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A very substantial 'Royal Octavo' edition of Debrett's Peerage from 1959. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, With Her Maje...

An attractively presented book featuring 50 tipped in water-colour view of Oxford, each mounted on coloured textured paper, with facing descriptive...

First published in Paris in 1719, this is David Humphrey's 1721 translation of this work by Father Bernard de Montfaucon. This folio size volume is...

A beautiful copy of this work by American artist, Emelene Abbey Dunn (1859-1929), who founded the New York Normal Art School, after studying art in...

A smart copy of David Brewer's study of seven centuries of Greek life under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, before Greece became a self-governing na...

A smart gift copy from the author to William St Clair as denoted in St Clair's own hand on the first pastedown and with accompanying Publisher's pa...

A very smart set indeed of this work on the life of Charles Darwin. Rebound in modern green cloth bindings, these present as a handsome set. We hav...

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp;  Tou...

Charles Skilton's facsimile edition of The Jacobite Peerage, which was originally issued in 1904 and was a fully subscribed print run on issue. The...

The Burke's Peerage facsimile edition of Ruvigny's Titled Nobility of Europe, which was reproduced here in 1980 for the first time. SOLD The Titled...

A first printing of Ruvigny's directory of the Titled Nobility of Europe, which has been smartly rebound in modern red cloth bindings by Riley, Dun...

A very smart set indeed of nicely rebound editions of this respected work on American history. A very clean set which is probably unread, as many p...

Originally published as 'De Vlaamse Adel Voor 1300' in 1968, this monumental history of Flemish nobility receives its first English publication her...

Originally published in 6 volumes, between 1900 and 1909, this volume brought all these books together into one substantial volume, photographicall...

A very scarce copy of this limited edition poetry book, based on the lineage of the Stewarts in Scottish history, and featuring key figures and bat...

A very large Crown Folio size copy of this very scarce book, full of architectural illustrations of 'Old Stirling'. There are 50 large plates in to...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

A smart copy of this 18th century medical text by Dr Samuel Chapman. The Royal College of Physicians notes: "Samuel Chapman, M.D., was a native of ...

A smart copy of this art book, which is particularly desirable in this first edition form as it contains 3 beautiful signed etchings by Robin Tanne...

Following the end of World War II, in a period of austerity and rationing, the Edinburgh Festival aimed to bring people together via the Arts. From...

An Account of the Operations Carried On for Accomplishing A Trigonometrical Survey of England and Wales; From the Commencement, in the Year 1784, t...

A good copy of this uncommon title of British India interest, in its original Publisher's cloth binding. The Oriental Annual; Containing a Series o...

A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...

A handsome copy of this early book of British Peerage. The book has been professionally rebound in the mid 20th Century, in full calf leather, very...

The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume Sixth, by Sir John Sinclair...

A fascinating illustrated catalogue of scientific instruments and chemicals sold by Edinburgh scientific instrument maker and retailer, Andrew H. B...

South Africa and The Transvaal War, by Louis Creswicke. With Numerous illustrations and Maps. 7 Volumes (Missing Volume 8 which we believe was a su...

A smart copy of this wonderful 18th Century folio-sized text - an antiquarian account of the archaeology of Scotland and northern England; a volume...

An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copius Notes of D...

A smart copy of this sammelband bringing together 5 uncommon mid-18th Century printings of Shakespeare's works.  SOLD Comprises: A History of King ...

The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

A fascinating collection of Titanic memorabilia, comprising: SOLD 1. Book: The Sinking of The Titanic and Great Sea Disasters; A Detailed and Accur...

In 1880, a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle, in need of remuneration and adventure, took time away from his medical studies in Edinbu...

Bonnie Scotland Painted by Sutton Palmer, Described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. SOLD Published by A & C Black, London, 1904. First edition. This is...

Biography of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, 1801-1885. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852-1855. He was a Br...