2 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, A History of England.

2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History. Bound in the publisher's pezux binding in full red morocco with the covers displa...

2 Volumes. S. Baring-Gound, Tragedy of the Caesars. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards with the raised band spines faded to tan and decorated in gilt-tooling and green moro...

2 Volumes. William Whiston, The Works Of Flavius Josephus. The learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior with three dissertations. Bound in full brown calf, raise...

2 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, The Personal Government of Charles I. Bound in 3.4 brown morocco and linen boards. The covers and raised band spines display ornate gilt-tooling. T...

This is Gilpin's third in his series of works tracing picturesque beauty in British natural landscapes. In it he portrays the landscapes of Scottish Highlands, and describes them lyrically in his text. Prefacing the list of Prints at the end of the second volume, the author says "With regards to the prints, which adorn these volumes, I can only say..... that few of them pretend to be 'exact portraits.' They in general 'only characterize the countries,' through which the reader is carried." The illustrations, based on Gilpin's sketches, were etched by his nephew William Sawrey Gilpin using the newly invented aquatint process. This volume also includes a technical discourse about drawing and the mixing of colors, including a chart (vol. 1, p. 131-134) William Gilpin (1724 – 1804) was an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author. He is best known as a travel writer and as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Gilpin's tour journals circulated in manuscript to friends such as the poet William Mason and a wider circle including Thomas Gray...

A uniformly bound set of works by James Anthony Froude, including his important history of England. Complete in sixteen volumes, being twelve volumes of 'History of England', and fo...

This is a large 2 volume antique reference book set, Rotulorum Originalium in Curia Scaccarii. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the Geo...

Pair of old books dating from the 19th century. These two volumes are National Biographies. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect ...