Reference
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1880-1930 The Girl's Own AnnualLondon: 1880-1930An illustrated set of thirteen volumes of the popular 'The Girl's Own Annual', a series of articles and stories for young girls.
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1927 The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English LanguageNew York and London: 1927A smart copy of this illustrated concise standard English dictionary.
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1900-1903 3vol The Girl's Own AnnualLondon: 1900-1903Three smart volumes of The Girls Own Annual, from The Girl's Own Paper issues published from the years 1900 to 1903.
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1895-1896 The Girl's Own Annual XVIILondon: 1895A scarce collection of issues from The Girls Own Paper, published as The Girls Own Annual in the year 1895.
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1863 Truths Illustrated by Great AuthorsLondon: 1863A copy of this very scarce dictionary of words and phrases compiled from works of famous authors, including Shakespeare, bound in full morocco.
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1850-58 Household WordsLondon: 1850-58The first edition collection of periodicals by Charles Dickens, bound in half calf.
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1889 Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The English Humourists in Art.London: 1889A very scarce catalogue detailing an 1889 exhibition of the works of noted English humorists, illustrated with examples of their works.
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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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1953 The Brudenells of DeeneLondon: 1953A beautifully bound edition of Joan Wake's genealogical history of the Brudenell family, in a very fine full morocco binding from Bayntun-Riviere.
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1936 Nelson's Biographical DictionaryLondon: 1936Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco Riviere signed binding.
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Signed1879 On English Surnames as Seen in GroupsLondon: 1879A signed copy of C. L. Lordan's study on English surnames, with an alphabetical list of examples.
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1937 An Encyclopaedia of PacifismLondon : 1937An encyclopaedia on pacifism and the philosophical reasons for non violent methods of resisting war.
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1910 Buffalo Bill Bids You Good Bye FarewellNew York; Cincinnati : 1910A scarce programme for Buffalo Bill's 1910 farewell tour, an interesting piece of Wild West Americana.
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1894 Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the WorldNew York: 1894An interesting and scarce piece of Victorian Americana, a programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show in New York.
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1946 The Student's Romanised Practical Dictionary Hindustani-English and English-HindustaniAllahabad: 1946A smartly bound scarce sixth edition of this Hindustani to English and English to Hindustani dictionary.
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1914 Colloquial English-Persian Dictionary in the Roman CharacterCalcutta: 1914A scarce English-Persian dictionary containing English words in common use with their meanings in modern Persian.
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1905 The Grimani BreviaryVenice: 1905A faithful facsimile of the impressive illuminated manuscript of the Flemish Renaissance, 'The Grimani Breviary'.
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1881 Genealogical Memoirs of the Families of ChesterLondon: 1881The first edition of this genealogical memoir by Robert Edmund Chester Waters.
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1905-19011 3vols Lexicon BiblicumParis: 1905-19011A first edition three-volume dictionary of the language used in the Bible, written in Latin and edited by Martino Hagen.
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1818 The Northern Star, or, Monthly MagazineLondon; Sheffield: 1818A very scarce to see Yorkshire periodical from the Regency period, a comprehensive register of the county, illustrated with six plates.
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1907 The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol XXXIIILondon: 1907Volume 33 of the noted Strand Magazine in the original blue illustrated cloth, with full colour illustrations.
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1902 The Men of SkyeGlasgow: 1902A scarce first edition of this work documenting the lives of some of the men living on the Isle of Skye in the early nineteenth century.
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1869 Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into its Laws and ConsequencesLondon: 1869The first edition, presentation copy from the publishers of this important work on genetic inheritance of intelligence by Francis Galton, bound in half calf.
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1888 Records and Record Searching: A Guide to the Genealogist and TopographerLondon: 1888A first edition of this guide to compiling data and recording it for genealogists and topographers.
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1887 Kabail VocabularyLondon : 1887A very scarce book of Kabail vocabulary written by Francis William Newman.
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1801 Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, Considerably EnlargedWrexham: 1801A scarce two volume edition of antiquarian Browne Willis's study of the north Wales town of St. Asaph.
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1828 The Post Office Annual Directory for 1828-29; Edinburgh, Leith, and NewhavenEdinburgh: 1828The very scarce twenty-third annual publication of this impressively detailed directory of Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven.
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1840 The History of the Noble House of StanleyManchester: 1840A concise genealogical history of the influential Stanley family, complete with plates depicting coat of arms.
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1833 A Dictionary of the Arts of Life and CivilisationLondon: 1833A scarce first edition of this dictionary on life and civilisation from Sir Richard Phillips
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1872 A Concise Dictionary of the Bible; its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural HistoryLondon: 1872A scarce third edition of this illustrated dictionary to the Bible, edited by William Smith.
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1859-1863 All the Year RoundLondon: 1859-1863Eight volumes of Charles Dickens's literary periodical bound in six, and including the first publication of 'A Tale of Two Cities', and 'The Woman in White'.
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1700 Tables Geographiques et Chronologiques de tous le Archeveschez et EveschezRouen: 1700A scarce catalogue of the bishops and archbishops of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in the seventeenth century.
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1785 2vol A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785A smart sixth edition of Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in contemporary leather binding.
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1906 Le Breviaire Grimani a la Bibliotheque Marciana de VeniseVenezia [Venice]: 1906A smart volume presenting examples of illustrated works and manuscripts held at the Biblioteca Marciana.
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1809 The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and SciencesLondon: 1809A beautifully illustrated six volume encyclopaedia by the chemist William Nicholson, in lovely diced calf bindings.
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1877 Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.London: 1877A first edition copy of Charles Rogers' genealogical memoir of the family of Sir Walter Scott, with Scott's 'Memorials of the Haliburtons'.