Florist & Pomologist. by Robert Hogg LLD - 1863

Red leather binding with gilt banding, decoration and title on the spine. Gilt school emblem on the front board.

Tan leather spine with red title plate, gilt banding , decoration and lettering. Red marbled boards. All edges marbled, matching end-papers. one spine slack. Dimensions are for one volume. 11 volumes.

Black leather spine with gilt banding and title. Red marbled boards.
Two volumes. Dimensions are for one volume.

Green cloth binding with gilt title on the spine and front board.

Blue cloth binding with gilt title and decoration on the spine and front board.
The Web of Empire is an important work in the historiography of English imperialism because it argues that individual people and their actions, not the state or large corporations, were responsible for establishing a strong and large English empire.
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913 the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920 it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24 percent of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and… Read More

Red leather binding with gilt banding, decoration and title on the spine. Gilt school emblem on the front board.

Tan leather spine with red title plate, gilt banding , decoration and lettering. Red marbled boards. All edges marbled, matching end-papers. one spine slack. Dimensions are for one volume. 11 volumes.

Black leather spine with gilt banding and title. Red marbled boards.
Two volumes. Dimensions are for one volume.

Green cloth binding with gilt title on the spine and front board.

Blue cloth binding with gilt title and decoration on the spine and front board.
The Web of Empire is an important work in the historiography of English imperialism because it argues that individual people and their actions, not the state or large corporations, were responsible for establishing a strong and large English empire.
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913 the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920 it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24 percent of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and… Read More