Barry, Francis.

In Dante’s Wood.

First and limited edition of 250 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 18 cm. 16 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. In dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed and numbered.

Bateman, Gerald Cooper.

A Countryman’s Calendar. Sayings for the Months compiled by Gerald Cooper Bateman.

First Edition. Ditchling, Sussex, St Dominic’s Press, A.D. 1927. 19 x 14 cm. 31 pages. Printed on stiff handmade paper. Illustrated with B&W woodcuts. Original quarter cloth over black paper covered boards. Title on front board. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Boards and edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean

Bates, William.

The Everlasting Rest of the Saints in Heaven. By the Reverend and Learned William Bates, D.D.

First Edition. London, Printed for B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons, 1701. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title, (2) – Bookseller’s Advertisement to the Reader, ix – TOC, 176 pages plus four pages Booksellers List. Illustrated Frontispiece showing the Author. Contemporary panelled calf. Raised bands, title label and gilt decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding weak with front board just attached. Front and rear hinges open. Front and rear joints cracked open. Spine ends frayed. Names of two previous owners on front free end paper. Name of one previous owner in ink on title page. Internal bright and clean. An appealing copy in a frail, but nice binding.

Bayle St. John.

Purple Tints of Paris. Character and Manners in the New Empire.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, Chapman and Hall, 1854. 19 x 12 cm. xxii, 322 pages / xi, 330 pages. Contemporary black half morroco over marbled boards. Very good condition. Seriously rubbed and bumped with small material losses to spine ends and corners. Some foxing to first and last few pages of each volume. Library sticker on front board of volume 2. No further library marks or stamps. Ex libris of previous owner (‘Maurice Brooks’) on front paste down of both volumes. Top of front hinge of volume 1 started to crack. Bindings sound.

Bayne-Powell, Isabella.

Death Enters the Ward.

First Edition. London, Francis James Publishing, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Paper somewhat age darkened / browned. Name of previous owner on front paste down. A nice clean copy of this scarce book.

Beard, Geoffrey.

The National Trust Book of English Furniture.

Middlesex, Penguin Books, 1986. 14.5cm x 21cm. 295 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H, Allom, T (drawings).

Scotland / Caledonia. Illustrated In A Series Of Views Taken Expressly For This Work By Messrs. T.Allom, W.H.Bartlett, and Others.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and New York, George Virtue, ND (c. 1840). 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1 : 200 pages / Vol.2: 172 pages. Illustrated with steel plates. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some foxing / browning. Gift inscription in ink in both volumes. A nice set in good sturdy bindings.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views taken expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett; Esq.

First Edition. London, George Virtue, 1836. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: (4), 188 pages, engraved title plus 57 Plates (see comments!) / Vol.2: (2), 152 pages, engraved title plus 48 Plates, plus a folding map of Switzerland in the back. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Rear free end paper of Vol.1 and front free end paper of Vol.2 missing. Some tissue guards missing. Names of previous owners neatly inscribed in ink. Internally with some browning, foxing and large visible damp stains on most pages, incl. Plates. (see images).

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by Views taken on the Spot, by W.H. Bartlett; with Descriptions by William Beattie.

First Edition in this Form. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Virtue, 1842. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 190 pages and 65 (out of 66) Plates. / Vol.2: 155 pages and 60 Plates, as listed. Including frontispieces and engraved title pages. Uniform contemporary dark morroco with gilt titles and gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker on front paste down of both volumes. Stamp of a previous owner on both title pages and on rear free end paper of volume one. Some foxing. Some tissue guards with a colour tinge. Otherwise a clean attractive copy in sturdy attractive bindings.

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de.

Le Barbier de Seville ou La Precaution Inutile. / L’Autre Tartufe ou La Mere Coupable.

Two Volumes (Tom. 1 & 3). Paris, Roux-Dufort Aine, 1825. 11 x 7 cm. xlvij, (4), 161 pages / xj, (2), 170 pages. Uniform half calf with gilt decorations and title. Dark end papers. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ocassional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end papers.