Category: England, Scotland, & Ireland

175 Years of Fidelity to God and Country: A History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America prepared for the Presidential Testimonial Dinner of Seamus Boyle, October 8, 2011

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Ancient Order of Hibernians : 2011

Seller ID: 049103

Condition: Near Fine

Stiff color pictorial wraps. Modest surface rubbing, a bit of handling wear. Square, uncreased binding, clean interior. 100+ pp., illus. in color, b&w. Scarce.
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A Guide Book for Visitors to Windsor Castle

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Windsor, England, Oxley & Son : 1925

Seller ID: 035618

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Ivory wraps, lettered in red and black. Modest handling wear. [iv],55 pp., additional ads at rear, illus. w/ b&w plates, plans. Date approximate, published during the reign of King George V (1910-36).
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A Historical Description of Westminster Abbey; Its Monuments and Curiosities

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, James Truscott & Son for the Vergers in the Abbey : 1880

Seller ID: 035616

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Red-orange printed cardstock, binding reinforced/repaired with clear tape. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamp to main title. 128 pp., illus. Early edition.
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A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Hastings and St. Leonards, Bexhill, Battle, Rye, Winchelsea, Bodiam, Pevensey, Herstmonceux, etc., with Plan of Hastings and St. Leonards, Map of the District and Plan of Bexhill [Ninth Edition - Revised]

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. : 1926

Seller ID: 035603

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG-

Red limp cloth, lettered/illus. in black. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamp to main title. Modest handling wear, spine panel somewhat sunned. Binding square and firm. xvi,104,48 pp. + 80 pp. rear ads, additional unpaginated leaves, illus. w/ b&w plates, folding maps, large loose folding map laid in.
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A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London and its Environs, with Four Section Plans . . . [London with Plans & Index to Streets]

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London and New York, Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd./George Edmund Platt : 1910

Seller ID: 047906

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth, lettered in gilt. Closed 1 1/2" tear along upper front joint has been neatly mended, otherwise minor shelf wear, with mild toning/soiling to text block edges. xi,280,74 pp. Folding frontis. map (London and Twelve Miles Round) shows short mended tear, 6 additional folding maps, other maps and b&w plates in text.
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A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the Valley of the Wye, by River, Road and Rail, from Source to Mouth, with Hints on Fishing, Boating, Cycling, Motoring, etc. [Fourth Edition] [Ward Lock & Co.'s Illustrated Guide Books]

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Ward Lock and Co., Ltd. : 1904

Seller ID: 035627

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Limp red cloth, lettered in black. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamps to main title and final leaf of text. Spine panel paper mostly lacking, binding reinforced/repaired with clear tape and quite firm. xvi,168,xvi,32,48 pp., 3 maps, 70 illus. Some early leaves prior to main content and some late leaves quite toned and brittle, main text block decently intact. All 3 maps present and intact.
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A Soldier's History: The Story of the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K., Printed by Alna Press Ltd. for Regimental Museum

Seller ID: 059173

ISBN: B07B437Z37

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

Stiff tan color illus. wraps. As issued. 106 pp., illus. Accompanied by brochure from the Regimental Museum in Glasgow.
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Arcadian Atlas and Guide to London and Suburbs

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Samuels Ltd. : 1933

Seller ID: 035617

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

Blue cloth-effect wraps, lettered in black. Chipped with surface loss along spine panel, binding lean. Ex-library with a few marks and stamps. Spotted fore-edge. Former owner's signature/date on main title. 80 pp. double-page color maps, 96 pp. guide at rear. Scarce.
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Bacon's Guide & Map of the Lake District of Cumberland and Westmoreland, from the Ordnance Survey

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, G. W. Bacon & Co.

Seller ID: 040158

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Folding map, bound in dark green cloth covered boards decorated in blind, with paper title label mounted on front cover. 12,[4] pp. text, illus. Map measures approx. 19 1/2" (w) x 18" (h), in (4) colors, mounted on cloth, fully intact and bright, with minor soiling on blank verso. Undated but certainly pre-1900, likely 1880s-90s.
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Beck's Guide to Leamington, with a Comprehensive Account of Warwick, Kenilworth, Guy's Cliff, Stoneleigh, Stratford-upon-Avon, and the District Round Leamington, within a Circuit of Fifteen Miles [13th Edition]

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Leamington, U.K., John Beck : 1868

Seller ID: 035556

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original copy, rebound in 1/4 blue cloth with original wraps mounted on new boards, new endpapers. Ex-library copy, lightly marked/stamped, perforation stamp on main title. Former owner's signature and Sept. 10th, 1868 date along top edge of both front cover and main title, providing approx. year of publication. Minor edge loss to front cover (underboard fully intact). Binding firm. 85 pp. + rear ads. Folding map at rear detached but present, multiply mended with archival tape along folds, mostly complete but with several areas of loss. Book VG with note to rebound status, map Fair to G...
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Black's Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wight [Sixth Edition]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black : 1875

Seller ID: 035620

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamps to main title and final page of main text, call number stamped in gilt on lower front cover. x,85,32 pp., illus., folding frontis. map present but detached, with perforation stamp. Chipped with loss at head of spine, cloth separation mended along rear joint. Contents somewhat toned but generally intact. Former owner's signature/date (1875) at top corner of main title.
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Cambridge Townscape: An Analysis

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cambridge, U.K., Dept. of Architecture and Planning : 1971

Seller ID: 058362

ISBN: B00OSRM7HU

Binding: Spiral Bound

Condition: Good

Stiff silver illus. wraps, spiral-bound. Rubbed edges and corners, handling wear. Former owner's surname inked on upper front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. 150 pp., photos, maps. Scarce.
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Celebration in London of the Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen: Trooping the Colour on the Horse Guards Parade, 11 a.m., Thursday, June 11th, 1953

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Aldershot, England, The Wellington Press : 1953

Seller ID: 028052

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

Booklet, color pictorial wraps. Moderately soiled covers, mild handling wear. 20 pp., 10 color plates. Moisture adhesion damage to 2 pages (pp. 12-13), with some loss to lettering, light damp staining to a few other areas internally. Somewhat marginal copy, but of historical interest in being only the second year of the Queen's birthday celebration following her 1952 accession to the throne.
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Charles Dickens: An Exhibition to Commemorate the Centenary of His Death

Price: $12.50

Publisher: London, England, Victoria & Albert Museum : 1970

Seller ID: 006298

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

[xiv] + 121 pp. + 89 b&w plates. Moderate shelf/handing wear and binding lean, rubbed edges. Stiff paper covers have been laminated, apparently not original to publication. Excellent centenary exhibition for the Dickens enthusiast.
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Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood: Being a Concise Description of the Chief Places of Interest in the Metropolis...

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, William Collins, Sons, and Co. : 1874

Seller ID: 035621

Binding: Buckram

Condition: Good

Original copy, rebound in light brown buckram, spine panel lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamp to main title. 190 pp., rear ads, illus. (lacks folding map). Light exterior wear. Contents toned and somewhat brittle, with title page showing loss along edges. Early printing, very scarce.
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Dear Old London: 106 New Photographs

Price: $7.50

Publisher: London, The Homeland Association Ltd. : 1920

Seller ID: 035547

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Original gray wraps, lettered/illus. in dark blue, cord binding. [52] pp., 106 b&w photographs. Ex-libris perforation stamp to lower main title, one other stamp, otherwise unmarked. Minor shelf wear, interior a bit thumbed with light foxing to main title. Final leaf shows tape repair along bottom edge. Dates early to mid 1920s.
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Glasgow & South-Western Railway Official Guide for Tourists

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Glasgow & South-Western Railway : 1895

Seller ID: 035561

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Fair

Original copy, lacking front cover, first leaf of ads detached with tears/loss. Considerable wear, but interior mostly intact. 144 pp. + 20 pp. rail schedule (for 1895 season) at rear, read ads, illus.
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Gossiping Guide to Wales (North Wales and Aberystwyth) - Popular Edition, Part II

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., Ltd. : 1908

Seller ID: 035607

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

Dark blue illus. wraps. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, spine panel reinforced/repaired by clear tape, both covers lacking portions along joints but firmly attached, perforation stamp to main title. xxviii,161-336 pp., 68 pp. ads at rear, maps, sepia plates, folding map at front (complete as issued, continuously paginated from Part I). Rhyl, Llandudno, Bettws-y-Coed, Bangor & Snowdon section.
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Guide Book to Windsor Castle and the Town and Neighbourhood of Windsor

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Windsor, Berks, U.K., Oxley & Son : 1920

Seller ID: 035612

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: VG-

Orange wraps, lettered in black. Minimally ex-library copy with stamp to top edge, perforation stamps to main title and final leaf of text. [iv],66 pp., 8 pp. rear ads. Minor edge chipping to back cover, minor corner loss to top front corner. Undated but published during the reign of King George V (1910-36).
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Guide to Blenheim and Woodstock, with Illustrations

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Oxford and London, J. Vincent/Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. : 1910

Seller ID: 035610

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Light gray wraps, lettered in brown, binding in cloth tape (perhaps not original to issue). Minimally ex-library with a few marks/stamps. 70 pp., illus. w/ sepia plates. Undated, ca. 1910. Scarce.
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Hampton Court Illustrated: A Popular Guide to the Palace and Gardens

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, Hugh Rees, Ltd. : 1908

Seller ID: 035549

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: VG-

Light blue pictorial wraps, lettered in black. Covers mildly tanned by age, light soiling. Text block detached from covers. 32 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs, maps.
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Handbook for Travellers in Sussex [Fifth Edition] [Murray's Hand-Book: Sussex]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, John Murray : 1893

Seller ID: 035576

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Red limp cloth, bordered in blind, lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, perforation stamps to main title and final leaf of main text. [iv],174,64 pp., illus. w/ color maps (all present and nicely intact).
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Handbook to the Cathedrals of England -- Northern Division, Part II: Durham - Chester - Manchester [Northern English Cathedrals, Vol. 2]

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, John Murray : 1869

Seller ID: 040750

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: VG+

Half-morocco, black cloth-covered boards, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt, marbled text block edges. Leather mildly rubbed on corners and along joints. iv,229-435 pp., illus. w/ engravings. Firm binding, clean interior.
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Historic Houses of the United Kingdom: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Cassell and Co. : 1892

Seller ID: 023864

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Brown 1/2 morocco, dark green morocco covered boards, marbled endsheets, all text block edges in gilt. Lacking leather outer backing on spine panel, cloth binding underlay intact and sturdy. Front board detached. Leather corners rubbed with exposure at tips. Easily rebacked, if the new owner so desires. Interior nicely intact, solid Near Fine, with all gilt edges bright, pages a bit toned by age. viii,328 pp., illus.
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Holiday and Health Resorts Guide: Official Illustrated Guide .[of] Places in England and Wales Served by the London Midland and Scottish Railway

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Newton le Willows, McCorquodale and Co. for London Midland and Scottish Railway : 1924

Seller ID: 028051

Binding: Buckram

Condition: Good

Ex-library copy, bound in dark red buckram, lettered in gilt. Original color illus. wraps retained. Typically marked and stamped, cloth a bit soiled, firm binding, sturdy reference copy. 528 pp., illus., (4) folding maps in rear pocket (North Wales, English Lakes, Lancashire Coast, Isle of Man) as called for, present and intact. Lacks rear flyleaf. Scarce, this copy cosmetically compromised but complete and intact in all of its essentials.
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Category: England, Scotland, & Ireland