MRS. BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
Written by Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
Stock no. 1330576
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red leather embossed spine, gilt titles, brown cloth covers. 1680 pages + 8 pages of advertisements. Colour and b/w plates. A hefty volume. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some hinges pulled/cracked but binding still nice and tight. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with repairs on verso, section of loss to top corner of rear panel. Exceptionally scarce in dustwrapper.

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THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry.
Stock no. 1208945
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 5th 1877. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

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A MANUAL OF THE LAND AND FRESH-WATER SHELLS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
Written by William Turton; John Edward Gray.
Stock no. 1208944
Published by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1840. Almost very good condition.

A new edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged by John Edward Gray. With figures of each of the kinds of shell. Brown leather binding with five raised bands to spine and gilt title, metal clasp with metal protected corners. All edges gilt. B/w text illustrations plus 12 hand-coloured plates including frontis. ix and 324 pages including index plus a number of blank pages to rear (presumably for notes). Rebacked with original spine laid down and new joint leaves a 0.5cm gap between spine and leather front board (has been rebvound as if for a cloth bound book, not leather binding). Spine is worn with loss to lower section and torn across the title. Boards are scuffed and marked. Metal clasp works well. Front joint is broken but held with rebacking cloth. Contemporary inscriptions to front pastedown. Old tape mark to gutter of frontis and title page. A few marks to endpapers. Some very neat, tidy annotation in red ink (looks part of the original work!) to contents. Else contents in lovely condition for a book of this age.

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A MANUAL OF CHEMISTRY: VOL. I. PHYSICAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Written by Henry Watts.
Stock no. 1208943
Published by J. & A. Churchill. 1st thus 1883. Very good condition.

13th Edition of "Fownes Chemistry". Full calf leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine and dark green title labels with gilt title. Front board has gilt crest of Royal Academical Institution of Belfast. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. B/w drawings to text. Fold-out colour frontis. xvi and 595 pages including index. Spine is faded and edge-worn, rubbed to top & tail. Boards are edge-rubbed and a little scuffed. Prize label to front pastedown dated 1885. Front joint cracked but firm. Some foxing present mainly to prelims and endpapers. Name & date in ink to front fly-leaf. Contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper; Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208939
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1854. Good condition.

In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue leather spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Blue marbled paper boards. B/w plates & illustrations. xii and 360 pages. Ex-library (Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey) with large, yellow library label to front board and ink stamps to margins, remains of library plate to front pastedown. Edges are rubbed, corners worn. Vertical board edges are worn, board exposed. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. A good working copy.

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PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: COLLECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by Neville Rogers; Richard Holmes. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1830753
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited by Neville Rogers, Introduction by Richard Holmes. Red leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial cloth boards. The text of this edition follows that of the 1969 edition by Oxford University Press published under the title Selected Poetry. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. xix and 552 pages including index. Very minor (hardly noticeable) discolouration to text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE GREEK MYTHS
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1830751
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced and edited by Kenneth McLeish. Dark brown leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial cloth boards. Attractive two-tone colour illustrations. Originally published in two volumes, this is the combined edition. 700 pages including index. Top headband unglued from inner spine (common fault). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by William Wordsworth; Nicholas Roe. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830750
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited and introduced by Nicholas Roe. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather spine and patterned cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 495 pages. Third printing. Headbands starting to detach from inner spine (common fault), slight discolouration to text block (not affecting margins). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WODARCH'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY
Written by J Mawe.
Stock no. 1208920
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 4th 1932. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition with considerable additions and alterations. Describing the Orders, Genera and Species of Shells with Observations on the nature and Properties of the Animals, and directions for collecting, preserving and cleaning shells. Full calf leather boards, gilt borders, gilt title to spine on red title block. Marbled endpapers. 7 hand coloured plates. xii and 149 pages plus plates to rear. Spine & corners lightly rubbed, some spotting to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. A few very light touch pencil annotations. Some foxing present. All plates present with some browning. A nice copy.

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BRITISH FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES
Written by Thomas Moore.
Stock no. 1208919
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Circa 1888. Very good condition.

An Abridgment of The Popular History of British Ferns. Comprising The Ferns, Club-Mosses, Pepperworts, and Horsetails. Full calf boards, five raised bands to spine and green title block with gilt title. Marbled text block and endpapers. B/w illustrations to text. 12 hand-coloured plates printed in colours by Evans. iv and 187 pages including index plus plates to rear. Gilt vignette of crestof Ladies College Guernsey to front and rear board. Calf boards are rubbed, scuffed and marked. Binding is tight. Large prize plate to front pastedown. College stamp to fly-leaf and verso of rear endpaper. A few foxspots and light browning, most plates affected by foxing.

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HUTCHINSON'S POPULAR BOTANY: THE LIVING PLANT FROM SEED TO FRUIT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by A.E. Knight; Edward Step.
Stock no. 1830607
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. Very good condition.

The Fascinating Story of the World's Plants Told in a Popular Manner. Three-quarter red leather bindings. Red cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Red speckled text block. Volume I with 351 b/w photos and illustrations plus 9 coloured plates. Volume II with 370 b/w illustrations and photos plus 9 coloured plates. Light rubbing to leather. A few marks to boards. Browning to edges of pastedowns. Small nibble to vertical edge of front endpaper. Hinges pulled with creasing to volume I. A few minor grubby margin marks. Insect damage to rear joint of both volumes. All colour plates present.

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THE FOLIO GOLDEN TREASURY
Written by James Michie; et al. Illustrated by Simon Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1830569
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

The Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in English Language chosen and introduced by James Michie. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by various artists selected by Simon Brett. Leather spine with gilt titles. Yellow cloth boards with repeating pattern. B/w wood engravings. 733 pages including index. Top edge yellow. Tiny fox-spots to text block, not affecting contents. Last few pages have been miscut by binder so top corner of page is folded in a crease. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked.

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