London: George Bell and Sons, 1888. Cloth. Revised edition. Presentation copy from the editor to her dear friend Mrs Charles Foster. Octavo, xxviii, 496pp., 24pp. Catalogue of Bohn’s Libraries. Blindstamped red cloth, gilt title on spine, black eps. Spine faded, a couple of marks on top board, light foxing to..... More about Lives of the Tudor and Stuart Princesses
London: Henry Colburn, 1850. First Edition. Cloth. Inscribed by the author at the half title. Green cloth and gilt. Octavo, xii, 400pp., 4pp. advertisements. Crest book plate of Christie of Cowden and Glenfarq on front pastedown. Spine a little faded, head and foot pushed, very slight lean, top edge dust... More about Historic Scenes and Poetic Fancies
London: Henry Colburn, 1850. First Edition. Three quarter leather. Copy presented to Alderman Miss G.F.J. Foster J.P. with the Town Clerk’s Compliments (on Southwold Town Hall slip of paper loosely inserted). Octavo, xii, 400pp., three quarter black leather over black boards, all edges marbled, matching marbled endpapers, the name Lindfield..... More about Historic Scenes and Poetic Fancies
London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1861. First Edition. Three quarter calf. Presentation Copy. Octavo, uniformly bound with The Lives of the Queens of England in tan three quarter calf over yellow marbled boards, matching marbled endpapers, five raised ridges to spine, red panel with gilt title, black panel with author’s..... More about Lives of the Bachelor Kings of England
London: John W. Parker, 1842. Fourth Edition. Cloth. In two volumes. Original cloth, blind embossed borders, gilt stamped illustrations to top boards, gilt design and title on spines, a.e.g. Vol 1: viii, 260pp, 6pp [adverts]. Vol 2: vi, 252pp, 8pp [adverts]. Corners turned in, spines slightly faded, otherwise very good... More about Tales and Stories from History
London: Jarrold and Sons, n.d. Cloth. New edition. Green cloth and gilt with black border, a.e.g., floral eps, Stacy Norwich binder’s sticker, colour frontis, (8), 257pp, (4) publisher’s advertisements. Head and food of spine a little tender. Otherwise fine. “Miss Strickland was the first woman to force an entry into..... More about Historical Tales of Illustrious British Children
New Dehli: Manshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1997. First Indian Edition. Octavo, xxii, 417pp, navy cloth covered boards with light blue dustjacket lettered in white. Slight flecking to the edges of the codex, previous bookseller stamp on the front free endpaper. A collection of papers concerning archaeological and linguistic approaches to a.... More about The Indo-Aryan of Ancient South Asia; Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity
Paris: Éditions D'Art L.J.Patras, [1920s]. First Edition. Octavo, oblong format (18.5 x 24cm), marbles eps, Title page, 2pp Preface, 48pp Text (French, English, Spanish, Italian), 1p Advertisement, 1p Blank, 1p Colophon, 48 photogravures with tissue guards. Full calf, gilt blocked with photogravure of Versailles enclosed within circular gilt design, title..... More about Les Belles Choses de France / The Beautiful Things of France; Versailles, Malmaison, St...