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BADESLADE A Chart Showing The Sea Coast of England and Wales, with ye Fortifications Royal Docks, Harbours, Sands & [LONDON] 1741
A lovely clean map centre crease splitting at top no loss, very slightly dusty to toe. Hand coloured. Quite a rare map with a compass rose in the top right hand corner. Scarce. £55.00
BATH & WELLS John OGILBY’S Strip map of the Roads from London to Bath & Wells. c18"x13". Sheet 35, Chippenham to Wells; Marlborough to Wells. Double page Folio: [LONDON 1675]
A little dusty, faded top and toe of centre crease. Title within a fine decorated wreath with Olive branches, and fruit. At foot is the Royal Standard just jutting into the centre strip. Seven strips, with Directional Compass Rose to each one. Each strip is on a scale of 1" to the mile. Ogilby is credited at establishing the Statute Mile of 1,760yds. £165.00
BEDS. Two engs. The Tomb of Richard Charnock Hukcote Church Bedfordshire, 2½"x4½“ plus desription sheet. Toddington Church Beds, 3½“x2¼" with houses around. LONDON 1815 £10.00
BERKS Wantage eng 1815 3½“x2¼" Pretty view of the town taken from a nearby hill. £10.00
BEVERLEY J & C Walker Map, 7"x4½" Pub. [1835]
A large town in Area part of the boundary runs along the River Hull, along Skaith Dyke over to North of Tickton, west of Molescroft then wiggles south past White Hall to the Hull. £16.00
BEWICK (T.) A History of British Birds. The Figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. [3rd ed]. 2 vols bound in one NEWCASTLE 1809
Contemporary full calf, later leather spine, (xlii) 328, (xviii) 360 pps numerous figures, vignettes and tail pieces. Ist vol contains the description of Land Birds, 2nd vol, the description of Water Birds. Some bumping to corners, no labels, inner hinges strengthened. Born in Northumberland in 1744 son of a farmer, he went on to become one of the country’s finest wood engravers. £225.00
BEWICK (Thomas) A History of British Birds. 2 vols NEWCASTLE 1847
Contemporary green cloth, titled in gilt to spine. xxxix, xxxvi, 374; xxiii, xi, 406 pps., advert leaf to rear. This edition is extra illustrated with many unpublished tail pieces, about twenty vignettes never before published which were designed and engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick, being part of a series intended by him foe embellishments for a History of British Fishes in which he was engaged at the time of his death. £225.00
BOAG (John) The Imperial Lexicon of the English Language, Exhibiting the Pronunciation, Etymology,
and Explan-ation 2 vols tall 8vo Fullarton & Co. EDINBURGH c1860
Contemporary half brown morocco, small raised bands, decorated in gilt top and toe and to bands. 36, 756; 742 pps. Full page Illustrations of Scientific and Technical Terms with many illustrations on 75 plates to rear of each volume. £115.00
BRADFORD J & C Walker Town Plan [1835] It is a compact plan, 3½"x4½" and all ready has some Rail Roads laid out to the south. £16.00
BREWER (E. Cobham) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Giving the Derivation, Source, or origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that have a Tale to Tell. New ed. Rev. Corrected & Enlarged, to which is added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature. LONDON 1895
Publishers dark maroon cloth upper hinges cracked, titled in gilt to spine; 1440 pages printed in double column. 16pps of adverts to rear. A clean, crisp but very thick work. £35.00
BRIGHT (Franck) Maria Theresa 8vo LONDON 1897
Publishers bright blue cloth, gilt title to spine; x, 224 pps. 4 page catalogue to rear. Covers the period 1740 to 1770, of the Empress’s political involvement. £15.00
BRITANNIA Saxonica 11¾"x15½" with very good margins. [LONDON 1696]
Fine clean map with good margins. Title within a simple cartouche, fruit on either side and no other adornment. On the opposite side is the scale bar with the legend described. A very attractively hand coloured map. £85.00
BRITISH Railways Holiday Guide 1953 Area No 2 Wales and North West England including the Isle of Man. Pub by Railway Executive [LONDON] 1953
Coloured pictorial limp wrappers, xxiv, 288 pps, 64 pages of sepia illustrations, large folding map tipped to rear cover. Crude by inconspicuous repair to spine, return card present and contents generally clean and fresh. £25.00
BRITISH Railways Holiday Guide 1957 Area No 3 Eastern England [LONDON] 1957
Coloured pictorial limp wrappers; xx, 192 pps., including area maps, many double and triple sepia illustrations to 64 pages, large folding map of the British Rail Network tipped onto inside rear cover. Copy in near mint condition with only tiny snicks to top and bottom corners. Return post card still present on inner front cover. £45.00
BROWN (Alfred J.) Broad Acres A Yorkshire Miscellany Country Life. Ills. 4to LONDON 1948
Publishers pale brown cloth, titled in red to upper board and spine. x, 210pps., with 49 full page illustrations including frontis. £35.00
BROWN (Alfred J.) Striding Through Yorkshire. Reprint. 8vo Country Life. LONDON 1945
Pictorial dustwrapper, frayed at top split on hinge, bright and fresh beige cloth, xviii, 253 pps. 23 maps, some double page, a nice bright copy. £15.00
BROWN (Frank P.) English Art Series; Influences and Developments in the Progress of Art in Britain: London Buildings; London Paintings; London Sculpture. 4to 3 vols bound in 1 LONDON 1932-32-33
Original mid blue cloth, titled in gilt to spine, a little used. ix, 100; x, 112; x, 93 pps. Frontis to vols 1 & 2 second coloured. Extensively illustrated. £28.00
BULMER (George Bertram) Architectural Studies in Yorkshire: A Record of Valuable Fragments of Architectural, Antiquarian, Ecclesiological and Artistic Interest. Jubilee Edition ltd to 300 copies. LONDON & LEEDS 1887
Contemporary full brown buckram, titled in gilt to upper board, lower board detached. ix, (48) pps., plus Full page Map of Yorkshire and Twenty Full page sepia illustrations. £80.00
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