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JAHRES-BERICHT UBER DIE LEISTUNGEN DER CHEMISCHEN TECHNOLOGIE FUR 1869
Written by Johannes Rudolf Wagner.
Stock no. 560964
Published by Otto Wigand. 1870. Almost very good condition.

(Annual Report on the Achievements of Chemical Technology for 1869). Text in German. Three-quarter brown leather binding. Red title block with gilt title to spine. Purple cloth boards. A few b/w illustrations in the text. XV and 832 pages. Leather binding is scuffed and worn. Joints cracked else binding tight. Minor biro mark to front pastedown. Page edge browning. Rear fly-leaf and verso of endpaper are grubby. Contents generally clean.

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HISTORIC WORCESTERSHIRE (12 PARTS)
Written by W. Salt Brassington.
Stock no. 657670
Published by Midland Educational Co. Ltd.. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

12 parts. Paper wraps. B/w photos. Contains 6 etchings: Old Guildhouse, New Street, Cathedral all by F.S.Bayley; Halesowen, Dudley Priory by H. Pope; and a further etching artist and location unknown. One part has paper wraps faded and edge-torn, the rest in nice condition. REDUCED FROM £200.

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LANCASHIRE ITS HISTORY LEGENDS AND MANUFACTURES
Written by G.N. Wright.
Stock no. 682386
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. Good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates. Spine and covers unevenly browned. Corners a little bumped and rubbed. Some plates slightly foxed.

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REMARKABLE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF EXETER
Written by Richard Izacke; Samuel Izacke.
Stock no. 682846
Published by Edw. Score And John March. 1724. Good condition.

Giving an account of the Laws and Customs of the Place; The Offices, Court of Judicature; Gates, Walls, Rivers, Churches, and Immunities; The Titles and Privileges of the several Corporations, and their different coat of arms, finely engraven on Copper Plates. With a Catalogue of all the Bishops, Mayors, and Sheriffs from the Year 1049 to 1677. Brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. Folding plan. B/w coats of arms. iii pages plus 213 pages plus extensive index and catalogue of sheriffs. Second edition, enlarged and continued. Rebacked with attractive tan calf binding. New endpapers. Corners worn. Contents near fine with just a few foxspot to prelims. Map has a small closed tear.

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COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN
Written by Rev. W. Houghton.
Stock no. 576307
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1870. Very good condition.

Full blue leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w wood engravings. 2nd edition. Inscription in ink to half-title. Prelims and last few pages foxed. Corners worn.

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A CLOUD OF WITNESSES
Written by J.H. Thompson.
Stock no. 671299
Published by J. Boyle. 1778. Poor condition.

Full brown leather binding. 381 pages plus index. Full title: A Cloud of Witnesses for the Royal Prerogatives of Jesus Christ or the Last Speeches and Testimonies of Those who have Suffered for the Truth in Scotland Since the Year 1680. Spine cracked. Boards worn. Stain to top edge of most pages. Front endpaper missing.

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MEMOIRES D'UN CENTENAIRE DEDIES A SES ARRIERE-PETITS ENFANTS
Written by Alex De Saillet. Illustrated by J. Vogel.
Stock no. 200856
Published by A. Desesserts. Circa 1851. Very good condition.

The memoires of a centenarian French nobleman, born in 1741. 20 beautiful tissue-guarded coloured plates, most depicting costume, plus numerous b/w text illustrations. Dark blue leather binding with gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Gilt borders to covers. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Text in French. 9.25 x 5.75". 322 pages. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Edges rubbed and corners worn. Covers a little scuffed. Foxing to contents but colours still bright.

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ANALYSIS OF ORNAMENT
Written by Ralph N. Wornum.
Stock no. 983489
Published by Chapman & Hall. 1877. Almost very good condition.

Fifth edition. Pages: vi, 190. Original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine. 27 full-page engravings, some folding, + text figures. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners worn. A few foxspots.

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MEMOIRES DE LA DUCHESSE D'ABRANTES
Written by Madame La Duchesse D'Abrantes.
Stock no. 553065
Published by L. Mame. 1835. Fair condition.

Volume I only. Text in French. Brown leather spine with gilt title. Contents very good, a little browned in places. Covers dampstained with surface paper missing from rear board.

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THE YOUNG MAN'S COMPANION OR BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
Written by Thomas Bartlett.
Stock no. 686649
Published by Thomas Kelly. Circa 1858. Fair condition.

Containing English Grammar, Writing, Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Drawing and Perspective, Geography, Astronomy, Natural Philosophy, History, Natural History, Chronology etc. Full brown leather binding. B/w plates. 752 pages includes index. 9 plates (of 10) present. Joints split and repaired with cloth. Boards badly worn and chipped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Pages browned.

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YR ANIANYDD CRISTIONOGOL
Written by Thomas Dick.
Stock no. 553857
Published by Robert Griffith. 1st 1842. Slightly better than very good condition.

Full brown leather binding with gilt decoration to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. The Christian Philosopher. Welsh text. 288 pages.

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