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Fairs, Past and Present: a chapter in the history of commerce. 'Antiquary's Library Series.'

WALFORD, Cornelius. · 1883 · John Turton

£75.40 (€90.38 | $99.61 | ¥15,902)

London: Elliot Stock, 1883. 8vo. x, 318pp, [2]pp publisher's list, head and tail-pieces, decorated capitals. Original quarter parchment, blue paper sides, printed paper spine label, uncut/unopened. Extremes rubbed with slight wear to board corners; spine browned; label rubbed;...

The Political Evolution of the Hungarian Nation (2 Vols).

KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, C. M. · 1908 · John Turton

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London: The National Review Office, 1908. 8vo. viii, 354pp; [iv], 363pp. Original decorated cream cloth, printed paper spine labels, uncut. Extremes slightly rubbed; spines browned; labels browned and stained; cloth soiled; two small snags to front board cloth of volume one; e...

The Minorities in Roumanian Transylvania.

SZASZ, Zsombor de. · 1927 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.17 | ¥8,807)

London: The Richards Press, 1927. 8vo. 414pp. Original blue cloth gilt. Extremes rubbed with slight wear to spine head; small ripples to front board cloth; feps browned; very slight spotting to ht and title-page; oval ink-stamp to pdeps, ht, title-page and acknowledgement page.

The Iron Masters of Penns 1720-1970.

HORSFALL, John. · 1971 · John Turton

£18.56 (€22.25 | $24.52 | ¥3,914)

Kineton: The Roundwood Press, 1971. Large 8vo. xii, 331pp, colour frontis, double-sided plates, text illustrations, folding pedigree. Original maroon cloth gilt, ffep map, te coloured, lightly chipped and soiled d/w.

The Ottoman Power in Europe, its nature, its growth, and its decline.

FREEMAN, Edward A. · 1877 · John Turton

£98.60 (€118.19 | $130.26 | ¥20,795)

London: Macmillan and Co, 1877. Small 8vo. xxii[ii], 315[1]pp, double-page colour map frontis, two further double-page colour maps. Original blind-stamped red pebble-grained cloth gilt, black eps, uncut. Extremes slightly rubbed; small nick to spine head cloth; spine a little ...

The Defence of Plevna 1877 written by one who took part in it.

HERBERT, William V. · 1895 · John Turton

£113.68 (€136.26 | $150.19 | ¥23,975)

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895. 8vo. xvii[iii], 488pp, 24pp publisher's catalogue, portrait frontis, 8 colour maps and plans (some folding), 3 text maps. Original brown cloth gilt, uncut. Extremes very lightly rubbed.

Annus a Nativitate Salvatoris Nostri Jesu Christi MDCCCXXXVII. Dierum 365 stylo Gregoriano et Juliano deductus sive Calandarium in usum ecclesiae R. Cathlicae.

1837 · John Turton

£110.20 (€132.09 | $145.59 | ¥23,242)

Budapest: Universit. Hungaricae, 1837. 8vo. xvi, [14]pp calendar printed in red and black, [34]pp. Bound with: Schematismus inclyti regni Hungariae partiumque eidem adnexarum cum schematismo literario ... 1837. Budapest: Universit. Hungaricae, 1837. 8vo. 492pp. Bound with: Sch...

Agrarian Reform in Roumania and the case of the Hungarian optants in Transylvania before the League of Nations.

ALVAREZ, Alvarez, et al. · 1927 · John Turton

£27.84 (€33.37 | $36.78 | ¥5,872)

[Paris: Imprimerie du Palais,] 1927. 8vo. xiv, 320pp. Original navy cloth gilt, sprinkled leaf-edges. Extremes very slightly rubbed; spine a little sun-faded.

The Bulgarians and Anglo-Saxondom.

STEPHANOVE, Constantine. · 1919 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.17 | ¥8,807)

Berne: Paul Haupt, 1919. 8vo. viii, 384pp, 6 double-page colour maps at rear. Original printed grey card wraps. Spine darkened; wraps partly browned and soiled; closed tear to lower part of front wrap joint; general light text age-browning; booksellers oval ink-stamp to bottom...

The Trial of the Fifteen Protestant Pastor-Spies.

BULGARIAN SHOW-TRIAL. · 1949 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,670)

Sofia: [Press Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,] 1949. 8vo. xv[i], 151pp, text illustrations. Original printed brown stiff-card wraps. Wraps partly darkened, lightly chipped and soiled; a few gatherings loosening.

The Trial of Jozsef Grosz and His Accomplices.

HUNGARIAN SHOW-TRIAL. · 1951 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,670)

Budapest: State Publishing House, 1951. 8vo. 411pp, 8 double-sided plates within the pagination, errata slip loosely inserted. Original printed card wraps, yapp edges. Wraps browned and chipped.

The Jewish Museum of Budapest.

BENOSCHOFSKY, Ilona; Alexander SCHEIBER (Editors). · 1987 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.90 | $15.33 | ¥2,446)

Budapest: Corvina, 1987. 8vo. 241[1]pp, colour and b/w text illustrations. Original black cloth lettered in red, d/w.

The Turks of Bulgaria (1878-1985).

SIMSIR, Bilal N. · 1988 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,936)

London: K Rustem & Brother, 1988. 8vo. xvii[i], 329pp, suite of plates at rear, text tables. Original black cloth gilt, d/w.

Surnames.

WEEKLEY, Ernest. · 1916 · John Turton

£18.56 (€22.25 | $24.52 | ¥3,914)

London: John Murray, 1916. 8vo. xxii, 364pp. Original green cloth gilt. Extremes very lightly rubbed; spine a little faded; feps lightly browned.

History of Watford.

SAUNDERS, W. R. · 1931 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,670)

Watford: C H Peacock, 1931. 8vo. [vi], 70pp, frontis, text illustrations. Original maroon cloth gilt. Extremes very lightly rubbed; small part of rear board sun-faded; very light spotting to eps.

Picturesque Cheshire. Illustrated by Roger Oldham.

COWARD, T. A. · 1903 · John Turton

£30.16 (€36.15 | $39.85 | ¥6,361)

London and Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes, 1903. 8vo. xvi, 471pp, frontis with tissue-guard, text illustrations. Original quarter parchment lettered in black, blue paper sides, teg o/w uncut. Board corners rubbed with slight wear; parchment lightly spotted; boards partly brow...

Cheshire Proverbs and other Sayings and Rhymes connected with the City and County Palatine of Chester.

BRIDGE, Joseph C. · 1917 · John Turton

£44.08 (€52.84 | $58.24 | ¥9,297)

Chester: Phillipson and Golder. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1917 limited edition of 500 copies. 4to. xv[i], 191[1]pp, errata slip tipped in, text illustration, head-piece, decorated capitals. Original decorated printed blue card wraps, printed paper spine l...

Nottingham Alabasters, etc., at Wardour Castle, and Stone Panels at Christchurch Priory.

[JAMES, Sydney L. Bath.] · 1961 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,404)

[Bournmouth: the Author, 1961.] Collection of 9 photographs laid down to stiff-card each with typescript notes. Original stitched card with integral wrap, typescript label to front wrap.

Ulgham, Longhorsley, and Morpeth. [The Berwick Naturalists' Club 5th Meeting for 1896.]

HODGSON, J. C. · 1896 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,936)

[Berwick Naturalists' Club, 1896.] 8vo. PP [67]-74, blanks bound in at rear. Contemporary red cloth gilt by Birdsall. Author's book-plate to fpdep; relevant newspaper clipping tipped on to ffep.

Betty: the biography of Betty Watts.

WATTS, Arthur. · 1995 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,936)

[Great Glen: the Author, 1995.] 8vo. [vi], 173pp typescript. Original glassine-protected printed stiff-card wraps, plastic spiral binding. Top of glassine browned. * Author's presentation inscription to top of tp.