London: The Medici Society, (1911). First edition, 2 volumes, large 8vo. Colour frontispieces and 6 plates - 2 folding, plus numerous illustrations in the text. Original red cloth, spine titles in gilt with vignettes and titles to the upper covers in blind, some light marking, d.w.'s, with loss and some..... More
New York: Association Press, 1927. First edition, 8vo, x, 140 pp. 18 black and white photographic portrait plates, newspaper clippings tipped to fly leaf and at two relevant places in the text, inscribed from the Author on the half title. Cloth, top of spine rubbed, d.w. with loss to the..... More
Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1927. 8vo. x, 703, (1) pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt to the spine and upper board, an early ownership inscription "R.E. Erbentraut, 2026" to the front pastedown. Illustrations in the text throughout. Spine dulled, some general rubbing, else a decent copy. More
London: Printed for J. Owen and F. and C. Rivington, 1796. First edition, sixth impression, 8vo, (iv), 80 pp. Some light browning and a few spots, large armorial bookplate. 20th century purple cloth, spine and top edges sunned. Todd 65f. More
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1790. Second edition, third impression, 8vo, iv, 356 pp. Contemporary signature to paste down, title and subsequent leaf, faint damp stain to the top corner of some early leaves. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, some restoration and a new label to the spine. Stung into..... More
London: Burke's Peerage Ltd., 1937. 95th edition, large 8vo, (cxciv), 3057, (7) pp. 9 black and white photographic portraits of the Royal Family, upper hinge tender. Original gilt titled red buckram, a little rubbed and marked. More
Esher: Penmiel Press, 1976. Limited edition, no. 23 of 125 copies, being one of the first 25 copies reserved for the author, signed by him and with his presentation inscription on the first preliminary leaf plus a typed letter signed from him on headed paper loosely inserted. 8vo. xii, 33..... More
London: The London Press Exchange, [c.1931]. Limited edition, one of 250 copies, 8vo, 37, (3) pp. 6 plates, compliments slip sent with the book loosely inserted. Original marbled cloth with some rubbing. More
Edinburgh: E. & G. Goldsmid, 1885. 8vo, 113, (1) pp, a few leaves with some foxing, booklabel, original vellum wrappers, marked. A reprint of a work first published in 1749. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. First edition, large 8vo, (xl), 299, (1) pp. 293 illustrations in the text, some light marginal browning. Original grey cloth, recently rebacked in maroon morocco with leather corners also, covers a little marked, crossed swords design to upper cover. A pleasantly restored copy of one..... More
New York: Privately Printed by the Panurge Press, [c.1935]. No. 458 of 2,010 copies, 8vo, 107 pp, original gilt titled purple cloth, slightly rubbed and sunned. Originally published in 1885. More
London: Printed for H. Cripps, 1660. Seventh edition, folio, (x), 140, (4), 141-218, (4), 219-574 pp, 575-577 leaves, (1), 578-723, (11) pp. Engraved title page with the explanation leaf "The Argument of the Frontispiece" opposite, the latter laid down with only the text of the half title showing to the..... More
Bacup: Byrom Dyeing Co. Ltd., Flowers Mill, 1927. Folding colour sample chart, featuring 56 different coloured threads. Gilt titled blue boards, some mild marks otherwise excellent condition. The Byrom Dyeing Company went into liquidation in 1935. More
London: Thomas Cooper & Co., [1869]. First edition, 8vo, 128, 11, (1) pp. Modern marbled boards, very good. Uncommon. Collecting the responses to an article by Harrier Beecher Stowe, published in the Atlantic Magazine in the US and Macmillan's Magazine in Britain, written as a result of her conversations with..... More
London Robert Hale & Company, 1976. First edition. 8vo. 176 pp. Publisher's black cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket, original bookseller's label to the foot of the front free endpaper. Illustrations of table positions set in the text throughout. Some fading to the jacket spine, else very good..... More
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1926. Second edition, 8vo, (vi advertisement, ii), xxix, (iii), 327, (1, 8 advertisement) pp. 21 photographic plates. Original cloth, extremities rubbed with slight wear to the foot of the spine. Originally published in 1916. Volume I only (of 2), the second volume being a Mandarin translation..... More
London: Ernest Nister. Small 8vo, (24) pp. Coloured illustrations throughout, contemporary inscription to front blank. Cloth backed paper boards, some light marking. A typical gift book of the period, including suitable quotes concerning friendship by various authors. More
Genevæ [Geneva]: Jacobum Stoer, 1637. 8vo. (24), 518, (67) ff. Contemporary full calf, rebacked to style, the original gilt lettered red spine label preserved, new endpapers. Some minor worming to the rear of the book, else very good. More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1944. First edition, 8vo, xiv, 267, (1) pp. Folding map, contemporary signature to fly leaf. Cloth, d.w. with a few minor marks, very good. More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1934. Thirteen volumes. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets with red printed text, top edges green. The spines of the jackets with uniform gentle tanning, a little general edge wear with occasional small losses plus a few small more central..... More
4to, containing in all 24 issues of this periodical, the May Week issue for 1927 with its upper wrapper bound in, ex-Library copy with cancelled stamps on paste down and fly leaf, Library buckram, some light marks. More
London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode... Published by Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, 1852. Sole edition, 8vo, xix, (i), xvi, 196 [ie 169], (3) pp. Engraved general title and 3 lithographic plates, including two in colour showing flags and uniforms. Original gilt titled red cloth, spine sunned, some..... More
London: Methuen & Co., (1939). First edition, 8vo, (xii), 403, (1) pp. 16 plates, light foxing to endpapers and edges. Original blue cloth, very good. More
Chicago: Haymarket Books, (2011). Second printing, 8vo, xxi, (i), 193, (1) pp. Inscribed from Carlos on the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More
London: Hutchinson & Co., (1935). First edition, 8vo, 256, 40 advertisement pp. 12 plates. Cloth, d.w. with light wear to extremities. More