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London: C. and R. Baldwin 1804. 8vo. xix, 415, (2); xii, 449, (2) pp. North Wales is a 3rd edition, South Wales a 1st edition. 2 volumes bound in a contemporary full patterned calf binding with red morocco gilt lettered title lables. Some creasing to the spine. Binding firm with owner's name in ink to the front end paper and… Read more about this item

London: Benjamin Tooke 1671. 12mo. Second Edition. [xxxii], 139, [1], [65], [1] pp. Half brown calf over marbled boards, with black title label, gilt bands and lettering to spine; all edges speckled. Rubbing and some wear all around edges, joints and to boards. Offsetting and occasional marks but otherwise generally internally clean. Section of the first blank prelim leaf missing… Read more about this item

London: Mr. Hughes 1715. 12mo. 6 volumes. Contemporary speckled calf, with red title label, gilt lettering and devices to spine; raised bands; thin gilt borders to boards; edges speckled red, top edges darkened. Some wear and loss at spine ends and joints. Bumping to extremities. Bookplates to front pastedowns of Thomas Worrall Smith Grazebrook dated 1830, with his name dated… Read more about this item

London: T. Bensley 1814. 8vo. Four volume set. xi, viii, iv, 571 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and morocco title-label to spine; red marbled edges. A few scuffs to boards, some discolouration to edges and very occasional marks inside. On the whole internally bright and clean. A neat set of the classic bibliographic work by Sir Egerton Brydges, the… Read more about this item

London: J. Debrett 1785-1789. Small 8vo. 3 volumes. viii, 5-364, [ii], 43; iv, 5-312; vii, 280 pp. Full brown speckled calf with black and red title labels, with gilt lettering and borders to spines. Wear and slight damage to edges and spine ends, marks to boards, a little splitting to front joints of first 2 volumes. Some ink inscriptions to… Read more about this item

London: R. Priestley 1820. 8vo. [iv], x, 5-527 pp. Full brown claf with elaborate floral gilt boards and blind-stampe decor to boards, and raised bands, gilt lettering and decorations to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Rubbing and wear to joints and extremities, general light marking and rubbing, but binding firm. Ink inscription dated 1822 to prelim, general offsetting within… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Mabb for Henry Atkinson 1659. Small 8vo. [ix], 434 pp. Recently bound quarter speckled calf over marbled boards with gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine. With frontis portriat. Edges yellowed where gilt has faded. Leaves darkened with some water staining and some offsetting to text. . Near Fine. 1/4 Calf. 1659.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1912. 4to. Second Edition. xii, 367 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, light blue decor to front board. Minor rubbing to extremities, minor marks to boards. Offsetting to prelims and endpapers, pages uncut, occasional light spotting but generally clean. 24 tinted lithographs, photogravure frontispiece and numerous black & white illustrations throughout… Read more about this item

Canterbury: Simmons and Kirkby 1777. 8vo. x, 11-402, [16] pp. Recent half brown calf over marbled boards with raised bands, maroon title labels, gilt-stamped lettering and decor to spine. Minor rubbing to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown, minor spots and yellowing to pages. Several fold-out maps (professionally repaired) and diagrams. Black & white plates collated complete. . Very Good. Half… Read more about this item

London: HMSO - Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1959. 4to. 2 volumes + map box. cxxix, 136, [+ 197 plates]; xviii, 137-480, [+ 198-310 plates] pp. Two volumes are grey-green cloth with gilt Royal crest and lettering to boards and spines in illustrated jackets; grey green cloth map clamshell box with gilt lettering to panels. All in a card box, which… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell 1798. 8vo. 2 volumes. xl, iii, 343; iii, 398 pp. Blue card covers. Marks to boards. Significant wear to spines (especially of volume I); split to front hinge of volume II. Bindings still all together. Pages uncut and yellowed, with edges curled and chipped. Ink names to prelims. . Good. Hardcover. Third Edition, Corrected. 1798.

Oxford: Clarendon Press 1781. 8vo. Unpaginated. Full black morocco with gilt borders and lettering to spine; all edges yellowed. Rubbing to board edges and light marks to spine. Cracking at the top of the front joint. Occasional minor spots and offsetting, but generally internally clean. Streightfeild family crest bookplate to front pastedown - possibly the copy of Rev Thomas Streatfeild,… Read more about this item

London: Printed by George Stafford for T. Cadell in The Strand 1791. 8vo. 8, [4], 183, 16 pub. adverts pp. Uncut. Half vellum over salmon boards, with pink title label and gilt lettering to spine; pages uncut, and still with 16 pages of publisher's adverts which are often discarded. Some marks to the boards and binding. Very light scattered spots… Read more about this item

London: J. and R. Tonson in the Strand 1741. 8vo. Fourteenth Edition. xxv, [13], 514, [32] pp. Full brown calf wih gilt borders and raised bands to spine; all edges speckled red. Some marks to boards and light wear to edges and joints. Ink name to prelim, slight wear to hinges, minimal occasional spots but generally internally clean. With a… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Andreas Foulis 1784. 12mo. [iv], 240, 157, [3] pp. Full claf with decorative gilt boarders, black title label and gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers. Minor wear to extremities, marks on boards and spine. Binding firm. Internally very clean and bright. Prize bookplate from 1789 to front pastedown. Text in Latin. . Very Good. Full Calf - Prize Binding.… Read more about this item

London: Printed by J. Nichols, Printer to the Society of Antiquaries 1780. 8vo. Signed association copy. iv, xxxvi, 188 pp., with the plate but without the final advert leaf or the portrait (although Bitting states this is rare and dated 1785). Bound in recent full calf with some mottling, gilt ruling to boards. Raised bands to spine with maroon leather… Read more about this item

London: White, Cochrane, and Co. 1813. 4to. Quarto Edition. x, [2], 588 pp. Half tan calf over marbled boards, with raised bands, red title label, gilt devices & lettering to spines; pages uncut. Binding has a couple of marks and minimal rubbing to corners, but otherwise clean, firm and attractive. Minor foxing internally. Missing the original fold-out frontispiece, however it… Read more about this item

Wien / Vienna: Johann Thomas Edlen V. Trattnern 1770. 8vo. [viii], 157pp., (misnumbered 167) TEXT IN GERMAN. Original binding, brown half calf with gilt decorated spine and speckled boards. Wear to the edges of the boards, with loss to the head of the spine and bubbling to the paper. Slight lean to the binding, which is otherwise firm. Minor marks… Read more about this item

London: R. Peat 1824. 8vo. xvi, 488 pp. Recent tan quarter calf with marbled boards, marbled endpapers and edges. Illustrated with diagrams and prints. Near fine externally. Staining to the foot of prelims and spotting occasionally within. Inscription to title page. . Very Good. 1/4 Calf. 1824.

London: Printed for and Sold by the Author [George Adams] 1784. 8vo. First edition. xvi, 367, iv pp., 6 plates, contemporary speckled brown quarter calf, marbled boards and red title label to the spine. Some wear to the boards and extremities. Binding firm with occasional marks and slight spotting internally. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and 5 fold out plates. Owner's… Read more about this item