The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter . To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History; As also the shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the Fox, together with his Life and Death &c.
3 parts as 1, 1701, 1681 & 1684, each with independent register. In contemporary speckled calf, raised bands gilt tooling, gilt title to maroon morocco label. Internally, woodcut vignette to tp, 1701, [1], A2-U4, [160 pp includes the leaf of…
The New Print Magazine. being a Collection of Picturesque Views & Beautiful Scenes in the Several Counties of England and Wales
The very rare, HAND-COLOURED Engraved Views of England and Wales c1796. Engraved title and fifty eight hand coloured engraved plates, each plate with leaf of descriptive letterpress, except for Luxborough House, where one description answers both…
Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.
[BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake 1773-1854. STEPHANOFF Francis Philip 1788-1860]
Pastimes include football, exorcism and wife selling VG 1st ed 1816 In contemporary full calf, decorative gilt edge tooling. Spine skilfully rebacked with the original laid down, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf…
A Journal of a Voyage round the World in His Majesty's Ship Endeavour..WITH Descriptions of several new discovered Countries in the Southern Hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. BOUND WITH: A Description of East Florida, with a Journal, Kept by John Bartram of Philadelphia,.... Upon A Journey from St. Augustine up the River St. Johns, as Far as the Lakes.
[COOK - first Voyage] 1728-1779 [MAGRA James - attributed to] 1748?-1806 AND [STORK William Dr]; BARTRAM John 1699-1777
The First Published Account of Cook's First Voyage to the Pacific, complete with Dedication Leaf. A cornerstone of any Cook collection. Two works in one, bound in modern, to style, half calf over marbled boards, some blind edge tooling, spine with…
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea, or, Historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances which have resulted from maritime enterprise :
[DALYELL Sir, John Graham] 1775-1851
Comprises account of Wrecks, from the year 1421 to 1807. 3 volumes, respined, gilt tooling & titles, over contemporary worn tree calf, corners rubbed. Internally, Vol 1, half title, map frontis, (vi), [1], (xii-xix), [1], [3], 4-448 pp, 1 pl…
Mortimore Castle; A Cambrian Tale.
[HOWELL Ann]
A very rare Minerva Press offering in 2 volumes, bound as one. In modern, to style, half calf over marbled boards. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt title, to red morocco label. Internally, half title, [4], [1], 2-164. Half title,…
The Chester Play of The Deluge
[ISAACS Jacob] 1896-1973.
Fine, in a Fine Dust Jacket, 1977, Limited Edition, 10 pls. In quarter grey cloth over green marbled boards, gilt titles to spine, orange DJ, black ink titles. Internally, half title, [9], [1], [2], 3-30 pp, [1], [2], [1] blank, [1] printing…
The Life of Captain James Cook
[KIPPIS Andrew] 1725-1795
VG, 1834, 4 pls, New Edition. In black full calf, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge blind stamped to upper cover, corners & edges bumped & worn a little. Spine, gilt title & tooling, edges & joints a little worn. Internally, frontis,…
Social Religion Exemplify'd in an Account of the First Settlement of Christianity in the City of Caerludd
[MAURICE Matthias]
An account of the arrival of Christianity in Roman London. Uncommon! In worn full calf, corners bumped & worn. Faded spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt title to maroon calf label, edges bumped with loss, cracked along joints. Internally,…
Lyrics and Unfinished Poems
ABERCROMBIE Lascelles 1881-1938
VG, Gregynog Press, Ltd ed of 175. In dark green quarter calf over green Cockerel marbled boards, gilt tooling, designed by George Fisher. Spine, gilt titles & tooling. Internally, half title, [4], (v-xii), [2], 3-82 pp, [1], top edge cut…
Rock-Climbing in North Wales
ABRAHAM George 1871-1965 and Ashley 1876-1951
First edition, 1906, rebound in red half morocco, over red cloth, gilt tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling,. & gilt titles to maroon calf labels. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, [4], (v-xx), [2], 394 pp, [4] adverts, [1]…
The Golden Ass
ADLINGTON William (active 1566). SAMPSON George 1873-1958 - editor
An edition limited to 220 copies only, in half green morocco over blue cloth. Spine, with gilt titles, raised bands, blind tooling. Internally, limitation leaf, half title, tissue guarded frontispiece by WL Bruckman, illustrated title page in red &…
Sketches of Vesuvius, with Short Accounts of its Principal Eruptions, From the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Present Time.
AULDJO John 1805-1886
Contains a historical overview of the volcano's principal eruptions from the beginning of the Christian era up to the early 19th century. Uncommon, First English Edition, in attractive, half speckled calf over marbled boards. Spine, faded slightly,…
Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club.
BALL John (editor) 1818-1889
Commonly regarded as the cornerstone of any mountaineering collection. In the original pictorial gilt cloth, corners bumped, gilt titles to spine, expertly re-backed preserving the original cloth. Internally, half title, frontis, title with…
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
BEDIER J. [Joseph] 1864-1938. (BELLOC H. [Hilaire] - translator) 1870-1953
In a Special edition of 300 copies, Tristan and Iseult is a medieval romance based on a Celtic legend. It tells the story of the illicit love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult. In the publishers refurbished…