The Declaration of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland, Containing the Claim of Right, and the Offer of the Crown to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary. Together with the Grievances Represented by the Estates, and Their Majesties Oath at Their Acceptance of the Crown

Edinburgh, Not Stated, 1689. Leather. A very scarce work discussing the 11th April in the 1689 Convention of Estates, determining the settlement of the Scottish throne. A very scarce work. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number R232191. However this ESTC listing states the date as '21 of June', whereas this copy states to the title 'eleventh day of April&apos. On JISC there are many disbound and similar works on the Convention of Estates, each work being between eight and fourteen pages, and each focussing on a different day. Register runs as A4. With twenty-three blank leaves to the rear. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding. An interesting work on the 1689 Convention of Estates, a pivotal point in the merging of England and Scotland. The Convention was sat between the 16th March and the 5th June 1689. The Convention determined the settlement of the Scottish throne, following the 1688 deposition of James VII after the Glorious Revolution. This work recounts the Convention that took place on the 11th April 1689. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart Minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the odd mark. Small tape repair to the margin of the reverse of leaf A1. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: edinburgh scotland declaration estates scotland queen mary crown None

A Descriptive Collection of the Marine Collection to Be Found at India House

Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press, 1973. Cloth. An illustrated work on the India House's marine art collection, illustrated with coloured plates, one folding map, being held in the original cloth slipcase. Held in the original cloth slipcase in a very good condition. India House is a private club based in New York, with a stunning collection of marine artwork. The artwork is described here in this work, with a wide selection of plates. With a frontispiece, one coloured folding map, eleven coloured plates, and thirty-eight monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, held in the original cloth slipcase. Externally, generally smart. Light spotting to the boards, a little heavier to the front board. Some further light spots and marks to the slipcase, heavier to the top edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 627P14

Katalog: Naval & Military History

Sonstige Stichworte: india house marine collection naval marine Not Stated

A Discourse for Taking Off the Tests and Penal Laws About Religion

London, Randal Taylor, 1687. First edition. Disbound. A very sarce first edition of a pamphlet written against the penal laws and test acts that were in place in England, persecuting those who did not belong to the Church of England. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. This work is a quarto. The signatures run as A-F4. ESTC citation number R3313. Collated, complete. 'A Discourse For Taking Off the Tests and Penal Laws About Religion' is an interesting working discussing the need to get rid of the test acts and penal laws that were in place in England in the late seventeenth century. The acts and laws were put in place to restrict Roman Catholics, imposing civil disabilities upon them, in an attempt to stop them from practicing their religion, and turn them instead to the Church of England. The author of this work was presumably Catholic, and so had been persecuted for their religion over the course of their life. This was an interesting era for religion in Britain, as James II came to the throne as was a Catholic, as opposed to the previous Church of England monarchs that had previously been at the head of Britain. This is an important and interesting work, as it shows the state of Britain during the religious turmoil in the lead up to the Glorious Revolution, which happened in November of 1688, in which James II was deposed. At the time that this work was published, James II had published his 'Declaration of Indulgence', which tried to establish a system of free religion in Britain by abolishing the penal laws. Written anonymously. Printed by Randal Taylor in London. A very scarce religious pamphlet arguing for the abolition of penal laws and the test acts. Disbound. Externally, the outer wraps age age-toned with some handling marks. Edgewear to the extremities to the textblock. Disbound, though each separate gathering is still attached. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a couple of light spots and marks. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: james ii glorious revolution protestant church of england glorious revolution catholic penal laws None

The Dreadnought, Submarines, Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Etc.

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1906. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound and very scarce commemorative work on the Dreadnought, British submarines, and torpedo destroyers, with numerous colourful tipped-in plates. A beautifully bound early twentieth-century commemorative work on British naval ships and diving submarines.Originally, this work was not for publication, and works such as these were often given out as commemorative gifts following Royal Naval visits or launches. This particular copy contains illustrations and information about the 'Dreadnought', submarines, torpedo destroyers, and the Main Fleet. The Dreadnought was a battleship first launched by the Royal Navy in 1906 as the H.M.S. Dreadnought. It was so influential that all battleships created subsequently were referred to as 'dreadnought types' and earlier battleships were called 'pre-dreadnoughts&apos. This work contains fourteen tipped-in photographs, six of which are in colour. Including one photograph of the 'Dreadnought', five photographs of diving submarines, two photographs of torpedo destroyers, and six illustrated plates depicting the Main Fleet in Home Waters ('Dreadnought' types). Collated and complete. Beautifully bound in full royal blue calf with gilt detailing and satin endpapers. Beautifully bound in full royal blue calf with gilt detailing and satin endpapers. Externally, lovely, with just a small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Katalog: Naval & Military History

Sonstige Stichworte: dreadnought navy military torpedo destroyer navy british Not Stated

Education Broadcasting: Report of a Special Investigation in the Country of Kent During the Year 1927

Dunfermline , The Carnegie United Kingdom Trustees , 1928. First edition. Paperback. A comprehensive report on education and its improvements in Kent for the year 1927. Bound in the original publisher's wraps.With a loosely inserted compliments slip, from the secretary of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust. This educational report investigates Kent during 1927. It reports educational matters including the numbers of teachers and what is being taught in the curriculum whilst giving useful information on improvements. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally fairly smart. Detachment to the head and tail of the spine resulting in minor loss to the wraps. Pages bright and clean. Ink inscription to the title page. Includes association copy letter which is bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 875V27

Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: Education Kent Year 1927 Kent None

Elegant Epistles: Being a Collection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Letters, from the Most Eminent Epistolary Writers

London, Printed for John Sharpe, c1820. Leather. A collection of letters from celebrated epistolary writers, the fourth volume complete in two parts bound in one. Volume IV of a set complete in six. A vast selection of moral and entertaining letters from the most celebrated epistolary authors. Volume IV complete in two parts bound in one volume. Comprising miscellaneous letters from late to contemporary times. Dated from Jisc c1820.Letters included are from Lady Betty Germain to Dr Swift, Sir Richard Steele to Mrs Scurlock, Lady M. W. Montagu to the Counted of Mar, Mrs Lyttleton to Sir Thomas Lyttleton, Thomas Secker to Isaac Watts, and many others. Illustrated with additional vignette title page to each part. In full morocco binding with decorative gilt to the spine and boards, gilt to the edges. Externally generally sound with some shelf wear and soiling to the boards, the spine has darkened. Internally. firmly bound. Light spotting to the illustrated title pages, affecting the occasional leaf, otherwise the pages are generally very clean and bright throughout. Illustrated with additional vignette title page to each part.  Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 801A82

Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: epistolary letters letter writing letters Not Stated

Epochs and Episodes of History

London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1882. Cloth. A late-19th century volume on interesting episodes and notable events in world history. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Binder's label of W. Greening to the rear paste down.An illustrated collection of accounts of important historical episodes, with chapters on the Knights Templar, the Temperance Movement, the South Sea Bubble, the penny post, and Guy Fawkes, among other fascinating historical events and people. A 16-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with fading to the spine and shelf wear to the extremities. Front hinge is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean except for the odd spot to the fore edge and first few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 882M13

Katalog: World History

Sonstige Stichworte: History Historical events World history Historical events Not Stated

The Farmer&Apos;S Magazine Eight Volumes

London, Not Stated, 1835-1839 . First edition. Leather. The first editions of these six-monthly periodicals about farming and agriculture from the nineteenth century with illustrations and monochrome plates. Eight volumes of the periodical magazine The Farmer's Magazine in cloth bindings with illustrations.Includes six volumes from the first series and two volumes from the new series. Listings of illustrations not included. Includes a name label to the pastedown of each volume. Includes the following books in order of publication: 1835-1838 First Series: Volume III July to December 1835 has five monochrome plates.  Volume IV January to June 1836 has five monochrome plates. Volume V June to December 1836 has eight monochrome plates. Also includes the start of two other works bound in to the end as advertisements.Volume VI January to June 1837 has eleven monochrome plates. Includes eight page advertisement re-bound to the end.Volume VII July to December 1837 has fourteen monochrome plates, a few with tissue guards. Volume VIII January to June 1838 has twelve monochrome plates. New Series: Volume II January to June 1839 has twelve monochrome plates. Volume III July to December 1839 has eleven monochrome plates. In cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Vol III of the first series has a library label to the front board. The front hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 827W58

Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: Farming Agriculture morocco binding Agriculture Not Stated

Fine Art Photographic Views: Liverpool, Birkenhead, New Brighton and District

Liverpool, Stanley's, c1890 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this collection of photographic views of Liverpool, Birkenhead and New Brighton from the late nineteenth century. Undated, dated using Jisc. Bound in green cloth with gilt detailing to the front cover. This scarce work is comprised of fine-art views of Liverpool, Birkenhead and New Brighton, with one-hundred-and-seventy-four photographs over fifty-four pages. Presenting different areas of interest, including St. Georges Hall, Sefton Park, The Municipal Buildings, the docks and much more.Published by Stanley's, a local publishing company to Liverpool. Bound in green cloth with gilt detailing to the front cover. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities causing small areas with loss to cloth. Boards are lightly soiled, with damp staining to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the middle leaf loosely inserted. Staples rusting slightly. Pages bright and clean, with the odd mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 899Q15

Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: photography Liverpool Birkenhead new brighton Liverpool Not Stated

Fire over London 1940-41

London & Melbourne, THe London County Council; Hutchinson & Co. 1941. Brochure/Pamphlet. A riveting and richly illustrated pamphlet detailing the operations of London's fire service during the depths of the Second World War. A fascinating account leading the reader through the largest incendiary events of 1940 and 1941, including a fire at St Paul's Cathedral.This work was written by William Sansom (1912-1976), a British writer who served as a full-time firefighter during the London Blitz.A most excellently preserved piece of wartime history. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally lovely, with minor wear to the edges only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a touch age-toned, but otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 762R78

Katalog: Naval & Military History

Sonstige Stichworte: History of London Fire Service Second World War Fire Service None

Fleets of the World

London, Eveleigh Nash Company, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this interesting documentation of the worlds' different fleets from 1916, with illustrations throughout. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth. Very scarce. This interesting historical work provides an insight into the different fleets of the world from 1916, classified according to types. With chapters on the fleets from Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, the United States, and many others. Including a short glossary of naval terms, comparative tables of the guns and projectiles used by the great fleets, and a list of the ships lost in the Great War from 1914 to 1916. Illustrated with forty-seven plates, depicting the fleets of different countries, to accompany the text. Collated, complete.With a reference bookplate of a previous owner, G. King, dated 1938.  Bound in the publisher's blue cloth. Externally, very good, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Hinges are tender, with cords visible. Bookplate and label residue to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with light scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 899Q40

Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: Fleets boats ships fleets of the world boats Not Stated

Flowers and Views from the Holy Land: Souvenir of the British Accupation 9th December 1917, Jerusalem

Jerusalem, A.L. Monsohn, c1917. Hardback. A beautiful volume with twelve picturesque colourful illustrations of landscapes in Jerusalem with a dried flower per image. A souvenir of the British occupation in 1917. An undated copy, dated from the year of the occupation c1917. With the wrong spelling to the title page, "Accupation."A beautiful book bound in olive tree with a carved illustration. Containing twelve colourful lithographic illustrations of views from Jerusalem. Attached to each view, is a wild dried flower with a description in English, German, French, and Russian. A souvenir of the British Occupation of 1917. The flowers are all in great condition and protected by tissue guards.A lovely copy of an interesting volume published by A. L. Monsohn Lithographic Press, know to have created complex decorations for documents and oriental calendars that combined Jewish art tradition with modern printing techniques. Printed from left to right as called for. In the original publisher's olive wood binding with a cloth spine and a carved holistic illustration, gilt to the spine, and "Jerusalem" to the rear board. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and minor bumping to the spine. Internally, the binding is firm. The pages are bright and clean with a faint offsetting only. Illustrated with twelve lithographic illustrations of Jerusalem; with dried flowers tipped in protected by tissue guard. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 772A22

Katalog: World History

Sonstige Stichworte: jerusalem souvenir flowers occupation souvenir history Not Stated

The General Almanack of Scotland, and British Register for 1810

Edinburgh, David Ramsay; Robert Allan; John Watson, 1810 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce 1810 edition of the General Almanack of Scotland. This very scarce and impressively detailed reference work provides information on taxes, stamp duties, fairs, and roads, while also detailing the British army and navy lists for the year.The almanack includes a calendar of public holidays, information on full moons, a gardener's calendar, conversion tables, and information on Scottish solicitors and clerks.A contemporary owner has annotated a front blank with information on 'list of stamps for bills of exchange & notes - Ireland&apos.With a contemporary stamp, dated 1809, to the verso of the title page.In a smart half calf binding. Endpapers renewed. Rebound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Bump to spine head, otherwise externally excellent. Endpapers renewed. Inscriptions to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned, but generally clean. Stamp to verso of title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 882F10

Katalog: History & Culture

Sonstige Stichworte: almanack scotland British Register scotland None

The Genuine Account of the Trial of Eugene Aram, for the Murder of Daniel Clark, Late of Knaresborough, in the County of York. Who Was Convicted at York Assized, August 5, 1759, Before the Honorable William Noel, Esq. , One of His Majesty&Apos;S Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. To Which, After a Brief Narration of the Fact, Is Prefixed, an Account of the Remarkable Discovery of a Human Skeleton at Thistle-Hill: A Detail of All the Judicial Proceedings from the Time of the Bones Being Found, to the Commitment of Richard Houseman, Eugene Aram, and Henry Terry, to York Castle: The Depositions of Anna Aram, Philip Coates, John Yeates, &C. &C. The Examination and Confession of Richard Houseman: The Apprehending of Eugene Aram, at Lynn, in Norfolk; with His Examination and Commitment. To Which Are Added, the Remarkable Defence He Made on His Trail, His Own Account of Himself, Written After His Condemnation: With the Apology, Which He Left in His Cell, for the Attempt He Made on His Own Life; His Plan for a

Knaresborough, Hargrove and Sons, 1808. Leather. A pleasing ninth edition of this popular work describing in depth the 1759 trail of Eugene Aram for the murder of Daniel Clark. The ninth edition of this work. A very scarce edition, with none of this ninth edition held institutionally. Collated, complete. With one page of publisher's adverts to the rear. This work is a detailed account of the 1759 trail of Eugene Aram. Aram was convicted with the 1744 murder of Daniel Clark, a shoemaker who had been an intimate friend of Aram. Clark suddenly disappeared, and whilst Aram's garden and house were searched, there was no evidence to convict him of any crime. In 1758, a skeleton was dug up at St. Robert's Cave in Knaresborough. Aram was soon after arrested, and sent to York for a trial. Aram conducted his own defence, and was found guilty, and condemned to be executed on the 6th August 1759. He confessed his guilt, and unsuccessfully attempted suicide the night before his execution. The trial and murder was a sensational news story that saw much attention. This was increased by the ballad by Thomas Hood, titled 'The Dream of Eugene Aram', and a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Aram is also referenced in works by the authors Frances Hodgson Burnett, George Orwell, and P.G. Wodehouse. In the original half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Discolouration to the head of the front board. Rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd spot and mark Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 684P9

Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: eugene aram trial daniel clark thomas hood trial knaresborough st robert's cave None

The Government&Apos;S Evacuation Scheme

not stated , not stated , 1939. Brochure/Pamphlet. An original fascinating, scarce pamphlet from 1939 that outlines the government's evacuation scheme for the people of London. A scarce and interesting original pamphlet from 1939 detailing the Government's evacuation plans. The pamphlet outlines that children under five, pregnant women and the blind can be evacuated from congested areas of London and outlines how to register and the need for helpers for the scheme. One sheet of paper folded. Lightly age toned with a horizontal fold line. Some creases but pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: none. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 817B36

Katalog: British History

Sonstige Stichworte: The Government's evacuation Scheme World War Two evacuation home front World War Two none