National History and Views of London and its Environs; Embracing their Antiquities, Modern Improvements, &c., &c.... by Partington, C. F. (Charles Frederick), d. 1857? - [1836?]

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation [circa 1906], Royal Canadian edition. (Leather binding) 212pp. Very good. Dark green pebble grained leather with illustration and titles in gilt. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000 sets. Cloth reinforced inner hinges with green faux-moire endpapers, top edge gilt, 79 color plates with captioned tissue guards. Although there is a faint one-inch dampstain along the outer edge of the front board, this is a sound copy of one of the scarcer titles in the series. Illustrations by Francis S. Walker. Publisher series: Beautiful Britain. Locale:. (Travel, Description and Travel--Ireland, Limited Editions).

London: Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 1947. 1st Edition. Paperback. First edition, only printing. This is Churchill's 12 March 1947 speech in the House of Commons criticizing Socialist economic policies. The 16-page, wire stitched paper pamphlet measures 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches and is printed in dark blue. "It is right to arouse our people to the peril in which they stand. Only when they realize fully the decline and descent... into which they have fallen, and in part, been thrust, since our glorious victory, will those forces arise in the land in which redemption and recovery can be found." Less than two years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of the war. Churchill would head opposition to the Labour Government until the General Election of 1951, which returned the Conservatives to majority and Churchill to the office of Prime Minister. This is a fragile pamphlet, printed on cheap paper. Here is a crisp copy with only… Read More

THE FROZEN DEEP BY WILKIE COLLINS, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD- CONDITION Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. Tight binding, bright pages. There is a liquid spill on a couple of pages as shown in our photos.

Henry Hambleton 1882, 1883. (4to) 188, 188pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Three-quarter burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Illustrations. Light dampstains on the front and back covers. "With a selection of interesting Articles and lectures of a miscellaneous description, containing a great variety of Thoughts and Facts. Specially commended by a large number of the Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations - Authors, Magistrates, Teachers, Employers, Secretaries and Committees of Literary and Christian Institutions, Public Libraries, &C". Time Period 1882 & 1883. (Ideas, Lectures, Literature, Newspaper Columns, Periodicals).

Henry Hambleton 1880, 1881. (4to) 192, 192pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. 3 / 4 leather. Illustrations. A 2-1 / 2 inch closed tear to the bottom of the spine, a page has a horizontal closed tear, and there is a previous owner's name and address on the front free endpaper. "With a Selection of interesting Articles and Lecutres of a miscellaneous description, containing a great variety of Thoughts and Facts. Specially commended by a large number of the Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations - Authors, Magistrates, Teachers, Employers, Secretaries and Committees of Literary and Christian Institutions, Public Libraries, &C". Time Period 1880's. (Ideas, Essays, Lectures, Literature, Newspaper Columns, Periodicals).

Belfast: M'caw, Stevenson & Orr 1900. (4to) 195, [3] pp. Near fine. Green cloth with bevelled edges and with gilt titles and illustrastion in brown and gilt. Edges stained red, brown endpapers, printed on glossy paper, illustrations, photographs, tables and index. Locale: Belfast--Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland. (History--England, Churches--Northern Ireland, Elmwood Presbytarian Church--Belfast, Local History--Northern Ireland).

London: Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 1947. 1st Edition. Paperback. First edition, only printing. This is Churchill's 12 March 1947 speech in the House of Commons criticizing Socialist economic policies. The 16-page, wire stitched paper pamphlet measures 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches and is printed in dark blue. "It is right to arouse our people to the peril in which they stand. Only when they realize fully the decline and descent... into which they have fallen, and in part, been thrust, since our glorious victory, will those forces arise in the land in which redemption and recovery can be found." Less than two years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of the war. Churchill would head opposition to the Labour Government until the General Election of 1951, which returned the Conservatives to majority and Churchill to the office of Prime Minister. This is a fragile pamphlet, printed on cheap paper. Here is a crisp copy with only… Read More

Henry Hambleton 1882, 1883. (4to) 188, 188pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Three-quarter burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Illustrations. Light dampstains on the front and back covers. "With a selection of interesting Articles and lectures of a miscellaneous description, containing a great variety of Thoughts and Facts. Specially commended by a large number of the Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations - Authors, Magistrates, Teachers, Employers, Secretaries and Committees of Literary and Christian Institutions, Public Libraries, &C". Time Period 1882 & 1883. (Ideas, Lectures, Literature, Newspaper Columns, Periodicals).

Henry Hambleton 1880, 1881. (4to) 192, 192pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. 3 / 4 leather. Illustrations. A 2-1 / 2 inch closed tear to the bottom of the spine, a page has a horizontal closed tear, and there is a previous owner's name and address on the front free endpaper. "With a Selection of interesting Articles and Lecutres of a miscellaneous description, containing a great variety of Thoughts and Facts. Specially commended by a large number of the Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations - Authors, Magistrates, Teachers, Employers, Secretaries and Committees of Literary and Christian Institutions, Public Libraries, &C". Time Period 1880's. (Ideas, Essays, Lectures, Literature, Newspaper Columns, Periodicals).

London: Folio Society 2018. (Hardcover in slipcase) 471pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Olive green cloth with gilt and black lettering and decorations to the cover and spine in a fine green slipcase. Patterned endpapers, color illustrated frontispiece, tables, color illustrations, notes, abbreviations, index. "It is a normal morning in London, on Friday 16 July 1591. In the wide street known as Cheapside the people are about their business, going between the timber-covered market stalls. Traders are calling out, hoping to attract the attention of merchants' wives. Travellers and gentlemen are walking along the recently repaired pavements of the street" - from the Introduction. Time Period 16th Century & Elizabethan. Illustrations by Robert Venables. Locale: London--England. (History--England, Folio Society, History--England, Social History).