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16794Without place or date but after the demise of the 'New Witness' in 1923 and before G. K. Chesterton's death in 1936. 3pp. 4to. In fair condition on aged worn and browned paper. Ada Chesterton worked with her brother-in-law while assistant editor of the 'New Witness'. Her admiration for his talents was fully reciprocated G. K. Chesterton describing his sister-in-law as 'brilliant'. It begins: 'Very much has been written and said of G. K. C. the poet the pamphleteer the genius of paradox who holds the attention of his listeners by his dazzling sleight of words. I am going to write of him from a different angle - G. K. C. the journalist as he is known and gauged in Fleet Street. There is held generally speaking a most mistaken view of that same Fleet Street which is for the most part regarded as the mere receptacle for the Capitalist press: the place where mis-statements by the million are issued from a rapidly revolving hoe and distributed broadcast.' She proceeds to describe 'another side of Fleet Street' 'an informal tribunal where men are tried for offences never mentioned in the public press' a place where arrogance is 'a sin'. It is here that there is 'no greater idol' than Chesterton 'a supreme journalist' who 'can write anywhere and anywhen on anything'. She recounts an anecdote regarding an incident involving a 'distinguished literary critic' and Chesterton 'during the life of the New Witness'. She concludes by stating that having 'worked with him in difficult and troublous circumstances' she feels that Chesterton proves 'his title to genius more in his capacity for turning the commonplace of existence into the pure gold of fine thought'. It is unknown whether the piece was published. Without place or date, but after the demise of the 'New Witness' in 1923, and before G. K. Chesterton's death in 1936. unknown
19516pjheDagbreek-Boekhandel Edms Bpk 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Afrikaans text. A gift inscriptions was written by the previous owner. Frontispiece. Publication of 395 pages. There is gilt to the spine and the front of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. The cloth on the spine of the book is slightly frayed. Internally the pages are bright and clear. The binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Dagbreek-Boekhandel (Edms) Bpk hardcover
19515rfDagbreek-Boekhandel 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Afrikaans text. shelf wear on boards. foxing and marks. a few stamps and sticker residue. binding is intact and all text clear and visible. SK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Dagbreek-Boekhandel hardcover
2011259917Phoenix: WriteBrain Prods 2011. Magazine. 56p. includes covers 8.25x10.75 inches articles opinion reviews interviews events photos ads services and resources very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on The Grand Canyon Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. AlsoLatinos Unidos Contra el SIDA. LGBTQ entertainment guide to AZ. WriteBrain Prods unknown books
6 pages. Above-average wear. Few taped repairs. Coverfold hand-stitched. A worthy working copy. Sheet music
19864835Oxford UK: Orchard Books 1986. Octavo pale tan printed wrappers xii 174 pp. frontispiece one black-and-white illustration eight appendices included. Top left corner of back cover slightly bumped tail end of text box lightly spotted otherwise a fine copy. First edition signed by the author. An account of the history of T. E. Lawrence's masterpiece Seven Pillars of Wisdom as well as an examination and record of the visual aspects of the book itself. In addition to the writing Lawrence put an enormous amount of effort into the production of his work in order to realise his own ideas of printing perfection. Thompson analyses Lawrence's design in great detail and includes descriptions of the images the work contains. O'Brien E404. Orchard Books unknown
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 124, [4] p., color ills. 'Olaganüstü Hal Bölge' raporu - 1990: Insan Haklari Dernegi Diyarbakir, Siirt, Van, Sanliurfa, Tunceli, Gaziantep, Malatya, Batman ve Bingöl subeleri. Report of emergency area, 1990. Report of Human Rights Association in East Anatolia.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Turkish. 12, [24] p. 'Osmanli mimarliginda batililasma dönemi ve Balyan Ailesi' adli kitap ve gerçekler.
8vo., [Second Edition?], with coloured frontispiece, title in red and black and 3 coloured plates; publisher's splendid pictorial binding of ribbed green cloth blocked in gilt and colours, pictorial back gilt, bevelled boards, green endpapers, lower hinge starting (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. Avery's popular tale of school life was first published in 1906. In this edition, probably the second, E.H. Shepard adds characteristic verve to the illustrations. Scarce in this condition.
13980Printed prospectus dated Edinburgh 14 July 1847. Circular letter from Committee Rooms Cranston's Temperance Coffee House High St Edinburgh; 1 August 1844. Accounts at 12 August 1844. Surprisingly little appears to have been written about the public baths at 12 Nicolson Square Edinburgh; with no references to it on the Scottish Archives Network. There is however an informative reference to the subject in Francis H. Groome's 'Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland' 1884: 'Good public baths of various kinds and various extent for the upper and the middle classes are in several parts both of the city and its environs. Public baths for the working classes were long a desideratum though earnestly desired by many of the working classes themselves. A proposal to establish them by subscription was at length spiritedly begun in 1844 but somewhat flaggingly carried out. The chief suite of them was fitted up in a tenement purchased for the purpose in Nicolson Square. They cost upwards of £1000 beyond the amount of the subscriptions paid in or obtainable; passed under the immediate management of persons who became bound for the extra sum; and were so well constructed and so much appreciated that nothing but the debt upon them prevented the immediate extending and cheapening of baths for working men.' ITEM ONE. Printed prospectus headed 'PUBLIC BATHS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES.' Signed in type by 'D. McLAREN' and 'WM. JOHNSTON'. Dated 'Edinburgh 14th July 1847.' 1p. 4to. Begins: 'SIR AT a Meeting of the Association for the establishment of BATHS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES held in the Council Chambers on the 6th. inst. - the Right Hon. Lord Dunfermline in the Chair - a Report was laid before the Meeting giving a statement of the whole proceedings of the Association together with a detailed account of the total receipts and expenditure. It appeared from these documents that the PUBLIC BATHS ARE NOW COMPLETED and ready for being opened in Nicolson square one of the most central situations in town for those who are expected to use them. There are Fourteen Baths on the Lowest Floor and Back Area for which the charge of Fourpence is proposed to be made including Hot Baths; Five on the Street Floor fitted up in a superior manner for which Sixpence will be charged; and Five on the Upper Floor having accommodation equal to any in town for which a Shilling will be charged. From this class it is expected a profit will be derived so as with the others to make the whole Establishment self-supporting if opened free from the incumbrance of debt. last eight words in italics With reference to the Expenditure and Receipts it appeared that the whole outlay in reference to and including the original purchase-money of the property had been £2585 8s. 5d. of which £1645 0s. 10d. have been paid thus leaving a deficiency of £940 7s. 7d.' An appeal for subscriptions is made and the name of members who have 'agreed to double their subscriptions' is given including Bishop Gillis. Eight parties receiving subscriptions are named from 'MESSRS WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS 45 George Street' to 'MR THOMAS IRELAND 4 Hunter Square General Collector to the Baths Fund.' It is stressed that the matter is 'peculiarly important at the present period when the promotion of habits of personal cleanliness may be instrumental in preventing the spreading of contagious disease which prevails to such a great extent in this City.' Similar items concerning meeting at the Hopetoun Rooms and Music Hall are listed on COPAC but this item is not to be found either on COPAC or WorldCat. ITEM TWO: Secretarial Letter signed by Charles Gardner Secretary of 'the Committee appointed for establishing working Men's Baths in Edinburgh' to the Directors of the Bank of Scotland. Committee Rooms Cranston's Temperance Coffee House High Street Edinburgh. 1 August 1844. 3pp. 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged and worn paper with a closed tear repaired with archival tape. Giving 'a brief statement of our present case' beginning: 'By subscriptions among the working men themselves we have now collected somewhat more than a thousand pounds. The Sum of two thousand is required for the proper construction of the Baths and a large portion of this Sum we expect to obtain in the course of a few months by collections now going on among the operatives and further Subscriptions from among the middle and upper classes. It has occurred to several gentlemen who take an interest in the proposed Baths that we might allowably make an Appeal to the Banks and other great establishments in Edinburgh trusting that they might be disposed to regard the object as one justifying an exercise in their liberality.' The 'establishment of Baths is an idea originating amongst the working men themselves and which they have much at heart and promises to add much to their health and comfort'. It will also assist 'the moral improvement of the humbler classes of society' and it is 'also very clear that when the health of the humbler inhabitants of a large City is improved the benefit is reflected upon the superior classes both in preserving their own health and in reducing the burdens to which they are subject from all causes which promote indigence. This view of course bears in an especial manner upon the Banks and Public offices'. The working classes 'are in a manner compelled to ask aid from their more amply endowed brethren trusting that the kindly charities which exist among the different classes of Society in <> will hear them out in the attempt'. THREE: Manuscript titled 'State of the Funds belonging to the Association for the erection of Baths for the Working classes as at 12th August 1844.' 3pp. 4to. Bifolium. Good on aged paper with similar closed tear to that of Item Two and repaired in the same way. Lists '1. Higher Class Subscriptions' including £100 from 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert'. This is followed by '2. Middle Class Subscriptions' and '3. Trades' followed by 'Note -. Many of the Trades have subscribed considerable sums particularly the Cabinet Makers & who contributed to 36 the average subscription of the operatives is a days wage for each man'. Followed by 'Remarks' of 33 lines. 'The use of the Bath they conceive is pregnant with the most beneficial results to this class by cleaning the skin and imparting a new tone the nerves are invigorated a desire for improvement springs up and the nurseries of disease in which so many operatives reside are by a natural consequence wholesome and healthful abodes . filthy habits aer the parents of crime . The working man would submit that they are not proceeding too far when they say that it is in the interest of the public establishments to patronize a Scheme which carries such important benefits to all classes of the community'. Printed prospectus dated Edinburgh, 14 July 1847. Circular letter from Committee Rooms, Cranston's Temperance Coffee House, High unknown
1981346589.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1995282487PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
Broadsheet, First Edition; original wrappers printed in orange and black, wire-stitched as issued, uncut, a remarkably bright, clean crisp copy. Waugh replies to the critics of 'Love Among the Ruins' on pp.23-4. Other contributors John Arlott and Sean O'Faolain. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1872355490724164London 1872. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Horace Cox 1872. First UK Edition. Publisher's original blue cloth blind-stamped cloth gilt. Yellow end-papers. The half-title often found missing is present in this copy. A small piece missing from the top right-hand corner of the front free end-paper. Small W H Smith embossment to the front free end-paper. Front hinge starting. Softening and surface loss to the spine tips. Marks to the boards in places. A good copy missing its rear free end-paper. Wood-engraved illustrations in text 8pp. advertisements at end. Quite uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
19371305822Amsterdam, Meulenhoff, 1937. 4to. 344 S., 88 Abb. auf Tafeln, 1 gefaltete Karte. OHlwd (Einbd etwas fleckig u. gering bestoßen, vorderes Außengelenk 4 cm aufgeplatzt, etwas stockfleckig).
2565524 February 1836. A document of some historical significance. The context of is described in Chalmers' entry in the Oxford DNB: 'In 1835 the whig government of Viscount Melbourne appointed a royal commission of inquiry to investigate church accommodation in Scotland but the commission moved slowly about its work and angered Chalmers and the church extensionists by what they perceived as stalling methods and a bias towards the dissenters.' Lister's entry explains his involvement stating that on 19 July 1835 'he was one of those commissioned to investigate the opportunities for religious worship and the means of religious instruction in Scotland.' From the papers of Lister's wife the future Lady Theresa Lewis 1803-1865. 4pp 12mo. Forty-five lines. On bifolium. In good condition lightly aged. Folded for postage. Signed ‘Thos Chalmers. / With Dr Chalmers most respectful acknowledgments to Mr Lister.’ Dated in pencil by Lister ‘Feb 24. 1836.’ Chalmers dives straight in without a salutation: ‘1. It is most desired that an interim report on the Statistics of those localities for which New Churches are now in preparation and their claims to an endowment - should be completed as soon as possible.’ In the second point Chalmers states ‘That an endowment should in every instance be accompanied by the enactment of a low rent rent and a district be assigned to the place of worship with a preference to its sittings in favour of the people who reside in that district.’ The third and last point covers two pages of close text. It goes into greater detail about ‘a low-rent rent and a territorial district’ with respect to ‘dissenting ministers’ ‘established church’ ‘Legislature’ and ‘meeting-houses’. [24 February 1836.] unknown
1924026598Saltaire Yorkshire: The Scott Motor Cycle Company Ltd 1924. Finger marks to a small number of pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. Mainly clean tight pages with soiled boards and page edges. 36pp. Very well illustrated spare parts catalogue for the Scott Motor Cycles including some detailed technical drawings of gears hubs brakes and engine. Tucked in is a leaflet from Ward Motors describing the rear brake for Scott Mototcycles of pre-1924 pattern. Extremely scarce. We do not use stock photos the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Soft Cover. Good -. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. The Scott Motor Cycle Company Ltd Paperback
19544108London Magazine 1954. 8vo. original printed wrappers neat signature on front cover else a very good clean copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. London Magazine, unknown
8vo., First Edition, partially interleaved copy; blue-green cloth, decorative endpapers, upper board blocked in gilt, neatly rebacked with new endpapers to style, a very good, clean copy. With a nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down. Extensively and substantially enhanced by the addition of some twenty interleaves, heavily and neatly annotated in MS in a neat, scholarly and skilful hand, and including numerous full-page pedigrees, armorials and bearings, together with similarly extensive marginal and textual annotations of many printed pages. To the best of our knowledge there exists no dedicated published history of the Angier family. A UNIQUE RESOURCE AND A RARE SURVIVAL.
182 pages. A book of lively anecdotes of the Klondike and Alaska told by a beloved writer who was part of the great Gold Rush and who stayed in the North until he died. You'll enjoy strolling with a Klondike newsman vicariously through the scenes he saw and vastly appreciated. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear and large repaired tears to back of dust jacket. Nice copy overall. Book
2003Q-0810945924Harry N. Abrams 2003-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harry N. Abrams hardcover
New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 373 p., ills. 'Terra Sigililata' and 'Late Roman Ware' groups of ceramics. 'Terra Sigililata' ve 'Late Roman Ware' seramik gruplari.
190114312The Sphere 1901. Sm. folio First Edition with very numerous fine photographs and illustrations one double-page and many full-page in the text two leaves with long closed tears neat contemporary inscription on front wrapper; original pictorial wrappers lower wrapper in red and black wire-stitched as issued a bright clean copy. The three separately printed Supplements sometimes found laid-in are not present with this copy. A splendid contemporary record and a rare survival. The Sphere, unknown
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 26 plates on 14, 5 illustrations and maps in the text, and endpaper diagrams; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in worn and frayed dustwrapper. Well-written investigative account, by an established team, of the dramatic story of THETIS, lost on trials in Liverpool Bay in 1939 with the loss of ninety-nine lives. She was salved, renamed THUNDERBOLT, and served with distinction in the Mediterranean until her final loss with all hands in 1943. Increasingly elusive in this condition. Enser, p.419; Law, 1139.
18004Bath Somerset. 4 April 1769. 1p. 8vo. roughly 27.5 x 18.5 cm. On a piece of watermarked laid paper. The present item is the original handbill reproduced on pp.41-44 of 'The Bath Contest: Being a Collection of all the Papers Advertisements &c. Published Before and Since The Death of Mr. Derrick By the Candidates For the Office of Master of Ceremonies And their Friends Digested in Regular Order' Bath: Archer and Cruttwell 1769. It is scarce: no other copy being traced either on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC. A frail survival on aged worn and creased paper with loss at head and to left-hand margin. It has lost the top line of the two-line heading consisting of 'To the Ladies and Gentlemen who are yet uninflu-'. The only other part of the text lacking is the number 4 of the day of the month in the bottom left-hand corner leaving 'th April 1769.' The initial paragraph is addressed to 'Ladies and Gentlemen' and this is followed by one addressed to 'Ladies' with the last four paragraphs addressed to 'Gentlemen'. The document begins: 'Ladies and Gentlemen Your Interests are united by the strong Hand of Nature. She hath given to both Sexes those Powers which equally promote each other's Happiness.' It concludes: 'What a Scene for your Sex to appear in Your Absence may shame them into Temper. A Room full of Men! What a ridiculous Sight! What Wretches should we be without You.' Note: Captain William Wade was appointed MC in 1769 -1777. [ Bath, Somerset. ] [4] April 1769. unknown
