A Catalogue of the Entire Contents of the Hotel Cecil Strand W.C.

London, Knight, Frank & Rutley; J. Davy & Sons LTD, 1930. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce catalogue detailing the auction selling the entire contents of the Hotel Cecil in London. The fifth edition of this vanishingly scarce work. Only one record of this work being held institutionally, at the British Library.The catalogue of the 1930 sale of the entire contents of the Hotel Cecil. The sale consisted of 11,835 lots across a twenty days, commencing on Monday 5th May 1930.London's Hotel Cecil was a grand hotel which opened in 1896, designed in the 'Wrenaissance style&apos. When it opened the hotel was the largest in the Europe, with over 800 rooms. An impressive institution, the hotel was largely demolished. This catalogue shows the entire contents of the impressive hotel, with lots ranging from a vast variety of different colour Axminster rugs, a mahogany wardrobe, a chimney glass in white enamelled frame, a japanned iron bed frame, a pair of walnut circular smoking room tables, various products from the hairdressing salons, a complete service of 'Royal' electroplate with the design of entwined ribbon and rib design and crest, and much more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, showing the hotel. In the original publisher's paper wraps. externally, generally smart, with some light marks to the wraps. Very light edge wear to the wraps. Spine is a little sunned. Small tear to the head of the front joint, resulting in a small amount of lifting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: A Catalogue of the Entire Contents of the Hotel Cecil Strand W.C. hotel cecil strand auction hotel cecil Not Stated

Census of Great Britain, 1851. Population Tables and Index to the Names of the Parishes, Townships, and Places in the Population Tables of Great Britain.

London, W. Clownes and Sons for Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive and very scarce census of the population of Great Britain in 1851, providing further information on the growth of the nation's population from 1801, and illustrated with a wealth of folding maps. A very scarce two volume census detailing the population of England and Wales in 1851, printed and published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office and presented to the Houses of Parliament in 1852. With two volumes present, this first being Volume I, 'Population Tables. I. Numbers of the Inhabitants, in the Years 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, 1841, & 1851&apos. This volume is divided into six divisions, with individual paginations and half titles, with each division detailing the population in various counties in the first half of the nineteenth century.This volume is illustrated with twelve maps, eleven of which are folding, and the majority of which are in colour.The second volume present is titled 'Index to the Names of the Parishes, Townships, and Places in the Population Tables of Great Britain&apos.A scarce and precise original source detailing the population and concentration of Great Britain's inhabitants in the first half of the nineteenth century.Bound in full cloth by Nottingham Public Libraries. With a number of library plates to the front pastedown and free endpaper of the Index volume, and further library markings to title pages and half titles of each volume. Rebound in full cloth. Bumping to back strip heads and tails. Evidence of label removal to spine tails. Rubbing to front and rear joint of Population Tables volume, with rear joint starting to tail. Front and rear hinges of this volume starting, with boards holding firm. Library plates to front pastedown and free endpaper of Index volume. Internally, firmly bound. Library markings to title pages. Tape repairs to perimeters of first few leaves of Population Tables volume. Pages lightly age toned, with scattered handling marks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: census british history population nineteenth century british history Not Stated

The Chronicle of Bristol No. VI

Bristol, Philip Rose, 1829-1830. Cloth. Five issues of a very scarce Bristol periodical, providing insight into the interests of the city inhabitants in 1829. Volume No. VI of this very scarce Bristol based periodical, consisting of five consecutive issues published between August 1st 1929 and December 1st, 129. The general title page to the start of the work is dated January 1830.With articles concerning Bristol charities, the comparative merits of Byron and Scott, the proposed Bristol college, and its opposers, and letters to the editor.A fascinating and scarce insight into life in nineteenth century Bristol.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In cloth covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tails, with small losses to the cloth. Front and rear joints starting, with boards loosely held. Internally, firmly bound. Ink notations to title page. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with the odd instance of a former owner's ink or pencil annotation to the margins. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: periodical bristol England Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie bristol Not Stated

A Classified Catalogue of Thee Books, Pamphlets, and Maps in the Library of the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic and Roman Studies

London, Macmillan and Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon catalogue of books, pamphlets, and maps in the library for the societies for the promotion of Hellenic and Roman studies. The first edition of this uncommon work. Containing a classified and thorough catalogue of the books, maps, and plans in the library of the Society for the promotion of Hellenic and Roman studies. The main section is catalogues in the order of the Bursian's Bibliotheca Philologica Classica, meaning Instruments of Study, Language, thought and history, The locus in quo, and The objects discovered. A fascinating catalogue, with literary, archaeological, topographical, artistic, and historical content. With a key to the arrangement of the Catalogue included to the rear of the volume in a folded sheet. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a minor edge wear. The boards are slightly rubbed. With a bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Inscribed by a previous owner in ink to the front pastedown as well as the front free endpaper, dated 1946. With some minor annotations in pencil to the occasional leaf and to the recto of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound, although the hinges are slightly loose but firm to the front board, The pages are generally clean throughout with only a touch of age toning, as usual. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: first editions catalogues hellenic and roman studies uncommon catalogues None

A Collection of Extracts Handwritten between July 1937 and April 1940

None, None, 1940 . First edition. Leather. A remarkable collection of handwritten notes surrounding various topics, bound in quarter morocco. Bound in quarter morocco with marbled boards.A collection of extracts and notes from various works, handwritten, between July 1937 and April 1940. With a handwritten pagination of 71 pages. Extracts include those from "Guns of Butter" by Bruce Lockhart, "Class War", "Freedom in Soviet Union" by Gollancz, " "Before the Storm" by Baroness Buxhoeveden, a letter by Sir Abe Bailey, "Russia in Chains" and "Escape from Russian Chains" by Ivan Solonevich, "Observation in Russia" by Sidney Luck, "Laughing Odyssey" by Eileen Bigland, "Afterthoughts" by Andre Gide and an article surrounding Sidney Webb's written by Leonard Woolf.With a newspaper cutting of "London Laughs" to the front of the work, and a contents page to the rear.Written in blank ink with the occasional margin notes in red ink. Bound in quarter morocco with marbled boards. Externally, excellent, with light fading to the leather and the odd mark. Number '13' label to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Written very neatly in blank ink with the occasional margin notes in red ink. Author's note detailing the dates written to the rear of the work. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: handwritten literary criticism history leather binding literary criticism None

Colonia de Mocãƒâoeã‚â§Ambique: Territoire de Manica Et Sofala

Lisboa, Sociedade National de Tipografia, 1931 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce handbook presenting the territory of the Companhia de Moçambique, or Mozambique Company, from 1931. First edition.Comprised of ten works surrounding the territory of Companhia de Moçambique, bound together in half calf with cloth boards. The Office Copy, as printed on the front cover. Written in the original French. This handbook presents the territory of The Mozambique Company in Manica and Sofala at a time when Mozambique was known as the Colony of Mozambique, a Portuguese colony, from 1926-1951. The Mozambique Company, or Companhia de Moçambique, was a royal company with land concessions in the provinces of Manica and Sofala. With sections on: 'Histoire: La Conquête et l'Occupation', 'Le Sol et le Climat', 'Administration et Finances', 'Commerce et Industrie', 'Agriculture et Élevage', 'Ports du Territoire et Moyens de Communication', 'Cadastre', 'Assistance Medicale', 'Indigenat' and 'Instruction&apos. Illustrated with photographs and folding tapes to accompany the text. In half calf binding with cloth boards. Externally, sound with rubbing to the leather, mainly to the joints and extremities. The odd mark and a little fading to the extremities. Front joint has cracked. Internally excellent, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Small tape repair to folding table. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 898Q13

Katalog: European History

Sonstige Stichworte: Moçambique Companhia de Moçambique handbook geography Companhia de Moçambique Not Stated

Combined Operations 1940 - 1942

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1943. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition of this study into the combined operations of Britain during World War Two, in particular between the years 1940 and 1942. The first edition of this work.An interesting study into the military operations by Britain from 1940 to 1942, prepared by the Ministry of Information.Offering an informative detailing of the war efforts during these deciding years, looking at the combined efforts of the land, sea, and air.Illustrated throughout. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A little creasing to the tail of the wraps. Light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A little wear to the rear paste down. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Katalog: Naval & Military History

Sonstige Stichworte: Combined Operations 1940 - 1942 combined operations ministry of information war combined operations second world war Various

Comparative Account of the Population of Great Britain in the Years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831; with the Annual Value of Real Property in the Year 1815; Also, a Statement of Progress in the Inquiry Regarding the Occupations of Families and Persons, and the Duration of Life, As Required by the Population of 1830

London, The House of Commons, 1831. Cloth. A fascinating reference work on the population of Britain during the Georgian era, comprising of information taken from census, illustrated with two colour maps. An extensive study into the population of Britain shown through the censuses of 1801, 1811, 1831, and 1831.Looking into the occupations of families and individuals, with a study into the average duration of life during the Georgian era.Illustrated with two colour maps.An essential reference work on the population of Great Britain. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a little rubbing and light marks to the boards and spine. MInor bumping to the spine and extremities. A small amount of label residue to the tail of the spine. Ex-institutional copy, with labels and stamps to the front paste down, recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a few light handling marks. Ex-institutional labels to the title page Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: Comparative Account of the Population of Great Britain population census britain population england Not Stated

A Complete and Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, & Termination of the Late War

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Vint & Anderson, 1802. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, last record for this selling at auction being in 1922.Complete in three volumes. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, three plates, and one additional plate. Collated, lacking one plate, to face page 459. Pages 433 to 440 are provided in handwritten facsimile. Volume II illustrated with an engraved title, one folding plate, and one plate. Collated, lacking two plates, to face pages 349 and 503.Volume III illustrated with an engraved title, one plate, and two additional plates. Collated, lacking two plates, to face pages 156 and 303.A detailed history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, only covering the first few years of what would later become the Napoleonic Wars.This expansive history looks into the turbulent years of European history which were set off the French Revolution in 1789.Anonymously written by a 'Society of Literary Gentlemen&apos. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of lifting to the head of the spine of Volume II. Lacking the second spine label to each volume. Rubbing has resulted in some loss to the reard board, heavier to Volume II. Hinges of Volume I are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some scattered spots. Small tide mark to the frontispiece and engraved title of Volume I. Pages 433 to 440 of Volume I are provided in handwritten facsimile. Bound without plates facing page 459 Volume I, 349 and 503 Volume II, and 156 and 303 Volume III. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Buchzahl: 898P38

Katalog: European History

Sonstige Stichworte: A Complete and Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, & Termination of the Late War french revolution history war french revolution france Various

Le Conservateur, le Roi, la Charte, Et Les Honnetes Gens

Paris, Chez Le Normant Fils, Editeur , 1818-1820 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition complete set of this political history of France in leather bindings. First edition of Le Conservateur, Le Roi, La Charte, et Les Honnetes Gens in half calf bindings and bright blue boards.No authorship information provided, published by Chez Le Normant Fils in Paris. Complete in six volumes.Published chronologically between 1818 and 1820. An uncommon work, with only two sets held in libraries, concerning French history and politics. In uniform half calf bindings. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There is some wear to the leather in these areas. The boards have some significant wear with some scratches and loss to the paper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light age toning and the occasional spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 842W57

Katalog: European History

Sonstige Stichworte: Le Conservateur French History First edition Uncommon French History None

Considerations on the Present State of Affairs in Europe, and Particularly with Regard to the Number of Forces in the Pay of Great-Britain

London, J. Robert, 1730. First edition. Unbound. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating pamphlet discussing the affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces. The first edition of this work, unbound with the sewing intact. An interesting political pamphlet discussing the contemporary affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces in the eighteenth century. The author is not stated, however the British Library attributes it to Horace Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, diplomatist involved in the affairs of the capital. He was the brother of the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Unbound with the sewing intact. Externally, a little age toned to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 862M16

Katalog: Naval & Military History

Sonstige Stichworte: European history Military history British history Military history Not Stated

Convention between His Britannick Majesty and the Empress of Russia

London, Edward Johnston, 1793. Paperback. An uncommon pamphlet, laying out the details of a meeting between King George III and Catherine the Great. An uncommon pamphlet.ESTC citation number T84784.Printed with parallel French and English text.A discussion on the convention between King George III and Catherine the Great, which took place on March 25th 1793, regarding the Anglo-French War of 1793 to 1802.Catherine was Russia's longest reigning female leader, overthrowing her husband Peter III and taking over the title of Empress. During her reign Russia grew much larger and the culture was revitalised, it becoming one of the great powers of Russia. In the original paper wraps, the front wrap detached but present, rear wrap working loose. Externally, wraps are edge worn with some chips and closed tears. Front wrap is fading with no remnants of text. Light discolouration to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 782P22

Katalog: World History

Sonstige Stichworte: Convention Between His Britannick Majesty and the Empress of Russia catherine the great pamphlet king george iii catherine the great french revolution anglo-french war None

Convocation: Encaenia, June 22, 1904

Oxford, Not stated, 1904. Leather. A commemorative programme of the Encaenia ceremony held on 22 June 1904 at the Sheldonian Theatre. A commemorative programme of the Encaenia ceremony held on 22 June 1904 at the Sheldonian Theatre. Populated by such noteworties as the Chancellor Lord Hawkurst himself, Lord Tennyson, Charles Booth, John Singer Sargent, Lord Balfour, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, this volume records the proceedings of the meeting of the University Convocation for Encaenia (the awarding of honourary higher degrees). Includes the text of the Crewe and Convocation speeches, as well as remarks on the accomplishments of individual recipients as they had their degrees conferred. Bound in calf. Worn. Blue colour with gilt lettering, bordering, and armorial vignettes of the University of Oxford. Worn at all extremities and rubbed and slightly worn to boards. Internally, binding tender with two gatherings disbound. Pages generally very bright and clean (notwithstanding dusting and some marks to extremities of margins). Good Only . Ill.: Not stated. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: FGN22-B-8

Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: Sheldonian Theatre Encaenia ceremony Crewe and Convocation speeches Oxford Encaenia ceremony Not stated

Copies of the Original Letters and Despatches of the Generals Ministers Grand Officers of State, &C at Paris to the Emperor Napoleon

John Murray, John Murray, 1814. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of copied letters exchanged between Napoleon Bonaparte and his leading generals, intercepted by allied troops. A fascinating collection of letters exchanged between Napoleon Bonaparte and his leading generals, intercepted by Allied forces in the North of Germany. Containing the letters in French accompanied by English translations. No author stated.Handsomely bound in half calf with marbled boards and refreshed endpapers. This copy was previously housed at the New York Historic Society, and contains library stamps to the title page. Handsomely bound in half calf with marbled boards, refreshed endpapers, and five raised bands to the spine. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of rubbing to the front board. Library stamps to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, especially considering the age of the work. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 809J33

Katalog: European History

Sonstige Stichworte: napoleon letters manuscripts french letters history Not Stated

The Court and City Register; or, Gentleman&Apos;S Complete Annual Calendar for the Year 1786

London, J. Joliffe, 1786. Leather. An uncommon early reference work containing lists of political, court, and public offices for 1786. A 1786 edition of this uncommon work in a full calf binding. The Court and City Register for the year 1786, with detailed lists of Houses of Parliament, The Court Register, Army, Navy, Universities, Public Office and Hospitals. In a full calf binding. Externally fairly smart, with rubbing to the boards and spine. Both joints are cracked but are held firmly by cords. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean with some offsetting to the first and last couple of pages. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 858M34

Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: Court Parliament Military British history Parliament Not Stated