European

London, Printed for H L Hunt and C C Clarke, no date (Circa. 1820).

First (single volume) edition. Card boards with cloth spine and paper label. Hardback. No dust jacket. 12mo., 489 pages. Rough cut pages as issued. Front internal hinge cracking but firm. Owners names (Paton family from trinity college etc.). Some foxing and marks to end pages otherwise clean internally. Covers and spine chipped and worn. Some loss head and foot of spine.

Good condition

Bruxelles. Meline. Cans et Cie. 1849.

First Edition. Two volume set. Quarter dark green calf leather bindings with marbled boards by J. J. Guillaume. Hardbacks. No dust jackets. Small 8vo.. 339 pages. 365 pages. Period bookplate of A. M. Ely. Two owners names on blank end pages . Some wear externally and two labels missing.

Good + condition

Paris. Bourloton. 1889.

First French edition? Full blotched natural tan calf leather binding. Hardback. Small 8vo., xii/ 224 pages. Illustrated with two full page portraits. Red page edges. Armorial Ex. Libris bookplate, Gilbert Monckton of Brenchley [Kent]. Owners inscribed purchase details dated 1965. English and French bookseller labels. Very minor surface wear to covers and title page is very slightly browned.

Near Fine condition

London. John W Parker. 1841, 1842 & 1844.

First editions. Full period tan calf leather bindings. Association copy. Hardbacks. 8vo., xvi/ 621 pages, xiv/ 744 pages, xvi/ 703 pages. Large colour fold out map. Ex. University of Keele Library. Each volume is stamped LAST COPY IN COUNTY. Inscription on the title page of volume one reads; C. Macworth Drakes for his Affect.. sister A M Drake In rememberance of their dear aunt, the Author, Wokay Sept. 1861. Marbled end pages and page edges. Spines worn and chipped with some loss. Hinges weakened with a split to the top half of the hinge on volume three. The boards are all attached and will last if handled with care. Covers and especially the corners are very worn with some loss. Library shelf labels have been removed from the inside covers.

Good + condition

London. Printed for D. Brown and A. Bell. 1702.

First Edition. Two volume complete set in period full tan leather bindings. Hardbacks. No dustjackets. 8vo.. xxxvii/ [3]/ 1-591 pages. [1]/ 593-1256 pages + [20] page index. Illustrated with frontispice engravings as well as engraved plates of Kings of France. Worm hole to margin at rear of volume one. Chip to head of the spine of volume 2. General wear. Front blank end page missing from vol. 1. Slight damp stain to margins of the first part of vol. 1.

Very Good condition

The States. C. Plomteux. 1787.

New edition. Quarter leather binding. Marbled paper boards. Hardback. No dustjacket. Volume one only. 12 mo. xxiv/ 192 pages. Portrait of Charles xii on frontis. Light foxing throughout book. being heavier on preface. front end page and last ten pages. Dusty top edge of pages. Light wear to corners. Few small chips to marbled paper boards. Yellow ink colouring to edge of pages from front to centre of book. Light pencil notes on frontis.

Good + condition

London. Methuen & Co Ltd. 1936.

Second edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Tall 8vo. 247 pages. Owners name. Slight foxing to prelims and page edges. Corners slightly bumped. Slight wear top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket torn.

Good + / Good condition

London. John Murray. 1843.

Fifth edition (1st one volume edition). Quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Hardback. No dust jacket. 12mo.. x/ 328 pages. Owners stamped coat of arms has been partially removed. Some foxing. Edges rubbed and worn. Hinges cracked and repaired. Binding is firm.

Good condition

London. John Murray. 1841.

First Edition. 2 volumes in Half black calf leather bindings. Hardbacks. No dust jackets. 12mo.. xvi/ 362 pages. vi/ 135 pages. no adverts. Owners names. Small section in middle of volume one has started to loosen. Ink stain to page 2 of volume one. Some foxing. Minor soiling and edge wear.

Good + condition

London. A Strahan. 1805.

First Edition. Mottled full calf binding. Hardback. 8vo. xx/ 405 pages + 16 pages. Spine worn. Hinges are starting to crack. Bookplate. Minor foxing.

Near Very Good condition