896A very scarce first edition of this illustrated handbook to coarse fish angling by Henry Coxon.
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1703 A Collection of Miscellanies upon Several Subjects Divine and MoralLondon: 1703An extremely scarce pocket sized publication providing over 300 phrases to assist in daily living. The miscellanies to this volume are branded as being 'divine and moral'.
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1975-1977 7vols Bibliography of Australia John Alexander Ferguson DustwrapperCanberra: 1975-1977A scarce set of this fascinating bibliography of Australia, with the original unclipped dustwrappers.
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1776 A Catalogue of the Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Insects, Plants &c. ContainedLondon: 1776A very scarce catalogue by Carl Linnaeus, written to accompany George Edward's influential 'Natural History'.
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1763 An Essay on the Different Nature of Accent and Quantity Second Ed J FosterEton: 1763The second edition of this essay on linguistics regarding English, Latin and Greek. An uncommon work, written by John Foster. The second edition of this work is an expansion on the first edition of the previous year.
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1786 A List of the Officers of the Army and Marines with an IndexLondon: 1786A scarce, eighteenth-century reference work on the officers of the army and marines, bound in full contemporary morocco.
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1744 Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1744. Being the Bissextile or Leap-YearLondon: 1744A mid-eighteenth century almanac, one of the earliest to be published, written under the curious pseudonym Cardanus Rider.
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1896-97 Collection Engravings Catalogues Sale Christie Auctions Bound From PartsLondon : 1896-1897A collection of catalogues for sales of engravings sold by auction by Christie, Manson and Woods bound chronologically from parts.
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1969 Cartridges of the World Frank C Barnes Illustrated John T Amber Second EdChicago: 1969An interesting work on the development of gun cartridges.
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1818 3v A Bibliographical Account of Principal Works Relating to Eng TopographyLondon: 1818A bibliographical writing on topographical studies.
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1913-1915 5vol A Century of Loan Exhibitions Algernon Graves Limited EditionLondon : 1913-1915A dictionary of collectors who lent their works of art to museums and exhibitions, from 1812-1912
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1721-24 Historiae Bibliothecae FabricianaeWolfenbuttelii: 1721-24A scarce first edition bibliography of the printed works owned by German Lutheran theologian Johann Fabricius, three parts bound in one.
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1911-1922 11Vol Auction Catalogues Henry Huth Sotheby Buyers Lists IllusLondon: 1911-1922An eleven volume collection of Sothebys auction catalogues and buyer's lists
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1846 Bohn's LibraryLondon: 1846-89A uniform set of twenty volumes from Henry Bohn's celebrated 'Library' series.
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1822-5 2vols in1 Bibliotheca Heraldica Thomas Moule and Herald's VisitationsLondon: 1822-5Two scarce works on heraldry and genealogy bound as one.
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c1930 Collection of Vida Elastics and Laces Samples Salesman Volume ScarceN/A: c1930A salesmans sample portfolio of elastic and lace samples.
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1862 Census of England, Wales, and Scotland for the Year 1861London: 1862A comprehensive, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland, uniformly rebound in half calf. A scarce work.
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1928 50 Tableaux Anciens de L'Exole Hollandaist with Collection Marczell de NemesAmsterdam: 1928Two very scarce auction catalogues from the start of the twentieth century. They depict the sale of the collections of Rembrand and Marczell de Nemes.