Search Results: British History from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1938 hardcover as pictured. This is a scholarly examination of England's commerce with Russia from mid 18th century through the late 19th century. Includes multiple appendices, bibliography and an extensive index. Binding is firm. Red cloth boards with gold stamping are clean with only light edge wear. Endpapers and text are lightly tanned but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. Edge of text block is lightly mottled. Dust jacket is lightly soiled with many small chips and tears and a large piece missing at top of spine Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Hardback as pictured. Published in 1840 as 2-volume set by William Smith of 113, Fleet Street, London. Title page states: From The Restoration of Charles II to the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne. A New Edition with Historical and Biographical Notes and fifty-one portraits. Volume I runs from page 1 to page 397 + 16 pages of front-mater. Volume II runs from page 397 to 949 (including index). The quarter bound boards on both books have been taped to the spine with clear tape; the book block in Volume I is lifting away from the guards, Volume II is in slightly better condition. Covers chipped and bumped, edges aged, pencil annotations on several pages. Given the age of these volumes they are in an acceptable readable condition. Your purchase helps our village library. p+sOL4

2019 softcover as pictured. An interesting collection of essays examining how Victorian writers thought about the earth and what would come to be called ecology. With examples from novels, poetry, drama and nonfiction the authors explore issues of resource extraction and violence that accompanied Britain's global empire. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show light shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Each chapter includes extensive notes. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Detailing the war in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elisabeth I. First published 1950, this edition reprinted 1970 by Barnes and Noble and Methuen. Cover as shown with this listing is lightly bumped and scuffed. Binding firm, edges aged, head & tail bands. The first free endpaper has a stamp of the previous owners name. There are some slight pencil marks throughout the page highlighting various paragraphs. Your purchase support the Cazenovia Public Library. (tr-AR)

1909 hardcover as pictured. Binding intact. Maroon cloth boards with gold stamping show some shelf wear. Front hinge partly cracked. Endpapers tanned. Writing on front endpapers. Gilt top edge of rough cut text block. Text tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1972 hardcover as pictured. A true crime expose of the 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oates which claims to identify the perpetrators. Characters in the story include the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and the gangster, Meyer Lansky. Binding is firm. Blue boards with gold stamping on spine are faded and tanned at edges with gently bumped lower corners. Pictorial endpapers. Owner's name on half title. Writing on page with other books by author. Edge of text block is mottled. Text appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes several b&w photographs and illustrations. Dust jacket is rubbed and worn at edges with a few small chips and tears. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1899 hard cover as pictured. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards with gold stamping show only light wear. Pencil notations on FFEP. Endpapers tanned and lightly mottled. "Mary Stuarts Prayer" taped to rear endpaper. Gilt top edge of text block. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOF3

1987 hardcover as pictured. A comprehensive list of the descendants of Queen Victoria, many with photographs. Includes extensive endnotes and a detailed index. Binding is firm. Plum cloth boards with gold stamping show minimal edge wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed. Would be as very good aside from light shelf wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

2015 softcover as pictured. An up to date interpretation of Stonehenge as part of the great monument complex on Salisbury Plain. Profusely illustrated with an extensive bibliography. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers lightly rubbed with gently curled corners. Text appears clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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