Adams, John.

A Voyage to South America. Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns and Provinces, &c. on that Extensive Continent: Undertaken, by Command of the King of Spain, by Don Geoge Juan and Don Antonio De Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy, Fellows of the Royal Society of London, Members of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. &c. Translated from the original Spanish; with Notes and Observations; and an Account of the Brazils. By John Adams, Esq. of Waltham Abbey; who resided several Years in those Parts.

The Fourth Edition. Volume 2 ONLY! London, Printed for John Stockdale, R. Faulder et al, 1806. 20 x 13 cm. Title Page, (2) [TOC], 419 pages plus 14 pages Index. Two folding engraved Plates. New (2021) green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. New binding and end papers. Internally age darkened, but clean. An excellent reading copy.

Anon.

Cassell’s Popular Natural History. Vol.3: Birds & Vol.4: Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, Worms, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Sea-Stars, Echinoderms, Corallines, Corals, and Animalcules.

Two volumes bound in One. London, Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, ND [1870-80]. 26 x 19 cm. Vol.3: vi, 408 pages / Vol. 4: vi, 346 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary half morroco over cloth covered boards. Raised bands. Gilt titles. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. End papers mildly foxed. Internally clean.

Anon.

Cold Cookery. The Electric Refrigerator Home Handbook.

Third impression of second edition. London, British Electrical Development Association, 1952. 21 x 13 cm. 71 pages plus three blank pages for ‘Notes’. Printed blue on white with line decorations and B&W photos. New (2019) light coloured cloth. Hard cover. Original paperback cover now on front board (see images). New end papers. Very good condition. Binding new and clean. Recipe for ‘Lemon Cake’ handwritten on first ‘Notes’ page. Otherwise internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Anon.

Kreuzer “Karlsruhe”. Linientaufe am 22.11.1935 auf der Fahrt von Sao Thome nach Lobito / Angola (7 Grad 44 Min. Ost).

First Edition. No publishing information. 1935. 22 x 14 cm. 68 pages. With photographs. Original blue cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decoration of front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean.

Anon.

The Art of Feeding the Invalid. A Series of Chapters on the Nature of certain Prevalent Diseases and Maladies; together with carefully selected Recipes for the Preparation of Food for Invalids. By a Medical Practitioner and a Lady Professor of Cookery.

[First Edition]. London, The Scientific Press, Undated. 21 x 14 cm. 14 pages Ads, viii, 264 pages plus 10 pages Ads. Original cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Black ad for Cadbury’s Cocoa on rear board. End papers used for ads. Good condition. Rubbed bumped and age darkened. Spine ends frayed. Binding holding, but coming lose in places. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small piece of half title torn off, not affecting any text (see image). Otherwise clean and complete. An interesting book.

Anon.

The Geography of Plants.

[First Edition]. London, The Religious Tract Society, Not dated [c. 1850]. 14 x 9 cm. vi, 192 pages. Contemporary quarter black calf over marbled boards. Gilt decoration and number (‘871’) on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two identical inscriptions on front paste down and title page (‘Hickham Loan Library, January 1st 1852’) in ink. No stamps etc. Internally clean.

Averbakh, Y./ Maizelis, I.

Comprehensive Chess Endings. Volume 4: Pawn Endings. Translated by Kenneth P. Neat.

Oxford, Pegamon Press, 1987. 8°. 296 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. (Pergamon Russian Chess)

Beckford, Peter.

Thoughts on Hunting. In a Series of Familiar Letters by Peter Beckford, Esq., with Illustrations by G. Denholm Armour and Introduction by E.D. Cuming.

Limited Edition De Luxe. No. 172/350. Signed by Artist. London, New York & Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, [1911]. 28 x 23 cm. xxiii, 155 pages. NO ILLUSTRATIONS! ALL PLATES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. Original brown leather with gilt decorations and titles. Top edge gilt. Fore and tail edge deckle. Good condition, BUT NO PLATES! All plates have been cleanly removed. Text block is complete. Binding is rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris (Raymond Butler) on front paste down. A few numbers written on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Bennet, Tom.

Shipwrecks Around Wales. Volume 2.

First Edition. Newport, Happy Fish, 1992. 19 x 26 cm. 112 pages, including maps, illustrations, photographs, index and bibliography. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bligh, Lieutenant William.

A Narrative of the Mutiny, On Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship’s Boat, from Tofoa, on of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by Lieutenant William Bligh.

Scarce and early pirated edition. Dublin, Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, B. Dornin, Grueber and M’Allister. W. Jones, and R. White. 1790. 22 x 13.5 cm. vii, (1), 144 pages. [[A]4, B8-K8]. Watermarked Paper. Contemporary cloth. Rough cut edges. Condition: Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, (damp) stained and faded (see images). Front joint open at the top of spine. Front free end paper and large part of half title page missing. Large part (c. 80%) of leaf D8 (pages 47 & 48) missing (a facsimile page printed on archival photo paper is losely inserted). Top section of the book damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Some minor nicks, tears & creases). Name of previous owner in colour pencil on ‘Advertisement’ page. Otherwise internally clean. The book would benefit greatly from rebinding. Despite its faults it remains a fascinating copy and a terrific read.