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First Edition. 8vo, Publisher's boards, untrimmed, re-backed with portion of original title label laid on, housed in cloth portfolio, slipcase with title in gilt to spine, xvi, 144p. Published by Edwards and Knibb (London), 1820.

The boards a little marked and rubbed, a few very light spots internally. A very good copy.

This work provides an account of the land journey in South Africa between the Keiskama and Beka rivers to the capital, Cape town. This work was first published in 1798 under an alternative title, "Narrative Of The Loss Of The Ship Hercules, Commanded By Captain Benjamin Stout", with 1820 being the first time it was re-published under a new title. The two bibliographies for this work (Mendelssohn and Teal) disagree with the work's title.

This copy contains the Bookplate of Colonel Sir Michael R. Shaw-Stewart, to the front pastedown. Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart (1826-1903) was a Conservative MP from 1855-1865, and a British Baronet, son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, and therefore the… Read More

A Limited Edition, this being Number 2 of 50 numbered copies, signed by the Artist. Folio, 6 etchings, tissue guards, pp. 36. Bound in full cloth, with morocco spine label titled in gilt.
A little offsetting from the tissue guards to 4 pages (pp. 22-25), otherwise fine.
Edward Thomas (1878-1917) originally made his name writing travel accounts and critical reviews. The commencement of WW1 in 1914 and his friendship with Robert Frost, the famous American Poet, caused Thomas to start writing poetry. He continued to produce his wonderful poetry until he was tragically killed during action on the Western Front in 1917. (Edward Thomas, Petersfield Museum.)
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A beautiful original Chromolithograph of a view of Charlcombe, produced by T. Nelson & Sons in circa 1865, from a set of views entitled City of Bath. Thomas Nelson was established in 1798 and is still trading today under Nelson Thornes.

Mounted; the image is 75 x 126 mm, the sheet is 105 x 165 mm.

Near fine.

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First Edition. Small folio (37*26.5cm), bound in half calf, re-backed with original spine laid down, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 40 plates by R. and D.Havell after George Walker, text in English and French, 96 pp.Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row; Ackermann, Strand; and Robinson, Son and Holdsworth, Leeds. 1814.
Some wear to the binding, light spotting to the front and rear blanks, else a fine example.
The illustrations in this work are an important historical record as they have become iconic depictions of the English working classes. The illustrations associated with the production of textiles at the start of the industrial age are particularly notable. Some of the subjects covered in this work include: local trades such as farmers, factory children and jockies.
Plate III "The Collier" is famous as it depicts in the background the first representation of a steam-engine on rails. In the image, the… Read More

With an Appendix. To which are added, Letters to Dr. Clarke concerning liberty and necessity; From a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge: With the Doctor's Answers to them. Also Remarks upon a Book, Entitled, A Philosophical Enquiry Concerning Human Liberty.

First Edition. 8vo., xiij, (3, ad to reader & errata), 416, 46, (2, pub. ad) pp. Bound in contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving old spine, new morocco spine label. Published by J. Knapton (London) , 1717.

Some very minimal rubbing to the binding, otherwise a fine example.

This work provides important papers on the implications of Newton's ideas on mechanics. Dr. Clarke defended Newton against Leibnitz's accusations of atheism. (Babson 229.) "Clarke's most direct contribution to physics during the course of this correspondence came in a footnote to his fifth paper, in which he considered the problem of computing the force of a moving body." (D.S.B.).

The correspondence between Dr. Clarke and Leibniz continued to be highly… Read More