Bewick, T.[homas].

A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures engraved in Wood by T. Bewick.

The Third Edition. Newcastle upon Tyne, Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1792. 23 x 14 cm. x, 483 pages. Contemporary speckled calf boards. Later rebacked with a new spine. New spine label with gilt title. Later end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally very clean with occasional darkening / mild foxing. A nice solid copy. See images.

Bewick, Thomas.

A History of British Birds. Vol.1: Containing the History and Description of Land Birds / Vol.2: Containing the History and Description of Water Birds.

Newcastle, Printed by Edw. Walker for T. Bewick, 1926. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xliv, 382 pages / Vol.2: xxii, 432 pahes. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Black morroco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to corners and edges. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally mildly foxed. Some edgewear and closed tears.

Bickham, George.

The Universal Penman. Or, the Art of Writing. Made Useful To the Gentleman and Scholar, As well as the Man of Business. In all the useful and ornamental Branches of Modern Penmanship; with some necessary Observations on the Excellency of the Pen, and a large Number of select Sentences in Prose and Verse; various forms of Business, relating to Merchandize and Trade; Letters on several Occasions; accurate Specimens of the Oriental Languages, and Alphabets in all the Hands now practis’d. Written with the friendly Assistance of several of the most Eminent Masters, and Engrav’d by Geo. Bickham. The Whole Embelish’d with beautiful Decorations for the Amusement of the Curious.

London, Printed for Robert Sayer, Map and Print Seller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street, ND [Engravings dated 1733 to 1741]. Folio [c. 36 x 24 cm]. Blank, unnumberred engraved Frontispiece, Engravings numbered 1 to 119 and 121 to 212. Page 120 is missing. Old black polished calf with elaborate gilt decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Gilt title, author and publishing date (‘London 1733’) on spine. Five raised bands. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some minor material losses to spine and corners (please review images). Front hinge started to open with front free end paper and leading two blanks partially loose. Remnants of a red morocco Ex Libris on front free end paper. The two blanks in the front of the book and the one at the end are creased and lack a corner each. The entire text black, consisting of 212 Engraved pages in Excellent condition. Mild age darkening and occasional very mild foxing throughout. The occasional small ink stain. A tiny worm hole close to the binding (not affecting any of the actual engravings) visible between pages 180 and 198. Overall an exceptionally well preserved and clean copy of this scarce item.

Bingham-Daly, Theresa.

The Mayo Binghams [Signed].

First Edition. Durham et al., The Pentland Press, 1997. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 185 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end paper. A bright, clean and signed copy.

Birmingham, Stephen.

Real Lace. America’s Irish Rich.

First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1973. 14 x 23 cm. XIII, 322 pages including an index. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bishop [Gilbert] Burnet.

Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. From the Restoration of King Charles II. to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht. In the Reign of Queen Anne. To which is prefixed, a Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State, from King James I. to the Restoration in the Year 1660. Together with the Author’s Life, by the Editor: and some Explanatory Notes. The Whole Revised and Corrected by Him. In Four Volumes.

Four Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for J. Nunn et al, 1818. 21 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: lxiv, 451 pages / Vol.2: (6), 407 pages / Vol.3: 96), 385 pages / Vol.4: (6), 436 pages. Uniform brown calf. Elaborate gilt decorations. Red spine labels with gilt titles. Black spine labels with volume numbers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.

Black, Baxter.

Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy.

New York, Crown, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. IX, 275 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Black, Bernard / Nadeau, Hugues-W.

Michel Anguier’s Pluto: The Marble of 1669 – New Light on the French Sculptor’s Career.

London, The Athlone Press, 1990. 28.6cm x 21cm. 120 pages. With 50 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Black, F.A.

Natural Phenomena. A Collection of descriptive and speculative Essays on some of the By-Paths of Nature.

[First Edition]. London and Edinburgh, Gall and Inglis, [1906]. 20 x 14 cm. xiv, 366 pages. Illustrated. Original textured cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional very mild foxing, otherwise, internally clean

Blacker, J.F.

The ABC of Collecting Old English China. Giving a Short History of the English Factories, and showing how to apply Tests for Unmarked China before 1800.

Second edition. London, The London Opinion Curio Club, 1908. 23 x 15 cm. 142 pages with 75 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external wear and some foxing.