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RIFLE AND FIELD EXERCISES AND MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION FOR HER MAJESTY'S FLEET
No author listed.
Stock no. 2106937
1882. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Dark blue covers with brass clasp. Front part of clasp has now broken off and is missing. Heavy wear to covers; creasing to a couple of corners. Some scuff marks. Front joint is cracked and weak at this part of binding. Chipping to some page edges; small loss. Page browning. A little pencil to fold-out pages to rear, which also has a couple of edge-tears.

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LANCASHIRE ITS HISTORY LEGENDS AND MANUFACTURES
Written by G.N. Wright.
Stock no. 2106648
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. Fair condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates. Very damp! Covers are worn, with scuffs and chipping and damp marks. Marks of damp affecting book throughout. Still a good reading copy.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (PART II OF VOLUME IV)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 2105972
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1932. Very good condition.

Very large format. Cloth spine. Paper boards with black titles. Part II of Volume IV. From the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Contains the flowing parishes: Shirenewton, Newchurch, Itton, Howick. Dinham, Llanfair Discoed, Llanvaches, Penhow, Langston, Llanmartin, Llandevaud, Wilcrick, St. Brides Netherwent, Llandevenny, Magor, Redwick. Llanwern, Bishton, Undy, Rogiet, Llanfihangel Rogiet, Goldcliff, Whitson, Nash, Christchurch. Large marks to front and rear cover - look like possibly oil or water marks. Some browning to cover edges. chipping to corners. Foxing to spine. Foxing to outer page edges and some pages internally. 'Caldicot Part II' written in light blue felt pen to spine.

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THE LANSDOWN HOTEL AND OTHER PROPERTIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1205922
Published by Engall, Sanders & Co.. 1891. Good condition.

Sale particulars for properties in Cheltenham. The Lansdown Hotel, the Uplands, Belmont, Felling Villa, 19 and 21 Lansdown Terrace, Elmfield, Fromefield and 5,6,7,8, and 9 Victoria Street. To be sold on the 6th day of January 1891. 1 page text, one large b/w illustration of the Lansdown Hotel. Large format. 16 x 10 inches. Paperwraps. Pages are complete but detached.

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PARTICULARS OF SALE AND PLAN OF MOST VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTIES KNOWN AS THE MANSION HOUSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1205906
Published by Mr. Edwin Stooke. 1896. Very good condition.

Situate in Widemarsh Street in the City of Hereford and the Bowling Green Inn situate in Bewell Street in the said city to be sold on Monday 28th September 1896. Large format. 17 x 11 inches. 4 pages describing the properties. Large folding colour plan.

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THE CROFTER IN HISTORY
Written by Colin Campbell; Dalriad.
Stock no. 1205231
Published by William Brown. 2nd 1886. Very good condition.

2nd edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 104 pages. Address in ink to title page else contents fine. Corners slightly bumped.

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SKELTON'S ETCHINGS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF BRISTOL
Written by J. Skelton. Illustrated by Hugh O'Neill.
Stock no. 1205050
Published by J. Skelton. 1825. Good condition.

Large format. 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Purple leather spine and corners. 56 b/w plates. Book: all plates present. Leather browned. Top and tail of spine worn with loss. Corners very worn. Plates clean and bright.

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THE CHARTERS AND LETTERS PATENT GRANTED TO BRISTOL
Written by Samuel Seyer.
Stock no. 1205048
Published by John Mathew Gutch. 1st 1812. Good condition.

The Charters and Letters Patent Granted by the Kings and Queens of England to the Town and City of Bristol. Newly translated, and accompanied by the original Latin. Modern red cloth spine, original grey boards. Marbled edges. xviii + 317 pages including list of subscribers. Prelims before title page are missing. Scattered foxing throughout. Boards worn and stained.

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THE HISTORY OF THE 50TH OR (THE QUEEN'S OWN) REGIMENT
Written by Arthur Evelyn Fyler.
Stock no. 1205035
Published by Chapman & Hall. 1st 1895. Good condition.

From the Earliest Date to the Year 1881. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Silver vignette to front cover. 4 colour plates. xviii 380 pages. Spine browned and split. Name in ink to half-title. Corners rubbed. Contents very good.

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A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF SURREY
Written by Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell. Illustrated by Thomas Allom.
Stock no. 1205023
Published by G. Willis. 1850. Very good condition.

Five volumes. Brown leather spines and corners, raised bands and gilt titles to spines. Marbled boards and edges. Vol I: viii 472 pages index, 15 b/w plates, one folding colour map and one colour map of the course of the River Mole; Vol II: 486 pages 16 b/w plates; Vol III 527 pages 19 b/w plates; Vol IV: 519 pages 35 b/w plates; Vol V: 442 pages 48 page appendix 42 b/w plates. In total 127 b/w 2 colour plates. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Contents very good indeed. A handsome set.

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THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Jacob H. Studer.
Stock no. 1804391
Published by The Natural Science Association Of America. 1897. Very good condition.

Re-issue. 119 artistic colored plates (lithographs) representing the different species and varieties drawn and colored from nature including a copious text giving a popular account of their habits and characteristics, based on observations made in the field by the most eminent writers on ornithology prefaced by a systematic table and index to page, plate and figure. Very large format. Full red morocco binding with gilt title to front and spine. All edges gilt. 182 pages plus index. Spine faded, edges rubbed, a few scuff marks to front & rear board. Corners worn. Front joint between title page and frontis pulled. Some scattered foxing. A few closed margin tears. Some grubby margin marks (fingering). All plates present and beautifully bright.

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SYMPTOMS OF BEING AMUSED VOLUME 1
Written by Henry Alken. Illustrated by Henry Alken.
Stock no. 1804390
Published by Thos. McLean. 1st 1822. Almost very good condition.

Volume 1 (all published). Large oblong format. Three quarters burgundy leather with cloth sides. 42 handcoloured plates including title page by Alken, many in his sporting/equine style. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Includes Symptoms of a Preface page. Boards worn, faded and marked. Joints cracked but binding still tight. Inscription in ink to verso of first blank page. 41 of 42 hand coloured plates present. Frontis has been expertly repaired/relined. Probably a rebound copy as the tissue guards have watermark dating 1865. Plates wonderfully bright but grubby marks to margins and slightly affecting plates. Overall a nice copy of a weird and wonderful item!

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