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The Flora of Yorkshire. Bound with 'A Supplement to Baines' Flora of Yorkshire'

Baines, Henry; Baker, John Gilbert; Nowell, John · 1840 · Barter Books Ltd

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

G: in good condition without dust jacket. Re-bound, with new eps. Cover rubbed and marked. Spine chipped. Browning to pages. Sporadic foxing and marking. Staining to fore-edge of supplement. Occasional pencil annotations London Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman First Editi…

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar

WHITE Gilbert, JARDINE Sir William, JESSE Edward · 1851 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Henry Bohn, 1851 8vo (7 x 4¾ ins). Rebound in contemporary gilt tooled maroon and blue calf with matching marbled edges and endpapers (light wear at joint of upper board - otherwise VG). Pp. xxiv + 416, illus with 40 engraved plates (prelims lightly marked; no inscriptions).

The Parish Registers of Bebington, Co. Chester, from A.D. 1558 to 1701.

SANDERS (Francis) and IRVINE (William Fergusson) Editors. · 1897 · Forest Books

£80.63 (€96.66 | $106.54 | ¥17,015)

Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1897. Limited Edition, one of 100 copies, vii, [1], 242 pp., original red cloth, spine faded, lettered in gilt on the spine, small hole in front endpaper, with the bookplate of R. G. Gatehouse, of Abbots Grange, a good copy.

The Oxford Thackeray with Illustrations in Ten Volumes

William Makepeace Thackeray; George Saintsbury · 1842 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Henry Frowde, c1900. Leather. A attractive ten volume set of The Oxford Thackeray, with illustrations. With an introduction by George Saintsbury. This set contains only ten of the original seventeen volumes. The set consists of The Great Hoggarty Diamond, The Fitz-Boodle…

The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Tenth Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria

David Hume · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Virtue, c1848. Leather. A comprehensive work the history of England, from the invasion of Julius Ceasar to the tenth year of Queen Victoria. Vol I-III of III as published at the time. Volume I - From the invasion of Julius Ceasar to the end of the reign of James I…

Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R. S. To Which Is Subjoined the Private Correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne

John Evelyn; William Bray [ed.] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London , Henry Colburn and Co. 1850-1852. Leather. A complete new edition of John Evelyn's correspondence, uniformly bound in half calf. A new edition, complete in four volumes.Uniformly bound in half tan calf, with marbled boards.Containing the English writer's diarie…

The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W. Mason, M. A.

GRAY (Thomas). MASON (William), editor: · 1775 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

York: Printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley..., London..., 1775. FIRST COLLECTED COMPLETE EDITION. 4to, 266 x 205 mms., pp. [iv], 416, 111 [112 Contents, 113 Errata, 114 - 116 blank], engraved portrait (by James Basire after B. Wilson, contemporary diced calf, gilt spine,…

Shakspeare's Dramatic Works; with Explanatory Notes, a New Edition. To Which is Now Added, a Copious Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words. By the Rev Samuel Ayscough. Embellished with a Stiking Likeness of Shakspeare from the Original Folio Edition

Shakspeare / Shakespeare, William.; Ayscough, Rev Samuel. · 1790 · The Victoria Bookshop

£105.01 (€125.89 | $138.76 | ¥22,160)

London, John Stockdale, 1790. First Thus. Hardcover. 8vo. new edition in two volumes. both volumes have textured leather boards w gilt decoration to the edges. worn to edges and corners and boards detached. both have only a trace of a leather sp. marbled eps and page edges. Vol …

From Wisdom Court

Henry Seton Merriman and Stephen C. Tallentyre · 1893 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , William Heinemann, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this selection of essays by Henry Seton Merriman First edition. Illustrated throughout by E. Corbin. With essays on matrimony, the sea, visitors, women and many more. In a red cloth binding. Externally sou…

A Selection of Geological Memoirs Contained in the Annales des Mines, Written by Brongniart Humboldt, von Buch, and others. Translated, with notes and additions, by H. T. de la Beche.

DE LA BECHE (Henry T.) Editor & Translator. · 1836 · Forest Books

£295.63 (€354.41 | $390.63 | ¥62,387)

London: Printed and Sold by William Phillips, 1836. Second edition, 8vo (220 x 135 mm), xxii, [4], 335, [1]pp., hand-coloured folding engraved map frontispiece (often lacking), 10 folding plates (lightly spotted), one folding letterpress table, original publishers brown cloth, r…

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: Volume I Only

Catlin, George and William Shippard · 1841 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$475.00 (€430.95 | £359.48 | ¥75,860)

London, The Author, Tosswill and Myers, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Light brown boards with five raised bands and gilt lettering and illustration in the compartment; covers have debossed illustration; marbled endpapers and gilt illustrations ifc and ibc; textblock edges are …

Journals kept in France and Italy from 1848 to 1852. With a sketch of the Revolution of 1848 by N.W. Senior edited by his daughter M.C.M.Simpson. In two volumes. (complete in 2 vols.)

SENIOR, Nassau William - M.C.M. SIMPSON ( editor ) : · 1871 · Antiquariaat W. de Goeij

€260.00 ($286.57 | £216.88 | ¥45,768)

" London, Henry S. King and Co., 1871, 2 vols in-8°, xxiv pp + 352 pp (with steel-engraved frontispiece portrait) ; xvi pp + 301 pp. (complete). Uniformly bound in full red morocco bindings. With intricate gilt decoration on both covers. Raised gilt spines with titles. All edges…

The Traveller's Oracle; or, Maxims for Locomotion: Containing Precepts for Promoting the Pleasures and Hints for Preserving the Health of Travellers. Part II

Jervis, John and William Kitchiner (editor) · 1827 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$180.00 (€163.31 | £136.22 | ¥28,747)

London, Henry Colburn, 1827. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 burgundy leather and marble illustrated boards; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt lettering; marble illustrated end papers; VIII, 336 pp. Part 2 only of a 2 volume set. pt. II. Comprising the horse and carriage keeper's oracle…

Histoire D&Apos;Angleterre

Mr. de Rapin Thoyras · 1727 · Rooke Books

£1,375.00 (€1,648.39 | $1,816.87 | ¥290,166)

La Haye, Chez Alexandre De Rogissart, 1727. Leather. A very scarce early complete set of Histoire d'Angleterre by Mr. de Rapin Thoyras. Illustrated with decorative and illustrated head and tail pieces, plates of portraits, tables and maps, some of which foldout Appears comp…

The Age of Reason Begins: Volume Vii

DURANT, WILL AND ARIEL · 1961 · Bookshop Baltimore

$8.75 (€7.94 | £6.62 | ¥1,397)

Simon & Schuster, 1961. Third Printing. Hardcover. Clean text, 729 pages, boards rubbed, red color faded on the spine and back boards. Illustrated mapped endpaper - front is the Kingdom of France circa 1600 and the United Kingdom Parliamentary Representation before and after 183…

A South London Offering: The Mayoress of Southwark Presenting a Bouquet to the Queen [ Alexandra] in the Borough Road. Original Ink Drawing. Signed

Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); · 1902 · Wittenborn Art Books

$850.00 (€771.18 | £643.28 | ¥135,750)

London: 27 October, 1902. Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 28 x 38.5 cm. Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached....Reproduced on a Tuck postcard,,,,Oliver Paque was the pseudonym for William Henry Pike (1…

Thanksgiving Day: The King (Edward VII) and Queen Driving Along the Thames Embankment to St. Paul's Cathedral. 1902. Original Ink Drawing. Signed

Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); · 1902 · Wittenborn Art Books

$850.00 (€771.18 | £643.28 | ¥135,750)

London: 27 October, 1902. Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 22.5 x 33.2 cm. Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached....Oliver Paque was the pseudonym for William Henry Pike (1846-1908), a British artist who…

The Poor Man's Day in London: The Prince [ George] and Princess of Wales Driving Through Fulham to the King's Dinner. 1902. Original Ink Drawing. Signed

Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); · 1902 · Wittenborn Art Books

$750.00 (€680.45 | £567.60 | ¥119,780)

London: June 7, 1902. Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 26 x 36.2 cm.. Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached..Dinner for the poor in celebration of the coronation of King Edward VII, London, 1902. Food wa…

The Royal Visit to the Military Tournament: The Arrival at the Agricultural Hall. 1901. Original Ink Drawing. Signed

Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); · 1901 · Wittenborn Art Books

$750.00 (€680.45 | £567.60 | ¥119,780)

London: June 7 1901. Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 23.4 x 32.5 cm. Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached..The Royal Visit to the Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall..Oliver Paque was the pseu…

The Court Leaves the Capital: The King (Edward VII) and Queen. Starting from Marlborough House for the Journey to Sandringham. Original Ink Drawing. Signed

Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); · 1901 · Wittenborn Art Books

$850.00 (€771.18 | £643.28 | ¥135,750)

London: Nov. 5 1901. Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 37.5 x 32 cm. Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached..In 1901, following Queen Victoria's death, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra departed from Mar…