Sir Walter Besant

Early London, Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman

London, A. & C. Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Walter Besant's uncommon illustrated work on the history of London. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and seven monochrome plates. Collate complete. Part of the ten volume 'Survey of London' series published by A. & C. Black. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by English novelist and historian, Sir Walter Besant. The work provides a comprehensive historical study of early London, discussing important eras in history such as the Roman and Norman times. Besant wrote many historical works on London. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities, small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and slight marks to the boards. Minimal spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally clean and bright pages with spotting to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 913Z20

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: First edition Illustrated History London Illustrated Walter Besant Various

Sir Walter Besant; G. E. Mitton

The Fascination of London

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1902-1903. First edition. Cloth. A collection of seven volumes from the Fascination of London series by Besant and Mitton, with folding maps. Seven volumes. A collection from the Fascination of London series, a survey on the boroughs of London and a record of the city. With commentary on historical and literary associations, buildings, and much more. Written and edited by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian, and Geraldine Edith Mitton, an English novelist, editor, biographer, and guide-book writer. With chapters from John Cunningham Geikie, a Scottish-born minister and author. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and folding map. Collated complete. This set includes: Westminster, 1902. First edition. Chelsea, 1903. Reprint, originally published 1902. Hammersmith, Fulham, and Putney, 1903. First edition. Holborn and Bloomsbury, 1903. First edition. Kensington, 1903. First edition. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater, 1903. First edition. The Thames, 1903. First edition. With advertisements to the rear of Hammersmith, Fulham, and Putney. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers of most volumes. A few sections of text block remain unopened to the odd volume. A tide mark to the folding map of Chelsea. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 875T27

Catalogue: British Topography

Keywords: Fascination London Besant Mitton London Hammersmith Mayfair Not Stated

Sir Walter Besant

Fifty Years Ago

London, Chatto & Windus, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this historical study of Britain in 1837 by the novelist and historian Sir Walter Besant. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a title page vignette, forty-seven plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. An exploration of British life in 1837, including life in schools and universities, at home, in factories and mines, among the middle-classes, in the law and justice system, in the taverns and theatres, and with particular mention of London. This social history gives an interesting late nineteenth-century perspective on the early nineteenth-century in Britain. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. A thirty-two page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the first and last few pages and the odd small spot to the remainder of the text. Minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 948T23

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Fifty Years Ago Besant Years Not Stated

Besant, Sir Walter Kt.:

Her Majesty`s Glorious Jubilee 1897. The Record Number of a Record Reign.

The Illustrated London News, London, 1897. 55 Seiten Softcover, Grossformat Gewicht/weight ca. 1001 gr. Zustand: Rücken, Ecken, Kanten bestossen, leicht verletzt (der Rücken hat offene Stellen). Innen gut, fleckenfrei.

Buchantiquariat Clerc FreminProfessional seller

Book number: 222936

Catalogue: Festschrift

SIR WALTER BESANT

London North of the Thames

London, Adam & Charles Black. 1911, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, xii 681pp hardback, rebound in red cloth gilt, well illustrated in bw, frontispiece and cloth-backed folding map at rear, ex-reference library with usual stamps and labels. Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 069040

Keywords: topography

SIR WALTER BESANT

London in the Eighteenth Century

London, Adam & Charles Black. 1903, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book, xvi 667pp hardback, rebound in red cloth gilt, well illustrated in bw, frontispiece portrait and folding map at rear, short edge split to fold of map, ex-reference library with usual stamps and labels. Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 069041

Keywords: topography

Besant,Sir Walter

LONDON IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

London, Adam & Charles Black 1902 Frontispiece of the Author + 21 plates not within pagination many after Hogarth's pictures + more than 80 text illustrations . 4to Red embossed cloth on bevelled boards, with gilt titles and gilt heraldic designs to spine [head and foot of spine chipped/corners worn/spine gilt dull/hinges rubbed/a few spots to covers but neat and tight] Top edge gilt others rough cut as issued xvii [includes half title + title +Preface + contents/illustration list] + half title to first part + 667pp + multifolding Map [a fold tear has been repaired on the verso with archival tape.

Abbey Antiquarian BooksProfessional seller

Book number: V75623

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: Social History London

Besant, Sir Walter.

London in the Time of the Stuarts.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903. 1903. - Quarto, maroon cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & in gilt with profuse decorations in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed with a small dent to the front cover & a small stain to the rear cover. The head & tail of the spine are chipped. xiii & 400 pages with a large folding black-and-white map in the rear. Black-and-white frontispiece with tissue guard & black-and-white plates & full-page & textual illustrations. There is some foxing to the prelims & to the last page of the index. There is an ink name on the front endpaper & 1 corner of the tissue guard is torn. Good. Good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 3936

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY; ENGLAND; LONDON; STUARTS; WALTER BESANT; PLAGUE; FIRE OF LONDON; CIVIL WAR; COMMONWEALTH; RESTORATION; ILLUSTRATIONS; MAP; FOLDING MAP; CITY OF LONDON.

Sir Walter Besant

London in the Nineteenth Century; North of the Thames; South of the Thames

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1909-1912. First edition. Cloth. Three engaging and profusely illustrated works on early twentieth century London by author and historian Sir Walter Besant. Three volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Illustrated with thirty-three plates and a folding map to the rear to 'London in the Nineteenth Century', eight plates to 'North of the Thames', and sixteen plates, two double-page plans and a folding map to the rear to 'South of the Thames&apos. Collated, complete. Three first edition works on London by the English novelist and historian Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901), including 'London in the Nineteenth Century' (1909), 'North of the Thames' (1911) and 'South of the Thames' (1912). In these works, Besant provides a history and topography of London, with particular emphasis on social history and social reform. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is generally smart to all volumes. Spines are slightly faded to all volumes; the front board of 'South of the Thames' is also a little faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Tape repair to the folding map to the rear of 'South of the Thames&apos. Dust wrappers are sound, though slightly sunned to the spine of the wraps. Tape repairs to the front of the wrap to 'North of the Thames', due to a 12cm tear. Small losses to the head of the spine of the wrap and front of the wrap to 'North of the Thames&apos. Small marks to the front of the wrap to 'North of the Thames&apos. Significant loss to the front of the wrap to 'South of the Thames&apos. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 882M20

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: London British history Walter Besant British history Not Stated

Sir Walter Besant

London & South London

London, Chatto & Windus, 1898-1901. Cloth. The new edition illustrated volumes of this chronicle of London from Sir Walter Besant. Two volumes. New edition. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. This set includes: London, 1898. A detailed commentary on historical London, with chapters on the Romans, the Saxons, the Normans, Plantagenet, the Tudor era, and the reigns of Charles II and George II. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one hundred and twenty-five images. South London, 1901. A historical study on South London, with chapters on the first settlements, royal houses, the pilgrims, the pleasure gardens, and South London today. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Francis S. Walker, an Irish painter, illustrator, and etcher, and one hundred and nineteen in-text images. Publisher's catalogue to the rear of each volume. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Front hinge starting but firm to London. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers of both volumes and preface of South London. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown of South London. Good . Ill.: Francis S. Walker. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 875T23

Catalogue: British Topography

Keywords: London South London Besant Walker South London Francis S. Walker

Sir Walter Besant

London in the Eighteenth Century

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A sweeping social history of London in the eighteenth century, the magnum opus of the historian Sir Walter Besant. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the spine. Illustrated with twenty-two plates, numerous in-text illustrations and a folding map to the rear. Collated, complete. Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was an English novelist and historian. In this work, he provides a comprehensive social history of London in the eighteenth century, including traditions and customs, society and amusements, and crime and justice. Besant had plans to write about the history of London through multiple centuries, but passed away before their completion. This work is one of his most complete and engaging pieces on that subject. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, though bumped to the extremities with shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine, with a small tear to the cloth to the head of the spine. Spine is slightly faded. Front hinge is tender but held by two cords. Rear hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot, more so to the first and last couple of pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 882M17

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: London 18th century British history Sir Walter Besant 18th century Not Stated

Sir Walter Besant; The Earl of Rosebery

London: Mediaeval and Elizabethan. An Address Delivered to the London Reform Union, December 7th, 1896

London, The London Reform Union, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume comprising Sir Walter Besant's very interesting address to the London reform Union in 1896 on the position of London worldwide at the time. The first edition of this work; a very scarce book.Comprising Walter Besant's address of London to the London Reform Union in 1896, as well as the speech of the chairman, the Earl of Rosebery. A fascinating speech in which Besant looks at London and its position among the greatest cities in the world at the time (according to the speaker, these being Rome, Constantinople, Paris, and London.)An ode to the beauty of the City of London, its history, and antiquities. Illustrated with two frontispiece. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight handling mark to the front board. With a faint spotting to the rear board. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 771A7

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: first editions london history topography london None

Sir Walter Besant

London South of the Thames

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed survey of the South of London, with illustrations and folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, two double-paged maps, one folding map to the rear, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive survey of London South of the River Thames, with chapters on the historic South of London, Bermondsey, Kennington, Battersea, Brixton, Peckham, Clapham, Greenwich, and more. As well as commentary over the River Thames itself and the River Effra. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. Also includes an inserted colour plate of Old London Bridge and Westminster Hall and Victoria Tower printed by Methuen & Co. In the original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. A 3" closed tear to the folding map to the rear. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 893T42

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: London South River Thames Besant South Not Stated

BESANT, SIR WALTER

The Rise of the Empire (The Story of the Empire series)

London, Horace Marshall & Son. 1897, Story of the Empire Series. Hard, 12mo. Pages clean and bright, foxing on endpapers, boards and binding tidy. Very Good.

BookcaseProfessional seller

Book number: 79627

BESANT, WALTER, SIR;

SOUTH LONDON;

New York, Frederick A. Stokes. 1898, First US Edition. Hardcover. Book, green cloth,gilt spine, t.e.g. pp. xii, 332, illustrated, frontis. (etching by Francis S. Walker), 119 illustrations, wear at spine ends, covers, spine spotted, two line ink inscription on front free endpaper, corners lightly worn, sound, tight Size: 8 Vo.. Very Good/No Jacket.

Harry E. Bagley Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: HS_0251

Catalogue: History

Keywords: London, Cities, Great Britain, History, Local British First Us Edition, Besant, Walter,