Search Results: Great Britain from Pat Zadina Books

New York: Edmund Jones, 1861. This an awesome book detailing many stats and information about the city in the 1860. Example: There was an epidemic of scarlet fever in the summer, there were over 104,000 immigrants from foreign ports.They compare New York to paris and london. Tbe book speaks of the high mortality rates in england at that time. It also refers to the lack of registration of births and deaths of the people of ireland so that accurate pictures of the movement of the Irish cannot be given. There are comments about street cleaning, the disgrace of the city markets, sewers, removal of dead animals, etc. An altogether fascinating book on thre city in 1860 - but especially so for its comments vs England. Book has many statistical tables but also 61 pages of introductory commentary at the begiinning along with commentary attached to the statistical info. 263 pages - book is in very good condition, some foxing. Protective cover.. 1st Edition. Brown Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over… Read More

New York: Edmund Jones, 1863. This is the annual city inspector's report for 1862, published in 1863, It compares the health of the city to other sities such as London and paris. The change of inhabitants in various areas has created unhealthy situations whereas they were formerly healthy. People were living in underground cellars and tenament houses. London had prohibitions against the cellars at this time. The book discusses the strikes by laborers and the causes, Public places were being used as dumping grounds, sale of street manure, slaughter houses in the city, livery stabes and their conditions. Filled with statistical tables and comments on same - this is an awesome look back to the 1860' in New york and in some cases London and Paris. A great reference book for someone looking into the 19th century. Some foxing, protective cover.. 1st Edition. Brown Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation Limited This is another of the Royal Canadian Editions of the Beautiful Britain series. This one is in full blue moroccon leather with TEG, gilt emblems on the font along with the title, 5 raised bands with title in gilt on the spine. Thie book has 60 illustrations and 265 pages, This edition matches three others that are also listed, Beautiful Britain, Vanished and vanishing London and Beautiful Britain - Scenery of London. Some of the table of contents are: On entering oxford, the stones of oxford, undergrauates of the present and past, college servants of the present and the past, the oxford day, in a college garden, old oxford days, in praise of oxford. The author states that many of the pages came from a search into his own recollections of Oxford. along with his use of other research materials. There were only 1000 of these books issued. A good looking book with some shelf wear to the leather and a faded spine - blue silk endpages complement the covers -… Read More

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation Limited This is #39/1000 of the Royal Canadian Limited Edition of this series. This book has the map - (I haven't found any others listed that included the map). The book is covered in a beautiful maroon leather with silk matching endpapers. The spine has faded but otherwise in beautiful condition. There is an engraved castle on the front cover TEG) There are 75 beautiful colored engravings of the Surrey countryside - colors are as fresh today as when originally published. A map of the Surrey area is attached in back - and is in as new condition. Priced according to the fading indicated on the spine. I have listed others in the Beautiful Britain series - (Vanishing London, Scenery of London and Oxford) - all with full blue morocco leather bindings.. Royal Canadian Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Sutton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation Limited This is one of the rare Beautiful Britain Royal Canadian Edition versions of the A.C. Black series on Britain. of whiich only 1000 copies were published. This one in particular has beautiful illustrations many of whcih were painted by the author. He explored the older portions of London which have since been "improved" away. He hunted up old documents and carefully checked other resources for accuracy of his discriptions. 294 pages. Of the 75 illustrations - whcih are still as bright as when they were published- 60 of the represented buildings had disappeared at time of publication. His breakdown for the contents almost reads as an itinerary - Southwark; The city and east end; the ward of farringdon without; the inns of court and chancery; the western section. This is the London of long ago and the London of English Literature. A godd leather book with gilt title (Vanishing London) with gilt dragons and coat of arms on the front and 5 raised… Read More

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation Limited This is one of the Royal Canadian Editions of the Beautiful Britain series of which 1000 were printed. This is a full Blue Moroccon Leather that has some shelf wear and wear and a tear to the upper spine.. There is a gilt dragon with a coat of arms on the front and TEG. There are 5 raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Blue silk endpapers and 223 pages. Also listed are two more of the same series in the same binding - Beautiful; Britain - Oxford" and "Beautiful Britain - Vanished and Vanishing London". 75 illustrations are as bright as when they were published. Portions of the table of contents are: London as a piece of mosaic; the color of london, the city, great buildings, westminister, the river, great men, commonplace scenes - these are just a few of the chapter headings. Fully indexed. An overall great book for lovers of Great Britain and London in particular. Priced for the wear indicated.. Royal Canadian Edition. Full Blue… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. This is a beautiful looking little book Decorative spine with Pepys Diary as title - Brown and gold decorations. Front and back are 3/4 leather with marble and all edges are gilt. Marble endpages. Tiny wear to the top of spine in front. 3/4 Leather and Cloth (AEG). Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1934. This book is signed by the author and inscribed to a Ross and Augusta with the author's best love. The book is 373 pages with over 40 illustrations including one map. the dust jacket has a water stain but the stain is not on the book. The DJ is in a protective cover. Some of the contents: who first founded new york, when the history of new york begins; a glance at stuyvesant; the english rule new york, pastimes in early new york, broadway, england and france, george washington, the american revolution, streets and schools, the romantic hudson, the erie canal, when new york burned plus much more. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Rennie, Frank. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Smith, Elder, and Co. The author was from London and came for a tour of the US and Canada. He travelled in the late 1850's from Boston to New Orleans and returned to New York via the slave states. He later returned to go onto Canada. His articles were published in the Illustrated London News. Some topics covered are New York and life in hotels, broadway, firemen. Boston, Newport, Niagara, Philadelphia, washington, interviews of Indians with their "Great Father". The Irish in America, The west, the mormons, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, the plantations. A great overall view of that part of America. The next part deals with his trip to Canada (Toronto, Quebec, montreal, etc. There are 10 colored/tinted illustrations - all in beautiful condition. The book is somewhat worn and the cover is damaged but the book is very sound and in overall very good condition. There is a bookplate dated 1869 from the Milton House School to a student for general improvement. There is no… Read More

Paris: Various, 1846. This is a unique beautiful leather and marble covered book that has three authors and three of their works bound together. The Publisher of The Trollope book (travels and Travelers) is A&W Galignani (Paris - 1846), Haliburton's - The Attache -or Sam Slick in England is Baudry's European Library - Paris 1843) and Washington Irving's Capt Bonneville is also Baudry's - 1837. There is a Bookplate of Sir H. Hervey Bruce Bart on the front cover. Research indicates that he was one of the Patrons/Benefactors of the first Belfast Musical Festival that occured on 10/19/1813. The book is covered in 3/4 brown leather - somewhat worn on the seam and marbled cloth which is worn and rubbed. There is some rubbing on corners and bottom. Interior of book is very good with some foxing... 1846,1843,1837 Editions of Titles. 3/4 Leather and Marbled Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1830. The book has been expertly recased in half brown leather and half marble and the contents are in excellent condition. A beautiful looking book on the shelf. The author kept a journal of his travels and his appointment as travelling physician for the Count and Countess Vorontzof. His travels take him from London to Russia and throughout Russia and back to London. A great read on his travels and his residence in Russia in the early 1800's.. 1st Edition. 1/4 Leather and Marbled Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Borland Press, 1929. This is a limited edition of 2500 copies of which this is no (1). Book has a flexible leather binding with a gilt illustration of a man and a music scale with the words of "should auld acquaintances..." under the notes. Title in gilt - top edges gilt. Overall condition is good with wear to the top and bottom of spine and some wear to the bend in the cover's spine on the front - also some lifting to the cover from the cardboard that can be easily glued. Previous owner's name on inside end page. Many wonderful illustrations. A wonderful addition to a New York collection - and it adds another look at the wonderful New York story. . Limited Edition. Flexible Black Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.