Search Results: History from Interquarian

Chapman and Hall, 1851. xxxix, 351, publishers lime-green boards with gilt titles and decorative front cover. Edges slightly dust stained but in a remarkably good state of preservation although several pages of one gather badly foxed, the remainder being free of blemishes. Ticket of binders Eeles and Son on rpd, owner name on verso of ffep "D. Turner, Leamington June 16th 1851". The long poem celebrates the life and achievements of the Algerian Arab and Sufi leader who fought French colonialism and ther scorched-earth policy they used to suppress the Muslim population. Abd-el-Kader became a cause celebre declaring jihad against the French and in his exile in Damascus protecting the Christian population against the Druze. Abraham Lincoln presented him with a pair of revolvers."Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883)), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Djezairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial… Read More

London: Rivington et al., 1818. 407 pp. with 1 p. advertising books printed for Scatcherd and Letterman, frontispiece with wood engraving of Britannia and the Lion titled "Britannia Trampling on the Badges of Superstition and Slavery, rests her History on the Basis of Liberty; half calf with marbled boards, corners rubbed, gilt titles on spine, inscription on ffep in the name of Mary Landau, 1867, who has written her name (not very neatly) on the foredge 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Genuine Edition, Stereotyped. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

London: Printed by John Baskett ... and by the assigns of Henry Hills deceas'd,, 1726. [36], cxxxvi, 944, [48], parts printed in black letter, library rebind in black cloth with gilt titles, new eps, lacks pp. 41-432 which are supplied in facsimile, faint stamp to verso of title, some ink stains, title page dusty and frayed at edges but not affecting the text "The Act of Tonnage and Poundage, and rates of merchandize : with the further subsidy : the 1/3 and 2/3 subsidies : the old impost : the additional impost : and all other duties relating to His Majesty's customs, payable upon any sort of merchandize imported or exported : digested into an easie method, whereby in one view may be found the several duties upon each particular commodity specified in the old Book of rates, or any other act of Parliament, and the nett duties payable thereon at importation, or to be repaid on exportation : as also, the rules annext to the Book of rates, and the table of officers fees, and a collection of… Read More

London, 1764. vii, 179, contains the Epistle Dedicatory and errata followed by the acts. The personal account by Muggleton (1609-1698) heresiarch and founder of the Muggletonian sect, of his religious beliefs which led him to claim himself and John Reeve as the prophets foretold in the bible. Persuaded by the Quakers out of a marriage to the wealthy daughter of a London pawn-broker on the grounds that his soul was in jeopardy as a would-be usurer, Muggleton struggled against the fears of hell and damnation which he believed weres his lot until "God chose John Reeve and myself by Voice of Words, to the hearing of the ear, to be his last two Prophets and Witnesses of the Spirit, and he gave us Understanding of his Mind in the Scriptures, above all the Men in the World at this Day". An account of his revelations, thoughts and wanderings amongst his disparate followers or "Believers" in England. Contemporary panelled calf (piece torn from back), panelled spine, first gather a litttle… Read More

Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1977. ix, 364, publisher's russet cloth gilt. dj spine faded, no inscriptions etc. Chapters on Foreign Policy, its Conduct, and relationship to the Cabinet, the Sovereign, the Undersecrataries of State, the Establishment, the Diplomatic Service, the Consular Service etc. The book considers the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Foreign Policy and the emergence of the civil service. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1958. 287, publisher's red cloth, dj complete, spine slightly darkened. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Oxford: Printed for Jo. Crosley By Thos. Bassett, 1670. [14], 481, 1 page of publisher's adverts, title page printed in red and black, full brown calf, compartmented spine with later paper label, boards with gilt tooling to all edges, all edges marbled. Front board detached, back board all-but detached. Marginal worm hole from early pages to p. 166, not affecting text. Early inscription on ffep "John Sanford" and "S.L. Sanford Aug 4 16[8[?]7 (or 1717)" on first blank. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: Perennial, 2002. viii, 8 maps, 338, 37 plates, some toning of margins and edges. Ownership inscription on authorship page (Architect and designer Medd). Mainly focuses on the emrgence of the state of Afghanistan in the 19th century, the Anglo-Afghan wars, the Soviet invasion, the Taliban etc.. Soft Cover. Good. thick 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1928. Portrait frontispiece, xxvi, 457, 14 illus. 2 pp adverts, publisher's blue cloth gilt, nic e copy, no inscriptions. recollections of the Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone with etail on Queen Victroia's Letters and appendices on The public health Act 1875, The Bulgarian Atrocities, The Nile Expedition 1884, etc.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: Book Club Associates, 1977. 400, numerous colour illustrations, publisher's purple cloth, dj complete, slight darkening of tope edge.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. xv, 117, publisher's blue cloth gilt, dj comp[lete but with a little sunning.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

New York: Charles Scribner's, 1927. 129, almost As New, slight foxing of last page and edges, a fine crisp copy. Red cloth, paper title label to spine. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1943. 108, introdcution by D.W. Brogan, publisher's pale brown cloth, red titles to spine, spine faded, owner inscription on ffep 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

Paris: Germain Mathiot, 1816. Half title, frontispiece engrraving of La Reine Hortence getting out of the bath, title, Mathiot signature in facsimile, 280 pages, lacks rear free endpaper. Contemporary quarter calf with contratsing spine gilt labels in red and green, Contemporary owner signature on ffep. Corners and edges bruised, leather well preserved, Volume 3 (of three) only. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Seconde. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1795. [6], 399, [44] appendix and index, frontispiece portrait (Dies Praetoritos), engraving of the convent of Paraclete engraved by J. Landseer, portrait of Lady Fanshaw and 3 specimens of handwriting. Full green morocco, gilt titles to spine, marbled eps, later owner's bookplate, all edges gilt. Brief biographies of famous men and women.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".

Paris: Jean Musier, 1722. anecdotes taken from the life of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Duke of Sanlucar la Mayor (1587-1645) favourite of the Spanish Royal family, prime minister under Phillip II and an unpopular tax reformer. Full leather, compartmented gilt spine, red title label (chipped), front cover detached, a little browning of prelims. Bookplate of Sir Robert Eden, 2nd or 3rd Baronet of West Auckland. Selected and translated by Monsieur de Valdory 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1924. frontispiece photograph of hexagonal clay tablet, xi, 196 with text and translation. Volume II of the Oriental Institute Publications. brown boards, maroon cloth spine, printed labels to spine and front cover. Wear to edges, slight fraying of cloth, split after half title repaired with archive tape. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". First. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.

London: Williams and Northgate, 1924. ix, 219, publishers's green cloth, gilt tiles to spine. front cover stained else very good. An anthropological view of the aftermath of the First World war, reparations etc."It is the intention of the following pages that we may come to learn to make our regrets serenely, with perhaps some hope that better instructed generations may be spared penalties for outraging rules discernible from the anthropological point of view.". First. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1966. 256, publisher's brown cloth gilt. dj with some wear and darkened spine. An account of the author's role as virtual ruler of Rajanpur in the Punjab. Owner signature of Indian civil servant J.D. Penny on ffep. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969. xxxvi, 362, publisher's black cloth gilt, dj unclipped, spine slightly darkened. Notes on the authors and their works- Ibn al-Athir, Abu'l Fida, etc, with headings-From Godfrey to Saladin, Saladin and the Third Crusade, The Ayyubids and the Invasion of Egypt, The Mamluks and the Liquidation of the Crusaders. Published in the series, The Islamic World, edited by G.E. von Grunebaum 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First English Edition. Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. Illus. by Translated By E.J. Costelle. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.