History from Vanessa Parker Rare Books

Ludgate Hill London: Petter and Galpin , 1857. A very nice copy with red leather spine gilt titles black labels for titles & vol 1, marbled boards. Name in pen on feps of previous owner large fold out panarama map of Inda & one of China. Papers start at December the 6th 1857 end at May 29th 1858..… Read more about this item

Lugate Hill , London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin,, 1859. A very nice copy with profuse gilt titles and floral tooling down the spine gilt picture af a family gathered around the chair reading the paper with titles on the front board & blind tooling, endpapers with name of a previous owner, papers run from no 79 Saturday June 4 1859… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann / Yale Editions , 1950. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt tiltes and emblem on the front board map of london as the end papers, 370pp. A very nice copy.. First Edition. A Fine Copy/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall Heavy.

University Press Oxford: Privately Printed By John Johnson , 1934. Bound in red cloth Top of spine pulled with a 10 mm tear corners bumped a small hall the size of a 177 rifle pellet or round knife signature of previous owner on fpd book plate on half title on the front board marks right through to page 60 but… Read more about this item

London: Odhams Press A super book with 13 extracts from country magazines and publications & lots of photographs & line drawings.. First Thus. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good , a tad Edge Worn. Illus. by Illustrated. 8v0 Over 1 Kg Packed .

London & Boston: Philip Lee Warner, the Medici Society & Jonathan Cape, 1921. A super book in very nice condition about the way life in the country with the sayings and superstitions of medieval and later country folk was lived along with charming ancien illustrations . First Edition. Hard Back Green. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 8V0.

Cambridge: W Heffer, 1920. A supper book talking about early Christianity through the danes Saxons Normans etc archeaology etc. Dj is very dulled on the dgaes and chipped a tear on the rear flap but all looks good in clear removable protector 142pp.fron boards have a line drawing of the dooway of our ladys chapel stourbridge.. First Edition. Hard … Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1880. A nice copy of this classic book bound in green cloth with gilt titles & black titles on the front board. Nice book plate on the fpd. 480 pp. . First Edition. Hard Back Green. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Illustrated By P H Delamotte.. 8V0.

London: Lovat Dickson, 1936. A very well known book of life among native americans in the late 19thc.. Second Printing. Hard Back Brown. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 8V0.

London: William Heinemann, 1953. Two volumes in very good condition the djs are slightly edge worn & have some foxing & slight grubby marks on the rear, boards & contents are almost fine , These are the Yale editions. the two books are heavy and will incurr more postage rates.. First Thus. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Henrietta St London: Vizetelly & Co , 1889. Two nice volumes corners bumped spines a tad faded very good .. First Thus. Hard Back. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Illustrated with Plates. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall Two Vols.

London: John Murray, 1862. A nice book but the covers are off the block, boards still connected to the spine, front eps missing, all complete with the frontis fold out map and title page loose otherwise a good copy all easily & cheaply sorted by a good binder.. Twelfth Thousand . Buckrum.. W.a.f.. Illus. by Illustrated with Fold… Read more about this item

Rampart Street : A, H, Goose & Co , 1887. This rare book on Norwich is a historical document on the town close estate only 100 were printed. Book has been water damaged effecting the front board & endpapers fep has a large piece missing the first 5 pages into the text are stained but… Read more about this item

Studiis Societatis Bipotinae., 1784. Bound in full leather spine with raised bands gilt ruling to same & embelishments to compartments & gilt title all a bit faded, boards with gilt ruling & gilt to board edges boads have some were issues hinges holding by the strings , marbled eps engraving of the head of Hanibal on the title page… Read more about this item

Dublin: William B Kelly , 1854. A very scarce copy in lovely condition rebound some years ago with new endpapers, signature of previous owner in a 19thc hand on the title page , & a private library label of the last owner.. First Edition. Hard Back Red. Very Good. 8V0.

London: Longman Rees Orme Brown & Green, 1833. A lovely book of the Loire valley & river with twenty engravings from J M W Turner R.H.A. Yellow end papers lacking rear ep and the front ep torn. . First Edition. Half Leather Hardback. Very Good/No Dj As called for. Illus. by Turner . 4to - over 9¾ - 12"… Read more about this item

A handsome binding of 77pages removed from the peerage of England , date unknown but late 18th or early 19thcentury handsomely bound in tan quarter leather with gilt titles on front board , this book was bought by us from a member of the Peceval family.. Early Copy. Quarter Leather Slim. Very Good. 8V0 Slim.

London: University Press Cambridge , 1905. A fabulous copy bound in red leather with gilt ruling to raised bands gilt emblems to the compartments black title labels date to base of spine gilt edges to boards & quarters red cloth to boards teg, Marbled eps, the book is facsimilied of the original 93pp , A very scarce & very handsome… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1861. A good scarce st bound in blue buchrum with blind toolingon the boards gilt titles & a Heron over an anchor on the spine, corners bumped edges a trifle worn & top & bootom of spine just a little ragged . First Edition. Hard Back Blue. Good. Illus. by Frontice of Pitt in Vol 1.… Read more about this item

London: Longmans & Green, 1902. A scarce title in nice condition with gilt titles to spine and gilt Night in armour on the front cover , this copy is signed by Mary W Skrine her maiden name she is better known as the Irish authoress Molly Keane . First. Hard Back Black. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 8… Read more about this item