Search Results: Britain from Attic Books

Halstead, 1931. Chamber of Commerce . Paperback. Good +. [20], 48, [8], 49-88, [32] p. 18 cm. About 30 photos and drawings. Brown paper covers. Chipped and torn spine ends. Another small tear and light soiling to front cover. Small stain text block edge. Describes Halstead, lists Urban District Council, Public Assistance Committee, hospitals, population, industry, churches, Essex Territorial Association, descriptions of surrounding communities, etc. Article about Fanny Burney and "Evelina" by Alfred Hills. Much local advertising, an appreciation of a few Halstead charities, football fixtures, rear almanac and calendar.

London, nd. 1900s?. Hardcover. Fair. 50 b&w photos of London, England. Unpaginated. 19 x 25 cm. Red cloth with gold impressing. Gilt is coming off, edges are worn. Text block is loosening from boards, some centre pages are detached. A little thumbing but overall pages clean. Title page: "The Album of Photographic Views of London." All the iconic views including Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St. Paul's, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, etc.

Aberdeen: The Aberdeen Journal and Evening Express, nd. Hardcover. Fair. 59 p. 19 x 25 cm. B&w photos of Aberdeen. Boards tied with thread. Edges worn, scuffs and rubbing to boards. Binding itself is loosening. Endpapers stained. Pencil drawing inside rear cover. Thumbing throughout.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1816. Hardcover. Very Good. 26 p. 30 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page and page 1. Rebound in a white library-style buckram hardcover with G. Milburn in black print on lower front corner. Spine marked 56 Geo. III Cap. I Alwinton Enclosure. An act from the reign of George III. "At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty-fourth Day of November, Anno Domini 1812, in the Fifty-third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; And from thence continued, by several Prorogations, to the first Day of February 1816, being the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

1901-11. Hardcover. Good. Consists of: No. 419 Vol. XXXIII February 6, 1901; No. 498 Vol. XXXIX August 13, 1902; No. 902 Vol. LXX May 11, 1910; No. 904 Vol. LXX May 25, 1910; No number/volume number, likely June 11, 1911 No. 961 Vol. LXXIV June 28, 1911. Various paginations. Mainly b&w illustrations with a few colour front covers. 36 cm. Bound in blue cloth with gold print. Corners bumed. Spine faded with softened ends. Magazines covering the funeral of Queen Victoria, Edward VII's coronation, death and funeral, and the coronation of George V.

Edinburgh: William Brown, 1923. Hardcover. ex library-good. xix, 128p. 22.5 cm. Green hardcover binding with gold letter on spine. Ex-library with cataloging numbers on spine, stamps on edges and front endpapers, bookplates and envelopes on endpapers. Some pages remain uncut. Good condition. Erskine Beveridge (1851-1920) published several books on Scottish history and culture in addition to his work as an antiquarian and textile manufacturer. According to the Forward, written by his widow, Margaret S. Beveridge, this book was a manuscript that he had spent many months working on. The book consists of a collection and tabulation of the place-names of Scotland in alphabetical order that include "aber" or "inver" as either a prefix or suffix. The proofs were revised by Walter M. Campbell and the book printed by T. and A. Constable at the University Press, Edinburgh.

Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good/Very good. xxxix, 283 p. 24 cm. Frontispiece. Genealogical chart. Green cloth in dustjacket. Very slight wear. Jacket flaps a bit discoloured. Front free endpaper has worn edge.

Memphis: General Books LLC, 2012. Softcover. New. 51 p. 25 cm. Softcover. Latin text. "The book was created using optical character recognition software." Some typos and punctuation lacking.

London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd; Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1696. No Binding. Good. Pages 523-424. [4 pages including cover.] 27 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Large tears at top of both leaves. Pages darkened. Roughened left edge. An act from the reign of William III.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1781. Disbound. Good. 20p. (pp. 1303-1320). 31 cm. Disbound. Includes Royal coat of arms on front cover. Small holes in inner margin. A few minor spots within. An act from the reign of King George III pertaining to the "present Rebellion" (the American Revolution). Anno Regni GEORGII III. REGIS Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Vicesimo Primo. At the Parilament begun and holden at Westminster, the Thirty-first Day of October, Anno Domini 1789, in the Twenty-first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Being the First Session of the Fifteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1782. Good. 6 pages. 32 cm. Coat of arms on cover and decorations within. Paper, disbound. Clean. "Anno Vicesimo Secundo George III Regis." Seamen entitled to their bounty if they claim it within four years, after which it goes to Greenwich Hospital.

London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1760. Disbound. Good. pp. 467-476. 12p with cover. 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Small holes in left margin. Imprint of another document on front cover. An act from the reign of King George II. Anno tricesimo tertio Georgii II. Regis. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Thirty first Day of May, Anno Dom. 1754, in the Twenty seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the Thirteenth Day of November, 1759, being the Seventh Session of this present Parliament.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1773. No Binding. Good. Pages 7-8. [4 p. including cover.] 30 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Print off-kilter on first page An act from the reign of King George III.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1775. Disbound. Very Good. 1131-1155 p. 31 cm. Pencil notations on title page. An act from the reign of King George III. O'Dea 203. Caption title (15 Geo. III cap. 31). Referred to as Pallister's Act.

London, nd. ca. 1783?. No Binding. Very good +. Pages 251 to 263. 30 cm. Bound with thread only. "Anno Vicesimo Tertio Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XIII."

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1779. No Binding. Good. Pages 1431-1432. [4 pages including cover.] 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Repair to left edge. Small holes in left margin. Print off-kilter on first page. An act from the reign of King George III.

London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1746. No Binding. Good. Pages 487-491. [8 p. including cover.] 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on front cover. Disbound. Some soiling. Top corner of title page chipped off. Some tiny holes which do not affect readability. An act from the reign of King George II.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1772. No Binding. Good. Pages 771-772. [4 p. including cover.] 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Small chip from bottom of first page. Small stain in margin on first page of text. An act from the reign of King George III.

London: Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1768. No Binding. Good. Pages 263-266. [6 pages including cover.] 30 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Small holes left margin. An act from the reign of King George III.

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's moft Excellent Majefty, 1783. Disbound. Good. Pages 295-346. 32 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page and vignette on following. Disbound. Lower corners slightly creased. An act from the reign of King George III. Anno Regni GEORGII III. Regis. Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Vicesimo Tertio. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Thirty-first Day of October, Anno Domini 1780, in the Twenty-first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of Faith, &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations, to the Fifth Day fo December, 1782, being the Third Session of the Fifteenth Parliament of Great Britain.