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William Bourne Lewis (1831-1902), Civil Engineer [Isambard Kingdon Brunel]

[ W.B. Lewis, Civil Engineer; Isambard Kingdom Brunel ] Manuscript Journals (9) of an eminent Victorian Engineer.

Nine volumes, 1873-1902 (years as above, some gaps), mainly half and quarter calf, mainly marbled boards, worn but sound, neat handwriting, some signed "W B Lewis | 32 Lee Park". Unpaginated, all vols fully used except last (1902 year of his death), up to 350 pages in each, except one at c.80pp...

£4,500.00
Rebecca West, author

Rebecca West: Correspondence, 1936-1955: Letters to Charlotte [Ives] Boissevain and Jan Maurits Boissevain

Rebecca West: Correspondence, 1936-1955An extraordinary correspondence of the highest class, in which a major woman writer of the twentieth-century and prominent feminist speaks frankly and vividly to an intimate friend about her work, sexuality, family, personal relations with individuals of...

£6,000.00
Various [Clements Markham's copy (President RGS)]

[Antarctic; Scott; Discovery; 'antarctic' printing] The South Polar Times. NO.1 of 250 and No.1 of 350

FULL DESCRIPTION ON APPLICATION. Booklist have cut off final sentences. First limited edition of the complete collection of the South Polar Times, a periodical created by Scott's crew during his two polar expeditions on the ships Discovery and Terra Nova. Quarto, three volumes, publisher's gilt...

£25,000.00