An Avalanche - Original Coloured Aquatint 1832

Thos. McLean, 1832. . Original coloured aquatint dated 1832 by Thos. McLean 26 Haymarket, London. Engraved by R.G. Reeve and painted by H.L. Titled An Avalanche. Text recounts an Inhabitant of Savoy crossing St. Bernards pass and being caught in an avalanche. Very attractive, largely clean and mounted at corners on brown card. Measures 30.5 x 23 cms. . Very Good

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Book number: 004063

Ballater a Moorland Parish

Vickery Kyrle Publiction, . Soft Cover. Not dated c.1925? 40p with smallish illustrations, each with descriptive text, a map and plenty of period adverts. Suggested excursions. In original card mauve & green cover. Bit worn and creased cover with dusty rear cover. . Good +

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Book number: 005071

The Balliwick of Guernsey - (the Isands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark)

The Star and Gazette Company Ltd, 1978. Soft Cover. Unpaginated but 48p. Many period sepia photos - some views but many of people and activities.Undated but 1930's. Sewn binding with cord. Condition good - some age spots on front cover and corners a bit dog eared but no other significant marks or signatures. See scans. . Good

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Book number: 007228

Banningham, Aylsham and Tuttington, Norfolk. A Valuable Estate - Auction Catalogue with Coloured Map 1863

Luscas & StewardGreat Yarmouth, 1863. . Estate Auction Catalogue - Full title: Banningham, Aylsham and Tuttington, in the County of Norfolk. Particulars and Conditions of Sale of a Valuable Estate . which wil be sold by Auction at the Norfolfk Hotel, Norwich on Saturday, 27th June 1863 at Two for Three o'clock. Large coloured map outlining 2 lots - but no description of the lots -probably defective - though the title makes no mention of a map. Map in VG condition though toned. The title page has been reapaired along folds with clear archival tape. See scans. . Fair

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Book number: 010376

Bartholomew's Plan of the City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh. Scale : Six Inches to the Mile . 1953-1954

Edinburg Geographical Insitute, 1954. . Large map of Edinburgh measuring 41 x 50 at the scale o 6 to the mile. Folds to 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 Clean but a bit toned. See scans . Very Good

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Book number: 010448

The Basingstoke Canal - Ephemera from the Late 70's

, 0. . 2 leaflets - 1) The Basingstoke Canal folding 8p map and descriptions of features and activities. And 2) Basingstoke Canal Cruses - 8p folding illustrated describing trips on the John Pinkerton, a map and a short history. Both clean and unmarked. See scans . Very Good

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Book number: 009675

The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures; of the Population, Cities, Towns, Villages, Etc,. Of Each County Vol. V.

Archibald Constable and John Brown (, 1808. Hardcover. 574p + Directions to the binder (2p). and 2 plates as called for. Covers Caithness Orkney Islands Sutherlandshire Ross-shire Inverness-shire Argyllshire. Bound in full calf with marginal gilt lines on the boards and a decorative spine. Marbled endpapers.All oiriginal - some wear at extremities of spine but still VG. See scansand email for more . Very Good

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Book number: 009545

Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Naturalists Trust Limited - Reserves Handbook

Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Naturalists Trust Limited -, 1978. Soft Cover. 68+2p. well put together woth drawingsa and maps. Bound with slide binder.Details of 13 reserves in Bedfordshire and 15 in Huntingdonsgire + 2 roadside reserves. Inrternally clean and unmarked. Front illustrated card cover has some small marks beside the spine. See scans. . Very Good

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Book number: 008785

Ben Nevis Race - Saturday 3rd September 1988 at 2. 00pm (Program)

Ben Nevis Race Association, 1988. Soft Cover. Unpaginated Ben Race program for the1988 Race - which turned out to be one of the most dramatic in the Ben's History - with 17 runners lifted off the hill by helicopter in a severe storm. List of runners etc. . Fine

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Book number: 002002

Benguela Railway - Companhia Do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela. (Publicity Brochure for the Railway from Libito in Angola to Central and Southern Africa 1960

Companhia do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela, 1960. Soft Cover. 34 illustrated coloured publicity brochure for this important railway with plans, a map and photos of a locomotive workshop, steam engines, including a Beyer- Garratt locomotive, platforms etc. In near fine unmarked condition. See scans. . Near Fine

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Book number: 011552

Benjie's Guide to Edinburgh and Vicinity Including Roslin, Hawthornden, Aberdour, North Berwick, Linlithgow, Abbotsford, Melrose, and Dryburgh Abbey, with a Plan of the City. And Forty-Five Illustrations.

Andrw Elliot, 1874. Soft Cover. viii + 120p, 16 p catalogue. Illustrated plus a folding map, An early town guide. Original blind stamped green covers with gilt titling. General signs of usage and the frontis/ title page have been taped with old sellotape. Some repairs to the binding and a few other pages have been taped as seen. No other major defects though edges and corners are worn. See scans. . Good

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Book number: 010997

Berkswell, Birmingham - Auction Sale Prospectus for the Priory, Spencers Lane, Berkswell 1979

Cecil Cariss & Son, 1979. . 2 copies of an oblong A4 card 8p with an internal and external photo, a description and plan of this house for auction 27th November 1979 at The Forest Hotel, Dorridge, Solihull. Fine unmarked condition - see scans. Now CV7 7BB . Very Good

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Book number: 006668

Big Pit Mining Museum Blaenavon, South Wales

Big Pit Mining Museum, 0. Soft Cover. 16p glossy brochure undated c.1980 for The Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales which offers underground tours. Clean and in near fine littl;e used condition. See scans . Near Fine

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Book number: 011428

The Biographical Magazine; Containing Portraits of Eminent and Ingenious Persons of Every Age and Nation, with Their Lives and Characters.

Printed for Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange; and Sherwood, Neely, & Jones,, 1819. Hardcover. 96 engraved portraits of famous persons of the day each with a brief biography on a separate page. Includes Shakspeare, Handel, Dr Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Captain Cook, Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Walter Rawleigh, Sir Christopher Wren, Alexander Pope, Jean Baptiste Rousseau, Locke, William Hogarth, Voltaire, Rousseau, Ben Johnson, David Hume, Edmund Spenser, Lawrence Sterne, Joseph Addison, Dr Tobias Smollett, Fontanelle, Archbishop Tillotson, James Thompson, Otway, Gray, Dryden, John Churchill, The Earl of Chatham, Dean Swift, Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Bacon, Congreve, Dr Hawksworth, Oliver Cromwell, Sir William Blackstone, Racine, Sir Richard Steele, Dr Goldsmith, Gay, Dr William Harvey, Richardson, Lord Anson. The book is tight, clean with marbled endppaers A little foxinfg. Booksellers label on front pastedown (Frank MurrayBookseller, Derby, Leicester. Half caklf woith raised bands. The binding is rubbed with loss of 15mm at top of spine biut remains sound. Seee scans and email for more. . Near Very Good

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Book number: 009632

Black's Road and Railway Travelling Map of Scotland.

A & C Black, 0. Hardcover. Undated folding map. c.1850. Shows railways to Aberdeen and Hawick opened in 1850 and 1849 respectively. Engraved hand-coloured folding map in sections mounted on linen sections extend to 845/650mm; folding to 110x150mm. Scale '10 English miles to one inch'.In green embossed boards decorated with an attractive gilt vignette of title, engine, coach & price (then 4s 6d). Boards rubbed with sl.split to head of spine. Some dustiness and wear at edges of covers but the map is clean though the canvas is a little browned at the folds. No other significant marks or signatures. Small yellow booksellers label ( C.Keith, Bookseller & Stationer, Inverness) in corner of front pastedown. Stub of the front tie remains. See scans. . Very Good

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Book number: 009597