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312 |
- The Dictionary Of Mnemonics
Eyre Methuen 1972 1st edition.
Laminated boards, VG. 93pp, pages a little yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. Publishers compliments slip tipped in. Useful collection of verbal memory aids, mostly scientific.
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313 |
- Annales des Mines - Ou Recueil De Memoirs Sur l'Explotation Des Mines Et Sur Les Sciences Et Les Arts Qui S'Y Rapportment Redigees Par Les Ingenieurs des Mines Et Publiees Sous L'Autorisation Du Ministre Des Travaux Publics [ Quatrieme Serie - Tome XIV ]
Carilian Goeury Et Vor Dalmont, Quai des Augustines, Paris 1848 1st edition.
Plain library cloth, VG. 689pp, 8 folding engraved plates [ one misbound ], index, one plate torn with slight loss to the leading edge, some plates re-folded awkwardly, Ex Library & rebound in plain brown library cloth, a nice copy. FRENCH text. A collection of papers & essays on Mining, Vulcanology, Geology, Mineralogy & similar sciences. There are articles on Chile & its geology, Volcanoes, Mining in Grande Combe etc etc.
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320 |
- Girls Crystal Annual 1953
Fleetway 1953 1st edition.
Cloth spined illustrated boards, F. 191pp, colour frontis, a fine copy. not price clipped & not containing any childrens writing, doodles or scribbles. Attractive copy of a popualr Girls Annual, which was also a girls weekly magazine.
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323 |
- Mountain Bike Rides In The Peak District
Vertebrate Publishing 2007 1st edition.
Laminated foled colour map, F. folded sheet, in a plastic wallet. New. Single sheet which contains details on 8 mountain bike routes from 12 - 27 km. Covers Ladybower, Stanage, Ashover Singletrack, Mam Tor, Bakewell, Middleton & High Peak Circuit.
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325 |
- Pictures From Punch Volumes I - IV [ 1 - 4 ]
Bradbury, Agnew & Co 1904 reprint.
Half red morocco over red cloth boards, G+. 4 volumes, 476pp, to each volume, each volume with 2 portraits plus approx 1000 cartoons, leather a little rubbed along the edges & spines of volumes a little rubbed, fading to the extremities of the cloth, bindings generally strong & in good order, internally fine. A collection of 4000 or so of the famous cartoons which made Punch an institution in the late Victorian era. The 8 portraits show the illustrators who drew the pictures and the editors who ran Punch - John Leech, Mark Lemon, John Tenniel, Shirley Brooks, Charles Keene, Tom Taylor, George Du Maurier & Francis C Burnand
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331 |
- Statuta Universitatis Oxoniensis
Oxonii [ Oxford ] Clarendon Press 1892 1st thus.
Cloth, VG. xvi+416pp+8pp publishers adverts, cloth frayed at the head & tail of the spine, edges rubbed. Rules & regulations for Students at Oxford, partly in Latin. Ink Stamp for the booksellers W E Howells, Chelsea.
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333 |
- Machining Of Wrought Aluminium Alloys
Wrought Light Alloys Development Association, Birmingham 1945 2nd impression.
Stapled pamphlet, G. 40pp, 20 b/w illustrations, tables, a good copy. Brief details on the Milling, Turning, Cutting, Routing, Drilling etc etc of Wrought Aluminium showing the tool & methods used in the various processes.
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342 |
- The Boys Of The Empire An Up To Date Boys Journal Number 160 [containing] English Bob In Chicago
The Boys Of The Empire 1903 1st edition.
Magazine, VG. 162-192pp, b/w engraved illustrations, spine a little worn, a nice copy. Contains the first part of teh English Bob serial as well as parts of Bob And Billy Nibs, Paul The Pearl Diver, Tom Tearaway's Schooldays, Salt Sea Yarns, Frank The Foundling, Hal And Rue's Schooldays and After, The Myster of The Old Bell Tower
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354 |
- The Riveting Of Wrought Aluminium Alloys
The Aluminium Development Association 1944 1st edition.
Stapled pamphlet, G. 48pp, 42 b/w illustrations, b/w tables, a good copy. Brief details on the methods of Riveting of Aluminium, the types of Rivets, & design factors of the various techniques which can be employed.
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360 |
- The Restoration Of Colonial Williamsburg In Virginia
The Architectural Record 1935 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. 356-458pp, b/w illustrations throughout, spine a little yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. Cloth bound offprint from the AR. Well illustrated photographic survey of the restored buildings of Williamsburg. The old area of the town was restored to who is would have looked in 1780 with all traces of later buildings removed. Some buildings were rebuilt & the whole was intended as a living museum. The project was funded by J D Rockefeller.
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361 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 18
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1968 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+270pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains 9 papers along with the annual reports. Losing of the Initiative by the House of Common 1780 to 1917 - Papacy, Patarenes & Church of Milan - Mongols, Turks & Muslim Polity - Royal Independents in the English Civil War - Imitation Of Christ in Medieval Times - Social Causes of the Industrial Revolution - Common Lawyers in Pre Reformation England - Anglo American Rivalries In Central America
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362 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 7
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1957 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+217pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. Foundation of Norwich Cathedral - Political Objectives of Gustavus Adolphus - Earl of Shaftesbury's Colonial Policy - Ivan The Terrible & Russian Historiography - Investment of Sir John Fastof's Profits Of War - The Folvilles of Ashby Folville, Leicestershire & their Associates in Crime - Organization of the Cabinet In the Reign of Queen Anne - Literature of the Last Half Century on the Constitutional History of the United States.
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363 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 17
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1967 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+224pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. Problems in the Interpretaion of 18th Century Irish Economic History - St Dominic & his First Biography - Mental World of Hernán Cortés - Franchis of the Return of Writs - Was There A Tudor Despotism After All? - The Norman Conquest - Anglo American Rivalries & The Venezuala Crisis of 1895
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364 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 15
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1965 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+243pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. War & Propaganda Histriography in 15th Century France & England - Land & Politisc in 19th Century England - Place Bills & The Separation Of Power, Some 17th Century Origins of the Non Political Civil Service - Communes & Despots; the City State in Late Medieval Italy - The Submission of the Clergy - British Policy Towards The Construction of the Suez Canal 1859 to 1865 - The Wealth of England in The 11th Century - The Emergence Of Majority Rule In The Procedure Of The House Of Commons
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365 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 26
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1976 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+293pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. Francois Chabot & his Plot - Catholics & the Poor In Early Modern Europe - Why Did The Duch Revolt Last 8 Years? - Renaissance Influences In English Colonization - Scandanavia Settlement In The North & West Of the British Isels - Colonialism in Africa & The Understanding of Alien Societies - The French Colonialist Movement During The Third Republic - Colonies, An Attempt at a Typology - The 18th Century Debate on the Sovereignty of Parliament - Tudor Government The Points of Contact
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366 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 6
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1956 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+260pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. English Provincial Towns In The Early 16th Century - Empire & Papacy - Chales II & The Cardinal De Retz - Political Creed of Thomas Crmwell - The Gordon Roits; Rioters & Victims - English Hierarchy In The Reign of Edward III - Expansion of Liverpool's Carrying Trade With The Far East & Australia 1860 to 1914 - The Leighs In South Carolina
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367 |
- Transactions Of The Royal Historical Society - Fifth Series Volume 25
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1975 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+276pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains papers along with the annual reports. Elie Halévy & the Birth of Methodism - Social History Of Confession In The Age Of The reformation - Observations on English Government From the 10th to 12th Centuries - Examination of the Ordnance Office 1660 to 1714 - Engand Scotland & Europe, The Problem of the Frontier - Skills & The Diffusion of Innovations from Britain in the 18th century - England & Europe; Utopia & its Aftermath - British Views of Germany 1864 to 1939 - War & Peace in the Early Middle Ages - Domesday Book & Anglo Norman Governance - The Tudor Government
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369 |
- Camden Miscellany Volume XXVI [26] Camden Fourth Series Volume 14
Offices of the Royal Historical Society 1975 1st edition.
Cloth, VG+. iv+213pp, a nice near fine copy. Contains - Ordinances Of The Duchy of Lancaster - A Breviat Of The Effectes Devised For Wales - The Muster Master - A Book Of All The Several Officers Of The Court Of The Exchequer - The Letters Of Henry St John to the Earl of Orrery 1709 to 1711
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- The Camden Miscellany Volume The First - Register Of The Abbey Of Aberconway - Chronicle Of The Rebellion In Lincolnshire 1470 - Bull Of Pope Innocent VIII On Marriage Of Henry VII With Elizabeth Of York - Journal Of The Siege Of Rouen 1591 - Letter Of George Fleetwood, Describing The Battle of Lutzen And Death of Gustavus Adolphus - Diary Of Dr Edward Lake, Chaplain And Tutor To The Princesses Mary And Anne, 1677 - 1678
for the Camden Society by J B Nichols 1847 1st edition.
Red cloth, VG. 23+28+7+84+12+32+16pp, Ex Library & rebound in a plain red library cloth. Occasional ink stamp & large bookplate, reference stock so in nice condition. Camden Society Old Series Volume XXXIX [39]. A mix of papers - The first is gives a short history of the Abbey, the second rather useful in it detail of the rebellion & containing information not found elsewhere, the third is from a broadside attributed to the press of Caxton & discovered being used as the fly leaf of an old book, the fourth is by Thomas Coningsby who was an officer in the Army of the Earl of Essex which was sent by Queen Elizabeth to aid Henri IV, the fifth is a letter by George Fleetwood who was in the service of Adolphus in Sweeden & the last contains revealing anecdotes of Charles II & of his court.
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382 |
- The English Illustrated Magazine 1884 - 1885
Macmillan & Co 1885 1st edition.
Cloth, VG. viii+129-817+xv+128pp, many b/w engraved illustrations, some full page, Binders ticket of Carter Brothers, Brighton on the pastedown, hinges cracked but strong, occasional creasing to the contents due to a paper fault, a nice solid copy. Runs from December 1884 - October 1885. A collection of interesting articoles, stories & poems, all well illustrated. Contains essays on Abyssinia, Crofting, Iron & Steelmaking in South Wales, Stoke on Trent China, Cheesemaking in Chester, Bronze Casting etc etc
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383 |
- The Far East And Australasia 1981 - 82. A Survey And Directory Of Asia And The Pacific
Europe Publications Ltd 1982 1st edition.
Cloth, dj, VG/VG. xxiv+1393pp, tables, Ex Reference Library with 3 ink stamps & related withdrawn stamps, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Comprehensive economic, geographic & political survey of the countries of the Far East. Covers Afghanistan just after the Soviet Invasion. Also covers counties such as China, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Oceania, USSR in Asia, Vietnam etc etc.
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384 |
- The South American Handbook 1941
Trade & Travel Publications Ltd 1941 1st edition.
Cloth, VG. lviii+[ii]+678pp, folding colour map, b/w illustrations [ adverts ] a nice copy, spine & upper board a little sunned, internally unmarked. Practical [ as oposed to Touristic ] guidebook to South & Central America which goes as far north as Mexico & also covers the Island of Cuba. Gives much information on Transport, infrastructure, economics etc etc.
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385 |
- Nowy Pana Naszego Jezusa Chrystusa Testament. Na Jezyk Polski Przelozony Przez Ks. Jakoba Wujka
Lipsk - Nakladem J Baumgaertnera 1844 reprint.
Later Cloth, G. 458+2pp, engraved frontis, letterpress title within architectural frame, 2nd title, steel engraved plate, 166 woocut illustrations, later plain cloth, paper yellowed & spotted with occasional marginal wormholing, a nice copy. Polish New testament, with many attractive woodcut illustrations,
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390 |
- Church Service [with] The Pearl Edition - The New Testament Of our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ
W R McPhun, Glasgow nd c 1850 reprint.
Full black morocco with Brass corner filigree corners , P. unpaginated [ c 550pp ] engraved frontis, engraved plates, LACKS the half title & title, Frontis & endpapers detached, marks to the leather where the clasp was once attached but is now missing, central brass boss with the word 'Prayer' on the upper board, leather rubbed. Somewhat worn copy of the Church Service, containing the Psalms, Proper Lessons & with the New Testament at the rear. The plates were engraved for McPun's Polyglott Bible.
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391 |
- Forming Of Aluminium And Its Alloys By The Drop Stamp
The Aluminium Development Association 1946 1st edition.
Stapled pamphlet, G. 24pp, 21 b/w illustrations, b/w tables, a good copy. Brief details on the methods of fabricating metal parts by the use of pressure & drop stamps. The book covers patternmaking & design factors of the various techniques which can be employed.
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392 |
- Scottish Record Office Indexes Number 57 - Index To Particular Register Of Sasines For Sheriffdoms Of Fife And Kinross Preserved In H M General Register House Volume I 1617 - 1660, Part 1 A - K
HMSO, Edinburgh 1965 1st edition.
Cloth spined boards, F. 320pp, a fine copy. Index of the Sasines Register. This is a register of Deeds & Land Ownership, or more correctly as in Scottish Law only the Crown could own land outright, title to the use of land. An instrument of sasine is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership (usually a sale or an inheritance) of a piece of land or of a building. It will normally detail the names of the new and previous owners and will give a basic description of the property transferred. There will usually be an indication of the price paid for the property. Sasines can also give you information about family history, particularly where an individual is passing land to another family member, or where the family designation is revealed (e.g. 'John Campbell of X'). Sometimes information given in one sasine will give you clues as to earlier titles in the chain and so lead you back to the earlier history of the ownership of a building or piece of land. [ National Archives of Scotland ]
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393 |
- Scottish Record Office Indexes Number 55 - Index To Particular Register Of Sasines For Sheriffdoms Of Fife And Kinross Preserved In H M General Register House 1603 - 1609
HMSO, Edinburgh 1963 1st edition.
Cloth spined boards, F. 127pp, a fine copy. Index of the Sasines Register. This is a register of Deeds & Land Ownership, or more correctly as in Scottish Law only the Crown could own land outright, title to the use of land. An instrument of sasine is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership (usually a sale or an inheritance) of a piece of land or of a building. It will normally detail the names of the new and previous owners and will give a basic description of the property transferred. There will usually be an indication of the price paid for the property. Sasines can also give you information about family history, particularly where an individual is passing land to another family member, or where the family designation is revealed (e.g. 'John Campbell of X'). Sometimes information given in one sasine will give you clues as to earlier titles in the chain and so lead you back to the earlier history of the ownership of a building or piece of land. [ National Archives of Scotland ]
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394 |
- The Art Of Ticket Writing
Published at the Office of the 'Warehousemen and Drapers' Trade Journal' 1887 1st edition.
Cloth, G. 62pp+9pp publishers adverts, covers with a crease down the middle of the board, endpaper & title detached, several old sellotape repairs which have yellowed, contents a little grubby & rubbed through use. A worn, but complete copy. Interesting graphical arts manual intended to show retailers how to make large advertising announcements for display outside their shops. The book gives advice on the correct writing impliments, how to chose & mount the board, inks - and how to mix & varnish, gilding, block lettering, design of the layout, holland blinds, paper lettering and lithographic work. The book shows several specimin alphabets as well as completed designs. Uncommon, only the Oxford & BL copies of the first edition recoreded on COPAC.
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395 |
- These Eventful Years - The Twentieth Century In The Making As Told By Many Of Its Makers, Being The Dramatic Story Of All That Has Happened Throughout The World During The Most Momentus Period In All History.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Company 1924 1st edition.
Full calf gilt, G. 2 volumes, xxi+692pp, xii+695pp, many b/w illustrtations & maps some folding, LIMITED to 1500 copies these being copy 1321, hinge of volume 1 repaired with heavy tape at the pastedown, leather rubbed along the spines, a good set. Two volume history of the 1st quarter of the 20th century, with the emphasis on WW1 and politics
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397 |
- Scottish Record Office Indexes Number 51 - Index To Particular Register Of Sasines For Sheriffdom Of Dumfries And Stewartries Of Annadale And Kirkcudbright Preserved In H M General Register House Volume V [5] 1761 - 1780
HMSO, Edinburgh 1961 1st edition.
Cloth spined boards, F. 169pp, a fine copy. Index of the Sasines Register. This is a register of Deeds & Land Ownership, or more correctly as in Scottish Law only the Crown could own land outright, title to the use of land. An instrument of sasine is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership (usually a sale or an inheritance) of a piece of land or of a building. It will normally detail the names of the new and previous owners and will give a basic description of the property transferred. There will usually be an indication of the price paid for the property. Sasines can also give you information about family history, particularly where an individual is passing land to another family member, or where the family designation is revealed (e.g. 'John Campbell of X'). Sometimes information given in one sasine will give you clues as to earlier titles in the chain and so lead you back to the earlier history of the ownership of a building or piece of land. [ National Archives of Scotland ]
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398 |
- Scottish Record Office Indexes Number 51 - Index To Particular Register Of Sasines For Sheriffdom Of Dumfries And Stewartries Of Annadale And Kirkcudbright Preserved In H M General Register House Volume V [5] 1761 - 1780
HMSO, Edinburgh 1961 1st edition.
Cloth spined boards, F. 169pp, a fine copy. Index of the Sasines Register. This is a register of Deeds and Land Ownership, or more correctly as in Scottish Law only the Crown could own land outright, title to the use of land. An instrument of sasine is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership (usually a sale or an inheritance) of a piece of land or of a building. It will normally detail the names of the new and previous owners and will give a basic description of the property transferred. There will usually be an indication of the price paid for the property. Sasines can also give you information about family history, particularly where an individual is passing land to another family member, or where the family designation is revealed (e.g. 'John Campbell of X'). Sometimes information given in one sasine will give you clues as to earlier titles in the chain and so lead you back to the earlier history of the ownership of a building or piece of land. [ National Archives of Scotland ]
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