‎The British Imperial Calendar and Civil Service List for the Year of Our Lord 1894. Or General Register Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland, and its Colonies.‎

‎London Warrington & Co. 1893 ‎

‎First edition. Hardback in full red morocco, gilt decorated dentelle to boards, and spine. All edges gilt. Edges and corner of boards are lightly rubbed. Front pastedown and ex-libris from The Surveyors Institute. This has been crudely reinforced with tape, but otherwise the book is in good condition, in a very attractive binding. An almanac with indexes and lists from Colonies and Dependencies of the time, to details on the extended Royal Family, Peerages etc. 124 pp. 185 x 115 mm (7Œ x 4œ inches).‎

‎The Camera Series. Album of Views of Brighton. ‎

‎Liverpool: Brown & Rawcliffe 1898 ‎

‎Red hardback boards, with gilt cover title. One continuous leaf of plates: b/w illustrations; folded concertina style. Many familiar Circa 1898. No date, but includes mention of the Old Chain Pier having been destroyed by fire in 1896. Boards a little darkened and back board has a bend / break in it. See photos. Contents clean but delicate on some folds. Loosely inserted contemporary advertisement. 220 x 305 mm (8Ÿ x 12 inches).‎

‎The First Country Life Picture Book of Britain. First Series.‎

‎Country Life Books Relié D'occasion très bon état 01/01/1956 150 pages‎

‎"The Guide to South and East Africa"‎

‎"" "F3278 EDITION DE 1917. RELIE."‎

‎The History Of Little Goody Two-Shoes. Or Life Of Margery Meanwell.‎

‎New York Elton & Co. / John McLoughlin 1853 ‎

‎Small booklet, part of the Pleasure Books for Children range. Undated, but circa 1853. Story variously attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, Giles Jones, Griffith Jones, and John Newbery. Illustrated with six hand coloured drawings by John Absolon. 24 unnumbered pages. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 702484527. Elton & Co. was formed around 1850 by Robert Henry Elton and John McLoughlin Jr. By 1855 imprints read: John McLoughlin, successor to Elton & Co. The sewn binding is in excellent shape, and the paper covers are only slightly handled / darkened. A previous owner's name is written across the top of the front cover, and verso of same. Back cover publisher's advertisement reads: Pleasure books for children. Twelve kinds. 175 x 130 mm (7 x 5 inches). .‎

‎The History of Whittington and his Cat. ‎

‎New York / Boston John McLoughlin; G.W. Cottrell, Cornhill 1855 ‎

‎The retelling - in verse - of the traditional story of a poor boy called Dick Whittington, who made a fortune by selling his mouse catching cat, and later became Lord Mayor of London - three times! Small sewn paper booklet. [8] pages, with hand coloured wood engravings. Covers have split at bottom of spine side, but otherwise in very good shape. No date, but WORLDCAT suggests between 1850 and 1860. 140 x 110 mm (5œ x 4Œ inches). .‎

‎The life, persecutions, and sufferings, of Sophia Dorothea, princess of Zell, wife of George the First, king of England, who was imprisoned thirty-six years in the castle of Ahlen in the electorate of Brunswick, on a charge of supposed incontinency. An authentic narrative.‎

‎London Dean and Munday 1820 ‎

‎Very scarce first edition. Circa 1820. With only half of the original folded colour frontispiece still intact. In recent hardback, half black cloth with grey paper covered boards, with paper label to spine. New endpapers. [1] leaf, [5]-30 pp. 175 x 110 mm (7 x 4Œ inches). New portions in very good condition. Darkened and with foxing to original. Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (1666 1726) was the wife of future King George I, and the mother of George II. It was her alleged affair with Philip Christoph von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlen for the last thirty years of her life. The term incontinency in this context eludes to her alleged 'sexual laxness'!‎

‎The New Week's Preparation for a Worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper, as Recommended and Appointed by the Church of England; Consisting of Meditations and Prayers for the Morning and Evening of every Day in the Week with Forms of Examination and Confession of Sins and a Companion at the Altar....‎

‎London Executors of Edward Wicksteed for John Hinton 1750 ‎

‎Reprint. 16mo. Full leather binding. Two parts. Each with their own frontispiece and title page. Half title, which is a warning from the publisher about impersonations (Beware the 'Old Week's preparation' and the fake 'New Week's preparation' Frontis to verso of this. Title, with contemporary ownership signature. Imprimatur of George [II] to the verso of the title. The leather binding is a little rubbed and with a touch of cracking to the front hinge. A new front end paper has been added at some point. Still presentable. Internally in sound, but slightly darkened, state. Annotations / family tree to the rear end paper. Overall a decent copy. xi, 156. 156 pp.‎

‎The New York Visitor. World's Fair News July 1939 ‎

‎New York New York Central System 1939 ‎

‎A lovely guide to the World's Fair at New York. Illustrated throughout with information for visitors to New York. There were regular monthly publications throughout 1939 giving up to date information. Aerial sketch map of the fair, and a folding map of New York and the subway system. 50 pages (inc covers). 230 x 100 mm (9 x 4 inches).‎

‎The Nunnery Question A Report of the Great Catholic Meeting held as St Martins Hall, Long Acre, March 21 1854. To which is added the Catholic Declaration, with the list of signatures.‎

‎London: Burns and Lambert 1854 ‎

‎First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. Title page slightly darkened with a small closed tear and a couple of ink spots to the margin. Otherwise a clean copy. Recent paper wrappers. In 1853, Mr Chambers was given leave by parliament to introduce a bill to the Commons. The premise of the bill ('A bill to facilitate personal liberty in certain cases') gave wide access to a panel of commissioners to enter Roman Catholic convents with the aim of securing the freedom of those held there against their will. Catholics viewed this as a scurrilous anti-Catholic attack, and denied that any nuns were prisoners. They viewed the legislation as a reaction to the recent restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. The list of signatories to the rear begins with the Lords, whose names are led by Charles H Clifford & Francis Stonor.‎

‎The Protestant Advocate: or a Review of Publications Relating to the Roman Catholic Question, and Repertory of Protestant Intelligence. in Four Volumes.‎

‎London: J. J. Stockdale, 41 Pall Mall, 1813-1816 ‎

‎First Edition. Four Volumes (complete). Recent half leather with gilt titles in six bands, with original boards. All issued. The Advocate was subsumed into the "Anti-Jacobin Review" in 1816. A Protestant / Anti-Catholic periodical with contributions from Shute Bishop of Durham, George Isaac Huntingford Bishop of Gloucester, George Tomline Bishop of Lincoln, Tomas Burgess Bishop of St. David's, George Canning, Granville Sharp, John Coxe, among others. The spines are new, and are in excellent clean and tidy condition. The boards are a little rubbed and darkened, but are still in sound shape. Internally the four volumes are in excellent condition. Clean and tidy, with very slight darkening only. Owner's monogrammed initials to each volume. A little light creasing to vol. 3. Overall, an excellent example. vi, [errata], 1-668., iv, 1-570., iv, 1-572., vii, 1-472. pp. Copac cites only two copies of the complete work, in the Cambridge Special Collections, and at Chetham's library, Manchester. This copy belonged to Gilbert Buchanan, and has his initials in the front of the volumes. Buchanan was a Church of England clergyman, who was one of the contributors to the Advocate (and the Gentleman's Magazine) under the pen name "Clericus Surriensis". An Anglo-American, he had left America during the Revolutionary War, and had become a clergyman. He spent much time collating copies of the Book of Common Prayer with that held at the Tower (the "Authorized Standard"). He was eventually involved in publishing a corrected edition. The letter contributed by him here has been lightly annotated and corrected in his hand, and signed by him.‎

‎The Stranger's Guide to Brussels and Its Environs; to which is added the description of The Battle of Waterloo, and that of Sedan - with plans and maps‎

‎Brussels Kiessling & Company 1873 ‎

‎In hardback paper covered boards. Fifth edition. Complete - with frontis map and three others. Covers bumped and rubbed. Map of Brussels has one small tear to upper section (shown in photographs). Overall in good condition. With the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958), who was born in London but partly educated in Belgium. He served in the First World War as a private soldier, whilst simultaneously making a substantial fortune through his financial interest in a firm of industrial chemists. After the WW1 ended he became an antique dealer, and gained an international reputation in the antiquarian book trade. Text in English. 148 pages + tables and adverts. 170 x 115 mm (6Ÿ x 4œ inches).‎

‎The Sunday Picture Album ‎

‎London, Edinburgh and New York T. Nelson and Sons 1890 ‎

‎Very scarce. First Edition first printing. Decorative cloth with gilt decoration to front board. Circa 1890. Mounted on Manilla paper, 40 full-page colour pictures. Presumably a children's book including a pictorial alphabet of Christian characters from Rebekah to Noah, and Moses to Zacharias; plus many full-page colour illustrations. The boards are only slightly rubbed and inside the book is in a very good condition. 42 pages. 290 x 225 mm (11œ x 8Ÿ inches).‎

‎The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Illustrated with thirty-seven curious engravings from the Baron's own designs, and five woodcuts by G. Cruikshank.‎

‎London and New York Frederick Warne and Co. 1890 Vers 1890. Cette date est supposée d'après le nom du propriétaire et la date sur la première page blanche. Couverture cartonnée, toile décolorée au dos. L'introduction de cette édition indique : nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir inclure l'ensemble des illustrations, à la fois de l'édition originale et de la suite, et nous pensons qu'elle est plus complète, à tous égards, que toutes celles qui l'ont précédée. Avec un frontispice et diverses illustrations en noir et blanc. En bon état. xxvi, 268 pages. 190 x 135 mm‎

‎Circa 1890. This date assumed from neat owner's name, and date to front blank page. In hardback, faded cloth to spine. It states in the introduction to this edition: we have been fortunate enough to be able to include the whole of the illustrations, both of the original edition and of the Sequel, and that we believe it to be the more complete, in every way, than any which has preceded it. With frontispiece, and various b/w illustrations. Overall in good shape. xxvi, 268 pages. 190 x 135 mm (7œ x 5Œ inches).‎

‎The Weekly Pacquet pf Advice from Rome: Or the History of Popery. The Second volume Together with the Popish Courant‎

‎London Langley Curtis [LC] 1679 ‎

‎A single issue of a weekly anti-Catholic diatribe in the form of a contemporary broadside issued at the time of the Popish Plot (1678-1681). The Weekly Pacquet is Number 16 - Both of the broadsides were issued Friday 24th October 1679. Pagination is continuous (presumably from issue 1) and these leaves are numbered page [121] - [128]. They are held together, but would appear to have been bound together with other issues at some point. 16 pages. 190 by 140mm (7œ by 5œ inches). Clean and tidy with very slight darkening to the page edge only.‎

‎The Word-Picture Fable Book or Old Aesop in a New Dress. ‎

‎London T. Nelson and Sons 1874 ‎

‎Original green cloth with chromolithograph plate (of fox looking enviously at the grapes) to the front board, gilt and black titles and decoration. The covers are in very good condition, with just a little bumping. A few small marks to the rear cover. Second edition of 1874 (First edition was 1872). Frontis engraving of mother presenting the book to her children. "A beautiful book in a beautiful dress, with pictures and words for you to guess." Title page with lovely engraved vignette of the hare and the tortoise. Preface by Uncle William. This includes the comment to the children "In order to puzzle you a little..... I have made the printer insert a little picture here and there instead of a work." Herein lies the charm of this edition. The "word" vignettes are charming engravings. Each page is surrounded by a frame with several morals for the children to absorb. Just in case they don't get the point, to the rear is the "key to the fables". 22 tales. 83 pages. My favourite moral is "And don't be all your days trotting on a Cabbage-Leaf". End[a[ers of a cheaper stock, and subsequently heavily foxed. The rest ofg the pages are very clean. 83 pages. 265 x 210 mm (10œ x 8Œ inches).‎

‎The young child's A, B, C; or, First book. ‎

‎Baltimore Samuel Wood & Sons 1820 Petit livret à reliure cousue, avec des couvertures souples marron clair. Un alphabet illustré - en bon état de propreté. Pas de date, mais vers 1820. Nous avons déduit cela parce que l'adresse donnée pour l'éditeur Samuel Wood est 261 Pearl Street à New York, et qu'il était situé à cet endroit entre 1817 et 1836. 16 pages. 105 x 83 mm.‎

‎Small sewn binding booklet, with light brown soft covers. A pictorial alphabet - in good clean condition. No date, but circa 1820. We have deduced this because the address given for the publisher Samuel Wood is 261 Pearl Street in New York, and they were located there between 1817 and 1836. 16 pp. 105 x 83 mm (4Œ x 3Œ inches). .‎

‎Two delightful engravings of a Pangolin ‎

‎ Deux petites, mais charmantes, gravures d'un pangolin, ou fourmilier écailleux. L'une vue de l'arrière (ou du dessus), l'autre en boule. Toutes deux sur la même feuille de papier crème épais de haute qualité. Impressions profondes sur chacune d'entre elles. Elles semblent avoir été pressées à la main. Parfaites pour l'encadrement. Taille des images : 60 x 100 mm et 60 x 40 mm respectivement. Taille totale de la feuille : 275 x 145 mm (10Ÿ x 5Ÿ inches). Les pangolins sont des mammifères dont la peau est recouverte de grandes écailles de kératine protectrices. De nature nocturne, ils se nourrissent principalement de fourmis et de termites, qu'ils capturent à l'aide de leur très longue langue. Malheureusement, ces charmantes créatures sont fortement menacées par le braconnage et sont les mammifères les plus trafiqués au monde.‎

‎Two small, but charming, engravings of a Pangolin, or scaly anteater. One viewed from the rear (or above), and one curled in to a ball. Both on the same sheet of thick high quality cream paper. Deep impressions on each. They appear hand pressed. Perfect for framing. Image sizes: 60 x 100 mm and 60 x 40 mm respectively. Total sheet size: 275 x 145 mm (10Ÿ x 5Ÿ inches). Pangolins are mammals with large, protective keratin scales covering their skin. Nocturnal in nature, their diet consists of mainly ants and termites, which they capture using their very long tongues. Sadly, these delightful creatures are heavily under threat from poaching, and are the most trafficked mammals in the world.‎

‎Victorian Scraps Album. ‎

‎ 1865 Fabuleux album décoratif en toile rouge lignée dorée et noire. Composé de 40 feuilles avec environ 600 découpes complexes de cartes et d'images commémoratives. Beaucoup d'entre eux proviennent des premières cartes de Noël et des thèmes d'hiver - principalement du texte anglais. Comprend des fleurs fabuleuses, des oiseaux, des papillons, des vêtements / costumes traditionnels et des caricatures - principalement du texte en français. Tous magnifiquement découpés, puis soigneusement et soigneusement assemblés. Un ou deux sont datés. Y compris une carte postale publicitaire (peut-être une fois parfumée) pour Rimmel, datée de 1865. Par conséquent, nous supposons qu'elle a été créée au cours de la période 1860 - 1875. Les plats sont émoussés sur les coins mais sinon la dorure est propre et lumineuse. Les pages de garde sont toniques/légèrement renards. Chaque feuillet a un verso vierge, mais les coupes ont transféré leurs formes sur le verso précédent. 300 x 250 mm.‎

‎Fabulous decorative gilt and black ruled red cloth album. Comprising 40 leaves with around 600 intricate cut-outs of commemorative cards and images. Many of these are from early Christmas cards and winter themes - mostly English text. Includes some fabulous flowers, birds, butterflies, traditional dress / costumes and caricatures - mostly French text. All beautifully cut out, then thoughtfully and carefully assembled. One or two are dated. Including an advertising postcard (possibly once perfumed) for Rimmel, dated 1865. Therefore, we assume it was created during the period 1860 - 1875. Boards are bumped on corners but otherwise the gilt clean and bright. Endpapers are toned / lightly foxed. Each leaf has a blank verso, but the cuts have transferred their shapes onto the verso preceding. 300 x 250 mm (11Ÿ x 9Ÿ inches).‎

‎Voila, de la hâme Politique / Here you go, political soul ‎

‎na na 1870 Artiste inconnu, l'image montre deux soldats français conversant au premier plan à l'extérieur d'un poste de garde. À l'arrière-plan, deux jeunes gens discutent avec un autre soldat. Selon la tradition des soldats qui s'ennuient, ils se plaignent de leur sort. Aquarelle sur papier. Un peu de tache dans le coin du papier et un léger assombrissement de la page, sinon en excellent état d'origine. 220 x 280 mm‎

‎First Edition. Circa 1870. Unknown artist, the image shows two French soldiers conversing in the foreground outside a sentry post. A couple of youths are talking to another soldier in the background. In the time honoured way of bored soldiers, they complain about their lot. Water colour to paper. A touch of staining to the corner of the paper, and a little darkening to the page, otherwise in excellent, original condition. 220 x 280 mm .‎

‎Vue d'optique - A View of the grand Palace of Westminster, La Grande Place de Vestminster‎

‎Londres / Paris Wichnyther / Basset 1766 Gravure sur cuivre, magnifiquement colorée à la main. Conçu à l'origine pour être vu à travers un zograscope. Titre en anglais et en français. 23 x 41 cm (image) ; En bas à gauche se lit : publié conformément à la loi du Parlement 1766. Taille de la feuille : 340 x 515 mm (13œ x 20Œ pouces). En très bon état, avec un très petit manque au bord gauche et quelques salissures mineures. Blanc au verso. Un zograscope est un appareil optique pour agrandir des images plates, car la forme de l'objectif améliore le sens de la profondeur montrée dans l'image. Le précurseur des images 3D ! Celles-ci étaient très à la mode à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.‎

‎Copper engraving, beautifully hand coloured. Originally designed to be viewed through a zograscope. Title in both English and French. 23 x 41 cm (image); Bottom left reads: Published according to Act of Parliament 1766. Sheet size: 340 x 515 mm (13œ x 20Œ inches). In very good condition, with a very small loss to left edge, and some minor soiling. Blank to verso. A zograscope is an optical device for magnifying flat images, as the shape of the lens enhanced the sense of the depth shown in the picture. The precursor to 3D images! These were very fashionable in the late 18th century.‎

‎Vue d'optique. Prospectus Palatii Regii Somerseti cum Ecclesia S. Mariae Londini: Vista del Palacio Real De Somerset con la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora a Londres ‎

‎London 1760 Rare version latine/espagnole de cette gravure sur cuivre de Somerset House et St Mary le Strand à Londres. Vers 1770. Conçu à l'origine pour être vu à travers un zograscope. Bonne condition. Légèrement froissé / froissé, avec quelques petites déchirures fermées sur le bord de la feuille (n'affectant pas la gravure proprement dite). Quelques taches pâles de rousseurs. Réparation soignée au verso. Légères taches d'eau, évidentes uniquement à partir du verso autrement vierge.28 x 42 cm (image); 36 x 49 cm (feuille). Un zograscope est un appareil optique pour agrandir des images plates, car la forme de la lentille améliore le sens de la profondeur montrée dans l'image. Le précurseur des images 3D ! Celles-ci étaient très à la mode à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.‎

‎Rare Latin / Spanish version of this copper engraving of Somerset House and St. Mary le Strand in London. Circa 1770. Originally designed to be viewed through a zograscope. Good condition. Slightly wrinkled / creased, with some small closed tears to sheet edge (not affecting the actual engraving). A few pale spots of foxing. Neat repair to verso. Light water stains, only obvious from otherwise blank verso. 280 x 420 mm (image); 306 x 490 mm (sheet). A zograscope is an optical device for magnifying flat images, as the shape of the lens enhanced the sense of the depth shown in the picture. The precursor to 3D images! These were very fashionable in the late 18th century.‎

‎Vue d'optique - Representant la Vue interieure de la Cathedralle de St Paul de Londres ‎

‎Paris Maillet 1760 Rare gravure sur cuivre, finement colorée à la main. Conçu à l'origine pour être vu à travers un zograscope. Titre en français. Derrière un passe partout crème soigné. 24 x 37 cm (image) ; taille réelle : 335 x 475 mm (13Œ x 18Ÿ pouces). En excellent état pour un objet si rare. Blanc au verso. Un zograscope est un appareil optique pour agrandir des images plates, car la forme de l'objectif améliore le sens de la profondeur montrée dans l'image. Le précurseur des images 3D ! Celles-ci étaient très à la mode à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.‎

‎Scarce copper engraving, finely hand coloured. Originally designed to be viewed through a zograscope. Title in French. Behind neat cream passe partout. 24 x 37 cm (image); actual size: 335 x 475 mm (13Œ x 18Ÿ inches). In an excellent condition for such a scarce item. Blank to verso. A zograscope is an optical device for magnifying flat images, as the shape of the lens enhanced the sense of the depth shown in the picture. The precursor to 3D images! These were very fashionable in the late 18th century.‎

‎Vulkanreihe von Guatemala, die Landengen von Tehuantepec, Nicaragua und Panama und die Central Vulkane der Süd See, mit 7 Nebenkarten (u.a. Galapagos-, Sandwich- und Freundschaftsinseln).‎

‎ Meyer 1853 Carte tirée de l'Atlas des temps modernes de Meyer. Coloriée à la main. 235 x 300 mm (9Œ x 11Ÿ pouces). Légèrement assombri sur les bords, et le verso montre des formes de coloriage à la main à partir du recto.‎

‎Map taken from Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas. Hand coloured. 235 x 300 mm (9Œ x 11Ÿ inches). Slightly darkened to edges, and verso shows shapes of hand colouring from the front. .‎

‎Warne's Picture Puzzle Toy Books. Holiday Fun ‎

‎London: F. Warne & Co. [1870] ‎

‎First Edition. Illustrated publisher's soft covers. Undated but late 19th century (1870). Six charming colour plates depicting children enjoying Christmas and other holidays. The idea was for a child to cut out and glue the figures from separate sheets (not included) on to the scenes to complete the pictures. Or, it is suggested, the blanks could be hand coloured. There is a note to say: Gum Arabic dissolved in boiling water is the best material to make the cut-out figures adhesive. 12 pages. 265 x 230 mm (10œ x 9 inches). Covers are a little soiled, and have moderate edge wear. Four pages are complete, and two partially complete. Signs of sheen from dried glue on some pages, and on back cover.‎