History - British from SRG Antiquarian Books

Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century. Collected and Illustrated from the Satirical and Other Sketches of the Day. By John Ashton. With Eight-eight Illustrations. New York: Scribner & Welford, 1885 First Edition. A stunning satirical look at the fashion, politics, daily life of the Royals and the middle class of the period, with… Read more about this item

The Boys of '76, A History of the Battles of the Revolution. by Charles Carleton Coffin,k Author of "My Days and Nights on the Battlefield," "Following the Flag," "Four Years of Fighting," "Winning His Way," "Our New Way Round the World," etc. Illustrated. 1877: New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, Franklin Square. Original c1876. Published 1877. Presumed first edition, second… Read more about this item

A Pictorial History of England, by S G Goodrich, Author of Peter Parley's Tales. New York: Huntington & Save; Cincinnati: H W Derby & Co. 1850. Illustrated. 8vo. 444 pages. Condition: This original 1850 book is in very good condition. Secure binding, no writing or crimps or tears found within. NOT a library book. Re-backed as pictured. Please review photos… Read more about this item

View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, "Hallam's Middle Ages" 1848. From the Sixth London Edition, complete in one volume. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1848. 568 pages. Condition: This original 1848 book is in its original leather. Faint marbling still on page edges. Minimal foxing, expected toning of pages. Please review photos and ask for more if… Read more about this item

The Works of Hogarth. With Sixty-Two Illustrations. London: Published by J. Dicks, 313, Strand. [Using web sources, it is believed this was actually published 1870 - 1880, but no date within the book.] Humorous, satirical engraved illustrations with short stories accompanying each. Some of the best of British humor and art of the time! Condition: This folio is in good condition.… Read more about this item

The White Slaves of England, Being True Pictures of Certain Social Conditions in the Kingdom of England in the year 1897, by Robert H. Sherard, Author of "Jacob Niemand" "The Mocking Bird" etc. Illustrated by Harold Piffard London: James Bowden, 1897: 270 pages plus 6 pages period ads. Contains: The Alkali Workers; The Nail-makers; The Slipper-Makers and Tailors; The Wool-combers; The… Read more about this item

New English Theatre, Volume II, 1776: The Orphan, or the Unhappy Marriage. A Tragedy written by Mr OtwayMarked with the Variations in the Managers Books The Fair Penitent. A Tragedy Written by Nicholas Rowe, EsqMarked with the Variations in the Managers Books Tancred and Sigismunda. A Tragedy Written by James Thomson, EsqMarked with the Variations in the Managers Books Phaedra and Hippolitus. A Tragedy Written by Mr Edmund… Read more about this item

Talbot Harland, a Tale of the Days of Charles the Second, 1871 First Edition by Harrison Ainsworth: Book the First: The Court at Turnbridge Wells; Book the Second: The Court at Whitehall; Book the Third: The Mulberry Garden. With Ten Illustrations by F. Gilbert. London: John Dicks, Office of "Bow Bells," 313, Strand, 1871. Condition: Modern binding, as pictured, with ten illustrations. Interior… Read more about this item

The Literary Year-Book (British) 1897 Edited by F. G. Aflalo. 300 pages including Alphabetical Index. Some Titles from the Table of Contents: A Literary Causerie; Law and University Terms; Great Public Libraries; The Future of Books; Public Libraries : Directory; Literary Clubs, Etc.; Review Copies; Conspectus of Books Published 1890-1896;Wanted: A Law of Copyright; The Recent Revival in Printing; A Famous… Read more about this item