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London, W. & R. Chambers, 1899 1st. Large hardback, Tall 8vo. approx 10 x 7 inches. In leather fine binding by “Henry Young & Co.” Quarter bound polished maroon calf leather to spine and corners, red cloth to boards. Gilt line edging to boards, with raised banding, gilt decoration and twin brown leather spine labels lettered in gilt. In very good condition. Some handling marks to cover, some rubbing to corners, some rubbing and bumps to spine, some light rubbing to cloth on boards. Binders stamp to corner of endpaper. No penned inscriptions. Some minor mild foxing to title and front index page. Some areas of minor light foxing to one or two inside pages, else pages overall very clean and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 832pp + 48pp Extra Christmas Number. Decorative letterpieces and headings. Many other interesting stories, travel reports, etc.

1910. . Size of picture: 72cm x 27cm. In a dark wooden frame with inner gt.metal border (width of frame: 7 cm) Glass front. In very good condition. Really nice & bright covers. Some very minor foxing. A stunning picture in strong water-colours, in style similar to Cecil Aldin and John Hassall. The scene depicts a post-chaise in front of the "Swann Inn", with grooms attending to the 4 horses, and 6 people (incl.2 soldiers) sitting on the top of the coach. A long village road stretches into the backgound, with several people strolling along, and a horse-cart.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1968 1st. Hardback, 8 x 5 inches. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (DW some darkening and minor fading to spine and edges, some minor rubbing to corners and ends of spine, else clean and bright. Front corner price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Some minor fading to top and bottom edges of cloth. Authors inscription to front endpaper, “For Louis Hughes, with the Authors best wishes, VS Pritchett.” And signed again on title page. Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Else a very clean and tight copy. 238pp. Illustrated with 3 B&W photo portraits at rear.

London. Folio Society. 1994. Hardback, Size 9.5 x 5.5 inches. In brown pictorial covers. Brown endpapers. In brown hard card slipcase. In very good condition. Some shelf wear to slipcase and crease to front. A very clean and tight copy in slipcase. 145pp. Illustrated with B&W plates. Translated and Edited by Brian Masters

London, British Record Society, 1900 1st. Hardback, 10 x 6.5 inches. Quarter bound dark green morocco leather and green cloth boards. Raised banding, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Gilt edging line detailing to boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Fine binding by “Riviere & Sons.” In very good condition. Spine faded, some fading to edges, some rubbing to corners and ends of spine. Some minor handling/darkening to boards. Some mild foxing to endpapers, some foxing to preliminary intro pages. Binders stamp to corner of endpaper “Riviere & Sons.” Bookseller label “William George’s Sons Ltd. Bristol.” A couple of minor spots to inside pages else a very clean and tight copy. 268pp.

B.T.Batsford LTD. 1949 4th revised.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In light brown cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkend and rubbed at ends and edges. Corners slightly rubbed. Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly faded. Neat inscription to first blank page, dated 1953. Else a clean and tight copy. 120 pp. With b/w photographs and colour illustrations. In two parts. The first deals with the history of the University, the second with the University as it was at time of writing and a concluding section looks to the future.

Faber & Faber 1983. 7.0 x 9.0 inches. In cream cloth covers with Brown lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper and endpapers. In good condition with a good dustwrapper. (d/w. Tidy edges, Spine fadded, Not Price clipped). Shelf wear to the top and bottom. Else a very clean and tight copy. Num.photographs, incl.col.frontis.plate. 2 col.maps. 223pp.

Hodder and Stoughton 1949 (repr.).. Size 5.5 x 8.0 inches. In red cloth covers with black to spine. With dustwrapper. In good condition with a good dustwrapper (dw; some marks and nicks on back and spine, Small restoration to top of spine. Tape on verso, in protective cover. Not price clipped, hand-written price on side flap). slight tear to the top of the spine. Else a clean and tight copy. With 150 places and 106 pictures. Map on endpapers. 240 pp.

Virtue & Co. n.d. circa 1840. Framed size 22.5cm x 28.5cm. Engraved surface approx 20cm x 26.5cm. In black and gold Hogarth wood frame behind glass. In very good condition. Map of Cambridgeshire with views of Wimpole House & Ely Cathedral. Reference to Hundreds.

London, Johnson, 1968 1st. Hardback, approx 8.5 x 5.5 ins. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edges red. In dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (DW some fading to spine, small nicks to spine ends, some rubbing to edges and corners, not price clipped, in protective sleeve.) Cloth clean, bottom corners slightly bumped. Authors neat inscription to front endpaper “For Neil and Peggy, with my love and very good wishes from Geoffrey, October 1972.” Else a very clean and tight copy. 184pp. Illustrated with a few B&W photographs.

Chatto and Windus. London. 1999 1st edition.. Size 6.25 x 9.5 inches. In grey cloth covers with silver gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Black endpapers. In near fine condition with near fine dustwrapper (dw; Not price clipped). Author’s personal note to main title page. Personal, relevant letters loose in front. Else a clean and tight copy. 485pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations. Biography of the composer Camille Saint-Saens.

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1868.. Hardback, Tall 8vo. Approx 9 x 5.5 inches. Quarter bound in maroon morocco leather to spine and corners and marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers, red speckled page edges. Raised banding, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. In very good condition. Some light rubbing to cover and boards with some minor fading to spine. Some handling marks. Cloth reinforced inner hinges to binding. No penned inscriptions. Some minor spots and handling marks to illustrations list. Else inside pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout. Rear endpaper has some minor darkening and chip to edge, small rubbed hole to margin of last couple of pages (just misses text.) Else a very good clean and tight copy. 760pp. Illustrated with 12 full-page B&W plates and with a similar illustrated chapter heading/letterpiece opposite each plate. This is a "dispatch sent from Antalo, Africa, March 10, 1868......Indiana has a copy of a letter corroborating the authenticity of… Read More

Smith,Elder & Co. 1868.. Tall 8vo. Nice orig. maroon cloth with gold lettering and blind-stamped decor. Spine faded, with ends of spine slightly rubbed / chipped. Split in cloth lower side of spine (repaired), and a small tear into the spine. Small weak mark on spine. Minor marks only inside. Very good to good. Profusely illustrated. 760 pp. This is a "dispatch sent from Antalo, Africa, March 10, 1868......Indiana has a copy of a letter corroborating the authenticity of this dispatch by Henty which was not signed." (Dart pp.42). OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS: Jack the Giant-Killer (chapt. 7 - 9), The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly (Chapt. 28 - 51), Avonhoe (chapt. 1 - 8). etc.;

Fratella Lichino, Genova (n.d.). ca. 1910.. Small 8vo. Handsome book in decorated green / white boards with 2 pictures in relif on front cover, and strong gold lettering. In very good condition. Inside clean & tight. Large double-pg. panorama view and 36 photographs in folding postcard format. Each has a description on the back (in several languages, including in English). Col. double-pg. map on inside back cover. A series of forty sculptures and panoramas of Genoa in Italy in one long folded strip with captions on the reverse side in Italian, French, English and German. Map of the city on end papers.

Newton Abbot. David and Charles. 1973 1st.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Slightly rubbed along top edge. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 181 pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations. Graphs and plans in text. The author was formerly Professor of Forensic Medicine, University of London. Here he discusses several famous murders including Jack the Ripper, The Mummy of Rhyl, and looks at the scientific approach to crime.

Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company. New York. no date.. 8vo. In beige limp card covers with black lettering to front. In near fine condition. A very clean and tight copy. 112pp. Advertisements inside covers. Facsimile of the 1889 edition limited to 50 copies.

London. Faber and Gwyer Limited. 1928 1st.. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. In mauve cloth covers with gilt to spine. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Small bookseller’s sticker to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 242 pp. With one photo of original book and one facsimile page of manuscript. Said to be only part of a much longer autobiography, this book covers the years 1843 to 1847, and the experiences of the author in the South Pacific. He describes the people we works and lives with, and their culture and habits.

Pennsylvania The Franklin Library. Pennsylvania. 1974. Size 10 x 6.5 inches. In brown full Morocco leather binding with highly gilt decorated spine and gilt decor to boards. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark. Orange Watered silk endpapers. In near fine condition. A very clean and tight copy. Slight foxing to the gilted edge. 634 pp. With Coloured plates. Modern English translation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, in limited edition with fine binding.

G.P. Putnams. 1927 1st.. 5.0 x 7.5 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Slight browning to endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 204 pp. With tables. The author presents the case against Capital Punishment.

London. 1884. Engraved surface: 15.0cm x 9.3cm. In wide ivory mount with single gold line (width of mount 5.0cm & 5.0cm at the lower margin). Ready to frame. In very good condition. B/w wood engraving. Shows the Capitol, Washington.