101 Dalmations

Leicester , Brown Watson, 1986. Hardback. A pop-up book of Walt Disney's children's tale '101 Dalmatians&apos. Pop-up edition of '101 Dalmatians' designed by Robert Watson, first thus. Featuring seven pop-ups in bright colour. Movable pop-up of window to first leaf is stuck with a closed tear; damage to illustrations of Colonel and Tibs watching TV: both the characters and the rotating wheel of the screen, as well as the illustration of the dalmatians are loose but present; strip illustrating the dalmatians to last leaf of text loose but present. In the original publisher's laminated boards binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Damage to occasional pop-up illustrations. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 840A55

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: 101 dalmatians pop up books illustrated walt disney pop up books Not Stated

1757 Almanac

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1757. Leather. A very scarce almanac for the year 1757, in an accordion binding, with details of Saints Days, interest rates and weather forecasts. A very scarce work, a disbound accordion binding, with the limp full calf binding. Ink inscription to the third and fifteenth pages. An almanac for 1757, detailing Saints Days, moon phases and eclipses, weather forecasts, reigns of British monarchs, a table of terms and returns, interest rates, and the value of Portugal pieces of gold in English pounds, shillings and pence. The pages are disbound from the limp calf binding, but are attached to one another in their accordion binding. A fascinating work for those interested in the mid-18th century. Disbound accordion binding, with the limp full calf binding. Externally, losses to the tail of the spine to the calf binding, and rubbing to the extremities and spine. A couple of inscriptions have marked the leather to the front of the binding. Pages 14 and 15 are detached, and page 13 has a couple of closed tears to the fold of the accordion binding, but the rest are attached. Pages are generally fairly bright and clean, except for the first and last two pages, which are age toned. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 860M6

Keywords: Almanac 18th century Diary 18th century Not Stated

1875 London a Complete Guide to the Places of Amusement, Objects of Interest

London , Henry Herbert , 1875. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated and decorative guide to London and the places of interest and amusement within the city. This is a beautiful illustrated guide to London detailing the places of amusement, objects of interest, parks, clubs, markets, docks, principal railway routes, and leading hotels. Each page is outlined with a decorated, gilt border and is richly illustrations throughout. There is also a plan of London and a map of the district railway.This is a copy of the fourth edition. The fourth edition has a new feature in the Railway and Steamship routes from London to all principal places in Europe. Collated, complete. In full decorative cloth binding. Externally, worn. The Front board is coming away from the spine but is still attached. The spine is bumped and a little faded as are the extremities. There are a few marks to the boards. There is a publisher note pasted to the front pastedown. Internally, binding is loosening in places but pages remain in place. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 821B28

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: london a complete guide hotel directory london amusements hotel directory Not Stated

1950 Russell&Apos;S Where to Stay Guide Supplement to Russell&Apos;S Southampton ABC Railway Guide No. 468

Southampton, Publishing Offices, 1950. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this guide of where to stay across the UK from Russell's Guide Books. Very scarce. Supplement to Russell's ABC Railway Guides for Southampton, Bournemouth, and Portsmouth No. 468. With an index to the hotels, private houses, and guest houses in towns and resorts on the railway line, including: Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Exeter, Glasgow, Ilfracombe, Liverpool, London, Salisbury, Weston-Super-Mare, and more. Includes railway timetables. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Spotting to the wraps and the two 1" closed tears to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 886T48

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Russell Where to Stay Supplement ABC Railway Guide Where to Stay None

Abrege de Toutes Les Sciences Ou Encyclopedie Des Enfans

Paris; Lille, Delarue; Castiaux, 1816. Hardback. An illustrated French educational volume, exploring many subjects including the sciences, arts, and humanity. In the original French.A clear and concise educational work for youth, a brilliant French textbook that explores many facets of the educational system. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty plates.This edition includes a compendium of sacred history, a treatise on arithmetic, an exposition on the new system of weights and measurements, a treatise on natural history, instruction on how to write letters, and further clear passages educating the young reader on the sciences, geography, and the arts.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In a quarter vellum binding paper covered boards. Externally, boards and spine are rubbed. Marks to the boards including a tidemark to the rear board, and a smaller tide mark to the front board. Ink to the front board and to the head of the spine. Spine is discoloured, as is usual with vellum. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bound without endpapers, with the frontispiece adhered to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some spots and marks, as well as a few ink marks. Small tide mark to the last few pages. Small closed tear to the last leaf of text. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 844P13

Catalogue: Medicine

Keywords: Abrege de Toutes les Sciences ou Encyclopedie des Enfans french education encyclopedia french Not Stated

Abridgments of the Specifications Relating to the Production and Applications of Gas

London, George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1860. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce work collecting abridgments on gas, published by order of the Commissioners of Patents. This work examines the history of gas manufacture from the year 1681 until 1858, and details its purchase and manufacture across nearly two centuries. A very scarce work, rarely found in commerce.A fascinating glimpse into the history of the gas industry. In a recent full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are occasionally slightly spotted. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 798R39

Catalogue: Technology

Keywords: Gas Abridgments relating to Gas Gas Production History of Energy Abridgments relating to Gas None

Abroad

London, Marcus Ward & Co, 1882. First edition. Hardback. A rebacked first edition of this colourful children's book describing an English family's holiday in France. A first edition of this children's book describing an English family's visit to France in rhyming couplets. Illustrated by Ellen E. Houghton and Thomas Crane, who was the art director at the publishing company Marcus Ward and Company. Undated. Dated using JISC from estimates of the British Library. Rebacked in a blue cloth binding over pictorial hard boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards. The paper on the front board is just beginning to lift to the fore edge. Bumped and worn to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned but generally clean with some light handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Crane; Ellen E. Houghton. Very Good .

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Book number: 858N15

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Abroad Thomas Crane Ellen E. Houghton Illustrated Thomas Crane Children's Books Thomas Crane; Ellen E. Houghton

Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act, Passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV, Intituled, &Apos;an Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and of the Increase or Diminution Thereof&Apos;

London, The House of Commons, 1833. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this extensive volume of answers and returns regarding George IV's population act. Volume II only out of a total of three volumes.An uncommon work.This second volume focuses only on the enumeration abstract. An interesting work on the English census, looking into the act of George IV to take account the population of Britain, and its increase and diminution. Looking into the population of England, Wales, and Scotland, this is an essential reference work containing many answers and returns of the census. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine. Ex-institutional copy with labels and stamps to the front paste down, recto to the front endpaper, recto to the front blank. Internally, binding is strained in a few places. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a few light spots. Institutional label and stamp to the recto and verso of the title page. Small closed tear to the gutter of the title page Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 803P19

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act, Passed in the Eleventh population census Georgian population None

Abstracts of Chancery Proceedings Relating to the Family of Desborough

London , Mitchell Hughes & Clarke , 1923. Cloth. A scarce volume of Abstracts of Chancery Proceedings Relating to the Family of Desborough. A scarce volume containing Abstracts of Chancery Proceedings Relating to the Family of Desborough. With a letter from A. W. Hughes of the Albert Memorial Library, Exeter, stating in relations to the "Abstracts of Chancery Proceedings Relating to the Family of Desborough the editor of the British Archivist ceased published anymore of this before we took over that publication, it is not intended to continue it and an index will not be issued." This work is a record of court dealings of a specific family. In full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With a bookplate for the Royal Albert Memorial Public Library. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 844B2

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Abstracts of Chancery Proceedings Relating to the Family of Desborough Desborough ancestry Desborough None

Abyssinia, Italy and the League of Nations: A Guide to the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute and an Outline of Its Possible Settlement

London, British-Italian Bulletin, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated pamphlet delineating the Italo-Abyssinian dispute and the involvement of the League of Nations. An interesting historical pamphlet published by the British-Italian Bulletin, a very scarce first edition of 1936. Being a concise guide to the Italo-Abyssinian dispute and an outline of its possible settlement during the Abyssinian crisis, an international crisis in 1935 that started with the Walwal incident during the conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia. The League of Nations ruled against Italy and voted for economic sanctions, which Italy ignored, instead quitting the League and seeking special deals with the United kingdom and France, and eventually annexing and occupying Abyssinia after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War of 1937. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Illustrated with a folding map of Ethiopia to the rear, and four full page plates of photographs. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with four full page plates of photographs and a folding map to the rear. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 790A16

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: italo-abyssinian dispute very scarce illustrated very scarce Not Stated

An Account of the Times and Places of Holding the Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, of the Society of Friends in Great Britain

London, Harvey and Darton, 1833 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this periodical accounts of meetings with the Society of Friends. First edition of An Account of the Times and Places of Holding The Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, of the Society of Friends in Great Britain.In the original publisher's paper wraps.Published by the direction of the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. A reference documentation of the organisation. A lovely record of their history from the early nineteenth century. Scarce with only three libraries with editions of these accounts. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. There is some light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and some age toning. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 842W65

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Society of Friends First edition Scarce British history First edition None

An Account of the Roman Antiquities Preserved in the Museum at Chesters, Northumberland

London , Gilbert & Rivington, 1907. Cloth. A fascinating volume of the Roman antiquities found at the Roman Fort, Chesters, richly illustrated. A second edition copy. This volume gives an account of the excavations which were carried out by Mr John Clayton at the Stations on the Roman Wall which were situated on his property in Northumberland. The findings from the Roman Fort Chesters are housed at the museum located on the site. Chesters was a fort on Hadrian's Wall near the village of Walwick, Northumberland and was built in 123 AD, just after the wall's completion. Richly illustrated throughout with a folding sketch map of the Roman wall. In half calf binding. Externally, very smart with a tide mark to both boards and slight fading to the boards. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 841B30

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: An Account of the Roman Antiquities preserved in the Museum at Chesters, Northumberland antiques Chesters Roman antiques Not Stated

An Account of the Proceedings of the Acting Governors of the House of Industry, in Dublin, for Two Years

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1799. Disbound. A very scarce work on the House of Industry in Dublin and the proceedings of the governors. A very scarce work.ESTC citation number T91311.Bound without the title page. The half-title for the 1798 'Proceedings' is the first leaf in this copy.The proceedings of the act of the House of Industry, established in Dublin by an act in 1703. In 1729, the House of Industry became a foundling hospital as well.The House of Industry was help for the employment and maintaining the poor. By 1796, only a couple of years before this work, the House of Industry accommodated more than one-thousand seven-hundred people.The 'acting governors' were each elected annually, with a total of seven governors. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are a little age-toned with some marks. A little remains of the original backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. pages are age-toned and generally clean with some marks and some spots. Puncture marks to the gutter of the text. Pages 3-6 are detaching. Page 67/68 is detached but present. page 31/32 is a little closely cropped to the tail, affecting only the note. A small amount of edgewear to the textblock. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 716P29

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: law politics dublin ireland politics house of industry house of commons None

Accounts of the Trusts and Funded Property Belonging to Devonshire Monthly Meeting

London , E. Newman, 1861. First edition. Cloth. Detailed financial accounts from the Devonshire monthly meeting. First edition. Very Scarce. This book is a comprehensive financial report of Devonshire House in 1861. The report was prepared by a committee on the monthly meeting. It gives the financial details of trusts and funded property owned by Devonshire House. Information is displayed as a written report and in comprehensive tables breaking down the financial information. Bound in the original publisher's embossed cloth. Externally very smart. A crack to the both joints at the head of the spine. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot. Pages roughly cut with some only partially cut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 877V26

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: History Devonshire House Financial Devonshire House None

Accounts of the Trusts and Funded Property Belonging to Devonshire Monthly Meeting

London , E. Newman, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce report on the financial monthly accounts of Devonshire house. First edition. Very Scarce. This book is a comprehensive financial report of Devonshire House in 1861. The report was prepared by a committee on the monthly meeting. It gives the financial details of trusts and funded property owned by Devonshire House. Bound in the original publisher's embossed cloth. Externally very smart. A small crack to the joint on the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot. An ink mark on page 5 and 6. Pages roughly cut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 877V9

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: History Accounts Devonshire House Accounts None