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013006Raleigh: Council of State State of North Carolina 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ocatvo. 788pp. index. Portrait of Gardner on frontispiece. Several pages in middle of book have their corners bent. Boards have light age wear. Very Good. Raleigh: Council of State, State of North Carolina, 1937 unknown books
1995223470London: Cassell 1995. Paperback. vii 184p. index very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Benjamin Britten Bessie Smith Pet Shop Boys Madonna et al. Cassell paperback books
6624RICHARDSON A.E. and C. Lovett Gill. REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND. London: Benn 1924. 4to. Cloth. xx 185 3 pages including plates illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with many photographic plates and line drawings. Includes a two page list of subscribers. unknown books
19241322927London: Ernest Benn 1924. Hardcover. Quarto; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine red with gold print; Boards in red cloth mitred edges tattering to spine caps and corners stains on rear shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf and name stamp on front pastedown mild tanning to endpapers spotting to top edge intermittent spine breaks; xx 188 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w. 1322927. FP New Rockville Stock. Ernest Benn hardcover books
184227245.2Boston: William Cosby and Company 1842. 1st separate appearance BAL 8735n; Gimbel B112; Kitton 1; Tilton p. 560. Original buff printed wrappers. Custom red cloth chemise with leather title label to spine. Period pos 2. Faint tide lines to text upper margin. A respectable VG copy. Case - VG with two bookplates 'Frank Maier' & 'Thomas Wallace'. 2 66 pp. Dickens' speech recorded on pp. 10 - 15. Holmes' 'Song' p. 33. 12mo. 6-5/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>This dinner was sponsored by a committee of 'Young Men of Boston' who had extended their invitation to the also young but already famous author before he left England. The dinner was held in Papanti's Hall with Josiah Quincy Jr as Chair who was ably assisted by Oliver Wendell Holmes & Nathan Hale Jr; the young James T. Fields was a guest. Also in attendance was "Josiah Quincy Sr the president of Harvard Washington Allston the poet & artist; George Bancroft the Historian & Richard Henry Dana Jr. . Letters were read from Prescott Washington Irving William Ellery Channing Judge Story and others regretting their inability to be there." In his remarks Dickens introduced the subject of International Copyright a topic dear to his heart if not those in attendance. This was one of the first salvos in a battle that was to rage for decades and the local papers were not slow to respond saying Dickens' remarks were in bad taste for a social gathering & charged him with creating a "huge dissonance". Evidently the future prominent Boston publisher Mr Fields thought Nevermind with respect to the copyright issue for he is known to have written shortly thereafter "Was there ever such a night before in our staid city" and he would later become a staunch friend to and publisher of the 'Inimitable'. cf. Johnson. DICKENS pp. 374-376. After the dinner Dickens wrote Forster "It was a most superb affair and the speaking admirable." Per Fielding Dickens "left Boston on 5 February with happier memories of his visit there than of anywhere else in America when four months later he returned to England." Fielding. SPEECHES Of DICKENS. p. 22. Scarce. Only 2 cc at auction in the past 25 years the last being 1998. This only the second copy we've ever been able to offer in the 20 years we've been handling Dickens material. William Cosby and Company hardcover books
1842317198Boston: William Crosby and Company 1842. First edition. 66 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed biscuit wrappers. Some light spotting to edges faintest soiling to wrappers. Fine copy in black morocco-backed slipcase and cloth wrapper. First edition. 66 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "It is not easy for a man to speak of his own books. I dare say that few persons have been more interested in mine than I ."<br/>An account of this dinner celebrating Dickens' appearance in New York by two reporters from The Morning Post. Dickens's speech on the occasion is given on pp. 10-15. Gimbel B112. Provenance: book label of Frederick Spiegelberg his sale Anderson Galleries 3-4 November 1937 William Crosby and Company unknown books
1842WRCLIT67037Boston: William Crosby and Company 1842. 66pp. 12mo. Gilt calf and marbled boards a.e.g. Binding worn and boards neatly detached internally very good bound without wrappers. First edition Dickens's speech on the occasion appears on pp. 10-15 in company with the toasts greetings or messages by the Danas both elder and younger Holmes and many others. Uncommon. BAL 4437 633 8735n etc. ECKEL p.233. GIMBEL B112. WILSON II:480. CURRIER & TILTON p.560. William Crosby and Company hardcover books
1964147691Charlotte NC: the Church 1964. 24p 6.5x9.5 inches photographs in text staples rusted else very good in printed white stapled wraps. On internal church affairs. the Church unknown books
1984249720Bakersville NC: RFD 1984. Magazine. 64p. 8.25x10.5 inches poetry editorials photos art fair magazine in stapled pictorial white wraps with heavy toning and wear splits at spinefold. Rustic Fairy Dreams aka Radical Faerie Digest. RFD unknown books
1968189614Australian War Memorial 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2 Volume set. Both dust jackets are wrapped- both jackets have minor wear. Both have dark blue cloth boards. Both are clean with good bindings. Volume 1 has a small personal stamp on the front free endpaper- neither volume has any other marks or notations. Australian War Memorial hardcover books
19851326209Canberra: The Australian War Memorial 1985. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 689; G/G; beige tan spine with burgundy and blue text; dust jacket has some soiling to exterior; minor dings to edges; lightly sunned spine; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight smudges to exterior edges; light foxing to exterior head edge; interior clean; illustrated;. 1326209. FP New Rockville Stock. The Australian War Memorial hardcover books
1956047635Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1956. 284p. b/w illus. chipped dj. University of Illinois Press unknown books
194041279London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1940. First Edition. Small octavo 20cm.; publisher's cloth in grey dust jacket printed in red red topstain; 197pp.; frontispiece full-page illus. throughout. Light wear to jacket extremities brief archival tape repair to spine crown verso not visible to exterior spine a hint toned else Very Good and sound. GILL 45. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd unknown books
1923WRCLIT57677Ditchling Sussex: Saint Dominic's Press 1923. Pictorial linen. First collective edition of these two essays with revisions. Printed in Caslon Old Face type on Batchelor handmade paper. Binding slightly bowed and smudged otherwise a very good copy. GILL 10. Saint Dominic's Press unknown books
19179177Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1917. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. printed brown wrappers. Near fine. Gill Eric. 24 pages. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Number 21 of St. Dominic's Press Publications. The essay originally appeared in THE HIGHWAY June 1917 No. 70. Printed from Caslon O.F. on hand-made paper. Limited edition one of 400. GILL 5. Crisp bright copy. Douglas Pepler unknown books
192315647Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1923. Hardcover. Orig. beige linen cloth lettered in black. Near fine. Gill Eric. 41pages. 17 x 13 cm. The first edition entitled simply "Sculpture An Essay" published 1918 no. 21 of St. Dominic's Press publications. This edition in book form with considerable additions and alterations a Preface and three wood engravings by Gill. GILL 10. "This book comprises two esays previously published separately." TAYLOR & SEWELL A112. Printed on Batchelor hand-made paper very bright and clean Gill front cover illustration replicates that of the title page. Douglas Pepler hardcover books
193217083234London: Printed by Hague & Gill Published by Sheed & Ward 1932. Limited Edition. Sewn binding. Near fine. Gill Eric. One of 500 copies duodecimo size 22 pp. inscribed by Eric Gill. This volume is a presentation copy with a nice association to Eric Gill's 1882-1940 sculptural work; here Gill articulates the purpose and artistry of sculpture of function as opposed to aesthetic appeal. <br/><br/>Inscribed on the front wrap near the author's printed name "To Edward Maufe Sept. 1932 from &" "by Eric Gill" printed and signed "ECG" in green ink to the last page of text. Sir Edward Brantwood Maufe 1882-1974 was a friend sometime collaborator and longtime patron of Gill. A renowned architect particularly esteemed for his work on places of worship and memorials in 1932 Maufe won a competition to design Guildford Cathedral; Gill's sculpture "St John the Baptist" resides above the cathedral's south door. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Pamphlet-stitched yellow wrappers printed in red and black with a wood engraving by Gill "Flames for Tree and Dog" P733a to rear wrapper frontispiece wood engraving by Gill "Artist and Mirror II" P837; duodecimo 6.75" by 4" pagination: 1-20 21-22.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Very good plus with clean wraps overall without edge wear but for slight creasing at the corners of the wraps the binding is tight the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; light toning to the wrappers and slight foxing to the page block. <br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill no. 23. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Printed by Hague & Gill, Published by Sheed & Ward unknown books
1920D7568Ditchling Sussex: Saint Dominic's Press n.d. c. 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Buckram lettered and illustrated in black on upper board; 12mo; pp. 41. Buckram a little foxed; spine tips and corners very gently rubbed. A nice copy. <br/><br/> Saint Dominic's Press hardcover books
19187029Ditchling: Douglas Pepler 1918. First Edition. Slim octavo; buff printed wrappers; 21pp 4pp publisher's ads. Covers trimmed short see note below; mild wear and creasing to wrapper edges still Very Good or better. Apparently a mixed issue: covers are Gill's third variant without the crossed-out price but title page rules and pagination p.5 conform to the earlier state. Since the wrappers on our copy are undersized by about 1/4" it seems plausible that this copy may have been made up using a remainder of the earliest state of the text with the later issue wrappers. Scarce Gill item; GILL Bibliography 5. Douglas Pepler unknown books
2004UGILSEN00NJSPCK 2004. Very Good. Gill Robin. Sense of Grace. London: SPCK 2004. 117pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities. SPCK paperback books
1989142617Upton Wirral Cheshire: The Aylesford Press 1989. Octavo quarter cloth and marbled boards. First edition. Limited to 400 numbered copies this being part of the unsigned hardbound trade issue. Gill's 1939 essay is prefaced by a foreword by Brocard Sewell and an introduction by Roger Smith. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #142617 The Aylesford Press unknown books
2000204077Denver: Gill Foundation 2000. 32p. 8x12 inches financial reports news plans staff grants endnotes graphs and figures tables photos very good report in colorful glossy stapled orange wraps. Gill Foundation unknown books
31978GILL Guela. Signed Photograph. An 8- by 10-inch black-and-white publicity photograph head-shot issued by Columbia Elektra Records. Signed by Gill. $25.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
1878317555London: John Murray 1878. With a Map. liv 285pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters modern brown polished calf and marbled boards red leather title label. Fine. With a Map. liv 285pp. 8vo. Life on Ascension Island with her husband Scottish Astronomer David Gill to measure the solar parallax-the distance between the Earth and the Sun-by observing Mars which was then the closest to Earth than it had been for a century. John Murray unknown books
1880401565London: John Murray 1880. Second edition inscribed by David Gill. Hinges split; top corner of front free endpaper wanting—despite these faults still a nice copy. 8vo. liv 285 pp. with 32 pp. of ads dated September 1888 bound in at rear. Frontispiece map and with tables and figures in the text.Publisher's brown cloth stamped in black and in gilt. Inscribed by David Gill on half-title: "To Annie Maclear/with best wishes/from David Gill/1890 Nov 18". Four-page manuscript poem "In Memoriam" pinned to front free endpaper. An account of Isobel Sarah Black Gill's 1848-1919 life on Ascension Island with her husband Scottish astronomer Sir David Gill 1843-1914. The purpose of this 1877 expedition was to measure the solar parallax-the distance between the Earth and the Sun-by observing Mars which was then the closest to Earth than it had been for a century. In his introduction to his wife's book he details the various historical attempts at this same endeavor. Among his many achievements David Gill was a pioneer in the field of astrophotography he photographed the Great Comet of 1882 and he served as the director of Lord Lindsay's later 26th Earl of Crawford private observatory. Also the Carte du Ciel project-an international effort to catalogue and map the stars-was continued largely due to Gill's support. His expedition to Ascension Island was partially funded by the Royal Astronomical Society where he later served as president from 1909-1911. Despite Isobel's claim that the book is an "unscientific account" in Chapter I she wrote a very knowledgeable description of her husband's work which relied upon objects such as knitting needles and lengths of fabric to explain the measuring of astronomical distances and angles. David Gill was once asked if his wife knew anything about astronomy to which he replied "Not a word thank God!" Inscribed to Annie Maclear 1868-1945 the granddaughter of Sir Thomas Maclear 1794-1879 an Irish astronomer known for his work recalculating the dimensions of the Earth and also a friend of David Livingstone. Both Maclear and Gill spent much of their careers in South Africa and both served as Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope from 1833-1870 and 1879-1907 respectively. When they first moved to Ascension Island Annie Maclear was one of the Gills' first visitors and became a dear friend. On December 28 1890 in Cape Town South Africa Annie married Harold Jacoby 1865-1932 an American astronomer and an assistant of Gill's. This book was perhaps an engagement or wedding gift as the inscription is dated a month before the wedding. Laid in is a fair copy of a lengthy poem in honor of Maclear entitled "In Memoriam" "Died at Mowbray on the 14th July 1879. Sir Thomas Maclear late H. M. Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope in his 86th year." that is signed by Gill although her name appears to be misspelled "Isabel". The poem appears to be unique as we can find no mention or trace of it and to our knowledge it remains unpublished. A footnote explains that Maclear was totally blind in his last years and the poem ends appropriately with the lines "The weary eyes that rested here/Preparing for a purer light/Have opened far beyond the stars/And endless day succeeds the night." In a letter to the English mathematician and astronomer Sir George Airy notifying him of Thomas Maclear's death David Gill wrote that though he had only met him a few times he was deeply impressed by Maclear's work and hoped to "produce much valuable metal from the ore which Maclear has collected.". <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
