Ceremonial Observed at the Marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, Eldest Daughter of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, with Alexander William George, Earl of Fift, K.T., In the Private Chapel o by Palace Staff - 1889

London: Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer 1877, new edition. (Hardcover set) 776, 820pp. Very good. Complete in two volumes. Three-quarter tan leather with marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges, index. There is light wear at the corners and edges. Locale:. (History--England).

Belfast: M'caw, Stevenson & Orr 1900. (4to) 195, [3] pp. Near fine. Green cloth with bevelled edges and with gilt titles and illustrastion in brown and gilt. Edges stained red, brown endpapers, printed on glossy paper, illustrations, photographs, tables and index. Locale: Belfast--Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland. (History--England, Churches--Northern Ireland, Elmwood Presbytarian Church--Belfast, Local History--Northern Ireland).

Very good. 215 p. 215 pp plus 8 pages ads at back A treasure with huge coloured pull-out map in perfect condition. This "Colonial Office Lists" started in 1862, and this is one of the very earliest. Moreover it is in magnificent condition, toned of course. The gilt titling and insignia are bright; corner bumps are minimal with no loss of color, tops of spine are undamaged. Ask for scans so as to see the very minor dark marks on front and back boards. Inside front board in a Victorian hand is written "Governor's Office."I also have 1866

'Plans, Sections , Elevations of the Great Wall of Chinaand some of theTOWERS, near the Pass of Cou-Pe-Keou
From the atlas to George Staunton's Embassy to China, published 1797 c52 x 38 cm size of copper plate. Water marks on corners. Some foxing. Details on request.
Drawn on the spot by H. W. Parish of the Royal Artillery, 1793. Published in London by George Nicol, April the 12th 1796. Copper plate engraving, c14x18 inches. From An Authentic Account of an Embassy to the Emperor of China. An engraving from a drawing produced by Lieutenant Henry William Parish, an artillery officer who took part in the Macartney mission to China in 1793. Parish and his men contributed to the intelligence-gathering efforts of the mission by surveying the Great Wall's fortifications. (Wikipedia).
The reference work on this key expedition is: Peyrefitte, Alain. The Collision of Two Civilisations: The British Expedition to China 1792 - 4. Transl. Jon Rothschild, Harper Collins 1993 (orig. 1989)
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Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall by Arthur H. Norway, with illustrations by Josh Pennell and Hugh Thomson/Hardback, 1907, fifth reprint (originally published 1897) numerous illustrations and foldout map to rear, published by Macmillan & Co., Limited, London, 391 pages + viii.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/4". Green soft leather binding, gilt edging and detail to boards, gilt college crest to front board, red leather label and gilt lettering and extensive detail to spine. Some scuffing, a little marking, small signs of shelf-wear but overall colouring of leather and gilt detail very vivid apart from rubbing to small part of crest on front board. Binding firm. Corners slightly bumped. Book fans out a little towards outer edges, slight curvature to boards. Page edges and endpapers have attractive marbling. College prizegiving bookplate to front pastedown. Page surfaces clean, slight marking and occasional minor foxing but otherwise fine and no underlining, marginalia, etc. See… Read More

London: British Government. Very Good-. 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Light blue paper covered boards. Leather protected front corners. Leather spine has raised bands with title and volume labels. Deckle page edges. Light shelf wear, rubbed edges. Small leather tear at spine head. Appendix #1: "Foreign Grain" inquiry into the imports & export of, pp 475-563. Appendix #2: "Fees on Private Bills," pp 563 - 615. Index: Items of Note: Ireland, Scotland, Petitions: ( eg, Against the Use of Steam Vessels, Against Burning Hindoo widows..... Funeral Pyres , Against Impressment of Seamen) , pp 617-643. United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland. Rare Section ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 643 pages .

Printed by R. Cruttwell, Bath, and sold by G. G. and J. Robinson, London. 1800. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.5 inches). vi,222pp, 2pp author and publishers adverts. Illustrated with 2 full page sepia aquatints, 12 line maps and 5 fine woodcut vignettes within the text. A very good copy in contemporary half brown calf. Spine with gilt thick and thin ruled and piped lines and oval centre pieces. Red morocco label, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Edges a bit rubbed and bumped and small amount of chipping to the edges of the label, not affecting the lettering, but generally a very good copy.

"CHRISTIE'S" 1766 TO 1925. AUCTION CATALOGUE. NICE COPY IN A RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. By H.C. Marrillier. Many Illustrations. Printed in Great Britain By Robert Maclehose and Co., Ltd., The University Press, Glasgow. Used. Very Good-/Good Original Dust Jacket. 7 3/4 X 10/14 X 2. 311 pages, Indexed. Large volume. Weighs 3 pounds.

London: Hutchinson, 1994-2001. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/very good. Years of Hope 1940-1962, Out of the Wilderness 1963-67, Office Without Power 1968-72, Against the Tide 1973-76, Conflicts of Interest 1977-80, The End of an Era 1980-90, Free at Last! 1991-2001. Lacks the More Time for Politics 2001-2007, issued in 2007, after his retirement from parliament in 2001. All first editions, first printings. All jackets in protective transparent removable sleeves, so very well kept, all unclipped. Pages to Free at Last somewhat toned; some faint discolouration to page edges of a few copies, traces of finger soil to lower page tips on most copies, light edgewear to some jackets, chiefly head of spine. Free of any inscriptions or marks, a very bright, sound set.

The Little Mother Goose (1918 Dodd, Mead & Company Stated 2nd Edition. Children's book. Nursery Tales. ILLUSTRATED BY JESSIE WILCOX SMITH. Used. VG/ No DJ if issued. Black cloth. Gold Titling on spine is somewhat dimmed. Front Pastedown is complete and in nice condition. Twelve color plates (including frontis) . Please see our photos. Rare/scarce. A clean, solid copy. 8 X 6. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!