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England's Battles By Sea And Land
A complete record of the Naval and Military Conflicts of the British Nation with their Labours, Triumphs, and Disasters.
London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock, and Co, 1888. First Edition. Two volumes. Red half leather with cloth boards; gilt stamped title to leather spine label. Boards are rubbed and worn to corners and somewhat split at spine on both volumes. Presentation bookplate to front of each volume dated 1895 from The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. With a frontispiece in each volume and several b/w illustrations throughout. Inside the books are in a good condition with virtually no foxing. iv, 704, 698 pp. 255 x 180 mm (10 x 7 inches).
Book ID: 3220More details Price: £60.00 -
English Books & Readers 1475 to 1557.
Being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company
Cambridge University Press, 1969. Second edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. No dust wrapper. Very clean and tidy boards. Internally clean, but with library stamp (and withdrawal mark) to the title page. Evidence of removal of the slips from the inside board and front end paper. Otherwise in very good clean condition. A little staining to the closed page edge (bottom) of the book. xiv, 338 pages.
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English Decoration and Furniture of the Later XVIIIth Century (1760-1820).
An account of its development and characteristic forms.
Edition: First Edition
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd: 1922. First edition. This is Volume IV of The Library of Decorative Art, but is complete in itself. Gift inscription by Harry Batsford (Chairman of B.T. Batsford) to A. E. Doyle, a member of staff at Batsfords. Original burgundy cloth with gilt titles. The binding is sound, but slightly loose, with the result that one of the gathers has become detached (but still present). Burgundy boards have a little rubbing and discolouration, mainly to the rear board, but mainly sound. Internally clean throughout. Inscription by Batsford and one other. 269 pages. 360 by 280mm (14¼ by 11 inches).
Book ID: 2014More details Price: £65.00 -
English Interiors In Smaller Houses; From the Restoration to the Regency, 1660-1830
London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd, 1923. First Edition. Hardback in green cloth without dust jacket. Ex-library copy, with library stamp to many pages, and remnants of label to base of spine. Reasonably good copy with only lightly handled boards., 202 pages - including many b/w illustrations, photographs, and frontispiece. 315 x 260 mm (12½ x 10¼ inches).
. Première édition. Livre relié en toile verte sans jaquette. Exemplaire ex-bibliothèque, avec le cachet de la bibliothèque sur de nombreuses pages et des restes d'étiquette à la base de la colonne vertébrale. Exemplaire raisonnablement bon avec seulement des planches légèrement manipulées, 202 pages - y compris de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, des photographies et un frontispice. 315 x 260 mm
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English Leadwork:
Its Art And History.
London: B.T. Batsford, 1909. First Edition. Hardback. Good ex-library copy in bright red cloth with gilt titles to spine. There are 441 b/w illustrations. Expected library stamps inside. Small repair to edge of half title. Two pages reinforced at rear. Good condition. 268 pages. 295 x 225 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches).
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English Little Magazines - No 12: Poetry London - Reprinted in Five Volumes
Edited By Tambimuttu. Series Edited By B.C.Bloomfield.
Book ID: 2310More details Price: £120.00
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Engraved plate - A View of Kamalia
London: W. Bulmer and Co. for the author; and sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1799. Original loose plate from Mungo Park's, Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. With an appendix, containing geographical illustrations of Africa. By Major Rennell. (London, 1799). This found facing p. 252 was taken from a drawing that was based on a sketch made by Park. Darkening / foxing to the top edge of the margin. Overall good - perfect for framing. Blank to verso. 215 x 270 mm (8½ x 10¾ inches).
Book ID: 3012More details Price: £30.00 -
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentes des Dialogues des morts. Nouvelle edition.
Book ID: 3487More details Price: £125.00
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Eoin O'Duffy: A Self-Made Hero.
Oxford: University Press, 2005. First edition. The story of probably one of the most controversial Irishmen of all time, who was a friend and ally of Michael Collins. First edition in original dust jacket. Twelve pages of fascinating photographs. Fine in fine, unclipped dust jacket. Now in removable clear protective wrapping. xvi, 442 pp. 240 x 165 mm (9½ x 6½ inches).
O'Duffy was an Irish nationalist military leader and popular conservative head of Fine Gael ("Irish Race"), who played a significant role in the development of the Irish armed forces and police. His support of fascism during the 1930s, however, cost him much of his popular support.
The author Fearghal Mcgarry is an Historian of Modern Ireland, based at Queen's University Belfast.
Book ID: 2346More details Price: £60.00 -
Epistole et Evangeli, Chesi Leggono tutto l'anno alle Messe, secondo l'uso della S.R. Chiesa, & Ord. Messale Riformato. Tradotti in Lingua Toscana
Together With: Coninciano le Lettioni; Epistole, et Evangeli, Del Commune de' Ssanti che non hanno Proprio: & Prima de Gli Apostoli
Edition: Reprint
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Er ist auferstanden! Funfzehn Zeichnungen in Holzschnitt ausgeführt von A. Gaber und K. Oertel.
Leipzig: Aphons Dürr, 1868. Third edition of this illustrated edition of "He is Risen". Large hardback (stiff card) binding with buckram spine. Fractional bowing to the boards. Some marking to the covers. 15 full page engravings and 6 pages of commentary on the plates. A few foxing spots but overall clean and tidy. 330 by 430mm (13 by 17 inches).
Book ID: 3652More details Price: £60.00 -
Eric Gill: Lust for Letter and Line
London: British Museum Press, 2011. Paperback. An illustrated introduction to Gill's work. Richly illustrated - some illustrations in colour. 112 pp. 190 x 175 mm (7½ x 7 inches). In a very good condition, almost unread.
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Erinnerung an England. Den Katholiken Deutschlands Gewidmet.
[Memories of England, dedicated to the Catholics of Germany]
Edition: First Edition
Munchen / Munich: 1840. Blue / grey paper covers. Sewn. Heavy rag paper. Printed in Gothic script. Woodcut illustration to the title page. Text in German throughout. An account of a tour of England. It seems mainly to have been visits to Catholics, and much of the text is commenting on religious matters. The book ends with a litany / prayer for England. 48 pp.
Condition: The covers are clean and tidy, with just a touch of marking. Likewise, the text is clean throughout. An attractive copy.
Book ID: 1310More details Price: £6.00 -
Erté.
Book ID: 3177More details Price: £38.00
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Eruditae Pronuntiationis Catholici Indices
Opus Omnibus, qui vel ex scripto vel memoriter; ex plano vei suggestu; in choro, scholis, triclinio; publicis privatisve congressibus, latine logui, recitare, ac perorare debent, omnino necessarium
Edition: Reprint
London: F & C Rivington: 1796. Original full tan leather binding. Six raised panels to the spine - but no label. Owner's bookplate to the inside board. Overall a decent copy of this bibliographical work. The leather boards are clean and tidy, with a little rubbing and bumping to them. Very slight cracking to the edges, but no loss. Internally, the book is generally clean and tidy. The end paper has a large tear, with loss of about a third of the end paper. The rest of the book is in excellent condition. Neat owner's contemporary bookplate and inscription to the inside board. [viii], 1-192 pp.
Book ID: 1163More details Price: £60.00 -
Essai Historique sur les anciens ordres de chevalerie,
institués les Pays-Bas.
La Haye (Den Haag): P. van Daalen Wetters, 1807. Scarce First Edition of the short history of the orders of chivalry in the Netherlands. On his death Westreenen left his house and collections to the State of the Netherlands, which was the basis for the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, containing the second largest collection of incunabula (around 1,500) in the Netherlands. Paper bound. Text in French. 33 pages. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches). Rare première édition de la brève histoire des ordres de chevalerie aux Pays-Bas. À sa mort, Westreenen a laissé sa maison et ses collections à l'État des Pays-Bas, qui était la base du musée Meermanno-Westreenianum, contenant la deuxième plus grande collection d'incunables (environ 1 500) aux Pays-Bas. Papier relié. Texte en français. 33 pages. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 pouces).
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Et Tout le Reste N'est Rien.
Gravures sur bois de Valentin le Campion.
Book ID: 3739More details Price: £110.00
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...Et Tout le Reste n'est Rien & Lettres de la Religieuse Portugaise.
Book ID: 3083More details Price: £50.00
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Etching on paper: "Saint Georges".
Bruxelles: 1936. Scarce dry-point etching of Saint George slaying the dragon. Copy # 1 of 75. Sadly there are two tears which have been repaired with clear tape to the margins. Only one slightly creeps on to actual image. Otherwise in a very good, clean condition. Blank to verso. Image size: 290 x 235 mm. Total sheet size: 560 x 370 mm (22 x 14½ inches).
Elisabeth Ivanovsky, was a Moldova born Belgian painter and illustrator. Best known for her children's book illustrations, her work drew inspiration from Russian traditions, and avant-garde art.Book ID: 2754More details Price: £100.00 -
Euphormionis Lusinini, Sive Satyricon, in sex partes dispertitum, et notis illustratum, cum clavi.
Accessit Conspiratio Angelicana. Editio nova.
Book ID: 2674More details Price: £90.00