British History
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1999 The Middenhall TreasureLondon: 1999A pleasing first edition of Roald Dahl's parable of innocence and greed, with extensive illustrations by Ralph Steadman
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1909 Aerial WarfareLondon: 1909The scarce first edition of this discussion of the possibilities of aerial warfare, published prior to the First World War.
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1818-1820 An Account of the Great Flood; The Siege of Newcastle; Des Chemins de fer en AngleterreNewcastle-upon-Tyne; Paris: 1818-1820Three very scarce works about Newcastle, including an account of flooding in the region, a reprint of a seventeenth century work about a siege of the city, and a French language discussion of the local railway.
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1838 The Stranger's Pocket-Guide to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Its EnvironsNewcastle: 1838The first edition of T. Sopwith's vanishingly scarce pocket guide to Newcastle.
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1906 2vol The Economic History of India Under Early British RuleLondon: 1906Two smart second edition volumes on the economic history of India.
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1815 The New Manchester Guide; or, Useful Pocket CompanionManchester: 1815A very scarce 'pocket companion' guide to Manchester in the early nineteenth century.
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1826 The Warwick Guide; Containing A Concise Historical Account of the TownWarwick and Leamington: 1826A charming and very scarce early nineteenth century guide to Warwick, illustrated throughout.
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1916 The After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas DominionsLondon: 1916The first edition of this uncommon report from adventure novelist H. Rider Haggard, concerning the 'After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas Dominions'.
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1800 A New History of The City of EdinburghEdinburgh : 1800The fourth edition of this very scarce illustrated historical work on Edinburgh, in the original publisher's boards.
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c1850 Two Advertisements for S. Woolfield of GlasgowGlasgow: c1850Two mid nineteenth century advertisements for the Glasgow based 'Fancy Emporioum' S. Woolfield.
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1828-1833 A List of the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines, on Full, Retired, and Half-PayLondon: 1828-1833A comprehensive documentation of all the officers of the Army and Royal Marines who were on full, retired or half-pay in 1828 and 1833.
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1924-1929 5vol The Coldstream GuardsOxford: 1924-1929Five smart first edition volumes on the Coldstream Guards, the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.
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1779 Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of ChesterfieldLondon: 1779A complete set of the life and works of Philip Dormer Stanhope, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, compiled by Dr. Maty.
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1854 Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1854A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's essays, which first appeared in The Edinburgh Review, complete in two volumes.
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1862 The Student's Hume: A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Revolution in 1688London: 1862A smart copy of this scarce history of England, based on the history written by David Hume.
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1901-1902 V.R.I. Her Life and Empire & The Art Journal Coronation NumberLondon: 1901-1902A smart collection of works on the life and times of Queen Victoria, and the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra, with illustrations throughout.
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1989 The Rights of Women Olympe de GougesLondon: 1989A very scarce political work on the suffragettes and the rights of women, originally written by Olympe de Gouges.
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1882 The Works of John Ruskin: The Crown of Wild OliveKent : 1882A well presented early edition of John Ruskin's four lectures on industry and war, bound in half morocco.
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c1936 3vol Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918: Then and NowLondon: c1936A complete three volume set of this historical commentary on the battlefields of the First World War, with illustrations. Includes supplementary volume.
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1884 Old and New Hull: A Series of Drawings of the Town of Kingston-upon-HullHull: 1884The very scarce first edition of Thomas Tindall Wildridge's beautifully illustrated historical study of Hull in the nineteenth century.
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1889 Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old BradfordBradford: 1889The first edition of William Scruton's beautifully selected collection of plates illustrating Old Bradford.
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1834 A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's HospitalLondon: 1834An attractively bound first edition of William Trollope's historical study, illustrated throughout.
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1830 The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford LevelLondon: 1830The first edition of Samuel Wells' scarce study on the draining methods of the fens used throughout history.
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1823 London or Interesting Memorials of its Rise, Progress, & Present StateLondon: 1823The first volume only of the first edition of Ruben and Sholto Percy's three volume study of the history of London.
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1976-86 A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England Scotland and IrelandLondon: 1976-86The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers.
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1922-1923 Council of State Debates: Volume III, Nos 14-42. With Three Index Volumes.Delhi: 1922-1923An impressive volume including twenty-eight numbers of the 'Council of State Debates' discussing the governance of India in 1922 and 1923.
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1833 The Fleet Registers. Compromising the History of Fleet MarriagesLondon: 1833The scarce first edition of John Southerden Burn's history of irregular and clandestine 'Fleet marriages'.
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1972 Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860Folkestone & London: 1972A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography.
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1805 A Treatise on the Coins of the Realm; In a Letter to the KingOxford: 1805A beautiful example of this scarce work on the coins of the United Kingdom by Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool.
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1923-1931 A Collection of French Works Surrounding the First World WarParis: 1923-1931A collection of illustrated works surrounding the First World War, each written in French and uniformly bound in a smart half calf.
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1850 Origines Ecclesiasticae. The Antiquities of the Christian Church.London: 1850An enlarged edition of Joseph Bingham's magnum opus, an extensive study on the Christian Church.
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1906 2vols The Pageant of LondonLondon: 1906A handsome two-volume set tracing the history of London by the author and journalist Richard Davey, with illustrations throughout.
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c1880 2vol Heroes of Britain in Peace and WarLondon: c1880A two volume set of this illustrated account of great figures in British history.
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c1936 2vol Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918: Then and NowLondon: c1936Two smart volumes of this historical commentary on the battlefields of the First World War, with illustrations.
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Signed1957 What I Said About the PressLondon: 1957An amazing assocaition signed presentation copy with a signed letter from W. Somerset Maugham regarding the resulting court case.
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1874 2vols The Imperial Gazetteer of England and WalesEdinburgh: 1874The complete two-volume set of John Wilson's comprehensive topographical dictionary of England and Wales, illustrated throughout.