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1897819P20London: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1897. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 13" by 8.5". None. An important reference work on the impressive manuscript collection of J. Eliot Hodgkin with Hodgkin's bookplate to the front paste down. An interesting reference work on the historical manuscripts owned by J. Eliot Hodgkin an important and impressive collection of 661 manuscripts.The editor John Cordy Jeaffreson has neatly divided Hodgkin's manuscripts into eleven categories; Books:- MS. Books and Printed Books enriches with MS. Notes Select Letters and Documents Writings touching Charles I and the Civil War Writings touching Charles II in exile Draft Letters of Sir Bernard Gascoigne Pepys Papers Danby Papers Ormonde Papers Jacobite and Pretender Papers Miscellaneous Writings and d'Eon Papers. Jeaffreson was an inspector of documents for the Historical Manuscripts Commission.Bookplate of J. Eliot Hodgkin to the front paste down the owner of the manuscripts this volume details.Ink inscription of Gerald E. Aylmer to the title page. Aylmer was a notable historian of seventeenth century England. His most important historical contribution is his trilogy on seventeenth century administration before during and after the Civil War.Published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission the fifteenth report appendix part II. In the original publisher's half vellum binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. A little light rubbing to the paper. Some minor marks and discolouration to the leather as is usual with vellum. Front endpaper has been excised. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the paste downs and rear endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean only a few very occasional spots. Very Good Indeed Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
1930932M8London: The Hogarth Press 1930. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition of this volume from Hogarth's Cambridge Poetry series including contributions from Julian Bell. The first edition of this work in the original paper boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper dated 1932. No. 13 of the Cambridge Poetry series from The Hogarth Press.An anthology comprising poems written by undergraduates of the University of Cambridge in 1930. The poems were selected and edited by the undergraduates John Davenport Hugh Sykes and Michael Redgrave.Among the poems are three contributions from Julian Bell 1908-1937 who published his first book of poems in the same year called Winter Movement. In the original paper boards. Externally generally smart with spotting and sunning to the boards. Spine is sunned with loss to the head of the backstrip. Light marks to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot more so to the first and last few pages. Very Good The Hogarth Press hardcover
1976002889De Kalb Ithaca & Kon Kaen: Association for Asian Studies 1976. The Bulletin's stated objective is to "serve as a meeting place for specialists in Khmer studies Lao studies and Thai studies providing information on research activities recent publications conferences or symposia and general news." Commencing with 14 pp. issue no. 1 it grew to 36 pp. by issue no. 21. Particularly strong resource for bibliographic material on topics specific to the region and period eg. various publications relating to Southeast Asian refugee groups during this turbulent period as well as reports of dissertations in the field details of papers presented at various colloquia etc. No. 1 October 1976 - No. 15 Fall 1984 No. 19 Fall 1984 No. 21 Fall 1988. Occasional marginalia check marks; staple bound with some staples rusty mailing label on final page verso or cover for the recipient / former owner a leading scholar in Southeast Asian studies. Total 17 issues: 415 pp. First Edition. Softbound. Very Good. 28 x 22 cm. Association for Asian Studies
1700603L5Rouen; Paris; Valois; : J F Behourt; Derchhe; Taride; Terry c1700-1864. Leather. Very Good. 6" by 4". Not Stated. A sammelband of works representing the mischief malice and cunning of women. Being a variety of poetry prose and essay bound in one volume. Four uncommon works bound as one. With a frontispiece and vignette title to 'La Malice des Femmes Ou Les Fourberies Feminines' and 'Le Demerite Des Femmes'. The first two works to this volume are written anonymously with no record of their authorship. The first work 'La Malice des Femmes Avec La Farce de Martin Baton' is undated and there does not appear to be a record of this particular imprint. Dated c1700 in accordance to other Rouen imprints of same pagination. The second work to this volume is a collection of anecdotes regarding the malice or cunning of women. It contains a number of 'comic and entertaining' anecdotes at the expense of women. The third work to this volume is a poem titled 'le merite des femmes' by the famous French playwright poet and moralist critic. The fourth work to this volume is a piece written by the 19th Century French playwright Auguste Imbert. This piece has a graphic frontispiece and title page of a woman being hanged. To the preface Imbert speaks of these images he sketched saying that it is not a hollow dream or imagination but what should be reality. He then goes on to speak of women's wiles. This work is an interesting collection of viewpoints and satire towards women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. All works are in French. In a quarter calf binding with marbled boards. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the head and tail of spine as well as to the joints. Further bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned due to paper used. Title page of the first work has been laid down ovr a new page due to damage. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper in French. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good J F Behourt; Derchhe; Taride; Terry hardcover
19771727140802036Lopez 1977-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Nice looking book has minor edge wear. Lopez paperback
1984931Y55County Dublin : Irish Academic Press 1984. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated . A bright first edition of these essays discussing a variety of major medieval and renaissance English writers. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With a frontispiece and two full page illustrations. Collated complete. A collection of ten essays that offer a detailed approach of major medieval and renaissance authors such as Shakespeare Chaucer and Donne through scholarly knowledge of the historical philosophical and ethical contexts in which their works were produced. Includes 'Shakespeare's Alterations in Hamlet' by Philip Edwards and 'The Freedom of the Lovers in Troilus and Criseyde' by Gerald Morgan among others. Edited and contributed by John Scattergood Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Trinity College Dublin and the author of many articles on Middle English and renaissance literature. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart with minor edge wear and marks to the wrap. Slight sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine Irish Academic Press hardcover
1912808D12London: The Gresham Publishing Company 1912-14. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Various. A complete eight volume practical treatise on the railway administration and economics intended as an educational medium for those connected with railway organisations. With art-deco boards frontispieces and various illustrations. First Edition complete eight volume set. In the original cloth binding with art-deco decoration. Illustrated with frontispieces a range of illustrated plates some folded as well as in-text illustrations to each volume. This is a practical treatise on railway administration and economics written at the turn of the twentieth century written from 1912 and 1914. It was intended as a work of reference for individuals within the industry while also providing a key history of the railway and their companies. The book is divided into five main sections those being the history of the railway the works of the railway general mechanical engineering economic questions and foreign railways. Vol I includes 'The History Constitution and Management of Railways' with five black-and-white plates as well as in-text illustrations. Vol II continues 'The History Constitution and Management of Railways' followed by 'The Design Construction and Maintenance of Railway Works'. Includes five black-and-white plates.Vol III continues 'The Design Construction and Maintenance of Railway Works' with five black-and-white plates one of which is folded. Vol IV continues 'The Design Construction and Maintenance of Railway Works' as well as 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering'. With fifteen black-and-white plates two of which are folded. Vol V continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering' with ten black-and-white plates five of which are folded.Vol VI continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering' with fourteen black-and-white plates one of which is folded.Vol VII continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering' as well as 'Railway Economics'. Colour frontispiece and five plates three of which are coloured and four of which are folded. Vol VIII continues 'Railway Economics' and finishes with 'Indian Foreign and Colonial Railways'. Includes nineteen plates one which is in colour including a fold-out table. Written by various contributors such as Frederick M'Dermott editor of 'The Railway News' and E. C. Mileham. Edited by John Macaulay General Manager to the Alexandra Docks and Railway as well as Cyril Hall.Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart. A few marks to boards with minimal edge wear to extremities. Light bumping and fading to head and tail of spine with fading primarily to raised bands of joints. Front board to Vol VII is particularly faded. Bumping to corner of rear board to Vol III. Light spotting to text block. Front hinge starting to Vol III and IV. Front hinge is strained to Vol VII. A bit of offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound with binding loosening a bit more towards the middle of some volumes particularly Vol VII. Pages are bright throughout with the odd spot particularly to the first and last few pages of text. Frontispiece has detached from binding in Vol VI and Vol VII. Plate between pages 82 and 83 of Vol I is also detached from binding. Very Good The Gresham Publishing Company hardcover
1901mon0003858435London: For Subscribers 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. . 12 volume set uniformly bound in green cloth with red morocco labels and gilt on the spines. covers show minor wear and tanning pages lightly tanned and clean. the Akaba edition #120. London: For Subscribers hardcover
1901mon0003912745For Suscribers 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. . #87 of the Akaba edition. 15-volume set. green cloth covers with red morocco title labels on the spines gilt ruling and lettering. t.e.g. deckled edges. pages lightly tanned and clean. a very nice set with minimal wear. For Suscribers hardcover
57768London: George Newnes March to May 1917. Literary Magazine FIRST APPEARANCES. Three magazines. Octavo 27 x 19cm pp.50; 209-312; 51-58; pp.50; 313-416; 51-58; pp.40; 417-512; 41-48. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's blue paper covers titled in red and navy and priced at 7d. Presented in a navy quarter morocco felt-lined clamshell box with raised bands and gilt titles to spine and blue cloth over sides. Quite heavy wear to spine of number 315 with some loss to head and tail. Otherwise fairly light wear with the expected toning to war economy-standard paper. Rare in the original covers. Very good. This collection contains all three parts of Jepson's Detective mystery based on a prematurely retired Anglo-Indian police officer who decides to join a private detective agency on his return to London. Also containing 'The Battle of Richebourg-Festubert' and 'The Battle of Loos' from Doyle's series 'The British Campaign in France and Flanders' as well as the war-time adventure 'The Man-Trap' by "Sapper" and Wodehouse's 'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' and 'Uneasy Money' chapters XI-XXI. London: George Newnes, March to May 1917 unknown
1996Q-0886776791DAW 1996-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! DAW paperback
2001Q-0815607016Syracuse University Press 2001-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Syracuse University Press hardcover
2007Q-1583310835Purposeful Design Publications 2007-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Purposeful Design Publications paperback
1911612L2Glasgow Edinburgh and London: Dalross Limited 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Various. A comprehensive study of the Scottish Exhibition held in Glasgow in 1911. Written across two volumes this work explores Scottish history art and industry. With a foreword by the Scottish Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Professor John Glaister. The Scottish Exhibition of 1911 was the third of four international exhibitions held in Glasgow during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These two volumes explain the exhibits provide a list of the lectures given and are profusely illustrated with examples of the exhibitions. Complete in two volumes. In the original cloth bindings. Externally generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spines. Spines have faded. Occasional marks to the boards. Crease to the spine of volume I. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpapers 'To Herbert With Aunt Lucille's Love Christmas 1911'. Professional repairs to the front and rear hinges. Internally both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots heavier to the fore-edge. Very Good Dalross Limited hardcover
1972Q-0140442626Penguin Classics 1972-09-30. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1992Q-0140127836Penguin Books 1992-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
1991Q-0670830534Viking Adult 1991-11-14. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Adult paperback
1883942Y3London: Cassell Petter and Galpin c1883. Leather. Good Only. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated . A wonderfully illustrated edition of tales from 'Arabian Nights'. A pleasantly illustrated volume comprising tales from 'Arabian Nights'. Bound in half calf with marbled boards.Containing stories such as 'The Genie and the Lady' 'The Story of Sindbad the Sailor' 'The History of Codadad and His Brothers' among others. Revised throughout and annotated by James Mason. With a frontispiece and many in-text illustrations. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally with rubbing to the extremities notably the spine head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots heaviest to the front and rear of the work. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good Only Cassell Petter and Galpin hardcover
19251013W12London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 8.5". Not Stated. A limited edition illustrated throughout on the history of deer hunting. A first edition and a limited edition being one of 500 of which this is number 38. Featuring twenty-two single-sided monochrome plates And twenty-six double-sided monochrome plates. No other collation record available. Includes a wide variety of articles including on ancient deerstalkers and deer and boar in Gaelic literature. Each passage ends with a facsimile signature. Also featuring an index illustrated with monochrome vignettes throughout. Bound in original cream cloth detailed with a gilt top edge. Also featuring a leaflet advertising A Red Deer Sanctuary by George Houston loose and slotted inside. Bound in full cream cloth. Externally smart. Some moderate rubbing to boards and extremities. Small mark to rear board. Age toning to endpapers. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Occasional mild strain throughout. Moderate strain between contents page and p.1. Rear hinge staring between pages of index but otherwise firm. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1823903T69DLondon: J. Richard and Co. 1823. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A smartly bound complete collection of eighteenth century journals and periodicals from British essayists compiled by James Ferguson. Complete in forty volumes. Second edition. Compiled and edited by James Ferguson a British author and editor. A portrait frontispiece to volumes I V VIXII XX XXIII XXVI and XXXII. Collated complete. With the works of such important writers as Joseph Addison Richard Steele John Hawkesworth Philip Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield Jonathan Swift Richard Cumberland and Alexander Pope. This fascinating work contains extracts from the following periodicals: 'The Tattler' to volume I to IV. 'The Spectator' to volumes V to XII. 'The Guardian' to volumes XIII to XV. 'Rambler' to volumes XVI to XVIII. 'Idler' to volume XIX. 'Adventurer' to volumes XX to XXII. 'World' to volumes XXIII to XXV. 'Connoisseur' to volume XXVI and XXVII. 'Mirror' to volumes XXVIII and XXIX. 'Lounger' to volumes XXX and XXXI. 'Observer' to volumes XXXII to XXXIV. 'Knox's Essays' to volumes XXXV to XXXVII 'Knox's Winter Evenings' to volumes XXXVIII to XL. Previously held in the library of Helena Woolworth McCann a British socialite who spent much of her time in New York and Paris and her husband Charles Edward Francis McCann an American lawyer and Assistant District Attorney. McCann was the nephew of Richard Welsted Croker "Boss Croker" the former Leader of Tammany Hall. In the original full straight grained morocco with gilt. Externally smart with mild wear to the extremities. Minor loss to the head of the spine to volume XXXVIII. Minor fading to the spines and the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge slightly strained but firm to volume I VII VIII XVII XXXI and XXXIV. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Very Good Indeed J. Richard and Co. hardcover
1823951Y47London: J. Richardson and Co. et al 1823. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated . A handsomely bound complete set containing an array of notable extracts of British essayists and periodicals. The second edition of this series comprising extracts from a wide array of essays from notable periodicals with writings from the likes of Joseph Addison Richard Steele Jonathan Swift Alexander Pope and Richard Cumberland among many others. Complete in forty volumes bound in a unform half morocco with cloth boards. Edited with biographical historical and critical notes by James Ferguson.With extracts to each volume from the following periodicals:'The Tatler' to Vols I-IV'The Spectator' to Vols V-XII'The Guardian' to Vols XIII-XV'Rambler' to Vols XVI-XVIII'Idler' to Vol XIX'Adventurer' to Vols XX-XXII'World' to Vols XXIII-XXV'Connoisseur' to Vols XXVI-XXVII'The Mirror' to Vols XXVIII-XXIX'The Lounger' to Vols XXX-XXXI'Observer' to Vols XXXII-XXXIV'Knox's Essays' to Vols XXXV-XXXVII'Knox's Winter Evenings' to Vols XXXVIII-XL Uniformly bound in half morocco with cloth boards. Externally very smart with mild rubbing to the extremities and minor marks to the boards. Notable wear to the front board corner of Vol 9-10. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with occasional scattered spots mostly concentrated to the endpapers. Offsetting to several of the title pages from the frontispieces. Very Good J. Richardson and Co. et al hardcover
1957985N11London: The Early English Text Society; Oxford University Press 1957-1970. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Various. Fifteen intriguing classics within the Early English Text Society Series from both Old and Middle English Manuscripts. Fifteen insightful books within the Early English Text Society series published from 1957-1970 by Oxford University Press. In the publisher"s original cloth with a frontispiece in nos. 107 121 124 141 215/220 218 and 246. Collated complete. Founded originally as a club by Frederick James Furnivall in 1864 the society compiles a set of literary classics from Old and Middle English manuscripts. This particular set includes fifteen works.No. 8. Morte Arthur or The Death of Arthur by Robert Thornton edited by Edmund Brock 1961 reprint.No. 82. The English Works of John Gower edited by G.C. Macaulay 1957 reprint.No. 84. Lydgate"s Reason and Sensuallyte edited by Ernst Sieper 1965 reprint.No. 89. Lydgate"s Reason and Sensuallyte: Volume II edited by Ernst Sieper 1965 reprint.No. 107. The Minor Poems of John Lydgate edited by Henry Noble McCracken 1961 reprint.No. 121. Lydgate"s Fall of Princes: Part I edited by Henry Bergen 1967 reprint.No. 122. Lydgate"s Fall of Princes: Part II edited by Henry Bergen 1967 reprint.No. 123. Lydgate"s Fall of Princes: Part III edited by Henry Bergen 1967 reprint.No. 124. Lydgate"s Fall of Princes: Part IV edited by Henry Bergen 1967 reprint.No. 141. Erthe Upon Erthe edited by Hilda M. R. Murray 1964 reprint.No. 192. The Minor Poems of John Lydgate: Part II edited by Henry Noble McCracken re-read by Merriam Sherwood 1961 reprint.Nos. 215/220. The English Poems of Charles of Orleans edited by Robert Steele and Mabel Day 1970 reprint with bibliographical supplement.No. 218. The Cloud of Unknowing and the Book of Privy Counselling edited by Phyllis Hodgson 1958 reprint.No. 246. The Parlaiment of the Three Ages edited by M.Y. Offord 1959 original.No. 248. Þe Liflade ant te Passion of Seinte Iuliene edited by S.R.T.O. d"Ardene 1961 original print. In the publisher"s original cloth. Externally very smart. Minimal marks to boards slightly more pronounced to front of Orleans and Gower and rear of Parliament and Lydgate Poems I. A couples of marks to spines of both Lydgate Poems and Princes I tail of Princes II and head of Princes IV. Slight sunning to spines a little heavier to Erthe and Orleanes. Minor shelf wear to extremities with slight bumping to heads and tails of spines apart from Orleans Lydgate's Reason II and Cloud. End papers are generally bright and clean with the rare small spot. Spotting slightly more pronounced to end paper extremities of Princes IV Parliament and Cloud. Offsetting to free end papers of Liflade and Gower. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to title leaves of Erthe. Very Good The Early English Text Society; Oxford University Press hardcover
1982Q-0140442855Penguin Classics 1982-05-27. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1960258607N Y: Limited Editions Club. Very Good. 1960. Hardcover. Quarter leather in near fine slipcase. Signed by Ben-Zion and numbered 918 of 1500 copies. Slight discoloration and wave to binding near crown of spine does not appear to affect text block. ; Folio ; 167 pages; Signed by Illustrator . Limited Editions Club hardcover
1904876P20London; Exeter: Chatto & Windus; James G. Commin 1904. Leather. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". None. A finely bound edition of the important 'Paston Letters' comprising of over one-thousand letters of one family dating from 1422 to 1509. Complete in six volumes.In an armorial binding with a coat of arms to the front board incorporating three cockle shells dexter and entwined serpents sinisterThe New Complete Library Edition.'The Paston Letters' is an important collection of correspondence between the members of the Paston family Norfolk gentry dating between 1422 and 1509.These letters are an essential primary source on life in England during the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period from the reign of Henry VI to Henry VII.also of linguistic interest with the letters documenting the transition from Late Middle English to Early Modern English.Edited with notes by James Gairdner. Until 1872 an edition by John Fenn was considered the definitive of 'The Paston Letters'. However in 1872 the first volume of Gairdner's edition was published which massively expanded the collection. In total Gairdner's edition includes 1088 letters and papers.Volume I comprises solely of Gairdner's introduction. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. Spines are faded. Very light rubbing to the tail of the spines and to the boards. Front hinge of Volumes I and II starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down of Volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Near Fine Chatto & Windus; James G. Commin hardcover
