The Naval Chronicle Volume XII, July to December 1805

London, Gold. 1805. Book, The Naval Chronicle Volume XII July to December 1805. Published by Gold London 1805. In stiff marbled boards and new leather spine with gold bands and title. Size 23.5 by 15 cm Title page describes this as the 1805 twelfth edition the preface likewise but the contents refer to 1804. 511 pages plus index. 15 engravings. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000277

Keywords: War

The Naval Chronicle Volume XVII, January to June 1807

London, Gold. 1807. Book, The Naval Chronicle Volume XVII January to June 1807. Published by Gold London. Size 23 by 15 cm. 520 pages plus index. Lacks first two pages of text and all plates bar one a folding map of Egypt. Does contain a detailed section on the Battle of Trafalgar. Last page of index loose and lacks boards. A reading copy. Images available.

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Book number: 000278

Keywords: War

The Naval Chronicle Volume XIX January to June 1808

London, Gold. 1808. Book, The Naval Chronicle Volume XIX January to June 1808. Published by Gold London. In stiif marbled boards and with new leather spine with gold bands and title. Size 23 by 15 cm. 515 pages plus index. Contains 13 engravings including views of the harbour of Rio de Janeiro the islands of Redonda and Nevis in the West Indies La Guayra in the Spanish Main and an engraving of Captain Ellison's action with a French squadron off Guernsey. Signature to tissue guard protecting title page. Occasional foxing but overall Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000288

Keywords: War

The Naval Chronicle Volume XXVII January to June 1812

London, Gold. 1812. Book, The Naval Chronicle Volume XXVII January to June 1812. published by Gold London. Size 23 by 15 cm. 515 pages plus index. Contains 10 engravings and 3 maps lacking title page and one engraved frontispiece. Some damp. Contains a good engraving of Nelson's squadron facing the French in 1795. Boards detached. Some foxing but Fair to Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000289

Keywords: War

Nouvel Abrege de Tous Les Voyages Autour Du Monde

Tours, Mame. 1838. Book, Nouvel Abrege de Tous Les Voyages Autour Du Monde depuis Magellan jusqu'a d'Urville et Laplace (La Pelouse?) 1519-1832 a new edition by the Societe d'Ecclesiatiques published by Mame Tours 1838. Volume II. In a half leather binding size 17 by 10 cm. Marbled endpapers. Title and decoration gold-stamped to spine. 295 pages. With 4 pages containing 8 engravings of scenes of various explorers their voyages and some of their encounters with native peoples. In French. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001048

Keywords: Exploration

The Office Press

Pinner, Cuckoo Hill Press. 1961. Book, The Office Press privately published by David Chambers at the Cuckoo Hill Press Pinner 1961. One of one hundred and eleven copies. In card wraps size 18 by 11 cm. 20 pages. Illustrated with three engravings of various items of printing equipment. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000538

Keywords: Private Press

The Official Book of the Festival of Britain

London, HMSO. 1951. Book, The Festival of Britain 1951. The Official Book of the Festival of Britain published by HMSO London 1951. In stiff card covers illustrated with the festival logo. Size 24.5 by 18 cm. 72 pages. Illustrated throughout. Includes a calendar of events across Britain from May to November and an appendix listing the names of the various committee members responsible for organising the various events. VG condition. Image available.

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Book number: 000111

Keywords: Exhibitions

Oficio de la Semana Santa, Segun El Misal Y Breviario Romano

Madrid, Cano. 1786. Book, Oficio de la Semana Santa Segun el Misal y Breviario Romano published by Benito Cano Madrid 1786. In a full leather binding size 12 by 7 cm. 619 pages. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. The boards and spine have gold-stamped decoration and the book can be closed with brass clasps. Small engraving below title. Original owner's name in ink to the reverse of the title page. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000890

Keywords: Religion

On Either Side. Depicting and Describing Features of Interest to Be Seen from the Train between London and Edinburgh

London, LNER. 1936. Book, On Either Side. Depicting and describing Features of Interest to be seen from the train between London (Kings Cross) and Edinburgh (Waverley) Fort William Inverness and Aberdeen. Published by the London and North-Eastern Railway London 1936. In a boldly illustrated card wrapper size 22 by 19 cm. 73 pages plus a folding map. The journey is described in a linear style with information on what can be seen from both sides of the train. Each page has a map of a section of the route accompanied by text and pictures. Has been folded- intentionally as it seems to be a folding publication. Good condition. Image available.

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Book number: 000829

Keywords: Railways

Original Photograph of Review of British Reserve Fleet by King George VI 1939

1939. Book, Review of the British Reserve fleet by King George VI August 1939 off Portland and Weymouth. An original press photo dated August 19th 1939. Taken by the Keystone Press Agency Paris. Black & white. Size 20 by 15 cm. VG condition. Image available.

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Book number: 000474

Keywords: War

Original Photographs of Spithead Naval Review 1953

1953. Book, Two photographs of the Spithead Naval Review June 15th 1953. A review of the British and Commonwealth fleets by Queen Elizabeth II: (i) an overview with around one hundred or more ships including at least seven aircraft carriers. Size 25.5 by 20 cm. Condition VG; (ii) the Surprise with the Queen on board passing aircraft carrier Perseus. Size 25.5 by 20 cm. Condition VG. Both are original black & white photographs from the Keystone Press Agency London and date 15/06/53. Image available.

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Book number: 000475

Keywords: War

Original Photograph of Allied Landings in Korea

. Book, Allied Landings in Korea. Undated original press photograph probably 1951-2. Shows landing craft and the establishment of a beachhead in what presumably was a UN counter-attack after the North Korean advances into the south. Source Atlantic Press Paris and Camera Clix New York. Size 32 by 18 cm. Condition VG. A very detailed image. Image available.

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Book number: 000476

Keywords: War

Peeps at Our Soldiers

London, Gale and Polden. 1915. Book, Peeps at our Soldiers published by Gale and Polden London 1915. An illustrated book for children in stiff boards size 13 by 12 cm. Original red cloth spine. 32 pages. With 8 colour plates and many black and white illustrations in the style of Heath Robinson. Front cover has a colour illustration which shows young children watching a parade and both sets of endpapers have amusing images of troops drilling beneath airships and planes whilst scenes of mock battles appear in the foreground. Owner's name appears in ink twice to front free endpapers. Some signs of use and rubbing to edges but no tears or annotations. Overall Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000844

Keywords: War

Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles

London, Philip. 1925. Book, Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles published by George Philip London circa 1925. On folding cloth size 101 by 77 cm. Scale approximately 18 miles to the inch for England & Wales: different scales are used for detailed inset maps of London; Edinburgh & Glasgow area; Lancashire & Yorkshire manufacturing districts; Midlands manufacturing district; the manufacturing districts of Newcastle and Middlesborough and for Scotland and Ireland. Colour. Folds into attractive illustrated covers. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000809

Keywords: Railways

Philips' Map of Ireland and Its Railways

London, Philip. 1890. Book, Philips' Map of Ireland and its Railways published by G Philip London circa 1890. On folding linen in 20 sections size 64 by 55 cm. Scale 10 miles to the inch (English miles) and about 7.5 miles to the inch (Irish). Some hand-colouring of coasts and county borders. Heights shown by shading or hachuring. A detailed map in Good condition. Folds into stiff original boards with a decorated design and gold-stamped title to the front. Images available.

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Book number: 001384

Keywords: Railways