Warwickshire - General from Stephen Rench

London: Harding, Lepard and Co, 1827 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 529, [1] pages + frontispiece and 2 plates and 2 folding pedigrees. In old full leather binding, but the spine has been taped over, presumably to strengthen the joints. Some of the tape is now peeling off. The boards are worn. Ink owner's name to one of the front free… Read more about this item

Warwick: W. Perry, 1820 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 120 pages. In what are probably the original paper covered boards which are soiled and stained. With a replacement modern cloth spine and new end papers. The main fault with this book is that someone t some point has torn off an owner's name from the upper outer corner of the title… Read more about this item

The Dugdale Society, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xiv, 449, [1] pages + plates. Hardback with dustwrapper, this is a bit scratched and worn. Signed by the editor to the title page, ink a little blurred and has transferred through to the other side fo the page..

London: Kelly's Directories Limited, 1904 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xxii, 454, [2] pages + 84 pages of adverts and a folding map. the map is creased and has a tear. In the original red cloth binding which is faded and stained. Pencil owner's name to the front pastedown. Some staining to the rear end papers. A couple of ink marks… Read more about this item

Coventry: John Aston, 1817 Book. Good. Half-Leather. [iv], 594, [4] pages. 7 plates, frontispiece and hand coloured double page map. In old half leather binding, but the inner hinge has completely split and the binding detached from the text block. The leather is very worn. Anonymous armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Pages before page 1 are detached. the map… Read more about this item

Leamington Spa: Printed by J. Glover and Son, 1888 Book. Fair. Soft cover. 31, [1] pages. In remains of full leather over thin card. The spine has almost completely perished and the rear cover is badly stained..

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1863 Book. Good. Hardcover. xvi, 320 pages. Folding map as frontispiece and one other plate. Other illustrations in the text. In the original cloth , gilt titled to the spine and a gilt tree to the front board. Boards and spine are faded and worn. Tears to the head and foot of the spine. Small tears to… Read more about this item

Banbury: William Potts, 1896 Book. Good. Soft cover. [vi], 74, [iv] pages. This the paperback edition without illustrations. In the original paper covers which are worn and creased. Ink owner's name to the head of the front cover - C.W.A. Smith. An ink name also to the blank leaf which follows the title page - Charles Wm Smith, Milton 1896.… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1863 Book. Fair. Hardcover. xvi, 320 pages. Folding map as frontispiece and one other plate. Other illustrations in the text. In the original green cloth , gilt titled to the spine and a gilt tree to the front board. Boards and spine are browned and stained. Title page very stained. Staining and browning to pages throughout. .… Read more about this item

London: W. Pickering, 1835 Book. Fair. Hardcover. viii, 198p + [8]p index + [10]p adverts for Merridew. Original embossed cloth, worn and stained; spine very torn and damaged. Ink presentation insription to the front free end paper - Chandos Hoskyns from his very affectionate Annie Wren. Ink ownership inscription to the head of the title page also. Small booklabel to… Read more about this item

Coventry: John Jones, facing the Cross, 1765 Book. Good. Full leather. [xii], 812, [10] pages + maps and plates complete as listed. The only part that was missing was the verso of the plate facing page 722 - however a complete plate is now loosely inserted. Repairs to a few pages, some plates laid down on more modern paper including… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1829 Book. Illus. by Engraved by W. Radclyffe. Good. Half leather. First Edition. [iv], 128, [iv] pages + 32 plates and 12 vignettes. This is an extra large paper copy with two examples of each print - both on inida paper, one marked Proof - the other a proof before letters. There is some spotting… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1895 Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). [viii], 66 pages. In the original paper covered boards with vellum spine, some browning and with wear to the edges. Printed paper label to the front board. Free end papers browned. Numbered 85 of the 100 copies printed. Signed under the limitation by the author. Binding splitting internally and several… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1829 Book. Illus. by Engraved by W. Radclyffe. Good. Half leather. First Edition. [viii], 128 pages + 32 plates and 12 vignettes. Mostly just light spotting to the plates. Pages lightly browned throughout, pages in the second half of the book are spotted. Bound in modern half leather - ink stamp Harrods Ltd to the… Read more about this item

Birmingham: William Emans, 1829 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 379, [1], 4p. Has the 60 plates, 1 vignette to title page and a map. Foxing to the plates throughout, mainly quite heavily. Some sections of pages lightly browned and a few pages more heavily so. Title page foxed, preface page is very browned and stained. Plates facing page 228 has a… Read more about this item

Warwick: Printed by W. Perry, 1820 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 120 pages. Interleaved - with some 1830s ink notes about locations of plants in Warwickshire. In the 1890s through to about 1905, some of the pages at the rear [from page 92 onwards] have been used for an unrelated diary. The ink diary entries have used both the blank interleaved… Read more about this item

Warwick: H.T. Cooke and Son, 1877 Book. Good. Hardcover. 15th edition. Preface dated 1877. Cover title Cooke's guide to Warwickshire. 334 pages + plates + 8p catalogue of photographs at front and 4p and 2p of ads as well. Original green cloth, gilt lettered and with bear and ragged staff to front. Light wear. End papers browned and spotted..

Coventry: J. Merridew, 1848 Book. Good. Hardcover. vi, [ii], 83 [1] pages. Original red cloth, which is heavily worn, particularly at the corners and edges. Re-spined. Large paper copy with the portrait of William Dugdale. Extra illustrated with four additional portraits - Thomas Attwood, Thomas Sharp, Samuel Parr and William Shakespeare. The print of Parr is folded to fit. Loosely… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1910 Book. Fair. Hardcover. x, 282 pages + 26 plates + sheet of addenda and corrigenda. In the original red cloth binding, worn, heavily to the edges. Front free end paper and title page are detached. Addenda sheet has old tape stains to the inner margins, but now glued in. Edges of this leaf are shipped and… Read more about this item

London: William Macintosh, 1866 Book. Good. Hardcover. [1866]. x, [ii], 103, [1], xii pages. Includes 2 page subscribers' list. Pages browned throughout, very heavily to first and final pages. Some spotting mainly at start and finish. A couple of minor corrections in ink. Old bookseller's catalogue entry stuck to the front pastedown. Original green cloth, some light wear, gilt lettered… Read more about this item