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: 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. Armstrong describes the complex relationships between Spain, Italy, and other European powers of the time..... More
Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Extracts from the diary of the Vicar of East Dereham, 1850-1888. Octavo, 191 pp. Brown cloth bindings. From private collection of Boston historian. Previous owner's name printed on ffep. Edges of book block show some foxing (spotting). In clean dust jacket. 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 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
New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1909. Hardcover. Complete three-volume set. Heavy quarto-sized volumes. Green cloth. Bookplates of Arthur Dickson in two of the volumes. More recently from the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Spine ends and corners of books are starting..... 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. More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1906. Book includes chapters devoted to William Henry Brookfield, Joseph William Blakesley, Charles Buller, Arthur Henry Hallam, John Mitchell Kemble, Henry Lushington, Frederick Denison Maurice, Richard Monckton Milnes, James Spedding, John Sterling, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and George Stovin Venables. 8vo (8 3/4"..... More
London: Offices of the Society, 1910. Hardcover. Volume II. 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
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
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1898, 1902. Hardcover. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish theologian, historian, and a bishop in the Church of England. His work, edited by Osmund Airy, provides a detailed account of English history during the reigns of King Charles II, King James II, and the Glorious..... 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
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. memoir written by the Scottish minister Alexander Carlyle, who lived through a period of great social and political change in Scotland. Carlyle's memoirs cover a wide range of topics, from his observations on the changing attitudes towards religion and morality in Scotland to his encounters..... More
London: Constable, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo, 348 pp. Gray cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. No signatures or bookplates. Boards bow slightly and pages' margins are age-toned. Dust jacket shows a few small tears along top edge. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., 1921. Hardcover. Comprehensive biography of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times in the late 19th century. Two-volume set. Octavo (23 cm tall). Brown cloth. Boards are slightly bowed (not pronounced). Corners of first..... 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
London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1899. Hardcover. Volume set offers a unique glimpse into 18th-century British society through the diaries of Caroline Girle Lybbe Powys. As the wife of Philip Lybbe Powys of Hardwick House in Oxfordshire, Caroline documented her life, the lives of her family members, and their interactions..... More
Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1953. Hardcover. Octavo, 320 pp. Red cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Donald's name printed on ffep. Clean, unmarked copy. Dust jacket is a little faded and edgeworn. More
Twayne Publishers: New York, 1965. Hardcover. Octavo, 192 pp. Gray cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Inscribed by Colby to Donald on ffep. Clean, unmarked copy in like dust jacket. More
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1868. Third Edition. Hardcover. This book provides an account of Scottish-born Robert Brown's experiences as a merchant, including his dealings with other traders, his travels throughout India, and his encounters with various cultural and religious groups. The book draws on various sources, including letters, diaries..... 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
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. Hardcover. Part of the "Western Frontier Library." Octavo, 280 pp. Blue paper-covered boards. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. No signatures or bookplates. Marginalia in pencil throughout. Unclipped dust jacket shows some rubbing... More
