Various — The Oxford Historical Society

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1887-91. First edition. Cloth. Some lovely copies forming a scarce large set of first editions from the 'Oxford Historical Society' publications. Series of eleven first editions from the 'Oxford Historical Society' publications in the first series, published between 1885 and 1936 complete with 101 volumes, issued to subscribers. A new series was issues in 1936 and is currently in progress. Numerous volumes from the first series are out of print. The Oxford Historical Society publishes archives, historical texts, bibliographical tools, and studies about Oxford: the city, university, and halls, as well as neighbouring villages and towns in Oxfordshire.A bright set in the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Comprising the following titles: 1887 Register of the University of Oxford 1893 Three Oxfordshire Parishes by Mrs Bryan Stapleton. With folding map to rear. (Vol. XXIV - now out of print)1895 The Cartulary of the Monastery of St. Frideswide at Oxford, edited by the Rev Spencer Robert Wigram, vol. I: 'General and City Charters.' With a frontispiece, three full page plates, and a folding map. Collated, complete. (Vol. XXVIII)1896 The Cartulary of the Monastery of St. Frideswide at Oxford, edited by the Rev Spencer Robert Wigram, vol. II: 'The Chantry and Country Parish Charters.' Featuring a folding map to rear. (Vol. XXXI)1896 Collectanea Third Series edited by Montagu Burrows. (Vol. XXXII)1898 Epistolae Academicae, edited by the Rev. Henry Anstey, part I (1421-1457). With right full page plates to rear. Collated, complete. (Vol. XXXV)1898 Epistolae Academicae, edited by the Rev. Henry Anstey, part II (1457-1509). With six full page plates to rear. Collated, complete. (Vol. XXXVI)1899 Oxford Topography, by Herbert Hurst. A companion to vol. XXXVIII. With a sketch map. (Vol. XXXIX)1904 The Ancient Kalendar of the University of Oxford, edited by the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one full page plates as well as other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. (Vol. XLV)1913 The Oxford Deeds of Balliol College edited by the Rev. H. E. Salter. Featuring a folding frontispiece map. (Vol. LXIV)1923 Registrum Annalium Collegii Mertonensis, edited by the Rev. H. E. Salter. Date to spine misprinted '1921&apos. (Vol. LXXVI)  In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper or pastedown of occasional volume, undated ('Ralph Evans'). Internally, firmly bound. Light odd spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .