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Leatherbound Histories: Middle Ages, England and English Literature by Hallam
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 10 leather bound volumes by Henry Hallam, a distinguished and prolific Oxford educated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
RUNCIMAN. A History Of The Crusades. Easton Press, 2002. COLLECTORS EDITION.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RUNCIMAN, Steven.
TITLE: A History Of The Crusades.
PUBLISHER: CT: Easton Press, 2002
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
Leather
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - AMERICAN EDITION - 4 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: NY
Category
Vintage 1950s American Books
Materials
Leather
CHURCHILL. History of The English-Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956/8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
CHURCHILL. History of The English-Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1956-8
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London
Category
Vintage 1950s British Books
Materials
Leather
THIERS. History Of The Consulate
The Empire Of France Under Napoleon. 1845
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: THIERS, M. A..
TITLE: History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Leather
GOSSE, Phillip. The History Of Piracy. FIRST EDITION - 1932 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOSSE, Phillip.
TITLE: The History Of Piracy.
PUBLISHER: London: Longmans, Green, & Co
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
"History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark" Limited Edition, 1904
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
HOWARD, Sir Robert. The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II. (1690)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOWARD, Sir Robert.
TITLE: The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II.
PUBLISHER
Category
Antique 1620s British Books
Materials
Leather
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Churchill, 1st Ed. 4 Vol Set
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
hold the books.
These stated first editions of Winston Churchill’s A History of the English-Speaking
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The History of Our Lord As Exemplified in Works of Art Published London 1865.
Located in San Francisco, CA
The History of Our Lord As exemplified in Works of Art: 2 Volumes, by Anna Jameson and Elizabeth
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Gibbon, History of the Decline
Fall of the Roman Empire 6 Vols. 1776 - 1788
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GIBBON, Edward.
TITLE: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Set of Leather Bound French History Books
By M. Guizot
Located in New York, NY
Set of leather bound French history books. Set of six elegant leather bound volumes of the “History
Category
Antique 19th Century American Books
Set of Fifteen Early 20th Century Leather Bound Books on the History of France
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of fifteen leather-bound books from the early twentieth century features gold tooled
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Epochs of Ancient History in 20 Volumes Bound in Tan Leather
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive 20 volume set concerning the histories of various older civilizations including the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
22 Volumes Blue Leather Bound History of the World
Located in San Francisco, CA
22 volumes World history bound in gilt-tooled blue leather with marbleized endpapers and gilt edges
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Histories of Britain, France and China Bound in Royal Blue Leather Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely grouping of 6 volumes relating to the histories of England, France and China by various
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Bryant
s Popular History of the United States In 4 Leather Bound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 4 volume set of Bryant's Popular History of the United States published in 1876, the year of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
First Edition: History of British Fishes by Yarrell Leather Bound in 2 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting and well-illustrated leather bound copy of the History of British fish in 2 volumes
Category
Antique 1830s English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather
4 Antique 1808 Goldsmiths History of Earth Animated Nature Leather Book Vol I-IV
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 19th century four volume hard cover book set – marbled board covers with leather spine. A
Category
Antique Early 1800s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Leather Bound History of England by David Hume and Tobias Smollett in 10 Volumes
By David Hume
Located in San Francisco, CA
still considered to be one of the most important English history books ever written. The work was
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Limited Edition History of North America in 14 of 20 Full Leather Bound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A partial set of the History of North America starting in the prehistoric period and ending with
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
HERODOTUS. The Histories. Easton Press. COLLECTORS EDITION. 2000
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HERODOTUS.
TITLE: The Histories.
PUBLISHER: CT: Easton Press, 2000.
DESCRIPTION
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
Leather
Milman
s Leatherbound History of Judaism, Latin Christianity and Christianity
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting 3/4 leather bound set of religious histories by Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868), a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
"History of Scotland" in Eight Volumes Leatherbound with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eight volumes "History of Scotland" by James Browne, Edinburgh published 1909 in a traditional
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Books
Materials
Leather
Nicolay
Hay - Abraham Lincoln a History - in the Publisher
s Deluxe Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: NICOLAY, John G. & John Hay.
Title: Abraham Lincoln A History.
Publisher: NY: The
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather
Century of Continental History 1780-1880 by J.H. Rose, M.A
Located in valatie, NY
A Century of Continental History 1780-1880 by J.H. Rose, M.A. London: Edward Stanford, 1895. 3rd Ed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
BUCHAN, John. A History Of The Great War. AUTOGRAPH EDITION. 8 vols. 1922
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BUCHAN, John.
TITLE: A History Of The Great War.
PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
History of the English People in Four Volumes by John Richard Green, M.A., 1877
Located in valatie, NY
History of the English people in four volumes by John Richard Green, M.A.. London: Macmillan and Co
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Books, a History of Painting, Antique Leather-Bound Collections
Located in New York, NY
8 volumes. A history of painting. With a preface by Frank Brangwyn. Published: Boston: D.D
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Books
Books, a History of Painting, Antique Leather-Bound Collections
Located in New York, NY
8 volumes. A history of painting. With a preface by Frank Brangwyn. Published: Boston: D.D
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Books
Books, History of Greece by George Grote
Located in New York, NY
12 volumes. Bound in 3/4 red Morocco with top edges gilt, raised bands, and gilt spines. Published in London by John Murray in 1854.
Category
Antique 1850s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Richard Muther
s "The History of Modern Painting"
Located in New York, NY
Leatherbound. Five volumes. Octavo. Bound in full wine morocco by Howell with all edges gilt, raised bands, and gilt panels. This edition is unusual for it's extra-illustration, with...
Category
Antique 1890s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Woodrow Wilson
s "A History of American People"
By Woodrow Wilson
Located in New York, NY
5 volumes. Bound in 3/4 red Morocco with top edges gilt, raised bands, and gilt panels on spine. Also generously illustrated with portraits, maps, floor plans, and other rare prints ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, History of the War in the Peninsula, Antique Leather-Bound Antique Set
Located in New York, NY
The History of the Peninsula War in the South of France, From the year 1807 to the year 1814, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Books, Jeremy Collier
s "An Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain..."
Located in New York, NY
Jeremy Collier's "An Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain. With a Brief Account of the Affairs
Category
Antique 1840s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Abbe Millot
s "Elements of General History, Ancient and Modern"
Located in New York, NY
Six volumes. Octavos. Bound in three-quarter tan morocco leather with marbled boards, top edges
Category
Antique 1820s Scottish Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, History of the War in the Peninsula, Antique Leather-Bound Antique Set
Located in New York, NY
The History of the Peninsula War in the South of France, From the year 1807 to the year 1814, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Books
Books, Victor Duruy
s "History of Greece and of the Greek People"
Located in New York, NY
Leatherbound. Eight volumes. Quarto. Bound in three quarter blue morocco with marbled boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, and gilt panels. Containing over 200 engravings, including...
Category
Antique 1890s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, The History of North America, Edited by Guy Carleton Lee
Located in New York, NY
20 volumes by various authors. Titles include: 'Indians in Historic Times', 'Colonization of the South', 'The Revolution', 'Louisiana Purchase'. Bound in full red Morocco doublunes o...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Classical Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather, Satin
Books, History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena First Edition
Located in New York, NY
Books, General Court Charles Tristan Marquis de Montholon's "History of the Captivity of Napoleon
Category
Antique 1840s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Clarendon
s "the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England"
Located in New York, NY
8 volumes. Bound in full tan polished calf with marbled edges, raised bands, and ornate gilt tooling on spines. Published in Oxford by Clarendon Press in 1826.
Category
Antique 1820s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Gen. Count Philippe Paul De Segur
s "History of the Expedition to Russia"
Located in New York, NY
Gen. Count Philippe Paul De Segur's "History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by The Emperor
Category
Antique 1820s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Edward Gibbon
s "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"
By Edward Gibbon
Located in New York, NY
8 volumes. Bound in 3/4 wine calf with marbled boards & edges, raised bands, and gilt spines. Illustrated throughout with fold-out maps. Published in London by G. Cowie & Co. in 1825.
Category
Antique 1820s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Books, Edward Gibbon
s "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"
By Edward Gibbon
Located in New York, NY
12 volumes. Bound in supple full tan polished calf with marbled edges, raised bands, and gilt panels. With notes by the Rev. H.H. Milman. Illustrated with 2 fold-out maps! A very han...
Category
Antique 1830s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
G. Maspero, History of Egypt
Located in New York, NY
13 Volumes. G. Maspero. History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia And Assyria. "Edition
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
Michaud, History Of The Crusades
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes.
Illustrated With 100 Grand Compositions By Gustave Dore, Engraved By Bellenger, Doms, Gusman Etc. Bound in 3/4 Brown Morocco, cloth boards, all edges gilt, raised band...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Books
Materials
Leather
Archibald Alison, History Of Europe
Located in New York, NY
19 volumes
From The Commencement Of The French Revolution.
Bound in full tan polished calf by W.J. Mansell, marbled edges, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, labels.
Publis...
Category
Antique 1840s Books
Materials
Leather
Shakespeare
s Tragedies, Comedies and Histories
Located in New York, NY
William Shakespeare
Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley
3 volumes. Bound in 3/4 red calf, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, large quarto...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
26 Volumes. Maspero. History Of Egypt.
Located in New York, NY
13 Volumes extended to 26 Volumes. Maspero, Rappaport and King. The History Of Egypt
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
Haldane MacFall, A History of Painting
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes.
With A Preface by Frank Brangwyn.
Illustrated with 200 plates in color. Bound in 3/4 Rose Morocco, Cloth boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels.
Pu...
Category
Antique 1860s Books
Materials
Leather
12 Volumes. George Grote, History of Greece
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. George Grote, History of Greece. Bound in 1/2 wine morocco. Marbled boards. Marbled
Category
Antique 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
8 Vol. Victor Duruy, History of Greece
Located in New York, NY
8 Vol. Victor Duruy, History of Greece, And of the Greek People, From the Earliest Times to the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
$2,750 / set
14 Volumes. Archibald Alison, History of Europe.
Located in New York, NY
14 Volumes. Archibald Alison, History of Europe. Bound in full brown calf, covers and raised band
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Books
Materials
Leather
$3,750 / set
6 Volumes, M. Rollin, the Ancient History
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. M. Rollin, The Ancient History. Bound in full tan calf with the covers displaying a gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Books
Materials
Leather
$3,500 / set
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