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Britain and the Arabs. A Study of Fifty Years 1908-1958.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. [Middle East] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.496. With maps throughout, cartographic endpapers. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, pictorial dust-wrapper. Group of signatures presenting this copy to Major Henry M Burton. Some dustiness to top edge, jacket a.... More about Britain and the Arabs. A Study of Fifty Years 1908-1958
The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918.
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., no date [1925]. [Great War] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.xii; [2]; 306. Publisher's dark red cloth, gilt titles to spine, fore and tail edges untrimmed. Illustrated with six folding maps and seventeen photographic plates. Ownership to flyleaf, some occasional light spotting... More about The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918
The Middle Passage. Impressions of Five Societies — British, French and Dutch — in the West Indies and South Africa.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1962. [Caribbean Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.232. Colour illustrated maps to endpapers. Top edge light blue. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by William Belcher, priced at 25s. Light spotting to edges and preliminaries. Jacket a little bruised... More about The Middle Passage. Impressions of Five Societies — British, French and Dutch — in the West...
An Important Collection of Winston Churchill/World War II autographs.
no place, no date. [Autographs] A remarkable autograph album of one Lawrence Biggart containing 95 signatures (1940-48), mostly international statesmen, war leaders, dignitaries and prominent military officials and public servants, plus some contemporary celebrities. Small landscape album (18 x 12cm) in brown crocodile skin-effect leather, comprising 95 autographs on paper... More about An Important Collection of Winston Churchill/World War II autographs
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Deutsche Gefangene in England [German Prisoners in England].
London: the London General News and Book Agency, no date [circa 1916]. [Wartime Propaganda] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (28 x 20cm), pp.62. A collection of photogravure images printed on clay paper showing German prisoners of war engaging in wholesome and enjoyable activities, including gardening, tailoring, amateur dramatics, sport, and model... More about Deutsche Gefangene in England [German Prisoners in England
The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong.
London: Little, Brown, and Company, 1997. [Politics] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Ex Libris Lord Moynihan. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 461; [3]. With three suites of four double-sided photographic plates. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £22.50. Bookplate detailing provenance to flyleaf. Jacket... More about The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong
A Ray of Darkness.
London: Arthur Baker, 1952. [Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.191 [1]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to flylef. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, as well as the rare red and yellow 'Recommended by the Book Society' wrap-around band... More about A Ray of Darkness
The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage.
London: Continuum, 2009. [Architecture] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.xii; 282 [2]. With a series of glossy photographic plates in black and white and colour. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. A fine as-new copy. More about The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage
The Ascent of Everest.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. [Mountaineering] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xx; 300. With 48 photographic plates (several in colour). Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Autographed in blue ink to the title page. Some spotting to edges, ink name to flyleaf, spine toned/sunned, one tear... More about The Ascent of Everest
Pictures of Sweden.
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. [Scandinavian Travel] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.iv; 324. Publisher's green blind stamped cloth, gilt titles to spine, yellow coated endpapers. All edges untrimmed. Neatly rebacked with the original cloth laid on. Textblock lightly toned throughout, some marking and a small area of loss to... More about Pictures of Sweden
Nankering with the Rolling Stones.
Chicago, IL: A Cappella Books, 1998. [Rock Biography] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 304. A paperback in publisher's photographic card covers. Light rubbing to edges. Uncommon. A near fine copy. A slightly emended version of 'Phelge's Stones' (1998); an autobiographical account by the Rock band's housemate of... More about Nankering with the Rolling Stones
The Character of Queen Elizabeth. Or, a Full and Clear Account of Her Policies, and the Methods of Her Government both in Church and State. Her Virtues and Defects. Together with the Characters of Her Principal Ministers of State. And the greatest part of the Affairs and Events that Happened in Her Times.
London: Printed for Richard Chiswell, 1693. [English History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[32]; 376 [2]. With a copper engraved frontispiece by John Sturt showing Elizabeth and Mary. Contemporary speckled calf, recently re-backed with the original spine leather laid over. Raised bands; no external title labels. Ownership marks in... More about The Character of Queen Elizabeth. Or, a Full and Clear Account of Her Policies, and the Methods...
The Road To Oxiana.
London: John Lehmann, 1950. [Travel] SECOND EDITION, (the first edition was published by Macmillan in 1937). Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xvii; 18-292. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, map endpapers, dust-jacket designed by Keith Vaughan with printed price of 15s. net. Illustrated with thirteen black and white plates. Neat... More about The Road To Oxiana
Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vinncula, in the Tower of London. With an Account of the Discovery of the Supposed Remains of Queen Anne Boleyn.
London: John Murray, 1877. [English History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 340 [32]. With 24 engravings, including a frontispiece. Publisher's cloth with gilt titles to spine, brown endpapers; all edges untrimmed. Ownership inscriptions to both recto and verso of flyleaf, light spotting to preliminaries. Cloth sunned to spine... More about Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vinncula, in the Tower of...
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Heraldic Album [Arms, Crests, and Monograms].
no date [circa 1890's]. [Crest and Monogram Album] CREST AND MONOGRAM COLLECTION. Small quarto (24 x 19cm), title page and 35 unpaginated leaves, all completed with crests and monograms in various colours cut from envelopes and headed paper. Blue leather-grain-effect cloth over boards with blind decoration. All edges gilt. Clean... More about Heraldic Album [Arms, Crests, and Monograms
Beasts in Heraldry.
Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1974. [Heraldry] FIRST EDITION. Square octavo (22 x 22cm), pp.96. Containing twenty colour illustrations by Marie Angel (1923-2010). Publisher's cream vegetable parchment with gilt titles to spine, presented in the original blue paper-covered box, with a cream insert and a tri-fold flier for the... More about Beasts in Heraldry
Life of Mary Queen of Scots.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1893. [Biography] FINELY BOUND, a later edition. Two volumes. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] xii; 462; [2]; pp.xii; 508; [2]. With an etched frontispiece to each volume and a folding facsimile letter to volume I. Contemporary tan half calf by MUDIE with raised bands, gilt... More about Life of Mary Queen of Scots
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to the spine in original dust-jacket illustrated by Denis Piper, priced at 12/6. Contents fine, page edges toned, jacket rubbed at joints, chipped to crown, old... More about The Diamond Smugglers
High Adventure. With Maps by A. Spark and Sketches by G. Djurkouic.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. [Exploration] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.224. SIGNED by Edmund Hillary to half title. Illustrated with maps, sketches and photographs. Frontispiece in colour. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust jacket with printed price of 16s net. A clean, bright... More about High Adventure. With Maps by A. Spark and Sketches by G. Djurkouic
The Irish Guards in the Great War.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1923. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.344; 310; [2], advertisements. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, regimental badge blocked in gilt to upper board, top edges gilt. Illustrated with maps. Light wear and handling only; a very good copy indeed. Following the... More about The Irish Guards in the Great War
The German War.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.viii; 152. Publisher's illustrated softcovers printed in red and black. Original price 1 shilling to spine and upper. 5000 copies published December 1914. Contents clean, light blue colour card sunned to tan to spine and upper, minor... More about The German War
The Second World War.
London: Cassell and Co., 1948-54. [World War Two] FIRST EDITIONS. In six volumes, octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv, 640; pp.xvii, 684; pp.x, 818; pp.xviii, 917; pp.xviii, 673; pp.xviii, 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, top edges red, typographic... More about The Second World War
Perseus in The Wind.
London: John Murray, 1948. [Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.x; 169; [1]. With wood engraved vignettes by Reynolds Stone to chapter headings. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by F.Quilter priced at 12/6. Owner's gift inscription, top edge dusty, jacket a little edgeworn. Generally... More about Perseus in The Wind
Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of making it a Benefit to the World. To which is added, a Letter from M. Turgot, late Comptroller-General if the Finances of France: with An Appendix, containing a Translation of the Will of M. Fortune Ricard, lately published in France.
London: T. Cadell, 1785. [Political Philosophy] EARLY EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[2] viii; 156 [4]. Recent speckled calf with raised bands and gilt titles to red label on spine. Library stamp to p.1, title page washed, some annotation to p.153. Some toning and spotting to textblock. Very good. A.... More about Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of making it a Benefit...
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