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A Brief Outline of the History of Old Hall. A Paper Written on the Occasion of the Centenary Celebration at St. Edmund's College, in 1869
Edition: First Edition
Standon: Edmundian Association, 1891. First edition. Original cloth gilt now a bit dulled, all edges gilt, some foxing at the front, else a very good copy. Owner's name to the front (Syon Abbey). vi, 80 pp. Frontispiece and seven Illustrations.
COPAC gives copies at Oxford and Cambridge only.
St Edmund's Hall was established in 1795 for the education of the children of Roman Catholic nobility.Book ID: 1077More details Price: £30.00 -
A Complete Collection Of All The Protests Made In The House Of Lords, From Their Original In The Year 1641 To The Present Year 1745
London: Information of the People, 1745. A nice copy of this first edition. Bound in (probably) 1960's half brown leather with gilt titles and with light brown buckram boards. A touch of rubbing only, otherwise in excellent condition. Internally clean and tidy with a touch of darkening only. To the inside board is the bookplate of the Writers Library in London. Despite its name, this library belonged to the Jesuit Mission in London and the bookplate bears their insignia. No other library marks. [xiv], 466 pages. 180 by 105mm (7 by 4¼ inches).
Book ID: 3510More details Price: £125.00 -
A Display of Heraldry:
Manifesting a more easie access for the Knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of Method; Whereunto it is now reduced by the study and Industry of John Guillim; Late Pursuivant at Arms. Bound with Analogia Honorum
Book ID: 1859More details Price: £480.00 -
A Dissertation on the Antiquity and Use of Seals in England. Collected by **** 1736.
London: William Mount and Thomas Page, 1740. Scarce first edition. In hard back neat burgundy coloured library cloth. Ex-library copy. With one full-page engraved plate showing seals, plus other engravings in text. Lovely deep impressions. [2],31,[1]pp. 255 x 195 mm (10 x 7¾ inches).
Has expected library stamps, new endpapers. Tipped-in handwritten note to back of plate reads: This Tract is written by John Lewis author of the History of the Abbey of Faversham etc. Another small insert tipped-in to title page states: Purchased out of a donation of £250 given by George William Palmer Esq. to the Reading Free Public Library. One or two pages have been reinforced towards the spine edge. Light foxing, but overall in very good shape.Book ID: 2929More details Price: £175.00 -
A Gentleman in Prison. The Story of Tokichi Ishii. Written in Tokyo Prison. Translated by Caroline Macdonald.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardback. Blue cloth, with paper labels to front board and spine. No dust jacket. Six b/w photographs. Light bumping to boards. Previous owner's signature to FFEP, otherwise very clean. 164 pages. 200 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).
An autobiographical study with excellent insight in to Japanese prison conditions of the time. Caroline Macdonald carried out missionary work in Tokyo prisons, and this is the true story of the convicted murderer Tokichi Ishii who spent 27 years incarcerated for his crime. Mrs Macdonald befriended Ishii and enjoyed many discussions about Christianity and Buddhism with him prior to his death. .
Condition: Light bumping to boards. Previous owner's signature to FFEP, otherwise very clean.
Book ID: 2834More details Price: £15.00 -
A letter from the right honourable Charles James Fox, to the worthy and independent electors of the city and liberty of Westminster.
Book ID: 5139More details Price: £100.00 -
A loyal tear dropt on the vault of the high and mighty Prince Charles II. Of glorious and happy memory...
Book ID: 2822More details Price: £300.00 -
A Manual of Orchestration.
Designed especially to enable amateurs to follow intelligently the performance of Orchestral music.
Book ID: 4864More details Price: £50.00 -
A Mortal Flower
Book ID: 3740More details Price: £30.00 -
A Portrait of the author
Book ID: 5264More details Price: £50.00 -
A private collection of photographs recording the Royal visits to the ideal home exhibition at Olympia in 1954
Book ID: 4031More details Price: £500.00 -
A Review of the "Spiritual Manifestations.": Read Before the Congregational Association of New York and Brooklyn.
Book ID: 5078More details Price: £800.00 -
A Sermon on the anniversary of the Great Fire of London
London: Robert Sollers, 1682. The title of the tract is: "A Sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London at Bow Church, September the 2d 1682. Being the day of their Publick Humiliation for the late dreadful Fire. " The fire started on 2nd September 1666. After the event King Charles ordered that there should be a day of fasting and public humiliation on the anniversary each day. This sermon was given on the 16th anniversary. Recent faux leather binding with gilt title. very good condition. The sermon itself is in very good, clean condition, with just a touch of darkening. 28 pages. 200 x 150 mm (7¾ x 6 inches).
Book ID: 3034More details Price: £120.00 -
A Short Account of the Origin and Progress of the Catholic Institute of Great Britain: With an Appendix of Documents, intended as An Introduction to the First Annual Report.
Edition: First Edition
London: C. Richards: 1839. A thin volume, not bound up (as issued) Titles and monogram of the institute to the front cover. Sewn. The list of patrons and the committee, led by the Earl of Shrewsbury, includes Lord Clifford as one of the (many) Vice Presidents. The Catholic Institute grew out of the Metropolitan Catholic Tract Society. The organisation was formed "To protect the rights of Conscience of the Poorer classes of Catholics and to promote the interests of Religion and charity." Irish M.P. Daniel O'Connell was also involved in the establishment of the Institute. Led initially by the Hon. Charles Langdale M.P. 16pp.
Condition: Clean and tidy copy of this work. The pages are almost without mark, and the printing has made a clean, deep impression.
Book ID: 1299More details Price: £12.00 -
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Containing a General Description of the Kingdom
Book ID: 4544More details Price: £150.00 -
A Treatise concerning the Use and Abuse of the Marriage Bed.
Book ID: 3529More details Price: £1,850.00 -
Abrégé de l'histoire des Turcs.
Complete in three volumes.
Book ID: 4987More details Price: £1,000.00 -
Aims and Objects of Movement for Solution of Negro Problem Outlined
Book ID: 5047More details Price: £300.00 -
Album des missions catholiques. Afrique
Book ID: 5014More details Price: £125.00 -
Albumen photograph of young children in North Africa
Book ID: 4698More details Price: £60.00




























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