Hillingdon Hall or the Cockney Squire: A Tale of Country Life
R. S. Surtees Society, (1985). Hardcover. 519 pages. First published in 1845. A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Some pages unopened.
England
Jane Austen's England
Palgrave Macmillan, December 1986. Hardcover. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small stain to top of rear panel.
The Victorian Vision: Inventing the New Britain
V & A Publications, January 2003. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
Liveright, January 2017. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in English history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period from the crowning of Henry VII to the death of.....
Richard III: The Great Debate
W W Norton & Co Inc, January 1992. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Britain's Crisis of Empire
International Publishers, 1950. Hardcover. 166 pages. By the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Near fine in a dust jacket with chips and tears to the edges.
The Bi-Centenary of Captain James Cook: An Historical Play to celebrate a great Yorkshireman and benefactor of the Empire
Horne and Son, Ltd., 1928. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 48 pp. with 6 B/W plates. John Fairfax-Blakeborough (1883-1976) was a writer and folklorist of Yorkshire. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Covers are soiled and separated from the contents. Contents are very good.
Th' Milisho Pappers uv Obadiah Hezekiah Jeremiah Joddrill, a Full Private in Her Majesty's Thard Lankishire Milisho, commonly cawd French Freetuners; Beein a Batch o Letters to His Cuzzen Joe at Fernuth
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.
autograph letter signed
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.....
autograph letter signed
1869. Trade Paperback. Autograph letter signed: 'Red Hill, Dec. 6 / 69.' Letter discusses his engraving 'Journey to Emmaus,' that he published in June / '39 and presented to the Art Union. 'The copyright therefore I suppose is mine. I have some earliest proofs of the plate (copper) engraved by.....
autograph letter signed
1885. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed, dated Nov. 30, '85, on letterhead Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham: 'Dear Mr. Hall, I have engagements which I cannot postpone between 14 & 19 December but I could give you three sittings Dec. 8, 9, & 10 if these dates would suit you. Othersise I......
autograph letters signed (3)
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 ____.....
autograph letter signed from Lord (Edward Douglas-Scott) Montagu of Beaulieu
n.d., ca. 1940s. Ephemera. Autograph letter, on sheet, folded once to create 4 leaves, written on leaves 1-3. Letterhead of Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Madison Avenue & Forty-Sixth Street, New York, not dated, addressed, 'My dear Ladye'. Chatty letter thanking the recipient for a 'unexpected and charming' visit, invites her to visit.....
autograph letter signed
1912. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed, on letterhead of The Old Lodge, Magdalene College, Cambridge, dated Nov. 23 / 12. 'Dear Sir, I regret to say that the subject on which you consult me lies wholly outside my range, & I cannot offer my advice. You might perhaps get advice by.....
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Liveright, June 2021. Trade Paperback. The international bestseller that mesmerizingly charts quixotic journeys through London's past, Mudlark thrills Anglophiles and history lovers alike. Long heralded as a city treasure herself, beloved "Mudlark" Lara Maiklem tirelessly treks along the Thames' muddy shores, unearthing a myriad of artifacts and their stories--from Roman.....
autograph letter signed
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, News Agent, Bookseller, Stationer, &c. (billhead)
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.
The Canting Crew: London's Criminal Underworld, 1550-1700 (Crime, Law, and Deviance Series)
Rutgers University Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 226 pages. 'McMullan focuses on the economic, demographic, social, and political-legal developments leading to the growth of new opportunities for crime and to a visible and enduring population that could organize as criminals on a full-time basis' -- from the front flap. First.....
Temple Bar: Then and Now
A. Edward Newton, 1915. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 27 pages. B/W illustrations. One of the early Newton annual keepsakes. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in blue wrappers (paperback), string-tied. Covers splitting at spine. Small edge chips on bottom of front cover. Dark blue ink stain, 1/2 inch, bottom.....
Joiners' Company (copy) Renter-Warden's Account of Receipts and Payments, from August, 1837 to August, 1838
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.
Autograph note signed
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.....
autograph letter signed
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.....
autograph letter signed; with autograph copied poem signed (2 pieces)
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.....
typed letter signed
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......
Sketches and Tales
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.....