[Coxe, William:] Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough; containing Armorial Bearings, Fac Similes, Maps and Military Plans. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. Slim 4to., contains all 22 items listed on the 'Order of Arrangement for the Plates and References' leaf, but lacks the leaf itself (a copy is loosely inserted for reference). Items include coats of arms, facsimile letters and many folding maps, some hand coloured or with paper overlays to show the positions and movements of troops. Two of the folding maps have a very short tear near the stub attachment (ie. 'Plan of the Battle of Malplaquet' and 'Plan of the Operations of the Confederate and French Forces on the Moselle and Saar'). Small loss to bottom edge of title-page not affecting text, a little sporadic foxing, some faint smudgy marks toward fore-edge. Recent half calf binding, spine gilt, marbled boards, title in gilt to leather panel in centre of front board. Spine a little sunned, very good. Discreet binder's label of Canterbury Bookbinders to front pastedown. Originally issued as an accompaniment to the octavo second edition of William Coxe's Marlborough's Memoirs (1820). The same material was also reproduced as the final volume of the quarto edition of the Memoirs (1817-1820). The selection of materials is designed to illustrate Marlborough's (1650-1722) reputation as one of the finest commanders in British military history. Ref: 54714show full image..
David, Saul: Prince of Pleasure: The Prince of Wales and the Making of the Regency. London: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 484 + plates. Hardback: dark blue cloth, gilt-titled to spine. Dust-jacket. Light shelf-wear: a very good copy. Ref: 53566
Davila, Henrico Caterino: (Aylesbury, W. and Cotterell, C., trans.:) The Historie of the Civill Warres of France [...] translated out of the original. London, printed by R. Raworth [...] to be sold by W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell [...] 1647 [1648]. 2 parts as 1. Folio, pp. [viii], 1478, with printing privilege dated 7th January 1646 facing title-page. Large engraved monogram of the translators' initials on title-page, with dedication leaves, second part title dated 1648, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces throughout text, generous margins. Without errata leaf. Occasional spots and smudges, a few cloudy wax marks affecting but not obscuring text, Z3 top corner lost and 3L4 bottom edge lost but neither affecting text, closed tear to bottom margin leaf 3N3, tiny wormhole to fore-edge margins p.851 onward. Contemporary very dark brown calf, gilt spine, tan label, marbled edges. Neat repairs to head and tail of spine, joints worn, a bit rubbed but very good. Armorial bookplate (signed AW 1828) of Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bart. to front pastedown. Given the date, this is most likely Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd baronet (1802-1874), who followed his father as MP for Grantham. First English translation of a history of the sixteenth century French civil wars, ending with the peace treaty of 1598. Written at the behest of Charles I, it was a topical book, printed as the king lost his own civil war, and it carries its own evidence of that political turmoil, with the translators, in a dedication to Charles I dated shortly before the King was executed, wishing that "your majesty [...] soon re-establish as happy a Peace in all Your Kingdoms, as the great Henry your queen's heroick father did in France [...]". One, William Aylesbury, who was in the service of Charles and was once tutor to his favourite, the Duke of Buckingham, obtained a fourteen year privilege to exclusively publish the book, from parliament rather than the king, but from the royalist House of Lords rather than from the 'parliamentarian' House of Commons. ESTC R21290; Wing D413 Ref: 54185show full image..
Davis, J. C.: Fear, Myth and History: The Ranters and the Historians. Cambridge University Press, 1986. First edition. 8vo., pp. xiv, 208. Illustrations to text. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket, shelf-worn with fraying to corners and creasing to edges. Ownership inscription of W(illiam) Lamont, with a few of his annotations to text and more pen-scoring to outer margins against passages of particular interest. Ref: 53730
Foreman, Amanda: A World on Fire An Epic History of Two Nations Divided. London: Allen Lane, 2010. First edition. 8vo., pp. xliv, 988 + plates. Maps, some double-page, and illustrations. Hardback: red cloth, black-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. A little dust-marked to edges, a hint only of shelf-wear to jacket: a very good copy. Ref: 53925
Gardiner, Juliet. The Thirties. An intimate history. London: HarperPress, 2010. First edition. 8vo, pp. [xv], 957, with illustrations. Slight toning, else very good. Hardback, blue cloth, spine lettered in light blue, dust-jacket, upper edge a little creased, but still very good. Ref: 53543
Gough, Richard: The History of Myddle. Firle, Sussex: Caliban Books, 1980. First edition thus, second impression. 8vo., pp. xxxii, 184, [vi (publisher's ads.)]. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine, bottom corners lightly bumped, top edge dusted, still very good. Dust-jacket, price-clipped, creased along edges with small closed tears along top, still good. This edition, with an introduction by Peter Razzell and text abridged and modernised, first published 1979. Ref: 53577
Green, Edward: Prophet John Wroe: Virgins, Scandals and Visions. Stroud, Glos.: Sutton Publishing, 2005. First edition. 8vo., pp. ix, 246 + plates. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. A touch of dust, jacket lightly creased to edges: still a very good copy. Ref: 53927
Harris, A. Katie: From Muslim to Christian Granada: Inventing a City's Past in Early Modern Spain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxi, 255. Illustrations to text. Hardback: orange cloth, black-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unread, a hint only of shelf-wear: almost as new. Ref: 53615
Hart, Peter: The Last Battle: Endgame on the Western Front, 1918. London: Profile Books, 2018. First edition, second impression. 8vo., pp. x, 453 + b/w plates. Maps. Hardback: green cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: a fine copy. Author's ink inscription "To Charlie..." to title-page. Ref: 53920
