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328 pages. Glossary, selected bibliography and index. Multi-panel fold-out illustration at back. Volume II of "the never previously published private and unrevised records of the life of a remarkable Scotswoman, the wife of the Colonial Secretary during the first British occupation of the Cape. They tell of her attempts to reconcile the Dutch to British rule, and are particularly important in recording what official accounts ignore.... Vivid accounts are given of events such as the abortive mutiny in the Castle and the imprisonment and trial for high treason of the Graaff-Reinet rebels." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
368 pages. Volume I of "the never previously published private and unrevised records of the life of a remarkable Scotswoman, the wife of the Colonial Secretary during the first British occupation of the Cape. They tell of her attempts to reconcile the Dutch to British rule, and are particularly important in recording what official accounts ignore.... Vivid accounts are given of events such as the abortive mutiny in the Castle and the imprisonment and trial for high treason of the Graaff-Reinet rebels." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
In Hebrew. 120X195 mm. 228 pages. Hardcover. Spine hinges cracked. Spine edges slightly torn. Cover slightly worn at edges and corners. Name of previous owners written in pen on the first white page. Yellowing pages. Otherwise in good condition.
23x15 cm. 357 pages. Softcover. In good condition.
SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 215x145 mm. 240 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. DJ yellowing. DJ edges worn. Cover slightly stained and slightly curved. Cover corners rubbed. Spine slightly rubbed. Spine edges bumped and rubbed. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
8vo., First Edition, with 18 plates and facsimiles on 12; original black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Watkin helped to write the Peterloo Protest and to draw up Manchester's petition in favour of the Great Reform Bill.
SOLE EDITION IN FACSIMILE OF SCOTT'S ENTIRE EXPEDITION DIARY FROM OCTOBER 1910 TO MARCH 1912. 'A story to stir the hearts of every Englishman'; thus Winston S. Churchill characterised the immortal story of Scott, Wilson, Oates, Bowers and Evans. 'The story of the journey back to their Base Camp on McMurdo Sound has become a legend. Their courage was magnificently exemplified by Oates who walked out into the blizzard, never to be seen again, in order to give the others a chance. Being able to read the story in the handwriting of the man who wrote it makes the legend substantially more real and compelling'. (Peter Scott, son of the explorer). Published with the close involvement of the British Museum Library (now the British Library), where all the original dairies are now held on behalf of the nation, this high-quality facsimile includes the expedition's Base Diaries, its Sledging Orders and Diaries together with the legendary South Polar Times (complete with all its illustrations). Vol. I: Base Diaries October 1910-April 1911 (B.M. ADD. MSS. 51024, 51025, 51028); Vol. II: Base Diaries April 1911-October 1911 (B.M. ADD. MSS. 51029, 51030, 51032); Vol. III: Sledging Orders 1910-1911 (B.M. ADD. MSS 51036, 51037, 51030); Vol. IV: South Polar Times 1911 (B.M. ADD. MSS. 51039, 51040, 51041); Vol. V: Sledging Diaries January 1911-September 1911 (B.M. ADD. MSS. 51026, 51027, 51031); Vol: VI: Sledging Diaries November 1911-March 1912 (B.M. ADD. MSS. 51033, 51034, 51035). A WORK OF FUNDAMENTAL INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN POLAR EXPLORATION. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Spence 1078.
8vo., First Edition; brown cloth, gilt back, mustard endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
24.5x17cm. XXVIII+494 pages. Hardcover. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. Stamp on white page. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece and plates; green cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, a fine copy in publisher's green board slip-case.
200p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in worn d.j. fair
Good pbk reprint. Covers and some pages creased. (Everyman library ; 1054). 13818. eng
11 vols., 8vo., with numerous frontispieces, plates and maps; green cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, green tops, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The definitive edition, comprising nine volumes of the diary, the Companion volume and the Index volume.
8vo., First Edition, with 29 plates on 16; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fnear ine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
120p. Hardcover Very good condition good
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 15x24 cm. 211 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. In good condition.
8vo., First Edition, with 13 plates on 8 and endpaper maps, neat contemporary inscription on title; pale grey cloth, gilt back, dark green top, boards lightly browned else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper with small loss at upper edge of front panel. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
25.5x20.5 cm. XVIII+358 pages. Softcover. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
CONTAINS B&W PLATES. 265x205. XV+231 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover rubbed, slightly yellowing and slightly stained. Cover corners bumped. Spine curved and slightly faded. Spine edges bumped. Pages rough cut and slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
8vo., First Edition thus; original terracotta cloth, gilt back, backstrip lettering faded but entirely legible, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and with one or two short closed tears. The dustwrapper reproduces the last photograph (not present in the work itself) of Tolstoy and his wife. 'The history of literature hardly contains a stranger and more pathetic story than this record of the intrigues and persecution that drove Russia's greatest writer to his death.' VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
244 pages. Index and dozens of black and white illustrations. "Brings together a wide range of items from over half a dozen countries. Much of the material is poignant, some of it is naive, all of it is powerfully evocative." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover, bears sunning to spine and is otherwise fine. Beautiful copy of this attractive work. Book
With illustrations taken from Folio Society publications. eng
662 p. Limited edition of 300 copies in slipcase and signed by the editor. Hardcover Very good condition good
31x23 cm. 131 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
In Hebrew. 210X300 mm. 4+d+574 pages. Hardcover. Includes b&w photographs. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pages yellowing. Otherwise the book is in good condition.
