The 19th century was the century marked by the collapse of the Spanish, First and Second French, Chinese, Holy Roman and Mughal empires. This paved the way for the growing influence of the British Empire, the Russian Empire, the United States, the German Empire, the Second French Colonial Empire and the Empire of Japan, with the British boasting unchallenged dominance after 1815.
New York: Brentano's, 1909. Very Good Hardcovers. Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925.
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1882. A Near Fine Hardcover. Compiled from official reports describing over 400 engagements in chronological order, including a lengthy description of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.After the US Civil War Sheridan reported to the Gulf of Mexico, where his presence along the Texas.....
Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. Illustrated by Sears Gallagher. A Very Good Hardcover. Young Joel Pepper has a knack for the most interesting escapades including forming his own circus. Beloved by readers all over America. Young people avidly followed the adventures of Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie. Their universally.....
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London: Vale & Ballantyne Press For Hacon and Ricketts, 1898. Designs by Charles Ricketts (1866-1931). Limited Edition. Hardcover. Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. Ref; Watley, B15; L'Art.....
London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, 1895. Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen was an English author and academic. Sladen migrated to Australia, where he became the first professor of history in the new University of Sydney. Subsequently he traveled much and settled in London as a writer.Subjects: Cities and towns --.....
London: The Blackfriars Publishing Co, 1916. Illustrations by 'Phiz" [Hablot K. Browne]. A Good Hardcover.
New York: J. Pott, 1908. Illustrations: James Orrock. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. James Orrock (1829 -1913), was a prominent Scottish collector of art and oriental ceramics, illustrator and landscape watercolorist. Some modern scholars like to believe Orrock was a forger and not only a dedicated enthusiast.....
![Item #17434 Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship [Spencerian]. Platt R. Spencer](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/17434.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1699019031)
New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1875. Later edition. The originator of Spencerian penmanship, a popular system of cursive handwriting. Spencer was a teacher and active in the business school movement. He was instrumental in founding the business colleges of the United States and in promoting their growth and.....
London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Reports about life under the Ottoman Turks and descriptions of regional monuments, Pyramids, etc. This is a curious mixture of information from St. John's own travels in 1832-3 with details from many other writers on Egypt, e.g......
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Very Good Hardcovers. A Classic of 19th century African ExplorationA detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe.....
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Near Fine Rebound Hardcovers. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism for its cost and.....
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. [American]. Good Hardcovers. A classic 19th century African exploration. A detailed account of Stanley's Emin Pasha relief expedition from 1887 - 1889 which initially drew considerable acclaim from the English and American public but was later subject to severe criticism.....
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London: Longman & Co., 1835. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcovers. A Very Handsome Set of this Important Exploration Title.Accounts of the author's travels during his ten years of residence in the Cape during which he explored most of the Cape Colony and Kaffraria. The work also gives an.....
New York: Henry Holt and Company. A Very Good Hardcover. Edward Step was the author of many popular and specialist books on various aspects of nature. His many works on botany, zoology and mycology were published between 1894 and 1941.
London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1927. Illustrations by Henry Alken, John Leech and others. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The stated purpose of the book was to put together every mention of shooting found in Surtees' writing.
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. Illustrations by Alken, Henry. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Background:Robert Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He left for London in 1825, intending to practice law in the capital, but had difficulty making his way and began contributing to the.....
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1869. Illustrations by Henry Alken. A Near Fine Hardcover. Background Information: The Bumpus Bookshop of Oxford Street, London enjoyed a reputation for handsome bindings in classical styles from its foundation in 1780 until the 20th century. In fact the 'bindery' never produced a single binding.....
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., [no date c1880. Illustrations by John Leech & H.K. Browne (Phiz). A Set of Good Half-Leather Hardcovers. Background:Surtees' best-selling works are humorous and lively. The author was arguably a match for Dickens in the field of social observation, whilst surpassing him as an observer of.....
![Item #16241 Songs of Yesterday [Includes Some Civil War Tales]. Benj. F. Taylor](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16241.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1666974047)
Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1875. A Very Good Hardcover. Taylor made a name for himself as a wartime correspondent for Chicago newspapers during the Civil War. Afterwards, he turned to lyrical verse and was widely popular. This is a volume of poetry about country life, nature, and nostalgia.....
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1880. Engraved Under the Direction of A. V. S. Anthony. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. A Dream of Fair Women is a poem by Alfred Tennyson. It was written and published in 1833 as "A Legend of Fair Women", but was heavily revised for republication under.....
London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1870. Cruikshank, George. First Series 1835-1843. Second Series 1844-1853. Cloth Hardcovers. The "Comic Almanacks" of George Cruikshank have long been regarded by admirers of this inimitable artist as among his finest, most characteristic productions. Extending over a period of nineteen years, from 1835 to 1853.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Very Good Hardcovers. Thatcher was a Boston antislavery leader, opposed the policies of Garrison and urged African repatriation. In addition to his Memoir of Phillis Wheatley (1834), he wrote other books on blacks, and was also known for his Indian Biography.Ref: Sabin 95216; Oxford.....
Philadelphia: Jas. B. Smith & Co., 1858. Illustrations by Thomas Trueman, A Good Hardcover. Encompasses 143 Rhymes. Most are one or two to a page with varied decorative borders and lovely small engravings. Some longer ballads and many unfamiliar rhymes and variants have been collected.
Indianapolis, The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. Illustrated by F.C. Yohn. A Very Good Hardcover. Story about the Indiana frontier and the settlement of Vincennes before statehood.
San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft;, 1874. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth Hardcover. Truman visited nearly every orange grove and vineyard in Los Angeles County gathering his statistics. Benjamin C. Truman was a civil war correspondent and journalist, Truman wrote for the Los Angeles Star, which he acquired in 1873. Much of.....