British History

1754 1ed Mary Queen of Scots Letters Scotland England Goodall's Examination
Walter Goodall was an 18th-century Scottish historian who is best known for his 1754 book 'An Examination of the Letters Said to Have Been Written by Mary Queen of Scots'. In this book, Goodall sought to prove that the published letters of Queen Mary were frauds and in fact not written by the queen at all. This book, while much of it today is still uncertain, began an era in English literature which related to the life and reign of Queen Mary of Scots.
Per the DNB on this book:
"The work may be regarded as the inauguration of the apologist epoch of the literature relating to the unhappy queen. It shows acuteness and diligence, and many of his arguments are still made to do service in vindication of Mary, although others have been discarded, and his research have been supplemented by means of a more thorough examination, especially of the internal evidence bearing on the genuineness of the letters."
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Inverness, Scotland: Robert Carruthers & Sons, 1923. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall. Good - Volumes I to V dated 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929 & 1930 respectively. some wear to the boards with the cloth lifting in a few places (see images), light foxing throughout otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Very good copy of the first edition, complete with all 50 copperplate engravings
Two volumes bound in one, title page to Vol. 1 only bound in at front
Subjects range from the 15th to the 18th centuries, and include Lady Margaret Beaufort (mother to Henry VII), traitors Thomas Percy and Sir John Hotham, knight in armour Sir George Villiers, judge Sir Henry Martin, Frances Lady Seymour (in bosom-revealing Elizabethan dress), archbishop Richard Stearne, courtier Sir Henry Sidney, politicians Claud Hamilton and Sir Edward Seymour, Henrietta Anne Duchess of Orleans (daughter of Charles I), adventurer Sir Robert Shirley in Persian costume, Lord Chancellor Philip Yorke, and Rachel Russell, Anne Howard, Countess Portland, Lady Seymour, etc., the famous "Petworth Beauties" in decollete dresses.
The portraits taken from paintings by Sir Peter Lely, Jean Charles Nocret, William Nelson Gardiner, Michael Dahl, William Hoare, Arnold Bronckorst, William Larkin, tomb effigies by Nicholas Stone, rare prints, busts and… Read More

First edition complete with all 60 plates
[In about 1815, the portraits were retouched and re-issued with an additional 40 plates, including some by the engraver Robert Dunkarton, to bring the total to 100.]
Engraved in mezzotinto from original pictures, miniatures, etc.
Includes Queen Elizabeth I as a princess, writer William Shakespeare, famous actress and Charles II's lover Nell Gwyn, Henry VIII's Lord High Chancellor Sir Thomas More, Henrietta Duchess of Orleans, Oliver Cromwell's mother, etc.
Contents: 1 Anne Duchess of Albermarle, 2 Dr Bailey, 3 Isaac Barrow, 4 George Earl of Berkeley, 5 Robert Blake, 6 George Duke of Buckingham, 7 Elizabeth Cromwell, 8 Richard Cromwell, 9 Henry Cromwell, 10 George Earl of Cumberland, 11 Thomas Dalyell, 12 Lady Denham, 13 Charlotte Countess of Derby, 14 Charles Earl of Derby, 15 Sir Dudley Digges, 16 Queen Elizabeth I, 17 Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia, 18 Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 19 Lord Ferdinando Fairfax, 20 Lord Thomas Fairfax, 21 Lady Fairfax, 22 Lucius… Read More

London: Published by William Pickering, 1828. Leather Bound. Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Octavo. lxiv, 376 pages. Hardcover bound in later full green crushed polished morocco gilt by Worsfold. Raised bands on the spine. Leather turn-ins and stamped by Worsfold at the bottom of the front pastedown. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. The spine is faded to brown, and there is uneven fading to the green, especially at the top of the front cover. Top edge gilt. Contains a portrait frontis of Thomas More and a pictorial design on the title page, but this work was published with no other illustrations (the "Other Illustrations" from the title page refers to literary illustrations and not pictorial images). Lettering on the title page is in red and black. The text is a little toned but is still clean. An attractive copy.

A Huge history of the Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War.
no 412 of a limited edition I believe
Hundreds of detailed maps.
Hundreds of Photographs and drawings
Massive index.
Happy to provide further data.
Corners bumpbed and rubbed.
Otherwise very tight, firm clean and sound copy.
Weighs over 4 kilos.massive roll of honour commemorating the 9000 dead. Huge list of DSO,OBE, MC, DCM MM MSM, foreign decorations, mentioned in despatches.
The regimental merches
badge colours and distinctions of the regiment
Covers every battle, campaign and theatre. including Mons and the Aisne, Flanders, Gallipoli, Macedonia, Somme, Baghdad, the great German offensive, Persia and the Caspianitaly, Balkans, France and Flanders.

London: Richard Bentley / Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty, 1862. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 531 pages, indexed. Signed binding by Tout. Hardcover bound in full tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Six compartments on the spine with gilt tooling and with red and green lettering pieces. Gilt rules and corner stamps on the boards and gilt inner dentelles. Front hinge is rubbed. All edges brightly gilt. Signed (in type) at the top on the verso of the front flyleaf, "Tout Binder." Marbled endpapers. Text is clean. An attractive copy.

Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket has moderate shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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Published to coincide with the major exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, George III & Queen Charlotte: Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste reconsiders the role of George III, Queen Charlotte and their family in encouraging the arts within the court and in society as a whole during the 50 years of the King's reign. Illustrated by a range of works of art in the Royal Collection, the book reveals aspects of George III as father, monarch and man of letters that have generally been overlooked, and demonstrates his true importance as one of the most wide-ranging, influential and far-sighted collectors of his day. It is an important contribution to studies of the fine and decorative arts in the Georgian period, and will… Read More

In the original dust sheet. Blue cloth binding.

Edinburgh and London: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1895. First edition, limited to 530 copies. Hard cover in original publisher's decorated cloth. Published Edinburgh and London: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1895. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", 72pp., illustrated with 9 color plates by English military artist Harry Pane. Blind embossed red cloth with bevelled boards, gilt titles and cover emblem, patterned endpapers. Fade to the spine, band of fade across top cover and bottom bevel, mild wear at spine ends and tips, previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Very good, clean, tight, pages and plates bright. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Edinburgh: Banks & Co., 1885. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Hard cover in publisher's original decorated cloth. Published Edinburgh, Banks & Co., 1885. 8vo., 6" x 8 3/4", xxiv+185pp., illustrated with six colored plates. Blind embossed brown cloth with gilt titles, cover emblem and design, all edge gilting, patterned endpapers. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: Spottiswoode, 1914. First edition. Hard cover in publisher's original three-quarter decorated leather. Published London: Spottiswoode, 1914. 4to., 8 1/4" x 10", xxii+505pp., illustrated with 28 b/w plates and plans and 17 color plates of uniforms by P. W. Reynolds, 4pp. of music. Bound in 3/4 deep burgundy leather with gilt titles and crest over burgundy cloth, top edge gilting. Some foxing on edge of page block, light rub to the leather. Very good, attractive, pages and plates clean and bright. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

London: Forester Groom, 1923. 2 Volume Set. First editions. Hard covers in original publisher's decorated cloth. Published London: Forester Groom, 1923 and 1925. 4to., 7 3/4" x 10". Vol 1: xiv+293pp., color frontis plus 6 color plates and 10 black & white plates. Volume II: xiv+359pp., black & white frontis plus 4 color plates and 32 black & white illustrations, portraits and sketches, plus 6 folding maps in rear pocket. Green cloth with black titles and gilt cover border. Spines uniformly sunned, light occasional foxing. Very good, clean, tight, folded maps fine. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

London: Eden Fisher & Co., 1911. First edition. Hard cover in publisher's original decorated cloth. Published London: Eden Fisher & Co., 1911. Thick 8vo., 7" x 9 3/4", 451pp., illustrated with photos, maps and color plates of uniforms. Bound in original blind embossed green cloth with beveled boards, gilt titles and silver and gilt cover crest, all edge gilting. Wear at the tips, crease on spine cloth. Very good, pages clean, bright, unmarked. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: Methuen, 1927. 2 Volume set. First editions. Hard covers in publisher's original three-quarter leather. Published London: Metheun, 1927 and 1934. 4to., 8" x 10", xvi + 419pp; xvi, + 421pp., each volume illustrated with frontis, portraits, plates (some color) and maps (some folding). Bound in 3/4 black morocco with gilt titles and crest over dark green cloth, top edge gilting. Mild foxing on front edge of page block, some fade to the cloth of volume one, with a small nick to the cloth on rear, else a very good, attractive set. Pages and plates clean and bright. . 1st. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.