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GERARDE, JohnLondon: Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers. 1636.Third edition. Folio. 340x225mm. pp. [40], 30, 29-30, 29-402, 373-1630, [48]. [72]. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. Engraved title page by John Payne. Bound by C. Kalthoeber (label on verso of front free endpaper) in "russia extra" with a border of continuous "drawer-handle" design in blind. Inside this is a gilt double fillet enclosing a further, smaller "drawer-handle" design.
View full detailsThe Historie of the Chvrch since the dayes of Our Saviour Jesvs Christ vntill this present Age.
SYMSON, PatrickDevided into foure Bookes. 1. The first containeth the whole proceedings and practises of the emperours ... 2. The second containeth a breefe catalogue of the beginnings, and proceedings; of all the bishops, popes, patriarchs, doctors, pastors, and other learned men ... 3. The third containeth a short summe of all the heretiques ... 4. The fourth containeth a short compend of all the councels generall, nationall, and provinciall ... Devided into 16. centuries. ...
View full detailsThe History and Antiquities of The Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire. Illustrated with Copper-Plates.
WATSON, The Reverend JohnLondon: Printed for T.Lowndes. 1775.First edition. 4to. 265x210mm. pp. iv, 764, [10, index]. Ten engraved plates (frontispiece portrait of the author and a further nine). The verso of the second leaf of preliminaries is numbered vi. Some foxing in places but otherwise, internally very good with the plates in excellent condition. Handsomely bound in slightly later red straight-grained morocco, upper and lower covers decorated with two double fillet borders in gilt enclosing a continuous "drawer-handle" design in blind and framing a continuous swag and drop border in blind.
View full detailsThe History of my own times. Parts I and II. The History of the Seven Years War. Parts I and II. Memoirs from the Peace of Hubertsburg, to the Partition of Poland, and of the Bavarian War.
[Frederick II, King of Prussia]. Tr. Thomas HolcroftDublin: Luke White. 1791.First edition. Four volumes bound in two. 8vo. 210x125mm. Volume I. The History of my own times. Parts I and II. pp. xxv, [2], 270, [2bl]. And The History of the Seven Years War. Part I. pp. xii, [2], 154. Volume II. The History of the Seven Years War. Part II. [4], 188. Memoirs from the Peace of Hubertsburg, to the Partition of Poland, and of the Bavarian War. pp. xii, [4], 198. Of the four half titles "Posthumous Works of Frederic II. King of Prussia" only two are present.
View full detailsThe Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, And with the former Translations diligently Compared and Revised.
HOLY BIBLEOxford: Printed by the University Printers. 1695. 12mo. 150x80mm. A12-Kk11. Volume one only, containing the Old Testament. Bound in a nice contemporary sombre binding, marbled endpapers. Internally, there is some staining but otherwise a very good copy. Final blank has the ownership inscription "Ann Stallard Her Book.
View full detailsThe Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New:
HOLY BIBLELondon: Printed by John Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, & by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills deceas'd. 1715.Bound with The Book of Common Prayer, London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceased, 1709. And with The Whole Book of Psalms: Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, And Others. London: Printed by J. Heptinstall, 1717. 8vo. 192x120mm. Unpaginated. Collates as follows: BCP a4, A8-G6. Bible pi1, A8-Z8, As8-Zz8, Aaa8-Zzz8, Aaaa8-Cccc4. Psalms: A4-L4.
View full detailsThe Image of the Beast. An Exorcism Ritual I
FARMER, Philip JoséNorth Hollywood, California Essex House. 1968.First edition. 170x108mm. pp. 255. Original paperback, pictorial card cover with postscript by Theodore Sturgeon. Very good condition with a little light rubbing to covers. Internally fine.
View full detailsThe Industry of the United States in Machinery, Manufactures, and Useful and Ornamental Arts.
[WHITWORTH, Joseph and George WallisLondon and New York: George Routledge & Co.. 1854.First edition. 8vo. 159x95mm. pp. xx, 172. Blue-green bubble grained cloth, tan calf backstrip lettered in gilt with a gilt double fillet border. Backstrip damaged with loss of 40mm. Slight bumping to corners. Internally very good save for staining on pp62-63. Library label of The Institution of Civil Engineers on front pastedown and front free endpaper has inscription "Science Museum" in blue biro. Library stamp on the verso of the title page and on the final page.
View full detailsThe Iron Man. The Rock Opera
TOWNSHEND, Pete and Ted Hughes[London] n.p.. 1993.Signed by Pete Townshend and Ted Hughes. Pete Townshend's annotated rehearsal copy of the script for the stage production of his rock opera The Iron Man based on Ted Hughes's children's book of the same name. 48 A4 leaves printed on recto only. All but two are extensively annotated with directions ("PETE! ACTION"), observations ("Kids actually got bored in my best song!"), amendments, deletions and suggestions. Notes are in pencil, blue, black and purple ink and blue felt pen. More than one hand is at work in these notes but Townshend's is clearly evident.
View full detailsThe Last Chance. A Tale of the Golden West
BOLDREWOOD, RolfLondon: Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1905.First edition. 8vo. 190x125mm. pp. [iv], 461, [1bl, 10 adverts]. Original blue cloth, upper cover decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. Slight rubbing to extremities and mild toning internally but otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Protected by a plastic transparent wrapper. Rare in commerce, only five copies appearing in the auction records in the last century. Rolf Boldrewood is the pseudonym of Thomas Alexander Browne(1826-1915).
View full detailsThe Life and Extraordinary Adventures, the Perils and Critical Escapes of Timothy Ginnadrake, that Child of checquer'd Fortune. In Three Volumes.
[FLEMING, Francis]The Third Volume of the Life and Adventures of Timothy Ginnadrake, containing a concise account of the City of Bath, From the Year 1670 to the Present Time. Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, for the author.. n.d. but volume 3 is dated 1771.18th century Bath. History and SatireFirst edition. Three volumes. 12mo in 6s (166x90mm). pp. [xvi], iii-xviii, 168; 204; xiv, 15-240, [12, list of subscribers]. Engraved frontispiece portraits to volumes one and two. List of subscribers at beginning of volume one and at the end of volume three. Armorial bookplate of William John Mercer to front pastedowns.
View full detailsThe Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. and The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson
BOSWELL, JamesLondon: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly. 1791 and 1793."The Life": first edition. Two Volumes. 4to (272x210mm). pp. xii, [16], 516: [2], 588 [i.e. 586]; [2], 1-42. In volume I, duplicates of pp153-56 and pp. 157-60 are bound between pp146-47 and pp150-51 respectively but it is complete. The scarce "Corrections and Additions" are bound in at the end of volume II. Engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Heath from Reynolds's portrait. Two plates with facsimiles of Johnson's handwriting in volume II (between pp92-3 and after final page).
View full detailsThe Migration of Symbols
D'ALVIELLA, The Count GobletWestminster: Archibald Constable.. 1894. "it is in symbols that we think". First edition. 8vo. 231x145mm. pp. xxiii, [5], 277 [3]. Six plates. Pale green cloth decorated on upper cover with the footprints of the Buddha, spine lettered in blue. Some soiling and marking to boards and spine and slight creasing to spine and lower cover. Internally very good with only slight toning to edges. Many pages are unopened. A nice copy of a book that appears infrequently in commerce. Front pastedown has the book label of "Florence Hankey from the library of her father".
View full detailsThe Modern Movement in Painting
EARP, T.W.London: The Studio. 1935.Studio Special Spring Number for 1935. 295x211mm. pp. 48 plus 16 colour plates each with a brief introductory explanation. Bound in beige cloth with title stamped in black on upper cover in modernist sans serif font. Beige dust jacket with the title printed in black in the same font and with a geometric modernist motif in the centre. A survey of modernist painting and design from Post-Impressionism to Futurism with good quality colour reproductions tipped in. Includes images by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Modigliani, Rouault and Chagall.
View full detailsThe Mummy! A Tale of The Twenty-Second Century.
[WEBB, Jane (Mrs Jane C. Louden)]London: Henry Colburn.. 1827. Science fiction, feminism and reanimation. The first appearance of the Mummy. First edition. Three volumes. 12mo. (185x113mm). pp. viii, 300; [ii], 348; [ii], 303 [1, publisher's adverts]. Bound without half-titles in volumes II and III (volume I was issued without a half-title). Tan half calf, marbled paper covered boards. Spine with green morocco label, lettered in gilt. Some repairs and strengthening to joints, head and foot of spines and corners. Slight scuffing to spines and rubbing to boards.
View full detailsThe Musical Entertainer
BICKHAM Jr., GeorgeLondon: Printed for & sold by Charles Corbett. [c.1740].Two volumes bound in one. Folio. 365x235mm. ll. [2], 100; [2], 100. Twentieth century crimson morocco. Upper and lower covers with roll-tooled border in gilt and panels and lozenges in gilt to centre. Spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated with a geometric design and Tudor roses, second compartment lettered in gilt. Gilt turn ins, all edges gilt. Front pastedown has the burgundy morocco bookplate of W.A.Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey.
View full detailsThe Mysteries of Magic.
WAITE, Arthur EdwardA Digest of the Writings of Éliphas Lévi. With biographical and critical essay.London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.. 1897. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 190x125mm. pp. xvi, 523 [1]. Bright blue cloth, upper cover with a red border and a central design in gilt of "The Pentagram of Faust" and lettered "Tetragammaton". Spine lettered in gilt. Bumping and some wear to head and foot of spine and slight rubbing to corners. Slight soiling to boards. Some pencil marks to the text.
View full detailsThe Mysteries of Magic.
WAITE, Arthur EdwardA Digest of the Writings of Éliphas Lévi. With biographical and critical essay. London: George Redway 1886 First edition. 8vo. 225x135mm. pp. xliii, [ibl], 349, [3bl], 38pp adverts, [2 index to adverts]. Bright blue cloth, upper cover with a red border and a central design in gilt of “The Pentagram of Faust” and lettered “Tetragammaton”. Spine lettered in gilt. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine soiled and worn at head and foot. Some soiling to edges of boards. Internally very good with some toning to edges.
View full detailsThe Narrative of a Journey
HOLMAN, James, R.N. & K.W.London: F.C.and J. Rivington. 1822.First edition. 8vo. 225x140mm. pp. xi [ibl], 356, errata leaf tipped in. Uncut in the original boards with paper label to spine. Leaves X7 and 8 unopened. Spine somewhat worn with some of the paper missing, corners rubbed and worn and some marks on the boards.
View full detailsThe Natural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, Particularly those of Scarborough.
SHORT, ThomasLondon: Printed for the author.. 1734.First edition. Large quarto. 240x182mm. pp. [20], xxii, 359 [3]. Although the pagination jumps from 198-203, this is a printer's error as the book collates complete and the catchwords are correct. Additional leaves Hh2 and Uu2 have also been bound in alongside the correct ones. Five engraved plates, of which four are folding. Contemporary reverse sheep with borders ruled in blind. Five raised bands, black morocco label in second compartment. Wear to spine and corners with some loss to spine. Repair to head and foot of spine.
View full detailsThe Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793 to 1817
JENKINS, JamesLondon: Printed for J Jenkins by L Harrison. n.d. [1827?]First edition. 387x290mm. viii, [2bl]. Unpaginated, signatures erratic as usual. Dedication to the Earl of St Vincent. Fifty-five hand coloured aquatint plates and one uncoloured plate containing two etchings showing battle plans for the Bombardment of Algiers an the Battle of Trafalgar. The original paintings were done by Thomas Whitcombe (c1760-1824) who was one of the finest marine painters of the time. The hand-coloured plates were done by Sutherland, Bailey and Jeakes and are of the highest quality and are in superb condition in this copy.
View full detailsThe Norfolk Broads
DUTT, William ALondon Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1930. Exceptionally bound edition of a scarce Norfolk guide Fourth edition, revised. 225x165mm. pp. [1bl] x, 408 [8bl]. 46 colour plates, 23 in monotone by SOUTHGATE, Frank, R.B.A. Calf leather intricately tooled in black, with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Six compartments and five raised bands on spine. Title in second, author's name in third and illustrator's name in fifth compartments. Binding by Syd. A. Howe, Guildford. Marbled fixed and free front and back endpapers. Foxing to all edges and internally. A beautiful, privately bound edition of a classic Norfolk text.
View full detailsThe Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural.
LEE, The Rev. Frederick George (ed)being facts, records, and traditions Relating to Dreams, Omens, Miraculous Occurrences, Apparitions, Wraiths, Warnings, Second-sight, Witchcraft, Necromancy, etc.London: Henry S. King and Co.. 1875. On an eternal supernatural and supersensuous, life lies the basis of all pity and mercy and sympathy among men. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 188x125mm. pp. ix [v], 291 [1]; [6], 241 [1bl], 36pp adverts. Publisher's brown cloth illustrated on the upper cover with a sunburst and three hands emerging from the clouds with, on the lower cover, a strange creature which seems to be a cross between a wasp and a bat.
View full detailsThe Outsider.
CAMUS, AlbertTranslated from the French by Stuart Gilbert. Introduction by Cyril Connolly.London: Hamish Hamilton. 1946.First edition in English. 8vo. 185x120mm. pp. [iv], 3-103 [1]. Grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Original dustjacket illustrated by Edward Bawden. Bumping to head and foot of spine. Repair to top and bottom edges of dustjacket and two closed tears to top edge and slight chipping to bottom edge of rear of dustjacket but otherwise in very good condition and internally excellent. It is not common in a good jacket. Camus's concise, dense, absurdist novel of alienation first appeared in 1942.
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