Grant, Francis T.

Salmon Flyfishing. The Dynamic Approach.

First Edition. Shrewsbury, Swan Hill Press, 1993. 24 x 19 cm. (6), 152 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Inside original decorated prize-clipped dust jacket Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small paper sticker on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Nelson, E. Charles.

Shamrock. Botany and History of an Irish Myth.

First Edition. Kilkenny, Boethius Press, 1991. 25 x 17 cm. xiv, 162 pages. Original Illustrations by Bridget Flynn and Wendy Walsh. Original decorated paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear. Rear cover dog eared. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the title page.

Darton, N.H.

Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. A Popular Illustrated Account of its Rocks and Origin.

Seventh Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Kansas City, MO, Fred Harvey, 1923. 20 x 14 cm. 74 pages (6)[Maps and Index]. Original dark blue stiff paper covers. Matching end papers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

Hill, Berkeley / Cooper, Arthur.

Syphilis and Local Contagious Disorders. By Berkeley Hill, M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S. Professor of Clinical Surgery in University College, Surgeon to University College Hospital, and to the Lock Hospital.

Second Edition, Entirely Re-Written by Berkeley Hill and Arthur Cooper. London, H.K. Lewis, 1881. 23 x 15 cm. xxviii, 636 pages plus 32 pages publishers list. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Professionally rebacked in 2020. New end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Ex Library (Royal Army Medical College). Three stamps on title page, no further library markings. Title page and Preface mildly foxed. Internally bright and very clean.

Baron D’Holbach [Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry].

Systême de la Nature. Ou Des Loix du Monde Physique & du Monde Moral. [PMM215].

Nouvelle Edition. Avec des Notes et des Corrections, par Diderot. Two Volumes. Paris, Chez Etienne Ledoux, Libraire, 1821. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xvj, 507 pages / Vol.2: 502 pages. Contemporary tree calf. Red and black spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Occasional mild foxing/browning, mainly to first and last few pages. Internally clean. A nice set.

Alabone, Edwin W.

Testimonies of Patients Demonstrating the Curability Consumption, Asthma, and Other Diseases of the Chest. With Comments on the Open Air Treatment.

Third Edition. Aspley Guise, The Powage Press, 1900. 17 x 12 cm. 53 page of text plus 70 facsimile pages of letters, followed by two pages of ads. Original red cloth covered stiff card boards. Excellent condition. Minor shelf wear. Exposed metal staples rusty. A very good clean copy.

Dodsley, J. / Burke, Edmund (Editors). Washington, George / Jefferson, Thomas / Founding Fathers et al.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1774, 1776, 1778 – 1781, 1783 and 1787. [A Crucial Primary Source for the American Revolution / Early Printing of the Declaration of Independance / American Civil War / 1787 Constitution of the United States of America etc.].

1774 & 1776 Fourth Editions. All others: First Editions. Eight Volumes. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789, 1788, 1779, 1780, 1780, 1782, 1785 & 1789. 21 x 12.5 cm. 1774: (2), 280, 245, (10) / 1776: IV, 270, 259, (9) / 1778: IV, 334, 245, (11) / 1779: vii, 442, 193, (10) / 1780: vii, 404, 251, (12) / 1781: (2), 339, 207, (12) / 1787: II, 320, 202, (14). Uniform contemporary tree calf. Gilt decorations to spine. Dentelles. Generally very good condition. Bindings seriously rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Spine labels missing. Some joints started to crack. Some material losses to heads of spines and corners (see images). The 1779 volume has a split spine. Bindings remain sound. Internally mildly age darkened / dust dulled, occasionally foxed, otherwise clean. The 1781 volumes shows some damp and bookworm damage for the last 20 pages or so, not affecting readability. No annotations, library stamps etc. Eight clean copies. Excellent reading copies or candidates for rebinding.

Anon.

The Art of Feeding the Invalid. A Series of Chapters on the Nature of certain Prevalent Diseases and Maladies; together with carefully selected Recipes for the Preparation of Food for Invalids. By a Medical Practitioner and a Lady Professor of Cookery.

[First Edition]. London, The Scientific Press, Undated. 21 x 14 cm. 14 pages Ads, viii, 264 pages plus 10 pages Ads. Original cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Black ad for Cadbury’s Cocoa on rear board. End papers used for ads. Good condition. Rubbed bumped and age darkened. Spine ends frayed. Binding holding, but coming lose in places. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small piece of half title torn off, not affecting any text (see image). Otherwise clean and complete. An interesting book.

Michelet, Jules.

The Bird. With 210 Illustrations by Giacomelli.

A New Edition, Revised. London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. 24 x 16 cm. xii, 350 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary green cloth. Titles and Decorations. Hard cover. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker (blank) on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

John Feehan, Grace O’Donovan,

The Bogs of Ireland. An Introduction to the Natural, Cultural and Industrial Heritage of Irish Peatlands.

First Edition. Dublin, University College Dublin, The Environmental Institute, 1996. 30 x 21 cm. xv, 518 pages. Illustrated with many colour and B&W photos, maps, diagrams and drawings. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near fine in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. A very nice copy of this now scarce book.