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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 576259
Published by David McKay Company. 1st 1929. Fine condition.

Deluxe edition limited to 775 copies (575 for England and 200 for the United States). Bound in vellum with gold lettering and border to front cover. Gold titles and vignette to spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 232 pages. 10.25 x 8". 12 coloured plates and 22 b/w drawings. Grey-green and white pictorial endpapers. SIGNED by Rackham. This is copy no. 133 of the American issue. This is a stunning copy with no marks on the vellum other than a tiny rub to the edge of the rear cover and a small crack (0.5") at top and tail of the spine. The front endpaper has a 0.5" closed margin tear, there is a tiny gold gallery label to the rear pastedown, otherwise the contents are fine with all plates present and no foxing. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MEMOIRS OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1708
Written by Nathan Rogers. Illustrated by Linda Waters.
Stock no. 671938
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Fine condition.

Three-quarter green morocco binding. Marbled boards. Limited to 200 copies. Handsomely rebound.

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PROMENADE EN PAYS SARTHOIS
Written by Alain Gremillon. Illustrated by Alain Gremillon.
Stock no. 659807
1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Red leatherette. Pictorial onlay. Colour and b/w illustrations. Large format. Limited to 2200 copies. French text. Copy no. 1905. SIGNED by artist.

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CHRONICLES OF THE CUMMING CLUB
Written by Alexander Fergusson.
Stock no. 659969
1st 1887. Very good condition.

And Memories of Old Academy Days. Vellum spine. Blue boards. Limited to 250 copies. Top edge gilt. Copy no. 144. Spine rubbed and darkened.

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CATONINETALES A DOMESTIC EPIC
Written by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton. Illustrated by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton.
Stock no. 615425
Published by Lawrence and Bullen. 1st 1891. Very good condition.

A Domestic Epic. Natural hessian binding. W.J. Linton writing under the pseudonym of Hattie Brown. Edition limited to 330 copies. Poetry about cats. B/w end-of-chapter drawings. Copy no. 251. Slight browning of spine and covers. Offsetting to endpapers. An amusing little book.

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THE POTTERY & PORCELAIN OF SWANSEA & NANTGARW
Written by E. Morton Nance.
Stock no. 675042
Published by C.I. Thomas. 1st thus 1985. Nearly fine condition in a good dustwrapper.

579 pages. B/w illustrations. A limited edition of 500 facsimile copies of the 1942 edition. Wrapper torn and creased. Copy no. 451.

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MEMOIRS OF MONMOUTH-SHIRE 1708
Written by Nathan Rogers. Illustrated by Linda Waters.
Stock no. 566676
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

First published in 1708, this edition limited to 100 copies 1978. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 95 pages. ISBN: 0906134021. Tapemarks to endpapers.

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A JOURNEY IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE YEARS 1829 AND 1830
Written by Francis Tuckett.
Stock no. 688998
Published by St. Nicholas Books. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition.

Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Two mounted b/w photos as frontis. Limited to 400 copies. Copy no. 70. SIGNED by Hubert C. Fox, great-grandson of the author. Remains of small address label to front endpaper.

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PARIS AND ITS STORY
Written by Thomas Okey. Illustrated by Katherine Kimball; O.F.M. Ward.
Stock no. 987602
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Limited to 150 copies. Pages: xxii, 350. Original white cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 50 coloured plates by O. F. M. Ward, numerous line drawings by Katherine Kimball. Large format. Copy no. 43. Free endpapers lightly browned. Spine slightly rubbed.

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THE BOYHOOD OF A GREAT KING
Written by A.M. Broadley.
Stock no. 987528
Published by Harper & Bros. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

An Account of the Early Years of the Life of His Majesty Edward VII. Limited edition of 125 copies on hand-made paper. Original red cloth, with gilt decoration and lettering. Top edge gilt. Colour frontispiece, 8 photogravures, numerous half-tone plates. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Spine faded. A handsome copy.

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LOS BAYEU
Written by Jose Luis Morales Y. Marin. Illustrated by Francisco Bayeu; Ramon Bayeu; Fray Manuel Bayeu.
Stock no. 987096
Published by Instituto Camon Aznar. 1st 1979. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in Spanish. A list of numbered plates and descriptions, with the plates mainly at the end of the volume. ISBN: 8450032725. Copy no. 196. Top of wrapper spine rubbed. REDUCED FROM £185.

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AMENAGEMENT DES CHUTES HYDRALIQUES
No author listed.
Stock no. 987841
Published by Chambre De Commerce De Grenoble. 1st 1918. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 300 copies. Large format. Brown card wraps. B/w photo onlay to front cover. 90 pages. Numerous b/w photos concerning dams and water channels. Text in French. SIGNED by author "A Son Emminence Le Cardinal Maurin Respecteux Hommages Grenoble Le 21 Janvier 1920" Copy no. 31. Covers a bit browned and grubby. Edges slightly chipped. Spine neatly rebacked.

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