History from Imperial Fine Books

LONDON: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, 1904. FIRST. LEATHER BOUND. very Good. FIRST. LEATHER BOUND. H:9" W: 6 1/2" D: 2" 1 Volume. S.L. Bensusan. Morocco. Painted by A.S. Forrest. bound in 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated in color. Published: London: Adam & Charles Black 1904. First edition. … Read more about this item

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1858. Extra illustrated. leather bound. very good. Extra illustrated. leather bound. H:8" W: 5" D: 1" 3 Volumes. Martha W. Freer. Henry III, King Of France & Poland. His Court and Times. Extra-illustrated. bound in 3/4 red calf by Zaehnsdorf, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines. Published: London: Hurst & Blackett… Read more about this item

New York: Century & Co, 1896. Extra-Illustrated. Leather Bound. Very Good. Extra-Illustrated. Extra-Illustrated. Extra-Illustrated. Leather Bound. H: 12 1/2" W: 8 3/4" D: 2" 12 Volumes. William M. Sloane. Life of Napoleon. Unique, extra-illustrated presentation set with approximately 250 original letters and documents, including 11 autographs of the Emperor Napoleon and over 1000 portraits, views, facsimiles, maps etc.… Read more about this item

New York & Pittsburgh: Colonial Co. Ltd, 1905. Connoisseur's Edition. leather bound. Very Good. Connoisseur's Edition. leather bound. H: 9 1/2" W: 6" D: 2" 10 Volumes. Dryden's Plutarch Lives & Writings. The Translation called "Dryden's" Corrected From The Greek and Revised by A.H. Clough, illustrated with photogravure reproductions of paintings, and sculptures, plates in 2 states. "Connoisseur… Read more about this item

London: Ackermann & Co, 1845. First Edtion. leather bound. First Edtion. leather bound. H:15" W: 11" D" 1 3/4" 2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures displaying their dress, tartans,arms, armorial insignia and Social Occupations from Original Sketches. Handsomely bound in full green publisher's morocco with Arms of… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. Limited to 155 Copies. leather bound. Very Good. Limited to 155 Copies. leather bound. H:10" W: 7" D: 1 3/4" 8 Volumes. Miguel DeCervantes. Don Quxiote Of The Mancha. Translated by Thomas Shelton with illustrations by Daniel Vierge with over 500 illustrations, including 261 large & Test Pictures by Vierge, 2 Plates by… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 7 1/2", D: 5 1/2", W: 1 1/2" 1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome. Bound in hand-painted decorated vellum with a front cover floral motif with raised gold decorations. The spine is hand-lettered in black and red. All of the edges have been dyed… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1896. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 8 1/4", D: 5 1/4", W: 1 1/4" 2 Volumes. Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with green and black morocco labels. The top edges are gilt with… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1927. Limited, Leather Private Press. leather bound. Very Good. Limited, Leather Private Press. leather bound. 8 Volumes. Jean Froissart. Froissart's Chronicles limited leather Private Press. Bound in full crushed blue morocco, raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled spine and boards, 14th century Royal Arms Of England inlaid on front boards, top edges gilt, deckle edges,… Read more about this item

London: H.S. Nichols & Co, 1895. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. H: 9", D: 6", D: 1 1/4" 1 Volume. The Court of St. Petersburg, Secret Memoirs. Limited Edition. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3.4 green calf and marbled boards. Raised band spine gilt-tooled with a red morocco label. Top edge gilt with… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell, 1841. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 8 3/4", D: 5 3/4", W: 1 1/2" 10 Volumes. David Hume. History of England. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with green and red morocco labels. All edges marbled with marbled endpapers. From the invasion of Julius Caesar… Read more about this item

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. George Catlin. George Catlin. Leather Bound. H: 9 1/2", D: 6 1/2", W: 1 1/2" 1 Volumes. George Catlin, North American Indians. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with red and black morocco labels. All edged are marbled… Read more about this item

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1918. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 6 3/4", D: 4 1/2", W: 1" 1 Volume. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of English Verse. Bound by Riviere in full brown Morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. All edges are gilt with gilt-tooled dentelles. English verse from 1250-1900. Oxford… Read more about this item

London: Harding & Leopard, 1835. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 10 3/4", DL 7 1/2", W: 2" 6 Volumes. Edmund Lodge, Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Bound in full red morocco. The Covers and raised band spines display ornate gilt-tooling with black morocco labels. All edges are gilt with gilt-tooled turn-ins. Portraits engraved… Read more about this item

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1863. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 11", D: 8", W: 2 1/4" 1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detailing. All edges are gilt with decorative gilt and… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. Edition de Luxe. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. James Sharples. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. James Sharples. Edition de Luxe. Leather Bound. H: 11 1/2", D: 9 1/4", W: 1 1/2" 1 Volume. James Walter, Memorials of Washington. Edition de Luxe. Bound in 3/4.....

London: A&C Black, 1904. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Sutton Parker. London: A&C Black, 1904. Sutton Parker. Leather Bound. H: 9", D: 6 1/2", W: 1 1/2" 1 Volume. A.R. Hope Moncrieff, Bonnie Scotland. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco and white vellum boards displaying a gilt.....

London: H.S. Nichols & Co, 1895. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. London: H.S. Nichols & Co., 1895. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. H: 9", D: 6", W: 1 1/4" 2 Volumes. Madame Campan, The Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette. Limited Edition. Bound in 3/4 blue.....

London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. First Trade Edition. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. First Trade Edition. Leather Bound. H: 10", D: 7 1/2", W: 2 1/4" 1 Volume. T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom. First Trade Edition. Bound in full brown morocco with gilt-tooled.....

London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1896. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Leather Bound. H: 8 3/4", D: 6", W: 1 3/4" 2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers displaying an intricate gilt-tooled border. The spines display raised bands, intricate panel bordering,… Read more about this item