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LA CHUTE D'UN ANGE
Written by Alphonse De Lamartine.
Stock no. 986796
Published by Librairie Universelle De Mary-Muller. 1838. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small format. Pages: iv, 339. Contemporary three-quarter leather binding with gilt lettering on spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Text in French.

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THESAURUS ECCLESIASTICUS
Written by John Lloyd.
Stock no. 987191
Published by Lockyer Davis. 1788. Very good condition.

An improved edition of the Liber Valorum containing an account of the valuation of all the livings in England and Wales. Pages: xi, 504. Original marbled boards; modern leather spine with gilt lettering and decoration. A small amount of annotation and pale foxing to contents. In general a very clean copy. Boards rubbed.

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CAPTAIN CLUTTERBUCK'S CHAMPAGNE
Written by William G. Hanley.
Stock no. 987203
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1862. Almost very good condition.

Subtitled: A West Indian Reminiscence. No author stated but believed to be Colonel William G. Hanley Royal Engineers. First edition. Pages: 372. Contemporary three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered lable on spine. Foxing to prelims. Corners worn.

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NATURGESCHICHTE DER LEBENDEN UND UNTERGEGANGENEN THIERE
Written by Carl Vogt.
Stock no. 987624
Published by Literarische Unstalt. 1851. Slightly better than good condition.

2 volumes. Brown leather spines with raised bands, gilt titles and decorations. Marbled boards. Pages: 719; 640. Numerous b/w illustrations. Text in German. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Corners worn.

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INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON MODERN HISTORY
Written by Thomas Arnold.
Stock no. 986816
Published by John Henry Parker. 1st 1842. Very good condition.

Pages: 404. Contemporary half blue leather binding with marbled endpapers; raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering on spine.

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LES RECREATIONS D'EUGENIE
Written by Mme. De R..
Stock no. 986948
Published by Genets, Jeune, Libraire. 1820. Very good condition.

2nd edition. Small format Pages: 177. Contemporary full leather binding, with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 3 engraved plates, plus engraved title page. Text in French. A few small chips from edge of frontis. Corners worn.

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COMPENDIUM OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by M. D'Anville.
Stock no. 570195
Published by J. Faulder. 1810. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, raised bands to spine. Gilt borders. Marbled endpapers and edges. xxxi + 446; 439 pages. 10 folding b/w maps including one of Roman Britain. Maps lightly browned. Contents very good. Front cover of Volume II is detached. Boards are a little scuffed. Titles labels are missing from spine. REDUCED FROM £400.

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THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF MINISTL. INFLUENCE
Written by James Erskine.
Stock no. 988250
Published by A. Dodd. 1836. Very good condition.

Black leather spine, gilt titles. Marbled boards. Pages: iv, 48, 13. The Difference Between Royal Power and Ministerial Power Truly Stated. A Political Essay. No author named but believed to be James Erskine. Ink stains to title page else contents very good. Covers fine.

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A PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER WYE FROM THE SOURCE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH THE SEVERN
Written by T.H. Fielding.
Stock no. 570371
Published by Ackermann & Co.. 1841. Very good condition.

Full polished brown leather binding with gilt borders and embossed decoration at corners. Red title label to spine. 12 beautiful mounted hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards. Endpapers browned. Light browning to contents. Professional paper repair to edge of one page, hardly visible. A truly handsome copy of this scarce book.

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LETTRE D'UN ITALIEN A UN FRANCAIS SUR LES DOCTRINES DE M. DE LAMENNAIS
Written by M. De Lamennais; Vincent Gioberti; D. Antonio Riccardi.
Stock no. 988294
Published by J.B. Ansiau; Meline, Cans Et Compagine; Debecourt; Mazzoleni. 1841. Very good condition.

Pages: 86, 42, 87, 105. Contemporary half leather binding with marbled boards with gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spine. Includes: Lettre d'un Italien a un Francais Sur les Doctrines de M. De Lamennais; Reponse A Un Article de la revue des deux Mondes, by Vincent Gioberti; Refute Par Lui-meme by Lamennais; Alla Gioventu Sullo Studio Della Filosofia by D. Antonio Riccardi. Text in French and Italian. Contents dated 1841, 1844, 1839. REDUCED from £195.

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RIDER'S BRITISH MERLIN FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD GOD 1797
Written by Cardanus Rider.
Stock no. 987898
Published by J. Debrett. 1797. Very good condition.

Small format. Pages: iv, 60, 305. Modern brown leather spine, paperboards. Contains a complete list of all the members of parliament, a list of fairs, an army list, and other similar information. New Endpapers. Page browning throughout. Ink spots to text block.

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SALMONIA: OR DAYS OF FLY FISHING
Written by Humphry Davy.
Stock no. 988552
Published by John Murray. 1832. Very good condition.

In a Series of Conversations with some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo by an Angler - Third edition. Pages: xiii, 335. Contemporary three-quarters blue leather binding; raised bands and gilt-lettered black moroco label on spine. 6 engraved plates plus 3 fly plates. No author named, but is Sir Humphry Davy. Contents very good. In handsome modern binding. REDUCED from £120.

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