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17532Neither item with place or date. Both items are laid down on a leaf removed from an autograph album. Both in good condition with light signs of age. The photographic print of Gladstone measures 9 x 5.5 with the head and shoulders image in an oval 7.5 cm high by 5 cm wide and showing a middle-aged Gladstone with dark bow tie and frock coat staring to the right. Beneath the photograph is a 9.5 x 9 cm piece of paper cut from the conclusion of a letter reading: '. difficult however to follow circumstances with which we are imperfectly acquainted We are now on the eve of going abroad for a <> I remain dear Sir Your very faithful servant W E Gladstone W. H. Pennington Esq'. Neither item with place or date. unknown
1938mon0003279252Stackpole Sons 1938T. hardcover. Very Good. . Gift inscription from Anna Strunsky Walling author's wife Jewish-Ameircan author and advocate of socialism part of the radical group known as ""The Crowd"" which included Jack London on the front free endpaper. Shows minor wear. William English Walling was an American labor reformer and Socialist Republican. Stackpole Sons hardcover
1814846 Fitzroy Square London . 30 January 1875. 1p. 12mo. On aged and worn paper. He regrets to inform him that 'we have still a sick house'. His 'dear Sister' has been 'very ill' but he trusts they are 'both mending'. He concludes: 'I have pleasure in enclosing a Photo of myself and shll be pleased to be admitted to your collection'. Professor Joseph Bristow in his paper 'Homosexual Blackmail in the 1890s' describes how twenty years later on 11 August 1894 at a party hosted at 46 Fitzroy Square by John Watson Preston twenty men were arrested including two dressed in women's clothing. Two other attendees at the party Charles Parker and Alfred Taylor played a major part in the circumstances which resulted in Oscar Wilde's conviction for gross indecency the following year. 46 Fitzroy Square [ London ]. 30 January 1875. hardcover
69-8097England: 19th century printer. 6.5 x 6 cm. Very Good. Newspaper Clipping with wood engraving. [England: 19th century printer] unknown
69-8068England: 19th century printer. 6.5 x 7 cm. Very Good. Newspaper Clipping with wood engraved portrait of William Cowper 1731-1800. [England: 19th century printer] unknown
4597'Thursday Morn' no date but on paper watermarked 1825; '3. Edwards Place Hackney Road.'. English engraver 1804-66. One page octavo. Good on slightly discoloured paper with spike hole at centre. Addressed to 'Mr. Moon' on verso of second leaf of bifoliate which has a hole from the breaking of a wafer which still adheres. Reads 'I've taken the liberty of leaving for your inspection a few specimens of my stile of engraving - your brother Mr. Moon in Threadneedle St Francis Graham Moon later Lord Mayor of London was so kind as to say he would recommend me to call as you were bringing out several works - I flatter myself so far as to say - my specimens have given such satisfaction - as to furnish me with several subjects for very superior work - - if you were to favour me with a subject for either of yours - you may depend on my giving both you and the Artist satisfaction - I shall be passing your residence in a day or so and will take the liberty of calling.' Signed 'W. Chevalier'. If as seems probable the recipient is the printseller Sir Francis Graham Moon 1796-1871 later Lord Mayor of London then of the firm of Moon Boys & Graves of Pall Mall the letter is a significant one marking the beginning of an important association between the two. 'Thursday Morn' [no date, but on paper watermarked 1825]; '3. Edwards Place | Hackney Road.' unknown
71-8702London: British Newspaper circa 1820. Hand-colored wood engraving. 19 x 17 cm sheet. Good tape and matte stains text on reverse. London: British Newspaper, circa 1820. unknown
0364691239.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1415921 Shaftesbury Terrace Pimlico London. No date 1833. 1p. small 4to. In fair condition on aged and lightly-stained paper. Addressed on reverse to 'Henry Howard Esq R.A. Secy Royal Academy Somerset House'. There is no message to Howard the text only consisting of Bromley's titles: 'No 1 Head of Juno Antique in possession of G Bankes Esqr. Engraved for the Dilettante Society - No 2 A Caryatides being one of the Elgin Marbles Engraved for the Trustees of the British Museum -'. The two engravings were nos. 945 and 946 in the Royal Academy's 'Ancient Academy' of 1833 see Literary Gazette 15 June 1833. 21 Shaftesbury Terrace, Pimlico [London]. No date [1833]. unknown
679030 June 1864; 11 Maddox Street Regent Street London. 12mo: 2 pp. Very good. 'The Association for establishing depots of cheap food for the poor' has been formed 'under the auspices of Lord Brougham the Earl of Shrewsbury Sir John Villiers Shelley and others' and Jerrold asks whether Raikes would 'permit us to add your name to the list of patrons' a position which 'entails no pecuniary responsibility whatsoever.' 30 June 1864; 11 Maddox Street, Regent Street, London. unknown
13640On letterhead of the University of London Burlington Gardens W. 17 February 1875. 2pp. 12mo. In good condition on aged paper tipped in onto a card mount. He explains that he is 'obliged to return to London immediately after the delivery of my Lecture in Glasgow' and so will not be able 'to address the audience you bring together'. If he is 'asked to take part in the Glasgow Science Lectures' the following year he will bear Hopps's wish in mind. Hopps was both an evolutionist and spiritualist while Carpenter considered the claims of spiritualism 'epidemic delusions'. On letterhead of the University of London, Burlington Gardens, W. 17 February 1875. unknown
152772672X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
17571On letterhead of Will Till Hon. F.R.P.S. "Bryro" 3 Grays Terrace Kensington Johannesburg South Africa. 2 July 1956. 4pp. 4to. In good condition lightly-aged and worn. Long closely-written letter friendly and informative. Topics include the breaking of his right arm the weather in Johannesburg 'I do not take my landscapes in winter - but our Transvaal summer is my time to operate with the camera to record the trees - the clouds & all the mood that goes with it' Adams's support for 'the London Salon panel of prints'. Regarding their ages he writes: 'Your fine record of eighty one wonderful years makes my own sixty two quite youngish and I hope & pray you will be long spared to continue to grace this good earth'. He plans to revisit England with his wife within three years and wishes to meet Adams and his son Gilbert in order to 'shape up to the future'. He gives news of his eldest son and expresses interest in a planned book on Adams's life 'for you have inspired hundreds to do good work'. Till has posted six prints - 'all landscapes' - for entry in the London Salon and asks Adams for his opinion. 'Some taken on our holiday travels - my wife paints and sketches we travel thousands of miles to get good shots. I've about 3000 good landscape shots & will go on making more - that urge to produce pictures goes on and on'. He discusses his own plans 'to publish a book of my landscapes - it is almost ready but I have not yet approached anyone about publishing it - in fact I really dont know just how to go about it - but one day I will get round to doing something'. He gives details of his employment explaining that it was in one of his firm's steelworks that he broke his arm: 'just tripped over a machine left by one of my Engineers put where it should not have been - and at an advanced middle age bones dont knit too quickly'. He writes that he is appending 'a shot of myself not present taken by Gordon <Waugh> FRPS - it was taken during the judging of the S H Salon some months ago'. It was the Johannesburg Photographic Society which described Till as the greatest South African pictorialist. For more information about him see his entry in the South African Who's Who. Adams's obituary in The Times 11 April 1959 titled ''Doyen of Child Photography' describes him as 'the outstanding child photographer of his day and photographer to the Royal Family for more than 30 years'. From the Marcus Adams papers. On letterhead of Will Till, Hon. F.R.P.S., "Bryro", 3 Grays Terrace, Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 July 1956. unknown
135784 Richmond Avenue Richmond Surrey. 7 July 1901. 1p. 12mo. Good on lightly-aged paper. The letter is addressed to 'T. Hellier Denselow Esq.' but the accompanying envelope with stamp and postmark is addressed by him to 'D. sic Hellier Denselow Esqre 137 Hurlingham Road London S.W.' Owen thanks Denselow 'for all the nice things in your letter' adding that he is 'glad you like the sketches. I do myself occasionally - not often.' Denselow would himself appear to have been a commercial artist with a studio in Gunnersbury Lane in west London. 4 Richmond Avenue, Richmond, Surrey. 7 July 1901. unknown
101821786X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
B9781801522236Hardback. New. <p><strong>The ultimate guide to seasonal herbalism and the wonders of hedgerow medicine now compiled in one revised and complete edition</strong></p> Â hardcover
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mon0003103653AEON Books 2019-12-26. Paperback. Very Good. 0.5906 7.7165 5.1181. AEON Books paperback
19131353481913-1914. Vol. II. No. 4 Oct. 1913 - Vol. III. No. 4 Aptil 1914. Hardcover. Good. Various paginations. 31 cm. B&w tipped-in and regular plates. Half burgundy leather with burgundy cloth. Gilt trim. Marbled endpapers. Leather scuffed. A little rubbing to cloth. Ink inscriptions to front free endpapers. Some foxing to endpapers. A plate opposite p. 112 in second volume is a bit torn at top with a folded corner. A few plates loosening but not detached. A few pressed plants tucked inside as a bonus. <br/><br/> hardcover
1913d146.004GB: Wild Life 1913. Privately bound in old strong plain brown cloth lettered in gold between rules on spines simply lettered WILD LIFE 1 etc. All edges speckled red. Some photos are mounted on card as issued which has browned adjacent pages. Some spotting and a few marks throughout. The set look barely opened and bindings are very clean and sound. A very good working set. NOT COLLATED and may have some missing pages/illustrations. INSPECTION INVITED. Price includes UK mainland delivery. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/No DW. Wild Life Hardcover
191349658London: Wild Life Publishing Company 1913. Hardcover. fine. 12 monthly issues Jan-Dec 1913 bound in two volumes. A near fine set illustrated with numerous photographs. Bound in 3/4 leather and green cloth with gilt lettering and raised bands along spines. Top edges gilt. These are oversized items and will require additional shipping costs if ordered outside the United States. <br/><br/> Wild Life Publishing Company hardcover
18792221941<p>First edition. Octavo. With half-title page. 3/4 gilt stamped red calf over marbled boards spines with raised bands and gilt stamped devices within gilt rule compartments covers ruled in gilt marbled endpapers. Very good light rubbing. 387 pages.</p><p>Heraldic bookplate of Raymond.</p><p>No signatures.</p> Smith, Elder & Company hardcover
2006Q-1589973550Focus on the Family 2006-03-13. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Focus on the Family paperback
1493198254.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
