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HOLIDAY HOUSE: A SERIES OF TALES
Written by Catherine Sinclair.
Stock no. 1821066
Published by William Whyte. 1849. Almost very good condition.

Three-quarters blue calf leather binding, red title block with gilt title to spine. Marbled paper boards. Marbled text block. Hand-coloured frontis. xii + 346 pages. Spine is faded, scuffed and worn, small splits to sides of top & tail, slight loss to tail. Edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed. Joints cracked but binding tight. Foxing to prelims and last couple of pages. A few margin marks to contents.

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THE LITTLE MOUNTAINEERS OF AUVERGNE
Written by Francois Gillaume Ducray-Duminil.
Stock no. 2134189
Published by R. And L. Peacock. 1st 1801. Good condition.

Brown leather covers with black title label to spine. Or the Adventures of James and Georgette. Altered from the French and Adapted to he Perusal of Youth. B/w illustrations. Wear, with scuffing and surface damage to covers. Corners are bumped. Front endpaper has inscription in ink and is nearly detached. Foxing and marks throughout. Musty smell. Pencil inscriptions to last couple of pages.

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TALES ABOUT EUROPE
Written by Peter Parley; T. Wilson.
Stock no. 2134183
Published by Darton And Clark. 1846. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Dark green leather with gilt titles and decorations. 5th edition. Edited by Rev. T. Wilson. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Wear and rubbing to edges. Boards a little bowed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing throughout.

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THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES VOL. XVI: YORKSHIRE
Written by John Bigland.
Stock no. 2134135
Published by J. Harris; Longman And Co.; J. Walker; Sherwood & Co.; Cadell & Davies. 1ST 1812. Almost very good condition.

Leather spine and corner; raised bands to spine with gilt titles. Marbled boards. Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Embellished With Engravings. Spine is unevenly faded, with some wear. Browning to covers. Some foxing/wrinkling to pages throughout; some pages of prelims have corner creases.

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BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES VOL. XVII - PART I NORTH WALES
Written by J. Evans.
Stock no. 2134134
Published by J. Harris; Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; Longman And Co.; J. Walker; Sherwood & Co.; J. Cuthell; Cadell & Davies. 1st 1812. Almost very good condition.

Leather spine and corners; raised bands and spine; marbled boards. Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Embellished With Engravings. Spine is faded, with a few marks. Browning/foxing to cover edges. Some foxing and page browning throughout. What looks like slight repair to front joint.

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THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES VOL. XII PARTS I & II: NORTHUMBERLAND, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RUTLAND
Written by J. Hodgson; F.C. Laird; J.N. Brewer.
Stock no. 2134133
Published by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees And Orme; J. Cuthell; J. Harris; B. Crosby & Co.; J.M. Richardson. 1st 1813. Almost very good condition.

2 Volumes. Leather spines and corners; raised bands to spines with gilt titles. Marbled boards. Part 1 has 20 plates and Part II has 24 plates. Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Embellished With Engravings. Spines are both faded, with some wear. Differing levels of foxing throughout volumes; edges of some plate pages are chipped, with a little loss.

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PIERCE EGAN'S FINISH TO THE ADVENTURES OF TOM, JERRY, AND LOGIC, IN THEIR PURSUITS THROUGH LIFE IN AND OUT OF LONDON
Written by Pierce Egan. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank.
Stock no. 2134072
Published by John Camden Hotten. Circa 1872. Very good condition.

Modern binding - green leather corners and spine; raised bands to spine; gilt titles. Marbled boards. 36 Hand coloured plates. Large paper edition. New endpapers. Some wear and rubbing to edges of leather. Page browning and some foxing. Margin marks in some places.

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BABYLON THE GREAT: A DISSECTION AND DEMONSTRATION OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Robert Mudie.
Stock no. 1820501
Published by Charles Knight. 1st 1825. Good condition.

A book about London, 'in its confusion of tongues, of people, and of employments, it is Babylon; and in all its attributes it is "Babylon the Great."' A two volume set. Leather spine and corners, marbled paper boards. Raised bands and gilt title label to spines. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Volume II is cracked to outside front spine edge with slight loss of leather to top. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpapers. Volume II has insect damage to gutter edge of prelims. Scattered foxing and age marks throughout.

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REAL LIFE IN LONDON (2 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1820499
Published by Jones And Co.. Circa 1822. Good condition.

Or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin, The Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners and amusements in High and Low Life by An Amateur. Leather spine and corners, marbled paper boards. Vol 1: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 17 plates plus Tom and Bob catching a Charley napping. Vol 2: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 11 plates plus St Georges Day presentation. One of the better imitations of the hugely popular 'Life in London' by Pierce Egan, portraying with accuracy 17th century London society, scenes and buildings. Leather spine & corners, title label with gilt title to spine, marbled paper boards. First Edition, later printing e.g. contains 'A word to the wise' in vol II. Covers heavily scuffed and worn at edges. Slight loss to title blocks. Leather missing from one front corner. Joints cracked. Title pages have been swapped by the binder i.e. volume one contains title page for volume two and vice versa. All plates present. Text block browned. Contents browned and foxed. Plates nice and bright with browning and foxing mainly to margins.

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THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX THROUGH LONDON, OR THE PLEASURES AND MISERIES OF THE METROPOLIS.
Written by Doctor Syntax.
Stock no. 1820498
Published by J. Johnston. 1st 1820. Good condition.

A poem. Leather spine & corners, marbled paper boards. Gilt title and tooling decorations to spine. Marbled text block. 19 hand-coloured plates plus title page. Boards rubbed and worn at edges. Marbling to text block fading. Front hinge cracked. Contents grubby. All plates are present, nice and bright but margins browned.

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THE WORLD ON WHEELS
Written by H.O. Duncan.
Stock no. 2133940
Published by H.O. Duncan. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Leather spine; raised bands to spine. B/w illustrations. Includes a fascinating History of the Bicycle. Covers are very heavily worn, with much loss of cover/top surface of leather spine. Chipping along edges of covers and scuffing/grubby marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good - a few pale margin marks. Joints are a bit cracked.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 2133374
Published by Folio Society. 2012. Fine condition.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. Contained in original slip case which has full colour onlay to one side; in excellent condition apart from a couple of small marks.

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