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EXMOOR
Written by Herbert Byng Hall. Illustrated by Herbert Byng Hall.
Stock no. 597377
Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. 1st 1849. Very good condition.

Or, The Footsteps of St. Hubert in the West With Illustrations Taken From Nature by Herbert Byng Hall. Red embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. 9 tinted litho plates plus vignette to title page. 441 + 14 page booklist. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine marked. Rebacked some time ago with original spine laid down. Rear endpapers marked.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THREE HUNDRED ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 597353
Published by J. And F. Rivington. 1774. Good condition.

A Description of Three Hundred Animals viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Serpents and Insects With a Particular Account of The Manner of Their Catching of Whales in Greenland. Extracted from the Best Authors and Adapted to the Use of All Capacities. Illustrated with Copper-Plates, Whereon is Curiously Engraven Every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent and Insect Described in the Whole Book. The Eleventh Edition Carefully Corrected and Amended. Small format. 7 x 4". Full brown leather binding. B/w frontis. Title page in red and black. 212 pages. Numerous b/w illustrations including one large folding plate. Contents very good. Front board almost detached. Boards very worn. A fascinating early natural history book.

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THE CHICHESTER GUIDE CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY AND OTHER INTERESTING OBJECTS OF CURIOSITY
Written by Richard Dally.
Stock no. 597354
Published by P. Binstead. 1831. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Chichester Guide Containing the History and Antiquities of the City and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity, a Description of the Cathedral and its Monuments and of the Minor Churches Together With Some Account of the Antiquities and Gentlemens' Seats in the Neighbourhood. 8 x 5". 3 b/w text illustrations. 2 b/w plates + Errata slip. In attractive modern binding. Tan leather spine and corners, marbled boards. Gilt title to spine. New endpapers. Binding is fine. Contents very good indeed. Including Errata sheet. Plates have been professionally strengthened with thin card on verso. A super copy.

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WINDSOR HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CASTLE AND THE TOWN
Written by John Stoughton.
Stock no. 627284
Published by Ward And Co.. 1862. Very good condition.

Modern brown cloth binding with original spine laid down. Gilt vignette to front cover. 244 pages. B/w frontis. Hinge between title and frontis repaired. New endpapers.

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A STAGE-COACHMAN
Written by Thomas Cross.
Stock no. 627233
Published by Hurst & Blackett. 1st 1861. Very good condition.

Three volumes. 8 x 5". Red embossed cloth, gilt titles to spines. B/w frontis to each volume. Bookplate of Eric S. Quayle to front pastedown of Vol I. Top and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.

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A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Written by Augustine Page.
Stock no. 627224
Published by Frederic Pawsey. 1st 1847. Very good condition.

viii + 1054 pages. Attractive modern binding. Black leather spine with gilt title and decorations and raised bands. Red cloth covered boards. A super copy.

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PULPUD CYMRAEG CITY ROAD
Written by John Evans.
Stock no. 595940
Published by P.M. Evans And Son. 1st 1884. Slightly better than good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. The story of the church in City Road Bangor. Text in Welsh. Contents very good. Small label to front cover. Corners rubbed.

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ORIGINES PAROCHIALES SCOTIAE
No author listed.
Stock no. 595827
Published by W.H. Lizars. 1st 1851. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes bound in three books. Vol I: xlii + 532 pages; Vol II Part I: xx + subscribers list + 390 pages + index of Parishes; Vol II Part II: xv + 846 pages + index of Parishes. Five large folding maps. Modern turquoise cloth binding with gilt title to spines. Editions published 1851 through to 1855. Ex-lib with labels to front endpapers and stamps to title pages but overall a very clean and bright set.

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THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SOMERSETSHIRE
Written by William Phelps.
Stock no. 595693
Published by J.B. Nichols and Son. 1st 1836. Very good condition.

Parts 1-8 bound in four (all published). 1836-1839. 50 plates including six maps, a few tinted, 50 engraved vignettes to text. Original printed wrappers. Subscribers list. Contained in purpose-made cloth-covered book box. Paperwraps slightly edge-chipped. Contents very good indeed. Book box is split on one edge but still holding.

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A TOUR THROUGH THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by David Robertson.
Stock no. 594980
Published by E. Hodson. 1st 1794. Very good condition.

Full brown leather binding. Gilt titles and decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. 8 aquatint plates. 12 unnumbered pages of prelims + 235 pages. Also includes a Review of the Manks (sic) History. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Covers scuffed. Contents clean and bright.

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ARCHAEOLOGIA GRAECA OR THE ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE
Written by John Potter; James Boyd.
Stock no. 594984
Published by Thomas Tegg. 1837. Very good condition.

With Numerous Notes and Improved Indices by Boyd. Illustrated by upwards of 150 engravings on wood and steel including folding maps. xii + 818 pages + 2 page booklist. Scattered foxing to page edges. A bright copy.

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NETLEY ABBEY
Written by Thomas Ingoldsby. Illustrated by Ernest M. Jessop.
Stock no. 594409
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1889. Very good condition.

Large format. 15 x 11". Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Story in verse. Address label to front endpaper. Joints very slightly cracked else contents fine. Corners worn. Boards lightly rubbed.

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