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45553Surrey England n. d. Ca mid-1880s. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve with archival whiteboard backing. Some curling at edges. Penciled name annotation to verso. Very Good. Single albumen photograph. Oblong orientation: 5-1/4" x 7-11/16" <br/><br/>The heritage of the hotel dates back to the 16th C and Henry the VIII. The present building built in 1794 with subsequent modifications as owners came & went. The mansion began it's hotel life in 1856. unknown books
179648817London: Printed for J. Owen No. 168 Piccadilly 1796. 1st edition. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning otherwise a solid VG copy. 4 88 pp. 8vo: A2 B - M4. 7-3/4" x 5" <br/><br/> Printed for J. Owen, No. 168, Piccadilly unknown books
173149137London: Printed for J. Peele at Locke's Head in Amen-Corner Pater-noster-row 1731. 1st Printing ESTC 75784; Goldsmith 6910. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Outer leaves a bit soiled. Very Good. 32 pp. Head- tailpiece. Decorative initial capital letter. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>The anonymous author defends Walpole's Whig administration. Printed for J. Peele at Locke's Head in Amen-Corner, Pater-noster-row unknown books
169122863London: Printed and Sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster 1691. 1st edition Wing S-4525. Disbound with binding remnants along spine portion. Overall VG half-title leaf detached in center. 4 32 pp. 4to: A4 B - D4 E2. 19.2 cm x 15 cm. <br/><br/> Printed and Sold by the Booksellers of London, and Westminster unknown books
169122886London: Printed for Thomas Jones 1691. 1st edition Wing L-2686. Disbound with binding remnants along spine portion. Overall VG half-title leaf & terminal leaf soiled/occasional red pencil 'highlight' mark in margin or underline by prior owner. 4 33 3 pp. Printed glosses. Last page a blank; 2 pp of adverts immediately prior. 4to: A4 B - E4 F2. 20.8 cm x 15.8 cm. <br/><br/>The half-title notes the Letter is 'In Vindiction of his Late Book "The Case of the Allegiance."'. Printed for Thomas Jones unknown books
168422707London: Printed for Fincham Gardiner 1684. 1st edition Wing R-1126. Disbound. Age toning at edges; a VG copy. 2 38 4. Advert last 3 pp. 4to: B - F4 G2. 7-1/2" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> Printed for Fincham Gardiner unknown books
188529758London: John C. Nimmo 1885. 1st edition. Original publisher's deep maroon cloth with green leather title label to spine & gilt stamped device "Fashions for 1797" to front board. TEG. Spine ever so slightly faded. Front board with a minute bit of spotting to top left. A VG copy. xii 354 pp including Index. 29 page publisher catalogue dated February 1885 bound-in at rear. Illustrated with 88 inserted plates. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>On a few of the plates under the image a prior owner has neatly named some of the characters depicted therein e.g. In "Faro's Daughters" which shows 2 ladies in the stocks the woman on the left is identified as Lady Archer. John C. Nimmo hardcover books
183420392London: B. Fellowes 1834. 1st edition. Original brown linen cloth with title printed in black on spine. Abt VG cloth shows some soiling/front joint cloth split but joint itself solid/2 loose gatherings/usual bit of light foxing. viii 362 2 113 2 114 - 128 pp. 8vo: A4 B - Z8 2A4 2B2 2A - G8 H2 I8. 21.5 cm X 14 cm. <br/><br/> B. Fellowes hardcover books
1905599661905. ENGLISH HISTORY. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. From the Earliest Times Yhrough 1901. A mixed set of various authors running from 1905-1924. London: Longmans Green & Co. In twelve volumes. 8vo. brick and marroon cloth lettered in gilt. Bookplates occasional ink ownership. Very good overall with a few volumes affected by external dampstaining page edges occasionally affected but reading surface are clean; some corners bumped hinges tender or starting a few boards lightly bowed cloth bubbled at one volume; all volumes are shaken and most bear some mild external soil; top-edges are dust-soiled. Volumes I II and XII are just good; the others are about very good to very good. A few maps bear slight edgewear but the text is sound and serviceable overall. unknown books
175125294Paris: Rollin Fils & Jombert 1751. Traduit de l'anglais de M. Salmon Auteur de l'Histoire Moderne &c. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf gilt spines leather labels marbled endpapers. Head of volume II chipped some water damage to top margins of volume I text unaffected. Traduit de l'anglais de M. Salmon Auteur de l'Histoire Moderne &c. 2 vols. 8vo. Rollin Fils & Jombert unknown books
176922192London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly 1769 1769. First edition. Edges rubbed; hinges starting but sound; two margins with small tears not touching the text; a good copy. 8vo slightly later brown calf gilt decorated spine lettered in blind. ¶ One of several anti-Catholic works by Lewis 1701-1784 a rector and chaplain. This one attempts to reinvent Henry VIII as an enlightened monarch and in the process attacks Swift for his criticisms of the monarch. <br/><br/> London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1769 unknown books
40584London n. d. 1st printing ca 1690s cf. Wing L-2397. Age-toning to sheet. Faint fold-lines. Very Good. Broadside. 36 lines of printed text. 8-1/4" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/>A work found in 11 ESTC records ranging in conjectured dates from 1690s to the late 18th C. This copy conforms to ESTC R232141 = Wing L-2397 i.e. last line of title: "Houfe in the Tower of London" with 15 items listed. Other points: 1 correct spelling for item 14 2 no comma after 'whole' & 3 shilling spelled correctly. unknown books
1728108852La Haye: Scheurleer 1728. hardcover. very good. Avec une Description des Etats que la Grande-Bretagne possede en Amerique en Afrique et dans la Mediterranee. 3 vols. with frontispiece portraits and folding beautiful copper engraved map small 8vo full calf with decoratively gilt spines raised bands paper labels on spines. La Haye 1728. Very good.<br/><br/> Not in Brunet or Sabin.<br/><br/> Scheurleer unknown books
1733D16247London 1733. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Modern 1/2 leather title in gilt on spine. 2 vi 1068;68;72;72;72;80;80;62 2p. With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf. An uncommon title. <br/><br/> hardcover books
