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[-]: Long Barrows in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England).

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979. First edition (softcover). 4to, xxxvi, 77pp. 42 plates, 62 figures. Original laminated wrappers. Front cover a little rippled, endpapers foxed, else this copy is in very good condition. From the library of Archaeologist Paul Ashbee, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. ISBN 0117008370 (Book ref. 24256) £10.00

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OLLARD,RICHARD: MAN OF WAR:Sir Robert Holmes and the Restoration Navy.

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1969.. UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.. Hardback.. VG+./NFINE.. 8vo. 0340107020. UK, 8vo HB+protected dw/dj, 1st edn.VG+./NFINE.No owner inscrptn, but neat, ink ,ARMED FORCES library stamp to title-page: 'COMMAND REFERENCE LIBRARY, EDUCATION CENTRE, HMS TERROR, SINGAPORE' with similar stamp to foot of last pageof index, at the rear.Assumed further ex-library indications, in a horizontal, adhesive residue strip below half-title page's half-title - no label present, with library numerals partly crossed through to top of same page, and partial ink, printed library notation to top edges - no other ex-library indications present in either the book or the text.The dw/dj is protected by a slightly oversized, amateurishly made, polythene cover, the inner flaps of which, were at one time, sellotaped to the front+rear endpapers, leaving a residue indication of same.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally, sporadically foxed/spotted; fore-edge brighter and cleaner but also minimally foxed/spotted, contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - a carefully read copy? Bright, clean, publisher's original, plain pale green cloth bds with bright,crisp, non-oxidised, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and blue, map illustrated eps. 8vo, 14-240pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters, 24pp contemporary b/w plates/illus/maps etc., 3 b/w plans, a b/w map in text, notes, appendices (2), genealogical table, ships index, general index, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication, acknowledgements, and contents+illus lists/ tables. Few biographies have caught more of the spirit and colour of the age of Charles II than this life of Sir Robert Holmes.Adventurous, energetic, extravagant, combative and unscrupulous, he first attracted the attention of prince Rupert as a young cavalry officer in the Civil War.As a Royalist exile, he accompanied the Prince first into the French service and then, in one of the strangest and most romantic episodes in naval history, on a cruise that carried the Royalist colours, no longer flying in England, to Portugal, the Mediterranean, West Africa and the West Indies. After Charles II's Restoration, Holmes twice commanded naval expeditions to the Gambia and the Gold Coast where his bold and thrusting policy was, in the opinion of many, the main cause of the Second Dutch War.In the fierce and furious actions that followed, Holmes won a high reputation for courage and skill, destroying,in perhaps the most successful single feat of arms of the century, a great part of the Dutch merchant marine at a cost of hardly a dozen casualties. This was the period that saw the founding of a modern, professional, whole-time Navy.Pepys, the greatest naval administrator in our history, was the architect of a service that for three hundred years has been the symbol of English power and the support of English policy.For thirty years Pepys and Holmes intrigued, manoeuvred, and quarrelled over naval matters, ending with a respect, perhaps even a kindness, for each other.But conflict, whether with the enemy or with brother officers, was the keynote of Holmes's long and fascinating career.To follow it is to see the Navy of the Restoration from an unusual angle and to feel the inexhaustible vitality and gusto of the age. (Book ref. rja31818) £15.00

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McKEE, ALEXANDER**: FROM MERCILESS INVADERS:The Defeat of the Spanish Armada.

LONDON.SOUVENIR PRESS LTD.,1987.. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,2nd edn.. Hardback.. VG+./NFINE.. 8vo. 0285627953. UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, 2nd edn.[True 1st edn was published 1963, this edn completely revised, reset and with additional material.] VG+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn, price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp, clean, glossy, colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - tiny nicks to top+bottom corners of upper wrap and to bottom corner of rear wrap.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged and sporadically foxed/spotted, contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright, clean, publisher's original, plain dark brown cloth bds with crisp, bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w map eps.8vo, 9-288pp [paginated] includes prefaces to 1st+ 2nd editions, 22 chapters, 16pp of contemporary b/w illus/photographs, in 4 blocks of 4pp apiece, between pp96/7, pp128/9, pp160/1 and pp192/3 respectively, 3 b/w line illus, list of witnesses, sources, an index, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents+illus lists/tables. The overthrow of the Spanish Armada in 1588 has come down in history as one of England's 'finest hours'.A small, inadequately equipped fleet put to rout the mightiest naval force ever assembled; great squadrons of ships, drawn from all the provinces of the Spanish empire, were sent scuttling in disarray round the north of Scotland, many to founder on the on the shores of Ireland.The great enterprise, four years in the planning, that was to have subjugated the impertinent little kingdom of Elizabeth I, ended in a crushing humiliation for the world's most powerful ruler. Alexander McKee has gone back to the original eye-witness accounts to throw new light on this apparent miracle, presenting a dramatic reconstruction described by those who actually took part in the campaign, on both sides.The result is living history, a reassessment that reveals many parallels with the critical summer of 1940. With the freshness of last night's news, four-hundred-year-old voices speak to us of armies massing on the coast of the Low Countries; of the bumbling incompetence that eventually brought the cumbersome Armada, by fits and false starts, within sight of England; of swift and devastating assualts by the nippy little English galleons; of the panic-stricken flight into the North Sea; and of hardship and death and, throughout the action, a desperate need for more ammunition and food.Seen as a vivid documentary, the reasons why the deadly threat of Spain collapsed in ruins are thrown into high relief. First published 25 years ago, this new edition is substantially rewritten and includes an additional chapter on the significant discoveries now being made on the wrecks.There are new photographs, and the book is presented in a handsome larger format.Written by the discoverer and excavator of the 'Mary Rose', an historian who has spent most of his life on the South Coast and is therefore well able to understand the eccenticities of wind and current that Drake and Hawkyns used to such good effect, this fresh and lively approach to a crucial event in our history remains an outstanding contribution to the study of naval warfare. (Book ref. rja30898) £15.00

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PATTERSON,A.TEMPLE: SOUTHAMPTON:A biography.

LONDON.MACMILLAN,1970.. UK,Demy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.. Hardback.. VG+./VG.. Demy 8vo. No ISBN. UK, Demy 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn.VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn, no price-clip to acetate protected dw/dj.Glossy, protected, wrap-around scenic b/w photographic dw/dj, with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a small closed tear, sealed by protective acetate - to top edge.Top edge lightly aged/darkened and sporadically spotted/foxed; fore-edges brighter and cleaner, contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners.Clean, publisher's original, plain brown cloth bds with bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate, plain white eps.Demy 8vo, 2-252pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters, 2 b/w maps, 16pp contemporary b/w illus/plates/photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book, appendix, notes, biblio and an index, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents+illustrations lists/tables, acknowledgements, 2 b/w maps and an author intro. This book is something more than an ordinary town history, for Southampton is something more than an ordinary town.It has had a long, important and varied past as a port, a fortress, a fashionable resort and then as a port again: and in the traces of this past are still written large in its streets and buildings. But it is not merely an ancient and historic city, not even just Britain's greatest passenger port, it is also a paramount example of how a town and its inhabitants can move with the times, making the most of their historical heritage and overcoming notable times of stress and depression. For Southampton is still living in its finest hour (then 1970).It has always been in England's frontline, against Spaniards, French and Germans.In the last war it was the cradle of the Spitfire and the springboard of the invasion of Europe, and from that war it emerged battered, stunned, half-ruined but unbowed.'We shall build anew. . .' declared its leading newspaper on the morrow of its most devastating blitz.That gallant pledge has proved to be an understatement of what Southampton has done in the last twenty years, for its amazing recovery has gone well beyond even a Phoenix-like resurrection of one of the most bomb-shattered towns in Britain to its former state.The new Southampton that has not so much taken the place of the old as blended with it or absorbed it, is a regional capital rising to strengths it did not know before; modern, attractive, splendidly equipped and adorned with fine modern buildings. The Sotonians may not perhaps have the sharply defined and striking charactersitics of the inhabitants of some of the more celebrated or publicised parts of Britain.But they are a quiet, dogged, courageous and dependable people; a very British people, who cope with things and get them done without a very great deal of noise or self-advertisement.They have in the post-war years crowned their long history with an achievement which the whole country should know and of which it should be proud.It is that history and that achievement which are set out in these pages.The author is emeritus Professor at the University of Southampton.The 2nd volume, after uniform volume; NOTTINGHAM, in a planned series,to include READING, GUILDFORD, CHELTENHAM, NORWICH, NEWCASTLE and LEICESTER - all of which, at this publication date - are in preparation.Meanwhile, an uncommon title and edn from the series. (Book ref. rja29698) £15.00

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DUCHESS of YORK,HRH THE with STONEY,BENITA: VICTORIA AND ALBERT:LIFE AT OSBORNE HOUSE.

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1991.. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.. Hardback.. FINE./NFINE.. Qrto. 0297831070. UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj, 1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp, clean, glossy laminated, colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge minimally dust-soiled nd minimally aged+marked;fore-edge bright and cleaner, contents bright, tight and pristine - no dog-ear creases to any page's corners - an unread copy? Bright, clean, publisher's original, plain dark maroon cloth bds with crisp, bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip, headband and water-colour, pictorial illustrated eps.Qrto, 7-208pp [paginated] includes Victoria, colour portrait frntis, Duchess of York preface, double-page genealogical table, 7 chapters and a postscript, profuse contemporary colour+b/w illustrations/ paintings and photographs throughout the text and the book, reference notes, select biblio, an index and acknowledgements to rear, plus [unpaginated] colour illustrated half-title page - no text, recto of same, colour illus, title-page and contents list/table. It is easy to forget that for almost twenty-two years of her enormously long reign Queen Victoria was a wife and a woman deeply in love.Prince Albert was everything to her and increasingly influenced the Queen's every thought and action.Yet popular history paints a portrait of a reclusive widow and strong-willed successful sovereign, held in esteem bordering on reverence by her vast Empire. This seeming paradox stimulated HRH The Duchess of York's interest in Queen Victoria and prompted her to research the extraordinary relationship that developed between the Queen and Prince, and as an expression of it, the home they created on the Isle of Wight.The Royal Archives at Windsor Castle revealed how, together, they built Osborne House to escape the intense pressures and lack of privacy synonymous with their position. While Prince Albert pursued his plans and improvements for the house and the grounds, the Queen delighted in her freedom, experimenting with landscape painting and seabathing.It was a perfect environment in which to bring up their growing brood of children and to rejoice in each other's company, dining together, dancing, playing whist or arranging albums of pictures. 'Victoria and Albert:Their Life at Osborne House' is an original and compelling tale of royal family life, from the early years together to the tragedy of Prince Albert's premature death, and of the house that can be seen as a monument to their marriage.In the very personal Preface, the Duchess of York reveals the curious coincidences of shared experience that have given her a clear understanding of her subject.With 200 beautiful illustrations this book offers a fresh insight into the private life of this famous couple. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk, because of the value and the weight of this item - nearly 1.5Kg unpackaged, for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! (Book ref. rja29088) £20.00

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Page, William (Editor). A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE and the Isle of Wight. (Complete).

Institute of Historical Research Reprinted by Dawsons of Pall Mall 1973. Reprint. 5 vols. + index thus 6 vols. in all. 4to. Numerous plates and maps including many folding. Original gilt lettered cloth with gilt device to upper boards, spines of vols. 3 4 and Index vol. faded with lower joint to vol. 3. frayed. Complete. US$254 (Book ref. 212270) £160.00

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Barber, Thomas. BARBER’S PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, Engraved from Original Drawings Accompanied by Historical and Topographical Descriptions.

H.G. Bohn ... N.d. c.[1846]. New Ed. Engraved t.p. + [iv] + 110pp. Port. frontis., additional engraved t.p., 2 hand cold. folding maps, 39 engraved plates. Some very light browning, sm. bookplate, original blind ruled cloth with intricate gilt title to upper board, dec. spine to sl. faded and chipped spine. US$254 (Book ref. 211082) £160.00

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Grigson. Geoffrey About Britain No 2: Wessex

London: Collins, 1951. First Edition. Hard back. Good Plus/Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Published for the Festival Of Britian Office. General editor Geoffrey Grigson. (Book ref. 28252) £7.00

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Paye, Peter; Paye, Ken Steam on the Isle of Wight, 1956-1966

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co., 1979. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0860930394 96 pages. 640g. Green cloth borads FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans. (Book ref. 13629) £10.00

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Ryde, Isle of Wight AUCTION POSTER. Messrs. Wallis, Riddett & Down. Have received instructions to Sell by Auction.... Four Dwelling-Houses known as Nos, 1, 2, 3 & 4, Trinity Terrace. Situated on the East side of Daniel Street, Ryde.....

1893. Size approx. 30" x 20". --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include HAMPSHIRE and ISLE OF WIGHT [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] --- (Book ref. UK48-989) £14.00