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London: Printed and sold by all the Bookksellers., 1759.. 1759 16mo. 150 [i.e.160] p. Frontis. Period style calf binding, lettered direct to the spine. A cheap chapbook production on soft paper. The frontis.and title are soiled and the first and final leaves have a little loss by abrasion, nowhere affecting the text. The text itself is an augmented version of 'A journey to Jerusalem' attributed in the Dictionary of national biography to Nathaniel Crouch. 'A strange and true account' is by H. Timberlake; 'The travels of fourteen Englishmen' is by N. Crouch; 'Relation of the great council' is by Samuel Brett; 'The counterfeit Messiah' is from John Evelyn's 'History of the three late famous imposters'. It includes: 'A brief chronology concerning the Jews' by Nath. Holmes. ESTC T70885. Scarce.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1927.. 1927 Two volumes. Handsome bindings in crimson half morocco with matching cloth boards. The spines gilt with raised bands. The spines are slightly faded and there are some marks to the cloth of Vol. 1. There is faint spotting to the plates and more pronounced spotting to the page edges. Otherwise a clean and tight set. Bookplates of Paul Latham, M.P. and restorer of Hurstmonceux Castle. Number 381 of 4300 numbered sets.

William Heinemann,, 1913.. 1913 Grey green cloth, gilt with a bird block below the title on the front board and a cat similarly placed on the spine. No dustwrapper. 44 tipped in coloured plates, mounted on card. All with numbered and captioned tissues. First trade edition with Rackham's (uncompleted) book plate printed on the front board paper. The cloth shows a few faint marks, with a small ink stain at the foot of the front board. Spine darkened. Endpapers browned with minor spotting of some of the tissues but the plates clean and bright. Blank lower corner torn from tissue 3. Top edge coloured. Contents otherwise clean and tight. A very good copy. Deservedly regarded as one of the most desirable of Rackham's collections with fantasy and fairy story subjects drawn and coloured to perfection.

Leeds, Richard Jackson, , [1886?]. 1886 222 p. 12 tissue guarded etchings Limited edition, no. 91 0f 150 copies. 24cm. Green quarter morocco with decorated cloth boards. Rubbed on the edges and corners but sound. Faint foxing visible on the first and final leaves.

Manchester, Chas. Sever Ltd., for LMS Rly, 1930. 1930 60 p. Illustrations, adverts. Pictorial deco wrappers, with a little loss to the spine. The text and plates are clean and crisp, printed on glossy art paper for quality illlustrations.

London, Printed for Robert White, John Place, and George Dawes,, 1666.. 1666 Folio. [68], 1143, [53] p. Mind of the Front., engraved portrait, engraved frontispiece (lower corner with loss to the blank margin, nowhere near the printed area), eight folding maps, title page printed in red and black. Contemporary blind panelled calf with an older reback, corners show a little wear. Spine with raised bands and a contrasting label. Lower corner of leaves at the beginning of the volume dampstained but this rapidly fades then disappears. Internally clean and tight except for the dampstains and the old endpapers preserved. A sound copy with the maps in better than average state.

Printed at Hamburgh [i.e. Printed in London, by T. Cotes], 1628. 1628 4to. Title page with part of the imprint supplied in facsimile. A2 repaired at foot, no loss of text. Otherwise a clean copy with good margins. STC 20649, the scarce first issue. Later issues claim to be printed at Middleburgh

London, Printed by T. W.[arren] For Humphrey Moseley [dropped y in imprint],, 1650.. 1650 [10], 42, [2], 4, [64]; [2], 46; [2], 69, [1] p.. Engraved portrait signed Ro: Vaughan sculp: The Dedication to Raleigh's son is signed Humphrey Moseley. Three part titles with continuous register. G8 is a blank. The full contents are A Discourse of the invention of Ships; Discourse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre; Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service; Sir Walter Rawleigh his apologie for his voyage to Guiana. Bound in modern blind ruled calf, the spine with gold lines and lettered direct. The frontispiece toned and chipped by the old leather turn ins. Title with an old paper repair at the foot, just touching the border of fleurons. There is a small burnhole to leaf A3 of the final part. Early signatures on the blank recto of the portrait and bookplates of William Miller Ord and Chistopher… Read More

Paris: De L'imprimerie de Jean-Baptiste-Chrisropher Ballard ... Avec privilege du roy., 1722.. 1722 4to. [8], xxiv, 432, 17, [1] p. Music. Contemporary French mottled calf, the spine gilt in panels between raised bands with a label in the second compartment. Original marbled endpapers. Some loss of surface at the joints and early signs of cracking. The text lightly toned around the edges with occasional spotting but generally clean and crisp. The text includes many musical examples.

Glasgow, Robert Forrester,, 1875.. 1875 xii, 272; 288 p. Two volumes. Facsimile titlepage from the 1724 Ruddiman edition in each volume. Titles printed in red and black. Publisher's cloth with worn paper labels. Cloth worn at head of spine of Vol. 1, otherwise very good. A nicely produced edition.

London, Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For G. Walbanke, S. Heyrick, J. Place, J. Poole, and R. Sare, , 1685.. 1685 [4], 463, 468-671, [1] p. Printed in two columns with parallel text in English and French. Later sheepskin binding, the spine shipped with loss. Old accession number and blind stamp of Tuke Court Library to the title page. Early signature of George Nash and an inscription on the title verso Ex dono mei Patris Georgis Nash de parochi de Martley in Com Wigorniae. The contents clean and tight. A sound copy of this standard legal text.

London, Printed; and sold by Ja. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; and J. Walter, at Charing Cross. MDCCLX. , 1760.. 1760 8vo. vii, [1], 336 p. Engraved portrait. Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and with replacement endpapers. Spine with raised bands and a maroon label. Some offset from the frontispiece to the title page, otherwise internally clean and tight. A very good copy.

Country Life Ltd.,, 1947.. 1947 54 p. 28 plates. 28 cm. No. 362 of an edition of 1000 copies. Publisher's maroon cloth over bevelled boards. Spine slightly faded. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. A very good copy. A unique record of the Hall in Ironmongers Lane prior to its destruction in 1941.

Routledge and Kegan Paul,, 1961. 1961 x, 277 p. Dustwrapper worn with some loss at spine ends and corners. Internally a very good, clean copy.

Churchman Publishing Co., Ltd, 1937. 1937 8vo. xiv, 66 p. Illustrations. Blue cloth, no wrapper. As issued. Spine lightly sunned, otherwise an excellent copy.

Sandgate, The author,, 1998.. 1998 48 p. Maps, illustrations. 21cm. Pictorial card wrappers. First edition. As new copy.

Printed for James Duncan,, 1827. 1827 xxxii, 397, [2] p. Boards with paper label, as issued. Spine worn at head and tail, otherwise a very good, untrimmed copy. Signature of the antiquary Lambert Larking on front endpaper.

Colchester, Benham & Co.,, 1908.. 1908 vi, 226 p. Illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, Pictorial wrappers bound in. A very good copy.

Edinburgh, , 1858.. 1858 Contemporary half calf wirh marbled boards.Rebacked at some time. The spine with a contrasting label. Marbled endpapers. The text block is clean and tight, A very good copy.

Bookshop Blackheath Ltd.,, 1976. 1976 xx, 249 p. Maps, plates. Maps on endpapers. Publisher's hardback binding, the dustwrapper with a little shelf wear and now sleeved. The contents are clean and tight. An important and well researched architectural and social history.