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.

Aldin, Cecil.

Dogs of Character.

Second Reprint. London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1930. 23 x 18 cm. vii, 116 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original red cloth with black titles on front board and spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket, edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and minor loss to top of spine. Small closed tear to bottom of front cover and remnants of a small round price sticker (see images). A nice copy with the rare dust jacket.

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.

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)

Barrett, J.J.

In the Name of the Game.

First Edition. Bray, County Wicklow, The Dub Press, 1997. 21 x 15 cm. 196 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor rubbing and bumping. Inscribed and signed by the author. Internally bright and clean. With a losely inserted ‘Press Release’ announcing the immidiate release of this book. A nice copy.

Bates, H.E.

Through The Woods. The English Woodland – April to April. With 73 Engravings on Wood by Agnes Miller Parker.

First Edition. London, Victor Golancz, 1936. 26 x 19 cm. 141 pages with 73 Engravings in text, some full page. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, a little dust dulled. Signature of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.