(Oxford Spectator). THE OXFORD SPECTATOR. Oxford J. Vincent 1878.
Facsimile Edition. Square 8vo. [iv] + 124pp. Light browning, with the ownership inscription of ‘Edgar W. Willett June 1878’, original lettered cloth, faded and stained, spine chipped with loss.
No. I Tuesday, Nov. 26. 1867-No. XXXI Tuesday, December 7 1868. Limited to 250 Copies. Edgar William Willett (1856 - 1928)
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(Schools Ephemera). SCHOOLS EPHEMERA. Prospectus for Institution de Mme Rey Sm. A4 sheet; British Governesses Hom 811 Vergindungsbahn Hamburg Lady Superintendent Miss Hopper, with a note from Miss Hopper regarding terms to the rear June 8th 1907; Invoice from Bradbourne College for Girls for the tuition of Miss Margaret Wood; Offprint ‘On Visual Education as Applied to Geology’ one sheet printed both sides; National School Battle Certificate issued to Charles Thomas February 25th 1886’; Avonclyffe Modern School Bromley Kent Report for Dorothy Dussant Summer Term 1922’ A4 sheet; The Eamonson Charity ... Jan. 1st 1853; The Royal Drawing Society ... Certify[ing that] Dana Middey Carver aged 10 ... June 1931’ printed both sides; Decorated certificate of Merit for Lydia Driver ... 13.3.24’; [Exam paper] Subject XXIII Physiography 1899; Price List of Chemical Apparatus and Chemicals. worn; Holy Trinity Schools Bordesley Special Certificate for Good Attendance; Four Reward cards for George Lucy from East Lambeth Division Woods Road School; Two Records of Progress for Ethel Harbour 1906 & 1907 from Rothschild School; Department of Science & Art Pass card for James Ashford 1884; Gorgie School Attendance Card for Lizzie Brown; etc etc. with further pieces of ephemera and related material form various schools.

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Austen-Leigh, Richard Arthur. THE ETON COLLEGE REGISTER 1698-1790. Alphabetically arranged and Edited with Biographical Notes. Eton: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. 1921-7.
2 vols. Large 8vo. xxxii + 412pp. + xxxvi + 622pp. Light marginal age toning, sl. shaken, colour illus. of Eton College affixed to both front f.e.ps., original gilt lettered dark red cloth with gilt armorial device to upper boards, minor soiling and rubbing, corners and fore edge of upper board to vol. 1 sl. bumped, some fading and watermarking to cloth of vol. 2, spines faded moreso to vol. 2, head and tail of spines sl. bumped, t.e.g.
Volume 1 inscribed to front free endpaper - ‘Vicary Gibbs with the Editor’s Kind regards Apr. 27. 1927.’
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Barker, G.F. Russell and Stenning, Alan H. (Compilers) et al. THE RECORD OF OLD WESTMINSTERS A Biographical List of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1917. Chiswick/Stellar Press 1928-78.
3 vols. and 2 Supplementary vols. thus 5 in total. Profusely ills. Vols. 1 & 2 ex-libris Archibald Edward Balfour, e.ps. lightly browned, gilt lettered variable blue cloth, minor wear and markings, spines bumped.
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Clutton-Brock, A. ETON. George Bell and Sons 1900.
1st Ed. Sm. 8vo. xii + 246pp. 46 ills. from photos by the Rev. T. Perkins and others. Marbled e.ps., prize bookplate, inner gilt dentelles, bound by Spottiswoode in full gilt lettered red morocco, minor marking and light soiling, corners very sl. rubbed, gilt ruled edges, raised bands and gilt title to lightly faded spine, a.e.g.
£50.00 [ref: 289182]

Cooper, Charles Henry and Thompson. ATHENAE CANTABRIGIENSES. 1500-1609. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell & Co.; ... 1858-61.
2 vols. [vi] + viii + 589pp. + [i] + viii + 569pp. + [i] + [ii] + 16pp. publ. adverts. Ex.-libris Walter Harold Wilkin, with the signature of William Selwun ? College Cambridge’ to pastedown of vol. 1, pp.169-172 taped to margins, some sporadic light spotting, gilt lettered green cloth with blind ruled edges, boards faded and sl. marked, corners and head and tail of spines sl. bumped, spines browned.
£40.00 [ref: 288164]

Edgeworth, Maria & R.L. ESSAYS ON PRACTICAL EDUCATION. London: Printed for R. Hunter ... and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy 1822.
New Ed. 3 vols. Some sporadic light browning and spotting, fore edge of first few leaves in vol. 2 sl. waterstained, new e.ps., rebacked in later gilt lettered grey cloth with contemporary blue boards, boards soiled and rubbed with some waterstaining, wear to edges and corners, edges of leaves uncut.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817). British author. His theories on education were published in Practical Education, 1798. This work was written in collaboration with his daughter Maria (1767-1849) who after his death completed his memoirs.
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Emden, A.B. A BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD TO A.D. 1500. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1989.
Reprint. 3 vols. Large 8vo. Good in original gilt lettered navy cloth.
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Emden, A.B. A BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD A.D. 1501 to 1540. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1974.
1st Ed. Large 8vo. xxiv + 742pp. Good in price clipped d/w. faded to edges and spine.
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Farmer, John S. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL WORD-BOOK. A Contribution to a Historical Glossary of Words Phrases and Turns of Expression Obsolete and in Present Use peculiar to our Great Public Schools together with some that have been or the Modish at the Universities. London: Privately Issued for Subscribers only by Hirschfeld Brothers 1900.
Royal 8vo. viii + 244pp. Sporadic spotting, very light marginal browning, new e.ps., contemporary boards lightly soiled and browned with some wear to corners, rebacked in modern cloth with paper title label to spine.
£35.00 [ref: 261787]