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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Volume II only (of the two-volume octavo set) and on top of that this is a library re-bind, the boards covered in a somewhat whimsical red-and-gold material. Card envelope and tiny manila card of the Hertfordshire County Library to front pastedown; presentation stamp of the British Museum trustees crossed out to title page. Additional library stampings and notations to the copyright page, but no edge stampings. There are a number of illustrative drawings, but most medals, while described in detail, are NOT here illustrated. Rather, the Museum released the accompanying plates in 19 large (folio), string-tied portfolios from 1904 to 1911, said plates NOT included here. This volume will ship at about 4 lbs. (1.8 kilos); domestic Priority mail is likely to cost $26; shipping overseas will be required to move "Priority" and is thus likely to cost $62, or more. Totals 866 pp. including indices. Reduced from $100. …

Condition: New. 2002 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1860, 2nd edn). SB. xvii + 455pp with three colour plates, three b/w portraits and 19 plans/mapsPublished Price £19.95 The Oxfordshire Light Infantry was one of a number of infantry regiments raised on the eve of the Seven Years War (1756-1763) and initially numbered 54th Foot; two years later, in 1757, it was renumbered 52nd. In 1782 the line regiments were given territorial affiliations and the 52nd became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regt of Foot. In 1803 it was designated Light Infantry and its title changed accordingly to that shown in the title of this history. During the hundred years or so covered in this historical record the regiment served in Canada, America, India (before and during the Mutiny), Ceylon, the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands. The first ten years were spent in England and Ireland till, in 1765 the regiment sailed for Canada. It took part in the American War of Independence in which it suffered considerable casualties and finally returned to England at the end of 1778.There followed a spell of fifteen years in India during which it was involved in the Mysore War against Tippoo Sahib. From 1808 to 1814 the regiment was heavily engaged in the Peninsular War, of the twenty-three battle honours awarded during that campaign the Oxfordshires received thirteen and their losses amounted to 1,629 according to the casualty tables shown in the book. It was at Waterloo where it distinguished itself in its flank attack against the advancing Imperial Guard (The Old Guard) as it closed with the British Guards Brigade.The record closes with the return of the regiment from a second spell in India during which it was in action during the Indian Mutiny.This book is set out on a year-by-year basis; there are no chapters, just date headings starting from 1755 with the narrative describing all the events involving the regiment in that year. Some are very short, as, for example 1781: "The 52nd Regiment, in 1781, was encamped at Rye." Other years, such as the years of the Peninsular War, are full of detail, running into many pages and include correspondence, divisional orders, extracts from despatches and so forth. Casualty details. appear in the text, officers named and sometimes non-commissioned ranks. An appendix provides biographical notes on a number of officers and on a few non-commissioned officers, indicating where they are mentioned in the text, as in an index. Unfortunately there is no separate index, and as there is no contents list or chapter headings it is not always easy to find a particular action or event - unless you already know the date. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 112 pages, illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hbk, xvi, 221 p., Col. frontispiece, plates : ill ; 20 cm. 3rd or 4th edition. Previous owner's name on ffep, foxing to edges and preliminary pages o/w a clean copy in good condition. Dust wrapper scuffed / torn around edges o/w good condition. [Fly fishing - Salmon fishing] g1235.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pbk, 8p. Ossett: Printed by S. Peace, Market Place, [194-]. Covers rather dusty with one annotation o/w a copy in good condition. Compiled by the late Vicar, Rev. Percy Malden B.A. (Vicar 1917-1939]. f647 / m3222.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Congregational Edition. Hardback. The Treasury. A Companion Tune Book. Foxing to end inside covers. Couple of marks to cloth. Black cloth with gilt lettering. The aim throughout has been to utilise and concentrate the excellencies of all leading collections, and to 'hold fast that which is good' rather than to introduce new and untested music. Established names of tunes have not been altered, the best available arrangements have been selected, improvements on those of the School Edition have been adopted whatever experience has shewn these to be practicable, and in a few instances, where tunes include recurring phrases, varied harmonies have been introduced. The selection, while included an ample supply of good, simple, well-known tunes - the heritage of the Church iniversal - has also an excpetionally large number of the highest-class compositions; thus at once meeting the wants of our smaller churches and the requirements of our most advanced choirs and culturered congregations. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. "Originally published by the Trustees of the British Museum 1885 and reprinted by Spink & Son Ltd. 1979." Both volumes of the two-volume set; 724pp., 866 pp. including indices. Numerous small internal B&W hand-drawn illustrations, though the accompanying plates were originally sold in 19 large (folio), string-tied portfolios from 1904 to 1911, the photographic images from said large folios NOT included here. A handsome set in pebbled dark blue cloth; NO evidence of lending-library history. Volume I is fine; Volume II is near-fine. These two books will ship at a combined weight of a little more than 5 lbs. (2.5 kilos) So, Priority shipping will cost extra; overseas shipping is likely to run $70 or more.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Personal copy of the author of "The Golden Bough". Written on blank front endpaper: "JG Frazer, Trinity College, Cambridge. 5th September, 1930". Bookplate on front cover paste-down: "This book formed part of the library of Sir James George Frazer, O.M., which was bequeathed by Lady Frazer to Trinity College, Cambridge. It was presented by the College to the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge." Cancelled library stamp on front cover paste-down and blank front endpaper. …

Pbk 8pp.Fine.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback prev owners name inside slightly sunned d/j spine A Random Walk in Science an Anthology.Includes Illustrations. Diagrams. Book overview: This anthology provides an insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The contributions record changing attitudes within science and mirror the interactions of science with society. Editorial Review-Kirkus Reviews Copyright (c) VNU Business Media, Inc. An anthology of articles on the foibles of science--pure and applied--and the follies of scientists, written mostly by themselves (heavy on the physicists). Most of the pieces have been gathered from publications such as the American Journal of Physics, but there are excerpts from Aristophanes, Swift, Goethe and Carroll. Many demonstrate a pungent capacity for self-parody, as in ""The High.More Energy Physics Coloring Book"" or ""The Uses of Fallacy"" (""in reductio ad nauseum the lecturer's aim is to get everyone in the class asleep and not taking notes""). Occasionally, the jokes are lead balloons (""'What is v? ' 'Planck's constant. ' 'And h? ' 'The length of the plank'""), and one sometimes gets the impression that scientists are patting each other on the back for having a sense of humor. A few of the pieces make serious points about the practices of researchers. An engaging ""play of intellectual high spirits, or high intellectual spirits. A Random Walk in Science: An Anthology Compiled by the Late R L Weber (1913-1997) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd edition . Small bookplate, Signed by Robin Castell Historian. With a preface by Lt. Col. H.L. Gallwey. 3rd edition, 1980. Publication of 244 pages. There is Bright Gold Gilt on the spine and the front of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, two hundred and forty-second thousand, revised edition, pp, 52, publisher's advertisements on the card covers, a decent copy.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. PRIMERA EDICION. Bella edición de PROVERBIOS JUDIOS sobre la existencia humana, la vida de familia, las virtudes humanas, las ocupaciones, las reglas de conducta, los caprichos de la fortuna, la vida social, coloquialismos, miscelánea. Buena letra tipográfica sobre excelente papel. Portátil tamaño, con buen estado de conservación. Con original tapa dura en tela anaranjada, con dibujo grabado. JUDAICA. …

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 375p Size: 27cm Round back top.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The original set of two matching volumes, from 1885, not a later reprint. Numerous small internal B&W hand-drawn illustrations, though the accompanying plates were sold in 19 large (folio), string-tied portfolios from 1904 to 1911, said large folios NOT included here. Both volumes stamped to title page "Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum." And both volumes show to front free endpapers the small bookplates of Christopher Rowe. However, it appears these Rowe bookplates were used to replace larger, original bookplates, since removed, indicating Mr. Rowe may not have been the original recipient of this presentation. These books show NO sign of any lending-library history. Both volumes all original, "good" to "very good," snugly bound in original brown endpapers and original pebbled brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, though with the board corners poking through. Vol. I also shows a half-inch tear to top of spine. The rear interior hinge of Vol. I is a bit unsightly from an old repair (See scan.) These two books will ship at a combined weight of a little more than 8 lbs. (3.6 kilos) So, Priority shipping will cost extra; overseas shipping is likely to run $70 or more. This matched set now reduced from $765.…

Half Leather Marbled Boards. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. 1857 Edition .. The book has been rebound.It was originally published in 1843 , we believe this to be the 1857 edition as it has 619pp and full page plates.POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES AND FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY) .Please e-mail for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". With Plates (illustrator). Signed By a "Franci Bartlett".…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 640 pgs. with an index, hymn text index, and hymn subject index. Super rare title from this publisher (only one at time of listing in 2010). Extensively tooled dark brown Leather cover is in very good condtion with bright gilt font and decorations on spine. Lightly bumped corners and spine ends, but not worn through at all. Front cover shows slightest signs of shelf wear, rear cover tooling is still quite sharp and crisp. Fancy decorated period endpapers, all page edges fully gilt in great shape. Hinges are both strong and very tight. PO name in pencil inside fc, otherwise, no markings or any kind, tight, clean, square, no missing, folded, torn, or damaged pages. No DJ as issued. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None, as Issued. First Edition. xiv, 262pp, index, folding pedigree chart (Godolphin Arabian and Byerly Turk), tables, bw ills. Maroon cloth titled in gilt. Minor spotting to cloth, page edges toned, small bookseller label on front pastedown, front hinge cracked but holding. Size: 4to.…

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original duck egg blue and black printed card wrap covers [soft back], cloth tape spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 97 pp, subjects flagged in the margins for ease of reference. Ink name dated 1871 to the top of the front cover and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. COUNTY DURHAM. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 16mo. Black clote with gilt lettering and blind stamped embellisjment on front and back cover. Owndership sinature of "A. & H. Wardner; Windsor" on title page as well as both front endpapers. Contemporary advertisment for John T. Prince (compiler) pasted in front. "A. & H. Wardner" refers to Allen Wardner (December 13, 1786 â" August 29, 1877) prominent businessman, banker and politician who served as State Treasurer of Vermont. Following the death of his wife in 1841, he left the management of all his business dealings to his son Henry. Very Good with very minor foxing.…

1st Edition. Hb original red cloth , gilt titles to spine, 8vo, xl,603pp, end paper coloured maps 67 sketch maps at rear of publication , sketch maps to text The scarce original October 1941 1st Edition of which only 1500 copies were printed. The second volume was never produced and is only in draft at the PRO. This copy is Not Ex Library , light sunning to spine o/w in Vg condition and RARE.…