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Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn .., The Whole Now First Published, from the Original MSS., 2 vols., 1818, engraved portrait frontispiece to each, ten engraved plates (one folding & one double-page), folding pedigrees, some spotting, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, 4to, together with Pepys (Samuel) , Memoirs of Samuel Pepys..., and a Selection from his Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard Lord Braybrooke, 5 vols., 2nd edition, 1828, engraved portrait frontispieces and few plates (some folding), some spotting mostly to margins, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, early 20th century half calf by Hatchards, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, 8vo, with Gibbon (Edward) , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, with Notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Edited, with Additional Notes, by William Smith 8 vols., 1854-1855, engraved portraits and folding maps, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spines, 8vo, and Fitzgerald (Percy) , Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office..., 2 vols., 1888, numerous uncoloured plates, top edge gilt, early 20th century half morocco gilt by Bayntun of Bath, joints rubbed, 8vo, with Gorton (John) , A General Biographical Dictionary, 4 vols., new edition, 1851, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, plus Clarendon (Edward, Earl of) , The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England..., 7 vols., Oxford, 1849, original cloth, spines faded, some with slight wear to spine ends, 8vo (28)