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hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. EP's and paste-downs have med. foxing, boards have slight edge wear and soiling with a little faint spotting. Otherwise text is clean binding sound. 64 pg; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Hardcover - as published. Good++. gilt decoration. spine slightly faded, minior wear to head of spine, inscription in in from the year of publication. a.e.g., no foxing.

Leather. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. 1 A first edition of The Engineer Vol. CLXX, a seven-day journal from July to December 1940.This large volume has an index to the front and is illustrated with photographs and diagrams throughout the pages. The topics discussed within the volume include Automatic Train Control, Air Force Targets in Germany, The Delaware Aqueduct and Censorship and the Engineering Press. In half calf binding. Externally, a little worn. The spine is rubbed with considerable rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. The boards are marked with the rear board being more marked and rubbed. There is a public libraries of Manchester stamp to the title page and first page of the index. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots to the first few pages but the rest of the pages are bright and clean. There are some water marks to the front pastedown and endpaper. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A second edition copy of the catalogue for the 1882 Worcestershire Exhibition. The second edition copy of the Worcestershire Exhibition Catalogue.The Worcestershire Exhibition was held at the Worcester Engine Works in line with the Great Exhibition of 1851 and had three sections showcasing fine arts, historical and industrial works.With a diagram of the exhibition and advertisements to the rear of the volume. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally, smart with some chipping to the extremities of the front board. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. book.

Leather. Zustand: Good. Not Staed (illustrator). The complete three books of this famous satirical allegory by Samuel Butler, Hudibras. Complemented by eighteen detailed engravings. With a portrait frontispiece, and eighteen engraved plates, two folding. Collated, complete. With individual title pages for each section. Page 192 is misnumbered 162 as called for ESTC No. T118935, this imprint has the index ending after nineteen pages. To which is added annotations to the third part, with an exact index to the whole; never before printed. Hudibras is a mock heroic poem written in the seventeenth century. It was a long narrative polemic upon the Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many more factions involved in the English Civil War. A popular satire, the work tells the story of Sir Hudibras, a Knight errant. In a contemporary full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Title has been handwritten to the spine. Small loss to the tail of front joint, which is rubbed. Patches of rubbing to the work, heaviest to the raised bands and joints. Head of spine is lifting. Evidence of library label removal to the tail of spine. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally, binding is strained, but remains firm. Most heavily strained between pages 48-49 and pages 96-97. Page 192 is misnumbered 162 as called for. Closed tear to the large folding plate at page 157, this tear is to the gutter and does not affect the image, which is slightly creased. Pages are bright with just the odd spots. Good. book.