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1930 Hayward-Wires and Allied FamiliesHartford: 1930A vanishingly scarce concise genealogical study on the American Hayward family, an illustrated privately printed work. -
1966 A Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals 1620-1800London: 1966A very smart reprint of this census of British newspapers and periodicals from 1620 to 1800, compiled by Crane and Kaye. -
1924 The Parish Register of Wimbledon, Co. SurreyLondon: 1924The first edition of this register of Wimbledon and Surrey from the sixteenth to nineteenth century in the original cloth. -
1926-35 Norsk Ornithologisk TidsskriftStavenger : 1926-30The complete four volumes of this scarce illustrated Norwegian journal on ornithology, bound over two volumes. -
1858 An Encyclopaedia of Rural SportsLondon: 1858A scarce, new edition of Delabere Blaine's encyclopaedia of rural sports, including fishing, shooting and racing. -
1810 The General Almanack of Scotland, and British Register for 1810Edinburgh: 1810The very scarce 1810 edition of the General Almanack of Scotland. -
1885-1888 2vols The English Illustrated Magazine, 1884-1888London: 1885-1888Two volumes containing issues of the monthly publication The English Illustrated Magazine. -
1926 Bibliotheca Scotica: A Catalogue of BooksGlasgow : 1926A scarce illustrated catalogue of books relating to Scotland sold by John Smith & Son Ltd in the original cloth with a forward by Lauchlan MacLean Watt. -
1828 The Etymological Compendium, or Portfolio of Origins and InventionsLondon: 1828A scarce first edition of this compendium of origins and inventions, with an account of London and its public buildings. -
1836 2vol The Antient Kalendars and Inventories of the Treasury of His Majesty's ExchequerLondon: 1836Volumes one and two of the official document containing the calendars and inventories of the Royal Treasury, with folding plates. -
1932 Alice's Adventures in WesterlandMinneapolis : 1932An extremely scarce, charming college year book from 1932, interspersed with the students own version of Alice in Wonderland. -
1864 Cartoons from PunchLondon: 1864The first edition of this collection of one-hundred plates of popular illustrator John Tenniel's contributions to the satirical and humorous magazine 'Punch'. -
1855 The Lady's NewspaperLondon: 1855A very scarce Victorian periodical for women, an interesting look at the society of the day, with detailed engravings throughout. -
1789 An Improved System of Modern GeographyDublin: 1789A very scarce 'new edition, considerably enlarged and corrected' of William Guthrie's geographical, historical and commercial grammar. -
1897-1900 The Hampstead AnnualLondon: 1897-1900Four consecutive volumes of the illustrated periodical 'The Hampstead Annual', published between 1897 and 1900. -
1890-1935 Four Very Scarce Programmes Relating to DevonExeter: 1890-1935An interesting collection of four very scarce programmes for events held in Devon. -
1829-1833 5vols The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic RepertorySt. Martin's-le-Grand: 1829-1833A complete five volume set of the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. -
1770 A New Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, A-GLondon: 1770The first volume only of the first edition thus of this very scarce, richly illustrated, two volume encyclopaedia of arts and sciences. -
1814 Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological and Geographical AtlasLondon: 1814A scarce new edition of this comprehensive Atlas, complete with sixty five colour atlas inspired maps. -
1928 The Blundells of Gt. Linford & CardingtonNewport, Isle of Wight: 1928A very scarce privately printed genealogical study of the history of the Blundell family of Great Linford and Cardington. -
1927 The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English LanguageNew York and London: 1927A smart copy of this illustrated concise standard English dictionary. -
1895-1896 The Girl's Own Annual XVIILondon: 1895A scarce collection of issues from The Girls Own Paper, published as The Girls Own Annual in the year 1895. -
1889 Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The English Humourists in Art.London: 1889A very scarce catalogue detailing an 1889 exhibition of the works of noted English humorists, illustrated with examples of their works. -
1888 Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph CaldecottManchester: 1888A very scarce catalogue of an 1888 exhibition of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, hosted by the Manchester Brasenose Club. -
1953 The Brudenells of DeeneLondon: 1953A beautifully bound edition of Joan Wake's genealogical history of the Brudenell family, in a very fine full morocco binding from Bayntun-Riviere. -
1936 Nelson's Biographical DictionaryLondon: 1936Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco Riviere signed binding. -
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1879 On English Surnames as Seen in GroupsLondon: 1879A signed copy of C. L. Lordan's study on English surnames, with an alphabetical list of examples. -
1937 An Encyclopaedia of PacifismLondon : 1937An encyclopaedia on pacifism and the philosophical reasons for non violent methods of resisting war. -
1910 Buffalo Bill Bids You Good Bye FarewellNew York; Cincinnati : 1910A scarce programme for Buffalo Bill's 1910 farewell tour, an interesting piece of Wild West Americana. -
1894 Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the WorldNew York: 1894An interesting and scarce piece of Victorian Americana, a programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show in New York. -
1946 The Student's Romanised Practical Dictionary Hindustani-English and English-HindustaniAllahabad: 1946A smartly bound scarce sixth edition of this Hindustani to English and English to Hindustani dictionary. -
1905 The Grimani BreviaryVenice: 1905A faithful facsimile of the impressive illuminated manuscript of the Flemish Renaissance, 'The Grimani Breviary'. -
1818 The Northern Star, or, Monthly MagazineLondon; Sheffield: 1818A very scarce to see Yorkshire periodical from the Regency period, a comprehensive register of the county, illustrated with six plates. -
1907 The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol XXXIIILondon: 1907Volume 33 of the noted Strand Magazine in the original blue illustrated cloth, with full colour illustrations. -
1902 The Men of SkyeGlasgow: 1902A scarce first edition of this work documenting the lives of some of the men living on the Isle of Skye in the early nineteenth century. -
1869 Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into its Laws and ConsequencesLondon: 1869The first edition, presentation copy from the publishers of this important work on genetic inheritance of intelligence by Francis Galton, bound in half calf.