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WILLIAM LILLY: TRUE HISTORY OF KING JAMES I AND KING CHARLES I..., L 1715, 12 mo, disbnd £ 20-30

JOHN LANDSEER: A BRIEF MEMOIR INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY MR JOHN BROMLEY'S ENGRAVING OF THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM LORD RUSSELL..., L 1828, engrd frontis, ...

JAMES BLUNDELL: THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF OBSTETRICY, 1834, cl worn & soiled, inner joints split £ 25-35

WILLIAM BOOTH: IN DARKEST ENGLAND AND THE WAY OUT, [1890], fdg col'd chart, orig cl gt, worn & soiled £ 20-30

ANON: THE LIFE AND REIGN OF THAT EXCELLENT PRINCESS QUEEN ELIZABETH..., AS ALSO THE TRIAL, SUFFERINGS AND DEATH OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, 1738, 1st edn,

MRS A T THOMSON: MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH..., L 1830, 1st edn, engrd port frontis, old cf £ 50-60

EPISTLES FROM THE YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS HELD IN LONDON..., 1818, hf cf worn £ 20-30

H MONTGOMERY HYDE (ED): THE TRIAL OF OSCAR WILDE, 1948 reprint, orig cl soiled, inner joints reinforced with tape + 1 other sim, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (PUB): HISTORIC SIGHTS AND SCENES OF ENGLAND, 1924, orig wraps £ 20-30

NICHOLAS DICKSON: THE KIRK AND ITS WORTHIES, 1912, 1st edn, orig cl £ 20-30

FRANCIS J GRANT (ED): THE MANUAL OF HERALDRY, 1929, orig cl

REV G D KRUMMACHER: ISRAEL'S WANDERINGS IN THE WILDERNESS, L 1837, 2nd edn, hf cf worn £ 20-30

LAEVINUS TORRENTIUS: POEMATA SACRA, Antwerp, 1594, old vellum worn £ 40-50

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: THE POEMS, Eds D & S Coleridge, 1859, new edn, engrd port frontis, crimson mor gt, aeg + GEORGE HERBERT: THE WORKS, Ed ...

H M TOMLINSON: ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, 1930 (1025) numbered & sigd, orig cl gt, slipcase £ 25-35

S O BEETON (PUB): BEETON'S DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL INFORMATION, [1859], hf cf worn £ 25-35

THOMAS DYCHE AND WILLIAM PARDON: A NEW GENERAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY..., L 1781, old cf worn + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

THEOPHILUS GALE: THE COURT OF THE GENTILES, L 1677, parts 3 & 4 in 1, sm 4to old cf worn £ 60-80

C S FORESTER: LORD HORNBLOWER – THE SKY AND THE FOREST – MR MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1st edns, cl + DOUGLAS REEMAN: PATH OF THE STORM,

W DE FONVIELLE: THUNDER AND LIGHTENING, 1868, orig decor cl gt + ARTHUR MANGIN: EARTH AND ITS TREASURES, 1875, hf cf worn + M F MAURY: THE PHYSICAL GE

THOMAS CARLYLE: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, n d, 3 vols, orig cl, (Qty 3)

MANUAL OF MAP READING AND FIELD SKETCHING, H M S O 1911, orig cl £ 20-30

BY AIR TO BATTLE, THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH FIRST AND SIXTH AIRBORNE DIVISIONS, H M S O 1945, orig wraps + THERE'S FREEDOM IN THE AIR,...

D J WATKINS-PITCHFORD 'BB': MANKA THE SKY GIPSY, 1939, 1st edn, cl, facsimile d/w + L T C ROLT: NARROW BOAT, ill D J Watkins-Pitchford, 1945...

H SLATER AND C BARNETT: THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, 1958, 1st edn, cl + T WHITESIDE: THE TUNNEL UNDER THE CHANNEL, 1962, 1st edn, cl, (Qty 2)

HUGH LATIMER: FRUITFULL SERMONS..., L 1635, engrd port frontis, sm 4to, old cf worn £ 60-80

G HUBBARD: COOKE AND WHEATSTONE..., 1965, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib

SAMUEL SIDNEY: RIDES ON RAILWAYS, 1973, cl d/w + W DUNCAN (ED): THE STEPHENSON CENTENARY, 1975 (1000), orig pict wraps, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

HAROLD T WILKINS: CAPTAIN KIDD AND HIS SKELETON ISLAND, 1935, 1st edn, orig cl £ 20-30

JAMES K HOSMER: THE JEWS IN ANCIENT MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN TIMES, 1886, orig pict cl gt £ 20-30

[GABRIEL D'EMILIANE]: THE FRAUDS OF ROMISH MONKS AND PRIESTS, L1691, old cf worn £ 25-35

MOTOR CYCLING MANUAL, [1925], 6th edn, orig cl, d/w, (tatty) £ 20-30

HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS: A RECORD OF THE BLACK PRINCE, 1859, 6 chromo litho ills, orig decor papier-mache bds (slight loss), disbnd £ 50-60

SIR EDWARD CREASY: THE FIFTEEN DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD, 1894, crimson mor gt, prize bdg, spine gt in compartments £ 20-30

THE LADIES' CABINET OF FASHION, MUSIC AND ROMANCE, Eds M & B De Courcy, 1833, plts inc 26 hand col'd fashion, 12mo, old bds worn £ ...

THE HOLY BIBLE..., L 1674, engrd general ttl, N T title dtd 1673, 24 mo, crimson mor gt, silver clasps, one detchd, requires rebdg, Herbert 715 ...

JAMES E COWDEN AND JOHN O C DUFFY: THE ELDER DEMPSTER FLEET HISTORY, 1986, 1st edn, 4to cl, d/w + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

JEAN BOUDRIOT, 2 ttls: THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP, 1987-88, vols 3-4, 4to cl gt + French edn of vol 4, 1988, 4to cl gt; JOHN PAUL JONES AND THE BONHOMM

MICHAEL DE CASTELNAU: MEMOIRS OF THE REIGNS OF FRANCIS II AN CHARLES IX OF FRANCE..., L 1724, 1st edn, fo, old cf worn £ 200-250

J P WHITE: GARDEN FURNITURE AND ORNAMENT, c1900, trade catalogue, 240 pp, 4to, cl bkd bds, pict ppr label £ 200-250

SIR WILLIAM MONSON: A TRUE AND EXACT ACCOUNT OF THE WARS WITH SPAIN IN THE REIGN OF Q ELIZABETH..., L 1682, 1st edn, bnd in with HEYWOOD TOWNSHEND: HI

CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (ED): PECKOVER THE ABBOTSCOURT PAPERS, ill Reginald Savage, Curwen Pres 1932, (350) (150) numbered, inscribed pres copy from aut

HELMUT AND ALISON GERNSHEIM: THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 1969, 4to cl, d/w £ 20-30

F H BURNEY (ED): THE MUSICAL BIJOU..., 1838, engrd frontis, 4to, orig bds, v worn £ 20-30

JOHN KNOX LAUGHTON: THE NELSON MEMORIAL, NELSON AND HIS COMPANIONS IN ARMS, 1896, (100) numbered, lge paper, 4to, orig vellum bkd cl gt soiled £...

PUBLIUS TACITUS: THE ANNALES, THE DESCRIPTION OF GERMANIE – THE END OF NERO..., trans R Grenewey, 1598, 1st edn, 2nd edn, 2 vols, 1 work ttl pg with s

RONALD GILL AND JOHN GROVES (EDS): CLUB ROUTE IN EUROPE, THE STORY OF THIRTY CORPS IN THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, Hannover 1946, 1st edn, orig cl soiled ...

BETTY HEYCOCK: PUT IT DOWN TO EXPERIENCE, 1991, 1st edn, cl d/w + W L LEPAGE: THE ABC OF FLIGHT, n y 1928, orig cl + 3 others Aviation interest, (Qty

THE TIMES OF INDIA, 1922, 'The Prince in India' special issue, fo, orig pict wraps + 3 others, (Qty 4)

R HOVENDEN AND SONS (PUB): ALBUM OF HISTORICAL COIFFURES, 1911, 4to cl £ 30-40

RUPERT ANNUAL (15), earliest 1970, (Qty 15) £ 20-30

ARNOLD GENTHE (ED): HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS, n y 1937, 4to, ringbound, orig wraps £ 30-40

S L BENSUSAN: BACK OF BEYOND – THESE FROM GOD'S OWN COUNTY – SALT OF THE MARSHS – QUIET EVENING, [1945], 1947, 1949, [1950], 1st edns, orig cl +...

BBC YEAR BOOK, 1930, 1932-33, 1947, 1949-50, 1952, cl, 1947, 1949, 1952, d/ws + 1 other sim, (Qty 8) £ 20-30

JONATHAN COTT (ED): MASTERWORKS OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE, 1983-86, 8 vols in 9, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 9) £ 20-30

ARTHUR COLLINS: PROCEEDINGS PRECEDENTS AND ARGUMENTS ON CLAIMS AND CONTROVERSIES CONCERNING BARONIES BY WRIT AND OTHER HONOURS..., L 1734, fo, hf cf w

CHARLES KNIGHT: OLD ENGLAND, c1860, 2 vols, 4to, orig cl gt soiled £ 25-35

VICTORIAN SHEET MUSIC, various works in one, c1870, 12 illustrated fronts, sm fo, limp leather £ 25-35

ALEXANDER CRUDEN: A COMPLETE CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES..., 1831, engrd port frontis, 4to hf cf worn £ 20-30

THOMAS WRIGHT: THE UNIVERSAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY, ill Rapkin, c1850, vol 3 only, engrd frontis, 12 maps, 8 views, 16 ports, cf v worn £ 150-...

WILLIAM BEATTIE: THE CASTLES AND ABBEYS OF ENGLAND, n d, 2 vols, lacking some plts, orig cl gt, worn & soiled, (contents loose) + 6 others, (mix...

ERNEST SUTHERLAND BATES (ED): THE BIBLE DESIGNED TO BE READ AND LITERATURE, Folio Society 1957-58, 1st edn, 2 vols, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

FRANCOIS-AUGUSTIN PARADIS DE MONCRIF: CATS, trans R Bretnor, Golden Cockerel Press 1961, (400), (300) numbered, orig cl gt, glassine d/w £ 30-40

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, 1843, vol 2, fo, hf cf worn £ 30-40

THE HARVARD CRIMSON, 1904, vol 45 (Jan- June), fo, hf cf

THE SPECTATOR, 1831, (Jan-June), 1835, (July- Dec), 2 vols, sm fo, hf cf worn, ex-lib, (A/F), (Qty 2) £ 20-30

REV M PILKINGTON: THE GENTLEMAN'S AND CONNOISSEUR'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS..., Ed James Barry, 1798, 4to, cf worn, bds detchd £ 25-35

BERNARD SOBEL: BURLEYCUE AND UNDERGROUND HISTORY OF BURLESQUE DAYS, n y 1931, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl worn & soiled £ 20-30

ROBERT FREKE GOULD: THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONARY, 1887, 3 vols, 4to orig hf rowan gt, (Qty 3) £ 120-150

JOSEPH BARETTI: A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES, Ed Peter Ricci Rota, L 1990, 2 vols in 1, 4to cl worn £ 20-30

J M F MAY: THE COINAGE OF ABDERA, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

W J TURNER (ED): THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND EMPIRE – THE ENGLISHMANS COUNTRY – NATURE IN BRITAIN – ASPECTS OF BRITISH ART – BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP, 1

KELLY'S HANDBOOK TO THE TITLED LANDED AND OFFICIAL CLASSES, 1929, orig cl gt v worn

REV F O MORRIS: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, [1888], cabinet edn, 9 asstd vols, lacking some plts, orig cl worn & soiled, (contents loose) + GENE...

R R HINMAN: LETTERS FROM THE ENGLISH KINGS AND QUEENS..., TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, Hartford, 1836, new eps, rebkd cl

THUCYDIDES: THE HISTORY OF THE WAR..., Ed C Bigg, 1868, 2 vols, hf cf worn

TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS: HIS SIX BOOKS OF EPICUREAN PHILOSOPHY DONE INTO ENGLISH VERSE WITH NOTES, L 1683, 3rd edn, sm 4to cf worn £ 60-80

MARIA ELIZA RUNDLE: A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY, L Milner & Company, n d, added engrd vig ttl, orig cl gt soiled £ 40-50

PLATO: THE REPUBLIC, 1927, decor cf gt, spine gt in compartments + GEORGE HERBERT: THE WORKS, 1856, decor bl stpd mor worn + 1 other, (Qty 3) £...

THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT, L W Hone, 1820, orig printed cl soiled £ 25-35

F J DROVER: ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE FOR DECK OFFICERS, 1930, 1st edn, orig cl

PHILIP BURTT: THE PRINCIPAL FACTORS IN FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATING, 1924, 2nd edn, orig cl + C P MOSSOP: RAILWAY OPERATING STATISTICS, 1923, 2nd edn, orig

THE MONTHLY REVIEW, 1765-66, (Aug-Aug), hf cf worn £ 20-30

G A BAILLIE: WATCHMAKERS AND CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD, 1966, cl d/w + DONALD DE CARLE: THE WATCHMAKERS LATHE AND HOW TO USE IT, 1952, 1st edn, cl gt,

MICHAEL GELFAND: THE SICK AFRICAN, [1947], 2nd edn, orig cl worn, d/w (tatty)

KELLY'S HANDBOOK OF THE TITLED, LANDED AND OFFICIAL CLASSES, 1927, orig cl gt worn £ 20-30

NICHOLAS MORGAN: THE SKULL AND BRAIN THEIR INDICATIONS OF CHARACTER AND ANATOMICAL RELATIONS, [1875], orig bld stpd cl + JOHN CASPAR LAVATER: ESSAYS O

JOHN SADLIR: RECOLLECTIONS OF A VICTORIAN POLICE OFFICER, Melbourne 1913, orig cl gt, d/w, (tatty) + H V STRAELEN: THE JAPANESE WOMAN LOOKING FORWARD,

THE WOMEN OF THE GOSPELS..., 1868, 12 photograph plts, orig decor cl gt + EXPOSITIONS OF RAPHAEL'S BIBLE, 1867, 12 photograph plts, rebnd, qtr c...

CLAUDIUS SAUNIER: THE WATCHMAKERS HAND-BOOK...., 1945, cl + DE CARLE: PRACTICAL WATCH ADJUSTING AND SPRINGING, 1964, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £...

MISS WHITMORE JONES: GAMES OF PATIENCE..., c1899, 2nd edn, orig cl + STEPHEN POTTER: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GAMESMANSHIP..., 1947, 1st edn, cl d/w

O'BRIEN, THOMAS & COMPANY: STOVES, CHIMNEY PIECES AND RANGES, 1909, trade catalogue, 440 pp, orig cl gt £ 25-35

CATHERINE JOHNS: SEX OR CYMBOL, EROTIC IMAGES OF GREECE AND ROME, 1982, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w + F CARR: EUROPEAN EROTIC ART, 1972, 1st edn, cl d/w + 1 o

BASIL IONIDES: COLOUR IN EVERYDAY ROOMS, 1934, 1st edn, orig decor cl £ 25-35

W S M KNIGHT: THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR, [1914-15], vols 1-2 only, orig cl gt soiled, (Qty 2)

T E LAWRENCE, 2 ttls: REVOLT IN THE DESERT, 1927, 4th impress, orig cl soiled; THE MINT, 1955, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

LAWRENCE WEAVER: THE 'COUNTRYLIFE' BOOK OF COTTAGES, 1919, 2nd edn, orig cl soiled + J ALFRED GOTCH: THE ENGLISH HOME, 1919, orig cl gt soil...

ACKERMANN AND COMPANY (PUB): THE ROYAL BOOK OF GEMS, c1850, lacks some plts, orig cl gt, soiled + 2 others, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

GRANTA MAGAZINE (7), some duplicated, (Qty 7)

M H NEIL: A CALENDAR OF DINNERS..., 1915, orig cl gt, pict ppr label + 2 others, (Qty 3)