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25195‘Clapham 10 Sepr. 1810’. Venn features in the Oxford DNB article on his father Henry Venn 1725-1797. In fair condition on lightly-aged paper. Two rectangles cut from a letter laid down on one side of a 14 x 5.5 cm piece of thicker paper. The first rectangle 12.5 x 2.5 cm carries the conclusion of the letter: ‘.ain are truly I am my dear / your ever faithful & affect Friend / J Venn’. At the foot of the slip in pencil in a Victorian hand: ‘X Son of “Complete duty of Manâ€. Beneath this slip is the second one 9 x 1.5 cm which gives the date: ‘Clapham 10 Sepr. 1810’. ‘Clapham 10 Sepr. 1810’. unknown
26196No date but with newspaper cutting from the Morning Herald London 18 February 1854. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The present item was enclosed in a letter from Serjeant Shee the future Sir William Shee offered separately sent from the House of Commons on 17 February 1854 in which he writes: ‘I enclose Mr. Cobdens own handwriting to send to the Papers -’. Attached to a corner at the head of the first page of the present item is a cutting from the Morning Herald newspaper 18 February 1854 reproducing the details in the manuscript. That circumstance taken with certain references in the Shee letter suggest that the recipient of both was either James Johnstone proprietor of the Morning Herald or his editor Robert Knox. 2pp 12mo. On the rectos of the two leaves of a bifolium. In good condition lightly aged and worn with a few pin holes at top inner corner and slight damage at the foot of the gutter unobtrusively repaired with archival tape. In pencil in contemporary hand on front page ‘Cobdens writing / see accompg letter’. Text reads: ‘Petitions Mr Cobden / Cropton Yorkshire. / for the repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge / Wm. Woods Mitchell of Arundel printer & publisher of the “West Sussex Advertiser†for the repeal of the compulsory stamp on newspapers. - / Passengers in Emigrant ship Maidstone proceeding to the Colony of New South Wales for Ocean penny postage / Mechanics Institution Kingley Yorkshire for Decimal Coinage’. No date, but with newspaper cutting from the Morning Herald, London, 18 February 1854. unknown
2430018 June 1863; Edinburgh. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p 12mo. In good condition lightly aged. Folded twice. Sixteen closely- and neatly-written lines. After thanking him for his ‘kind and seasonable letter’ he states that he is ‘not much affected by rude abuse in parliament or through the press’ as he is ‘pretty well hardened in that respect’ and that he ‘may possibly have an opportunity’ in his own ‘proper place’ ‘of explaining & vindicating’ his position for the purpose of which he asks Allan ‘for somewhat more particular information in regard to monumental inscriptions in Christian communities’. He explains that he is referring to Allan’s comment that he does not ‘recollect having seen lines from an uninspired penman with the exact place of the quotation in his writings’. He asks if this applies to Roman Catholic cemeteries. ‘It would be no inconsistency to have the Apocrypha quoted in them’. At the head of the letter he writes: ‘Pardon me if I have addressed you erroneously’. 18 June 1863; Edinburgh. unknown
25648No date or place 1970s. On his compliments slip. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. From the papers of Philip Dosse proprietor of Hansom Books publisher of a stable of seven arts magazines including Books and Bookmen and Plays and Players. See ‘Death of a Bookman’ by the novelist Sally Emerson editor of ‘Books and Bookmen’ at the time of Dosse’s suicide in Standpoint magazine October 2018; and Michael Barber 'What was Books and Bookmen' Literary Review blog 18 August 2023. On one side of a 14 x 10 cm compliments slip in red ink which has 'Sir JOHN BETJEMAN' at top left and 'With Compliments' centred. At top left of the page Betjeman has typed 'Dear Mr Dosse - How nice of old Charles'. He adds a scarcely-legible Autograph Note of around twelve words in felt-tip pen and also adds an accent incorrectly to the 'e' of 'Dosse'. The note would appear to end 'Many thanks. / Shaw herewith.' See Image. No date or place [1970s]. On his compliments slip. unknown
173277 New Burlington Street London . 16 April 1861. 2pp. 12mo. In fair condition lightly aged and worn. He is 'very much disgusted and indignant against Mr. Clarke for his Impertinence' in calling on the recipient and has 'expressed as much to him'. He discussed with Clarke the question of the number of gentlemen contacting him about the matter and hoped to put Clarke in touch with the recipient. The letter concludes: 'It seems Mr. Clarke when I was out of the Room took up your Letter addressed to me and copied your name and direction a most unwarrantable and unjustifiable act.' 7 New Burlington Street [ London ]. 16 April 1861. unknown
0282102485.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
198631871Mount Olive NC: Cryptic Publications 1986. A fine copy. 31871. Octavo single issue cover by Stephen Fabian pictorial wrappers saddle stitched. Booklet format. Collects fiction which appeared in the true confessions type magazine one by Carl Jacobi four by Robert E. Howard one by Sally Theobold Robert M. Price and a non-fiction article by Will Murray. Cryptic Publications] unknown
195127309Holyoke MA: Columbia Publications Inc. 1951. Small chips to left corners wear along top edge a good to very good copy with clean contents. 27309. Octavo single issue cover by Milton Luros pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Reaching for the Moon" by Salvatore. Alberto. Lombino who would change his name to Evan Hunter and become well known using his pseudonym "Ed McBain" - this is his first published story. Other authors in this issue George O. Smith Stephen Marlowe Lester Del Rey and other. SFQ is also notable as it became the last published SF pulp magazine the last issue in 1958. Reference: Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 545-550. Columbia Publications, Inc. unknown
1970126059American Art Enterprises 1970s. Very Good Plus. Original B/W contact print photograph featuring models Cathey Delaritto & Margaret Layne names in ink on verso in 12 images one paddling the other w/ a volume from an elegantly bound encyclopedia 2 images of lesbian theme in high heels and lingerie. 8 x 10 inches glossy DUP FILM & FIGURE w/ series numbers printed on recto THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK watermarks on verso. Very Good Plus staple holes at one corner slight curling brief notations on verso. For mature consenting audiences. American Art Enterprises unknown
195723912Holyoke MA: Columbia Publications Inc. 1957. Some edge rubbing small lost head of spine a nearly fine copy. 23912. Octavo single issue cover by Emshwiller pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Midadjustment" by Philip K. Dick. SFQ is also notable as it became the last published SF pulp magazine the last issue in 1958. Reference: Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 545-550. Columbia Publications, Inc. unknown
192020195London: Cassell & Company Limited 1920. Edge wear and rubbing tape to spine no back cover cover illustration from the Rohmer story is bright. A fair copy. 20195. Octavo single issue pictorial wrappers. Magazine. Includes the Sax Rohmer story "The Hand of the White Sheikh" which was later re-written by Rohmer a given a Chinatown setting and re-titled "The Hand of the Mandarin Quong." A macabre story ".the brutal Adderly abductor of a sheik's favourite wife is pursued by the sheik's vengeful hand severed at the wrist." - Pringle ed St. James Guide to Horror Ghost & Gothic Writers pp. 482-484. [Cassell & Company Limited unknown
195028286New York NY: Weird Tales 1950 i.e. 1951. Mild edge rubbing U.K. price to upper front cover a very good to nearly fine copy. Uncommon. 28286. Octavo single issue cover art by Frank Kelly Freas pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Contents identical to the November 1950 U. S. edition most of the adverts in the rear are the U. S. ads. Includes stories by Fritz Leiber Margaret St. Clair Mary Elizabeth Counselman and others. First cover art by Freas. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Weird Tales unknown
195128287New York NY: Weird Tales 1951. Mild edge wear U.K. price to upper front cover 13 mm closed tear to lower front cover which also affects the first 15 ages a nearly fine copy. Uncommon. 28287. Octavo single issue cover art by Bill Wayne pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Contents identical to the January 1951 U. S. edition most of the adverts in the rear are the U. S. ads. Includes stories by Frank Belknap Long Greye La Spina H. Beam Piper and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Weird Tales unknown
194132207New York: Fiction House Inc. 1941. Text paper slightly tanned tiny edge tears small split to lower left front cover slight spine fade a very good to nearly fine copy. 32207. Octavo single issue cover by Alex Anderson pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Mostly Western fiction. Author's include L. P. Holmes Lee Robinson Bart Cassidy James Olson Walt Coburn and others. Fiction House, Inc. unknown
192930601Jamaica NY: Experimenter Publications Inc. 1929. Tanning to text paper some edge rubs some cover creasing a very good to nearly fine copy. 30601. Large octavo single issue cover by Hugh Mackay pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine bedsheet format. Includes a Jules Verne reprint conclusion. Other fiction by David H. Keller Irvin Lester and Fletcher Pratt and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 14-49. Experimenter Publications, Inc. unknown
19064806Moffat Yard and Company 1906. First edition. Very Good. 4to. pictorial cloth; lacks original box <br/><br/>Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Moffat, Yard and Company hardcover
193732343New York: Beacon Magazines Inc. 1937. Tanning to text paper ink touch ups to edges crease to upper right front cover a very good copy. 32343. Octavo single issue pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "THE NAVY SPY MURDERS" by C.K.M. Scanlon. "The new G-Men magazine was probably the most popular pulp of those featuring federal agent crime stories and enjoyed a large following of devoted readers." - Cook Mystery Detective and Espionage Magazine pp. 263-264. Reference: Cook Mystery Detective and Espionage Magazine pp. 263-264. Beacon Magazines, Inc. unknown
195218055North Tonawanda NY: SSR Publications 1952. Chipping to lower right corner with small loss age darkening to leaves which are laid in loose to a folder with original staples removed. 18055. Large octavo single issue pictorial wrappers mimeographed. Includes the first publication of the short story "Moonfire" by Marion Zimmer Bradley and a short article by Robert Bloch. SSR Publications unknown
194724238Hollywood CA: Anson Bond Publications Incorporated 1947. Nicks and tiny chips along right front edge a very good copy. Uncommon. 24238. Small octavo single issue pictorial wrappers. The final issue of this short lived magazine. This issue is notable for a novelization of "The Chase" a film noir based on the Cornell Woolrich novel THE BLACK PATH OF FEAR. This novelization is uncredited. Also included in this issue is a short article featuring stills from classic horror/monster films. Reference: Cook Mystery Detective and Espionage Magazines pp. 334-335. Anson Bond Publications Incorporated unknown
1904SKU1039739The Bobbs Merrill Company 1904. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. The Bobbs-Merrill Company Press of Braunworth and Co.; Indianapolis 1904. Hardcover. A Very Good black cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine binding intact some handling/scuffing to boards soiling to rear board buckram frayed spine edges age toning to pages small abrasions to board corners rubbing along board edges top text block edge a bit dusty faint discoloration spots to fore-edge previous owner ink handwritten name and year top front free endpaper else unmarked spine buckram starting to separate from backing material without Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 276pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. The Bobbs Merrill Company hardcover
194417216Bridgman Publishers Inc. Pelham NY. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1944. Red cloth cover has scuffs but bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. End sheets and paste downs soiled. Pages are clean and very good. Dust jacket tattered torn and soiled. Publisher's price of $1.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. .; 96 pages . Bridgman Publishers Inc., Pelham, NY hardcover
4608Fine. 32mo stiff card <br/><br/> unknown
194624235New York: Avon Detective-Mysteries Inc. 1946. Light edge wear wear and small tear to base of spine a very good to nearly fine copy. 24235. Small octavo single issue printed wrappers. Digest sized magazine. This issue includes "They Can Only Hang You Once" a Sam Spade story by Dashiell Hammett and "Rats in the Walls" by H. P. Lovecraft. Other fiction by John Dickson Carr William Irish Dorothy Sayers and others. Reference: Cook Mystery Detective and Espionage Magazines pp. 451-453. Avon Detective-Mysteries, Inc. unknown
193532687New York: Dell Publishing Co. Inc. 1935. Text paper tanned contents and covers dampstained still readable covers reglued tape to spine ends fraying to spine right edge trimmed a fair copy. 32687. Octavo single issue cover by Rudolph Belarski pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. First of three SF themed issues written by Arthur Guy Empey. Reference: Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 659-60. Dell Publishing Co., Inc. unknown
190634455New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company 1906. Mild toning to text paper light edge wear with closed tears to yapp edges wear at spine ends with splits from cover a good to very good copy. 34455. Octavo single issue printed wrappers. Pulp magazine. The second issue. Includes fiction articles viewpoints. Authors include Ambrose Bierce Charles Dickens both reprints William Wallace Cook and others. The Frank A. Munsey Company unknown