Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland - Explanation of Sheet 87. North East Aberdeenshire , and Detached Portions of Banffshire

HMSO and Sold By W & A.K. Johnstone, 1886. Soft Cover. An early Geological Memoir; 32p in original wrappers with a coloured map of Scotland indicating which areas have been surveyed and published. Boards slightly browned and old water stain at left edge. Front cover tens-ding to be brittle with some minor chipping at free edges - see scan. . Good +

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Book number: 004247

Memoirs of the Geological Survey England and Wales: The Geology of the Country between Bradford and Skipton - (Explanation of Quarter Sheet 92 S.E. )

HMSO, 1879. Soft Cover. 20p Tables and Index. One of the old comprehensive local memoirs - much detail. Addingham Edge, Bradford, Calder valley, Coal measures, Denholme, Farnhill Moor, Kinder Scout grit, limestone shales, Oxenhope etc. Complete and in VG condition in original wrappers. Unmarked and the sewn binding has been reinforced with a paper backstrip. Collectable condotion. See scans. . Very Good

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Book number: 010202

(L Clerk, John)

Memoirs of Emeric Count Teckely. In Four Books. Wherein Are Related All the Most Considerable Transactions in Hungary and the Ottoman Empire from His Birth Anno 1656 Till After the Battle of Salankement in the Year 1691.

Printed for Tim. Goodwin, 1793. Hardcover. Translated out of French. 12mo. Bound in original full sheep (slightly rubbed). Spine with raised bands. (xii 176 84 68 16p - index). Title page in red and black within a double-line border. With initial imprimatur leaf - Edmund GBohun Jan 13th 1693. With frontis. portrait (plate) of Imre Thököly signed: P. Bouche scul:. 1st English translation published the same year as the French edition. Apparently the most detailed contemporary biography of Imre Teckely (Tokoly). All original with few initials and number on front pastedown. Little worming at top of prelims. The leather boards are poor with peeling alongside spine and loss of most of the spine. Prelims held by strong cords. There is a small rust mark o pages21-24 and a tear across a lower edge on page 77/78 but without loss of text. Complete in need of a new spine. See scans and email for more. . Good

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Book number: 011000

Menzies' Tourist Pocket Guide for Scotland with Five Maps and Plans, and Eighteen Engravings

John Menzies, 1852. Hardcover. xii+555p+list of guide books and views for Tourists sold by John Menzies (32p). All maps and plates present. Rather thick for a pocket guide. Remarkably good condition - little wear to slightly dusty boards with gilt on spine. Tight with sound hinges but rear hinge superficially split and repaired. See scans and email for more. . Very Good +

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Book number: 006573

Miller's Royal Tourist Handbook to the Highland and Islands

James W.Miller, 1882. Hardcover. This Guide was published in paperback in individual parts, whilst they are all in this volume. 33 Routes are indexed extending from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness and the Outer Isles. The bulk of the book covers the immediate area within a days reach of Oban. Plates of Oban, Goatfell in Arran, Inverary, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Staffa, Iona etc. p.375-380 offer a detailed summsry of angling in Mull and the area. Four folding maps and another of Cuilin Mountains. Many sepia plates - but two later plates missing as is common - I have never seen them. Large folding map in a rear pocket which has been repaired with archival tape. Otherwise all complete and clean with bright gilt but a snag on the top of the rear cover as seen. But nevertheless VG. Minimal foxing. Neat owners name stamp above list of illustrations. VG. 386p + period adverts to front and rear. Dated 1882 on adverts - the earliest edition I have seen is 1877. See scans and email for many more. . Very Good

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Book number: 010381

Miller's Royal Tourist Handbook to the Highland and Islands

James W.Miller, 1882. Hardcover. This Guide was published in paperback in individual parts, whilst they are all in this volume. 33 Routes are indexed extending from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness and the Outer Isles. The bulk of the book covers the immediate area within a days reach of Oban. Plates of Oban, Goatfell in Arran, Inverary, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Staffa, Iona etc. p.375-380 offer a detailed summary of angling in Mull and the area. Four folding maps and another of Cuilin Mountains. Many sepia plates - but three plates missing as is common - I have never seen all the plates in the 6 copies I have seen Large folding map in a front pocket in near VG condtion - fw wrinkles and 2 folds torn. Otherwise all complete and clean with bright gilt.vertheless VG. Minimal foxing. No other significant marks or signatures. 386p + period adverts to front and rear. Dated 1882 on adverts - the earliest edition I have seen is 1877. See scans and email for many more. . Very Good

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Book number: 010582

Minerals and Industry in Nigeria with Notes on the History of Geological Survey in Nigeria

Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1987. Soft Cover. 60p tables and folding maps. Some reading wear. See scans.ables and mineral map pf Nigeria. Clean but creased. See scans. . Good

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Book number: 011157

The Miniature Comic

P.M.Productions and Promotions, . Soft Cover. 8p stapled undated booklet with eight different simple comic cartoons. c.1950? Crudely produced. Some light marks on front cover. No other marks or sigantures. See scans. . Good +

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Book number: 009138

The Miniature Comic

P.M.Productions and Promotions, . Soft Cover. 8p stapled undated booklet with eight different simple comic cartoons. c.1950? Crudely produced. Some light rubbing of front cover. No other marks or sigantures. See scans. . Good +

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Book number: 009775

The Ministerial Crisis - Speeches of Right Hon. W E Gladstone, and the Right Hon. B. Disraeli.

National Union of Conservative and Constitution Associations,, 1873. Original Sewn Binding. An interesting chapter of constitutional history. Mr. Gladstone, who came into office with a majority of 100, found himself, last Wednesday morning, in a minority of three. The cause of his downfall was the desertion of the Irish members at the bidding of the Roman Catholic Bishops, from whom they take their ideas. This fact is, in itself, the best commentary on Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy (New York Times 1873. 19p original pamphlet with sewn binding. Without marks or signatures. Very light toning but still near fine. See scans . Near Fine

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Book number: 006446

Minute Book of the Board of Green Cloth 1809-1820 with Notices of the Members

James Maclehose & Sons, 1891. Hardcover. xxii+207p. Hardbound in black buckram with a paper label to upper spine. 150 copies printed of which this is No. 94 (numbered by hand). An insight into the ways of life of the members of a Whist and Supper club in Glasgow which, at the beginning of the 19th century, many of whom were related to each other. After the minutes there are often detailed biographies of the members. Common names are Blackburn, Anderson,Bogle, Campbell Buchanan, Douglas, Dunlop etc. Book tight and clean with an interesting bookplate of Sir James French on front pastedown. Fep evenly browned. Boards clean but corners bumped and some wear along spine edge and to title label on spine. See scans. . Good +

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Book number: 006480

Minute Book Kept by the War Committee of the Covenanters in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in the Years 1640 and 1641

J.Nicholson, 1855. Hardcover. 250p. Published by J Nicholson, Kirkcudbright, with original documents pertaining to the Covenanting times in Galloway. Original blindstamped brown cloth. In VG condition and all original. Tight, clean and unmarked with a little loss at the top of the spine but probably as good a copy as you will find. See scans. . Very Good

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Book number: 010951

Minutes of Evidence [of the] Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress; Appendix Volume II, Minutes of Evidence (35th to 48th Days) Being Mainly the Evidence of London Witnesses

HMSO, 1909. Soft Cover. Appendix Volume II of the Poor Law Enquiry of 1909 being Minutes of Evidence (35th to 48th days) being mainly the Evidence of London Witnesses with Appendix. Printed by Wyman & Sons for HMSO. Tall folio iv + 445p bound in original blue paper boards with much wear at top and bottom of spine but printing on backstrip intact. Library marks and corner torn from front cover without loss of text. Ex-libris with on;y evidence a few stamps. Folding charts and tables but almost all text devoted to reports of witnesses - 10,000 individual paragraphs reporting their replies to questions. e.g. from evidence offered by Mrs.C.S.Edwards (Matron of Lambeth Workhouse) - in relation to mental work or stimulus for Workhouse Inmates - Q. Supposing you made their tea depend on their doing a certain number of sums -- A I daresay they would try to do them, but whether they would succeed is another matter. Q. And do you not think that either by making the thing attractive by magic lanterns or somthing like that, or, on the other hand, by taking away their tea unless they did sums or learnt a bit of poetry off by heart.. Covers evidence from Workhouse Matrons, District Medical Officers, Clerks to boards of Guardians etc to many London Burghs - West Ham, Edmonton, Fulham, Stepney, Greenwich, Bethnal Green, Holborn,St.Pancras and etc Some damage to top of first few leaves near spine not affecting text. . Good

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Minutes of Evidence and Appendices to the Report of Solway White Fishery Commission

Neil & Co.for HMSO, 1892. Original Wraps (absent). Blue card covers absent but title page and 88p tight and clean. Extensive evidence from many Fishermen about the Solway, mostly Creetown; also Pow-foot, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Annan etc. Much about white fish v.Salmonidae. . Good

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Book number: 001704

Miscellanies of the Philobiblon Society Vol XIV

Charles Whittingham for the Society, 1876. Hardcover. This Volume 14 1872-76. contains:1. Notice of Lord Zouche (24p); 2. Original documents relating to Venetian painters and their pictures in the 16th century. Communicated by Edward Cheney -- (112p); 3. Letters of the Bonaparte family. From the originals in the autograph collection of Baron Heath -- (46p) 4. Anecdote of King George III and the late Mrs. Arthur Stanhope / [communicated by Evelyn Shirley] (14p); 5. Papers relating to Mary Queen of Scots [communicated by Sir W. Knollys] (98p) 6. Unpublished diary of Madame Roland / communicated .by Henry A Bright (16p_ and 7.7. Copie Fidelle des Lettres que le St. Roy D' Angleterre a ecrittes au R** Pere dom Armand Jeans Ancien Abb^ de La Trappe; Lord Acton. xvi+107p. Printed on hand made paper with rough cut edges; folding manuscript facsimile. The book is complete and in its original blind stamped ornate brown cloth binding. Internally clean, crisp amd unmarked. The gutters however are exposed with ties hoding well though the front board is detaching for 2 at its lower end though boards holding well. See scans . Good +

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Book number: 010795