Penguin Books, October 2015. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. The author of Powers and Thrones and presenter of Netflix's Secrets of Great British Castles offers a vivid account of the events that inspired Game of Thrones and Shakespeare's Henry IV and Richard III Discover the real.....
Pen and Sword History, July 2025. Hardcover. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A collection of the individual stories of victims and survivors of the 14th-century plague, restoring humanity to staggering statistics.We have all heard of the Black Death and how it scythed its way through England and.....
Harper, February 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. "Fascinating. . . . Jardine takes a complex view, according Hooke with the respect and dignity that eluded him for so long. . . [and] with this compelling and empathetic portrait.....
Yale University Press, September 2009. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. For two hundred years historians have viewed England s Glorious Revolution of 1688 1689 as an un-revolutionary revolution bloodless, consensual, aristocratic, and above all, sensible. In this brilliant new interpretation Steve Pincus refutes this.....
Viking Pr, January 1987. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. A.R. QUINTON WAS ONE OF THE FEW IN HIS DAY WHO REALIZED NOT ONLY THAT ENGLAND'S VILLAGES AND COUNTRYSIDE HAD A UNIQUE CHARM, BUT ALSO THAT THEY WERE UNDER THREAT. ON HIS BICYCLE HE EXPLORED.....
1810. Ephemera. Single sheet laid paper, 5.25 x 7.75 inches, written on both sides. Mary Pilkington (nee Mary Susanna Hopkins) (1761-1839) was an English novelist and poet. Many of her novels were written for children. ALS: 'Mrs. Pilkington presents her Complimnets to Mr. Sharpe and informs him she conceives a......
R. S. Surtees Society, (1985). Hardcover. 519 pages. First published in 1845. A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Some pages unopened.
Palgrave Macmillan, December 1986. Hardcover. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small stain to top of rear panel.
Abel Haywood & Son, n.d., ca. 1890. Trade Paperback. 80 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in orange wrappers (paperback), sewn. Covers are soiled and rear cover has been reattached with clear tape. Scarce. WorldCat locates 1 copy.
1871. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed on letterhead British Museum, Nov. 23d, 1871, addressed to 'dear Mr. (T. W.) Silver. Letter thanks Silver for 'the superb pine that you have has the kindness to send me.' Letter continues 'let me add how sincerely grateful I am for your friendly recollections of.....
1819, 1827. Ephemera. Autograph letters signed. 1. address 9 Bond St., dated Sept. 1st, 1819, 'Dear ____, I enclose you the ten pounds with many thanks for your kind loan of them that I may live to borrow and repay many more such sums is this sincere wish of ____.....
1885. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed, on letterhead Weston Lodge, 16, Grove End Road, N. W., dated Feb. 17, 1885. Addressed to E, Grattan, Esq., 'My dear Sir.' Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, written on all leaves. Calderon apologizes for not being able to submit work for a proposed.....
G. Walker, 1865. Ephemera. Billhead, 7.6 x 9.3 inches. Very good copy, billhead signed by G. Walker for monies received from Times, Evening Mail, and Illustrated London News papers. Upper left margin, 1 x 3.5 inches, has been cut away. Previously folded.
1838. Ephemera. Single sheet, 15 x 18.3 inches, folded in half, then in quarters. 3.8 x 9.5 inches when folded. Audit results printed on recto. Identifying title on verso. Very good copy, previously folded.
1910. Ephemera. Notecard, 3.75 x 4.75 inches. John Burns (1858-1943) was a socialist trade unionist and Liberal Member of Parliament. He was President of the Local Government Board 1905-1914. He resigned over the Liberal cabinet's decision in 1914 to declare war. Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill (1826-1913) was a writer, hostess.....
1850. Ephemera. Francis Hall (1815-1884) was an engraver and the father of the painter Frank Hall. Letter mentions George Richmond (1809-1896), English painter and friend of Wm. Blake. Archdeacon Manning, later Cardinal Manning, was a leading Catholic prelate. Autograph letter, single sheet, 4.5 x 7 inches, written both sides, signed.....
1848. Ephemera. William A. Chatto ((1799-1864) was an English writer. In 1848 he published 'Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards,' which illustrated book the letter may be referring to. Anthanasios Christopoulos (1772-1847) was a celebrated Greek poet, scholar and jurist. 1. Autograph letter signed, single.....
1923. Ephemera. Geoffrey Dawson (1874-1944) was editor of The (London) Times from 1912-1919 and from 1923-1941. Single sheet, 7 x 9 inches, typed, on The Times letterhead, dated November 1st, 1923, addressed to Mrs. Winthrop Young, Birkby Hall. Letter refers to notice to be placed in The Times of a......
Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. 227 pages. Thomas Newbigging (1833-1914) was Scottish engineer, writer and historian and an authority on gas engineering. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in black leather covers with 4 gilt and blind-framed raised bands on spine. Gilt stamped harp, horn.....
n.d., ca. 1800. Ephemera. Beilby Porteus (1731-1809) was Bishop of London from 1787 to 1809. Autograph letter, single sheet, 7.25 x 7.5 inches, on laid paper. Not in hand of the Bishop but from an anonymous assistant: 'The Bishop of London presents his complts. to Mr. Hardridge & desires he.....
Hutton Press Ltd., 1988. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 108 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated color wrappers (paperback).
n.d. Ephemera. Harry Furniss (1854-1925) was a British illustrator and caricarturist who established his career on the Illustrated London News before moving to Punch. He wrote and illustrated 29 books of his own. Sheet, 8 x 10 inches, with blindstamp The Mount / High Wickham / Hastings on upper left.....
1824. Ephemera. Single sheet laid paper, 3.4 x 7.25 inches. George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836) was an English dramatist and writer. ALS: '20th Augt 1824 / 5 ____ Place / My dear Sharp, / As all my coronation paraphernalia will be safer here than chez vous, during your absence, I......
Karl Baedeker, 1923. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 72 pages. Contains 'Key Plan of London,' 2-page map printed in colors; 'Large Plan of London,' in three sections, maps, 7 sections printed in colors, 8 sections printed in color, 9 sections printed in color, all folded accordian style; 'Four Special Plans of.....
1882. Ephemera. Single sheet 4.5 x 7 inches in black ink. George, The Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) was the grandson of George III and cousin of Queen Victoria. He was the Commander in Chief of the Army, 1856-1895. ALS to Frank Holl (1845-1888), English painter who painted George's portrait, now.....