Gregg International Publishers Limited.Thomas Kirgate. Original. 1969. Hardcover. From private collection of Boston historian. Facsimile reprint of 1784 printing. No dust jacket, as issued. More
Longmans, 1912. Hardcover. 7 3/4" tall. Burgundy cloth. Second volume shows some splotching to cloth as well as a ding and light horizontal crease to front board. Pages show a little foxing, most limited to prelims and endpapers are browned. More
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1951. Hardcover. Book explores how the ideas of historian, and political scientist Brooks Adams evolved over time. Octavo, xiv, 250 pp. Maroon cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Donald's initials in pencil on ffep. Clean..... More
London: John Murray, 1898. Hardcover. Select correspondence of British Whig, Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Tall octavo, 417 pp. Maroon cloth. Cloth is blistered where it is lifting from board and shows some discoloration along spine. Back board shows nick that cuts into the binder's board. Offered here..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921. Hardcover. Papers of Liberal Imperialist and British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1894-1895. From private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. Octavo-sized set bound in maroon cloth. Covers show some rubbing with small ding along bottom edge of second volume..... More
London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1892. Hardcover. This 1892 biography by British historian Edward Armstrong, focuses on the life of Elisabeth Farnese, an Italian princess who became Queen of Spain in the early 18th century. Tall octavo (23 cm tall). 415 pp. From private collection. Binding shows a few dings..... More
Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Extracts from the diary of the Vicar of East Dereham, 1850-1888, Armstrong's diary provides a glimpse into the daily life of a Victorian vicar in rural Norfolk, including his religious duties, interactions with parishioners, and observations on local events and people. Octavo, 191 pp. Brown cloth..... More
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1949. Hardcover. Scarce biographical work by British historian and author, H.G. Baker. This book explores the life of James Brydges, who was a prominent English landowner, aristocrat, and patron of the arts in the early 18th century. Tall octavo (24.5 cm tall).493 pp. Black cloth..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1899. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes. Tall octavo. 647, 851 pp. Blue cloth. Cloth shows a little rubbing and wear. Bindings are a bit limp. More
London A.R. Mowbray & Co.; Milwaukee, Young churchman Co, 1916. Hardcover. 12mo (7 3/4"tall), 380 pp. Names printed on endpaper. Pages show a little foxing, mostly limited to prelims. Several pages show penciled lines in the margins. Binding remains tight, but cloth feels a little loose along spine. Scarce... More
Carterton, New Zealand: Roydhouse Publishing, Ltd., 1983. Bicknell, Jeremy. Softcover. In 1973, Penny Bicknell and her husband Jeremy left England to emigrate to New Zealand. The couple purchased a 1908 cottage on 17 acres in the Tararua foothills between Carterton and Masterton. The author soon began publishing articles on life..... More
San Cristóbal: Privately Printed, 2007. Softcover. Spanish-language memoirs of Polish-born Venezuelan nurse who lived in Libya and elsewhere in North Africa for eleven years. Octavo, 156 pp. In wraps (softcover). Clean, unmarked copy. Scarce. More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1930. Hardcover. Annual report volume, with most of work dedicated to John C. Calhoun's correspondence. From the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Tall octavo, Section devoted to Calhoun's correspondence covers pages 127-570. Blue cloth with handwritten paper label on..... More
London: Offices of the Society, 1910. Hardcover. Volume II. collection of selected and edited correspondence from the Foreign Office. Octavo, 337 pp. Blue cloth. Light foxing to prelims and edges of text block. Name printed on half-title page; blind-stamp on title page. More
Self Published, 2010. Softcover. Memoirs of soldier from Rome, Georgia who served in the US Army during the invasion of Okinawa. Octavo, 152 pp. In wraps. From private collection. Book appears unread. More
London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1861. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Two-volume set focuses on the history and genealogy of prominent families in Great Britain by 19th century Irish genealogist and heraldic scholar Bernard Burke. Two-volume set. 8vo. Red cloth. From private collection. Binding show some soiling, including large stain on..... More
Asia Publishing House, 1966. Hardcover. 12mo, pp. v, 131. Blue cloth. From private collection. No signatures or bookplates. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight. Dust jacket shows some faint spotting along edges of flaps. Three lectures delivered by Indian historians on the birth centenary of Gokhale. Scarce... More
Garrett Park Press, 2000. Softcover. "A first-person story of a US Marine in World War II: Boot Camp - Samoa - Guadalcanal - Bougainville." Illustrated with black & white photos throughout. Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page. Octavo, 376 pp. In wraps (softcover). From private collection..... More
Illinois State Historical Society, 1952. Hardcover. Special commemorative issue devoted to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, with contributions from Adlai E. Stevenson, Harry E. Pratt, and others. Octavo, pp. 295-416 pp. Rebound in black buckram binding with gilt stamping on spine, upper wrap affixed to front board..... More
London: T.N. Foulis, 1910. Hardcover. These memoirs by Scottish minister Alexander Carlyle cover a range of topics, from his observations on the changing attitudes towards religion and morality in Scotland to his encounters with some of the leading figures of his time, including David Hume and Robert Burns. Octavo (21..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., 1921. Hardcover. Detailed biography of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as British Prime Minister in the late 19th century. Two-volume set. Octavo (23 cm tall). Brown cloth. Boards are slightly bowed (not pronounced). Corners of first volume are bumped. Prelims and edges..... More
New York: 1805. Hardcover. "Containing many interesting anecdotes; a general view of the state of religion and learning in Connecticut during the former part of the last century; and an account of the institution and rise of Yale College, Connecticut; and of King's (now Columbia) College, New-York. To which is..... More
New-York Historical Society, 1877-1888. Hardcover. Two-volume set. Tall octavos. 495 + 531 pp. Green pebble cloth bindings. From private collection. Many leaves remain unopened. More
University of Michigan University Library, n.d. Softcover. Facsimile reproduction of 1876 edition. Octavo, 577 pp. + map and publisher's adverts. In wraps. From private collection. Bottom corner of upper wrap turns up slightly. Text remains clean and unmarked (no highlighting or notes). More
Oxford University Press, 1926. Hardcover. Tall octavo, 134 pp. Fold-out map in rear of book. Original maroon cloth. From private collection of Frederick A. Hagar. Cloth shows some rubbing and minor soiling. Corners gently bumped. Name printed on ffep. Scholarly work on British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java and Governor-General..... More
