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A brief history of Samuel Williams; or, the advantages of early piety. A tale of truth, designed for the juvenile mind.

10 x 6.5 cm. 15pp including hand-coloured frontis, 4 text illustrations. Original printed mauve paper wraps, disbound from a larger collection. Very slight soiling to tp. * A �penny reward� book.

Bookseller reference : 38504

A Chat on Tea Cups.

12.5 x 19 cm. 13pp including inner front wrap, 12 colour text illustrations, text devices. Original pictorial colour-printed stiff-card wraps, rear ep advert, stapled. Slight wear to spine tail; very slight age-browning to margins.

Bookseller reference : 38499

A dissuasive from entering into holy orders, in a letter to a young gentleman, etc.

London: printed for H Cook, 1732. 8vo in fours. [iv], 57pp, tp device, head-piece, decorated capital. Disbound from a disparate collection. Light age-browning throughout. * Of the two issues of the first edition this the most common with comma after ‘orders ‘ on the tp.

Bookseller reference : 38671

A genuine account of the late grand expedition to the coast of France, under the conduct of the Admirals Hawke, Knowles, and Broderick, General Mordaunt, etc. By a volunteer in the said expedition.

London: printed for R Griffiths, 1757 2nd corrected edition. 8vo in fours. 55[1]pp. Disbound. Light soiling and browning to ht and last blank page; light browning and spotting to a few leaves. * ESTC: L, E; 4 NA.

Bookseller reference : 37804

A letter to the Common Council of the City of London. With remarks on Lord Chief Justice Pratt’s letter to the City of Exeter.

London: printed for W Nicoll, 1764. 8vo. [ii], 38pp. Disbound from a disparate collection. Light spotting throughout.

Bookseller reference : 38702

A Political Christmas Carol, set to music, to be chaunted (sic) or sung, throughout the United Kingdom and the dominions beyond the seas, by all persons thereunto especially moved. [And] “The Doctor” A parody written by the Right Honourable George Canning

[London: W. Hone, 1820.] 8vo. [4], [2]pp, [2]pp publisher’s advert, tp vignette, head-piece, tail-pieces, text music. Disbound. Light soiling.

Bookseller reference : 37291

A Record of the Phrenological and Physiological Development.

Scarborough: John Thompson. c1900. 100 pp, presented to Miss Lillie Hill by John Thompson, 3 pp results are given relating to her. No wrap, staple binding, 18.5 cm x 12.5 cm. Front/rear page fairly soiled, staples rusted which has resulted in some staining to pages, pages lightly soiled and age browned.

Bookseller reference : 29013

A Ritual and Illustrations of Free Masonry. And the orange and odd fellows’ societies, accompanied by numerous engravings, and a key to the Phi Beta Kappa. Also an account of the kidnapping and murder of William Morgan, who divulged the rediculous and pro

Devon: S. Thorne 1844. xlii, 243[i] pp, 24 pp black and white plates. Contemporary cloth, paper label, 18.5 cm x 11.5 cm. Cloth slightly soiled, paper label worn, repairs made to spine and endpapers, remnants of bookplate to front paste down, pages age browned with light foxing, one page opened carelessly which has resulted in small loss of paper but no loss of text.

Bookseller reference : 29101

A Romano-British Industrial Settlement near Tiddlington, Stratford upon Avon.

76 pp, 29 pp black and white illustrative and photographic plates, multi folding plan, potters stamps and list of coins to rear. Cloth gilt, 28 cm x 20.5 cm. Cloth fairly soiled, dewey numbers to spine, slight wear to spine tips and fore edges, pages lightly age browned, occassional pages with fairly heavy soiling to top edge, corners curled with slight loss of cloth, library stamp to front free endpaper and title page. Cloth gilt, 28 cm x 20.5 cm. Cloth fairly soiled, dewey numbers to spine, slight wear to spine tips and fore edges, pages lightly age browned, occassional pages with fairly heavy soiling to top edge, corners curled with slight loss of cloth, library stamp to front free endpaper and title page.

Bookseller reference : 28318

A selection of the Psalms of David; with hymns adapted to the holidays of the United Church of England and Ireland.

Nottingham: printed and sold by Burbage and Stretton, 1806. 12mo. viii, 148pp. Near contermporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled eps. Extremes rubbed. * Not in COPAC or BL Integrated Catalogue. OCLC adds Vrije Universitaat, Amsterdam.

Bookseller reference : 38096

A Short Account of the Merchants Adventurers Company of The City of York.

York: John Sampson. 2nd edn. 1902. 14 pp. Original pictorial green card wraps, stapled. Wrap slightly soiled, heavy foxing to pages.

Bookseller reference : 32302

A Short History of the Ancient Historic Parish and Priory church of St. Helen, Bishopgate. In the City of London being the Parish Church of the United Parishes of S. Helen & S. Martin Outwich

24 pp, 7 pp black and white text illustrations, single page plan to rear, 1 pp black and white photographic plate. Printed paper wrap, staple binding, 24.5 cm x 16 cm. Wrap slightly soiled with minor foxing to top edge of front wrap, staples rusted, pages lightly age browned. Printed paper wrap, staple binding, 24.5 cm x 16 cm. Wrap slightly soiled with minor foxing to top edge of front wrap, staples rusted, pages lightly age browned.

Bookseller reference : 28328

A Souvenir of Newcastle on Tyne. The “Dainty” Series. Photographic view album of Newcastle on Tyne

nd 24 pp, 18 pp engravings, onlaid circluar engraving to front wrap. Decorative wraps, stab sewn cord, 18 cm x 24 cm. Gilt lettering to front wrap faded, wraps slightly soiled, small tear to spine tips, minor tear to front/rear fore edges, endpapers and title page heavily age browned with foxing, crease to front wrap which has resulted in cracking to paper on reverse and not opening fully, very light ageing to engravings.

Bookseller reference : 28245