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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1906]. First Edition. Hardcover. An undated likely first edition (1906) of Volume One only (of three) of Thomas Babington Macaulay's influential History of England. Written from a Whig point of view, this provides a detailed look at the history of England from 1685 to 1702. With an unattributed introduction. First issued by Everyman's Library in 1906 in three volumes, this work was later issued in four volumes. Everyman's Library #34, an entry in EL's History series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full scarlet cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature to both front… Leer más

London: The Folio Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. A deluxe illustrated Folio Society edition of Thomas Babington Macaulay's influential History of England. Written from a Whig point of view, the author provides a detailed look at the history of England from 1685 to 1702. Each volume with color frontis painted portraits of various English monarchs and two sections of plates bearing color photos of people and scenes described in the book. With a foreword by Richard J. Evans and an introduction by Peter Rowland. --- Handsomely bound in full brown buckram cloth-covered boards with spine titling & horizontal rules in gilt, each cover blocked with reproduction of a period coin, bearing the image of various monarchs. This hefty set is housed in a shared brown paper-covered slipcase. --- An about-Fine, well-preserved set lacking markings or significant damages. Slipcase also in great shape. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested… Leer más

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c.1906]. First Edition. Hardcover. An undated likely first edition (1906) of Volume Three only (of three) of Thomas Babington Macaulay's influential History of England. Written from a Whig point of view, this provides a detailed look at the history of England from 1685 to 1702. First issued by Everyman's Library in 1906 in three volumes, this work was later issued in four volumes. Everyman's Library #36, an entry in EL's History series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full scarlet cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature to both front free endpaper and title page, some… Leer más

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0312135165 . Stated first U.S. edition. A historical novel written from the viewpoint of Queen Victoria's diary. With Victoria's family tree at front of volume. --- In black paper-covered boards with titling in gilt to spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A tightly-bound, sound copy but with slight soiling to covers.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xi, 415 pages .

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0806309989 . [Genealogy] Fourth edition, 1983. American version of a work published in Great Britain as 'In Search of Ancestry'. With line drawings by Joan Harris, with additional illustrations. A basic guide to conducting a genealogical search in the U.K. From the jacket flap: "the most helpful and informative book on the subject [of geneaology]" --- In burgundy paper-covered boards, w/gilt-stamped spine titling. In jacket with color painting of a British family. --- Interior with yellow highlightings on several pages; otherwise a firm, bright, clean copy. Jacket is nice and bears orig. $25 flap price. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 212 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312286961 . In-depth look at six men who surrounded Henry VIII and their part in the story of this sometimes unbelievable monarch. In top shape, w/prev owner's gold embossed sticker front free endpaper. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 576 pages .

London: Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers. Very Good. 1968. Softcover. An illustrated abridgment of Sir Winston Churchill's monumental 4-volume "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples". Abridgment by Timothy Baker. In this work, the long history of Britain is explored, from earliest days through Queen Victoria's reign in the late 19th century. With dozens of illustrations, photos and maps in color and black & white. --- A softcover in stiff green wraps, with a collage of color images to covers. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy but with area of chafing to top edge of spine.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 312 pages .

New York: Longmans, Green and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. The incomparable Ivanhoe in an older copy. In full blue cloth covers with creased cover corner, wear at corners and minor interior page creases. Fountain penned name, front free endpaper. This work published using very thin papers, and with helpful annotations throughout to aid the reader with this very old work. Book very well made, is solid and complete. This edition first published 1897, this reprint followed several other printings of the orig edition. ; Longman's English Classics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hogarth Press / Chatto & Windus, Random House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 070116879X . A 1999 facsimile edition of the original, limited 1919 edition. In her short story, Virginia Woolf presents musings set against the marvelous Kew Gardens, just outside London. With decorations on every page in black & white by her sister, Vanessa Bell. This facsimile even offers a duplicated limitation page, purporting to limit "this edition" to 500 numbered copies. --- In brown and white paper-covered boards with Vanessa Bell art in color to front panel. Unpaginated (about 50 pp.). Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- An about-Near Fine copy with ever-so-slight back cover soiling, else clean, tightly-bound, and bright.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; c.50 pp pages .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. A biography of Charles II (1630-1685), who served as King of Scotland, and later as King of England, Scotland and Ireland following the Restoration in 1660. Despite lacking significant accomplishments during his reigns, Charles was a very popular monarch, especially with common citizens. With 16 pages of color plates and 100 illustrations in black & white. Includes an introduction by general editor Antonia Fraser. --- In full purple cloth-covered boards with cover coat of arms portion and spine titling, both in gilt. Dust jacket with Jansenss painting of Charles dancing to front panel. --- With some light sunning to cloth and inked gift inscription to front endpaper, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Dust jacket with unclipped $10 flap price, minor chafing and creasing to edges but overall intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in.… Leer más

Middlesex, England: Penguin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Softcover. 0140057358 . The physical locations in Great Britain that served as backdrops for many literary classics are described in this work. Such authors as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, W. B. Yeats, the Brontës and many others set their stories in locations in England, Scotland and Ireland. These locations are described, along with numerous drawings, photos and maps. Includes a lengthy "Atlas and Gazetteer" section whose maps include cross-references to authors who used these locales. --- A softcover, with color photo of an English landscape to front panel. --- A tightly-bound, sound copy though some curling to front cover.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 287 pages .

London: Ian Allen. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. A roundup of the various types of locomotives and other equipment used on United Kingdom railroads in the 1960s. With numerous b&w and color photos. Text supplies details about the trains pictured. No author or editorial names are provided. --- In pictorial hardcovers; lacks a dust jacket (likely as issued). --- A clean, bright copy without markings but with mildly bumped cover corners. Scarce in this edition.; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 64 pages .

London: Vintage / Random House. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 0099422581 . A softcover UK edition of Peter Ackroyd's history of the great English capital, which has been acclaimed as THE book about London. From the earliest days with Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 54 BC, to the turn of the twenty-first century, this work carries the reader through the rich and varied life of the city. Chock full of b&w and color photos, paintings and drawings, along with maps and a chronology. Indexed. --- In stiff wraps with multiple color images to covers. --- An excellent copy: tightly-bound and sturdy, though with mild tanning to leaves.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxiii, 822 pages .

Ted Smart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0091788080 . A collection of vivid color photos by Jason Hawkes taken from a helicopter in the air above London and environs. These eye-catching pictures emphasize the splendor of the English capital city. Mr. Hawkes shares views of the central city and its many buildings and monuments; as well as outlying areas such as Kew Gardens. With text by Felix Barker. --- In pictorial paper-covered boards with view of St. Paul's Cathedral to front cover. Volume wrapped in jacket which repeats the St. Paul's image. --- A well-preserved copy: bright, tightly-bound and unmarked but with a mild bump to tail of spine. Price-clipped dust jacket also in excellent condition. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 144 pages .

London: Walter Scott. Good with no dust jacket. 1887. Hardcover. A collection of writings which first appeared in the authors' British journals "The Tatler" and "The Spectator" in the early 18th century. Edited by Walter Lewin. An entry in publisher's "The Camelot Series", edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In navy cloth-covered boards with titling on label pasted to spine. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, somewhat brittle leaves, rounded cover corners and chafing to spine ends and title label, else a sound, tightly-bound copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xv, (4), 360 (4, ads) pages .

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Printing. Hardcover. 1555841686 . First printing of First US Edition. In maroon half cloth and maroon paper-covered boards. Clean, bright, unmarked interior. Priceclipped dust jacket has minor scuffing, otherwise in good shape. Sir Winston's grandson shares memories of his days with his famous grandfather and father. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 261 pages .

Boston: Herbert B. Turner & Co.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. A 1904 American edition of a series of remembrances and biographical sketches by Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes profiles of his father Thomas Stevenson and other acquaintances, as well as his musings on a variety of topics. With tissue-guarded frontis portrait of RLS from a sketch by J. W. Alexander. Also with 12 plates bearing black & white images of people and scenes mentioned in the book. --- In maroon cloth-covered boards with elaborate gilt-stamped spine & cover decorations and titling; TEG (top edge gilt) and sewn-in red satin placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper and to title page, slight sunning to spine, otherwise an excellent copy: tightly-bound, clean and sturdy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xiii, 271 pages .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1905. Hardcover. A biography of England's Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). Cromwell, a Puritan, was active in the English Civil War, leading the armies of Parliament against King Charles I, who was captured and beheaded. Cromwell became the head of state as "Lord Protector." This edition with numerous black & white plates bearing portraits of key figures and photos of buildings and scenes, as well as numerous maps (some of which fold out). An entry in publisher's Heroes of the Nations series. --- In full burgundy cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in gilt to cover and spine. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A loosened front hinge has been carefully repaired on this item. With frequent discreet penciled underlinings, prior owner's signatures to front free endpaper and to title page, else a tightly-bound, stabilized copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; xiii, 496, (8, ads) pages .

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. Hardcover. A 1919 reprint of the 1912 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition presenting the 1843 collection of essays by Scotland's Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). In this work, the author reshapes a medieval chronicle to comment on ". . .modern evils, social, political and cultural life [in Britain during his time]" (per Ross, p.84). With author's summary of the contents, as well as an index, at rear of volume. Includes an "appreciation" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Number 608 in Everyman's Library catalog in their Essays and Belles-Lettres series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full orange cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed once-gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page,… Leer más

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition of author's description of the society and events in England and Scotland during Shakespeare's time. With 12 black & white illustrations. --- In olive cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on cover and spine; top edge gilt, remaining textblock edges heavily deckled. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down and some toning to spine, else a clean, firm, unmarked copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 187 pages .