THE ANNUAL REGISTER, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature , for the Year 1768
London: J. Dodsley, 1786. 4th Edition. Full Calf. pp 280. Full tree calf. Contents clean and complete. Rare.
London: J. Dodsley, 1786. 4th Edition. Full Calf. pp 280. Full tree calf. Contents clean and complete. Rare.
London: 1918. Unbound. Placard "COTTON CALLS U-BOAT MURDERS A STUNT". Edges worn, otherwise good. Folded.
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing the East Indies as it was, including India, Ceylon, Mogul's Empire, Within and Beyond the Ganges, Siam, Malacca, Sumatra, Phillipine Islands, Borneo, Java, Celebes, New Guinea. A name plate at top is coloured gold. Height: 205 mm Width: 295 mm.....
London: Printed for J.Johnson and J. Almon. 1780. Second Edition. Original Cloth. pp.117. Spine broken and front board detached. Some foxing. However an interesting diatribe against the government of the day.
1797. Unbound. Rare orig engraving from Dutch Edition of Cook's Voyages depicting Natives at home in Nootka Sounds, on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. c. 1797. Size of image 355mm x 220mm, with mat, 570mm x 420mm. A very handsome early engraving.
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Lipari Islands, Naples, Gulf of Venice, Pope's territories, Tuscany, Genoa,Venice, Milan, Savoy and the borders with Switzerland, France, Dalmatia and "Turky (sic) in Europe". An illustrated name plate at top right is in blue and red and.....
1912. No Binding. Original chromolithograph with a calendar for 1912 in the lower margins, showing a formal pose of the monarchs.76 x 61 cm.
London: Astley, 1739. Full Calf. 3 volumes (1737 - 1739) 1737: pp.757+index. 1738: pp.668 + index, 1739: pp.668 + index. Original full calf. An immaculate run of these early bound magazines unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc.
London: Astley, 1748. Full Calf. 8 volumes (1741 - 1748) Approximately 650 pages in each volume, all indexed. Original full calf. An immaculate run, unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition of these early bound magazines, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc.
1918. Unbound. Belgian Poster, 1918, Folded. Displayed in a shop window in Namur, December 1918. Translation: "We do not buy any articles of German or Austrian provinance"
London: McCorquodale & Co LTD, 1918. Unbound. No date. Poster during World War I, saying "VOTE FOR BELSHER AND AVENGE U-BOAT MURDERS". 75x50cm. Folded and kept in plastic wrappers, middle fold slightly torn, otherwise in very good condition.
1914. Unbound. c1914/1915. Air Raid Precautions poster, with instruction of what to do if there is a German air raid. Silhouettes of British and German aircraft and airships. Folded and in good condition.
London: 1914. Unbound. Recruiting poster for the British Army, shows a smiling soldier. 'ENLIST TODAY HE'S HAPPY AND SATISFIED - ARE YOU?' Folded, 75x50cm, very good condition.
London: C. JHitch & L Hawes, 1770. Full Calf. 10 plates. Full calf binding. Quite complete in a handsome binding.
London: .G.J. And J. Robinson, 1785. 3rd Edition. Full Calf. viii, then unpaginated. Frontis plus 15 engravings. Complete. Arranged in alphabetical dictionary format. v.g internally. Full calf binding. Leather rubbed and chipped at edges. Marbled endpapers, bookplate to pastedown. Front board coming loose. Comprehensive information on "riding, hunting, fowling, setting.....
London. No Binding. Original chromolithograph 31 x 61 cm. Shows 5 children playing on a rail by the River Thames. A basket on the left shows a packet of sunlight soap, and on the right the artist. c 1890.
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Arctic Circle, East Greenland, Swedish Lapland and Gothland; Norway's ports along the German Ocean; Finland's borders with Sweden and Russia and Gulf of Finland; Denmark and Jutland. An illustrated name plate at top right is rose-coloured. Minor wear at edges.....
Edinburgh: Manner & Miller, 1794. Half Morroco. (2), titlepage, 92. Title page strengthened at inner margin. Finely bound half-crushed morocco, possibly by Baytons. Engraving 'The Pikes'. pp1-54, Trial of Robert Watt and pp 55-84 on the Trial of David Downies. pp 85-92 comprises the speech of Sir Hercules Langrishe in.....
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing the West Indies as it was, including Bahama Islands, Cuba, Hispanola, Leeward and Windward Islands, Caribee Islands, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatimala, Mexico or New Spain, Costarica, Santa Martha, Terra Firma. Trinidad. An illustrated name plate at top right shows traders and.....
London: John Stockdale, 1793. Half Morocco. 2 volumes. vol 1, pp lxv, 189. vol 2, pp xi, 246. 110 Plates (1 associated with each fable). Half red morocco and boards. Some fading to boards and edgewear to leather. Gilt bands and titles to spines. Nice early set.
London: William Grantham, 1686. No Binding. Pp. 24. Sewn as issued. Uncut, edges fraying, but text v.good. Fr James Ayray was a catholic chaplain and preacher in ordinary to the Spanish Ambassador. He published also a sermon preached before the Queen Dowager (Catherine, Charles II widow) in 1687. One year.....
London: Mercy Browning, 1680. Original Roan Boards. viii, pp 242. Minor worm damage. Original roan boards, later re-spined in matching colour. 35th edition. Possibly lacks last leaf, but unable to confirm. (Can anyone help?) First published in 1611, Bayly's work relates how a pious man may live happily, compared with.....
London: Fletcher & Young, 1653. Original Calf. No pagination. Pp. 74 Psalms and prayers at the end (dated 1653). Later end papers. Title page with engravings, dated 1640, somewhat browned. Double columned. Original full mottled calf boards, later re-spining, front joint loosened. Early Latin bible with versions of the old.....
Edinburgh: James Watson, 1722. Full Calf. Unpaginated. Engraved title page with architectural design. Includes 'The Psalms of David in Metre". Lacks front end papers. Original blind stamped calf. Small amateur repair on front board. Unusual in its totally original binding.
London: John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1665. Hardcover. Unpaginated, (first 7 leaves torn at top corner without loss of text), the last page dedication 'To Charles R from Edw. Nicholas'. Bound in with The Whole Book of Psalmes: collected into English meeter, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. London.....