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1888 Records and Record Searching: A Guide to the Genealogist and TopographerLondon: 1888A first edition of this guide to compiling data and recording it for genealogists and topographers. -
1887 Kabail VocabularyLondon : 1887A very scarce book of Kabail vocabulary written by Francis William Newman. -
1801 Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, Considerably EnlargedWrexham: 1801A scarce two volume edition of antiquarian Browne Willis's study of the north Wales town of St. Asaph. -
1828 The Post Office Annual Directory for 1828-29; Edinburgh, Leith, and NewhavenEdinburgh: 1828The very scarce twenty-third annual publication of this impressively detailed directory of Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven. -
1840 The History of the Noble House of StanleyManchester: 1840A concise genealogical history of the influential Stanley family, complete with plates depicting coat of arms. -
1872 A Concise Dictionary of the Bible; its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural HistoryLondon: 1872A scarce third edition of this illustrated dictionary to the Bible, edited by William Smith. -
1700 Tables Geographiques et Chronologiques de tous le Archeveschez et EveschezRouen: 1700A scarce catalogue of the bishops and archbishops of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in the seventeenth century. -
1785 2vol A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785A smart sixth edition of Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in contemporary leather binding. -
1877 Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.London: 1877A first edition copy of Charles Rogers' genealogical memoir of the family of Sir Walter Scott, with Scott's 'Memorials of the Haliburtons'. -
1808 A Topographical Dictionary of the United KingdomLondon: 1808A smart first edition of this topographical dictionary for the UK, with folding maps throughout. -
1816 8vols The Spectator: with Sketches of the Lives of the AuthorsLondon: 1816A complete eight volume set of The Spectator, with biographical notes about the authors, smartly bound in full calf. -
1851 The Works of The Rev. Sydney SmithLondon: 1851A collection of works by the Rev. Sydney Smith bound in full calf. -
1883 Cassell's Concise CyclopaediaLondon: 1883A handsomely bound cyclopaedia, in full calf with crest of Elizabeth College to front board. -
1864 The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1851London: 1864A scarce second edition of this complete school list from Eton between 1791 to 1850. -
1896 Chatterbox: No. 1 to 52, 1896London: 1896A scarce copy of the 1896 annual for the popular children's magazine Chatterbox, illustrated with colour plates. -
1932-37 CarnivalBirmingham: 1932-37The comical rag of the University of Birmingham, a scarce to see set of three issues all dating from the 1930s. -
1932-33 The TykeLeeds: 1932-33Two issues of the University of Leeds' very scarce rag magazine, a comical publication by the students of the University. -
1929-47 CarnivalBirmingham: 1929-47A very scarce set of seven issues of the rag of the University of Birmingham, a nice set of the issues in their original wraps. -
1926-59 The TykeLeeds: 1926-59A very scarce to see set of eleven issues from the University of Leeds' rag magazine, all in their original wraps. -
1925-58 The Rag RagManchester: 1925-58A scarce to see set of the University of Manchester's rag magazine, a near-continuous run of twenty-six colourful issues from 1925 to 1958. -
1835 The Portfolio; or, a Collection of State Papers, illustrative of the History of Our TimesLondon: 1835A scarce copy of two numbers from the first volume of James Ridgway's collection of state papers. -
1915 The Bibelot A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers: General IndexPortland: 1915A smart copy of the general index for the twenty-one volume work The Bibelot, spanning years 1895 to 1914. -
1900 The Public School Word-BookLondon: 1900A comprehensive glossary of words, phrases and turns of expression used in Public Schools around 1900. -
1951 One and All Please Take Me BackFalmouth: 1951A very smart and very scarce genealogical study of the Harris family of Gwennap and Redruth in Cornwall. -
1815 Bibliotheca Anglo-PoeticaLondon: 1815The first edition of this bibliographical catalogue of works of Early English poetry, in a signed half morocco binding by Morrell. -
1893 Le BambouParis: 1893Six issues of the French literary journal Le Bambou, profusely illustrated throughout. -
1897 A History of the PapacyLondon: 1897-99The new edition of Mandell Creighton's history of the papacy in six volumes. -
1838 The Patriarchate of BritainLondon: 1838The very scarce first edition of this book of reference to the Church of England. -
1981 Printing in CalcuttaLondon: 1981A lovely first edition of Graham Shaw's study of printing in late eighteenth century Calcutta. -
1939 Le Voyage en Grece Printemps 1939 Cahiers PeriodiqueParis: 1939An informative periodical exploring different aspects of Greek history and travel, published in 1939. -
1905 Amateur Gardening for Town and CountryLondon: 1905An illustrated collection of issues from the weekly gardening magazine, from May 1904 until April 1905. -
1957 English Gone WrongLondon: 1957The scarce first edition of Eric Partridge's booklet discussing the changes to the English language. -
1952-1963 3vol Works From The Language LibraryLondon: 1952-1963Three smart volumes from The Language Library, edited by Eric Partridge. -
1958-1976 4vol A Collection of Works by Eric PartridgeLondon: 1958-1976A set of four smart volumes from lexicographer, Eric Partridge. -
1961 A Charm of Words: Essays and Papers on LanguageNew York: 1961The first U.S. edition of this commentary on the English language from Eric Partridge. -
1948 Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good EnglishLondon: 1948A fourth edition of this guide to the English language, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.