THE CITY OF THE THREE CROWNS
Written by G.J. Monson-Fitzjohn.
Stock no. 1831636
Published by A. Brown & Sons Limited. 1sdts 1927. Almost very good condition.

Being Letters Upon Prominent Episodes in the History of Kingston Upon Hull from the Date of its First Charter Onwards. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. xvi and 174 pages. Spine browned, front board stained, boards grubby/scuffed. Text block browned. Two lengthy inscriptions to free front endpaper. Foxing and a few grubby marks to contents. Hinges pulled but binding tight.

A TREATISE ON MINE-SURVEYING
Written by Bennett H. Brough.
Stock no. 1831635
Published by Charles Griffin & Company. 2nd 1889. Very good condition.

This work is intended primarily for students, and embodies the substance of the course of intstruction in Mine-Surveying given at the Royal School of Mines. It may also be found useful as a companion to the standard works of reference on Land-surveying. Second edition, revised. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. xvi and 302 pages plus 36 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards a little marked and stained. Text block browned. name in ink to half-title page. Front hinge between free front endpaper and half-title page pulled but tight. A few marks to contents.

JELLY-FISH, STAR-FISH AND SEA-URCHINS: BEING A RESEARCH ON PRIMITIVE NERVOUS SYSTEMS
Written by G.J. Romanes.
Stock no. 1831632
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.. 1st 1885. Very good condition.

The International Scientific Series Vol. L. This work is centered around the investigation of the primitive nervous systems of jelly-fish and star-fish, exploring their anatomy, physiology, and the results of various experiments conducted over several summers. B/w illustrations. vi and 323 pages plus 40 page list of books by the publisher to rear. Top & tail of spine lightly worn, edges of spine rubbed. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is still tight. Contents clean.

THE PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF MECHANICS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward H. Knight.
Stock no. 1831593
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1880. Almost very good condition.

A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering; history of inventions; general technological vocabulary; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts. Three-quarter maroon leather binding (spine & corners). Brown cloth boards. 5 raised bands to spines. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plates, some folding. Title page to volume I (A to D) only. D to M, M to S and S to Z follow on in page numbering. 2831 pages spread over the four volumes. Undated but approximately 1880s. Leather is rubbed and worn with some surface loss. Boards marked/stained. Some foxing present as to be expected for a book of its age. Else contents clean. 2 pages detached from volume II (D to M) else binding is tight.

GEIRLYFR SAESONEG A CHYMRAEG. AN ENGLISH AND WELSH DICTIONARY; ALSO AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE
Written by Thomas Edwards.
Stock no. 1831583
Published by P.M. Evans. 1st 1850. Almost very good condition.

Three-quarters burgundy leather (spine & corners), boards are dark burgundy cloth. All edges mottled red. xlv and 542 pages. Leather spine is rubbed and faded. Boards scuffed. Leather corners worn at edges. Rear board has fading to lower third. Bookplate for 'Jas Jones H.M. Customs, London' and dated 1873 in ink has been unsuccessfully removed from front pastedown. Relevant newspaper cuttings glued to front endpapers and prelims as well as some annotation. Name in ink to title page. Title page has surface paper damage to top margin with small closed tear. Some foxing throughout and a few grubby marks. Binding is tight.

SOME ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by T. Hudson Turner.
Stock no. 1831572
Published by John Henry Parker. 1st 1851. Very good condition.

Volume I: From The Conquest to the End of the Thirteenth Century; Volume II: From Edward I. to Richard II.; Volume III: From Richard II. to Henry VIII. Part II.; Volume IV: From Richard II. to Henry VIII Part I. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Vol I 1st 1851; Vol II 1st 1853; Vol III 1st 1859; Vol IV 1st 1859. Volume III and IV are possibly bound with incorrect number on spine ie III should be IV and IV should be III. Boards are lightly scuffed at edges, bumped at corners but otherwise in very good condition for the age of the volumes. Some foxing present but not bad. A nice set.

SCOTLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Cosmo Innes.
Stock no. 1831563
Published by Edmonston And Douglas. 1860. Almost very good condition.

Sketches of early Scotch history and social progress. Originally read in the shape of Lectures to a University class. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. One colour map and two b/w maps. xliii and 368 pages including index. Spine sunned/faded and worn at top & tail. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Previous owner's contemporary bookplate to front pastedown. Hinges pulled. A few margin marks, foxspots to maps. Three maps present. A decent copy for a book of its age!

HOW TO PLAN A HOUSE: A BOOK FOR ALL ABOUT TO BUILD
Written by George Gordon Samson.
Stock no. 1831469
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 1st 1910. Almost very good condition.

'One thing must never for an instant be lost sight of when preparing a plan. The wishes of woman - be she young and fair or not quite so young or unassistedly beauteous - must ever be considered... 'Brown cloth boards, dark brown titles. B/w plans, some folding. xvi and 133 pages plus 16 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards are grubby, slight lean to spine, tiny split to base of front edge of spine. Wear to top rear edge of spine. Text block browned. Some foxing, browning and a few marks to contents. A nice copy for its age.

THE HISTORY OF EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES, COMMONLY TERMED THE BLACK PRINCE, ELDEST SON OF KING EDWARD THE THIRD
Written by Alexander Bicknell.
Stock no. 1831317
Published by J. Bew. 1st 1776. Good condition.

With a Short View of the Reigns of Edward I; Edward II; and Edward II; and a Summary Account of the Institution of the Order of the Garter. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. B/w frontis. xvi and 352 pages. All edges red. Front board detached. Boards scuffed, corners worn, top of spine worn. Small patch of loss to leather spine. Bookplate of Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy to front pastedown - the eldest son of Mark Beaufoy the astronomer. Prelims badly bound in i.e. glued too far in. This leads to tearing and creasing of front hinge between title page and frontis (it is possible that the prelims have been glued in such a fashion to help hold the book together but it does make a bit of a mess to the prelims). 'Introduction' written in ink above the Introduction page xiii (also imprinted to facing page). Light page browning and scattered foxing throughout. A few old grubby marks to margins. Overall, a good working copy.

DR. R. GREY'S MEMORIA TECHNICA OR METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL MEMORY
Written by Dr. R. Grey.
Stock no. 1331153
Published by J. Vincent. 1851. Good condition.

Applied to and exemplified in Chronology, Geography, History, Astronomy also, Jewis, Grecian, and Roman Coins, Weights, Measurements etc to which are subjoined Lowe's Mnemonics delineated, in various branches of literature and science. New Edition, Corrected. Brown boards and cloth spine. 215 pages (edges untrimmed). Covers are worn. Black mark (ink?) across rear cover. White title label to spine is browned and unreadable. Rear free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Pages are edge browned and grubby. Tear to vertical edge of title-page.

THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING
Written by Henry Ernest Milner. Illustrated by Henry Ernest Milner.
Stock no. 1831096
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

In this 1890 book, a number of the exemplar gardens are taken from Milner's father's designs, with two studies of his own work (one in England and one in Hungary) at the end, and he surveys the whole 'art and practice', from aesthetic theory to building and planting, with plans and illustrations. Large format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles. Top edge gilt else text block untrimmed. With plans and illustrations (22 plates). One or two pulled hinges but binding is tight. 116 pages. Boards are edge-rubbed, worn and bent at corners, scuffed and marked. Top & tail of spine have slight loss of cloth, small split to top rear edge cloth of spine. Endpapers heavily browned. Name in pencil to front endpaper. All plates present. Text block browned. A few scattered foxspots and grubby marks to margins. Binding tight.

THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA, BURMAH AND CEYLON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.F.L. Marshall; Lionel De Niceville. Illustrated by Babu Gris Chunder Chuckerbutty; Babu Behari Lall Dass; George Pearson.
Stock no. 1209031
Published by The Calcutta Central Press Co., Ld.. 1st 1882. Good condition.

Three volumes. 'A descriptive handbook of all the known species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border.' Three-quarter black leather binding. 5 raised bands to spine, red title blocks with gilt title. Burgundy cloth boards. A few colour chromoliths plus monochrome plates. Ex-lib with minmal stamps. Volumes are misnumbered on spines: Volume III contains volume I; Volume II contains volume II (not misnumbered); Volume I contains volume III. Volume III (as marked) spine is split to lower half. Volume I (as marked) has substantial loss to top of spine (still present and placed inside book) but titles block is mostly intact if a little torn at edge. Leather bindings are worn with surface loss and boards exposed in places. Cloth boards are lightly marked. Text blocks and endpapers browned. Contemporary name and date in ink to front endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents but mostly clean. A nice working copy.