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London: John Murray, 1928. 1st edition. pp 426 + publisher's list. Illustrated. Inscribed "To May C. Stirling from J.C.S. 1938" Armorial bookplate - John Wayland Leslie. Very Good, but lacks front free endpaper. ... Read More

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London: Printed for C.Hitch and L.Hawes, in Paternoster -Row and J. Rivington, in St Paul's Church-yard and R.Dodsley, in Pall-Mall., 1753. Octavo, unpaginated, but the collation is : [A1-3]- consisting of half title, tp and preface, B-N8, a -h 8, t -k 4, l8, m8, and finally n5. The "Map of London" is very rough and only the northern part is present - the two maps of "Roads" and "Sea Coast" are lacking. Between M 8 and n 1 are the three stubs of the full comple... Read More

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London: Jarrolds, No date. pp 286, 1(publishers' advert.) Cloth, gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped on upper side. Neat short nick at head of backstrip. Good. No DJ, as Issued Inscribed: 'Sir Robert Fox-Symes K.B.E./ With the author's very kind /regards/ J. Weare-Giffard/ 9 Oct 1922'.... Read More

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London: J.& C. Adlard, 1837. pp. tp, 301-382. A folding chart after titlepage of 'The Charters and Grants of the great Livery Companies of London. Contemporary quartercloth, marbled sides with red printed paper title label at centre of upper side Gutter stain at front endpaper opening tilepage slightly yellowed. Rubbed , dull spine split at upper hinge, upper side nearly detached Fascinating account of the role workings and responsibilities of the Skinners Company, including the different furs, use... Read More

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London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1764. Second edition. 4to pp. viii, 286. Large folding engraved frontispiece showing the monument in Calcutta to the victims of the Blackhole. Tape repairs on the rear of the frontispiece Bound in 19th century cloth, with a paper title label ( 145 x 100mm) pasted at centre of front cover. According to a pencil note on the front free endpaper it was cased in India and the binder used a secondary title page (Ii2) cut down to make the label Spotting on ti... Read More

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London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1764. Second edition. 4to pp. viii, 286. Large folding engraved frontispiece showing the monument in Calcutta to the victims of the Blackhole. Ex-lib with stamped 'school of arts' small light rubber stamps on frontispiece and title page Recently rebound in brown half morocco, marbled sides, riased bands, gilt lettering piece in very good condition John Zephaniah Holwell (1711- 1798) was a surgeon in the East India Company in Bengal. He was forward... Read More

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London: Published by Himself [for Henry Curll] , 1726. pp [xii], iv,180,[4 index and errata]. Dedication to Horace Walpole beautiful woodcut headpieces and one decorated capital. Contemporary armorial bookplate on front pastedown, 'The Right Honourable the Lord Lymington' Fine crisp copy in original speckled calf, raised bands with gilt rules, double gilt ruled borders to both sides Very minor wear to outside but binding very good, front hinge split John Ker 1673-1726, Scottish spy, was the son o... Read More

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Lympne Castle: Harry Margery, 1975. Oblong Folio (750 x 580mm.) pp. tp., iii, 20 full size facsimile maps. Contents listed on cover pink illustrated card covers, maroon tape spine Minor spotting and creasing to spine, but maps are in excellent condition A useful reference for C18th maps of North America - contains full size facsimiles of 20 maps by various cartographers, including Emmanuel Bowen and Thomas Jefferies, preceded by detailed catalogue entries for each map... Read More

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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1965. ... Read More

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Edinburgh: Chambers, 1881. pp viii + 384. Slightly rubbed quarter blue calf on blue cloth sides. Some pencill underlining and marginal lines. Otherwise a very good copy. Complete in itself. St. Giles took "The Scottish Church" as the topic for its first series of lectures.. St Giles is the principal cathedral of the Scottish Church and is in the Royal mile in Edinburgh.... Read More

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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1900. First edition. pp xvi, 477, 1 leaf publisherÕs list. Illustrated with folding frontispiece and 64 other photographs (including one with Churchill - quite small in a parade). One map and one plan in the text. Dark blue-green chalk-surface endpapers, versos white. Blue leather-grained cloth, gilt lettering, corners bumped, extremities rubbed and ends of backstrip has few small nicks but generally very good. Internally a very good sound copy, paper cracks at ... Read More

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