THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Arranged After Its Organization, Forming A Natural History Of Animals, And Introduction To Comparative Anatomy by Baron Cuvier - 1877

London: C Taylor; Sherwood, Gilbert And Piper; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; T Hughes; T Mason, 1825. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Splendid collection of 21 fine engravings of London buildings, with short accompanying descriptions. St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, 'Buckingham House', Horse Guards, Carlton Place, Pantheon, Bank of England and Westminster Bridge among the subjects. Some foxing and a little marking. Bound in half-leather with marbled paper boards, all heavily worn. Gilt titling to spine. Scarce. Folio. 20pp + plates.

Norwich: Printed for the Author by John Crouse, 1772. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A little toning to pages and occasional light marking but generally in VG order throughout. Armorial bookplate of Sir Martin Browne Ffolkes to front pastedown. Full leather with gilt rules to front and rear, bands to spine and gilt titling to red leather label. Boards and spine worn to all edges but still attractive. Binding firm. 4to. 16 + 957 + 9pp. A heavy book. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831).

London: John Crockford, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very scarce first edition of much reprinted work. First thus, though title page notes "forming a new and considerably enlarged edition of Macdonnel's Dictionary Of Quotations". In general good order throughout. Pages lightly toned with only very occasional marks, title page a little more so. Block marbled to all edges. Marbled endpapers opening a little at front hinge, though binding firm and tight. Bookplate to ifc. Full leather, worn to edges and darkened to part of spine. Small loss from leather title label. A nice copy of a rare item. 12mo. 308pp

London: Henry Herringman, 1663. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Much toning and occasional marking, but in general good internal order throughout. Heavier wear to title page, especially edges, with some ink marking here and verso. Second edition with extensive large type dedication and lengthy preface. Full leather boards and remnant of spine all detached, thus a candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 16mo. 254pp

Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, 1903. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Furuya Korin. Exceptionally scarce Japanese design publication from the early 20th century. This issue from early 1903, the third year of publication, features 20 full-page designs, all in colour and some with additional silver overprinting. One illustration is ink marked, appears to be printing fault. Front cover (Japanese script) is toned. English language cover has (filing?) label attached and is dulled. Stock is occasionally lightly marked, a little toned but in general good order. Stab binding with silk thread. Bibliographic information from best available translation (see photo of imprint, etc). 8vo. 24pp

This used paperback book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and neat. The binding is tight. The boards are clean inside and out.

London: C Taylor; Sherwood, Gilbert And Piper; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; T Hughes; T Mason, 1825. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Splendid collection of 21 fine engravings of London buildings, with short accompanying descriptions. St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, 'Buckingham House', Horse Guards, Carlton Place, Pantheon, Bank of England and Westminster Bridge among the subjects. Some foxing and a little marking. Bound in half-leather with marbled paper boards, all heavily worn. Gilt titling to spine. Scarce. Folio. 20pp + plates.

Norwich: Printed for the Author by John Crouse, 1772. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A little toning to pages and occasional light marking but generally in VG order throughout. Armorial bookplate of Sir Martin Browne Ffolkes to front pastedown. Full leather with gilt rules to front and rear, bands to spine and gilt titling to red leather label. Boards and spine worn to all edges but still attractive. Binding firm. 4to. 16 + 957 + 9pp. A heavy book. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831).

London: John Crockford, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very scarce first edition of much reprinted work. First thus, though title page notes "forming a new and considerably enlarged edition of Macdonnel's Dictionary Of Quotations". In general good order throughout. Pages lightly toned with only very occasional marks, title page a little more so. Block marbled to all edges. Marbled endpapers opening a little at front hinge, though binding firm and tight. Bookplate to ifc. Full leather, worn to edges and darkened to part of spine. Small loss from leather title label. A nice copy of a rare item. 12mo. 308pp

London: Henry Herringman, 1663. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Much toning and occasional marking, but in general good internal order throughout. Heavier wear to title page, especially edges, with some ink marking here and verso. Second edition with extensive large type dedication and lengthy preface. Full leather boards and remnant of spine all detached, thus a candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 16mo. 254pp