Search Results: 19th Century History from Bramcote Books Ltd

London: Meridian Books, 1947. Cloth on Board. Fine/Very Good. Undated (prob 1947); "the stirring story of turbulent times and the brilliant personalities who sprang to the forefront" - Mazzini, Kossuth, Blanc, Bakunin et al; lavishly illustrated with reproductions from contemporary issues of 'Punch' and 'The Illustrated London News'; several tears to d/j edges, book in fine condition, with very small inscription of owner's name to fep; pp 272

Lexington: D C Heath, 1971. Second Edition . Soft cover. Good. Volume 3 of 4 in A History of England series; corner and edge rubs to covers with some scuffs and discolouration to front, highlighting and marginal notes to first 11 pp only, but rest of text clean, fine and bright, with unbroken spine; pp 224

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Revised Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Revised edition of Cochran & Miller's classic study of the history of American business; neat name and date to fep, text clear and unmarked, and spine uncreased; very good working copy; pp xiv, 396

London: Victor Gollancz, 1954. Third Impression . Cloth on Board. Fair. Describes the life and works of various American promoters, bankers and industrialists; musty smell, light scattered foxing to endpapers, sun-dulled spine, bookplate of Sir Arthur P M Fleming inside front cover, text itself clear and unmarked; acceptable working copy; pp x, 373

London: John Wiley & Sons, 1976. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Very Good/Good. Collection of essays exploring the development of the North American landscape by the early settlers and their successors; numerous b/w illustrations, tables; scattered light pencil underlining, marginal lining to text, owner's name to fep, d/j has several tears/nick/creases, with some grubby marks; pp xi, 340

London: Croom Helm, 1978. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Very Good/Good. Examination of the artisan elite of Kentish London and its development during the nineteenth century; ex-uni dept staff reference book, text bright and unmarked; price-clipped d/j has sun-fading to spine/edges of rear; still a very good working copy; pp 306

Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. As New. Bibliographic study of the official lives of Queen Victoria's ministers in cabinet, 1843-1969 (Magill Bibliographies series); pp x, 221

London: Routledge, 1992. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. Rewriting Histories series; traces the history of European expansion in the Americas within a chronological framework of implantation, maturity and transition, combining a variety of approaches ranging from epidemiological to labour history and ethnohistory; pp xi, 274

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1966. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Fitzroy Edition with preface by Frances, Countess of Warwick; autobiography of one of the key figures in the history of British trade unionism; b/w illustration of Arch to inner leaf; although front board is slightly bowed, book in very good overall condition with marbled boards, and clear unmarked text; d/j has minor creasing to edges; pp 147

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Covers the period up to the introduction of social insurance; slight discolouration to cover edges, else fine; pp xii, 83

London: Book Club Associates, 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Detailed descriptions of twelve major battles of the American Civil War, preceded by concise background to the war, explaining its causes, and summarising the arms, equipment, organisation and strategic and tactical aims of the Union and Confederate armies; fully illustrated with maps and b/w plates; book as new, d/j with scuffing and a few very small tears to top edges; pp 160

Canada: OUP, 2012. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Fine/Very Good. The courageous and tragic life story of Canada's greatest reformer; book in overall fine condition, clean black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, text clear and unmarked; d/j has light creasing to front top edge, no nicks/tears; pp xii, 430

Frankfurt: Plon, 1962. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Fine/Very Good. Text in French (translated from the German into French by Marguerite Senil); book in fine condition; minor tears to d/w; pp. 604.

London: Constable, 1947. Reprint . Cloth on Board. Very Good. 1947 reprint, originally published in 1918 as one of the Makers of the Nineteenth Century series, it links the Bismarck era and the man to the context of the Great War; corners bumped and slight fraying/wear to edges; owner's name on inner leaf; pp. ix + 520.

London: Edward Arnold, 1971. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Volume in the Documents of Modern History series covering Bismarck's foreign policy between 1850 and 1890; sun-fading to spine and surrounds, pages very lightly yellowed with age, text clear and unmarked, and spine uncreased; pp xii, 180

Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. The author constructs a fascinating web of visual and textual evidence, interweaving various discourses on industrial labour, the male body, masculinity, and the city of Pittsburgh;30 b/w illustrations; small crease to top right corner front cover also lightly affecting most pages, but book is new and unread; pp xiii, 354

London: Longmans, 1965. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. The English Historical Review Supplement I; although covers are somewhat sun-discoloured with some scuffing to edges, this is still a good working copy with clear unmarked text; pp x, 90

London: OUP, 1973. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Very Good/Very Good. Study of Britain's relationship with her colonies and former colonies, looking at the social and economic forces involved; neat name to fep, pages lightly tanned, but text clear and unmarked; d/j has sun-fading to spine and surrounds, and front top edge, but is fully intact with no nicks/tears; pp 168

London: Macmillan, 1974. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Studies in Economic History series; name to fep, pages lightly tanned, annotation to 4 pp in one chapter only, rest of text unmarked, and spine uncreased - still a good working/reading copy; pp 80

London: Macmillan, 1972. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Contains some of the best work done on the trade cycle by eminent academics, plus a lengthy introduction by the editors drawing together the work of the contributors; numerous diagrams and tables; light tanning to page edges, crease to bottom corner of cover, but spine uncreased; pp xii, 300