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	Aspects Of The History Of Ongar Ongar Essex, Ongar Millenium History Group. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0953504808) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publuiher's soft cover format.fascinating study history of this small town in Essex,with illustrations.No previous inscriptions are present.Clean copy internally,8vo 334pp Reprint. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 US$ 18.19 \| JP¥ 1565] Book number: 32897 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Co-operative Wholesale Societies Limited Annual For 1909 Manchester, The Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited. 1909, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in black to the upper cover with further gilt roundel to the upper cover also.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The binding of the book remains firm with no hinge weakness.original endpapers in place and with some light spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Nice copy of this early Co-op Annual with many interesting photographs of their retail outlets and factories etc.8vo 445pp First Edition. Very Good+/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 33973 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Co-operative Wholesale Societies Limited Annual For 1896 (Limited England and Scotland) Manchester, The Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited. 1896, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good - Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in black to the upper cover with further gilt roundel to the upper cover also.Their is evidence of some damp spotting/staining to the bottom edge of the back cover This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The binding of the book remains has slight weakness to front gutter hinge.Original endpapers in place and with some light spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Early Co-op Annual with many interesting photographs of their retail outlets and factories etc.8vo 551pp First Edition. Very Good-/No Jacket. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 33974 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Karl Marx 1818-1883 For The Anniversary of His Death March 14,1883 London, Lawrence & Wishart. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this commemorative pamphlet with 4 letters by Engels present plus extracts from reminiscences of Mark by Liebknecht and Paul Lafargue.Rare pamphlet with 30 pages and undated Circa likely to be late 1930's or early 1940's,8vo 30pp Scarce. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 98.75 US$ 148.86 \| JP¥ 12806] Book number: 35322 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Law-French Dictionary Alphabetically Digested;Very Useful for All Young Students in the Common Laws of England to Which is Added The Law-Latin Dictionary London, Printed By Eliz Nutt,Goffing,D Brown,J Walthoe,B Cooke,Bickerton,Giles and F Clay. 1718, Second Edition Corrected and Enlarged. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in contempoary full brown calf with title label no longer present to second compartment to spine.There are five raised bands to spine with gilt edging to leading edge of the book with further scroll design stamped in blind to spine edges of both covers.An early book on Law to which is added the Law Latin words as are found in Several Authentic Manuscripts,and Printed Books of Precedents, Whereby Entering Clerks,and Others, may be Furnished with Fit and Proper Words,in a Common Law Sense, for Any Thing They Shall Have Occasion to Make Use of, in Drawing Declarations, or Any Parts of Pleading. Also, A More Compendious and Accurate Exposition of the terms of the Common Law Interspersed Throughout than in any Hitherto Extant, Containing Many Important Words of Art Used in Law Books.This copy has one former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown with binding still holding firm although gap has appeared at front gutter hinge join.Some browning to page edges apparent also.No half title or endpapers present.This is the rare Second Edition Corrected and Enlarged in 1718.This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm. Good/No Jacket. GBP 280.00 [Appr.: EURO 307.25 US$ 463.12 \| JP¥ 39840] Book number: 29710 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Story of Watt and Stephenson and Telford and Brindley London, W & R Chambers. (ISBN: 0060523794) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in half red calf over reddish brown cloth with 6 raised bands to spine,one title label in gilt to 2nd compratment from top of spine.Marbled endpapers with one school prize plate to the ffep.All page edges are marbled.Illustrated with many engravings within the book.There is some wear to the spine tips of the book,split into two parts is the book with the first part devoted to Watt and Stephenson and the second part to Telford and Brindley.Undated circa 1909 8vo 254pp. Good/No Jacket. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22 US$ 33.08 \| JP¥ 2846] Book number: 38745 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Three Tracts Published At Amsterdam,In The Years 1691 and 1692 Under The Name of Letters Of General Ludlow To Sir Edward Seymour and Other Persons Comparing The Oppresive Government of King Charles I In The First Four Years Of His Reign Chancery Lane London, Printed By Robert Wilks. 1812, Reprint. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in quarter brown calf over marbled boards,with five raised bands and the spine now lacking it's title label.Grey endpapers with one previous bookplate of ''Holland House'' to the front pastedown.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Letters by general Ludlow comparing the oppresive Government of Charles I with that of the first four years of King James II.Their is some light foxing mostly affecting the margins of the page edges.Rare title which was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm.4to (xvii) 149pp Reprint 1812. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 274.5 US$ 413.5 \| JP¥ 35572] Book number: 29490 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Through The Moon Gate A Guide To China's Historic Monuments Oxford University Press. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718146530) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket with no previous inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness.Profusely illustrated in both colour and b&w,8vo First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 20636 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	White Book On The War Crimes of Heinz Trettner Inspector-General of the Bundeswehr Germany, National Council of the National Front of Democratic Germany. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original white soft cover wraps with staple binding.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Scarce title 8vo 61pp. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 US$ 46.31 \| JP¥ 3984] Book number: 43024 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	STANSKY,PETER AND WILLIAM ABRAHAMS Orwell: The Transformation London, Constable and Co. 1979. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,with no previous ownership inscriptions or internal markings.A lovely copy,8vo 240pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.58 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 9437 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ACKROYD,PETER Albion The Origins of the English Imagination London, Chatto & Windus. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 1856197212) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not Price clipped and this copy has no previous ownership inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Lovely copy for the collector.Thick and heavy 8vo 516pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine/Fine. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 53442 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	YOUNG,PETER AND JOHN ADAIR Hastings to Culloden (Battlefields in Britain) London, G Bell and Sons Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with No chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not Price clipped with NO previous inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally and illustrated with 12 black and white plates,8vo 249pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 26658 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	W BRIDGES ADAMS English Pleasure Carriages London, Adams and Dart. 1971, First Edition Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's grey hardcover cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and the book has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Clean copy internally.This title was acquired from the Library of a Gentleman who for over 30 years worked as a Proof Reader for many of the National Papers in London.He built up an impressive Library of books on Science Fiction First Edition Novels.8vo 315pp First Edition Thus. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 50474 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Geronimo An Illustrated Biography London, New English Library. 1971, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Clean copy internally.Nice copy for the collector,8vo 381pp First Edition 1st Impression. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 42897 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Geronimo An Illustrated Biography London, New English Library. 1971, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.8vo 381pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 49647 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Sitting Bull A Biography London, New English Library. 1973, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There is some tanning to the page edges,8vo 446pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 43228 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADDISON,SIR WILLIAM Local Styles of the English Parish Church London, B.T. Batsford. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713425644) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally,profusely illustrated in b&w.This copy also has been signed by the Author on the Title Page,4to 192pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 19.75 US$ 29.77 \| JP¥ 2561] Book number: 13046 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADDISON,SIR WILLIAM Local Styles of the English Parish Church London, B.T. Batsford. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713425644) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally,profusely illustrated in b&w.4to 192pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine/Fine. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.89 \| JP¥ 1281] Book number: 33929 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADKINS,LESLEY Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon Harper Collins. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0007128991) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine,clean copy internally,8vo 424pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 24691 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADOLPH,ANTHONY Collins Tracing Your Home's History London, Collins. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 100007211406) Hard Cover, 4to - over 8¾" - 12" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped,with NO previous inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally with a firm binding and the book has no leaning or rolling to spine.Well illustrated throughout in colour and black and white.4to 272pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 52365 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADSHEAD,JOSEPH Prisons and Prisoners London, Longman,Brown.Green and Longman. 1845, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book bound in brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,with new endpapers.Illustrated with frontispiece and large folding plan of Pentonville Prison.The inner hinge is weakened with boards still attached though.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.Their is some foxing to some of the leaves,mostly affecting page margins.A detailed and comprehensive work.The rear back boards has some damp stain evidence to edges.Large 8vo 320pp First Edition.This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm. Good/No Jacket. GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 88 US$ 132.32 \| JP¥ 11383] Book number: 29410 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	AINGER,A.C. Eton In Verse & Prose An Anthology London, Hodder & Stoughton. First Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Arthur Garratt. This is a Very Good Copy of this book with 30 Plates in colour reproduced from Paintings by Arthur Garratt, and from Portraits in the College. A large Folio in it's original cream buckram that is decorated in gold and blue with the school coat of arms arms embossed on the front cover.Top edge of the book is in gilt.This is a an Ex Westminster Library,with one bookplate to the front pastedown and then many small (approx 1cm size) stamps to the plain verso's of the plates running through the book.Binding remain firm with no hinge weakness and their is noi leaning or rolling to spine.Large folio over 12'' in size.Heavy work with some additional postage required.Folio 232pp undated 1910?. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 66 US$ 99.24 \| JP¥ 8537] Book number: 26427 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANATI,EMMANUEL Palestine Before The Hebrews London, Jonathan Cape. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's grey hardcover cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good - Dust-Jacket,with some rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the dust wrapper and with some fraying along fore-edge of the wrapper.Not price clipped,with no previous inscriptions.Profusely illusatrated throughout in black and white.8vo 453pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good/Very Good-. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 51011 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANDERSON,M.S. Europe in the Eighteenth Century 1713-1783 London, Longmans. 1962, First Edition 3rd Impression. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good dust-jacket with a coupler of closed tears to the outer edges of thre wrapper.Price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is NO leaning or rolling to spine.The book was acquired from the Library of a Gentleman who for over 30 years worked as a Proof Reader for many of the National Papers.He built up an impressive Academic Library of books on Literature,History, Art and the Far East.8vo 364pp First Edition 3rd Impression. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 51816 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANDREWS,WILLIAM Bygone Punishments London, William Andrews & Co. 1899, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket and this copy contains one previous ownership name stamped in blind to the half title page.A fascinating work on some of the more gruesome aspects of punishments dished out over the Centuries,including '' Boiling to Death'' , Beheading and The Ducking Stool,8vo 311pp plus 8 pages of publisher ads.Lovely clean copy internally with some fading to red cloth of spine.First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 52.93 \| JP¥ 4553] Book number: 16958 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.

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	Aspects Of The History Of Ongar Ongar Essex, Ongar Millenium History Group. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0953504808) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publuiher's soft cover format.fascinating study history of this small town in Essex,with illustrations.No previous inscriptions are present.Clean copy internally,8vo 334pp Reprint. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 US$ 18.19 \| JP¥ 1565] Book number: 32897 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Co-operative Wholesale Societies Limited Annual For 1909 Manchester, The Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited. 1909, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in black to the upper cover with further gilt roundel to the upper cover also.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The binding of the book remains firm with no hinge weakness.original endpapers in place and with some light spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Nice copy of this early Co-op Annual with many interesting photographs of their retail outlets and factories etc.8vo 445pp First Edition. Very Good+/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 33973 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Co-operative Wholesale Societies Limited Annual For 1896 (Limited England and Scotland) Manchester, The Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited. 1896, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good - Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in black to the upper cover with further gilt roundel to the upper cover also.Their is evidence of some damp spotting/staining to the bottom edge of the back cover This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The binding of the book remains has slight weakness to front gutter hinge.Original endpapers in place and with some light spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Early Co-op Annual with many interesting photographs of their retail outlets and factories etc.8vo 551pp First Edition. Very Good-/No Jacket. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 33974 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Karl Marx 1818-1883 For The Anniversary of His Death March 14,1883 London, Lawrence & Wishart. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this commemorative pamphlet with 4 letters by Engels present plus extracts from reminiscences of Mark by Liebknecht and Paul Lafargue.Rare pamphlet with 30 pages and undated Circa likely to be late 1930's or early 1940's,8vo 30pp Scarce. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 98.75 US$ 148.86 \| JP¥ 12806] Book number: 35322 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Law-French Dictionary Alphabetically Digested;Very Useful for All Young Students in the Common Laws of England to Which is Added The Law-Latin Dictionary London, Printed By Eliz Nutt,Goffing,D Brown,J Walthoe,B Cooke,Bickerton,Giles and F Clay. 1718, Second Edition Corrected and Enlarged. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in contempoary full brown calf with title label no longer present to second compartment to spine.There are five raised bands to spine with gilt edging to leading edge of the book with further scroll design stamped in blind to spine edges of both covers.An early book on Law to which is added the Law Latin words as are found in Several Authentic Manuscripts,and Printed Books of Precedents, Whereby Entering Clerks,and Others, may be Furnished with Fit and Proper Words,in a Common Law Sense, for Any Thing They Shall Have Occasion to Make Use of, in Drawing Declarations, or Any Parts of Pleading. Also, A More Compendious and Accurate Exposition of the terms of the Common Law Interspersed Throughout than in any Hitherto Extant, Containing Many Important Words of Art Used in Law Books.This copy has one former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown with binding still holding firm although gap has appeared at front gutter hinge join.Some browning to page edges apparent also.No half title or endpapers present.This is the rare Second Edition Corrected and Enlarged in 1718.This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm. Good/No Jacket. GBP 280.00 [Appr.: EURO 307.25 US$ 463.12 \| JP¥ 39840] Book number: 29710 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	The Story of Watt and Stephenson and Telford and Brindley London, W & R Chambers. (ISBN: 0060523794) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book in half red calf over reddish brown cloth with 6 raised bands to spine,one title label in gilt to 2nd compratment from top of spine.Marbled endpapers with one school prize plate to the ffep.All page edges are marbled.Illustrated with many engravings within the book.There is some wear to the spine tips of the book,split into two parts is the book with the first part devoted to Watt and Stephenson and the second part to Telford and Brindley.Undated circa 1909 8vo 254pp. Good/No Jacket. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22 US$ 33.08 \| JP¥ 2846] Book number: 38745 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Three Tracts Published At Amsterdam,In The Years 1691 and 1692 Under The Name of Letters Of General Ludlow To Sir Edward Seymour and Other Persons Comparing The Oppresive Government of King Charles I In The First Four Years Of His Reign Chancery Lane London, Printed By Robert Wilks. 1812, Reprint. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in quarter brown calf over marbled boards,with five raised bands and the spine now lacking it's title label.Grey endpapers with one previous bookplate of ''Holland House'' to the front pastedown.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Letters by general Ludlow comparing the oppresive Government of Charles I with that of the first four years of King James II.Their is some light foxing mostly affecting the margins of the page edges.Rare title which was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm.4to (xvii) 149pp Reprint 1812. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 274.5 US$ 413.5 \| JP¥ 35572] Book number: 29490 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	Through The Moon Gate A Guide To China's Historic Monuments Oxford University Press. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718146530) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket with no previous inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness.Profusely illustrated in both colour and b&w,8vo First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 20636 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	White Book On The War Crimes of Heinz Trettner Inspector-General of the Bundeswehr Germany, National Council of the National Front of Democratic Germany. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original white soft cover wraps with staple binding.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Scarce title 8vo 61pp. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 US$ 46.31 \| JP¥ 3984] Book number: 43024 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	STANSKY,PETER AND WILLIAM ABRAHAMS Orwell: The Transformation London, Constable and Co. 1979. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,with no previous ownership inscriptions or internal markings.A lovely copy,8vo 240pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.58 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 9437 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ACKROYD,PETER Albion The Origins of the English Imagination London, Chatto & Windus. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 1856197212) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not Price clipped and this copy has no previous ownership inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Lovely copy for the collector.Thick and heavy 8vo 516pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine/Fine. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 53442 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	YOUNG,PETER AND JOHN ADAIR Hastings to Culloden (Battlefields in Britain) London, G Bell and Sons Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with No chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not Price clipped with NO previous inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally and illustrated with 12 black and white plates,8vo 249pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 26658 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	W BRIDGES ADAMS English Pleasure Carriages London, Adams and Dart. 1971, First Edition Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's grey hardcover cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and the book has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Clean copy internally.This title was acquired from the Library of a Gentleman who for over 30 years worked as a Proof Reader for many of the National Papers in London.He built up an impressive Library of books on Science Fiction First Edition Novels.8vo 315pp First Edition Thus. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 50474 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Geronimo An Illustrated Biography London, New English Library. 1971, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Clean copy internally.Nice copy for the collector,8vo 381pp First Edition 1st Impression. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 42897 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Geronimo An Illustrated Biography London, New English Library. 1971, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.8vo 381pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 49647 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADAMS,ALEXANDER B. Sitting Bull A Biography London, New English Library. 1973, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's light brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There is some tanning to the page edges,8vo 446pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 43228 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADDISON,SIR WILLIAM Local Styles of the English Parish Church London, B.T. Batsford. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713425644) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally,profusely illustrated in b&w.This copy also has been signed by the Author on the Title Page,4to 192pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 19.75 US$ 29.77 \| JP¥ 2561] Book number: 13046 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADDISON,SIR WILLIAM Local Styles of the English Parish Church London, B.T. Batsford. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713425644) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 Â¾" - 9Â¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally,profusely illustrated in b&w.4to 192pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine/Fine. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.89 \| JP¥ 1281] Book number: 33929 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADKINS,LESLEY Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon Harper Collins. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0007128991) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine,clean copy internally,8vo 424pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 24691 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADOLPH,ANTHONY Collins Tracing Your Home's History London, Collins. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 100007211406) Hard Cover, 4to - over 8¾" - 12" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in a Fine Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped,with NO previous inscriptions present.Lovely clean copy internally with a firm binding and the book has no leaning or rolling to spine.Well illustrated throughout in colour and black and white.4to 272pp First Edition. Fine/Fine. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 52365 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ADSHEAD,JOSEPH Prisons and Prisoners London, Longman,Brown.Green and Longman. 1845, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this book bound in brown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,with new endpapers.Illustrated with frontispiece and large folding plan of Pentonville Prison.The inner hinge is weakened with boards still attached though.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.Their is some foxing to some of the leaves,mostly affecting page margins.A detailed and comprehensive work.The rear back boards has some damp stain evidence to edges.Large 8vo 320pp First Edition.This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm. Good/No Jacket. GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 88 US$ 132.32 \| JP¥ 11383] Book number: 29410 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	AINGER,A.C. Eton In Verse & Prose An Anthology London, Hodder & Stoughton. First Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Arthur Garratt. This is a Very Good Copy of this book with 30 Plates in colour reproduced from Paintings by Arthur Garratt, and from Portraits in the College. A large Folio in it's original cream buckram that is decorated in gold and blue with the school coat of arms arms embossed on the front cover.Top edge of the book is in gilt.This is a an Ex Westminster Library,with one bookplate to the front pastedown and then many small (approx 1cm size) stamps to the plain verso's of the plates running through the book.Binding remain firm with no hinge weakness and their is noi leaning or rolling to spine.Large folio over 12'' in size.Heavy work with some additional postage required.Folio 232pp undated 1910?. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 66 US$ 99.24 \| JP¥ 8537] Book number: 26427 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANATI,EMMANUEL Palestine Before The Hebrews London, Jonathan Cape. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's grey hardcover cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good - Dust-Jacket,with some rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the dust wrapper and with some fraying along fore-edge of the wrapper.Not price clipped,with no previous inscriptions.Profusely illusatrated throughout in black and white.8vo 453pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good/Very Good-. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.46 \| JP¥ 2277] Book number: 51011 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANDERSON,M.S. Europe in the Eighteenth Century 1713-1783 London, Longmans. 1962, First Edition 3rd Impression. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good dust-jacket with a coupler of closed tears to the outer edges of thre wrapper.Price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is NO leaning or rolling to spine.The book was acquired from the Library of a Gentleman who for over 30 years worked as a Proof Reader for many of the National Papers.He built up an impressive Academic Library of books on Literature,History, Art and the Far East.8vo 364pp First Edition 3rd Impression. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 51816 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.
	ANDREWS,WILLIAM Bygone Punishments London, William Andrews & Co. 1899, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5Â¾" - 7Â¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket and this copy contains one previous ownership name stamped in blind to the half title page.A fascinating work on some of the more gruesome aspects of punishments dished out over the Centuries,including '' Boiling to Death'' , Beheading and The Ducking Stool,8vo 311pp plus 8 pages of publisher ads.Lovely clean copy internally with some fading to red cloth of spine.First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 52.93 \| JP¥ 4553] Book number: 16958 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Thornton Books.