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London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980. First English Edition. Quarto. Blue cloth, illustrated dust jacket, not price clipped, bookplate. 400pp. Well illustrated with black/white photographs. Translated by Keith Thomas. Very good/very good. Extra postage will be needed. (Book ref. 012201)
London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1864. Octavo. Original Green blind stamped cloth. xx, 224pp. Illustrations in the text. Some pages unopened, else in very good condition. (Book ref. 011591)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 22 volume set published between 1961 and 1965 in fine condition with dustwrappers, and with nine further vols, 1, 1901-1911 with d/w published in 1966, 2. 1912-1921 with index from 1901-1921 published in 1927 without d/w, 3, 1922-1930 with index from 1901-1930 with a d/w published in 1967, 4, 1931-1940 with index , no d/w, 5, 1941-1950 with an index 1901-1950 with d/w, 6, 1951-1960 with an index 1901-1960 with a d/w, 7 The Concise D.N.B to 1930 published in 1939 without d/w, 8 1961-1970 with index published in 1981 with d/w and 9 1970-1980 with index published in 1986 with d/w. (Book ref. 017655)
Paris: Ch. Gilliet, 1894. Fourth Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Original red half-calf with marbled boards, some rubbing and wear to spines,and boards, 4 volumes published between 1894 and 1910, gilt title and decoration to spines which are slightly faded, printed with two columns per page, 928/960/1408/1300 numbered columns, interiors clean and bindings tight, text in French. (Book ref. 017654)
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1972. Second Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Original red cloth with silver titling on blue labels, very slight shelf wear, 622/766/690pp, a near fine set. (Book ref. 017653)
Essex Gardens Trust, 2000. Ring Binder. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ring bound with illustrated thin card cover, laminated with plastic, some damage to rear cover, 189pp, illustrated in bw and colour and with plans. (Book ref. 017652)
London: Bradbury Agnew & Co, 1899. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Original vellum with red title in an original rather battered card slipcase, 61pp, drawn and written by E T Reed. Book near fine. (Book ref. 017651)
London: J B Nichols and Son, 1835. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Original marbled card covers with a leather spine, 20pp, a letter from John Gage Director of the Society of Antiquaries to Hudson Gurney Esq communicating the recent discovery of Roman Sepulchral Relics in one of the Greater Barrows at Bartlow. illustrated with 5 plates one of which is in colour, some foxing, a very scarce title. (Book ref. 017650)
Glasgow: Thomas Liddell. Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Full leather with elaborate gilt title and decorations, raised bands and bevelled edges, rubbing and wear to edges and with part of title label on spine missing but title complete, 824pp, page edges gilt, with numerous coloured illustrations, maps and engravings, slight foxing to prelims otherwise internally a clean and tight copy. (Book ref. 017649)
London: Harrods Ltd, 1928. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Original blue cloth with gilt title and lining, spine worn and split at head, 840pp, a few pages loose but complete, illustrated catalogue of Harrods stock, binding slightly shaken. (Book ref. 017648)
London: J S Virtue. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 2 Volumes, original green cloth with black and gilt decoration, some rubbing to the head and tails of both spines and edges, 176/176pp, illustrated with nearly four hundred engravings in the text and sixteen steel plates, page edges gilt, internal hinges splitting but binding tight. (Book ref. 017647)
Chelmsford: Meggy and Chalk, 1861. First Edition. Octavo. Black half calf with black cloth boards, spine splitting along outer hinges, iv, 632pp, (8 ) Appendix and Classified Index (with many place-names marked in red or blue). Folded county map, with closed tear (9cm). Contents include The Hundreds and Boroughs; with the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry and an Epitome of the Parochial Charities. Ex Lib. A tight copy (Book ref. 017645)
London: J M Dent & Co at Aldine House, 1895. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Red cloth, gilt decoration on top board. Top edge gilt. 61pp. From the Banbury Cross Series. Prepared for children by the author. Illustrations by Alice M Mitchell. The frontis, title and 6 other illustrations coloured later. Illustrated eps. Lacks silk ties. In very good condition. (Book ref. 017641)
London: J M Dent & Co at Aldine House, 1895. 12mo. Green cloth, gilt decorated front cover, top edge gilt. Silk ties missing. From the Banbury Cross Series and prepared for children by the author. 61pp. Illustrations by H Granville Fell. Illustrated eps. which are very slightly foxed. In good condition. (Book ref. 017640)
Brisbane, Australia: Wiliam Brooks & Co. (Q.) Pty. Ltd., 1948. First Edition. Octavo, cloth, dust wrapper not price clipped. 167pp errata slip tipped in at end of book. Illustrations in text. A very good clean copy. (Book ref. 017639)
. Fourth Edition. Octavo. Yellow printed paper covers. Published for the Pyswar Society as Blatter Catalogue No. 7. 115pp. Facsimile illustrations. very good condition. Includes a loose letter to the author and his reply. (Book ref. 017635)
Folkestone, Kent: Dawson for the University of London Institute of Historical Research, 1977. Reprint. Small folio. Red cloth, gilt crest on upper boards, with fine dust wrapper. xx, 258pp. Frontis, Thirty-three plates, Figures in the Text, some folded. A fine copy which will require extra postage. (Book ref. 017632)
Colchester: Essex And W Suffolk Gazette, 1865. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Rebound in red cloth with a black cloth spine, 3 vols in one, Report : 49pp, Calendar of the Court Rolls:88pp and Repertory pf the Records and Evidences: 40pp, this section with some annotation, otherwise a fine copy. (Book ref. 017631)
London: B T Batsford, 1951. Quarto. Cloth, illustrated dust jacket, not price clipped. xii, 20pp. 121 illustrations, with some in colour. Title page and portrait frontis within red decorative design. Very good in poor dust jacket.which is split along spine and slightly chipped. (Book ref. 017630)
Essex: Privately Printed, 1920. First Edition. Octavo, purple cloth, faded on spine. Gilt letters, blind stamped decoration on fron cover. No dw. 257pp. Illustrations & maps. In very good condition. (Book ref. 017628)