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THE TEIGNMOUTH GUIDE
Written by N.T. Carrington.
Stock no. 597671
Published by E. & George Henry Croydon. Circa 1863. Very good condition.

Containing a Description of the Town and of the Places and Remarkable Points of Interest in the Neighbourhood. The Excursions and Walks, Climate Etc. By Several Literary Gentlemen (Carrington and others). 14th edition with considerable additions. Small format. 7" x 4". Brown embossed cloth. Folding b/w map as frontis. 14th Editoin. Spine lightly browned. Corners bumped and rubbed. Reduced from £150

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THE TUNBRIDGE WELLS GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 597673
Published by J. Sprange. 1817. Very good condition.

An Account of the Ancient & Present State of That Place With a Particular Description of All the Towns, Villages, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Ancient & Modern Seats, Founderies, Etc. Within the Circumference of Sixteen Miles With Accurate Views of the Principal Objects. Small format. 7 x 4". Black leather spine and corners. Marbled boards and edges. 12 b/w plates of which 8 are large folding. Illustrated title page. xx + 332 pages. Rebacked. Corners rubbed. Contents very good indeed except for title page which is lightly browned.

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THE WORLD OF ROZOME WAX-RESIST TEXTILES OF JAPAN
Written by Betsy Sterling Benjamin.
Stock no. 597676
Published by Kodansha International Ltd.. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Wax-Resist Textiles of Japan. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Indepth interviews with 17 contemporary artists form the heart of this volume. With diverse styles, methods and materials. A carefully illustrated process section outlines everything textile artists might need to know. ISBN: 477001774X. REDUCED FROM £200.

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HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY AND DIRECTORY OF HEREFORDSHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 597612
Published by William Bailey. 1858. Very good condition.

To Which is Prefixed an Abridgement of the Early History of England, From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Invasion of the Danes in 832. With an Account of the Seventeen States into Which England Including Wales was Divided at the Invasion of the Romans. A List of the Kings of England from Julius Caesar to the Departure of the Romans and from Their Departure to the Introduction of the Saxons by Vortigern; Also an Account of the Heptarchy and of the Idols Worshipped by the Saxons. Useful and Correct Genealogical Tables of the Sovereigns of England from Egbert to Victoria. xxvii + 350 pages + one page of advertisements. Modern binding with leather spine and corners and marbled boards. Original spine laid down. Lacks map. Contents in general very good. Attractive binding.

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KINGSBRIDGE ESTUARY WITH RAMBLES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Written by S.P. Fox.
Stock no. 597376
Published by G.P. Friend. 1st 1864. Very good condition.

Red embossed cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 26 original mounted albumen photographs. 172 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Rebacked some time ago with original spine laid down. Covers very slightly grubby.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THREE HUNDRED ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 597353
Published by J. And F. Rivington. 1774. Good condition.

A Description of Three Hundred Animals viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Serpents and Insects With a Particular Account of The Manner of Their Catching of Whales in Greenland. Extracted from the Best Authors and Adapted to the Use of All Capacities. Illustrated with Copper-Plates, Whereon is Curiously Engraven Every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent and Insect Described in the Whole Book. The Eleventh Edition Carefully Corrected and Amended. Small format. 7 x 4". Full brown leather binding. B/w frontis. Title page in red and black. 212 pages. Numerous b/w illustrations including one large folding plate. Contents very good. Front board almost detached. Boards very worn. A fascinating early natural history book.

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THE CHICHESTER GUIDE CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY AND OTHER INTERESTING OBJECTS OF CURIOSITY
Written by Richard Dally.
Stock no. 597354
Published by P. Binstead. 1831. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Chichester Guide Containing the History and Antiquities of the City and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity, a Description of the Cathedral and its Monuments and of the Minor Churches Together With Some Account of the Antiquities and Gentlemens' Seats in the Neighbourhood. 8 x 5". 3 b/w text illustrations. 2 b/w plates + Errata slip. In attractive modern binding. Tan leather spine and corners, marbled boards. Gilt title to spine. New endpapers. Binding is fine. Contents very good indeed. Including Errata sheet. Plates have been professionally strengthened with thin card on verso. A super copy.

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THE HISTORY OF LINCOLN
No author listed.
Stock no. 597355
Published by A. Stark. 1810. Almost very good condition.

The History of Lincoln With a Appendix Containing a List of the Members Returned to Serve in Parliament as Also of the Mayors and Sheriffs of the City. Small format. 7 x 4". 17 b/w plates. 6 b/w chapter head and tail pieces. Full brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. 312 pages + 27 pages of lists. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Edges of endpapers lightly stained. Top and tail of spine chipped. Corners bumped. Contents very good. REDUCED FROM £280.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379828
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Small closed tears to margins of two plates. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins (affecting a couple of plates - pictures remain bright). Foxing to page edges. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

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THE CAMBRIAN REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1795 & 1796 & 1818(3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 627232
Published by E. And T. Williams. 1796. Very good condition.

Three volumes. Volumes I and II: The Cambrian Register for the Years 1795 and 1796. Published in 1796 and 1799. Printed for E. & T. Williams. The Cambrian Register Vol III printed for E. Williams 1818. Modern brown cloth binding with gilt titles to spines. Hand-coloured engraved vignette to title page of first two volumes. Hand-coloured frontis and two hand-coloured maps to first volume. Volume III has original printed upper wrapper bound in and includes a folding b/w chart of Milford Haven. Light page-edge browning. Original wrapper in Vol III browned and edge-chipped. Overall a clean and bright set.

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A STAGE-COACHMAN
Written by Thomas Cross.
Stock no. 627233
Published by Hurst & Blackett. 1st 1861. Very good condition.

Three volumes. 8 x 5". Red embossed cloth, gilt titles to spines. B/w frontis to each volume. Bookplate of Eric S. Quayle to front pastedown of Vol I. Top and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.

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A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Written by Augustine Page.
Stock no. 627224
Published by Frederic Pawsey. 1st 1847. Very good condition.

viii + 1054 pages. Attractive modern binding. Black leather spine with gilt title and decorations and raised bands. Red cloth covered boards. A super copy.

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