The Postal History of Trinidad & Tobago.
Heathfield: Proud-Bailey Co., (1997). First edition, 8vo, 520 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., an excellent copy. More
Heathfield: Proud-Bailey Co., (1997). First edition, 8vo, 520 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., an excellent copy. More
London: J. Madden & Co.; Edinburgh: C. Smith and J. Braidwood. 1845. Second edition. 8vo. (ii), 20, (4), 28, (48) pp. Publisher's brown cloth, original printed title label to the upper board with the handwritten note "Royal and Military Academy" to the lower edge, old pencilled ownership inscription to the..... More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1935. First British edition. 8vo. xvi, 272 pp. Publisher's purple cloth, pale blue lettering to the spine, map endpapers, loosely inserted is an illustrated first day cover featuring the signature of Terris Moore, stamped January 1978 in Anchorage, an unrelated early ownership inscription to..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. Second edition. Two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 502; x, 534 pp. Contemporary prize binding from Liverpool College of full calf although the endpapers have been renewed removing any record of a prize bookplate or inscription, spines sometime rebacked rather plainly, raised bands, gilt lettered direct..... More
London: Heinemann, (1983, 88). First edition, two volumes, 8vo. Black and white illustrations, signed by the author on the title page of volume I. Cloth, d.w.'s, slight browning to the spine of volume I otherwise near fine. More
(Oswestry): Anthony Nelson, (1999). First edition, large 8vo, 166, (2) pp. Numerous illustrations, a handful in colour, inscribed from the author on the half title. Cloth, d.w., an excellent copy. More
Haywards Heath: Printed and published by C. Clarke, 1912. First edition. 8vo. (8), 118, (2) pp, interleaved with ruled notepaper as issued. Original russet buckram, gilt lettered to upper board. Frontispiece photographic view of King Edward Hall and the pond opposite. Spine faded, else very good. The last two pages..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1922. First edition, 8vo, xiv, 247, (1) pp. Frontispiece, owner's signature and ink stamp to front endpapers. Original red cloth, spine and upper cover slightly sunned. More
Milwaukee Art Museum in association with Lund Humphries, 2004. First edition. 4to. 279, (1) pp. Publisher's black cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Illustrations throughout, some in colour. Very good. More
Ditchling: Ditchling Press, 1980. First edition. 8vo. xviii, 370 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with the regimental badges in gilt to the upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 21 maps (some folding) and further illustrations in the text. Slight sunning to the jacket spine which also..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1934. First edition. 8vo. 111, (1) pp. Publisher's card covers, illustrated to the upper panel. 32 monochrome plates. Some light wear to the covers with a tiny split to the foot of the joint, very good overall. More
London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1871. First edition, large 8vo, xxv, (i), 732 pp. Frontispiece and 17 plates, including one not listed at p. 510, plus two coloured folding maps. Some light foxing, final page with mild marking, rear free endpaper with wear to the outer edge. Original decorative red..... More
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1927). First limited edition, no. 2 of 200 copies signed by the author, 8vo, (x), 140 pp. Inscribed from the author to his second wife, the actress Mary Grey, on the fly leaf. Original buckram, t.e.g., spine browned with some old ink addition to the gilt..... More
London: Collins, 1955. First edition. 8vo. (xx), 266, (2) pp. Publisher's green buckram, gilt lettered to the spine, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, dust jacket, not price clipped. 32 coloured and 24 black and white plates plus 12 maps. Some wear and tear to the edges of..... More
Large 8vo, (20) pp. 3 maps. Printed wrappers, stapled as issued, the staples now rusty otherwise fine. Loosely inserted is a tls. to the Author from the University enclosing complimentary copies and making further copies available at cost. Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986), popularly known as "Glubb Pasha", Commander of..... More
Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, 1832. Three parts, 8vo, 33-64, 81-112 pp. 9 hand coloured plates (3 per part), numbered 4-9 and 13-16, several with some soiling to the outer edge of the margin. Uncut in original printed wrappers, sewn as issued, small hole to one upper wrapper. More
Richmond: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1923. First edition. 8vo. 182, 5, (1) pp. Publisher's sand cloth backed pink and purple marbled boards, printed paper spine label. Some staining to the spine plus surface wear to the boards, contents very good. Woolmer, 32. More
London: Longmans Green, and Co., 1904. First edition. 8vo. x, 139, (1) pp. Publisher's cream and terracotta cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, early Bombay ownership inscription to the front free endpapers with the original bookseller's price stamp of A.H. Wheeler & Co. also of Bombay to the flyleaf. 14..... More
Cambridge University Press, 1988-99. Mixed printings. Six volumes. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets. Occasional bowing to the boards, blue ink stamped initial "J" to the title page of volume 5, sunning to the jacket spine of volume 6, else a very good set... More
London: Heath Cranton Limited, 1935. First edition, 8vo, 223, (1) pp. 16 plates, ownership inscription to paste down. Cloth, d.w., spine and top edge slightly darkened. More
New York: Viking Press, (1973). First American edition, 8vo, 183, (5) pp. Signs of a small label having been removed from the fly leaf. Cloth backed patterned boards, d.w., not price clipped, some mild rubbing to edges and one small crease, otherwise very good. More
London: Edward Stanford, 1902. Third edition. Map dimensions 62 x 57 cm, overall 67 x 62 cm. Folding geologically coloured map showing the extents from Watford down to Epsom and Barking across to Southall, dissected into 20 sections and mounted on linen, folds between original blindstamped green cloth covers, gilt..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. First edition thus, six volumes, 8vo. 13 folding maps and 1 plate, some occasional foxing, patterned endpapers. Original maroon cloth, spine rubbed and slightly sunned. Kaye's "History of the Sepoy War" first appeared from 1864-76, Malleson's "History of the Indian Mutiny" from 1878-80. This..... More
London: Printed for John Millan, 1747. Second edition. 4to. (ii) pp. Contemporary full tan calf, rebacked with a close matching leather, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, later owner's small book label to the front and rear pastedowns. 64 finely engraved plates. Small wormhole track affecting..... More
Beirut: Khayats, 1965. Two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 470; xii, 512 pp. Publisher's peach cloth, gilt lettered black spine panels, prior owner's inscription to each of the front free endpapers. Numerous illustrations, maps and plans including a large folding map of the country to a pocket at the rear of volume..... More