~ALCUIN BOOKS~ Scholarly and Rar

Ashburnham, John (1603-1671). A NARRATIVE. By John Ashburnham of His Attendance on King Charles the First from Oxford to the Scotch Army, and from Hampton-Court to the Isle of Wight Never Before Printed.. London: Payne and Foss, 1830. First Edition. Octavo. In two volumes, to which is prefixed a vindication of his character and conduct form the misrepresentations of Lord Clarendon, by his Lineal Descendant and Present Representative. portrait frontispiece, Vol. I. 412pp, Vol. II. 180pp. ccxvii index. bound in 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands gilt, red morocco labels gilt, edges sprinkled red, minor spots of rubbing and just a bit of chipping to head of vol. I. A very nice, clean set.

Besant, Walter. WESTMINSTER. London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. Octavo. A new edition, 312pp., with an etching by Francis S. Walker and 130 illustrations by William Patten and others, finely bound by Ramage of London in 3/4 brown morocco over cloth stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A beautiful copy.

Chandler, Richard D.D. THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WAYNFLETE, Bishop of Winchester High Lord Chancellor of England in the Reign of Henry V. and Founder of Magdalen College, Oxford: Collected from Records Registers Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Evidences. London: White and Cochran, 1811. First Edition. Tall Octavo. 428pp. Plates. Text. Appendix. Index. Bound in full calf, board edges ruled and decorated in gilt and blind with corner devices, raised bands with ornate gilt floral design within compartments, with gilt letters on red label, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, occasional pencil notations in margins, light off-setting to a few plate, binding just a bit rubbed. A very good copy.

Young, (Sir) Charles George. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, with Authorities and Remarks. [London: S. Bentley], 1851. octavo. vii, 84p. (rectos: pages 9-79 are printed on right side leaving the left side for genealogical information to be added) light edgewear along edges, fading to spine but a clean copy throughout. This copy has the book plate of the Right Honorable Sir John Rolt. It also has his signature on the title page and a notation under his name "With Garter Corps", meaning he was probably a member of the The Order Of The Garter. An uncommon title. A very good copy.

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Wallace, George. The Nature and Descent of Ancient Peerages, Connected with the State of Scotland. London:, T. Cadell, 1785. 2nd revised edition with additions and corrections. 8vo. viii, [9]-520pp. A remarkably fine copy with bookplate of Seton of Ekolsmund. Wallace's corrected Peerage, of course, still is essential for not only for showing how the peerages arose but the intense religious, clan, and territorial aspects of Scottish history. See George Gatfield, Guide to Printed Books and Manuscripts Relating to English and Foreign Heraldry and Genealogy. Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 20, page 560.