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YOUNGHUSBAND, Sir Francis.
India and Tibet. 1910
£375
Second impression in the same month as the first. An intriguing character, protégé of Lord Curzon, soldier, explorer, and Forward Policy exponent of the Great Game, whose...
Octavo. Original green cloth, gilt. top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece of the Dalai Lama and 25 other plates, 2 folding coloured maps at the rear. Light browning... Read more
WYSE, Sir Thomas.
An Excursion in the Peloponnesus in the Year 1858. 1865
£1,750
First edition. Wyse was appointed minister-plenipotentiary to Greece in 1849, at the time of his arrival in Athens Greek politics "were complicated and divisive. Each of the three...
2 volumes octavo (252 × 156 mm). Original purple blind-stamped pebble-grained cloth, title gilt to the spine, pale cream endpapers. Etched frontispiece to each,... Read more
WYNTER, Philip H. M.
On the Queen's Errands. 1906
£75
First edition. Account of the services of one of the Silver Greyhounds, Britain's secret diplomatic couriers, during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Wynter had previously...
Octavo. Original purple cloth, title gilt to the spine, and to the upper board together with the insignia of the King's Messengers in gold and silver, top edge gilt... Read more
WYNDHAM, Horace.
Society Sensations. 1938
£225
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, red top-stain. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece. Spine titles a little dulled, spotting to edges, early and late... Read more
WYMAN, Bill, & Richard Havers.
Treasure Island. Britain's History Uncovered. 2005
£50
First Edition, First Impression. Inscribed "To Leslie from an old rocker Bill Wyman" and also signed by his co-author Richards Havers. The former Rolling Stones bass guitarist takes...
Quarto. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
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(WYETH, N. C.) JOHNSTON, Mary.
The Long Roll [together with] Cease Firing. 1911 & 12
£75
First editions, first printings. Two novels of the Civil War by the daughter of a Confederate general.
2 volumes, octavo. Original grey cloth panelled in dark grey, titles to spines and upper boards gilt, map endpapers. Colour frontispiece and 3 plates in each volume by... Read more
WRIGHT, Thomas.
The History of Scotland from The Earliest Period to the Present Time. c.1860
£275
An attractive copy.
3 volumes, quarto (275 × 185 mm). Contemporary tan half calf, burgundy morocco labels, decoration to spines gilt and in blind, brown boards, red sprinkled edges.... Read more
(WRENS) MILLER, Lee.
Wrens in Camera. 1945
£85
First edition, first impression. An engaging look at the Women's Royal Naval Service of World War II with photographs by acclaimed art photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller....
Quarto. Original blue cloth, titles to spine and anchor device to upper board in white. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout from photos by Lee Miller. Binding... Read more
(WOOLF, Virginia) LIGHT, Allison.
Mrs. Woolf and the Servants. 2007
£25
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original grey boards, titles to spine in blue. With the dust jacket. A fine copy. Read more
WOODYATT (Maj.-Gen. Nigel G.) & (Brig. C. N.) BARCLAY (eds.)
The Regimental History of The 3rd Queen Alexandria's Own Gurkha Rifles from April 1815 to December 1927. 1929 & 1953
£475
First Editions. Woodyatt "A useful source, strongest in its coverage of C19th campaigns... The Appendices are very good, and include details of each officer's career." (Perkins) and...
2 volumes large octavo. Original rifle green cloth with titles gilt to spines and Regimental crest to the upper boards. Portrait frontispiece and 4 other plates, 7... Read more
WOODWARD, J., & G. Burnett.
A Treatise on Heraldry 1892
£250
First Edition, First Impression.
2 vols. Octavo. Original red half morocco with pebble red boards, titles to spines gilt, top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Edges rubbed, spines a little dulled,... Read more
WOLSELEY, General Viscount.
The Life of John Churchill Duke of Marlborough to the Accession of Queen Anne. 1894
£300
First published in the same year.
2 volumes octavo ( 215 × 131 mm) contemporary plum half hard-grained morocco on matching linen boards, title gilt to spines, marbled edges and endpapers.... Read more
WINSOR, Justin (ed.)
Narrative and Critical History of America. 1889
£1,750
One of 550 copies thus, a handsome work published in large paper format.
8 volumes bound in 16, large quarto (323 × 228 mm). Original brown half morocco, spines gilt, raised bands, brown cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,... Read more
WINSOR, Justin (ed.)
Narrative and Critical History of America. 1889
£1,500
This Riverside Press edition, one of a limited edition of 550 numbered copies of what was for a century the standard reference work on American History. The editor, Justin Winsor...
8 volumes, tall quarto (320 × 225mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spine decorated at lettered in gilt, five raided bands, marbled boards, top edge gilt others... Read more
WILSON, Woodrow.
A History of The American People. 1902
£1,250
First edition.
5 volumes, octavo. Bound in recent full red morocco, two black title labels to each spine gilt, infilled box design gilt, raised bands, decorative border to boards... Read more
(WILSON, Sir Robert Thomas) RANDOLPH, Herbert (ed.)
Life of General Sir Robert Wilson. 1862
£350
First Edition. "Holland in 1799, Egypt, Friedland campaign, commanded Loyal Lusitanians in Portugal, British commissioner with Russian and Austrian Armies from 1812 to 1814"...
2 volumes, octavo (225 × 142 mm). Contemporary scarlet full calf, double gilt fillet panel to the boards, spine gilt in compartments, dark blue and sage green... Read more
WILSON, Edmund.
The Scrolls from the Dead Sea. 1955
£375
First Edition, First Printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "To Cousin Dorothy with love from Edmund Wellfleet Mass. October 19,...
Octavo. Original tan cloth, titles to upper board and spine in red. With the dust jacket. Some browning to the endpapers but an excellent copy in the lightly rubbed... Read more
WILSON, Colin, & Donald Seaman.
Scandal! An encyclopedia. 1986
£75
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original pink boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Illustrated. An excellent copy in the frayed dust jacket. Read more
WILMOT, Alexander.
History of the Zulu War. 1880
£575
First Edition. Wilmot was born in Scotland and studied law at Edinburgh and Glasgow. He emigrated to the Cape in 1853 at the age of seventeen and entered the Civil Service, retiring...
Octavo. Original blue embossed cloth, title and portrait of Cetewayo gilt to the spine. Mounted photographic portrait frontispiece of the Prince Imperial, folding... Read more
WILLIAMS, Noel H.
The Women Bonaparte. 1908
£125
First edition, first impression. An attractive copy handsomely bound.
2 volumes, octavo (215 × 140 mm). Contemporary blue half calf, two tan morocco labels, elaborate tooling to spines in compartments, raised bands, blue cloth... Read more
WILLIAMS, Joseph J.
Hebrewisms of West Africa from Nile to Niger with the Jews. 1930
£150
First edition, first impression. very scare in dust jacket.
Large octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Map frontispiece and four others, 2 illustrative plates. Onwership inscription to front... Read more
WILLIAMS, H. Noel.
Madame de Montespan. 1903
£125
An attractively bound copy.
Large octavo (264 × 197 mm). Contemporary brown half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, green cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrations... Read more
WILLIAMS, Charles.
Bacon. 1933
£225
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt on a black ground, top edge stained brown. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece. Bookplate to front pastedown,... Read more
WILLIAMS, Charles.
Henry VII. 1937
£85
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt on a black ground. With the dust jacket. Some minor spotting to the endpapers, contents very lightly browned, spine... Read more
WILLIAMS, Charles.
Rochester. 1935
£95
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt on a black ground, top edge stained red. With the dust jacket. Tiny ownership inscription to the title page, partial... Read more
