Search Results: Titles starting with C from Christian White Rare Books Ltd.

Waltham Cross, England: A C Rentaplant, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. A brochure promoting interior landscaping by A C Rentaplant based at Acorn Nursery of Cheshunt, Waltham Cross. Lists of interior plants species are given along with information concerning irrigation systems and lighting. Illustrated with colour photographs of successful installations, for example the St David's shopping centre, Cardiff. Very good, spiral bound in glossy card wrappers, lightly soiled and creased to the edges, internally fine. Very Good 1982

1823. Beautiful presentation volume by an infatuated Oxford undergraduate (shortly afterwards President of the Union) following his cousin's winter wedding at the British Ambassador's Residence in Paris. Small oblong volume with matching slipcase (13.5x11.5cm) The manuscript book has olive green printed paper overlay, the upper cover with a hand-coloured floral design; the backstrip is missing but the integrity of the binding unaffected. Internally, pink coated endpapers and 20 leaves, 18 of which have manuscript text and decorations to the rectos. On the first leaf the besotted Dallas explains his poem: 'The young Lady (Miss Huxley) to whom these Lines were addressed is of distinguished beauty and elegance of form. The young Author... was present at her Marriage at the British Ambassadors Chapel at Paris, on the 15th of January 1823, as also at a Dejeuner a la Fourchette given on the occasion, where under the inspiration of lively Music, and the gay Circle which graced it, the following Lines were… Read More

London: George Routledge, 1878. Hardcover. Good. vii [1] pp 148 [8] adverts. Uncommon early edition of this attractively produced volume. Upper board detached, otherwise good condition with all six pages of wood-engraved plates and frontispiece present, both covers illustrated; undated but bird cage adverts on lower board dated 1878 suggesting an imprint from the late 1870s. Good 1878

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1953 Everest mountaineer George Band's own copy, good plus in green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to upper cover, spine creased with short tear to the cloth along the joint. An ex WH Smith library copy, foxing to the edges and extremities but internally fresh. Well illustrated by the author with photographs and attractive line drawings. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the team which successfully conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Band was President of the Mountaineering Club at Queen's College, Cambridge and his exceptional Alpine record caught the eye of John Hunt, who put him in charge of radio equipment on the expedition. Band's finest achievement was the first ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955. He pursued a professional career in oil exploration but continued to climb and published several books on mountaineering. He was made an OBE in 2009. Good 1949

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. [ciii introduction], pp 1-616. These papers, dating from 1579-1716, were formerly the property of the titular James III, (the Old Pretender) and his sons, Charles Edward (The Young Pretender) and Henry, the Cardinal Duke of York. An account is given of their acquisition by the Prince Regent for the Windsor Castle Library, along with a long general description of the collection. This edition is bound in blue boards with a leather spine, gilt titles and marbled edges. The leather is rubbed, especially to the head and foot but the boards are clean with little wear; The binding is tight and the text is near fine with crisp pages, some spotting to preliminaries. Overall a very good copy. Very Good 1902

Skipton, Yorkshire: Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. pp 124 A fine first edition in glossy illustrated wrappers, signed to the title page by six of the original Yorkshire Calendar Girls Angela Baker, Tricia Stewart, Christine Clancy, Ros Fawcett, Lynda Logan and Beryl Bamford. Fine 2004

London: S.P.C.K, 1964. pp 278 Very good in pale green cloth, spine tanned, occasional light spotting. Bookplate of the Revd Hugh Scott-Charles, and ownership inscription of C J R Armstrong. The text is clean apart from a few ticks in ink to the bibliography and one page of the introduction which has been browned by a newspaper obituary of the author. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 1964

Vermont State Geologist, 1928. Soft cover. Very Good. pp 1-25 An article signed by its author B F Howell on the 'small strip of shale, the St Albans Formation [which] extends some miles north and south of St Albans, Franklin County'. This offprint is signed in the top right hand corner of the front cover - 'Professor Wells with the author's respects.' The text is complete and clean and bound in the original dark green printed wrappers. This forms part of a large quantity of natural historical pamphlets recently acquired by Modernfirsteditions. Very Good 1928

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. First cheap edition 1934, Wirral County School crest to upper cover and prize bookplate to front end paper, presented to J H Wilson VI Modern, First Prize. In very good condition in green cloth, slight staining to the covers, spotting and thumb marks to the edges, the pages are crisp and clean in a firm binding. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good 1934

Cambridge and London: F hodson for J Deighton, 1812. Hardcover. Near Fine. xvi, pp304 Cambridge calendar updated with university business until March 1812, the date of the advertisement. Modern buckram binding with green morocco spine label; large fold out plate of university honours, browned with tissue repairs. This duodecimo volume is a mine of fascinating information, each College offering a list of fellows and undergraduates. Near Fine 1812

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp 709 This is bibliographer Geoffrey Keynes' copy, whose signature and notes in pencil appear on the first free end paper. Near fine in fresh brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket is very good, spine tanned and spotting to upper cover. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. Near Fine 1957

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. First cheap edition 1934, Wirral County School crest to upper cover and prize bookplate to front end paper, presented to J H Wilson VI Modern, First Prize. In very good condition in green cloth, covers lightly marked, spotting and thumb marks to the edges, the pages are crisp and clean in a firm binding. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good 1934

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine. First cheap edition 1934, neat ownership inscription to front free end paper of J Harold Wilson. In near fine condition in green cloth, covers very lightly marked, thumb marks to the edges, the pages are crisp and clean in a firm binding. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Near Fine 1934

London: Jacob Tonson, 1706. Very Good. A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [6] pp38 [2], collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, red edges, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's ticket of 'T Connolly, 10 Up. Ormond Quay, Dublin'. In very good condition, the pages are browned with a tiny burn hole to the Epilogue and worm holes to the last few pages. Stab sewing holes visible. An old tick has been added to the title page along with occasional markings in red crayon to the dedication to Lady Wharton and the margins of the text. This opera libretto was translated by Peter Motteux and put into verse by 'Mr. Northman' from 'Il trionfo di Camilla' of Silvio Stampiglia, which was performed and published in Naples in 1696.Editor's dedication signed:… Read More

London: Constable and Co, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition (first published in 1902). Very good. pp 403. Faded spine with slight small marks to the red boards. With fold out map 'Sketch of the night march February 29th 1896'. Very Good 1935

Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. pp131 Guide book, fully illustrated with colour photographs by the author who has inscribed it to Frederick Adams. The book was published for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission. Fine in blue cloth, in a near fine dust jacket. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Fine 1982

Callander, Scotland: diehard at the Callander Press, 2003. pp 68 First edition, red morocco spine over gilt flecked marbled boards, the text is printed on high quality cream paper. A very handsome volume of poetry in as new condition. Inscribed by the author "To Alasdair, in friendship. Susan". Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 2003

1985. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. Christopher Shaw, Cantata In Memoriam Jan Palach, no publisher noted, 1985; 2 volumes; full score-large folio, with piano reduction-small folio, both spiral bound, ownership inscription of C G Shaw. This score is from a large collection of scores that belonged to the conductor Sir Colin Davis, many annotated and used in performance, almost all from the post-war period and including at least two examples of scores from which Davis conducted the work's premier: Thea Musgrave's Clarinet Concerto (Davis was himself originally a clarinettist by training) and Malcolm Williamson's The Stone Wall which Davis premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in September 1971. Most of the scores are full size performance versions, several very large indeed in order to accommodate the scoring of a post-Schoenberg orchestra. Davis achieved global recognition for his conducting with a particular enthusiasm for the music of Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tippett. Very… Read More

Wallasey: Lilac Tree Press, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 16. One of twelve copies of this illustrated collection of verse produced by the Lilac Tree Press in Wallasey on the Wirral. The volumes was presented to Lea's native 'Southport Libraries from the author' with a letter tipped in explaining how Lea taught at the Liverpool College of Art and 'the Dean of Liverpool, who is one of the printer's subscribers, has ordered five leather-bound copies of this particular work.' This copy is bound in yellow library buckram which preserves the original printed blue card wrappers with their vignette of hands in prayer. Usual library stamps but otherwise a clean copy with wood-engravings by Eric Ramsden and limitation statement to the final leaf stating that the book was designed and produced by the Lilac Tree Press and limited to 12 copies. Very Good 1960

London: Boriswood Ltd, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good plus in black boards with splendid silver and red decoration on spine and front cover. Very light foxing to extremities. In good jacket with striking design by Boswell. Not price-clipped. Some loss to top of spine and 4 inch tear to fold of spine and front panel. An early Hanley novel from the publisher of 'Boy'. Very Good 1933