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63-5961Boston: Warren Richardson 1869. Chapbook. 12mo. 21 pp 3 pp of ads. 4-5/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Tongue-in-cheek proposal for a musical gathering to celebrate the end of the Civil War. Interesting contemporary advertisements. Covers loose with ragged edges; pages brittle and age toned with some foxing. Illustrated. Good.From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr. 1926-2014 the founder of the Detroit based reference book publisher Gale Research. Boston: Warren Richardson, 1869. unknown
19694Eton 1870s or Oxford 1880s . 4pp. 12mo. Bifolium. On paper watermarked 'J GREEN & SON'. In fair condition on aged and worn paper with slight loss at the spine.From the Harington family papers the author's identity being established from other items. Clearly a youthful production and either written during Harington's time at Eton in the 1870s or Christ Church Oxford in the 1880s. Written employing the long s. The 140 lines of verse are numerated by the author and a catch-word at the end suggests that more followed or the poet's invention failed him. Three illustrations in pencil are on the middle two pages: one of the hangman another of the woman in Victorian clothing fallen to the floor and the last of her lying inside her coffin. A fourth pencil illustration on the last page depicting the dead woman on the ground written over by the text. As often with Victorian writing on the subject the writing is charged with a certain erotic undertone. Public execution was of course the staple of Victorian street ballads but it is unusual to find such a production by a member of the upper classes. The 'fragment' begins: 'Thus she though free from guilt & fair & young Goes a convicted felon to be hung Her pinioned elbows bound behind her back And bared all ready for the rope her neck They help her mount the cart & her they bid To seat herself upon the coffin lid'. The execution is described as follows: 'The cart moves on: the rope about her neck Drawn tighter still & drags her helpless back Forced o'er the edge at last it holds her there To swing & twist & dangle in the air As her full weight bears on the slipping knot Begins a strangling pressure round her throat Without - the halter gulls her tender skin Her windpipe chokes & checks her breath within She tries to scream for mercy but in vain No sound shall issue from those lips again But silent movements only testify How long the struggling body takes to die Striving in vain the pinioned arms to loose Could she but reach the ever tightening noose Relax a little of it's sic choking strain Pull off the stifling cap & breathe again.' Further on is another suggestive couplet: 'So ask not we if she or cares or notes What passes 'neath those dangling petticoats.' The last four lines read: 'With heavy thud she fills her narrow bed And on its flannell pillow rests her head To quit it once but only to assume Washed & laid out the garments of the tomb'. Beneath the last line is the catch-word 'There'. [ Eton? 1870s? or Oxford? 1880s? ] hardcover
6197'Admiralty Office 22d. June 1790.'. Foolscap bifolium: 1 p. Worn and on discoloured paper but with text clear and entire. Thirteen lines of text. Docketed on the reverse of the second leaf 'Letter from the Admiralty mentioning a Warrant being signed for the Carpenters of the Valiant & Andromeda to exchange Ships for Duty.' 'My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having receiv'd a Letter approv'd by your Royal Highness from the Carpenter of the Ship under your Royal Highness's command and the Carpenter of the Andromeda requesting leave to exchange Ships for duty and their Lordships having been pleas'd to sign a Warrant for that purpose; I have it in command to acquaint your Royal Highness therewith.' 'Admiralty Office 22d. June 1790.' unknown
20048-D08746The Folio Society 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Marbled boards with half leather gilded spine and fore and bottom edges dark green dye with the top edge a gorgeous gilt. In original gilt decorated slipcase with sunning visible at the top and very minor wear to mouth. A facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's book of Christian Prayers. A very bright copy The Folio Society hardcover
63-4026Cambridge England: Heffers Booksellers ca. 1995 - 1996. 41 Receipts for Books Letter-sized and smaller mostly folded CC printing. Very Good. Joseph Gold was a scholar in public international law known most prominently as a long-time official of the International Monetary Fund often characterized as a leading authority on international monetary law and an architect of the IMF. Cambridge, England: Heffers Booksellers, [ca. 1995 - 1996]. unknown
2376419 September 1885; on letterhead of The Avenue 76 Fulham Road S.W. Boehm had executed a bronze bust of Wolseley two years before. It may be that the present letter is in response to congratulations from Boehm on his forthcoming elevation to the viscountcy with occurred 28 September 1885. 1p 12mo. Folded once. In good condition with unobtrusive folds to two corners. Reads: ‘Dear Lord Wolseley Many thanks for your kind note & the Norfolk jaquet which arrived safely this morning Yours sincerely & obliged J. E. Boehm’. 19 September 1885; on letterhead of The Avenue, 76, Fulham Road, S.W. unknown
6292Letters of 12 January 1927 and 10 December 1956 both on Council letterhead; carbon reply 11 December 1956; draft November 1956. All items very good. A couple with slight staining at head from paperclip. Letter One to 'The Secretary' 4to 1 p 5 lines: Apologising for delay in acknowledging the 'letter and enclosures of 31st ultimo': 'my office was only opened on Wednesday last and I have had much correspondence with which to deal'. Letter Two to Luckhurst 4to 1 p 18 lines: Concerning 'a booklet on the layout and design of small houses' which the C.P.R.E. 'is hoping to publish this spring'. 'It will include about 50 illustrations of good post-war housing showing so far as possible private enterprise building'. 'Since houses once built will remain for many years the importance of obtaining a high standard of design needs no stressing . the Council's finances will not permit it to sponsor this publication without assistance. A number of most generous donations have been received but a further £50 is required before printing can be put in hand.' Asks if the R.S.A. 'would assist us to find the money by making a donation towards printing costs'. In a long reply carbon on yellow paper 4to 1p 29 lines Luckhurst apologises for 'sending you counsel when you are looking for cash'. Although the booklet is 'interesting' the Society has 'no fund that could properly be drawn on to assist in this project and I am more than doubtful whether the Council would feel it possible to make a gift from our general funds'. He suggests 'approaching the British Academy. They have I know a trial scheme financed by the Pilgrim Trust'. 'I take it that you have given up the search for a publisher who would undertake the project without so heavy a subsidy. There are some such as the Oxford University Press which take a very public-spirited attitude to such proposals'. Luckhurst concludes 'one way and another I have had to face your problem quite a few times lately'. The typescript headed on the first page 'DRAFT November/56' is entitled 'DESIGN FOR HOUSES Our Homes and their Settings'. The text is in a very early stage and lacking the illustrations. It is doubtful whether the publication was produced. Letters of 12 January 1927 and 10 December 1956, both on Council letterhead; carbon reply, 11 December 1956; draft, November 195 unknown
22220Without date or place. On one side of an 8 x 10 cm piece of paper. Aged and worn with light offsetting from another document. The two signatures both 'A. E. Cockburn' are at the right hand corners. The verdict and sentence 'Guilty 6 Mo. Imprisonment' are written between two lines centred at the left-hand margin. The purport of the document is unclear: it may be that the judge was required to record the verdict and sentence in this way for the clerk of the court. Without date or place. unknown
5604Letter dated 5 April 1846; Castle Taunton. Photograph undated. Letter: four pages folio. Good with a little aging and staining to verso of second leaf of bifolium. In Cruttwell's absence Cockburn has taken it upon himself 'to settle Richardson & <Sumsun>. Taylor has communicated the result of his interview with Hellings the previous evening. 'He informed me that he had seen certain letters written by the Defendants to Mrs. Richardson in which he solicited her to leave her husband and to bring away with her money and goods belonging to the husband'. Taylor recommends that Hellings' offer of £50 be accepted. Cockburn has seen the letters and 'they fully bear out Mr. Taylor's account. I thought the correspondence so discreditable to the Defendant that especially as he must necessarily have called witnesses andn so the Plaintiff's cause wd. have had a reply - I thought it very likely the Jury wd. give connsiderable damages - to say nothing of the disgrace .' Discusses Cruttwell's reluctance to have his 'name mixed up with the defence'. He is certain his opinion would have been shared by Cruttwell had he 'seen these letters'. After consulting 'Mr. Phinn' he has reached a verdict of '50£ including the goods the property in which is to remain in the Defendant'. In a postscript describes how the plaintiff's husband has 'not only denied her to bring away money & furniture but articles of jewellery such as a gold shirt pin of the husbands which he sd. would become him better'. The sepia photograph roughly 9 x 5.5 cms is of Cockburn's head and shoulders. Beneath the image he has written 'Yours truly A. E. Cockburn'. Printed details of Dixon's studio on reverse which bears traces of previous mounting. Also included is an attractive piece of paper with a blind-stamped decorative border somewhat like a doily within which in a contemporary hand 'A letter written by Sir Alexander Cockburn Lord Chief Justice of England'. Letter dated 5 April 1846; Castle Taunton. Photograph undated. unknown
1999Q-1562477714Amer Girl Pub 1999-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Amer Girl Pub hardcover
2000001093Shelburne VT: New England Press. 2000. 1st edition. hardcover. 191ii pp F/F. First printing limited edition #244 of 500 New England Press hardcover
199531673New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195211529 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine seemingly unread condition in alike dust-jacket price clipped; Nature In Danger: Threatened Habitats And Species is a book that was written by Simon Noel and it was published by The World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge England. The book is about endangered habitats and species.; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to ; FSA . Oxford University Press hardcover
1997BOOKS074265IPortsmouth NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher 1997. HC. fine w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. isbn 0914339621 Two folding maps laid in. 339pp. Peter E. Randall Publisher unknown
195734316New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1957. Second Edition. Softcover. Softcover copy in grey wrappers showing light shelfware and a sunned spine. Foxing scattered throughout heaviest on page edges but lightly present elsewhere. A very nice copy tightly bound and unmarked. . New Hampshire Fish & Game Department paperback
195721331New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Grey wrappers with b/w drawings of deer and hunters on front plain back. Gentle edge and corner wear spine very lightly tanned/sunned - binding tight overall clean and crisp. A very nice copy. . New Hampshire Fish & Game Department paperback
187139922Boston: City Council. Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked boards rubbed owner bookplate . Richard J. Fennelly Esq. on front pastedown owner name on front . flyleaf. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. ix 720pp. Green cloth with Boston city seal stamped in gilt on front boards and titles stamped in gilt on spine. One folding map of Boston reproducing 1728 engraved map of Boston. Second folding map at rear lacking. A detailed look at the history and geography of Boston from first white settlement through the mid-nineteenth century.; 4to 11" - 13" tall . City Council hardcover
1995BOOKS075175IBethel ME: Bethel Historical Society 1995. HC. good w/lightly rubbed and chipped dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0961415347 Folding map in rear pocket. 485pp. Bethel Historical Society unknown
1987x-1850002045Routledge Falmer 1987. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 220 pages. 9.49x6.42x0.63 inches. Routledge Falmer hardcover
ria9781850002055_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This scholarly book arises from the author's dissatisfaction with much of what is regarded as the gospel of curriculum theory. paperback
ria9781850002048_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. hardcover
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ANAIS-1850002053The Falmer Press. paperback. Good. 6.2x0.6x9.3. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Falmer Press paperback
1850002053.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1987Q-1850002053The Falmer Press 1987-09-07. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! The Falmer Press paperback
