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ALEXIS ROCKMAN. With Essays by Stephen Jay Gould, Jonathan Crary and David Quammen.

(Rockman). · 2003

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Monacelli Press, New York 2003. 1st Ed. Large 4to. 324pp. Profusely illus. throughout mainly in colour. Very good in d/w.

TALES AND STRAITS OF SPORTING LIFE.

Corbet, Henry. · 1864

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

London: Rogers and Tuxford 1864. 1st Ed. [vi] + 202pp. Leighton Bros. colour frontis. and half title (light stain to gutter hinge). Some light browning, marbled e.ps., bound by Bumpus in pink cloth, sl. soiled and faded with gilt lettered label to spine. Collected from the co...

THE HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE TOWN OF LUDLOW, and its Ancient Castle; With Lives of the Presidents, and Descriptive and Historical Accounts of Gentlemen’s Seats, Villages, & c.

Wright, Thomas. · 1826

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

Ludlow: Printed and Sold by Proctor and Jones ... 1826. 2nd Ed. With Additions. Sm. 8vo. iv + 276pp. Frontis., 1 plate, ills. Some light browning, modern e.ps., amateur rebind in modern leather backed marbled boards.

THE LANDING OF THE FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE At Duxbury, Mass., July 1869.

(Transatlantic Cables). · 1869

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,361)

Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son ... 1869. 1st Ed. Thin 8vo. 57pp. 6 mounted photographs (waterstained to lower half), some browning, original gilt lettered cloth, some fading and sl. soiling, some restoration work to damaged spine. ‘... It is believed that the great event of the l...

WANDERINGS AMONG THE HIGH ALPS.

Wills, Alfred. · 1856

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Richard Bentley ... 1856. 1st trade Ed. xviii + [i] + 384pp. 4 sepia litho. plates (spotted). Some light browning, original blind embossed cloth, some light fading, rebacked with ragged faded spine laid down. Neate W94. Also issued in tooled brown morocco. ‘Alfred Wills was a...

SWISS TRAVEL AND SWISS GUIDE-BOOKS.

Coolidge, W.A.B. · 1889

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. xi + 336pp. Preface misbound before t.p., Mudie’s ink lib. stamp to t.p., ownership inscription and numbering to flyleaf, marginal browning, amateur rebind in modern half leather with marbled boards, gilt ruling and motifs with gi...

THE HISTORY OF WALES. Written Originally in British by Caradoc of Llancarvan; Translated into English by Dr Powell; Augmented by W. Wynne. Revised and Corrected, and a Collection of Topographical Notices Attached Together by Richard Llwyd.

Caradoc of Llancarvan. · 1832

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Shrewsbury: Printed by John Eddowes 1832. New Ed. Thick 8vo. [iv] + 289pp. + 330pp. + [xii]. Some browning, modern e.ps., rebound in half cloth with marbled boards, rubbed title label to spine.

THE NEW HISTORY OF ENGLAND: Or, a Complete and Universal English Remembrancer ... Containing a Genuine and Impartial Account of all the Singular Events and Remarkable Transactions ... Together with a Literal translation that Famous Deed, and Bulwark of English Liberty, called Magna Charter, Signed by King John; And, likewise, a faithful Transcript of the Bill of Rights, By which King William and Queen Mary, at the Revolution, confirmed the Freedom of the British Constitution.

Middleton, Edward. · 1781

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

Printed for Alex Hogg N.d. c.[1781]. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. viii + pp.([25]-256). Copper plate frontis. (chipped across tail). Some light browning, several leaves sl. creased, with the signature of ‘Wm. Casson Bock 1790’ to verso of frontis., modern e.ps., amateur rebind in modern l...

THE HISTORY OF LITTLE ENGLAND Beyond Wales, and the Non-Kymric Settled in Pembrokeshire.

Laws, Edward. · 1888

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

George Bell and Sons 1888. 1st Ed. 4to. xiv + iv + 458pp. 21 plates including 8 folding, folding table. Some light browning, modern e.ps., amateur rebind in modern period style panelled leather, gilt ruling and gilt lettered label to spine.

PLACING NATURE ON THE BORDERS OF RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS.

Clingerman, Forrest and Dixon, Mark H. (Editors). · 2011

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Ashgate 2011. 1st Ed. [xiv] + 224pp. From the library of R.J. Berry, very good in d/w. Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology.

EXHIBITION OF SWISS COLOURED PRINTS lent by the Members of the Alpine Club and their Friends. December 1st to 30th, 1924 from 10 am. to 6 pm.

(Alpine Club). · 1924

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

... 1924 1st Ed. Slim 8vo. 32pp. Colour frontis., 3 colour plates. Some sporadic light spotting, a couple of leaves unopened, original printed limp wrapps., some very minor fading to edges and spine.

THE ART AND SPORT OF ALPINE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Gardner, Arthur. · 1927

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

H.F. and G. Witherby 1927. 1st Ed. 224pp. 150 plates from photos. Lightly browned and spotted throughout, original gilt lettered green cloth, some minor soiling and rubbing, minor fading, spine lightly browned, corners and head and tail of spine sl. bumped. Neate G05.

A HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF ST. ASAPH, General, Cathedral, and Parochial.

Thomas, Rev. D.R. · 1874

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

James Parker & Co. 1874. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. ix + 889pp. With 3pp. of Subscribers. Many ills. Light browning, occasional blind institutional stamps, ownership inscription to t.p., original gilt ruled boards with gilt shield to upper board, some fading, rebacked with much of ori...

RECORDS OF MINING AND METALLURGY; Or Facts and Memoranda for the Use of the Mine Agent and Smelter.

Phillips, J. Arthur and Darlington, John. · 1857

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

E & F N Spon 1857. 1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. vii + 304pp. Frontis. (taped at gutter hinge), folding plate, ills. Some light browning, occasional underlining to text, hinges taped, inscription to front f.e.p., rebound with lightly soiled and marked cloth laid down to upper board and spi...

OLD WELSH CHIPS January to December [November], 1888 [all published].

Poole, Edwin.

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

1st Ed. xi + 378pp. + [i]. Some light browning, with the signature of R.W. Phillips, amateur rebind in modern leather backed marbled boards. Volume 1 No. 1 -Volume 1 No. 11, a note to the last issue ‘the next number to be published on December 31st will be the last, as we do ...

A Panoramic Sketch and a short Description of the ERYRI HILLS; Or Caernarvonshire Mountains, as seen from Anglesey, with the Names of the Principal Objects

[Williams, John]. · 1850

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Caernarvon: Printed and Published by H. Humphreys N.d. c.[1850]. 2nd Ed., revised. Pamphlet. 11pp. + [i] adverts. Folding map frontis. (detached as issued?). Ownership inscription, original printed limp wrapps., lightly soiled and sl. spotted with some minor chipping to corner...

NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY, Associated with a Fly, From Gloucester to Aberystwith, and From Aberystwith Through North Wales. July 31st to September 8th 1837.

Turner, Thomas. · 1840

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London Printed for Private Circulation Only 1840. 1st Ed. xii + [i] + 222pp. Port. frontis., 11 engraved plates. Half title present. Some light browning, contemporary gilt dec. morocco backed cloth, some marking, spine faded and worn with loss to head.

LETTERS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR THROUGH NORTH WALES, In the Year 1798, and at Other Times; Containing Views of the History, Antiquities, and Customs of that part of the Principality; And Interspersed with Observations on its Scenery, Agriculture, Botany, Mineralogy, Trade and Manufactures.

Evans, Rev. J. · 1804

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London: Printed for C. and R. Baldwin ... 1804. 3rd Ed. xix + 415pp. Some browning, ex.-libris Jospeh L. Shirreff, contemporary polished tree calf, extremities rubbed, dec. gilt motifs with gilt tooling and gilt lettered title label to spine, extremities rubbed.

THE TOURIST’S GUIDE THROUGH THE COUNTY OF CAERNARVON, Containing a Short Sketch of its History and Antiquities.

Williams, Rev. P.B. · 1821

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Caernarvon ... J. Hulme 1821. 1st Ed. 189pp. + xxiii. With 3pp of Subscribers. Some foxing, early half cloth with boards, some fraying and wear.

EVANGELICALS AND SCIENCE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.

Livingstone, David N.; Hart, D.G. and Noll, Mark A. (Editors). · 1999

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

OUP 1999. 1st Ed. vi + 351pp. + [iii]. From the library of R.J. Berry, good in lightly rubbed d/w. Religion in America Series.