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HASTED, EDWARD and DRAKE, HENRY HOLMAN: Hasted's History of Kent : Corrected, Enlarged, and Continued to the Present Time, from the Manuscript Collection of the Late Rev. Thomas Streatfeild and the Late Rev. Lambert Blackwell Larking, the Public Records. Part I. the Hundred of Blackheath.

London : Mitchell And Hughes, 1886. 1st Edition in this form. Portraits, plates, maps, and pedigrees, some double-page, some folding with tissue guards. Folio (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches), 332-pages. Contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt; joints and corners rubbed. From the Carlton Club library with their gilt insignia on spine and unobtrusive Shelf number label on front pastedown; no library markings.. (Book ref. 14543)

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HASTED, EDWARD and DRAKE, HENRY HOLMAN: Hasted's History of Kent : Corrected, Enlarged, and Continued to the Present Time, from the Manuscript Collection of the Late Rev. Thomas Streatfeild and the Late Rev. Lambert Blackwell Larking, the Public Records. Part I. the Hundred of Blackheath.

London : Mitchell And Hughes, 1886. 1st Edition in this form. Portraits, plates, maps, and pedigrees, some double-page, some folding with tissue guards. Folio (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches), 332-pages. Two-tone cloth lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, base of spine chipped, upper inner joint split, prelims. detached, one worn on fore-margin, one plate detached. All published. (Book ref. 14542)

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BESTALL, ALFRED: The New Adventures of Rupert.

London: Daily Express Publications, 1936. The first of the Rupert annuals complete with dustwrapper. Illustrations in black, red. & white. 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches), 124-pages. Original red cloth pictorially blocked in black in dustwrapper. All the plain plates have been neatly coloured in crayon as intended; the "This book belongs to" box filled-in. Some small patches of fading where dustwrapper incomplete but overall the binding bright. Some light foxing to text and wrapper. Cracked at two inner gutters but very firm. The dustwrapper with slight fraying at headband and with two inch tear at upper joint, this with loss of approx half a square inch at head. Corners rubbed and with closeable tears at fore-corner of upper panel without loss. Overall a very good example of this the first Rupert annual complete with the rare wrapper. (Book ref. 14541)

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TROLLOPE, ANTHONY: Palliser Novels: The Prime Minister, Phineas Finn, Phineas Redux, Can You Forgive Her?, The Duke's Children and The Eustace Diamonds.

London: Folio Society, 1993. 3rd Folio printing. 6 volumes, 8vo (9 1/4 x 6 inches), variously coloured cloth-backed boards. Light stains to one upper board else excellent in marked slipcases. Extremely heavy, extra postage will be requested. (Book ref. 14540)

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HARDY, THOMAS: The Wessex Novels. Six Volume Set, The Return of the Native, Tess of the D`urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Trumpet Major, Under the Greenwood Tree and the Mayor of Casterbridge.

London: Folio Society, 1993. 8th Folio Society printing. Wood engravings. 6 volumes 8vo (9 x 5 3/4 inches), bound variously coloured cloth. Slight rubbing to two lettering pieces else excellent in very good slipcase. Very heavy; extra postage will be requested. (Book ref. 14539)

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MACGILLIVRAY, W: The Life, Travels, and Researches of Baron Humboldt. With Continuation, giving a Narrative of Humboldt's Celebrated Journey in Central Asia, etc. etc.

London: T. Nelson, 1859. First edition thus (with the continuation, pages 348-420). Tinted plates and map. 8vo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches), 420-pages, original blue pebble-grain cloth blocked in blind and gilt. Patches of foxing to the text; a little rubbed but overall very good, the binding gilt very bright. Two Dublin High School prize labels dated 1859 on front pastedown. (Book ref. 14538)

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TEMPLE, BERT: A.O.F.B. [ Ancient Order of Froth Blowers ]. Membership booklet for this drinking club created in aid of surgeon Sir Alfred Fripp's charities.

London: Bert Temple, circa 1927. Illustrations. Small 8vo (6 x 4 1/4 inches), 68-pages. Original plain glazed cream linen; binding dust marked, staples rusting, otherwise good. Membership number & member details added in ink on front endpocket designed to house the membership card (not here present). (Book ref. 14537)

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WILLIAMS, THOMAS; CALVERT, JAMES: Fiji and the Fijians; by Thomas Williams. And Missionary Labours among the Cannibals; Extended, with Notices of Recent Events; by James Calvert. Edited by George Stringer Rowe.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1870. Two volumes in one. Coloured frontispiece to volume 1, b&w frontispiece to volume 2, folding map, coloured & b&w plates, illustrations. 8vo (7 x 4 3/4 inches), pages: viii:266:470:(2, adverts.), original brown cloth blocked in black; binding damp-marked, front free endpaper and frontispiece detached and a little creased on fore-margin; inner joints split and held on cords. (Book ref. 14536)

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GALE & POLDEN (Publishers). CATLEUGH, MAJOR W. S: Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for the Army with Words also Bugle Marches. Words Compiled and Arranged by a Bandmaster. With extra typescript notes.

Aldershot: Gale & Polden, n.d. Eighth Edition-Revised to date. Oblong 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches), 61-pages. Original pictorial flexible red cloth; very good indeed. With, loosely inserted, 10 A4 pages of carbon copy typescript "Trumpet and Bugle Calls by Major W. S. Catleugh, T. D. ". (Book ref. 14535)

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DAVIS, ROBERT H: Deep Diving and Submarine Operations. A Manual for Deep Sea Divers and Compressed Air Workers. Parts I & II.

Cwmbran, Gwent: Siebe, Gorman & Co. 1981. Eighth edition. Illustrations throughout including folding panoramna and coloured chart. 8vo (9 x 6 inches), 690-pages plus unpaginated bibliography and index. Original cloth; a few upper fore corners of text bumped, top of text block spotted else fine in excellent unclipped dustwrapper. (Book ref. 14534)

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FARRAR, JAMES ( Edited by Henry Williamson ): The Unreturning Spring, being The Poems, Sketches, Stories, and Letters of James Farrar.

London: Williams & Norgate, 1950. First edition. Portrait. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), 242-pages, original cloth; binding very unevenly faded in good unclipped dustwrapper; some foxing. (Book ref. 14533)

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CRESWELL, H. B: The Honeywood File, An Adventure in Building & The Honeywood Settlement. A continuation of "The Honeywood File".

London: Architectural Press, 1931. 2nd impression of the first work, 1st edition of the second (1930). 2 volumes 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), original black cloth, good; in "homemade" [?] contemporary worn & chipped dustwrappers which appear to retain the gilt lettered panels from the originals? Contemporary name and address on front free endpapers. (Book ref. 14532)

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SHOEMAKER, HENRY WHARTON: The Black Bear of Pennsylvania (Ursus Americanus) Compiled by Henry W. Shoemaker. With Chapters by John C. French.

Altoona: Times Tribune Company, 1921. First edition. Photographic plates. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches), 92-pages. Original roan backed boards lettered in gilt. Binding poor, the spine chipped with rusting staples showing through; internally very good. Inscribed and signed by the author to the writer J. E. Harting, author of "Recreations of a Naturalist", "Hints on Shore Shooting" and much else. Very rare. (Book ref. 14531)

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SOUTHEY, ROBERT: The Life of Nelson.

London: Printed for John Murray, Bookseller to the Admiralty and the Board of Longitude, 1813. First edition, first issue (page 258 in vol.2 mis-numbered). Portrait and plate. Two volumes. 8vo (6 1/2 x 4 inches), pages: [v]-viii:253:(3, advertisements) & [vii]-viii:280 (the last five being advertisements), contemporary full diced tan calf; joints cracked and chipped but firm, backstrips and lettering pieces chipped and rubbed. Cracked at two gutters but firm. Some foxing to prelims. but generally internally very good. (Book ref. 14530)

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CARLYLE, THOMAS.: The French Revolution. "Library of English Classics" series.

London: Macmillan, 1906. Two volumes (complete). 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches), pages: 478 & 465, contemporary full purple calf, narrow gilt rules to sides with small corner ornaments, gilt arms of Harrow school on upper covers, spines gilt extra and lettered direct in gilt, all edges gilt. Some foxing to prelims. A little light rubbing but overall very sound and attractive. The bindings by J. C. Wilbee, Harrow. (Book ref. 14529)

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LAMB, CHARLES and MARY: Tales from Shakespeare.

London: E. H. Wells, circa 1900. Illustrations. 8vo (7 1/4 x 5 inches), 312-pages. Contemporary full crimson calf, ornamental gilt border to sides, spine floral gilt in compartments with black lettering piece; some spotting to boards, some light foxing; overall very sound and attractive. Harrow prize label on front pastedown. (Book ref. 14528)

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TENNYSON, ALFRED, LORD: Works of.

London: Macmillan, 1906. Portrait. 8vo (7 1/4 x 5 inches), 899-pages. Contemporary full purple diced calf, sides gilt ruled with gilt corner devices, spine gilt extra and lettered direct, all edges gilt; spine lettering rubbed, some light discolouration to backstrip, short cut to blank margin of last few leaves; overall very sound and attractive. Harrow prize label on front pastedown. (Book ref. 14527)

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MILTON, JOHN: The Poetical Works of John Milton, edited by H. C. Beeching. "Oxford Complete Edition".

London: Henry Frowde, 1904. Portrait.. 8vo (7 1/4 x 5 inches), 554-pages. Contemporary full purple calf, sides gilt ruled with small corner ornaments, spine gilt extra with olive lettering piee; joints rubbed, contemporary inscription on front fly leaf; overall very sound and attractive. (Book ref. 14526)

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BONOMI, JOSEPH: Nineveh and Its Palaces. The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, applied to the Elucidation of the Holy Writ. Third edition, revised and augmented. With Two Hundred and Forty Engravings, including the Recent Additions to the National Collection.

London: H.G. Bohn, 1857. Map, illustrations and folding plate. 8vo (7 x 4 1/2 inches), 537-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides gilt ruled with small corner ornaments, spine gilt with black lettering piece. Spine gilt dulled, some rubbing to joints and edges, some foxing to prelims. but overall very sound and attractive. Contemporary prize inscription on front fly leaf. (Book ref. 14525)

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STANLEY, EDWARD: A Familiar History of Birds. New edition.

London: Longman, Green, 1865. Frontispiece with tissue guard, title vignette & illustrations. 8vo (7 x 4 1/2 inches), 446-pages. Contemporary full green calf, sides ruled in gilt with small corner ornaments spine gilt extra with crimson lettering piece. Gilt device on upper cover and Harrow prize label on front pastedown. Joints rubbed, headband lightly chipped, some foxing. Overall sound and attractive. (Book ref. 14524)