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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, 12 fine etched plates and numerous delightful illustrations in the text, some occasional and generally inoffensive spotting; original green cloth, upper board framed in blind and blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, primrose endpapers, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Cordeaux & Merry 473.
Complete in 2 volumes: 130 + 208pp., 25cm., in the series "Analecta Mediaevalia Namurcensia" volumes 5-6, original softcovers, very good condition, [Introduction of the first part in French, Introduction of the second part in English, Text edition in Latin], F102202
Pages 81-120. Features: How Britain Prepares For Her Royal Guests - article with photos (King Amanullah of Afghanistan will soon visit Buckingham Palace) - includes photo of King Fuad of Egypt inspecting troops, and King Alfonso at Oxford; Destiny - a complete story; Photo of African woman with huge plates in her lips; Article on Dreams - what do they mean?; Two photos of the Rove Tunnel; Pity the Poor M.P.; Chang! - a film masterpiece and how two men made it - article with photos; Wit of the Week; Circunstantial Evidence - Science and Detective X. Crook Solve Another Mystery; One-page ad for Germolene to treat septic ankle; John Bull's Breakfast - photo-illustrated article on everyday heroes of the fishing fleet; Angel Esquire (continued); The History of The Civil Services Supply Association (C.S.S.A.) - article with photos; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with a folding coloured plan as frontispiece and a large folding coloured plan; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, uncut, a near fine copy. Oxford Historical Society, vol. C. The original edition is very scarce in this condition. Cordeaux & Merry, 82
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates, and illustrations and full-page plan in the text, free endpapers lightly browned, blind stamp on front free endpaper; pale blue tweed cloth, blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Published in the same year as the first edition. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Cordeaux & Merry 2650.
viii + 412pp., editor's hardback, 25cm., in the series "Studien zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters" vol.81, Text in English, pages slightly curled/waved, else in very good condition, ISBN 90-04-13907-9, R78270
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Oxford Street, London; Cheapside, London - wonderful busy street scene; Abbottsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott; The Glyptothek in Munich; General View of Syracuse, Italy; Palace of the Luxembourg, Paris; Riddarholms Church, Stockholm; Mosque of Tulun, Cairo; The Tomb of Rachel; Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California; Singapore Water Carriers' Wagon; The United States Navy Yark, Brooklyn; Glacier Bay, Alaska; The City of Guanajuato, Mexico; Famous Places in London - London Bridge, The Old Curiosity Shop; The Execution Spot in the Tower of London; Newgate Prison; Albert Durer's House in Nuremberg. Some corners folded. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
Folio, drop-head title, docket title, 8pp., disbound. The houses and ground were in the Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, in the City of Oxford, in trust for the use of the Church and poor of the parish. The property was bounded by the east side of Cat Street, and included the Parish Orchard which was bounded by a stone wall, extending from the garden of the warden of New College on the east and from the garden of the principal of Hart Hall on the west. The L and O copies only in the ESTC.
2 vols., roy. 8vo., with 2 coloured portrait frontispieces and 88 monochrome plates on 60; cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright set in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at extremities. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
A new edition, 4to (290 x 190 mm), 224pp., LARGE PAPER COPY, woodcut frontispiece (reattached with gutter margin lightly stained), numerous woodcuts and tailpieces by Thomas Bewick, occasional spotting, orig. boards, old reback, joints cracked and some wear, uncut.
4to., Facsimile Re-issue, with a frontispiece and numerous illustrations; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities. First published in 1938, the author's first prose work is an entertaining survey (architectural, historical and social) of the Oxford he knew and adored as an undergraduate. The original edition is very scarce indeed; this re-issue is rapidly becoming elusive in its own right. Cordeaux & Merry, 433; Stapleton, I.54 (both recording the first edition).
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, with many hundreds of plates and maps (many folding), and a large folding map in pocket at end; original series binding of decorative red cloth gilt extra, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly browned and soiled. Volumes of this splendid series were produced in two bindings, the relatively common grey cloth and the much less common red cloth (as here). This original edition is difficult to find in this condition, especially in the dustwrapper. Cordeaux & Merry, 291.
Complete in 2 volumes: 130 + 208pp., 25cm., in the series "Analecta Mediaevalia Namurcensia" volumes 5-6, original softcovers, ex-library copies (small stamp at verso of title page and label at lower end of spine), text clean and bright, [Introduction of the first part in French, Introduction of the second part in English, Text edition in Latin], F103675
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16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: Houses of Parliament, London; The Choir in Westminster Abbey; Oxford University; Hawarden Castle, England; Room in which William Shakespeare was born; Ryburgh Abbey, Scotland; Crofters' homes in the Shetland Islands; Donegal Castle, Ireland; The Bourse, or Exchange, Berlin; The Famous Windmill at Potsdam; Augustus Place, Leipsic (Leipsig); Carlsbad, the famous Bohemian watering place; Bruhl Terrace, Dresden; Ruins of the Palaces of the Caesars; Tomb of Juliet, Verona, Italy; The Cathedral at Milan. Moderate staining/soiling. Unmarked. Chips from rust brown covers. Covers loose but present. Book
32 pages. Features: ; What about western square dancing?; Guest Caller - Doc Newland; Standardization Committee Report; Oxford Minuet; Tea for Two - a newer round dance; Ray Shaw's 70th birthday; Sioux City Sue - a singing call; Ross Christianson - young man with a mike; Do Paso What; Doris and Bob McCartney publish the Open Squares directory - article with photos; Draft constitution for your dance club; Photo of Hank Zimmerman; Square of the Month - Kenny Young; Farewell to Virginia Anderson from this publication; The late Vernon Carr - article with photo; Nice vintage ads. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
50 pages. Features: 'Jaws 2' - photos; Photo-illustrated interview with Jason Robards; 'The End' - photos; Oxford Film Festival Revisited (article); 'The Cheap Detective' - photos; Reviews - 'An Unmarried Woman', 'The Last Waltz', 'Convoy', 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand', 'Memories Within Miss Aggie', 'Thank God It's Friday', 'Revenge of the Pink Panther', 'Girlfriends', 'Bilitis', 'Game of Death', 'Snakebite'; 'Convoy' - photos; Lengthy review of book on the career of Montgomery Clift, with photos; 'Driver' - photos; 'Lemon Popsicle' - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Folio, First Edition, with mounted coloured frontispiece (original captioned guard present), and 25 fine coloured plates mounted in gilt frames (all original captioned guards present), free endpapers lightly browned; original pale blue boards, ivory buckram back lettered in gilt, gilt top, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean, firm copy. Cordeaux & Merry 6957.
8vo., First Edition; sewed as issued, wanting original wrappers (but binding wholly sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. First edition of Archbishop Benson's famous 'Lincoln Judgment', following the ecclesiastical trial of Edward King, Lord Bishop of Lincoln, charged with eight ritual offences carried out in the Diocese of Lincoln. One of the most important ecclesiastical trials relating to the Oxford Movement, the case delivered two fundamental judgements. First, a binding legal decision on certain disputed questions of ritual, and secondly that the jurisdiction of the archbishop of Canterbury alone is sufficient to try one of his suffrgan bishops. A rare survival.
Mm 250x325 Volume rilegato in piena tela con titolo impresso in bianco al piatto anteriore e al dorso, sovraccoperta editoriale illustrata a colori, 207 pagine con 47 tavole a colori e 171 illustrazioni in nero comprese nel testo in lingua inglese - English text. "Splendido catalogo sull'arte tessile del Daghestan, una regione tra il Mar Caspio e il Mar Nero crogiuolo di diverse etnie". Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink-wrap. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
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.
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.
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
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).