British History

Guildford: Billing & Son (for subscribers), 1890. [Published 1890 - 1891 ]. Frontispiece and one plate, large octavo, pp xviii, 276, (8), slightly age-toned throughout, a little weak internally, the hinge at the preface cracking slightly, the rear endpaper is detached, in the original ornate decorated cloth, lacking the spine, upper and lower covers faded nd rubbed, cloth bubbling slightly, binding leaning a little. LACKING THE MAP - which should be in the rear pocket. [Rare - publication was limited to 250 copies, and 75 large paper copies.] . First Edition. Cloth. Fair.

1754 1ed Mary Queen of Scots Letters Scotland England Goodall's Examination
Walter Goodall was an 18th-century Scottish historian who is best known for his 1754 book 'An Examination of the Letters Said to Have Been Written by Mary Queen of Scots'. In this book, Goodall sought to prove that the published letters of Queen Mary were frauds and in fact not written by the queen at all. This book, while much of it today is still uncertain, began an era in English literature which related to the life and reign of Queen Mary of Scots.
Per the DNB on this book:
"The work may be regarded as the inauguration of the apologist epoch of the literature relating to the unhappy queen. It shows acuteness and diligence, and many of his arguments are still made to do service in vindication of Mary, although others have been discarded, and his research have been supplemented by means of a more thorough examination, especially of the internal evidence bearing on the genuineness of the letters."
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Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall by Arthur H. Norway, with illustrations by Josh Pennell and Hugh Thomson/Hardback, 1907, fifth reprint (originally published 1897) numerous illustrations and foldout map to rear, published by Macmillan & Co., Limited, London, 391 pages + viii.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/4". Green soft leather binding, gilt edging and detail to boards, gilt college crest to front board, red leather label and gilt lettering and extensive detail to spine. Some scuffing, a little marking, small signs of shelf-wear but overall colouring of leather and gilt detail very vivid apart from rubbing to small part of crest on front board. Binding firm. Corners slightly bumped. Book fans out a little towards outer edges, slight curvature to boards. Page edges and endpapers have attractive marbling. College prizegiving bookplate to front pastedown. Page surfaces clean, slight marking and occasional minor foxing but otherwise fine and no underlining, marginalia, etc. See… Read More

Aeneas Mackay, 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Limited Edition of 500 copies, 250 Large and 250 Small paper copies, this being a number 150 and a Large paper copy. Hardback red cloth binding, gilt decoration to the spine and front board and gilt across the head of the text block. Introduction by Alexander Hutcheson followed by 118 b/w plates, the text printed on a separate page before each plate. List of Subscribers at the rear with an index, in alphabetical order, of all the plates. Condition: Good - corners bumped and rounded, wear to the extremities, some sun bleaching to the spine, ex-libris plate on front pastedown, some tanning and light foxing to the first and last few pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Scotland: Printed by James Hedderwick, for behoof of the Funds of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 1816. 1st Edition . Leather Binding. Very Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Fine Binding of this 1816 First Edition, complete in two volumes. Three Quarter green leather with green cloth boards, Five raised bands down the spine with gilt decoration and title/author. Marbled end pages, top edge gilt at the head of the text block with head and tail bands. Condition - Very Good, some shelf wear to the extremities, minor rubs to the cloth covers, pages lightly tanned otherwise contents clean, bright and tight.

Bridgetown, Barbados: Carib Research & Publications, 1987. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Text pristine. Tanning to edges and first and last pages. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Shelf and reading wear to covers. Errata slip. xxii + 299 pages. Illustrated, maps, photos.

London: Rob. Scot, Ri. Chiswell, Tho. Chapman & Geo. Sawbridge, 1702. Second edition, corrected. Large octavo, two folding plates, a frontispiece of the Royal Society Arms with licence leaf printed in the reverse, pp (12), 438, a little general age-toning and marking, double offsetting between title and frontispiece, but overall good and tight internally, orignal full panelled calf, at some point very neatly rebacked (barely discernible), new endpapers, the calf with some scuffing and rubbing and the upper cover rather unevenly faded. . Second edition. Full Leather. Good.

Ruggell/Lichtenstein: A.R. Gantner, 2004. Second edution. Illustrated with just seven plates, thick octavo, pp 759, very clean internally, yelow cloth in very good condition, in a very good dustwrapper. An excellent copy. . Second edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Book cover near new, modest edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket shows moderate shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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Kings, Queens, Emperors, Princes and Republics have from Biblical times rewarded their citizens and foreign friends with tokens of gratitude. Since the Crusades these have gradually developed into an institutionalized form of knighthood, which bound subjects to their rulers and cemented alliances. From the 14th century these awards have been associated with insignia. Collars, badges, stars and, uniquely in England, a garter became symbols of an Order. Made of gold and silver, enamelled and in some cases ornately encrusted with precious stones, the pieces have been a foil for the jeweller's art.The British Royal Collection has the most extensive holdings of insignia in the world - not only the wide array of British orders but… Read More

Documentos ineditos sobre la Toma de La Habana por los Ingleses en 1762; El Libro de Ordenes de Pago de Albemarle, La Campana de la Escuadra de Blenac, Cartas diversas, la Toma de La Habana vista por la gazette de hollande.publicada por el departamento coleccion cubana de la biblioteca nacional 1963.primera y unica edicion.caratulas originales en muy buen estado.el libro reune cartas,papeles y documentos ineditos sobre la toma de la habana por los ingleses en 1762.
La Toma de La Habana por los británicos tuvo lugar durante la Guerra de los Siete Años, en agosto de 1762. Este hecho dejó al descubierto las debilidades de las defensas españolas en el Mar Caribe. La misma se produjo al entrar los británicos en conflicto con la corona española, puesto que esta última se había aliado con Francia, otro tradicional enemigo de Gran Bretaña.
En un principio los británicos intentaron establecer una especie de colonia llamada "Cumberland" que sirviera de punto de apoyo a una invasión en la isla, por el… Read More

Condition: New. Extremely well preseved book that was kept in storage. No signs of wear on the book. Small wrinkle noted along the top of the back dust cover. Please see photos.
This is a very detailed and unique book with hundreds of B&W, and some color photos of naval vessels used during the time period of 1914 - 1945. It showcases a full array of patterns with narrative about each ship/pattern. Camoflage schemes used by the US Navy & British Allies and those of enemy Navies - German, Italian, and Japanese are featured in this all encompassing book.
This book is known as the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and a copy of it is in the Library of Congress.
Naval camouflage at sea was not intended to 'hide' ships, and an in-depth commentary explains the theory and development of visual deception, and the different ways in which it was intended to work at sea.
The core of the book is a listing of all the major patterns and schemes, with their colors, characteristics and function. Wherever… Read More

London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639].. TITLE CONTINUED: TOGETHER WITH A PARTICULAR DEDUCTION Of the Seditious Practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters: COLLECTED OUT OF THEIR OWNE foule Acts and Writings: By which it doth plainly appeare, that Religion was onely pretended by those Leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King, FIRST EDITION 1639. 4to, approximately 275 x 170 mm, 11 x 7 inches, frontispiece engraved portrait of the King, several decorated initials, pages: portrait, [2], 1-430, [2] - colophon, printed marginal note on outer margin of page 41, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lettered label to spine, original endpapers, edges stained red. Spine rubbed, small scrape to spine, shelf wear to edges and corners, mottled staining to upper cover and tiny stain to lower cover, inner paper hinges cracked, some staining to pastedowns and free endpapers, small repair to first free endpaper, pale staining to top… Read More

Baynard Press. London. 1940. FIRST EDITION. Printed stapled wraps. 16pp. Some rusting to the staples and minor creasing to the page corners and edges. Browning and spotting to the wraps mean that overall this is just a good example of this fragile pamphlet. -------- Printing and the mind of Man. No.424. -- The Lion`s Voice."If the Gettysburg address is one of the most moving statements of democracy confronted by tragedy, Churchill`s historic exhortations are its equal in their ringing assertation of democracy confronting the seemingly irresistible forces of tyranny". First edition of Churchill`s famous rousing speech, commenting on the first months of the war and giving thanks to British airmen. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".

London: Henry Colburn and Co., 1821. Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. [xvi], 477; 454 pages, indexed. Hardcovers bound in full red straight grained morocco leather with spine titles and tooling in gilt. The bindings are rubbed and show old scuffing and some stains. Hinges rubbed but sound. There are a few heavier gouges on the boards. All edges gilt. Plain gray endpapers. Text is toned and shows some foxing. Some gatherings slightly sprung. Collates complete with 18 full-page engravings (portraits: 10 in Volume I and 8 in Volume II). A sturdy set. (The author's name is not given, but this work is attributed to John Galt).

History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America, in Two volumes, 1840, by Charles Botta, Translated from the Italian by George Alexander Otis, Esq. Eight edition, in Two Volumes, Revised and Corrected.
Condition: NOT a library book. Origiinal full leather bindings as photographed. Fresh marble end pages. All original tissue guards. Complete. Expected foxing. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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