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Sitwell (Maj-Gen. H.D.W.), THE CROWN JEWELS Ed. C. Winchester 1953. 1st edn. 4to. Col. & B/w plates. Excellent copy in orig. cloth gt. & D/w.

Jewitt (Llewellyn) & Hope (W.H. St.John), THE CORPORATION PLATE AND INSIGNIA OF OFFICE, OF THE CITIES AND CORPORATE TOWNS OF ENGLAND & WA...

, PRESENTATION TO THOMAS WHITESIDE HIME. Bradford, 1888. Folio. 5 leaves on thick card. Elaborate, richly coloured illuminated borders

Britten (F.J.), OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS 1899. 1st edn. Inscribed on half-title: "with the author's compliments." ...

Shaw (Henry), THE HAND BOOK OF MEDIEVAL ALPHABETS AND DEVICES. 1853. Large 8vo. 36 col. & b/w plates. Orig. cloth gt. Wear to spine. Cran...

Barker (Nicolas), THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AND THE SPREAD OF LEARNING 1478-1978. Oxford, 1978. 4to. B/w ills. D/w. Fontana (John M)

Luidl (Philipp) & Huber (Helmut), TYPOGRAPHICAL ORNAMENTS Poole, 1985. B/w ills. D/w. Turnbull (A.T.) & Baird (R.N.), THE GRAPHICS O

Hutchings (R.S.), THE WESTERN HERITAGE OF TYPE DESIGN / A MANUAL OF SCRIPT TYPEFACES / A MANUAL OF DECORATED TYPEFACES 1963; 1965; 1965.

, PENROSE ANNUALS Nos: 39 (1937), 43, 44, 45, 47 & 52 (1958). 6 vols. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Advts etc. Orig. cloth. (6)

Dormer (Peter), THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY DESIGNERS. 1999. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Near-fine in d/w. Koetter Kim Associates...

Brown (Leslie Norton), BLOCK PRINTING AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN 1924. Folio. 18 col. plates. B/w plates & ills. Ex-library with stam...

Myerson (Jeremy) & Ross (Philip), THE CREATIVE OFFICE 1999. 4to. Col. a b/w ills. Near-fine in d/w. Bird (Julia) & Eisma (Hotze), S...

Richelet (Pierre), NOUVEAU DICTIONNAIRE FRANCOIS CONTENANT GENERALEMENT TOUS LES MOTS ANCIENS ET MODERNES Paris, 1719. 2 vols. Folio. T.p's...

A NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY ON HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES Ed. J.A.H. Murray. Oxford, 1901-1928, with supplement to 1986. 25 vols. Large 4to. Ex-Universit

James (Col. Henry), FACSIMILES OF NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO QUEEN ANNE Southampton, 1865-68. 4 vols. Folio. T.p. vignett

British Library, CATALOGUE OF BOOKS......PRINTED IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND......TO 1640. 1884. 3 vols. Ex-library. Orig. cloth gt. (3)

Rosenthal (Jacques) , CATALOGUES - SCIENCES OCCULTES: FOLK LORE. Munich, n.d. 5 catalogues in 1 vol. Cont. cloth. Leather title label

[Oldys, William], THE BRITISH LIBRARIAN..... A COMPENDIOUS REVIEW OR ABSTRACT OF OUR MOST SCARCE, USEFUL AND VALUABLE BOOKS IN ALL SCIENCES.....1738

Henty (G.A.), FRIENDS, THOUGH DIVIDED. A TALE OF THE CIVIL WAR. 1883. 1st edn. 8 Engr. plates. Catalogue dated 12/10/83. Old owner's sign...

Henty (G.A.), NO SURRENDER! Ills: S.L. Wood 1900. 1st edn. 8 b/w plates. 32pp booklist. Prize label. Orig. pict. cloth gt. Sl. rubbing of exte

Browning (Robert), THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN Ills: K. Greenaway n.d. [ca 1890]. 4to. Col. frontis & ills. Orig. cloth-backed pict. boards...

PETER PARLEY'S ANNUAL FOR 1886. [1885]. 8vo. 16 col. plates. Orig. gt. dec. cloth. Rubbed & marked. Internally excellent. Plus 23 othe...

Goldsmith (Oliver), SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Ills: H. Thomson L. [1912]. 4to. 25 tipped-in col. plates. Orig. gt. dec. cloth. Tristram (W. Outram)

Rabelais (Francois), THE WORKS Ills: W.H. Robinson. Privately printed [1521]. 2 vols. B/w plates & ills. Orig. cloth gt. Aldin (Cecil), ...

Kinglake (Arthur William), EOTHEN Ills: F. Brangwyn 1913. 4to. 12 tipped-in col. plates. b/w ills. Orig. printed cloth. Some light rubbing.

[Michael Ayrton - illustrator] Aeschylus, THE ORESTEIA Trans: E.D.A. Morshead Ills: M. Ayrton N.Y. 1961. Large 8vo. B/w & partly col. p...

Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin), OEUVRES COMPLETES Ills: J. Janin Paris, 1868. Tall 8vo. Hand-col. plates. Cont. green half-calf gt. Uzanne

Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von), LAY OF THE BELL Ills: after M. Retzsch 1865. Oblong 8vo. 42 engr. plates. Orig. elaborate gt. dec. c

Malory (Sir Thomas), LE MORTE D'ARTHUR Ills: A. Beardsley. 1909. 4to. Ltd edn. [1000]. B/w plates & ills. partly untrimmed. Orig. g...

Omar Khayyam, THE RUBAIYAT Ills: D.M. Palmer. n.d. [ca 1925]. 4to. Tipped-in col. title & 12 col. plates. Dec. text ills. Orig. gt. dec....

Dickens (Charles), THE PICKWICK PAPERS Ills: C. Aldin. 1910. 2 vols. 4to. 24 col. plates. Orig. gt. blocked, cloth-backed boards. Boards &...

Edwards (Lionel), SPORTSMAN'S BAG 1937. 1st edn. Folio. 17 mounted col. plates. Partly untrimmed. Orig. cloth gt. Spine sl. thumbed.

Barham (Richard Harris, "Thomas Ingoldsby"), THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS Ills: A. Rackham. 1929. 4to. 24 tipped-in col. plates. B/w plates ...

Lawrie (W.H.), SCOTTISH TROUT FLIES 1966. 1st edn. Col. & bw plates. D/w.

Skues (George Edward MacKenzie), THE WAY OF A TROUT WITH A FLY 1928. 2nd edn. Plates as called for. Orig. cloth gt. NYMPH FISHING FOR CHALK STR

Skues (George Edward MacKenzie), MINOR TACTICS OF THE CHALK STREAM 1910. 1st edn. Col. frontis. 2 pp booklist. Half-title & title loose. ...

Cundiff (Julian), PRACTICAL CARP FISHING Ramsbury, 1993. 4to. B/w ills. D/w. McLaren (Moray) & Currie (W.B.), THE FISHING WATERS OF SCO...

Pearl (L.R.), FISHING IN THE MAKING 1937. 1st edn. B/w ills. D/w (sl. creased & torn). Platts (W. Carter), MODERN TROUT FISHING 1942. B/...

Odier (Georges), SWIMMING FLIES Washington, 1984. B/w ills. D/w. Kotter (Larry), THE TREASURY OF ANGLING L. 1967. 4to. Col. & b/w ill...

Tennyson (Julian), ROUGH SHOOTING 1938. 1st edn. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Brander (Michael), THE SPORTING ROUGHSHOOT 1989. 1st edn. B/w i

Stevenson (David), CANAL AND RIVER ENGINEERING Edin. 1858. 1st edn. Fldg. map frontis. Engr. plates (1 fldg). T.p. torn with some loss to upper

, AN ACT ...... TO MAKE A NAVIGABLE CANAL [from the Trent to the Mersey]. 1776. Black Letter. Mod. boards. AN ACT TO AUTHORISE A LEASE O

A BILL FOR ESTABLISHING A FERRY OVER THE RIVER THAMES, FROM GREENWICH TO THE ISLE OF DOGS.....1812. Folio. 68pp. Unbound. Aitken (Robert), LECTU

, SELECT COMMITTEE ON CANAL RATES, TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER BILLS. Minutes of Evidence. 1893 & 1894. 2 vols. Folio. cont. cr

Gibbs (George Henry), THE BIRTH OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Ed: J. Simmons Bath, 1971. D/w. Nock (O.S.), BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES OR THE

Helps (Sir Arthur), LIFE AND LABOURS OF MR BRASSEY Ed. J. Simmons 1969. (reprint of 1872 edn). Orig. cloth. D./w. Boyd (J.I.C.), TH

Burgess (Anthony), COACHING DAYS OF ENGLAND 1966. Large oblong folio. Col. plates. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w.

Robfeldt (Klaus-Josef), ROLLS-ROYCE UND BENTLEY. Munich, 1989. 4to. Ltd edn. [1000]. Signed and inscribed by the author. Col. & b/w i

Eaglesfield (Barry) & Hampton (C.W.P.), THE BUGATTI BOOK 1954. 1st edn. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. Sl. rubbed. Boddy (William), THE S

Cossio (Jose Maria de), LOS TOROS: TRAITADO TECNICO E HISTORICO Madrid, 1965-61. Mixed editions. 4 vols. (Vols 1 & 2 are 5th edns, 1964-5;...