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BLANDFORD First edition Limited edition to 1000 copies only (1990). Large softback volume Size 11.5 x 8 inches In very good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, slight crease down centre of spine. Small crease lower front corner. Inside clean & tight. 524 pages Fully illustrated. Limited edition to 1000 copies only (1990) Number 89 SIGNED by Author

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1875. Overall size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches In very good condition. A few faint foxing spots.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1875. Overall size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches In very good condition. A few faint foxing spots top margin.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1875. Overall size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches In very good condition. A few faint foxing spots.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1875. Overall size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches In very good condition.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1875. Overall size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches In very good condition.

London, Folio Society, 1999 2nd. Hardback, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Tall 8vo. In black cloth covers with gilt to spine. Red & gilt pictorial design to front. With black slipcase. Illustrated map endpapers. In near fine condition with very good slipcase 363pp. 17 coloured illustrations.

T.Nelson. London. 1892.. In blue bevelled cloth covers with gilt to spine and decoration to front. Dark blue endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Corners slightly bumped. Inside a few minor marks, else generally clean and tight. 444pp. Map. 9 full-pg.and 5 double-pg.wood-engr.plates with engravings in text. (incl.a glossary of arctic terms). Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) had fought under Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, and again in the BELLEROPHON at Trafalgar in 1805. However, he is chiefly remembered for his polar expeditions for the Royal Navy, and particularly for his last fateful expedition in the EREBUS and TERROR that set out from England in May 1845 in search of the elusive North-West Passage. Franklin was last sighted at the entrance of Lancaster Sound in July 1845. In 1852 the author was dispatched on the errand to discover his fate. This is an account of that expedition,

London & New York, Ernest Nister / E.P. Dutton, n.d. ca1906. Tall hardback, 11 x 9 inches. Bound with red cloth to spine and red paper covered boards with colour illustrated front cover. In good condition. Spine faded/soiled. Edges and corners of boards rubbed, some light rubbing to illustration on front, some light scratches to rear. Some tanning to pages, darkening and handling marks to page edges. No tears. Binding tight and sound. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 26pp. Pages printed on one side only. Each page has a colour illustration and passage of text/rhyme. Code on title page “1500.” Printed in Bavaria.

London, Joseph Cundall & David Bogue, 1848. Hardback, 9 x 7 inches. In dark brown cloth with blind embossed decorative boards, gilt dragon vignette to front. Later maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. In very good condition. Later cloth to spine, professionally rebacked. Corners bumped and boards rubbed around edges, some fading to cloth. Reinforcement to hinges between endpapers, binding tight and sound. Some glue repairs to plates, plates darkened with some handling marks and foxing spots, handling marks to pages throughout. Well-loved, else a very good copy. 118pp. Illustrated with Eight full-page B&W plates by Wilhelm Kaulbach.

Alvin Redman. London. 1963 2nd ed.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Spine slightly bumped at top. In protective plastic cover. Not price clipped). A clean and tight copy. 283pp. With b/w photographic plates. Map to front endpapers. Descriptions of the individual islands and the history of the group, with lists of shipwrecks and the importance of flowers in the islands’ economy.

Weymouth, Printed and Sold by G. Kay, 1818.. Paperback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Brown paper covers printed in black on front. Sewn Binding. In very good condition. Rubbing around edges and corners. Neat inscription to top front edge. Some tanning and some mild foxing spots to pages. MAp with some minor tanning else clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 71pp. With fold out map at front with later hand colouring. (Map dated 1817.) An early 19th century guide to Weymouth and district, with a brief history and tables of fees for bathing. Includes an errata note at p44, ‘Portland Lighthouse’... “Considered to be the best light in the English Channel.”

Robert Hale. London. 1953 1st.. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; In removable plastic cover. Slightly rubbed around edges with small chips to ends of spine. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 232 pp. With b/w photographic plates. With map at back. One of a set of books describing some of the identifiable regions of Britain. This volume covers Weald of Kent and Sussex. The book is in two parts. The first in the nature of an itinerary, shows the reader the villages and byways; the second gives the history, industries, religions, superstitions, dialect, place names and regional dishes. Chapters on Salehurst to Headcorn, Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst, Polegate to Groombridge, Loop from Lewes, Horsham to Adur, History, Industry, Religion, Witches Ghosts and Fairies, Tongue and Teeth. Includes, Bodiam Castle, Smarden,… Read More

Newton Abbot: David & Charles 1972 (1st.).. Very good in very good pict. dustwrappers. Lacks title page. Dw Not price clipped. Some slight foxing. DW - "Although dominated by Dorset, Hardy's Wessex also encompasses Berkshire, Oxford, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall." The book covers every Wessex place-name mentioned in Hardy's prose or verse, providing a most original picture of this part of England, both as it is today (in1972), and as it was a century ago. Map on front endpapers. 21 photo. plates, 9 sketches by E. H. New, 20 maps & plans (1 fold-out). 275 pp.

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1883 1st. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. Light blue cloth with decorative black panelled boards with gilt pictorial design to front, and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Pale yelow endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor fading to cloth, some darkening to spine, some rubbing to corners. Bookplate to front endpaper “Hudson Latham Lutwyche.” Embossed stamp to corner of endpaper “W.H. Smith & Son.” Some tanning to pages, some minor light foxing spots to halfitle and prelims. A couple of occasional handling marks and minor spots to inside pages. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 288pp + 2pp cat. With decorative letter, head and tailpieces.

New York, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938 1st US edition. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In fine leather binding. Quarter bound orange morocco leather to spine and corners and light orange cloth to boards. Raised banding, gilt lettering and embossed decorations to spine and edges. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In excellent near fine condition. Stunning fine leather binding. A couple of very minor handling marks to corner/edges of boards else lovely clean smart cover. No penned inscriptions or marks. Inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Else an excellent clean and tight copy. 415pp. Illustrated with 13 full-page B&W plates including frontis.

London. Folio Society. 2002. Size 7 x 11.0 inches. In pictorial green leather covers with gilt to spine with coloured endpapers. In hard card slipcase. In good condition. Very clean and tight in slipcase, Gilt to the Spine has rubbed. (S.C slight marking at the bottom, slight shelf wear) Else a very good clean and tight copies 471pp; Edited by John Barnard Introduction by Andrew Motion Engravings by Simon Brett

1645. Engraved area 49cm x 39cm In nice gilt antique glass frame Size 75 x 64 cm. In very good condition. A stunning example. With beautiful hand colouring. A map of ancient Germany, based on Ortelius' map, which was in turn based on the writings of Ptolemy, Pliny, Strabo et al. The map is covered with forests and old place names. It is richly decorated with two cartouches featuring warriors and cherubs. The sea features a compass rose, sailing ship and a sea monster

William Hodge & Company. 1952 (1st.).. Tall 8vo. Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Red cloth lettered in gold to spine. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped. Lacks front endpaper. Title page darkened. Else a very clean and tight copy. 8 b/w plates (two fold out), 248pp.

London, A. & C. Black Ltd. 1930 1st edition. Hardback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In very good condition. Some minor darkening to spine, some minor rubbing to edges and corners of cloth. Authors inscription to front endpaper “With Best Wishes, George W. Keeton, January 1932.” Some light foxing to prelims and some spots to outer page edges, else pages all clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 239pp.