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British History
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1912 3vols The Annals of HampsteadLondon: 1912The complete limited edition three-volume set of Barratt's history of Hampstead, signed by the author. -
1824 Local Records; or, Historical Register of Remarkable Events, Which Have Occurred Exclusively in the Counties of Durham and Northumberland, Town and Country of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Berwick Upon TweedNewcastle: 1824An uncommon first edition documenting remarkable events in the North-East of England between AD120 and AD1799. -
1814 Local & Literary Account of Leamington, Warwick, Stratford, CoventryBirmingham: 1814Mr. Pratt's very scarce and charmingly illustrated study of various English towns. -
1881-1901 5vol A History of Our Own TimesLondon: 1881A smartly bound set of this history of Britain from the accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. -
1867-1874 Motley's History of the United Netherlands, Dutch Republic and John of BarneveldLondon: 1867-1874A trio of these historical sets by John Lothrop Motley, each complete in itself, uniformly bound in half calf. -
1840 The Proceedings and Reports of the Town Council of the Borough of Newcastle for 1839Newcastle: 1840The very scarce publication of the 'Proceedings and Reports of the Town Council of the Borough of Newcastle' in 1839. -
1828 An Historical and Topographical Account of the Town and Parish of Rochdale; SaddleworthManchester: 1828The first edition of James Butterworth's very scarce guides to Rochdale and Saddleworth. -
1830 The New Lancashire Gazetteer or Topographical DictionaryLondon: 1830The first edition of Stephen Reynolds Clarke's guide to the County Palatine of Lancaster. -
1867 Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and PresentLondon: 1867The first edition of this smartly bound four volume set of the history of Lancashire and Cheshire, with illustrations. -
1836 Panorama of the City of ChesterChester: 1836The first edition of this scarce directory for the city of Chester written by Joseph Hemingway. -
1919 The British Campaign in France and Flanders: January to July 1918London: 1919The first edition of the fifth volume of Arthur Conan Doyle's study of the British campaign in France and Flanders during the First World War. -
1966 The Windmills of Surrey and Inner LondonLondon: 1966The first edition of this charming study of British windmills. Illustrated throughout. -
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1908 Old London ChurchesLondon: 1908Canon Benham's signed Limited Edition study of the historic churches of London, illustrated with colour plates by Arthur Garratt. -
1912 The Cottages and the Village Life of Rural EnglandLondon: 1912A first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated tour of the cottages and villages of rural England. -
1815 Miniature Portraits; or, Brief biographyLondon: 1815The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of biographies of 'eminent British characters', intended for young readers. -
1835 The History, Antiquities, and Topography County SussexLewes; London: 1835The richly illustrated first edition of Thomas Walker Horsfield's historical and topographical study of the county of Sussex. -
1912 King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855London: 1912A smart first edition copy of this history of smuggling between 1700 and 1855, with illustrations throughout. -
1907 The Letters of Queen VictoriaLondon: 1907The first edition thus of this selection of the correspondence of Queen Victoria, in bright half calf binding by Sotheran. -
1914 The Expansion of England Two Courses of LecturesLondon: 1914A smart Bickers bound edition of these two important lectures on the British Empire and its expansion in the Victorian era. -
1884 The Works of Thomas CarlyleBoston: 1884A superb limited deluxe edition of the works of notable Scottish historian, Thomas Carlyle. -
1874-84 The Greville MemoirsLondon: 1874-87A Riviere bound first edition of Greville's monumental series of journals, an in-depth look at the reigns of three monarchs, here first published after the author's death. -
1831 The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. BountyLondon: 1831The first edition of the first account of the 1789 mutiny and seizure of the H.M.S. Bounty, an interesting and illustrated account. -
1965 Down Dublin Streets 1916Dublin: 1965A very scarce first edition of this work commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the 1916 Easter Week Rising. -
1986 Exploration of a Drowned LandscapeLondon: 1986A lovely copy of this fascinating work on the archaeology and history of the Isles of Scilly. -
1914 London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings.London : 1914The first edition of this work on London's historical architecture written by P. H. Ditchfield and illustrated throughout by E. L. Wratten. -
1663-1711 A Vindication of K. Charles the Martyr, Reason and Judgement, A Letter Out of SuffolkLondon: 1663-1711Three very scarce early works bound in one volume, discussing King Charles I, Bishop Robert Sanderson, and Archbishop Sancroft. -
1869 History of the Anglo-SaxonsLondon: 1869A scarce, new illustrated edition of Francis Palgrave's history of the Anglo-Saxons. -
1906 Mary Queen of ScotsLondon: [1906]The first trade edition of this uncommon, beautifully colour illustrated work on Mary Queen of Scots by artists James Orrock and James Linton, written by Walter Wood and edited by W. Shaw Sparrow. -
1831-1835 The History and Topography of The County of EssexLondon: 1831-1835A two volume full calf first edition of this history of Essex, with detailed steel engraved plates by W. Bartlett throughout. -
1969 The History of the CarriageLondon: 1969A first edition of this illustrated work on the history of the carriage, by Laszlo Tarr. -
1831 Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish and DampierEdinburgh : 1831The first edition of this account of the lives and voyages of noted explores Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish and William Dampier. -
1977 In The Clink: The Story of England's Oldest PrisonLondon: 1977An uncommon first edition of E. J. Burford's fascinating historical study of the oldest "clink" in England. -
1927 The Life of Beau BrummellLondon: 1927The 'Complete Illustrated Edition' of Captain Jesse's biography of Beau Brummell, in the scarce original dust wrapper. -
1845-1847 26vols in 13 The Cabinet History of EnglandLondon: 1845-1847The complete twenty-six volume set of Macfarlane's comprehensive work on the history of England, uniformly bound in thirteen volumes. -
1803 The History of Cheltenham, and Account of its EnvironsCheltenham: 1803The first edition of Thomas Frognall Dibdin's study of Cheltenham, in an attractive half calf binding. -
1702 Angliae Notitia: or the Present State of EnglandLondon: 1702The twentieth edition of Edward Chamberlayne's guide to the social and political state of late seventeenth and early eighteen century England.