Books - "history"
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Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9 [3 vols.]
first edition [a.l.s.by author's son tipped-in] 3 vols.188/239/681pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown of vol.1.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso of all vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,a.l.s. by author's son tipped-in to preface page dated 1883)
PUBLISHER: edmonston and douglas edinburgh 1869
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy colonel leslie signed
The History of Paisley from the Roman Period down to 1884 [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols. 425/508pp ills.[b/w w.folding maps] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedowns,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to contents incl.maps,spines cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: cook paisley 1886
KEYWORDS: history paisley geography scotland robert brown
History of Newcastle and Gateshead [3 vols.]
3 vols.[vol.1 undated] 455/547/464pp ills.[b/w] VG (full red morocco w.gilt ruled borders and gilt stamps to top boards,raised bands to spines,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,lower board of vol.3 loosening,marbled eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,aeg sl.rubbed) heavy set in attractive bindings
PUBLISHER: walter scott london [nd]/1885/1887
KEYWORDS: history geography newcastle gateshead richard welford
Annals of Nottinghamshire History of the County of Nottingham, including the Borough [4 vols.in 2]
first edition [4 vols.bound as 2] 1288+470pp+appendix ills.[b/w - missing map] VG- (brown cloth w.half leather,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,marbled eps,prelims.and marbled content edges mod.soiled,contents foxed) heavy set
PUBLISHER: simpkin marshall london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography nottinghamshire nottingham thomas bailey
History of The Diocese of Meath [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.335/358pp VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to ffep vol.1.,dealer's stamp to copyright both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) tidy set
PUBLISHER: association for promoting christian knowledge dublin 1908
KEYWORDS: history theology diocese meath john healy
A History of the Holtes of Aston
first edition 76pp ills.[4x col.plates w.duotone frontis.] VG+ (red cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,yellow eps,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,some sl.foxing to contents incl.margins of plates)
PUBLISHER: everitt birmingham 1854
KEYWORDS: history geography holte aston alfred davidson allen everitt
Sir Marc Brunel and the Tunnel
first edition 88pp ills.[b/w] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,internal foxing,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1971
KEYWORDS: history brunel tunnel engineering
Three Hundred Years of a Family Living, Being a History of the Rilands of Sutton Coldfield
first edition 175pp ills.[b/w w.folding maps] VG (blue cloth w.gilt/dk.blue dec.borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,browned psine,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: cornish brothers birmingham 1889
KEYWORDS: riland bedford sutton coldfield history genealogy biography
The Reades of Blackwood Hill in the Parish of Horton Staffordshire A Record of Their Descendants: With a Full Account of Dr.Johnson's Ancestry His Kinsfolk and Family Connexions
first edition inscribed by author limited edition [350 copies] xx+283pp+pedigrees+xlii ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown w.another owner's bookplate and inscr.to ffep,a third bookplate to ffep verso along with the remains of a handwritten signed note from the author pasted down,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) scarce; heavy folio item
PUBLISHER: privately printed for the author by spottiswoode london 1906
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy aleyn lyell reade blackwood horton staffordshire dr johnson signed
History of the Parish of Buxhall in the County of Suffolk
first edition viii+320pp ills.[duotone w.folding map] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.loosening w.frontis.detached but present,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) scarce; heavy item
PUBLISHER: sotheran london 1902
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy geography copinger buxhall suffolk
History of the Clan Mackenzie: with Genealogies of the Principal Families
first edition xx+463pp VG- (brown cloth w.leather spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.2x 1cm tears to head of spine,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's heraldic bookplate to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,several holes to title page,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.stain to lower corner of a few pp,spine cracked and sl.shaky) scarce; heavy item
PUBLISHER: mackenzie inverness 1879
KEYWORDS: history biography mackenzie scotland genealogy alexander mackenzie
Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton; with Genealogical Memoirs of the Several Branches of the Family
first edition 412pp [2x b/w crest ills.to prelims.] VG+ (modern rebind in red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) scarce
PUBLISHER: john anderson edinburgh 1825
KEYWORDS: history genealogy biography john anderson hamilton heraldry
History of the Family of Stansfeld of Stansfeld in the Parish of Halifax and its Numerous Branches
first edition xii+459pp ills.[b/w w.full page col.plate of coat of arms at front] VG+ (full brown morocco w.gilt dec.borders,gilt armorial crest stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.incl.hinges,raised bands to spine w.gilt stamped compartments,dec.gilt inner dentelles,marbled eps,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some minor foxing to contents,teg) scarce; attractively bound copy; heavy item
PUBLISHER: goodall and suddick leeds 1885
KEYWORDS: history biography stansfeld halifax genealogy
A Genealogical & Historical Sketch of the Stuarts of the House of Castlestuart in Ireland
first edition viii+274pp [folding pedigree at front] VG (full black leather rebacked,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,eps sl.soiled,owner's sign.to half-title,content edges sl.soiled,folding pedigree has tape repairs to folds)
PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1854
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy andrew godfrey stuart ireland
History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family and Collateral Lines
first edition 1454pp ills.[b/w w.col.coat of arms] VG+ (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: cuneo eastern press [printer] [np] 1958
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy pomeroy
The O'Conors of Connaught: An Historical Memoir
first edition xxiv+395pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso and half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: hodges figgis dublin 1891
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy o'conor connaught ireland
A Historical Pedigree of the Sliochd Feidhlimidh The Mac Carthys of Gleannacroim
[first edition] xv+216pp VG (rebind in brown cloth w.half leather,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps w.bookbinder's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: william pollard [printer] exeter [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy daniel maccarthy
Lives of The Lords Strangford
first edition viii+298pp VG (brown cloth w.gilt armorial stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: cassell petter galpin london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy edward barrington de fonblanque strangford
Fasciculus Mervinensis; being Notes Historical, Genealogical, and Heraldic of the family of Mervyn
first edition viii+99pp+xiv+x+xi+vii+xviii ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy paper boards rebacked w.brown leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,binder's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: privately printed london 1873
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy william richard drake mervyn heraldry
An Introduction to The Abercorn Letters
first edition xi+424pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: strule press omagh 1972
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy abercorn ireland gebbie