Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of. / Hooke, Nathaniel

An Account Of The Conduct Of The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, From her first coming to Court, To the Year 1710. In a Letter from Herself to My Lord.

London, Printed by James Bettenham, for George Hawkins, 1742. 20 x 12 cm. 316 pages. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations and raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Ex Libris. Internally clean.

Capel, Arthur.

Letters written by His Excellency Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the Year 1675. To which is prefixed an Account of his Life, and deplorable Death in the Tower of London.

The Second Edition. Dublin, Printed for T. Walker, 1773. 21 x 12.5 cm. xxxix, 367 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Internally clean

Manners, Lady Victoria / Williamson, Dr. D.C. / [Kauffmann, Angelica].

Angelica Kauffmann, R.A. Her Life and Her Works. With seventy-nine Illustrations in Colour and in Black & White.

First Edition. Limited to 1000 Copies. London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1924. 28 x 22 cm. xiii, 268 pages plus publishers list. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Good condition only due to extensive water staining of the fore edge. See images. Dust dulled edges and end papers. A good reading copy since the damp staining does not effect text or images.

Holmes, Richard R.

The Queen’s Pictures: Illustrating the Chief Events of Her Majesty’s Life. Reproduced by Her Majesty’s Special Permission. With Descriptive Notes by Richard R. Holmes. Being the Jubilee Number of the ‘Magazine of Art’ 1887.

London, Cassell and Company, 1887. 32 x 22 cm. (2), 46 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary dark cloth. Hard cover. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling.

Lang, Andrew (Editor).

A Collection of Ballads. With Illustrations and Notes.

First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1897. 15 x 9 cm. xxii, 249 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Glasgow, David.

Watch and Clock Making. Manuals of Technology Series. With 69 Diagrams.

London, Cassell & Company, 1893. 17 x 11 cm. xii, 341 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Original brown cloth with gilt and black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Saint Exupery, Antoine de.

Terre Des Hommes.

Paris, Gallimard, 1939. 19 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Name of previous owner on first blank.

Lippmann, Walter.

Public Opinion.

First Edition. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. 20 x 14 cm. x, 427 pages. Original dark blue cloth. Paper spine label with title. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened with some stains on top edge. Ex Library. Small number on spine and in ink on copyright page. Small library paper label (‘Bixby Memorial Free Library’) on front paste down. Two small library blind stamps. Internally very clean. A nice copy of the exceedingly scarce first edition of this important book.

Clark, Atwood.

Gun Dogs and their Training. The Sportsman’s Library Volume IV.

First Edition. London, Philip Allan, 1935. 18 x 12 cm. 253 pages with eight Plates. Original red cloth. Silver Titles. Hard cover. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Internally mildly foxed.

Purdey, T.D.S. and Capt. J.A.

The Shot Gun. The Sportsman’s Library Vol. IV.

First Edition. London, Philip Allan, 1936. 18 x 12 cm. 237 pages. With eight B&W Plates and Illustrations in Text. Original red cloth. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine discoloured. Internal mild foxing.