History - British from Loe Books

Dumbarton: Bennett & Thomson, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 128 pages. Hardback binding very good with a little rubbing to edges, contents clean and tight, no inscriptions..

London: Isbister and Company Ltd, 1879. Book. Illus. by Mrs Blackburn and others. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. (vi), 862 and Good Cheer 1-68, significant illustrations. This volume includes a trip to Iceland stopping at St. Kilda, an account written by Mrs Balckburn. Handsome half leather with marbled paper covered boards, just a few areas of… Read more about this item

Kirkwall: W. R. Mackintosh, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp 69 and various advertising pages to the front and rear, b/w frontispiece. Blue cloth hardback binding, near fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, appears unread..

Edinburgh: William Creech, 1794. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp.627, ornate fold out map to the front. Remains in original paper spine and board binding, with general wear and rubbing. Contents good and tight, bookplate of the Scottish Episcopal library of Edinburgh to the front pastedown, no inscriptions or annotations. A good copy in original binding..

London: Isbister and Company Ltd, 1901. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. (viii), 860 , significant illustrations. This volume includes a trip to St. Kilda A Summer Sojourn pp.460 -467 an account written by Evelyn Heathcote. Handsome half leather with marbled paper covered boards, just a few areas of wear, unmarked. Contents clean and… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Creech, 1799. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp.viii, 480 Appendix 140 plus general index to the statistical volumes. Later black cloth with simple title to spine, good with a little damage to the front joint. Contents good and tight, name to front pastedown, no inscriptions or annotations. A good copy..

London: Surrey Parish Register Society, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 1680-1765 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. IV Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, attractive Exeter City Library plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or stamps..

London: Surrey Parish Register Society, 1904. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 1582-1626 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. II Part I Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, attractive Exeter City Library plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or stamps..

London: Surrey Parish Register Society, 1909. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 1656-1812 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. VII 2. Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, attractive Exeter City Library plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or stamps..

London: Surrey Parish Register Society, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 1599-1812 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. VI Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, attractive Exeter City Library plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or stamps..

London: Surrey Parish Register Society, 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 1559-1812 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. V Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, attractive Exeter City Library plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions or stamps..

London: Privately Printed, 1916. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (13.5 x 22 cm). 1774 - 1870 weddings, baptisms and buriels. vol. III, 686. Bound in burgundy cloth with worn gilt to the spine, very good. Contents clean and tight, frontispiece plate with tissue guard, contnets a little foxed, attractive bookplate of Exeter City Library… Read more about this item

London: Milner and Sowerby, 1860. Book. Good. Hardcover. A New Edition. 12mo. pp viii 246, frontispiece present. Decorative Victorian binding of red cloth with blind stamped decroation to rear board and extensive gilt to the spine and vignette to the front board, faded on the rear board, spine and a little to front board, clean. Contents clean and tight, all… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. Illustrated Edition. 4to. A uniformly bound set in half red leather with blue cloth boards, gilt decoration and lettering to the spines. Top edges gilt. Colour and b/w plates and illustrations throughout. Bindings good with a little silverfish damage and light wear, boards a little stained to the fore- edge.… Read more about this item

Douglas: G. H. Johnson, 1885. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Parts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 all in original wrappers. [missing parts 2 & 3 from vol 1885 otherwise complete] Vol I wrapper a little chipped and fragile to the spine with the front wrapper nearly detached, all other parts very… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1844. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Royal 8vo. 2 parts in one; pp. [8], 551, [1]; 61, [3], [16 - Catalogue of Books Published by Mr. Van Voorst, London, December 1860]; half-title, engraved frontispiece, 8 further plates, folding coloured geological map at end, 19 illustrations in the text, PLUS 27 EXTRA PLATES made up of… Read more about this item

London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (large A4). Pp. xxi; 379; original etched frontispiece plate of Steel Works Bilston, folding colour maps, further b/w plates and in-text illustrations. Publisher's red cloth with gilt armorial crest to the front board and gilt lettering and decoration to the spine; top edge of… Read more about this item

London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1907. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (large A4). Pp. xxiii; 523; original etched frontispiece plate of York Minster, five folding colour maps, further b/w plates and in-text illustrations. Publisher's red cloth with gilt armorial crest to the front board and gilt lettering and decoration to the spine; top edge of… Read more about this item

London: J Harris, Scatcherd and Letterman, Lackington and Co.; Darton and Harvey..., 1815. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Seventeenth Edition. 12mo. pp.xiv 224, frontispiece plate, title page. Leather spine with gilt lines and title, marbled paper covered boards, original, good, some general wear and corners rounded, joints firm. Contents clean and tight, name in ink, Alexander, to the front… Read more about this item

London & New York: The Garden Office; Scribner and Welford, 1880. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Royal 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm). An important and rare book in which Robinson advocates cremation over burial, at a time when cremation was essentially illegal and a major public taboo; This copy ex-library and rebacked; pp. [2], vi, [2], 128; 8 leaves of… Read more about this item