London: Rivingtons, 1880. [Classics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15 cm), pp.[1] x; 492; [2]. Contemporary dark brown full morocco with raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Gilt armorial stamp to upper board, impaling the arms of the Bishop of Winchester and New College Oxford. Marbled endpapers and all... More about Hellenica: A Collection of Essays on Greek Philosophy History and Religion

London: George Ronald, 1961. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.136. With 12 black and white photographic plates and two maps. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to front free endpaper: 'To Mary, / with the warmest Baha'; / greetings / Paul Adams'. In publisher's light blue cloth with red... More about Arctic Island Hunter

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1961. FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp.xxiv; 590; [2]. A superior edition with a large introduction and duel Latin / English text on facing pages. In publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original green dust-jacket. Top edge green. Some very light rubbing to jacket... More about Adomnan's Life of Columba

London: Methuen, 1930. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.xiv; [2]; 170; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in photographic dust-jacket. With 21 maps and 6 illustrations. Some offsetting to endpapers, some rubbing to spine ends. Dust-jacket has some loss at the top, rubbing to folds, and some tears. A.... More about Waters of Arun

London: W. H. Allen, 1892. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. pp. xii, 343. With 12 photographic plates including frontispiece. In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, as well as black/white illustrations. Navy end-papers. Black ink prize inscription to verso of front free end-paper. Reading lean. Clean and... More about Farthest East, and South and West. Notes of a Journey Home through Japan, Australia and America

London: John Murray. 1858. Second, "New" revised edition with additions. 8vo. Publisher's brown embossed cloth, some marking and mottling, light bumping and fraying to spine ends and extremities, minor shelfwear, very good indeed, strong, pretty and robust. Glazed yellow endpapers, with some unattractive glue seepage to the margins of the... More about A Lady's Diary of The Siege of Lucknow. Written for The Perusal of Friends at Home

London: Hugh Cunningham, 1841. First Edition. Octavo. Bound in original publishers cloth, rebacked; boards decorated with blind panelling, with gilt titles, and gilt portrait of Whittington and cat to spine; all edges uncut. With 22 illustrations. Binding is rubbed, gilt to spine somewhat faded. Text is clean, but illustrations show... More about The Life and Times of Dick Whittington: An Historical Romance

London; Dean and Son. n.d. [1850's]. [Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Publisher's elaborately decorated red moire cloth covered boards, decorated in gilt and black to spine and boards. Light wear to extremities, strong bright and solid, some dulling to the gilt, most notably to the spine. Fraying to head of spine..... More about Scenes and Recollections. By the author of "The Gaol Chaplain."

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1943. Presentation Copy. Octavo. Bound in red cloth, with gilt titles and arms of the university to front board. Includes a signed compliment card. Rare in hardback issue. The binding is pristine, with no marks of wear or signs of fading. Internally clean, with slight residual... More about The Ceremonies in Honor of the Right Honorable Winston Spencer Churchill

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

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

[Private Compilation]. n.d. [c.1878]. ORIGINAL HANDBOOK, printed material interleaved with MS notes. Octavo, pp.36, xcv. With approximately half the booklet consisting of blank unpaginated leaves. Printed material interleaved with MS notes in black and red ink, paginated by hand in Roman numerals. Some annotations to printed leaves. Folding poster 'Arrangement..... More about Extracts from Regimental Orders, for the Use of the First Battalion Grenadier Guards

London: William S. Lincoln, no date [circa 1898]. [Crest and Monogram Album] ORIGINAL CREST AND MONOGRAM COLLECTION, the fourth edition. Octavo (22 x 17cm), unpaginated. An excellent contemporary collection of crests and monograms, with most pages either complete or partially filled in. Many items clipped from letters, envelopes or cards;... More about The Lincoln Crest and Monogram Album