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1846-1847 The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance Vol. 8 (Bound Together with November 1846 Issue, Vol. 6)London: 1846-1847A scarce volume of this illustrated Victorian ladies magazine, with charming hand-coloured plates. -
1923 The British Pharmaceutical CodexLondon: 1923The revised edition of a varied and detailed codex of pharmaceutical products used across Britain, including their chemical structures, as well as when and how they should be taken. -
1923 Elementary Agricultural ScienceEdinburgh: 1923A first-edition early twentieth-century agricultural textbook introducing the scientific principles of farming. -
1884 Manual for Overseers, Assistant Overseers, Collectors of Poor Rates, and Vestry Clerks: As to Their Powers, Duties, and ResponsibilitiesLondon: 1884A law manual in the original cloth binding, detailing the legal duties and administrative practice of parish officers and vestry clerks. -
1875 The Hay and Cattle Measurer: A Series of Tables, Showing by Measure the Weight of Hay and CornLondon; Glasgow; Edinburgh: 1875A smart late-nineteenth-century agricultural guide, offering practical tables for measuring crops, livestock weights, and local and imperial measures, in the original cloth binding. -
![[1808] The Practical Norfolk Farmer; Describing The Management of a Farm Throughout the Year; with Observations Founded on Experience.](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/991h2_14_.jpg)
[1808] The Practical Norfolk Farmer; Describing The Management of a Farm Throughout the Year; with Observations Founded on Experience.Norwich: [1808]A scarce first edition of this early agricultural manual offering practical, experience-based guidance on the management of a working farm, written from a Norfolk farming perspective. -
1899 A Farmer's Year: Being a Commonplace Book for 1898New York; Bombay: 1899A smart new impression of this illustrated farming diary by H. Rider Haggard, recording agricultural practice and rural life across the seasons. -
1947 An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1948London: 1947Beautifully illustrated with vibrant colour maps, this is the first edition of Whitaker's 1948 annual, handsomely bound in half morocco. -
1924 Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone: Minutes of Proceedings of the Council Vol. XXIIILondon: 1924A vanishingly scarce and substantial volume of 1922-1923 council proceedings taken for the borough of Marylebone. -
1851 The Royal Blue Book, Fashionable Directory, and Parliamentary GuideLondon: 1851A scarce Victorian era example of the Royal Blue Book guide to London in 1851, a reference work with a wealth of useful information. -
1843 The Scientific and Literary Treasury; A New Popular Encyclopedia of the Belles LettresLondon: 1843A good example of the third edition of this concise encyclopaedia of technical, scientific, and literary terms by Samuel Maunder, the author of 'The Biographical Treasury'. -
1775 The Complete English PeerageLondon: 1775The handsomely bound and charmingly illustrated second edition of Frederic Barlow's scarce and impressive account of the Peerage of England, -
1909 Historical and Geographical Dictionary of JapanTokyo; Yokohama: 1909A handsomely bound example of the scarce first English language edition of Papinot's comprehensive dictionary outlining the history and geography of Japan. -
1916 Kalendar of the WarLondon: 1916An informing calendar published in the midst of the Great War, offering key events and accompanying poems over 117 weeks. Very scarce. -
1883 History of the Ancient Parish of Leek in Staffordshire Including Horton, Cheddleton and IpstonesLondon: 1883A subscribers-only limited second edition of Sleigh’s authoritative history of the ancient parish of Leek and its townships, illustrated with plates and numerous fold-out genealogical tables. -
1883 History of the Ancient Parish of Leek in Staffordshire Including Horton, Cheddleton and IpstonesLondon: 1883A scarce subscribers-only limited second edition of Sleigh’s authoritative history of the ancient parish of Leek and its townships, illustrated with plates. -
1894 Bibliotheca StaffordiensisLighfield: 1894A limited edition volume, cataloguing the literary works and artworks in relation to the county of Stafford, UK -
1894 Bibliotheca StaffordiensisLighfield: 1894A limited edition volume, cataloguing the literary works and artworks in relation to the county of Stafford, UK -
1841 An Encyclopaedia of Plants; Comprising the Specific Character, Description, Culture, History, Application in the ArtsLondon: 1841An abundantly illustrated nineteenth century comprehensive encyclopaedia of plants. -
1806 4 Vols A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of their WorksLondon: 1806A smart partial four-volume set of Walpole’s celebrated biographical survey of English authors, profusely illustrated with portrait plates and expanded by the antiquary Thomas Park, bound in a handsome contemporary straight-grained morocco. -
1894 Edible and Poisonous MushroomsLondon: 1894The first edition of an intriguing and enjoyable record of different types of mushrooms and whether they are edible or poisonous, including preparation tips, by eminent mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. -
1935-1937 The Magician MonthlyLondon: 1935-1937Charmingly illustrated with diagrams, and with articles on a diverse range of subjects, this is a wonderful collection of twenty-five 1930s issues of this monthly periodical for magicians. -
1930 The Discoverie of WitchcraftSuffolk: 1930A fascinating limited edition of Reginald Scot’s seminal attack on witch-hunting and superstition, one of the founding texts of English sceptical thought, from the library of Times leader writer and historian, Arthur Frederic Basil Williams OBE. -
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![1906-[1914] 3 Vols Land Reform and The Colonization of Rural Britain](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/990h5_20_.jpg)
1906-[1914] 3 Vols Land Reform and The Colonization of Rural BritainLondon: 1906-[1914]A scarce three-volume collection of first editions by the Liberal reformer Jesse Collings, with Volume I signed and inscribed by the author to loosely inserted front free endpaper. -
1883 Catechism of Estate Management. Section I: Letting and LeasesLondon: 1883A very scarce first edition of this Victorian manual on estate management and lettings, offering a concise question-and-answer guide to the legal and practical duties of landlords. -
1830 An Encyclopaedia of GardeningLondon: 1830In an attractive full calf binding, and illustrated throughout with vignettes from Allen Robert Branston, this is J. C. Loudon's impressive encyclopaedia of gardening and horticulture. -
1884-1885 Ruff's Guide to the TurfLondon: 1884-1885A smart Victorian racing annual, offering a detailed contemporary snapshot of British turf life. -
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1918-1921 The Country BardNew Jersey : 1918-1921A scarce collection of this bound sammelband preserving nine privately printed poetry pamphlets by Clarence A. Sharp, from 1918–1921. -
1827 The Chimney Corner CompanionLondon: 1827A handsomely bound example of the first edition of this very scarce illustrated literary collection, a work intending to educate and entertain families in the early 1800s. -
1982 Shropshire Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used in the CountyShrewsbury: 1983A very smart second edition of this glossary of Shropshire dialect by English writer and schoolteacher, Georgina Frederica Jackson. -
1927 The Stockfeeder's CompanionLondon: 1927An incredibly scarce, thoroughly illustrated and revised edition of this agricultural work. -
1889 Butter-MakingLondon: 1889A very scarce illustrated and informative first edition, on the skill of butter-making, and it surrounding technologies. -
c1908 6vol Set of Cassell's Cyclopaedia of MechanicsLondon; Paris; New York; Melbourne: [c.1908] Undated. Dated from a copy held by the University of Reading Library.An uncommon 6 volume set of an illustrated special edition cyclopaedia of mechanics. -
1907 4vol Encyclopaedia of AgrigcultureEdinburgh and London: [1907]An impressively illustrated four volume set of encyclopaedias on agriculture, with coloured plates. -
1902 Catalogue of the Library of the Zoological Society of LondonLondon: 1902A very scarce example of the 5th edition of this extensive catalogue of the library of the Zoological Society of London. -
1982 Shropshire Word-Book, A Glossary of Archiac and Provincial Words, Etc., Used in the CountyShrewsbury: 1982A smart modern reissue of Georgina F. Jackson’s important dialect glossary, originally compiled in the late 19th century from extensive fieldwork across Shropshire.