Lot 255
History, mainly military, 52 volumes
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Hickey, D.E., Captain Rolling into Action. London, [n.d., but 1936?] 8vo, with manuscript quotation and signature, possibly in the author's hand, half calf gilt; Napier History of the War in the Peninsula... London, 1851. 6 volumes, 8vo, later half calf; Southey, R. The Life of Nelson. London, 1916. 8vo, morocco gilt; Hutchinson Story of the British Nation, [n.d.]. 4 volumes; Hutchinson Pictorial History of the War, [n.d.] 15 volumes; Oman, Charles A History of the Peninsular War. London, 1995 7 volumes, 8vo, original cloth; Churchill, Sir Winston A History of the English Speaking Peoples. London, 1957. Third edition, 3 (of 4) volumes, 8vo; [Idem] The Second World War. London, 1948. 6 volumes, 8vo; Deeds that Thrilled the Empire, 2 volumes; Carlyle, Thomas Heroes, Hero Worship... [n.d.]; [Idem] The French Revolution, [n.d.], 3 volumes; all 8vo, uniform green calf gilt; Scottish History Society A Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Guise. Edinburgh, 1904. 8vo, blue half morocco gilt; Barrow, John The Life...of Sir Francis Drake. London, 1844. Second edition, 8vo, light green calf gilt; Purcell Life of Cardinal Manning. London, 1895. 2 volumes, 8vo, brown half morocco gilt; many with bookplates, sold not subject to return (52)