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BOUMAN, John A.
[Personal Reminiscences of Hitler and the Leading Nazis.] [1946]
£1,250
John Anthony Bouman was born in Middelburg, Holland in 1873. At the age of 20 he joined the London staff of the United Press, remaining with their successors, Laffan News Bureau and...
c.30pp. MS on 26ll., quarto., lined paper extracted from a note-book, largely on rectos only, but on occasion extending onto versos. Numerous interlineal additions and... Read more
ROBERTSON, William.
The Works. 1803
£1,200
12 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, red and two green labels, gilt title and decoration on spine, gilt on boards, marble-end papers, ex libris. With a...
12 volumes, octavo. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, red and two green labels, gilt title and decoration on spine, gilt on boards, marble-end papers, ex libris.... Read more
CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of.
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, 1719
£1,200
First Irish Edition of Clarendon's classic account of what are now known to historians as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, first published in 1702–1704. The Dublin edition is a...
3 volumes, small folio (314 × 200 mm). Contemporary calf, raised bands, spines lettered gilt over black in second panel, two-line rules in blind. Frontispiece... Read more
MUIR, Sir William.
Records of The Intelligence Department of The Government of the North-West Provinces of India during the Mutiny of 1857, 1902
£1,200
First editions, with the author's compliments slip tipped-in at the half-title of volume I. At the outbreak of the Mutiny Muir was secretary to the government of the North-Western...
2 volumes, large octavo. Original plum diapered cloth, titles gilt to spines, blind paneled on the boards. Very light toning, similarly light foxing to the edges,... Read more
SLOANE, William Milligan.
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. 1909
£1,200
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4 volumes, quarto. Finely bound in recent half burgundy morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, original cloth boards, top edge gilt, others trimmed.... Read more
LAWRENCE, T. E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. 1935
£1,200
First edition, first impression of the UK trade edition, O'Brien's "Third English Edition," following the scarce Oxford Times of 1922 and the highly-limited Cranwell of 1926. Very...
Quarto (251 × 189 mm). Contemporary red half morocco by Rivière & Son on red linen boards, title gilt direct to the spine, raised bands with dotted riles,... Read more
HERTSLET, Sir Edward.
The Map of Africa by Treaty. 1894
£1,125
First edition. Fascinating document of the colonization of Africa, published "with the object of showing how, by Treaty, Conquest, or Cession, or under the name of a Protectorate,...
2 volumes, octavo, original blue pebble-grained cloth, titles gilt to spines. 31 lithographed maps, most coloured, many folding or double-page. Bookplates of the... Read more
PATER, Walter.
The Works. 1920
£1,000
A handsome set of Pater's works.
10 volumes, octavo. Contemporary tan half calf, titles and decoration to spines, tan cloth boards, brown endpapers, top edges gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown of... Read more
GRANT, U[lysses] S.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. 1885-6
£1,000
First edition. Mark Twain was resounding in his praise of Grant's prose: "this is the simple soldier, who, all untaught of the silken phrase-makers, linked words together with an art...
2 volumes, octavo. Publisher's de luxe brown half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, gilt medallic roundels to the boards, edges and endpapers marbled. Engraved... Read more
EINSTEIN, Izzy.
Prohibition Agent No.1. 1932
£1,000
First edition. Described on the jacket as "The startling and humorous disclosures of America's most famous prohibition agent." Time magazine's obituary of Einstein gives a sense of...
Octavo. Original plum cloth, title in yellow to the spine and upper board, blind panel to the upper board. With the pictorial dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece and 13... Read more
GRANT, U[lysses] S.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. 1885-6
£1,000
First edition. Mark Twain was resounding in his praise of Grant's prose: "this is the simple soldier, who, all untaught of the silken phrase-makers, linked words together with an art...
2 volumes, octavo. Publisher's de luxe brown half morocco, gilt medallic roundels to the boards, spine gilt in compartments, edges marbled. Engraved portrait... Read more
DURNFORD, Anthony William.
A Soldier's Life and Work in South Africa. 1872–1879. 1882
£975
First Edition. Uncommon account of Durnford's service in South Africa, an apologia edited by his brother: "The court of inquiry into the loss of the camp duly attributed most of the...
Octavo. Original red decorative cloth, rebacked in red cloth with a tan morocco label. Mounted "Woodburytype" photograph portrait frontispiece and folding coloured... Read more
MOUILLARD, Lucien.
Les Régiments sous Louis XV. 1882
£975
First Edition. An usually nice copy of this desirable title.
Folio (420 × 315 mm). Publisher's blue cloth-backed boards, upper board printed in flat gold, top edge gilt. 8 chromolithographs of costume and military scenes,... Read more
MORRIS, Rev. F. O.
A Series of Picturesque Seats c.1890
£975
First published in parts under the title The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland.
Quarto, 6 volumes. Bound in the publishers full red morocco, extra gilt on spine and boards, raised bands, marbled endpapers, roll to turn-ins, gilt edges. Complete... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–8
£975
Proof copies. Churchill's history of the two branches of the English-speaking nations – the British Empire and the United States – was begun during his "Wilderness Years"...
4 volumes, octavo. Original green card wraps. The first volume in a dust jacket supplied from a copy of the published work, the others in jackets provided at the time,... Read more
(NAPOLEON) [SCOTT, Sir Walter.]
The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. 1827
£950
First editions, first impressions. In the aftermath of his financial crash, Scott travelled to France to begin research on his life of Napoleon. He was remarkably thorough in his...
9 volumes, octavo (178 × 105 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, title gilt direct to the spines, flat bands, spines gilt in compartments, triple rules to band... Read more
(VOLTAIRE) STANDISH, Frank Hall.
The Life of Voltaire, 1821
£950
First Edition. An extremely attractive copy of this far from common and well thought of in its day life of Voltaire, here extra-illustrated with 280 portraits and views drawn from a...
One volume bound as two, octavo (230 ×145 mm). Plate bound as frontispiece to each and 278 other views and portraits in all, a few of them folding, a few... Read more
GIBBON, Edward.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1797
£950
First published 1776-88. This set with the armorial bookplates of Joseph Marryat, father of the naval novelist Frederick Marryat, to the front pastedowns, and in one case inverted to...
12 volumes, octavo (206 × 131 mm) Contemporary tree calf, flat spines, new red and green morocco labels, compartments gilt with rosette devices. Portrait... Read more
KINGLAKE, Alexander William
The Invasion of The Crimea: 1863
£950
Second Edition.
8 volumes, octavo. Contemporary half crimson morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated with several diagrams and... Read more
LAWRENCE, T. E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. The Complete 1922 Text. 1997
£950
First edition thus. Edition limited to 752 copies, this one of 650 in the standard binding. Handsomely printed by the Cambridge University Press and stylishly and simply bound by The...
3 volumes, quarto. The two text volumes in the original quarter cloth on grey paper-covered boards, green leather labels, Illustrations volume in matching rough cloth,... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of The English Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£950
All first editions, first impressions.
4 volumes. Octavo. Bound in recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated with maps and diagrams.... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. 1900
£950
First edition, first impression. "The volume essentially consists of 27 letters and telegrams to the Morning Post written between 26 October 1899 and 10 March 1900 … It is, as...
Octavo, original tan cloth, illustration and titles to spine in red and gilt, illustration and titles to upper board in red and black, black surface-paper endpapers.... Read more
GRANT, U[lysses] S.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. 1885-6
£875
First edition. Mark Twain was resounding in his praise of Grant's prose: "this is the simple soldier, who, all untaught of the silken phrase-makers, linked words together with an art...
2 volumes, octavo. Recent dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Engraved portrait... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A Speech by The Prime Minister 1940
£875
First Edition, First Impression, of the speech which contains the famous quote "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." Interestingly, this...
Octavo. 16pp. wire-stitched pamphlet, in light card wraps, titles to upper panel in maroon, housed in chemise in purpose-made black morocco-backed slip case. Some... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Ian Hamilton's March. 1900
£875
First edition, first printing, first issue. (Cohen) Publisher's records indicate that 5003 copies were printed. "The volume consists of 17 letters to the Morning Post, beginning with...
Octavo, (199 ×127 mm). Original red cloth, titles gilt to spine and upper board, black surface paper endpapers. Frontispiece portrait, 9 maps and plans to the... Read more
