British History

London: J& R Tonson and S Draper, 1747. First edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardcover Publisher: 1747 Printed for J& R Tonson and S Draper, London, 1747 A small book, as was usual in those days, convenient for a man to keep in a pocket. This is written like a diary, recording events of the day and Addisons thoughts on fundamental matters, letters he received after the publication of his other volumes, reports of other men's ideas, advice, and poems he heard (Solomon's Song), etc. Beginning with Monday March 10th 1712 (entry 322) it continues to June 2nd (entry 394). An invaluable work for anyone interested or studying this period as it is so... (Georgian Diary Record 17* Poems Advice Spectator) 8 volumes. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, London n.d. [1747]. First edition. The 8 volumes running from Thursday, March 1, 1710-11 till Monday, December 20, 1714. Each volume with engraved frontispiece by C. Grignion after… Read More

London: printed by T Bensley; and sold by Thomas Egerton; and William Laing Edinburgh, 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Inscribed By the Editor. First Edition - First Printing. The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland is a history of Scotland from the beginning of the world until the accession of King James I. Wyntoun wrote in eight syllable verse and couplets to form a primitive poetry. Composed of 30,000 verses the Cronykil is divided into nine books, and each book is divided into chapters. The first five books focus on the creation of the world in general, and Scottish history commences in the sixth. The eighth book is longer than the first four combined. Bound in peroid calf with gilt decroation. The books hinges are starting and the corners are bumped. The inscription reads "The editor of Wyntoun's Cronykil begs M Tytler"s acceptance of this copy as a mark of his respect and gratitude for the great care and attention bestowed by him in furnishing collations which were of very great… Read More

Published by James, John & Paul Knapton, The Crown Inn, Ludgate-Street near the West End of St. Paul’s, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The History of England. Written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English, with additional notes, by N. Tindal, Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex (Vols. I & II) and Continued from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II by N. Tindal (Vols. III & IV). Packed weight approx. 10kg. Four matching contemporary full leather large folio volumes with some wear at spine-ends and rubbed edges, front joint/hinge of Volume II is split with cover attached by cords. Volume III has short split at head of front joint. Binding is otherwise sound. End-papers are a little darkened. Pages, plates, fold-out maps and tables are all clean. There is occasional light foxing to margins. Volume I – Books I-XV (15).Published 1732. Bookplate on inside front cover. Bookplate – Francis Dixon John on reverse of… Read More

Not Given. Good. 1661. Hardcover. Rebound copy of original four books, with some missing components. The portrait of King Charles I noted in other copies is missing. A previous (early) bookseller noted "Imperfections", including missing "to Book 2nd, page 66 to 71, to Book the 3rd, page 8 to 11, page 68 to 71, page 74 to 77, page 80 to 85, and to Book the 4th, page 50 to 53" Covers are half leather with gilt title on spine, patterned paper on balance. Front hinge cracked but text block solid. Pages notably clean with some foxing, a few small tears including old repairs, and a few inky fingerprints. ; 11.75 x 7.75 x 1.60 inches .

London: London: printed [by Henry Denham] in Aldersgate street at the signe of the Starre, 1587. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition; large folio; 3 volumes bound into 2 physical volumes. Vol. 1: [10], 250; [4], 202, [2]pp. Vol. 2: 61, [13], 183, [1]; 421, 424-430, 436-438, 431-433, 439-445, 450-464, [56]pp. Vol. 3: [8], 1080, 1080-1327, [2], 1332-1371, 1371-1421, 1490-1491, 1536-1555, 1574-1592, [62]pp. Mismatching set. Volumes 1-2 bound in 17th century reversed calf (somewhat worn with a few old repairs, hinges cracked, corners and spine ends worn with minor loss), blind rolls to margins of boards, spine with five raised bands, gilt-lettered red leather spine label to second compartment and additional hand-written leather spine label to third compartment, housed in attractive custom-made clam-shell box in red half leather over marbled boards with five raised spine bands and gilt lettering direct to spine in second compartment. Unobtrusive creasing and wear to opening and… Read More

The Woman In White (1860 Harper & Brothers 1st Edition) BY WILKIE COLLINS. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1860.[2], 260, [4, ads] pp. Publisher's brown stamped heavy cardboard boards with elaborate blind stamped Harper and Brothers cartouche on front and back boards. Ads state B. Miss Mulock spelled correctly. Used. Good- Condition. Our copy lacks it's spine. Some water-spotting noted. Please see our photos. States 1860 on the title page. In-text illustrations by John McLenan. Both pairs of chocolate brown endpapers are in good shape. Please see our photos. First American edition, second state, with first page of rear ads headed "By Miss Mulock," listing eleven titles, and verso advertising The Mill on the Floss [Gasson p. 160.] A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone, a smash success upon publication. Has become rare, like the author's gift for spellbinding tales. This book is acknowledged as creating and popularizing the detective/mystery genre in Victorian Great Britain. Will ship from Oregon.

London: Oxford University Press, 1916. first edition. hardcover. VG. Bench Ends in English Churches by J. Charles Cox. London: Oxford University Press, 1916. First edition. Bound in blue boards with dark blue lettering, in dust jacket. 208pp with 19pp of publisher's notices. An important study of decorated pew ends in English churches, abundantly illustrated with photographs and printed on sturdy semi-glossy paper. VG condition: Binding square and tight, boards clean with very minimal wear; slight fading to spine; interior pages clean and unmarked; dust jacket present and intact, with minor chipping to top edges and slight darkening to spine; clipped. 0

Title continued: "...Also, Trussing & Carving; preparing soups, gravies, sauces, made dishes, potting, pickling, &c. With directions for pastry and confectionery. Likewise the art of making British wines, brewing, baking, gardening, &c." Rebound brown half morocco with marbled boards, as well as 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. xl, 288 pp. 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches.

London: Folio Society 2003. (Hardcover boxed set) 445, 366, 352, 347pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Four volumes in red cloth with gilt and blue decorated covers in a near fine illustrated burgundy slipcase. Maps, tables, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, index. Minor spotting to the page edges of volume one. "The four volumes of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples together constitute Churchill's last book - the last of more than twenty. It is difficult to be absolutely precise about numbers because of a combination of his liking for multi-volume works and of the borderline between 'real' books on the one hand and on the other long pamphlets and collections of speeches or articles being somewhat misty" - from the Introduction. Introduction by Roy Jenkins. Vol. 1 The Birth of Britain. Vol. 2 The New World. Vol. 3 The Age of Revolution. Vol. 4 The Great Democracies. (History, History--Europe).

Illustrated with 12 folding engraved plates of optical/geometrical diagrams and a few woodcut diagrams and tables in text; large woodcut decorative tail-pieces, head-pieces and initials. 8vo. Contemporary full speckled calf; boards with double-fillet gilt-ruled borders; spine with five raised bands and gilt-lettered (faded) morocco label; edges speckled red. London: Printed for W. and J. Innys, printers to the Royal Society, 1718. Second English Edition revised and enlarged by Newton. First Octavo Edition. Second issue, with the title-page dated 1718 (the very rare first issue is dated 1717). The first edition appeared in 1704 in quarto. For this second edition the plates were newly engraved to fit the new octavo format. The most important feature of this second edition is that the number of Queries at the end was increased from 16 to 31, including the celebrated Query 28 on the nature of light. The Queries in the initial set were rather brief, but the later ones became more substantial, written as… Read More

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd (1926, Dodd, Mead. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Stated 7th Printing Thus, December, 1926. USED. VG-/ New Fax Dust Jacket. Agatha Christie. HERCULE POIROT. A nice copy. Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's most controversial mysteries, he Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing. The peaceful English village of King's Abbot is stunned. First, the attractive widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd—the man she had planned to marry—is murdered. It is a baffling, complex case involving blackmail, suicide, and violent death, a cast that taxes Hercule Poirot's "little grey cells" before he reaches one of the most startling conclusions of his fabled career." Will ship from Oregon.

Frank F. Lovell, ca. 1880. Hardcover . Collectible. This set appear to have been rebound. Would 100% gift this book! It's in great used book condition, with only the barest of shelfwear on the edges. The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for book of the day posts and bookseller recommendations.

London: Printed for the Proprietors; and Sold by H. D. Symonds, in Paternoster Row, 1796. First Edition First Printing. Leather. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Full contemporary calf with red leather gilt title label to spine. Five raised bands. Leather cracked along length of front joint and starting along back; corners rubbed. Previous owner's inscriptions by John and Ellen Izant to front pastedown (one dated 1865), and affixed to the top corner is a 1" square piece of paper with No.1 inscribed on it. Pencil list to back pastedown and half a dozen neat pencil annotations to text margins, which could be erased if desired. Occasional browning and marking, and a couple of thumb-sized losses to page edges but overall in very good, clean condition. Collated. 830 pp + 4 pp List of Subscribers at rear. Engraved frontispiece, 48 engraved plates and portraits. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A scarce and important history by John Baxter, Member of the London… Read More

London, 1852, 1853, 1854: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. First Editions, published 1852, 1853, 1854. Three volumes in original red-brown cloth binding, blind-stamped and gilt pictorial embossed boards, marbled end-papers and page edges, each volume with the half titles and engraved frontispieces by F. W. Topham.. Very Good, spines dulled and chips to cloth at spines of Vols. I and III, boards soiled and with light edge wear, scattered toning generally confined to end papers. Vol. II with faint contemporary gift inscription dated 1853 at head of title page. Vols. II and III with one page of ads at rear, Vol. I has no ads. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn 1936 First Edition. Doubleday Doran & Co. RARE. Title page states 1936. Used. Good-/ New Fax Whistler Dust Jacket. Condition: Front board was cracked in half in shipment and has now been taped from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne de Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"