Search Results: United Kingdom History from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1967 hardcover as pictured. A handsome book by the noted naval historian and writer, Alan Villiers, detailing the life and extraordinary voyages of James Cook. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with black and gold stamping are clean with minimal shelf wear. Pen inscription on half title page. Pictorial endpapers and text are otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket faded over spine with slight edge wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1875 hardcover as pictured. This beautiful small volume was part of a multivolume Dicken's set. It is in fairly good condition given its age. Three quarter bound in marbled paper and tan leather with gold stamping. Spine with raised bands, black and red stamped paste on labels and head/tail bands. Binding is firm. Marbled boards are lightly rubbed. Leather is scuffed in a few places. Leather spine is age tanned and dry with a few small cracks. Marbled endpapers and edges of text block. Text is age tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Unfortunately, the frontispiece has been removed but the remaining eleven illustrations with tissue guards remain. We have several other volumes from the Carleton's New Illustrated Edition set in our Biblio store. These are listed by title. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB2

1904 hardcover as pictured. An account of the struggles of Irish tenant farmers in the late 19th century. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards with gold stamping show light edge wear and bumped corners with staining over spine. Pencil notation on rear endpaper. Gilt top edge of rough cut text block. Small tear in half title page. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1924 hardcover as pictured. Binding is intact though cracked at the front hinge and at several places within the text block. Pencil markings inside front cover. Text block rough cut. Text is tanned but clean and unmarked. Includes several b&w illustrations. No dust jacket. A good reading copy. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1962 two volume hardcover set as pictured. A collection of essays by various authors covering politics, religion, the arts, sciences and other aspects of everyday life in 16th and 17th century England. Each volume includes many illustrations. Volume 2 has an extensive index. This set is ex-library with typical markings but remains quite readable. Bindings are intact. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping are stained and show light edge wear. Front hinge cracked in volume 1. Edges are aged and show light stains, Texts appear clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra mailing costs due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR