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The Gentleman’s Magazine: For October 1764.

London, By Sylvanus Urban, 1764. 21 x 13 cm. Paper wrappers, pages numbered 455 to 499. Two plates of which one folds. Original paper wrappers. Spine reinforced with tape. Very good condition. Mildly age darkened, otherwise clean.

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The Geography of Plants.

[First Edition]. London, The Religious Tract Society, Not dated [c. 1850]. 14 x 9 cm. vi, 192 pages. Contemporary quarter black calf over marbled boards. Gilt decoration and number (‘871’) on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two identical inscriptions on front paste down and title page (‘Hickham Loan Library, January 1st 1852’) in ink. No stamps etc. Internally clean.

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The Glasgow Geography. [Volume IV: North & South America incl. the US]. The Glasgow Geography, Containing a Physical, Political, and Statistical View of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States &c. &c. in the Known World; Including the Most Recent Discoveries and Latest Political Arrangements; with a Philosophical View of Universal History, and a Compendium of Astronomy, Mineralogy, &c. To Which is Subjoined a Historical Appendix, Comprising a Concise Narration of the Wars Consequent on the French Revolution, Till the Treaty of Paris, 1815. Embellished with Appropriate Engravings, and Illustrated by Correct Statistical Tables, and a Complete Atlas.

First Edition. Glasgow, Khull, Blackie & Co., 1825. 21 x 13 cm. iv, 863 pages. With four folding maps and various Plates. Contemporary tree calf. Red morocco spine label. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Small tears and creases.

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The Hospital Guide 1937. A Directory and Handbook of the Hospitals of London.

Third Edition, 1937. London, The Hospital Saving Association, 1937. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 168 pages, ix – xvi. Advertising to the front and rear of the book is printed on green paper. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. ‘Dettol’ Ad on rear board. Good condition. Covers worn and age darkened. Small material losses to top of spine and top left corner of front board (see image). Internally very good, bright and clean.

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The Life of Catharine II. Empress of Russia. With seven Portraits elegantly engraved and a correct Map of the Russian Empire.

Second Edition, with considerable Improvements. Volume 1 only (of 3). London, Printed for T.N. Longman and J. Debrett, 1798. 21 x13 cm. viii, 484 pages. With a folded map of Russia. Some Tables (genealogical charts) in text. Contemporary calf. Black spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding worn with material losses (see images). Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Closed tear (along fold) in map. Otherwise internally clean.

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The Nursing Mirror and Midwives’ Journal. Golden Jubilee Number. Commemorating Fifty Years of Service to Nursing. 1888 – 1938.

First Edition. Vol. LXVIII, No. 1753. London, The Nursing Mirror, 1938. 26 x 19 cm. xlii (Ads), Pages numbered 131 to 182, Pages numbered xliii – lxii. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original paper warppers. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little age darkened throughout, but otherwise clean.

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The Protestant Principle of Appealing to The Holy Scriptures, subversive of Protestant Doctrine, and Confirmatory of the Roman Catholic Faith; with Illustrative References, to the Fathers, Councils, and Protestant Writers.

[First Edition]. London, Published by Keating and Brown, 1834. 19 x 11 cm. xii, 361 pages plus Errata Page. New (2020) plain dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Dust dulled and mild damp staining to some pages, including title page.

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The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature: The First Forty Years.

First Edition. Dublin, Ashfield Press, 2016. 23 x 15 cm. 95 pages. Illustrated. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover. Near fine condition. Bright and clean. Losely inserted invitation card for the 2016 event and prospectus. Scarce. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

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The Seventy-Seventh Annual Report of the Manchester Children’s Hospital Pendlebury. Out-Patients’ Department: Gartside Street, Manchester. Convalescent Home: St. Annes-On-The-Sea. For the Year Ended December 31, 1905.

First Edition. Salford, W.F. Jackson and Sons, The Manor Press, April 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 103 pages. B&W Plates. Original stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Clean.

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The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme.

First Edition. Limerick, Published by T.C. Carroll & Sons, Not dated, c. 1926. 18 x 12 cm. 53 pages plus 18 pages of local (Limerick) advertising. With illustrations and photos. Original textured and decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy of this rare publication.