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THE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF ENGLAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206928
Published by J. Dodsley. 1st 1765. Very good condition.

Dark brown leather covers, more recent grey leather spine with raised bands and gilt titles. Large folding colour map to front. xi + 397 pages + 2 large folding b/w maps. Colour map has a closed tear repaired on verso. New endpapers.

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SOUTH OF FRANCE
Written by C.B. Black.
Stock no. 1206809
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1880. Very good condition.

A Black's Guide. Third Edition. East Half. The Riviera from Montpellier and Marseille to Florence and Leghorn with the Roads to Them. Including the Island of Corsica. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Large folding b/w map. 8 other maps and 14 plans. 200 pages + index + 20 pages + index for Corsica. Contents clean and bright. Spine a little dulled.

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BLACK'S PICTURESQUE GUIDE TO THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND ITS WATERING-PLACES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206783
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 4th 1877. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small format. Green cloth, gilt titles. 11 b/w wood engravings, 3 maps including 2 large folding. xxi + 171 pages + 112 pages of advertisements. All maps and plates present. Contents bright and clean. Corners slightly bumped.

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HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TWELFTH, OR THE EAST SUFFOLK REGIMENT OF FOOT
Written by Richard Cannon.
Stock no. 2109178
Published by Parker, Furnivall & Parker. 1848. Almost very good condition.

Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847. Red cloth, gilt titles. 4 hand coloured plates. Uneven fading to covers; spine browning; couple of small pin holes to spine. Bumping to cover edges, with some grubby marks. Publisher ink stamp and insert to prelims. A few grubby margin marks. Hand coloured plates are lovely and bright!

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HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTEENTH, OR THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT
Written by Richard Cannon.
Stock no. 2109176
Published by Parker, Furnivall & Parker. 1848. Very good condition.

Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848. Red cloth, gilt titles. 2 hand coloured plates. Fading to spine; some grubby marks to covers. Light bumping to corners. Hand coloured plates are lovely and bright!

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ELEMENTARY BOTANICAL PLATES
Written by Robert John Thornton.
Stock no. 2109001
1810. Very good condition.

Very large format. Modern binding; green cloth spine; grey covers with printed title label stuck to front. Illustrative of the science of botany....but more particularly intended to illustrate botanical extracts; or the philosophy of botany. Made up from sections of the author's work: A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus. Contains 44 engraved plates; mostly showing specimens viewed under the microscope. Some light wear to cover edges; a bit of damage to home made title label. First 2/3rds of pages have been trimmed, especially to bottom edge; others are uncut; some pages look longer internally than others. Foxing and some grubby margin marks spread to page throughout the book. Damp staining to corners and a couple of edges of pages.

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THE TOPOGRAPHER FOR THE YEAR 1791 VOLUME IV
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806601
Published by Robson And Clarke; J. Walker; C. Stalker. 1791. Very good condition.

Containing a variety of original articles, illustrative of the local history and antiquities of england. Embellished with thirteen engravings. Full leather binding, raised bands to spine with gilt title. All plates present. Rear edge of spine starting to crack, small chip in leather at base of spine. Scattered foxspots.

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THE TOPOGRAPHER FOR THE YEAR 1790 VOLUME III
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806600
Published by Robson And Clarke; J. Walker; C. Stalker. 1791. Very good condition.

Containing a variety of original articles, illustrative of the local history and antiquities of england. Embellished with thirteen engravings. Full leather binding, raised bands to spine with gilt title. Two plates missing. Scattered foxing throughout.

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THE WATERING PLACES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND FASHIONABLE DIRECTORY ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS
No author listed. Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett.
Stock no. 1806586
Published by I.T. Hinton. 1831. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Three-quarters leather binding with gilt title to spine and marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title page plus 30 engraved plates. Engraving by J.C. Allen. Edges rubbed, corners worn with some loss to leather at sides. Boards rubbed/scuffed. Front joint cracked, broken at bottom edge where leather has worn away from spine. Rear joint is sound. Some foxing present. Plate opposite page 149 is torn almost right across at the lower margin of the plate not affecting the plate itself. A few other plates may have small closed margin tears. Most plates have browning to margins of page. It is possible that there is a page or more missing at the end although the book appears to be complete in itself - the last printed page number is 216 and this ends partway through a sentence. Overall, a good working copy.

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DYNAMO CONSTRUCTION: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR THE USE OF ENGINEER-CONSTRUCTORS AND ELECTRICIANS-IN-CHARGE
Written by John W. Urquhart.
Stock no. 2107929
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 2nd 1895. Very good condition.

Second edition, revised and enlarged. Includes a new chapter on the Multiphase Dynamo, and several other additions. Embracing Framework building, field magnet and armature winding and grouping, compounding, etc., with examples of leading English, American, and continental dynamos and motors. B/w illustrations and diagrams. xvi and 368 pages incluing index plus publisher adverts to rear. Front cover is a bit bowed. Corners and spine are lightly rubbed. Some scuff marks to covers. Text block browned. A few foxspots and margin marks. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight.

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A NEW PLAN FOR SPEEDILY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEE-HIVES IN SCOTLAND
Written by James Bonner.
Stock no. 1706224
1st 1795. Very good condition.

Which may be extended with equal success to England, Ireland, America or to any other part of the world Campbell of producing flowers. Printed by J. Moir and Sold by W. Creech, Bell & Bradfute, P. Hill, Mudie & Son, and by the Author. Leather spine and corners, marble boards. Boards scuffed. Book plate to front pastedown. A few margin marks.

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PICTURESQUE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRESS AND MANNERS OF THE ENGLISH
No author listed. Illustrated by Alexander William.
Stock no. 1805998
Published by John Murray. 1st 1814. Very good condition.

50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each followed with a page of descriptive text. Modern calf binding, three quarters red leather with blue title block & gilt title and raised bands to spine. Red cloth boards. New, grey marbled endpapers. Leather binding nice and clean. Slight mottling to vertical edge of cloth boards. Scattered spotting throughout and a few grubby marks. All plates present. A delightful copy.

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