[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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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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[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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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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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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Boyd, James I.C.

THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY. Volume III [only]: An outline History of The Isle of Man Railway including The Manx Northern Railway and The Foxdale Railway.

Oakwood Press, Oxford, 1996. 320pp. 156 plates from photos., numerous other drawings, maps, plans etc. Illus. e.ps., good in d/w. very lightly faded to spine and sl. bumped at tail of spine.
¶ The British Narrow Gauge Railway No. 2C. First published in 1962 as one volume.

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Bradshaw’s

BRITISH RAILWAYS GUIDE And Hotel Directory. Containing the Official Time Tables, specially arranged by Railways. Official every Month. No. 1515: From 7th November until 4th December 1960.

Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd., 1960. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. 50pp. adverts. + xxxiv + 1225pp. Marginal browning, several corners sl. curled, ‘Williams Deacon’s Bank Limited’ ink stamp across lower edge of leaves, lightly browned sl. soiled and chipped original printed limp paper wrapps., fore-edge of upper wrapp. and head and tail of spine reinforced with clear tape.

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Bradshaw’s

JULY 1938 RAILWAY GUIDE. A New Edition of the July 1938 Issue of Bradshaw’s Railway, Shipping and Hotel Guide for Great Britain and Ireland with enlarged type and introduction by David St. John Thgomas.

David & Charles Reprints, Newton Abbot, 1969. Facsimile Reprint. Thick 8vo. [iv] + liii + 1138pp. Lower leading corner of p.466-7 untrimmed, sm. ownership label to front pastedown, original gilt lettered light green cloth bumped to head of spine with 2 sm. splits, in price clipped d/w. lightly browned to spine and chipped at head with some loss.

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Braudel, Fernand.

CIVILIZATION AND CAPITALISM, 15th - 18th Century. The Structures of Everyday Life. The Wheels of Commerce. The Perspective of the World. Translation from the French Revised by Siân Reynolds.

Collins, 1981-4. English translation. 3 vols. Royal 8vo. Numerous maps, charts and ills. Good in lightly browned and sl. rubbed d/ws.

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Braun, Harald E.

JUAN DE MARIANA AND EARLY MODERN SPANISH POLITICAL THOUGHT.

Ashgate, 2007. 1st Ed. [xiv] + 200pp. From the library of Professor David Davies University College London with some pencil notes and ruling, very good in d/w.

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Brett, Martin; Hoskin, Philippa and Smith, David.

FASCIMILES OF ENGLISH EPISCOPAL ACTS 1085-1305.

British Academy by OUP, 2012. 1st Ed. Folio. livpp. Colour frontis., 100 plates each with letterpress leaves. Latin text. Original gilt lettered maroon buckram.
¶ English Episcopal Acta Supplementary Volume 1.

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(O’Brien). O’Brien, Honble. Donough.

HISTORY OF THE O’BRIENS From Brian Boroimhe.

B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1949. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. 302pp. + [ii]. 44 ills., mainly portraits, double page frontis. pedigree, pedigrees. Ex.-libris Michael Maclagan, some sporadic light spotting, gilt lettered blue cloth with some fading to boards and spine, spine and joints sl. rubbed.

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Book number: 288251

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Briggs, Asa.

VICTORIAN TRILOGY: Victorian Cities, Victorian Things, Victorian People.

Folio Society, 1996. 3 vols. Large 8vo. Many ills. mainly in colour. Dec. e.ps., good in original gilt lettered dec. maroon cloth faded to spines, together in lightly faded slipcase.

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British Cycle & Motor Cycle Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Union.

TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE AND MOTOR CYCLE SHOW of Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Sidecars, and their Components, Accessories, Tyres, 3-Wheeled Cycle Cars, Hiking and Camping Equipment, and Sports Requisites. OLYMPIA, London, W. Saturday, November 20th, to Saturday, December 7th, 1935 ...

..., Coventry, 1935. 1st Ed. Tall Slim 8vo. 176pp. Numerous ills. and adverts., with 2 folding plans of Olympia (ground floor and gallery). Light marginal browning, plans lightly spotted, good in original coloured pictorial limp paper wrapps., some minor soiling, lower leading corner of lower wrapp. sl. creased, head of spine sl. bumped.
¶ 1935 Official Show Catalogue & "Where is It?"

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Brown, Leslie Ellen.

ARTFUL VIRTUE: The Interplay of the Beautiful and the Good in the Scottish Enlightenment.

Ashgate Publishing, 2015. 1st Ed. [x] + 253pp. 20 plates including several in colour. Good in lightly rubbed d/w.

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