British History

London: N.p, 1824. Book. Good. Paperbound. First Printing?. disbound pamphlet, pp., (1), 161-205;.

London: Johnson, Richardson, Nichols & Son Et Al. Good+. 1806. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes. Full leather, covers with gilt floral border. Spine with five raised bands, two spine labels and gilt decorated panels. Pictorial title pages. Marbled endpapers. Both volumes with chipped spine ends. Vol. #1 has minor insect damage to several leaves. Small holes on bottom margin only, not interfering with text. Journal/Newspaper , General Information. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1011 pages .

London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1948. 1st Edition. Paperback. This booklet contains the first printed appearance of Churchill's speech of 9 October 1948 at the 69th Annual Conservative Party Conference. Three years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of the war. Churchill would head opposition to the Labour Government until the General Election of 1951, which returned the Conservatives to majority and Churchill to the office of Prime Minister. At the 69th Annual Conservative Party Conference, Churchill delivered a 65-minute address to a crowd of about 2,500 in the Pier Pavilion, Llandudno, Wales. This address appears at pp.149-56 of this 160-page "Verbatim Report of the Proceedings together with the Text of Mr. Churchill's Speech". The booklet measures 9.75 inches x 6 inches and is bound in blue card wraps. Condition is very good+. The blue card binding is unfaded and square, with sharp corners and an… Read More

NY: Harper & Row, 1980. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1980. FIRST U.S. EDITION. AS NEW, bound in navy cloth with gold gilt titles wrapped in pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Small rub to dust jacket upper back corner and light edge wear at bottom, else FINE. Includes maps, preface, indices. 'If, like me, you enjoy discursive, gossipy, literary anecdotes, then you will find something to enjoy on every one of its 510 pages. --Frank Muir.' 'A beautifully researched and written evocation of the whole history of literary England. --Clifton Fadiman.' Great Gift.. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Norwich: Printed and sold by Bacon and may be had of Mr Beatniffe and all other booksellers, 1802 Book. Good. Disbound. Candidates: Thomas WIlliam Coke, Esq of Holkham votes 4317 - Sir J.H. Astley, Bt of Melton Constable 3612 - And the Hon J Wodehouse of Witton Park 3516. vii, [i], 228, xlvi, [2] pages. Disbound, lacking both covers and no spine. Pages lightly browned throughout. Ink owner's name to the title page - John Adey. Pencil ticks and blue crayon marks to some of the names throughout. Page edges untrimmed and there is some weaar to the rather rough fore edge of the text block..

1780 softcover pamphlet in very good condition. Paginates: (iii)-viii, [2], (9)-101, blank, lacking the half-title (if it ever existed). Second edition. Pencil notes of prior book seller on title page, no other markings, creases or interior problems. Bound in quality laid paper wraps. A very nice copy. The paper is wonderful example of the paper making trade in 1780's London. Content is scathing satire and complaints about, among other things, the loss of the colonies. A nice copy. Please see scans of the item you will receive. Notes: This title may be found in the libraries of Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Franklin. More Notes: This is how most books came from the printer and it was up to the buyer to decide on further binding. This appears to have never been bound.

First edition, London, 1719. xviii, 196, [2]. Rebound (about 150 years ago) in red half leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Bookplate of Library of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Massachusetts. No other library indicia. Quality of the paper is just amazing - very supple, minimal foxing. One ancient marginal spelling correction. Binding is sound. Please see scans of the book you will receive. Notes: An accounting by the parishes of how the Queen's money is being spent.

Great Britain: The De Walden Library, 1904. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Introduction by Lord Howard de Walden. This book includes the heraldic illustrations that reflect the College of Arms' collection, several being from English monarchs, nobles, and knights. Sections are divided into Banners, Standards, Mottoes, and Rara Heraldica. There is also an Index of Names Included. Frontispiece is in color; the rest of the illustrations are in black and white.The green cloth binding has been professionally re-backed, with title in gilt lettering. The interior features marbled paper paste-downs. Aside from some very light smudge on first couple pages and a very little foxing, the text block is clean. Cover shows wear and rubbing along the edges. There are a few scratches and scuffs, along with fading near edges and spine. A couple spots along the edges are frayed. This large book will require extra shipping; please inquire. ; 10 1/4 x 12 1/4

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

Very Good; faded spine, Vol 1 has slight tear in tissue protecting frontispiece, frontispiece picture of Emma is detached. Some pages (pedigrees in Vol 2) uncut.The first rst American edition of Henrietta Emma Litchfield's famous biography and collection of Darwin family letters. Henrietta ("Etty") was Charles and Emma Darwin's fourth child.This work contains a large number of letters from Charles, as well as from other family members, and has been an invaluable source of information about Darwin's family and daily life and thoughts. It was at first privately printed and circulated among family and friends. This is the first published edition.

3 Volumes Complete. Full leather bindings with marbled edge papers. Leather has edge wear, cracking and rubbing, especially at head/tail of spine. Some surface scratches to leather covers. Outer joints cracked but still intact. Interior clean and binding sound.

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This powerful interpretation of English history provides a completely new framework for understanding how Britain emerged in the eighteenth century as a major international power. Attention is usually paid to the prowess of England's soldiers, the skill and energy of her commerce, the shrewd brilliance of her diplomacy. But here the noted historian John Brewer turns to England's creation of what he calls the modern fiscal-military state, which, he argues, was the single most important transformation in government in early modern times.Brewer's brilliant analysis makes clear that the drastic increase in Britain's military involvement (and success) in Europe and the expansion of her commercial and… Read More

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Relatively few garments survive from before the eighteenth century, and the history of costume in the preceding centuries must therefore rely to a great extent on literary and visual evidence. This book, the first of its kind, examines Stuart England through the mirror of dress. It argues that both artistic and literary sources can be read and decoded for important information on dress and the way it was perceived in a period of immense political, social, and cultural change.Focusing on the rich visual culture of the seventeenth century, including portraits, engravings, fashion plates, and sculpture, and on literary sources poetry, drama, essays, sermons the distinguished historian of dress Aileen Ribeiro creates a fascinating… Read More

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Published to coincide with the major exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, George III & Queen Charlotte: Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste reconsiders the role of George III, Queen Charlotte and their family in encouraging the arts within the court and in society as a whole during the 50 years of the King's reign. Illustrated by a range of works of art in the Royal Collection, the book reveals aspects of George III as father, monarch and man of letters that have generally been overlooked, and demonstrates his true importance as one of the most wide-ranging, influential and far-sighted collectors of his day. It is an important contribution to studies of the fine and decorative arts in the Georgian period, and will… Read More