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;) | SHEWARD Wm. The Last Moments and Confession of Wm. Sheward. H. Disley, Printer, 57, High Street, St Giles, London W.C. (1869) Original one page broadsheet on blue laid paper. Very fine. 8.5 x 11" Contains the convicted man's confession in verse together with a description of the execution. | £75 |
;) | ANON Execution of MacLean, Commonly Known by the Name of the Gentleman Highwayman. Sold by S. Hazard, Bath (1795 (circa)) 22pp. Clean in worn paper covers with stain on front cover and wear to edge. 4¼ x 7" Very scarce. | £165 |
;) | An Act for the better preventing the counterfeiting, clipping, and other diminishing, the Gold Coin of this Kingdom. London (1773) 4pp, clean in paper covers. Scarce. | £40 |
;) ;) | BYNAEI Antonii De calceis Hebraeorum libri duo, curis secundis recogniti, et aucti : accedit ejusdem Somnium, tertio recusum. - Bound with, 'Somnium, Recitatum Trajecti ad Rheum, in Acroaterio Majore, XI. Decemb.' Dordraci : Ex officina Theodori Goris. Bibliopol (1715) 267 + 24pp + indexes and plates. Complete two works in contemporary full calf with original label. A very fine copy. History of classical Jewish footware, boots, sandals and shoes. The second work in on sleep. | £300 |
;) | MANGOIAN L. & H.A. The Island of Cyprus an Illustrated Guide and Handbook. Mangoian Bros. (1947) xi + 245pp + index + folding map. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Seldom seen in dust wrapper. | £40 |
;) ;) ;) | LYDAL Thomas A new interest pocket-book: containing tables of simple interest, ... Also tables of compound interest, London : printed for A. Bell, and R. Gosling (1710) 1st ed., complete with original end papers in later full calf. Front end papers with former owner's names added in ink, R. Groonhill, 1723, Francis Whitfield his book 1735, Eliz Witherden her book 1769 and Edward Quinn his book 1870. Mostly clean. | £600 |
;) ;) | PULLEIN Catharine The Pulleyns of Yorkshire. Leeds: J. Whitehead (1915) xii, 798pp, [1, errata]; i+ plates and folding folding map. 1st ed., clean in worn original blue cloth. Many fine photo plates. Very scarce. | £360 |
;) ;) | BELVOIR HUNT Journal of the Operations of the Belvoir Fox Hounds from August 4 1818 to April 10 1819. London: Printed by Collins and Co (1819) Half title, vi + 104pp. 1st ed., very fine in contemporary full calf. Very rare early record of one of the greatest British hunts. | £360 |
;) | HAWCRIDGE R. Souvenir of the Great War 1914-1919. J. Wilkie & Co., Dunedin (1919) 48pp. clean in worn card covers. Presented by the North Otago Peace Celebration Committee. | £8 |
;) | GIBBS C.R. Vernon Western Ocean Passenger Lines and Liners, 1934-1969. Brown Son & Ferguson (1970) 185pp. 1st ed., clean in dust wrapper. Gives a history of the North Atlantic service of each shipping company, before giving a description of each of the passenger liners that plied the Western Ocean between 1934 - 1969. | £8 |
;) | A CLERGYMAN'S WIFE Only A Scratch; and Nep The Faithful. Founded on Fact. London James Nisbet & Co (1864) 82pp + colour frontispiece + 4 full page colour illustrations + [1] publisher's advertisment. 1st ed., very fine in original blue blindstamped cloth. Charming book of Victorian children's tales. | £20 |
;) | HOLLOWAY W.H. The Story of Naseby. Northampton Independent (n.d.) 16pp. Bound with 'Topographical Guide to Naseby Battle Field' by John Hamson, 15pp, 1906 + various loose cuttings. Fine in red cloth retaining original card covers. | £24 |
;) ;) ;) | WHITTLE James and LAURIE Richard Whittle & Laurie's New Traveller's Companion. - Exhibiting a complete and correct survey of all the direct and principal cross roads in England, Wales, and Scotland: as far north as Edinburgh and Glasgow… London (1813) [10pp] holding map of England and Wales + 25 road maps. 7th ed. Very fine in original morocco travellers wallet with pockets front and back. | £600 |
;) ;) | CHEYNE George An Essay on Health and Long Life. Printed for George Strahan at the Golden Ball over-against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill; and J.Leake Bookseller in Bath. (1725) [1] + xx + [24] + 232pp. 4th ed. Fine in original panelled calf with new spine but retaining original label. Small medical library h/s on title page. Much on diet and exercise, the author became a vegetarian. | £195 |
;) | ANON The Life and Wonderful Adventures of John Metcalfe, - commonly called BLIND JACK, of Knaresborough. Knaresborough: Printed and Sold by J.D. Hannam (1882) 67pp + frontispiece, clean in original worn and chipped paper covers. | £45 |
;) | SPHYROERAS Vasilis Maps and Map-Makers of the Aegean. Athens: Olkos Ltd (1985) 263 large pp. 1st ed., clean in worn dust wrapper. Many fine illustrations. | £20 |
;) ;) | BIDDLE Anthony J. Drexel The Madeira Islands. Drexel Biddle & Bradley Philadelphia (1896) 111pp + photo plates. 1st ed., clean in slightly worn original pictorial cloth. Many good photo plates. A scarce work. | £150 |
;) | ALLEN Percy S. Stewart's Hand Book of the Pacific Islands; - A Reliable Guide to All the Inhabited Islands of the Pacific Ocean, for Traders, Tourists and Settlers McCarron, Stewart & Co., Ltd (1923) xxiv + 572pp + folding map. Pages browned as usual, clean in pictorial card covers. | £75 |
;) ;) | ANON The Harp, or New Musical Pocket Book for 1829. London (1829) 129pp + plates and engagement diary. A couple of pages from diary removed otherwise clean in original full red calf with flap. Most attractive. | £45 |
;) ;) ;) | ANON Morison's Perth and Perthshire Register for 1826 - containing accurate lists of the nobility, freeholders, public offices and institutions of the County and City. Also the Shipping Lists connected with the river Tay including those of Dundee. To be continued annually. Perth: D. Morison, Junr. & Co (1826) 104pp. 1st ed., clean in full morocco, bound with and follows, 'The Edinburgh Almanack, Or Universal Scots and Imperial Register, for 1826.' viii + 478pp. | £60 |