THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF YORK
Written by Thomas Allen. Illustrated by Nathaniel Whittock.
Stock no. 814535
Published by I.T. Hinton. 1st 1828. Good condition.

Three volumes. Full brown leather bindings. Marbled endpapers and edges. 143 b/w plates. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. All plates are present. The contents of this set are very good but the covers leave a lot to be desired! Front endpapers are missing from volumes I and III. Vols I and III have been amateurishly rebacked in brown leather and the covers are very worn.

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COME LASSES AND LADS
No author listed.
Stock no. 814035
Published by Castell Brothers. 1893. Very good condition.

Small square format. Brown cloth spine. Glazed pictorial boards. Pretty chromolithograph illustrations in the style of Randolph Caldecott. Front pastedown has advert for P.J. Lloyd's Tea. Rear pastedown has Calendar for 1893 also advertising Lloyd's Tea. P.J. Lloyd were tea men in the Bristol and Bath area. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents very clean and bright.

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COLLECTIONS FOR THE HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tredway Nash.
Stock no. 813546
Published by John White. 1799. Almost very good condition.

Second edition with additions. Two volumes. Very large format. 18 x 11 inches. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers and edges. Plates and pedigrees checked against book index and Upcott page 1330. Variations: Vol II - the book index calls for Kyre plate. This is a repeat of the one in Vol I (Upcott) but is not duplicated. Vol I has b/w frontis not in book index or Upcott. Vol I has illustrated title page with Bevere Elm (not listed) as well as Bevereye (listed). Vol I: 39 b/w plates + frontis + large folding map + text illustrations. Vol II: Illustrated title page + 37 b/w plates + plan of Worcester as frontis + text illustrations. Vol I: xcii + 609 pages + 1 page list of plates and pedigrees. Vol II: 484 + clxviii + dedication page to Lord Sandys + 13 pages Domesday facsimile + 104 pages. Rebacked with modern leather spine. Gilt decorations to spines. Red and black leather title labels with gilt titles to spines. Original covers scuffed and slightly worn at edges and corners. Slight damage to front endpapers where a bookplate has been removed and replaced by a slightly smaller one. Last two pages of Vol II detached. Contents very clean and bright. A handsome set.

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EXCURSIONS IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 813549
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1st 1822. Good condition.

Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together With Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity. Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist. Small format. 6.5 x 4 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Red title label to spine. Brown boards. 43 b/w plates. Title page states 50 plates but 43 present. Boards a little unevenly faded.

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THE ROSSALL REGISTER 1844-1894
Written by T.W. Ashworth.
Stock no. 812131
Published by Geo. Falkner & Sons. 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire. Brown cloth, gilt titles. Folding b/w map as frontis. Prelims browned. Covers heavily marked.

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MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE REGISTER 1843 TO 1869
No author listed.
Stock no. 811951
Published by Marlborough College. 1870. Good condition.

Purple cloth, gilt titles. Contents very good. Bookplate to front pastedown. Covers very browned, spine split with slight loss.

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ASTRONOMISCHE ERDKUNDE
Written by H.C.E. Martus.
Stock no. 811776
Published by C.A. Kochs. 1912. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, grey cloth boards. B/w diagrams. Text in German. Ein Lehrbuch Angewandter. Grosse Ausgabe. xx and 502 pages including index. Light scuffing to boards. Corners lightly worn. Joints cracked and starting to split. Front endpaper detached. A few foxspots present else contents very good.

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ENDLESS AMUSEMENT
No author listed.
Stock no. 811523
Published by Thomas Boys. Circa 1825. Good condition.

A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments in Various Branches of Science. All The Popular Tricks and Changes of the Cards. A Complete System of Pyrotechny. 4th edition. Small format. Brown boards. Frontis supplied as facsimile. Front joint weak. Contents very good. REDUCED FROM £300.

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JOHN HARE COMEDIAN 1865-1895
Written by T. Edgar Pemberton.
Stock no. 811531
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1895. Very good condition.

Biography of the Victorian actor and manager of the Garrick theatre in London. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 202 pages. Bookplate of author to front pastedown plus 2 page handwritten letter SIGNED by John Hare.

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GAMES OF SKILL AND CONJURING
No author listed.
Stock no. 811534
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1865. Very good condition.

Dark blue embossed cloth, gilt title to front cover. B/w illustrations. Small format. Including - Chess; Draughts; Dominoes; Tricks with Cards. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Rebacked in matching blue cloth.

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LANCASHIRE ILLUSTRATED
Written by William H. Pyne; D. Wylie. Illustrated by S. Austin; J. Harwood; G. Pyne; C. Pyne.
Stock no. 811417
Published by H. Fisher, Son And Jackson. 1831. Good condition.

Large format. 11.5 x 9". Three-quarter burgundy leather binding. Gilt titles and decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. 52 plates, each with two b/w views plus engraved title page. Lancashire Illustrated in a Series of Views, showing Towns, Public Buildings, Streets, Docks, Churches, Antiquities, Abbeys, Castles, Seats of the Nobility Etc. Engraved on Steel by Robert Wallis. Book: all plates present. Front joint broken. Some foxing throughout. Spine edges rubbed. Corners worn.

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