Books - "history"
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The State's Servants
first edition 484pp 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,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1973
KEYWORDS: history servants aylmer
My Life
first edition inscribed by author 358pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1911
KEYWORDS: history biography theology william mair signed
The Third Earl of Leitrim
first edition 135pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (rebind in burgundy cloth w.original glossy paper wrappers bound-in,owner's inscr.to inside of original front cover,content edges v.sl.foxed) scarce
PUBLISHER: published on behalf of james shiels fanad [1978]
KEYWORDS: history ireland leitrim liam dolan biography genealogy
Old Monaghan 1785-1995
first edition numbered/limited signed by author [179/400] 224pp ills.[b/w] NF (green vinyl,numbered label w.owner's sign.to front pastedown,col.glossy wrappers [possibly intended as a dustwrapper?] tipped-in to rear eps) scarce item
PUBLISHER: clogher historical society r & s printers monaghan 1995
KEYWORDS: history ireland monaghan theo mcmahon geography
Trinity College Glenalmond
first edition 16pp+ b/w plates VG- (grey cloth,rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's pencil notes to eps and some to contents,paper separation at prelim.gutters,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: morgan & kidd london 1903
KEYWORDS: history glenalmond geography trinity college lyttel
Edinburgh The Borders and The Trossachs
first edition 195pp ills.[36 col.plates] VG+ (beige paper boards w.col.plate to front cover,tan cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,plates are clean and bright)
PUBLISHER: blackie london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography edinburgh borders trossachs haslehurst scotland
Irish Church Monuments 1570-1880
first edition 98pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy laminated boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: ulster architectural heritage society [np] 1975
KEYWORDS: history arts architecture monuments ireland homan potterton
Facing the Irish Question
first edition 271pp VG (tan cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1935
KEYWORDS: history ireland armour geography
Sweet Robin A Biography of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester 1533-1588
first edition 355pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (ochre cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.external/internal tape reinforcing to epper edge)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1981
KEYWORDS: history biography robert dudley leicester derek wilson
Feudal Military Service in England
ex-lib.first edition 173pp VG- (burgundy cloth,rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1956
KEYWORDS: history military sanders england
The Diplomatic Career
first edition 160pp VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1962
KEYWORDS: history biography lord strang
Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness, From the Tenth Century
first edition 294pp+4pp ads.ills.[2x b/w] G (green embossed cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,binding present but detached from text block in a single piece,lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to half-title,contents sl.foxed w.edges mod.soiled,shaky spine) scarce; tired copy needs a rebind but is complete
PUBLISHER: thomas murray glasgow 1861
KEYWORDS: history scotland caithness james calder geography
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
twentieth edition inscribed by author 347pp [b/w frontis.portrait] G+ (tan cloth w.black ruled borders and gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutters,author's warm inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: edmonston and douglas edinburgh 1871
KEYWORDS: history biography signed scotland ramsay character
The Abbey Theatre in Pictures
first edition 47pp ills.[b/w photographs] NF (cream cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,ffep clipped at top corner,author's stamp to title page) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: [np] dublin 1963
KEYWORDS: history abbey theatre ireland duncan photography
A History of The Town of Belfast from the Earliest Times to the Close of the Eighteenth Century
first edition vii+[3pp]+770pp ills.[b/w incl.folding maps - 6 of 8 present] G (brown cloth w.black ruled borders,gilt stamp to spine,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.splits to hinges,sl.loss to head of spine,boards sl.shaky,ink date to half-title,contents sl.foxed/soiled,6 of 8 maps are present,all maps are mod.foxed w.several tears and much creasing although they are complete,spine cracked and mod.shaky) first edition of this scarce history of Belfast - a second volume was subsequently published - lacks 2 of the 8 maps - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: marcus ward london 1877
KEYWORDS: history belfast ireland george benn geography
The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles
first edition xv+403pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.gilt armorial crest stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked w.sl.separation at some sections)
PUBLISHER: horace marshall london 1897
KEYWORDS: history biography stamford raffles demetrius boulger
Edward III
first edition 266pp [folding maps] duodecimo brown boards with gilt lettering to spine VG (lightly rubbed and soiled, sl.bumps to extrems, moderate wear to hinges and cracked gutters,sl.foxing )
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1875
KEYWORDS: history biography warburton edward
English Farming Past and Present
fifth edition 559pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,blurb from missing d/w pasted to ffep verso) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1936
KEYWORDS: history english farming ernle hall
Anne Boleyn: A Study
first edition 288pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography boleyn sergeant
Mountjoy: Elizabethan General
first edition 256pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs to edges,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: odhams press london 1955
KEYWORDS: history biography mountjoy cyril falls