History Literature from Hard To Find Books

routledge & kegan paul london 1969. first edition thus 544pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,tape scuffs to pastedowns,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,several minor closed tears,price-clipped)

longman,brown,green london 1855. half leather 532pp VG (marbled paper boards w.black half leather,gilt bands and stamps to spine,rubbed and soiled w.some surface losses to boards,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.sl.foxed,speckled edges)

books for libraries press, new york 1970. ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 356pp, illus, cond. excellent+ (never been issued, tight square copy), lacks d/w.

The Hogarth Press London 1964. ex lib, minimal markings, 157pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned, rear flap trimmed)

William Heinemann London 1924. ex lib, minimal markings, 218pp, VG+(sl tear to spine head, v sl scratched boards, sl paste action to ep's, vsl edgewear)

argraphwyd a chyhoeddwyd gan hughes wrexham 1896. first edition 236pp+ads.[text in welsh] [b/w frontis.] VG (blue cloth w.blind borders and gilt lettering,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps w.sl.paper separation at fep gutter,owner's inscr.to frontis.verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,tight)

librairie gaston saffroy paris 1959. first edition 110pp [text in French] [b/w frontis.] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.owner's sign.to inside front cover,eps and content edges sl.foxed) scarce bibliographical item

The Meanjin Press Brisbane 1944. vol 3 no. 3, booklet in blue wrappers, 202pp, VG-(edges tatty, cover sl sunned & foxed with v sl soiling, sl foxing throughout)

methuen london 1976. ex-lib.first edition 289pp VG+ (black cloth w.d/w taped to pastedowns and boards,usual stamps w.labels removed from reps) in VG d/w (in libr.plastic and attached to boards,tape stains to covers)

His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1948. Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 92pp, VG (pamphlet, paper wraps, v sl rubbed & soiled)

university of north carolina press chapel hill [1971]. ex-lib.first edition 185pp VG+ (orange cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,upper edge sl.trimmed)

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1960. Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 32pp, illus, VG+ (pamphlet, paper wraps, v sl rubbed & soiled)

bohn london 1853. second edition 474pp VG (blue embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked w.sl.separation starting at some sections,many sections unopened at head edge)

Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1962. Ex lib, minimal markings, 528pp, illus, VG+ (v sl edge wear, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl gum stains to boards & eps, contents excellent) d/w in plastic, VG+ (v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, rear flap trimmed & reattached to ffep) First Folger series

Calder & Boyars London 1968. first edition, in white wrappers, 176pp, VG(sl rubbed & soiled, v sl wear to extrmes, v sl foxing to edges)

Farrar straus & Giroux New York 1971. ex lib, minimal markings, 432pp, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w VG+(in plastic, price clipped, v sl sunned)

chez les libraires affocies paris 1771. new edition 459pp [text in french] G+ (marbled paper boards w.half-leather ,gilt bands and stamps to spine,top board barely attached,rubbed and soiled,spine attached only at lower hinge,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,marbled eps,some minor foxing to margins,speckled edges,tight)

pasquali venezia 1800. rebound in vellum 365pp [text in italian] VG+ (modern rebind in vellum w.black titling to spine,sl.soiled,new eps,contemporary [?] drawings by owner to front and rear prelims.,contents printed on attractive handmade paper,untrimmed edges sl.foxed/soiled o/w contents clean,tight) attractive copy

University paperbacks Methuen London 1964. ex lib, minimal markings, 239pp, VG+(library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, v sl rubbed & soield0

chez le heritiers d'antoine schelte amsterdam 1699/1700. [12 promenades in 2 vols.bound as 1] 264+281pp+[3pp] catalogue [text in french] ills.[b/w frontis.to each vol.w.separate title page to each section incl.dec.device] G (contemporary full calf,raised bands and gilt stamps to spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extremsmw.some losses,leather lifting from boards,2cm loss to head of spine w.splits,lacks front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep… Read more