King George V. And His Empire with a Complete Map of the World, British Possessions and Dependencies of the Crown

London, Charles Taylor, c1915. Cloth. A smart and scarce copy of this account of the empire of King George V, with an atlas of the British possessions. Scarce work. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece, one coloured map, and over two hundred and fifty black-and-white photographs. A reference text for the British possessions and dependencies in the empire from across the world. With descriptions and images of areas of interest and sights from various countries, including: The Cobb at Lyme Regis, Fern Tree Valley under Mount Wellington, the Zuni Indians, the view of Killiney Hill from Sorrento Park, the grounds of Harvard College, and much more. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light fraying to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. A small puncture wound to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 879T59

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: King George V Empire British Empire British Possession Empire World Atlas Not Stated

Lecture on Peat and the Somerset Levels

Not Stated, Privately printed, c1990. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce lecture on the history of the Somerset Levels and peat extraction. A very scarce work in the original pictorial paper wraps, bound with a plastic binding comb. A lecture on the history and development of the Somerset Levels with particular emphasis on peat extraction and the consequences of this practice. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of diagrams and photographs. In the original pictorial paper wraps, bound with a plastic binding comb. Externally smart, with just one of the teeth coming loose to the plastic binding comb. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 855M31

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: Peat Somerset Levels British history Farming Somerset Levels None

Manuale Medicaminum Simplicium Et Commistorum Formulas Continens: In Usum Valetudinarii Bristoliensis Accommodatum

Bristoliae [Bristol], J. Evans, 1816 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce 'materia medica' adapted specifically for the use of Bristolian hospitals. In the original Latin.The very scarce first edition of this medical work, in which pharmacological materials - and the formulas of simple and compound medicines - are alphabetically arranged and accompanied with directions for treatment, dosage, prescription and use.The title page identifies that this 'manual' has been 'adapted for the use of the Bristol hospital&apos.Text leaves are interleaved with blanks, nine of which display medical notes in a contemporary hand. With the odd further ink annotation throughout the work, most concentrated between pages 35 and 40.A very scarce work, with only three records of printed copies, with the British Library, Wellcome Collection and Bristol University library each holding this work. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip head, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge a touch strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Text leaves generally clean, with the odd ink annotation. Text leaves interleaved with blanks, nine of which bear inscriptions in a former hand to either the verso, recto or both sides. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 891F17

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: bristol medicine Manuale medicaminum simplicium et commistorum formulas continens : in usum valetudinarii Bristoliensis accommodatum A manual containing the formulas of simple and compound medicines : adapted for the use of the Bristol hospital medicine

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Mr N. Vansittart&Apos;S Speech on Moving Certain Resolutions on Finance

London, W. Pople, 1820. Disbound. A very scarce transcription of this important speech delivered by one of Britain's longest serving Chancellors. In the speech Nicholas Vansittart argues for thirty eight financial resolutions, that were all passed without opposition. These two extracts from the early nineteenth century provide insight into the financial decisions of Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley, who was the one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer in British history. The text opens with a transcription of the speech Vansittart delivered to the house of Commons in 1809 regarding thirty eight financial resolutions, which all passed without opposition. The final fourteen pages are comprised of a report published on June 7th 1809 discussing the questions including the amount exchequer bills fund present sessions of parliament, and the duties granted the King during the Peninsula war. The final lines to page 9 have been sliced halfway through. No author given for either extract. Disbound. Externally, generally smart. Internally, firmly bound. The pages of the first half are bright and clean, whereas the latter half has some light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 860N7

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: N. Vansittart's Speech On Moving Certain Resolutions on Finance Chancellor of the Exchequer Baron Bexley British Political History Chancellor of the Exchequer None

The Muse of Masonry

London, Not Stated; [W. Wilson], 1813. Leather. A very scarce Freemasonic work, containgina collection of Masonic songs, formerly from the Lodge of Harmony Masonic Library Catalogue. A very scarce work. From the library of the Lodge of Harmony Bound without the title page, and the text begins at page 16. Title information and date are taken from the Lodge of Harmony Masonic Library Catalogue. WorldCat and Jisc have no record of this work being published in 1813, though the Lodge of Harmony Masonic Library Catalogue states the publication date as being 1813. WorldCat has the date as 1801, though with a lower page count. This Masonic work is a reference work for Freemasons, containing constitutions, songs, list of lodges, masonic essays, a free masons vade-mecum, and more. Printed by W. Wilson in London Library presentation label page 15, obscuring the text, 'Lodge of Harmony (Fareham, Hants) Library. Presented by Wor. Bro. G. F. Lancaster&apos. Ink annotations to a blank leaf between pages 22 and 25, replacing leaf 23/24, thus lacking songs XX and most of XXI. The Fareham Lodge of Harmony was founded in 1796, under charter from the Ancients Grand Lodge. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Small patches of rubbing to the boards and spine. Lodge of Harmony Masonic Library label to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots and marks. Lacking the title page and all pages before page 16. Repair to page 347/348, affecting the running titles and three lines of text. Ink annotations to a blank leaf between pages 22 and 25, replacing leaf 23/24. Library presentation label page 15, obscuring the text. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 676P19

Catalogus: British History

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Music for Exaltation Ceremony and Closing Hymn

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1905. Cloth. A very scarce collection of masonic songs and hymns, from the Lodge of Hengist No. 195. A very scarce work, with none found on Jisc or WorldCat. A collection of music for the exaltation ceremony and the closing hymn for Freemasons. Each hymn is accompanied with sheet music for the song. Containing 'Admission', 'Approaching the Shrine', 'Perambulation', and more. Library lodge label to the tail of the spine. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Library lodge label to the tail of the spine. Light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some offsetting to the title page. Bump to the tail of the pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 676P36

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: hymns Music for Exaltation Ceremony and Closing Hymn Exaltation Ceremony music Music for Exaltation Ceremony and Closing Hymn freemasonry bournemouth None

The Narrative and Reasons Which Were Delivered by the House of Commons, to the Lords at the Last Conference, Touching the Trials of the Lords in the Tower

London, Not Stated, 1679. Disbound. A very scarce contemporary pamphlet regarding the trials and pardons of the Lords accused of being involved in the Popish Plot. A very scarce work.ESTC citation number R10051.Collated, complete, with irregular pagination.An interesting pamphlet regarding the pardon of Thomas Osborne, and the trial of five lords condemned in the Popish Plot: Earl of Powis, Viscount Stafford, Lord Petre, Lord Arundel of Wardour, and Lord Bellasis.The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy formed by Titus Oates, in which he alleges that there was a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II. This led to a fraught anti-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland. At least 22 men were executed on Oates' accusations.Oates daringly accused the five Catholic Lords of being involved in the Plot, though the King saw the accusations as absurd, particularly as two of the lords, Arundell and Stafford, had not been on speaking terms for 25 years. Disbound, as issued. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with some spots and marks. Very small chip to the tail of the title page. Minor edge wear to the wraps. Faint tide mark to the final leaf. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 858P34

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The Narrative and Reasons Which Were Delivered by the House of Commons, to the Lords popish plot thomas osborne earl of danby popish plot viscount stafford lord petre None

The New Bristol Guide Containing Its Antiquities from William the Conqueror to 1799

Bristol, R. Edwards, 1799. Leather. A leather bound copy of The New Bristol Guide Containing its Antiquities from William the Conqueror to 1799. A 1799 copy of The New Bristol Guide Containing its Antiquities from William the Conqueror to 1799 with details for travellers to the city with improved accounts of the Hotwells and Clifton and a brief biography of some eminent natives of Bristol. Bound to the front of the volume is from pages 27-132 pages of a guide to Bath and Cheltenham. In full morocco binding. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities. Some marks to the boards. Previous owner bookplate for Austin H. Parsons to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned with some marks throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 853B9

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The New Bristol Guide Containing its Antiquities from William the Conqueror to 1799 Bristol history guide Bristol None

Our Own Country: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial.

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1879-1883 . First edition. Leather. A complete set of this illustrated historical study on different areas of Great Britain, published by Cassell & Company. Uniformly bound in half calf with cloth boards. Complete in six volumes. Dated using Jisc, from copies of the work held at the British Library. A lavishly illustrated work exploring the beauty and history of Britain. A descriptive, historical, and pictorial study on notable cities, towns, villages, and monuments in Britain. With chapters on Bristol, Liverpool, Dublin, Salisbury and Stonehenge, and many more. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates, with additional vignettes throughout. Collated, complete. Uniformly bound in half calf with cloth boards. Externally, very good, with slight rubbing to the extremities. Cloth is lightly soiled, heavier to volume I, II and III. Cloth lifting to I and III. The odd mark to leather. Internally, firmly bound, with the exception of volume I, where the binding is strained to the first few pages, with the 'Introduction' page working loose. Pages bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 899Q12

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: history great britian british topography illustrated great britian Not Stated

The Penn Country of Buckinghamshire

London , Evans Brother Limited , [1933]. First edition. Hardback. A charming book about the history of Penn, a village and civil parish of Buckingham. The first edition. Very scarce.Dated 1933 from a copy held on JISC by the British Library. Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco binding.This book explores the local history of Penn, a small village and civil parish in Buckingham.Penn has a history of ghosts and mystery. Penn is reputedly said to be haunted by the ghost of an 18th-century farm worker. This book was published for the Penn Country branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England.It includes forty six plates showing local heritage, the local landscape in the form of maps and images, and important features of the parish. Collated complete. Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco binding. Externally very smart. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. All plates are clean. Ex libris bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 880V33

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: History Buckinghamshire Penn Country Buckinghamshire None

The Popish Plot, Taken out of Several Depositions Made and Sworn Before the Parliament

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1680. Disbound. A very scarce fascinating contemporary history of the Popish Plot, offering a first-hand insight into the hysteria, with information taken from several depositions. A very scarce pamphlet.ESTC citation number R8779. A concise contemporary history of the Popish Plot, with accurate details taken from the depositions made in parliament. This pamphlet was published in the midst of the Plot, which took place between 1678 and 1681.The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy formed by Titus Oates, in which he alleges that there was a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II. This led to a fraught anti-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland. At least 22 men were executed on Oates' accusations.Undated, dated from ESTC.A fascinating contemporary history of the Popish Plot. Unbound, as issued. Light age-toning to the leaves. Tide mark to the head of the leaves to the gutter, otherwise the leaves are clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 858P28

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The Popish Plot, Taken Out of Several Depositions Made and Sworn Before the Parliament popish plot depositions parliament popish plot None

The Present State of the Republick of Letters

London, Printed for W. Innys; et al. 1728-36. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce collection of fourteen volumes of Andrew Reid's eighteenth century periodical, featuring an early printing of a treatise by Sir Isaac Newton. An eighteenth-century periodical edited by Andrew Reid. A very scarce collection of fourteen volumes. Reid was a Scottish author; he launched the present periodical in 1728 until his death in 1736. It was published monthly and reflects the editor's interest in literature, history, and science. With articles mainly concerning history and science, literary criticism, travel, poem, contemporary affairs such as a discussion on small-pox, and more. An abstract of The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended by Sir Isaac Newton, first published posthumously in the same year in 1928, makes up the whole of vol. I for April 1728, dedicated to John Conduit.Other interesting articles include: a second extract of Hamilton's voyage to the East-Indies; on the state of learning particularly in Italy, London, and other European cities; an early dissertation concerning longitude; a second extract of The Cape of Good Hope; a voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies in his Majesty's ships the Swallow and Weymouth by John Atkins; and much more.The present collection is comprised of the following volumes:April 1728, Vol. I.; September 1728, Vol. II; November 1728, Vol. II; August 1729, Vol. IV; March 1730 Vol. V; September 1730, Vol. VI; February 1731, Vol. VII; May 1731, Vol. VII; June 1731, Vol. VII; July 1734, Vol. XIV; January 1735, Vol. XV; April 1735, Vol. XV; March 1736, Vol, XVII; September 1736, Vol. XVII.ESTC available for the Index to the 1736 volume N56602 Disbound. The text block is internally generally firm throughout. Minor pencil inscriptions to the title pages, undated. With a minor closed tear to the last leaf of text to the vol. for February 1731; With an additional NB leaf pasted to the last leaf of text of the vol. for September 1736. The pages are very clean throughout, with only the odd minor faint spot to the odd leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 798A65

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: andrew reid republik of letters periodical very scarce sets republik of letters None

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication May, 1905

New York, Press of J. J. Little & Co, 1905. Paperback. A 1906 edition of this work looking into the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, and of the Freemasons in the US, illustrated with two plates. The 1906 edition of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, which was founded in 1782. This is the one-hundred and twenty-fourth annual communication of the proceedings. This work contains information of the complete list of lodges in the US, and many reports on the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, being a snapshot of the year of 1904-05. Illustrated with two plates. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Fold to the front wraps. Some light marks to the wraps and spine. Light edgewear. Small folds to the spine. Some light spots to the fore edge. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot to the first few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 676P47

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: new york grand lodge freemasons freemasonry grand lodge america state of new york Not Stated

Ratio Constiutae Nuper Reipub. Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, Una Cum Insulis Aliisque Locis Ejus Ditioni Subjectis, Penes Dom. Protectorem & Parlamentum in Qua Ostenditur, Constitutionem Hanc Non Modo Priorum Mutationum Rationibus Convenire, & Exillis Necessario Sequi; Sed Iis Etiam, Quae a Parlamento & Exercitu Delarata Palam Atque Acta Sunt, Prorsus Esse Consentaneam. Quae Quidem Sensus Atque Judiciuro Hominum Complurium Est, Qui Per Has Omnes Rerum Inclinationes Ac Motus, & Dei & Patriae Causae, Fideles Atque Integros Se Praestitere.

London, T. Newcomb, 1654. Cloth. A scarce Latin pamphlet on the Commonwealth of England. A scarce work. A Latin translation of: "A true state of the case of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging. " Collated, complete. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Stamp to the front pastedown. Ink inscription and small tear with loss to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some handling marks. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: FGN1-C-21

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: commonwealth england ratio scotland england None

The Record of the International Exhibition

Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, William Mackenzie, 1862. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this intensive guide to the 1862 International Exhibition, held in London, illustrated lavishly with folding plates throughout. The first edition of this work.A scarce work.Illustrated with an illustrated title page, eight folding plates, ten plates, and many full-paged and in-text illustrations.Celebrating the 1862 International Exhibition, this work records the event in great detail. The exposition showcased the advances made during the Industrial Revolution, especially the progress made in the decade since the 1851 Great Exhibition.The world's fair was held throughout 1862 besides the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society in South Kensington. About 6.1 million people visited to Great London Exposition. Overall the total profit was only £790.Bookplate of John Wilkinson to the recto to the front endpaper. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spine. A little wear to the extremities. Spine is a touch faded. Small hole to the front joint. Light marks to the boards. Hinges are exposed but not starting. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few odd spots to the first and last few pages and to the plates. Plate 2 is a little closely trimmed to the bottom. Small closed tear to plate 10. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 750P9

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The Record of the International Exhibition international exhibition world's fair london international exhibition natural history museum great london exposition Not Stated