British History

London. F.C. and J. Rivington et al. 1811. Handsomely bound in full diced calfskin. Blind embossed decorative boarders to covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with blind embossed and gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titled morocco labels. Thick, tall 4to. 9" x 11.75". First Ellis Edition - the sole modern edition. Illustrated by a fold-out copper plate engraved Frontis and a woodcut of a heraldic shield en texte. Robert Fabyan (died 1513), chronicler, was born in London, of which he became an Alderman and Sheriff. He kept a diary of notable events, which he expanded into a chronicle entitled, The Concordance of Histories. It covers the period from the arrival of Brutus in England to the death of through the reign of Elizabeth I , and deals mainly with the affairs of London. It was first published in 1515, with the title of The New Chronicles of England and France. Volume has been fastidiously rebacked to lavish effect. Covers moderately rubbed with some darkening and… Read More

Leeds & Wakefield: Robinson, Holdsworth, Hurst. Good+. 1816. Hardcover. Vol. #1) "AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE THE DISTRICTS DESCRIBED IN THOSE WORDS BY BEDE; AND SUPPOSED TO EMBRACE THE LOWER PORTIONS OF AREDALE AND WHARFDALE, TOGETHER WITH THE ENTIRE VALE OF CALDER, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK". Vol. #2) "OR THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE ANCIENT AND POPULOUS TOWN AND PARISH OF LEEDES, AND PARTS ADJACENT, IN THE WEST-RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK. WITH THE PEDIGREE OF MANY OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THOSE PARTS; EXTRACTED FROM RECORDS, ORIGINAL EVIDENCE, AND MANUSCRIPTS". Printed by T. Davison for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth & John Hurst. Portrait frontispieces. Engraved illustrations. Both volumes are re-backed. Leather spines have gilt decorated panels & titles. Texts tight, clean & intact. Marbled endpapers. Each volume measures 11 1/8" x 17 1/8". Scuffed marbled paper covered boards with age darkened edges. Some edge wear… Read More

London: British Government. Good+. 1829. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Blue paper covered boards, leather spine with raised bands and two spine labels. This is the original journal #61 issued in 1829. Contains Appendix #1: "Coal Trade" with color map of North Umberland & Durham, many Charts, drawings, one fold out (116pp) ; Appendix #2: "Dignity of a Peer" (197 pp) Index at rear (28pp). Spine & front leather protected corners are lightly scuffed. Light shelf edge wear. Age toned deckle page edges. Lightly foxed endpaper. Text's interior Is tight, clean & intact. Please inquire if interested in other 19th Century Journals. Rare Section, United Kingdom Historical Reference. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 955 pages .

Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby, 1829 Book. Illus. by Engraved by W. Radclyffe. Good. Half leather. First Edition. [viii], 128 pages + 32 plates and 12 vignettes. Mostly just light spotting to the plates. Pages lightly browned throughout, pages in the second half of the book are spotted. Bound in modern half leather - ink stamp Harrods Ltd to the front free end paper. Spine lightly faded, some amrks and light wear..

Chelmsford: Simpkin, Marshal and Co. Book. Good. Sewn Wraps. First Printing of the First Edition. very good but for nearly detached front cover ( wrap ), worn extremities and stained back cover ( page ). No date. ( Ca 1870 to 1890 ? ) A biting satirical look at British politics, in poetical form, with wonderful cartoons. Dedicated to Gladstone. Scarce..

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme 1810, 7th edition, Corrected. (Hardcover) 445, 362pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Two volumes only of the 3 volume set. Finely bound in red leather with tooled borders and edges, and the spine in compartments with gilt decoration. Edges spackled red. P. 357 / 8 of Vol.2 has been reattached but with some edge damage. Book about William Pitt. (History--England, History--England).

2, Swan Court, Market Street, Manchester: William Hough & Sons, 1 January 1906. First edition, only printing. Leaflet. This extravagantly rare leaflet publication potentially unique thus is the first edition, only printing, of Winston S. Churchills Address to the Electors of North-West Manchester, published on 1 January 1906 in the run up to the first election he contested as a Liberal. Of the three copies known to us, this is the only privately-held copy and the sole example to retain the canvassing leaf insertion inviting the undersigned to declare intention to support the candidature of Mr. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL at the forthcoming General Election. The leaflet consists of a single 16.5 x 10.625 inch (41.91 cm x 26.99 cm) sheet folded once vertically to form four 8.25 x 10.625 inch (20.96 x 26.9 cm) panels. The upper left of the front panel features the same iconic image of a stern and earnest young Churchill later featured on the dust jacket for Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909) and the… Read More

London: Printed for the proprietor; and sold by Wetton and Jarvis, 1818. First edition. Scarce. Hardback mottled boards with paper title label. Part of the title page is printed in gilt letters. Boards are quite rubbed, and the front board is a little loose but holding well. Inside the book has some age toning but is otherwise good. viii, 136 pp. With illustrated frontis. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches). Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796 - 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick. Charlotte was to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III and her father, but died in childbirth - at the tender age of 21.

No Dust Jacket

Book: Volume 14 in Garland Studies in Medieval Literature. No detectable blemishes or signs of neglect or abuse. No page toning, boards and spine are tight and firm (photo). The distinctive copper-colored lettering on the spine is bright and distinct (photo).

Composition of this book includes a Table of Contents, 8 Chapters in chronological order, Notes, Bibliography, and List of Illustrations (75).

New York: Merrill and Baker, 1837. 1837-1886. v. 1-2. The Conquest of Peru.--v. 3-5. The Conquest of Mexico.--v. 6-8. Ferdinand and Isabella.--v. 9-11. The Reign of Charles V.--v. 12-14. The Reign of Philip II.--v. 15. Miscellanies.--v. 16 Life of William H. Prescott, by George Ticknor. SCARCE, Complete 16 volume set bound in half morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at corners. OCLC locates only two copies, at Texas A.&M. and University of Nevada Reno. A lovely and quite uncommon set. . Illustrated Cabinet Edition . Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Very good copy of Pinkerton's collection of rare portraits of Scottish royalty, clergy and celebrities.

Complete with 63 finely engraved copperplates.

With portrait of cross-dressing Frances Stuart as frontispiece, engraved title page dated 1797, list of subscribers, advertisement to Part I, advertisement to Part III dated 1796, and 56 other portraits (one folding) and six engraved plates of royal seals.

With three portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots, and King James IV, two portraits of King James V, and individual portraits of Alexander III, David I, Malcom I, Robert II, Robert III, James I, James II, James III, James VI (later James I of England) and Scottish queens Mary of Guise, Margaret of Denmark, Anne of Denmark.

Among the other interesting characters are the Scottish polymath James Crichton, aka the Admirable Crichton, and Frances Stuart, Duchess of Richmond, a famous beauty at the court of King Charles II of England, cross-dressing as a man, as well as statesmen, clergy, martyrs, etc.… Read More

London: Printed for T. Becket, T. Cadell, and T. Evans, Strand; G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster Row; F. Newbery, Ludgate-Street; and J. Murray, Fleet-Street, 1779. The Third Edition, corrected. Full Calf. Very good. 8vo (22cm). Contemporary full tree calf, gilt tooled borders to covers, gilt dentelles, gilt titles to spine on red morocco labels with gilt tooled compartments. Marbled endpapers. With copper engraved vignette portraits throughout. Vol. I: viii, 384 + [23], Index. Vol. II: 420 + [28] Index. Vol. III: pp. 454 + [22] Index. Vol. IV: pp. 412, + [23] index. Previous owners' names, initials, to first blank and half title, Vol I. A pretty binding, now somewhat tired, joints rubbed, occasional scuff marks, minor loss to head of spines of vols I, III, and IV. Still a sound set, pages tight and free of marks.

Original 1852 Near Fine Green First Edition Blind Stamped Hardcover. Clean 224 pp. Color Frontis. NOT a library copy. Nineteenth Century Bookplate of Warren B Middleton. Except for rear endpaper toning stain ( see scan) this rare Arthurian and Scilly folklore treasure is in handsome Near Fine condition if not better. Tight binding.The opening sedtion on Mordred's rebellion and the death of Arthur and the loyal Guinevere (I agree with this unique pro-Guinevere portrayal) is so poignant and moving. Also Lyonesse and Scilly Folklore. Please see all seven of our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans, Table of Contents, Endpaper stains, Spine, Cover, A sample of the Arthurian story.

16 mo. (6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches) London: R. Baldwin in Warwick-lane, 1697. Original First Edition. 7 preliminary leaves, two volumes in one: 80, 392 pages; good condition: rebound in late eighteenth, or early nineteenth century brown mottled calf, with gilt decorated spine laid down, raised bands, (missing label), minor wear to covers at front hinge (not affecting contents), lacking frontis.

There are thiry-one letters are that supposedly give insight into secret diplomatic transactions between the English and French courts. "History of the Stuarts," is a perceptive contemporaneous account.

Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket near new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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Relatively few garments survive from before the eighteenth century, and the history of costume in the preceding centuries must therefore rely to a great extent on literary and visual evidence. This book, the first of its kind, examines Stuart England through the mirror of dress. It argues that both artistic and literary sources can be read and decoded for important information on dress and the way it was perceived in a period of immense political, social, and cultural change.Focusing on the rich visual culture of the seventeenth century, including portraits, engravings, fashion plates, and sculpture, and on literary sources poetry, drama, essays, sermons the distinguished historian of dress Aileen Ribeiro creates a fascinating… Read More