ANDREWS William (ed)

Ecclesiastical Curiosities

London, William Andrews and Co. 1899 246pp, publishers' notices 22x15, brown cloth. Edges of cloth a bit rubbed, foxing and browning to ffep, ex library with single stamp on ffep together with owner's name in copperplate text, binding slightly cracked. Series of essays and anecdotes about churches. Possibly not as appealing, even to a contemporary reader, as the publisher's volume on 'bygone punishments', advertised at the back of this book wih glowing reviews...

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AVELING S.T. (edited and revised, with additions by)

Heraldry Ancient and Modern including Boutell's Heraldry

London, WW Gibbings (1873) 1892 (second edition, reprint) xx, 428pp, publishers notices (dated 1894, so likely a reprint), 488 illustrations, tissue guarded frontispiece 21x16, brown cloth, glt top edge. Cloth somewhat faded, good thus. Absolutely comprehensive guide to the terminology and customs of heraldry.

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BARDSLEY Charles W

Romance of the London Directory

London, Hand and Heart Publishing Offices nd c.1879 162pp, 6pp publisher's notices 19x13, brown cloth attractively decorated, glt text. Spine worn with loss at top and bottom, hinges reinforced, fair thus. Originally a series of slightly whimsical but entertaining and informative articles on the origins of surnames to be found in the London street directory, written for Fireside magazine and collated and edited here.

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BAYARD Emile-

L'Art de Soigner les Oeuvres d'Art

Paris, Ernest Gründ, 1928. 304pp, incl 48 photogravures. Wraps. 19x12. Covers worn, contents good, pages browned. Technical guide for care and presentation of art works.

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BAYARD Emile

L'Art de Soigner les Oeuvres d'Art

Paris, Gründ 1928 315pp, 48 bw illustrations. 19x12, illustrated wraps. Fair only; creases and marks to cover, pages roughly cut and browned, but readable and sound. From the publisher's 'Guide practiques de l'amateur et du collectionneur d'art' series.

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BELL Dr. Robert, with notes and corrections by Dr William BELL

A Treatise on the Conveyance of Land to a Purchaser, and on the Manner of Completing His Title

Edinburgh, Waugh and Innes 1828 (second edition) xii, 412pp 22x14, half-calf with patterned boards, marbled edges. Edges rubbed, spine rubbed and showing signs of splitting, binding tight and contents very good. One of the seminal texts in the development of property law in the UK, nicely presented.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION

Catalogue of the Collections in the Science Museum: Textile Machinery

London, HMSO 1921 76pp, 3 bw plates 24x16, card wraps Very good. Part of a series of catalogues issued in the 1920s: this one focusses on industrial machines for the textile industry, sewing machines, equipment for dying, and so forth, arranged by material they were used for.

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BOOTH General

In Darkest England and The Way Out

London, Salvation Army, 1890. Folding coloured frontis, 285pp, xxxi+ 6pp book adverts. 23x15, black cloth, glt text Edges rubbed and spine pulled at top and bottom, pages a bit grubby in places, owner's name on fly leaf, rear eps splitting, fair copy. A critique of British housing and other social problems. Model City Colonies, Farm Colonies and other settlements are proposed as solutions and are described here in detail.

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BRACKEN C P

Antiquities Acquired: The Spoliation of Greece

Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1975. 210pp, 24 illustrations, 1 map, glossary, biographical & bibliographical index. Cloth. 22x14. Very good copy in dust wrapper.

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BRYANT Richard (photos) & GALE Iain (text)

Living Museums

London, Mitchell Beazley, 1983. 192pp, 200+ colour photos, gazetteer. Cloth. 30x25. Fine in dust wrapper. Guide to 26 house-museums. Excellent illustrations

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BYNG The Hon. John, introduction by ANDREWS C BRUYN

The Torrington Diaries : Containing the Tours Through England and Wales of the Hon. John Byng (Later Fifth Viscount Torrington) Between the Years 1781 and 1794

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode 1934-38 lii, 382pp (vol 1); x, 420pp (vol 2); xii, 326pp (vol 3); xiv, 274pp (vol 4). 22x15, uniform grey cloth with glt lettering, dw for volume 4, remnants of dw for volume 3. Endpapers on some volumes splitting, frontispiece plate loosening in volume 1, vol 4 dw chipped with aging tape repair, owner's name in ink on fep, contents generally very good thus. Byng's diaries of his travels on horseback in late 18th century England remain one of the best studies of both the architecture and topography of the time, and in particular its society. Despite having aristocratic relatives living in some of the grandest houses in the country Byng preferred to stay in inns and hostels with his servant. His views on architecture - gothic good, red brick bad - and society - he was particularly appalled by fashionable Brighton with its "harpy set of painted harlots" - are precursors to 19th century debates about taste. His aim was to show that England was just as worthy of a 'Grand Tour' as the increasingly fashionable destinations in Italy; the enduring influence of his diaries shows how successful he was.

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BYTTNER Anders

Arvet Efter Ivar Kreuger (Typescript of English Translation)

Unpublished Manuscript 1951 240pp, fold-out diagram 30x22, half bound morocco over patterned boards Edges worn, spine splitting with piece missing at top, contents very good. This appears to be an English typescript of Byttner's 1951 Swedish language book on the 'Match King' Ivar Kreuger, one of the world's wealthiest and most influential businessmen in the 1920s, who died in mysterious circumstances as his empire collapsed amid (justified) accusations of fraud and financial mismanagment in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash.It is not clear who produced the translation - the author or the author's publisher with a view to a sale of the English language rights, or someone else for private use - but the use of the Swedish title on the spine suggests the former is more plausible. No English language publication is listed on WorldCat, so this appears to be a unique item.

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CAMBER Richard (ed)

Collectors & Collections

London, British Museum for the Trustees (The British Museum Yearbook 2) 1977. 276pp, 6 colour plates, 219 b&w illustrations. Cloth. 28x22. Very good copy in slightly chipped dust wrapper. Excellent collection of articles on this subject.

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CAMPBELL William

Commerce and the Commercial Office: how the activities of the commercial world are organized and how the work of the business office is conducted

London, Sir Isaac Pitman, 1946. viii, 677, 3pp adverts, several text illustrations & figs. Cloth. 22x14. Ex ministry library, very good copy thus. "This book deals chiefly with the methods and practices followed in the work of business offices and in the conduct of business affairs." Interesting look at commerce in gentler times, before globalistation and the 24 hour office.

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CAPART Jean

Le Temple des Muses

Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1932. 128pp, several photos & plans, short bibliog. Wraps. 24x18. Little foxing on title page and cover a little dusty else good copy. Detailed study of this major museum and its activities.

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