The Croonian Lecture. On the Functions of the Heart and Arteries.
Young, Thomas 4to: 38pp. Extract form Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. in modern paper wrappers. A clean crisp copy with wide margins.nYoung was the first to describe hypertension as a disease. This pioneering study of the relationship between arterial stiffness and pulse wave velocity gave results in remarkable agreement with modern measuements.- $357
- $357
The Doctor. No.1. first issue August 1, 1832
Shipman, George 8pp., engraving of the organs of digestion. Disbound as issued.nThe Doctor, later styled as The New Doctor, was a general medical weekly aimed at lay readers. Edited by Mr. George Shipman, a London surgeon and general practitioner, the journal sought to provide accessible advice on medical matters and was a vehicle for self-promotion.- $19
- $19
Englands Grievance Discovered, in relation to the Coal Trade; with the map of the River Tine, and the situation of the Town and Corporation of Newcastle: The tyrannical oppression of those Magistrates, their Charters and Grants, the several tryals depositions, and judgements obtained against them; with a breviate of several statutes proving repugnant to their actions; with proposals for reducing the excessive rates of coals for the future; and the rise of their Grants appearing in this book.
Gardiner, Ralph. Octavo: viii, 216pp., folding map and 20 plates. Very good copy in modern half-calf. Thomas Bewick supplied the folding frontispiece - see Tattersfield TB 2.146- $341
- $341
Views on the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway
Carmichael, J.W. & Blackmore, John Quarto: title page with engraved vignette, 23 uncoloured engravings on India paper from original drawings by J.W.Carmichael. Each engraving has a tissue guard and descriptive text written by John Blackmore who was engineer to the company. Contemporary half-calf. There is some light marginal foxing but the plates themselves are clean. A very good copy of a scarce title that is often extensively foxed.- $985
- $985
On the Sea-Bathing of Scarborough, with the Various Forms of Baths and Their Medicinal Uses: together with the Analyses of the Mineral Springs & their medicinal Properties. Part I. A New Edition. Illustrated.
Alexander, Wm. Two parts bound in one. Octavo: 69; 63pp., 6 engraved plates including the two frontispieces. Good copy in original stiff cloth covered card. Presentation copy from the author to Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society with their bookplate. Scarce.- $72
- $72
History, Directory, and Gazetteer of the Counties of Durham and Northumberland, and the Towns and Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Together with Richmond, Yarm, and the detached Places Appertaining to the Bishopric and Palatinate of Durham; including Copious Lists of the Seats of Nobility and Gentry, and a Variety of Commercial, Agricultural, & Statistical Information. In Two Volumes
Parson, Wm. & White, Wm. Two volumes octavo 1827/28: clxviii, 504; 684pp. The maps referred to on the title page were not issued with these two volumes but published separately in 1829. Good copies in full calf, rebacked.- $186
- $186
A Memoir of the Rev. John Hodgson. In two volumes.
Raine, Rev James Two volumes octavo: viii, 408; v, 472pp., 2 frontispieces and a folding plan of Felling Colliery. Good copies in original publisher's cloth, neatly rebacked with original spines laid down. Engraved vignette bookplates of Jos Cowen, with 2 figures by river, house & church beyond; printed by Andrew Reid Sons & Co Newcastle.- $180
- $180
Bewick Gleanings: being Impressions from Copperplates and Wood Blocks, Engraved in the Bewick workshop, Remaining in the Possession of the Family Until the Death of the Last Miss Bewick, and Sold Afterwards By order of Her Executors
Boyd, Julia (Editor) Presentation copy in full morocco binding, signed by Julia Boyd. xxiv, 108, (2), 104pp., frontispiece, title page, portrait, and 53 engraved plates with tissue guards, facsimile letter. The portrait of Bewick is a steel engraving by Meyer after Ramsay and is an extra addition for presentation copies. A very good copy, clean and fresh internally, and with only very slight rubbing to the binding.- $365
- $365
Local Records of Historical Register of Remarkable Events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Berwick Upon Tweed from the Earliest Period of Authentic Record to the Present Time; with Biographical Notices . . . A New Edition with numerous illustrations.
Sykes, John & Fordyce, T. Four volume set, 1866-1876. A handsome set in half-calf, spines labelled. Internally crisp and clean. Fordyce re-issued the two volumes originally published by Sykes in 1833, and added two further volumes covering 1833-1866.- $223
- $223
Memoir of John Dobson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects: Containing Some Account of the Revival of Architecture in the North of England with a List of His Works
Dobson, Margaret Jane Quarto: 131pp., portrait with tissue guard, engraving of the original design for Newcastle station. Very good copy in original red morocco backed cloth.- $136
- $136
The Natural History and Antiquities of Northumberland: and of so Much of the County of Durham as Lies between the Rivers Tyne and Tweed; Commonly Called North Bishoprick’ In two volumes.
Wallis, John Two volumes quarto: xxvii, (5), 438, (2 errata leaf); (4), 362, 22, (2 errata leaf)pp. Bookplates of the Lambton family. Some light foxing and browning to early pages of each volume. A small piece has been torn from the top corner of the title-page of Volume I. A handsome set in half-morocco.- $613
- $613
Local Collections, or, Records of Remarkable Events, connected with the Borough of Gateshead, 1854
Gateshead Quarto: 168pp. Very good copy in original cloth, neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Rare: a note on the tile page states "Only sixty copies printed".nThe year 1854 is of particular interest as in October ther Great Fire of Gateshead and Newcastle occured, a tragic and spectacular series of events starting in Gateshead in which a substantial amount of property in the two towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds.- $167
- $167
The Denham Tracts. A Collection of Folklore by , and reprinted from the original tracts and pamphlets printed by Mr. Denham between 1846 and 1859.
Denham, Michael Aislabie & Hardy, Dr. James [editor] Two volumes octavo: xi, (1), 467; xi, (1), 396pp. Bookplates of Ernest H. Savage. Very good clean copies in original publisher's decorated cloth.- $180
- $180
Local Records; or Historical Register of Remarkable Events which have occurred in Northumberland & Durham, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Berwick Upon Tweed; with Biographical Notices . . . 1832-1857
Latimer, John Octavo: iv, 420pp. Very good in modern half-calf. Spine is labelled Vol. V. as this volume was bound as an extra to the four volume set by Sykes & Fordyce. (see our listing of this).- $52
- $52
A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, and Affinity to Other Languages; And Occasional Notices of Local Customs and Popular Superstitions
Brockett, John Trotter Two volumes bound in one. Octavo: xxv, 254; 242pp., portrait frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth, neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Clean internally.- $40
- $40
Architectural Survey of The Churches in the Archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, in the County of Northumberland
Wilson, Frederick Richard Large octavo: viii, 200pp., folding frontispiece and 127 plates, some folding. Half-calf binding, page edges spotted. Various ownership marks on front end-papers including the bookplate of Kathleen Parbury the sculptor of the statue of St. Aidan on Lindisfarne. The rear endpapers have mounted architectural notes probably by Kathleen Parbury.- $56
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