Memorials of Stepney Parish; that is to say the vestry minutes from 1579 to 1662, now first printed, with an introduction and notes by Hill, G.W. & Frere, W.H. (editors) - 1890

London, John Hamilton, 1935.. 1st edition. Boards and spine showing some wear, with a small triangle missing from top of spine, otherwise V.G. No dustwrapper.

London: John Joseph Stockdale (Printed For). Good+. 1807. Hardcover. Author George Canning a noted pittite. Bound In marbled boards, leather spine and corners. Gilt title on spine. Pictorial frontipiece of "Bonaparte", from the painting of Appiani. Both hinges cracked with covers firmly attached. Pages 76-77 with hand written notes on bottom margin not affecting text. England ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 84 pages .

New York: New York Book Company, 1870. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 650pp. 42 plates of engravings. illus. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine titles. Hinges broken, front end paper missing, old masking tape connecting front paste down and frontispiece verso, mostly mild/ some moderate foxing to interior, light wear to board edges and spine ends, spine mildly cocked. This is an apparent reissue with a twist of original title by the publisher of the 1869 Women of New York or the Under-world of a Great City by Ellington - a pseudonym according to OCLC, possibly for James Dabney McCabe in the opinion of one scholar (citation on request). The contents: Women of Fashion, Women of Pleasure, Married Women, Wicked Women, Female Artistes, Life in a Female Seminary, Other Women, Female institutions. The last paragraph of the preface sums up the book's general premise: " There are doubtless many true and noble women among the fashion and… Read More

London: Printed for W. Bristow in St Paul's Churchyard and T. Slack in Newcastle, 1764 Book. Good. Full leather. [viii], 13-262 pages + 2 pages of adverts at the rear. ESTC T203962 where the pagination matches - also another entry at N32423 which seems very similar. Staining to the margins throughout. Ink owner's name to the front free end paper and also the second page of text. Another name scribbled out in ink to the ffep. The outer tip of page 113/4 has been torn away and this affects a couple of lines of numbers. Light browning throughout, some spotting. Ink and pencil writing to the rear end papers. In old unlettered full leather which has some wear..

London: John Bill, Printer to the Lings most excellent Majesty, 1660 Book. Fair. Disbound. [ii], 125-128 pages. An act which has been removed from a larger volume, in this case rather crudely with tears to the inner margins. The title page is detached. Pages browned. Some pinhole worming to the margins. ESTC R475122.

Cambridge Univ. Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Large Book - between A4 and A3. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's signature in ink. Deckled edges (rough cut), browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; England; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 1815. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Westminster: Printed for The Camden Society, 1884 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. XIV, 300pp, bound in original brown cloth, with blind stamped borders. ASSOCIATION COPY - From the personal collection of Francis M. O'Brien, author and Legendary Maine Bookseller (no markings). ALSO signature of "David Baird Smith" on the ffp. Covers show bumped corners, edge wear/tear to top/heel of backstrip. Pencil notations on back free endpaper. BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. Scottish History.

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

This is an exceptionally maintained Book published in 1904. It is a Biography of William II, the Emperor of Germany. The Author, Marguerite Cunliffe-Owens, remained anonymous and did not include her name anywhere on this Book as she had done with several of her other Books. This Book has 282 pages and 16 illustrations. This Book also includes a signature by Emperor William dated 1903 under his photo in the frontispiece.

Imitations en grec de nos romans de chevalerie depuis le XIIe siècle. vii+371 pp. Imprimé à l'Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1866. Chapitre 1: Les derniers romanicer grecs, dits byzantins. Chapitre 2: Rapports de l'Europe avec l'Orient, surtout à l'époque des croisades. Chapitre 3: Aperçu général des oeuvres grecques où se montre l'influence des poëmes français. Chapitre 4: Le vieux chevalier - Analyse. Chapitre 5: Les amours de Belthandros le Romain et de la Belle Chrysantza, fille du roi d'Antioche la Grande. Chapitre 6: Les amours de Lybistros, chevalier latin et de Rhodamné, princesse d'Arménie - Analyse; Rapprochements avec quelques oeuvres du Moyen Âge. Chapitre 7: Les romans de la guerre de Troie, par Benoît de Sainte-More, poëme français terminé vers l'an 1180. Chapitre 8: Poëme grec publié par M. Bekker, 1845 - Il Filocopo, di Giovanni Boccacio. Chapitre 9: Bélisaire, poëme en grec moderne par Géorgillas Limnitès. Chapitre 10: ΙIstoyre du vaillant chevalier Pierre,… Read More