Search Results: British Empire from Black Cat Hill Books

London, UK Macmillan and Company, 1928. Hardcover First Edition [1928], unstated. Very Good in Good DJ. Book shows minor indications shelving along bottom edge of cloth-covered boards; outside edges tanned with age; very slight spine lean. Binding is quite secure; text clean. DJ shows minor chip loss, a little heavier at the head of the backstrip; moderate wear to extremities; backstip dulled a bit, but the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; short closed tear at lower front face; faint smudges; light soiling; price intact; mylar-protected. Excellent copy in scarce dustjacket with some chipping at head of spine. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. pp.xxvi, 457 pages; frontispiece and 15 plates. First Edition [1928], unstated. Hardcover with dustwrapper. A personal history of the Gladstone family with a discussion of his father's (William Ewart Gladstone) controversial Eastern foreign policy. Written by his son, this literary work tells the story of Mr. Gladstone's… Read More

New York, NY Schocken, 2008. Hardcover First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.35 x 1 inches). xxiv, 258 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14.5 ounces. Black boards with bright silver titles at the backstrip. Nextbooks Jewish Encounters Series. Hardback with DJ. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (1804 – 1881) was a British… Read More

London, UK Gerald Duckworth & Co, 1978. Hardcover Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: faint indications of shelving along the bottom edge; the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 127pp. First published in 1935, this is a new edition with Introduction by Gavin Kennedy. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. Paperback First Edition Thus (1987); First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1987); First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: just the barest hint of wear to the corner tips fo the rear panel; else only some tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of very minor flaws; not quite absolutely pristine, but remains very close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 222 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7.9 ounces. Atlantic Monthly Traveler Series. The hardcover edition was first printed in 1983 by Harper & Row. Trade Paperback.

Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Press, 1996. Paperback First Edition (1996), unstated in accordance with UMinn's customary practice. First Edition (1996), unstated in accordance with UMinn's customary practice. Fine in Wraps: flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing no discernible flaws. 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.75 inches). x, 314 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.7 ounces. Borderlines Series, 6. University Press Paperback.

New York, NY The Modern Library, 1931. Hardcover Very Good: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities, but beginning to fray at the lower front corner tip; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the green cloth over boards; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains a sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 342pp. This work first published in 1918. With a preface by the author. --- Toledano spine 8, with green cloth-covered boards, gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks, black topstain, grey Kent endpapers. Volume bears 1918 date but likely published c.1954. Green cloth over boards. Gilt designs and titles on a rectangular black field at the front panel and backstrip. (Modern Library #212.1). Hardback: Lacks DJ. Four short biographies of leading persons living in the time of Queen Victoria: Cardinal Henry Manning, Florence Nightingale,… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books: Pelican , 1981. Paperback Second Edition [1981], Revised & Enlarged by Geoffrey Warner; Fifth Printing Thus [1986]. Twenty pages show HI-LIGHTING. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; tiny nick at the bottom of the front panel has been carefully tape-repaired; very faint creases at the lower front corners; the binding is square and secure, if very slightly concave; the text is clean. Clearly this is a flawed copy, but in appearance remains close to 'As New' and would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 382pp. The Pelican History of England Series. Second Edition [1981], Revised & Enlarged by Geoffrey Warner; Fifth Printing Thus [1986]. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; a faint crease near the lower front corner and there are several hairline creases at the backstrip; binding secure, but one might wish it were more secure (the binding has not cracked at any spot); the text is clean. Despite its several flaws, remains clean, sturdy, presentable, showing moderate wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xi, 450pp. Index. (The Elizabethan Age, Volume 2). Trade Paperback. The adventurers and merchants (as well as the poets and playwrights) of the Elizabethan age are legendary. This work by the eminent historian A. L. Rowse argues that, under Elizabeth I, England began its expansion and eventual enormous impact upon the world. In this era, England amplifed… Read More

New York, NY Hearst International Library, 1913. Hardcover From the Second London Edition. Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; mildest rubbing to the cloth over boards; top edge shows foxing and much sparser foxing at the fore-edge. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Analytical Table of Contents, List of Authors Quoted. Heavily Base-of-Page Footnoted, Introduction by Arthur Brisbane. "New Edition". From the Second London Edition, to which is added an Alphabetical Index. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK Longmans, Green & Company, 1873. Hardcover Second Edition [1873]. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities, with some scuffing and dampstaining to the morocco tips and half morocco bindings; mild rubbing to the marbled boards; faint, sparse foxing to the end papers and a few pages; former owner's name rubber-stamped in small letters at the flyleaf of each volume. Bindings are square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully used set, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear and unobtrusive, but notable imperfections. All three volumes remain clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT Remainders, Book-Clubs, or Ex-Library copies. 12mo. (7 x 5 x 3.5 inches). Vol. 1- xlii + 505 pages. Vol. 2- xii + 597 pages. Vol. 3- xvi + 548 pages. Half morocco binding with marbled boards, gilt titles and designs on Red and Green Backgrounds and Raised Bands at… Read More

New York, NY Harper & Row: Torchbooks, 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus (1965), so stated. First Edition Thus (1965), so stated. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of significant use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; the head and heel of the back strip have been carefully tape-reinforced; the spine leans, but remains perfectly secure (the signatures are sewn). Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows moderate wear and couple of minor flaws, but remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 1 inches). 547 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19.2 ounces. Sewn Binding. Trade Paperback.

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Hardcover Fourth Edition [1929]. Very Good: shows very light wear to the extremities; a bit of rubbing to the boards and a small, faint spot of damp stain at the rear panel [about the size of a pencil eraser]; former owner's name and date at front free end paper. the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x .6 inches). 827 pages + 25 page Appendix and Index. Revised under the Editorship of James T. Shotwell, LL.D. Deckle Fore-Edge. Shipping weight: 2 pounds, 5 ounces. Fourth Edition [1929]. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

London, UK Chapman and Hall, 1879. Hardcover EX-LIBRARY, withdrawn, showing the usual treatments. Good+: Shows moderate use: heavy wear to the outside edges and extremities, where the paper or leather corner protection has worn through to the board beneath.; considerable rubbing. Binding square and remains perfectly secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 348pp. Introduction by the Editor. Hardback: Quarter Leather/Marbled Boards.

London, UK Collins, 1972. Paperback First Edition [1972], unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers.The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Institutional rubber-stamped ID at the front free endpaper; no indicatio n that is is an ex-library copy. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 128pp. Britain in Modern Times Series. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY Sarpedon Publishers, 2001. Hardcover First Edition [2001]; First Printing, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows just a hint of shelf rubbing along the bottom edge of the boards and the binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only mild rubbing and a tiny nick at the outside edge of the rear panel; the price is unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. This is a REMAINDER, showing a mark at the top edge of the text block. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 224 pages. First Edition [2001]; First Printing, so stated. Hardback with DJ.