Airy, Osmund

CHARLES II

London, Goupil & Co. 1901. Limited. Deluxe, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 3/4 Leather. No 45 of 300 copies. 49 Illustrations, 1 Color frontispiece. 3/4 red Moroccan Leather. Cloth sides damp-stained, corners and edges rubbed. Pages clean. unmarked, age-toned. Very Good.

The Book Store at Depot SquareProfessional seller

Book number: 10598

Catalogue: History, English History, European History

Keywords: HISTORY ENGLLISH BRITISH HISTORY. ROYALTY

Airy, Osmund

Charles II

London, Goupil & Co./Manzi, Joyant & Co. 1901. Hardcover. Ex-library, with the usual ownership markings and withdrawn stamp; covers partially sun-darkened, with a few small discolorations; extremities worn; long creases and wrinkling, plus small tear at bottom edge of tissue guard for plate of Thomas Osborne; pages slightly toned and edge-browned; small spot of paper partially removed from top corner of p. 282; otherwise very good condition. No. CCLXXI of three hundred copies on Japanese paper. Rebound in decorative cloth. 282p. Illus. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. .

Hammer Mountain Book HallsProfessional seller

Book number: 36771

Catalogue: English History

AIRY, OSMUND

Charles II

London: Goupil & Co, 1901. Limited Edition (1113/2250). Paper dust jacket over plain card cover. 330mm x 245mm (13" x 10"). 285pp + plates. 50 colour, sepia, & b/w plates.. G : in Good condition with poor dust jacket. Cover soiled .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: d2712

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography Illustrated Books History Royalty

AIRY, OSMUND

Charles Ii

London, Goupil & Co. 1901, Limited. Half Bound Over Blue, 330mm. x 270mm. Book, v. 282 pages, coloured portrait frontis, & 49 engraved illustrations, the full page plates with titled tissue guards, No 1070 of an edition of 1250 copies, Half bound in green leather over navy cloth, with six bands to spine, gilt titling, top edge gilt. ex Grimsby Public Library, with a bookplate to front pastedown, and small stamps throughout. A very attractive copy, heavy item which will require additional postage for any overseas orders. [690]. Very Good.

William GlynnProfessional seller

Book number: 014653

Catalogue: Biography :: History

Keywords: History England Reformation Biography Royalty

Osmund Airy:

Charles II.

London: Goupil & co, 1901. First edition (hardback), limited to 1250 copies on fine paper (this is copy number 328). 4to (32cm by 27cm), half-title, title, dedication leaf, v, 283pp. Colour frontispiece, 49 plates. Rebound in brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt motif to the front board, with the original card wrappers bound in. Binding somewhat rubbed, a couple of small tape stains to the spine, some scuffing of the endpapers, preliminary pages foxed, light paraffin staining to the lower corner of the first 50 pages. Overall, this copy is in fair to good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 27360

Catalogue: 4

Airy, Osmund:

Charles II.

London: Longmans, Green and co, 1904. New edition. 8vo, xi, 416pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original red cloth, gilt titling to spine. Endpapers browned else a very good copy.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 9979

Airy, Osmund

Charles II

London/ Paris/New York, Charles Scribner's Sons/ Goupil & Co, 1901. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 red leather and color illustrated paper boards, 5 raised bands with gilt lettering on spine, illustrated end papers, color illustrated frontispiece with descriptive guard sheet, V, 282 pp with unpaginated illustrations, facsimiles. Printed in edition of 1250 copies, this being number 80. Each plate and illustration accompanied by guard sheet with discriptive letterpress. Good (heavy wear to covers, front and rear detached, leather spine torn, bookplate inside front cover, pages are otherwise clean and clear) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 191392

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Charles II, King of England ; ;

Osmund Airy

Charles II

London, Goupil and Co. 1901. Leather. A limited edition of this work on Charles II, by Osmund Airy, illustrated throughout. Number 387 of 1250. Profusely illustrated including 40 full page plates engraved by Manzi, Joyant and Co. Osmund Airy was an English historian who specialised in Charles II. Bound by Burman Cooper and Co, with a binders label to the front pastedown. In a full morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart with some rubbing. Wear and fading to spine. Bookplate of John Ponsonby to front pastedown and blank. Binders label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with some spotting throughout, heavier to first and last. Good . Ill.: Unamed. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH27-A-8

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Limited Edition Osmund Airy Leather Charles II Osmund Airy Unamed

Osmund Airy; A. F. Pollard; T. F. Henderson

Charles II, Henry VIII, and James I and VI

London, Goupil & Co. 1901-4. First edition. Leather. Three large paper first limited editions of these biographies of important British regents. Three first limited edition comprising extensive biographies of three British Kings: Charles II, Henry VIII and James I and VI. Each bound in a charming half calf binding with intricate gilt tooling to the spine, with the original wraps bound in with the volume. Charles II was written by Osmund Airy, English historian specialising in early modern Britain and Ireland, particularly Charles II and the Restoration period. He explores the life and kingdom of Charles II in this extensive volume. King of Scotland from 1646 to 1651, and also of England and Ireland from 1660 Restoration until his death, he was known as the 'Merry Monarch.' His reign was characterised by his ability to guide his country through the religious unrest between Anglicans, Catholics, and dissenters. The first limited edition of this work, numbered one thousand one hundred and forty seven of one thousand two hundred and fifty copies printed on fine paper. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and forty full page plates as well as numerous other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. Loosely inserted a portrait of Catharina, sister to Don Alfonso present King of Portugal, offered as a gift to the British Museum with a hand-written letter; the British Museum's reply is included 'We have two good impressions so should not need another.' The sender is unnamed. Henry VIII by A. F. Pollard, British historian who specialized in the Tudor period. Henry VIII was the King of England from 1509 until 1547, best known for his six marriages and his efforts to get is first marriage to Catharine of Aragon annulled. He established the Church of England due to his disagreements with Pope Clement VII about such annulment, and is also credited  with establishing the Royal Navy. The first limited edition of one thousand, one hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered one thousand and sixty five. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and thirty one full page plates as well as numerous illustrations in text. Collated, complete. James I and VI by T F Henderson, Scottish historian, author and editor who contributed entries on Scottish figures for the Dictionary of National Biography and Encyclopaedia Britannica. King of Scotland as James VI in 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I in 1603 until 1625, James VI and I is best remembered for sponsoring the translation fo the Bible into English names after him, the Authorised King James Version. He was titled 'the wised fool in Christendom' by Sir Anthony Weldon. The first limited edition of eight hundred copies, this numbered four hundred and twenty six. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and thirty one full page plates, as well as numerous illustrations in text. Collated, complete. With a bookplate of Lionel Lawson Faudel-Phillips, 3rd Baronet in the Faudel-Phillips Baronetcy, who was the great-great-grandfather of model and actress Cara Delevingne and Poppy Delevingne. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library.She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In a half calf binding over vellum boards with intricate gilt tooling to the spine, the original wraps are bound in with the volume. Externally generally smart with some shelf wear and rubbing to the leather, some scuffing. The front joint is starting to the Henry VIII volume. Loosely inserted to Charles II volume is an engraved frontispiece of Catharina sister to Don Alfonso with a note. With a small bookseller sticker to the front pastedown as well as the bookplate of Lionel Lawson Faudel-Phillips, 3rd Baronet in the Faudel-Phillips Baronetcy. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the first and last few leaves, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with coloured frontispieces, full page plates, and numerous illustrations in text. Collated, complete. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 793A33

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: kings britain history biographies britain limited editions Not Stated

Osmund Airy

Notes on the reign of Charles II. A rare original article from the British Quarterly Review, 1883.

British Quarterly Review, 1883, Volume 77, 1883. First Edition, Disbound. Very Good Condition. 19 Pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (Standard Book Size). Quantity Available: 1. Category: British Quarterly Review; Inventory No: 601121.

Cosmo BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 601121

Catalogue: British Quarterly Review

Keywords: BZDB395 British Quarterly Review; Unbranded Osmund Airy Notes on the reign of Charles II. A rare original article from the British Quarterly Review, 1883.