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London: Country Life, 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xi 1475, b/w photographic plates. Original blue cloth hardback binding, warn on the spine and edges. Contents clean and tight, attractive bookplate belonging to Ronald Wilson to the front pastedown, embossed stamp to front free endpaper, no foxing. A good only copy..

Kirkwall: W. R. Mackintosh, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp 69 and various advertising pages to the front and rear, b/w frontispiece. Blue cloth hardback binding, near fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, appears unread..

Gairloch: Gairloch (Wester Ross) author Bee Jay, 1973. Book. As New. Paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo. 45 pages; b/w illustrations. Covers as new. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. An as new copy that has been stored in paper wraps from new..

St Paul's Cathedral: Printed by Barnard & Westwood Ltd., 1989. Book. Illus. by Scott, Peter. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A significant piece of ephemera. pp 12 . Stapeld booklet from the service of remembrance of Sir Peter Scott. A clean copy, with just a few handling marks. Scarce..

London: John Harris, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo [18 x 11 cm]. No date, but copper engraved plates are dated May 1828. pp. xxiii, 260; 24 engraved scenes on 12 plates, complete. Quarter bound in contemporary red morocco with pebbled green cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine, good and strong. Contents clean and tight,… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1847. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition Revised with Additional Note. 8vo. pp xii 617 pages. Lives of Swift, Fielding, Goldsmith, Johnstone and many more... Ornate half leather, fine gilt tooling to spine compartments, gilt letttering to spine, marble paper covered boards with a little wear to edges and corners, binding firm. Contents clean and… Read more about this item

London: Seeker & Warburg, 1989. Book. Illus. by Abbreviated. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 292 pages; b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine with slight wear to edges only, not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, couple of spots to fore-edges, no inscriptions. A near fine first edition copy..

Leeds: Peregrine Books, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xii, 249; colour and b/w illustrations. Provenance: from the library of John Mitchell with small blue bookplate, featuring a peregrine, to the inside front cover "From the library of John Mitchell, author and naturalist"; Mitchell was a friend and colleague of Ratcliffe and is mentioned several times in this book.… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1862. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xii, pp. 557. Contemporary half leather binding, six spine compartments ornately decorated in gilt, gilt lettering, marble paper covered boards with matching marbled page edges. Boards and spine a little rubbed. Contents clean and fresh , bookplate of Charles Awdry and Edward Bouverie of Market Lavington… Read more about this item

Cambridge: University Press, 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12cm x 17cm. pp. 36, portrait frontispiece plate, further portrait by Hubert David opposite the Song of David. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and front board, fine and bright. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine tight copy..

London: John Harris, 1828. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo [18 x 11 cm]. No date, but copper engraved plates are dated May 1828. pp. xxiii, 260; 24 engraved scenes on 12 plates, complete. Quarter bound in contemporary red morocco with pebbled green cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine, a little rubbing to the head/tail of the… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Luath Press Ltd., 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the title page "To David, Margaret Macaulay St. Kilda Re-union. 14 -11 09." 190 pages; b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket fine with slight wear to edges only, not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked,… Read more about this item

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1866. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo [18 x 13 cm]. Pp. viii, 336; Head and tail pieces. Original maroon cloth with blind stamped decoration, bevelled edges to boards, gilt lettering. good with a little general wear and some rubbbing or chipping to head/tail of the spine. Contents clean and tight, original brown coated… Read more about this item

Norfolk: Woodthorpe Publishing, 1998. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo (21 x 15 cm). 120 pages, b/w illustrations. Front cover marked otherwise very good, no inscriptions..

Paris: F. Buisson, 1813. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]. complete set of 15 volumes published from 1812 - 1813, portrait frontispiece to vol. 1 series two. The set comprising of; First series (1813 Longchamps & F. Buisson, Paris) depuis 1753 jusqu'en 1769 in 6 volumes. Second series (1812 Seconde Edition, revue et corrigee, F.… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo. pp viii 355 pages. Attractive quarter leather hardback binding with pink cloth boards, very good with just a little rubbing to corners, gilt text to spine. Contents clean and tight, just a few spots to the blanks only otherwise unmarked, marbled endpapers, no… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo. Complete in two volumes, fine frontispiece portrait to volume I. Attractively bound in half calf with contrasting marbled boards, red labels to spines and decoration to the raised bands, just a little rubbing to edges and a few scuffs to leather, hinges firm. Contents clean and… Read more about this item

London: B. Fellowes, 1846. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Sixth Edition. Sm 4to. pp 725 portrait frontispiece with tissue guard and index to rear. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped decoration, some edge-wear, general wear and rubbingI. Contents clean and tight. A very good sound copy..

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (14 x 21cm). Complete in two volumes; pp.x, 480; 516 and two portraits. Half leather binding very good with just a little general wear and rubbing, five raised bands, gilt decoration and two spine labels, joints firm, no cracking. Top edges gilt, original brown marble endpapers, … Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First and Later Editions. 4to (large 4to). pp. ix, 343. Ooriginal dust jacket very good with a little rubbing to edges, hardback binding very good with light knock to head of the spine. Contents clean and tight, top edge of book block slightly dust marked/spotted, otherwise no inscriptions, no foxing.… Read more about this item