THE ANNUAL REGISTER, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature , for the Year 1768
London: J. Dodsley, 1786. 4th Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. pp 280. Full tree calf. Contents clean and complete. Rare. More
London: J. Dodsley, 1786. 4th Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. pp 280. Full tree calf. Contents clean and complete. Rare. More
London: 1918. 77cm x 51cm. Unbound. Placard "COTTON CALLS U-BOAT MURDERS A STUNT". Edges worn, otherwise good. Folded. More
1777. 295 mm x 205 mm. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing the East Indies as it was, including India, Ceylon, Mogul's Empire, Within and Beyond the Ganges, Siam, Malacca, Sumatra, Phillipine Islands, Borneo, Java, Celebes, New Guinea. A name plate at top is coloured gold. Height..... More
1748. 740mm x 520mm. Unbound. World map in the french language depicting the known parts of the terrestial globe as according to 1748. Full sized at 740mm x 520mm. Folding creases, a well kept, rare and interesting map. More
London: Printed for J.Johnson and J. Almon. 1780. Second Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.117. Spine broken and front board detached. Some foxing. However an interesting diatribe against the government of the day. More
1797. Unbound. Rare orig engraving from Dutch Edition of Cook's Voyages depicting Natives at home in Nootka Sounds, on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. c. 1797. Size of image 355mm x 220mm, with mat, 570mm x 420mm. A very handsome early engraving. More
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Lipari Islands, Naples, Gulf of Venice, Pope's territories, Tuscany, Genoa,Venice, Milan, Savoy and the borders with Switzerland, France, Dalmatia and "Turky (sic) in Europe". An illustrated name plate at top right is in blue and red and..... More
London: Astley, 1739. 8vo. Full Calf. 3 volumes (1737 - 1739) 1737: pp.757+index. 1738: pp.668 + index, 1739: pp.668 + index. Original full calf. An immaculate run of these early bound magazines unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc. More
London: Astley, 1748. 8vo. Full Calf. 8 volumes (1741 - 1748) Approximately 650 pages in each volume, all indexed. Original full calf. An immaculate run, unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition of these early bound magazines, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc. More
1918. 43cm x 28cm. Unbound. Belgian Poster, 1918, Folded. Displayed in a shop window in Namur, December 1918. Translation: "We do not buy any articles of German or Austrian provinance" More
London: Printed for J.J. And P. Knapton et al, 1734. 8vo. Full Calf. pp xii, 124. Translated into English by Daniel Bellamy, formerly of St. John's College, Oxford; and illustrated with Curious Cuts, Copied from the Designs of the Best Masters. Full tooled calf. Some staining to prelim page edges..... More
London: McCorquodale & Co LTD, 1918. 75cm x 50cm. Unbound. No date. Poster during World War I, saying "VOTE FOR BELSHER AND AVENGE U-BOAT MURDERS". 75x50cm. Folded and kept in plastic wrappers, middle fold slightly torn, otherwise in very good condition. More
1914. 87cm x 56cm. Unbound. c1914/1915. Air Raid Precautions poster, with instruction of what to do if there is a German air raid. Silhouettes of British and German aircraft and airships. Folded and in good condition. More
London: 1914. Unbound. Recruiting poster for the British Army, shows a smiling soldier. 'ENLIST TODAY HE'S HAPPY AND SATISFIED - ARE YOU?' Folded, 75x50cm, very good condition. More
London: C. JHitch & L Hawes, 1770. Full Calf. 10 plates. Full calf binding. Quite complete in a handsome binding. More
London: .G.J. And J. Robinson, 1785. 3rd Edition. 4to. Full Calf. viii, then unpaginated. Frontis plus 15 engravings. Complete. Arranged in alphabetical dictionary format. v.g internally. Full calf binding. Leather rubbed and chipped at edges. Marbled endpapers, bookplate to pastedown. Front board coming loose. Comprehensive information on "riding, hunting, fowling..... More
1777. 2005 mm x 250 mm. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Arctic Circle, East Greenland, Swedish Lapland and Gothland; Norway's ports along the German Ocean; Finland's borders with Sweden and Russia and Gulf of Finland; Denmark and Jutland. An illustrated name plate at top right is..... More
Edinburgh: Manner & Miller, 1794. 8vo. Half Morroco. (2), titlepage, 92. Title page strengthened at inner margin. Finely bound half-crushed morocco, possibly by Baytons. Engraving 'The Pikes'. pp1-54, Trial of Robert Watt and pp 55-84 on the Trial of David Downies. pp 85-92 comprises the speech of Sir Hercules Langrishe..... More
1777. 205 mm x 300 mm. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing the West Indies as it was, including Bahama Islands, Cuba, Hispanola, Leeward and Windward Islands, Caribee Islands, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatimala, Mexico or New Spain, Costarica, Santa Martha, Terra Firma. Trinidad. An illustrated name plate at..... More
London: John Stockdale, 1793. 8vo. Half Morocco. 2 volumes. vol 1, pp lxv, 189. vol 2, pp xi, 246. 110 Plates (1 associated with each fable). Half red morocco and boards. Some fading to boards and edgewear to leather. Gilt bands and titles to spines. Nice early set. More
London: William Grantham, 1686. 8vo. No Binding. Pp. 24. Sewn as issued. Uncut, edges fraying, but text v.good. Fr James Ayray was a catholic chaplain and preacher in ordinary to the Spanish Ambassador. He published also a sermon preached before the Queen Dowager (Catherine, Charles II widow) in 1687. One..... More
Paris: Gandouin, Nyon, David, Didot, Armand, Savoye & Damonneville. 1747. 8vo. Original Calf. Pp. xii, 491, [76]. Frontispiece. Original mottled calf, gilt decoration to spine, front joint showing wear but firmly held. Early handwriting on end paper.Mathmatical calculations in text. New edition by N Barreme (1687-1756) of the work of..... More
Dublin: Mills, 1795. 8vo. Calf. Complete with 31 folding plates & maps. Contemp orig calf prize binding. Front joint a little cracked but holding. With neat gilt stamp on spine & front board. A nice copy. More
London: Mercy Browning, 1680. 12mo. Original Roan Boards. viii, pp 242. Minor worm damage. Original roan boards, later re-spined in matching colour. 35th edition. Possibly lacks last leaf, but unable to confirm. (Can anyone help?) First published in 1611, Bayly's work relates how a pious man may live happily, compared..... More
1758. BELLIN, N. 370x250mm. No Binding. Coloured Map: 290x215mm, With Margins 370x250mm. Excellent condition, centre crease. Stain in top margin. (c.1758). A rare, early hand-coloured map, showing the coast of China, Korea, & Japanese Islands. More