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London, Constable, 1992 1st. Hardback, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Light blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. In illustrated blue dustwrapper. In very good near fine condition with near fine DW (DW some minor handling marks to rear, not price clipped, in protective sleeve.) Cloth clean and bright. Authors inscription to front endpaper “Louis Hughes, Louis, thanks for your help (see p11) and for inspiring the Droves, Yours ever Barry, 15/10/92.” And signed again on main title page. Loose newspaper cutting in front. Else a very clean and tight copy. 344pp. Illustrated with B&W photo plates.

Orr & Comp Amen Corner Paternoster Row Ca1870. Size of engraved surface: 25cm x 30cm. In very good condition. Uncoloured.

London. Folio Society. 2011 4TH printing. Size 7.25 x 10.0 inches. In pictorial coloured cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With coloured pictorial endpapers. Hard card slipcase. In fine condition. Very clean and tight copy, plus very good slipcase. With colour plates and b/w illustrations in text. The Pink Fairy Book has an introduction by A.S.Byatt, paintings and decorations by Debra McFarlane Folio Society editions of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books with introductions and illustrations by modern authors and artists. A stunning Volume of beautifully illustrated and presented volume.

London, Wells Garner, Darton & Co., 1898. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 9 x 7 inches. In green pebbled cloth with black decoration to front and gilt-paneled embossed lettering. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to corners and rear board else cloth clean and bright. Endpapers darkened on free sides. Bookseller stamp to corner of endpaper “Mid Educational Co. Market Street, Leicester.” Catalogue pages darkened at rear. The odd minor foxing spot else pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout. 164pp. plus illustrated catalogue 24pp. 13 very nice colour chromolithograph plates, and Many B&W wood-engr.aved illustrations.

Orr & Comp Amen Corner Paternoster Row Ca1870. Size of engraved surface: 25cm x 30cm. In very good condition. Some coloured underlining Uncoloured.

Leicester University Press. 1980 1st.. In dark brown cloth covers with gilt to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (D/W Price clipped.) Else a very clean & tight copy. 279pp. With B&W photographs and illustrations. Map to front endpaper. The author studies the old roads and tracks used before the coming of turnpikes and railways, in the wild and difficult terrain of North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

Macmillan and Company. 1892 1st.. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Dark green endpapers. Gilt top edge. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and bumped at ends. Corners slightly bumped. A few small marks to boards. Mild foxing to first blank pages and main title page. Else a clean and tight copy. 374 pp. With b/w plates and illustrations in text. The author describes the transformation of Rome from Pagan to Christian and describes the temples and churches and burial practices of both.

London, Fleetway Press, 1924 (1st.). Tall hardback, Folio. 16 x 12 inches. White paper covered boards with colour illustration to front. Pictorial endpapers. In very good condition. Spine darkened and rubbed, partial split at top end on rear. Some rubbing to edges, bump to top corner on rear board. Some foxing and handling marks to boards. Some occasional handling marks and foxing spots to pages. Colour illustrations bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Num.half-pg.& smaller col.ills.by Brangwyn & Pryse. Also many stunning full-page illustrations: 3 by Brangwyn (incl.1 double-pg.), 23 by S.Pryse (incl.very large fold out plate: The Pageant and 2 double-pg.plates,incl.: The Heroes' Homage to Nelson: Black Prince & Coeur de Lion & Wellington & Nelson & Cromwell & Schomburg & Marlborough & Wolfe &&). Also a double-pg.ill.of a map ("The World in the time of Cabot") by MacDonald Gill. 55pp. Full-pg.col.plates by Pryse include: Hong Kong:… Read More

Chatto & Windus. London. 1922 1st.edition.. Size 5.0 x 7.75 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Small marks to covers. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1928. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 243pp. Hardy anthology. 'Every extract is brought to its natural termination and all the poems are quoted in full...No attempt has been made to arrange the extracts according to date or subject.'

London and Glasgow, Gowans and Gray Ltd., 1929 1st. Hardback 7.5 x 5 inches. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and light green paper covered boards. In very good condition. Minor rubbing to ends of spine. Boards faded. Endpapers slightly darkened with neat inscription to front “Sylvia, from Marion, Michaelmas 1951.” Signed by author on main title page. Pages very clean and tight throughout. 64pp.

London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1985 1st edition.. Hardback, approx 11 x 7.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; very good, Not price clipped). Signed on main title page by Author. No other penned inscriptions or marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 161pp. With colour plates and b&w line drawings in text. Beautifully illustrated stories of the life and work of a Devonshire River Warden.

Tauchnitz 1907/09. Small 4.5x6.5-inch in paper covers. In very good condition. Spines darkened but readable. Small marks on covers. Sellers label part worn on front of vol 1. Owners signature on first title pages. Else clean tight copies. 279,& 256pp plus 32pp publishers catalogue in vol 2. Continental paperback edition in two volumes.

London, Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1895 1st Thus. Hardback, approx 8 x 5.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spine and decorated gilt TH monogram to front. Top edge gilt. In good condition. Some minor handling and rubbing marks to covers. Spine a little bumped & sunned. Also rear board very slightly unevenly sunned. Corners bumped. Some browning to endpapers and foxing marks. Inscription to front endpaper: Ethel Banham Knowel. Else pages all very clean and tight. Etched frontis.; Map. 453pp. Top edge gilt.

Macmillan & Co. 1926. Sm.8vo. (7x4 ins.) Soft maroon calf leather with elaborate gold decor on spine. Decorative gilt title on front cover. Top edge gilt. In very good condition. Spine very lightly sunned, a few tint white spots on front board. All gilt bright. Inside some very light tanning. Else a very clean and tight copy. 454pp. Map of Wessex.

Macmillan & Co. 1923. 7.0 x 4.0 ins. In maroon cloth covers with elaborate gold decor on spine. Decorative gilt title on front cover. Top edge gilt. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Front cover slightly creased. Corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to endpapers. Small label of Max Gate pasted to front endpaper. Occasional small marks and creases inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 454 pp. Map of Wessex.

London, Whittaker and Co. 1835 1st edition. 2 Vols. Hardback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Quarter bound in dark green morocco leather to spines and corners, marbled paper covered boards. Top page edges gilt. Raised banding and gilt lettering to spines. In very good condition. Some darkening to spines, rubbing to corners and spine ends, some patchy rubbing to spine edges. Some minor fading and slight rubbing to boards. Some darkening and foxing to blank prelims, binders stamp “Riley, Manchester” to bottom edge. Some foxing to title page in vol.2. One or two occasional minor spots to pages else all very clean and tight throughout. 343 & 394pp. The Pilgrimage of Pantika; Nichar, The Exile of Heaven; Ithran, The Demoniac; Beeltuthma, The Desolate and the Faithful; The Avenger of Blood; The Soothsayer of No; The Valley of Angels.

London, Spink & Son Ltd, 1999 1st. Hardback, 10 x 7.5 inches. Blue cloth with gilt to spine. In illustrated glossy grey dustwrapper. In very good fine condition with fine dustwrapper. An excellent clean and tight copy. No marks. Maps to endpapers. 102pp. With colour and B&W photo illustrations.

London, Macmillan & Co. 1910 1st. Hardback, 8 x 5.5 inches. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped, some soiling to cloth on front. Some occasional handling marks and minor light foxing spots. Minor water stain to edge of last pages and rear advert page. Page edges rough cut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xi + 149pp. Illustrated with 13 B&W photo plates.

London, Jones and Company, 1823. Two Volumes. Miniature (Pocket) 3.75 x 2.25 inches. In dark brown full calf leather fine bindings, decorative embossed boards with gilt harp details, gilt decorations to spines with gilt lettering to dark green leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edge of boards, corners slightly bumped. Some darkening and moderate foxing to engraved titles and frontis plates. One or two minor handling marks and minor foxing spots else inside pages all very clean and tight. xii + 268 & xvii + 201pp. Each illustrated with a decorative engraved title page (with vignette) and frontis plate. Portrait of Bunyan in Vol.1.

London, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, Rivington &c &c... 1770 7th edition. Two Volumes. Hardback. Size approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In full speckled calf leather fine bindings. With raised and gilt banding to spines, and gilt numbering. In very good condition. Handling marks to boards, some bumps and rubbing to corners, ends of spines rubbed with nicks and chip to top end of vol.1. Lacks spine labels. Private library numbers to corner of front endpapers, a couple of wax spots/blobs to endpaper in vol2. One or two minor handling marks else pages all very clean and bright throughout. One pulled gathering in vol.1 p180-8. Else bindings tight and sound. 2 vols: 510 & 463pp + Indices in Vol.2. Illustrated with 12 full-page B&W engraved plates, plus a B&W frontis plate of the author.