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Historic Landmarks at Home and Abroad : narratives of notable events and portentous changes.

London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, no date [c. 1900]. No edition stated (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 13cm), title, 416pp. Text illustrations. Original decorated green cloth. The binding is a little shaken, there is a gift inscription (dated 1902), and the contents are a little tanned; overall, this book is in good condition.

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Book number: 59694

Catalogue: 3

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The Historical Album; or, Scenes and sketches in British history, with eleven beautiful steel engravings [A romance in verse on the reign of Edward I.]

Leeds: Anthony Pickard, no date [c. 1836]. First edition (hardback). 8vo (20cm by 16cm), [iv], 134pp. 11 engraved plates. Bound in half red morocco, red cloth boards, gilt titling to the spine. Boards rubbed and dusty, gift inscription to the front free endpaper, some foxing of the plates. Overall, this copy is in good condition. A rare book, with only one copy listed on COPAC.

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Book number: 35336

Catalogue: 3

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The Hundred and Fourth Annual Report of the Bedford County Hospital, for the year ending December 31, 1906.

Bedford: W J Robinson, [1907]. 104th annual report (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), 96pp. Original printed card wrappers. The covers are dusty, and there is an ownership inscription (dated 1907) to the front cover. Overall, this book is in good condition.

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Book number: 65422

Catalogue: 3

[Anne Anderson, Beryl Reid]:

Hurry Up, Jack! and other stories for rainy days and bright ones.

London: Thomas Nelson and sons, no date [1913]. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 20cm), c. 100pp. 12 colour plates, text illustrations. Original green cloth spine, printed boards, with colour illustration to the front board. Rubbing to the edges of the binding, front inner hine split (and repaired), preliminary pages foxed, gift inscription (dated 1914). Overall, this copy is in good condition. The 12 colour plates are by various artists; there are two by Anne Anderson, one by A E Jackson, two by M Clayton, four by Beryl Reid, two by Inez Topham, and one where I have not been able to decipher the signature of the artist. Undated, but COPAC gives a publication date of 1913.

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Book number: 37278

Catalogue: 3

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Ilkeston, Derbyshire : the Official Guide.

Cheltenham: Ed J Burrow & co, no date [c. 1965]. Tenth edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), 64pp. Folding map, text illustrations. Original printed card wrappers. There is some rubbing of the covers; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.

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Book number: 65413

Catalogue: 3

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Illustrated Guide to Brighton and Hove.

Brighton: Crabtree Press, 1958. Twelfth edition (softcover). 12mo (18cm by 12cm), 128pp. Text illustrations. Origjnal printed card wrappers. The covers are a little rubbed, and the contents are tanned; overall, this book is in good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 68767

Catalogue: 3

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An Illustrated Catalogue of Old and Rare Books, for sale, with prices affixed.

London: Pickering & Chatto, 1902. Hardback. 4to (30cm by 23cm), title, 434pp. Plates, text illustrations. Original blue cloth, title label to the spine. There is some rubbing and bumping of the binding; overall, the book is in good plus condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 69192

Catalogue: 3

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Imperial Conference 1937 : Handbook and Guide.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1937. First edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), 104pp. Frontispiece, one plate, 4 maps (two of which are folding, including one in the rear pocket). Original printed card wrappers with yapped edges. Light foxing of the covers, some chafing to the edges of the covers; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 62081

Catalogue: 3

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Important United States Stamps and Covers including the Weill Brothers' Stock.

New York: Christie's, 1989. Catalogue of an auction held at Christie's in New York on 12 October 1989 (hardback). 4to (27cm by 21cm), c. 100pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. There is some bumping to the extremities of the binding; overall, the book is in good condition. The dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (some creasing).

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Book number: 62720

Catalogue: 3

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Index to Roberts's Railway & Canal Map of Great Britain and Ulster.

Morecambe: L S Roberts & co, no date [c. 1930]. No edition stated (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 125pp. Original red cloth. There is some foxing of the endpapers, else this book is in very good condition. Undated, but can be dated to the time of the Big Four railway companies, so we have estimated a date of 1930.

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Book number: 59380

Catalogue: 3

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Infant Reader with Word-Building and Coloured Illustrations [Chambers's Fluent Readers].

London: W & R Chambers, 1894. First edition (hardback). 12mo (17cm by 12cm), 80pp. Colour frontispiece, text illustrations (some in colour). Original stiff brown cloth boards. Some bowing of the boards, some rubbing of the covers, endpapers browned; overall, this book is in good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 54938

Catalogue: 3

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Instruction Book for James 122cc Cadet model J/5 Motorcycle.

Birmingham: The James Cycle Company, no date [c. 1950]. No edition stated (softcover). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 42pp. Text illustrations. Original printed red card wrappers. Light rubbing of the covers, repaired tear to the title page; overall, this booklet is in good condition.

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Book number: 67483

Catalogue: 3

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The Instrument Manual.

London: United Trade Press, 1953. Second edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 22cm), vii, 628pp + adverts. Numerous text illustrations. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, no dustwrapper. Binding rubbed, some tanning of the contents, preliminary pages creased. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 37624

Catalogue: 3

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The Inventories of Church Goods for the counties of York, Durham and Northumberland.

London & Durham: The Surtees Society, 1897. First edition, (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 15cm), xviii, 185pp. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. The preliminary pages are lightly foxed, there is a reference library bookplate to the front pastedown, and many pages are unopened. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition. Publication number 97 of the Surtees Society.

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Book number: 39275

Catalogue: 3

[Eliza Coates]:

Isabel; or, Influence.

London: The Religious Tract Society, no date [c. 1880]. No edition stated (hardback). 16mo (15cm by 10cm), 108pp. 3 hand-coloured plates. Publisher's mauve cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Binding slightly cocked, minor foxing of the frontispiece. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 37181

Catalogue: 3