Browse by Date—1850–1899

The Golden Sceptre
1899, a Ruritanian thriller romance
Gerald H Thornhill
C Arthur Pearson, London, 1899
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Letters from Head-Quarters; or, the Realities of the War in the Crimea
1857, including an eye-witness account of The Charge of the Light Brigade
Somerset John Gough Calthorpe, as An Officer of the Staff
John Murray, London, 1857
£40.00
Military & War | Hard Cover

Book of Common Prayer & Proper Lessons
c1860, beautifully bound leather set in leather carry case
Common Prayer
George E Eyre & William Spottiswoode, London, 1860
£120.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Leather Bound

Six Plantations Songs (Volumes 1 & 2)
c1893, first edition of Alfred Scott-Gatty's popular songs
Alfred Scott-Gatty
Boosey & Co, London, 1893
£20.00
Music | Soft Cover | First Editions

A Frenchman in America (Signed copy)
1891, Signed by Max O'Rell in 1894
Max O'Rell, pseud of Léon Pierre Blouet, illustrated by E W Kemble
J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1891
£30.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Superb 1880s album of albumen prints of Milan, Verona and Venice
Photographs by V Florianello, Giacomo Brogi and Fratelli Alinari
V Florianello, and Giacomo Brogi and Fratelli Alinari
Not stated, 1880
£200.00
Photography | Hard Cover

The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain
1899, Anne Pratt's classic botanical title, revised by Edward Step and with 315 colour plates in four volumes
Anne Pratt, revised by Edward Step
Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1899
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Natural History | Hard Cover | First thus

Illustrations of the Principle Natural Orders of the Vegetable Kingdom
1874, a rare first edition with 109 hand-coloured plates by W H Fitch
Professor Daniel Oliver, illustrated by W H Fitch
Chapman & Hall, London, 1874
£300.00
Natural History | Hard Cover | First Editions

Guide to the Crystal Palace and Park
1855, illustrated and with maps, Great Exhibition interest
Samuel Phillips, illustrated by P H Delamotte
The Crystal Palace Library, London, 1855
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Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover

Original 1877 Rate Book for Bishop's Hull, Somerset
With handwritten entries of all residents
Not stated
Knight & Co, London, 1877
£80.00
Topography & Local Interest | Soft Cover | Handwritten

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, signed postcard dated 1899
The first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain in 1865
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Not Published, 1899
£100.00
Ephemera | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten

Bombardment of Scarbro by the Russian Fleet in 1891
1889, a rare, humorous, addition to Invasion Literature
Untruthful Thomas
Crown Publishing Co (Bonnett & Shum), London, 1889
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Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions

Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Brantford, Canada West, in 1866
Writing on promotions and his commanding officers
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Brantford, Ontario, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten

Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Thorold, Canada, 1866
Offering an interesting view of military life and promotion prospects
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Thorold, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten

Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Montreal, 1866
including the Fenian Raids
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Montreal, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten

Mr John Carnegie's Application and Declaration Relating to Land at Fish Creek
An report from the Australian Government into land acquisition in Victoria
Australian Government
John Ferres, Melbourne, 1885
£30.00
History | Soft Cover | First Editions

Madame de Maintenon d'apres sa Correspondance Authentique (Signed copy)
Signed by Mathieu Auguste Geffroy, with a handwritten letter
Mathieu Auguste Geffroy
Librairie Hatchette et Cie, Paris, 1887
£40.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Leather Bound

Strange Tales from "Vanity Fair"
c1875, by Silly Billy, 28 short sketches, and with ownership signature of Horace Pym
Silly Billy, pseud Eustace Clare Grenville-Murray
"Vanity Fair" Office, London, 1875
On Hold
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Contes Populaires Berberes, Recuillis, Traduits et Annotes
The myths, legends and poems of the North African Berbers
Rene Basset
Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1887
£40.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Management of Grass Land
1881, with the bookplate of Blackburn confectioner James Boyle
Arthur Roland, edited by William H Ablett
Chapman & Hall, London, 1881
£20.00
Farming & Agriculture | Hard Cover | First Editions | Association Copy

The True Crime of Christmas
1897, an early crime novel set in Paris
P Hay Hunter
Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, Edinburgh, 1897
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover

William Morris, His Art, Writings and Public Life
1898, with the bookplate of The Burlington Fine Arts Club
Aymer Vallance
George Bell & Sons, London, 1898
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Art | Hard Cover

Kelly's Directory of Cumberland 1894
Professionally rebound, complete with folding map
Kelly's Directories
Kelly & Co, London, 1894
£50.00
Genealogy | Hard Cover

Kelly's Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorsetshire 1895
Professionally rebound, with three maps
Kelly's Directories
Kelly & Co, London, 1895
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Genealogy | Hard Cover

Odd Bits of History (Signed copy)
Signed by Henry William Wolff, founder of the International Co-operative Alliance
Henry William Wolff
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1894
£15.00
Essays | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions