Patrick Abercrombie; B. F. Brueton

The Bristol and Bath Regional Planning Scheme: A Survey and Plan

Liverpool, University Press of Liverpool, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A scarce volume on regional planning for Bristol and Bath, with folding colour maps and illustrations. The first edition of this scarce work in a quarter cloth binding with the original pictorial boards. Library stamp and bookplate to the front paste down. Illustrated with 20 plates, 2 folding plates, 16 folding maps in colour, and 1 folding map in black and white. Lacking 3 plates and the removable map. Collated. A comprehensive survey of Bristol and Bath and the surrounding areas, with information on the history, archaeology, geology, administration, climate, topography, population and services of these places, among other statistics. In a quarter cloth binding with pictorial boards. Externally sound, with shelf wear to the boards, extremities and spine, and small losses to the spine label, not obscuring the text. Front hinge is starting but remains reasonably firm. Internally, lacking the two first pages and 3 plates. Pages 1, 2, 15 and 16 are detached but intact. Pages iii to 1, and pages 3 to 15 are coming loose. However, the rest of the pages are firmly bound. Second, twelfth, fifteenth and seventeenth folding maps have been amateurishly repaired with tape. Third and fourth folding maps have a closed tear. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Town planning Regional planning Bristol Bath Regional planning Not Stated

I. Abrahams; Edwyn R. Bevan; Charles Singer; S. R. K. Glanville; Arthur John Arberry

The Legacy of Israel, Egypt, & Persia

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927-1953. Cloth. Three volumes on the history of Israel, Egypt, & Persia, with many illustrations. Three volumes. A detailed history of Israel, Egypt, and Persia with reference to the ancient world, empires, language, literature, gardens, science, arts, politics and much more. This set includes: The Legacy of Israel, 1927. Planned by Isaac Abrahams, a English scholar considered one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. Edited by Edwyn Robert Bevan, a British philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world, and Charles Singer, a British historian of science. Illustrated with eighty-three figures. The Legacy of Egypt, 1942. Edited by Stephen Ranulph Kingdom Glanville, an English historian and egyptologist. Illustrated with thirty-four plates. The Legacy of Persia, 1953. Edited by Arthur John Arberry, a British scholar of Arabic literature, Persian studies, and Islamic studies whose English translation of the Qu'ran is popular amongst academics worldwide. Illustrated with fifty-three plates. Collated complete. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of volume two. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Legacy Israel Egypt Persia Israel None

W. H. Davenport Adams

The History and Topography of the Isle of Wight

Ventnor , James Briddon, 1864. Cloth. A scarce edition of WH Davenport Adam's topographical and historical study of the Isle of Wight. First published in 1856. This is a later edition of 1864. Scarce in all editions. An illustrated large paper study of the history and topography of the Isle of Wight by W.H. Davenport Adams, English writer and journalist in the nineteenth century. Illustrated from drawings by Leitch, Barry, Walton, Cooke, Stoker, Clint, &c. engraved by Willmore, Cousen, Bradshaw, Godfrey, Varrell, Kernot, and others. Illustrated with nineteen of twenty-five full page plates, large folding map in colour to rear present. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally a trifle rubbed with shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, tear along rear joint, minor loss to head and tail of spine. Boards marked. Samuel Wright stamp to front free endpaper. Hinges failed with gutta percha binding with each leaf loose but present as usual with this type of binding. Minor spotting to leaves, particularly leaves of plates. Good Only . Ill.: Leitch; Barry; Walton; Cooke; Stoker; et al. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 845A32

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: isle of wight illustrated topography illustrated Leitch; Barry; Walton; Cooke; Stoker; et al

W. H. Davenport Adams

Our Native Land - New Series: Windsor Castle and the Water-Way Thither

London, Marcus Ward & Co. 1880. First edition. Leather. A beautiful leather bound copy of this historical book about Windsor Castle and the Thames. The first edition. In a handsome full morocco binding with gilt detail. With numerous monochrome illustrations throughout by R. T. Pritchett and twelve beautiful colour plates by F. Jones. Collated complete. A fascinating history of Windsor Castle with geographical information about the Thames and topographical details about local places such as The Winchester Tower, Victoria Bridge and Hampton Court Palace. In full morocco binding with gilt detail. Externally, very smart with some rubbing to the edges. The front hinge is starting but firm. Light spotting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some light spotting, particularly around the plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: R. T. Pritchett; F. Jones. Very Good Indeed .

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Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Windsor Castle the thames london royal family the thames R. T. Pritchett; F. Jones

G. R. Stirling Taylor; Alfred Noyes; St. John Adcock [ed.]; et al.

Wonderful London: The World&Apos;S Greatest City Described by Its Best Writers and Pictured by Its Finest Photographers

London, The Educational Book Co. Ltd. 1929. Cloth. Two of three volumes of this delightfully illustrated work on London, written by a variety of contributors. Two volumes of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. Ink inscription to the front free end paper and to the half title page of each volume. Illustrated with a tipped-in photogravure frontispiece, as well as numerous plans and reproductions of photographs in the text, to each volume. Two volumes from a three volume set on the history and topography of London from notable authors such as Alfred Noyes, Frank Swinnerton, Walter Jerrold, Peggy Webling, Sir Philip Gibbs, Cicely Hamilton and Arthur Machen, among others. Subjects include: the story of St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, street markets and street hawkers, early London, the River Thames, London's art galleries and theatres, London Zoo, and many more. Volume I contains pages 1-384. Volume II contains pages 385-768. Undated, dated from copies held at Brunel University London Library. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. Externally generally smart, with light shelf wear, particularly to the rear boards and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot and handling mark to the first and last few pages. A couple of marks to pages 207-210 of Volume I. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 892M23

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: London British history British topography Travel British history Not Stated

G. A. Addison

Indian Reminiscences or, the Bengal Moofussul Miscellany

London, Edward Bull, 1837 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this posthumously published work in which a British colonial official discusses his life in India. The scarce first edition of this work.George Augustus Addison worked as Private Secretary to Sir Stamford Raffles while he who served as Governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816. In his early twenties while working in Java, Addison died of fever.This work collects miscellaneous writings from Addison, with titles including: On Various Modes of Divination; Ode to Enthusiasm; Journal from Mangalore; The Persian Repartee; A Persian Anecdote of Chess, and On Marriage Considered as a Religious Contract. In a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to spine. Lacking spine label. Slight discolouration to spine tail. Rubbing to joints, with head of front joint starting, and board holding firm. Abrasion to front pastedown from bookplate removal. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 879F17

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: india George Augustus Addison indian history George Augustus Addison None

Joseph Addison; Mr Tickell [ed]

Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose, of the Late Right Honourable Joseph Addison; Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &C.

London, J. and R. Tonson, 1736. Leather. Four smart full calf volumes of the works of Joseph Addison, featuring his miscellaneous works in three volumes, and the fifth edition of his Italian travelogue. Four 1736 volumes of the works of English essayist, poet, playwright and politician Joseph Addison, the founder of periodical 'The Spectator', alongside Richard Steele. Present here are four volumes of Addison's 'Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose', alongside the fifth edition of his account of his travels in Italy.The three volume edition of Addison's works include a biography of the man by Mr. Tickell, numerous examples of his verse and prose, and thirty illustrated pages of medals in volume III, printed to accompany his 'Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals, Especially in relation to the Latin and Greek Poets&apos. Collated, complete. ESTC reference T89164First published in 1705, in the fifth edition of his 'Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years, 1701, 1702, 1703', Addison discusses his love of Italy, prefacing the work with the notion that there 'is certainly no place in the world where a Man may travel with greater Pleasure than in Italy&apos.ESTC reference T84077With the stamp of Cornwell House to each front free endpaper. In full calf bindings. Light rubbing to back strips, most concentrated to spine heads and tails. Front joints of volumes I and IV starting, with boards holding firm. Hinges lightly strained, but firm. Stamp to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 844F12

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Spectator Addison seventeenth century Addison None

Joseph Addison; Richard Steele

The Spectator in London

London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. A wonderful collection of essays by Addison & Steele, from their time running the Spectator from 1711-1712, with engaging illustrations. A beautifully illustrated collection of essays by Joseph Addison & Richard Steele. Addison and Steele founded The Spectator publication together, which ran from 1711-1712. This particular volume contains essays written by them which mainly concern 'London as it was in the time of Queen Anne', with satirical descriptions of daily city life in the eighteenth century.Illustrations by Ralph Cleaver, including an illustrated title page, and in-text illustrations. Headpieces to the chapters are mostly by W. H. Atkin Berry and Clough Bromley. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is bright, with minimal fading to gilt illustration on front board. Spine is discoloured slightly, with some bumping and wear to head and tail of spine. Some very light bumping to the extremities. A few marks to rear board. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Booksellers blind stamp to recto of front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very minimal age toning to margins. Very Good . Ill.: Ralph Cleaver. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 803D6

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: The Spectator in London Joseph Addison Richard Steele periodical Joseph Addison Illustration Ralph Cleaver

EHA [Edward Hamilton Aitken]

Behind the Bungalow

London, W. Thacker & Co. 1911 . Cloth. An early edition of this vibrant novel providing an insight to India in the late nineteenth century, written by Edward Hamilton Aitken. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Tenth edition. This entertaining and informative novel is set in India at the end of the nineteenth century, providing an insight into the history of the country. It is presented as a series of papers, with each describing a young boy in a different area of the country to show the various aspects of social life.Written by 'EHA', or Edward Hamilton Aitken, who was a civil servant living in India, known for his writings on natural history. Illustrated with numerous charming vignettes and a frontispiece by F. C. Macrae. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing and the odd mark. A small tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: F. C. Macrae. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Behind the Bungalow EHA Edward Hamilton Aitken illustrated EHA F. C. Macrae

Muzaffar Alam

The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India: Awadh and the Punjab, 1707-1748

Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Muzaffar Alam's history of early eighteenth century Mughal North India. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce first edition, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.With seven full page illustrations of maps.Author Muzaffar Alam discusses the decline and decay of the Mughal empire, showing how the period 1707-48 saw the emergence of a new order in both Awadh and Punjab, and demonstrating the interplay of imperial collapse with regional restructuring. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bump to spine tail, otherwise externally fine. Edgewear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with transparent laminate lifting slightly to back strip head. Light marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 862F54

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: indian history india punjab awadh india Not Stated

Henry R. Aldridge

The Case for Town Planning

London, The National Housing and Town Planning Council, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition work by Henry R. Aldridge on the history and methods of town planning in Britain, illustrated throughout. A very scarce first edition.An immense manual to be used in the preparation and process of town planning schemes, published in the midst of the First World War. Looking into the history of the town development, from the ancient world up to the 1909 Act.Illustrated with one folding table, twenty-nine plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By Henry R. Aldridge, the Secretary at the National Housing and Town Planning Council.With an appendix by Frank M. Elgood and Edmund R. Abbott.Inscription and label to the front paste down. 'To Borough Engines Windes Corporation, with the compliment of Mr. Alderman D. Lewis, J.P. "Inglenook", Birchfield Road, Windes'Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A little fading to the spine and boards. Faint pencil to the head of the front board. Cracks to the head of the joints, with a little loss to the head of the spine. Light marks to the boards and spine. Label and ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 790P26

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: The Case for Town Planning town planning national housing and town planning council henry r. aldridge town planning None

J. J. Alexander; W. R. Hooper

The History of Great Torrington in the County of Devon

Sutton, Surrey, Advance Studio, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work of local history by J. J. Alexander and W. R. Hooper. This particular copy is author's presentation copy, with a slip bound in to the title page. A very scarce first edition copy of this work. This particular copy is a author's presentation copy, with a bound in slip to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Great Torrington is a small market town located in the North of Devon, with this work offering a extensive history of the area. Illustrated with 30 pages of black and white plates, 4 colour plates and 1 large folding plate to the rear of the volume. Collated complete. With letter loosely inserted into the volume that reads ' Dear Mr Bramwell, Will you please accept my best thanks for the Xmas bonus received from the .. Wishing you and your wife and family a very happy Xmas and New Year. Yours Sincerely L. Chandlers Chamberlain.' This is dated 24th December 1948. This is accompanied by an ink inscription to the front endpaper that reads 'Bramwell St. John Gates, With Compliments and Best Wishes for Xmas 1948 from L. R. Sandford and L Chandler Chamberlain&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with minor shelfwwear. Light spot to the front and rear endpapers, with an ink inscription to the front endpaper. The dustwrapper is worn. The front joint has failed with the dustwrapper in two pieces. Light chips to the head and tail of the spine. Large chip to the head to the head of the front of the wrap, alongside a small tear. Large patch of loss to the centre of the backstrip, with heavy sunning to the spine. Small tear to the head of the rear joint. Light spots both to the front of the wrap and also internally to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Fair.

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Buchzahl: 642C38

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Dustwrapper History Devon Torrington History None

Constance M. Alexander

A Modern Wayfarer in Persia

London, Arthur H. Stockwell , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a map of Persia. This work was written by Constance M. Alexander and provides an account of the author's five week tour in Persia, compiled by their diary notes. In the publisher's original cloth. Undated, dated by the introduction and copies found at the British library. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine, a slight lean, bumping to the extremities, marks to the boards including a damp stain to the rear and very small closed tears to the head of the spine. Bookplate belonging to a 'F. Diba' to the front pastedown with offsetting to the front and rear free endpapers and minor marks to the endpapers. Front and rear hinges starting after the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned and generally clean pages with light spotting to the front. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 889Z7

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Travel Persia Asia Travel None

Robert Allbut

Rambles in Dickens&Apos; Land

New York, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, 1899. Cloth. A charming guide to the England of Charles Dickens', illustrated throughout. A delightfully bound guide to London and England from author Robert Allbut, what he terms 'the pilgrim's guide to Dickens' Land - the loving topography of that fertile and very populous region&apos.Supplemented with extracts of Charles Dickens' work, Allbut provides his audiences with ten suggested rambles themed around the writings of Dickens, with chapters titles 'Bank of England to Her Majesty's Theatre' and 'Excursion to Canterbury and Dover', for example.Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen engraved plates from artist Helen M. James. Collated, complete.The first edition under this title, previously published as 'London and Country Rambles with Charles Dickens' in 1886. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Boards are exceptionally bright. Spine faded, with bumping to head and tail. Internally, generally firmly bound though a little strained in places. Pages clean and bright. Many pages uncut to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Helen M. James. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 788F17

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Dickens London Charles Dickens London Helen M. James

Thomas Allen

A New and Complete History of the County of York

London, I.T. Hinton, 1828-1831 . Cloth. A three volume edition of Thomas Allen's detailed study of the history of York, illustrated with over one-hundred and thirty engraved plates by Nathaniel Whittock. First published in 1826, this is a wonderful study of the county of York, and its surrounding regions and landscape, richly illustrated throughout by Victorian topographical engraver Nathaniel Whittock, who was known for producing birds-eye views of York, Oxford and London.Volume I, published in 1828, is illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, with a further thirteen plates. Collated, complete.Volume II, published in 1831, is illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, with a further twenty-nine plates. Collated, lacking one plate, and with two plates not called for inserted. Three of the original plates are laid down on new leaves.Volume III, published in 1831, is illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, and ninety-four plates. Collated, lacking three plates. Eight plates laid down on new leaves.Endpapers renewed, lacking all original blanks.A delightful early nineteenth century study of York and its surroundings. Rebound in half morocco, with cloth covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Rubbing to back strip head and tail. Volume III joints starting, and firmly held. Internally, firmly held. Frontispiece of volume III partially rebacked. Eleven plates laid down on new leaves, with one plate detached and loosely inserted. Tape repairs to reverse of four plates of volume III. Tide marks and adhesive residue to corners of plates. Spotting and instances of foxing throughout, with numerous light Good . Ill.: Nathaniel Whittock. Good .

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Buchzahl: 877F23

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: york yorkshire topography thomas allen yorkshire Nathaniel Whittock