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THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE. An attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude.
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1902. In two volumes. 1018 pages. 506 illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others. 48 coloured plates by the author, and 9 maps by J. G. Bartholomew and the author. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Octavo. First edition. Ex-libris, with some evidence of the removal of a library mark to the spines; three small neat blacking pieces laid over ownership names; inner joints repaired at some time; some spotting to the blank verso of some of the maps; else a very good set.
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THE UNIVERSAL PASSION. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By His Majesty's Servants. Price One Shilling and Six Pence.
London: J. Watts, at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1737. Disbound from a collection. [8], 77 pages. First edition. Small library stamp to blank verso of title, and to foot of last page; else a very good copy.
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THE VAUXHALL MOTORIST. June 1939. Vol 6. No. 8. Price Fourpence.
1939. Pages 325 – 376, as issued. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. 4to.Small tape repairs to rear & front wrappers; old vertical crease-marks to front wrapper; else very good.
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THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1877. Hardback. vii, 452 pages. Contemporary half blue calf over marbled boards, with red labels to the spine. Octavo. New edition. Cover edges and corners slightly rubbed; else a very good copy.
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THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF KENT. Edited by William Page.
London. Volumes one, two, & three: Archibald Constable [volume one] The St. Catherine's Press [volumes two & three], 1908. 1926. 1932. Three volumes. 518; 388; 452 pages. Each illustrated throughout. Original red cloth, gilt. Large 4to. Volume one top edge gilt. First editions. Inner joint of volume one cracked and some spotting to the endpapers and half-title; light spotting to the fore-edge of volume three; else a very good set. Signature of the Kent historian Philip Rogers to the front endpaper of volume one. This set is very heavy and will incur extra postal charges. Contact us directly for a shipping quote.
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The Victoria History of the Counties of England WARWICK.
London. University of London Oxford University Press. No date. Hardback. 24 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original red cloth, gilt. 4to.A very good copy.
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THE VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF KENT. Volume Three.
London: The St. Catherine's Press, 1932. Hardcover. 452 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth, gilt. Some spotting to fore-edges; binding very lightly rubbed and one corners a touch bumped; else very good. This is the third and final volume in the History of Kent, the first volume being published in 1908.
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THE VICTORIAN HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WARWICK. Volume Five Kington Hundred.
London.Oxford University Press. 1949. xiii, [1], 224pp. Illustrated throughout. Original decorative red cloth, gilt. Small folio. A very good copy.
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THE VIOLIN-MAKERS OF THE GUARNERI FAMILY (1626-1762) Their Life and Work. By William Henry Hill Arthur F. Hill and Alfred Ebsworth Hill. With an introductory notes by Edward J. Dent...
London: William E. Hill & Sons, 1931. Hardcover in slipcase as issued. xxxvii, [3 blank],181, [1 blank], [4 ad's] pages. Illustrated in with 17 colour plates, plates in photogravure and many other illustrations in the text. Original quarter vellum over green cloth, with coat of arms to the upper panel. One of approximately 500 copies for subscribers. A fine copy in a slightly worn slipcase.
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THE VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY.
Florence: G. Orioli, 1930. Lungarno Series No. 4. 216 pages. First edition. Number 690 of a limited edition, printed on hand-made paper, of an edition of 810 copies. Original white boards with pictorial phoenix device to upper cover. Octavo. Text block largely unopened. Original printed dust-wrapper. Head of spine bumped with consequent crack to the upper joint extending some 5cm's from the top of spine; else a very good fresh copy, in a very good wrapper with just a small amount of wear to the head & heel of spine; spare spine label tipped-in at rear.
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THE VISITANT'S GUIDE TO SOUTHAMPTON, AND NETLEY ABBEY with engravings. Price 1s. 6d.
Southampton: Skelton & Co, No date [circa 1830?]. Softcover. 54 pages. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and two other engraved plates. Original printed blue wrappers. 15.8 x 10 cm. All paper lost from spine, small area of worming to the blank upper margin; else a very good copy of an ephemeral little guide
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THE WALLSEND SLIPWAY & ENGINEERING CO. LTD 1871 - 1929.
Wallsend-on-Tyne.Self. (1929.). Oblong 48pp. promotional brochure. Illustrated throughout with photographs of ship construction and the ships themselves. Original pictorial embossed wrappers with ribbon ties. An excellent copy.Includes photographs of the R. M. S. Mauretania, and many ships of the Royal Navy.
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THE WAR IN EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN. An episode in the history of the British Empire; being a descriptive account of the scenes and events of that great drama. And sketches of the principal actors in it.
London: Blackie & Son, 1885. Four volumes plus one containing two folding maps. Quarto. First edition. Some light spotting; covers of the map volume rubbed and a little worn; else a very good set. The map volume is scarce and often missing.
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THE WARDEN.
London: Chapman and Hall, No date. Hardback. vii, 221 pages. Contemporary half blue calf over marbled boards, with red labels to the spine. Octavo. New edition. Cover edges and corners slightly rubbed; light spotting to title-page; some spotting to last six pages, and short tears to their fore-edges where carelessly opened; else a very good copy.
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THE WASP FACTORY. THE BRIDGE. ESPEDAIR STREET.
London: BCA, 1999. Softcover. Omnibus Edition. Presentation copy from Banks to his first wife, inscribed on the half-title: 'To Annie Love Ian.' Slight creasing to top outer corner; else very good – unread.
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THE WATER GYPSIES.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1930. 392, 8 catalogue pages. Original green cloth with black decoration & lettering. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Fore-edges a little browned; wrapper a little worn & head & heel & corners; else a very good copy,
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THE WATER-WITCH; or. The skimmer of the seas. With nine illustrations by W. A. Cranston.
London: John Dicks, No date. 169, [1 blank], [2 ad’s pages. Bound with, GRIFFITH, Gerald. THE COLLEEN BAWN; or, the Collegians. A tale of Garryowen. With nine illustrations by John Proctor. London. John Dicks. No date. 149, [1 blank], [2 ad’s] pages. Bound as one in publisher’s cloth gilt. Octavo. Spine a little faded; else a very good clean copy. The text is printed in the style of a Penny Dreadful with two columns of text to each page.
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THE WEDGE.
London: W. H. Allen, 1972. Original cloth; original dust-wrapper. First edition. Lightly browned on the top fore-edge; else a fine copy in an unprice-clipped fine wrapper. Presentation copy inscribed on front free endpaper: ‘to Stephen Prickett, June 1972 John Toft.’
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THE WILD HARP A Selection from Irish Poetry by Katharine Tynan. With decorations by C. M. Watts.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1913. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. xxvi, 160 pages. Colour frontispiece and title. Original decorative green cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt. Blank endpaper; half-title. Last page, and rear endpaper spotted; inscription on half-title; else very good.
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THE WILD TRIBES OF THE SOUDAN. An account of personal experiences and adventures during three winters spent in that country chiefly among the Base Tribe. Second edition. With an account of the routes from Wady Halfah to Berber, by the author; and a chapter on Khartoum and the Soudan by Sir Samuel Baker. With map and illustrations.
London: John Murray, 1884. xxxiv, 265, [1], [2 ad’s] pages. Folding coloured map at end. Original pictorial blue cloth. Octavo. Spine faded and worn at head and heel; else a very good copy.
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