Circa:
1876
Price: $85.00 USD Description: Three Volumes of British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant, starting with 1066, the Battle of Hastings and ending in 18 75 with the Nagas Expedition in Assam. Hardcover, bound with red leather spines and corners, and with marbled page edges.. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, Paris & New York. All volumes have numerous black & white engravings as illustrations.
Vol. 1 is “ British Battles”, 576 pages. The leather covering to the spine on this volume is missing. Vol. 2 is “British Battles on Land and Sea”, 576 pages. Intact, some rubbing o leather to spine. Vol. 3 is “British Battles on Land and Sea”, 579 pages including index for all three volumes.
Half of spine leather cover is damaged. Otherwise, all in very good condition inside.
Measurements: 27 cm by 20 cm and 4.2 cm thick (10.1/2 inches by 8 inches and 1.3/4 inches thick).
Circa:
1876
Price: $166.00 USD Description: Two Volumes, Chambers Cyclopedia of English Literature published by W& R. Chambers, London and Edinburg, 1876. Third Edition, revised by Robert Carruthers. A History, Critical and Biographical, of British Authors with Specimens of their Writings.
Hard cover (rebound), with marbled page edges. Large volumes, measuring each 25.5 cm by 18.5 cm by 5.7 cm thick (10 inches by 7.1/4 inches by 2.1/4 inches thick. Some foxing to front introductory pages, otherwise very good condition. Approximately 816 pages per volume.
Circa:
1846
Price: $104.00 USD Description: Book detailing Evidence of Poisoning , Infanticide, Asphyxia, Rape etc. For legal and medical use.
A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, by Alfred S. Taylor F.R.S., lecturer on medical jurisprudence and chemistry in Guy’s Hospital. Second Edition, published 1846, by John Churchill, Prices Street, Soho. Hard cover (rebound) 704 pages. Excellent condition. Book measures 18 cm by 11.5 cm and 5 cm thick )7 inches by 4.1/2 inches by 2 inches thick.
A fascinating book for anyone trying to detect a murder!