281. Shaw, Simon.

Frontier House. Simon Shaw with Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Photography by Audrey Hall.

New York a. o, Atria Books, 2002. 22cm x 28.5cm 232 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

282. Voll, Karl.

Frankreichs Klassische Zeichner im XIX Jahrhundert. [The classical draughtsmen of France in the 19th century]. Mit 34 Textillustrationen und 64 Tafeln.

Berlin / Vienna, Benjamin Harz Verlag, 1923. 23cm x 29.5cm. 57, (1) pages with 64 plates. Original Hardcover. German Edition. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some rubbing and minor staining to the binding.

283. Anonymous.

Blessed Mary of Saint Euphrasia Pelletier, First Superior-General of the Congregation of our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers.

London, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1933. 14 x 22cm. (8), 419 pages, with black and white plates. Original hardcover. Spine faded, minor signs of shelf wear, otherwise excellent condition. Pre-owner’s stamp on title page.

284. [Mathew, Father Theobald] Rogers, Patrick.

Father Theobald Mathew Apostle of Temperance.

Dublin, Browne and Nolan Ltd., 1943. 14 x 22cm. (23), 166 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, slight foxing to edges.

285. [English History Collection] – Aspinall, A. [Ed].

Mrs. Jordan and her Family: Being the Unpublished Letters of Mrs. Jordan and the Duke of Clarence, later William IV.

First edition. London, Arthur Barker Ltd., 1951. 16 x 25cm. (27), 295 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to dustjacket and mild foxing to edges. Pre-owner’s name inscribed on front endpaper.

286. Earle, Mrs. C.W.

Pot-Pourri From A Surrey Garden / More Pot-Pourri From A Surrey Garden. With an appendix by Lady Constance Lytton.

Ninth Edition / Fourth Impression. Two Volumes together. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1897-1900. 14.5 x 21.5cm. Volume I: (12), 381 pages / Volume II: 453 pages. Original hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Some foxing to several pages, signs of shelf wear to spine. Bindings bumped, otherwise in very good condition with bookblocks firm.

287. Jones, Stephen.

A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation.

Fourth edition (corrected). London, Robinson / Longman and Rees / Wallis, 1802. 8.5 x 13.5cm. Unpaginated. Hardcover / Contemporary, full morocco with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on board edges. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Very minor signs of wear to spine and corners, otherwise excellent condition. Binding solid and text clear and bright. Previous owner’s name on title page: “Susan Courteney, died 10 June 1808”.

288. Steevens, G.W.

From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War. Edited by Vernon Blackburn.

First edition. Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. 13 x 19.5cm. (8), 180 pages, with a map of the Country round Ladysmith and a large fold-out map at the rear, illustrating the Seat of War in South Africa. Includes a 32 page publisher’s catalogue to rear. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Very good condition. Minor signs of external wear, including bumping to corner and small stain to front board. Front endpaper starting to tear. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.