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1. William Pearson;-
Select Views of the Antiquities of Shropshire: With a Descriptive Account of Each Building
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 Published in  London, by William Miller [1807]. 1807. First edition. Oblong Folio (13 7/8" x 9 3/4"). Illustrated with 40 fine engraved plates by William Pearson. A Beautifully re-bound book in three quarter brown leather and marbled paper. Red label with gilt lettering within.  A very good copy. Scarce & Rare Printed by W. Morris, Shrewsbury. Stunning and highly collectable;-

2. The Holinshed Chronicles of England,
 Scotland and Ireland 
in Six Volumes;-
Grafton's Chronicles in Two Volumes Monstrelet's Chronicles in Five Volumes
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By Raphaell Holinshed Et Al, Richard Grafton Et Al, And Enguerrand De Monstrelet ;-

Published in London- by J. Johnson, F. C. and J. Rivington et al 1807. 

  Three scarce complete sets of early nineteenth-century publications of influentialMedieval and Early-ModernEra chronicles, uniformly and original paper boards in boxes, all six volumes are boxed in there original boxes,Blue paper to each of the six volumes with white paper labels to each..and also to the six boxes;- The six volumes have been untouched with uncut papers. stunning in this original condition. Original titles of 1577, is inserted after title page..Rare & Scarce in this original condition;-

Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinsheds Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is a collaborative work published in several volumes and two editions, the first in 1577, and the second in 1587. In 1548 Reginald Wolfe, a London printer, conceived the idea of creating a Universal Cosmography of the whole world, and there with also certain particular histories of every known nation. He wanted the work to be printed in English and he wanted maps and illustrations in the book as well. Wolfe acquired many of John Leland's works and with these he constructed chronologies and drew maps that were up to date. When Wolfe realized he could not complete this project on his own, he hired Raphael Holinshed and William Harrison to assist him. Wolfe died with the work still uncompleted in 1573, and the project, changed to a work about just the British Isles, was run by a consortium of three members of the London stationers. They kept Raphael Holinshed who employed William Harrison, Richard Stanyhurst, Edmund Campion and John Hooker. In 1577 the work was published in two volumes after some censorship by the Privy Council of some of Stanyhurst's contribution on Ireland. Shakespeare used the revised second edition of the Chronicles (published in 1587) as the source for most of his history plays, the plot of Macbeth, and for portions of King Lear and Cymbeline. Richard Grafton (c. 15111572), was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was a member of the Grocers' Company and MP for Coventry elected 1562-63. On the accession of Edward VI, Grafton was appointed King's Printer and this gave him the sole right to print all Acts and Statutes. He had held the appointment for six years, when on the King's death, he printed a proclamation of the accession of Lady Jane Grey, in which he signed himself Printer to the Queen. For this he was cast into prison by Mary I. John Cawood became Queen's Printer, and Grafton's career as a printer ended. In prison Grafton compiled an Abridgement of the Chronicles of England, which he published in 1563. To this he added in 1568 A Chronicle at Large. Enguerrand de Monstrelet (c. 1400 20 July 1453), French chronicler, belonged to a noble family of Picardy. In 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of the gavenier (i. e. receiver of the gave, a kind of church rate) at Cambrai, and he seems to have made this city his usual place of residence. He was for some time bailiff of the cathedral chapter and then provost of Cambrai. Little else is known about Monstrelet except that he was present, not at the capture of Joan of Arc, but at her subsequent interview with Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy. Continuing the work of Froissart, Monstrelet wrote a Chronique, which extends to two books and covers the period between 1400 and 1444, when, according to another chronicler, Mathieu d'Escouchy, he ceased to write. Monstrelet's own writings, dealing with the latter part of the Hundred Years' War, are valuable because they contain a large number of documents which are certainly, and reported speeches which are probably, authentic. This publication of Monstrelet's chronicles are the first English translation, translated by Thomas Johnes. 'Containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the possession of Paris and Normany by the English, their explusion thense, and of other memorable events that happened in the Kindom of France as well as in other countries. A history of fair example and of great profit to the French, beginning at the year MCCCC where that of Sir John Froissart finishes, and ending at the year MCCCCLXVII and continued by others to the year MDXVI'. Holinshed contains facsimiles of the original 1586 titles and a handwritten 'list of Kings of Scotland from Holinshed's...

3. Ensamples of Railway Making;
which, although not of English Practice are submitted with practical illustrations, to the Civil Engineer and the British and Irish Public
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RARE antiquarian text on railways: This is the first part of the original publication. Published by Architectural Library;- London 1843;- Re-bound in three quarter brown leather with marble paper. A black label with gilt lettering to ttop of the spine a stunning copy of a rare book

Binding as been restored, re-backed boards preserving most of the original blind stamped cloth, new toning brown cloth spine with gilt lettering, as would be expected there is some wear to the corners, new tan endpapers, contents very good with just a hint of browning to pages, 10.00 x 7.5 inches approx., Packed full of information; black and white etched frontispiece 'Pont du Val-Benoit, Liege,' 2 maps Hastings and Rye, Robt. Stephenson Esqrs 'Report on the French Line' and a fold out diagram of 'Locomotive engine recently constructed for the Utica & Syracuse Railway, these appear in the Preliminary Observations i-xlii. A total 22 fold-out diagrams 64 pages, all plates concerning the Utica and Syracuse Railroad are present. 26 engravings present (as listed in Contents), black and white illustrations in the text. This particular copy does NOT include the text and two plates (listed in the contents) relating to the Railways of Belgium which would have added a further xvi, plus 101 pages to the text. The fold-out plates are in very fine condition,  extremely interesting and detailed. This rare publication gives a brilliant insight into early railway construction including tunnels, bridges, culverts together with the equipment used, such as a newly patented American excavating machine. There is a black and white picture of the steam shovel in the text. An absolute treasure for railway enthusiasts and keen civil engineers.

4. Elijah Galloway.
History and Progress of Steam Engines, 
with an extensive appendix by Luke Herbert.
Illustrated with upwards of two hundred engravings.
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 Published in London;- by Thomas Kelly. 1832. Re-bound in three quarter brown leather with marbled paper. Two labels to the spine with gilt lettering within both. 864pp. With a Glossary & A List of Patents &  an Index & New and Valuable Publications, all to the back pages. This book is Scarce & Rare, in fine collectable condition.

5. A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine 
by Robert Stuart.
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First published in 1824, This is The 3rd. Edition of 1825;- Published by Knight and Lacey;- London;- With Illustrated by engravings of forty-seven engine. Add for popular works by Knight C& Lacey. Chronological list of Patents & Index to the back pages. Re-bound in three quarter brown leather with marbled paper. Two labels to the spine with gilt lettering to both. A fine collectable Rare/Scarce book..no other copies to be found world-wide.

this comprehensive study charts the history of the steam engine, from its roots in Ancient Greece, to the sophistication it had by the time it reached nineteenth century England. Written during the height of the Industrial Revolution, when the use of steam power was dramatically transforming the nature of industry, this book attempted the first comprehensive study of the inventors responsible for this innovation. Beginning with the first recorded use of steam power by Greek mechanic Hero, the author uses clear diagrams to explain the practical workings of the steam engines that were created, covering inventions by Savery, Papin, and Newcomen, up to the 'grand improvements' made by James Watt during the eighteenth century, by which point the engines were powering all manner of factory machinery.

6. James ROUSE.
The Beauties and Antiquities of the County of Sussex: 
Forming a General Illustration of its Ecclesiastical and Castellated Remains 1825
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 Published in London: Published by the Artist, 1825. . 1st. Edition, two volumes in one - 8vo,-407 pages;- Plates volume containing 148 lithographs  all hand-coloured Stunning in full colour- 4 per plate, text volume with a hand coloured lithographic frontispiece;- Original three quarter green/brown leather binding with marbled paper. Gilt lettering to the top of spine.  All 148 hand-coloured Plates are in situ. List of the Plates to the front pages, as is the Contents;-  A stunning copy of a very scarce book, no other hand-coloured copies available on the world wide web.

7. Rev. James Ingram.
MEMORIALS OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD. WITH ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL BY J. LE KEUX, from Drawings by F. Mackenzie 1837;
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Published:  byJohn Henry Parker 1837 in London;- 3 volumes; Stunningly re-bound in three quarter tan leather, with marbled paper. 2 labels to each of the three spines with gilt lettering within. All the Plates are present in this Scarce and Rare collection. The 3 volumes are dedicated to Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Chancellor of the University by the Author. No other copies can be found on the world wide web; Very fine 3 volumes set of highly collectable, & scarce books.

The 'Memorials of Oxford' were compiled by James Ingram between 1833 and 1837 and have always been held in high regard, not only for the energetic research and critical observations of the author, but also for the three hundred illustrations contained therein. These include many fine engravings produced by John Le Keux from the original drawings of the painter and architectural daughtsman Frederick Mackenzie.

The attraction of many early Victorian local histories lies in the account of those buildings, customs, and social attitudes that have been lost since the time that they were written. 



Volume One: Colleges
Christ Church, University, Balliol, Merton, Exeter, Oriel, Queen's, New, Lincoln, All Souls'. 

Volume Two: Colleges, Halls, etc.

Magdalen, Brasenose, Corpus Christi, Trinity, St John's, Jesus, Wadham, Pembroke,

Worcester, St Mary Hall, Magdalene Hall, St. Alban Hall, St. Edmund Hall, 

The Bodleian Library, The Schools.

Volume Three: History, Churches, etc.

General History, Oxford Castle, The University Press, The Observatory, 

The Ashmolean Museum, The Radcliffe Library, The Botanic Garden,

St. Peter's, St. Mary the Virgin, St. Michael's, St. Martin's, St. Peter's,

St. Aldate's, St. Ebbe's, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Giles, Holywell,

St. Clement's. St. Thomas, Iffley Church

The Author

James Ingram was born in Warminster in 1774 and educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Oxford, where he became a Fellow and elected as President in 1824.

He was appointed the Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University; a Master of the Examination Schools; Keeper of the Archives; and a member of the Society of Antiquaries. He was considered a fine Anglo-Saxon scholar but is mainly remembered for his 'Memorials of Oxford' issued in three volumes between 1832 and 1837 and in two volumes in 1847. 

He was married but died childless in Sept 1850 and was buried at Garsington.

8. J. R. McCulloch
A DICTIONARY, PRACTICAL, THEORETICAL, AND HISTORICAL, OF COMMERCE AND COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION. a new edition, corrected and improved; with an enlarged supplement, containing many new articles, and bringing down the information contained in the work to December 1836
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  Published in  London, by Longman, Rees., 1837 - ppxvi 1269 + 118-page supplement, and publisher's January 1837 catalogue. 5 large fold-out maps ;- very thick volume;-  but basically a good sound copy in re-bound three quarter tan leather with marbled boards. A List of new Works to the back pages;- Fine condition of this highly collectable book;- All the Maps are present and in fine condition.

9. MATTEI LORETO
HINNODIA SACRA PARAFRASI ARMONICA DE GL' HINNI DEL NUOVO BREVIARIO ROMANO, DEDICATA A.MARC' ANTONIO VESCOVO DI FOLIGNO.
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Bologna: LONGHI. About 1680. [Music-Rieti] (cm.14) beautiful full original parchment, nerves and tit. to the back. - Cc. 12 nos., P. 373 + 1 nn., P. 3 nn. + 2 blank cards. Many small and large friezes in the text. In the end great cherub in pienapagina in woodcut. It contains, in Italian and Latin, the Hinni, Matins, Vespers, etc. epiphany. Original edition and perhaps unique. Missing to AUTHORS OF 600 and BM. STC.MICHEL MICHEL-1689 while the date BRUNI-EVANS 1680. For news on the 'author of Rieti (1622-1705) see: Crescimbeni "ARCADI ILUUSTRI V" 1708 II p. 165; CINELLI-CALVOLI "LIBRARY STEERING WHEEL" 1734 III 298; COLARIENTI "MEN OF DIFFERENT RIETI" 1860 p. 60. Exemplary nice and cool particularly elegant typography thanks to the richness and variety of ornaments woodcut. Good. Hardcover. ORIGINAL EDITION AND MAYBE the only one. 1680. Fine very collectable. $250

10. Idee de la sphere,
 ou principes sur la geographie astronomique. 
By M. Bonne. Paris: Lattre, 1762?
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With a plan/map of ‘Sphere de Ptolomee as the frontispiece. 199 pages excluding ’Table des principales matieres’& ‘Idee des Villes’  to the back pages.;- Original leather brown binding with gilt decorations & lettering along the spine. A fine copy of a Scarce/Rare book. The binding rather tacky otherwise a fine copy of a highly collectable book.

11. Agnes Fitzhenry
by Luigi Buonavoglio,
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 Published in Livorno presso ant. vignozzi 1806;- 1st Edition. This work was set to Opera by Ferdinando Paer, 1809;- This is the original book;- original three quarter leather binding with marbled paper, cover worn, but book in fine collectable condition;-Bound in with Il Levvita di Efraim traduzione del sigione Stefano Scatizzi;- dated 1806. Rare/scarce.

The libretto for the work was written by Luigi Buonavoglio, based on an Italian ... in Two Acts [The scenes below are taken from L'Agnese; Dramma — Semiserio in ... In this adaptation of Opie's tale, Fitzhenry becomes Conte Uberto di Fizendry ..

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