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Revised edition. Good pbk. Covers soiled and frayed. Page edges browned. 18704. eng
192 pages, index to speakers, foxing to covers, page edges tanned. eng
London, Whittaker & Co., 1859, in-24, cartoncino editoriale, titolo oro al piatto ant., tagli dorati, pp. 213, (2). Minima mancanza al dorso.
492 pages. Moderate external soiling and wear. Binding tight and square. Bit of writing to top edge of text. A sound copy. Book
Sutton Publishing Limited, 1998, in-8, br. edit. illustrata a colori, pp. L, 365, [1]. Stato di nuovo.
8vo., Third Impression, with frontispiece and plates; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. First published in 1957, this is the fullest exegesis to date of Chaucer's famous allegory.
40 pages. Features: The Waning Reign in Spain - Generalisimo Francisco Franco - article with photos; Howard Cosell - The Man They Love to Hate - article with photos and one-page caricature; The Price of Purity - Fat cats are fading but special interest groups are spending more and more on political contributions; Cocaine - The Champion of Drugs; Recipe for the Ultimate Cheesecake; Photos of fashion for kids; Parliament cigarette ad on back cover features French Impressionist August Tonne; and more. Average wear. Faint library stamp on each cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
xi + 373pp., original softcover, 25cm., some foxing on edges, VG
London, MacMillan, 1946, in-8, tela editoriale, titolo oro, pp. X, 475. Con 8 illustrazioni in b.n. f.t. ed un fac-simile.
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured, Sunk and Refloated, with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia", wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales, with King Victor, at the Italian front, visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette, retaken by the French, and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal, attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes, from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs (a smoke-screen); Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue, hear, steady their hand, steady their pulse, etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. Book
Features/Photos: 1 page colour ad for the BMC Riley; The state opening of Parliament; The recommissioned H.M.S. Eagle; Leicester Traffic Plan; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 999- 1042. Features: Cover photo of destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire; Photo of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments financier, with his wife; Page of photos of Italy's naval review for Adm. Horthy; Book review of "Walkabout", by Lord Moyne; Page of photos of New Guinea's strange customs and creatures; 10 photos of naval vessels controlled by Gen. Franco and by the Spanish government; One-page pictorial map of Barcelona, with its harbour and buildings, and an inset map showing the position of the safety zone for foreign and neutral ships; Three pages of photos of the highest peak ever climbed, 25,660 foot Nanda Devi, and climbers upon her; Photos of Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell with Grey Owl and his wife; Photos of Crystal Palace before and after the tragic fire; Lovely colour centrefold painting of the town of Paarl, South Africa, by Montague B. Black; Charming one page colour ad for McVitie & Price's Christmas specialties - biscuits and sweets; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Edwin Deller, Capt. E. C. Cobb, J. T. Christie, R. Gibson, Adm. Sir Reginald Tupper, H. L. French, Carl von Ossietzky, Maj. J. W. B. Tindall, Emil Stickling, the Duke of Kent, Adm. Horthy, and King Victor Emmanuel; Photo of Von Ribbentrop and Viscount Mushakoyi signing German- Japanese Pact in Berlin; Photo of Italian subs under construction; Photo of Stalin introducing new Soviet Constitution; Photo of the Tori Khel tribe handing over rifles to a British agent; Photo of the opening of Egypt's parliament under the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty; One page Harrods ad features practical clothing items; Four illustrated pages of suggested Christmas gifts; Full-page Egyptian travel ad; Half-page German travel ad; Half-page Bentley sports car ad; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound a vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 233-268. Features: Cover photo portrait of Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium; The Abdication of Belgium's King Leopold - dramatic photos - scenes and personalities; Ottawa pays its last tribute to Mr. Mackenzie King - photo of his funeral cortege leaving Parliament Hill ;Opening of the luxurious new Ocean Terminal at Southampton; photos of amazing mechanical elephant invented by Mr. Frank Stuart; Numerous photos of Korean life and military happenings in that country; Two pages of personalites of the day, including General Macarthur in Korea; Two-page aerial photo of crowded Zoological Society's Gardens in regent' Park; Russia Rebuffed at UN; Photos from the newly discovered Grotto of Levanzo; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Huntley & Palmer's Biscuits; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
42 pages. Features include: The new Wolverhampton; Women in Parliament; Guide to Christmas Gifts; Glory of Gothic; Australia's Secret Voter; Israel's Ascendant Hawks; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Magazine
Features/Photos: Last photo of Adlai Stevenson/his farewell and review; State visit by President Frei of Chile; New plan for Whitehall and Parliament Square; Greek vessel Nymfea grounds near Beachy Head; Mr. Cousins and the Cabinet; Mars from only 9000 miles; Alpine Celebrations for Matterhorn; Dame Laura Knight looks back over 88 years; Syon House welcomes a new garden centre; New discoveries in Carian Iasos; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Very clear gilt embossed crowns to front cover and lettering to spine. All page edges uncut. 281pp.
243 pages. Index. Bibliography. Reprodutions of archival black and white photos. "Draws together, for the first time in one volume, all the many threads with which the history of Hansard has been woven." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Cover portrait of Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who has entered the Cabinet as Minister of Blockade and Contraband. Feature: The Clash of Teutonic and Anglo-Celtic Interests in the United States. The Germanic Conspiracy against the United States. Photos re: German Lieutenant Robert Fay, in the U.S. Photos of American munitions factories destroyed in the name of Kaiserism. Photos of a motor convoy transporting $52 million from the Bank of England to Wall Street. Photos of the Royal Flying Corps in training. Portrait photo of Lieut.-General Sir E.H.H. Allenby. Centerfold photos of the U.S. Destroyers Benham and Parker (trailed by immense clouds of black smoke!). Photos of Canada's burning Parliament building - captions says fire was started by German incendiary bombs (if true, this history has been suppressed in Canada). Three photos of Viscount French of Ypres inspecting men of his home command. Covers secured by tape. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
12mo., endpapers damp-marked in margins; contemporary calf reversed, tooled in blind and gilt, leather label gilt, very neatly recased, a very good, crisp, clean copy.
pp. iv, 60, 360. 12mo. Disbound. Old ownerships. A great record of the individuals involved in the official life of England and its Colonies during this momentous period. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 8
383 pages. Index. "One of the indispensable adjuncts of Parliament, and no library, public or private, can be said to be complete without it." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Page 369 loose but present. Relatively modest evidence of moisture exposure to front- board and endpaper. Front hinge starting. A worthy reference copy. Book
The British Constitution Now will fascinate the practising politician, the student of politics, and the general reader who is literally wondering what his country is coming to. 289 pages. Text contains underlining in pencil scattered throughout. Some rubbing and indentations to surface of dust jacket.
Text clean, tight and bright. Spine and cover good, slight fading to jacket spine. Plastic protective covering. Library sticker spine, cover, inside cover. Library stamp inside cover, FEP
Book and jacket in mint unread condition.. 324pp. Surely one of the most colourful characters ever to have graced the Palace of Westminster, Tom Pendry has been a boxer, a bruiser and a scholar, whose political career as an agent, candidate, Labour MP and peer has spanned over sixty years. Full of revealing anecdotes and candid descriptions of colleagues, his memoirs throw new light on successive governments and great, epoch-making events, and are a mixture of light and shade, irreverent wit and deeply serious intent.
Book and jacket in mint unread condition.. 324pp. Surely one of the most colourful characters ever to have graced the Palace of Westminster, Tom Pendry has been a boxer, a bruiser and a scholar, whose political career as an agent, candidate, Labour MP and peer has spanned over sixty years. Full of revealing anecdotes and candid descriptions of colleagues, his memoirs throw new light on successive governments and great, epoch-making events, and are a mixture of light and shade, irreverent wit and deeply serious intent.
