History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603-1642 by Gardiner, Samuel R - 1883

London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1911. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. Contained in this bound volume is the first edition, only printing of this scarce Churchill speech leaflet. In 1910 Winston Churchill was a young lion of the Liberal Party, vexing the British establishment and helping Lloyd George lay the foundations of the modern welfare state. Here is the original 1910 leaflet publishing Churchill's November 14 letter stating vehement opposition to the veto power of the House of Lords. This leaflet captures the young radical Churchill in full flower. "Was ever inequality more scandalous? Was ever injustice more glaring? All classes are to have votes; but only Tory votes are to count. WE CAN SUBMIT NO LONGER TO THIS USAGE. THIS IS OUR LAND AS MUCH AS IT IS THEIRS." The leaflet is two pages, published by the Liberal Publications Department as Leaflet No. 2358 on November 18, 1910. It is bound in this volume containing Liberal Party speeches and pamphlets for the year 1910.… Read More

LONDON: Jacob Tonson, 1720 A good copy of 3rd enlarged edition of this scarce work, which was at one time, the standard work on english history. Complete in one volume. With frontispiece portrait of Echard; title page (an extremely good facsimile on high quality conservation grade paper); portrait of Georgius Rex; dedication to the King 6 pp; Preface 4 pp; Contents 4 pp; Introduction, books I-IV pp 1-408; Preface pp 409-412; Introduction p 416; books I-II pp 417-663; half title 'The History of England Vol the Second'; book III pp 667-766; Preface 2 pp; books I-III pp 769-1150; Index 33 pp. The binding is recent half morocco with marbled boards and title and author labels to spine. It is in near fine condition. The endpapers are new. There has been expert paper repair to strengthen the edges of the first and last few pages (presumably damaged when the original binding was failing). As indicated earlier the title page is a very good facsmile. The contents have some browned and marked sections,… Read More

London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1807 Book. Fair. Disbound. [iv] pages followed by the 20 plates, each of which has a leaf with 1 or 2 pages of text. Disbound, front board lost, rear board is completely detached. Spotting to the few sheets of tissue interleaving which remains, but this does not affect either the images or the text too much..

New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1905. xx, 476 pp including 4 Appendices and Index. With over 50 illustrations One volume bound in signed Brentanos contemporary half pebbled morocco over marbled boards, the back with five raised bands with gilt lettering and decorations, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, the small leather bookplate of C.A. and V. Baldwin front paste down. Very Good, light rubbing at joints and corners, spotting at frontispiece tissue guard. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Saunders and Otley, 1842. Four volumes in contemporary full polished calf, the backs with gilt decorations and black and red morocco labels, plain grey end papers. Very Good, light rubbing at corners, light soiling to boards, scattered toning. spots at end papers, corner chip to Vol. red label Vol. IV. With the bookplates of Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft, 3rd Baronet. Each volume with a gift inscription dated March 7th, 1852, "Henry Richard Roycoft from his affec. Father and Mother on his 11th birthday. Richard H.C. Roycroft, Charlotte A. Roycroft". Sadly, Henry Richard Roycroft died two years later, in 1854. A SCARCE history in fine contemporary binding. This set will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail- please inquire. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: For E. Williams, 1815. First Edition. Octavo. half-title, 353pp., (1) directions for placing the plates, (2)pp.index, illustrated by I. Havell with 10 copper plates engravings of which 9 are beautifully hand-colored, handsomely bound in brown polished calf, boards double ruled in gilt, raised bands with compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, all edges marbled with matching marbled endpapers. Some off-setting to text facing plates, short owner's inscription, slight bowing of boards otherwise a beautiful copy of this very scarce work. [Abbey, Scenery, 520].

Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas Turnbull, 1818. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 598, iv, 38pp + table. Contemporary brown full calf, red morocco label lettered in gold on the spine, edges stained blue. Large engraved foldout map. With the armorial bookplate of Maclean of Ardgour on the front pastedown endpaper. An in-depth history of the city which also includes sections on the Company of Golfers, the Society of Bowlers, the Royal Company of Archers and the Company of Hunters. Some wear to extremities, small stain to front board, two old repairs to map and front hinge, joints partially split, two small mends to page 163. Internally very clean. A very good- copy. ; Octavo.

London: Printed by J Davy [for the Middle Hill Press], 1821 Book. Good. Hardcover. Part 1 - iv, 136p. first iv pages loosely inserted and on a larger size paper than the rest of the volume, they are creased and chipped to the edges. Part 2 - [iv], 124p this seems to lack iv pages at the start in comparison with the copy described by Holzenberg. The two parts bound together in original very worn quarter morocco. Signs of a bookplate having been removed from the front pastedown. Front free end paper detached and with some abrasions. Together with a volume of plates in the Middle HIll boards, the plates for part 1 loosely inserted, those for part 2 bound in. Some browning and spotting. 26 plates. Holzenberg 249 which refers to both vols. Part 2 and the plates are more difficult to find than part 1.

A Brown & Sons Limited, Hull, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A half-leather bound volume with banded spine and marbled covers of quarterly magazines covering a period of two years, front paper covers of each issue are bound-in, the last two quarters were published as one issue. Includes black and white plates and inset illustrations. Leather and covers are lightly rubbed at edges, bumped corners, sound binding, clean marbled end-papers, blue issue paper covers are a little darkened with light wear at some edges of some, clean pages. Articles include: January 1984: The Plate and Insignia of the Hull Corporation by Alderman Kelburne King; Some Scraps of Holderness Folk-Lore by Wm Henry Jones; The Influence of the Northmen on our Language by John Nicholson; Star Showers and Red Sub-Sets by A N Somerscales; William Wilberforce, a Biographical Sketch & Catalogue of Exhibition; The Meterology of Hull by William Lawton; The Johnson Mss Correspondence; The Old… Read More

Glasgow: Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, 1784. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; two volumes; 340, 368pp. In contemporary full speckled calf (somewhat worn, front hinges cracked but secure), gilt volume numbers and remains of title labels to spines, early ink ownership inscription to half-title of volume 2, sporadic light paper browning but overall a very good complete copy of this uncommon history. ESTC T128905, citing 8xUK and 8xUS institutional copies.