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199168864Scarborough Canada: Merkur Publishing Co. Ltd 1991. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 182pp. Octavo 22.5 cm Navy blue cloth over boards. Covers just a trifle cocked. In the dust jacket with fading to the spine and edges of the panels. Extremities of jacket also a bit rubbed and chipped. Ancient Mysteries of the Christians Israel the Eleusians the Egyptians and also Alchemy explained. The book opens with a direct explanation of the Symbolic language of Alchemy. It points out the mistakes of many who were not in possession of the true knowledge in regards to this art. Merkur Publishing Co. Ltd hardcover
20424Without place or date. On 22.5 x 6.5 cm slip of paper ruled in red and blue. In good condition lightly aged. Beneath the line of sheet music and the accompanying words 'Unless you can think when the Song is done' is the good firm signature: 'Alfred J. Caldicott Mus. Bac Cantab'. Without place or date. unknown
858528 January 1921; on letterhead of Chapman & Hall Ltd 11 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2. 12mo: 2 pp. Bifolium. Text clear and complete. Fair on aged paper. If the recipient visited on the Saturday he would have found that the Waughs were away: 'My wife was developing mumps in London & I was kicking a football. Would tha tit had been any other day.' He thanks him for 'the review of Strachey' which he read with much interest if partial agreement': 'I think mystic experience lies beyond my compass & therefore I can hardly judge'. Quotes 'our friend Moore' the philosopher G. E. Moore on the subject. 28 January 1921; on letterhead of Chapman & Hall Ltd, 11 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London WC2. unknown
1990K17KS1441Giancarlo Politi Editore Milan 1990. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. 4to in colour printed stiff glossy card covers 196pp on glossy art paper colour plates etc. Text in English throughout __CONDITION : A well preserved almost AS NEW copy minute speck of shelf rub to cover corner tips hint of tanning to leaves. . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Giancarlo Politi Editore, Milan paperback
19015016East Aurora NY: Roycrofters 1901. First edition thus. Softcover. Fine. 8vo brown suede satin endpapers: remarkably fresh condition <br/><br/>Hand-colored title-page and initial letters. Separate appearance from the English Men of Letters series. McKenna 62. Roycrofters paperback
2465615 December 1959; Savile Club 69 Brook Street W1 London with Paddington postmark. Blackwood’s entry in the Oxford DNB quotes H. P. Lovecraft’s opinion that he was the author of ‘some of the finest spectral literature of this or any age’. On post card with printed stamp. In good condition lightly worn on light-brown card. Addressed to ‘Miss Cond / Deer Park / Honiton.’ Apart from the signature Blackwood has added quotation marks and dealt with two typing mistakes in autograph. Good firm signature. Reads: ‘Savile Club 69 Brook St W. 1. / I must send my ‘Thank You’ corrected from ‘Your’ for the enchamnibg sic underlined to indicate that it should be ‘enchanting’ card though my postbag prevents a longer word. You will I know understand and forgive. / Algernon Blackwood. / Dec 15/49.’ See Image. 15 December 1959; Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, W1 [London], with Paddington postmark. unknown
20779Dated in autograph 'November 1890'. On a single 8vo half-title leaf removed from the William Clarke Russell's 'Nelson's Words and Deeds: A Selection from the Dispatches and Correspondence of Horatio Nelson' London: Sampson Low 1890. In fair condition lightly aged and with a central horizontal crease. Printed at the centre of the page are the words 'NELSON'S WORDS AND DEEDS' and at the head Swinburne writes: 'Isabel Swinburne from her affectionate brother Algernon Charles Swinburne November 1890'. Swinburne held Clarke Russell in the highest esteem describing him as 'the greatest master of the sea living or dead'. Dated in autograph 'November 1890'. unknown
26234No place and date but with two Malvern postmarks of 9 January 1875. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Ingram's biography of Poe was responsible for his reabilitation and his extensive collection of material relating to the writer is now in the University of Virginia. Entire small envelope roughly 12 x 7 cm self-printed with stamp. In good condition lightly aged with flap at back torn in opening of letter. With postmarks at front and back of the envelope both dated 9 January 1875; front postmark from Malvern and back one from West Malvern. Addressed by Swinburne to ‘John H. Ingram Esq. / Howard House / Stoke Newington Green / London N.’ Written up the left edge at the front of the letter: ‘Swinburne’s handwriting. / J. H. Ingram’. See Image. No place and date, but with two Malvern postmarks of 9 January 1875. unknown
1928222011<p>First edition. Octavo. Over 100 b/w text illustrations; endpapers and jacket design by H.M. Brock. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks. Very good. Scarce thus. No foxing. Signed by Drinkwater and Brock in black fountain pen ink on the title page. Brock has also drawn an ink sketch of a young woman.</p> W. Collins Sons & Co. hardcover
184032953X.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
19025On letterhead of 78 Portland Place W.1. London 24 February 1927. 1p. 4to. In good condition lightly aged and worn. Addressed to 'Dear Lady Hall' and sending his 'sincere condolences on the death of Dear Ted' from whom he 'had received . so many acts of true friendship & kindness'. The loss is great to him and many of Hall's friends. The letter concludes: 'May it be of some solace to you & your Daughter to know how beloved he was!' On letterhead of 78 Portland Place, W.1. [ London ] 24 February 1927. unknown
69-8089England: 19th century printer. 6.5 x 10.75 cm. Very Good. Newspaper Clipping with wood engraved portrait of Allan Cunningham 1784-1842. Signature Facsimile. [England: 19th century printer] unknown
36448LONDON HOGARTH PRESS 1935. 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN YELLOW BOARDS. DUSTWRAP IS GOOD BUT WITH A FADED SPINE. SCARCE. FOXING AROUND PAGE EDGES. LONDON, HOGARTH PRESS, 1935 hardcover
11662Connaught Place; 29 June 1832. 2pp. 12mo. Bifolium. Good on lightly-aged paper. Having received the unnamed recipient's letter of the previous day Northwick will be 'most happy to give effect to your wishes by granting free access to my Pictures to you & your Daughter whenever it may be convenient to you to call at Connaught Place'. If the recipient calls before noon Northwick will probably 'have the pleasure of shewing them to you' if he comes after noon or Northwich 'shd. happen to be from home my Servants shall receive directions to admit you to see the Paintings'. Connaught Place; 29 June 1832. unknown
63-5188NYC: Stephen Dunning 1964. Hand-written letter signed 8.5" x 5.5" Single Leaf on Hotel Algonquin letterhead Good with marginal tear.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley Thomas Francis Parkinson archive. NYC: Stephen Dunning, 1964. unknown
05-2008April 16 1961. 1 p. Tom English amanuensis to Sir Barry Jackson of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. From a collection of letters and papers amassed by illustrator and painter Geoffrey Robinson during his years as a publisher with Rockliff John Baker Maclaren et al. April 16, 1961. unknown
63-5109Rochester NY: University of Rochester 1970. Hand-written letter signed on University of Rochester letterhead 8.5" x 11" Single Leaf recto & verso Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley Thomas Parkinson archive. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester, [1970?]. unknown
1786601494.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1986Q-0907547494Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd 1986-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd hardcover
14143All three from 20A Alfred Place SW7 London. 14 April 10 July and 2 August 1929. Each item is 1p. 12mo the note being the last of the three. All written in green ink the first on green paper and the other two on pink paper. The three in very good condition on lightly-aged paper. Written in an attractive calligraphic hand. ONE: She writes that she is enclosing 'four rough designs not present for the woodcut frontispiece to the "Glade sic of Glenbella' and asks to be informed by return of the firm's choice and she will 'get on with it at once'. She ends with a query about galley sheets. TWO: Docketted with brief pencil accounts. 'Thank you for sending me a copy of the Glades of Glenbella I am very pleased to have it. What a difference it makes to the "cut" to see it printed well and on really nice paper!' She asks whether the author is satisfied before apologises for asking for the block to be returned: 'had I had more time at first I should have naturally taken a small edition before handing it over'. THREE: Note. She is returning the block and thanks the firm 'for enabling me to take a small edition of prints'. All three from 20A Alfred Place, SW7 [London]. 14 April, 10 July and 2 August [1929]. unknown
1960332436Haifa: Haifa Publishing Company Ltd 1960. Hardcover. Unpaginated preliminaries 220p. quarto-size in 11x8.5 inch white faux-leatherette titled gilt; a pictorial gift edition with facsimile text inset amid a plethora of monochrome reproductions of the original illustrations notes in Herzl's handwriting many more from a great variety of other sources contemporary color and b&w & monochrome photographs tipped-in the list goes on. Inscribed and signed on ffep by the captain of the "Moledet" a cruise ship of the Haifa Line. Intended for a complimentary luxury item. Some foxing and a couple of tiny stains to top of text block otherwise in very good condition. Published under the auspices of the Herzl Centenary Committee Jerusalem. Haifa Publishing Company Ltd hardcover
1872962610.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18872221945<p>First edition. Octavo. 3/4 gilt stamped red calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped devices within gilt rule compartments covers ruled in gilt marbled endpapers. Very good slight foxing; light rubbing. 260 pages. No signatures.</p><p>Sadleir 1303.</p><p>Heraldic bookplate of Raymond.</p><p>Printed by the Chiswick Press/C. Whittingham and Co.</p> Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington hardcover
P24406English J: 1993 WSS softcover 144 pages with many photos. All the vessels in detail with their history. A detailed history and technical study of the Royal Navys standard destroyers built between the two World Wars focusing on their design development and operational careers . The book provides comprehensive profiles and illustrations of these warships highlighting their significance in British naval history and their evolution during a period of rapid technological change ISBN 9780905617640 In very good condition British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s paperback
199325153World Ship Society. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. A crisp clean tightly bound softcover copy presenting light creasing to spine from having been previously gently read and presenting light shelf wear only. . World Ship Society paperback