129 Gastineau (Henry). South Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views Comprising the Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, Antiquities &c., Pub. Jones & Co., n.d., c.1835, list of subscribers, calligraphic title page with dec. eng. vignette, 136 uncoloured engraved views on sixty-eight sheets (correct as list), each with tissue guard, occ. spotting and offsetting throughout, later end papers, near contemp. half morocco gilt, bumped and rubbed, 4to, together with, Roscoe (Thomas), Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales with the Scenery of the River Wye, n.d. c.1840, addn. half title with dec. eng. vignette, engraved folding map with orig. outline colouring, some sellotape repairs to verso, forty six engraved and vignette views (only) and two engraved maps of the course of the River Wye, some spotting and staining throughout, book plate of Nathaniel Jenner Vaughan to front paste down, contemp. calf with gilt dec. spine, bound by Webb of Liverpool, upper hinge and joint weak, rubbed, and worn at extrems., 8vo
134 Herbert (W.). Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery; Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches Relative to their Original Foundation, Customs, Ceremonies, Buildings, Government, etc. With a Concise History of the English Law, 1804, twenty-four eng. plts., some minor scattered spotting, t.e.g., remainder roughtrimmed, later half morocco by J. Larkins, upper hinge near-cracked, 4to, together with Chancellor (E. Beresford), The History and Antiquities of Richmond, Kew, Petersham, Ham, etc., pub. Richmond, 1894, numerous b & w illusts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. quarter morocco gilt, rubbed on spine, small folio (subscriber’s copy, no. 26, signed by E. Beresford Chancellor), plus Godwin (George, assisted by John Britton), The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis, 2 vols., 1838, eng. plts. by J. Le Keux, after Robert William Billings, some spotting, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, rubbed on spines and a little frayed to head and foot, 8vo, and others of London interest
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£120-180
130 Gastineau (Henry). Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views Comprising the Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, Antiquities &c., bound with, South Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views....., 1830, two engraved frontispieces, calligraphic titles with dec. eng. vignettes, 224 uncoloured engraved views on 112 sheets (complete as list), very slight off setting throughout, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco with gilt dec. spine, rubbed at extrems., 4to (1)
135 Ingram (James). Memorials of Oxford, vols. 1 & 2 only (of 3), 1834-35, sixty-four eng. plts., occ. spotting, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks, 8vo (2)
£100-150
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£70-100
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£150-200
138 Ireland (Samuel). Picturesque Views on the River Medway from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex, with Observations on the Public Buildings and other Works of Art in its Neighbourhood, Atlas only, pub. T & J Egerton, 1793, addn. eng. title, folding eng. map and twenty-eight sepia printed aquatint plts. (complete), contemp. half calf, rebacked, some wear to extrems., 8vo, together with Cromwell (Thomas Kitson), Excursions in the County of Kent: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry..., 1822, addn. eng. title, two folding eng. maps & forty-five eng. views (of 50?), some spotting to plts., contemp. half calf, gilt dec. spine with morocco label, joints cracked, rubbed, 8vo
£200-300
133 [Hanshall, J.H.]. The Stranger in Chester: Giving an Accurate Sketch of its Local History..., pub. Chester, [1816], folding etched frontis., orig. boards with recent spine, 12mo, with Butcher (Edmund), An Excursion from Sidmouth to Chester, in the Summer of 1803. In a Series of Letters to a Lady..., by Rev. Edmund Butcher, 2 parts in one, 1805, eng. frontis., modern half calf gilt, 12mo, plus five others related, including a portion of a volume containing a folding eng. map of Cheshire by William Tunnicliff dated 1786 (7)
£150-200
137 Ireland (William Henry). England’s Topographer, or A new and complete history of The County of Kent; from the Earliest Records to the Present Time..., 4 vols., 1828-30, folding county map with one small tear, engraved title page to vol. 1, 124 engraved plates (complete), list of subscribers, minor scattered spotting, contemp. half calf and marbled boards, rubbed, 8vo
132 Gilpin (William). Observations on the Western Parts of England, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; to which are added, a few remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight, 2nd ed., 1808, eighteen tinted aquatint plts., hinges repaired, contemp. half calf, rebacked, 8vo, together with Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales..., 5th ed., 1800, seventeen tinted aquatint plts., some offsetting to text, occ. scattered spotting and few marks, 20th c. half calf gilt, 8vo, with Three Essays: on Picturesque Beauty; on Picturesque Travel; and on Sketching Landscape: to which is added a Poem, on Landscape Painting, 2nd ed., 1794, five tinted & hand-col., lacks front endpaper, contemp. calf gilt, joints cracked and some wear, 8vo, plus six other topography related, some defective (9)
£100-150
136 Ingram (James). Memorials of Oxford, 3 vols., Oxford, 1837, eng. vignette title to each, folding eng. map, 100 eng. plts. by John Le Keux from drawings by F. MacKenzie, old waterstain to contents of vol. 1, num. wood eng. illusts., occ. spotting, a.e.g., contemp. morocco gilt, slight surface loss to rear cover of vol. 3., rubbed and some wear 8vo
131 Gent (Thomas). The Ancient and Modern History of the Famous City of York; and in a particular Manner of its Magnificent Cathedral, commonly call’d, York-Minster..., 1730, folding eng. frontis. and map, one leaf close-trimmed, few ink annotations and marks etc., 20th c. half calf gilt, spine slightly faded, small 8vo Upcott pp.1356-1357. (1)
£150-250
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£150-200
139 Ireland (W.H.). England’s Topographer, or a New and Complete History of the County of Kent from the Earliest Records to the Present Time, Including every Modern Improvement. Embellished with a Series of Views from Original Drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H. Gastineau, &c..., 4 vols., 1828, eng. vign. title and folding eng. map to vol. 1, 124 eng. views, some heavy spotting (particularly to plts.), contemp. half calf gilt with morocco label to spine of each, rubbed to extremes., 8vo
£200-300
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£100-150