71. Britton, John.

The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain Represented and Illustrated in a Series of Views, Elevations, Plans, Sections and Details, of [Various] Ancient English Edifices: With historical and descriptive accounts of Each. [Including the rare Volume V: “Chronological History and Graphic Illustrations of Christian Architecture in England – Embracing “A Critical Inquiry into the Rise, Progress and Perfection of this Species of Architecture; Also Eighty-six Plates of Plans, Sections, Elevations and Views with Historical and Descriptive Accounts of each Edifice and Subject; an Alphabetical List of Architects of the Middle Ages and Chronological Lists of Ancient Churches, Sepulchral Monuments, Pulpits, Fonts, Stone Crosses, etc. – A Dictionary of Architectural Terms and copious Indexes].

First Edition. Five Volumes [complete set]. London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; J.Taylor, Architectural Library and the Author, 1807 – 1835. Quarto (24 cm x 30 cm). Complete with 278 plates. Original Hardcover (Volume I professionally rebound, Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5, professionally repaired. All Volumes in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Only very few plates with faded dampstain to outer margins. An extraordinary set of architectural scenery in high-quality engravings.

72. [English History Collection] – Dames, Michael.

The Avebury Cycle.

London, Thames and Hudson, 1977. Octavo. 240 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

73. [English History Collection] – Burke, Thomas.

The Book of the Inn. Being Two Hundred Pictures of the English Inn from the earliest Times to the Coming of the Railway Hotel.

First Edition. London, Constable & Co Ltd., 1927. 18.8cm x 12.5cm. XV, 401 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. ExLibris of Hugh Mc Causland on pastedown.

74. Tate, W.E. & Others. [The Times]

The Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland [in: The Times Special Supplement on Beer in Britain]. No. 54,137.

[London], The Times, 1958. 45.5 cm x 62 cm. XVI. Black and white illustrations. Features large map of Great Britain and Ireland. Original Newspaper. Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Edges frayed. Open tears to centre. Minor foxing and tanning.

75. Martin, Robert Montgomery.

The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources. 6 Volumes bound in 3 Volumes (Text only without maps and illustrations). The Set includes: Volume I – British North America / Volume II – Australia / Volume III – New Zealand, Tasmania / Volume IV – Africa and the West Indies / Volume V – British India / Volume VI – Ceylon, East India and Meditteranean Settlements /

First Edition. London and New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company [that was J. and F. Tallis], no year (c. 1850). Quarto (20 cm x 27 cm). Volume I (British North America [Canada / USA]): Frontispice illustrated titlepage, XXIV, 360 pages with pages 1 – 9 missing / Volume II (Australia): pages 361 – 744 pages / Volume III (New Zealand / Tasmania): II, 384 pages. / Volume IV (Africa and the West Indies): II, 188 pages / Volume V (British India): II, 564 pages with pages 455 – 456 missing / Volume VI (Ceylon, East India and Mediterranean Settlements): II, 172 pages. Hardcover / Original, decorative publisher’s halfleather with gilt lettering and ornament to spines. Bindings rubbed but overall in firm and very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All maps and illustrations besides one illustration removed by a previous owner. In the course of removal of maps and illustrations, one page slightly torn and 11 pages of text missing. This is still one of the most important text-sources of British Colonial History, itsevaluation in Britain and a plethora of data on economical and political impact the Colonies had for the former Empire. No other contemporary 19th century publication includes details on colonial produce, movement of population and local History from Tasmania to Quebec, from Hong Kong to Heligoland (Helgoland), and in general on the depition of “England, the ‘Nursing Mother’ of Nations” (Introductory page XXIV by Montgomery Martin).

76. [English History Collection] – Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian.

The British Countryside in Pictures. In four illustrated sections, each introduced by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.

First Edition. London, Odhams Press Ltd, 1946. 18 x 25 cm. 320 pages including numerous photographs. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor traces of foxing only.

77. [English History Collection] – Salmon, Edward / Worsfold, James / Vivian, E. Charles.

The British Dominions Year Book 1916.

London, The British Dominions / General Insurance Co., 1916. Octavo. 336 pages with numerous illustrations and 4 special, large folding-maps [Tipped-in illustration of Subscription Room at Lloydsin 1800 / Photographic Plate showing the “Chiefs of the Dominions” (Sir Robert Laird Borden / General Louis Botha / A. Bonar Law / W.E.Massey / Andrew Fisher) / Plate with “Badges of Rank – Royal Navy (Cuffs) / Caps and Cap Badges – Royal Navy / Badges of Rank – Officers – Shoulder Strap Badges and Caps / Cuffs / Gorget Patches / Sleeve Badges / Folding Map in Colour of “The British Dominions” / Folding Map of “The Panama Canal” (specially drawn for “The British Dominions”) / Plate with Medal Ribbons of the British Army / Plate with Badges of Rank and Proficiency – N.C.O.‘s and Men / Coloured Folding Map: “Industrial Map of Europe” / Coloured Folding Map “The Races of Europe” (Classified by Language) / Map of “The Balkan States” / Hardcover / original, publisher’s half cloth with illustrated cover. Binding slightly stained and rubbed but firm ! Interior in excellent condition with all maps and illustrations pristine !

78. [English History Collection] – Hollingsworth, Mary.

The Cardinal’s Hat – Money, Ambition and Housekeeping in a Renaissance Court.

First Edition. London, Profile Books, 2004. 15,6 x 23,8 cm. XI, 308 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition. As new.

79. [English History Collection] – Fiddes, Angela / Frankl, Ernest.

The City of London: The Historic Square Mile.

Cambridge, Ernest Frankl and The Pevensey Press, 1984. 19 cm x 25 cm. 96 pages with photographs. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

80. [English History Collection] – Wilson, Frances.

The Courtesan’s Revenge: Harriette Wilson, the Woman Who Blackmailed the King.

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. Octavo. XIV, 359 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.