[Works.] (The Works of William H. Prescott); Illustrated Cabinet Edition. In 16 Volumes by William Hickling Prescott; George Ticknor - 1837

LONDON: Tho Roycroft for Richard Blome, 1673 A fair copy of the 1st edition sadly lacking all but 2 of the maps. This work is rare. Richard Blome was heavily criticised at the time for producing the work - being accused of plagiarising Camden and Speed. He funded the work through subscribers but clearly sold few copies and ownership of it passed to John Wright in 1677. His work is now being reassessed and he is recognised for being the first to properly plan an illustrated description of London. This copy is in contemporary full leather binding which has been rebacked reasonably recently to provide a new spine with raised bands and gilt outlined title label. The boards have wear as you would expect - particularly to the corners - but are sound. With title page in red and black inks, dedication to Charles II, Preface to the Reader, alphabetical table of subscribers ('benefactors'), 12 leaves of coats of arms of the benefactors, portrait of Charles II pasted at the beginning of a general… Read More

London: printed by T Bensley; and sold by Thomas Egerton; and William Laing Edinburgh, 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Inscribed By the Editor. First Edition - First Printing. The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland is a history of Scotland from the beginning of the world until the accession of King James I. Wyntoun wrote in eight syllable verse and couplets to form a primitive poetry. Composed of 30,000 verses the Cronykil is divided into nine books, and each book is divided into chapters. The first five books focus on the creation of the world in general, and Scottish history commences in the sixth. The eighth book is longer than the first four combined. Bound in peroid calf with gilt decroation. The books hinges are starting and the corners are bumped. The inscription reads "The editor of Wyntoun's Cronykil begs M Tytler"s acceptance of this copy as a mark of his respect and gratitude for the great care and attention bestowed by him in furnishing collations which were of very great… Read More

Published by James, John & Paul Knapton, The Crown Inn, Ludgate-Street near the West End of St. Paul’s, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The History of England. Written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English, with additional notes, by N. Tindal, Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex (Vols. I & II) and Continued from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II by N. Tindal (Vols. III & IV). Packed weight approx. 10kg. Four matching contemporary full leather large folio volumes with some wear at spine-ends and rubbed edges, front joint/hinge of Volume II is split with cover attached by cords. Volume III has short split at head of front joint. Binding is otherwise sound. End-papers are a little darkened. Pages, plates, fold-out maps and tables are all clean. There is occasional light foxing to margins. Volume I – Books I-XV (15).Published 1732. Bookplate on inside front cover. Bookplate – Francis Dixon John on reverse of… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. First edition. Paperback. This is the first edition of this early collection of Churchill's speeches. The People's Rights was most commonly issued in an exceptionally perishable form, in vividly hued, thin, yellow-orange paper wraps (with a halftone photo of Churchill on the cover) and contents printed on cheap, pulp paper. Consequently, few copies survive, and significant wear, losses, and general deterioration are common to those copies that endure. Given the inherent fragility of the edition, this copy is respectable, intact and unrestored but suffering the usual depredations and minor loss. Second state of the first edition is confirmed by a second Appendix rather than an Index at pages 149-152 and lack of a pagination error at p.71. The illustrated wraps remain attached – albeit tenuously, with a split to the upper rear hinge of the rear cover. The covers and spine are dulled and show overall soiling with losses to extremities, the largest being at the lower… Read More

1833. An Early Example of a Clash Between Police and Protesters [Broadside]. [Coldbath Fields Riot]. An Authentic Account of the Riotous Meeting Near Gray's Inn Road; With Full Particulars of the Sad Murder of Robert Culley, A Policeman, And the Stabbing of Serj. Brookes. London: Smeeton, Printer, [1833]. 14-3/4" x 10" broadside, double-column text below headline. Light toning, moderate edgewear, a few creases to corners, left-hand margin backed with strip of paper, possibly part of a hinge from an album. A well-preserved copy. $2,000. * Second edition. This broadside records an early clash between the London Metropolitan Police, founded in 1829, and a group of organized protesters. Held on May 16, 1833, the Coldbath Fields Riot began as a public meeting of the National Union of the Working Classes at Coldbath Fields in Clerkenwell, an area of central London. Batons drawn, the police marched on the 1,000 attendees at the meeting. In the violence that followed three policemen were stabbed. One of… Read More

LONDON: Tho Roycroft for Richard Blome, 1673 A fair copy of the 1st edition sadly lacking all but 2 of the maps. This work is rare. Richard Blome was heavily criticised at the time for producing the work - being accused of plagiarising Camden and Speed. He funded the work through subscribers but clearly sold few copies and ownership of it passed to John Wright in 1677. His work is now being reassessed and he is recognised for being the first to properly plan an illustrated description of London. This copy is in contemporary full leather binding which has been rebacked reasonably recently to provide a new spine with raised bands and gilt outlined title label. The boards have wear as you would expect - particularly to the corners - but are sound. With title page in red and black inks, dedication to Charles II, Preface to the Reader, alphabetical table of subscribers ('benefactors'), 12 leaves of coats of arms of the benefactors, portrait of Charles II pasted at the beginning of a general… Read More

London: printed by T Bensley; and sold by Thomas Egerton; and William Laing Edinburgh, 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Inscribed By the Editor. First Edition - First Printing. The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland is a history of Scotland from the beginning of the world until the accession of King James I. Wyntoun wrote in eight syllable verse and couplets to form a primitive poetry. Composed of 30,000 verses the Cronykil is divided into nine books, and each book is divided into chapters. The first five books focus on the creation of the world in general, and Scottish history commences in the sixth. The eighth book is longer than the first four combined. Bound in peroid calf with gilt decroation. The books hinges are starting and the corners are bumped. The inscription reads "The editor of Wyntoun's Cronykil begs M Tytler"s acceptance of this copy as a mark of his respect and gratitude for the great care and attention bestowed by him in furnishing collations which were of very great… Read More

Published by James, John & Paul Knapton, The Crown Inn, Ludgate-Street near the West End of St. Paul’s, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The History of England. Written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English, with additional notes, by N. Tindal, Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex (Vols. I & II) and Continued from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II by N. Tindal (Vols. III & IV). Packed weight approx. 10kg. Four matching contemporary full leather large folio volumes with some wear at spine-ends and rubbed edges, front joint/hinge of Volume II is split with cover attached by cords. Volume III has short split at head of front joint. Binding is otherwise sound. End-papers are a little darkened. Pages, plates, fold-out maps and tables are all clean. There is occasional light foxing to margins. Volume I – Books I-XV (15).Published 1732. Bookplate on inside front cover. Bookplate – Francis Dixon John on reverse of… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. First edition. Paperback. This is the first edition of this early collection of Churchill's speeches. The People's Rights was most commonly issued in an exceptionally perishable form, in vividly hued, thin, yellow-orange paper wraps (with a halftone photo of Churchill on the cover) and contents printed on cheap, pulp paper. Consequently, few copies survive, and significant wear, losses, and general deterioration are common to those copies that endure. Given the inherent fragility of the edition, this copy is respectable, intact and unrestored but suffering the usual depredations and minor loss. Second state of the first edition is confirmed by a second Appendix rather than an Index at pages 149-152 and lack of a pagination error at p.71. The illustrated wraps remain attached – albeit tenuously, with a split to the upper rear hinge of the rear cover. The covers and spine are dulled and show overall soiling with losses to extremities, the largest being at the lower… Read More

1833. An Early Example of a Clash Between Police and Protesters [Broadside]. [Coldbath Fields Riot]. An Authentic Account of the Riotous Meeting Near Gray's Inn Road; With Full Particulars of the Sad Murder of Robert Culley, A Policeman, And the Stabbing of Serj. Brookes. London: Smeeton, Printer, [1833]. 14-3/4" x 10" broadside, double-column text below headline. Light toning, moderate edgewear, a few creases to corners, left-hand margin backed with strip of paper, possibly part of a hinge from an album. A well-preserved copy. $2,000. * Second edition. This broadside records an early clash between the London Metropolitan Police, founded in 1829, and a group of organized protesters. Held on May 16, 1833, the Coldbath Fields Riot began as a public meeting of the National Union of the Working Classes at Coldbath Fields in Clerkenwell, an area of central London. Batons drawn, the police marched on the 1,000 attendees at the meeting. In the violence that followed three policemen were stabbed. One of… Read More