London: Warrington & Co, 1893. First edition. Hardback in full red morocco, gilt decorated dentelle to boards, and spine. All edges gilt. Edges and corner of boards are lightly rubbed. Front pastedown and ex-libris from The Surveyors Institute. This has been crudely reinforced with tape, but otherwise the book is in good condition, in a very attractive binding. An almanac with indexes and lists from Colonies and Dependencies of the time, to details on the extended Royal Family, Peerages etc. 124 pp. 185 x 115 mm (7¼ x 4½ inches).

London: G. G. & J. Robinson, 1800. A large engraving showing Charles Churchill as a bear, holding a wooden club and a tankard of beer. Hogarth's dog, Trump, urinates on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth" This is a large format engraving. The print is 38 x 28.5cm and the sheet is 49.5 x 36cm. ((19½ by 14¼ inches). Most copies we have seen for sale are 19cm x 26cm. Very good condition with no significant edgewear. A few small stains only to the edges. There is a small repaired enclosed tear to the top border. Print area is very good.

Liverpool: Brown & Rawcliffe, 1898. Red hardback boards, with gilt cover title. One continuous leaf of plates: b/w illustrations; folded concertina style. Many familiar Circa 1898. No date, but includes mention of the Old Chain Pier having been destroyed by fire in 1896. Boards a little darkened and back board has a bend / break in it. See photos. Contents clean but delicate on some folds. Loosely inserted contemporary advertisement. 220 x 305 mm (8¾ x 12 inches).

London: Macmillan, 1984. First edition. Slightly faded on spine of original unclipped dust wrapper. In August 1939, five cousins gather at their aunt's house in Cornwall for their carefree annual summer holiday. Soon, war will change everything. Very minor bumping to top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket in very good state with no tears. Red cloth boards in very good condition. Half title page has offsetting but otherwise clean and unmarked. 297 pages. 225 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

London: Folio Society, 2008. Folio. 768 pp. Numerous illustrations. Bound in full goatskin by G. Lachenmaier with Fabriano Tiziano endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine copy. Cloth clamshell box. Facsimile Edition printed by Memminger Medien Centrum on Corolla Classic watermark laid paper. Limited to 1980 numbered copies. This being # 691

Accompanying folio text in quarter cloth entitled: The Golden Cockerel Press, The Canterbury Tales & Eric Gill. An Essay by Peter Holliday. Folio. 48 pp. illustrations.
350 by 230mm (13¾ by 9 inches). Beautiful copy, without flaws.

London: J. G. & F. Rivington, 1835. First edition. A disbound sermon. Sewn. Owner's signature to the top of the title page / cover. Clean and tidy covers, with just a touch of darkening. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 28 pages. 215 x 135 mm (8½ x 5¼ inches).

Shuttleworth was the Rector of Foxley in Wiltshire, and a warden of New College, Oxford.

London: Robert Clavell at the Peacock in St Paul's Church-yard, 1687. Pamphlet, disbound. Title, preface, text in three sections (as per title) postscript. The title is nearly detached, the text is clean and crisp throughout. The text block has been cut at an angle to the base (not affecting text). In this pamphlet, Hill argues that an Apostolic succession is essential for the continuance of Orthodox doctrine. vi, 136 pp. Wing H2006.

London: Burns and Oates, 1889. Ninth Edition. Original red cloth gilt, spine faded, covers with a couple of small marks, book-label of Syon Abbey, Devon. First issued in 1863 by Fowler of Dublin; one copy on Copac, at Trinity College Dublin, is listed under the name of Anderson, with the note that it was later published as "The Catholic Crusoe". The Bodleian copy states that Anderdon was the author; other copies give the authorship to Owen Evans [pseud.]. There is no copy recorded as this one. xi, (i), 371, (i), 16 pp. Catalogue, Frontispiece and 11 wood-engraved plates.

London: Art & Book Company, 1913. Volume 1 only. Half Vellum, top edge gilt, occasional foxing, else a very good copy. The covers are clean and tidy. The is a presentation inscription from the Rev. Benedict Willamson. He was a priest and architect, who designed the church "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" in Fulham, London, which was built in 1922, and the Chapel at St Edmund's College, Cambridge among others. Copac records Trinity College Dublin and Oxford, both with a complete run from 1913 to 1918. (ii), 312 pp.

London: Burns & Oates, 1908. First edition. Hardback. Original blue cloth, now faded, else a very good copy. Full of adverts for Catholic companies (or those wishing to supply the needs of Catholics). A comprehensive dictionary of British Roman Catholics alive at the time, not just clerics, but judges, lawyers, authors and military men.
In good condition. A touch of foxing to the closed page edges and fading to the spine only. Contains the book-plate of "Monasterii S. Birgittae de Sion, Chudleigh." The Syon Abbey of the Bridgettine order. (iv), xxxiv, 444, 136, (iv) pp.
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, (1836-1917) was a Catholic writer and dramatist, knighted in 1902 for his contributions to Punch, (he was editor).

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First U.S. edition. Large softback book, with colour illustrated covers. 16 pages text + 96 posters, some in colour and some in b/w. Includes posters by artists Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, John Hassall and Paul Colin. These covering the century from 1872-1972 when the book was published. Bevis Hillier is an English art historian, author and journalist who was educated at Magdelan College, Oxford. He is the author of many books, mainly on art and design. Covers are in good shape, with just a touch of handling. Contents clean and bright. 420 x 290 mm (16½ x 11½ inches)

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1891. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Number 178 of 300 copies Edition De Luxe, on India paper, signed to colophon by publisher. In original brown cloth hardback, with gilt titles and border. Top edge gilt. Boards are a little bumped at corners, with some light soiling. Inside very clean with all tipped in illustrations. 260 pages plus adverts to rear. 250 x 200 mm (9¾ x 7¾ inches).

Ex libris to front is from library of Sir Alfred Edward Turner (1842 - 1918). Turner held administrative posts in Ireland, and was Inspector General Auxillary Forces. He was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).

London: Richard Bentley, 1840. Original dark green blind stamped buckram, with gilt design to the front board. Gilt is rather rubbed. Bumping and a touch of chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally clean, but slightly darkened with a few foxing spots. A nice, unrestored copy. 228 pages. 200 x 135 mm (7¾ x 5¼ inches).

London: Punch Offices, 1847. First editions. Each volume has ten hand coloured steel engravings, and numerous b/w wood engravings in the text - all by John Leech. Uniformly bound in brown cloth with gilt designs on the front panel. Gilt titling and designs on the spines. Cloth a little rubbed and starting to split at head of spine on Volume II. Original yellow endpapers with neat ex libris to the front of each. The plates are lovely and bright. A touch of foxing to the pages. Vol. I: xii, 320 pp; and Vol. II: xii, 304 pp. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches).

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. Very nice copy of this first edition, signed and dated) by the author to the title page. Spotless cloth. Clean and tidy dust wrapper, now held in archival protection. 230 by 140mm (9 by 5½ inches). 309 pages.

London: Thomas Miller, 1841. First edition. Green cloth binding, with beautiful embossed elaborate gold decoration. Scarce in this original edition. With title vignette and sixteen other steel vignettes. All gilt is bright and attractive. Spine is sun faded, and has some wear to the head and tail. Internally very good, binding is a little loose, but holding. A few spots of foxing throughout. [6] + 148 pp. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

Leicester: Edmund Ward, 1946. Undated, presume first thus. Colour illustrative printed paper boards, with green / blue cloth backing. With charming colour illustrations throughout. Minor rubbing to extremities, a little surface wear to boards. Contents clean and bright. Spine slightly bubbled. There is rubbing / damage to extremities, and surface wear / scratching to boards. pages age toned, but contents are clean and bright. Page 19 / 20 has small area of loss to edge. 48 pp.