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Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. 1900.
£45.00KENT, Adolphus. Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. Larger 8vo. [London]: James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 1900.
The Poetical Works of John Dryden. 1862.
£60.00GILFILLAN, Rev. George, (1813-78) Charles Cowden Clarke (1787-1877) (editor). The Poetical Works of John Dryden. 2 volumes. 8vo. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1862.
Questions On The Marine Steam-Engine. 1863.
£60.00Scarce 1860s work on marine steam-engines- MAIN, Thomas J; Thomas Brown. Questions On Subjects Connected With The Marine Steam-Engine, and Examination Papers, With Hints For Their Solution. 8vo. London: Longman and Co., 1863. PROVENANCE: Joseph Blackburn (signature to front endpaper, dated 1864).
The Story of the Heavens. [c. 1900-10]
£25.00Sir Robert Ball, The Story of the Heavens. Plates all present and as called for, illustrations in the text. Slightly larger 8vo. London: Cassell and Company limited. [No date c. 1900-10].
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. 1806.
£45.00WARTON, Joseph (1722-1800). An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. 2 volumes. Frontispiece to both volumes, MS plate (depicting handwriting). Interior: pages age toned, staining to frontispieces, paste-downs and endpapers, trimming to frontispieces (with minor loss), pp. 311-314 (volume 2) trimmed with loss to a few lines of text and a few catchwords. Binding: Contemporary calf (worn, corners bumped). 8vo. London: W.J. & J. Richardson, 1806.
£50.00Scottish Border Life A Series of Original Sketches. 1897.
£27.00DIBDIN, James C. (1856-1901). Scottish Border Life A Series of Original Sketches. (Sporadic light spotting). Publisher’s red and green pictorial cloth (faded, rubbed). Some pages uncut. 8vo. London: Methuen and Co., 1897.
£30.00The Gentleman’s Stable Directory… 1793.
£117.00TAPLIN, William. (?1740-1807). The Gentleman’s Stable Directory; or, Modern System of Farriery. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece to volume 1. Volume 1 is a twelfth edition, volume 2 a slightly earlier edition (In the majority of cases this two volume set appears to be formed of mixed editions- therefore not an unusual thing). (No half title to volume 1, occasional light spotting, light occasional browning, some creasing to endpapers). Full contemporary calf with red morocco title labels to spines (calf rubbed). 8vo. Volume 1: London, G.G. J. & J. Robinson, 1793. Volume 2: London: J. Kearsley, 1791
£130.00Mrs. HOUSTOUN. The Poor of the Period. 1884
£36.00[HOUSTOUN, Matilda Charlotte] (1811-92). Mrs. HOUSTOUN. The Poor of the Period. 2 volumes. (Occasional light soiling and spotting, some tearing, front-end paper of volume 2 torn with loss). Publisher’s plum/brown cloth (boards and spines detached)- please see photos for condition. 8vo. London: F. V. White, 1884.
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