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TROLLOPE Anthony
Mr. Scarborough's Family. Scarborough's Family. Introduction by Richard Mullen. Illustrations by Alexy Pendle. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; grey boards, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, blue top, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
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BIGLAND Ralph
Observation on Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials as preserved in Parochial Registers.. With sundry Specimens of the Entries of Marriages and Baptisms in Foreign Countries; interspersed with Remarks concerning proper Methods necessary to preserve a Remembrance of the several Branches of Families. [First and Sole Edition]. IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS: A RARE SURVIVAL
4to., First Edition, on laid paper; original dove-blue wrappers, sewed as issued, uncut, a remarkably bright, crisp, well-preserved copy secured for the future in custom-made solander case. THE ONLY COPY WE HAVE SEEN IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Written when Bigland was Somerset Herald, this scarce and important work constitutes a plea for the consistent and meticulous recording of family history. A rare complement to his sadly truncated endeavour in producing the definitive history of Gloucestershire. OCLC 4919515.
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TROTTER Torrens
Cowdray in the Parish of Easebourne, near Midhurst, Sussex. A Short History, architectural and biographical, together with a detailed Guide to the Ruins and Museum, and some Account of the ancient Domain. Compiled by Torrens Trotter. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN CLOTH
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 8 plates and folding plan, some light and inoffensive spotting; original white buckram, upper board lettered in gilt with Browne family arms blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright copy. With sketched postcard mounted on front paste-down, and a steel-engraved plate of the house mounted on preliminary. This, the first edition, contains more plates than any of the many subsequent reissues. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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BANKES J.
The Early Records of the Bankes Family at Winstanley. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 3 plates and a large folding map; armorial cloth blocked in brown, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Chetham Society, Third Series, vol. XXI.
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FRANKLIN Robert
The Stuarts of Highcliffe. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and pedigrees in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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FAIRBAIRN. [James]
Fairbairn's Books of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. A New Edition revised and brought down to the Present Date by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. [Artificer's Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN PUBLISHER'S BUCKRAM
2 vols., sm. folio, with half-titles and titles in red and black, and 229 fine plates of crests; original brown buckram, bevelled boards, upper boards and backstrips lettered in gilt, green endpapers, backstrips chafed at heads and tails, joints minimally rubbed, corners lightly bruised, second volume neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. With the armorial bookplate of Wilfred Storr Park on front paste-downs.
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TURNER Tony
The Story of Swallowfield. A Short History of the Bigg Family in West Sussex and Australia. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and pedigrees in the text; pictorial wrappers, a a fine copy.
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BURKE John Bernard
A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain.. Volume I [this volume only]. ONE VOLUME ONLY: ALL TINTED LITHOGRAPHS COMPLETE
8vo., First Edition, with tinted lithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 30 fine tinted lithographed plates (all original tissue guards present), 16 engraved plates of arms (mildly spotted) and numerous pedigrees in the text; strongly bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, back with gilt rules and red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a most attractive copy. With separate index of arms.
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MOZART Wolfgang Amadeus
The Letters of Mozart and his Family. Chronologically arranged, translated and edited with an Introduction, Notes and Indexes by Emily Anderson. [Third Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Third Edition, with a frontispiece, 24 plates and facsimiles (a number double-page) and scores in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in three volumes in 1938; revised edition in two volumes in 1966. This revised and updated edition also includes a revised index to the letters, corrected index of Mozart's works, new bibliography and collation with the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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POULTER G.C.B.
The Corbould Genealogy. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), coloured plate, illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; brown board, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, white faux-vellum back lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. Thomson (1976), p.42.
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GUINNESS Jonathan
The House of Mitford. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HUXLEY Gervas
Lady Elizabeth and the Grosvenors. Life in a Whig Family, 1822-1839. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and pedigrees; green cloth, gilt back, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities.
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WESTLAKE Ray
The Territorials 1908-1914. A Guide for Military and Family Historians. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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CHARLES Elizabeth Rundle
Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), and engraved and printed titles; publisher's green cloth, upper board framed blocked and lettered in gilt, bevelled boards, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end. First published in 1862.
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REYNOLDS Jan
The Williams Family of Painters. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome reproductions throughout, and full-page pedigrees in the text; ivory buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities.
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HURST Norman
Naval Chronicle 1799-1818. Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths. FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, a fine copy. With the separately printed Addendum leaf tipped-in.
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TRINITY HOUSE.
Trinity House Petitions. A Calendar of the Records of the Corporation of Trinity House, London, in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, a fine copy. SCARCE.
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MAXWELL Herbert
A History of the House of Douglas. From the earliest known Times down to the legislative Union of England and Scotland. With an Introduction by W.A. Lindsay. BRIGHT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present), half-titles and titles in red and black, numerous plates (including a number of coloured blazons) and illustrations in the text, inscription on front free endpapers,some very lightly age-toning; burgundy cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, a very bright, crisp, clean copy. The standard reference. Lindsay's introduction was written as Windsor Herald. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Thomson, p.52.
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DURRELL Gerald
My Family and other Animals [with] Birds, Beasts and Relatives [with] The Garden of the Gods. [The Corfu trilogy complete.]. THE ORIGINAL CORFU TRILOGY IN FULL MOROCCO
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (green/blue/burgundy respectively), sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker in each volume, an elegant set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The set comprises 'My Family and other Animals' (first edition, 1956); 'Birds, Beasts and Relatives' (first edition, 1969); 'The Garden of the Gods' (first edition, 1978). Durrell's Corfu trilogy, now widely recognised as a modern classic, recounts the hilarious adventures of the Durrell family on the island of Corfu during the 1930s. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
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RIDGE Dudley
A Sussex Family. The Family of Ridge from 1500 to the Present Day. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Thomson, p.140 (recording publication date as 1974).
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FRASER Sir William
The Chiefs of Grant. Vols II and III [of III]. [TWO VOLUMES ONLY OF THREE]. Volume II: Correspondence. Vol. III: Charters. [WANTING VOLUME I: MEMOIRS.] AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION VOLUMES WITH MS CORRECTIONS
2 vols., [of 3], roy. 8vo., First Edition, HEAVILY CORRECTED AND ANNOTATED IN MS THROUGHOUT; red faux-morocco cloth, sides framed and lettered 'PRESS COPY' in gilt, gilt backs, green endpapers, expertly rebacked to style with old backstrips laid down, both very good, bright, clean copies. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 47). WITH THE AUTHOR'S SEPARATE PRESENTATION CERTIFICATE NUMBERED AND COMPLETED IN MS (Certificate lightly frayed at edges). THIS COPY IS PRESENTED BY THE EARL OF SEAFIELD [the author's son] TO THE HON. JAMES OGILVIE GRANT OF GRANT. Tragically, this copy is wanting the first volume. It is unclear whether the copious amendments were made before or after presentation, but given the volume of revision it seems likely that they were made after scrutiny by the recipient. RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE. Thomson p.73.
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DURRELL Gerald
My Family and other Animals [with] Birds, Beasts and Relatives [with] The Garden of the Gods.. [The Corfu trilogy complete.] THE ORIGINAL CORFU TRILOGY IN DUSTWRAPPERS
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition; cloth (green/red tweed/blue respectively), backstrips lettered in silver/gilt/gilt, tops and fore-edges faintly spotted else a very good, bright, clean set in lightly worn dustwrapper, one small nick at headband of first volume. The set comprises 'My Family and other Animals' (first edition, 1956); 'Birds, Beasts and Relatives' (first edition, 1969); 'The Garden of the Gods' (first edition, 1978). Durrell's Corfu trilogy, now widely recognised as a modern classic, recounts the hilarious adventures of the Durrell family on the island of Corfu during the 1930s. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
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EUSTACE G. W.
Arundel: Borough and Castle. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with frontspiece, 56 plates on 31 and illustrations in the text; original burgundy cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, uncut, a near fine copy. Still the best all-round history, detailed and comprehensive. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION.
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READER W. J.
Macadam. The McAdam Family and the Turnpike Roads 1798-1861. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WREN Christopher
Parentalia: or, Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens; viz. of Mathew [sic] Bishop of Ely, Christopher Dean of Windsor, but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren Late Surveyor of the Royal Buildings…. THE MARQUESS OF ORMONDE'S COPY WITH BOOKPLATE
Folio, First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece in mezzotint by John Faber, title in red and black, fine engraved dedication [to Arthur Onslow], 3 fine engraved portraits, 7 engraved plates of architectural details, illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text, and several fine engraved head- and tail-pieces, small worm-hole in blank margin of first dozen or so leaves, small, neat twentieth-century signature on front free endpaper, age-stain on bottom blank margin of frontispiece; strongly bound in contemporary full calf, sides with double frame border in gilt, expertly rebacked in calf to style, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartments with red leather label lettered and dated in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean, crisp copy in sympathetically restored period binding. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF THE MARQUESS OF ORMONDE AND OSSORY AND BEARS HIS FINE ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. With the 'Directions to Bookbinder' leaf (which is sometimes missing) and several relevant cuttings loosely inserted. The plates are by Thorowgood, Vandergucht and Mynde. One of the earliest biographies of Sir Christopner Wren, and a primary source of information about his life and works, Parentalia was compiled originally by his son Christopher who, however, died before the work was finished; it was subsequently completed and published published by Wren's grandson Stephen. As a biography of an English architect, the work is preceded only by the account of Inigo Jones prefixed to the second edition of 'Stoneheng Restor'd' (1725). EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Thomson, p.182.
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NOCK Oswald Stevens
The LNWR Precursor Family. (Precursors, Experiments, Georges, Princes). [David & Charles Locomotive Monographs.] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12205.
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Peggie Phipps Boegner; Richard Gachot
Halcyon days : an American family through three Generations
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Signed in ink by both authors: Peggie Phipps Boegner and Richard Gachot, on the half title-page. Not inscribed to anyone, just signed. This book is about the family of Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839-1934) who was a partner to Andrew Carnegie in in the steel industry. He built Westbury House in Long Island which is now a public showpiece. Includes biographical data on him and his descendants for two generations. Illustrated in black & white with family photos. 12" high X 9" wide, 280 pages. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. A fine signed copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Collins, Bob
The 1st Great Western Teddy Bear Show & Gathering + the 2nd Great Western Teddy Bear Show & Gathering
This a very good softcover copy of The 1st Great Western Teddy Bear Show & Gathering + the 2nd Great Western Teddy Bear Show & Gathering, with just light wear (paper-clip impression to the top edge of the cover of 1st show). Completely clean inside and out. The 1st Great Western Teddy Bear Show was held in 1983. The 2nd Great Western Teddy Bear Show was held in 1984. The theme of the 1st show was 'Mechanical Bears'. The theme of the 2nd show was 'An American Salute to Sieff'. Both volumes are illustrated in black & white, and have full lists of the exhibitors at each show. A few advertisements scattered through each catalog. Each catalog has an essay of several pages on its' theme by Bob Collins. 8" square, 36 & 60 pages. Scarce catalogs. These books will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Winter, David; Winter, Christine
The Best for Your Child: Help for New Parents
47 pages. eng
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Staples, Mary Jane
Sergeant Joe and On Mother Brown's Doorstep
728 pages. eng
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Rosenblatt, Jeremy
How to Do Your Own Divorce : a Step-By-step Guide
142 pages, glossary of legal terms, index. eng
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Garlick, Helen
The Which? Guide to Divorce
288 pages, glossary, index. eng
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Andrews, Virgina
Twilight's Child
410 pages, small crease to the front cover. eng
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Powell, Jillian
Who Are Your Family?
Ex public library with usual signs, 32 pages, illustrated, notes for parents and teachers, glossary, books to read, index, (All About You). eng
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Edgar, Pamela
Dwyers' Cross
447 pages, light wear to covers. eng
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Galsworthy, John
In Chancery
320 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 2). eng
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Galsworthy, John
To Let
254 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 3). eng
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Galsworthy, John
The White Monkey
283 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 4). eng
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Galsworthy, John
Swan Song
314 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 6). eng
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Galsworthy, John
Maid in Waiting
302 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 7). eng
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Galsworthy, John
Over the River
270 pages, tv tie-in, (Forsyte Chronicles ; 9). eng
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Schnebly, Lee
I Do? : Being Happy Being Married
Light edge wear to covers, previous owner message on front end paper. eng
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Coolican, Don/Serge Lemoine
Charles : Royal Adventurer
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall eng
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Family Circle
Gardening
4to, 61 pages, colour illustrations. eng
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Holman, Fiona (Ed)
ITN The Royal Year Photographed By Tim Graham 1989
4to, 119 pages, illustrated. A year in the life of the Royal Family shown through photographs by Tim Graham with brief text. eng
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Hall, Trevor
A Year In the Life of the Royal Family
4to, 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. eng
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Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford
The Princes of Wales
8vo, 240 pages, illustrated. Inscription of a previous owner on the front endpaper. eng
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McGregor, Tom
The People Detective : Discovering Your Family Roots
8vo, 230 pages, illustrated. eng
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Waldman, Milton
Queen Elizabeth I
12mo, 159 pages, not illustrated. Pages browned.Small crease to the back cover. eng
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Charles 21st Prince of Wales
8vo, 24 pages, illustrated. eng
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