Search Results: Titles starting with B from Madoc Books

1930. No Binding. Near Fine. A collection of ten plans for design details of Battersea Power Station, including facade doorways, brickwork, the boiler house, workshop and cranes, all but one printed on thin linen, the 1954 plan on paper (with short tear), all rolled, a few with ink office stamp and numerals added in ink, various sizes (largest c.800mm x 1630mm, smallest c.620 x 780mm.), [1930-1939, and one 1954] Footnotes A collection of technical plans for the construction of Giles Gilbert Scott's iconic "industrial brick cathedral", Battersea Power Station, erected for the London Power Company. The majority of the plans are from the first phase of building in the early 1930s. Only finalised in 1955 the station was closed in 1983, since when it has remained one of the defining landmark buildings of the London skyline. Currently it is being lavishly redeveloped. Plans comprise: 'Battersea Power Station Boiler House Internal Column Details Drawing', 1930; 'L.P.C.… Read More

London: 127, Strand: G.W. Bacon & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. Coloured map, mounted on linen, 15 panels, 952 * 704 mm, folded into a red cloth, gilt printed case, 317 *196 mm, with the Alphabetical Index to Town attached. not dated but c1900, Uncommon, not listed at WorldCat, Copac or OCLC.

University Press, Cambridge.: University Press, 1889. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st ed, 1889, VG, 6 pls. In red cloth, corners lightly bumped, a little worn at head, blind tooling to edges, with a circular blind stamp to upper cover. Spine has titles in gilt, edges a little bumped, lib ref nos at base. Internally, bookplate of Chelsea library to fpd, [8], [1], 2-130 pp, [1] advert, 6 pls (maps), label remains to corner of bp, library stamp to verso of tp, and then at half title and ep, blind stamp to corner of plates. (219*139 mm). Harker whose major theoretical suggestion was that the general character of different regions of igneous rocks might be related to the tectonic environment-the conditions of temperature and pressure under which the rocks were formed. Following the studies at Shap, Harker showed that the rocks surrounding the Shap granite had been reconstituted without significant changes in bulk composition. See ODNB.

Bangor: Jarvis & Foster, 1924. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In quarter mustard cloth, green boards, with Bangor motif stamped to center, a little finger soiled, corners worn. Spine, title in black ink, edges rubbed. Internally, coloured bookplate to fpd, half title, [6], (xi-xiii), [1] contents, [2], 84 pp (1-38 English poems, 41-84 Welsh poems), with a loose 4 page list of the Publishers Bangor book list for May, 1924 - adverts, top edge cut, remainder uncut. Title continues: Poems: English and Welsh written by the students of the University College of North Wales Bangor 1923-1924.

London: G Kearslyn& T Evans, 1776. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In plain paper covers, [6], [1], 2-97 pp, [1] adverts, lacks half title, upper cover detached, mark at head of title page. This is the variant with page 58 mis-numbered 51, an extract from The Dramatic Works of Samuel Foote Esq issued in the same year 1776. (201*124 mm). (ESTC T20753)

Llundain: H. Baldwin etc, 1789. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A sketch of the life and writings of Dafydd ab Gwilym... " In contemporary full calf, corners & edges rubbed, some marks. Spine, rebacked, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, [2], [1], (ii-xliii), [1], [1], 2-548 pp, ms dedication to fep (John Lloyd of Dolgelley 1876), remains of removed bookplate to fpd, text block edges yellowed. (184*120 mm). (Libri Walliae 1482. ESTC T144685). Begins with a sketch of the life and writings of Dafydd ab Gwilym, by Owen Jones in English with the remainder in Welsh. Dafydd is remarkable in his age for the large number of poems which he wrote about nature and about love. In this respect he far exceeded all his contemporaries, not only in amount but also in inspiration. See NLW.

No 3, Green Street, London: Edward Jones, 1802. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ROWLANDSON Thomas 1756-1827. IBBETSON Julius 1759-1817. SMITH J John.. 1802, 1st ed, VG, 1 pl . In modern brown buckram, titles to spine in gold. Internally, new brown endpapers, binders stamp to fpd (Delrue), frontis, [3], (iv-xx), [1], 2-112 pp, 1 pl (coloured), 1 illustration, 2 printers devices, 1-60 text, 61-112 music scores and notes, articles on Early Learning among the Ancient Britons, Some Account of Taliesin, Thirteen Rarities of Royal Regalia, etc, tp watermarked 1800, hand coloured frontis of the Harper and audience by Ibbetson & the landscape by Smith Engraved by Rowlandson, some leave edges with repairs. Jones had prepared a third volume, a portion only of which was published at his death, the remainder being issued subsequently. (Grove, Dict. of music. Libri Walliae 2848/p352). Title continues: Drawn from authentic documents of remote antiquity,… Read More

London: Edward Jones, 1802. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. IBBETSON. SMITH. ROWLANDSON.. 1802, VG, 1st ed, 1 pl. In modern quarter cloth with blue marbled boards, spine with printed title. Internally, new endpapers, no inscriptions, frontis, figures drawn by Ibbetson, landscape by J Smith and etched by Rowlandson, [3], (iv-xx), [1], 2-96 pp history, 97-112 music scores, 1 pl, 2 printers devices, occasional contemp. ink marginal note, printed by A Strahan, Printers Street, London, light marginal water stain to last few pages. A very Good copy. Jones had prepared a 3rd vol, a portion of which was published at his death, the remainder being issued later. Title continues: And other admirable rarities; forming the second volume of the Musical, Poetical, and Historical Relicks of the Welsh Bards and Druids: etc. (Lowndes 1225. Livbri Walliae 2848). Jones, harpist and music antiquary, was a serious scholar who made a notable contribution to the… Read More

London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell and Company Limited, 1891. Eleventh Thousand . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. P Macnab. VG, 1891, 4 pls. In green decorative cloth, with gilt tile withing gilt frame, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine has title in gilt, and decorative tooling. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, (vi), [3], 10-208 pp, 4 pls, [16] adverts, decorative endpapers, school prize label to fep, some foxing spots to text block edges.

24 vMaddox Street, London: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2016. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. in maroon soft printed covers, black ink titles. Internally, [2], 3-126 pp, [6], numerous illustrations, 62 entries. (210*170 mm). REDUCED

Carlisle and London: James Beaty & Sons, 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First & only edition, in VG+, 1907, printed green cloth, black ink titles, corners bumped, spine no title. Internally, map frontis, [7], 8-80 pp, 17 illustrations (complete per the list), pages 65-80 adverts. (167*106 mm). Per OCLC copy held by Leeds Uni only!

Chester: Foregate-Street: J Fletcher, 1800. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st ed 1800. In early 20c purple cloth, gilt title to spine. Internally, [4], [1], 2-56 pp, ink name to title page (? Roberts), new brown endpapers & eps, small binders label to fpd, 3 small bubbles to upper board, some light browning throughout, occasional pencil highlights, numerous blank leaves bound in at end. (8vo, 135*217 mm). (ESTC T115460 Allibone 1111). Title continues: with notes, descriptive and explanatory; particulars of the Druids, founders of some of the fifteen tribes of North Wales, the families descended from them, and quotations from the bards. With an appendix: containing an account of the battle of Beaumaris in 1648, and the taking of the castle. Llwyd came to be considered an authority on Welsh heraldry and genealogy' (DWB), and as a result was received into many aristocratic households. ODNB.

Chester. No Binding. Very Good. W Crane. c1850 lithograph of Beaumaris, drawn and printed by W Crane of Chester, very minimal foxing, oblong, 32 * 24.5cm. Plate only.

Bangor: W Shone, 1845. No Binding. Very Good. Hugh Jones. A B&W print of Beaumaris, published June 27th, 1845, very minimal foxing, 32.5 * 25.5cm, oblong. Plate only.

Chester & London: J Parry, 1832. New Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1832, VG, New Edition. In plain printers brown paper card covers, no title, edges and corners bumped and worn, few marks to covers. Internally one inch repaired tear to fep, hinge cracked, light foxing and small water? stain to the B&W portrait frontispiece which then continues, although much lighter throughout, (iv), 67 pp, [1], printed by J Parry Eastgate Street, Chester. Not often seen! (220*137 mm). Title continues: The Shores of the Menai and The Interior of Snowdonia, scenery unrivaled in its comprehensive variety, The interesting objects which it included and the sublime prominence of its features. Llwyd, was a strong Welsh patriot, and in 1824 was made a member of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and became known as the Bard of Snowdon as a result of his literary pursuits. See ODNB

London: : J Harris; Longman and Co; etc, 1818. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG, 2 maps, 1818. In modern half calf over marbled boards, some blind tooling, corners brushed. Spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, [3], (iv-xl), [1], 2-676 pp, 2 maps (B&W, folding), new endpapers, some light edge browning. (Folio, 132*209 mm). Information on the Saxons, Normans... Intended to supply some omissions and corrections and was probably vol. 26 of J. Britton and E.W. Brayley's 'The beauties of England and Wales.' Title Continues: The Beauties of England and Wales - Introduction to the Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical and Descriptive... Comprising Observations on the History and Antiquities of the Britons, the Romans in Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, the Anglo-Danes.... Originally done by Britton & Wedlake but finished by JN Brewer. Brewer, novelist and topographer. His… Read More

London: J Harris, 1812. Half-Leather. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fair, 1812, in worn contemporary black half calf, worn red marbled boards, corners and edges bumped & worn. Spine, gilt tooling & title, edges bumped & worn, joints cracked. Internally, small ink number to corner of fpd, ink note to ffep, [1], 2-140 pp, some light edge browning. This is the article on Cambria, extracted from Volume 17-Part 1 of The Rev J Evans's The Beauties of England and Wales:

London: No. 1, Paternoster Row.: Jones and Bumford, 1807. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HASSELL John. 2 parts in 1, 1st ed, 1807, 52 pls + eng tp. in 1, In contemporary half calf over worn blue marbled boards, corners & edges worn. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped, worn along joints. Internally, frontis, [8], [1], 2-104 pp, [20] index, 52 pls + eng tp (part 2), lacks the 1st additional engraved titlepage, some foxing, offsetting & edge browning, bookplate & label to fpd, evidence of bookplate removal to fep, many plates dated 1806, text paper water marked 1806. (136*222 mm). (Abbey 13) Hassell - water colour painter and engraver, exhibited twenty paintings at the Royal Academy between 1789 and 1819, including many scenes of waterfalls, castles, and salmon leaps in Wales, and of houses and cities, including a view of the city of Bath (exh. 1796). (ONDB)

London: Brook Street, Holborn: for the Proprietor, By J. Johnson, Apollo Press, 1823. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. HUGHES H. First edition, VG+, 1823, oblong, in modern half brown morocco over brown marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, not paginated, [10 ], 60 pls (B&W within triple ruled borders), each with a leaf of descriptive text (within double ruled borders), some foxing and offsetting, includes subscribers and plate list. (205*249 mm). (Chatto, 538-40. Roberts - Eminent Welshmen 180) Hughes, painter and engraver, was born at Pwll-y-gwichiad, near Llandudno. His wood-engravings entitled Beauties of Cambria (1823) was published by subscription and became his best-known work. All the views were engraved by himself, fifty-eight from his own drawings. His engraving style has been compared to that of Thomas Bewick. His treatment of natural objects was realistic, minute, and laborious, and his foliage always… Read More

London: J Harris, Vernor, Hood........., 1812. First Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Embellished with Engravings. In a brown full calf, front and rear boards have blind & gilt tooling along its borders, edges are bumped and worn, corners are a little bumped. Spine is worn with raised bands and gilt tooling. Title in gilt to red leather labels. All 3 text block edges marbled. With a book label of Charles Stewart Hardy (CS Hardy 1842-1867 of Chilham Castle in Kent) to fep. A little foxing and browning to the first and last few pages and then clean & tight throughout. With some lovely B&W plates [6], 959 pp, 34 pl. (Libri Walliae 1957. COPAC. WorldCat) EVANS, topographical writer. Little is known about him beyond his writings - four works descriptive of and based on tours in Wales . They were A Tour through part of North Wales in . 1798 and at other times: principally undertaken with a view to Botanical researches in that alpine country;… Read More