A Cosmopolite [Robert Allan].

The Sportsman in Ireland.

London, Edward Arnold, 1897 21 x 15.5 cm. xv, (2), 306 pages. With Plates in colour and B&W. Half vellum over marbled boards. Leather spine label. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping.Small stains see images). Edges age darkened / foxed. First pages foxed, internally clean. Complete with all Plates.

Adams, John.

A Voyage to South America. Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns and Provinces, &c. on that Extensive Continent: Undertaken, by Command of the King of Spain, by Don Geoge Juan and Don Antonio De Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy, Fellows of the Royal Society of London, Members of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. &c. Translated from the original Spanish; with Notes and Observations; and an Account of the Brazils. By John Adams, Esq. of Waltham Abbey; who resided several Years in those Parts.

The Fourth Edition. Volume 2 ONLY! London, Printed for John Stockdale, R. Faulder et al, 1806. 20 x 13 cm. Title Page, (2) [TOC], 419 pages plus 14 pages Index. Two folding engraved Plates. New (2021) green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. New binding and end papers. Internally age darkened, but clean. An excellent reading copy.

Aldin, Cecil.

Sleeping Partners. A series of Episodes.

[First Edition]. London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Notd dated. 30 x 24 cm. Title page plus twenty unnumbered pages with a drawing per page on brown background (see images).Losely inserted Errata slip. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Boards partially faded (see image). Edges and end papers age darkened, otherwise clean.

Anon.

Cold Cookery. The Electric Refrigerator Home Handbook.

Third impression of second edition. London, British Electrical Development Association, 1952. 21 x 13 cm. 71 pages plus three blank pages for ‘Notes’. Printed blue on white with line decorations and B&W photos. New (2019) light coloured cloth. Hard cover. Original paperback cover now on front board (see images). New end papers. Very good condition. Binding new and clean. Recipe for ‘Lemon Cake’ handwritten on first ‘Notes’ page. Otherwise internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

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.

ANON.

The Docks of the Great Western Railway (G.W.R.).

[First Edition]. London, G.W.R. Docks Office, July 1931. 19 x 13 cm. 51 Pages incl. 17 B&W photographs, followed by 12 large folded coloured maps. Losely inserted folded ‘Map of G.W.R. System’ in paper pouch (see images). Original decorated paperback with stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some fraying to paper covers, now in protective plastic cover. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean and complete with all maps.

Anon.

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.

Anon / Furneaux / [Captain Cook].

A Compendious History of Captain Cook’s First and Second Voyages. The First Performed in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, in the Endeavor; the Second In 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, in the Resolution and Adventure. Including An Abridgement of Capt. Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings during the Separation of the two Ships.

London, Printed for G. Kearsley, 1784. 17 x 10.5 cm. iv, 307 pages. Contemporary tree calf. Red spine labels. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rebacked with new end papers in 2021 using the original boards and spine. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Repair to TOC page. Internally clean.

Averbakh, Y./ Maizelis, I.

Comprehensive Chess Endings. Volume 4: Pawn Endings. Translated by Kenneth P. Neat.

Oxford, Pegamon Press, 1987. 8°. 296 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. (Pergamon Russian Chess)

Beckford, Peter.

Thoughts on Hunting. In a Series of Familiar Letters by Peter Beckford, Esq., with Illustrations by G. Denholm Armour and Introduction by E.D. Cuming.

Limited Edition De Luxe. No. 172/350. Signed by Artist. London, New York & Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, [1911]. 28 x 23 cm. xxiii, 155 pages. NO ILLUSTRATIONS! ALL PLATES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. Original brown leather with gilt decorations and titles. Top edge gilt. Fore and tail edge deckle. Good condition, BUT NO PLATES! All plates have been cleanly removed. Text block is complete. Binding is rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris (Raymond Butler) on front paste down. A few numbers written on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.