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1954 Complete Guide to HeraldryLondon : 1954A copiously illustrated volume detailing the history of heraldry by Arthur Charles-Fox Davies. -
1884 Who Spoils Our New English BooksLondon: 1884Bright first edition of this very scarce criticism on modern bookmaking by Henry Stevens of Vermont. -
1952 The Boy's Own PaperRedhill: 1952-6A bright consecutive issues from January to December 1952, and the April number for 1956 of 'The Boy's Own Paper'. -
c1880s 16 Vols The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography A Series of Original Memoirs of Distinguished Men, of All Ages and All NationsLondon, Glasgow, Edinburgh : c1880A rare complete sixteen volume set of The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography. -
c1900 Pictorial Comedy: The Humorous Phases of Life Depicted by Eminent ArtistsLondon : c1900An interesting volume of sixteen issues of the magazine Pictorial Comedy. -
1847 History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of KentSheffield: 1847A comprehensive 19th century directory and history of the county of Kent, bound in quarter calf and complete with the scarce folding map. -
1873 Registrum Statutorum et Consuetudinum Ecclesiae Cathedralis Saincti Pauli LondinensisLondon: 1873A comprehensive referential work referring to the customs and statues of St. Paul's Cathedral, handsomely bound in quarter morocco. -
1880 Catalogue of the Pictures in the Dulwich College GalleryLondon: 1880A very scarce referential work on the pictures in the Dulwich College Gallery, including accompanying biographies of the painters. -
2008 Captain James Cook: The Greatest DiscovererAustralia : 2008A near fine copy of this catalogue showcasing antiquities relating to voyager James Cook for sale at Hordern House in Australia. -
1869 Guy's Hospital Reports, Volume XIV Third SeriesLondon: 1869Volume XIV from the Third Series of Guy's Hospital Reports, a medical periodical of clinical practice published by Guy's Hospital of London, a scarce work. -
1936 Motor Boat Expenses 1936None: 1936A signed half morocco Bumpus binding containing seven leaves of logs for 1946 journeys around England via motor boat, and hundreds of blank leaves for further log notes to be contributed. -
1920-1922 2Vol Walker's Quarterly Numbers 1-8London: 1920-1922A brightly bound collection of the first eight issues of artist's biographies from Walker's Quarterly magazine, illustrated throughout with examples of the artist's work. -
1682 Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-VernaculaEdinbruchii [Edinburgh]: 1682The scarce first edition of Scottish physician, surgeon and antiquarian Christopher Irvine's account of the Latin names used in Scottish history. -
1916 Books on Art and Allied SubjectsLondon: 1916-22A catalogue from the stock of Maggs Bros, four volumes in one. -
1799 The Instructor; or, Young Man's Best CompanionEdinburgh: 1799The 1799 edition of George Fisher's guide to the proper education of young late eighteenth century gentlemen, encountering topics such as mathematics, accounting and astronomy. -
1829 A Catalogue of the Preparations in the Anatomical Museum of Guy's HospitalLondon: 1829Very scarce catalogue concerning the anatomical museum of Guy's Hospital rebound in modern cloth, the first edition. -
c1840 County Genealogies, Pedigrees of Hertfordshire FamiliesLondon : c1840A scarce and beautifully presented volume of County Genealogies of Hertfordshire and Genealogia Antiqua by William Berry. -
1945 Charles Frederick Clark A Brief Biography of a Great CharacterLondon : 1945A lovely first edition copy of this biographical work of Charles Frederick Clark, written lovingly by those who knew him. -
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1984 A World Of Love Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962Pennsylvania : 1984A stunning, limited first edition signed book containing the letters of Eleanor Roosevelt collated by her close friend Joseph Paul Lash. -
1933 The Great WarLondon: 1933-4A complete issue run of Sir Winston Churchill's history of the First World War, in the original twenty-six parts. -
1894 The Sussex Chronical and Congregational Magazine for 1894Brighton : 1894A scarce collection of articles, memoirs and portraits from The Sussex Chronicle and Congregational Magazine. -
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1986 The Ultimate Family: The Making of the Royal House of WindsorLondon: 1986The first edition of this biographical history for the Royal House of Windsor, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper and signed by the author to the half-title page. -
1965 Contributions towards a Bibliography of the Taylors of Ongar and Stanford RiversLondon: 1965First limited edition of this bibliography of the renowned Taylor family, a lovely copy complete with unclipped clear dust wrapper. -
1851 Some Account of the Manor of Apuldrefield in the Parish of Cudham, KentLondon: 1851An association copy of G. Steinman Steinman's very scarce study of this Kent manor house, with detailed pedigrees of the Apuldrefields. -
1882 Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1883London: [1882]A charming first edition of one of Kate Greenaway's endearing illustrated almanacks, this for 1883. -
1833 County Genealogies, Pedigrees of the Families In the County of HantsLondon: 1833The first edition of this exhaustive nineteenth century heraldic work tracing the genealogy of Hertfordshire's families from the 1530s to the 1830s. -
1928 Glimpses of the History of PainswickGloucester: 1928The first edition of this scarce work of local history, exploring the small Cotswolds civil parish of Painswick, and its surrounding area. -
1878 A Key to DomesdayLondon: 1878First edition of this reference to the Domesday Book in consideration of the Dorset Survey. -
1937 Books From Japan "Catalogue of Important Publications"Tokyo: 1937A very scarce illustrated catalogue detailing important Japanese publications in the year 1937. -
1963 The Transatlantic ReviewLondon: 1963-77A collection of twenty-nine issues of the influential literary magazine founded by Joseph F. McCrindle, each in its original wraps. -
1871 3vol Y Winllan Vol IV, VII, VIIIBangor: 1871A wonderful and very scarce collection of three monthly periodicals of this Welsh children's magazine, presented in a custom-made slipcase made by book collector Anthony David Estill. -
1948 Five Generations of the Bignold Family 1761-1947London : 1948An illuminating history of a prominent family in British history in a beautiful illustrated copy. -
1987 Catalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery & PorcelainCambridge : 1987A catalogue of the Glaisher Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, vol. I of a limited edition of one-thousand copies. -
1980 The Price Guide to Pot-LidsLondon: 1980A charming work for collectors on pricing pot-lids and prints on ware, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. -
1959 Autosport: Britain's Motor Sporting Weekly (Volume 19)London: 1959Volume nineteen, numbers one to twenty-six, of popular motoring periodical, 'Autosport', replete with numerous in-text illustrations. -
1824 Bibliotheca Britannica; or A General Index to British and Foreign LiteratureEdinburgh: 1824The first edition of this copious bibliographic work,'Bibliotheca Britannica', an index to British and foreign literature.