NOTE in the third person, un-dated. by Duchess of Somerset

The Lady's Realm, London, 1896. First Edition. Disbound. Very Good. 9 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (25 x 17 cms). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Lady's Realm; Inventory No: 509109..

Stipple engraving, some spotting on surround,

Grayson & Grayson, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. First Edition. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning.

London: Grayson & Grayson, 1934. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. Cover is worn; cloth covering to spine has worn through in a small area. Spine lettering no longer clear. Edge wear evident with some bumping to corners. Discolouration and foxing present on pageblock edges, F&R end pastedowns and ancillary papers. Some receipe pages are affected, but none so that text is unclear. No loose pages. CN. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Used.

London : Grayson & Grayson, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original cloth-backed colour-printed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 127 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Cooking, English. Recipes.

UK, 1720. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. A letter Written in 1720 on behalf of Lady Duchess of Grafton Lady Henrietta Somerset by probably her cousin W Child. The letter is to a Lady Somerset and is to be passed over by George Morgan of the Tredegar family in Monmouth.Lady Henretta Somerset was the sister of the 2nd Duke of Beaufort.The letter is political and deals with the election of the new Monmouth member of Parliament. The Duke of Beaufort who is mentioned in the letter desires a certain individual to be elected instead of the opposition. The seat of Monmouth became available when William Bray died in 1720. Monmouth was under the sway of the dukes of Beaufort, who had a strong interest in all its three constituent boroughs. In Monmouth the Duke controlled the council of 15 life-members; in Usk he was lord of the manor, appointing the burgesses through the recorder; in Newport, where he was lord of the borough, his steward nominated the mayor from two candidates chosen by… Read More

John Murray: John Murray, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A signed copy of the first edition of the Duchess of Somerset's account of a journey taken through Canada with her husband, the Duke of Somerset. The first edition of this work, with the inscription 'presented to Mr A J Westover from the Duke & Duchess of Somerset, Christmas 1903, to a front blank. Illustrated with seven illustrated plates, and with a folding map to the rear. Collated, complete. In this work, Susan St Maur, Duchess of Somerset, provides an account of a journey made over several months across Canada in the company of her husband, the Duke of Somerset.She provides a vivid description of Canadian life and culture in the late nineteenth century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with bumping to back strip head and tail, and a touch of cockling to the tail of the front board. Small closed tear to cloth at back strip head. Inscription to a front blank.… Read More