Books - "history"
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The Book of Obits and Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
ex-lib.first edition thus ciii+258pp+lxiii [intro.in english w.text in latin] G+ (rebind in green cloth w.dk.green half leather,sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,usual libr.stamps throughout,contents sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: irish archaeological society dublin 1844
KEYWORDS: history theology crosthwaite holy trinity ireland
A History of Hinckley
first edition numbered/limited [220/350] 193pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth w.leather spine,sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: pickering hinckley 1930
KEYWORDS: history geography hinckley henry james francis
Records of The Lumleys of Lumley Castle
first edition xii+380pp ills.[b/w w.folding chart at rear] VG+ (terracotta cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed - printed on heavy stock) very tidy copy
PUBLISHER: george bell london 1904
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy edith milner edith benham lumley castle
Memoirs of the Fultons of Lisburn
first edition 96pp [folding charts] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to bevelled edges,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: printed for private circulation [np] 1903
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy fulton lisburn theodore hope
The Macgill - McGill Family of Maryland A Genealogical Record of over 400 years beginning 1537 ending 1948
first edition 262pp ills.[b/w w.col.crest to frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: mcgill washington [1948]
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy macgill mcgill maryland
The History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity with Anecdotes of Eminent Men
first edition xii+398pp+xlv ills.[b/w w.folding map at front and 2x extra ills.tipped-in] VG (full calf rebacked,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface losses,raised bands and gilt-on-black title label to spine,marbled eps and content edges,several inscr.to prelims.,prelims.incl.folding map foxed,portrait engraving of author tipped-in to dedication page w.folding engraving of Wentworth House tipped-in to gutter of p.364,contents evenly browned o/w clean) tidy copy
PUBLISHER: sheardown [printer] doncaster [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography genealogy doncaster edward miller antiquity
An Anglo-Irish Miscellany
first edition xiv+434pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: allen figgis dublin 1964
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy anglo-irish ireland england maurice denham jephson
The Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin
first edition 492pp VG (rebind in green cloth,new eps,owner's inscr.to title page,contents sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: hodges and smith dublin 1838
KEYWORDS: history biography theology dublin john d'alton
The Maguires of Fermanagh
ex-lib.[first edition] 140pp [text in English/Gaelic?] VG (rebound in marbled paper boards w.blue leather spine,v.sl.rubbed,new eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,one libr.stamp to contents)
PUBLISHER: gill dublin 1917
KEYWORDS: history ireland maguires fermanagh biography genealogy
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