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Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ is price-clipped. Edgewear to DJ. DJ spine browned. ; Greek Text with Latin apparatus and introduction. ; Oxford Classical Texts Oct (Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis); Vol. 1; 376 pages
Light shelfwear. Light bump to 1 corner. ; Greek Text with Latin apparatus and introduction. ; Oxford Classical Texts Oct (Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis); Vol. 2; 336 pages
Volume 1 (out of 2): 130pp., 25cm., in the series "Analecta Mediaevalia Namurcensia" volume 5, original softcover, pages still uncut, good condition, [Introduction in French, Text edition in Latin], F104016
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, backstrip with paper label, green endpapers, boards lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. This copy is presented to 'The Dean of Bocking', a title of considerable antiquarian interest. Although Bocking is a village in Essex, the title of Dean is bestowed upon the rector of Hadleigh in Suffolk. It was at Hadleigh Deanery that the Oxford Movement was born in 1833 to change forever the modern Church of England. Presentation copies are very scarce.
8vo., First and Sole Edition, on laid paper, with a fine portrait frontispiece of Smith by Bone, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original blue buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 1250 COPIES. Smith was Merton Professor of English Literature in the University of Oxford. This wonderful encomium includes a bibliography of his works. Collects nineteen extended essays by many of Smith's most eminent literary contemporaries. 'Addison' (C.S. Lewis), 'The Conciseness of Swift' (Herbert Davis), 'Deane Swift, Hawkesworth, and the Journal to Stella' (Harold Williams). 'Pope at Work' (George Sherburn), 'The Inspiration of Pope's Poetry' (John Butt), 'Where Once Stood their Plain Homely Dwelling' (Collins Baker), ''Some Aspects of Eighteenth Century Prose' (James Sutherland), 'Note on the Composition of Gray's Elegy' (H.W. Garrod), 'John Langhorne' (Hugh MacDonald), 'Notes on some Lesser Poets of the Eighteenth Century' (W.L. Renwick), 'The Formal Parts of Johnson's Letters' (R.W. Chapman), 'Mrs. Piozzi's Letters' (James L Clifford), 'The Power of Memory in Boswell and Scott' (F.A. Pottle), 'Robert Burns' (R. Dewar), 'Fanny Burney's Novels' (Lord David Cecil), 'Elegant Extracts' (Edmund Blunden), ''The Old Cumberland Beggar and the Wordworth Unities' (H V D Dyson), 'Matthew Arnold and Eighteenth-Century Poetry' (Geoffrey Tillotson), 'A List of the Writings of David Nichol Smith 1896-1945' (F P Wilson), 'Index' (Arthur Tillotson).
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 121 plates on 80, and numerous plans (a number full-page), illustrations and 3 double-page maps in the text; black cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Buildings of England, BE45. Cherry 45; HB4, HJ3.
8vo., Second Edition; original brown cloth, gilt back, neatly rebacked, original backstrip laid down, brown endpapers, a remarkably crisp, clean copy.
Beautiful little book bound in brown leather. Worn edges and slightly loose binding. Gilt edges. Loose ribbon bookmark. 2 3/4"w x 3 7/8"h.
84 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The Canadian Corps' Long March - Logistics, Discipline, and the Occupation of the Rhineland; The Inquiry into the Black Watch and the Battle of St. Andre-sur-Orne, 1944-46; Kurty Meyer - Villain and Monster, Hero and Victim or worse - a German?; The First World War and the Curious Case of Berlin, Ontario, Canada;; Malak Karsh's portrait photographs of Second World War Canadian War Artists; The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History; Canada's East Coast Forts; and more. Average wear. Date stamp atop page 1. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Oblong 9.5" x 13". Above average wear with numerous markings. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispieces toned in blue, titles in brown and white, 12 plates toned in sepia and 16 illustrations in the text; brown buckram, gilt backs, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, fore-edges mildly spotted else a very good, bright, crisp set in dustwrapper, the whole housed in publisher's original slip-case. Edited by Sadleir and Page (art editor Lynton Lamb), the Crown Edition of the Oxford Trollope is the best and most scholarly collected edition. Each volume contains Notes, and a Who's Who compiled by Chapman. A nice set and very common in the slipcase. Tingay (1992), p.16.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 4 plates, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, moderately browned dustwrapper. Includes I. Juvenilia 1790-3 (Volume the First, Volume the Second, Volume the Third), II. Lady Susan, III. Fragments of Novels, IV. Plan of a Novel, V. Opinions of Mansfield Park and Emma, VI. Verses, VII. Prayers. It was originally intended to issue 'Minor Works' first as a limited edition on Large Paper to range with the 1923 editions of the novels, but the scheme was abandoned making this the work's first appearance. Increasingly elusive, especially in this condition. Gilson F15.
8vo., with a folding coloured plan as frontispiece and a large folding coloured plan; blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, a fine copy. Oxford Historical Society, vol. C. Much-needed and high quality facsimile re-issue of the scarce original edition of 1936. Cordeaux & Merry, 82 (recording the original edition).
Corners bumped with light bumping along lower edges. Light rubbing to boards. Foxing to endpapers. Some pages unopened. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Latin Text with Latin Apparatus, prologue and conjectures. Cxi, 271 pp. ; 382 pages
Front hinge weakening. Corners edgeworn. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Minor pencil marginalia to a few pages. Spine a bit sunned. Small tear to Pull-out repaired with cellotape that has now yellowed. ; Latin Text with Latin Apparatus, prologue and conjectures. Cxi, 271 pp. ; 382 pages
Volume 5 containing 5 tracts: viii + 54 [ii], 45 [ii], 116, 100, 144, 96pp., original 1840-edition, nice full-leather binding (title engilded on spine), marbled edges, 22cm., few underlinings in pencil, VG, [Contains Tract 83: Advent sermons on Antichrist, 84: Whether a clergyman of the church of England be now bound to have morning and evening prayers daily in his parish church?, 85: Lectures on the scripture proofs of the doctrines of the Church - part I, 86: Indications of a superintending providence in the preservation of the prayer book and in the changes which it has undergone, 87: On reserve in communicating religious knowledge, 88: The Greek devotions of bishop Andrews translated and arranged]
8vo., Fourth Edition, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present), engraved title-vignette and 5 engraved plates, free endpapers lightly browned, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original diced cloth gilt, gilt back, uncut, a very good, clean copy. With the contemporary blind stamp of City Book Mart, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on rear free endpaper. Hughes's sequel to 'Schooldays' was first published in three volumes in 1861. The first single-volume edition followed in 1874 and the first illustrated edition in 1871. Hall's illustrations proved popular and this third version was several times reissued. The current edition is therefore technically the fourth and retains all Hall's work. A very nice copy.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, very numerous plates, illustrations, sketches, diagrams and plans, a number folding, and a large folding map coloured in outline in pocket at end; original decorative cloth, a near fine copy. With a copy of the prospectus loosely inserted
2 vols., roy. 4to., First Edition; original blue buckram, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-downs and neat accession data on title versos. The institutional marks notwithstanding, a lovely set in dustwrappers.
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
8vo., Facsimile Reissue of the Second and Best Edition, with a frontispiece and 7 plates; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Both the first (1847) and second (1848) editions of this work are practically unobtainable. This much-needed facsimile, given a very short print run, is now rare in its own right. Cordeaux & Merry, 1503 (recording the first and second editions).
Cover photo of RRCCW Oxford. Features: Touring with Tradition and Technology, Northern Florida National Spring Tour, April 18-24, 1993 - many pages with great photos; What's Wrong with My Car? - Mechanical & Electrical Diagnosis Pre-War through S3; List of Rolls-Royce and Bentley articles as compiled by C.S. Shoup. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Easy Come, Easy Go - Illinois Central has built a big Chicago suburban business - very long article with many good photos; One for the Books - New York American hired a special train to deliver 500 newspapers to Baltimore in 1912; The Man in the Tower; The Railroads of Switzerland - good article with photos and map; Peachy - Lancaster, Oxford & Southern once had big plans, but its narrow gauge was a handicap; Illinois Central 2-4-4T; Roadway and Equipment Improvements keep pace with war traffic on Missouri Pacific Lines. Center page loose but present. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
In 16°, br. muta del tempo (dorso ricostruito), pp.VII-159. Bella guida databile attorno ai primi decenni dell'800, preziosa per le raffinate incisioni in rame di cui è adorna: 1 pianta topografica dell'Università e della città di Oxford più volte ripieg. + 4 tavv. f.t. raffiguranti alcuni particolari edifici dell'Università. La seconda parte della guida è dedicata ai dintorni della città: Blenheim Castle, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham, Stow, sedi e tenute di Conti e Marchesi. Fiorit. e alcune carte uniformemente brunite, ivi comprese le tavole. Sul retro della pianta timbro di biblioteca estinta seguito da quello di annullamento. Buon es.
8vo., Second Impression, on laid paper; original dove-blue laid paper wrappers printed in blue, sewed as issued, yapped edges, wrappers lightly browned at backstrip and with small loss at head of backstrip else a remarkably well-preserved, crisp, clean copy. Published in same month as the first edition. Bradley's inaugural lecture as Professor of Poetry at Oxford, which post he held until 1906. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.