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Author, Title, Summary | Subject | Price | |
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A. G. Morris [ Arthur Morris ] and G. F. Norton [ Percy Nash [ Percy Cromwell Nash ] (1869-1958), pioneering British film director; King Edward VIII; Abdication, 1936; Compton Mackenzie, novelist ] PLAY: 108pp., 4to. On rectos only. Attached with green ribbon in card folder. Information about characters given in manuscript. In fair condition, on aged paper, in aged and worn folder. LETTER: 2pp., 12mo. Signed 'Arthur Morris'. On aged and creased paper. Presumably referring to his... |
£180.00 | ||
Charlotte Sainton [ Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, born Charlotte Helen Dolby ] (1821-1885), English contralto, singing teacher and composer 2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. She considers the wind 'much too cold to allow me to venture where there is any current of air', so she has 'most unwillingly' had to 'give up the pleasure of using the ticket gave [sic] me'. She has given them 'to our French Nephew &... |
£45.00 | ||
Michel Kovatchévitch [Kovatchevitch] (1891-1961), Paris-based Slav actor and writer in French on the theatre [W. Macqueen-Pope, theatre historian; Ira Frederick Aldridge, Anglo-American black actor] From the Macqueen-Pope papers. (See his entry in the Oxford DNB.) 2pp, 4to. Signed ‘Michel Kovatchévitch’. On aged and worn paper. Folded twice for postage, with closed tears at edges of vertical fold, and nicks and creasing along one edge. He is working on a biography of Frederick Aldridge, ‘... |
£120.00 | ||
Cecil Aldin [Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin] (1870-1935), artist and illustrator of animals, hunting scenes and rural life Letter A. Two pages, 12mo, bifolium, good condition. Some time ago you very kindly offered to walk a puppy [for?] me. I have a nice litter now ready to go out. Can I send you one over [...]; Letter B. Three pages, 12mo, bifolium good condition. Come over on Sunday by all means if you can manage... |
£100.00 | ||
[The Central Institute for Physical Education Warsaw - Poland ] [ Pamphlet ] The Central Institute for Physical Education Warsaw - Poland. GUIDE. Illustrated with photos, in Eng;lish, 34pp., cr. 8vo, pictorial brown paper warsp, sl. chipped, mainly good condition. Label of Board of Education Reference Library(removeable) on back wrap. Stamp of same on titlepage (one inch diameter, round). Only one other copy found on COPAC and WorldCat,... |
£150.00 | ||
John Tyndall, LL.D., D.C.L. [ (1820-1893), Irish physicist and Fellow of the Royal Society ] 15pp., 12mo. Disbound without covers. In good condition, on aged paper, with a few pencil marks in margin. 'Reprinted by Permission' on title-page, and 'First published in the "St James Gazette."' on first page of text, which is headed 'Reminiscences and Reflections | (Revised).' Begins: 'It is... |
£80.00 | ||
M. Gass [ Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936), socialist, traveller and author ] [ Pamphlet. ] The Socialism of Jesus. 15pp., 12mo. Disbound without covers. In good condition, on aged paper. On the reverse of the title (p.2) is a dedicatory poem 'To Cunninghame Graham', beginning 'Perfervid Scot! of hero sires, who calmly spurns the sordid scorn | Of ingrates who proclaim thee mad, [...]'. Scarce. |
£45.00 | ||
Rev. A. H. Moncur Sime of Dundee [ John Willocks; John Ramage ] [ Pamphlet. ] Democracy and the Church, and other Addresses. 37pp., 12mo. Disbound witthout covers. In good condition, on aged paper. Containing four addresses; 'Democracy and the Church', 'The Christ of the 19th Century', 'An Age of Idolatry' and 'What the Church might be'. P.3 carries a 'Prefatory Note' by John Willocks and John Ramage, dated from... |
£50.00 | ||
Rev. Alexander Webster of Kilmarnock [ H. A. Long ] 22 + [2]pp., 12mo. Disbound without covers. In good condition, on aged paper. The reverse of the title (p.2) carries an advertisement for Webster's book. There is a preface on pp.3-4, dated to October 1893, and addressed by Webster from 41 Dean Street, Kilmarnock. The preface begins: 'Knowing... |
£56.00 | ||
[ Jacques-Philippe Voïart [ Voiart ] or his wife Élise Voïart (1786-1866) ] Firmin Didot, Paris printer [ Pierre-Paul Prud'hon [ Prudhon ] (1758-1823), French painter ] 46pp., 8vo. Stitched and in original plain grey wraps. Aged and worn, in fraying wraps. The pamphlet is anonymous, but carries the following inscription in pencil on the half-title: 'hommage | a Mademoiselle Bergeret | Artiste, de la part de l'Auteur. | Voïart'. The only copies on COPAC at the V... |
£80.00 |