British & Irish History

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative history, The Queen's Corsair: Drake's Journey of Circumnavigation 1577-1580 chronicles the audacious three-year voyage of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA collection of poetry that pulses with linguistic invention and emotional urgency, The Symbols of Sovereignty by Brian Barker presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Peter Mark Roget, the physician, scientist, and polymath...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA compact yet richly informative architectural and historical guide, this volume presents the historic churches of the City of London...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This landmark work of historical abridgment presents a condensed...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Edwardian political and literary journalism, Prophets, Priests, & Kings presents a series of vivid biographical portraits...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding tight. A landmark work of Victorian biographical history, Lives of the Engineers: Smeaton and Rennie; Harbours, Lighthouses,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark work in British natural history, British Plant Life presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis scholarly collection presents a rich and intimate portrait of Arthur Symons — poet, critic, and central figure of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA gripping work of narrative non-fiction, Black Avalanche chronicles the harrowing true story of the Courrières mine disaster...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of bibliographic scholarship, An Enquiry Into The Nature Of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis intimate epistolary collection presents a remarkable window into the private world of one of Victorian England's most celebrated poets,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of autobiographical fiction rooted in the First World War, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer chronicles the harrowing experiences...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA vivid work of Victorian travel writing, At Last: A Christmas In The West Indies chronicles Charles Kingsley's long-anticipated journey...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing from age. A poignant historical document, May Carstairs: A Succourer Of Many offers a devout and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA beloved classic of early eighteenth-century English literature, this collection presents the charming and enduring character of Sir Roger de Coverley as...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear along binding spine - still structural. A landmark collection in English literary history, The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Contents page loose. Heavy foxing throughout. A richly detailed literary travel...

Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Title page loose but other pages still intact. A landmark collection of Romantic-era verse, The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt...

Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Usual aging. A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Fold-out maps intact.A comprehensive reference work, Victorian...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of medicine, this scholarly study chronicles the dramatic transformation of medical authority and practice...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA charming blend of history, personal memoir, and affectionate observation, The Thames by A.P. Herbert chronicles the life...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterfully curated anthology, The Heart of Boswell: Highlights from the Journals of James Boswell presents the most vivid and...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - worn and faded. Binding - slightly...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly yet accessible survey of English literary history, this volume chronicles the rich and transformative period stretching from the...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of Victorian historical biography, The Life of Queen Elizabeth chronicles the reign of England's most iconic monarch with meticulous...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing and political observation, My African Journey chronicles Winston Churchill's 1907 expedition through British East Africa and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly work in the history of science, this collection presents vivid biographical and intellectual portraits of some of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rare and captivating work rooted in the rich tradition of English Renaissance music, Cryes of Londontown: Being a Recreation...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of narrative history, History of England: To the Death of William III chronicles the turbulent political and social transformation...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsUnknownA vibrant and concisely told biography of one of the 19th century’s most revered comic geniuses. Incidents in the Life...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compact yet authoritative work of historical non-fiction, this volume chronicles the sweeping story of Australia from its ancient Indigenous...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling anthology of true crime, Great Cases of Scotland Yard: Volume Two chronicles some of the most gripping and complex criminal...

Edition: repr., 12th thousandCondition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Boards - fair; light bumping on...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe fourth volume of C. M. H. Clark's monumental multi-volume series, A History of Australia IV: The Earth Abideth...

Edition: 571/1000Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of historical fiction, Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since chronicles the journey of Edward Waverley, a young English...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsSet against the turbulent backdrop of sixteenth-century Scotland during the Protestant Reformation, this sweeping historical romance chronicles the lives of two brothers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Light foxing but not over main text. A landmark collection of Romantic-era verse,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA work of Australian historical biography, this volume chronicles the remarkable...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly illustrated four-volume series on graphic art and design history, "Poster to Poster: Railway Journeys in Art" by Richard...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Gifter's inscription on fep. Boards - good. Binding - tight. A richly detailed work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA warm and affectionate celebration of one of Britain's most beloved radio institutions, this anniversary volume chronicles twenty-five years of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light chipping - still structural. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. A semi-autobiographical Victorian...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Pages - good; inscription on fep and half-title page. "Lower...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Pages - foxing on book block; minor rubbing...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. DJ - worn with mylar. Pages - good; name penned...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual...