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(anon) . INFORMATIONS AND OTHER PAPERS RELATING TO THE TREASONABLE VERSES FOUND AT OXFORD JULY 17, 1754
Oxford 1755 Printed and sold by Daniel Prince. Sworn testimonies of a milliner, fruitseller, housewife walking on street, laundress, etc. 8vo., 45pp., The original article in later plain wraps., Small ownership stamp on title page and verso and on lower margin of both sides of final leaf. VG, a few water stains on corners of text. (a37841)
$125.00 (cambridge) . THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES OF THE UNIVERSITY, WITH A SKETCH OF THE PLACES MOST WORTHY OF REMARK IN THE COUNTY
Cambridge 1837 new editions, J. &. J. J Deighton; Thomas Stevenson; and Richard Newby. 12mo., 272pp., foldout map and 32 engravings from drawings by MacKenzie, original maroon leather boards with gilt title on front. Good, new spine and new end papers. (a51948)
$90.00 (oxford) . HANDBOOK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Oxford 1939. Sm.8vo., 471pp., photo illus., foldout map at rear, index, boards. VG, no DJ. (a39939)
$30.00 (oxford) . THE AMERICAN OXONIAN 28 ISSUES
Claremont 1993. 28 issues of the Magazine of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, published four times per year. October 1953 (Oxford Reunion Number), July 1969, July 1970, July 1971, July 1974, Number 2 1975, January 1976, July 1976, Spring 1981, Spring 1982, Spring 1984, Spring 1985, Winter, Spring, Fall 198, Winter 1987, Fall 1988, Winter, Summer 1989, Winter, Spring 1991, Spring, Summer 1992, Spring, Summer 1993, Spring, Summer 1994, Spring 1998. 8vo., wraps. VG. Set of 28 issues: (a43185)
$135.00 (oxford) . THE INFLUX OF COMMONERS INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BEFORE 1581 AN OPTICAL ILLUSION?
London 1977. Article (25pp.) in The English Historical Review. Included in a complete issue with several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a62790a)
$25.00 Arkwright, G. E. P. . CATALOGUE OF MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY OF CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD PART 1, WORKS OF ASCERTAINED AUTHORSHIP
1971. Reprint of Oxford University Press edition of 1915. Preface by T. B. Strong. Book compiled from list made in 1845-47. Alphabetical listing including works of Orlando Gibbons, Giacomo Carissimi, Palestrina, Scarlatti, etc. Sm.8vo., 128pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a47189)
$22.00 Carpenter, Nan Cooke . THE STUDY OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IN THE RENAISSANCE (1450 - 1600)
NY 1955. Article (24pp.) in the The Musical Quarterly. One of several articles included in a complete issue of this journal. 8vo., wraps. Good, light wear, light soiling. (a59961d)
$30.00 Froude, J. A. . LIFE AND LETTERS OF ERASMUS - LECTURES DELIVERED AT OXFORD 1893-4
NY 1894 Scribners. 8vo. , 433pp., index, hardcover. Good, new endpapers. (a51586)
$45.00 Fulman, William . NOTITIA OXONIENSIS ACADEMIAE
Londini 1675 Typis T. R. Impensis Ric. Davis. An orientation brochure for Oxford explaining its officers and departments and listing famous alumnae and so on. Large octavo, 112pp., later wraps. VG. (a1166)
$199.00 Maine, Sir Henry Sumner . VILLAGE-COMMUNITIES IN THE EAST AND WEST, SIX LECTURES DELIVERED AT OXFORD
London 1876 3rd John Murray. Much on early legal systems, especially English. Chapters on: Comparative Jurisprudence, Sources of Indian Law, Feudalism, Early History of Price and Rent, etc. Octavo, 413pp., 3/4 leather with red and blue marbled boards. Bookplate and owner signed on end paper. VG, about a third of spine label chipped off, some foxing on initial and final pages. (a66616)
$95.00 Mee, Arthur (editor) . THE KING'S ENGLAND OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY OF IMPERISHABLE FAME
London 1942 (reprinted). 8vo., 415pp., illus., index, boards. Owner signed and dated, some pencil notes on front free blank. VG, bo DJ. (a39935)
$35.00 Pantin, W.A. . THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN OXFORD
London 1947. In The Antiquaries Journal, Volume XXVII, July-October 1947, Numbers 3,4 at pp. 120-150, monochrome photo illus. Whole issue has several articles. Sm.4to., pp.113-226, illustrations, wraps. VG, some wear at edges. (a42706a)
$35.00 Shipley, Sir Arthur E. . CHRISTOPHER TANCRED A NEGLECTED BENEFACTOR
Cambridge 1925 Private Circulation, University press. Tancred, 1689-1754, left large endowment for students in Divinity, Law and Physic. 12mo., 39pp., frontis of Shipley, wraps. Good, cover a bit browned and lightly frayed on edges. (a37908)
$40.00 Skelton, Joseph . PIETAS OXONIENSIS, OR, RECORDS OF OXFORD FOUNDERS
Oxford 1828 1st. Skelton. Folio (17 inches by 13 inches), 96pp. plus lists of subscribers, 25 fullpage engraved plates including stunning portrait of Henry 8th and two scenic views of Oxford, original 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards. Large paper subscription copy, with Proofs bound in at rear. Good, leather and edges rubbed and moderately worn, some occasional light foxing, especially on backs and margins of plates. (a50015)
$350.00 Smith, William Jay . THE MAN FROM HOPE
Claremont 1993. Poem in Volume LXXX of the American Oxonian, the Magazine of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, Winter 1993 (issue dedicated to William Jefferson Clinton, the first Rhodes Scholar to be inaugurated President of the United States, at pp.2-3. An astounding piece of obsequious, sycophantic doggerel. 8vo., 107pp., wraps. VG. (a43184b)
$75.00 Trevor-Roper, H. R. . HISTORY PROFESSIONAL AND LAY AN INAUGURAL LECTURE DELIVERED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Oxford 1957 Clarendon. 8vo., 23pp., printed wraps. Good. (a53436)
$20.00 Woolley, A. R. . OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND CITY
NY 1951 1st Oxford. Square8vo., 208pp., photo illus. Street map of Oxford on end papers. VG, slight browning on end papers, no DJ. (a32369)
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