Warwickshire - General from Stephen Rench

London: Kelly's Directories Limited, 1904 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xxii, 454, [2] pages + 84 pages of adverts and a folding map. the map is creased and has a tear. In the original red cloth binding which is faded and stained. Pencil owner's name to the front pastedown. Some staining to the rear end papers. A couple of ink marks… Read more about this item

Birmingham: James Wilson, 1955 Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. 35, [1] pages. Original card wrappers. Covers a little browned. Staples rusting. 300 copies only printed..

Coventry: John Aston, 1817 Book. Good. Half-Leather. [iv], 594, [4] pages. 7 plates, frontispiece and hand coloured double page map. In old half leather binding, but the inner hinge has completely split and the binding detached from the text block. The leather is very worn. Anonymous armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Pages before page 1 are detached. the map… Read more about this item

Leamington Spa: Printed by J. Glover and Son, 1888 Book. Fair. Soft cover. 31, [1] pages. In remains of full leather over thin card. The spine has almost completely perished and the rear cover is badly stained..

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1863 Book. Good. Hardcover. xvi, 320 pages. Folding map as frontispiece and one other plate. Other illustrations in the text. In the original cloth , gilt titled to the spine and a gilt tree to the front board. Boards and spine are faded and worn. Tears to the head and foot of the spine. Small tears to… Read more about this item

London: R. Faulder, 1795 Book. Good. Hardcover. xviii, 284, [2] pages. Map and 32 plates. Occasional browning and spotting. .Modern half leather binding, some scuffing, also fading to the leather on the spine. Old ink owner's name to the half title page - Jane Bardswell May 22nd 1841. Unnumbered errata leaf present at the end. ESTC T79991.

Banbury: William Potts, 1896 Book. Good. Soft cover. [vi], 74, [iv] pages. This the paperback edition without illustrations. In the original paper covers which are worn and creased. Ink owner's name to the head of the front cover - C.W.A. Smith. An ink name also to the blank leaf which follows the title page - Charles Wm Smith, Milton 1896.… Read more about this item

Coventry: Curtis and Beamish, 1879 Book. Good. Hardcover. iv, 380 pages. Includes the first 4 issues from May 1878, August 1878, November 1878 and February 1879 forming vol 1. In the original red cloth binding but the spine has been paid down on modern cloth and the boards are darkened and stained. Circular bookplate of E.L. Averns to the front… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1863 Book. Fair. Hardcover. xvi, 320 pages. Folding map as frontispiece and one other plate. Other illustrations in the text. In the original green cloth , gilt titled to the spine and a gilt tree to the front board. Boards and spine are browned and stained. Title page very stained. Staining and browning to pages throughout. .… Read more about this item

London: W. Pickering, 1835 Book. Fair. Hardcover. viii, 198p + [8]p index + [10]p adverts for Merridew. Original embossed cloth, worn and stained; spine very torn and damaged. Ink presentation insription to the front free end paper - Chandos Hoskyns from his very affectionate Annie Wren. Ink ownership inscription to the head of the title page also. Small booklabel to… Read more about this item

Coventry: John Jones, facing the Cross, 1765 Book. Good. Full leather. [xii], 812, [10] pages + maps and plates complete as listed. The only part that was missing was the verso of the plate facing page 722 - however a complete plate is now loosely inserted. Repairs to a few pages, some plates laid down on more modern paper including… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1829 Book. Illus. by Engraved by W. Radclyffe. Good. Half leather. First Edition. [iv], 128, [iv] pages + 32 plates and 12 vignettes. This is an extra large paper copy with two examples of each print - both on inida paper, one marked Proof - the other a proof before letters. There is some spotting… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1895 Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). [viii], 66 pages. In the original paper covered boards with vellum spine, some browning and with wear to the edges. Printed paper label to the front board. Free end papers browned. Numbered 85 of the 100 copies printed. Signed under the limitation by the author. Binding splitting internally and several… Read more about this item

London: Edward Stanford, 1894 Book. Good. Hardcover. [viii], 121, [1] pages. Folding map as frontis. Original brown cloth, gilt lettered to front and spine - some wear at edges. Pages very lightly browned. End papers browned. Inner hinges cracked..

Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1829 Book. Illus. by Engraved by W. Radclyffe. Good. Half leather. First Edition. [viii], 128 pages + 32 plates and 12 vignettes. Mostly just light spotting to the plates. Pages lightly browned throughout, pages in the second half of the book are spotted. Bound in modern half leather - ink stamp Harrods Ltd to the… Read more about this item

Birmingham: William Emans, 1829 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 379, [1], 4p. Has the 60 plates, 1 vignette to title page and a map. Foxing to the plates throughout, mainly quite heavily. Some sections of pages lightly browned and a few pages more heavily so. Title page foxed, preface page is very browned and stained. Plates facing page 228 has a… Read more about this item

Warwick: Printed by W. Perry, 1820 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 120 pages. Interleaved - with some 1830s ink notes about locations of plants in Warwickshire. In the 1890s through to about 1905, some of the pages at the rear [from page 92 onwards] have been used for an unrelated diary. The ink diary entries have used both the blank interleaved… Read more about this item

Warwick: H.T. Cooke and Son, 1877 Book. Good. Hardcover. 15th edition. Preface dated 1877. Cover title Cooke's guide to Warwickshire. 334 pages + plates + 8p catalogue of photographs at front and 4p and 2p of ads as well. Original green cloth, gilt lettered and with bear and ragged staff to front. Light wear. End papers browned and spotted..

Kineton: Roundwood Press, 1970 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [vi], 197 pages, illustrated by the author. With the dustwrapper which is lightly browned to the spine and rear cover. Previous owner's initials stamped in ink to the front free end paper..

Coventry: J. Merridew, 1848 Book. Good. Hardcover. vi, [ii], 83 [1] pages. Original red cloth, which is heavily worn, particularly at the corners and edges. Re-spined. Large paper copy with the portrait of William Dugdale. Extra illustrated with four additional portraits - Thomas Attwood, Thomas Sharp, Samuel Parr and William Shakespeare. The print of Parr is folded to fit. Loosely… Read more about this item