The Popular History of England, Civil, Military, and Religious, from the earliest times to the reform bill of 1884
Illustration: A large number of tinted, clrd. pl., maps with clrd. outlines. Condition: Good Binding: 27.5x19cm, half calf over purple buckram, gilt title to new red label to spine, all edges marbled, text in double columns, covers of few vols. Separate, sp. sl. frayed.
A History of the Indian Mutiny and of the disturbances, which accompanied it among the civil population.
Illustration: 2 double folding printed maps (clrd & b/w) and 6 printed plans, pp. sl. Yellowed else fine.
Condition: Good+
Binding: 19x12cm, pp. xx, 582; full brown leather cover and sp., cover and sp. rebacked very well, 5 raised bands to sp. With gilt title to red leather label and gilt dec., inner dentelles, marbled epps., all edges marbled, edges sl. Thumbed.
Hakluyt’s Voyages Vol.1-8: Introduction by John Masefield Vol. 9-10:Introduction by Ernest Rhys
Vol.1-8: The Principal Navigations Voyages traffiques and discoveries of the English Nation, made by sea or overland to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compass of these 1600 years
Vol. 9-10: The voyages traffiques and discoveries of foreign voyagers with other matters relating there to contained in the “navigations”.
Courtiers and favorites of Royalty (Total no of volumes Not known. 10 vols. Available)
Illustration: Every volume has a frontis portrait with printed tissue guard, pp. Yellowed else fine.
Condition: Good
Binding: 23x15cm, orig. purple morocco with gilt dec. border to cover, gilt title to sp. with dec., untrimmed, pp. becoming brittle, title pp. In red and black, text clean and fresh.
The Comprehensive History of England; Civil and military, Religious, Intellectual, and Social. From The earliest period to the close of the Russian War.
Illustration: Over 1000 woodcut engravings, several vignettes, sl. foxing.
Condition: Average+.
Binding: 26×17.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt dec. and title to cover and spine, self embossed cover, text in double columns, sl. foxing throughout.
39 woodcut full pp. plates, frontis, occasional water-staining to plate margins with little/no harm to plates, pp. yellowed.
Condition: Average+
Binding: 22.5x14cm., pp. xvi, 624 ; orig. green colour with gilt title to spine, spine ends torn and bumped, edges thumbed, binding slight loose, few pp. loose but intact.
Forty-one years in India, form Subaltern to Commander-in-chief SET 6
Illustration: Several b/w full pp. portraits and Maps and plans, frontis, occasional foxing. Set 6 : 23×14.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt motif to cover center, gilt title to spine, title pp. in red and black, text clean, pp. yellowed., edges thumbed.
Illustration: Several b/w full pp. portraits and Maps and plans, frontis, occasional foxing. Set 5 : 23×14.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt motif to cover center, gilt title to sp., title pp. in red and black, text clean, few pinholes, edges thumbed. Signed by Author with inscription, ‘Presented to Senior Under Officer Robert H. Stallard with best wishes for his future career by the Author Roberts. R.M.A. Woolwich 22nd Dec. 1903.’
Forty-one years in India, form Subaltern to Commander-in-chief SET 4
Illustration: Several b/w full pp. portraits and Maps and plans, frontis, occasional foxing. Set 3 : 23×14.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt motif to cover center, gilt title to sp., title pp. in red and black, pp. yellowed, pp. brittle, text clean.
Illustration: Several b/w full pp. portraits and Maps and plans, frontis, occasional foxing. Set 3 : 23×14.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt motif to cover center, gilt title to sp., title pp. in red and black, pp. yellowed, pp. brittle, text clean.
Illustration: Several b/w full pp. portraits and Maps and plans, frontis, occasional foxing.
Binding: Set 2 : 23×14.5cm., full blue colour With gilt motif to cover center, gilt title to spine, dec. epps., slight foxing, pp. sl. brittle, text clean.
Condition: Good
Special Remark: We have 6 such sets available with us.
or the ingredients of social life at “our station” in India. With Colour Illustrations for the first time form the original sketches of the author, kindly lent by the owner, Mr. Fredrick Palmer
Illustration: With full pp. colored prints with tissue guards, marginal foxing to pl. Margins, title pp.
Condition: Good.
Binding: 11.5×8”, unnumbered; orig. Brown rexine with heavy embossing in gilt, white title to cover, gilt title to spine with dec., dec. epps, edges thumbed, aeg, occasional foxing thorughout.
Illustration: Every volume has a folded colored map in the beginning of the book.
Condition: Very Good
Binding: 22.5cm x 14cm, half maroon cloth over green cloth binding with printed title to white paper to spine, has a gilt emblem of the ‘Stoke Newington Public Library’ on every cover. This series has been withdrawn from the Woolwich Public Libraries, and has few stamps of the same on the title page as well as on the inside covers of the books. Binding is slight loose, edges thumbed
The wonders of the world, a popular and authentic account of the marvels of nature and of man as they exist today
Illustration: Vol. 1: 14 clrd plates, 492 reproductions in b/w. Vol. II: 14 clrd plates, 484 reproductions in b/w. Condition: Average+ Binding: 27.5x21cm, black cloth over green cloth boards, gilt dec. and title to spine, cover worn, edges thumbed, marbled epps, wormholes throughout book, title page in red and black.
Preface by M.L. Roger Miles Essay on the life of Comte Armand Doria by M. Arsene Alexandre
Illustration: Several full pp. b/w and sepia toned plates with individual tissue guards, occasional water staining to plate margins with little/no harm to plates.
Condition: Good+
Binding: 37×26.5cm., new red and black binding, spine and cover slight frayed, text clean and fresh.
The Illustrated History Of The British Empire In India And The East, From The Earliest Times To The Suppression Of The Sepoy Mutiny In 1859. With A Continuation To The End Of 1878.
Illustration: Several double pp. colored maps, over 40 full pp. steel engravings, frontis, vignette, dec. title page, minor foxing to plate margins, little harm to plates, few water stains.
Condition: Good
Binding: 26cm x 17.5cm, original green morocco over cloth boards with 5 raised bands to spine, gilt title to leather label to sp., edges thumbed and worn, all edges marbled, text in double columns, occasional foxing throughout set with little harm to text.
Illustration: A large number of b/w full pp. plates, also few coloured. plates with individual tissue guards, frontis with tissue guard.
Condition: Good+
Binding: 25.5cm x 17cm, full blue cloth with gilt title to cover and spine, extremely few wormholes, pp. slight yellowed and brittle, binding loose, edges thumbed and spine ends slight worn, teg.
Illustration: Several full pp. b/w steel engravings throughout with individual tissue guards, frontis, title page, occasional foxing.
Condition: Average
Binding: orig. brown morocco with gilt elephant to cover, gilt title to spine With gilt camel, sp. frayed in parts, edges sl. thumbed, aeg, paper slight yellowish.
Edited by Prof. George Saintsbury, M.A. Translated by: Emily Mary Waller, The Lady Mary Loyd and Dr. Edmund Burke Thompson. Illustrations by Gustave Fraipoint and S. Arco.
Illustration: Several full pp. etchings throughout the set with tissue guards, pp. yellowed and slight brittle otherwise in good condition.
Condition: Average
Binding: 22x14cm, orig. re-backed brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt dec. spine with gilt title, marbled epps, cover and edges frayed and thumbed, title pp. in red and black, untrimmed, stamp of previous seller, few pp. loose but intact, spine chipped in parts, teg, slight foxing throughout.
The Plays of William Shakespeare, accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq with glossarial Notes. To which are prefixed an account of the life and writings of Shakespeare by Mr. Rowe and Dr. Johnson’s celebrated preface to his edition of Shakespeare printed in 1765.Volumes: Ten. Vol. 1,2,4,7,10 available INCOMPETE SET
Binding: 7×4″, original brown calf with gilt border to cover, gilt dec. spine With gilt title to leather label, 4 raised bands to spine, marbled epps, all edges marbled, slight foxing throughout, spine worn in parts. Condition: Average+
Illustration: With over 600 prints from original drawings and 120 studies in color. Occasional wormholes.
Condition: Average+
Binding: 11×8″, orig. green cloth with gilt title to cover and spine, gilt lion to cover and gilt bird to spine, sp. frayed and torn in parts, wormholes throughout the book, binding loose, pp. getting brittle, edges thumbed.
The works of Shakespeare SET:3. Three. Vol 1: Comedies, Vol 2:Tragedies, Vol 3: Histories
With a memoir and essay on his genius, by Barry Cornwall, illustrated with engravings on wood, from designs by Kenny Meadows
Condition: Good Several woodcut vignettes throughout, title pp. in red and black, text in double columns. Binding:10.5×6.7, half red morocco over buckram cl., gilt title and dec. to sp., marbled epps., edges thumbed, all edges marbled, covers sl. loose. Condition: Average
