Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest.
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843. Half Calf. Vols 1-8 (in 4 books). Contemporary half calf. Fine binding. An attractive set in early half calf binding.
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843. Half Calf. Vols 1-8 (in 4 books). Contemporary half calf. Fine binding. An attractive set in early half calf binding.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1855. Half Morroco. 12 vols (in 6 + atlas). Plus atlas by AK Johnston (1855). 8vo + 8vo oblong. Plates. 108 military plans. Contemporary half morocco. A very good set with atlas of battle plans.
Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., 1863. Half Calf. 3 vols. Vol I, ABE-CUR; Vol II, DAL-MAC; Vol III, MAC-ZET &c. Handsomely bound in half black calf with raised bands and gilt titles to spines. Plates and illustrations. Gilt page edges. Additional postage will be required for this heavy set...
London: J. Harris, 1825. Hardcover. pp. iv, 296. Frontispiece & plates. Original quarter roan and papered boards. Back joint showing a little wear A good original copy.
London: Edward Baines, 1822. Full Calf. 2 vols. Vol. 1 pp. xii, 654, cxliv. Vol. 2pp. [14], 654, [2]. Very good in full early calf.
London: George Virtue, 1838. Full Morocco. 2 volumes, Plates throughout. Original full morocco and gilt binding. A handsome set.
London: Longman, 1815. Half Morocco. Pp. xx, 348. Large folding map (of Guernsey) and 29 plates. Contemporary half tree calf and marbled boards. Leather label, gilt on front board with initials of original owner. A very good, complete copy in fine contemporary binding.
London: HMSO, 1976. Hardcover. pp.425, d/w excellent condition. 80 plates and many illustrations. Author inscription. Everything you need to know about cannons from the earliest time.
London: Bentley, 1883. Original Cloth. Pp. xvi, 430. Coloured frontispiece, 5 plates of uniforms (3 hand-coloured) & 2 folding maps. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt crests to front board and spine A handsome complete copy in contemporary leather, gilt binding.
London: Frederick Warne. Tree Calf. c. 1870. Frontispiece. Contemp tree calf & gilt. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Bookplates to endboards. Minor foxing to some pages A handsome copy.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. New Edition. Half Morocco. pp xi, 328. Frontis. Handsome green half morocco binding. Elaborate gilt panelling to spine. Neat gilt crest to front board and lower spine, no other markings. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Foxing to prelims only, otherwise clean and clear.
London: R Royston, 1677. 1st Edition. Hardcover. [2, title pages, dedications, preface, errata, contents], 436 pp, [12 index]. Frontispiece engraving plus 2 others. In 7 books. Full contemporary mottled calf, red spine label, slight wear at head of spine. Internally near fine. Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish historian and philosopher.....
London: Murray, 1845. Hardcover. Pp.xvi,227,List of Books; Original blue ribbed cloth, with gilt decorations, AEG. Portrait frontispiece, illustrations and some foxing. Early ink inscription on fly presented 'from his sincere friend', 'on his leaving Eton'. Externally a sparkling copy.
London: 1801. Unbound. An attractive hand-coloured map showing Hundreds and the reference numbers, showing the churches, dwellings, etc.
London: Joseph Wild, 1701. Orig Half Morocco. 2 vols. 53 (of 60?) folding maps. Vol 1.[24] including Life of Camden, pp 466; vol 2 [1], pp 467-842, 1-103 [Scotland], [4] index. Occasional library marks on verso of maps or odd text page. Marbled boards boards somewhat rubbed, handsomely re-spined in.....
Amsterdam: G Jansson, 1617. Hardcover. Pp. [12], 714, [26].38 maps (1 folding, which has been neatly backed/repaired), hand written list of contents on front end paper. Margins trimmed with occasional loss. Full contemporary calf, a e g, gilt decorations on spine (some wear). The rare early first Amsterdam abridged edition.....
London: John Murray, 1923. Cloth. pp326, frontis. 'With sketches and a plan by George A. Brandram and other illustrations'.
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1922. Hardcover. xvi, 387 pp, numerous b&w photographic illustrations. 2 vols in one. Comprehensive illustrated discussions on bedsteads, gothic woodwork, staircases, tables etc etc. Extra postage charges will be incurred because of the heavy nature of the book.
London: Chambers, 1938. Hardcover. pp 1006. Original cloth.
London: MacMillan & Co., 1903. 1st Edition. Full Tree Calf. pp. xi, 243. 8 illustrated plates. Prize binding. Gilt crest on front cover. A handsome and good complete copy of the rare first edition.
London: MacMillan, 1883. Hardcover. KINGSLEY, Charles (Kingsley's Works) 5 vols. Contemporary half roan, raised bands. Alton Locke Hypatia Yeast Hereward the Wake Westward Ho An attractive set.
London: S. Piper, 1830. Half Morocco. Pp. xviii, Frontispiece, engraved title, 16 plates, some on India paper (foxing occurs on the margins of these plates). Contemporary half morocco, aeg. A very good large paper copy with a handsome spine.
London: Bentley, 1856. Early Half Morocco. 2 vols. Early half crushed morocco, 6 engraved portraits. A very nice set.
London: Ackermann, 1821. Hardcover. Various editions. 1818-1821, But all in same original cloth. Original acquatints by Rowlandson. Original cloth, gilt spine. Back joint on first vol. slightly cracked. Minor wear. Generally a good set in the original binding. Quite complete with all plates present.
Birmingham: Baskerville, 1761. Hardcover. 3 vols. Engraved plates. Full contemporary calf. A handsome set.