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A First British Edition of this collection of Western short stories by Owen Wister, author of 'The Virginian'. It is illustrated by his friend, the artist and sculptor Frederick Remington who specialised in depictions of the American West. In publisher's tan cloth with gilt titles and vignettes of a cowboy and native American, very good, covers rub… Read more…

[xvi] map pp444. A new edition, revised, of Lord Anson's expedition to the South Seas, in an Edinburgh academy prize binding of polished calf with a laurel wreath design to the upper cover, pretty gilt tooling to the spine, marbled end papers. Very good, leather worn to the corners and spine ends, the binding is tight; the text is clean and complet… Read more…

A collection of illustrated magazines dated January-June1904 bound in one large volume, in red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Each issue, originally priced at two pence, includes serious news items of the day such as the Russo-Japanese crisis along with more light hearted articles, for example 'A visit to the photographer', reports on cricket mat… Read more…

Richard Bentley's 1856 edition of Jane Austen's popular novel, bound in Westley's original purple bead-grain cloth, decorated in blind and gilt. The spine has been relaid and there are new endpapers at the front and end of the book. The gilt lettering on the spine describes this as Volume IV of 'The Works of Miss Austen'. The 1833 engraved frontisp… Read more…

Two 19th century novels in one fine binding. Half black morocco over marbled boards, bright gilt tooling to the spine, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers with a Walter Crane-style 'JNP' bookplate to the front pastedown. Some rubbing to the leather of the binding but a near fine square copy, clean and unmarked throughout, comprising: 1. N P Wil… Read more…

Two 19th century Texan War novels in one fine binding. Half black morocco with red spine label and bright gilt tooling on raised bands over blue boards, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to the leather of the binding but a near fine square copy, clean and unmarked throughout, comprising: 1. Gustave Aimard, The Freebooters: A Sto… Read more…

Two 19th century novels by women authors in one fine binding. Half black morocco with bright gilt tooling to the spine over marbled boards, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers with a Walter Crane-style 'JNP' bookplate to the front pastedown. Some rubbing to the leather of the binding but a very good square copy, clean and unmarked throughout, c… Read more…

Two 19th century comic novels in one fine binding. Half black morocco with bright gilt tooling, over marbled boards, all edges marbled and marbled endpapers with a Walter Crane-style 'JNP' bookplate to the front pastedown. Some rubbing to the leather of the binding but a near fine square copy, clean and unmarked throughout, comprising: 1. Charles S… Read more…

pp 5-150 Act of Parliament and pp 3-85 Rules and Articles, produced in smaller format in original marbled wrappers. In very good condition, rubbed wrappers and thumbed corners but with crisp, clean pages, a little foxing to edges and extremities. Ownership inscription to title page of Townsend Ince of Chrisleton Hall. The second section includes ru… Read more…

pp1-15, pp1-38, pp1-12 Three treaties printed in Latin and English in parallel text. Stab sewn in its original printed wrapper. In good condition, wrappers chipped and discoloured but pages bright, some dog-earing throughout, ownership inscription to front cover. Read more…

Pp960, near fine in buckram with blue titles, fully illustrated with sketch portraits and colour photographs; attractive bookplate and signature of the American mountaineer Norman G Dyhrenfurth to front pastedown. In a very good photographic dust jacket, nicks and shelf wear to the edges. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a very heavy volu… Read more…

Five titles of Victorian scholarship in one volume, bound in half calf over marbled boards, a leather spine label with gilt titles. pp134 Christian Researches, complete with fold out illustrated map of Hindostan with the principal Protestant Missionary stations; pp88 A Tour in Holland (with a particular interest in their national education system)… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of the first English edition published simultaneously in Great Britain and the United States by Diadem Books in London and The Mountaineers, Seattle. Near fine in blue cloth, bruised to one corner, in a very good dust jacket which has short tears to the front flap and a tiny hole to the lower panel. T… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of this fine copy in blue cloth with gilt titles, in a near fine dust jacket which has a little shelf wear to the top edge. Laid in: several post it notes annotated by George Band and an offprint from the journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 'Channel flow and ductile extrusion of the high Himalayan slab-… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of this book, near fine in blue cloth with silver titles, in a very good dust jacket which has a short closed tear to the top of the front panel. Signed by George Band to front photographic end paper. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the successful team wh… Read more…

pp240 1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of a beautifully illustrated anthology with contributions from many great mountaineers including George Mallory, Tenzing Norgay, Peter Boardman and Chris Bonington. First published in 1993, this edition has been expanded to include the climbs of the 1990's. Fine in photographic wrappers with sev… Read more…

pp523 Mountaineer George Band's copy of this comprehensive, well illustrated guide to the Butterflies of the Indian Region with his ownership inscription and 'Chittagong 1969' to the ffep. The book is in good condition in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration, both boards are bumped along the top edge and there is a short tear to the cloth at… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy, near very good in green cloth with gilt titles, one corner bruised, short tear to the cloth at the head of the spine, foxing to the extremities and paper stock browned. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the team which successfully conquered Mount Everest i… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copies: two volumes of mountain photography, each with about 50 black and white reproductions of photographs by the author. A Camera in the Hills is 2nd edition 1942, Over Welsh Hills is the 3rd printing 1942. Both very good in pale green cloth with green titles; Camera has some foxing to the boards and en… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of this beautifully photographed account of the 1990 balloon expedition over Everest by Leo Dickinson "the world's leading adventure film maker". A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Several annotated post-it notes laid in. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of t… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of this beautifully photographed memoir. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, inscribed on the title page "To George, Happy memories, Chris Bonnington". From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the successful team which conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Band was Pres… Read more…

1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy of this first English edition of mountaineer Reinhold Messner's account of his achievement in climbing the Himalays' highest peaks. Near fine in blue cloth, rubbed to head and foot of the spine, slight spine lean, in a very good plus dust jacket which is scuffed and rubbed to the corners. Neat ownersh… Read more…

[4] pp 22 In modern blue card wrappers with title label to upper cover. Very good condition, foxing to final blank and brown staining to the top edge. A scarce title. Read more…

[2] pp 38 In modern blue card wrappers with title label to upper cover, browning to edges but otherwise near fine. An excellent example from the pamphlet wars following the English Civil War. Read more…

[4] pp1-16 Stab sewn in modern blue card wrappers. Near fine condition, edges tanned. The second section is a report on the state of the hospital, including a short history, a list of the officers and annual subscribers of the charity, a list of patients admitted from October 1775- September 1776, and financial accounts. A fascinating record. Read more…