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1981181065Virginia: Time Life 1981. Special Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine in wraps. Time Life unknown
196415103NY: Macmillan 1964. 1st Printing. Cloth. Collectible Good/good. Octavo 307 pages. Black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear. Slightly tanned pages. Jacket encased in a clear protective cover. Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood OM DBE FBA 1910 – 1997 was an English historian who specialized in the history of 17th-century England and continental Europe. Her biographies and narrative histories are said to have provided a clear entertaining middle ground between popular and scholarly works. "A Coffin for King Charles" was also published as "The Trial of Charles I" and later as "A King Condemned: The Trial and Execution of Charles I. Macmillan unknown
1964Embry 190407Macmillan 1964. Later printing. Fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Macmillan, 1964. Later printing. unknown books
196459086New York 1964. hardcover. very good. Illus. 307pp. small 8vo cloth. N.Y. 1964.<br/><br/> unknown books
196437514New York: Macmillan. Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ; 307 p. Illus. facsims. ports. 21 cm. . Macmillan hardcover books
1910232c5572London: The Vincent Music Company Limited 1910. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 194 pages plus advertisements. Bibliography. Phonetic pronouncing vocabulary. List of subscribers. Black and white diagrams. Undated - Circa 1910. Prior owner's details atop first leaf inside front free endpaper. Occasional pencil marks to contents and back endpaper. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound working copy of this unique and valuable reference. The Vincent Music Company, Limited Hardcover
1933C219071London: Collins 1933. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Signed presentation from the author. Octavo. 263pp. Portrait plates. Original black cloth with gilt spine titles. Slight wear to covers spine and gilt somewhat faded slight foxing to fore-edge otherwise very good. No jacket. Includes: Dora Russell Lady Cory Greta Garbo Vicki Baum Dodie Smith Viscountess Rhondda. Collins, hardcover
1933mon0000888301Collins 1933. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Collins 1933 edition. Some minor foxing to pages text clean and bright binding split in places minor shelf wear to cover. Collins hardcover
1908978Y39London: The St. Catherine Press Ltd. 1908. First edition. Cloth. Good. 12" by 8.5". Not Stated . A scarce copy of this extensive history of the Wedgwood family many members of which are linked to the family's prominent pottery firm. The first edition of this scarce volume. In the original cloth binding. A substantial history of the Wedgwood family the name of which is largely connected to the English fine china porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer founded in 1759 by English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece folding map thirty-seven plates and numerous vignettes. Collated complete. This account written by his great-great grandson Josiah C. Wedgwood traces the ancestral history of this name back to its earliest record in 1299 with other members discussed including Richard Wedgwood I of Mow Gilbert Wedgwood and Aaron Wedgwood as well as a chapter on unidentified members. Josiah C. Wedgwood was a British Liberal and Labour politician and prominent single-tax activist. In the original cloth binding. Externally with damp stains to the boards. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots throughout with a higher concentration to pages facing plates. Tide marks affecting the last few leaves. Good The St. Catherine Press Ltd. hardcover
19748895<p>Staffordshire: Unpublished 1974. The medallion comes in its original presentation case and is numbered 732 in a limited edition of only 1000 produced. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Dark blue solid presentation case embossed 'Wedgwood' in gilt with dark blue velvet base internally and cream padded lid which is slightly spotted towards hinge but overall in very good condition. Within sits a pale blue and white Jasperware by Wedgwood oval medallion cameo or plaque of Sir Winston Churchill produced to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of this birth: born 30th November 1874. Measures 11.5 cm high with a raised border of laurel leaves. To the reverse is inscribed 'To commemorate the centenary of the birth of SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 30th November 1874. Number 732 in a limited edition of 1000'. Below is a Wedgwood factory stamp. Included is a small plastic wallet in very good condition containing an authentication certificate signed by the Chairman of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd alongside a small paper advertisement for an additional 5 special items produced by the company to commemorate the centenary. The presentation case and wallet come inside their original brown cardboard box labelled and numbered 732. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1974</p> Unpublished
1926187986New York: Privately printed 1926. Hardcover. VG light smudging small tear to front cover at spine pages are very crisp and clean. Blue paper over boards with light blue title block and black lettering on front cover; 12 unnumbered pages bw frontispiece. "Privately printed for Engineering Foundation." Privately printed hardcover
1938131131694New Haven: Yale University Press / Oxford University Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover lacking dust jacket. Ex-library copy with typical call number marks etc. Yale University Press / Oxford University Press hardcover
193879715H. Milford Oxford University Press 1938-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Retired library reference copy with library markings. Tight binding red cloth no jacket. 254 pages index. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. H. Milford, Oxford University Press hardcover
1946991F55London: Jonathan Cape 1946 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. A bright example of the first UK edition of Elias Canetti's dark and challenging novel about totalitarian ideology in the original dust wrapper. Translated from the original German by C. V. Wedgwood.The first UK edition first impression in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Originally published in German as 'Die Blendung' in 1935 and later banned in Nazi Germany Salman Rushdie viewed the work as representing 'one of the most terrifying literary worlds of the century' with Iris Murdoch praising it as 'savage subtle beautifully mysterious'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with light rubbing to back strip head and tail. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip and a touch age toned to wrap perimeters. Light edgewear to back strip tail with chipping to back strip head and further chip to head of rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Jonathan Cape hardcover
194653966New York: Stein and Day 1946. First Thus. Later Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22cm; black cloth backstrip over orange paper-covered boards titled in gilt on the cover and spine; dustjacket design by Peretz Kaminsky; 464pp.; spotting / dampstain to upper textblock else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped priced $5.95 with faint wear / rubbing mostly to front panel; minor toing to upper flap; Very Good or better.<br/><br/>"Auto-da-fé winner of the Prix International the story of a man to whom boooks mean more than anything else in the world a distinguished scholar whose delicately balanced mind gradually disintegrates." from the dustjacket. Stein and Day unknown books
19641387443New York: Stein and Day 1964. First Edition Thus First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 464 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with tan lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "$5.95." Rubbing with mild chipping and tearing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Foxing to rear inner flap. Mild general shelf wear to boards. Top edge of textblock dyed red. Textblock clean. Shelved under Display Table #2. Reprint of the first American edition originally published by Alfred A. Knopf under as "The Tower of Babel" in 1947. 1387443. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Stein and Day hardcover
1984Q-0374518793Farrar Straus and Giroux 1984-12-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback
1994288915Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 334 p. : ill. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons. Black basaltes. Wedgwood ware. Black basaltes. Wedgwood ware. Wedgwood. Basalt-ware. Faïence de Wedgwood. Black basalt Ceramics. Black basalts Ware. Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club hardcover
1940133214London: Collins 1940s. First and early editions of these works on Britain. Octavo original cloth approximately 125 volumes color and monochrome illustrations. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Collins hardcover
190935103Josiah Wedgwood & Sons 1909. V.g./No Jacket. Paper covers Includes prospectus for a large paper 'library' edition. Little used. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons unknown
1924btmvCassell & Company London 1924. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 832 pages complete. A resolute binder of editions of "Chums" for 1924. A paper for boys with adventure stories school and rugby stories articles on how to make things heroes thrilling true tales. This is sound heavy. It is much worn all about from storage and aging. The edges are worn from handling and storage. The boards are valiant but sound and are effective for emotion and purpose. Within the initial pages have wear. The contents have tanning and foxing from age. However the pages are clear generous vividly conceived energetic. Despite the wear and aging the pages still exude youthfulness and vigour a glint in the eye. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Cassell & Company, London hardcover
198723231Polegate 1987. 177 x 137 mm A fine autograph letter from Cicely Veronica Wedgwood to E. Stanley Jones in pencil dated 5 October 1987 written in blue ink on light blue writing paper with central horizontal fold with additional fold to top edge. In full: 'Whitegate Alciston Polegate BN26 6UN Oct. 5th 1987 Dear Mr Jones Thank you for your letter. I am so glad that you and your wife enjoyed my TV interview. I am very pleased too that you read and like my books. I am enclosing a list of my published books but some of them may now be out of print. I enclose a small photograph but I am afraid it was taken some time ago! If you would care as you suggest to send a small donation to the RSPCC that would be very kind. The address is 1 Riding House Street London W1 - or you may have a local branch. With best wishes yours sincerely C. Veronica Wedgwood.' Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood 19101997 was a distinguished British historian known for her vivid narrative histories of seventeenth-century Europe. Wedgwood was born in Stocksfield Northumberland on 20 July 1910. She was the only daughter of Sir Ralph Wedgwood Bt a railway executive and his wife Iris Wedgwood née Pawson a novelist and travel writer. Her brother was the politician and industrialist Sir John Wedgwood. Veronica Wedgwood was a great-great-great-granddaughter of the potter and abolitionist Josiah Wedgwood. Her uncle was the politician Josiah Wedgwood later 1st Baron Wedgwood. Educated at Somerville College Oxford she gained wide acclaim for works such as The Thirty Years War and studies of the English Civil War. Her clear literary style made complex history accessible to general readers. She was elected to the British Academy and was made a Dame in 1968. Wedgwood was a lesbian: her partner of almost seventy years Jacqueline Hope-Wallace died 2011 was a fellow graduate of Lady Margaret Hall and had a significant career in the British civil service. Wedgwood and Hope-Wallace together owned a country house called Whitegate near Polegate in Sussex. In her last years Wedgwood suffered from Alzheimer's disease and she died on 9 March 1997 at St Thomas' Hospital in London. unknown
195421735Collection "Writers and their Works" 230 numéros in-8 br. / softcover, The British Council, Longman Groupe Ltd, circa 1954-1974. Rappel du titre : Collection "Writers and their Works" from number 1 through number 236 : Francis Bacon ; Beaumont & Fletcher ; Richard Hooker ; Marlowe ; Skelton ; Bunyan ; Congreve ; Dryden ; Milton ; Herrick ; Webster ; Defoe ; Gray ; Hume ; Sheridan ; Smollett ; Swift ; Bagehot ; Coleridge ; Disraeli ; Gissing ; Hardy ; Hazlitt , Peacock ; Ruskin ; Shelley ; Swinburne ; Chesterton ; Madox Ford ; Fry ; Joyce ; Lewis ; Masefield ; Moore ; Priestley ; Wesker, etc. etc.
19558301ABBern, Karl Dürr Vlg., 1955. 2 Bde. 339 S., 384 S. Mit 2 farb. Frontis. u. 22 farb. montierten Taf. Lwd. verg. Rü.Sch.- u. Tit. Ecken und Kanten leicht berieben und bestossen. Deckel mit kl. Gebrauchssp. Textseiten leicht gebräunt. Taf. in sehr gutem Zustand.
1926RO20051106ADYAR. 1926. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur bon état. 96 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 130-Phénomènes paranormaux. Pseudo-sciences
