London. J. Dodsley. 1765. Soft cover. 8vo, 22cm, xi,136p., engraved title-page illustration, preliminaries dust worn, title page torn away along fore and bottom margin, (not effecting text), pp.134/135 torn along fore margin slightly effecting text, untrimmed, corners turned down, lacking half-title & wraps(?), spine roughly taped, internally very good (ds1).....
Philadelphia. Published by Moses Thomas. 1813. Soft cover. 23cm, various paginations, printed wraps, previous owners signature on upper cover, wraps chipped, very good. (lt).
Venice. FrancescoBettanino. 1785. Hardcover. 8vo, 19.5cm, 320p., title-page vignette, red decorated edges, in contemporary full-vellum, hand written spine title, missing lower corner of pages 261 & 262 affecting text, else a fine copy.(ds1) "Of Men and Women. Considered physically in the State of Marriage." An early Venetian study of the.....
Kingston, [Ontario]. Published by John Rowlands. 1846. 1846. Hardcover. tall8vo, 24cm, viii,327pp., notes, errata sheet tipped in, original blind decorated black cloth, gilt spine titles, inscriptions & annotations on front endpapers, small ink stain on the bottom text margin, edges worn, good to very good, With Binders ticket "C. Horbough.....
Cambridge. Printed by J. Bentham, printer to the University. 1744. 1744. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 20.5cm, the first edition of this edition, xxxvi, (42),424, (16) & 446,(24)pp., with copper engraved frontis portrait by Soest engraved by Vertue & 16 copper engraved plates (4 double-page) by Hogarth, indexes, list of subscribers.....
Utrecht. Printed by Kemink en Zoon N.V. [1945]. Hardcover. 8vo, 24cm, 205, (1),v,p., casualty lists, honours & awards, in publishers red cloth with black titles, , printed on acid paper, not many copies could have survived, a fine copy thus, rare. (cmt) A very rare Canadian regimental history not found.....
Ottawa, Canada. [The Author: Privately Printed and Circulated]. January, 1916. Soft cover. 8vo, 22.8x 12cm, [4]p., printed self wraps, stapled, in pamphlet binder with title repeated in decorated frame borders on the upper cover, a near fine condition, rare. (lt) Wilfred Campbell's Christmas and New Year's greetings, done in small.....
Quebec. Printed by Command of his Excellency the Governor; by William Vondenvelden. 1796. Hardcover. 4to. 26cm, 16p., bilingual title pages and text, rebound in later half calf, black cloth boards, double crimson and black leather labels, gilt titles, blanks, library stamp on the front endpaper, a fine copy thus. (cdn).....
London.Tinsley Brothers. 1862. Hardcover. 8vo, 2nd edition, 216,[4]p., ads., in theoriginal dust worn wavy grain red cloth, gilt spine titles, internalprivate library stamp (Royal Engineers), attractively printed 19thcentury bookplate & one call number, some wear at the edges, a very goodsound copy, in my experience this second edition is scarcer.....
Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co., & London, Trubner & Co. 1864. Hardcover. 25.5cm, sm4to., 2nd edition, revised and corrected, 708 & 632pp., +15 diagram plates (inc. 3 folding), in the original diamond grain plumb cloth, spines slightly faded, gilt spine titles clear, library discard stamps on the title pages, armorial.....
London. Chapman & Hall. 1844. 8vo, 21cm, The First Edition in book form, second issue., xiv,[2] (Errata), 624p., with 40 plates by Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"], including frontispiece and extra engraved title, some toning on the plates toward the margins, (as usual), 1 plate at p346 has a small hole.....
N.p. [Privately Printed]. 1798. Hardcover. 12mo, 19cm, "nouvelle edition", 162p., uncut, hand made paper, rebound in modern grey paper over boards, paper label on the upper cover, fine thus (ds1). ~ An appraisal of the situation in Europe in 1797 by French General Charles Francois Dumauriez (1739 1823). With chapters.....
(6 vols, Philadelphia, 1857). Being 38 steel engraved plates, [1857?]. 17x 23cm, (6½"x 9").. image size is general 13.5x 20.5cm (5½" x 8¼"), this is slightly smaller plate size than of the original 1857 edition and is printed on lighter weight paper, a few are trimmed, several have a marginal.....
London. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1867-1883. Soft cover. 8vo. 22cm, cabinet edition, Vol. I (2nd ed.), Vols. 3-4 (1st editions), in 4 volumes, vi, 440 & 487 & 394 & 396pp., bound in contemporary crushed crimson morocco, gilt ruled raised bands, center gilt decorations in the panels, gilt titles, double.....
Paris. Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs. 1842. Hardcover. 8vo, 20.5cm, in 4 volumes, 488 & 560 & 469 & 574,(2)pp., with 2 folding frontis maps, 194 engraved plates, notes, in contemporary quarter dark green calf, gilt spine titles & panels borders, marbled boards, endpapers and edges, internal library stamps, some wear.....
London. Harrison and Sons. 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 21.5cm, the first (sole) edition, v,137p., folding colour frontis plan, original patterned blue cloth, gilt spine titles, a near fine copy. (tr).
London. Jeremiah How. (Printed by A. Spottiswoode). 1843. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 22x 15cm, the true first edition, 208p., vignette and border decorated engraved title page & 20 steel engraved plates with tissue guards (including frontis) by Bartlett & Creswick, 3 engraved maps (2 double-page) and 111 wood-engraved text &.....
London. Printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Storer and J. Greig. 1804. Hardcover. 8vo, 21.2cm, xii,377, [7,1]pp., complete with 24 steel engraved plates, index, in half black roan, wide gilt ruled raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled boards and endpapers, spine & corners rubbed, loan library stamp on verso of.....
London. The Hudson's Bay Record Society. 1942-1946. 24cm, various paginations, limited edition, this being #1195, original crested blue cloth, t.e.g., a very good set. (Ar).
Kemptville. 1842. Large printed and manuscript paper document, 40x 50cm. (16" x 20"), printed with handwritten entries, folded in sixths, worn along creases with some small wholes with some slight text loss, ink entries browned but still legible, fragile , expertly clean and restored, fine thus. (cgc) Fitzroy Township was.....
London. C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1878. 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 19.5cm, first English edition, xvi,164,[32]p., ads., with 3 double page tinted lithographed plates, index of plant names, in the original dark green cloth, black stamped border decorations, gilt titles and decoration on the spine and upper cover, bevelled.....
London. John Ollivier. 1845. Hardcover. 8vo, 21.2cm, Second Edition, xi,418p., with folding hand coloured lithographed pate and 1 hand colour plate, later dark green calf, raised bands, gilt titles and center panel device decorations in the panels, green cloth boards, marbled endpapers and edges, a very good to fine attractively.....
Lunenburg, Vermont. Privately Printed, The Stinehour Press. 1960. Hardcover. 23.5cm, 190p. limited to 500 numbered copies, this being #341., with frontis & 46 plates & illustrations, original light green cloth, titles stamped in silver, a bit faded (titles clear), otherwise a fine. (agc).
London. Martin Secker. 1932. 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 18.5cm, the first edition, 246p., oirignal fine grain chocklate brown cloth, gilt titles and two rules on the spine, blind borders on the boards, a fine bright copy in dust worn and chipped complete jacket (n14). The jacket spine panel is.....
Manchester. Bradshaw and Blacklock. [1852]. Soft cover. 12mo. 18cm., 24p., 2 tables, 3 large folding maps, in stiff brown wraps with gilt titles on the upper cover, upper hinge starting, else fine (cgc). Started in April, 1849, the New Docks were a major scheme of reclamation and dock construction initiated.....