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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]
by Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Ink owner stamp on front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer,... Read More
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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]
by Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Spotting on fore edge and page base, edges of endpapers faded, blank publisher bookplate laid in. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English... Read More
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Three Centuries of Treaties of Peace and Their Teaching
by Phillimore, Sir Walter
2011. ISBN-13: 9781616191054; ISBN-10: 1616191058. Guide for Diplomats Published at the End of the First World War Phillimore, Sir Walter George Frank. Three Centuries of Treaties of Peace and Their Teaching. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1919. xx, 227 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191054; ISBN-10: 1616191058. Paperback. New. $27.95 * While writing this book in 1917, Phillimore anticipated the difficulties that would face diplomats at the conclusion of the First World War.... Read More
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Notes on Dignities in the Peerage of Scotland Which are Dormant or Which Have Been Forfeited
by Hewlett, William Oxenham
London: Wildy and Sons, 1882. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Former library copy - usual marks. Binder's copy. 1882 Hard Cover. 223 pp. Notes on Dignities in the Peerage of Scotland Which are Dormant or Which Have Been Forfeited.
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Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West
by Taliaferro, John
Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 606pp. Octavo [24.5cm]; blue and brown paper covered boards with title in gilt on spine and publisher's colophon in gilt on front board. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn in 1849 and grew up on the estate of ornithologist John James Audubon. Upon graduation from Yale, he dug for dinosaurs on the Great Plains with eminent paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh--an expedition that fanned his romantic notion of wilderness and taught him... Read More
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Battledress: The Uniforms of the World's Great Armies, 1700 to the Present
by SCHICK, I.T., edited by
(London): Peerage Books, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Quarto. 256pp. Crease on front fly, spine ends rubbed, near fine in a near fine lightly age-toned dustwrapper.
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An Index of Hereditary English, Scottish, and Irish Titles of Honour
by Solly, Edward
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1968. Hardcover. VG (stain on front board, interior clean and tight). Red cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, ix, 205 pp, no illustrations. "An index of the Peerages and Baronetages of the United Kingdom, showing the date when each separate title was conferred, the changes which they underwent, and their present condition, whether existent, modified, dormant, or extinct. It is therefore a guide or reference to the existing and extinct Peerages and Baronetages of... Read More
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Aristocratic Century: The Peerage of Eighteenth-Century England
by Cannon, John
Cambridge/ New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Pages are clean and clear otherwise.). Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; bw illustrated dj, yellow spine with black lettering; mylar cover, x, 193 pp. "Since the work of Butterfield and Namier in the 1930s, it has commonly been said that eighteenth-century England appears atomised,... Read More
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The Historic Peerage of England. Exhibiting, under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Origin, Descent, and Present State of Every Title of Peerage which has Existed in this Country Since the Conquest
by NICOLAS, Sir Harris
London: John Murray, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. Revised and corrected edition. Octavo. 610, 32 (ads) pp. Revised, expanded, and corrected by William Courthope. Bound in blindstamped red cloth with vivid blue endpapers and spine gilt by Edmonds & Remnants, London, with their ticket on the rear pastedown. Binding worn and soiled, both hinges neatly strengthened, endpapers rubbed and the blue dye a bit fugitive, a few spots of foxing, still a very good copy with the interior otherwise... Read More
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Final Hosting
by Welch, [George] Patrick
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good in Good dj. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [good sound copy, modest wear to extremities; the jacket is edgeworn, with some chipping to and surrounding the top of the spine, tiny tears and minor paper loss at several corners, and some nasty red staining to the lower section of the rear panel]. A sprawling romantic tale backgrounded against the Irish Civil War, narrated by its protagonist, one... Read More
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The House of Lords: a Thousand Years of British Tradition; The House of Commons: 700 Years of British Tradition; The Monarchy: Fifteen Hundred Years of British Tradition (3-volume set)
by Smith, Robert and John S. Moore (editors)
London: Smith's Peerage, 1998. Hardcover. All NF/VG (Clean, tight, bright with no markings, names, etc.; only very minor rubbing to jackets, if you look closely). All volumes: colored cloth/boards; gilt lettering and coat-of-arms; matching colored dj with illustration and white lettering; 16 colored plates - Lords: Red; 223 pp.; Commons: Green; 229 pp.; Monarchy: Blue; 381 pp. Three consecutive volumes of a constitutional trilogy; a collection of essays contributed by by eminent historians, MPs, and peers of the... Read More
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THE VIRGINIA “PEERAGE;” OR SKETCHES OF VIRGINIANS DISTINGUISHED IN VIRGINIA’S HISTORY. VOLUME I.
by Robert T. Craighill
Richmond, VA: William Ellis Jones, 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Signed. 356pp. 8vo.; in the publisher’s green embossed cloth; vi, 2 blank pages, [1], 2-356 pages; though denoted Volume I, this is the only volume published; there is wear to the bottom of the spine, but a sturdy copy~~Contains sketches of George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and John Marshall of Roanoke. We believe it to be well that the author put quotation marks... Read More
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Peerage Law in England: A Practical Treatise for Lawyers and Laymen..
by Palmer, Francis Beaufort
2007. ISBN-13: 9781584777489; ISBN-10: 1584777486. Palmer, Francis Beaufort. Peerage Law in England: A Practical Treatise for Lawyers and Laymen. With an Appendix of Peerage Charters and Letters Patent in English. Originally published: London: Stevens and Sons, Limited, 1907. xiv, 314 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777489; ISBN-10: 1584777486. Attractive smyth sewn bound green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. New. $125. * British peerage law is a body of custom, legislation and... Read More
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The Humanist Frame
by Huxley, Julian, Brain, R., Waddington, C.H., Bronowski, J., Williams, F., Ginsberg, M., Blackham, H.J., Erikson, E.H., Huxley, F., Hunt, M.M., Holford, W., Tippett, M., Spender, S., Reiser, O.L., Meredith, P., Elvin, H.L., Young, M., Marris, R., Sen, S.,
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1961. First edition, stated. HUMANISM AND EVOLUTION--SIGNED FIRST EDITION COLLECTION OF ESSAYS BY 20TH CENTURY LUMINARIES ASSEMBLED BY JULIAN HUXLEY. 9 1/2 inches tall hardcover, black cloth binding with publisher's gilt logo to cover, gilt title to spine, decorative endpapers, signed on title page, "Julian Huxley/ Cleveland/ May 10, 1962", 432 pp. Faint water stain bottom edge of endpapers, otherwise very good, no dust jacket, in archival mylar cover. FROM PREFACE: "This book... Read More
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Romance of the Peerage or Curiosities of Family History (four volumes).
by CRAIK, George Lillie.
London:: Chapman and Hall,. Very Good. 1848-1850. Hardcover. B000MKBLZQ . Complete in four volumes. The first volume was published in 1848, the second and third in 1849, and the fourth in 1850. First editions. Octavos, half bound in brown leather, raised bands along the spine, gilt lettering and design, marbled edges and endpapers. Each volume is edge worn and has occasional pencil marginalia, else very good. Bindings are solid. .
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The peerage of Scotland : containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation: collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the charters, and other writings of the nobility, and the works of our best historians
by Douglas, Sir Robert
Edinburgh: Printed by R. Fleming, 1764. Hardcover. VG except that this copy LACKS TITLE PAGE. Rebound in very bright red cloth with simple gilt title and ruled lines on spiine. xi, (3), 10 pp of plates (of coats-of-arms), 718 pp. including Addenda et corrigenda on pages 711-718. LACKS TITLE PAGE. A very nice copy, notwithstanding the liacking title-page.
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The Leigh Peerage: A Full and Complete History of the Claim of George Leigh, Esq. to the Dormant Title of Baron Leigh, of Stoneley, in the County of Warick: Comprising a Report of the Evidence Taken Before The Lords' Committee for Privileges, with Notes, Analytical and Explanatory: and Certain Additional Evidence Forming the Ultimatum to this Very Mysterious Case
by [Great Britain] [Parliment] [House of Lords]
London: Published by Henry Kent Causton, 1835. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavos. Two volumes. Volume I: [2], viii, ii (preface to the second edition), ix-xcvii, [1] page blank, 474 pages. Folding chart in volume I. Volume II: [2], 546 pages. Two folding charts. Red cloth covered boards with red leather corners and spines. Raised bands and gilt titles on the spines. Marbled end papers. Top edges gilt. Previous owners inscription on the right front flyleaves. Volume I has... Read More
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Typed Letter, Signed ("Beaverbrook"), to Alfred Eisenstaedt, acknowledging a "beautiful book of photographs
by Beaverbrook, Lord (William Maxwell Aitken)
Waldorf-Astoria, New York, 1951. One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo. Wrinkle, else fine. One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo. Canadian-born Beaverbrook (1879-1964) made his fortune from Canadian cement mills. He moved to England and became a Conservative MP the following year. During WWI he was Minister of Information and bought a controlling interest in the Daily Mail. He was raised to the peerage in 1918. Here he acknowledges a "beautiful book of photographs. This... Read More
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The Present Peerages: With Plates of Arms, and an Introduction to Heraldry; Together with Several Useful Lists Incident to the Work
by Edmondson, Joseph
London: J. Dodsley, 1785. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Quite scarce. This is a dense and comprehensive listing of the men holding each of the peerages of England, Scotland, and Ireland at the time of publication, along with a history of their lineage. In addition to detailed information about the peers and their families, there are 86 pages showing the coats of arms for each peerage. Supplemented with an index and directory. Bound in later burgundy three quarter leather... Read More
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Letter of Introduction Signed, London, Foreign Office, July 31, 1840, Introducing Captain Jebb, of the Royal Engineers, then about to visit Frankurt to inspect Prisons in that City
by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston
folio, two pages, formerly folded, some light wear, else in very good condition. Lord Palmerston writes a letter of introduction for a Captain Jebb of the Royal Engineers, then in charge of constructing a "Model Prison", who was planning a visit to Frankfurt, Germany, to inspect prisons in that city. "Sir, I beg leave to introduce to you at the request of the Marquess of Normanby, the bearer of this letter, Captain Jebb of the Royal Engineers, who is employed, under the directions... Read More
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The Life of William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester:. Collected from Records, Registers, Manuscripts, and other Authentic Evidences
by Lowth, Robert
London: Printed for A. Millar.; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1758. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair [Textblock Near Fine]. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes the armorial bookplate of Rev. John Disney. A catalogue of his antiquities was published in 1846 as Museum Disneianum. Also includes armorial bookplate of William Courthope who carried the title Rouge Croix and Somerset Herald. Courthope was the editor of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage between 1833 and 1839. His bookplate shows a stag, a hand grasping... Read More
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The Peerage of England: or, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Present Nobility
by [Peerage]
London: Printed by G. F. for Abel Roper and Arthur Collins at Black-Boy in Fleetstreet, 1710. The Second Edition, with very large Additions and Corrections. Full leather. Fair. Octavo. [4], 408 pages, 158 pages separate title, "Barons", [2] pages advertisements - "Books printed and sold by A Collins". Frontispiece engraving. Illustrated with small Coat of Arms illustrations in text. No color engraving inside. Restored. Original Cambridge style calf leather boards. New brown leather spine slightly off color. Right... Read More
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Notes Relative to Certain Matters Connected with French History on the Feudal Nobility, The Appanage and the Peerage. On the Surnames of Collateral Branches of the House of France. - Bourbon, as a Surname in the Royal House, Extinct in 1830. Account of Some Lines Founded by Princes Descended Illegitimately from the Royal House. Account of the Branches of the House of Lorraine Which Settled in France (2 volumes)
by Prime, Temple
New York: Cornelia Prime, 1903. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 406pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] 3/4 blue leather with gray paper over boards, raised bands and gilt stamped titles on the spines, single gilt ruled borders on the covers, and gilt stamped fleur-de-lis designs on the front covers. Top edges gilt. Volume 1 contains the text, and volume 2 is the plate volume. Very good condition. Rubbed at the extremities. There are several small dings in the edges of the covers.... Read More
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Life of Geoffrey Chaucer (Presentation Copy)
by Nicolas, Sir Harris Nicholas
London: William Pickering, 1843. First Edition, Thus. Half-Leather. Near Fine. 16mo., (5)144pp.. Lacking half-title. Beautiful First Separate Edition. Finely bound in half 19th century polished calf over marbled paper-covered boards. All edges speckled red. Engraved frontis portrait of Chaucer by W.H. Worthington. Raised spine bands with compartments ruled in gilt. Title in gilt upon brown leather label in second compartment. Gilt monogram and coronet stamp in the first compartment of Baron Henry Peter Brougham of which this volume... Read More
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A Treatise of the Nobilitie of the Realme. Collected Out of the Body
by Bird, William
1642. of the Common Law, With Mention of Such Statutes. of the Common Law, With Mention of Such Statutes. "Nobilitie of the Realme" [Bird, William]. A Treatise of the Nobilitie of the Realme. Collected Out of the Body of the Common Law, With Mention of Such Statutes as are Incident Hereunto, Upon a Debate of the Barony of Aburgavenny. With a Table of the Heads Contained in this Treatise. London: Printed by A.N. for Mathew Walbanke and Richard Best,... Read More
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