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réf. A9781498078245Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. A9781498070270Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. A9781498111942Paperback / softback. New. paperback
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1969réf. 931Y34Bath : Kingsmead Reprints 1969-1980. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A very pleasing selection of volumes that explore the fascinating histories of the Cotswolds. A bright collection of five works each exploring various areas of the Cotswolds' history including its architecture and churches monumental brasses and the diary entries of a parson that sheds fascinating light on the period between 1820-1852. Three volumes are first editions. 'Monumental Brasses' is a facsimile edition and 'Diary of a Cotswold Parson' is a second printing published the year after the first.With monochrome illustrations from photographs throughout each volume. With many full-page and in-text to 'Monumental Brasses'; sixteen plates to 'Minor Pleasures'; fourteen plates to 'Churches'; frontispiece and fourteen plates to 'Diary' and fourteen plates to 'Stow'. Collated complete. Containing the following works:'The Monumental Brasses of Gloucestershire' by Cecil T. Davis 1969 - Originally published in 1899. 'The Minor Pleasures of Cotswold' by Edith Brill and Peter Turner 1971 'Cotswold Churches' by David Verey 1976 'The Diary of a Cotswold Parson' i.e. Reverend F. E. Witts 1783-1854. Edited by David Verey 1979'Stow on the Wold: A History of a Cotswold Town' by Joan Johnson 1980 In the original cloth bindings. With the original dust wrappers 'Diary' and 'Brasses' being unclipped and the remainder of the set being price-clipped. Externally very smart with only slight signs of shelf wear most notable to 'Minor Pleasures'. Dust wrappers are very smart with only light edge wear to 'Stow' 'Churches' and 'Diary'. With sunning to the wrap of 'Minor Pleasures'. Handling marks and a small closed tear to the wrap of 'Monumental Brasses'. internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine Kingsmead Reprints hardcover
1866réf. 905T76London: The Religious Tract Society 1866. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on Palestine written for young Christian children. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece a folding map to the front of the text and many in-text images. Collated complete. A guide to Palestine for young Christians with chapters on the land the tribe of Judah the tribe of Ephraim the tribe of Levi as well as the nations and divisions of the land. Written by Andrew Alexander Bonar a minister of the Free Church of Scotland. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. In the original green cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good The Religious Tract Society hardcover
réf. A9781258917470Hardback. New. hardcover
1891réf. 878T66London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1891. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart illustrated edition of this account of the author's experiences in Danby in Cleveland. Illustrated edition July 1891 originally published April 1891. Illustrated with frontispiece and fourteen plates with two maps one of which is folding. Collated complete. An account of the author's experiences in Danby in Cleveland with chapters on the folklore of the area antiquarian features manners and customs geological commentary and historical records. Written by Reverend John Christopher Atkinson an English author antiquary and priest. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and a small mark to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1916réf. 886T47London: Cassell & Company Limited 1916. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart limited edition copy of this history of the area of Purley in the London Borough of Croydon. First edition. Limited to five hundred copies of which this is number one hundred and nine. With a portrait frontispiece. A detailed history of the area of Purley in the London Borough of Croydon which was originally granted as an estate from holdings at Sanderstead. With chapters on the geology the roads modes of locomotion the development and local government. Written by Reverend Robert R. Resker. In the original red cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear and minor fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's label with ink stamp to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed Cassell & Company, Limited hardcover
1889réf. 886T41London: Home Words" Publishing Office 1889. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 7". Not Stated. Two years of the Home Words for Heart and Hearth periodical with illustrations articles and charming stories. Two volumes bound in one. The issues from January to December for 1889 and 1890. Illustrated throughout. A charming periodical containing articles poetry stories moral commentary and religious parables and prayers. Also includes calendars for the year monthly readings and a young person's page. With the original wraps bound in. Complied by Reverend Charles Bullock a British ecclesiastical rector and author who was the founder and editor of popular religious magazines. In the original half brown cloth binding with patterned boards. Externally smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. Good Home Words" Publishing Office hardcover
1827réf. 860T14London: J. Richardson 1827. Disbound. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A scarce reply to George Townsend's original response to a religious declaratory pamphlet from the Catholic Bishops of the UK. Scarce work. A reply to Reverend George Townsend's review of the declaration made by certain Catholic Bishops Vicars and coadjutors in Great Britain which he presented with a critique of the necessity of a distinct explanatory statement of the doctrines and opinions of the Church of England. Written by Reverend George Corless who refutes the comments made by Reverend Townsend as ignorant and bigoted. Disbound with loss of boards and the majority of the spine. Externally sound with chipping to the spine and discolouration to the paper. A contemporary ink inscription to the front page. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Good J. Richardson unknown
1914réf. 898T57Westminster: Society's Office 1914. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A scarce copy of this illustrated account of missionary work in the North of India. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece a map and thirty-one in-text and full-page images. Collated complete. An account of some of the missionary work supported by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in the North of India with reference to groups in Delhi Cawnpore Calcutta Chota Nagpur and Ahmadnagar With the exception of the final chapter this work was compiled by the Reverend Herbert Moore a British minister. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 9th October 1920. Very Good Society's Office hardcover
réf. 3752493496.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 3752493488.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1816réf. 853T24Bristol: W. Sheppard 1816. First edition. Leather. Fair. 9" by 6". None. A complete two volume set of this exploration of the civil and ecclesiastical history of Bristol. Two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout with twelve engraved plates; three to volume I and nine to volume II. Collated complete. A complete civil and ecclesiastical history of Bristol with details from its founding by King Brennus through the Siege of Bristol in 1645 and the origin of manufacturing to the development of schools and philosophical societies. With biographical sketches of prominent inhabitants. Volume I is the work of John Corry an Irish topographer and historian writer while Volume II the work of Reverend John Evans a writer and historian. Re-backed with half crushed morocco and brown boards. Externally tired with bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Significant loss to the spine of volume two. Hinges tender but generally firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Fair W. Sheppard hardcover
1857réf. 857P12London: Ward and Lock 1857. Paperback. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. An illustrated reprint of Isaac Watts' very popular collection of moral songs for children including Watts' best known poems. A Victorian edition of Isaac Watts' popular and often reprinted work of moral and divine songs for children. This work was first published in 1715 and went through more than one thousand editions by the mid 19th century. 'Divine and Moral Songs For Children' collects together didactic moral poetry for children the best known in this volume being 'Praise for Creation and Providence' 'Against Idleness and Mischief' and 'The Sluggard'. Illustrated with a frontispiece and in-text engravings throughout. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally smart with a little loss of paper to the spine. Removed label to the front wrap. A few minor marks to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few light spots. Good Ward and Lock paperback
1928réf. 861T57Highgate Village: Privately Printed 1928-1931. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 4.5". None. A sweet collection of four short works by Reverend George Ratcliffe Woodward. Four volumes. Scarce work. Written by Reverend George Ratcliffe Woodward an English Anglican priest who wrote religious verse and translations from ancient authors. He is remembered for those written to fit traditional melodies of the Renaissance. This set includes: Tart and Homely Gibes 1928. Translated. Copy number 36 of 136 printed. A collection of verses from The Song-Smith Lucilius xi 133 to Ostrich Julian Prefect xi 367. The Story of Arion and The Dolphin 1929. Copy number 105 of 120 printed. A short poem based on the narratives of Herodotus Aelian and Plutarch. A Garland of Spiritual Flowers 1931. Copy number 97 of 120 printed. A collection of poems including: The Holy Trinity Ascension Day Pentecost and many others. Five and Forty Examples of The Epigram Sepulchral 1931. Translated from the Greek. Copy number 14 of 120 printed. A collection of verses including: A Man of Infinite Parts Elpis From Nimes and many others. In the original brown paper wraps. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd light spot. Very Good Indeed Privately Printed paperback
1865réf. 858T58London: Longmans Green and Co. c1865. Cloth. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A scarce pamphlet guide to elements of trigonometry from Reverend John Hunter for the School Series. New edition. School series pamphlet. Scarce work. A detailed guide to Hunter's Logarithmic Key with reference to various elements of trigonometry. Written by Reverend John Hunter. Edited by Reverend G. R. Gleig a Scottish soldier writer and priest. In the original cloth covered paper wraps. Externally smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and discolouration to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
1850réf. 867M7Brynmawr: Dafydd Stephenson 1850. First edition. Disbound. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A very scarce funeral sermon for the Congregational Minister the Rev. D. Stephenson written in the original Welsh. The first edition of this very scarce work disbound but intact. A funeral sermon delivered at the Baptist House of Worship Tabor Brynmawr on Sunday September 23rd 1849 and written by the Rev. James Davies for his friend the late Rev. D. Stephenson Congregational Minister in Rehoboth Brynmawr and Berea Blaenau. This work was published at the request of friends of the author and consequently is a very scarce work. Disbound but intact. Externally fairly smart with remnants of the original binding to the spine and a couple of handling marks to the wraps. Pages three to six are detached but intact. Pages nine to fifteen are coming loose. Pages are age toned but generally clean. Very Good Dafydd Stephenson unknown
1900réf. 862T66Stirling: Drummund's Tract Depot c1900. Unbound. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A very scarce pamphlet on the death of a Christian soldier at the Battle of Barossa. Scarce work. With an illustration to the front page. Stirling Series No. 520. A beautiful work on the death of a Christian solider during the Battle of Barossa an unsuccessful manoeuvred by Anglo-Iberian forces to break the French siege of Cadiz during the Peninsula War. Written by Reverend William Innes a British writer. Unbound as issued. Externally smart with light shelf wear and minor discolouration to the external leaves. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Drummund's Tract Depot unknown
1894réf. 869T30London: W. A. Hammond 1894. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 14". R. E. M. Bain. A smart copy of this illustrated account of the authors' exploration of places connected with the life of Jesus and His Apostles. Illustrated with three hundred and eighty-four original black-and-white photographs. A comprehensive account and description of the places connected with the life of Jesus Christ and His Apostles including where Christ was born raised baptized transfigured and crucified together with scenes of His prayers miracles and sermons. Also includes details of places made sacred by His Apostles from Jerusalem to Rome. Written by Bishop John Heyl Vincent an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Reverend James Wideman Lee an American priest. With photographs by Robert E. M. Bain an American photographer. In the original full red cloth binding. Externally smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the edges of the boards. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark and light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good W. A. Hammond hardcover
1892réf. 871T59London: Chatto & Windus 1892. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart new edition of this work on the history of Sussex and its residents with illustrations. New edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A detailed piece on the history of Sussex and the people living there with commentary on working leisure marriage and more. Includes an in memoriam for the author and a lecture on the history of the parish of Burwash. Written by Reverend John Coker Egerton an English priest writer and diarist. Edited by Henry Wace an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally smart with rubbing and light fraying to the extremities. Minor bumping and the odd mark to the board. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good Chatto & Windus hardcover
1800réf. 875T58Bath: R. Cruttwell 1800. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A charming collection of walks and rambles around the western counties of England with illustrated route plans. Illustrated with a frontispiece one plate and many in-text plans. A charming collection of walks around the western counties of England including: Glastonbury Wookey Cheddar Ilfracombe Barnstaple Chudleigh Dawlish Exmoor Somerton Glastonbury Wells and Bath. Written by the Reverend Richard Warner an English clergyman and prolific writer of topographical books based on his walks. Bound in full green cloth. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. A split to the rear joint. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot or pencil mark. Age toning to the first and last few pages. Good R. Cruttwell hardcover