British Queen (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. jacket with wear along the edges and at the corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. various (illustrator). 1st Edition. Her Majesty the Queen and the Contributions of Fifty British Authors and Artists, The Queen's Book of the Red Cross. First Edition. Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1939. 255 pp. Features hand-written note by Her Majesty the Queen commemorating "the noble work of the Red Cross" with seal of Buckingham Palace. Excellent collection of historical illustrations, portraits, music and facsimiles. No dust jacket. Cover is in light linen with red lettering. Some wear and minor discolouration due to age, minor fray at top of binding, but otherwise in very good condition, binding intact. from Google, "The Queen?s Book of the Red Cross is a unique and historic publication, featuring contributions from fifty British authors and artists, including notable figures like T.S. Eliot, John Masefield, and AA Milne. Its rarity and historical significance make it a highly desirable item among collectors." Please contact seller for shipping costs.

Hard back binding in scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, all page edges gilt marble paper end papers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 665 pp. Monochrome frontispiece. Damp soiling to lower end papers, former name to front end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Condition: Near Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt title, author lettering and elaborate gilt design to the spine. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains [xiv] 180 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. In very near Fine condition, probably unused and unopened. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cyan cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvii), 455 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour decorated paper covered boards. Small 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. A pre second world war series of sophisticatedly designed short titles sold as gift books by Chatto and Windus, The Zodiac Books reached 28 titles (and some reprints) before the series ended in 1942. Contains 64 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the paper down the spine, not price clipped, 1s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Engraving, from 'London Magazine',

1981. (4to paperback) Near fine. 206pp. Photographs, illustrations, maps, tables, bibliography, appendices. Contributors include Jerome S. Cybulski (Bone Changes Suggesting Multiple Myeloma and Metastatic Carcinoma in Two Early Historic Natives of the British Columbia Coast), Roberta L. Hall (Human Skeletal Remains and Associated Cultural Material from the Hill Site, DfRu 4, Saltspring Island, British Columbia), John E. Lobdell (The Occurence of a Rare Cancer in a Prehistoric Eskimo Skeleton from Kachemak Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska), John K. Lundy (Spondylolysis of the Lumbar Vertebrae in a Group of Prehistoric Upper Puget Sound Indians at Birch Bay, Washington), Jeffrey S. Murray (Prehistoric Skeletons from Blue Jackets Creek (F1Ua 4), Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia), N.S. Ossenberg (Mandibular Torus: A Synthesis of New and Previously Reported Data, and a Discussion of its Cause), William D. Wade (Klippel-Feil Syndrome in a Prehistoric Population of Northern Arizona). Publisher series: Mercury Series Archaeological Survey of Canada Paper No. 106. Locale: ; Alaska; Birch Bay--Washington; British Columbia; Canada; Cook Inlet--Alaska; Kachemak Bay--Alaska; Queen Charlotte Islands--British Columbia; Saltspring Island--British Columbia; United States. (Anthropology, Physical Anthropology).

First Edition. Good paperback copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 255 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates (some colour) : illustrations, frontispiece (portrait), facsimilies (music) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes contributions by T. S. Eliot and John Masefield. Contains the poems 'Billy M'Caw: The remarkable parrot' and 'The marching song of the pollicle dogs' by T.S. Eliot on pages 51 - 54. Dust jacket. "First printed November 1939." -- Back of title page. Prefatory letter of the Queen is facsimile reproduction. Subjects; British Red Cross Society. English literature. Literature, Modern English. Red Cross Great Britain. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Literature, Modern. Civilian war relief. English literature. War work. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Great Britain. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original bottle green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains x, 213, ii printed pages of text. Just a little foxing to the end papers, corners just turned-in and in Very Good clean condition. We currently hold in stock 5 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. PLAYS (Theatre Performance).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The nuclear weapons question runs through post-1940 British history like an irradiated thread. It represents part of the hidden history of twentieth-century Britain, given the high level of technical secrecy and political sensitivity in which the bomb was - and is - embedded. This volume publishes previously classified Cabinet papers and related archives, dealing with the first theoretical scientific breakthrough in 1940, through the A-bomb and H-bomb procurements, to the Polaris missile upgrading decisions of the 1970s. The story is brought up to date in Peter Hennessy's narrative, which covers developments up to the spring of 2007. The fascination of the book lies in its uncovering the very private internal themes, debates and justifications for Britain's being a nuclear weapons power exchanged between ministers, civil servants, diplomats, scientists, military and intelligence officers. There is a strong element of now-it-can-be-told in the book, which will appeal not just to professional historians but also to undergraduates and A-Level students who are partaking in the current mini-boom on the study of the Cold War. Cabinets and the Bomb is also a contribution to wider public understanding in the context of the present debate about Trident upgrade (though it is a book of explanation, not advocacy). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 317 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the tips, not price clipped, £5.50. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original padded black leather covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt initials of Alfred Tennyson on the front cover, radial corners, all page edges gilt, marble end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains tissue guarded portrait frontispiece, (xx), 487 pp plus index of first lines with full-page single-sided monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine sun faded, book plate inside dated 1916 and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. An original antique hand coloured engraving. Mounted - matted - and ready to frame. Colouring not contemporary but expertly and delicately executed. Very good condition. Shows a fine view of . The British Queen Steam Ship.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original racing green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 265 printed pages of text. Small rubs to the spine tips and corners, age tanning to the end papers, with ownership markings to the front free end paper, small ownership label to the front paste down and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

First Edition. Good paperback copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 255 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates (some colour) : illustrations, frontispiece (portrait), facsimilies (music) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes contributions by T. S. Eliot and John Masefield. Contains the poems 'Billy M'Caw: The remarkable parrot' and 'The marching song of the pollicle dogs' by T.S. Eliot on pages 51 - 54. Dust jacket. "First printed November 1939." -- Back of title page. Prefatory letter of the Queen is facsimile reproduction. Subjects; British Red Cross Society. English literature. Literature, Modern English. Red Cross Great Britain. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Literature, Modern. Civilian war relief. English literature. War work. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Great Britain. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, together with that of the Williams family. (The recipient Joseph Lionel Williams (c.1832-1877) was son of the wood-engraver Samuel Williams (1788-1853).) 2pp, 12mo. On paper with mourning border. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded twice. After apologising in the delay in replying he writes: 'I am afraid there are no decorations at Windsor Castle, suitable for a background for Portraits of the Queen & Prince Consort.' He will ask if Williams can 'have permission to copy Portraits of William 3d & Queen Mary', although he would imagine 'they are already engraved'. He concludes: 'I do not think I could obtain leave for you to make a Drawing of the [Steel?] [?] of Charles 1st. as it is locked up.'.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red and grey cloth boards illustrated by Piper stamped in red. 8vo. 10'' x 6¼''. One of an edition of 900 copies. Contains 91pp printed pages of text with portrait photograph to John Piper and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0903912090 ART [British].

FOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT (gr. Druckbild ca. 8° : auf sriner Yacht).

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. On bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. He thanks him for 'letting me try the little horse which I returned to Banks's. I wrote to them to say that I found him too small for the Victoria. This & his taking too much interest in the subterranian openings alone prevented me from keeping him at once for a hack as his paces & temper seemed to me perfect.' He sends his compliments to Bristow's family, 'if they should still recollect me - and the terrible ascent on the "Monks cap" - never to be attempted again by me -'.

Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy leather, blocked and lettered gilt backs, unusual green and gilt Cockerell marble paper panels to the front and rear boards, being heightened with gilt roundels centred to each corner, top edges gilt, burgundy and brown marble lining papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains (xxii), ii, 516; (vii)-blank, 551 pp. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve plates, volume II illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates. Small tears of the leather along the bottom front edge of volume I and the rear bottom edge of volume II. Heavy volume set weighing 2.5 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the United Kingdom Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

Hard back binding in contemporary quarter leather binding, worn titles to the spine, marble paper covered boards. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 116 printed pages of French text with engraved portrait frontispiece. The transcript of Marie Antoinette's trial by the revolutionary tribunal of Paris. The front hinge has been repaired at some point, foxing to the title page beyond which the text block is particularly clean and fresh, from the private library of The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst, Lydney Park, with his coat of arms bookplate inside the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A. FRANCE [Literature & History).

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original magnificently decorated ornate red, blue, black and gilt front cover, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt coat of arms and elaborate gilt border to the rear cover, red and gilt paste downs. Folio 14¾'' x 11½''. A gorgeous example of the colour printing skills of William Griggs with a full colour illuminated dedication page, frontispiece of The Royal Library, Windsor Castle, 21 pages of text with different colour illuminated chromolithographed borders followed by 152 full-page chromolithographic illustrated bindings. Tipped to the top of the front free end paper is a hand written letter on Windsor Castle headed note paper from the author concerning the publication of this volume dated 2nd November 1889, some three years before it went to press, SIGNED by the author 'R. Holmes'. From Lord Balfour's private library with pencil note to this effect inside the rear end paper. Neatly repaired tear across the top quarter of the spine, contents without any foxing in very near Fine condition. Heavy volume 5 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOOKS (Binding, Collecting, Printing, Paper).

See their separate entries in the Oxford DNB. On 12.5 x 9.5 cm piece of light-grey paper, cut from. The large signatures are written one on top of the other on one side of the paper, with the only other writing the date at the head: 'Alfd. Edwd. Chalon / Jno. Jas Chalon'. On the reverse is the beginning of an application to the Artists' General Benevolent Institution: 'Gentlemen, Your Petitioner Elizth. Debh. Bone, only Daughter of the late Mr Bone R.A. certifieth that her necessities remain unabated since last year, & she most respectfully intreats your charitable consider[ation] [.]'. Likewise see the entry for Henry Bone, RA, in the Oxford DNB. See Image.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1913 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 25 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Condition: Good. Single sheet with inked MS note 11 x 17.5 cm. Very Good with sun-staining to edges.

Certainly a very scarce item. JISC only lists one physical copy, at the British Library. 12pp, foolscap 8vo. Stabbed as issued. In fair condition, on worn, discoloured paper. A 'Schedule' at the start lists four numbers 'in Series': 'Governor Douglas to the Duke of Newcastle', 11 April 1853, 'With copy of Proclamation declaring the Rights of the Crown with respect to Gold found at Queen Charlotte's Island. / Regulations published, showing the terms on which Licences authorising the search for Gold will be issued.'; 'The Duke of Newcastle', 16 July 1853, 'In reply to the foregoing Despatch, and conveying approval of the Proclamation and Regulations as reported.'; 'F. Peel, Esq., M. P., to R. Taylor, Esq.', 20 July 1853, 'Declining to grant a Lease of Mining Land at Queen Charlotte's Island.'; and 'Memorandum of Proceedings of the Hudson's Bay Company with respect to the Searching for Gold in Queen Charlotte's Island.'.

Dimensions of print roughly 13 x 17.5 cm. On original grey paper windowpane mount (22 x 28.5 cm). Engraved label (3 x 12.5 cm) beneath the print, with small remarque-style illustrations of the ship and the queen. The print itself is good, although aged and a little worn and spotted; the spotting and aging to the margins and mount is a little heavier. Attractive and unusual item, the image changing when held up to the light. The ship is depicted sailing on choppy seas, and the young queen seated with drapery around her on a verandah with stone balustrades and a landscape behind. Scarce. The only reference to this item on the net is to a copy in the National Maritime Museum. The British Queen was the first ocean steamship ever built. She made her maiden voyage in 1839. In 1841 she was sold to the Belgian government, and in 1844 she was broken up. Dioramic prints were introduced in London in 1821 by Joseph Daguerre.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN (Großer Fotobildband, designed by Craig Dott) Elm Tree Books London, 1. Auflage 1981, ERSTAUSGABE, 159 SS. gebunden (Hardcover, rotes Oln. 4 to), mit vielen Fotos, mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten - von Lord Lichfield mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert BEST WISHES TO / THE SONG VARIETY CLUB OF / GREAT BRITAIN. / LICHFIELD.

Condition: Very Good. First unimproved edition of this commemorative poem, written by Tennyson as Poet Laureate in publisher's original side stitched steel blue paper covers, black title lettering to the front cover. Subsequent editions resulted in a further 29 lines being added. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Wellington died at Walmer Castle in Deal on 14 September 1852. This was his residence as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Walmer Castle was said to have been his favourite residence. He was found to be unwell on that morning and was aided from his military campaign bed (the same one he used throughout his historic military career) and seated in his chair where he died. His death was recorded as being due to the after-effects of a stroke culminating in a series of seizures. He was aged 83. Contains 16 page elegy written by Tennyson while Poet Laureate. Odd spots to the pages, nothing heavy, light shelf rubbing to the rear cover and in Very Good sound and original condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. WELLINGTON, Duke of (1769-1852).