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Published by Adam & Charles Black, London, 1914, 1st edition. Later half leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine. Title in gilt on black leather patch to compartment two. Author in gilt to compartment four. 9ins x 6ins, xx, 324pp plus frontispiece and 3 folding maps. Translated from the French, with a foreword by G. Frederic Lees. Map 3 has a large tear which has been carefully repaired with japanese vellum to the obverse. Attractive copy of a fairly scarce title.

Published by B.T. Batsford, London, 1937, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine and front board under Brian Cook designed dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, endpapers as maps, viii, 120pp, 32pp book catalogue plus colour frontis and 126 photographic illustrations on 96pp.Light browning to free endpapers. Dw is browned to the spine and has approx quarter inch loss to both top and bottom of spine. VG / G.

Published by Sutton Publishing, Gloucestershire, 2004, 1st edition. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, xiv, 209pp plus 24pp b&w photographic illustrations. Previous owners impressed stamp to front free endpaper. Pencil notes to verso of last index page otherwise VG nr F / Vg nr F..

Published by Sutton Publishing, Gloucestershire, 2004, 1st edition. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, xiv, 209pp plus 24pp b&w photographic illustrations. Dw has minor scratches to front cover else VG / VG.

Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, preface dated 1920, 1st edition. Original grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front board also gilt decoration, no dw. 9.75ins x 7.5ins, xviii, 198pp including 237 illustrations. Bookplates of two previous owners to the front pastedown and the front free endpaper. Lettering to spine very faded and hard to read. Top of spine worn . Contents VG, exterior G.

Published by The Cresset Press, London, 1928 & 1929, both limited editions of 550 copies. (Numbers 164 and 473). Leather spines, marbled paper boards . Gilt lettering to spines. Printed on mould made paper. Oblong format, 7.5ins x 11.5ins. Volume one (""Contayninge a very lively and true Description of the Flowers of the Springe"") unpaginated. Comprises half title, limitation page, illustrated title page, text title page, poem by Thomas Wood, 9pp preface by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, followed by 41 full page drawings of flowers each faced by a page of text. Volume two (""Contayning a very lively and true Description of the Flowers of the Summer, Autumn and Winter"") unpaginated. Comprises, half title, limitation page, illustrated title page, text title page,10pp preface by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, note on the translation by Spencer Savage, text title page for Summer, full page illustration, followed by 20 full page drawings each faced by page of text, Autumn… Read More

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1988, 1st edition thus. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 11.75ins x 9ins, pictorial endpapers. 264pp. Illustrated in colour throughout with photographs taken by David Coulson. This is the first illustrated edition and it also includes a new epilogue written by Laurens van der Post. Dw a trifle rubbed to head of spine else VG / VG.

Published by Peter Owen Publishers, London, 1999, 1st edition. Maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.5ins, 192pp. VG / VG.

Published by Park Editions, London, 1981, 1st edition. White card covers, stapled, under brown dustwrapper. 8.25ins x 5.5ins, 48pp. VG.

Published by Collins, London, 1989, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 9.25ins x 6ins, 366pp.The story of the French Revolution told via diaries, letters, speeches and newspaper reports. VG.

Published by Park Editions, London, 1978, 1st edition. Blue thin card covers, stapled. Black lettering to front cover. 8.25ins x 5.75ins, 24pp plus bibliography on inside back cover. VG.

Published by Robson Books, London, 2004, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, [vi], 266pp plus 8pp plates. The story of a Scottish seaman who was knighted by Louis XVI, made Admiral by Catherine the Great, was awarded the Congress Gold Medal for valour by George Washington and is often regarded as the founder of the US navy. As new condition. F / nr F.

Published by Robson Books, London, 2004, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, [vi], 266pp plus 8pp plates. The story of a Scottish seaman who was knighted by Louis XVI, made Admiral by Catherine the Great, was awarded the Congress Gold Medal for valour by George Washington and is often regarded as the founder of the US navy. As new condition. F / nr F.

Published by John Murray, London, 1999, reprint. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 9ins x 6ins, [vi], 298pp. VG.

Published by Peter Owen, London, 1988, 1st edition. Red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.25ins x 6ins, 256pp. Dw has slight yellowing to rear cover else VG / VG.

Published by Collins, London, 1989, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 9.25ins x 6ins, 366pp.The story of the French Revolution told via diaries, letters, speeches and newspaper reports. VG.

Published by Studio Vista, London, 1973, 1st paperback edition. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 9.5ins x 7.25ins, 159pp. Many illustrations within the text. Minor rubbing to corners else VG.

Published by John Murray, London, 1999, reprint. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 9ins x 6ins, [vi], 298pp. VG.

Published by Egon Publishers, Baldock, 1980, 1st edition. Purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. Oblong format, 6ins x 8.25ins, 112pp including 38pp photographs. The majority of the photographs were taken by Dennis Mansell. Dw rubbed to the corners else VG / VG.

Published by Kesteven County Council, 1974, 1st edition. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. 8.5ins x 6ins, viii, 156pp plus colour frontis and folding map. Another map within the text. Book written as Kesteven was about to cease being a unit of local government. VG