Bentley Drivers Club.

THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB REVIEW. Issues 26-229 [lacking no. 35 (Dec. 1954)]. 203 consecutive issues + 2 Indices for issues 1-180 and 221-275.

..., Sept. 1952-Aug. 2003. Together in 19 vols. Ills. With original pictorial limp card wrapps., earlier issues with some minor soiling and rubbing, 203 issues bound together in 17 gilt lettered varying green buckram binders (specially for magazines and catalogues), date labels affixed towards tail of spines, binder for 1990-1992 sl. split at head of spine, index vols. in original pictorial limp card wrapps. one with plastic ring binder spine as issued.

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N° du livre: 287833

Catalogue: HISTORY: TRANSPORT

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(Bentley). Bastow, Donald.

W.O. BENTLEY. Engineer.

Haynes, Yeovil, 1978. 1st Ed. Royal 8vo. 366pp. Profusely ills. Sl. rubbed d/w.

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N° du livre: 287601

Catalogue: HISTORY: TRANSPORT

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Bewick, Thomas.

A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick.

Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by and for S. Hodgson ..., 1800. 4th Ed. Demy 8vo. 13 x 20.5cm. 224 figures, 109 vignettes tail pieces &c., 1 text figure. [i] Advert. + x + 525pp. + [i] Errata. With the bookplate and signature across t.p. of Catherine Elizabeth Coote, some browning, speckled calf boards, some minor loss to edges and marking, rebacked with much of original spine laid down, gilt ruled spine with gilt lettered title label.
¶ Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) English wood-engraver and natural history author. Roscoe 4c variant A. 1000 copies. 302 descriptions of quadrupeds, &c. including animals from Adive to Zorilla. It is particularly thorough on some of the domestic animals: the first entry describes the horse.

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N° du livre: 269633

Catalogue: NATURAL HISTORY: GENERAL NATURAL HISTORY

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(Bewick). Stone, Reynolds.

WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF THOMAS BEWICK. Reproduced in Collotype. Selected with a Bibliographical Introduction ...

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. 1st Ed. Royal 8vo. 53pp. + [i] blank + [ii] limitation leaf. 351 ills. E.ps. very lightly spotted, original gilt lettered burgundy cloth, head of upper board towards spine sl. bumped and creased, sm. bump to tail of both boards, minor fading to edges, spine faded, t.e.red but faded.
¶ No. 38 of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies. Signed by Reynolds Stone.

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N° du livre: 285137

Catalogue: NATURAL HISTORY: GENERAL NATURAL HISTORY

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Birn, Donald S.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION 1918-1945.

Clarendon Press Oxford, 1981. 1st Ed. [iv] + 269pp. Sl. rubbed d/w.

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N° du livre: 276634

Catalogue: HISTORY: HISTORY

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Blair, Revd. John.

THE CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD, from the creation to the year of Christ, 1753; Illustrated in LVI tables; of which IV are introductory & include the centurys prior to the Ist. Olympiad; and each of the remaining LII contain in one expanded view. 50 years or half a century.

London Printed in the year, 1756. Folio. [iv] + [iv] + [8] + [36]. 57 tables. Light browning and spotting, preliminary leaves with marginal cracking and restoration, ex.-libris ‘Rodd Recte Omnia Duce Deo’, rebound in C20th half calf with marbled boards, minor wear to boards, blind motifs and gilt lettering to spine.
¶ ESTC T65176. ‘Comprising an engraved titlepage and dedication, six initial leaves of letterpress subscribers' list [complete with four in our copy], and preface; and eighteen final leaves of indexes; each plate, except 21-28 on verso only, comprises a verso and recto, giving a total of 57 leaves.’ John Blair (d. 1782), Church of England clergyman and chronologist. ‘...In the early 1750s Blair issued Proposals for Printing by Subscription, [the above work], a work he is said to have adapted from chronological tables originally devised by his Edinburgh classmate and distant relation, Hugh Blair. The Chronology and History of the World was published in London in early summer 1754. The book quickly became the standard work of its kind and was frequently reprinted throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ...’

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N° du livre: 289949

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Blair, Claude (Editor).

THE CROWN JEWELS. The History of the Coronation Regalia in the Jewel House of the Tower of London.

The Stationery Office, 1998. 2 vols. 4to. xxii + 811pp. + xxiii + 629pp. Profusely ills. mainly in colour. From the Library of Sir Roy Strong, bound by Cedric Chivers in red gilt tooled goatskin backed red cloth boards, a.e.g, enclosed in velvet lined slipcase in matching style, superb production.
¶ No. 338 of a Limited Edition of 650 Numbered Copies issued, signed by Hugh Roberts Director of the Royal Collection. A scholarly catalogue of the Crown Jewels by experts in their field with contributions from Ronald Lightbown, Shirley Bury, Arthur Grimwade, Roger Harding, Alan Jobbins, Donald Kin, Kenneth Scarratt. It contains numerous illustrations, detailed descriptions and analyses of the precious stones. Much information is derived from original research with emphasis on the history of each piece and the coronation.

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N° du livre: 285654

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[Blome, Richard].

AN ALPHABETICAL ACCOUNT OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY, Which are (or lately were) related unto the several Counties of England and Wales: As to their Names, Titles, and Seats by which they are (or have been) generally known and distinguished; according as they were received from the Hands of divers Persons in each County experienced therein as well by their Publick Offices, as otherwise. [Taken from Blome’s Britannia].

London: Printed Anno Dom., 1673. Sm. Slim 4to. Title page + (345-462)pp. Lacking all after Nnn3, some light marginal browning, 3 worm holes to lower margins and 1 worm hole to fore edge of leaves, new e.ps., related letter loosely inserted, rebound in gilt lettered brown cloth backed boards lightly browned to edges, head and tail of spine sl. bumped.

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N° du livre: 288247

Catalogue: HISTORY: HERALDRY

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Bloxham, Donald.

THE GREAT GAME OF GENOCIDE. Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians.

OUP, 2005. 1st Ed. xiv + 329pp. + [i]. 9 plates, 3 maps. Good in d/w. lightly faded to spine.

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N° du livre: 284070

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Boardman, John; Edwards, I.E.S.; Hammond, N.G.L. and Sollberger, E.

THE CAMBRIDGE ANCIENT HISTORY. Vol. III [only]: Part I The Prehistory of the Balkans; and the Middle East and the Aegean world, tenth to eighth centuries B.C.

CUP, 1982. Reprint. Royal 8vo. xx + 1059pp. + [v]. 106 text figures, 29 maps, 7 tables. Ownership signature, good in d/w. faded to spine.

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N° du livre: 290076

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[Bolingbroke, Henry St John Lord Viscount].

A DISSERTATION UPON PARTIES; In Several Letters to Caleb d’Anvers, Esq;

London: Printed for R. Francklin ..., 1749. 7th Ed. Engraved frontis., dec. devices and initial letters. Title page and front f.e.p. adhered to frontis. along gutter hinge, sm. note to f.e.p., light browning, upper hinge cracked, contemporary mottled sheep, some wear, gilt lettered label to spine chipped with loss, upper joint cracked.
¶ ESTC T16281. With the signature of Edward Richmond Swales (1884-1965) writer and literary reviewer.

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N° du livre: 283684

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Bolingbroke, Henry St John Lord Viscount.

THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS. Published by David Mallet, Esq. 1754. 5 vols. Half title present in vol. 4. only. ESTC N20935 ‘Variants identified in vols. 1-2. Variant 1: vol. 1-last line on contents leaf reads -358, [as in our set] vol. 2-p. 2 ultimate line reads: at several periods, men may have gone from ido-, catchword: latry [as in our set] ...’ Part (v.3) printed by William Bowyer; his records show 2000 copies printed; the client is named as Andrew Millar. Strahan printed v.4-5 Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 3857’ [And] REMARKS ON THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. London: Printed for T. Davies ... N.d. c.[1780]. New Ed. ESTC N26279. [And] A LETTER TO SIR WILLIAM WINDHAM. II. Some reflections on the present state of the nation. III. A letter to Mr. Pope. London : printed for the editor: and sold by A. Millar, MDCCLIII. [1753]. Port. frontis. ESTC ‘N2688. With a half-title. Port. frontis. Part printed by William Bowyer; his records show 5000 copies of the edition printed in total. plate = front. (port.). CaOHM reports that this is a reissue of the 1753 edition printed for A. Millar (T143342). Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 3805.’ [And] LETTERS ON THE STUDY AND USE OF HISTORY. London, Printed for T Cadell 1770. New Ed. Corrected. [ii] + 479pp. [And] A DISSERTATION UPON PARTIES: in several letters to Caleb D’Anvers, Esq; written by the Right Honourable Henry St. John, late Lord Viscount Bolingbroke. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, by Dr. Goldsmith. London : printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1775. 10th Ed. With half title. Port frontis. ESTC T9605. [And] A COLLECTION OF POLITICAL TRACTS. By the Author of ... London : printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1775. ESTC T62612. ‘The author of the Dissertation upon parties = Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. Pages 386-8 are misnumbered 290,291 and 288.’ [And] LETTERS ON THE SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM: London : printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Bookseller to the Royal Academy, 1775. With half title. ESTC T107729 ‘Anonymous. By Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. With a half-title. Pp. xxix-xxxvi contain advertisements.’

, Together 11 vols. Ex.-libris ‘Joseph Berens Lincoln’s Inn’, light browning, occasional soiling, uniformly bound in full calf, gilt ruling to edges of boards, minor wear and marking, intricate gilt tooled spines with modern gilt lettered labels, spines sl. rubbed with sl. loss to head of vols. 7 & 10 and to the tail of vol. 1., handsome set.

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N° du livre: 279596

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Bolingbroke, Henry St. John Lord Viscount.

THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS Of the Late Right Honourable ... Published by David Mallet, Esq. London 1754. 5 volumes. Volumes 1 & 3 rebacked with original spine laid down, volumes 4 & 5 lightly cracked though firm hinges, some loss to heads of spines of volumes 2, 4 and 5 with 2 sl. chipped labels. ESTC No: N20935 ‘ Variants identified in vols. 1-2. Variant 1: vol. 1-last line on contents leaf reads -358, vol. 2-p. 2 ultimate line reads: at several periods, men may have gone from ido-, catchword: latry [as in our copy] Part (v.3) printed by William Bowyer; his records show 2000 copies printed; the client is named as Andrew Millar. Strahan printed v.4-5.’ [And] LETTERS ON THE STUDY AND USE OF HISTORY. Printed for A. Millar ... 1752. 2 vols. Volumes 1 rebacked with original spine laid down, sl. loss to head of spine of volume 2. ESTC T88772 [Lacking half title]. [And] LETTERS on the Spirit of Patriotism: On the Idea of a Patriot King: And on the State of Parties, As the Accession of King George the first. London: Printed for A. Millar ... 1749.: ESTC No: T38534. ‘With a half-title [lacking in our copy]. a: Part printed by William Bowyer; his records show 5000 copies printed.’ Upper joint cracked though firm. [And]. AN ANSWER To the latter Part of Lord Bolingborke’s Letters on the Study of History. By the Late Lord Walpole of Woolterton. In a Series of Letters to a Noble Lord. 269pp. Title page device. ESTC No: T111684. ‘With a half-title [lacking in our copy]. Sl. loss to head and tail of spine.

, Some browning, inner gilt dentelles, marbled e.ps., contemporary calf boards with intricate gilt tooled border, edges of boards with gilt tooling, intricate gilt tooling with gilt lettered labels to spines.

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N° du livre: 289633

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[Bolton, Edmund].

THE ELEMENT OF ARMORIES.

At London : printed by George Eld, 1610. 1st Edition. Sm. 4to. [16], 201, [15] p. Title page device, decorative/historiated initial letters, numerous armorial ills. including one to pp.198 with volvelle. ‘By Edward Bolton’ in pen to lightly soiled title page, light age toning, contemporary calf backed marbled boards, some loss to edges, minor surface loss to boards, title and armorial date labels to spine with loss to head.
¶ STC (2nd ed.) 3220.5; ESTC S209. Edmund Mary Bolton [Boulton], (b. 1574/5, d. after 29 August 1634), antiquary and historian. ‘... Bolton's first full-length work to be published, [the above], is among the several works to be produced in late Elizabethan and Jacobean times dealing with heraldry and coats of arms, a subject in which the gentry of the period had a fervent interest ...’

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N° du livre: 289929

Catalogue: HISTORY: HERALDRY

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Bossuet, Jacques-Benigne.

RECUEIL DES ORAISONS FUNEBRES, Prononcées par ... Revûe avec soin & considérablement augmentée.

Paris: Chez Desaint & Saillant, 1762. New Ed. [viii] + clxv + [iii] + 445pp. + [i] fautes a corriger. Several dec. head and tail pieces. French text. Some sporadic light browning and spotting, heavy ink mark to t.p., contemporary ink annotation to verso of last blank, contemporary ownership inscriptions dated 1808 and 1807 to verso of front f.e.p. and half title, booksellers ticket to front pastedown, ex.-libris Lilian Maud Levi, marbled e.ps. and edges, upper hinge and joint cracked resulting in upper board being sl. shaken, full contemporary mottled calf with wear to corners, raised bands and dec. gilt compartments to rubbed spine with some surface cracking and without leather title label, head and tail of spine worn with some loss.
¶ J-B. Bossuet (1627-1704) was renowned as a preacher. He was born in Dijon and became bishop of Meaux. From 1670-81 he was tutor to Dauphin.

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N° du livre: 256497

Catalogue: HISTORY: HISTORY

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