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Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others. 1871 Bewick, Thomas. Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others. In Three Parts. I. Fables Extracted from Dodsley"s. II. Fables with REflections in Prose and Verse. III. Fables in Verse. To which are prefixed The Life of Aesop, and An Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Faithfully reprinted from the Rare Newcastle Edition published by T. Saint in 1784. London, Bickers and Son. 1871. 4to. Red morroco. Gilt decoration with black inlays. 5 raised bands, gilt decoration with black inlays, black and gilt title piece. Silk tricolour headbands. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentils, marbled end papers. Frontis portrait, half title, title, preface vii-xxix, Life of Aesop xxx -xxxvi, Essay Upon Fable xxxvii -xl. Pp312. 142 fables most with at least one illustration by Bewick, within a red printed border. Skillful reback retaining original spine, inner hinges strengthened. All pages and illustrations in excellent order throughout. The skillful beauty of Bewick illustrations with the fables from nature including Ants and Grasshopper, Trees and the Bramble, Hounds in Couples, Mercury and Woodman, Dog and the Crocodile, Angler and Philosopher. A very attractive book.		Click this link for more details
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Cambria Depicta, E. Pugh, 1816 Pugh, E. : Cambria Depicta, A Tour through North Wales, Illustrated with Picturesque Views. By a Native Artist. W. Clowes, London 1816. 4to approx 270mm x 220mm (10.5 x 8.5ins). Recent quarter leather on cloth boards, new endpapers by Delrue. All edges speckled. Text watermark 1814, 1815, Plates: J. Whatman 1811. Frontis, Title verso blank, Dedication to Henry, Viscount Sidmouth verso blank: Preface, pages [iii] to vii, Contents, [ix] to xii: Directions for Plates, 2 leaves, last page blank: Text, pages [1] to 476. 71 uncoloured aquatint plates by E. Pugh. Foxing to a few plates and early soiling to some pages, no other marks or inscriptions. A very attractive book of this keystone North Wales guide of the 19th Century. Scarce.		Click this link for more details
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The Home Book for Young Ladies. Ed. Mrs Valentine. Ca1870 Valentine, Mrs. The Home Book for Young Ladies. London. Frederick Warne and Co. nd Ca 1870 8vo. Contemporary Red Calf with gilt borders and edges. Gilt decorated spine with 5 raised bands, green and gilt title piece. All edges and endpapers marbled. Full page illustrated frontis, title, half title, preface [ix]-x, contents [xi]-xii, 622. With 250 illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel, many full page. Contents include Open Air Pastimes, Christmas Games, Home occupations and Home Studies. Charlotte Yonge one of the contributors and a detailed description of photography processes is included. Binding has very light wear to edges, otherwise in fine condition.		Click this link for more details
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Dairy Farming, J. P. Sheldon, ca.1880 Sheldon, J.P. Dairy Farming: Being the Theory, Practice, and Methods of Dairying. London. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. No date. Ca. 1880. 1st Edition. 4to. Contemporary Half leather, 4 raised bands with gilt decoration, gilt titles to spine. All edges marble to the same colour and design of endpapers. PP570, 25 full page chromolithograph plates, many tissue guarded, 382 black and white illustrations within text. The Geological map listed as facing page 99 faces page 90, all others as listed. Binding a little rubbed at edges. Neat ownership inscription of Gordon Bennett on front free endpaper. Some light foxing to prelims, otherwise in excellent order throughout.		Click this link for more details
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The Complete Works of William Hogarth. James Hannay. Ca 1861 Hanney, James. The Complete Works of William Hogarth/in a / Series of One hundred and Fifty Steel Engravings,/From the original pictures/With an introductory Essay by James Hannay; and descriptive letterpress by the Rev. J Trusler, and E F Roberts. London. Griffin, Bohn and Company, nd ca 1861. Quarto. Xviii, pp201. Contemporary morocco, gilt decoration to spine, with five raised bands and gilt title. Gilt decoration to upper and lower boards with inner gilt dentilles. All edges gilt. Binding a little bumped at edges. Some discolouration and a few fox marks to text pages. All illustrations, all as called for plus an extra half title, are bright and strong. A scarce, attractive book of this keystone work including Marriage A La Mode, Industry and Idleness, The Rake's Progress, The Harlot's Progress, Times of the Day, The Election, Beer Street and Gin Lane, France and England, The Four Stages of Cruelty, Hudibras, Genre and Conversation Pictures, Illustrations to Don Quixote and 56 Miscellaneous Pieces.		Click this link for more details
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The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, Illustrated By Gustave Dore. Ca 1870. Dore, Gustave. (illust.) The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, Paris and New York. Nd ca 1870, New and revised edition. Large 8vo 170mm x 240mm, Blue, black and gilt pictorial cloth. Half title, full page illustrated Frontis, title, contents [vii]-[ix], list of illustrations, introduction [xiii]-xvi, pp222, pp[6] publishers ads. 30 full page illustrations and many tens of illustrations within text. Neat ownership inscription on half title page, one block becoming loose at foot. Much humour exhibited through both the writing and the illustrations.		Click this link for more details
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Real Sailor Songs, John Ashton, 1891 Ashton, John : Real Sailor Songs. The Leadenhall Press, London. 1891. Tall 4to approx. 350mm x 230mm. Recent binding, half calf over buckram. 5 raised bands, red title piece with gilt title, gilt date and author to spine. Title, red and black with vignette, imprint to verso, Dedication to the Duke of Edinburgh, verso blank, preface [4], Index [6], Explanatory notes [1], engraved vignette to verso, 98 leaves plus 32 mounted broadsides, Printers illustrated adverts [2]. Bright and clean pages with strong print indent to many pages. Some very light offset from Broadside mounts to facing page. One mark to one blank edge of one page. With 200 woodblock illustrations Ashton organises his collection to the themes of Sea Fights, Press-gang, Disaster, Ashore and Love. Illustrations within the text, many humorous, highlight elements or decorate the words within the songs, such as, The Shannon and Chesapeake, Lords Anson and Hawke, A Jolly Jack Tar and the Battle of Trafalgar. An interesting collection and attractive commentary of the life and times of sailors lives through song.		Click this link for more details
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The Keepsake. Edited by Miss Power. 1854 The Keepsake, 1854. Edited by Miss Power. With beautifully finished engravings, from drawings by the first artists, engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Frederick A. Heath. London. David Bogue. 1854. Large 8vo 254mm x 180mm. Original red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to upper board and spine. Lower board blind stamped, all in near fine condition. All edges gilt. Free end paper has two small tape marks. Pp272, engraved frontis and 11 other engraved illustrations are all tissue guarded. A very light age tone to edges of pages otherwise very bright and clean. Contributions are made within the book by W.M. Thackeray and Calder Campbell. The engraved plates, follow the work of R Buckner, J G Naish, C Dukes, A Soloman, E H Corbould, and C Weigall. A very near fine example of this adult illustrated annual.		Click this link for more details
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The Keepsake. Edited by Miss Power. 1853 The Keepsake, 1853. Edited by Miss Power. With beautifully finished engravings, from drawings by the first artists, engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Frederick A. Heath. London. David Bogue. 1853. Large 8vo 254mm x 180mm. Original red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to upper board and spine. Lower board blind stamped, all in near fine condition. All edges gilt. Front free end paper has two tape marks. Pp272, engraved frontis and 11 other engraved illustrations are all tissue guarded. A very light age tone to edges of pages otherwise very bright and clean. Contributions are made within the book by W.M. Thackeray and Sir Walter Scott. The engraved plates follow the work of R Buckner, W. Lee, A Soloman, E H Corbould, C Dukes, Margaret Gilles, and Lord Bury. A very near fine example of this adult illustrated annual.		Click this link for more details
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1851: Or, The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys. Henry Mayhew. 1851 Mayhew, Henry,. 1851: Or, The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, who came up to London…….illustrated by George Cruikshank, London: David Bogue, 1851, 8vo. Blue blind stamped cloth, front hinge broken. Engraved title leaf, (iv), pp242 , 10 plates, 9 folding, 3 of which are foxed and have small fold tears, without loss, not distracting. No pagination at p.63. Some pages uncut. Inserted between pages 178 and 179 is an advertisement for " The Great Diorama of Jerusalem", printed both sides and along blank margins. Letter press on this and all other pages is deep and strong. A good example of this notable work.		Click this link for more details
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The Pictorial Tour of the World. Anon. Ca 1890 Anon: The Pictorial Tour of the World, Comprising Pen and Pencil Sketches of Travel, Incident, Adventure, and Scenery in All Parts of the Globe. Frederick Warne and Co, London and New York, nd Ca 1890. Printed Butler and Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London. Large 8vo 180mm x 240mm. Gilt decorated blue cloth to front and spine. Pp507 with 8 full page coloured plates and 89 wood engravings within text. Hinges showing a little wear, but holding firm. All pages and plates are bright and clean. Binding vibrant.		Click this link for more details
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Antiquities of Chester, J. S. Prout, ca.1840 Prout, J.S. : Antiquities of Chester. Ackermann, London, Boult & Catherall Chester, ca.1840. Folio 370mm x 280mm. Original brown ribbed cloth, recent cloth reback. Both boards original blind tooled with gilt title to front, bumped at corners. All edges gilt. New end papers. 1 tinted lithograph frontis, Title, verso blank, litho, dedication verso blank. 19 tinted lithograph plates [20 in total]. One plate extra to that listed in Abbey 97 - The Cathedral, Chester, West Entrance. Light fox on some plates, all good strong print and all paper guarded. A good copy of this 19th century view of Chester.		Click this link for more details
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The Conway in the Stereoscope, Roger Fenton, James Bridge Davidson, 1860 [ Fenton ], Davidson, James Bridge : The Conway in the Stereoscope, Illustrated By Roger Fenton, With Notes, Descriptive and Historical by James Bridge Davidson. Lovell Reeve, London, 1860. 8vo (size approx 200mm x 130mm), original gilt embossed red cloth bevelled covers, all edges gilt. Bookplate of Thomas Kynnesley. Pp x, 187, 16pp adverts. With 20 mounted albumen stereograph pairs of photographs by Roger Fenton (1819-1869) taken in 1857 during a tour of North Wales. Near-fine condition, almost un-opened, the photographs have a good tonal range, original tissue guards. A rare and unusual item by one of the masters of early photography.		Click this link for more details
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