London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1907. First edition, 8vo, (vi), 349, (1) pp. Marbled endpapers, attractive contemporary bookplate reading simply "Daisy", with two French mottoes, contemporary signature to front blank. Bound by Hatchards in contemporary red half morocco, t.e.g., mild rubbing of joints and spine. "The Royal Historical Library series"... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1944. First one volume edition. 8vo. 224 pp. Publisher's yellow cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 19 black and white photographic plates plus a further 19 plates reproducing RAF reconnaissance photographs of the Khan Nuqta-Baghdad road. Small losses to the edges of..... More
London: Printed for T. Davis and C. Woodward, 1736-5. Two volumes, 8vo, xxxv, (v), 408, (viii Index); (iv), 368, (100 Dictionary) pp, with 35 woodcuts in the dictionary, slight cracking of hinges, occasional slight marginal browning, very slight loss to lower corner of title and following 2 leaves in volume..... More
London: Printed for G. Robinson and J. Murray, 1784. Fourth edition, 8vo, (viii), xvi, 540, (20 index) pp. Portrait frontispiece, first few leaves a little damp stained, 19th century inscription to paste down. 20th century half calf, marbled sides, spine a little sunned and mottled. "[De Lolme's] work on the..... More
Paris: Librarie Classiques de Jules Delalain, 1862. Twenty-ninth edition, 8vo, (iii-viii), 672 pp, bound without a half title. Owner's name to fly leaf. Contemporary full calf, gilt spine with red and green labels, some minor rubbing, very good. More
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1902. First edition, 8vo, 520 pp. Folding map at the end plus some maps in the text, prize label to paste down with the inscription to this and to the fly leaf neatly erased, upper hinge tender but sound. Original dark green cloth, spine ends..... More
(Lewes): Sussex Record Society, 1908. 8vo, xxxvi, 205, (1) pp. Unopened in the original gilt titled brown cloth, slight darkening of spine, near fine. Sussex Record Society volume VIII. More
(Lewes): Sussex Record Society, 1910. 8vo, (xiv), (209)-510 pp. Owner's name and address label stuck to the paste down. Original gilt titled brown cloth, slight darkening of spine, near fine. Sussex Record Society volume XI. More
Paris: Chez Ponthieu, An VI [1797-8]. Five volumes, 8vo. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary tree sheep, gilt spines with brown and blue morocco labels, two of the latter lacking pieces, some wear, loss to the tops of the spines, upper joint to volume II with some holes. More
Calcutta: Heealal Dhole, 1900. Four works in one volume, 8vo, (iv), 4; (ii), 14; (ii), 18, (2); (ii), 11, (1) pp, first and last page browned, in the original cloth, slight wear to spine ends. The first work is translated by Jones, the other 3 by Dhole. The half title..... More
[London]: W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, [c.1850]. Fourth edition, 2 volumes, small 8vo. (ii), xx, 431, (1); (ii), xxvii, (i), 371, (1) pp. Owner's ink stamp to title pages and front blanks, piece torn from one fly leaf. Contemporary calf, gilt spines with brown and green labels, one lacking, slight..... More
Lipsiae [Leipzig]: T.O. Weigei, 1865. First edition, 4to, (xviii, 762, 36) pp. Signature of the linguist G.W.B. Huntingford to fly leaf, light marginal browning throughout. Recently rebound in red half calf over contemporary marbled boards, a very good copy. More
London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. and Sold G. Nicol... and J. Sewell, 1794. Second edition. 4to. xvi, 300 pp. Later green moiré cloth, gilt lettered tan cloth spine label. Frontispiece view of Seringapatam plus 4 maps (3 folding), 2 plates, 2 diagrams (1 folding) and a folding appendix..... More
London: Bickers and Son, 1885. 8vo. (xx), 300 pp. Contemporary prize binding from Blundell's School, Tiverton, full dark blue calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, the college crest in gilt to the upper board and their prize label to the front pastedown, endpapers and all edges marbled..... More
Dublin: Printed by Robert Napper, 1802. 12mo, 166 pp. Owner's ink stamp to top margin of the first page of the text. Contemporary tree sheep, covers slightly bowed, gilt banded spine with a green label, slight loss and cracking to top of spine. More
London: John Murray, 1823. Fourth edition, 8vo, (ii), xvi, 472 pp, first 2 leaves (blank and half title) slightly loose, with staining to the lower margins of early and late leaves, bookplate, original dark green cloth boards, some rubbing, corners bumped, paper spine label browned. Politician and contemporary of many..... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd and London: Simpkin & Marshall, 1829. Fourth edition, 12mo, (ii), 552 pp. 11 small engravings in the text in the section on carving, lower corner of leaves at the beginning damp stained, not affecting the text. Contemporary half calf, marbled edges, some minor rubbing, very good..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount, (1991). First edition, 8vo, viii, 128 pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, inscribed on the fly leaf from the author. Cloth, d.w., very mild rubbing to extremities otherwise fine. More
London: B.A. Seaby, 1972. First edition, small 4to, x, 90 pp, black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., chipped with slight loss to spine ends. More
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London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648. First edition, second issue, 8vo, (xvi), 218 pp. Some mostly mild marginal browning, contemporary manuscript title to fore edge. Recent blind ruled goatskin, black spine label, a very good copy. "The earliest of Donne's controversial writings..." (Keynes) and a work that existed only in..... More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1904. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 450 pp. 5 folding maps at the end, marbled endpapers and edges, prize label of Milton Abbas School. Contemporary tree calf, gilt edges and arms, gilt spine with a red label, minor rubbing, near fine. More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828. First separate edition, large 8vo, (vi), 58 pp. Portrait frontispiece plus one further plate, some light foxing, top edge of one leaf carelessly opened, contemporary signature of the corrupt East End politician Joseph Merceron to fly leaf, later bookplate of the Naval..... More
London: Privately printed, 1873. Sole edition. 4to. x, 99, (4), ii, (1), iii-xv, (1), iv, (3), x, xi, (3), vii, ii, xviii pp, some of the appendix leaves folding. Contemporary black full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt decorated to the compartments, title in gilt to the upper board, thick..... More
London: Faber and Faber, (1957). First edition, 8vo, 255, (1) pp. 8 pages of black and white photographs, contemporary signature to fly leaf, light foxing to endpapers. Cloth, a little rubbed and faded, d.w. with slight loss to the spine ends and mild soiling. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883-86. First English edition, six volumes, large 8vo. Numerous illustrations, maps and vignettes, bookplates, several hinges slightly cracked but sound. Original gilt titled and blind stamped blue cloth, spine ends and joints with some rubbing. More