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384 pages. 8vo, two-tone red cloth; lightly rubbed

First edition of this pioneering work. One of 500 copies. A masterful compilation of bibliographical research, issued in a small edition, and until the recent (1970) revision, the main source for English theatrical history.

288 pages. Octavo (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches); contemporary calf; neatly rebacked in matching calf.

Third edition, printed the same year as the first. "Collier found the English dramatic world in a vulnerable state, where the success of a play depended upon some extent on its grossness and indecency. The publication of this book marks a new era in English dramatic literature. Few literary protests have been so completely successful in altering, or at least giving expression to an impending change in public taste. The works of such contemporaries as Dryden, Congreve and Vanbrough are discussed here in detail." - XIMENES 64:109.

With the signature "Wm. S.W. Vaux, British Museum, Sept. 10, 1841" on the inside cover. Vaux was with the British Museum from 1841 to 1876, mainly as keeper of coins and medals. LOWE (ARNOT & ROBINSON) #2860.

397 pages. Frontispiece by Remington and otherwise profusely illustrated from photographs and drawings. Octavo, 9 x 6 inches. Red cloth with black and gilt pictorial design.

First edition. A bright copy, with only the head of the spine showing some wear. Whitney was a major proponent of the outdoors and sporting pursuits. He was a founding member of the Explorers Club (1904) and president of the American Olympic Committee in 1908.

43 pages + large folding map. 4to, disbound; Historical society hand stamp on title page

The folding map measures 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches and has bright outline hand-coloring.

25 leaves of stiff board, each with a lithographic design to allow small crests and monograms to be glued. 8 x 6 1/2 inches. Embossed green cloth with gilt; all edges gilt; small tear repaired to front cover.

75 pages. Frontispiece portrait. Octavo (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches); half-calf by Stikeman; original wrappers bound in.

First edition. "The first chapter of this book was revised by Sir Henry Irving a few months before his death. It formed a part of an authoritative biography which, had Sir Henry Irving lived until his projected, formal farewell to the stage next autumn, would have been published then... The other chief articles in this volume were written within a few hours of Sir Henry's death." - PREFACE. Included are a chronological history of Irving plus a list of all parts acted by him.

A precursor to Brereton's larger biography of 1908.

Two volumes. 545 + 626 pages. With six engraved portraits after Holbein. Quarto (10 x 7 1/4 inches) contemporary crimson calf; gilt panels and spine; head of spine on volume one missing; hinges starting; spines darkened.

First French edition, with translation by M. de Rosemond. Originally issued in 1679 and 1681, there was a third volume published in 1714.

Burnet's "History of the Reformation of the Church of England" was begun during the years of the "Popish Plot," when English Catholics endured a reign of terror. It was intended to refute statements made by Nicholas Sanders, whose work of 1585 was still the commonly accepted account.

The Duke of Bedford's copy, with his bookplate, dated 1737, and two small book labels for Woburn Abbey. The bindings are of a similar design but by different hands.

A fine, folding colored map of the region, measuring 29 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches and folding into green cloth boards with gilt lettering. In fine condition.

The map was issued from the Ordnance Survey.

Linen backed folding map in color, measuring 13 1/4 inches x 16 inches. Folding into cloth case with paper label reading "Walker's Yorkshire N. Ridg." Case measures 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches. In fine condition.

On the inside cover is a listing of population, market days and fairs, by borough and market towns.

Five volumes. Octavo ( 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches). Contemporary calf, rebacked with matching calf; leather labels; minor wear at hinges.

An attractive set of a later edition "designed as a continuation of Mr. Hume's History."

121 pages. Illustrated with the author's illustrations and half-tone photographs. Small quarto (10 1/2 x 7 inches); gilt pictorial two tone gray cloth; light rubbing.

First edition by this prolific New England photographer, writer and illustrator.

406 pages + publisher's advertisements dated 1881. Illustrated in color by Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank. Octavo, 8 x 5 1/4 inches; gilt-pictorial blue cloth; binding rubbed, spine faded with tears at head and foot of spine.

A later printing of this popular work.

61 pages of text + twelve beautiful chromolithographs. 4 x 6 inches. Pictorial blue cloth with gilt; a fine, bright copy.

A charming guide to the English lake country.