1. Barraclough, Simon.

Los Alamos Mon Amour.

Cambridge, Salt Publishing, 2008. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 67 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author.

2. [English History / Large Countryhouse Library].

Large Countryhouse Library with more than 1000 items: Books, Maps and Engravings relevant to English / British History from the Bronze Age, Roman History in Britain and Medieval History in Britain, General English History through all the ages of Renaissance and Enlightenment to the 19th and 20th century. With many very important, historical critical publications of the 20th century, dealing with the development of english society and culture. The collection includes a wonderful amount of modern books in near mint condition, many of which are in protective Collector’s Mylar. This is not an average collection but a themed, focused assembly of materials which also include collections of 18th and 19th century Maps of England, the British Isles, English Counties and Cities as well as Maps of former Colonial Possessions of the Empire, Decorative Engravings, themed illustrations and newspapers of military campaigns like the Crimean War etc. Also included are books on British Art and Architecture, publications on English Cultural History, its Natural History and Landscape as well as many monographs on English Local History, including the Channel Islands etc. etc. [The collection includes rare and collectable historical publications as well as modern publications and is progessively catalogued with detailed descriptions and wonderful images for each item. New additions can be seen reguarly on our website under “Libraries & Collections” – please look for “English History Collection”].

London and others, 1700 – 2000. Octavo / Quarto / Folio. Binding-Variations include decrorative historical bindungs as well as: Original Softcover / Orginal Hardcover / Original Hardcover with dustjackets in Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The international shipping of the collection with UPS Express Courier is included in the price.

3. Hitchings, Henry.

The Secret Life of Words – How English Beacame English.

First American Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. 16 cm X 23.5 cm. 440 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

4. Martin, Benjamin.

Lingua Britannica Reformata: Or, A New Universal English Dictionary, under the following Titles, VIZ. I. Universal / II. Etymological / III. Orthographical / IV. Orthoepical / V. Diacritical / VI. Philological / VII. Mathematical / VIII. Philosophical.

The Second Edition, greatly improved and augmented. London / Bath / Salisbury, Printed for C.Hitch and L. Hawes, J.Hodges et. al. / W. Frederick / B. Collins, 1754. Octavo. Titlepage, XIII pages preface plus 724 unnumbered pages and 4 plates with mathematical and astronomical figures to the rear (collation complete). Hardcover / Professionally rebacked full leather by an english masterbinder. Gilt lettering on spine. Original endpapers preserved. Very good and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of 19th century preowner “Robert Osman’s book 1844” on endpaper. Text with only very occasional and minor staining. A wonderful example of this extremely scarce second edition of Martin’s english dictionary, published one year prior to Samuel Johnson’s dictionary.

5. Muldoon, Paul.

Madoc. A Mystery.

London, Boston, Faber and Faber, 1990. 12.5cm x 19.5 cm. 261 pages. Cover illustration: ‘Rushes Through the Middle, a Brave’ by George Catlin. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6. Pratt, T.K.

Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English.

Toronto, Buffalo, London, University of Toronto Press, 1988. 18 cm x 25.5 cm. XXX, 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small inscription by previous author on front free endpaper.

7. Quiller-Couch, Arthur.

Cambridge Lectures.

London / New York, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1948. 11 cm x 18 cm. V, 312 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Everyman’s Library No. 974].

8. Skeat, Rev. Walter W.

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language.

A New Edition, Revised and Enlarged [Fourth Edition]. Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1924. Quarto. XLIV, 780 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A wonderful of this beautifully typeset publication with spacious margins and a delight to use. From the personal library of William Spark (20 Blades Street, Lancaster), with his name and address in ink to endpaper.

9. Taylor, D. J..

After the War – The Novel and English Society since 1945.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1993. 16 cm x 24 cm. XXVI, 310 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Jacket illustration by Jeff Fisher. Author-photograph to rear dustjacket-flap by Andy Rott. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.