Cynegetica; or, Essays on Sporting: Consisting of Observations on Hare Hunting.To which is added, The Chace: A Poem. By William Somervile, Esq by Blane, William, - 1788

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

London- UK: Bell and Daldy, 1858. LEGENDARY TALES- Mrs. Alfred Gatty (Margaret Scott Gatty)- Illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne)- Bell and Daldy- London-UK- 1858- 1st Edition-Per World Cat:- Author Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873. Title Legendary tales / by Mrs. Alfred Gatty ; with illustrations by Phiz. Imprint London : Bell and Daldy, 1858. Description 297 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.-Contents A legend of Sologne.--The hundredth birthday.--The treasure-seeker. Alternate Author Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. Hardcover:-12mo-VG+/ no dj as issued- original publishers pebble green cloth with gilt titles on spine-very light wear at extremities, otherwise square, tight and clean- A superlative copy of a Scarce book!- Illustrations by Phiz of Charles Dickens renown- 297pp + 36pp Bell and Daldy Catalogue for books- Fiction-tales-legends-collection-athology-clasic-illustrated (2972) . 1st Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Black leather spine. Navy cloth board with white title plate and black lettering on the front board.
A limited hand printed rare edition
Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, she was abbess at several monasteries and recognised for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice.
The source of information about Hilda is the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede in 731, who was born approximately eight years before her death. He documented much of the Christian conversion of the Anglo-Saxons.

In the original dustsheet. Green cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.


The book is a classic and is no longer published. This copy is a collectors edition fit to grace the most distinguished of libraries. A great reference.

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

London- UK: Bell and Daldy, 1858. LEGENDARY TALES- Mrs. Alfred Gatty (Margaret Scott Gatty)- Illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne)- Bell and Daldy- London-UK- 1858- 1st Edition-Per World Cat:- Author Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873. Title Legendary tales / by Mrs. Alfred Gatty ; with illustrations by Phiz. Imprint London : Bell and Daldy, 1858. Description 297 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.-Contents A legend of Sologne.--The hundredth birthday.--The treasure-seeker. Alternate Author Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. Hardcover:-12mo-VG+/ no dj as issued- original publishers pebble green cloth with gilt titles on spine-very light wear at extremities, otherwise square, tight and clean- A superlative copy of a Scarce book!- Illustrations by Phiz of Charles Dickens renown- 297pp + 36pp Bell and Daldy Catalogue for books- Fiction-tales-legends-collection-athology-clasic-illustrated (2972) . 1st Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Black leather spine. Navy cloth board with white title plate and black lettering on the front board.
A limited hand printed rare edition
Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, she was abbess at several monasteries and recognised for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice.
The source of information about Hilda is the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede in 731, who was born approximately eight years before her death. He documented much of the Christian conversion of the Anglo-Saxons.

In the original dustsheet. Green cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.


The book is a classic and is no longer published. This copy is a collectors edition fit to grace the most distinguished of libraries. A great reference.