Search Results: Essays And Letters from Dodman Books

London: John Murray, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Third volume of Byron's letters in VG, crisp clean and bright order throughout. Very smart red cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 285pp

Mascot Media, 2023. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/New. The unmistakable voice of Carla Carlisle rings out from the pages of Another Country, her third collection of columns from Country Life. Over 320 pages, and in pieces as broad and eclectic as her life, she covers the years that began with Brexit, included Trump and Boris, a pandemic, the death of a Queen and the coronation of a King. Carla's Country Life columns have a loyal following among those in her adopted country and in the mighty nation of her birth. Born on the banks of the Yazoo River in Greenwood, Mississippi, her childhood was divided between her maternal grandparents' dairy farm in the red clay hills, and her paternal grandparents' cotton plantation in the Mississippi Delta. She dreamed of a wider world, and lived in New York, Paris and London before marrying a farmer with 1,000 acres in Suffolk. Over the past 37 years she has pushed to diversify the farm at Wyken by planting a vineyard, transforming an ancient barn into… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown And Company, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Illuminating collection of Adams' letters inVG, seemingly unread, order throughout. Light wear only to covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 418pp

London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fascinating contribution to the understanding of southern African history. In VG, clean and bright internal order. Block trimmed to top and rough cut to other edges. Fold-out map to rear. Bookseller's small label to fep. Smart pink boards with bright gilt decoration and titling. Spine a little faded at head and foot. Good unclipped d/j with some notation and small loss at head of spine. 4to. 308pp

New York: Adonis Press / Journeyman's Almanac, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. Remnants of tape to pastedowns and endpapers including a little residue and surface loss. Otherwise, in good order internally bar toning to edges of block, just about visible throughout. Covers sullied and marked in places. Light smoke taint. 8vo. 145pp.

London: Faber And Faber, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Toning and minor spotting to edge of block, but pages generally clean and bright. Smart grey cloth, with gilt signature to front and gilt-on-black titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, rather toned and a little worn to edges, taped into protective sleeve. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 309pp

London: John Murray, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Seventh volume of Byron's letters in VG, crisp clean and bright order throughout. Very smart red cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 282pp

London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Carrington's endlessly fascinating correspondence. This is an ex-library copy with attendant labels, stamps, etc and has been well used. Though in general good order, best to regard it as a reading copy. Brown cloth a little edgeworn. Unclipped d/j also lightly worn to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 514pp

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. In VG clean crisp and bright order throughout. Smart blue boards very lightly bumped and faded to extremities. Unclipped d/j a little worn to edges. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 256pp

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent, illuminating and previously unpublished collection of Macaulay's letters. In VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart beige boards with black titling to spine, lightly faded to foot. VG unclipped d/j a little worn to top edge. 8vo. xxvi, 16, 307pp

Netherton: The Fleece Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. One of 220 copies printed by Simon Lawrence at The Fleece Press, in fine order throughout. Original purchase invoice with note from publisher, laid in. 4to. 67pp

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete in 2 volumes. Illustrated with 34 plates. Foxing, occasionally quite heavy, but for the most part pages are clean and bright. A little marking and wear to blue boards with bright gilt titling to lightly dulled spines. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 738pp

Faber and Faber, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, and bar dust spotting to top of block and toning to endpapers, in VG clean and bright internal order throughout. White boards, lightly marked, with crisp black titling to spine. VG unclipped d/ a little toned to edges. 8vo. xxvi, 355pp

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1947. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Revised and extended edition of Robertson-Scott's well regarded countryside essay collection. A little light spotting and toning to block edge, but in general all in VG internal order. Former owner's signature to half title. Cover quite heavily foxed and dulled to spine. 12mo.183pp + publisher's ads.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A little dust spotting to top and light toning to edge of block, but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. Minor marking only to smart green cloth with bright gilt-on-red titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, rather worn to top edge. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xiv, 414pp

Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. John Craig. No.31 from the edition of 345, signed by Edward Craig. Frontispiece portrait of Nelly Craig by Laura Knight, two wood engravings by John Craig and two vignettes by Edward Gordon Craig. All in near-fine internal order. Quarter bound with Whittington marbled paper and brown cloth. Printed paper label to spine. Very light shelfwear to edge of boards. 4to.

London: John Murray, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Second volume of Byron's letters in VG, crisp clean and bright order throughout. Smart red cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j.This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 298pp

London: Verso, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of this excellent collection of Hitchens' essays. Dust spotting to top pf block, but otherwise in VG+, clean and bright internal order. Light wear only to smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, very lightly worm to top edge. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 353pp

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A little dust spotting to top of block and minor foxing to edge, but pages clean and bright throughout. Light shelfwear to grey boards with bright silver titling to spine. Unclipped d/j faded and rather worn with closed tears to top. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xxxiii, 174pp

London: John Murray, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Tenth volume of Byron's letters in VG, crisp, clean and bright order throughout. Very smart red cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 239pp