Browse by Date—1850–1899
Dismal England
Robert Blatchford's 1899 socialist articles following on from his "Merrie England"
Robert Blatchford
Walter Scott, London, 1899
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Social Sciences & Anthropology | Hard Cover | First Editions
Imaginary Portraits
Pater's studies of fictional characters
Walter Pater
Macmillan, London, 1887
£12.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper
1853, in an ornate gilt binding by John Leighton
William Cowper, binding design initialled by John Leighton
Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, 1853
£20.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Fine Bindings
A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities
1890, with nearly 2000 wood engravings
Anthony Rich
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1890
£20.00
History | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
1861, full leather binding with gauffered and gilt page edges
Lord Byron, introduction by Alexander Leighton
W P Nimmo, Edinburgh, 1861
£40.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1876, an early printing of Lewis Carroll's classic
Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
Macmillan, London, 1876
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Fiction | Hard Cover
Ghost Stories and Presentiments
1888, Arthur Conan Doyle's first appearance in book form with five short stories of horror and the supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle, contributor
George Redway, London, 1888
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Folk-Songs of Italy
1887, a first edition but in poor condition.
Miss R H Busk, with Dr Giuseppe Pitre
Swan Sonnenschein & Lowrey, London, 1887
£12.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions
W. H. Smith's & Son's Plan of London with Index, c1875
A large fold-out coloured map of Victorian London
John Bartholomew
W H Smith & Son, London, 1875
£80.00
Maps | Hard Cover
The Mill on the Floss, Adam Bede, Silas Marner, and Scenes from Clerical Life
Four George Eliot novels, part only of a set
George Eliot
William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1890
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Fiction | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
Illustrations of the Principle Natural Orders of the Vegetable Kingdom
1874, a rare first edition with 109 hand-coloured plates by W H Fitch
Professor Daniel Oliver, illustrated by W H Fitch
Chapman & Hall, London, 1874
£300.00
Natural History | Hard Cover | First Editions
Guide to the Crystal Palace and Park
1855, illustrated and with maps, Great Exhibition interest
Samuel Phillips, illustrated by P H Delamotte
The Crystal Palace Library, London, 1855
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Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover
A Short History of the English People
1877, with Jessel bookplate and juvelnile signature of businessman Oliver Jessel
John Richard Green
Macmillan, London, 1877
£20.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Leather Bound
RAILWAYANA original 1870s handwritten letter concerning George Stephenson
Disputing Stephenson's claim to have invented the Locomotive
William Beattie, and engine designer, to Rochdale Pioneer George Healey
Not Published, 1870
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Transport | Soft Cover | Handwritten
Oxfordshire Annals, 1869 (Signed copy)
Signed by John Marriott Davenport to Horatio Nelson Goddard, JP
John Marriott Davenport
E W Morris, Oxford, 1869
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
Original 1877 Rate Book for Bishop's Hull, Somerset
With handwritten entries of all residents
Not stated
Knight & Co, London, 1877
£100.00
Topography & Local Interest | Soft Cover | Handwritten
The Crusader's Christmas
c1890, covers cut in the shape of the crusader's armour, and with super lithographs
Broadbrim, illustrations by Frank Feller
The Art Lithographic Publishing Co, Munich & New York, 1890
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Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, signed postcard dated 1899
The first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain in 1865
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Not Published, 1899
£150.00
Ephemera | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten
A Farmer's Year, Being his Commonplace Book for 1898 (Signed copy)
This copy owned and signed by gardener William Robinson from Gravetye
Henry Rider Haggard
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1899
£250.00
Farming & Agriculture | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Association Copy
Bombardment of Scarbro by the Russian Fleet in 1891
1889, a rare, humorous, addition to Invasion Literature
Untruthful Thomas
Crown Publishing Co (Bonnett & Shum), London, 1889
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Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions | Annotated
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Brantford, Canada West, in 1866
Writing on promotions and his commanding officers
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Brantford, Ontario, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Thorold, Canada, 1866
Offering an interesting view of military life and promotion prospects
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Thorold, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, handwritten letter from Montreal, 1866
including the Fenian Raids
Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley
Not Published, Montreal, 1866
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Military & War | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten
Henry Scott Tuke, handwritten letter from Swanpool, Falmouth
Henry Scott Tuke
Not Published, Swanpool, Falmouth, 1895
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Ephemera | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten
Racing Reminiscences and Hints on Training
1897, a rare account of horse racing in India by jockey and trainer Jaffer Khan
Jaffer Khan
Thacker, Spink & Co, Calcutta, 1897
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Sports & Hobbies | Hard Cover | First Editions
