Memorials of Stepney Parish; that is to say the vestry minutes from 1579 to 1662, now first printed, with an introduction and notes by Hill, G.W. & Frere, W.H. (editors) - 1890

Cambridge Univ. Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Large Book - between A4 and A3. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's signature in ink. Deckled edges (rough cut), browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; England; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 1815. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Westminster: Printed for The Camden Society, 1884 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. XIV, 300pp, bound in original brown cloth, with blind stamped borders. ASSOCIATION COPY - From the personal collection of Francis M. O'Brien, author and Legendary Maine Bookseller (no markings). ALSO signature of "David Baird Smith" on the ffp. Covers show bumped corners, edge wear/tear to top/heel of backstrip. Pencil notations on back free endpaper. BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. Scottish History.

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

This is an exceptionally maintained Book published in 1904. It is a Biography of William II, the Emperor of Germany. The Author, Marguerite Cunliffe-Owens, remained anonymous and did not include her name anywhere on this Book as she had done with several of her other Books. This Book has 282 pages and 16 illustrations. This Book also includes a signature by Emperor William dated 1903 under his photo in the frontispiece.

Imitations en grec de nos romans de chevalerie depuis le XIIe siècle. vii+371 pp. Imprimé à l'Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1866. Chapitre 1: Les derniers romanicer grecs, dits byzantins. Chapitre 2: Rapports de l'Europe avec l'Orient, surtout à l'époque des croisades. Chapitre 3: Aperçu général des oeuvres grecques où se montre l'influence des poëmes français. Chapitre 4: Le vieux chevalier - Analyse. Chapitre 5: Les amours de Belthandros le Romain et de la Belle Chrysantza, fille du roi d'Antioche la Grande. Chapitre 6: Les amours de Lybistros, chevalier latin et de Rhodamné, princesse d'Arménie - Analyse; Rapprochements avec quelques oeuvres du Moyen Âge. Chapitre 7: Les romans de la guerre de Troie, par Benoît de Sainte-More, poëme français terminé vers l'an 1180. Chapitre 8: Poëme grec publié par M. Bekker, 1845 - Il Filocopo, di Giovanni Boccacio. Chapitre 9: Bélisaire, poëme en grec moderne par Géorgillas Limnitès. Chapitre 10: ΙIstoyre du vaillant chevalier Pierre,… Read More

A Brown & Sons Limited, Hull, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Lightly marked pale blue firm covers with gilt lettering and decoration, darkened spine, sound binding except for pages 49-64 being detached, darkened end-papers, clean pages, large fold-out colour plan has horizontal tear. Contains: Advertisements; United Kingdom Commercial Travellers' Association, Hull Branch, details and portraits, Hon. Secretaries for Hull Conference including vignettes; Port of Hull Society & Sailors' Orphan Homes; The City of Hull Official Handbook with a Historical and Commercial Review, 1908 by Sir Albert Kaye Rollit and edited by H E Cooper Newham, introduction by H Feldman, Mayor containing: A Walk with the Visitor Round the Old Town; Round Modern Hull; Round the Docks; The City and Port of Hull - Historical and Commercial; The Co-operative Movement; Municipal Establishments; Visitors' Appendix; Adverisements; Index to Advertisers; Large fold-out coloured map… Read More

1736 (date on title page, differs from spine); attractive original calf binding in excellent condition; raised bands, title and date (1735) to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges stained red - please see images; this is a compendium of four plays, each with its own title page and frontis. , as follows | 1. The Conscious Lovers (Jacob Tonson MCCCXXXV), 2. The Funeral or Grief a la Mode ( Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 3. The Tender Husband (Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 4. The Lying Lover ( W Feales, MDCCXXXVI) | this copy is in above average condition for a title of its age and type - clean and sound throughout, appears very little read or perhaps unread; name inside otherwise free of notes or other defacement | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched .

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1875 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 4, [iv], 443, [1] pages. A large paper copy numbered 87 [of 150 copies]. A variety of cuttings from booksellers' catalogues and ink notes have been added to the margins throughout. Spotting throughout. In the original cloth, the spine is torn and worn. Book label to the front pastedown of John DF Thornton. A heavy volume, extra postage will be required to send it outside the UK..

A Narrative by John Ashburnham on his Attendance on King Charles the First from Oxford to the Scotch Army, and from Hampton Court to the Isle of Wight Volume 2Payne and Foss, London, 1830 first edition hardback, dark green cloth boards, blind embossed to front and back, gilt title. Interesting book plate (see scan). Short crack in gutter of front end papers - binding still sound. Fascinating collection of letters, accounts and narrative by a man who served King Charles I . Charles 1, English Civil War, 17th century history, Royalist42387 ANTI hist £80.00

London: Blackie and Sons, 1938. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo, [8.5x6in]; xv, [1], 240 pp., 24 plate leaves with 54 images and 5 sketches, 4 maps in text and 2 folding, bibliographical notes on members of Scott's 1901-04 Discovery expedition and index; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, black and white map on front end papers, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear with slight bumping of corners, slight fading on upper front joint and top and bottom of spine, top text edge darken with age and dust, prior owner pencil marks on end papers, Steve Fossett bookplate on front end paper. [Rosove 37.A1, Taurus 129, Conrad p 111, Spence 129]. Louis Charles Bernacchi (1876-1942) was an Australian physicist, astronomer and Antarctic explorer. He was the magnetic and meteorological observer for Borchgrevink's Southern Cross expedition (1898-1900) that was the first to winter over at Cape Adare on the Antarctic continent. This expedition was the first of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration… Read More