The Book of the Fifth Centenary

Glasgow: The University Of Glasgow, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.This copy has NO previous ownership inscriptions present.Clean copy internally.The book Includes contributions by James Bridie, John Grierson, Compton Mackenzie, C A Oakley, Boyd Orr and many others commemorating the 500th Anniversary of this Famous University .Complete with 14 b&w plates,8vo 149pp First Edition Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 23773

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Glasgow University

The Book of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle 1834-1934

London: The Trades Union Congress General Council, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 8¾" - 12" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in half blue calf over blue boards with gilt title lettering to spine.This copy has a presentation label attached to the front endpaper.The book was '' presented to the Mayor of Blackpool on the occasion of the civiv opening of the seventy-sixth annual trades Union Congress in Blackpool,October 1944 '' Well illustrated throughout.Top edge of the book is in gilt.There are NO previous names or inscriptions present.Contents remain clean internally.4to 240pp First Edition. Very Good .

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Book number: 73011

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Unions Tolpuddle Martyrs

A Collection of the General Public Statutes Passed in the Thirty-Second and Thirty -Third Years of the Reign of Queen Victoria

London: Printed By George Edward Eyre and william Spottiswoode 1869. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in original quarter brown calf over marbled boards with red title label to spine and with a red Moroccan 'County of Bucks' plate to the upper cover,their is some general wear to outer boards,scuffed corners etc, some spotting to endpapers and fore-edge of the book,folio (xix) 478pp. Very Good .

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Book number: 9811

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Law

Fifty Years of '' Via Eastern ''

Birmingham: Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies, 1922. Hardcover. Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies, 1922 A First Edition.Illustrated with Several plates and a folding chart.The book is graded Very Good in cream cloth with gilt titling to the front board and the spine.Top edge gilt. Binding has some fraying to cloth along edge of spine.8vo 204pp Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 71711

Catalogue: History

Jewish Historical Studies Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England Volume XXXIII 1992-1994

London: The Jewish Historical Society of England, 1995. First Edition. Soft cover. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in soct covers.The book has one previous bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with NO loose leaves etc.Contents remain clean internally 8vo 306pp First Edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 70877

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Jewish Judaica

Jewish Historical Studies Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England Volume XXXIII 1982-1986

London: The Jewish Historical Society of England, 1988. First Edition. Soft cover. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in soct covers.The book has one previous bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with NO loose leaves etc.Contents remain clean internally 8vo 351pp First Edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 70878

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Jewish Judaica

Jewish Historical Studies Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England Volume XXX 1987-1988

London: The Jewish Historical Society of England, 1989. First Edition. Soft cover. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in soct covers.The book has one previous bookplate to the front pastedown.The book has a firm binding with NO loose leaves etc.Contents remain clean internally 8vo 296pp First Edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 70880

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Jewish Judaica

Jewish Historical Studies Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England Volume XXXIV 1994-1996

London: The Jewish Historical Society of England, 1997. First Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in soct covers.There is slight markins to the outer covers.No previous names or inscriptions are present.The book has a firm binding with NO loose leaves etc.Contents remain clean internally 8vo 261pp First Edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 70876

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Jewish Judaica

Karl Marx 1818-1883 for the Anniversary of His Death March 14,1883

London: Lawrence & Wishart. Soft cover. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this commemorative pamphlet with 4 letters by Engels present plus extracts from reminiscences of Mark by Liebknecht and Paul Lafargue.Rare pamphlet with 30 pages and undated Circa likely to be late 1930's or early 1940's,8vo 30pp Scarce. Very Good .

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Book number: 35322

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Karl Marx Highgate Cemetary

The Maintenance of Pure and Vigorous Stocks of Varieties of the Potato (Board of Agriculture for Scotland)

Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationey Office, 1927. Soft cover. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall. This is a Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original soft cover wraps,with one previous owner's name to the title page and with some pencil scribbling affecting 2 internal pages and the rear cover of the book (can be erased) with linen cloth spine.Binding remains firm with no hinge wekaness,no loose pages etc,one small tear to booklet at bottom edge of the upper cover.Uncommon title with 6 plates,8vo 104pp. Good .

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Book number: 39047

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Vegetables Potato Scotland

The Story of Watt and Stephenson and Telford and Brindley

London: W & R Chambers. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Good Copy of this book in half red calf over reddish brown cloth with 6 raised bands to spine,one title label in gilt to 2nd compratment from top of spine.Marbled endpapers with one school prize plate to the ffep.All page edges are marbled.Illustrated with many engravings within the book.There is some wear to the spine tips of the book,split into two parts is the book with the first part devoted to Watt and Stephenson and the second part to Telford and Brindley.Undated circa 1909 8vo 254pp. Good .

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Book number: 38745

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Telford Watt Stephenson Engineering

Three Tracts Published at Amsterdam,in the Years 1691 and 1692 Under the Name of Letters of General Ludlow to Sir Edward Seymour and Other Persons Comparing the Oppresive Government of King Charles I in the First Four Years of His Reign

Chancery Lane London: Printed By Robert Wilks, 1812. Reprint.. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Poor Copy of this Book in quarter brown calf over marbled boards,with five raised bands and the spine now lacking it's title label.Front board detached now.Grey endpapers with one previous bookplate of ''Holland House'' to the front pastedown.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Letters by general Ludlow comparing the oppresive Government of Charles I with that of the first four years of King James II.Their is some light foxing mostly affecting the margins of the page edges.Rare title which was acquired from the impressive private collection Victor Cowan a former Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm.4to (xvii) 149pp Reprint 1812. Poor .

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Book number: 29490

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Laws Charles I King James II

ABBAS,MEKKI

The Sudan Question the Dispute over the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium,1884-1951

London: Faber & Faber, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in publisher's black cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has a little darkening to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Price clipped.This copy has one tiny and neat previous owner's name to the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The page edges are clean and bright.The Dust-wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Great copy for the collector and scarce in dust-jacket and complete with a large folding map at rear of the book,8vo 201pp First Edition 1st Impression [1952]. Very Good .

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Book number: 81103

Catalogue: History

ABBOTT,SHIRLEY

The National Museum of American History

New York: Harry N Abrams, 1981. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Fine Copy of this book in limited edition format one of 3000 copies with this being number 1185 with over 400 illus and 390 plates, many of them full color double-page spreads, bibliography,etc one inscription to the ffep.A Fine Copy in a sumptious hand-crafted leather bound by Brown & Bigelow, limited ediiton housed in a Fine Brown slip-case.Large folio with additional postage required.495pp Limited Numbered Edition. Fine .

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Book number: 18831

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: America

ACTON,C.R.

Dogs,Their Care and Training

London: H.F. & G Witherby, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has some rubbing and wear to the outer edges and with closed tear to the bottom edge of the lower cover.Not price clipped and this copy has no previous ownership names or inscriptions present.Nicely illustrated with some 9 b&w drawings.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the contents of the book remain clean internally.The dust-jacket is well protected in a brodart cover sleeve,8vo 192pp First Edition 1st Impression [1949]. Very Good .

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Book number: 76018

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Dogs