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MS Order Book - for C Squadron, 2nd Imperial Light Horse Infantry. Covering the period from 21st November, 1901 - early January, 1902. £1'250.

A Collation of Sacred Scriptures... By Charles Roger. [Presentation copy from John Ruskin].
Dundee: Printed for the Author By McCosh, Park and Dewars. 1847 First Edition ...The Old Testament from the translations of John Rogers, The Bishops, The Genevan, and Present Authorized Version; The New Testament from Wiclif (sic.) Rogers, The Rhemes, or Roman Catholic, Translated 1582, The Genevan, The Present Authorized, and Gilbert Wakefield, 1795; with A Historical Account of all the English Versions, and also an Account of the More Ancient MSS. and Editions. And : Memoirs of the Principal Translators. Presentation Copy from John Ruskin. Signed front-free endpaper (dated 1848). Large 4to. Green cloth, blind with gilt titles to spine. Frontis (Facsimile of wood block from Biblia Pauperum) with guard in place + 323; [1] (blank) pp. Printed within red margins, the text of subscibers' list being blue. Binding rubbed; gilt titles rubbed; corners bumped and worn, edges a little bumped in places. Upper board and spine detatched from text block. First gathering loose with chips to outside edges of its pps. Joints weak in places. Else, internally, pps are just a little browned at edges with some occasional foxing throughout. A good copy with an excellent provenance. £350.

Narrative of The Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred in and Near Leipzig, Immediately Before, During, and Subsequent to, The Sanguinary Series of Engagements Between The Allied Armies and the French, From the 14th to the 19th October, 1813. Illustrated with Military Maps, Exhibiting the Movements of the Respective Armies. Compiled and Translated from the German. By Frederic Shoberl.
London: Printed for R. Ackermann. 1814. Fifth Edition. Large Post 8vo. xvi; 104; 15 (an additionalitem bound in : "Distress in Germany. At a General Meeting held on the 26th March, at the Merchants Hall, Edinburgh." [1](blank)pp. With two hand-coloured folding maps of battles. Bound in half calf, blind and titled in gily along spine; marbled paper sides; rubbed and edges worn; upper joint cracked with board almost detatched and prelims loose. Inscription (dated 1879) at front paste-down endpaper and two numbers written on the reverse of the first map; the second map with a small (50mm.) closed tear down a previously repaired seam. A little dust soiled throughout and the additional article yellowed with occasional fingering. Still a good + copy with the additional material. £120.