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1944186789Italy: Printed and Bound by Printing and Stationery Services 21 Army Group 1944. Inscribed by the victor amid the ruins First edition presentation copy inscribed by Montgomery on the front free endpaper "To: Ernest Bevin Foreign Secretary of England. B. L. Montgomery Field-Marshal. Berlin 29-8-45". After the Labour Party's surprise victory in the July 1945 general election Prime Minister Attlee appointed his close ally Ernest Bevin as Foreign Secretary allowing him significant autonomy in foreign policy decisions. Montgomery met the new Foreign Secretary at the Potsdam Conference and wrote "I was much impressed by Bevin; he will be the power behind the throne in the new set-up" Hamilton p. 551. Montgomery signed this volume the day before the conference at which he joined Georgi Zhukov Dwight Eisenhower and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny in forming the Allied Control Council the supreme governing authority in occupied Germany. The book privately produced and surviving in very few copies collects the printed personal messages issued by Montgomery to the Eighth Army as it fought its way from Alamein to Tunisia. These messages were central to the legendary morale of the Eighth Army. As Freddie de Guingand says in his foreword "These messages were always eagerly looked forward to by the troops and fostered the spirit and the will-to-win that made the Eighth Army such a great and happy family". An additional message from Montgomery from 25 August 1945 is loosely inserted. Small folio. Original black sand-grain cloth with Eighth Army insignia to front cover. Light rubbing to cloth ink marks to initial and final leaf. A very good copy. Nigel Hamilton Monty Final Years: 1944-1976 1986. hardcover
1982566j0533Atlantic Highlands New Jersey: Humanities Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0391023713 . Signed without inscription by Murray Rothbard atop front free endpaper. "Economics can help supply much of the data for a libertarian position but it cannot establish that political philosophy itself. For political judgements are necessarily value-judgements political philosophy is therefore necessarily ethical and hence a positive ethical system must be set forth to establish the case for individual liberty." - Preface. "Rothbard 1926-1995 was a central figure in the 20th-century American libertarian movement and a founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism" - Wikipedia. Clean and unmarked with moderate peripheral wear to original dark blue cloth brightly lettered in gilt. Binding tight. Light foxing to edges. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A quality signed copy of this fascinating study. ; Sm 4to; Signed by Author . Humanities Press hardcover
1928129463New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1928. First edition of the second volume of the autobiography of one of the foremost figures in American landscape architecture Frederick Law Olmsted. Octavo original cloth illustrated tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Olmsted. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Theodora Kimball. Association copy inscribed by Frederick Law Olmsted on the front free endpaper “To George Haven Putnam in appreciation alike of old friendships and of his constant helpfulness in the preparation of this book. Frederick Law Olmsted.†The recipient American publisher George Haven Putnam was the eldest son of George Palmer Putnam the founder of G. P. Putnam's Sons. Putnam published the books of many classic American authors including his close friend Washington Irving William Cullen Bryant James Fenimore Cooper and Edgar Allan Poe. Upon his father's death in 1872 George Haven Putnam took over the business with his brothers John Bishop and Irving. He was made president of the firm a position he held for the next fifty-two years. In 1884 he hired 26-year-old Theodore Roosevelt as a special partner; Roosevelt would write several works published by Putnam. Putnam had already retired from the family firm at the time of this volume’s issue but was clearly still involved with this publication. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. An exceptional association copy. Frederick Law Olmsted Senior was one of America's foremost artists and a founder of the profession of landscape architecture in the U.S. The Park as a work of art - designed by Olmsted and partner Calvert Vaux - and as a great and novel public enterprise undertaken by the City of New York has played a vital part in the political history and cultural life of the metropolis and exerted a far-reaching influence on outdoor recreation and the landscape art in America. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1955162675London: March 1955. The security they think they have in Europe today is a pure facade Copy number 2 of an unknown but inevitably small distribution signed by Montgomery on the final sheet and classified "private and top secret" together with a covering note dated 17 March 1955 in Montgomery's hand: "My dear Jock: I send you this paper for your private information. Harold Macmillan has copy No. 1. Yrs ever M of A". Sir John "Jock" Colville 1915-1987 was the wartime private secretary to Winston Churchill and rejoined him when he became prime minister in 1951 receiving this paper from Montgomery one month before Churchill resigned from office. A powerful mandarin Colville formed with Christopher Soames the duumvirate that effectively ran the country for several months following Churchill's stroke in June 1953. He was personally as well as professionally close to Montgomery their correspondence including for example a playful bet on the outcome of the 1956 US election. Montgomery's memo presented some stark warnings about NATO's capabilities. "It is in no position today March 1955 to fight a war and succeed. We would lose Western Europe if attacked" p. 1. He argues that in light of the reality that defence spending will not be increased money should be used more wisely. NATO members should pool resources and avoid overlap "joint defence". The three branches of the armed forces should be integrated and harmonized - rather than "squabble about who should do the task" and "get in each other's way" p. 6 - and the military's leadership should cultivate new attitudes. "Let us put pride prejudice inter-racial and inter-Service jealousies aside; these are instruments of the enemy and of the devil" p. 8. After Macmillan became Minister of Defence in 1954 Montgomery was one of the first officials with whom he met. "On his first incursion into NATO enclaves Macmillan found himself immediately at one with the abrasive little Field-Marshal on the NATO ministers of defence" Horn p. xlix. We have traced only other copy from the distribution held in the papers of Major-General Percival Napier White 1901-1982 at the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Eight sheets of duplicate typescript 330 x 205 mm text on one side only wire-stitched top left. With autograph cover letter signed 195 x 125 mm from Montgomery to John Rupert "Jock" Colville on single sheet of Ministry of Defence printed letterhead written on one side only affixed to first sheet with pin. Folded horizontally browning at staples and pin light toning and foxing: very good. Alistair Horn Macmillan: The Official Biography 2012. unknown
1943005853Tunisia: British Eighth Army 28 April 1943. Leaflet. This compelling Second World War artifact is an original message from General Bernard Law Montgomery to his Eighth Army troops on 28 April 1943 during the final Allied effort to expel Axis forces from North Africa. This printed message is not only a remarkable survivor but is signed by Montgomery B. L. Montgomery just below his printed name. While the signature is undated it seems almost certainly to have been signed in situ; Montgomery was created Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in January 1946 and thereafter routinely signed Montgomery of Alamein. <br /> <br />The leaflet measures 8 x 10 inches 20.3 x 25.4 cm printed in black on a single side of thin acidic stock. Condition shows wear expected for an original piece of North African theatre ephemera. A single vertical crease and two horizontal creases testify that the leaflet was folded notionally to fit in a soldiers pocket. The folds and edges show wear and fractional chipping there is overall soiling particularly to the blank verso and a central rectangle of the printed and signed recto is differentially toned indicating that it was once framed and thereby exposed to sun. Nonetheless like the solder to whom it once belonged and the General who authored and signed it this copy survived. <br /> <br />Montgomerys EIGHTH ARMY Personal Message from the Commander specifies that it is To be read out to all troops and consists of eight numbered points. The first three points encapsulate recent Eighth Army objectives and accomplishments. Points 4-7 are a spur to action with a specific repeated exhortation to KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!. The final point 8 is Good luck to each one of you. You can rest assured that I am watching over the battle carefully and together we will finish the job. Montgomerys signature is faded but still clear below his printed name at the lower right and the leaflet is printed 28.4.43 Tunisia. at the lower left. Operation Vulcan which began on 22 April 1943 was among the final Allied initiatives to overcome the last Axis North Africa defenses. By 13 May 1943 British Middle East Commander-in-Chief Harold Alexander sent Churchill the message the Tunisian campaign is over We are masters of the North African shores. Churchill THoF p.780 <br /> <br />Nearly two and a half millennia after Thucydides discussed the unpredictable role of chance in war Bernard Law Montgomery 1886-1976 and the Eighth Army found one another in North Africa. In July 1942 British troops checked Rommels forces in the First Battle of El Alamein but Allied momentum stalled. Churchill flew to Cairo on 1 August to assess command replacing Middle East Commander-in-Chief Claude Auchinleck with General Alexander and appointing General Gott to command the Eighth Army. When Gott was killed on 7 August flying back to Cairo Churchill acceded to General Montgomery in Gotts stead. Montgomery seized command two days earlier than authorized by his C-in-C and began an historic transformation of a beaten body of men into the legendary Eighth Army that fought its way from Alamein to Tunisia between August 1942 and May 1943. North Africa and the Eighth Army proved the perfect milieu for Montgomerys messianic vitality and vanity. Montgomerys political ineptitude and diplomatic limitations earned him significant postwar hostility and criticism but did not prevent his becoming widely regarded as the outstanding British field commander of the twentieth century. As this Personal Message testifies Above all Montgomery understood soldiers hearts and minds thousands of miles from home in a citizen army The men of the Eighth Army wanted to know what they were required to do Montgomery gave them an immediate answer. ODNB Montgomery later said the intent of his Personal Messages was to define the common objective and thereby foster unity of purpose.I like to think that these messages did much to foster the spirit and the will-to-win El Alamein to the River Sangro <br/><br/> British Eighth Army unknown
19159356Madrid: Revista de Derecho Privado 1915-1974.- Tamaño 4º; Los 15 primeros años que ofrecemos están encuadernados en Media Piel.- Contiene además un índice sistemático de 1934 a 1946. La revista ha sido catalogada por mensualidades en vez de por números considerando el mes que se omita como número falto. DERECHO EN GENERAL Libro en español Revista de Derecho Privado hardcover
1908019606Washington: Government Printing Office 1908. First Edition . Blue Cloth Gilt. Fine. 9 7/8' Tall. 81 Pp. First Printing Of Roosevelt's Speech Regarding The Need For Further Regulation Of The Relations Of Capital And Labor In The Standard Blue Cloth Bindings Used For White House Copies Of Presidential Speeches For Decades. The Document Showing Roosevelt's Unelectability By Any Major Party. The Personal Copy Of Rudolph Forster A Highly Responsible Non-Political Official In The White House For Over Forty Years And Recipient Of Roosevelt's Personal Copies Of His Presidential Publications. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill For Example Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R. Rutgers University Press 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt As Cited In That Book P. 140. With The Bookplate Of Forster's Son Warren Rudolph Forster No Other Marks No Signatures Or Writing. <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office hardcover
19431767181943-45. Inscribed to one of his generals Wartime pamphlets from the library of General Ivor Thomas three with presentation inscriptions from Montgomery and two with presentation letters on his behalf. Thomas 1893-1972 commanded the 43rd Wessex Infantry Division in Europe from June 1944 until May 1945. During the Battle of the Bulge Montgomery gave him temporary command of 30 Corps. He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1950 to 1952. "Thomas commanded the 43rd Division for three years - two years of training in England and a third year of almost continuous fighting. His long tenure of this command gave him an exceptional opportunity of impressing his personality and theories of warfare upon his officers and men and this he did with marked and incisive effect" The Times obituary 1 September 1972. The pamphlets have notices warning that "This pamphlet must NOT fall into enemy hands. Officers in possession of a copy will be responsible for its safe custody". The army produced them to convey new military thinking and strategy for senior military figures. i Eighth Army. Some Notes on High Command in War. Second edition. Italy September 1943. ii 21 Army Group. Some Notes on the Conduct of War and the Infantry Division in Battle. Belgium November 1944. Inscribed on the front wrapper verso "To Major. Genr. Thomas from B. L. Montgomery Field-Marshall 1-11-44". iii 21 Army Group. Some Notes on the Use of Air Power in Support of Land Operations and Direct Air Support. Holland December 1944. Inscribed on the front wrapper verso "To: Major-Gen. Thomas 43 DIV from B. L. Montgomery Field-Marshal". iv 21 Army Group. The Armoured Division in Battle. Holland December 1944. Inscribed on the front wrapper verso "To: Von Thomas from B. L. Montgomery Field-Marshal". The odd inscription is clarified by Thomas's obituary: "his methods both in training and battle were sometimes described as German in their thoroughness and earned him the nickname of Von Thoma" The Times 1 September 1972. v 21 Army Group. High Command in War. Germany June 1945. Typed letter signed by Montgomery's MA "Dear General The Commander-in-Chief has asked me to send you a personal copy of his latest pamphlet entitled 'High Command in War'. This pamphlet is being issued through Main HQ down to the Brigadier level". vi 21 Army Group. Modern Administration in the Field in European Warfare. Germany October 1945. vii Lecture on Military Leadership given at the University of St Andrews by Field-Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery on 15 November 1945. Germany November 1945. Typed letter signed by Montgomery's PA "Dear General I enclose a copy of the publication. which the C-in-C has asked me to send to you with his compliments". Provenance: the collection of Steve Forbes chairman of Forbes Magazine and presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 US elections. 7 pamphlets duodecimo see note. Light toning to wrappers minor foxing and occasional pencil sidelining to contents. Very good copies. unknown
1967ZB254453University of Michigan. Law School 1967. volumes 4-12 15-22 1967-1988 mostly bound ex library else text clean & bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. University of Michigan. Law School unknown
1969187216London: The Arcadia Press 1969. A classic commentary Signed limited edition number 138 of 265 copies signed by the author on the title page and handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf. "Lord Montgomery's stimulating book must surely take its place as a classic commentary on the history of warfare. It is the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and practice of war and it bears the authority of one who will without doubt be numbered among the great commanders" Howarth p. 166. The signed edition was issued from the first printing sheets of the first US edition 1968. Quarto. Illustrations and maps throughout including in colour. Original black morocco by Zaehnsdorf spine lettered in gilt cannon motif on front cover in gilt and in red and orange onlays board edges ruled in gilt turn-ins richly decorated in gilt marbled endpapers edges gilt. Housed in the original plush-lined linen solander box. A few marks to box. A fine copy. T. E. B. Howarth ed. Monty at Close Quarters: Recollections of the Man 1985. unknown
1969190308London: The Arcadia Press 1969. Deeply interesting often inspiring and intensely instructive Deluxe limited edition number 247 of 265 copies signed by the author on the title page and handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf from the first printing sheets of the first US edition 1968. "Lord Montgomery's stimulating book must surely take its place as a classic commentary on the history of warfare. It is the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and practice of war and it bears the authority of one who will without doubt be numbered among the great commanders. Its greatest merit springs from the author's understanding of the human factor in war. That it is permeated with his particular and well-remembered idiosyncrasies the freshness and vigour of his approach to any subject will only enhance its undoubted value as a deeply interesting often inspiring and intensely instructive book" Howarth p. 166. Quarto. Publisher's black morocco by Zaehnsdorf spine lettered in gilt cannon motif on front cover in gilt and in red and orange onlays board edges ruled in gilt turn-ins richly decorated in gilt marbled endpapers edges gilt. Illustrations and maps throughout including in colour. Occasional light scratch to leather bright and clean. A near-fine copy. T. E. B. Howarth ed. Monty at Close Quarters: Recollections of the Man 1985. hardcover
1930ZB254450University of Michigan. Law School 1930/31-1953/54. volumes 30-53 lacking 33 and 45; bound ex library good; PRICE IS FOR THE LOT. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. University of Michigan. Law School unknown
1948142680London: 22 October 1948. He was about to lose his Army Council Outstanding signed group portrait capturing an Army Council meeting headed by the Secretary of State for War Manny Shinwell and Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery. The date of Friday 22 October clearly visible on the desk calendar is significant as it was the anniversary of the eve of Monty's great victory at El Alamein. That evening Montgomery attended an El Alamein Anniversary reunion at the Royal Albert Hall original newsreel footage of which can be seen on YouTube. However the business at hand at this meeting was almost certainly the introduction of National Service which Shinwell opposed and Montgomery promoted a bill for which had been approved in 1947. The financial crises faced by the post-war Labour government the Berlin Crisis and the exigencies of the Malayan Emergency which had begun in June of that year forced a re-think and "gave Montgomery the opportunity to argue that demobilization of troops should be retarded introducing de facto two years of National Service" as opposed to the proposed six months Strachan p. 42. The Chiefs of Staff argued for an extension of National Service to 18 months but Montgomery "with his vision of a mass Army to defend Europe" pushed for a two-year term "indeed on 19 October 1948 he threatened the resignation of the military members of the Army Council if such a measure was not conceded" ibid. In October 1950 in response to the Korean War Britain adopted two-year National Service. It is irresistible although perhaps facile to read an element of strain in the faces of the assembled company but Montgomery's announcement to Shinwell three days earlier that "he was about to lose his Army Council" left him "a bit startled" Memoirs p. 430. In addition Montgomery was not a success as CIGS; Templer seated second left described him as "the worst CIGS for 50 years" cited in Baxter p 122. "He fell out with both his fellow Chiefs of Staff and his own Army Council. Mutual contempt and personal antipathy shaped Montgomery's relations" Cohen p. 77. However despite their differences over National Service relations between Shinwell and Montgomery were cordial Monty describing the pugnacious Glaswegian in glowing terms: "Shinwell had a quick and clear brain and his heart was in the right place; he could understand and decide quickly. He and I became great friends. I used to tell him that when he was in his chair in the War Office from Monday to Friday he was excellent and just what we wanted as our political chief" Memoirs p. 385. Of the three Secretaries of State for War under whom Montgomery served Shinwell was "the best of the three". Signed by all figures present except as indicated from left to right: unknown not signed; General Sir Gerald Templer Vice-Chief of the Imperial General Staff; General Sir James Steele Adjutant-General to the Forces; Michael Stewart Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War; Brigadier John Faviell Joint Secretary Military; Shinwell; unknown signed but possibly the Joint Secretary Civil; Montgomery; General Sir Sidney Kirkman Quarter-Master General to the Forces; General Sir Kenneth Crawford Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Original silver gelatin print 239 x 292 mm tipped to textured paper leaf 275 x 310 mm and card mount 315 x 355 mm; signed in pencil by the photographer lower right signature obscured by those of others. A couple of small bumps to corners of card mount the image in excellent condition. Presented to style in a stained oak frame with conservation acrylic glazing. Colin F. Baxter Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1887-1976: A Selected Bibliography 1999; Michael J. Cohen Fighting World War Three from the Middle East: Allied Contingency Plans 1945-1954 1997; Montgomery The Memoirs 1958; Huw Strachan ed. The British Army Manpower and Society in the Twenty-First Century 2000. unknown
19642110502151000933Sobunsha 1964. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 15 Sobunsha paperback
1907019603Washington: Government Printing Office 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 9 7/8' Tall. 63 Pp. Original Blue Cloth Gilt A Uniform Binding For Presentation Issues Of These Presidential Messages As These Were Issued Over The Decades. First Printing Of Roosevelt's "State Of The Union" Communication To Congress 1907. The Personal Copy Of Rudolph Forster A Highly Responsible Non-Political Official In The White House For Over Forty Years And Recipient Of Roosevelt's Personal Copies Of His Presidential Publications. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill For Example Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R. Rutgers University Press 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt As Cited In That Book P. 140. With The Bookplate Of Forster's Son Warren Rudolph Forster No Other Marks No Signatures Or Writing. <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office hardcover
1952032525London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd 1952. First English Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. 288 Pp. First English Language Translation Of Her Book Which Was First Published In France In 1949. Gallup B66 For The Eliot Preface. Camus Reportedly Considered Her To Be The Most Important 20Th Century Writer. Book Is Clean Unmarked No Names No Fraying Light Rubbing At Corners. Dj Is Especially Clean And Bright Unfaded Price Clipped At Bottom Of Front Flap With A 1/4" Deep X 1/2" Long Chip At Bottom Of Front Bottom Spine Fold A 1/8' V-Chip At Bottom Of Rear Spine Fold And A 1/8" Deep X 1/4" Long Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Fold. <br/> <br/> Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover
19812091202133204583Sobunsha 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 15 books in total Sobunsha paperback
19659498Ilkley W. Yorkshire: Unpublished 1965 - 1982. An important archive of print history ephemera with provenance to the estate of Derek Law the General Manager of the Scolar Press Ilkley which was founded in 1965 by Robin Alston lecturer in English Language and Medieval English Literature at the University of Leeds. Inspired by his belief that undergraduates should read set texts in their original editions The Scolar Press began by printing inexpensive facsimiles of importance to the history of the English language and later became renowned for publishing important academic and scholarly books by established authors building up a reputation as a press which contributed to the long tradition of combining fine printing with scholarly publishing. Included in the archive are: 1 The Scolar Newsletter numbered 1 2 34 and 11 dated between Jan 1972 and May 1977. 2 Scolar Press Catalogues dated 1968 1971 1977 1977-1978 1978 -1979 1979 - 1980 and 1980 -1981. 3 Elephant Folio solander drop back box containing printed ephemera including a bi folium facsimile reproduction of a section of EM Forster's handwritten manuscript 'Commonplace Book' and a facsimile printed verso and recto from William Morris's 'Canterbury Tales'. 4 Promotional material and order forms for facsimile editions printed and bound by The Scolar Press including 3 x William Adam's Vitruvius Scoticus ; 3 x Vues du Rhin; 5 x Medieval Romance Literature in Early Texts; 1 x Renaissance Literature in Early Texts; several British Birds part 1 by CLE Perrott. 5 2 x prospectus and proposal documents created for the acquisition of The Scolar Press Ilkley from Bemrose Uk Ltd dated June 1980 Scolar had merged with The Bemrose Corporation in 1972. Both sets boxed in green hardback folders with Derek Law bookplates to interiors. Each contains a hard backed proposal outlining the company's history and profile structure profit and loss cash flow etc and a glossy promotional prospectus containing the story of The Scolar Press and circa 15 examples of work including colour imprints of early illustrations letters and documents. Several additional stand alone copies of the promotional prospectus are also included. All in excellent condition. 6 The Scolar Press promotional folder offering Screenless Lithography for the Facsimile Reproduction of Manuscripts and other Similar Types of Original Material. Dated September 1979. Includes 8 pp. facsimile reproduction of the Bannatyne Manuscript from the NationalLibrary of Scotland. Robin Alston had invented the Prismascope to enable photography of fragile books for facsimile reproduction. 7 'An almanac of twelve sports by William Nicholson' a calendar printed at The Scolar Press. In excellent condition. 8 Bemrose Corporation prospectus with diagram of company structure including The Scolar Press. Gold wrappers in excellent condition. 9 2 x promotional booklets for Cavendish Press and Lonsdale & Bartholomew. 10 2 x b/w photographs of the team at The Scolar Press Ltd. circa 1973. 11 A copy of 'Typematter' dated Winter 1979 with a hand written note for the attention of 'DL' to top. 12 An auction catalogue by order of the receiver for lots at The Scolar Press 'lithographic printing origination and book finishing plant' dated Wednesday May 5th 1982. 13 Red 'Ideal' hardbacked and lined notebook owned and compiled by Derek Law in the '90s. Titled 'Folio Books in the Watersmeet House Library' with an index of 1 - 61 titled volumes of Folio Society books. Individual eaves throughout contain detailed hand written descriptions and pasted in colour descriptions pulled from catalogues for each volume. Includes a compliment slip from the Folio Society enclosing 2 leaves from a copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1986 Ashgate Publishing acquired Scolar Press incorporating its lists and The Scolar Press imprint was used by Ashgate for its humanities publishing program until 1996 when the imprint was retired. Original facsimiles such as the 1976 Caxton series are now considered very collectible items. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1965 Unpublished hardcover
1922129553New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1922. First edition of the first volume of the autobiography of one of the foremost figures in American landscape architecture Frederick Law Olmsted. Octavo original cloth illustrated tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Olmsted. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Theodora Kimball. Association copy inscribed by Frederick Law Olmsted on the front free endpaper “C. Bowyer Vaux from printed calling card: Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted. Brookline Mass. Philadelphia. December 13th 1922.†The recipient Calvert Bowyer Vaux was the son of English-American architect and landscape designer Calvert Vaux who brought in the elder Olmsted who had never before designed a landscape to plan what was to be their most famed and celebrated effort New York’s Central Park. Vaux on his own and in various partnerships designed and created dozens of parks across the northeastern United States most famously in New York City Brooklyn and Buffalo. He introduced new ideas about the significance of public parks in America during a hectic time of urbanization. This industrialization of the cityscape inspired Vaux to focus on an integration of buildings bridges and other forms of architecture into their natural surroundings. In 1865 Vaux and Olmsted founded Olmsted Vaux and Co. which went on to design Prospect Park and Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn and Morningside Park in Manhattan. In Chicago they planned one of the first suburbs called the Riverside Improvement Company in 1868. The preface notes this volume’s commemoration of the centenary of Olmsted’s birth describing his historic partnership with Vaux. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in very good condition. An exceptional association copy of this rare volume. Frederick Law Olmsted Senior was one of America's foremost artists and a founder of the profession of landscape architecture in the U.S. This the first volume of his papers was published on the centennial of his birth and contains a delightful collection of autobiographical passages relating to his boyhood and travels in rural England and the Southern States. From this account we get an unusually vivid picture of New England village life in the first half of the nineteenth century. Included in the volume is a short paper on American Landscape Gardening in 1857. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1911035812New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1911. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. 264 Pp. Green Ribbed Cloth Embossed In Yellow And Black. Light Wear Bright And Clean No Fading Or Marks. Hinges Partly Cracked Front Hinge With Narrow Tape Reinforcement Along Gutter. Per Wikipedia Frederick Townsend Martin 1849 - 1914 Was An American Writer Advocate For The Poor And An Acknowledged Leader Of Society In New York. He Was Referred To As A "Millionaire With A Mission". Martin Was Born In Albany New York On December 6 1849 To Henry Hull Martin 1809-1886 And Anna Townsend 1815-1866. His Maternal Grandfather Was Solomon Townsend A Prominent Merchant In Albany And His Siblings Were Henry Townsend Martin D. 1915 Bradley Martin 1841-1913 A Prominent Book Collector Who Married Cornelia Sherman Howard Townsend Martin And Alice Townsend. His Niece Bradley's Daughter Cornelia Martin 1877-1961 Married William Craven 4Th Earl Of Craven 1868-1921. He Was Educated At The Albany Boys Academy And Graduated From The Albany Law School In 1872 And Served As A Colonel In The New York National Guard As Judge Advocate. In 1911 He Wrote The Passing Of The Idle Rich. In That Book Martin Commenting On The Power Of American Plutocrats To Influence The Political And Economic Status Quo Of The Nation Wrote: "It Matters Not One Iota What Political Party Is In Power Or What President Holds The Reins Of Office. We Are Not Politicians Or Public Thinkers; We Are The Rich; We Own America; We Got It God Knows How But We Intend To Keep It If We Can By Throwing All The Tremendous Weight Of Our Support Our Influence Our Money Our Political Connections Our Purchased Senators Our Hungry Congressmen Our Public-Speaking Demagogues Into The Scale Against Any Legislature Any Political Platform Any Presidential Campaign That Threatens The Integrity Of Our Estate." Martin's Writings Often Criticized The Extravagances Of The Indolent Or Newly Rich Members Of American Society And Preached That ".Where Idleness And Extravagance Creep In Decay Begins. Nations As Well As Individuals Have To Be Reminded Of The Dangers Of These Evils And They Must Be Faced". Martin Would Travel To The Bowery Mission In New York City To Visit With The Homeless. He Also Hosted An Annual Christmas Dinner For The Homeless On The Lower East Side. Martin Received A Large Sum Of Money On The Death Of His Brother Bradley Martin. Martin Was Referred To As A Successor To Ward Mcallister And Harry Lehr As The Leader Of Society In New York. Just Prior To His Death In 1914 He Bought A 10-Year Lease Of 6 Cumberland Place From Gowdy To Install An Art Collection Bequeathed To Him By His "Intimate Friend" Henry Sands. It Was Sands Intention That Both Of Their Collections Be Kept Together And Housed In London. After His Death His Collection Went To The Metropolitan Museum Of Art In New York. Martin Was A Director Of The Metropolitan Trust Company And Was A Member Of A Number Of Social Clubs Including The Metropolitan Club Knickerbocker Club And Aero Club In New York The Marlborough Club St James's Club Bachelors Club And Wellington Club Of London The Travelers Club Automobile Club And Polo Club Of Paris And The Country Club Of Puteaux France. <br/> <br/> Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
193333595New York NY U.S.A.: Columbia University / Wildenstein. As New. 1933. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Thirty-third series NO. 50 issued September 9 1933 -- with a bonus offer--; . Columbia University / Wildenstein paperback
197363252Kunsthalle. As New. 1973. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in German. 103 pp. With 52 ills. 21 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . Kunsthalle paperback
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