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New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1943.. First edition, seventh impression. Large 8vo. xii, 1019, (1) pp. Contemporary prize binding from No. 1 Radio School, Royal Air Force, Cranwell, tan full calf, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered red labels, the college name and crest in gilt to the upper board and their handwritten prize bookplate signed by the commanding officer to the front flyleaf, all edges gilt. Diagrams in the text throughout. Some light rubbing and wear to the extremities, else very good.

(Wilton, Salisbury): Michael Russell, (1983).. First edition, 8vo, (vi), 258 pp. Map endpapers, inscribed on the half title by the author. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine slightly faded, some mild marks.

Boston: David R. Godine, (1977).. First edition, folio, xx, 406, (2) pp. 41 coloured plates, 17 maps and 10 photographs. Two toned cloth, d.w. slightly worn to the head, in the original card slipcase - this torn to top and bottom, the whole still held in the publisher's original cardboard box.

London: James Wyld, 1847.. Map dimensions 83 x 55 cm, overall 85 x 57 cm. Folding map illustrating the railways with the routes highlighted in original colour variously according to whether they were completed, in progress or at that stage merely proposed, with a corresponding printed list of the railways grouped by their stage of development on a printed sheet measuring 48 x 60 cm overall, both parts folding between publisher's blindstamped blue cloth boards, gilt lettered to the upper cover. Neither sheet dissected and/or mounted on linen, thus fragile, however they remain in remarkably good condition with just a few very minor splits at folds, these with subtle tissue repairs, the covers in excellent condition. Uncommon, Copac presents four different editions of the map published between 1845 and 1860 and just one from this year.

London: Frederick Dangerfield, 1868.. Sole edition, 8vo, 26 pp. 9 plates, all but one folding. Modern half calf, marbled sides, an excellent copy. OCLC lists only seven copies.

Lewes Printmakers, (2012).. Limited edition, no. 79 of 180 copies, folio, (32) pp. 33 illustrations. Pictorial boards, fine.

London: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd., 1973.. First edition. 8vo. (32) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Illustrated throughout. Some edge wear to the jacket, else very good.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1957.. First edition, 8vo, (x), 205, (1) pp. Portrait frontispiece, ink stamp of Radley College to paste down. Cloth, d.w. with minor loss to edges, spine dull.

(Amazon Publications, 1995).. First edition, large 8vo, (vi), 201, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations. Pictorial paperback, a fine copy. A limited edition, with only 260 subscribers listed.

Amazon Publications, 1999.. First edition, large 8vo, (vi), 122 pp. Black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. A limited edition, with only 258 subscribers listed.

Copenhagen: Ehrhorn Hummerston Publishing, 2014.. First edition. 4to. 551, (1) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt to the spine and upper board. Illustrated throughout. Very good.

Amsterdam: Chez les Freres Wetstein, 1715.. 8vo, (ii), 207, (1) pp. Some light foxing, old signature to fly leaf. Later half vellum, some mild marks. The Committee of Secrecy, chaired by Robert Walpole, was set up to probe Tory behaviour during negotiations for the Treaty of Utrecht.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1883.. Second edition. Small 8vo. xvi, (iii), 264 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt to the spines and upper board, neat contemporary ownership inscription to the head of the title page. Some mild rubbing, very good.

Mannheim: Mannheimer Kunstverein, 2009. 4to. 115, (1) pp. Publisher's illustrated card covers, signed and dated (2009) by the artist along with a red doodle made with a roller or firm comb brush adjacent. Illustrated throughout, often in colour. Very good.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, (1939).. First edition, 8vo, 261, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations, a few spots at the beginning and end. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, some marking from old sellotape strengthening to spine ends and corners, now mostly removed, light edge wear with minor loss to the top of the spine, which is somewhat browned.

(Woodbridge): The Wood Lea Press, 2008, 2016.. Limited edition, one of 800 copies, the addenda one of 200 copies although not marked as such. Folio. 287, (1) pp. Publisher's grey cloth, silver lettered to the spine, slipcase. Addenda 12 pp. including the paper wrappers. Portrait frontispiece plus hundreds of illustrations, a small number in colour. An excellent copy.

London: Herbert Jenkins, (1957).. First edition, 8vo, 190 pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine ends with mild loss, some light soiling.

London: Eames Fine Art, 2019.. First edition, square 8vo, 51, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations, signed by Ackroyd on the title page, flyer for the preview of the show loosely inserted. Paperback, fine.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1938.. First edition, 8vo, 446 pp. Ownership inscription to paste down, light marginal browning throughout. Original black cloth, spine a little dull with a small mark otherwise very good.

[London]: The Nonesuch Press, 1924.. Limited edition, no. 215 of 850 copies, 8vo, (vi), 94, (2) pp. Original gilt titled blue buckram, spine and top edge sunned.