S., J.

ANGLING: A Poem.

London : Printed for H. Slater, in Clement’s-Inn, and F. Noble, at Otway’s Head in St. Martin’s-Court, near Leicester-Fields, 1741. Reissue of 1713 2nd Ed. Sm. 8vo. [iv] + [viii] + 87pp. Copper plate frontis. (shaved along tail with loss to engraver), dec. headpieces. Light browning, intriguing bookplate with Large letter L and two cherubs - one cavorting one playing a horn, marbled e.ps., inner blind dentelles, double gilt and blind fillet edged boards, some loss to edges and darkening, nicely rebacked in C19th leather, gilt fishes, saddle bag and insects with gilt lettered title label and gilt date to spine.
¶ ESTC T65283 ‘A reissue, with cancel titlepage, of ’The innocent epicure’, 2nd ed., 1713. The dedicatory poem is headed From J.S. to O.S. - The preface, recommending the work, is signed N. Tate. Ill. = frontis. Foxon, I42 First published in 1697.’ Foxon 141 (1713 2nd Ed.) ‘Put here for convenience for though Tate’s preface to the 1st Ed. is here, he did not contribute to this 2nd Ed.’ The Author’s preface states that the poem was ‘the issue of my more juvenile Minutes ...’ going on to explain that he submitted it ‘to the censure of Mr Tate ...’ Tate’s preface begins ‘The copy of this poem being sent to me from the unknown author ...’ Wing is alone in attributing this work to Tate.

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E., H.

THE HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL & ROYAL FAMILIES OF AUSTRIA & BOURBON, Trac’d down from their Original, to this Present Time. With an Account of their Rise, Advancement and Decay; Their Differences, Wars and Quarrels; Their Treaties, Alliances and Marriages; and all the Considerable Incidents and Alterations that have happen’d to either; With a View of the present State of their Controversies and Affairs; and of their Several Pretentions to the Crown of Spain. By an Impartial Hand.

London: Printed for R. Boroughs and J. Baker ..., 1708. 1st and only Ed. Sm. 8vo. [viii] + 424pp. + [viii]. Some browning, institutional bookplate and ink stamp to t.p. and last leaf of text, bound in gilt lettered lib., cloth.
¶ ESTC T131189 ‘The publisher to the reader’ signed: H. E. With four final contents leaves.’

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(1929 NEWCASTLE).

NORTHUMBRIA’S SPACIOUS YEAR 1929.

Andrew Reid & Co., 1930. xi + 190pp. Numerous ills.
¶ North-East Coast Exhibition.

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Book number: 152629

Catalogue: ART: EXHIBITION

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ABBEY, J.R.

SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND I Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. From the Library of ... A Bibliographical Catalogue.

Dawsons of Pall Mapp, 1972. Reprint. 4to. xx + 399pp. Numerous ills. Ink stamp to pastedown, chipped repaired and sl. soiled d/w.

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Book number: 256094

Catalogue: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL: ENGLAND

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ABBOT, WILLIS J.

PANAMA AND THE CANAL IN PICTURE AND PROSE. A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world-famous canal-the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise.

Syndicate Publishing Company, 1913. 4to. [ii] + 414pp. Colour folding frontis. map, profusely ills., many colour plates by W.J. Read and Gordon Grant. Some light browning, institutional bookplate with ink stamps to verso of plates, rebound in blind stamped institutional cloth, faded to spine with gilt accession stamp to tail of spine.

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Book number: 270019

Catalogue: NAVAL AND MILITARY: NAVAL AND MARITIME

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ABDULLAEVA, FIRUZA AND MELVILLE, CHARLES.

THE PERSIAN BOOK OF KINGS: Ibrahim Sultan’s Shahnama.

Bodleian Library/University of Oxford, 2008. 1st Ed. Slim Royal 8vo. 142pp. 84 coloured figures, several coloured dec. head pieces. Very good in very lightly rubbed d/w.

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Book number: 253506

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ABELLS, CHANA BYERS.

THE CHILDREN WE REMEMBER. Photographs from the Archives of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.

Kar-ben Copies, Inc., Rockville, 1983. Slim sq. 8vo. [48]pp. 39 ills. from photos. Very good in original pictorial limp card wrapps.

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Catalogue: NAVAL AND MILITARY: WORLD WAR II

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(ABERNETHY). MACILWAIN, GEORGE.

MEMOIRS OF JOHN ABERNETHY, F.R.S. With a View of His Lectures, Writings and Character.

Hurst and Blackett, 1853. 1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. xii + 342pp. + 32pp. publ. adverts. + 376pp. Engraved port. frontis., 1 plate. Some light browning, ink stamp to pastedowns, rebound in gilt lettered cloth, minor wear.
¶ A pencil note to front free end paper of volume 1 ’From the Library of Sir William Paton.’

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Catalogue: MEDICINE: MEDICINE

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ABRAHAM, GEORGE D.

ON ALPINE HEIGHTS AND BRITISH CRAGS.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Ed. [xiv] + 307pp. + [i]. 24 ills. from photos. Marginal browning, lightly soiled and rubbed original white lettered dec. cloth, sl. wear to corners, spine browned.
¶ Neate A07. Climbing reminiscences and other topics.

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Book number: 273793

Catalogue: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL: EUROPE

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ABSE, DANNIE.

WALKING UNDER WATER.

Hutchinson, 1952. 1st Ed. Slim 8vo. 47pp. + [i]. From the library of Anthony Lejeune, with review slip loosely inserted, fore-edge uncut and sl. spotted, good in lightly spotted d/w.

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Book number: 268452

Catalogue: LITERATURE: POETRY

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ACCILIEN, CÉCILE; ADAMS, JESSICA AND MÉLÉANCE, ELMIDE. (EDITORS).

REVOLUTIONARY FREEDOMS. A History of Survival, Strength and Imagination in Haiti.

Caribbean Studies Press, Fl., 2006. 4to. xxiv + 266pp. Colour map, 44 colour plates by Ulrick Jean-Pierre. Sm. unobtrusive label to front f.e.p., otherwise very good in original laminated coloured pictorial boards very lightly faded to spine.

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ACCUM, FREDERICK.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING COAL GAS, For the Lighting of Streets Houses, and Public Buildings, with Elevations, Sections, and Plans of the Most Improved Sorts of Apparatus Now Employed at the Gas Works in London, and the Principal Provincial Towns of Great Britain; Accompanied with comparative Estimates, exhibiting the most Economical Mode of procuring this species of Light.

London, Printed for Thomas Boys, 1820. 2nd Ed. xv + [i] + 334pp. + [ii]. 7 plates comprising 6 folding hand coloured aquatint plates (frontis. reinforced and with fold split) and hand coloured aquatint to title page. Some browning, later e.ps., original patterned boards, loss to edges, upper leading corner creased, rebacked with much of original spine laid down.
¶ Originally published as Practical Treatise on Gas-Light, London 1815, going through four English editions to 1818, rewritten as the above and first published in 1819.

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ACKERMAN, JAMES S.

THE VILLA. Form and Ideology of Country Houses.

Thames and Hudson, 1990. 1st Ed. Royal 8vo. 304pp. 213 ills. including 71 drawings. Good in sl. chipped d/w.

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Book number: 271913

Catalogue: ART: BRITISH ARCHITECTURE

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(ACT).

AN ACT to explain, amend, and render more effectual an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-first Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for paving, lighting, watching, cleaning, watering, repairing, and keeping in Repair, Finsbury Square, in the Parish of Saint Luke, in the County of Middlesex, and Part of the Manor of Finsbury, and certain other Streets and Places communicating with or near to the said Square; and for preventing or removing Nuisance and Annoyances within the same.

..., 28th April 1795. Slim folio. Pamphlet. (563-568)pp. Rebound in modern buckram backed limp card wrapps.

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Book number: 246198

Catalogue: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL: ENGLAND

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(ACT).

AN ACT for amending and reducing into One Act of Parliament Two several Acts, passed in the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for the better ordering the Militia of the City of London; and for the further regulating of the Trained Bands, or Militia, of the said City.

..., 14th May 1796. Sm. slim 4to. Pamphlet. (1291-1315)pp. First leaf sl. torn without loss of text, disbound.

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Book number: 246199

Catalogue: NAVAL AND MILITARY: GENERAL MILITARY

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