CHILTON BOOKS

The Poaching at Grianan.

GUNN, NEIL M. · 2005

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Edinburgh: Merchiston Publishing, 2005. 1872800610. 1st edition. No.72 of a limited edition of 300, bringing the work into print for the first time since its serialisation in 1929. and containing a Preface by his nephew Dairmid Gunn. and an introduction by the noted Gunn schol...

Reincarnation. An East-West Anthology. Including quotations from the world's religions & from over 400 western thinkers.

HEAD, JOSEPH AND CRANSTON, S.L.(EDITORS). · 1961

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

New York: Tje Julian Press,1961. 1st ed. "Reincarnation is frequently regarded as an oriental concept incompatible with western thinking and traditional belief. The present encyclopedic compilation of quotations form eminent philosophers, theologians, poets, scientists, etc of...

Introducing Persian Architecture.

POPE, ARTHUR UPHAM. · 1971

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

London: Oxford University Press, 1971. 3rd impression. Library of Introduction to Persian Art series. An introduction to Upham Pope's classic. Pp.120, black & white and colour illustrations throughout plus many figure illustrations. Paperback, minor edge wear. VG.

The Armorial Bearings of Thomas Bell Arnison Esq.

GEORGE HARRISON - WINDSOR HERALD - · 1860

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Windsor, London: c. 1860 . 0. A very good glazed coat of arms for the Arnison Family. 19.5cm x 14.3cm. Hand painted with Motto: “DITAT SERVATA FIDES” (meaning Faith Preserved Enriches). The framed painting measures 19.8cm x 14.5cm. The rear with a clear plastic insert showing ...

Fifty Years of Silver End.

SCOLLAN, MAUREEN. · 1976

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Halstead: Halstead Press Ltd, nd. (c.1976). Published in connection with the celebrations of July 1976, to mark the 50th anniversary of the commencement of the building of the villlage of Silver End in 1926. Eleven page booklet which includes 15 black & white photographs,. Col...

The Book Of Royalty. Characteristics Of British Palaces, By Mrs. S. C. Hall. The Drawings By W. Perring And J. Brown.

HALL, S. C. MRS. (1800-1881) · 1839

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London: Ackermann And Company, 1839. 0. First edition. Folio. Full leather binding. 36.5cm x 28.0cm x 1.6cm. pp.42/[1p. - Colophon: "London: Whitehead And Compy, Printers, 76. Fleet Street."] + Chromolithograph frontis and 12 other full-page coloured plates. Red morocco with g...

Coat of Arms or Armorial Bearings for the Family of Prior with Motto: 'Malo Mori Quam Foedari'

19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN HAND PAINTED & ILLUMINATED COAT OF ARMS · 1860

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

[ Roding, Essex: Prior (c.1860) ] . 0. 19th Century Victorian Hand Painted & Illuminated Coat of Arms or Armorial Bearings for the Family of Prior 'Malo Mori Quam Foedari' with a Detailed Hand Written History in England & Ireland Both sides Glazed. The picture is in excellent ...

Nature Poems Of George Meredith With Sixteen Full-Page Pictures In Photogravure By William Hyde.

MEREDITH, GEORGE 1828-1909 · 1907

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd, 1907 . 0. A very good half leather binding by 'Riviere & Son For The Army & Navy'. Large 8vo. pp.75/[2pp.]. Blue calf spine and corners over vellum covered boards. Gilt titles to the front board. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated ...

Fifty Years of Silver End.

SCOLLAN, MAUREEN. · 1976

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Halstead: Halstead Press Ltd, nd. (c.1976). Published in connection with the celebrations of July 1976, to mark the 50th anniversary of the commencement of the building of the villlage of Silver End in 1926. Eleven page booklet which includes 15 black & white photographs, owne...

Joseph Jongen and His Organ Music. (The Complete Organ No.2).

WHITELEY, JOHN SCOTT. · 1997

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1997. 0945193823. 1st edition. A remarkable reference work on the Belgian organist, composer and performer Joseph Jongen (1873-1953). "Through examination of scores, through research into the instruments used by Jongen and often linked with the...

The Two Paths: Being Lectures On Art And Its Application To Decoration And Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-1859. By John Ruskin...With Two Plates.

RUSKIN, JOHN 1819-1900. · 1859

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London : Smith, Elder And Co, 65, Cornhill, 1859 . 0. First edition. A very good half leather binding. 8vo. pp.x/[2pp.]/pp.271/[1p.] + 2 plates. Brown calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Edges rubbed and bumped. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments an...

Poems By Christina Rossetti. With Illustrations By Florence Harrison. Introduction By Alice Meynall .

ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA GEORGINA 1830-1894 / MEYNELL, ALICE CHRISTIANA THOMPSON 1847-1922 / HARRISON, FLORENCE 1877 - 1955 . · 1910

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 34 Southampton Street Strand [no date - c.1910] . 0. Beautiful Golden Age gift book. Second issue, published under the Gresham imprint. 4to. Publisher's cream cloth, with gilt titles and decorations to cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Pic...

English Men Of Action. [ Two Titles ] : Nelson By John Knox Laughton // Dundonald By The Hon. J. W. Fortescue

LAUGHTON, JOHN KNOX / FORTESCUE, J. W. · 1895

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London: Macmillan And Co, 1895 . 0. A reprint of the first edition, printed in the same year (1895). A very good full leather binding with an interesting provenance. 8vo. 7.2" x 4.8" x 1.3". pp.viii/[2pp.]/pp.240/ix/[1p.]/pp.227. Polished blue calf with gilt filet border. Spin...

Heraldry In Miniature ; Containing all the arms, crests, supporters, and mottos, of the Peers, Peeresses, and Bishops, of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Baronets of Great Britain; ... Also... a dictionary og heraldic terms...

ANON. · 1788

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London : Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, S. Crowder, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, R. Baldwin [and 14 others in London] 1788 . 0. A very good full leather binding. 12mo. 5.7" x 3.6" x 0.6". [6pp.]/pp.80/pp.36/pp.36/[[17pp. - 'The Index And Mottos..'][3pp. - 'The Fo...

Egypt And Nubia. With Illustrations. By J. A. St. John .

ST. JOHN, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1795-1875.) - · 1845

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, MDCCCXLV [1845] . A very good full leather binding. 8vo. 8.7" x 6.0" x 1.2". pp.viii./pp.472. Brown calf, edges rubbed and bumped. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and original brown leather title-label. Marbled end...

Carmina Mariana: An English Anthology In Verse In Honour Of Or In Relation To The Blessed Virgin Mary. Collected And Arranged By Orby Shipley.

SHIPLEY, ORBY 1832-1916 [EDITOR] · 1893

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London: Printed For The Editor By Spottiswoode & Co, New-Street Square, 1893 . 0. First edition. A very good full leather binding. 8vo. pp.xxxi/[1p.]/pp.439. 7.7" x 6.0" x 1.7". Polished blue morocco with bright gilt decoration. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compar...

Original Victorian Passport In Leather Wallet .

GEORGE A. SMITH . · 1860

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London: Foreign Office 15th June 1860 . 0. Leather wallet passport with gilt agent stamp: "W. J. Adams, 59 Fleet Street, London, Passport Agent. Folded the wallet measures: 10.5cm x 7.5cm. Single folded sheet for "George A. Smith, British Subject, travelling on the Continent' ...

Centurions of a Century, among which are many who have soldiered in the Twelfth, or the Suffolk Regiment of Foot.

GARDINER, CHARLES HENRY - · 1911

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Brighton: The Editor [C. H. Gardiner]; or Messrs. Cox & Co, London, [1911] . 0. A very good half leather binding. Thick 8vo. 20.7cm x 15.5cm x 6.5cm. pp.xi/pp.499/[1p. - Colophon] + 9 illustrations. Brown calf spine and corners over green cloth covered boards. Edges rubbed and...

The Annotated Paragraph Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, according to the Authorized Version, arranged in paragraphs and parallelisms; with explanatory notes, prefaces to the several books and an entirely new selection of references ...

ENGLISH BIBLE - AUTHORIZED VERSION · 1471

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London: The Religious Tract Society; Sold At The Depositories, 56. Paternoster Row, 65, St. Paul's Churchyard, And 164, Piccadilly; And By The Booksellers, MDCCCLIII. 0. First edition. A very good two volume set in matching full leather bindings. 8vo. 9.5" x 7.0" x 2.0". Vol. ...

OEuvres Choisies De Madame Et De Mademoiselle Deshoulieres.

ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER DE LA GARDE DESHOULIèRES / ANTOINETTE-THéRèSE DES HOULIèRES - · 1777

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

A Geneve [Geneva, Switzerland] : M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777] . 0. A very good 18th century full leather binding. 12mo. 11.5cm x 6.5cm x 1.0cm. Maroon full calf with gilt filet border. Smooth spine with gilt decorated compartments and original black leather title label: "Oeuv De Eshou...