Beattie,James (Birket Foster illustrator)

MINSTREL, The

London, Routledge&Co 1st thus illus. 1858 Illustrated by Birket Foster engraved by the Brothers Dalziel . Octavo tan gilt and decorated cloth on bevelled boards (tips worn/spine worn/head & foot and gilt dulled or darkened) All Edges Gilt vi+ (92pp) pale foxing to beginning and end

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Book number: V51723

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Keywords: poetry illustrated

Beckford, Peter

THOUGHTS UPON HARE & FOX HUNTING In a Series of Letters to a Friend in Which are give ample directions for erecting a kennel, the management of hounds, and the duties and qualifications necessary for a huntsman and whipper-in.

London, Jonathan Cape MCMXXXI Coloured plates [16] in collotype and ofset lithography . 8vo transparent dust jacket with paper & printed paper flaps.Red cloth with silver titling [sl. darkeniing of cloth to upper and lower parts of covers/tips rubbed] Half title + Frontispiece + titlepage + 7-327pp Fore-edge & bottom edges uncut. Name "H.Cooper Xmas 1937" in ink on the pastedown else a very clean crisp copy. First published 1781 and this edition reprinted from the illustrated edition of 1796 with this the first Cape edition.

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Book number: V75992

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Keywords: hunting colour plates

Bede, Cuthbert [Edward Bradley 1827-1889]; James Hain Friswell (2nd work)

THE SHILLING BOOK OF BEAUTY. Edited and Illustrated by Cuthbert Bede, B.A. [Bound with] HUSES WITH THE FRONTS OFF by James Hain Friswell illustrated by William M'Connell.

London, James Blackwood 1856, 1855 Frontispiece & pictorial titlepage + many text illustrations, 2nd work with frontispiece & pictorial extra titlepage. . 2 BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME octavo morocco spined boards with original title laid on. Frontis + Pictorial Extra titlepage viii +127pp and (2nd work) Frontis +Engraved extra title +x +107pp. *Two Victorian humorous works from the same publisher nicely bound together.

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Book number: V73797

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Keywords: fiction humour Victorian illustrated

Bekker, E., Wed. Ds. Wolff, and A. Deken

HISTORIE VAN MEJUFVROUW SARA BURGERHART

Amsterdam, Martines Gastman /P. Joling Oz & Comp for vol.2 1840, 1836 . Two volumes plum cloth spined marbled boards (edges rubbed/spine cloth sunned & head/tail of spine a bit frayed with short tear (1cm). Half title +title +[iii]-x +281pp; Half title to vol.2 + title +294pp. *A novel in letters (and conversations) first published in 1782 with this being a later set, neat and tight with pretty vignette to each titlepage & dividing decorated lines between each of the 175 letters. There is a rough translation of this work on the internet. A Neat printing on laid paper THIS IS NOT A MODERN FACSIMILE.

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Book number: V73972

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: Dutch fiction novel letters

Belinfante, J.J

HET LEVEN VAN MICHIEL ADRIAANSZOON DE RUYTER [The Life of Admiral de Ruyter] 1607-1676 Vol. I + Vol. II

The Hague, A.P. van Langenhuysen 1844, 1848 Lithographic plates (71 + 58) signed C.L. + over 100 woodengraved head- tailpieces and 80+ figural initial letterines. All text within decorative borders. . Two Volumes Octavo half calf, spine on wide gilt raised bands, red spine labels (splitting to part of hinges on Vol. I both vols. rubbed/tips worn/leather on Vol. II darker). Half title +frontis portrait +titlepage with naval emblem +[26]pp +xix +480pp; half title + titlepage with naval emblem + [2]pp +747pp. Vol. I with variable foxing/browning esp. to beginning & end, possibly missing plate of De Witt at p189, 2 plates with clean tears without loss. *The plates and even the wood engravings are full of life and action, many naval battles, scenes of travel, family and state occaisions. A very full and successful life of the famous Dutch Admiral.

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Book number: V72144

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Keywords: biography naval travel Dutch Admiral De Ruyter

Bentley, Richard

A DISSERTATION UPON THE EPISTLES OF PHALARIS. With an Anser to the objections of the Honourabe Charles Boyle, Esquire

London, Henry Mortlock& John Hartley 1699 2nd ediion expanded . 8vo newer leather spine on 5 raised bands with red gilt spine label covers with blind ruled panel with foral corner ornaments and speckled darker outer panel & gilt fore-edges. [corners worn else sound and neat] All edges red speckled top edge darkened] Titlepage + iii-cxii + 549pp + [10pp =index& errata] Endpapers a bit soiled and with names H.S.Conway & James R. Hops? Merton College + bookplate to pastedown Jac: Rob: Hope scholaris de Merton 1839 +miniature bookseller's label. Shoulder-notes to foremargin in greek, latin and english. Pages clean and crisp with only one small hole in the lower margin of b[1]

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Book number: V76046

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Bentley, Richard

A DISSERTATION UPON THE EPISTLES OF PHALARIS: with an answer to the objections of the Hon.Charles Boyle… to which are ADDED Dr. Bentley's Dissertation on the Epistles of Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides, and others; and the Fables of AEsop; as originally printed: With Occasional Remarks on the Whole.

London, W.Bowyer & J.Nichols MDCCLXXVII . 8vo Newer tan eater with gilt red titleing label with five raised bands to spine & bind ruled panels to covers. [spine sl.sunned else near fine] All edges sprinkled red but top edge darkened. Titlepage + iii = Advertisement + 1-lviii pp =Author's Preface + 1-388 pp = Epistles of Phalaris + [389] =halftitle + blank to verso + 391 - 456pp which deals with the epistles of Theemistocles, Soctrates, Euripides & Aesop plus some Additional Notes and the index and errata. A few early pages have some pale foxing but otherwise all pages are clean and crisp. The text includes greek text as well as footnotes and some marginal printed references. A very handsome book.

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Book number: V76047

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Berens,E) (but no author named) With plates by George Cruikshank

CHRISTMAS STORIES containing John Wildgoose the Poacher, The Smuggler, and Good-Natue, or Parish Matters

Oxford, Parker, Rivington 2nd edition 1827 Etched plates (3) by George Cruikshank . Duodecimo mottled calf (hinges cracked and covers held by cords/tips worn/Blindstamp of the Society for Christian Knowledge) 159pp some browning/staining to first pages of each story. Early library label on FEP. Half title present but lacks most of one of two free rear end papers. *First and last stories are followed by factual matter, in the case of the Poacher by extracts of Parliamentary law in the case of Parish Matters by several extracts from Benjamin Franklin's letters and works.

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Book number: V63614

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Keywords: moral stories

Besant,Sir Walter

LONDON IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

London, Adam & Charles Black 1902 Frontispiece of the Author + 21 plates not within pagination many after Hogarth's pictures + more than 80 text illustrations . 4to Red embossed cloth on bevelled boards, with gilt titles and gilt heraldic designs to spine [head and foot of spine chipped/corners worn/spine gilt dull/hinges rubbed/a few spots to covers but neat and tight] Top edge gilt others rough cut as issued xvii [includes half title + title +Preface + contents/illustration list] + half title to first part + 667pp + multifolding Map [a fold tear has been repaired on the verso with archival tape.

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Book number: V75623

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Keywords: Social History London

Beveridge, Henry (1799-1863)

A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF INDIA, civil, military, and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt; including an outline of the early history of Hindoostan.

London, Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, E.C.; and Glasgow and Edinburgh., 1862 [i.e. 1858-1862]; Glasgow; Edinburgh. Glasgow: W.G. Blackie and Co., Printers, Villafield. 1862 500 + engravings, colour maps. . Quarto, Volumes I and II of III, several maps with colour (including a fine one of Indian subcontinent); tissue guard on frontis; 10" tall; heavy wear to edges and spine. Decolouration on covers of both volumes, particular wear to edges of Vol I. Pagination excellent in both volumes however, despite some minor wear to edges. *Vol I and II chart the history of India from the first landings by European Merchants to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Vol I ends with Clive of India's conquest of the subcontinent. Henry Beveridge was a prominent Scottish Calvinist who made a career translating the works of Calvin, he published this history of India without ever visiting. His son however was a notable figure in the Indian Civil Service, and his grandson was the prominent Liberal MP William Beveridge.

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Book number: V75240

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: British Rule of India/History of India.

Bible

SMALLEST BIBLE IN THE WORLD With Burns' family register in the poet's handwriting. [Title misbound in New Testament]

glasgow, The University Press N.d. line illustrations throughout the text . 45 x 31pp Tooled brown leather spine gilt titled direct and it is in Nice condition.All edges red [but rather faded to pink] Frontis of "The Fall" + Dedication + books of the bible listed +First Book of Genesis to end of Malachi + "THE NEW TESTAMENT" to the end of Revelation. The doublepage titlepage and Burns' family register are Misbound as stated above and a few gatherings are slightly proud with 4 or 5 leaves a bit creased or crumpled but the text well printed and is indeed very tiny.

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Book number: V75746

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Keywords: Smallest bible illustrated

Bicknel, W.I. (illustrated by Albert Henry Payne)

ILLUSTRATED LONDON or a series of views in the British Metropolis & Its Vicinity, engraved by Albert Henry Payne, from original drawings. The Historical, Topographical & Miscellaneous Notes

London, E.T. Brain & Co. 1846, 1847 acc to British Library Frontisplate + engraved pictorial title + full-page plates (38) + 72 plates with 2 illustrations each by A.H. Payne. . 2 volumes half leather on 4 raised bands with gilt overall design to 6 compartments and 4 compartments with title & vol. number. Marbled boards to covers (edges worn), frontis + engraved title + printed title +[2]pp Preface +298pp; Vol 2 299-408pp + [4]pp index + "History of London Part I" 171pp +Part II 76pp. Three plates with creases and some fingering and signs of use and about half a dozen pages with some foxing. A few pages at beginning have marginal damp marks, and a few gatherings of text pages are uniformly tanned, but all pages well attached, and the paper supple. Quality of engravings very good and the plates are delightful: full of people, carriages etc depicting appearance of London vividly at that time.

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Book number: V75205

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Keywords: illustrated topography London

Bioardo, Matteo Maria + M.Nicolo de Gli Agostini edited M.Lodovico Domenichi

ORLANDO INNAMORATO del signor Matteo Maria Boiardo conte di Scandiano, insieme coi tre libri di Nicolo de gli Agostini Gia reformati per M.Lodovico Domenichi

Venice, Gio. Battista Brigna 1655 Woodcuts [102 One for each of the Cantos] + publisher's diamanti logo + many foliated initials plus head and tailpieces throughout . Small octavo thin vellum with gilt title & date with gilt rules [all gilding rather hard to distinquish hinges worn with some vellum repairs/lower cover has a sm pink stain & spine a brown one] Titlepage + [5p=To reader & table of contents + first woodcut with summary here called "Argomento" above the woodcut and "Allegory" below. 1-400 leaves [last misnumbered 600] some other misnumberings but complete] Some browning,mainly to edges,some damp staining but nothing affecting legibility or the strength of the paper, There are some worm holes, usully single pin prick size, but two sections with some narrow worm tracks.A few pages have worm damage to the fore-edge-margin but never touching any print. In a few places the top margin is cut rather short but never actually encroaching on the running headlines.Bookplate of Douglas Strachan and ? Name to top margin of title. The woodcuts are about a third of the page in size and well printed with many lively scenes.

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Book number: V75577

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Keywords: Italian illustrated poetry

Birkin, William (editor of Tutor's Assistant, main source of MS examples in this exercise book).

EXAMPLES OF CALCULATION (e.g. Reduction, Rules of Proportion, Cross Multiplication).

unknown, unknown 1851 approx . Small quarto (27.5x21cm) 3/4 brown stippled leather on spine and boards covered with marbled paper (tips & corners rubbed), All edges marbeled to match boards. Front endpapers with MS calculation of investment returns from selling horse for £96 + more recent Leicestershire & Rutland County Library stamp. About 100 leaves, plain paper with double red-ruled margins, a few pages watermarked "C. ANSELL 1851" (paper as then used by India Office in London). Only ten leaves used by first 19th century owner for MS calculations, mostly based on numbered exercises from one of William Birkin's editions of the Tutor's Assistant by Francis Walkingame.

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Book number: V76322

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: MS investment calculations Victorian India Office

Black,William

GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY. By William Black, Author of "The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton," "A Princess of Thule," etc. In Three Volumes (Vol. I, II, III)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1st first edition 1877 . Three Volumes red half roan spine gilt marbled boards (one board creased/tips sl.worn/final volume with short split to one hinge) Ownership dated 1886 on foxed fly leaf (that to volume one torn and repaired) Bookplate removed to pastedown vii +290pp vii +280pp vii +283pp +[1]p printer's colophon. Lacks half titles. A scarce three decker in clean tight condition.

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Book number: V72221

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: fiction Victorian tiple decker