Search Results: Titles starting with M from Wykeham Books

Christie's - South Kensington, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 13th April 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers, circular cutaway top front wrapper (as issued), 4to,. 106 pp, ills (some colour). 844 lots. The sale comprised: Pictures and Watercolours Lots 1-72; Prints 73-236; Printed Ephemera 237-360; Books 361-400; Photographs 401-557; Costume and Handkerchiefs 558-654; Bats and Balls 655-719; Ceramics 720-758; Objects 759-844. Christie's promotional brochure described the sale as "a unique opportunity to acquire rare pictures, prints, photographs, books, bats, balls and other items connected with the game which up until now have been lying unseen in the basement of the Lord's pavilion…The wide range of items offered for sale are of local, regional or individual interest as well as of national or international importance. The section of photographs, for in-stance, includes portraits of individuals and teams from the 1860's, and some views of grounds and… Read More

The Bodley Head, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xvi, 266 pp, plus 16 of plates. Spine faded, small dents to rear board, otherwise Good.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, first edition, 1983. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xvi, 266 pp, plus 16 pp of plates. A densely-detailed history of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, from its modest beginning in 1909 to the end of the Second World War. This was the first authoritative account of MI6's operations and structure. The main part of the book concerns the service's operations during World War II and includes some remarkable successes - and failures: how MI6 financed a glamorous confidante of the head of the German secret service; how a suspected French traitor was murdered by mistake; how Franco's military advisers were bribed to keep Spain out of the war; how the Swedish secret police were blackmailed into helping the British war effort; how a sabotage operation in neutral Tangiers enabled the Allied landings in North Africa to proceed undetected; and how Britain's generals ignored the first ULTRA decrypts because M16 said that the information had come from 'a… Read More

Privately printed for the Samuel Johnson Society of Southern California, 2004. Printed wrappers, 4to, 26 cm. [4], 67, [1] pp. Printed for the fifty-eighth annual dinner of The Johnsonians ; the twenty-first annual dinner of the Samuel Johnson Society of South California. The contents reproduce Johnson's substantial writings in support of Dodd, the famous 'Macaroni Parson' who despite an impressive assemblage of support for leniency was hanged at Tyburn in 1777 after forging a bill of exchange to help pay his debts. Wrappers a little faded around spine, otherwise Near Fine.

Fondazione Cassa di risparmio della provincia di Macerata, Macerata, first edition,1998. Printed wrappers, large 4to, 29 cm,. 578 pp, indices, ads, colour plates. Catalogue of an international exhibition of the bindings of a single work, L'infinito, by Giacomo Leopardi, held at Chiesa di San Paolo, Macerata, Italy, Sept. 12-Oct. 30, 1998. Introductory material is given in Italian, French, English, German and Spanish. Most of the book comprises the catalogue of the exhibits - a large number are illustrated with facing descriptions and biographical notes of the binder, these appearing in one of the catalogue's five languages (usually that of the binder); other entries are ilklustrated in smaller format with shorter commentaries. Very Good.

Sotheby's Amsterdam, Amsterdam, auction catalogue for the sale held on 28th November, 2005. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 190 pp, plates, ills. 534 lots. Near Fine.

Maggs Bros., London, bookseller's catalogue, 1928. Printed wrappers, small 4to,. 425, [47] pp, plates (some in red and black). 2,100 items described and individually priced. Contents Part I : I Printers and the Art of Printing; II Typefounders' Specimen-Books and Sheets; III Printers' Autographs, Portraits and Medals; IV Paper, Paper-making and Watermarks; V Books about Books and Bibliographies; VI Books on Bookbinders and the binding of Books; VII Books about Manuscripts and reproductions of Illuminated Manuscripts; VIII Calligraphy and Palaeography; IX First Supplement. Part II. : X Books from famous Presses (15th to 20th Century). Fully indexed. Wrappers rubbed and darkened and a little edgeworn, worn at head of spine with tear to front joint, contents Good.

Maggs Bros., London, bookseller's catalogue, 1928. Printed wrappers, small 4to,. 425, [47] pp, plates (some in red and black). 2,100 items described and individually priced. Contents Part I : I Printers and the Art of Printing; II Typefounders' Specimen-Books and Sheets; III Printers' Autographs, Portraits and Medals; IV Paper, Paper-making and Watermarks; V Books about Books and Bibliographies; VI Books on Bookbinders and the binding of Books; VII Books about Manuscripts and reproductions of Illuminated Manuscripts; VIII Calligraphy and Palaeography; IX First Supplement. Part II. : X Books from famous Presses (15th to 20th Century). Fully indexed. Small label on front free endpaper "From the library of Margaret DuPriest". Backstrip slightly worn, slight agetoning to contents, otherwise Very Good.

Frederick Warne (Publishers) Limited, London, 1979 reprint of 1978 first edition. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. 216 pp, ills (some in colour). From the blurb: "In this enchanting new book, illustrated in colour and black and white with many drawings which have never been reproduced before, and a number of recently discovered photographs by Beatrix's father, Margaret Lane, author of the best-selling biography, The Tale of Beatrix Potter, considerably extends the biographical background of Beatrix Potter's 'magic years', from early childhood to her marriage, during which the genius of the author-artist developed and flowered. There are fascinating glimpses of the secluded life that the young Beatrix lived in a Victorian family in Kensington, with a father whose only real interest was photography, and a mother whose life revolved around her daily drive in a carriage to pay calls. The development of Beatrix's artistic gifts, her intense study of botany and zoology, and the invention of a… Read More

The Jewish Historical Society, London, new edition, [5698] 1937. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 4to,. xiii, 464 pp. From the introduction: "The volume is divided into two sections. The first contains works of a strictly historical nature, arranged according to material and entered under the name of the Author or Subject, in alphabetical order. The vast majority of the writings comprised in this section are of very recent date, most having appeared subsequent to the publication of the [1887 Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica]. As a rule, only works of integral importance for the study of Anglo- Jewish history have been included... several aspects are considered here for the first time. In particular, sections are devoted to the British Empire and former British possessions, including Colonial America previous to 1775..Other new subjects include Zionism and Palestine; Cultural history; and the Jew in English Literature. The Biographical Section is completely different from that in the original Bibliotheca. .. a… Read More

[Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand., London, 1806.]. Recent half-calf and marbled boards,red leather spine-label with gilt title, 4to,. [159]-446 pp, coloured 2-page map, plates. The "Berkshire" section of Lysons' Magna Britannia. Edges of half-title and final leaf darkened from offsetting, otherwise a pleasing, clean copy in an attractive recent Very Good binding.

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who bought and restored the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium in the 1950s, built up the greatest private collection of botanical books in the world, securing many of the very best copies from the Arpad Plesch collection, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library, virtually the entire rare book collection of the Horticultural Society of New York, as well as many other distinguished collections. His collection was initially offered for sale en bloc without success, before being acquired by Quaritch who finally consigned the colour-plate books to auction - in the process revolutionising price levels for this sort of… Read More

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, 17th and 18th November 1975, and 15th and 16th March, 1976. 3 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. frontispiece, (x), 251 + frontispiece, (viii), 265 + frontispieces, (viii), 209 pp, ills. throughout,. 863 lots The lavishly illustrated auction catalogues for one of the great botanical library sales of the 20th century. The catalogue gives references to Nissen for illustrated works, Pritzel for unillustrated works, and generally adds the Stafleu and Henrey number. Additional references are given where a point is in dispute, or where they add special information. Collations are given in cases where Sotheby's could not find an easily accessible description of a particular book. Part III includes a full index of provenances, an addenda and a list of corrigenda. From the introduction: "..the collection of botanical books which [Arpad Plesch] built up for the Stiftung fur Botanik is particularly strong in books on… Read More

G. P. Putnam's Sons, London, first edition, 1921. Cloth-backed boards, 8vo,. xx, 267 pp, plates. Spine a little discoloured and somewhat worn at ends, front hinge pulled at lower half, free endpapers browned from contact with pastedowns, otherwise Good.

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first edition, auction catalogue for sales held on 15th and 16th March, 1976. Printed boards, large 8vo,. Frontispiece, ( ills. throughout,. Lots A lavishly illustrated auction catalogue. Boards slightly fingersoiled, otherwise Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names laid in.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, London, n.d. Cloth-backed boards, 8vo,. xx, 267, [1] pp, colour frontispiece, numerous plates. Endpapers browned, otherwise Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 25th June 2004. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 265 pp, colour ills. 435 lots. Catalogue includes introductory essays on "The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and the Ducal House" and "The Magnificent Sachsen-Meiningen Unbound Set of Audubon's ‘The Birds of America'". The Saxe-Meiningen set of Audubon's Birds of America is one of only a few copies to survive in its original unbound state and here is comprehensively described. Near Fine.

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who bought and restored the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium in the 1950s, built up the greatest private collection of botanical books in the world, securing many of the very best copies from the Arpad Plesch collection, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library, virtually the entire rare book collection of the Horticultural Society of New York, as well as many other distinguished collections. His collection was initially offered for sale en bloc without success, before being acquired by Quaritch who finally consigned the colour-plate books to auction - in the process revolutionising price levels for this sort of… Read More

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, 17th and 18th November 1975, and 15th and 16th March, 1976. 3 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. frontispiece, (x), 251 + frontispiece, (viii), 265 + frontispieces, (viii), 209 pp, ills. throughout,. 863 lots The lavishly illustrated auction catalogues for one of the great botanical library sales of the 20th century. The catalogue gives references to Nissen for illustrated works, Pritzel for unillustrated works, and generally adds the Stafleu and Henrey number. Additional references are given where a point is in dispute, or where they add special information. Collations are given in cases where Sotheby's could not find an easily accessible description of a particular book. Part III includes a full index of provenances, an addenda and a list of corrigenda. From the introduction: "..the collection of botanical books which [Arpad Plesch] built up for the Stiftung fur Botanik is particularly strong in books on… Read More

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, and 17th and 18th November 1975,. 2 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. x, 251 + viii, 265 pp, colour ills. Lots 1-308 and 309-618. Tears to head of spine of Part 2, both volumes with covers a little marked, otherwise Good. Lists of prices realized and buyers' names laid in.