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Further Links of Loving Kindness; or, Story of Our Home
AU$150 Read MoreAdd to cartC. S. Bagster
Leamington Spa: W. H. Smith, No date.A Record of Twenty-Five Years of Happy Service in Connection with Y.W.C.A. Home, Leamington Spa. Early history (late 19th century) of the Young Women’s Christian Association House in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa.
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Photographic Views of Cheltenham and Its Neighbourhood
AU$500 Read MoreAdd to cartFrancis Bedford
Chester: Catherall & Prichard, No date.Unrecorded view album produced from the prolific series of stereographs of England and Wales by one of England’s leading 19th century photographers. Bedford helped to found the Royal Photographic Society and received numerous royal commissions. This copy with 5 additional Bedford albumens of the same or larger size mounted on interleaves. The issued photographs are: 747. Cheltenham, The Promenade Drive, Looking Up.; 749. Cheltenham, The Promenade Drive, The Central Avenue; 750. Cheltenham, The Promenande Drive, The Side Avenue; 751. Cheltenham, The Queen’s Hotel; 753. Cheltenham, St. Mary’s (The Parish) Church; 754. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, Principal Front; 755. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, The Chapel; 756. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, Interior of the Chapel; 757. Cheltenham, Proprietary College, The Gymnasium; 758. Cheltenham, The High Street; 759. Cheltenham, Pitville Spa and Lake; 760. Cheltenham, Pitville Spa, The Pump Room; 761. The Devil’s Chimney, Leckhampton; 744. Tewkesbury Abbey, From the West; 746. Twekesbury Abbey, Interior of the Choir, Looking West; 743. Twekesbury, High Street and Old Houses. The additional photographs are captioned in manuscript: 757. Plough Hotel; 2350. Winter Gardens; 748. Promenade; 2378; 2346.
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The Edible Mollusks of Great Britain and Ireland with Recipes for Cooking Them
AU$500 Read MoreAdd to cartM. S. Lovell
London: Reeve & Co., 1867.The definitive work on the subject of edible snails, shellfish, oysters, mussels, etc. This copy with the Reeve & Co. 24 page 1867 catalogue of publications in Botany, Conchology, Entomology, Chemistry, Travels Antiquities, etc. at the rear.
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A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England,
AU$1,000 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles David Badham
London: Reeve Brothers, 1847.Containing an Account of their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious properties, Modes of Cooking and Preserving, &c.,.
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A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England,
AU$600 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles David Badham
London: Reeve Brothers, 1863.Containing an Account of their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious properties, Modes of Cooking and Preserving, &c.,.
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Westminster School: Past and Present
AU$1,200 Read MoreAdd to cartFrederic H. Forshall
London: Wyman & Sons, 1884.A history of the Westminster School in London, though also a recording of its past customs and a lengthy biographical recording of headmasters and numerous distinguished students, and personal reminiscences. Frederic H. Forshall was a Queen’s Scholar at Westminster and won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, but left after a year, moving to Sydney. He was part of the first cohort at The University of Sydney in 1852, and while still a student was appointed the University Librarian. In 1853 he was the first prizewinner for Greek verse composition which are printed here (pp. 358-360). Plates illustrating various interiors, Westminster beating Eton at rowing in 1845, and others.
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London and Its Sights: Being a Comprehensive Guide to All That is Worth Seeing in the Great Metropolis
AU$400 Read MoreAdd to cartNo author
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1858.Rare 19th century travel guide to the city with 12 colour plates depicting views of London from Blackfriars Bridge, Houses of Parliament, Treasury Buildings, Westminster Abbey, Duke of York’s Column-Carlton Place, The Tower, Trafalgar Square, Royal Exchange, The Serpentine, Hyde Park Corner, Buckingham Palace, and Saint Paul’s Cathedral. The vignettes in the text show London Bridge, Thames Tunnel, The Monument, East India House, Guildhall, Mansion House, The Post-Office, Temple Bar, Somerset House, The Admiralty, The Horse Guards, Custom-House Quay, and the British Museum.