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Charles, Reynolds & Co. London. UK. ca 1890., 1890 Book size about 6 by 8 inches. Bound in maroon paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Front cover gilt lettering and decoration. One of those popular old view albums for tourists. Usually made with the internal views in a accordion fold format this one is no exception. Many of the view pages have separated at the fold. Some 21 pages in all with photo-lithographs on every page including one six page 'Villiers Hotel and Loch Promenade' view. Covers much rubbed and worn. FAIR Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Thomas Beecham. St. Helens, Lancashire, England. No date (Circa 1900)., 1900 Pale yellow wraps with front cover decoration and lettering in red and black. 24 pages. Size about 6 by 4 3/4 inches. Rear cover ad for Beecham's Pills. Penny photo album published by the manufacturer of Beecham's Pills which, from the covers advertising verbiage cured nearly everything that ailed you. Contains 24 full page photos and captions for Yarmouth, Lowestoft & Norwich. Spine separated for bottom one third and leading into a rear cover tear of about 2 inches; covers lightly soiled. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

George Philip. London. 1986. First Printing. DJ price L12.95., 1986 Blue paper covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine only. 255 pages. Small 4to. Extensively illustrated with black/white photos. Book begins with the popular British Channel Four television series and adds new material discovered since the series aired. If you are a Brit this is the book that tells you from whence you are descended. Very light wear to book and DJ. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1982. First Printing. DJ flap price L9.95., 1983 Brown paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. 220 pages. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with numerous black/white images. History of the lives of children in the Victorian era great English country houses. Winston Churchill's upbringing is prominently covered. Slight wear to the book most noticeable as shelfwear. DJ with light wear. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1889. Second Edition. Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 219 pages plus 16 pages of publisher ads dated August, 1889. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated with four maps, three of them fold-out. A history of the English town of Colchester which has some claim to being the oldest, founded in 50 A.D. Book with spine top/bottom wear; tips wear through; previous owners names at front; covers fading; small split at spine top edge. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY. 1940. No statement of edition., 1940 Orange cloth with green lettering. Map EP's. 120 pages. 8vo. Color frontis and numerous black and white photos and drawings. VG/VG- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

World International Publishing. Manchester, England. 1984., 1984 "Slick photo illustrated paper covered boards. Pictorial end papers. 61 pages. 4to. Front cover states "21st Year Anniversary Issue". NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng". 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Crescent Books. NY. 1992. First Edition., 1992 Book size about 10 1/2 by 14 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. A photo essay of the reign of Queen Elizabeth with numerous photos in black/white or color and a minimum amount of text explanation. Coffee table type book--very pretty. Book and dust wrapper both dinged at the upper tips else a book with very slight wear--clean, bright and unmarked. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Thomasson-Grant. Charlottesville, Virginia. 1987. No indication of edition., 1987 Book size about 9 1/2 by 12 inches with some 144 pages. Bound in blue/green cloth with front cover and spine gilt lettering. Illustrated throughout with numerous color photos of English country houses (Mostly interior images). Sumptuous book. Book with slight general wear; bit of fading to covers edges at bottom. DJ with light edge wear. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Guinness Books. Enfield, UK. 1989. First Printing. USA price on DJ flap $19.95--British price L12.95., 1989 Blue paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine only. 192 pages. 4to. Illustrated throughout with myriad images in black/white and color (Black/white predominates). Everything you want to know about British Royalty by the Guinness people. Flawless book and dust jacket. AS NEW/AS NEW Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Guinness Books. Enfield, UK. 1989. First Printing. DJ flap price in USA $19.95 - In the UK L12.95., 1989 Blue paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine only. 192 pages. 4to. Illustrated throughout with myriad images in black/white and color (Black/white predominates). Hopefully, everything you want to know about the British Royalty over the years brought to you by the renowned Guinness people. Virtually flawless book and dust wrapper. AS NEW/AS NEW Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Madame Tussaud's Exhibition. (London). No date (Based on interior dates this catalogue is circa 1922)., 1922 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 40 pages. Bound in white wraps with front cover image of Madame Tussaud and lettering in black. Price on front cover is Sixpence (Catalog circa 1922). Interior with many ads and a complete list of the characters. Not illustrated. There are 294 regular figures; principal pictures and relics; marble busts; Chamber of Horrors (75 figures); Children's Gallery; Hall of Tableaux (17 figures). Light general wear. VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Bison Group, London. 1989. 2nd Printing., 1989 Black paper covered boards. 192 pages. Large 4to. Numerous illustrations. VG/VG Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Prentice Hall Press. NY. 1987. First Illustrated Edition., 1987 Book size about 7 1/2 by 10 inches with some 223 pages. Bound in cream paper covered boards with burgundy cloth spine--front cover color pictorial paste-on. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $19.95. Illustrated throughout in full color by Shirley Felts and notable English artists of the tale's period. Wear through at one bottom tip; bumping to bottom edge; previous owner name at front. Dust wrapper with light edge wear. GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Collins. London. 1978. First Edition. Front flap price L7.95., 1978 Book size about 9 by 12 inches with mostly unnumbered pages. Bound in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Mini biography at front for some 47 pages followed by numerous pages of color photos--the author is a well known photographer. Very light wear to book and dust wrapper. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Thames Methuen. London. 1986. First Printing. DJ flap price L12.95., 1986 Red paper covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine only. 190 pages. Smallish 4to. Illustrated throughout with a 50-50 mix of color and black/white photos. Originating in research for the Thames Television programme, 'The Queen and the Commonwealth', this is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's birth and that of the Commonwealth. Underlying theme of the Queen being the one person who holds the Commonwealth together. Slight wear to book and DJ; bit of bumping. DJ with tiny nick at front cover bottom. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1990. First Printing. DJ flap price L12.95., 1990 Black paper covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine only. 252 pages. 8vo. Two sections of black/white photos of several pages each. From the Title Page: 'With Unique Recollections by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma'. The author best known for his entertainment column in a major English newspaper is uniquely qualified to bring a different perspective to a biography of this remarkable lady. Very slightest of wear to book and DJ most noticeable as a bumped spine bottom. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Archibald Constable. London. Stated Second Edition., 1904 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 419 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in green cloth. Biography written by Mr. Hogg's daughter. Hogg was known for his work on behalf of the Royal Polytechnic Institute in London and this biography tells of the inception and progress of this work. Perhaps the most interesting part of this biography is the verbatim reprinting of many letters written by Mr. Hogg describing his travels in various parts of the world. Practically a travel book as well as biography. Book with badly scuffed covers outer edges else light wear. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Pilgrim Press. Derby, England., 1978 Book size about 7 by 9 inches with some 24 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Illustrated on every page in color or black/white. A profusely illustrated history of this portion of British heraldry. Very light wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Pitkin Pictorials. London., 1979 Book size about 7 by 9 inches with some 24 pages. Bound in color photo illustrated wraps. Illustrated on every page with color or black/white photos. A profusely illustrated history of this British Regiment. Rear cover faded bottom one third else a clean bright book with slight wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.