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Société d'Edition 'Les Belles Lettres', Paris, 1954. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Société d'Edition 'Les Belles Lettres', Paris, 1954. 1st Edition . Good. 9'' tall in original binding, 399pp plus 2 fold out maps. This gives a brief biography of the authors, the titles of their novels & a brief synopsis. Ex reference library with minimal markings, decorative bookplate to front pastedown, single stamp on front & rear endpapers, upper edge. Blind stamp & handwritten number on reverse of title page.
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A General Analytical Bibliography of the Regional Novelists of the British Isles 1800-1950
by Leclaire L
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Tales From Shakspeare: Designed for the Use of Young People
by Lamb, Charles
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George Routedge and Sons, London, 1875. Hardcover. Fair. George Routedge and Sons, London, 1875. Fair. Undated circa 1875, publisher's catalogue at rear of book dated 1875. 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles & black embossed design on front cover & spine. Viii + 371pp plus 6 + 32pp publisher's catalogues. Binding has edge wear & book is a bit cocked, some foxing to front & occasionally elsewhere, generally fair to good condition. Frontispiece by John Gilbert, no other illustrations . Designed to be a gentle introduction to Shakespeare's works, this volume covers both the comedies & tragedies & includes stories from Othello, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, All's Well that Ends Well etc as well as a brief life of Shakspeare & the chronological order of the dramas.
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Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen (5 vols)
by Landor, Walter Savage
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London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Second edition. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 5 volumes The Second Edition, New and Enlarged. Published1826 - 1829. 8vo. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 512 + 632 + 546 + 326 + 548 + 4pp. publisher's adverts. Vol I missing a small piece at top of spine, some foxing to front and rear. & some shelf wear. Pictorial bookplates of former owner’s personal library on front pastedowns. Inner books very good & clean, some pages still uncut. These are imagined conversation between the great and the good ranging from emperors, statesmen, poets, philosophers to other interesting individuals, coming from different ages, from classical times to the early 19th century. ***Over 2kg and may require extra overseas postage***
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Robinson Crusoe
by Lang, John; Defoe, D.
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London: T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Robinson, W. B.. Told to the Children Series. Undated circa early 1900s. Red cloth boards with black illustration & tiles on front and spine. 114pp illustrated with frontispiece and other coloured plates. A little fading and shelf wear to the binding, occasional foxing/ marks inside, generally nice and clean.
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The Voyage of the Wenonah
by Langford, Augustine
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Boston: The C M Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Boston: The C M Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Some marking on the covers. 476pp with frontispiece and 8 other illustrations plus coloured chart of the world showing the ship's voyage at rear. Dedication on front endpaper 'to Robert from Isabel Xmas 1920'. Fictional story, possibly based on factual events, of a ship's voyage and wreck.
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The poetical works of John Langhorne, to which are prefixed memoirs of the author by his son, the Rev. J. T. Langhorne. Complete in 2 volumes
by Langhorne, John
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Mawman, London, 1804. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. Mawman, London, 1804. 1st Edition . Poor. Complete in 2 volumes. Approx. 6'' tall, full leather bindings in poor/fair condition (vol. I, II). Vol. I 192pp, frontispiece, rear board loose. Vol. II 214pp. Ex reference library with bookplate on pastedowns, single stamp on front endpaper & number on spine.
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The Fieldens of Todmorden: A Nineteenth Century Business Dynasty
by Law, Brian R.
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George Kelsall, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. From humble beginnings on a Pennine hillside in the earliest period of the cotton industry to one of the most successful nineteenth century dynasties, this traces the story of the Fieldens of Todmorden. The author deals extensively with the contrasting personalities and lifestyles of the family through the generations and the ways in which they handled their inheritance. Also the changing relationship of the family with Todmorden where their mills, homes and public buildings are prominent features. This illuminates many themes in nineteenth century business and social history. 4to with pictorial dust jacket (repaired tear). 302pp including index and references, with over 200 illustrations. Lovely and feast inside.***Over 1kg and may require additional overseas postage***
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The Margaret Tarrant Story Book
by Marigold Keeble; Ruby Clough; Mary Austin; Majorie Bowen; Janet Gay; Bertha Lawrence
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London & Glasgow : Collins, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Tarrant, Margaret. 4to, red cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles on front. 128pp illustrated with colour frontis and 7 other coloured plates, numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. 20 illustrated short stories for children including: The Animals That Talked, Rabbit's Story, Elizabeth Never Guessed, The Fairy Queen's Child, The Faithful Knight, Elephant's Story, Holidays, Pilgrim's Gift, Cat's story, Bimo, Mouse's Story, Pantry Fairies, Seal's Story, Prim, Cub's Story, Old Salt and Red Duster, Beaver's Story, The White Horse, Tiger’s Story, The Little Red Shoes. A mix of styles, both contemporary for the 1940’s and traditional. A couple of marks on the cover and a little edge wear as pictured. Slight foxing to end papers, otherwise lovely and clean inside with charming illustrations. Many of the stories are told to a child by her large menagerie of soft toys. Margaret Tarrant was an Edwardian…
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Greek Architecture, The Penguin History of Art
by Lawrence, A. W
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Penguin Books, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Penguin Books, 1957. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 10.5'' tall, red cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & emblem on front. Dust jacket protected by a plastic cover. Xxxiv + 327pp with 171 figures throughout the text & 152 plates. This covers neolithic & early bronze age, Minoan periods, tombs, housing, Hellenic, ionic, doric, town planning etc etc with clear illustrations & good plates. Ex reference library with bookplate partially removed . Library stamp on endpapers, title page, & last plate & number to reverse. No other obvious markings. The inner book is clean, tightly bound & in very good condition. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****
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Nonsense Songs
by Lear, Edward
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First edition, third impression. Slim hardback with pictorial boards in matching unclipped dust jacket. 61pp with black and white illustrations by the author. This is a compendium of some of Lear's familiar nonsense poems including, The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The Jumblies. The Quangle Wangle's Hat, Dong with the Luminous Nose, and The Pobble who has No Toes.
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English Ballet
by Janet Leeper
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London: King Penguin Books, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Moses Harris. King Penguin K20. Slim hardback 32pp with 16 coloured plates, 6 black and white illustrations in text. Pictorial card covers. Some shelf wear, surface of spine partially absent. A pocket sized guide to English ballet with coloured plates. Cover design by Kay Ambrose. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, nice and clean inside, the plates are in very good condition.
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New Writing in Europe
by Lehmann, John
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London: Pelican Penguin, 1940. First edition. Softcover. Very good. First edition Pelican no. 81. Softcover 158pp plus 2pp adverts at rear. Illustrated with several pages of photographs of authors/ stage sets. ‘A story of recent trends in English and European literature to the works of the most interesting younger writers of today… poets, novelists and dramatists..’
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The Penguin New Writing No 1
by Lehmann, John (Editor)
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London: Penguin, 1941. Softcover. Very good. 16mo. Printed orange card covers with black and white titles. 156pp. Adverts on rear cover & inside. Volume 1 of the Penguin New Writing Series edited by John Lehmann. Contributors include; George Orwell, André Chamson, Christopher Isherwood, Leslie Halward, M. R. Anand, George Garrett, Louis Guilloux, William Plomer, Alfred Kantorowicz, Nikolai Ognev, V. S Pritchett, Morton Freedgood, Ralph Fox & Tchang T’ien - Yih. Small tear to front cover and some age toning, edge wear. Generally very good.
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The Penguin New Writing Nos. 1 40 Complete Set
by Lehmann, John (Editor)
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London: Penguin, 1940. First edition. Softcover. Good. Complete set, numbers 1-40. 16mo. Printed card covers. Some illustrated with portraits/ photographs/ photogravures/ tailpieces/ line drawings, mainly monochrome, some coloured. Mixed condition, moderate edgewear with small chips and tears, occasional parts missing from covers, some repairs/ marks, overall fair to good. Some volumes very good, some in fair condition only with the card covers very delicate. Generally the later volumes are printed on higher quality paper and are therefore in better condition. Please see pictures. A rare complete collection of this series, which includes contributions from new and emerging writers of the time as well as established talents. Contributors include; George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Robert Graves, C. Day-Lewis, B. L. Coombes, André Chamson, Jean Paul Satre, Edith Sitwell, Graham Greene, Saul Bellow, Stephen Spender, V. S. Pritchett, Tennessee Williams, John Wain, John Hampson, J.F. Tuohy, William Goyen,…
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THE COLUMBIA LIPPINCOTT GAZETTEER OF THE WORLD with 1961 Supplement
by Seltzer Leon
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Columbia University Press, New York, 1962. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Columbia University Press, New York, 1962. Good/No Jacket. Original brown cloth binding with gilt titles and number on spine. x + 2148pp + 22pp supplement. Ex reference copy with bookplate to front pastedown, paste downs partially discoloured. One reference stamp and handwritten reference details on contents page & the reverse. A couple of other stamps within. Generally inner body of book nice and clean with no other obvious markings. A fascinating book to browse; giving an insight to little realised places as well as an idea of how much the world has changed. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****
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The Tailor and The Crow
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London : Frederick Warne, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Brooke. L. Leslie. An Old Rhyme With new Drawings’. Tan boards with dark red titles on spine and front, tipped in coloured illustration of a carrion crow in a tree on the front. Unpaginated, with 6 coloured plates, and black and white line drawings. Pictorial endpapers of the sow and the crow. Tears to the top and base of the spine, otherwise light edge wear. A couple of ink marks on endpapers. Inside the plates are clean and bright, a couple marks on the other pages, but generally very good. An attractive book and at the end, a very happy looking pig.
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Plain Tales of the City and Suburbs
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Glasgow: James Hedderwick & Sons. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles on front. Undated. Water staining to covers, nice and clean inside. Binding cracked at title page. Short stories with humour set in Scotland, more specifically Glasgow. 142pp.
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Holbein's Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan
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London: The National Gallery Publications Department, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Very good. Holbein. Slim paperback with pictorial card covers. 19pp illustrated with 2 colour plates and many other illustrations throughout the text. A discussion of how this portrait came about considering the wider background of events in Europe during the reformation.
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The Canals of Scotland
by Lindsay, Jean
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good. 8vo, pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. 258pp including index & appendices, illustrated with 20 plates and 15 maps. Some edge wear/ rubbing to the dust jacket. Inner book lovely and clean in near fine condition. Contents include chapters on individual canals, including proposed ventures, followed by traffic statistics, financial history, engineering works etc.
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Turner
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National Gallery of Australia, 1996. Softcover. Very good . Folio, 240pp, beautifully illustrated with Turner's work. J. M. W. Turner painted some of the most exciting and best-loved images in all Western art; this volume includes magnificent reproductions of oil paintings and watercolors from throughout his career, with contributions by Andrew Wilton, Evelyn Joll, David Blayney Brown, John Gage, Irena Zdanowicz, Margaret Plant, John Golding, and Andrew Sayers.
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