Search Results: History from North Country Books

Edinburgh: Constable & Co., 1828. First printing. Hardcover. Good or better. 3 1/2 x 6 inches. Small uniform format hardcover, thin boards, full green cloth. Edges softened, spine faded to brown; paper label present, discolored but still readable. No ffep, first page is an advertisement (for by book on the life of John Burns). Half title page; title page with illustrated engraving, ocean scene with castle in background. A second title page is present with differences, without an illustration, there is no frontipiece if called for. Binding is very sound, tight. Interior is unmarked. Some light foxing to a few pages; also, some heaving foxing to a few pages; but most pages are bright and clean. Fore- and bottom edges of text block were neatly opened with deckled edges present. 335 pp. Questions welcome. Images can be made upon request.

Faber and Faber Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket. Hardcover with minor wear very clean and tighly bound. Contents bright, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with light wear, not price-clipped. A very nice copy. Looks at the history of the Celts, Saxons, and Normans, examines the contributions of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland to English history, and discusses modern relations between the four nations

Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1853. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Orgiinal blind stamped brown cloth binding wear and rubbing to edges, covers and extremities; spine gilt stamp dulled, slight binding lean, however the covers are firmly attached. Light foxing and discoloration to pages that are otherwise still bright. This volume contains the following parts; Part 1 - A Sermon at Court. Part II - A Sermon in the City. Part III - A Sermon in the Desert

London: Mercury Books (Heinemann ), [1964] 1966. First British Paperback. Paperback. Very Good Plus. Thick trade paperback, very light wear to edges, minor discoloration o/w very clean, spine not faded. and bright. Well bound, tight, slight concave, and turn to spine (not severe), no spine creasing, free of markings, pages still bright and clean. Green and black illustrated cover, designed by John Peel with a woodblock illustration. 520 pages. Above average.

London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1951. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good or better. Red cloth, minor soiling, o/w very clean, tighly bound, light edge wear only, contents unmarked, pages clean and bright. No dust jacket.