THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
Written by William Robertson.
Stock no. 1828342
Published by Jones & Co. 1829. Good condition.

Red cloth. B/w frontis and title page. 1" cut from top edge of title page. Some foxing, a few grubby marks & pale damp marks to contents. Frontis detached. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Large name & date written in colour pencil (lilac) rear endpaper. Covers grubby/scuffed and unevenly faded. Spine browned.

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THE FENLAND PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Samuel H. Miller; Sydney B.J. Skertchly.
Stock no. 1828299
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1878. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial front cover; colour frontis plus 27 b/w illustrations; folding map; xxxii+649 pages. Board edges rubbed, rear board scuffed. Text block browned. Possible new endpapers, white fabric tape to verso of joints (strength). Contemporary bookplate to front pastedown. Name in ink to front endpaper and slight surface paper damage to same. Some amateur repairs to hinges (neat). Some paper repairs (neat). Some hinges are pulled but binding is tight. Some annotation in pencil. Some marks to contents.

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THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.

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BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: ORDER PASSERES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Arthur G. Butler. Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold; F.W. Frohawk.
Stock no. 1828250
Published by Brumby & Clarke, Limited. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Large format. Blue/grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards. Volume I: 4 color plates of eggs, 56 color plates of birds. Vol II: 4 color plates of eggs, 51 color plates of birds, appendix and index. Colour plates have tissue-guards. Top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Ex-Lib with bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes and card pocket to rear pastedown. Not dated. A few marks and scuffs to boards, crinkling to cloth on rear board of volume II. Edges are lightly rubbed, corners are bumped. Endpapers & text block browned. Volume I: Egg plates are MISSING, plate 11 is detached but present. All plates otherwise present.

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COLORED PLATES OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST
Written by W.G. Wright.
Stock no. 1828249
Published by W.G. Wright. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being Actual Photographs, Life-size, and in all Their Natural Colors. The colored plates herein are Sample Copies of the plates which form the illustrations of "The Butterflies of the West Coast," by the same author, and these plates in sets are now offered as an abridgement of that book. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to front board, spine is untitled. 32 colour plates. Spine lightly faded and shelf-worn to top & tail. Boards have some marks, giving a grubby appearance. Endpapers & text block browned. Front joint just starting to crack. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to contents. All plates present.

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FAUNA AND FLORA OF HAILEYBURY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828237
Published by Haileybury Naural Science Society. 2nd 1902. Very good condition.

Second Issue. Stiff beige cardwraps. Black itle to front. No title to spine. Lists of Fauna and Flora found in Haileybury, Hertfordshire. 61 pages. Boards slightly marked, lightly rubbed at corners. Minor foxing mainly to prelims and last few pages. Front joint starting to crack and hinge to front starting to split from top. Binding is otherwise tight and contents clean.

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THE SOLDIER'S POCKET-BOOK FOR FIELD SERVICE
Written by Viscount Wolseley.
Stock no. 1828218
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 5th 1886. Very good condition.

5th Edition, revised and enlarged. Everything a soldier needs to know about ordinary duties in the presence of an enemy. Small format. 551 pages including index. Rebound with new boards in green cloth with gilt title to spine, boards lightly marked. New endpapers. Pencil doodle to fly leaf. A few foxspots to contents and lightly browned.

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FAUNA AND FLORA OF HAILEYBURY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828157
Published by Haileybury Naural Science Society. 3rd 1926. Very good condition.

Third Issue. Grey cloth boards, black title to front. No title to spine. Lists of Fauna and Flora found in Haileybury, Hertfordshire. 62 pages. A little fraying of cloth to board edges. Contents clean.

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FAUNA AND FLORA OF HAILEYBURY PART I
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828133
Published by Haileybury Naural Science Society. 1st 1888. Very good condition.

Limp beige cardwraps. Title to front is H.N.S.S. 1888. No title to spine. Lists of Fauna and Flora found in Haileybury, Hertfordshire. 45 pages. Covers foxed, 'Lepidoptera' handwritten in ink to top of front cover. Lepidoptera are marked in pencil within the book. Else contents clean.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by J.W. Clark.
Stock no. 1828131
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1866. Very good condition.

Edited after the original editions by J.W. Clark. Edition used to print from was that of 1719, also collated with earlier editions. Title to spine is 'Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w engraving to title page. xii and 607 pages plus 4 page publisher adverts to rear. A few marks to boards. Cloth to inside front lower corner is starting to come unglued. Joints cracked. Tissue guard in front of title page is browned. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims.

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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHARLES SAMUEL KEENE
Written by George Somes Layard.
Stock no. 1828049
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Charles Keene was an English artist and illustrator working in black and white and associated with the periodical 'Punch' from 1851 to 1890. Red cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 463 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Boards faded and edge-worn with a few small splits to top & tail of spine, 1" split to top front edge of spine. Rear board scuffed. Text block browned. Previous owner's name stamp to front endpaper and verso of same. Joints starting to crack. Hinges pulled but binding is still tight. Some foxing present.

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AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William Coxe. Illustrated by R.C. Hoare.
Stock no. 1327737
Published by T. Cadell. 1801. Good condition.

Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, red title labels to spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations and maps, some fold-out. Spines rebacked retaining original title-strips. Covers are very edge-worn and scuffed. New endpapers. Two names in ink to top margins of title-pages of both volumes (one name crossed out in each volume). Heavy foxing to contents and a musty (antiquarian) smell to contents. All plates are present. Fold-out map of Monmouthshire to volume 1 has been neatly repaired on verso with clear tape. Plan of Monmouth in volume 2 (pg292) has been neatly/professionally repaired and plan of Chepstow in volume 2 (pg357) has a small hole to it (not affecting any text or the illustration).

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