C R Ashbee; Sir Ronald Storrs

Jerusalem 1920-1922: Being the Records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council During the First Two Years of the CIVIL Administration

London, John Murray , 1924. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of this sought after, scarce volume, being the record of the Pro-Jerusalem Council spanning from 1920 to 1922. The first edition of this scarce volume by C R Ashbee, being the records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council during the first two years of the Civil Administration. The first record was published in 1921 and covered the report from 1918 to 1920 Jerusalem. With a preface by Sir Ronald Storrs. A detailed survey of the city of Jerusalem during the Years 1920-22, recording the changes and improvements carried out by the Pro-Jerusalem Society, which Ashbee was the chairman of, during the very beginning of the British Mandate in Palestine. The chapter on 'L'Etat de la Cite de Jerusalem au XII Siecle' is in French, the rest is in English text. Illustrated with numerous photographs in black and white, maps, plans, and two coloured folding plans. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and a slight edge wear. The cloth to the spine has slightly darkened. With a library bookplate to the front pastedown, and stamps to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting to the occasional leaf, although, generally, the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with numerous photographs in black and white, maps, plans, and two coloured folding plans. Collated, complete.  Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Charles H. Ashdown

British Castles

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated monograph on the castles of Britain by Charles H. Ashdown. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Charles H. Ashdown's illustrated study on the castles of Britain.Looking at Bodiam Castle, Maiden Castle, Pevensey Castle, the Tower of London, Arundel Castle, Rochester Castle, Windsor Castle, Hever Castle, Edinburgh Castle, and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-one colour plates, and in-text line drawings.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few light marks to the boards. Cloth to the head of the rear board is a little cockled. Discolouration to the paste downs and endpapers. Dust wrapper is edge worn with small chips and closed tears, including a chip to the spine. Light marks to the dust wrapper, spine a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of light handling marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: British Castles charles h. ashdown england castles charles h. ashdown Not Stated

Charles H. Ashdown

St Alban&Apos;S Historical and Picturesque

London, Elliot Stock, 1893. Leather. A deluxe limited edition describing the rich history of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Signed by both the author and the illustrator, this copy is from the library of Gaddesden Place, an English country seat. Detailing from the Roman days of St. Albans as Verulamium, through the formation of the Abbey, the Peasant Revolt, and the history of individual areas and landmarks of the city.A de luxe limited edition, with one hundred of the three hundred limited editions being de luxe. Signed by the artist and the author to the limitations page. This is No. 9 of the 100 de luxe editions.Written by British historian Charles H. Ashdown.Illustrated with seventeen plate engravings by Frederick Kitton, as well as in-text illustrations throughout. Kitton was a wood engraver known for his illustrations created for Charles Dickens.Collated, complete.From Gaddesden Library, of Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hampstead; with their bookplate to the front pastedown. (Picture of the house at the end of the picture).  With the ownership stamp of Frederick Halsey, 1st Baronet of Gaddesden Place. Halsey was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons for thirty-two years at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally very smart, with some slight rubbing to the extremities and the head of the spine. Ex libris bookplate to the front pastedown; stamps to the front blank. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a strain to the front hinge after the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Frederick G. Kitton. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: St Albans Charles H Ashdown Gaddesden Library Verulam Charles H Ashdown History of St Albans Roman England Frederick G. Kitton

The Automobile Association

Drives of Special Interest

London , Fanum House, c1930. Cloth. A local interest book on various drives in the UK. Including: Drives From Weymouth, Drives From Lyme Regis, Drives From Yeovil etc. Issued by The Automobile Association. In a decorative green cloth binding with an illustration to the front board. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Corners are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is an institutional library stamp to the front pastedown and verso and recto of front free end papers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Driving Motoring Britain Motoring None

Joseph Aston

A Picture of Manchester

Manchester, By the Author, 1816 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Aston's description of Manchester in the early nineteenth century. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and with a small number of vignette illustrations throughout.A fascinating and detailed description of Manchester in the early nineteenth century.Aston authored further works including 'Metrical Records of Manchester&apos.With a contemporary inscription to the front pastedown.Undated; dated 1816 via Jisc. In the original paper covered boards. Discolouration and handling marks to boards. Ink inscriptions to back strip. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Tail of front joint starting, with board holding firm. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting and light handling marks throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Picture of Manchester Joseph Aston manchester Joseph Aston Not Stated

Shirley Clifford Atchley; W. B. Turrill (Ed)

Wild Flowers of Attica

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated horticultural guide to native Greek flowers, written by botanist Shirley Clifford Atchley with over twenty vivid colour plates by W. O. Everett. First Edition. Illustrations include a colour frontispiece and twenty-one colour plates to the rear of text by W. O. Everett.This is a lovely horticultural guide to the types of wildflowers that are native to Greece. This work provides the Latin classification of each flower, as well as their modern Greek names. Contents include a foreword by Sir Sydney Waterlow, a note by Ismene Dixon, an editor's preface, with notes and comments on the wild flowers of Attica. The work begins with 'Clematis Cirrhosa L.', and ends with 'Arisarum Vulgare&apos.Shirley Clifford Atchley (1871-1936) was a British diplomat and botanist, who was a translator for the Diplomatic Service in Athens. His published works include this account on the flora of Attica, as well as a biographical work on the life of Lord Byron.Published posthumously after Atchley's death, and was prepared for publication by William Bertram Turrill (1890-1961), an English botanist. Turrill was responsible for the mathematical classification of leaf shapes, and received the Order of the British Empire in 1955. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with just a bit of bumping to the extremities. Light spots to paste downs and endpapers, with a prior owner's ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to the margins of text and the odd pencil inscription from a prior owner. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: W. O. Everett. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Wild Flowers of Attica greece Shirley clifford Atchley W. O. Everett greece botany colour plates W. O. Everett

Thomas Dinham Atkinson; John Willis Clark

Cambridge: Described and Illustrated

London, Macmillan and Company , 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work concerning the historical town and university of Cambridge. The first edition of this work, looking at the historic university city of Cambridge. With notes on its early history from its known origins, and descriptive notes of its topography, architecture, &c. A section is also dedicated to the history of the renowned University. Written by Thomas Dinham Atkinson, architect and historian, with an introduction by John Willis Clark. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, twenty-eight full page plates of steel engravings, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, spine and boards bumped to extremities, lightly marked to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, twenty-eight full page plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: cambridge first editions university town first editions Not Stated

Reverend J. C. Atkinson

Forty Years in a Moorland Parish: Reminiscences and Research in Danby in Cleveland

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1891. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of this account of the author's experiences in Danby in Cleveland. Illustrated edition July 1891, originally published April 1891. Illustrated with frontispiece and fourteen plates, with two maps one of which is folding. Collated complete. An account of the author's experiences in Danby in Cleveland, with chapters on the folklore of the area, antiquarian features, manners and customs, geological commentary, and historical records. Written by Reverend John Christopher Atkinson, an English author, antiquary, and priest. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and a small mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Forty Years Moorland Parish Danby Cleveland Moorland Parish Not Stated

Thomas Auden; E. Mansel Sympson

Shrewsbury a Historical and Topographical Account of the Town Lincoln a Historical and Topographical Account of the City

London, Metheun and Co. 1905-1906. First edition. Cloth. A very smart three volume set from the Ancient Cities series, richly illustrated throughout. A first edition three volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. A pamphlet from the publisher, advertising their Little Guides is loosely inserted in the first volume concerning Shrewsbury. A pamphlet advertising the publisher's new books is bound in, and a publisher's advertisement for The Portreeve by Eden Phillpotts and an order form for Methuen's popular novels are loosely inserted in the second volume concerning Shrewsbury. A pamphlet from the publisher advertising their The Library of Devotion is loosely inserted in the volume concerning Lincoln. 15 full page illustrations, 2 maps, and 23 illustrations in the text in both volumes concerning Shrewsbury. 11 full page illustrations, 2 plans and 21 illustrations in the text in the volume concerning Lincoln. Collated complete. Three volumes from the Ancient Cities series, published by Methuen & Co. on Shrewsbury and Lincoln. The volumes on Shrewsbury (1905) were written by Thomas Auden, with illustrations by Katharine M. Roberts. The volume on Lincoln (1906) was written by E. Mansel Sympson, with illustrations by Edmund Hort New (1871-1931), who was a leading illustrator of his day. These volumes are all first editions and explore the history and topography of the town and city. The volume on Lincoln is uncommon. 40 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the volumes concerning Shrewsbury. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Katharine M. Roberts; E. H. New. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Ancient Cities Shrewsbury Lincoln British History Shrewsbury Katharine M. Roberts; E. H. New

George A. Audsley; James L. Bowes

Keramic Art of Japan

London, Henry Sotheran, 1881 . Cloth. The second edition of this vibrantly illustrated celebration of Japanese ceramics, by George A. Audsley and James L. Bowes. The second edition of this work, first published in 1875. In the bright publisher's original cloth binding.Rarely seen in the original binding as the gutta percha usually fails as it has here. Collated, illustrated with thirty-one plates, just over half of which are vibrant chromolithographs, and with further colour and monochrome vignette illustrations. Lacking plate twenty-nine.With a former owner's inscription to the front pastedown, dated 1897.A beautiful celebration of ceramics in Japan throughout the centuries, offering an insight into Japanese porcelain, pottery and decorative arts up to the late nineteenth century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head, with light handling marks to boards. Hinges strained, and slightly tender. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, binding largely failed due to gutta percha. Half title, title page and frontispiece detached and loosely inserted, with a further twelve leaves detached and loosely inserted throughout the work, and remaining leaves exceptionally tender, and prone to detaching. Pages age toned, but clean. Lacking one plate. Chromolithographs remaining exceptionally vibrant. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 879F42

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Sonstige Stichworte: ceramic art of japan japanese ceramics chromolithographs japanese ceramics Not Stated

George Ashdown Audsley

The Ornamental Arts of Japan

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882-84. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lavishly illustrated work exploring the beauties of Japanese art, colourfully illustrated with chromolithographs. The first edition of this work.An uncommon work.Four parts bound in two volumes, being parts 1, 2, 5, and 6 only, of a total of 9 parts, lacking parts 3, 4, 8, and 9.An impressive work exploring the beauties of the ornamental arts of Japan.The author of this work, George Ashdown Audsley, discusses the different mediums oft used in Japanese art, presenting some of the fine examples to be found across the country.Audsley was an accomplished architect and artist who wrote one of the first and most important books on Japanese art in the English language, titled 'The Keramic Art of Japan&apos. Part I covers drawing, painting, engraving, and printing. Part II covers embroidery. Part V covers incrusted work. Part VI covers metal work.The chromolithographs faithfully portray the vivid and captivating beauty of the art explored in these volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one chromolithograph plates, and nine monochrome plates.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, ten chromolithograph plates, and sixteen monochrome plates.Collated, all plates are present. Rebound in an institutional cloth binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the boards. Surface wear to the recto of the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few light handling marks. Small closed tear to the tail of a few pages. Institutional stamps throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 896P53

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Ornamental Arts of Japan japan ornamental arts art japan george ashdown audsley Various

Mary Austin

California: The Land of the Sun

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to California in the early twentieth century. A wonderful first edition guide to the topography and local natural beauty of the state of California, one of the largest states in the United States of America. Written by Mary Austin, and illustrated by Sutton Palmer.Illustrated with thirty-two tipped-in colour plates, and a folding map to the rear. Collated, complete. Part of the 'Colour Books' series by Adam and Charles Black, a series of topographical and travel works about different parts of the world. With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Sutton Palmer. Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: california mary austin land of the sun mary austin Sutton Palmer

Alfred Austin

Haunts of Ancient Peace

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1908. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated copy of Alfred Austin's Haunts of Ancient Peace. Haunts of Ancient Peace is a volume written by Alfred Austin that celebrates British countryside.Alfred Austin was an English poet and writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, with his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature. Beautifully illustrated by Agnes Locke. With twenty colour plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading to the joints and spine. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, binding is loosening to the front. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Agnes Locke. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: alfred austin Haunts of Ancient Peace agnes locke british countryside Haunts of Ancient Peace Agnes Locke

Major Herbert H. Austin

A Scamper Through the Far East

London, Edward Arnold, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of British Army officer, colonial engineering surveyor and author Herbert Henry Austin's travelogue. The uncommon first edition of this account of the author's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway and through the Far East, which includes a visit to the Manchurian battlefields, and his attendance - in an official capacity - of Japanese grand manoeuvres in 1908.Illustrated with fourteen photographic plates, and with two folding maps to the rear. Collated, complete.With a crossed out former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper.With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated September 1909. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Boards bright. Inscription to front free endpaper. Light spotting to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Manchurian Battlefields asia korea travel asia Not Stated

Various Authors

The Home Counties Magazine Volumes II-XIV

London, F.E. Robinson, George Bell et al, 1900-1912. Cloth. A thirteen volume set of The Home Counties Magazine, in attractive uniform binding. Focusing on the topography of London, Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Kent, the works offer an interesting insight into the home counties in the pre-World War One period, as well as into Britain on the whole, before it would be re-shaped by the tumultuous following century. With sections on various notable figures and their connections to the areas, such as Alexander Pope at Binfield, as well as George Eliot at Richmond, as well as various magazine mainstays such as readers replies and letters, the works are a curious mix of topography, history and comment, with the quirks and eccentricities of the both reader, editorial and subject very apparent. With monochrome plates throughout, the set makes for a charming historical document. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally quite smart, there are markings to the boards and backstrip, with some rubbing and wear to extremities. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout aside from the odd spot and light foxing to endpages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Topography Home Counties London Home Counties None