Swayne, H.G.C.

Early Days in Somaliland and other Tales. A Pioneer’s Notebook.

First Edition. Durham, The Pentland Press, 1996. 23 x15 cm. vi, 233 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and B&W photographs. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Illustrated end papers (map). Very good in very good dust jacket. Top edge dust dulled, otherwise, as new.

Madame C—(Calderon) de la B—(Barca) – Frances Erskine / Prescott, W.H. (Foreword).

Life in Mexico. During a Residence of two Years in that Country.

First British Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1843. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 436 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Dark brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed throughout. Some fraying to spine ends. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Himmelfarb, Gertrude.

Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1959. 21 x 13 cm. ix, 422 pages. With a frontispiece and a fold out map. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge starting to open, but sound binding. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in protective plastic jacket.

Pollard, Sidney / Crossley, David W.

The Wealth of Britain 1085 – 1966.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford, 1968. 21 x 14 cm. 303 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small stain on front pastedown. Internally bright and clean.

Berkeley, George / Whiton Calkins, Mary.

Berkeley Essay, Principles, Dialogues with Selections from other Writings.

First Edition. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. 16 x 11 cm. lvi, 480 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original red cloth with gilt title and decorations to front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding mildly rubbed, bumped and faded. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. The Modern Student’s Library – Philosophy Series.

Werfel, Franz.

Between Heaven and Earth. Translated by Maxim Newmark.

First Edition, First Printing. New York, Philosophical Library, 1944. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 252 pages. Original red cloth. Gilt title on spine. Gilt signature of Franz Werfel on front board. Very good condition in good dust jacket. Mild rubbing and bumping to binding. Front hinge open, but holding. Dust jacket worn with some tears and minor paper losses. Now in protective plastic jacket.

Maunder, Samuel.

The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference. Revised throughout by B.B. Woodward, John Morris and W. Hughes.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1866. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (4), 899 pages. With a frontispiece. Full calf with red spine label and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges red speckled. Gilt decorations. Blind line decorations on boards. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Text block bright and clean.

Deacon, Richard.

A Biography of William Caxton. The First English Editor, Printer, Merchant and Translator.

First Edition. London, Frederick Muller, 1976. viii, 198 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Fabes, Gilbert H. & Foyle, William A.

Modern First Editions: Points and Values: Second and Third Series.

First Limited Editions.289/1000 and 458/750. Two Volumes. London, W. & G. Foyle, 1931 & 1932. 23 x 14 cm. 2nd Series: xvii, 93 pages / 3rd Series: xxvii, 99 pages. Original black cloth with gilt titles on foreboards and spines. In original unclipped dust jackets (inside protective plastic jackets). Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. 2nd Series inscribed by author on ffep. Printed on heavy stiff paper. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some age darkening and dust dulling. Over all two very nice copies.

Ramsden, Charles.

London Bookbinders 1780 – 1840.

London, B.T. Batsford, 1987. 24 x 18 cm. xiv, 155 pages. With Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good in very good, but price-clipped jacket. Internally bright and clean.