History from Thomas Rare Books

USA: Harper Paperbacks 370pp. Colour card illus. covers. Scarce in the UK. Like new. No inscriptions.. 1st US Paperback Edition. paperback. Fine. 4to.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1994. 497pp. Attraction colour illus. brown d.j. with a minor toning to the spine. A lovely unmarked copy. No inscriptions or marks. 1st edition, 2nd impression. Hardback. Fine/Fine, spine sunned. large 8vo.

New York: Seven Stories Press, 2004. 431pp. Originally pub. in French in 1998 'Memoires d'un payson bas-breton'. Translated from the French by Linda Asher. . 1st edition, 1st impression. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1889. 2 volumes set complete. Large format 24cms. French pub. with french text. A scarce two volume set. These rare memoirs were hidden until this first edition of 1889. General Gouran [1783-1852]was Napoleans First Ordance Officer. With original bookplates of Arnald Chaplin to both volumes. Rather cheaply bound but a scarce complete 2 volume set.. 1st edition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press 343pp. Colour illus. d.j. 'Mr. Lundardi;s Balloon 29th June 1785. No inscriptions, wear, fading marks or underlining. Like new.. 1st edition, 1st Impression. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: Elliot Stock, 1901. 50pp. Pb. brown cloth, gilt. {nbThe Head of the spine has been pulled and is lacking 1cm]. A very rare item with a contemporary account of the two month seige of Peking. 1st Edition. Hardback. V.g.. Small 8vo.

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1919. xiii, 414pp. errata slip, 3 maps present in the rear pouch.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. Large 8vo.

London: Faber and Faber, 1981. 266pp. 157 text figures and illus.. Faber compliments slip enclosed. Orig. pub 1951. New and Revised Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine, spine faded a little. small 4to.

Lodon and Rio Grande: The Hambleton Press, 1996. xvi, 784pp. Colour illus. pictorial d.j. [sunned as often but all fine]. No inscriptions. 231 figs. including photographs, maps, plans and illus. A heavy volume in findition but the d.j. spine has some fading. A lovely copy with no marks or inscriptions.. 1st edition. Hardback. Hardback/fine but spine sunned . 4to.

London: Bickers & Son at al, 1875. xix, 544pp; xv, 568; xiii, 612pp, index. A fine complete set with half calf black calf binding and marbled boards. Some occasional light foxing to front and rear leaves but very clean generally. A lovely polished black half-calf contemporary binding with gilt titles to the spines and red morocco gilt labels to each… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1853. xii, 495 pp., with folding map of St. Helena; Vol. 1: frontispiece of Hudson Lowe xii, 495 pp., with folding map of St. Helena (edges show some tanning, light wear); Vol. 2: frontispiece of Longwood; iv, 490 pp.; Vol. 3: frontispiece of Longwood; vi, 529 pp. Dark blue patterned calf with marbled end-papers and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London and New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1899. Frontis. photo portrait of the author, 399pp. A few stamps of the Nottingham Zionist Club Library. Pub. attractive gilt illus binding depicting the scales of justice to the cover. Strong and heavy binding, toned. Lacking the f.f.e.p.. 1st Edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo. Ex-Library.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1908. xx,364pp. Illus. with photo plates. Original blue buckram, gilt. Gilt titles to the covers. A nice copy. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo.

London: The Jewish Historical Society, 1934. xv, 480pp. index. Pub. green buckram, gitl titles to the spine. A fine copy. Portrait of Lucien Wolf. Edited and preface by Cecil Roth. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London: Edward Arnold, 1920. 248pp. Frontispiece photo of the chai room at Dartmoor. Pub. blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. An original copy of a scarce book. Nice condition.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. 8vo.

London: House of Stratus, 2001. 181pp. Purple/white illus. card covers. Minor spotting to the rear cover. . 1st paperback edition. paperback. Fine. large 8vo.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1931. xii, 116, 8pp. Original red cloth, gilt with no fading or wear. . Ninth edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. Small 8vo.

London: BCA, 1994. 192 pages including index. Photo illus. . re-issue. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

USA: Astragal Press, 1993. 503pp.. Over 1,000 illustrations by the author. Illus. white d.j.[couple of tiny paint marks otherwise a lovely copy]. No clipping, wear, fading or inscriptions.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Uk: Sussex Academic Press, 2001. xxix, 567pp, index. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.. 1st paperback edition. Paperback. Fine. large 8vo.