Knight, Charles.

The Popular History of England. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to our own Times.

First Edition. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1856 – 1862. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 492 / Vol.2: xii, 500 / Vol.3: xi, 499 / x, (2), 499 / Vol.5: xii, (2), 483 / Vol.6: x, 472 / Vol.7: xvi, 582 / Vol.8: xvi, 672 pages. All volumes illustrated throughout with numerous Plates, Illustrations in text and one folding Map of London Fine uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red speckled edges. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Inscribed and signed by the Author Charles Knight on second blank of first volume, dated Sept. 21, 1860. A very nice set in a fine and sturdy binding.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by Views taken on the Spot, by W.H. Bartlett; with Descriptions by William Beattie.

First Edition in this Form. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Virtue, 1842. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 190 pages and 65 (out of 66) Plates. / Vol.2: 155 pages and 60 Plates, as listed. Including frontispieces and engraved title pages. Uniform contemporary dark morroco with gilt titles and gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker on front paste down of both volumes. Stamp of a previous owner on both title pages and on rear free end paper of volume one. Some foxing. Some tissue guards with a colour tinge. Otherwise a clean attractive copy in sturdy attractive bindings.

[Wilson].

The Post Chaise Companion or Traveller’s Directory through Ireland. Containing a new & accurate Description of the direct and principal Cross Roads, with particulars of the Noblemen & Gentlemen’s Seats, Cities, Towns, Parks, Natural Curiosities, Antiquities, Castles, Ruins, Manufactures, Loughs, Glens, Harbours &c &c. Forming An Historical & Descriptive Account of the Kingdom, to which is added a Travelling Dictionary, or Alphabetical Tables, showing the Distances of all the Principal Cities, Boroughs, Market & Sea Port Towns in Ireland from each other. The 3rd Edition, corrected and enlarged, with an entire new set of Plates.

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed & Published by J. & J.H. Fleming, 1803. 20 x 12 cm. xxvii, 660 pages, (19) [Index]. With a frontispiece, a map and four additional plates, some folding. Modern quarter morroco. Gilt title and decorations to spine. Spine label. New end papers. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Sound new binding with minor shelf wear. Overall age darkened. Some foxing/browning. Map in poor condition. Overall a very good, complete copy of this reference book.

Various Authors.

The Priest [Periodical]. Volume 2, No. 1-12.

Huntington, Indiana, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Jan – Dec 1946. c. 18 x 12 cm. C. 1000 pages. Each section contains c. 80 pages. Sturdy red library binding. Hard cover. Red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Ex Library with some stamps. Some underlining. Overall a very good copy.

Langton, Neville.

The Prince of Beggars.

Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.

Maxwell, Denis Wellesley.

The Principal Cause of Unemployment. A simple Explanation of our Defective Money System, showing how it causes Unemployment and Industrial Disaster and how it brings about the State of Affairs known as Over (?) -Production.

First Edition. London, William & Norgate Ltd., 1932. 22 x 14 cm. 273 pages. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped.Mild staining/age darkening to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Internally clean. Bookseller stickers on rear paste down.

Cohn, Norman.

The Pursuit of the Millenium.

First Edition. London, Secker & Warburg, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 476 pages. With Illustrations. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine, inside original price clipped dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildy foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Holmes, Richard R.

The Queen’s Pictures: Illustrating the Chief Events of Her Majesty’s Life. Reproduced by Her Majesty’s Special Permission. With Descriptive Notes by Richard R. Holmes. Being the Jubilee Number of the ‘Magazine of Art’ 1887.

London, Cassell and Company, 1887. 32 x 22 cm. (2), 46 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary dark cloth. Hard cover. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling.

The Queen’s University of Belfast. Centenary Celebrations held 25th-30th September, 1949.

First Edition. Belfast, Printed by Marjory Boyd for the Queen’s University, 1951. 27 x 22 cm. 77 pages with Illustrations in B&W. Dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mild fading to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Lees, Michael.

The Rape of Serbia [Signed]. The British Role in Tito’s Grab for Power 1943 – 1944.

First Edition. San Diego et al, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. 23 x 15 cm. xvi, 384 pages. With some losely inserted obituaries of the Author. Original quarter red cloth over paper covered boards. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the Author on the half title page (see image). A very nice copy.