1875 London a Complete Guide to the Places of Amusement, Objects of Interest

London , Henry Herbert , 1875. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated and decorative guide to London and the places of interest and amusement within the city. This is a beautiful illustrated guide to London detailing the places of amusement, objects of interest, parks, clubs, markets, docks, principal railway routes, and leading hotels. Each page is outlined with a decorated, gilt border and is richly illustrations throughout. There is also a plan of London and a map of the district railway.This is a copy of the fourth edition. The fourth edition has a new feature in the Railway and Steamship routes from London to all principal places in Europe. Collated, complete. In full decorative cloth binding. Externally, worn. The Front board is coming away from the spine but is still attached. The spine is bumped and a little faded as are the extremities. There are a few marks to the boards. There is a publisher note pasted to the front pastedown. Internally, binding is loosening in places but pages remain in place. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 821B28

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: london a complete guide hotel directory london amusements hotel directory Not Stated

An Account of the Roman Antiquities Preserved in the Museum at Chesters, Northumberland

London , Gilbert & Rivington, 1907. Cloth. A fascinating volume of the Roman antiquities found at the Roman Fort, Chesters, richly illustrated. A second edition copy. This volume gives an account of the excavations which were carried out by Mr John Clayton at the Stations on the Roman Wall which were situated on his property in Northumberland. The findings from the Roman Fort Chesters are housed at the museum located on the site. Chesters was a fort on Hadrian's Wall near the village of Walwick, Northumberland and was built in 123 AD, just after the wall's completion. Richly illustrated throughout with a folding sketch map of the Roman wall. In half calf binding. Externally, very smart with a tide mark to both boards and slight fading to the boards. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 841B30

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: An Account of the Roman Antiquities preserved in the Museum at Chesters, Northumberland antiques Chesters Roman antiques Not Stated

Album of Christmas Cards

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1950-1976. Cloth. A charming personal scrapbook of Christmas cards from around the world. A personal scrapbook of a collection of Christmas cards from around the world. With one hundred and twenty eight cards across fifty two pages. The Christmas cards have been organised so that similar designs and subject matter have been stuck onto the same pages. With cards from Hong Kong, cards of the three wise Kings and animal themed Christmas cards grouped together.  In full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 848B65

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Album of Christmas cards cards scrapbook album cards Not Stated

Album of the Lakes of Killarney & Glengarriff

Dublin, W. Lawrence , c1900. Cloth. A beautiful and decorative album of illustrations that depict the lakes of Killarney and Glengarriff. A decorative album of black and white illustrations of the scenic lakes of Killarney and Glengarriff in Southern Ireland. Intricately drawn and presented, these illustrations show views of Glena Bay, Ross Castle, Eagle's Nest Mountain and the lakes. There are a total of twenty-seven views within this copy. In decorative cloth. Externally, there is fading and rubbing to the extremities and boards, with some marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 818B49

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: album of the lakes of Killarney and Glengarriff photo album panorama ireland photo album photography Not Stated

Amalgamated Society of Engineers &C Monthly Reports

London, Kenny & Co. 1873-80. Leather. A very scarce group of three volumes containing reports from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, spanning 1861 to 1880. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers was a major British trade union representing factory workers and mechanics.The present group contains extensive reports including trade disputes and assistance, benefits, notices, trade disputes and strikes, emigration, secretaries' duties, and further miscellaneous subjects. Vol. I with monthly reports from 1861 to 1866 in one volume. Vol. II contains monthly reports from 1873 and 1875.Vol. III contains monthly, quarterly, and abstract reports for 1880. Monthly reports with separate paginations.Interesting association copies from the library of the Amalgamated Society of Engineer, the Handsworth branch, with bookplate to front pastedown.  In uniform half morocco bindings over marbled boards. Externally smart with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine boards and spine gently marked. Evidence of the removal of a sticker to back strip vol. III. Library stamp to bookplate and title page vol. III only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very clean throughout. Creasing to title page vol. I. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 855A41

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: amalgamated society of engineers engineering very scarce engineering None

Annual Statistical Report of the Secretary to the Members of the British Iron Trade Association on the Home and Foreign Iron and Steel Industries in 1890

London, E. & F. N. Spon; British Iron Trade Association, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this statistical report, providing an insight into the British iron and steel industries in 1890. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A statistical report for 1890, detailing the production of the coal, pig iron, manufactured iron, Bessemer steel, open-hearth steel, and tin-plate industries in Britain, as well as exports and imports of iron and steel, and information concerning the iron and steel industries in other countries. The appendices offer more detail about exports and imports, and on the production of each district in the UK.This report was created by the secretary for the British Iron Trade Association. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Tears to the rear joint. Spine is slightly faded. Hinges are starting but remain firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 922M20

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Iron Steel Industry British history Steel Economy Business None

Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity

London, Society of Antiquaries of London; Nichols and Sons, 1866-73. Cloth. Volumes forty to forty-four of the Society of Antiquaries of London's 'Archaeologia', profusely illustrated throughout with numerous folding plates and colour plates. In eleven volumes. 'Archaeologia' is a journal published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, which began publication in 1770. The journal consisted of papers and lectures that had been delivered at the society's meetings, delivered by a wide variety of influential members, such as William Cowper, John Braithwaite, John Lubbock, William Henry Smyth, and more. The journal currently has one-hundred and eleven volumes published, and whilst the publication hasn't been formally terminated, no volumes have been published since 2007. There was also a break during the Second World War, after which the publication became more irregular, though up until 1939 the journal was published on a fairly regular basis. Containing; Volume XXXIX, part II. Incomplete as lacking part I. This volume is bound without the title page. With four colour plates, and six monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume XL, parts I and II. This volume was published in 1866. Part I with two folding maps, one colour plate, and eleven monochrome plates. Part II with one colour folding plate, four colour plates, and fourteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume XLI, parts I and II. This volume was published in 1867. Part I with one folding plate, and eleven monochrome plates. Part II with one monochrome folding plate, one colour plate, and seven monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume XLII, parts I and II. This volume was published in 1869. Part I with two folding plates, and twelve monochrome plates. Part II with four colour plates, and seventeen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume XLIII, parts I and II. This volume was published in 1871. Part I with one colour plate, one folding plate, and twenty-one monochrome plates. Part II with fifteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Volume XLIV, parts I and II. This volume was published in 1873. Part I with three colour plates, and three monochrome plates. Part II with thirteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. The President of the Society at the time of these journals publication was Philip Stanhope. He was a politician and held office under Sir Robert Peel, though he is best known for his cultural contributions to literature and antiquaries. Some of his works include 'Life of Belisarius', 'The Reign of Queen Anne Until the Peace of Utrecht', and 'History of England From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783&apos. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Some light marks to the boards. Some minor fading to the spines of a couple of volumes. Dampstaining to the boards of Volume XLII Part I. A little fading to the front boards of Volume XLIII Part II and Volume XLIV Part II. Very small tear to the head of the spine of Volume XXXIX Part II, Volume XL Part I, Volume XLIII Part I. Front hinge of Volume XLIV Part II is starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume XL Part II is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound, though Volume XLII Part I is generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, though with the very occasional light spot across the volumes. Pages uncut to the fore edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 635P42

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: archaeologia antiquity antiquary society of antiquaries of london antiquity history antiques Not Stated