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INDIAN FINANCE: an important letter on the Indian finance from Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough, President of the Board of Control for India, 1828...

ALMANAC: RIDER'S BRITISH MERLIN: For the Year of Our Lord God 1751...: London, R Nutt, 1751: 12mo, contemporary red wallet-style morocco with silv...

SLAVERY ACTS: a pair of George III slavery acts, 'Preventing Traffic of Slaves' 1819 and 'Support of Captured Slaves', 1815, some light toning and...

TELEVISION: DINSDALE (A, Editor): 'Television...a monthly magazine', Vol.1 No.1, March 1928: The World's First Television Journal, Official Organ ...

BELZONI (Giovanni): handwritten note from Belzoni, pioneer of Egyptology, accepting an invitation from a Mr Webb, single sheet with folds, undated...

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF: manuscript in Latin on vellum to both sides, 18 lines of text with illuminated initials highlighted in red and blue, ...

T E LAWRENCE: an original unpublished black and white personal photograph showing T E Lawrence astride a motorbike, with companion: accompanying t...

SVEN HEDIN: ALS from Sven Hedin to Colonel Bailey, secretary of the Scottish Geographical Society, dated 11/1/1898, thanking him for the medal awa...

RAILWAY CLEARING HOUSE MAP: circa 1910, folding down into original dark morocco boards, gilt lettered, wear and marking, some fraying to folds: to...

BARTOLOZZI (Francesco): 'Seventy-three prints, engraved by F. Bartolozzi, &c from the original pictures and drawings...', London, John & Josiah Bo...

ALLOM (Thomas & BARTLETT, W H): 'Devonshire Illustrated, in a Series of Views...': London, Fisher, Son &c, 1832: with 140 steel engraved illustrat...

FISHER (P): 'The Angler's Souvenir by P Fisher, Esq...assisted by several eminent piscatory characters, with illustrations by Beckwith & Topham......

MARINE DICTIONARY: FALCONER (William, 1732-69): 'An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: or a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrase...

DAVIES (John, Dr 1570?-1644): 'Antiquae Linguae Britannicae Nunc Volgo Dictae Cambro-Brittanicae', London, R Young, 1632: title and final 2 leaves...

VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND: 'Hampshire and the Isle of Wight', Westminster, Constable, circa 1900: 5 vols, folio, Vols.1-4 in pub...

BINDINGS: NEWTON (Thomas): 'Dissertations on the Prophecies...' London, R & B Gilbert, 1817: 12 edition: 8vo, contemporary smooth calf gilt: toget...

AITON (William): 'A History of the Rencounter at Drumclog, and Battle at Bothwell Bridge in the month of June, 1679...', Hamilton: printed by W M ...

MORRIS (Rev Francis Orpen, 1810-93): 'A History of British Birds..', London, George Bell & Sons, 1870: second edition: 6 vols, 4to, publishers bli...

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS: group of four large format 19th century photograph albums, British and foreign topography, family portraits etc, all contempora...

DEERING (George Charles): 'Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova, or an historical account...of...Nottingham', Nottingham, 1751: 4to, later half calf, front ...

BADEN POWELL (Robert): COUNTRY HOUSE ALBUM, a fine early 20th century country house visitor's album, comprising signatures of guest and hosts at n...

WILLIS (Nathaniel Parker): 'The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, illustrated from drawings by W H Bartlett', London, George Virtue, n.d (c1860)...

RAILWAYS: LECOUNT (Peter): 'A Practical Treatise on Railways, explaining their construction and management...', Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1...

RUSSIA: MAYNARD (Major-General Sir C): 'The Murmansk Venture..', London, Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1919: 8vo, publishers red cloth gilt, light sun...

BINDINGS: The Gaelic Schools - 15th Report (so titled to spine): late 19th/early 20thc blank book comprising 10 unused leaves, gauffered gilt edge...

HUMPHREYS (Henry Noel & WESTWOOD, John): 'British Butterflies and their Transformations...', London, William Smith, 1841: with hand-coloured title...

LIGHT (Major): 'Sicilian Scenery from Drawings by P. De Wint, the original sketches by Major Light...', London, published by Rodwell & Martin, 182...

SHIPWRECKS: HARBOUR ACCOMMODATION REPORT: 'Report from the Select Committee on Harbour Accommodation', London, Hansard, 1884: numerous maps and pl...

GUTHRIE (William): 'A New System of Modern Geography: or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of Several Kingdom...

PLOT (Robert): 'The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an essay toward the natural history of England...', Oxford, printed at the Theater, 167...

PARDOE (Miss): 'The Beauties of the Bosphorus...illustrated in a series of views of Constantinople and its environs..', London, George Virtue, 183...

ARCTIC: GREELY (Adolphus): 'Three Years of Arctic Service...an account of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition of 1881-84', New York, Scribners, 1886:...

DOYLE (James E): 'The Official Baronage of England 1066-1885..', London, Longmans Green & Co, 1886: 3 vols, publishers red quarter morocco gilt, t...

JACKSON (C J): 'An Illustrated History of English Plate Ecclesiastical and Secular...', London, Country Life, 1911: 2 vols, publishers green half ...

SAVAGE LANDOR (A Henry): 'In the Forbidden Land...an account of a journey in Tibet, captured by the Tibetan authorities imprisonment, torture and ...

BOMBAY/INDIA: CHAUDHARI (K K, editor): 'Maharashtra State Gazetteers', Greater Bombay District, 4 vols 1986: Kanara Gazetteer, 2 vols, Bombay 1883...

POTTERY & GLASS REFERENCE: a large collection of approx 35 vols, largely modern pottery and glass reference, mostly large format publications in d...

COOKERY: HENDERSON (William Augustus): 'The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, universal family cook. Being an ample and clear display of the art of co...

HALLAM (Henry): 'View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages...', London, John Murray, 1856: 11th edition: 3 vols, period full calf gilt wi...

NELSON (Horatio, Viscount 1758-1805): 'Memoirs of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson...', Liverpool, Goodchil...

BINDINGS: SCOTT (Sir Walter): 'The Waverley Novels': Edinburgh, A & C Black, 1865: 46 vols, period half calf gilt, rubbed with a few spine ends ch...

ELIOT (George): 'Scenes of Clerical Life...', London & Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1859: 2nd edition: 2 vols, publishers blindstamped b...

FASHION: 'La Belle Assemblee or Court and Fashionable Magazine...', London, 1829: vol x, July-Dec 1829: numerous hand-coloured fashion plates, con...

AUSTEN (Jane): WORKS: London, Richard Bentley, 1856: 5 vols: small 8vo, original blue publishers blindstamped cloth gilt, some rubbing and content...

AUSTEN (Jane): 'Sense and Sensibility..', London, Bentley, 1886: New Edition: 8vo, publishers green cloth: together with similar edition of Mansfi...

AUSTEN (Jane): 'Mansfield Park: a Novel..', Belfast, Simms & M'Intyre, 1846: vol.iv from the 'Parlour Novelist' series: 12mo, black half calf gilt...

ALLESTREE (R): 'The Government of the Tongue...', Oxford, at the Theater, 1675: third impression: 12mo, period calf, rubbed and scuffed: with 3 ot...

WELLS (H G): INSCRIBED AND WITH DRAWING BY AUTHOR: 'War and the Future...Italy, France and Britain at War', London, Cassell, 1917: First Edition: ...

FORE-EDGE PAINTING: 'The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson...', London, Macmillan, 1896: 8vo, contemporary dark morocco ruled in blind, spine and edge...

CROUCH (Nathaniel): 'Historical Remarques, and Observations of the Ancient and Present State of London and Westminster...', London, printed for Na...

SMITH (Thomas, Sir 1513-1577): 'The Common-wealth of England: and the manner and government thereof...', London, printed by R Young for J Smethwic...

HOROLOGY: BERTHOUD (Ferdinand): 'L'art de Conduire et de Regler les Pendules et les Montres..', Paris, 1759. 12mo, contemporary blind ruled calf g...

FERGUSON (James): 'Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles...', London, J F & C Rivington et al, 1790: 8th edition: 8vo, contempora...

TURTON (W, MD): 'Conchylia Insularum Brittannicarum: the shells of the British Islands, systematically arranged...', Exeter, printed by R Cullum, ...

PORTAL (Gerald H): 'My Mission to Abyssinia..', London, Edward Arnold, 1892: First Edition, publishers red cloth gilt with a few minor marks, 8vo:...

CHINA: BREDON (Juliette): 'Peking..a historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest...', Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1922: 8vo, ...

LIVINGSTONE (David): 'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa...', London, John Murray, 1857: First Edition, First Issue with folding co...

COLQUHOUN (Archibald Ross): 'Amongst the Shans..', London, Field & Tuer, 1885: First Edition, wood engraved illustrations with tissue guards, publ...

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